2018 HONDA CR-V Engine Problems

THE ENGINE OIL IS BEING DILUTED WITH GASOLINE DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN BY HONDA. WE FIRST NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE CABIN IN OCTOBER 2018. WE BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN NOV 2018, THEY NOTED THE PROBLEM AND DID AN OIL CHANGE. HONDA RELEASED TSB 18-114 IN DEC 2018 TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY CR-V TO THE DEALER ON 01/03/2019 AND THEY APPLIED THE FIX PER TSB 18-114. HOWEVER 3 WEEKS LATER, I NOTICED GASOLINE STILL DILUTING THE ENGINE OIL. I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK AND THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE ON 01/30/2019 (FOR FREE) AND ADVISED TO COME BACK IN 1,000 MILES TO CHECK THE OIL AGAIN. I AM AFRAID HONDA HAS NO REAL FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AND THIS CONSTANT DILUTION WITH LEAD TO LONG TERM ENGINE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE OTHER SIDE EFFECTS LIKE STALLING.

PURCHASED VEHICLE NOV 9, 2018. FROM 50-450 MILES, HAD VERY POOR AVG MPG (AVG 12-16 MPG COMBINED). ON JAN 1, WITH UNDER 450 MILES ON CAR, AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1.5 MILES OF DRIVING (DRIVING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE), COMPUTER MPG INDICATOR BECAME ERRATIC/BLINKING FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES (INDICATED FROM 2 - 80 MPG AND OCCASIONALLY APPEARED AS -------) THEN RETURNED TO HIGHER THAN USUAL NUMBER. JAN 2, STARTED CAR, VERY STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS INSIDE CABIN (HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS) FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES - REPORTED TO/MADE APPT WITH DEALER. JAN 3, BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR APPT, TOLD NO ODOR CURRENTLY DETECTED BY SERVICE MANAGER IN CABIN, NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND DID NOT TAKE CAR OR PROVIDE REPAIR ORDER NUMBER. AT 594, (FEB 5) RETURNED TO DEALER WITH STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS IN OIL (ON DIPSTICK AND OVER ENGINE WITH HOOD UP). OIL ON DIPSTICK APPEARED...

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2018. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE "FULL" MARK ON THE DIPSTICK. CHECKED ON-LINE AND LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAD MADE THE SAME OBSERVATION, NOTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT 1.5 LITER TURBO ENGINES ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. DEALER CHANGED OIL AND FILTER AT NO CHARGE. PROBLEM PERSISTED, WITH 3 MORE OIL CHANGES AT NO COST OVER NEXT 4 MONTHS DUE TO GASOLINE DILUTION OF OIL AND CONSEQUENT OVERFILL OF CRANKCASE AS READ ON THE DIPSTICK. HONDA DEALERSHIP CARRIED OUT A HONDA PRODUCT UPDATE ON THIS VEHICLE REFERENCED AS "1245A2 PRODUCT UPDATE CAMPAIGN" THAT INVOLVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN WHICH THE PCM AND TCM WERE PROGRAMMED AND THE A/C CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. OIL LEVELS SEEMED NORMAL FOR ABOUT...

GAS AND OIL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. GAS IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING OVERFILL LEVEL. OIL LEAK ON FLOOR OF GARAGE. FEAR GAS IN OIL WILL CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF ENGINE. JUST FOUND THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY HONDA IN 2017 AND 2018 MODELS BUT STILL SOLD ME THE CAR. TAKING CAR IN. BOUGHT NEW HAS 2100 MILES NOW.

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR OIL DILUTION ISSUE AND ENGINE NOT WARMING UP PROPERLY AND GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. HONDA REPAIRED ON 1/11/19. RECALL REPAIR DID NOT WORK. TOOK IT BACK ON 1/16/19. STILL DOES NOT WORK. I STARTED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND LEFT IT RUN FOR 35 MINUTES WITH HEATER ON HIGH AND FAN ON HIGH STILL BLOWING ICE COLD AIR TEMP GAUGE DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. STILL SMELL GAS IN VEHICLE ENGINE OIL IS OVERFILLED ABOUT 3/8 INCH ABOVE FULL ON DIP STICK. ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON 2/12/19 TO TRY AND FIX FOR THIRD TIME. SATURDAY MORNING 2/9/19 AT 7:10 IN MORNING ON WAY HOME FROM WORK 23 DEGREES OUT I HAD TO PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE WAS MAKING ME SICK. SUNDAY MORNING AT 7:10 ON WAY HOME FROM WORK 17 DEGREES OUTSIDE STARTED VEHICLE UP AT 6:50 7:05 I GOT IN VEHICLE STILL...

FUEL GETTING INTO ENGINE OIL

PURCHASED JANUARY 2018. NOTICED OCCASIONAL GASOLINE SMELL, ENGINE SLOW TO WARM UP AND OIL LEVEL RISING WAY ABOVE MAXIMUM. OIL TESTING SHOWED OVER 7.5% GASOLINE IN CRANKCASE. REPORTED TO DEALER, WHO DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM. REPORTED TO HONDA OF AMERICA AND WAS IGNORED. I UNDERSTAND A FIX IS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE IN NORTHERN TIER OF STATES. I LIVE IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ AT 7,000 FEET ELEVATION. TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO NORTHERN STATES.

HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT A GREASE MONKEY. THEY NOTED THAT THE OIL STICK INDICATED THAT IT WAS ABOVE FULL AND SMELLED OF GAS. WHEN DRAINING THE OIL, THEY SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AS WELL. OIL AND GAS ARE MIXING IN THE ENGINE WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY HONDA FOR THE 1.5L TURBO ENGINE WHICH IS IN MY CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THAT GAS AND OIL MIX WILL CAUSE ISSUES RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2018 HONDA CRV IN AUGUST OF 2018 AND SOON AFTER FOUND OUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GAS GETTING INTO THE OIL IN THE 1.5 L MODELS IN THE YEARS 2017 AND 2018. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE I NOTICED IT APPEARED TO BE A BIT HIGH ON THE DIPSTICK. I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE OIL MYSELF AT ABOUT 1500 MILES AND FOUND THERE WAS 7.5 QUARTS WHEN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 3.7 QUARTS. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF CHANGING THE OIL I NOTICED THE OIL WAS UP HIGHER ON THE DIPSTICK AGAIN SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT WILDE HONDA FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD SOON BE A FIX FOR THE ISSUE AND THEY CHANGED THE OIL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK A COUPLE WEEKS LATER TO HAVE THE FIX DONE TO THE VEHICLE....

DURING IDLE THE ENGINE LOOSES HEAT ALSO CAUSING THE HEATER INSIDE THE CABIN TO LOOSE HEAT AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 10 DEGREES.

THE ENGINE IS DILUTED WITH GAS. WHEN I CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN A COLD MORNING, THE OIL LEVEL IS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE MAX OIL LEVEL ON THE DIPSTICK. I CALLED HONDA HELP LINE, AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE KNOWN TSBS FOR OUR CAR, AND THEY REFUSE TO APPLY THE TSBS TO MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE ROLLING OUT THE FIX TO OTHER STATES FIRST.

MY 2018 HONDA CR -V 1,5 HAS A ISSUE WITH GAS GETTING IN THE OIL, I DID TAKE TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AT 12913 MILES TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AT 14830 MILES I CHECKED THE OIL IN THE 1917 MILES SINCE RECALL PERFORMED OIL BECAME ABOUT A QUART MORE SO OIL IS DELUDED WITH GAS STILL A ISSUE AFTER HONDA RECALL , I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID JUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A OIL CHANGE , I CAN NOT PAY $75 PLUS EVERY 2K MILES FOR A OIL CHANGE , HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION OR ACTS LIKE THEY EVEN THINK THIS IS A BIG ISSUE

THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AND WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. SMELLED TERRIBLY AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. ONLY 2,768 MILES.

PROBLEM WITH GASOLINE GETTING INTO ENGINE OIL AND TURNING OIL DARK BROWN. ENGINE 1.5-LITER TURBO. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE OIL RAISES THE OIL LEVEL, AND TRIGGERS A TERRIBLE SMELL AND BRINGS INTO QUESTION THE PROSPECT OF LONG-TERM DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE OIL'S INABILITY TO PROPERLY PROTEST THE ENGINE. BOUGHT CAR NEW FEB 1, 2018. AUG. 8, 2018 FIRST DEALER SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE MILEAGE 6,532 MAINTENANCE INDICATOR 15%. AT CHANGE OIL CHECKED OUT AT FULL AND CLEAR. CHECKED OIL IN EARLY NOV AND FOUND THE CLEAR OIL WAS NOW OVER THE FULL MARK BY HALF INCH AND HAD TURNED DARK BROWN. ON INTERNET FOUND OTHER CAR OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD OIL CHANGED BEFORE NORMAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF OIL PROBLEM. JAN 31, 2019 MAINTENANCE INDICATOR WAS AT 30% AND DARK BROWN OIL WAS HALF INCH OVER FULL ON DIPSTICK. MILEAGE AT 12,005 MILES. AVERAGE DRIVING...

HAVE A 2018 HONDA CRV WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE, I KEEP GETTING A GAS/ EXHUAST SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER CAB WHILE IT IS IDLING (STATIOARY) AND FUEL SMELL IN ENGINE OIL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN AND THOS MOTOR DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. MYBE IT SHOULD. THE PROMBLEM JUST HAPPENED AGAIN, I AM GOING TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN. THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE. IF MY COUNTY L LIVE IN, HAD EMISSION TESTING, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T PASS, THE TAIL PIPE HAS BLACK CARBON ON IT.

DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A FEW MINTUES ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SLOWING DOWN. GOT TOWED AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAVE A MULTIPLE MISFIRE AND THE ENGINE OIL IS OVER THE RECOMMENDED OIL IN THE DIPSTICK, AND IT SMELLS MIXED WITH FUEL. THEY JUST CHANGE THE OIL AND DIDNT FIX THE SOFTWARE

DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS. CAR LOST POWER. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO COAST ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME I PARKED THE CAR SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR TO GET HEAT WHILE WAITING FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THE DASH LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGES. CAR UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER BOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP.

SPORT HONDA CONFIRMED THAT GASOLINE IS MIXED IN WITH OIL...THE OIL STICK HAS VERY BLACK OIL UP HIGH ON THE STICK. ON SEVERAL OCSASIONS IN JAN 2019 A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL APPEARED IN THE CAR CABIN... THE GAS MILEAGE DROPPED ABRUPTLY AT THIS TIME BY 12% THE HONDA DEALER HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE EARLY MORNING JAN 31,2019 AND HAS NOT RETURNED MY 2 PHONE CALLS. THE STRONG SMELL ONLY OCCURED WHILE DRIVING.

PURCHASED THE 2018 HONDA CR-V EX-L NEW FROM PEARSON HONDA, MIDLOTHIAN VA. 23112. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE I NOTICED THE ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DURING DECEMBER 2018, I CALLED THE DEALER COMPLAINING THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE ENGINE OIL. I WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY OFFERED TO CHANGE THE OIL FREE OF CHARGE. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT HONDA KNEW ABOUT THIS ENGINE DEFECT DURING 2017 AND STILL INSTALLED THE DEFECTED ENGINES IN THE 2018 CR-V. HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN VA. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO KEEP BRINGING IN THE VEHICLE AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FOR ADDITIONAL FREE OIL CHANGES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND ANY ASSISTANCE FROM YOU WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SECOND ISSUE: WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE...

THE ACTIVE SAFETY AND DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEMS RANDOMLY SWITCH THEMSELVES ON AND OFF WHILE IN MOTION AND ARE UNRELIABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPEN IN NORMAL DRIVING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND COLD WITH SNOW FLURRIES. THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO WARM TO TO "NORMAL" OPERATING TEMPERS ESPECIAL ON MN COLD DAYS. IT MAY NOT WARM UP PERIOD ON DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE FALL TO 15 DEGREES OR LOWER. ON DAYS OF 50 DEGREES OR LESS IT WARMS UP WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS IT MAY NOT WARM UP AT ALL. THERE IS THE DISTINCT SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR AT TIMES. ADDITIONALLY THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE AN OIL DILUTION PROBLEM AS THE OIL LEVEL REGISTERS ABOVE THE MAX OIL LEVEL LINE ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN MY MIND THESE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES. I WONDER IF THE SAFETY SYSTEMS...

DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATION ON 01/30/2019 AFTER ~10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING (AND AFTER THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED A WARMED UP ENGINE) I EXPERIENCED ENGINE SPUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE ENGINE "SKIPPED" ONCE BELOW 10MPH WHICH FELT LIKE A BAD SHIFT (BUT IT HAS A CVT) AND THEN ONCE REACHING ~17MPH, THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY SPUTTERED PREVENTING FURTHER ACCELERATION; THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WHILE THE SPUTTERING WAS OCCURRING. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE VEHICLE AN ADDITIONAL ~.1 MILES TO MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH NO ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

TAKATA RECALL THE OIL LEVEL IN MY HONDA EXTREMELY RAISED HIGHER THE MAX. BAR, AND IT SMELLS GAS. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON HIGHWAY BECAUS I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF THE OIL WILL LEAK OR THE CAR WILL JUST SUDDENLY STOPE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUES TO HONDA. THANK YOU

THE HEAT IN THE 2018 CRV DOES NOT OPERATE SAFELY DURING AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURES (NORTH DAKOTA). WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY COLD OUTSIDE, BELOW ZERO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE HEAT IS NON EXISTENT CAUSING A TERRIBLE PROBLEM WITH DEFROSTING WINDOWS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RESOLUTION. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL ENGINE AND THERE WAS NO FIX IN PLACE FROM HONDA. I PROCEEDED WITH AN INCIDENT WITH AMERICAN HONDA WHICH THE CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THIS WAS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER AND MANY CAR FORUMS SAY OTHERWISE. I GUESS NOW I WAIT FOR RESOLUTION, TRADE THE VEHICLE, OR CRASH AS MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

I'M HAVING TWO ISSUES WITH MY CR-V 1) ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS SHOWING MORE THAN THE HIGHER LIMIT BECAUSE OF ENGINE OIL DILUTION. 2) GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN. I CONTACTED HONDA ON THESE ISSUES BUT THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY RECALL NOTICE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

ON 2019-01-25 AT ABOUT 12:25PM I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. COMING FROM A FULL STOP I TURNED RIGHT ONTO A MERGE LANE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. CAR SPED UP THEN SUDDENLY LOST RPMS. I MADE IT TO 45MPH AND, FORTUNATELY, HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MERGE. IF I HAD STARTED ONE OR TWO SECONDS LATER, I WOULD'VE HAD TO PANIC-BRAKE IN THE MERGE LANE INSTEAD OF MERGING. THIS WAS DISCONCERTING. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 10 MINUTES EARLIER THAT MORNING; I HAD THEN DONE A QUICK SHOPPING TRIP AND HAD RESUMED DRIVING. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 30S. CAR IS REGULARLY DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES IN OUR SMALL TOWN. OIL LEVEL, MEASURED AT DIPSTICK WITH CAR LEVEL AND ENGINE COLD, IS WELL PAST THE HIGH MARK.

GAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINES OIL, CAUSING OIL LEVEL TO RISE, STRONG SMELL OF GAS AROUND CAR CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE.

PROBLEM WITH GASOLINE MIXING IN WITH THE ENGINE OIL. TOOK TO DEALER FOR RECALL AND PROBLEM IS WORSE. DEALER ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA CORP AND THE NHTSA.

ENGINE OIL APPEARS TO BE DILUTED EVEN AFTER HONDA'S FIX. HEATER WORKS POORLY EVEN AFTER FIX.

OIL IS DILUTED WITH GASOLINE. OIL VOLUME WAS A QUART OVERFULL. IT WAS STATIONARY.

OIL DILUTION. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE CRANKCASE CONTINUALLY RISES DUE TO GAS SEEPAGE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR TO THE ENGINE. ONGOING SINCE PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. THE ENGINE ALSO NEVER WARMS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE UNLESS YOUR GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS HIGHLY UNSATISFACTORY WHEN AROUND TOWN.

I LIVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, A VERY COLD CLIMATE. MY HONDA CR-V EX HAS REMOTE START. WITH EVERY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED, YOU REMOTE START THE VEHICLE, IT IDLES FOR 10-15 MINUTES AND YOUR CAR GETS WARM AND THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTS. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT DO THIS. IT REMAINS COOL, AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFROST. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A COLD WEATHER CLIMATE. THE ENGINE HAS TO BE RUN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR MANY MILES (SAY 10-15) BEFORE THE ENGINE HEATS UP ENOUGH TO PRODUCE NOTICABLE HEAT. THIS IS UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WITH THE WINDSHIELD. DURING A RECENT ICE STORM, I COULD NOT KEEP MY WINDSHIELD FROM BUILDING UP ICE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET ENOUGH HEAT TO THE WINDSHIELD EVEN USING THE DEFROST SETTING AND FANS AT FULL ON.

PURCHASED NEW HONDA CR-V 2018. OIL HAS GASOLINE ENTERING CRANKCASE AND AN ODOR OF GASOLINE IS EVIDENT. HONDA SENT RECALL AND I HAD THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED AND IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.

PURCHASED 2018 HONDA NEW FROM BOARDWALK HONDA, NJ. IMMEDIATELY GAS WAS ENTERING OIL AND GAS ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AND STATED HONDA WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND WORKING ON A REPAIR. CONTACTED BY BOARDWALK HONDA AND TOLD THEY RECEIVED REPAIR INFO FROM HONDA. I TOOK CAR IN AND THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE. THE REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

1/8/2019 - SMELLED SULFUR FROM EXHAUST. MADE APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THE OIL/GAS RECALL REPAIR. 1/16/2019 - RECALL REPAIR. 1/19/2019 - SMELLED SULFUR, THIS TIME IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. 1/20/2019 - TWICE, WHILE IDLING, THE ENGINE KNOCKED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL THOUGH IT DID NOT.

WHEN YOU PULL DIPSTICK OIL SMELLS LIKE GAS, ALSO STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING! IT MAKES ME SICK SO YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER SOMETIMES ON BUSY HIGHWAY FOR SMELL TO STOP. YOU CAN OPEN WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. I KNOW IT IS SOFTWARE ISSUE IN HONDA COMPUTER, CHINA AND CANADA ALREADY RECALL 650.000 HONDA CRVS HEAT DOESN'T WORK PROPER EITHER, GOING FROM WARM TO COLD REALLY FAST, TOOK MY 11 MONTHS OLD TO HONDA THEY SAID IS NORMAL SMELL GAS IN OIL. I HAVE THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON PAPER. NOT SURE WHY NOTHING IS DONE. IT HAS TO BE HARD ON ENGINE ALL THIS GAS IN OIL CHAMBER.

CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING BRAND NEW 2018 HONDA CRV VOYAGER REGARDING OIL DILUTION. THE COMPANY SAYS THAT THE GAS SMELL ON THE VEHICLES OIL DIP STICK IS "NORMAL." THEY ALSO STATED THAT IF THE OIL LEVEL IS TOO HIGH AN INTERIOR LIGHT OR ENGINE NOISE WOULD INDICATE AN ISSUE. MEANING THAT THE OIL LEVEL IS ARBITRARY.

MY 2018 HONDA CRV TOURING WITH 1.5L TURBO ENGINE HAD HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SMELL OF FUEL FUMES IN THE INTERIOR CABIN SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WHEN YOU TURN THE AIR ON WITH THE AIR COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE VENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES IS APPARENT, WHICH IS ALSO A SERIOUS HEALTH SAFETY CONCERN AS INHALATION OF FUMES IS DEFINITELY BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH. EVERY TIME I CHECK MY OIL LEVEL, THE DIPSTICK SHOWS THE OIL IS OVERFILLED BEYOND WHAT THE DIPSTICK MEASURES AND THE OIL SMELLS HEAVILY OF GAS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY 5TH GENERATION CRV OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THE 1.5L TURBO ENGINE WITH TOO MUCH GAS GETTING INTO THE OIL AND THE SMELL OF FUMES IN THE CABIN. THIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING MY OIL LEVEL TO RISE TO...

OIL IS BEING DILUTED BY BLOW-BY GAS FROM COMBUSTION CHAMBERS.

AFTER RECEIVING HONDA TSB 18-124 FROM HONDA, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE ISSUE, MY CR-V PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE! NOW, NOT ONLY DOES THE VEHICLE GET A TERRIBLE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CABIN, (ESPECIALLY ON INITIAL START-UP AND WHILE IDLING), BUT THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED NEW PROBLEMS. INCLUDED AMONG THESE ARE: - WORSE OIL DILUTION (GAS IN THE ENGINE OIL) . IT ROSE BY 1 QUART IN 2 WEEKS SINCE GETTING THE UPDATE (ABOUT 500 MILES OF DRIVING) - A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE OIL AND EVEN AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE - WORSE GAS MILEAGE. A DECLINE BY SEVERAL MPGS - COLDER CABIN -- TAKES MUCH LONGER TO GENERATE HEAT THIS IS JUST WRONG ON A NEW VEHICLE AND NEEDS A PROACTIVE RECALL AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION ASAP. PLEASE DO NOT BELIEVE HONDA ' USERS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES AFTER THEIR UPDATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COCONUT POINT HONDA (22240 S. TAMIAMI TRL, ESTERO, FL) AND A PRODUCT UPDATE WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE OIL CONTINUED TO SMELL OF FUEL AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS VERY HIGH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THERE IS GASOLINE LEAKING INTO MY OIL. THERE IS OVER 1 QUART OF OIL IN MY 4 QUART OIL PAN. THE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIP STICK IS 1/2" HIGHER THAN THE MAXIMUM LEVEL ON THE DIPSTICK AND THE OIL REEKS OF GASOLINE. HONDA HAS TRIED, BUT FAILED TO FIX THIS. I CAN SMELL THE GAS IN THE CABIN AND WHEN IT IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I CONTACTED A MAJOR OIL COMPANY IF THE RATIO OF GAS TO OIL WOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM AND HE SAID IT WAS "ALARMING" I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ODOR OF GAS, SPECIFICALLY THE BENZENE WHICH IS PRESENT IN GASOLINE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIRE TOO. WE HAVE HAD THE DEALER CHANGE THE OIL TWO TIMES NOW EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST BRAND NEW AND WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE UNTIL 10K MILES ON IT.

OIL DILUTION, GASOLINE GETTING INTO CRANKCASE

WHEN EVER I DRIVE MY CAR IN CITY AND HIGHWAY I SMELL GAS OR BURN SMELL STRONG IN CABIN .I RECENTLY NOTICE THAT MY FRONT HEADLIGHT CHANGE INTO BRIGHT AND HIT THE ORDER CAR DRIVER FACE DIRECTLY IN TWO WAY STREETS AND NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS ONE TIMES

SONE HOW GAS IS GETTING THE OIL. I LEFT VEHICLE RUN AT IDLE FOR 15 MINUTES IN DRIVEWAY TEMP GAUGE DOES NOT MOVE. IF I DRIVE VEHICLE THE TEMP GAUGE GOES UP BUT STOP FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TEMP GAUGE STARTS DROPPING AGAIN. VERY STRONG ODER OF GASOLINE IN SIDE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT OR PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. YOU HAVE TO PUT WINDOWS DOWN IT SMELLS SO BAD. HONDA IS AWARE OF ALL THESE ISSUES AND DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO ANY OF THEM! MY VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO GET FIXED FRIDAY MORNING. 1-11-19 BUT ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET THE FIX HONDA IS DOING DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE HONDA IS FORCED TO DO SOMETHING? IT IS ALL HONDA CRV VEHICLES AND SOME OTHER MODELS FROM 2017 AND 2018.

GAS IS ENTERING AND RAISING ENGINE CRANKCASE OIL LEVELS. CONCERNED THAT SOFTWARE UPDATES MADE BY DEALER WILL SOLVE THIS ISSUE. WORRIED ABOUT LONG TERM ENGINE RELIABILITY. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND ENGINE WARRANTY COVERAGE TO PROTECT US DOWN THE ROAD.

GASOLINE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE LUBRICATION OIL REDUCING THE ENGINE LUBRICATION ABILITY.

AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES I CHANGED THE OIL IN OUR 2018 CR-V (FOR THE FIRST TIME) AND REALIZED THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 QUARTS TOO MUCH OIL (IT WASN'T ALL OIL, GASOLINE HAD DILUTED THE OIL). WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY AT THE HONDA DEALER IN GRAND ISLAND, NE TO HAVE THEM 'INSTALL UPDATED INJECTOR SOFTWARE AND SOMETHING CONCERNING THE A/C REGULATOR (THEY SAID).

BOUGHT A NEW 2018 CR-V EX TURBO IN SEPTEMBER. THEY NEVER TOLD ME THEY HAD ISSUES WITH GAS MIXING WITH THE OIL. THE MAINTENANCE FOR OIL CHANGES IS 10,000 MILES. I CHANGED OIL MYSELF AT 6,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 16,000 BY THE DEALER THE SECOND WEEK IN DECEMBER. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A/C COMPUTER. THEY STILL DIDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT IT WILL REPAIR. THEN I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THE SAME A/C COMPUTER. SO, I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK ONLINE JANUARY 6TH FOR RECALLS AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF CR-V'S HAVE GAS MIXING WITH THE OIL. SINCE I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED BY THE DEALER I THOUGHT I SHOULD CHECK TO SEE IF MINE HAS MIXED. MY OIL WAS 1/2' PAST FULL. I CALLED THE DEALER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WILL BE IN JANUARY 10TH. SO I MADE AN...

GASOLINE SMELL IN OIL,ALSO OCCASIONALLY GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN TURN ON THE HEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL IN THE ENGINE OIL. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE IDLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOBBY RAHAL HONDA OF STATE COLLEGE (LOCATED AT 2796 W COLLEGE AVE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801, (814) 552-1352) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,989.