2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

ON JUNE 24, 2019, I WAS APPROACHING AN AREA ON A CHICAGO, IL, RESIDENTIAL CITY STREET WHERE A CREW HAD PLACED METAL PLATES IN THE ROAD TO COVER UP A HOLE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. IT WAS A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL SLOPE ON A SUNNY EARLY EVENING, WITH THE SUN BEHIND THE VEHICLE. I WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH. AS I APPROACHED THE METAL PLATES, THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC BREAKING KICKED IN AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN ABRUPT, IMMEDIATE STOP. THE BREAKS SQUEALED AND YOU COULD SMELL RUBBER FROM THE TIRES BURNING. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. ONCE WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I TAPPED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. THERE WERE NO FURTHER INCIDENTS SINCE THEN. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT IN THAT CASE THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKES ACTIVATED BUT DISENGAGED BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. THAT WAS ON A SLIGHT UPHILL SLOPE, HOWEVER., GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL THIS SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED.

DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD DOING ABOUT 55MPH ON JULY 28,19 MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A DEAD STOP FOR NO REASON. CLOSEST VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS 9-10 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. NOTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. IF A VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. A MALFUNCTION SUCH AS THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME I DID NOT HAVE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SET AND HAD NO CONTROL OF GAS PEDAL WHEN THIS COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING ASSIST SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS VEHICLE IS A TIME BOMB FOR ANYONE DRIVING IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD.AND ONE WHICH NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

WHILE CHANGING OIL AND FILTER AT 30,000 MILES 1) OIL APPEARED HIGHLY DILUTED AND WATERY 2) THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE USED OIL I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD GAS IN OIL IS NORMAL FOR THESE TYPE ENGINES BUT HONDA HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THESE ENGINES. I ASKED ABOUT THE SOFTWARE 'FIX' I HAD READ ABOUT BEING PERFORMED AND DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE UPDATE TO MY CAR SINCE IT WASNOT SHOWING ANY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES AT THIS POINT.

ACCORDING TO BLACKSTONE LABS.OIL ANALYSIS USING OIL FROM THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 5K MILES ON 1/2019 OIL CONTAMINATED WITH GAS FROM DIRECT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PROBLEM. DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM DUE TO STICKING ACCELERATION PEDAL. THIS HESITATION HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. MY WIFE IS RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS FUEL CONTAMINATION OF CRANKCASE OIL CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS.THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM REGARDING CITY & HIGHWAY DRIVING THAT ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO AVOID HAVING TO NEED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING MAJOR HESITATION (FLAT) & ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN DOWN ( TO FLOORBOARD) POSITION.

I WAS DRIVING SATURDAY 27, 2019 ABOUT 9:00 AM IN THE PULASKI SKYWAY IN NEW JERSEY THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE DISPLAY WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF UNTIL THE CAR STALL AND THE ENGINE JUST STOP WORKING BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS( EVERY SINGLE ONE) JUST KEPT GOING ON AND OFF. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AS YOU MAY KNOW THE PULASKI SKYWAY HAS NOT PLACE TO PULL OVER, YOU CAN IMAGINE THE TRAFFIC JAM THAT MY BROKE DOWN CAR CAUSE. THE WEEKEND OF THE 07/21/2019 I HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN AND WHEN I CHECK THE OIL DIPSTICK IT WAS OVERFILL AND HAD THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE I CALLED THE DEALER PLANET HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR TO CHECK ON 07/25/2019, THE SAME DAY THE DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID THAT IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AND THE OVERFILL ENGINE OIL WAS NORMAL. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE ON DRIVING MY HONDA CRV ANYMORE. I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 06/15/2019 WITH 5,300 MILES ON IT.

THE AUDIO CONTROL PANEL (RADIO, HEAT, LIGHT BRIGHTNESS, ETC) HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND AT TIMES WILL GET INTO A MODE WHERE IT CYCLES ALL THE CONTROLS ON-OFF-CHANGING VOLUME-BRIGHTNESS-SWITCHING RADIO STATIONS AND OTHER THINGS. IT HAD BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. I FINALL MANAGED TO CAPTURE THIS ON MY CAMERA AND SENT IT TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN REPLACED THE PANEL. NO ISSUES FOR A COUPLE MONTHS AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME HONDA WOULD NOT TRY TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE SUBCONTRACTOR WHO MADE THESE PANELS WAS AWARE IT HAD PROBLEMS AND "WERE WORKING ON A FIX". IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE TO TRY TO DRIVE WITH IT MAKING ALL THESE CHANGES WHILE IT BLINKS, CHANGES INTENSITY AND VOLUME. THIS IS A VERY SUBSTANDARD SITUATION.I HAVE MOVIES OF THE PANEL DOING THIS BUT NO PICTURES.

CENTRAL CONSOLE MALFUNCTIONING (BRIGHTNESS SETTING) AFFECTING SAFETY WHILE DRIVING OR USING GPS, AUDIO, NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

DRIVING DOWN THE HWY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON SUDDENLY GET ERRORS LISTED BELOW, HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ERRORS AUTOMATICALLY CLEAR AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. CRUISE CONTROL AND OTHER SENSING FEATURES UNAVAILABLE WHILE ERRORS SHOW ON DASHBOARD. ERRORS: BRAKE SYSTEM, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 22K MILES.

THIS IS ABOUT MY 2018 HONDA CR-V EX WITH AROUND 14,700 MILES AT PRESENT.MY WHOLE FAMILY AND A FRIEND WENT TO YAKIMA,WA FOR CHERRY PICKING.ON OUR WAY THERE FROM SEATTLE,WA WHILE DRIVING USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) AND LANE KEEPING ASSIST SYSTEM (LAKAS) SUDDENLY A WARNING FROM THE SCREEN APPEARED THAT SAYS..."POWER REDUCED - POWER GRILLE PROBLEM" AND THEN WE CAN NOT ACCELERATE THE SPEED. LUCKILY WE MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY FOR EMERGENCY PARK AND WAIT FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE WARNING GOES OUT FROM THE SCREEN. WHEN IT GOES OUT WE START THE ENGINE AND START DRIVING AGAIN AND AFTER 7 TO 10 MINUTES THE WARNING GOES ON AGAIN ,STOP AND GOES AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME AND WE DECIDED TO TURN OFF THE ACC AND LKAS AND DRIVE IN A LOWER SPEED 60 TO 65 MPH IN A 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE.THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL FILL COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK AND FOUND OUT THEY HAVE A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL.GASOLINE LEAKS TO THE ENGINE OIL COMPARTMENT.WHEN I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK , THE OIL IS DRIPPING LIKE WATER WITH BLACKISH COLOR BECAUSE OF THE GASOLINE MIXED TO THE OIL. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR GOING TO THEM INSTEAD THE TOWING COMPANY (AAA) DO THE JOB TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.AND THE DAY WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GASOLINE I SMELL FROM THE COMPARTMENT IS NORMAL DUE TO COMBUSTION. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK TO PROVE TO THEM THAT IT SMELLS GASOLINE AND DRIPPING LIKE WATER WITH BLACKISH COLOR (THIS IS A NEWLY CHANGED PURE SYNTHETIC ENGINE OIL /90% REMAINING).THEY DID NOT CHECK THE DIPSTICK AND TOLD ME THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND TOLD ME TO IT'S NORMAL.THEY SAID IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR. I'M JUST HOPING THIS PROBLEM BE RESOLVED VERY SOON.

MY 2018 HONDA CR-V 1.5T ENGINE IS "MAKING OIL". I CHANGE MY OWN OIL AND MONITOR THE LEVEL WEEKLY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE THAT I READ ABOUT IN CONSUME REPORTS WOULD NOT AFFECT ME BECAUSE I AM IN A WARM CLIMATE (FLORIDA) BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE. THE OIL LEVEL ON MY DIP STICK ROSE ABOUT 3/8 OF AN INCH IN 5000 MILES. I CHANGED THE OIL AND WE TOOK A TRIP TO TENNESSEE IN THE WINTER AND THE OIL LEVEL ROSE SO MUCH IN THE COLD WEATHER I WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD CAUSE TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE SEALS SO I DRAINED SOME OIL OUT. I WOULD THINK THAT GAS IN THE OIL WOULD SEVERELY EFFECT ENGINE LIFE. THE DEALER DENIES THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM SAYING THE THIS IS A COLD WEATHER ISSUE.