2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

OUR NEW 2018 HONDA CR-EX-L HAS THE 1.5L TURBO ENGINE. AFTER 1,012 TOTAL MILES, THE OIL WAS MORE THAN A QUART HIGH AND SMELLED OF GASOLINE. I HAD CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL WHEN WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAD BEEN NORMAL - BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER MARKS WHILE COLD. I COULD SMELL GASOLINE BOTH ON THE RAG AND COMING FROM THE CRANKCASE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND COMMUNICATED THE ABOVE PLUS I EXPRESSED SAFETY CONCERNS FROM THE GASOLINE. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED THE REGIONAL HONDA SERVICE REP AND THEY DECIDED TO CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. HONDA USA PAID FOR THE OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THE DEALER THAT 'WE KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ONE YET.' HONDA WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER ANY OF OUR SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS. WE ASKED ABOUT: ENGINE FIRE, FUEL VAPORS IN THE PASSENGER CABIN, ENGINE STALLING, HEATER/DEFROST NOT WORKING IN WINTER, DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FROM FUEL CONTAMINATED OIL. ALL QUESTIONS HAD NO ANSWER FROM EITHER HONDA USA NOR FROM THE DEALER. AFTER ~ 600 MILES OF ADDITIONAL DRIVING, THE PROBLEM IS BACK AS THE OIL IS OVER-FULL AGAIN. IT IS LOOKING LIKE THE OIL WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED EVERY 800 MILES OF DRIVING. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FUEL ACCUMULATING IN OIL PROBLEM. WE ASSUME THAT THE GASOLINE IS ACCUMULATING IN THE OIL DURING ENGINE RUNNING USEAGE OF THE VEHICLE; SO INJECTOR SPRAY IS WRONG RATHER THAN A FUEL-LINE LEAK.

MY ENGINE OIL IS REGISTERING HIGH ON THE DIPSTICK AND HAS A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. I GOOGLED THESE SYMPTOMS AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EARTH DREAMS 1.5 TURBO ENGINE, THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT, AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX!!!!!!! I DIDN'T SPEND $31,000 ON A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT WON'T LAST.

THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT ON OCTOBER 7, 2018 AND WHEN WE STARTED TO CHURCH WE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILGATE GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND HAD PARTIALLY FALLEN OUT.

GASOLINE SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN WHEN DRIVING CAR. GAS SOMEHOW LEAKS INTO ENGINE CRANKCASE AND DILUTES OIL AND CAUSES OIL LEVEL TO BE OVERFILLED. THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE, NOT JUST A SINGLE OCCURRENCE.

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE HONDA HARD BRAKED BY ITSELF, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON, I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS MOVING, WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED BY ITSELF VERY ABRUPTLY AND VERY HARD. THIS HAPPENED ON A SMALL STREET WITH NO OTHER CARS PRESENT.

OBVIOUS FUEL SMELL ON MY DIPSTICK. DIPSTICK READS MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL, TOO. CAR HAS 3000 MILES. GETTING ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE THIS WEEK [BY A PRO]. CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE. WILL HAVE ORIGINAL OIL FILTER SAVED. CAR IS 4 MONTHS OLD! 2018 HONDA CRV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HELENA HONDA (3377 US HIGHWAY 12, EAST HELENA, MONTANA 59601, (877) 962-2573). THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AREA FOR RODENTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,980.

MY CAR HAS STALLED TWICE IMMEDIATELY ON COLD START. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS BOTH TIMES IT RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED ROLLBACK, AS MY GARAGE IS ON A SLOPE, AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL "LOCKED" LIKE IN ENGINE OFF MODE, SO I ROLLED BACK DESPITE PRESSING THE PEDAL. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATION IF I HAD PEOPLE AROUND MY CAR.

I HEARD ABOUT GASOLINE GETTING INTO ENGINE OIL ON SOME 2017 AND 2018 HONDA CR-VS WITH 1.5 LITER TURBO ENGINES, SO STARTED MONITORING MINE. I NOTED A GASOLINE ODOR ON THE OIL DIPSTICK, AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS SLOWLY INCREASING ABOVE THE FULL MARK. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY HONDA DEALER ON 10/8/18 AND ASKED IF THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT. SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER MY CAR, AND HE STATED THAT THE GASOLINE ODOR IN THE OIL AND THE RISING OIL LEVEL WERE NOT NORMAL. I ALSO TOLD HIM I SOMETIMES SMELL A GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CABIN FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE CAR. HE RECOMMENDED AN IMMEDIATE OIL CHANGE, WHICH WAS DONE THAT SAME DAY. HE SAID HE WOULD NOTIFY HONDA ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND WOULD ADVISE ME WHEN A FIX IS AVAILABLE. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES.

I PURCHASED THIS 2018 CR-V AWD IN JANUARY 2018. NOW AS OF OCTOBER 2018, AFTER 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP WE ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG SMELLS OF FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN EVERYTIME WE DRIVE ON A COLD DAY. THE SYMPTOMS ARE IN LINE WITH THE OCTOBER 2018 CONSUMER REPORTS ARTICLE ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I CALLED MY DEALER ON OCTOBER 15, 2018 AND THEY HAVE NOTED THAT HONDA KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CONCERN FOR A $30K+ VEHICLE AND THAT MYSELF AND MY YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO THE SMELL OF FUEL EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THE CR-V.