CarComplaints.com Notes: It's rare when a newer vehicle has defect trends. Judging from the identical 2017 model year, the 2018 Honda CR-V is likely to have at least two — overfilled oil levels with a gas smell, & heat not working.

Both problems affecting the Honda CR-V's 1.5L "Earth Dreams" engine appear to be related to cold-climate regions.

CR-V owners report overfilled oil levels due to fuel in the oil, & sometimes a gas smell in the cabin. That problem appears to be related to fuel injection which Honda hopes to fix via a software update. Honda so far has only conducted a recall in China & a "product update" in Canada.

CR-V owners also report no heat even after warming up their CR-Vs for 30 minutes — not even enough to defrost the windshield. So far, there has been no fix from Honda for this issue.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
9,299 miles

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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 21 of 23)

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problem #43

Oct 102018

CR-V

  • 3,820 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled and restarted after several minutes. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 3,820.

- New Hyde Park, NY, USA

problem #42

Oct 042018

CR-V

  • 3,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. the contact noticed a strong fuel odor in the vehicle while driving. The vehicle was taken to roberts Honda (located at 19 park ln, downingtown, pa 19335, (610) 269-8200) where it was diagnosed that the engine oil was being diluted by fuel in the engine, which caused the odor in the vehicle. The contact was informed that the engine should be replaced to alleviate the fuel odor. The contact stated that the odor became more prevalent in the cabin after the oil change was completed. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: 09039894. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.

- Elverson, PA, USA

problem #41

Oct 082018

CR-V

  • 6,000 miles
Gasoline in lubrication oil in 1.5 liter turbo charged engine. Vehicle stationary in garage. 6,000 miles on car. Checked oil level with engine completely cold. Level on dip stick was half again as high as the "high" level mark. Fluid on dip stick smelled strongly of gasoline. Did this in response to recent articles about this problem. Have called dealer who said 'bring the car in and we will check it and then decide if anything needs to be done". I will report results of upcoming meeting with dealer. This situation cannot be good for the car.

- Bigfork, MT, USA

problem #40

Oct 102018

CR-V

  • 7,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while the vehicle was being serviced at luther brookdale Honda (6800 brooklyn blvd, brooklyn center, mn 55429, (612) 424-7830), the technician noticed a fuel odor on the oil dipstick. The contact was informed to change the oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000.

- Golden Valley, MN, USA

problem #39

Oct 102018

CR-V

  • 5,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. the contact noticed a strong odor of fuel near the area of the crank case. There was also an internal leak that caused fuel to enter the oil. The dealer (chapman Honda tucson, 4426 E 22nd St, tucson, AZ 85711, (520) 445-4024) changed the oil, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

- Tuson, AZ, USA

problem #38

Oct 052018

CR-V

  • 26,000 miles
On or about October 5th, after reading consumer reports article about fuel in the engine oil I went and smelled my 2018 Honda CR-V's AWD ex oil dip stick and smelled a very strong oder of fuel. On Monday Oct. 8th I called my Honda dealership and they advised to schedule service for a check of the issue. On Tuesday Oct 9th I brought my CR-V in for scheduled service check, the following is the summary off the customer's copy of the invoice. "customer states there is a fuel smell mixed with oil states dipstick smell like fuel - check and advise advised customer this is a known issue and Honda has yet to come up with a counter measure for issue at this time advised customer he will be notified when fix is available." I will repeat "this is a know issue and Honda has yet to come up with counter measure for issue" I was verbally advised that my vehicle was reported to Honda as having the "known issue", I was also advised that this issue Honda believes is related to colder climates. I take that to mean Honda is aware every CR-V with the 1.5 liter turbo engine (dream engine) has this issue but it only manifests itself in colder climates. Also interesting is Honda is waiting to ship the 2019 models until fix is available, but not taking 2018 models off the market because that would mean Honda is recalling the vehicle.

- West Chicago, IL, USA

problem #37

Sep 222018

CR-V

  • 100 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. when the contact checked the engine oil level, he found fuel mixed with the engine oil. The vehicle was taken to heritage Honda bel air (1800 bel air road, fallston, md 21047, 410-343-5644) and the engine oil was replaced, but the dealer was unable to determine why fuel was mixed with the engine oil. The dealer stated that there was no remedy for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 100.

- Bel Air, MD, USA

problem #36

Oct 082018

CR-V

  • 2,374 miles
Gasoline mixing with engine oil. This is an addition to complaint # 11138878 and 11138881. On October 8th, 2018, after we complained about oil overfull and gasoline smell in oil, our Honda dealer changed the oil in our CR-V and said to "keep an eye on it." They said they could find only one other complaint like this, and the problem had gone away after one oil change. On 10/8/2018, after having the oil changed in the morning, we drove 130 miles, all highway miles, with the CR-V. the next morning we checked the oil. Already it was overfull, and already it smelled strongly of gasoline. The temperatures in Michigan that day (and others around it) were actually warm, with a high of 80 degrees F. on 10/9/18 we bought a quart of Honda 0W-20 oil at the dealer to compare the smell. The Honda oil smells like nothing on a paper towel. Oil from the dipstick of my CR-V reeks of gasoline. Please note not low temperatures and not short trip, this was warm temps and highway miles only, and the gasoline in engine oil problem has re-occurred after only 130 miles and one day.

- Okemos, MI, USA

problem #35

Aug 012018

CR-V

  • 4,100 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while operating the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present inside the vehicle and the check oil indicator illuminated. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the oil dip stick reading was extremely high and the odor of fuel was also present in the oil. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (Sierra Honda, 1450 S. shamrock ave, monrovia, ca) and it was confirmed that the odor of fuel was present in the oil and the oil dip stick reading was excessively high. The dealer also noticed that the oil color had darkened. The contact was informed that the manufacturer was aware of the failure, but no repair was presently available. The oil was changed and the fuel odor was no longer present; however, approximately one month later, the fuel odor returned and the oil dip stick indicated that the oil level was very high. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 4,100.

- Glen Dora, CA, USA

problem #34

Oct 082018

CR-V

  • 6,500 miles
Gasoline present in oil. Smell in cabin of car. Dip stick smells of gas and is indicating over filled.

- Stockbridge, GA, USA

problem #33

Oct 082018

CR-V

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2018 CRV-exl purchased on 9/3/18, our 5th Honda (3rd CRV), currently at 620 miles. We've always been impressed with the reliability of Honda vehicles, until recently. Last Friday (10/8/18), cnn news reported on a consumer reports (cr) article regarding the CRV 2018 engine problems, involving fuel mixing w/ engine oil. Apparently, there's an issue regarding gas mixing w/ oil in 2017 & 2018 Honda crvs with 1.5-liter engines, possibly causing stalling and engine damage. Numerous cr and NHTSA complaints involved stalling, loss of power, and smell of gas in the passenger cabin. Honda is working on a fix next month. Owners are advised to check the oil level on their crvs as it will be higher and less viscous if mixed w/ gas. We checked our CRV's oil last night and noticed the strong smell of gas on the dipstick. Brought the CRV this morning to our Honda dealership. Service rep reported that their test revealed no gas mixed w/ the oil and that the smell is from a special oil additive that Honda uses in new vehicles. We were advised to bring the CRV back for an oil change at 1500 miles. Rep was not aware of the cr & NHTSA complaints on gas leaking into the engine oil, until we told him. We agreed to bring the CRV back for the oil change. Called Honda to confirm the fix in November and mentioned our visit to the dealership. Customer rep insisted that Honda does not put any oil additive in the new crvs and that I was miss-informed by the service rep. I was referred to the CRV manual on page 572, stating that oil additives may adversely affect the engine performance and durability. I was assured that Honda engineers are working on the fix for the problem. I was directed to take my CRV to another dealership for a 2nd opinion and oil analysis. We're in the 'wait and see' mode until the fix is deployed next month.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #32

Oct 072018

CR-V

  • 4,770 miles
When checking the oil dipstick with a 1.5L turbo engine, I noticed the oil smelled of gasoline and and is not the consistency of engine oil. I did this first after the car sat in the garage overnight and after driving on the highway for 25 minutes 2X in an attempt to 'burn off' the gasoline with the end result being the same.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

problem #31

Oct 072018

CR-V

  • 2,100 miles
Oil mixing with gasoline-- addition to complaint # 11138878 -- please note that we bought the CR-V on 9/15/2017 and it had about 60 miles on it when we took delivery--that was 3 weeks ago-- the remaining miles up to the current mileage of 2100 have been almost all highway miles, being numerous trips of approximately 60-80 miles. Our CR-V is in Michigan but it is early fall and temperatures have been between 55 degrees and 80 degrees F. so it is not cold weather and it is not short trips. Our oil is overfull by about 3/4 of a quart and it smells like gasoline. It is disheartening because we asked the salesman about the engine before buying and he told us no problems. But after we bought he said "change the oil every 5000 miles." By the way an oil change is going to be $60+ each time because of synthetic oil.

- Okemos, MI, USA

problem #30

Oct 072018

CR-V

  • 2,100 miles
The engine oil is overfull and gasoline seems to be mixing with the oil. The oil is reading on the metal part of the dipstick, well above the normal range that is indicated on the plastic end of the dipstick. Probably 3/4 of a quart overfull. The oil smells like gasoline. Our CR-V is 3 weeks old with 2000 miles on it. Original oil. We checked the oil while the engine was cold, in garage (flat) and had not been driven in about 18 hours.

- Okemos, MI, USA

problem #29

Sep 262018

CR-V

  • 1,200 miles
Strong gasoline odor in oil. Oil being diluted by gasoline. Strong gasoline odor in cabin occasionally during short drives

- Madison, WI, USA

problem #28

Oct 062018

CR-V

  • miles
Starting to do the gas dilution in the oil. Oil has a very strong smell of gas.

- Hemlock, MI, USA

problem #27

Oct 052018

CR-V

  • 7,257 miles
At around 7200 miles I checked the oil and found it to be above the full line. The oil was very thin and had the distinct smell of gas. After short drives at lower speeds, the passenger compartment smells of gas. I don't smell gas in the passenger compartment when traveling long distances at high speeds.

- South Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #26

Sep 252018

CR-V

  • 6,400 miles
When the vehicle is in motion at low speeds on inclined roads the engine is in a state where it is stalling over and over again. I have to accelerate harder to prevent the engine from completely stalling out. This is also followed by a smell of gas in the passenger compartment of the car.

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #25

Sep 052018

CR-V

  • 560 miles
Just bought a new 2018 CRV exl I've had it less than 2 weeks and put 600 miles on it, there was a smell of gas in the cabin when my wife and child were driving in town. When they got home I realized it was from gas getting into the oil. When the oil dipstick was checked a strong smell of gas was noticeable and the oil level read high on the dipstick. Took it to Honda the next business day and they confirmed what was happening. Honda dealer contacted Honda tech support for assistance with the issue, 5 days later dealer called and said car was ready for pick up. Once there dealer said there is no current fix for the car and Honda was working on a tsb to fix the issue. They did change the oil, but after driving it for a few days I already smell gas in the oil again. This is not acceptable. The dealers hands are tied with no fix available, I called Honda customer care and opened a case with them. Case manager has yet to contact me with any news. I feel this is a major safety hazard not only from smelling gas in the cabin, but also from gas in the oil and potential fire hazard if the gas oil level becomes to diluted.

- Jamestown, NY, USA

problem #24

Sep 042018

CR-V

  • 2,754 miles
Noticed fuel odor in car and when I checked the oil it was overfilled, I thought, then noticed it ran off the dipstick like water. It smelled like pure gasoline and was red brown in color. Car has 2054 miles on it. Reported to my Honda dealer and had the oil and filter changed. They, roseburg Honda, took my problem seriously and began researching online for other information in reference to this situation.

- Winston, OR, USA

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