2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS INCREASING AND HAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. OIL VISCOSITY IS VERY THIN. VEHICLE IS ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD WITH JUST OVER 5000 MILES AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE BY THE DEALER, WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE OIL LEVEL HAD EXCEEDED THE "FULL" INDICATOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT AND AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE REPAIR DOCUMENT SAYS "THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT YET, HONDA WILL COME UP WITH SOMETHING". I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS FOR ENGINE DAMAGE AND SAFETY OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE

OIL LEVEL INCREASING. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS, GASOLINE GETTING INTO THE OIL. AM LOSING POWER ON HEAVY ACCELERATION. WAS MOVING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.

FUEL HAS LEAKED INTO THE OIL. THE OIL SMELLS LIKE FUEL AND IS A LEAST A QUART HIGH ON THE DIPSTICK. SMELL OF FUEL IN INTERIOR. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON

AT 2600 MILES, ENGINE OIL LEVEL HAS RISEN TO OVERFULL DUE TO UNBURNED GASOLINE LEAKING INTO LUBRICATION SYSTEM OIL WAS VERY THIN AND WATERY AND WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH CRVS WITH TURBO ENGINES, BUT HAD NO GUIDANCE FROM HONDA ABOUT ANY LONG TERM FIX. THEY CHANGED THE OIL FREE OF CHARGE

RESULTS OF FUEL LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL .HAD ENGINE OIL ANALYZED AT 3370 MILES. IT HAD FUEL DILUTION OF >8%. ACCEPTABLE IS NO HIGHER THAN 2.5%. SLIGHT GAS SMELL IN CABIN. DIPSTICK SMELLED OF GAS AND OIL LEVEL WAS HIGHER THAN FULL LEVEL.THIS WILL DAMAGE ENGINE. I WAS STOPPED AT RAILROAD CROSSING AND HEARD A BOOM AND CAR SHOOK. UNABLE TO GET STATEMENT FROM HONDA OR DEALER IF CAR SAFE TO DRIVE.

HONDA CRV 2018 TOURING. GAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL. HAD ENGINE OIL ANALYZED AT 3370 MILES AND THE FUEL DILUTION WAS >8%. THIS WILL CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE. SLIGHT SMELL OF GAS IN CABIN. STRONG SMELL OF GAS AT DIPSTICK. OIL ON DIPSTICK SHOWED OVER FILL LINE. WHEN STOPPED AT RAILROAD CROSSING HEARD LOUD BOOM THEN CAR SHOOK. WAITING ON RESPONSE FROM HONDA AND HONDA DEALER SERVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,820.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERTS HONDA (LOCATED AT 19 PARK LN, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335, (610) 269-8200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS BEING DILUTED BY FUEL IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED TO ALLEVIATE THE FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR BECAME MORE PREVALENT IN THE CABIN AFTER THE OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09039894. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

GASOLINE IN LUBRICATION OIL IN 1.5 LITER TURBO CHARGED ENGINE. VEHICLE STATIONARY IN GARAGE. 6,000 MILES ON CAR. CHECKED OIL LEVEL WITH ENGINE COMPLETELY COLD. LEVEL ON DIP STICK WAS HALF AGAIN AS HIGH AS THE "HIGH" LEVEL MARK. FLUID ON DIP STICK SMELLED STRONGLY OF GASOLINE. DID THIS IN RESPONSE TO RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HAVE CALLED DEALER WHO SAID 'BRING THE CAR IN AND WE WILL CHECK IT AND THEN DECIDE IF ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE". I WILL REPORT RESULTS OF UPCOMING MEETING WITH DEALER. THIS SITUATION CANNOT BE GOOD FOR THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT LUTHER BROOKDALE HONDA (6800 BROOKLYN BLVD, BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55429, (612) 424-7830), THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A FUEL ODOR ON THE OIL DIPSTICK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CHANGE THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.