NHTSA Complaint #11217243 — 2019 HONDA CR-V

THE 2019 HONDA CR-V TOURING VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED GASOLINE CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE OIL DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE DESIGN. THE ABNORMAL LEVELS OF GASOLINE CONTAMINATES HAS BEEN VALIDATED THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY LAB TEST. THE DEGRADATION OF THE LUBRICATING PROPERTIES OF THE ENGINE OIL RESULTS IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND IN-CABIN AIR QUALITY ISSUES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME UNLESS YOU LIVE IN SPECIFIC STATES WHERE THE FIX IS BEING OFFERED. THIS IS A KNOWN INTERNATIONAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. SOME REPORTS INDICATE THAT CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE ISSUES (I.E., STALLING) AS WELL AS HEALTH RELATED ISSUES DUE TO SUPER STRONG GASOLINE ODORS IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE REDUCED LUBRICATION QUALITY OF THE ENGINE OIL DUE TO THE ENGINE DESIGN ISSUE HAS LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE INDICATIONS.