NHTSA Complaint #11266439 — 2017 HONDA CR-V

THE OIL LEVEL HAS CONSISTENTLY INCREASED AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE, AND HAS HAD THE SMELL OF GASOLINE, EVEN WITHIN 1200 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF HONDA ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM SINCE I LIVE IN A WARM CLIMATE AREA, AND THEY INSIST, IN THE FACE OF CLEAR EVIDENCE, THAT ONLY COLD CLIMATES HAVE THE PROBLEM. 1,168 MILES AFTER AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, I SMELLED GAS FROM THE DIPSTICK, SO I SENT THE OIL IN FOR ANALYSIS. THE REPORT CAME BACK WITH CRITICAL (>5%) DILUTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEIR ENGINES MAY SIEZE, OR JUST STOP RUNNING, DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.