2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

FUEL IS MIXING WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING THE OIL LEVEL TO BECOME HIGH AND THE OIL DILUTED. ON SHORT COLD TRIPS, THE CAB SMELLS OF GASOLINE. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED BY THE DEALER AND NOT EVEN 300 MILES LATER, THE OIL LEVEL IS HIGH AGAIN AND THE OIL SMELLS OF GASOLINE. ADDITIONALLY, MY CR-V DOES NOT HEAT UP PROPERLY. WHEN STARTED COLD, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE DASH NEVER COMES OFF OF COLD, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT IDLES. IT TAKES AT LEAST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING TO REGISTER HEAT. WHEN I REMOTE START MY CAR ON COLD DAYS, IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY HEAT UP THE CAR.

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT # 11138878, 11138881, AND 11139308. 1 MONTH OLD CRV, 2ND TIME TOOK TO DEALER FOR OIL OVERFULL/ OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. THEY HAVE A NEW SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH DIRECTED THEM TO CHANGE THE OIL (NOT FILTER) AND UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DEALT WITH HOW GASOLINE WAS SPRAYED INTO THE CYLINDERS AND WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP THE GASOLINE-IN-OIL CONDITION. AFTER A FEW DAYS -- AGAIN THE OIL IS OVERFULL (BY ABOUT AN INCH OVER "FULL"), THE OIL IS BLACK AND RUNNY AND REEKS OF GASOLINE. SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IF ANYTHING IT'S WORSE. SECOND, NEW PROBLEM: THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CAUSED OUR MPG DISPLAY TO CHANGE FROM 29.5 MPG (OVER 4000 MILES) TO 23 MPG. MORE ALARMINGLY, OUR GASOLINE MILEAGE HAS DECREASED FROM 26 CITY/30 HIGHWAY/ 29 AVERAGE TO 26/29/27 AVERAGE.

GASOLINE IS CONTAMINATING AND DILUTING THE ENGINE OIL. OIL TURNED BLACK AND DILUTED BY THE GASOLINE AND HAD TO BE CHANGED WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. CONCERNED THAT THE GASOLINE DILUTED OIL IS POSING A FIRE AND SAFETY RISK.

MY 2018 CR-V SUFFERS FROM THE DREADED [OIL DILUTION ISSUE] WHERE GASOLINE GETS INTO THE OIL RAISING THE LEVEL ABOVE THE FULL MARK. THE RESULT IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL, SOMETIMES IN THE CABIN BUT ALWAYS WHEN YOU PULL THE DIPSTICK TO CHECK THE OIL. THE OIL LEVEL IS ALWAYS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THE FULL MARK. I PRESENTED THIS ISSUE TO MY DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE OIL, THE HIGH LEVEL AND THE FACT THAT MANY 2017-18 CRV'S SUFFER FROM THIS SAME ISSUE. THEIR UNACCEPTABLE SOLUTION WAS TO CHANGE THE OIL AND MAKE LONGER TRIPS TO TRY TO BURN OFF THE GASOLINE IN THE OIL. THEY ALSO SAID THAT HONDA WOULD BE ISSUING A STATEMENT IN THE FALL ABOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. FIRST A BIT ABOUT THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF CRV OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM UNEXPECTEDLY STALLING AND LOSING POWER WHILE IN MOTION. SOME HAVE SUFFERED ACCIDENTS. DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A VEHICLE YOU'D LIKE TO PUT YOUR FAMILY IN? ALSO, DILUTED MOTOR OIL HAS TO HAVE LONG TERM DAMAGING EFFECTS ON THE ENGINE. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE LONG TERM VALUE OF A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE GREAT RESALE VALUE - THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT IT. SO HONDA ROLLS OUT THEIR "FIX", AND I NOTICE THAT THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO ADDRESS WHAT THEY CONSIDER "COLD WEATHER STATES". THEY ALSO PLAN TO ROLL THESE "COULD WEATHER STATE" FIXES OUT OVER A MULTIPLE MONTH SCHEDULE. NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL. WHAT ABOUT MY CAR HONDA. I WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD TREAT ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THE SAME AND WOULD WANT TO FIX AS MANY AFFLICTED VEHICLES AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES. HONDA HAS A VERY LOYAL OWNER-BASE. I BETCHA HOW THEY HANDLE THIS WILL AFFECT PEOPLE'S DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE. I KNOW IT WILL AFFECT MINE.

THIS VEHICLE GETS A TERRIBLE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON INITIAL START-UP. THIS VEHICLE IS UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE DO TO THIS SMELL, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ON. MY WIFE SUFFERS FROM MIGRAINES AND CANNOT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, VALLEY HONDA, IN AURORA IL. NO RESOLUTION WAS PROVIDED AS THEY INDICATED THE SMELL IS TIED TO THE WELL KNOW OIL-DILUTION PROBLEM WITH THIS 1.5 TRBO ENGINE, WHICH THEY CONFIRMED THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS (BUT FOR WHICH NO 'FIX' HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE U.S.) SO NOW, NOT ONLY AM I DAMAGING THE NEW ENGINE WHEN DRIVEN, BUT ALSO THE OCCUPANT HEALTH BY EXPOSING THEM TO GASOLINE FUMES. THIS IS JUST WRONG ON A NEW VEHICLE AND NEEDS A PROACTIVE RECALL ASAP.

ENGINE SOUNDS - CAR IS UNDER 3,000 MILES AS OF NOV. 2018. PURCHASED JUNE 2018. AIR CONDITIONING DID NOT WORK RIGHT AFTER JUNE 2018 PURCHASE. RETURNED 3 TIMES TO GET REPAIRED AND EVER SINCE THIS "REPAIR) TO FIX THE A/C, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN VERY LOUD ON ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP OR TO INCREASE SPEED WHEN AT A LOW SPEED. DO NOT RECALL THIS LOUD ENGINE AT PURCHASE. LOUD ENGINE SOUNDS DISAPPEAR AT CRUISE. HAD IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PURPOSE AND THE DEALER (SALMON, REPAIR DEPARTMENT HAVE STATED, "NOTHING WRONG, THIS IS THE WAY THE NEW CRV TURBO ENGINES SOUND).

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN IDLE OR DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. OIL LEVEL HIGH. FUEL AND OIL MIXING.

REAR D/S AND MIDDLE SEAT BELTS ARE CROSSED.UNABLE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT 2 @D/S OR 3 IN TOTAL.

2018 HONDA CR-V EX. SINCE I PURCHASED NEW EXCESS IN JAN 2018 FUEL IS GETTING INTO THE CRANKCASE AND DILUTING THE ENGINE OIL. HAVE TO CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. SENT SEVERAL OIL SAMPLES FROM MY CR-V TO A LAB AND IT COMES BACK HIGHLY DILUTED WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE PREMATURE ENGINE DAMAGE. ALSO, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN TEMPS ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND BELOW MY CR-V CANNOT HOLD A NORMAL ENGINE TEMPERATURE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS IS TURN CAUSES MY WINDSHIELD TO ICE OVER CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROADS. I HAVE CONTACTED AND VISITED MY HONDA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. HOW CAN MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS HAVE THESE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND NOTHING BE WRONG? I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION AND MY DEALER. I HAVE PURCHASED 4 NEW HONDA VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE MY LAST. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER FOR SURE.

NEW VEHICLE CHECKED OIL APPROACHING 4500 MILES IN PREPARATION FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE. OIL WAS BLACK, RUNNY, SMELLED OF GASOLINE ON DIPSTICK AND OVER 1/2 INCH ABOVE FULL MARK ON DIPSTICK. TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER SERVICE AND THEY SAID MUST HAVE BEEN OVERFILLED AT FACTORY. REPLACED OIL AND FILLED TO EXACTLY 50% MARK ON DIPSTICK AND DOUBLE CHECKED. 3 WEEKS AND 200 MILES LATER, OIL 1/8 -1/4 INCH ABOVE FULL. CAR SOMETIMES RUNS ROUGH WHEN COLD AT IDLE OR PARK. CALLED 2 DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY SAID WE KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT NO INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION GIVEN FROM HONDA IN US. CHINA AND JAPAN ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALLS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. WINTER IS COMING AND CONCERNED ABOUT COLD WEATHER RELIABILITY OF MOTOR.