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2017 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet

Fuel smells, leaks, or the gauge reads wrong

  • 56owner reports
  • 10,500median miles
  • 0involved a crash

Newest report Jul 16, 2026 · checked Sep 19, 2026

346 of the 1,761 complaints on this car are about the fuel and propulsion. 56 of those describe fuel tank problems.

Tick what matches of 56 reports

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What got replaced

Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the fuel and propulsion covers the 2017 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 6,000 and 21,751 miles, from the 37 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Check engine light came on. Smelled fuel . Brought to dealer and found out top of fuel pump was cracked. There's a recall for the same issue on 23-25 vehicles. Want recall extended to receive a refund for repairs.”

Filed Nov 10, 2024

“After filling up the car with gas the cabin smells like gasoline for the first 25 miles then goes away. We are not topping off the gas and it is a strong noxus odor. The car was taken in once when it was new for this issue it went away temporarily but came back now that the car is out of warranty.”

Filed Oct 14, 2024

“I started getting a fuel smell in my car and couldn't figure out where its coming from, upon smelling the engine bay smelled like fuel, pulled the dipstick and it smelled real bad with fuel in it. Dealer says no fix for this at this time just change the oil. I don't feel safe about this.”

Filed Apr 19, 2022

“I smell Gas on the engine and outside the Car. I took out the dipstick. It smell Gas too. There's Website www.crvownersclub.com gave this Website to report problems. I hope NHTSA will investigate this issue. Should this issue be recall for safety issue? Regards Jim”

Filed Sep 17, 2021

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 56 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.

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