NHTSA Complaint #11157012 — 2017 HONDA CR-V

WHILE DRIVING MY '17 HONDA CR-V EX, IT SUDDENLY SPUTTERED, STARTED LOSING POWER & WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE OVER 10MPH. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR STARTED BLINKING. I WAS IN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. I PUT FLASHERS ON & CARS DROVE AROUND ME. I GOT TO A SIDE ST & THE MANUAL SAID IF INDICATOR IS BLINKING, IT'S A MISFIRE IN ENGINE'S CYLINDERS & TO WAIT FOR ENGINE TO COOL DOWN. I SAT FOR 40 MINS & MADE IT BACK HOME CLOSE BY & CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO TOWED IT TO HONDA NEW ROCHELLE. I CAN'T REMEMBER BEING THAT FRIGHTENED DRIVING. WHEN BOB FROM HONDA NR CALLED HE SAID MY CAR HAS TOO MUCH OIL, ABOVE TOP OF DIPSTICK & IT'S THE FAULT OF THE PERSON WHO CHANGED THE OIL (ON OCT. 30, 5 WKS EARLIER). COMPLAINTS LISTED IN 2 10/2018 CONSUMER REPORT ARTICLES (BELOW) RE '17 HONDA CR-V EX STATE GAS IS MIXING WITH THE OIL & OIL LEVEL SOMETIMES RISES ABOVE FULL LEVEL ON DIPSTICK. BOB SAID HE KNEW ALL ABOUT THE CR ARTICLES. HONDA CHARGED ME $213.99 FOR DIAGNOSTICS & TO CHANGE THE OIL. HE SAID THAT WAS MY CHOICE OR I COULD HAVE THE CAR TOWED SOMEWHERE ELSE. MY CAR HAS APPROX 4,600 MILES ON IT. MY 2 SISTERS HAVE THIS SAME CAR & WE OFTEN HAVE CHILDREN IN IT. WE'RE PETRIFIED NOW ABOUT SUDDENLY LOSING ACCELERATION. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CAR-REPAIR-MAINTENANCE/HONDA-CR-V-AFFECTED-BY-ENGINE-TROUBLE/ HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CAR-REPAIR-MAINTENANCE/HONDA-DELAYS-CR-V-TURBO-ENGINE-FIX-DETAILS-ROLLOUT-PLANS/ THE CR ARTICLES DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR & DETAIL THE PROBLEM AS HAPPENING ESP. TO DRIVERS IN COLD STATES WHO MAKE FREQUENT SHORT TRIPS. THAT DESCRIBES ME. IT SAID HEAT IN THIS MODEL CAN BE AN ISSUE & MY HEAT/DEFROSTER HAVE NEVER WORKED WELL. HONDA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS SUV, & HONDA NEW ROCHELLE DISMISSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CR REPORTS & MY RECENT TERRIFYING DRIVE.