2018 Honda CR-V complaints

FUEL IN OIL

SECOND TIME THIS CAR'S WARNING SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED SINCE HAVING THE RECALLED A/C PART REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING (HWY SPEEDS 65+ MPH)THE CAR IS LOSING ACCELERATION ABILITY IN TRAFFIC AND THE DASH IS READING: POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR PROBLEM EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM PROBLEM BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT NOW THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE SINCE FEB 2019.

I WAS DRIVING TO GET LICENSE RENEWED WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO COAST. THE ENGINE WAS ON AND I HAD TO GUN IT TO PICK UP SPEED. I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED FOR THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. UPON GETTING THERE ALL SYSTEMS WERE LIT UP MAINTENANCE WISE AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE UNDERSIDE WHERE THE BRAKES ARE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID WHEN SHE WENT AROUND THE CAR THAT IT WAS SO HOT IT WOULD HAVE BURNED HER. SERVICE TECH SAID LEFT FRONT BRAKES EXTREMLY HEATED AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA. FOUND BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN HOT. CLEARED CODE PRESENT C0040-12. BRAKE SWITCH STUCK ON. I ADVISED NEVER USED HOLD BRAKE UNLESS I WAS SITTING ON STEEP HILL. TECH UNABLE TO MAKE VEHICLE DO WHAT IT WAS DOING TO ME BUT, THE MINUTE I GOT IT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. TECH ADVISED BRAKE PADS OK AND ROTORS HAVE SOME HEAT SPOTS IN THEM BUT OK. THEY WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED THE OIL!!!!

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA CRV EX ON 12/31/18. PLEASE SEE MY LETTER (ATTACHMENT.. I FIRST NOTICED MY TRUNK WAS NOT ALIGNED, SO I HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO BE REALIGNED. I QUICKLY NOTICED BLUETOOTH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. PEOPLE KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULDN'T HEAR ME OR I SOUNDED LIKE I WAS UNDER WATER OR HALF THE WORDS WERE MISSING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE MICROPHONE AND FOR A DAY OR SO IT SEEMED BETTER. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT, NOW I CAN HARDLY HEAR OTHER PEOPLE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A FAX MACHINE OR BREAKS OFF THE CALL SO I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. IF IT DOES FUNCTION, PEOPLE STATE THEY CAN BARELY HEAR ME OR UNDERSTAND ME. I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THEIR IT DEPARTMENT STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS YOU READ THE LETTER, YOU WILL SEE THAT HONDA HAS TURNED THIS ISSUE ONTO THE BUYERS. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM , THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I SENT A LETTER TO CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA AND WALTER(THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF ILLINOIS) CALLED ME BACK AGAIN. HE SAID HE WORKS IN CALIFORNIA? WE WENT AROUND AND AROUND ABOUT THE SAME THINGS HE TOLD ME PER OUR LAST CALL. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHONES THEY HAVE LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE. I HAVE THE LATEST SAMSUNG NOTE. THE ONLY ONE THEY HAVE LISTED IS A NOTE 2 WHICH IS FROM 2012. I CANNOT BELIEVE HONDA, WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THEY HAVE, CANNOT HELP ALL THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THESE NEW/USED VEHICLES?? I AM SO ASTOUNDED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SPENT

ENGINE (SPECIFICALLY COOLANT USED FOR HEATING THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AIR) DOES NOT HEAT UP ENOUGH IN COLD WEATHER FOR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTERS TO WORK PROPERLY UNTIL CAR HAS BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR SEVERAL MILES. WHEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 40MPH IN WEATHER BELOW 32F., ENGINE TEMPERATURE REMAINS COLD, THEREFORE PROVIDING TO HEAT FOR DEFROSTING WINDSHIELD. IT DOES NOT HELP TO LET VEHICLE "WARM UP" PRIOR TO DRIVING BECAUSE WHEN IDLING THE ENGINE NEVER GETS WARM (TEMPERATURE INDICATOR REMAINS ON COLDEST INDICATED SETTING). THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WINDOWS ARE NOT CLEAR FOR DRIVING. THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS ANYTIME OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD. I LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE WHERE TEMPERATURES REACH -30F, AND THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AS THE TEMPERATURES GET COLDER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. KRENZEN HONDA (4160 HAINES RD, DULUTH, MN 55811, (218) 724-6632) DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

SENSOR INDICATING LOW TIRE PRESSUE WILL COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED. THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH TIRE PRESSURES WHEN THIS OCCURS (I STOP AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND CHECK EACH TIRE WITH A PRESSURE GAUGE). DEALER STATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS THE "TIRE SENSORS" ACTUALLY WORK BY CALCULATING THE ROTATION OF EACH TIRE, IF THEY DON'T MATCH, SENSOR GOES OFF INDICATING LOW PRESSURE. PER DEALER, SYSTEM GETS "CONFUSED". ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO PULL OVER AND STOP, THEN USE A SPECIAL "HARD RESET OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM" THAT IS NOT EXPLAINED IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL. DEALER STATES HONDA HAS NO FIX. SAFETY CONCERN IS YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU REALLY HAVE A FLAT TIRE OR NOT, CAUSING YOU TO PULL OVER AND CHECK TIRES WITH A PRESSURE GAUGE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

HONDA'S SENSING SYSTEM RANDOMLY DISPLAYS INVALID WARNING MESSAGES. THIS IS THE RADAR/CAMERA SYSTEM THAT MONITORS CARS SPEED, BRAKING, DISTANCES, CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. THIS IS A RANDOM ISSUE THAT OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (45 TO 65MPH). WARNING LIGHTS COME ON STATING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, SPEED CONTROLS, ETC. THE MAIN SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT SYSTEM TELLS YOU THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR BRAKES, AND YOU HAVE NO WAY OF KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT. YOU ARE FORCED TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC AND UNDERSTAND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR NOT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF IT IS SNOWING, HEAVY RAIN, HEAVY DUST, OR THE SENSORS ARE BLOCKED IN ANY WAY, A WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT THE WARNINGS COME ON RANDOMLY ON A SUNNY OR CLOUDY DRY DAY WHERE THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING THAT SETS THE SENSORS OFF. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, YOU MUST STOP THE CAR, PLACE IT IN PARK AND THEN THE ALARMS CLEAR. THIS SYSTEM IS NOT RELIABLE AND CAN NOT BE TRUSTED, PLUS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, AND PER HONDA INFORMATION, COULD RANDOMLY STOP THE CAR WHEN THERE IS NOT REAL PROBLEM (I.E. SET THE BRAKES AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NO REASON). FALSE WARNING LIGHTS DISTRACT THE DRIVER AND COULD LEAD TO A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING OR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS TRULY A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. SHOULD SYSTEM STOP THE CAR FOR NO REASON, IT COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR WITH THIS VEHICLE.

CMBS FAULTY. IT THINKS THERE IS N OBJECT ON AN EMPTY ROAD AND HARD BRAKES IT'S VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA HAPPEN DEALER CAN'T FIND THE ISSSUE

FUEL IS LEAKING INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. OIL HAS VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. OIL DILUTION IS DOING UNTOLD DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2018 HONDA CR-V 2018, WITH EACH FILL UP OF GAS, THE CAR HAS STARTED SPITTING,SPUTTERING, WORSENING WITH EACH FILL UP. NOW THE CAR IS STALLING, THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, NOW EVERY WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING, ROADSIDE SERVICE CAME TO PICK UP MY CAR, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO TELLS US, PER HONDA, THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, YOU STILL HAVE THE ISSUES, WARNINGS ARE STILL FLASHING, BUT IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL WE CAN GET YOUR PARTS, HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW IF THERE IS TRULY AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR IF ALL THE WARNINGS ARE FLASHING UP . HOW IS THIS SAFE!!

DRIVING VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK, ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT. SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD SOUND IN DIRECTION ABOVE MY HEAD. I GLANCED UP AND FOUND THE SUNROOF GLASS ABOVE MY HEAD TO BE SHATTERED AND THE WIND CREATED BY DRIVING AT THAT SPEED TOOK SOME OF THE GLASS OFF AND I BELIEVE SHOWERED THE ROADWAY BEHIND ME. I NOW HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUNROOF GLASS AND WHAT GLASS REMAINS IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WHAT CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOPARK HONDA (LOCATED AT 3630 OLD RALEIGH RD, CARY, NC 27511, (919) 467-4747) FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE OIL DILUTION WITH FUEL DUE TO A SOFTWARE SETTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THERE WOULD BE A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. AFTER CHECKING THE OIL DIPSTICK, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE HIGH MARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A FUEL ODOR ON THE DIPSTICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAIRDON'S HONDA OF BURIEN (LOCATED AT 15026 1ST AVE S, BURIEN, WA 98148, (206) 489-2608) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE OIL DILUTION AFFECTING SIMILAR VEHICLES. AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,358.

GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE OIL, THE ENGINE OIL IS OVERFILLED, AND SMELL THE GASOLINE. SENT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER, AND THEY DID OIL CHANGE AND TOLD ME THAT HONDA DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION NOW.I AM WONDERING IF IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR?

OIL LEVEL ON DIP STICK IS ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 INCHES ABOVE HIGH MARK. OIL WAS CHANGED 6639 MILES AGO. CURRENT MILAGE IS 14200.

THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM OR WHATEVER IT IS CALLED SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHEN I APPROACHED A SLIGHT LEFT CURVE IN THE ROAD AT 35 MILES PER HOUR (THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT). THE SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATE AT LEAST 3 TIMES BEFORE AT THE SAME PLACE IN THE RAD AND SAME SPEED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON OTHER THAN POSSIBLY A SIGN OR TREE THAT IS CLOSE TO THE EDBE OF THE ROAD. HOWEVER THIS TIME THE BRAKING WAS SO SEVERE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF A CAR HAD BEEN CLOSELY FOLLOWING ME. I PASS THIS PLACE IMULTIPLE TIMES EVERY WEEK FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT THE BRAKING PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED 4 OR 5 TIMES.

GASOLINE WAS CONTAMINATING THE OIL AND CAUSING AN OVERFILLED CRANKCASE CONDITION. ON OCCASION GASOLINE FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN IN JANUARY A HONDA "FIX" WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER AS PART OF A HONDA NOTIFICATION. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND A NEW FILTER INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE THEN, THE OIL LEVEL HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED WITH THE SAME OVER FULL CONTAMINATION AND GASOLINE FUME PROBLEMS IN EXISTENCE. THE HONDA "FIX" DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BOTH THE DEALER AND HONDA HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTINUING PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED OR DISCUSSED, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2018.

THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND THE SERVICE COMPLETED BY THE DEALER FOR THE ISSUE OF FUEL GETTING INTO THE ENGINE OIL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE 1500 MILES OF WHICH 1000 MILES WAS HIGWAY TRAVEL OVER 2 DAYS. NOW THE OIL DIP STICK LEVEL IS ONE INCH ABOVE THE 'MAX FILL DOT'. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES 'DO NOT FILL THE ENGINE OIL ABOVE THE UPPER MARK.' 'OVER FLLING THE ENGINE OIL CAN RESULT IN LEAKS AND ENGINE DAMAGE.'

OIL LEVEL ON DIP STICK IS 1/2 ' ABOVE THE FULL MARK. HONDA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE FACTORIES FIX IN JANUARY 2019. 2500 MILES LATER SAME THING OIL LEVEL IS A 1/2 ' ABOVE HIGH MARK ON DIP STICK. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO EVEN CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. THEY HANDED ME A PIECE OF PAPER THAT STATES THAT THEY CONSIDER IT NORMAL DILUTION FROM UNTURNED GAS THAT DRAINS DOWN THE CYLINDER WALL AND INTO THE OIL PAN.

TERRIBLE GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. VERY STRONG GAS ODOR ALMOST ENOUGH TO GIVE US A HEADACHE. WE GOOGLED GAS SMELL ISSUE FOR A 2018 CRV AND READ INFORMATION ABOUT CHECKING OIL TO SEE IF THE STRONG GAS SMELL IS COMING THERE. OIL DIPSTICK SMELLED VERY STRONG FOR GAS. PLAN TO CONTACT HONDA AND THE DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.

MY 2018 HONDA CR-V IS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OVERFILLED OIL LEVELS WITH A GAS MIXED WITH ENGINE OIL AND GAS SMELL, THIS IS DUE TO GAS LEAK INTO OIL RESERVOIRS. THIS IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN OF LONGEVITY OF THE ENGINE AND HEALTH RISK CAUSE FROM GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN OF VEHICLE. NHTSA TO REQUIRED HONDA TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO GET IT FIX . MY VEHICLE ONLY HAVE 6100 MILES ON IT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THE ENTIRE DISPLAY (HEAD UNIT) WITH THE MAP WENT OFF, CAME BACK ON AND THEN STARTED TO BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. I HEARD BEEPING SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE WERE ACTUALLY TOUCHING THE SCREEN, THE BRIGHTNESS TURNED UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TESTED IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD VIDEOS FROM WHEN IT HAPPENED TO CLEARLY ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN SEEING THE VIDEOS. THEY ASKED ME TO RETURN IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. HOWEVER NONSENSICAL THIS RESPONSE, I WILL TAKE THEM UP ON THIS OFFER. I WONDER WHAT GUARANTEE THEY HAVE THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. IF THEY CAN'T, WHATEVER THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO THEN I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO WHEN I TOOK IT IN.

WHILE PERFORMING A STRAIGHT, SLOW SPEED STOP AT RED LIGHT IN CITY TRAFFIC, IN DRY WEATHER WITH NO ROAD DEBRIS, THE BRAKES FEEL SPONGY, LIKE THEY ARE NOT OPERATING AT FULL POWER, AND IS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PRESSING HARDER ON THE BRAKE PETALS CAUSES A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT SOUNDS LIKE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE DOES COME TO A FULL STOP, BUT A LOW RUMBLING NOISE CONTINUES WHILE STOPPED. WHEN DRIVER RELEASES BRAKES, BEFORE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD ABRUPTLY AND RUMBLING NOISE STOPS. SUBSEQUENT OPERATION OF VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS SEQUENCE OF BEHAVIOR OCCURS SPORADICALLY. IT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. INSPECTION BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DID NOT UNCOVER ANY CAUSE FOR THIS BEHAVIOR AND NO ERROR CODES ARE RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT WITHOUT A RELIABLE WAY TO REPRODUCE THE FAULT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG OR HOW TO FIX IT.

SEVERE DILUTION OF ENGINE OIL WITH GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING THE CR-V DOWN THE COUNTRY ROADS IN MY AREA THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND LOOSE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHILE TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING POWER. WITH THE GAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE FIVE MILES AN HOUR. FINDING A LOCATION TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS CRACKLING AND SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS ALLOWED SHOWED THAT THE SMELL WAS WORSE ON THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DEEMED IN OPERABLE. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER; HOWEVER, I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY OFF THE LOT FOR THREE MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 800 MILES.

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2018 HONDA CR-V 1.5L SUV (WITH 4200 MILES ODOMETER READING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT) ON SATURDAY, MARCH 2 ON IOWA STATE HIGHWAY 92 GOING APPROXIMATE 62MPH AND WERE 25 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ENGINE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY AND WE HAD TO GO TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC COMING BEHIND US ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 6MPH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING WHEN ANY EFFORT TO ACCELERATE WAS MADE. WE CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE A 4 HOUR WAIT FOR A TOW. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE THAT DAY WAS 16 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO FAHRENHEIT . IT WAS 3 HOURS BEFORE A TOW SERVICE ARRIVED. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SMART HONDA IN DES MOINES, IOWA WHICH WAS THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUSPECTED THE OIL DILUTION PROBLEM AND DID AN OIL CHANGE THAT DAY. WE WERE ASKED TO KEEP OUR VEHICLE AT SMART HONDA UNTIL THEY COULD COMPLETE THE SERVICE REQUIRED. WE WERE NOT GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE TO USE WHILE THE CR-V WAS AT THE DEALER. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2018 AND IN OCTOBER OF 2018 WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM CONSUMER REPORTS ABOUT THE OIL DILUTION PROBLEM IN THE 2017-18 CR-V 1.5L ENGINES. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INFO FROM HONDA CORPORATION UNTIL JANUARY 2019 WHEN WE GOT A LETTER ABOUT A SOFTWARE UPDATE DUE TO 'DRIVABILITY CONCERNS'. DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER IN IOWA, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY URGENCY IN THE LETTER WE RECE

OBSERVED HIGH ENGINE OIL LEVEL; ALMOST AN INCH OVER THE HIGH LEVEL MARK ON DIPSTICK WITH GAS ODOR. HONDA ADVISED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER. TOOK IT TO DEALER ON 2/4/19 AT 21152 MILES. THEY FOUND OIL LEVEL HIGH WITH GAS SMELL. BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING SAYING THAT HONDA IS WORKING ON A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE ISSUED BY HONDA AS SERVICE BULLETIN 18-114. BUT MINE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY UPDATE. HONDA CASE MANAGER ADVISED TO TAKE IT BACK IF STALLS OR ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ENGINE LUBRICATION PROBLEMS AND THEREBY REDUCED LIFE OF ENGINE AND POSSIBLE EMISSION PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD ONCE WARRANTY EXPIRES. CONCERNED DANGER OF VEHICLE STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AS WELL. ON COLD START ENGINE VIBRATION FEELS AT THE STEERING. TAKES TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO HEAT UP.

I WAS DRIVING TO HONDA DEALER ON MARCH 6, 2019 FOR MY SECOND OIL CHANGE AS A RESULT OF ME CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND TELLING THEM MY OIL SMELLED LIKE IT HAD GAS IN IT AGAIN. THIS IS WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES SINCE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE THAT I HAD DONE ON FEBRUARY 13, 2019. MY FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS WITH 4525 MILES, THIS WAS DONE AS PART OF A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. ON THIS MARCH 6TH TRIP I WAS ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND MY ACC (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL) SHUT DOWN, THE COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM AND ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM LIGHTS ALL CAME UP ON DASH OF CAR AND KEPT SCROLLING ON DASH. WHEN MY CAR DID THIS I WAS UNSURE, FELT UNSAFE AND WAS FRUSTRATED AS NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HOW MANY MORE PROBLEMS I AM GOING TO HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON, HE SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THOSE SYSTEMS THAT WERE SCROLLING ON DASH WEREN'T OPERATING. IT WAS 6 F OUTSIDE A CLEAR ROAD AND A SUNNY DAY IN NORTH DAKOTA. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THE OIL WAS HIGH AND THAT THERE WAS AGAIN GAS IN MY OIL AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND WONDERING HOW MANY MORE PROBLEMS I WILL BE HAVING WITH THIS NEW VEHICLE AND THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO ME IS 100 MILES AWAY, WHICH CAUSES ME TIME AND EXPENSE TO GET TO DEALERSHIP. THIS ALSO CAUSES ME TO WONDER HOW RELIABLE THIS NEW VEHICLE CAN BE IN NORTH DAKOTA IN THE WINTER TIME AS ALSO NOT GETTING MUCH HEAT OUT OF THE

2018 HONDA CR-V TOURING EDITION WITH 4,000 MILES ON IT IN KANSAS CITY, MO. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE INVADED THE CABIN. AS I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM HOME, I KEPT DRIVING, THINKING IT MAY HAVE BEEN FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE SMELL REMAINED. WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE, I OPENED THE HOOD, AND IT WAS CLEAR MY ENGINE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FUMES. HAD TO KEEP THE GARAGE OPEN FOR FEAR THE FUMES COULD IGNITE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. DEALER CLAIMS THEY'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE, AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE FILL LINE. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED FUEL MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO TRACY HONDA (3450 AUTO PLAZA WAY, TRACY, CA 95304, (209) 832-1400). THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF FUEL MIXING WITH THE OIL AND DID NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

AT SEVERAL POINTS IN TIME DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, I SMELLED A FOUL ODOR IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN WHICH THEY APPLIED THE FIX. EVEN NOW, THERE APPEARS TO BE A FOUL SMELL ONCE IN A WHILE. THE HEATING SYSTEM TAKES A LONG TIME TO HEAT UP IN THE WINTER. IF IN PARK/IDLE MODE, THE HEAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE LESS HOT FOR SOME REASON.

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT SHUT DOWN AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT HAD LOST ALL POWER AND IT HAD 4525 MILES ON IT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAKE IT UP FOR A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE WITH A/C CONTROL UNIT REPLACEMENT ; DTC P0300, P0301,P0302,P0303,P0304,OR P0172. I HAD TO CALL HONDA ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND MY VEHICLE WAS HAULED ON A FLAT BED TRAILER TO GET THE RECALL FIXED. THIS RECALL ALSO INVOLVED AN OIL CHANGE, OF WHICH THEY WERE MAKING THE CUSTOMER RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE FILTER, THEY WOULD CHANGE THE FILTER WITH THE OIL CHANGE, BUT NOT PAY FOR THE FILTER WHEN CHANGING THE OIL. THERE IS ALSO AN OIL DISILLUSION PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AS THERE IS GAS GOING INTO THE OIL CAUSING A GAS SMELL IN THE OIL AND THINNING OUT THE OIL. ALSO THERE IS A HEATING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AS THERE IS NO HEAT WHICH COMES OUT OF THE BLOWERS, WHICH WHERE I LIVE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE FOR 6-9 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AS I CAN ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO GET COOLED OFF, BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY I CAN GET HEAT IN MY CAR AND THAT IS FROM RUNNING THE ENGINE AND USING THE CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE CAR. IN COLD WEATHER STATES WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN AND ISN'T DRIVABLE AND THE CAR ISN'T ABLE TO PRODUCE HEAT WHEN YOU ARE STRANDED A PERSON COULD FREEZE TO DEATH BECAUSE OF THE CARS INABILITY TO PRODUCE HEAT WHILE STRANDED IN THE COLD WEATHER. MY OIL ALREADY SMELLS OF GAS AND I HAVE DRIVEN IT LESS THA

GAS GETTING MIXED IN WITH OIL HAD CR-V AT DEALERSHIP AND SAID THERE WAS GAS MIXED IN WITH THE OIL SO THEY CALL HONDA AND THEY TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE OIL

FUMES IN THE CABIN WHEN STARTING DURING COOLER WEATHER. GASOLINE PRESENT IN THE ENGINE OIL, WHICH DILUTES THE OIL AND RESULTS IN LEVELS HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER. CONCERNS DOCUMENTED WITH A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER. AMENDING SOFTWARE HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WE WERE HOLD THAT HONDA ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITHOUT A RESOLUTION.

THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED WHEN I DROVE OVER LARGE METAL PANELS THAT WERE PLACED ON A CITY STREET IN CHICAGO. I HAVE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN SAME SPOT, JAN. 8 AND JAN. 10, BOTH TIMES I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP, SO THE IMPACT OF THE BRAKES LOCKING UP WAS EXTRA SEVERE. THE DEALER SAID HE HAD TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME EXPERIENCE, BUT ONE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. THE DEALER AND HONDA TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THIS SYSTEM IS TO MANUALLY DO IT EVERY TIME YOU START YOUR CAR. THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE SOMEBODY CLOSE BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAPPENED, OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. THE REGIONAL CASE MANAGER DID NOT RETURN MY CALLS FOR A WEEK, AND WHEN HE DID HE SAID THE CAR WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. I TOLD HIM IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO(WHERE I WORK) I DRIVE OVER ABOUT 15-20 METAL PANELS LIKE THAT EVERY DAY, GOING EACH WAY. I AM AFRAID I WILL FORGET TO TURN THE SYSTEM OFF ONE OF THESE TIMES, AND IF I DO AND I GET REAR ENDED, I WILL HOLD HONDA RESPONSIBLE. I WAS COMPLETELY DISSATIFIED WITH THE LETTER THEY SENT ME,NOT ADRESSING MY COMPLAINT AT ALL, THE THE CASE MANAGER WAS VERY RUDE ON THE PHONE. I ASKED IF MY HONDA DEALER COULD DISABLE THIS FEATURE, AND WAS TOLD NO. THERE HAVE TO BE MANY OTHER CONSURMERS OUT THERE THAT LIVE IN CITIES THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE SENSITIVITY TO LARGE METAL OBJECTS. THE WAY HONDA HANDLED MY COMPLAINT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. **I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE

2018 HONDA CR-V TOURING INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FLICKERS, SCREEN TURNS ON AND OFF BY IT SELF AS WELL AS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SCREEN CHANGES BY IT SELF AND THE SCREEN STOPS RESPONDING, WEATHER YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE RADIO, GOD, ETC ALL JUST GETS INTERRUPTED BY THE ISSUE. HONDA WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. A TEMPORARY SOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF CAR AND BACK ON. VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND FRUSTRATING SPECIALLY SINCE THIS HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING L, THIS HAS HAPPEN ABOUT 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW 5 MONTHS AGO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL AND DILUTING THE ENGINE OIL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FUEL FUMES CREPT INTO THE VEHICLE, CREATING AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLMAN HONDA (12 E SUNRISE BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304, (954) 764-1100) WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS REFRESHED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,200.

THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF THE ENGINE NOW SINCE THE GAS IN THE OIL IS CHANGING THE VISCOSITY OF THE OIL.

I NOTICED THE OIL LEVEL BEING OVER FULL IN THE FALL OF 2018, AT THAT TIME WE HAD ABOUT 6,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AT 7237 MILES I HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE OUR DEALER ON OCTOBER 15, 2018. I BECAME AWARE OF THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM HONDA REGARDING SERVICE BULLETIN 18-114. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND FOUND IT TO BE WAY OVER-FILLED ON DECEMBER 1, 2018. I VISITED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT A PERMANENT FIX WAS ON ITS WAY AND I SHOULD WAIT FOR A FORMAL RECALL, HOWEVER I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM AFFECT ON OUR CAR'S ENGINE SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE WITH THE DELAY. THEY CALLED ME A DAY OR TWO LATER INDICATING THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM THE RECALL WORK WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON JANUARY 8, 2019. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND FOUND IT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE ORANGE PLASTIC TIP OF THE DIPSTICK (I REALIZE THE FULL LEVEL IS AT THE TOP HOLE IN THE ORANGE TIP). HOPING THAT THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE WAS FIXED, I CHECKED THE OIL AGAIN TODAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT IN THE GARAGE ALL NIGHT. THE OIL LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE WAY ABOVE THE FULL MARK AND BEYOND THE TOP OF THE ORANGE TIP BY MORE THAN '. THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED IN MY VEHICLE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA MC AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A TECH WHO INFORMED ME THAT "THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO RETURN TO THE DEALER". I EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE WITH THIS R

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO ENGINE OIL EVIDENT ON THE DIPSTICK, THE OIL PAN WAS SEEPING AT THE CRANK PULLEY, AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE BELL HOUSING. CLEO BAY HONDA (LOCATED AT 3907 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543, (254) 690-7355) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,835.

THE ENGINE FAILS TO REACH FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. GAS IS FINDING ITS WAY INTO THE OIL PAN AND PRODUCING AN OVERFILL CONDITION. THE CABIN SMELLS OF GASOLINE. THE ELECTRONICS ARE UNREILABLE AND ARE OFTEN OF LINE

GAS GETS INTO THE OIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS

OIL DILUTION PROBLEM - I SMELL GAS FROM EXHAUST, OIL DIP STICK , CABIN AND WHEN I OPENED THE OIL CAP , ALSO VEHICLE IS NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER TEMPERATURE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEAT ON. THIS MAYBE BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS VEHICLE AND ENGINE.

RELEVANT TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V663000, OUR 2018 HONDA CR-V EXHIBITED THE BEHAVIOR DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT (VEHICLE HITTING TELEPHONE POLE). SAME MAKE AND MODEL LISTED IN THE RECALL HOWEVER THE VIN SEARCH DOES NOT RETURN AS PART OF THE RECALL. TURNING THE STEERING FULLY TO THE RIGHT WHILE EXITING A CAR WASH RESULTED IN THE 'STEERING ASSIST' APPLYING FORCE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, COLLISION AND INJURY.

2018 HONDA CRV HAS OIL DILUTED BY GAS AND CAUSES THE CRANKCASE OIL TO BE OVERFILLED. ALSO SMELL OF RAW GAS IN CABIN. DEALER HAS NO FIX. I GOT THEM TO DO THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT NO CHANGE. PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN APRIL 2018 AND IMMEDIATELY HAD THE ABOVE MENTION PROBLEMS. HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NO IMPROVEMENT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF THE ENGINE AND SAFETY TO CAR WITH THAT MUCH GAS IN THE OIL

2018 HONDA CRV EXL. CONSUMER WRITES WITH CONCERNS TO A OIL DILUTION PROBLEM WITH NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE. *AS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. BOSAK HONDA MICHIGAN CITY (710 HWY 20, MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360, 1-219-874-4293) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT NOTIFICATION OF CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1245A2 FOR A PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE DEALER SERVICED THE MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER RECALL, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY FUEL SYSTEM OR ENGINE RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,800. *TT*JB

OIL DILUTION IN ENGINE. ONLY 1,000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE MY OIL SMELLS LIKE GAS AND IS 1/4" ABOVE MAX LEVEL. HONDA SAYS NO FURTHER FIXES AFTER THE REPAIR ALREADY COMPLETED. TOLD VEHICLE IS AT RISK FOR STALLING AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.

NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS ON THE OIL DIPSTICK ALONG WITH A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE CABIN AREA. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT IT CAUSES THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME SICK. THE SMELL IS NORMALLY WHEN ITS SITTING, IDLING OR WHEN YOU FIRST START IT WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD.