2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.