2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

ON 12/21/18, I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED FLASHING ALL KINDS OF ALERTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. DOOR LOCKS, TAILGATE WOULD NOT CLOSE VIA REMOTE OR OR BY PRESSING THE BUTTONS FOR THESE FUNCTIONS. NO INDICATION THAT THE LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON. 2 HOURS PRIOR THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT ISSUE. TOW WAS REQUESTED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER GAVE THE BATTERY A JUMPSTART AND TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING FOR 30 MINUTES WHILE THE SYSTEM RESET. THE SYSTEM DID NOT RESET. DASHBOARD ALERTS FOR TPMS PROBLEM, BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE HOLD PROBLEM AND VEHICLE STABILITY ASSISTANCE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME IN DRIVEWAY FROM THE PREVIOUS EVENING. WE MOVED IT FORWARD TWO HOURS PRIOR TO ALLOW SPACE TO ROLL OUT OR TRASH CANS FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE ON JULY 30TH 2018 AND HAS 8322 MILES ON IT. NEVER EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ISSUE OF THIS SORT WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. GRATEFUL THAT IT SHUTDOWN AT HOME RATHER THAN ON THE HIGHWAY.

GAS IS GETTING INTO THE OIL AND THE ENGINE DOES NOT HEAT UP UNTIL MANY MILES OF DRIVING IN 40 DEGREE TEMPERATURES, DIP STICK IS SHOWING OVER FULL ALL THE TIME AND STILL NO FIX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS MIXING WITH THE ENGINE OIL. THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF POWER AND BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY AS VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA (3125 US-1, PALM BAY, FL 32905, (321) 984-4224), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS NOT OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CALL BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

HONDA GAS IN OIL. WHEN IN FOR THEIR RECALL. OIL WAS CHANGED AND A/C MODULE REPLACED. I NEVER CHECKED THE OIL FOR GAS BUT FEEL THIS PROBLEM MUST CAUSE SOME ENGINE DAMAGE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FORMAL RECALL WITH PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION. DEALER SEEMED EVASIVE WHEN ASKED TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM, NO BIG DEAL JUST GAS IN THE OIL.

OCTOBER 2018 WE TOOK OUR NEW C RV ON A TRIP TO NASHVILLE, TN FROM TRAVERSE CITY, MI. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL CAN ICON LIT UP. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE C RV FROM AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE OIL AND FOUND IT HIGH. I BROUGHT THE HONDA TO A QUICK LUBE TO CHECK IT. THEY CHANGED THE OIL THEN SENT ME ON MY WAY. AFTER ARRIVING BACK HOME TC A FEW WEEKS LATER WE GOT A RECALL LETTER FROM HONDA. ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26TH, WILLIAMS HONDA IN TC DID THE RECALL WORK. ON THURSDAY MY WIFE GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO GO SHOPPING AND THE HEATER WOULD NOT WORK. SHE CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND BROUGHT THE HONDA TO THEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT CAUSE THE HEATER TO NOT WORK WITH THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER DOING SOMETHING, THE HEATER BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THIS IS VERY WORRISOME, WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. ON AN EARLIER OCCASION OUR NEW CR-V WOULD NOT START AS AFTER ONLY 30 MINUTES OF SITTING THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US YOU CAN'T LEAVE ANY LIGHTS ON AS THE BATTERY WONT LAST VERY LONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS MIXING WITH THE FUEL AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO KRENZEN HONDA (4160 HAINES RD, DULUTH, MN 55811, (218) 724-6632) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND PARTIALLY REPAIRED. A SYSTEM UPDATE AND OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN, IF THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,700. *TT CONSUMER STATED FIRST TIME CAR STARTED SMOKING AND THE ENGINE WAS DISABLED. SECOND TIME CAR SMELLED OF FUEL. VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE SHOULD BE ON OR BEFORE INCIDENT DATE *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR ON THE OIL DIPSTICK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN BEFORE THE VEHICLE WARMED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCLARTY HONDA (10 COLONEL GLENN CT, LITTLE ROCK, AR, (501) 482-5326) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09213798. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

ABNORMAL OIL DILUTION CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE. CAR TALKING LONG TIME TO WARM UP. NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. FOUL SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN

ENGINE OIL BECOMES OVERFILLED WITH GASOLINE. IT IS VISIBLE WHEN CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIP STICK. ALSO THE DIPSTICK SMELLS OF GASOLINE.

STATIONARY:GAS INTRUSION INTO OIL. DIPSTICK REEKS OF GAS. OIL VISCOSITY APPEARS WATERY. STRONG GAS SMELL IN GARAGE AFTER PARKING (HEATED GARAGE) - TAKES 6-8 HRS TO DISSIPATE SMELL DRIVING AND STATIONARY: STRONG GAS SMELL INTO DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER AREA, OUTSIDE PERIMETER OF CAR AND UNDER HOOD - SMELL APPEARS TO COME INTO CABIN WITH HEATER ON THROUGH VENTS. WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN AND HEATER OFF TO GET RID OF SMELL - MY EYES WATER, THROAT BECOMES TIGHT AND NOSE STARTS STINGING IMMEDIATELY - HEADACHES START AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND CONTINUE FOR 4-5 HRS AS DO THE OTHER SYMPTOMS THIS CABIN/UNDER HOOD GAS SMELL HAS HAPPENED WITH OUTSIDE TEMPS FROM 28-60 DEGREES. GAS SMELL IS MORE CONCENTRATED AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE CAR AND THEN TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RETURNING TO CAR TO START ENGINE WITHIN 10 MINUTES TO 4 HRS - IT LITERALLY MAKES ME NAUSEOUS AND DIZZY. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER CAR IS IN GARAGE, DRIVING ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. HAS BECOME WORSE THE PAST 6 WEEKS (CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2018) FROM HONDA DEALER IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. IT CURRENTLY HAS 2500 MILES ON ODOMETER WHAT ABOUT A FIRE UNDER HOOD FROM EXCESS FUEL NOT BEING BURNED OFF? I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY HEALTH AND EMISSIONS HAVE DRIVEN MANY TYPES OF CARS FOR OVER 50 YRS AND NEVER HAD THESE GAS INTRUSION ISSUES OR OIL INTRUSION FROM FUEL WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I NEED TO "AIR CAR OUT" BECAUSE OF SMELL AND IT'S RAINING OR SNOWING? THE POTENTIAL FOR ENGINE DAMAGE IN CONCERNING - EXAMPLE: HOW DOES GAS MIXED WITH OIL, LUBRICATE AN ENGINE AND ITS RELATED COMPONENTS PROPERLY? WHY IS THERE EXCESS BUILD UP OF FUEL IN OIL PAN? WHY AM I SUBJECTED TO THE NOXIOUS, HIDEOUS, AND SICKENING GAS SMELL IN CABIN? THEREFORE, I WOULD EXPECT AT A MINIMUM EXTENDED DRIVE TRAIN/ENGINE WARRANTY TO 6 YRS FROM HONDA WHICH WAS GRANTED IN CANADA AND WANT GAS SMELL ELIMINATED