2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

AFTER DRIVING MY CRV LESS THAN 500 MILES THE OIL LEVEL IS ABOVE THE FULL INDICATOR LINE AND HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I'VE CHANGED THE OIL THREE TIMES IN JUST UNDER 2000 MILES AND EACH TIME THE OIL LEVEL RISES AGAIN. I'VE ELIMINATED SHORT TRIPS ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO RUN AT LEAST 20 MINUTES AT FULL TEMPERATURE AND THAT HAS DONE NO GOOD. I'VE FOLLOWED HONDA'S SUGGESTION TO DRIVE IT IN SPORT MODE WHICH ALSO HAS DONE NO GOOD. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE AND HAS CONTINUED. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL HONDA DEALERS AND THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN OFFERING AN OIL CHANGE AT $69.99.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH INFOTAINMENT SCREEN/SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM FREEZES AND SOMETIMES GOES BLACK AND WON'T RESPOND TO TOUCHES AND OR INSTRUCTIONS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT FIX. ALSO, VEHICLE TEMPERATURE REMAINS COLD. THE CAR RUNS AND DRIVES FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THE TEMP STAYS COLD WITH NO HEAT IN THE CABIN. EXPERIENCING FUEL MIXING WITH OIL AND SOMETIMES SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN IS NOTICEABLE.HIGH OIL LEVEL IS ALSO PRESENT. DEALERSHIP AND HONDA NA BOTH INFORMED ME THAT I WILL NEED FREQUENT OIL CHANGES UNTIL THEY FIND A PERMANENT FIX.

I'M GETTING RANDOM FUEL/OIL SMELLS INTO THE CABIN. I ALSO NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL DIP STICK IS SHOWING OVERFILLED AND THE OIL SMELLS LIKE GAS.

AFTER 500KM OF DRIVING, THE OIL LEVEL WAS OVER THE TOP LIMIT AND THERE WAS STRONG GAS SMELL COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR TAKES A LOT TIME TO WARM UP. VISITED THE SHERWOOD PARK HONDA DEALER ON NOV 5, 2018 FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY FOUND THE OIL LEVEL WAS 25MM ABOVE THE LIMIT. THEY DISCHARGED SOME OF THE OIL WITHOUT OIL CHANGE. THEY FOUND NO RECALLS ON THIS SO THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AS MINOR AND SAYING PERHAPS THEY FILLED MORE OIL THAN NECESSARY. I CALLED HONDA CANADA TWICE ON NOV 5, 2018 REGARDING THE FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CASE NUMBER IS 1150181. THEY SAID THERE WILL BE AN "UPDATE" ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM FROM EARLY NOVEMBER, BUT NOT SURE WHETHER MY VEHICLE WILL BE INCLUDED INTO THIS "UPDATE". THEY PROVIDED THE RECALL LINK FOR ME TO CHECK PERIODICALLY. HONDA CANADA MENTIONED DURING THE PHONE CALL THAT IF THE PROBLEM LIKE THIS FOUND, SHERWOOD HONDA SHOULD CALL THE TECHNICAL LINE FOR SUGGESTION. WHEN ASKED WHETHER THEY HAVE CALLED HONDA CANADA REGARDING SUGGESTION OF OIL DILUTION PROBLEM, SHERWOOD HONDA SAID THEY HAVE THE CALL AS WHAT TO DO WITHOUT CONSULTING TO HONDA CANADA.

I PURCHASED MY FIRST HONDA CR-B 2018 AT THE END OF SEPT. 2018 AND TODAY IS NOV 4, 2018 AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF ORDER FOR @4 WEEKS. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM, VEHICLE DISTANT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS ARE ALL LIT UP AND FLASHING. NONE OF THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO AID IN DRIVING SAFETY IS WORKING. THE SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. TWO TRIPS TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I WILL MAKE A THIRD TRIP ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

THERE IS UNBURNT FUEL IN THE CRANKCASE CAUSING SEVERE EXHAUST FUMES IN SIDE THE PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT. ANY LONG RIDE IN VEHICLE CAUSE PASSENGERS TO GET NAUSEOUS AND LIGHT HEADED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT WHEN THE DIPSTICK WAS CHECK, THE OIL LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE HIGH MARK, THE OIL HAD A GASOLINE ODOR, AND THE OIL WAS DIRTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF MURFREESBORO (929 JOHN R RICE BLVD, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 896-3480) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ODOR WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLES WITH A TURBOCHARGED ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,697.

READ ARTICLE REGARDING GAS IN OIL ISSUE. CHECKED MY OIL THE NEXT MORNING AND FOUND IT TO BE OVERFILLED WITH THE DIPSTICK SMELLING LIKE GAS. CALLED HONDA - CREATED A CASE AND TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR A CHECKUP. THEY DID A COMPLIMENTARY OIL CHANGE, SAID THE DISPSTICK SMELLED LIKE EXHAUST AND TOLD ME THERE SHOULD BE A FIX IN NOVEMBER PER HONDA. JUST READ ABOUT THE PROPOSED FIX AND FOUND THAT THEY ARE ONLY DOING THIS IN COLD WEATHER STATES. I HAVE HGAD MY CAR FOR 9 MONTHS AND HAVE LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT. I ONLY USE IT FOR SHORT TRIPS WHICH IS WHY I BELIEVE I MAY HAVE THIS ISSUE. CALLED HONDA AGAIN TODAY TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE IN TEXAS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THINKING THEY NEED A PUSH TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE (PERHAPS AN OFFICIAL RECALL)?

ENGINE OIL IS BEING DELETED WITH GASOLINE IN LESS THAN 2000 MIES, WHICH WILL CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE OVER TIME. HAD OIL CHANGE, IT HAD ALMOST 1/2 INCH EXTRA FLUID ON THE OIL DIP STICK LEVEL AND THE OIL SMELLS LIKE OLD GASOLINE

WE SMELL GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE OIL, WHICH WE DISCOVERED IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CR-V 1.5L TURBO ENGINES. THE SALES PERSONNEL DID NOT OWN UP TO THE KNOWN TURBO PROBLEM WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT TURBO ENGINE RELIABILITY BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THIS DEFECT RUINS ENGINE PARTS AND COULD CAUSE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS WITH BODILY INJURY.