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.

2.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
78,667 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.

2018 Honda CR-V fuel system problems

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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments

problem #3

May 182023

CR-V

  • 54,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle started losing motive power. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, turned off the vehicle, waited half an hour, and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact also stated that the instrumental panel had become inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer and was diagnosed with fuel injector #1 failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. However, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #2

Feb 242024

CR-V

  • 92,000 miles
The contact 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 10 MPH and stalled. The vehicle had restarted, and the contact was able to continue driving. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the temperature gauge was lower than normal. After receiving an unstated repair, the vehicle was slightly delayed and lagging while attempting to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel injector had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.

- Montpelier, VT, USA

problem #1

Jun 272023

CR-V

  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40-50 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The contact stated that she was able to restart the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the spark plugs, and other unknown parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle decelerated. The contact-??s son was able to veer to the side of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. The contact-??s son was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle remained at the dealer. The contact stated that several days later she was notified by the dealer that the fuel injectors had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

- Mcdonough, GA, USA

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