2018 Honda CR-V complaints

FUEL IS CONTAMINATING THE OIL CAUSING THE LEVEL TO RAISE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ABOVE FULL WHEN CHECKING OIL LEVEL WITH DIP STICK. CHANGING OIL AT 2,000 MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGE. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE WHICH COULD LEAD TO BEING STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY.

MY CONCERN OF REPORTS REGARDING GAS IN OIL OF 2017-2018 CR-V 1.5 TURBO. REPORTS OF STALLING, ENGINE DAMAGE, GIVE ME LITTLE COMFORT THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS ON SHORT TRIPS AND COLD CLIMATES WHEN WE LIVE IN IOWA. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA AND BOUGHT AGAIN BECAUSE OF ITS PREVIOUS RELIABILITY. WE HAVE 381 MILES ON THIS CAR.(232 AT TIME OF PURCHASE ON 10-11-18. NO WARNING WAS MADE OF THIS POSSIBLE PROBLEM BEFORE PURCHASE. WE ARE "COUNTING ON" HONDA TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECTING.

I PURCHASED MY 2018 HONDA CR-V EX-L IN DECEMBER OF 2017. I NOTICED WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS EXTREMELY SLOW TO CLIMB, AND OFTENTIMES WOULD "LOSE" TEMPERATURE ON COLDER DAYS. I SPENT TIME TESTING THE CONDITIONS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE SO I WOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE THE DEALERSHIP. I WOULD DRIVE BOTH STOP-AND-GO, AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 15-30 MINUTES AT A TIME TO GET THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE NORMAL, AND THEN PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. AFTER ABOUT 2-5 MINUTES, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WOULD START TO DROP, EVENTUALLY DROPPING TO 1-2 INDICATOR MARKS ON THE GAUGE. I WOULD ALSO NO LONGER HAVE ANY HEAT AT THAT POINT (THE HVAC SYSTEM WOULD BLOW COLD). I WENT THROUGH 2 SEPARATE DEALERS TROUBLESHOOTING THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM HAD IT IN SERVICE THE LONGEST. AFTER MULTIPLE DAYS IN THE SHOP WITH NO UPDATE, I FELT THEY WERE NOT MAKING ANY PROGRESS ON THE ISSUE SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA. THEY ASSIGNED THE ISSUE TO ONE OF THEIR CUSTOMER ADVOCATES TO OVERSEE THIS SERVICE ISSUE WITH THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA OF AMERICA THAT THE ISSUE WAS REFERRED TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF SUPPORT FOR HONDA IN MY AREA. AFTER SOME ADDITIONAL TIME IN SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS REVIEWED W/ HONDA'S TECHNICAL / ENGINEERING TEAM WHO DEEMED THIS AS "NORMAL". LAST MONTH I CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE ARTICLES RELATED TO A GASOLINE OIL DILUTION PROBLEM IN 2017/2018 CR-

OIL LEVEL IN CRANKCASE RISING FROM FUEL DILUTION

STRONG GAS SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN. GAS MIXING WITH ENGINE OIL. CONSEQUENTLY ENGINE OIL LEVELS RISING VERY HIGH.

THE ENGINE OIL HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OR ENGINE POWER OR ENGINE FAILURE. THE EXHAUST ALSO HAD THE SMELL OF BURNING GASOLINE.

THE ENGINE OIL SMELLS STRONGLY OF GASOLINE AND THE EXHAUST SMELLS OF BURNED GASOLINE. SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO STALLING OF THE ENGINE NOR ENGINE FAILURE. HOWEVER, I'M AWARE OF THE RECENT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE PROBLEM REGARDING THE 2017 AND 2018 HONDA CR-V MODELS.

GAS MIXING IN MY OIL AND MY HEATER QUITS IN THE MORNING AS THE CAR WARMS UP.

1.5L TURBO ENGINE- CHANGED OIL AT 5200 MILES TECH SAID "VERY DIRTY". AT 7200 MILES/6 MONTHS- ALMOST STALLED IN TRAFFIC 3 TIMES. ALL THREE TIMES I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAB ONCE. I CHECKED THE OIL, AFTER 2000 MILES SINCE LAST CHANGED- OIL WAS BLACK AND SMELLED LIKE GAS. DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP- THEY HAVE HAD IT OVER A WEEK. THEY SEEM ELUSIVE IN UPDATES. TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG ONE MINUTE, IT'S OK THE OIL WAS THAT DIRTY, BUT THEN THEY "UPDATED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM" AND CHANGED THE OIL. AGAIN THEY SAID- NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP IT ONE MORE NIGHT TO TEST DRIVE IT AND HONDA HAS A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM COMING SOON.

A NEWLY BOUGHT 2018 HONDA CRV SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM. THE OIL DIPSTICK SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. NOT MANY MILES ON IT AND THOSE HAVE BEEN SHORT DISTANCE DRIVING.

2018 HONDA CRV, 8000 MILES, FUEL IS ENTERING THE CRANKCASE CREATING AN OVERFULL CONDITION. CONCERNS ARE NOXIOUS FUMES IN THE CABIN AND EXTREME EARLY WEAR OF ALL LUBRICATED ENGINE COMPONENTS. DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. I OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA AND WAS TOLD THE SAME . I INTEND TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP OWNER AND ASK IF I MIGHT COME ONCE EACH WEEK AND ADD GASOLINE TO HIS OIL OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES OVER CONCERN WITH GASOLINE MIXING WITH THE ENGINE OIL. ON MY FIRST VISIT, THEY ASKED ME TO PAY FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY WOULD MARK THE LEVEL OF OIL. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE CHANGED OIL LEVEL WAS EXACTLY AT THE FULL LINE ON THE DIPSTICK. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED AND VERIFIED THAT THE OIL LEVEL HAD INCREASED BY 1/2" AND SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT HONDA TECH SUPPORT. TWO DAYS LATER THEY SENT ME A MESSAGE SAYING THIS WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL. I HAVE NOTICED DECREASED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT STALLING AND SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE.

I HAVE THE OIL DILUTION PROBLEM WITH MY 2018 CR-V. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, BRAND NEW. I CURRENTLY HAVE 9000 MILES AND HAD TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED FOUR TIMES DUE TO GAS MIXING WITH THE OIL, STRONG GAS ODOR AND OIL OVER FULL. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AT ONCE AND CYCLING OVER AND OVER, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND NO HARM WILL COME TO MY ENGINE. I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

I SMELLED GAS INSIDE THE CABIN DRIVING FOR SHORT DISTANCE 2X IN 4 DAYS. THIS IS FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY AND/OR REALLY SHORT DISTANCES. CHECKED OIL AND IT HAD A SMALL HINT OF GAS SMELL IN IT TOO. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO GO ON THERE. THEY SAID TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. OIL LEVEL WAS WITHIN LIMIT. ONLY HAVE 500 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REALLY COLD OUTSIDE (AROUND LOW TO MID 30S F). 2ND TIME AROUND 45ISH.

VEHICLE IS SHOWING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE ENTERING INTO THE OIL THAT LUBRICATES THE ENGINE. HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT NUMEROUS SITES AND TOOK IT TO DEALER TODAY WHO VERIFIED THAT THE OIL LEVEL HAS RISEN ABOVE THE MAX MARK ON THE DIPSTICK AND IT DOES SMELL OF GASOLINE. I HAVE HAD NO OPERATIONAL ISSUES THUS FAR BUT KNOW THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS. I HAVE APPROX. 4200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND DOCUMENTED IT ON THE WORK ORDER. THEY ALSO CHANGED THE OIL AT THIS TIME. THEY INDICATED HONDA IS EXPECTING TO RELEASE SOME SORT OF SOLUTION IN MID NOV AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY EITHER THE DEALER OR HONDA DIRECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WAS ALSO EVIDENT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAGE HONDA (LOCATED AT 1819 S TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302, (248) 333-3200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS FUEL CONTAMINATION IN THE ENGINE OIL. AN OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE MANUFACTURER ATTEMPTED, BUT FAILED TWICE IN PROVIDING A REMEDY FOR SIMILAR FAILURES WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,834.

-GAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL CONFIRMED BY THE LOCAL DEALER. "APPROXIMATELY 1/2 QUARTERS EXTRA". -OIL LEVEL IS CONFIRMED TO BE ABOVE THE PLASTIC INDICATOR REACHING TO THE METAL PART OF THE DIPSTICK WAY ABOVE THE NORMAL LEVEL STATED ON THE (OWNERS MANUAL). -OIL SMELLS EXACTLY LIKE GAS CONFIRMED. -FLUCTUATING ENGINE PERFORMANCE AFTER 1000 MILES OF A FRESH OIL CHANGE DUE TO THE OIL BEING DILUTED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PREFORM ITS JOB AS A LUBRICANT. - ATTACHED, A PICTURE SHOWING THE PROBLEM. ## VIN PASSED ## HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICLECOMPLAINT/ ##

WHEN TURNING LEFT ONTO 4-LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED UNEXPECTED SEVERE HESITATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER ASKING FOR DIAGNOSIS, AND ANY ECU OR CVT SOFTWARE UPDATES. ON 10/4/2018 THE DEALER "COULD NOT REPLICATE" AND REPORTED SOFTWARE IS UP TO DATE. SEE ATTACHED INVOICE. ON 10/5/18 I READ THE CONSUMER'S UNION REPORT REGARDING ENGINE OIL DILUTION ON THIS VEHICLE. WHILE THE FILL LEVEL ON MY DIPSTICK IS ~1/8TH INCH ABOVE FULL, NO GASOLINE SMELL FROM THE DIPSTICK OR INTERIOR HAS OCCURRED TO DATE.

OIL LEVELS RISING ABOVE THE FULL MARK DUE TO GAS CONTAMINATION

THE CAR HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW SAFETY FEATURES. ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS "HARD BRAKED" BY ITSELF FOR NO APPARENT REASON (NO CARS NEARBY). ALSO, THE CAR "BEEPS" INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM ALSO WITH SAFETY FEATURES. THE AUTO WALK-AWAY LOCK FEATURE DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE SETTINGS ARE FOR CAR TO AUTO LOCK & IT DOES SOMETIMES & SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT! THE MIRRORS LIGHT UP WARNING THAT THERE IS A CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME & NOT TO ENTER LANE, IT DOES THIS WHEN I'M NOT CHANGING LANES-DEFECTIVE ALSO.

PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM FOX HONDA IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI ON 8/14/18. NOTICED GASOLINE SMELL ON DIPSTICK AFTER 1000 MILES. CHECKED AGAIN AFTER 2000 MILES AND THE GASOLINE SMELL IS STRONGER AND THE DIPSTICK REGISTERS WELL PAST FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY 10/23/18 WITH A MESSAGE "SYSTEMS EMISSION PROBLEM." EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA.

FUEL IS MIXING WITH THE OIL AND THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. FREQUENT STALLS DURING COLD WEATHER AND LITTLE TO NO HEAT IN PASSENGER CHAMBER

WHEN I PULLED OUT THE DIPSTICK TO CHECK MY ENGINE OIL YOU COULD SMELL GASOLINE ON IT. THERE IS GAS MIXING IN WITH THE OIL. MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I CHECKED IT. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY HAD ME STAND WITH THEM WHILE HE CHECKED AND YOU COULD SMELL IT THEN ALSO. THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND SUGGESTED IT BE CHANGED EVERY 5,000 MILES INSTEAD OF THE CALLED FOR 7,500 MILES, UNTIL HONDA RELEASES A FIX (SUPPOSEDLY MID NOVEMBER). THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HONDA WOULD NOT COVER THE EXTRA OIL CHANGES. MY CAR WAS AT THEIR FACILITY OCTOBER 8 AND 9, 2018. I WAS TOLD TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND IF I SEE THE LEVEL ABOVE THE NORMAL READING TO CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY, OR IF I SEE MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE EVEN AFTER THE FIX IS IN PLACE. I TOLD BOTH AMERICAN HONDA AND THE DEALER THAT I HAVE A TRIP PLANNED IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY LONG DISTANCE, MY CONCERNS WERE WITH IT STALLING OR JUST STOPPING.

TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE DISCOUNTERS FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE OIL LEVEL WAS HIGH AND THEY COULD SMELL GAS IN THE OIL. THEY INFORMED US THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE REPORT IT TO NHTSA.

REAR SEAT SEAT BELTS ARE REVERSED. THE DRIVERS REAR AND MIDDLE SEAT BELT RECEIVERS ARE REVERSED. SAFETY ISSUE.

ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE ENGING OIL. WHEN CHECKING OIL LEVEL (DIPSTICK) OIL IS OVERFILLED AND SMELLS OF GASOLINE

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF OR BESIDE ME WHEN SUDDENLY I HARD A LOUD CRASH AND SAW IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR DEBRIS COMING OFF OF MY CAR. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF HAD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. THANKFULLY I HAD THE LIGHTSHADE CLOSED SO NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED. I'M AN ALSO GRATEFUL THERE WAS NOT A VEHICLE BEHIND MINE TO CATCH THE DEBRIS AND POSSIBLY INJURE ADDITIONAL PERSONS.

TO MY REGRET, I JUST PURCHASED THE 2018 CRV EX 2WD YESTERDAY, 10/19/2018 BRAND NEW WITH 255 MILES ON IT. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS ON THE TURBO CHARGED 1.5 L 190 HP ENGINE HAVING THE POSSIBILITY GAS IN THE OIL TANK, I REGRET THIS MAY BE TRUE. I FOUND THIS ON INFORMATION OUT ON CONSUMER REPORTS THE NIGHT BEFORE AND GREW ANXIOUS. THIS CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE. THIS MORNING BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE, I DECIDED TO CHECK THE OIL. I REMOVED THE DIPSTICK, AND IT HAD A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE PRESENT. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND ALL BUT ONE NOT BY HONDA. NEVER SMELLED GASOLINE ON ANY OIL DIPSTICK IN MY LIFE. BUT I NEVER HAD A TURBO ENGINE EITHER. AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT KNOW HOW UNSAFE THIS CONDITION IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW. BUT I BELIEVE THIS DEFINITELY NOT GOOD.

I WAS IN A COLLUSION WITH THE 2018 CR-V AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. I WAS GETTING READY TO TRAVEL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN A SEMI TRUCK STRUCK THE CR-V ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE TIRE. THE RATE OF SPEED AND IMPACT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 11140475. BESIDES A MAINTENANCE ISSUE OF THE OIL DILUTION BY GASOLINE LEAKAGE INTO THE CRANKCASE, AS REPORTED IN THAT COMPLAINT, THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE GASOLINE MIXING WITH THE ENGINE OIL ON THE 1.5 LITER TURBO. THERE ARE RAW GASOLINE FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING IN CITY TRAFFIC. THIS HAS CAUSED HEADACHES AND NAUSEA TO CHILDREN IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVER AS WELL. THE ONLY SOURCE OF THE GAS FUMES APPEARS TO BE THE GAS LEAKAGE INTO THE ENGINE.

REPEATED LOSS OF POWER / STALL. CHECKED FLUIDS AND OIL DIPSTICK LEVEL IS HIGH AND SMELLS STRONGLY OF GASOLINE.

PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM KEATING HONDA IN CONROE, TX. SINCE DAY 1 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY LCD SCREEN THAT CONTROLS THE AUDIO AND CLIMATE. ABOUT MID SEPTEMBER I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SHUTTING OFF ALONG WITH THE LCD SCREEN BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL THAT SHOWS HOW FAST I'M GOING. DEALERSHIP AWARE BUT HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING LOANER SO UNABLE TO DROP OFF FOR REPAIR. THE SCREEN WOULD FLICKER AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OR "AUDIO ISN'T RESPONDING" ERROR SHOWS UP AND BOTH LCD SCREENS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD START THE CAR AND WOULD RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE LIKE "ANTI THEFT SYSTEM: THIS SYSTEM HAS LOST POWER. PRESS THE POWER KEY FOR MORE THAN TWO SECONDS TO ENABLE THE SYSTEM" ... PLEASE FIX YOUR [XXX]! I WAS GIVEN A WARNING IN CONROE BECAUSE I WAS SPEEDING AND UNAWARE OF MY SPEED DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A DAILY PROBLEM FOR ME. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

BOUGHT CAR IN MAY, 2018 AT SMART HONDA, IOWA. AT 1200 MILES , DISCOVERED GAS IN MY OIL. IT SMELLED OF GAS WHEN THE HEATER WAS ON. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT DEALER AND KEPT THE OLD OIL SAMPLE FOR REFERENCE. CONTACTED MANUF 'S CSR ON 10/17 AND REP SAID, WE WILL CHANGE THE OIL WHEN YOU WANT BUT THERE IS NO FIX YET AND NOTHING ON THE HORIZON. I CHECKED THE OIL WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND DRIVE ONLY SHORT DISTANCES WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AS I FEAR STALLING AND SEIZING OF THE ENGINE OCCURS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THE OLD OIL HAS THE VISCOSITY OF ALCOHOL AND IS BLACK. I AM GETTING POOR (26 MPG) MILEAGE AND THE OIL STICK WAS "OVER-TOPPED." I'M CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE RINGS AND CYLINDERS ARE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, WHICH IS ONLY COMMON SENSE. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE CAR BACK FOR A REFUND OR PURCHASE ANOTHER NEW CAR WITHOUT THIS ENGINE. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING STALLING AT DANGEROUS AND INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. I WOULD NOT SELL THIS CAR TO ANYONE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES OR TRADE IT IN TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE DEALER SO THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS. EVEN WITH A "FIX" I WOULD BE CHANGING MY OIL EVERY 500 TO 1,000 MILES OUT OF FEAR OF STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I'M DEVASTATED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO MY BRAND NEW CAR. I TEND TO KEEP CARS 10 YEARS. I FEEL I WILL LOSE A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME BECAUSE OF THIS LEMON. HONDA (MANUF) HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME. HONDA HAS STOPPED SELLING THIS ENGINE FOR 2019 BUT CONTINU

OIL LEVEL IS 3/8 TO 1/2" OVER THE FULL MARK ON DIP STICK. CHECKED IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TAKING IT TO DEALER. OIL WAS ALSO DISCOLORED. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL HONDA'S AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

OIL LEVEL RISES AND SMELLS OF GASOLINE. THE PICTURE PROVIDED SHOWS OIL ABOVE FULL LINE AND ONLY HAS 400 MILES SINCE OIL CHANGE. AS MORE MILES ARE DRIVEN, I WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL PICTURES.

PURCHASE NEW WITH 11 MILES. AT ABOUT 100 MILES, FILLED GAS TANK, CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. I SMELLED GASOLINE ON THE DIPSTICK. REMOVED OIL FILLER CAP AND SMELLED GASOLINE AGAIN.

ENGINE OIL BEING DILUTED WITH GASOLINE. STRONG FUEL SMELL AT THE DIPSTICK WHEN CHECKING OIL LEVEL. OIL LEVEL RISING. SEEN A FEW WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALER. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, SO I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED HONDA. HONDA NEEDS TO BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP A FIX QUICKLY, AS THEIR RECOMMENDED SOLUTION OF MORE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES IN THE 500 TO 1000 MILE RANGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CONCERN IS FUEL IN THE OIL WILL SHORTEN ENGINE LIFE.

OUR NEW 2018 HONDA CR-EX-L HAS THE 1.5L TURBO ENGINE. AFTER 1,012 TOTAL MILES, THE OIL WAS MORE THAN A QUART HIGH AND SMELLED OF GASOLINE. I HAD CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL WHEN WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAD BEEN NORMAL - BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER MARKS WHILE COLD. I COULD SMELL GASOLINE BOTH ON THE RAG AND COMING FROM THE CRANKCASE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND COMMUNICATED THE ABOVE PLUS I EXPRESSED SAFETY CONCERNS FROM THE GASOLINE. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED THE REGIONAL HONDA SERVICE REP AND THEY DECIDED TO CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. HONDA USA PAID FOR THE OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THE DEALER THAT 'WE KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ONE YET.' HONDA WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER ANY OF OUR SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS. WE ASKED ABOUT: ENGINE FIRE, FUEL VAPORS IN THE PASSENGER CABIN, ENGINE STALLING, HEATER/DEFROST NOT WORKING IN WINTER, DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FROM FUEL CONTAMINATED OIL. ALL QUESTIONS HAD NO ANSWER FROM EITHER HONDA USA NOR FROM THE DEALER. AFTER ~ 600 MILES OF ADDITIONAL DRIVING, THE PROBLEM IS BACK AS THE OIL IS OVER-FULL AGAIN. IT IS LOOKING LIKE THE OIL WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED EVERY 800 MILES OF DRIVING. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FUEL ACCUMULATING IN OIL PROBLEM. WE ASSUME THAT THE GASOLINE IS ACCUMULATING IN THE OIL DURING ENGINE RUNNING USEAGE OF THE VEHICLE; SO INJECTOR SPRAY IS WRONG RATHER THAN A FUEL-LINE LEAK.

STARTED NOTICING ENGINE KNOCKING IN THE FIRST 500 MILES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 2,509 MILES MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING. PURCHASED APRIL 2018. FIRST DROVE IT IN APRIL 409 MILES ROUND TRIP, AND THEN AGAIN IN MAY, SAME MILEAGE AND AGAIN IN AUGUST. ONLY STARTED DRIVING IT DAILY TO AND FROM WORK 16 MILES ROUND TRIP IN SEPTEMBER AND IT HAD 1600 MILES. I THEN DROVE IT ON OCTOBER 400 MILES ROUND TRIP AND NOW I SMELL GASOLINE IN CAR AND IT STALLED ON ME WHILE TRYING TO MAKE LEFT TURN IN INTERSECTION. ALSO LIGHTS AROUND MIRROR DO NOT STAY ON. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE SMELLING GAS. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.

THE CAR HAS A LOW SPEED HESITATION AND THE ENGINE OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE.

GAS DILUTION WITH ENGINE OIL CAUSING RAISE OF ENGINE OIL LEVEL OVER THE MAXIMUM LIMIT OF DIP STICK. ALSO STRONG FUEL SMELL IS COMING FROM THE DIP STICK WHEN PULL OVER. SO FAR NO FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN. DROVE ONLY 800MILES. TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE ON OCT 13 THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR CR V. THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE HONDA MANUFACTURER'S FIX WHICH SUPPOSE TO COME ON THIS NOVEMBER. NO ENGINE DIAGNOSE AND OIL CHANGE DONE.

GASOLINE PRESENT IN OIL. SMELL IN CABIN OF CAR. DIP STICK SMELLS OF GAS AND IS INDICATING OVER FILLED. PLEASE FIND A SOLUTION.

I PURCHASED THIS 2018 CR-V AWD IN JANUARY 2018. NOW AS OF OCTOBER 2018, AFTER 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP WE ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG SMELLS OF FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN EVERYTIME WE DRIVE ON A COLD DAY. THE SYMPTOMS ARE IN LINE WITH THE OCTOBER 2018 CONSUMER REPORTS ARTICLE ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I CALLED MY DEALER ON OCTOBER 15, 2018 AND THEY HAVE NOTED THAT HONDA KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CONCERN FOR A $30K+ VEHICLE AND THAT MYSELF AND MY YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO THE SMELL OF FUEL EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THE CR-V.

MY CAR HAS STALLED TWICE IMMEDIATELY ON COLD START. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS BOTH TIMES IT RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED ROLLBACK, AS MY GARAGE IS ON A SLOPE, AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL "LOCKED" LIKE IN ENGINE OFF MODE, SO I ROLLED BACK DESPITE PRESSING THE PEDAL. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATION IF I HAD PEOPLE AROUND MY CAR.

I HEARD ABOUT GASOLINE GETTING INTO ENGINE OIL ON SOME 2017 AND 2018 HONDA CR-VS WITH 1.5 LITER TURBO ENGINES, SO STARTED MONITORING MINE. I NOTED A GASOLINE ODOR ON THE OIL DIPSTICK, AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS SLOWLY INCREASING ABOVE THE FULL MARK. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY HONDA DEALER ON 10/8/18 AND ASKED IF THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT. SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER MY CAR, AND HE STATED THAT THE GASOLINE ODOR IN THE OIL AND THE RISING OIL LEVEL WERE NOT NORMAL. I ALSO TOLD HIM I SOMETIMES SMELL A GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CABIN FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE CAR. HE RECOMMENDED AN IMMEDIATE OIL CHANGE, WHICH WAS DONE THAT SAME DAY. HE SAID HE WOULD NOTIFY HONDA ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND WOULD ADVISE ME WHEN A FIX IS AVAILABLE. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HELENA HONDA (3377 US HIGHWAY 12, EAST HELENA, MONTANA 59601, (877) 962-2573). THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AREA FOR RODENTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,980.

OBVIOUS FUEL SMELL ON MY DIPSTICK. DIPSTICK READS MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL, TOO. CAR HAS 3000 MILES. GETTING ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE THIS WEEK [BY A PRO]. CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE. WILL HAVE ORIGINAL OIL FILTER SAVED. CAR IS 4 MONTHS OLD! 2018 HONDA CRV

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE HONDA HARD BRAKED BY ITSELF, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON, I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS MOVING, WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED BY ITSELF VERY ABRUPTLY AND VERY HARD. THIS HAPPENED ON A SMALL STREET WITH NO OTHER CARS PRESENT.

GASOLINE SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN WHEN DRIVING CAR. GAS SOMEHOW LEAKS INTO ENGINE CRANKCASE AND DILUTES OIL AND CAUSES OIL LEVEL TO BE OVERFILLED. THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE, NOT JUST A SINGLE OCCURRENCE.

THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT ON OCTOBER 7, 2018 AND WHEN WE STARTED TO CHURCH WE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILGATE GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND HAD PARTIALLY FALLEN OUT.