The car strongly smelled of gas after running for short while for a long time. We ignored it initially. Later we realized that the odor was too strong to ignore and we have to open the window to get the smell out. The car was taken to the dealer who made some changes. It was taken care of. But the smell re-appeared after a couple of weeks and it was extremely strong during the extreme cold week, end of January 2019. Opened the hood and checked the engine oil level and the oil level was too high.

- Beachwood, OH, USA

One day as I was driving, all problem lights on my dashboard began to turn on, chime, and and giving messages such as "tire pressure monitoring poblem", brake system, break hold system, power steering, etc..." and my features such as cruise control and break hold became disabled. We had the spark plugs changed and the problem continued. We did an oil change and discovered that there was over 5 quarts of oil collected when only 3.5 had been pured in, also the oil was smelling like gasoline. We started researching and it seems that this is a problem with this car/model. Mechanic diagnosed lower compression on cylinder #4 and kept getting a cylinder #4 error.

- Palmdale, CA, USA

Oil level is going up. When you check the dip stick, it smells like gas amd it's over the maximum level. For the has pedal, when you press it it's squeaking.

- Daly City, CA, USA

Notice very toxic gasoline smell in vehicle cabin when driving car during colder weather. Also, notice gasoline smell in garage after car is parked. Have been monitoring the oil level for the past two months. The oil level was 1" above the high level mark in December 2018 and took car to Honda dealer. They replaced the oil and made a software update per a Honda bulletin. They notified me in writing that the problem is under review and Honda techline and engineers are aware of issue but no service bulletins, updates or repairs are available as of this time( Dec. 14,2018) it is now Jan 28, 2019 and the toxic gas smell is much more severe. Usa Honda was contacted today and case registered for my vehicle. Honda usa told me to again contact the Honda dealer regarding the problem. The dealer has been contacted and I'm waiting to hear back to resolve this problem. Honda and NHTSA may not consider this a safety issue with this vehicle but it certainly could become a health issue which is why I am notifying NHTSA.

- Kildeer, IL, USA

Gas is mixing in the oil of our new 2017 Honda CR-V. the 1.5 liter engine does not warm up sufficiently in cold weather, runs rich, and leaves un-combusted gas in the oil. Began losing power.

- Yonkers, NY, USA

Car occasionally smells like fuel on the inside. This happens at times days after the last time the gas tank was filled. Appears to be a leak somewhere. Can sometimes occur while car is in motion on highway or idling at standstill.

- Richmond, VA, USA

Stalling, loss of engine power, smell of gas in the passenger compartment, audio display erratic, all while car is in motion; front running lights blinking when foot on brake. Problems occur in cold weather.

- Canton, OH, USA

Vehicle oil continues to be at elevated levels, oil smells strongly of gasoline and a gasoline smell continues to be present in the cabin of the vehicle. This is still occurring even after the software update with A/C control unit replacement was done in November 2018.

- Tomah, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that oil was mixing with the fuel. The dealer (vandergriff Honda, 1104 w interstate 20, arlington, tx 76017, (817) 533-4266) noticed the failure and performed an oil change at no charge. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for another oil change 2,000 miles later. The contact had an oil sample sent off for diagnostic testing. The results showed over 5.3% of fuel in the oil and the contact was informed that any amount over 2% was indication of another failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle be taken back to the dealer. The dealer stated that there was an unknown recall, but the contact's vehicle was not included. The dealer stated that the vehicle was designed in this manner. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3,000.

- Arlington, TX, USA

As I was driving in the fast lane of the 405 freeway the car started to vibrate and make a lot of noise. Then it slowed down and would not accelerate at a normal rate. I went from 65 mph to about 30mph and barely avoided faster cars while pulling to the exit lane. I was able to take surface streets home. I thought it might be a blown head gasket so I checked the oil for water and found a lot of gas in it. The dipstick showed the level to be almost 1 1/4 inches above the max level line even after letting it sit for 30 minutes. When I took it to the dealership they said that this is normal and said the manufacturer said all I need is an oil change.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

In cold weather, when the car isn't to full operating temperature, fuel mixes with the engine oil which increases the oil volume over time. Honda has issued a recall in northern states but refuses to address other states where the problem exists (problem fully documented from the local dealer). Recall needs to be expanded to all states. Too much engine oil (mixed with fuel) will cause the car to stall. In addition, after talking to Honda corporate - they indicated a potential long term impact with damaged a cam shaft. Yet, they still refuse to fix my car or provide free oil changes until they decide to fix it. This has been an ongoing issue for over a year - fully documented.

- Allen, TX, USA

I check engine oil yesterday and found level very high on dipstick and smelling strongly of gasoline. I called the Honda dealer checkered flag where I purchased the vehicle and took it directly there.it had only been 180 miles driven since last oil change at dealer. They offered to change oil again and then told me to keep checking oil level and return to dealer in 1000 miles. I was told the oil level was half quart over filled and was because gas was not being burned during combustion because engine was not hot enough. They said it was normal and not to worry. I don't think the oil will protect my engine when it is so diluted with gasoline.I filed a complaint and got a case number [xxx] from Honda America, but want the problem to be fixed before there is long term damage to my engine. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

It smells like gas in the car

- Houston, TX, USA

The car is stalling from taking off from a stop. It's has been determined there is fuel getting into the oil pan causing the engine to stall at times, making merging into traffic unsafe.

- Mount Zion, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. Dch Honda of nanuet (10 NY-304, nanuet, NY 10954, (845) 367-4380) stated that the noise was normal. The contact also notified the dealer of a strong odor of fuel and oil. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. NHTSA campaign number: 17V442000 (fuel system, gasoline) was referenced. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

- West Haverstraw, NY, USA

Upon seeing all of the complaints about the 1.5 liter turbo engine in the CR-V's and civics, I inspected the oil in my 2017 Honda CR-V only 100 miles after it was changed by the local Honda dealer. I pulled out the dipstick and noticed that the oil level was over the recommended limit and it was very dark in color. I leaned into the engine and noticed a strong presence of a gasoline smell. I have also noticed the presence of this smell before inside of the cabin but I thought it could be from something else. I am convinced it's coming from the engine. Honda needs to do something about this.

- Countryside, IL, USA

Oil dilution from fuel

- Painesville, OH, USA

Fuel smell in cabin and outside of vehicle. Found oil level high with Honda service doing all maintenance. Highly doubt updated software will prevent this from happening. Vehicle currently has 61,000 miles. Been doing this since purchase.

- Princeton, IL, USA

Fuel smell in cabin

- Bellaire, TX, USA

Ist oil/filter change by dealer at 4K miles all appeared to be normal. 2nd oil/filter change by dealer at 8K miles oil level was excessively high over dipstick max fill mark by 1/2 inch and oil dipstick had intense gasoline smell and oil viscosity was extremely low. Dealer says Honda is investigating an 'oil dilution' issue with this engine type.

- Shelton, CT, USA