2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE "COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM" ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HONDA OWNERS MANUAL STATES THIS HAS 3 STAGES OF WARNINGS. THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WAS DEFINITELY A STAGE 3 WARNING. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 40-45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD WITH THE CLOSETS VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME PROBABLY A 1/4 MILE AHEAD. THE CAR ALL OF SUDDEN BRAKED VERY HARD FOR NO REASON TO THE POINT IT ACTUALLY THREW ME FORWARD IN THE SEAT, ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND HAD A CAR BEHIND ME BEEN CLOSER, THEY LIKELY WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT I'VE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE AND FEEL IT CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO FULLY ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR, A WALL, AND INTO THE STEPS NEAR THE MUD ROOM OF THE HOUSE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY, INCLUDING THE ARMS, HIPS, BACK, AND MINOR BRUISING. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

NOTICED FUEL ODOR IN CAR AND WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS OVERFILLED, I THOUGHT, THEN NOTICED IT RAN OFF THE DIPSTICK LIKE WATER. IT SMELLED LIKE PURE GASOLINE AND WAS RED BROWN IN COLOR. CAR HAS 2054 MILES ON IT. REPORTED TO MY HONDA DEALER AND HAD THE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED. THEY, ROSEBURG HONDA, TOOK MY PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AND BEGAN RESEARCHING ONLINE FOR OTHER INFORMATION IN REFERENCE TO THIS SITUATION.

CAR ACCELERATES RAPIDLY, SURGES FORWARD WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING MONDAY, 08/27/18, MY CAR ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH IN TOWN DRIVING, NOT THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ABOUT 4 OR SO CAR LENGTHS. THERE WERE CARS TO MY RIGHT AND THE REAR BUT NONE WERE SO CLOSE THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF HITTING THEM NOR THEY HITTING ME. THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNING ON THE DASH. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME RESISTANCE WITH THE STEERING BUT UNSURE AT THIS TIME. I'VE LOOKED ON-LINE AND NOTICED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS AND THERE IS NO FIX. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM HONDA CARS OF MCKINNEY AND WENT TO SPEAK TO SERVICE DEPT ON 8/30/18, TO SEE WHAT REMEDY THEY CAN SUGGEST. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

FATAL ACC/LKAS "HONDA SENSING PROBLEM" WITH "AMBER WARNING LIGHT" ON DASH, AND SYSTEM ALL LOCKED UP WHILE ON I75 ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I EXITED AT THE LIGHT, I TURNED-THE-CAR OFF AND IT CLEARED THE ERROR MESSAGE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. NEW CAR. ONLY 1-DAY OLD. CALLED AND REPORTED TO DEALER BUT NOT RESPONSE YET. APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. RECOMMEND PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT WITH HONDA.

DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR BLURRY/SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ANY SPEED GOING OVER BUMPS; WHICH CAUSES SOME VISIBILITY CONCERNS- INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN CHANGING LANES. NOTICED IT DAY AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW CAR. DEALER REPLACED JUST THE MIRROR-DID NOT FIX PROBLEM, THEN DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE MIRROR ASSEMBLY-DID NOT FIX PROBLEM, TECHNICIAN AT DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE MULTIPLE NEW 2018 CR-V'S ON THE LOT AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM ON EVERY CAR HE DROVE. AFTER MUCH LOBBYING/BEGGING(TO THE DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE) FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED/FIXED, HONDA SENT OUT A FIELD ENGINEER TO EVALUATE, WHO TEST DROVE MY CAR AND 2 OTHER NEW LOT 2018 CR-V CARS, FOUND MIRROR VIBRATION AND BLURRINESS IN ALL CARS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF VIBRATION/BLURRINESS, OR "TOLERANCE" EXPECTED, UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED WITHIN A TOLERABLE RANGE. OFFERED TO REPLACE MY MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ANOTHER NEW CAR MIRROR ON THE LOT WHICH APPEARED TO VIBRATE LESS(BUT STILL WITH SOME BLURRINESS AT TIMES) WHICH I DID--SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT STILL SEE SOME MIRROR VIBRATION/BLURRINESS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEVER HAD A NEW CAR WHERE I AM SUPPOSE TO EXPECT AND TOLERATE SOME DEGREE OF DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BLURRINESS. WHILE ITS IRRITATING AND DISTRACTING, I BELIEVE IT MORE IMPORTANTLY REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD; ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ON MANY CARS IF NOT ALL 2018 HONDA CR-VS. **WILL SEND VIDEO OF MIRROR AT REQUEST.

AT ABOUT 810 MILES ON ODOMETER, I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL AND IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND LEFT CAR THERE FOR 3 DAYS THE SECOND TIME. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS GAS SMELL IS NORMAL IN THE ENGINE OIL. I ALSO NOTICED OIL IS TURNING BLACK AND THE LEVEL IS RISING (DUE TO GASOLINE ENTERING THE CRANKCASE. DEALER DROVE IT ABOUT 200 MILES AND WHEN I GOT CAR HOME, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OIL WAS WORSE AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE FULL MARK (DUE TO GASOLINE ENTERING INTO ENGINE OIL. THIS POSES A VERY DANGEROUS THREAT OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE OR THE GASOLINE IN OIL COULD START A FIRE. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL.

FOR THE SECOND TIME, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET.

AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE ON A CITY STREET, I NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN. UPON ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT OTHER CR-V OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION WITH OIL DILUTION (GAS GETTING MIXED IN WITH OIL). WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, THE LEVEL WAS OVER WHAT IS SHOULD BE AND THE DIPSTICK SMELLED OF GAS.