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 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
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Gasoline leaking into oil. Checking dipstick gives very strong smell of gas. As yet no stalls. 5000 miles on oil and the oil level is at or above full. Car is driven in moderate climate and for typical mixture of trips.
We are experiencing a smell of gas in the cabin. The has been an ongoing issue since we purchased it brand new. At first we thought we stepped in gas and the smell was from our shoes. After more headaches and research, we are realizing that this is a common problem with the 2017 and 2018 CR-V's. another related problem we are having is that the engine occasionally stalls upon starting. We park the car in a garage. While at work, the car is parked outside. I went out to the car and tried to start it and the engine was hesitant to start and sounded like I was trying to start a car with a dead battery. It lagged and after three attempts the car started. This has happened to me a total of three times during the winter. Each incident was a separate occasion. Each time was after the car was parked outside for a few hours.
We were driving from bridgeport, wv to New Jersey on 2/9/19. Four hours into the trip carall the lights on dash board came on and car slowed down and accelerator did not work at that point. Car stopped on the high way. We pulled over called aaa service and Toyota. We took the car in to Honda of turnersville, NJ they fix multiple dtc updated PO302 related recall, updated PCM/tcu no more misfire. Car now we are having the same problem again. This week its twice.
On 3 different occasions, while driving the car on the interstate highway, it started vibrating, and would not accelerate, burning smell occurred, several warning lights came up on the dashboard. We had to navigate the car from the middle of highway to the shoulder of the highway very abruptly. It was a near death experience as several trucks and cars were traveling on the highway at very fast speeds. Reported the first occurrence to the mcgrath city Honda, Chicago, il in January 2019 along with the dashboard warning light pictures and they replaced some fuel sensors and informed me that this was a manufacturing issue (defective part). Second incident occurred in February 2019, could not take photos as the problems went away after restarting the engine. Reported the third incident in March 2019 along with the dashboard warning light pictures to the same dealership and I was informed that there is a problem with fuel injector and they placed the order for the part. We are really, really scared of driving this defective, malfunctioning and hazardous vehicle. I searched the internet last night and it seems several other Honda CRV owners are having these issues. Please investigate this serious issue and save the people.
Second time this car's warning system has activated since having the recalled A/C part replaced. While driving (hwy speeds 65+ mph)the car is losing acceleration ability in traffic and the dash is reading: Power steering system problem road departure mitigation system problem electric parking brake problem tire pressure monitor problem emission system problem all wheel drive system problem brake system problem brake hold system problem. The first time the vehicle was brought to the dealer they could not tell what the problem was, but now this is the second occurrence since Feb 2019.
Engine (specifically coolant used for heating the windshield defrosting air) does not heat up enough in cold weather for windshield defrosters to work properly until car has been at highway speeds for several miles. When driven less than 40mph in weather below 32F., engine temperature remains cold, therefore providing to heat for defrosting windshield. It does not help to let vehicle "warm up" prior to driving because when idling the engine never gets warm (temperature indicator remains on coldest indicated setting). This creates a safety hazard because windows are not clear for driving. This is a consistent problem that occurs anytime outside temperatures are cold. I live in a northern state where temperatures reach -30F, and the problem is worse as the temperatures get colder.
Gasoline in the engine oil, the engine oil is overfilled, and smell the gasoline. Sent the car to the Honda dealer, and they did oil change and told me that Honda did not have a solution now.I am wondering if it is still safe to drive the car?
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. after checking the oil dipstick, the contact observed that the oil level was above the high mark. The contact stated that there was also a fuel odor on the dipstick. The vehicle was taken to rairdon's Honda of burien (located at 15026 1st ave S, burien, wa 98148, (206) 489-2608) where the contact was informed that the manufacturer was aware of the oil dilution affecting similar vehicles. An oil change was performed on the vehicle, but the failure was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,358.
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to autopark Honda (located at 3630 old raleigh rd, cary, nc 27511, (919) 467-4747) for an oil change and the dealer diagnosed that there was an engine oil dilution with fuel due to a software setting. The contact was informed that the vehicle was safe to drive and there would be a software update to repair the failure; however, the remedy was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500.
Oil level on dip stick is 1/2 ' above the full mark. Honda dealership performed the factories fix in January 2019. 2500 miles later same thing oil level is a 1/2 ' above high mark on dip stick. I took it back to the Honda dealership and they refused to even check the oil level. They handed me a piece of paper that states that they consider it normal dilution from unturned gas that drains down the cylinder wall and into the oil pan.
The vehicle was recalled and the service completed by the dealer for the issue of fuel getting into the engine oil. I drove the vehicle 1500 miles of which 1000 miles was higway travel over 2 days. Now the oil dip stick level is one inch above the 'max fill dot'. the owners manual states 'do not fill the engine oil above the upper mark.' 'over flling the engine oil can result in leaks and engine damage.'
Gasoline was contaminating the oil and causing an overfilled crankcase condition. On occasion gasoline fumes entered the cabin in January a Honda "fix" was installed by the dealer as part of a Honda notification. The oil was changed and a new filter installed at the same time. Since then, the oil level has been continuously monitored with the same over full contamination and gasoline fume problems in existence. The Honda "fix" did not solve the problem. Both the dealer and Honda have been notified. The continuing problem has been acknowledged, but no solution has been offered or discussed, the problem has been ongoing since we took delivery of the vehicle in June 2018.
My 2018 Honda CR-V is have a problem with overfilled oil levels with a gas mixed with engine oil and gas smell, this is due to gas leak into oil reservoirs. This is a cause for concern of longevity of the engine and health risk cause from gas smell in the cabin of vehicle. NHTSA to required Honda to recall this vehicle to get it fix. My vehicle only have 6100 miles on it.
Terrible gas smell inside the vehicle. Very strong gas odor almost enough to give us a headache. We googled gas smell issue for a 2018 CRV and read information about checking oil to see if the strong gas smell is coming there. Oil dipstick smelled very strong for gas. Plan to contact Honda and the dealer tomorrow to see what can be done.
I was driving our 2018 Honda CR-V 1.5L SUV (with 4200 miles odometer reading at the time of the incident) on Saturday, March 2 on Iowa state highway 92 going approximate 62mph and were 25 miles from home when the vehicle stalled and lost engine power unexpectedly and we had to go to the shoulder of the highway to get out of traffic coming behind us on the road. The vehicle would not accelerate to more than 6mph and the engine light was flashing when any effort to accelerate was made. We called Honda roadside assistance and were told it would be a 4 hour wait for a tow. The outside temperature that day was 16 degrees above zero Fahrenheit. It was 3 hours before a tow service arrived. Our vehicle was towed to smart Honda in des moines, Iowa which was the closest Honda dealer. The service department suspected the oil dilution problem and did an oil change that day. We were asked to keep our vehicle at smart Honda until they could complete the service required. We were not given a loaner vehicle to use while the CR-V was at the dealer. We bought this vehicle in July 2018 and in October of 2018 we received an email from consumer reports about the oil dilution problem in the 2017-18 CR-V 1.5L engines. We did not receive any info from Honda corporation until January 2019 when we got a letter about a software update due to 'drivability concerns'. due to severe weather in Iowa, we were not able to schedule a service appointment and there was no emergency urgency in the letter we received. We are hugely disappointed and upset about this issue and consider it extremely unsafe to have a vehicle that can stall at anytime and anyplace. A safety recall on this engine should be issued before someone is killed with a stalled engine occurring completely at random.
While driving the CR-V down the country roads in my area the vehicle started to shake and loose power. The check engine light came on and while trying to find a safe place to pull off the vehicle began loosing power. With the gas pressed to the floor the vehicle would not go above five miles an hour. Finding a location to pull over. The vehicle was shut off and the engine was crackling and smelled like it was burning. Getting out of vehicle for safety reasons allowed showed that the smell was worse on the outside. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where it was deemed in operable. They provided me with a loaner; however, I am paying for a vehicle that cannot be driven. This vehicle was only off the lot for three months with less than 800 miles.
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