MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH WITH NO TREES OR BRIDGES AROUND IT. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR THE SUNROOF FELL IN ON ME. IT'S WAS A SPIDERWEB CRACK ACROSS THE ENTIRE ROOF. IT WAS 93 DEGREES AND SUNNY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ROOF WHEN I CLOSED THE SUN ROOF ABOUT 8 HOURS EARLIER WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK. THE CAR HAS 7K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE FOR PAST 6 MONTHS WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE.
2018 Honda CR-V complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2018 record →
OIL BEING DILUTED WITH GAS. HONDA ISSUED A "SERVICE BULLETIN" ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO ABOUT IT: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FVDKNRGZGT8 WE TOOK IT IN AND THE "FIX" WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THE OIL CONTINUES TO GET DILUTED WITH GAS. WE WILL BE TAKING IT IN FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. IN WISCONSIN, IF THEY FAIL TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN 4 TRIES, IT BECOMES A LEMON. I DON'T WANT IT TO COME TO THAT BECAUSE I AM SURE THAT WILL BE A BIG HASSLE, BUT THE LONG TERM PROBLEMS CAUSED BY GAS IN THE OIL MAY BE WORSE. NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM HONDA!
2018 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM. (CMBS) MALFUNCTION. *LD *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. AFTER PARKING AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE, AN AUDIBLE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM SOUNDED EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, THE AUDIBLE SOUND FOR THE DOOR LOCK WOULD SOUND; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DISPLAY WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLASH ON AND OFF AND THEN GO BLANK. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK. COMMUNITY HONDA LAFAYETTE (LOCATED AT 1407 LA 728-8, LAFAYETTE, LA 70501, (337) 235-9086) STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS PROGRAMMED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING, WHICH WAS A FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED FORGOT TO SAY AS I WAS GOING STRAIGHT ON HWY 90- A CAR WAS ON MY RIGHT IN THE TURN LANE- MY CAR STOPPED AND COPS WERE COMING BEHIND- ALMOST SLAMMED ARE ME IN THE BACK. DOORS NOT LACKING WHEN EXITED.*JB
GASOLINE DILUTES ENGINE OIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE MAXIMUM OIL FILL LINE ON THE DIPSTICK AFTER 5000 MILES. INFORMED DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE.
REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HEARD A LOUD POP BEFORE THE GLASS SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES TO THE RIGHT OF OR IN FRONT OF MY CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED, SINCE I WAS IN THE RIGHT-MOST LANE OF TRAFFIC. THEREFORE, THE GLASS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN SHATTERED BY DEBRIS.
HONDA SENSING AUTO BRAKING DID AN EMERGENCY STOP FOR NO REASON. IT HAPPEN TWICE ON THE SAME LOCATION. THE CAR MISS INTERPRETED RECTANGULAR CONCRETE PATCH ON BLACK ASPHALT AS A HAZARD. IT HAPPEN TWICE IN THE SAME LOCATION ONE MONTH APART, EACH TIME I CAME FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. SPEED WAS LOW, ABOUT 15 MILES/H. IT WAS IN A VERY BIG PARKING LOT DRIVING STRAIGHT.
ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON, LOCKING THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. MAY 5, 2019, CLEAR DAY, 4:30P, HEADING EAST (SUN BEHIND), NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC FAR BEHIND. FIVE LANE ROAD - TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION AND A MIDDLE TURN LANE -- AND STRAIGHT IN THIS AREA. TURNED RIGHT ONTO THE ROAD FROM AN INTERSECTION AND GOT UP TO SPEED. THE WARNING SOUND FROM THE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SYSTEM BEEPED THREE TIMES WHILE THE BRAKES WERE HARSHLY APPLIED CAUSING LIGHT SKIDDING IN DRY CONDITIONS. THEN THE BRAKES WERE JUST AS SUDDENLY RELEASED. HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKING FORCE MADE ME PUSH THE PEDAL MORE. EXTREMELY UNSAFE INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 3,710 MILES, 2018 CR-V EX 1.5 TURBO AWD WITH CVT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND EXITING A FREEWAY, THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. JOHN EAGLE HONDA OF DALLAS (5311 LEMMON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75209) WAS CALLED AT (214) 431-5997 AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800. *BF*JB
WHILE CHANGING THE OIL AND FILTER AT 20, 496 MILES, I NOTICED THE FOLLOWING: 1) OIL LEVEL HAD RISEN ON THE DIPSTICK SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WHEN ORIGINALLY FILLED 2) OIL APPEARED HIGHLY DILUTED AND WATERY 3) THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE USED OIL THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN WIDELY DOCUMENTED. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CAR-REPAIR-MAINTENANCE/HONDA-DELAYS-CR-V-TURBO-ENGINE-FIX-DETAILS-ROLLOUT-PLANS/
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING FEATURE ACTIVATED WHEN THERE WAS NO OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, "BRAKE" DISPLAYED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUND ROCK HONDA (2301 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, ROUND ROCK, TX 78664, (512) 942-0939) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,023.
THE SEATS ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSE BOTTOM AND BACK PAIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-40 MINUTES THE DRIVER'S BOTTOM BECOMES NUMB. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER CANNOT ATTEND TO THE ROAD AS EFFECTIVELY WHILE BEING IN EXTREME DISCOMFORT. THE SEATS ARE NOT WELL-DESIGNED IF THEY ARE CAUSING THE DRIVER THIS MUCH PAIN. ADJUSTING THE SEAT IN MANY POSSIBLE POSITIONS DOES NOT ELIMINATE THIS DISCOMFORT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, FUEL MIXED WITH THE ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH HIS PREVIOUS CR-V, WHICH RUINED THE ENGINE. KRENZEN HONDA NISSAN LINCOLN (2500 MALL DR, DULUTH, MN 55811, (218) 727-2905) CHANGED THE OIL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOSTLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THE LEMON LAW WITH HIS STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, BUT HAD NOT HEARD BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS COMPREHENDING OIL CHANGES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT WANT TO TALK TO THE CONTACT ONCE HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HENDRICK HONDA WOODBRIDGE (14201 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191, (703) 496-4751). THE DEALER CHANGED THE OIL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE OIL.
GAS IS LEAKING INTO OIL. DISOLUTION OF OIL IMPACTS LUBRICATION OF ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND ENGINE COLD. MORE FLUID IS IN THE CRANK CASE THAN WAS ADDED AT THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THE OIL SMELSS OF GAS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL ENTERED THE CRANK CASE AND MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE PROGRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VENT CONTROLS WERE SLOW TO FUNCTION WHEN THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOMASTER HONDA (3328 SHELBURNE RD, SHELBURNE, VT 05482, (802) 985-8411) MORE THAN THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
COULD SMELL GAS IN THE ENGINE OIL AND HAVE SMELLED GAS FUMES IN THE CABIN OF CAR. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AFTER GETTING A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL WAS FOR THE GAS IN OIL PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE OIL.
STARTED SMELLING AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE THEN NOTICED THE OIL LEVEL WAS OVER THE FULL MARK. THE DIPSTICK SMELLED LIKE FUEL MIXED WITH THE OIL. I HAD TAKEN THE SAME VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. DURING THE COLD MONTHS THE VEHICLE NEVER REALLY WARMED UP THE HEAT GUAGE WOULD HARDLY WARM UP WITH ONE BAR AND SOMETIMES THE BARS WOULD GO DOWN AS I DROVE WITH THE HEAT ON FULL BLAST. I TOOK IT BACK ON APRIL 19. 2019 AND FOUND GASOLINE WAS IN FACT MIXING IN WITH THE OIL. THE DIPSTICK WAS A QUART OVER FULL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX OUT FROM HONDA.
TRAVERSING THRU AN INTERSECTION, MY HONDA CRV WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS INFLATED PROTECTING MYSELF AND MY WIFE. THE MOMENTUM OF THE COLLISION PUSHED ME INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE SUCH THAT THE FRONT END OF THE CRV WAS ALSO CRUSHED. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS INFLATED.
IN COLD WEATHER - BELOW ~15 DEGREES, THE ENGINE FULLY WARMS UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT TEMP DROPS TO BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE GAUGE IF YOU EXIT THE HIGHWAY OR GET INTO TRAFFIC JAM . AT LESS THAN HIGHWAY SPEED/BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, HEAT/DEFROSTER NOT WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAR. GLASS/WIPERS ICE UP.
THE OIL LEVEL REMAINS ELEVATED EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR/RECALL TO ADDRESS EARTH DREAM ENGINE PROBLEMS
MY CAR HAS THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE. HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED 2 TIMES WITH LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON CAR. DEALER CANNOT FIX YET BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS AND DASH WARNINGS COME ON, ALL DRIVER ASSIST FUNCTIONS STOP WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAY NO ERRORS COME UP. ADDITIONALLY, YESTERDAY, MY WIPERS STARTED UP ON THEIR OWN AFTER OPENING THE TAILGATE (THE CAR WAS OFF AT THE TIME) AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP. I TRIED STARTING AND SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES, AS WELL AS DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. (THE WIPERS STOPPED WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED, BUT STARTED BACK AS SOON AS I RECONNECTED IT.) AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, WITH THE WIPERS STILL ON, THE PROBLEM STOPPED ON ITS OWN.
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2018 HONDA CR-V EX IN DECEMBER 2018 FROM A NEAR-BY HONDA DEALER. WE LIVE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD, AND DO MOST OF OUR DRIVING LOCALLY. WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS AFTER DRIVING, WE STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE ISSUE HAS PERSISTED, AND STARTED TO GET WORSE. WE RESEARCHED OUR ISSUE, AND NOTED MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING OIL DILUTION PROBLEMS ON 2018 CR- V 1.5L TURBO-CHARGED ENGINES. IN EARLY APRIL 2019, WE HAD OUR FIRST SERVICE VISIT TO CHECK OUR CABIN GAS SMELL PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER. MILEAGE 1,500 MILES. ON THE SERVICE REPORT, DEALER NOTED "CONFIRMED OIL AND GAS MIXTURE COMPLAINT. OIL LEVEL WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ON DIPSTICK. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CHECK OIL LEVEL OFTEN". WE HAD THE DEALER PERFORM AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE DUE TO STRONG GAS ODOR IN OUR CABIN. THE DEALER INDICATED HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE OIL CHANGE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS PART OF A KNOWN UNRESOLVED ISSUE. THERE IS NO RECALL IN MARYLAND YET, BUT THERE SHOULD BE IN OUR OPINION. SINCE CHANGING THE OIL THREE WEEKS AGO, THE GAS ODOR IS LESS OBSERVABLE AT THIS TIME. WE CONSIDER THE OIL DILUTION PROBLEM TO BE A HEALTH CONCERN, AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE CR-V. WE ARE CONCERNED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH NO FIXES AVAILABLE IN MARYLAND. WE UNDERSTAND HONDA HAS ALREADY ISSUED FIXES FOR OIL DILUTION ISSUES IN NEIGHBORING PENNSYLVANNIA AND DELAWARE.
GASOLINE IS MIXING WITH OIL. OVERFILLING THE DIPSTICK LINE. THE OIL HAS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. RECALL PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP IN DEC 2018 DID NOT TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP APRIL 19 2019 FOUND TO BE A QUART OVERFILLED MIXED WITH GADOLINE
I NOTICED MY OIL WAS OVERFILLED EARLY IN APRIL 2019. HONDA HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2017 & 2018 CRVS WITH THE 1.5 TWIN TURBO ENGINES WITH GASOLINE GETTING INTO THE OIL, I CALLED HONDA CORP & THEY HAD VALLEY HONDA LOOK AT THE CAR. THEY REMOVED 1/2 QT OIL FROM THE CAR. YOU CAN SMELL THE GASOLINE IN THE OIL THEY SAID THE CAR IS SAFE & DRIVE IT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR % WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE... THE CHINESE GOVT HAD HONDA RECALL ALL THESE CRVS BUT I CANT FIND OUT WHAT THE RECALL INVOLVED.. CAN U HELP ME... THANK YOU
THERE ARE 3 SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES IN THE BACK SEAT. IN ORDER TO BUCKLE THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT (BEHIND DRIVERS SIDE) THE BELT HAS TO CROSS-OVER THE BUCKLE FOR THE CENTER SEAT BELT. THIS EFFECTIVELY RENDERS ONE OF THE 3 SEAT BELTS USELESS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF TRYING TO HAVE 2 PASSENGERS PLUS A CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE HONDA DEALER IN WILMINGTON NC TO FIX IT, AND HE SAID THEY ARE "ALL LIKE THAT" AND THAT IT CANNOT BE REVERSED.
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2018 HONDA CR-V TOURING CAR, THE INSTRUMENT-NAVIGATION PANEL RANDOMLY STARTED FLASHING, BLINKING, AND BEEPING ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHO COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWAITING A SOLUTION. (BUT READING COMMENTS ON LINE - APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS!). STOPPED AND TURNED OFF CAR, THEN RESTARTED. SO FAR PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED, BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS IF THIS IS KNOWN 2-3 YEAR OLD PROBLEM THAT HASN'T YET BEEN SOLVED.
SMELLED GASOLINE IN AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. CAR NEVER WARMS UP. HEAT DOES NOT WORK. ENGINE OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE & SIGNIFICANTLY OVER FULL MARK ON DIPSTICK. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER LATE NOVEMBER 2018. PARTS TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS. COMPLETED 12/17/18 HONDA UPDATE 18-114. HEAT NEVER WORKED OVER WINTER, CAR NEVER WARMED UP UNLESS DRIVEN IN "L" FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, SMELLED OF GAS & ENGINE OIL LEVEL EXCEEDED FULL MARK. TOOK INTO DEALER & DEALER MEASURE ENGINE OIL OVER 1 INCH ABOVE FULL ON DIPSTICK. HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR CONSULTED WITH HONDA WHO STATED THIS IS A "NORMAL" CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MOTOR. NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX ISSUE & DEEMED EXCESSIVE GASOLINE IN THE OIL AS BEING NORMAL. ENGINE CONTINUES NOT TO PROVIDE HEAT & OCCASSIONALLY SMELLS OF GASOLINE. DEALER STATES IF CAR IS PRIMARILY USED FOR SHORT DISTANCES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO WARM UP & BURN OFF EXCESS GASOLINE IN THE INJECTORS. I HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE FOR 15 YEARS & IN THAT TIME HAD 7 CARS. MY COMMUTES & OVERALL USE OF VEHICLES HAS NOT CHANGED BUT THIS IS THE ONLY CAR TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE.
GAS SMELL!!!!! GAS IN THE OIL!!!!! NO RECALL? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 30 MPH. NEAREST CAR 1 BLOCK AHEAD IN FRONT OF ME. CAR BRAKED HARD AND SUDDENLY WITH OUT WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON). FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
WINDOWS AND SUNROOF OPEN ON OWN A NUMBER OF TIMES ON NEW 2018 HONDA CRV. I SEE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT.
INITIAL OIL CHANGE ON 2018 HONDA CR-V EX WITH 1.5 TURBO ENGINE AT 2303 MILES. ONE WEEK AFTER CHANGING OIL NOTICED OIL LEVEL HAD INCREASED OVER 1/8" ON DIPSTICK AND THAT OIL ON DIPSTICK SMELLS STRONGLY OF GASOLINE (OIL LEVEL CHECK WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL HOURS AFTER DRIVING). DILUTION OF OIL WITH GASOLINE IS OBVIOUSLY DETRIMENTAL TO CONTINUED ENGINE OPERATION - THEREFORE I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY NEW VEHICLE. RESEARCH OF THE ISSUE AND IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS FROM NUMEROUS OWNERS CLEARLY PROVES THAT HONDA DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CATASTROPHIC DESIGN FLAW (NOT IN AMERICA ANYWAY). APPEARS ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ARE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, LEMON LAWS OR WAITING FOR HONDA TO MAN UP. THE OBVIOUS MISINFORMATION AND CORRUPTION OF THE MANUFACTURER TOWARD THEIR CUSTOMERS, CONCERNING THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE, IS (IMHO) DISGUSTING! IT IS NOT NORMAL OR IN ANYWAY SAFE OR OK FOR ENGINE CRANKCASES TO FILL UP WITH GASOLINE....EVER!!! THE FUEL IN OIL ISSUE IS NOT THE ISSUE (DESIGN FLAWS HAPPEN WHEN MANUFACTURERS FAIL TO PROPERLY TEST NEW DESIGNS)...HONDA'S CORRUPT TREATMENT OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE ISSUE IS THE REAL ISSUE AND CONTINUED SIMILAR BEHAVIOR JUST MIGHT PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS PERMANENTLY.
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE ROAD WAS COMPLETELY CLEAR WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR OBJECTS IN THE ROAD. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK AT APPROXIMATELY 10 OR 15 MPH. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH TIMES THE BREAKS ENGAGED ABRUPTLY AND I WAS LUCKY THERE WERE NO CARS FOLLOWING CLOSELY OR IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION.
UNEXPECTED BRAKING; OCCURRED 2/9/2019M WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT, LEVEL ROAD, WITH NO OTHER CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME. SUNNY DAY, NO WIND, NO BUILDINGS OR SHADOWS OF ANY KIND, NO DEBRIS ON ROAD -- PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAR BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING, FROM 40MPH TO ~20MPH IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND, SEAT BELT HELD ME BACK, THEN BRAKES RELEASED. IMMEDIATELY VISITED DEALERSHIP (AUTONATION HONDA 104, 2999 W 104TH, WESTMINSTER, CO), REPORTED PROBLEM, THEY DID SOME COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS, FOUND NOTHING, TRIED TO BLAME PROBLEM ON A BLOWING LEAF.
GASOLINE LEAKING INTO OIL. CHECKING DIPSTICK GIVES VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS. AS YET NO STALLS. 5000 MILES ON OIL AND THE OIL LEVEL IS AT OR ABOVE FULL. CAR IS DRIVEN IN MODERATE CLIMATE AND FOR TYPICAL MIXTURE OF TRIPS.
I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MULTIPLE (10-12) TIMES. THE CR-V SEEMS TO "LOSE" THE CAR IN FRONT CAUSING IT TO ACCELERATE (IF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU IS GOING SLOWER THAN YOUR CRUISE IS SET FOR). THEN WHEN IT "FINDS" THE CAR AGAIN AND IT BRAKES SUDDENLY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO COMPLAINING. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE AND SENT ME ALONG WITH NO FIX.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT AS IF THE LANE ASSIST FEATURE WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OPTION TO USE THE FEATURE WAS OFF AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (D'ELLA HONDA OF GLENS FALLS, 313 QUAKER RD, QUEENSBURY, NY 12804, (518) 793-3811) STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CONSOLE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE BACK-UP CAMERA WOULD APPEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION AND THEY WERE WORKING ON A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,900.
DRIVING MY CAR. HEARD A NOISE, STOPPED AS SOON AS I COULD. PROBABLY ABOUT 1.5 MILES. I HAD A FLAT. IT WASN'T ONE OF THOSE BIG FLAT TIRES YOU GET AND YOU KNOW IT WITHIN 10 SECONDS. MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. AS SOON AS THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON, THE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT A NEW TIRE AT THE CLOSEST TIRE PLACE. IT WASN'T THE SAME MANUFACTURER, BUT IT WAS THE SAME TIRE SPECIFICATIONS, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE EXACT TIRE. I'VE DONE THAT MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, WITH NO PROBLEM. WELL, THE TIRE PRESSURING SYSTEM LIGHT KEPT GOING ON. I KEPT RESETTING IT AND IT WOULD GO ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY RESET IT. 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AS I WAS DRIVING, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THE EXACT TIRE, AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY NEW TIRE. I DID THAT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE TIRE LIGHT (TPMS) WAS ON AGAIN. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAD TO BE RESET AGAIN, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE RESET 3 TIMES REALLY FAST. (IS THIS IN THE MANUAL? IS THIS A REAL THING?) IT HASN'T COME BACK ON. WHAT CONCERNS ME, IS THE SAFETY OF DRIVING WITH A FLAT OR LOW TIRE PRESSURE WITH NO WARNING. AND IT'S SCARY DRIVING WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON EVERY 10 MINUTES. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN THERE'S A REAL EMERGENCY? IF A WARNING LIGHT DOESN'T COME COME ON WITH A FLAT, WHEN IS IT SUPPOSED TO COME ON? WHEN YOU DON'T PUT ON AN EXACT MATCHING TIRE? WHEN YOU DON'T RESET IT 3 TIMES REALLY FAST? 1
WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN. THE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT WE STEPPED IN GAS AND THE SMELL WAS FROM OUR SHOES. AFTER MORE HEADACHES AND RESEARCH, WE ARE REALIZING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2017 AND 2018 CR-V'S. ANOTHER RELATED PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING IS THAT THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY STALLS UPON STARTING. WE PARK THE CAR IN A GARAGE. WHILE AT WORK, THE CAR IS PARKED OUTSIDE. I WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND THE ENGINE WAS HESITANT TO START AND SOUNDED LIKE I WAS TRYING TO START A CAR WITH A DEAD BATTERY. IT LAGGED AND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THE CAR STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES DURING THE WINTER. EACH INCIDENT WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION. EACH TIME WAS AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR A FEW HOURS.
BAD DESIGN -- THE 2ND ROW MIDDLE AND LEFT SEAT BELT BUCKLE APPEAR TO BE REVERSED. WHEN THE MIDDLE AND LEFT SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BUCKLES THEY HAVE TO CROSS OVER EACH OTHER. IF ONE PASSENGER IS ALREADY BELTED IN IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO SECURE THE OTHER PASSENGER IN EITHER THE MIDDLE OR LEFT SEAT POSITION. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEB SITES, SUCH AS "PROCARSEATSAFETY.COM WE NOTICE THIS ISSUE WITHIN A MONTH OF LEASING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED AND SAID THAT'S THE WAY HONDA DESIGNED IT.
LANE DEPARTURE AND COLLISION CONTROL OFTEN ENGAGE WITHOUT CAUSE. TWICE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THE LANE DEPARTURE SENSORS GO OFF AND VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKES FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY BE FALSELY READING SHADOWS OR WET ROADWAYS. ONE INCIDENT WAS ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE OTHER WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70 MPH.
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HWY, MULTIPLE TIMES NOW, ALL OF THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON CONCERNING THE SENSING SYSTEMS AND BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES NOW WITH NO REAL ANSWERS. IT'S YOUR TOLL TAG PLACEMENT - NOPE. IT'S AN OLD CODE THAT WE RESET - NOPE. IT ISN'T HAPPENING NOW - THEN I LEAVE AND IT HAPPENS THE NEXT DAY. WHERE DO I REPORT A 35K LEMON???
WE WERE DRIVING FROM BRIDGEPORT,WV TO NEW JERSEY ON 2/9/19. FOUR HOURS INTO THE TRIP CARALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD CAME ON AND CAR SLOWED DOWN AND ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK AT THAT POINT. CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGH WAY. WE PULLED OVER CALLED AAA SERVICE AND TOYOTA. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HONDA OF TURNERSVILLE, NJ THEY FIX MULTIPLE DTC UPDATED PO302 RELATED RECALL, UPDATED PCM/TCU NO MORE MISFIRE. CAR NOW WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS WEEK ITS TWICE.
ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, IT STARTED VIBRATING, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BURNING SMELL OCCURRED, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. WE HAD TO NAVIGATE THE CAR FROM THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY VERY ABRUPTLY. IT WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE AS SEVERAL TRUCKS AND CARS WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT VERY FAST SPEEDS. REPORTED THE FIRST OCCURRENCE TO THE MCGRATH CITY HONDA, CHICAGO, IL IN JANUARY 2019 ALONG WITH THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT PICTURES AND THEY REPLACED SOME FUEL SENSORS AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE (DEFECTIVE PART). SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2019, COULD NOT TAKE PHOTOS AS THE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE. REPORTED THE THIRD INCIDENT IN MARCH 2019 ALONG WITH THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT PICTURES TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTOR AND THEY PLACED THE ORDER FOR THE PART. WE ARE REALLY, REALLY SCARED OF DRIVING THIS DEFECTIVE, MALFUNCTIONING AND HAZARDOUS VEHICLE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET LAST NIGHT AND IT SEEMS SEVERAL OTHER HONDA CRV OWNERS ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND SAVE THE PEOPLE.
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON DRY ROADS WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC DUE TO IT BEING SPRING BREAK IN ATLANTA. I WAS DRIVING AT 48 MPH AND SUDDENLY IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD STOMPED ON THE BRAKES HARD. THE CAR SLOWED VERY QUICKLY TO 30 MPH. A CAR THAT WAS FOLLOWING ME AT SIMILAR SPEED HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT COULD HAVE TRIGGERED A BREAKING RESPONSE AND I DID NOT DEVIATE FROM MY LANE EITHER. THIS WAS A COMPLETELY RANDOM EVENT. 10 MINUTES LATER AS I GOT CLOSER TO WORK THE LANE DIVERSION WARNING CAME ON, AGAIN WITH ME BEING ROCKY STEADY IN MY LANE. I THINK THE SENSORS MAY HAVE BEEN READING ANY WHITES LINES IN THE ROAD, LIKE A CROSSWALK OR WHITE LANE TURN ARROW.
GASOLINE ODOR IN CABIN, RAW FUEL GOING THROUGH CATALYTIC CONVERTER, GASOLINE IN OIL PAN
THE REAR CENTER AND REAR LEFT PASSENGER SEATBELT LATCH REQUIRES FOR THE TWO SEATBELTS TO BE ENTANGLED TOGETHER TO BE LATCHED. IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY CANNOT BE USED IN TANDEM, WHICH MEANS THAT ONLY TWO OCCUPANTS CAN BE SAFELY TRANSPORTED IN THE REAR.
OIL DILUTED BY GAS. GAS SMELL IN OIL. ALSO CAUSES OVERFILL OF CRANKCASE. GAS IN OIL DILUTES OIL CAUSING EXCESSIVE AND UNNECESSARY WEAR AND TEAR.
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