2018 Honda CR-V Engine

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED MINOR PINGING NOISE FROM ENGINE AND GAS SMELL IN CABIN STARTING ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2018. I CALLED TO HAVE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AS AT ABOUT 5K MILES. HONDA MOTORWERKS OF LA CROSSE SERVICE REP SAID WAIT UNTIL NOTIFIED. NOTIFICATION OCCURRED AND AT SAME TIME I NOTICED LOUDER PING. I SCHEDULE APPT. AT THAT APPT ON 12/19/2018 CAMPAIGN RECALL: 18-114:6DU00 WAS PERFORMED. I WAS ASSURED THE RECALL FIX WOULD ADDRESS ISSUE. IT DID NOT AS PINGING REMAINS. ANOTHER APPT TODAY 12/20/2018 TO LOOK AT NOISE AGAIN AND LOWER OIL LEVEL AS WAS OVERFILLED YESTERDAY BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA DIRECT HONDA TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESOLUTION FOR THESE ISSUE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE(GAS SMELL IN CAB, EXTENSIVE GAS IN OIL RESERVOIR) AND ADDRESS DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE DUE TO COMPROMISED OIL LUBRICATION (CAM PINGING PER RECALL DOCUMENTATION). PLEASE HELP US CR-V OWNERS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CR-V IN FEBRUARY 2018. I COMPLETED MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 6804 MILES IN DECEMBER. THE OIL WAS VERY DARK(BLACK), WATERY, AND SMELLED STRONGLY OF FUEL. ISSUES WITH VEHICLE ARE CAUSING AN OIL DILUTION PROBLEM. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT AT AN ELEVATION OF 6800 FEET. MY COMMUTE IS SHORT AND IT GETS COLD AT NIGHT. THE CR-V IS STORED IN A HEATED GARAGE DURING THE NIGHT. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED UNNECESSARY WEAR TO MY ENGINE AND AT THIS TIME HONDA IS ONLY GOING TO DIAGNOSE MY PROBLEM BUT NOT FIX IT ON FIRST VISIT. THEY SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL AND NOT MAKE ITS CUSTOMERS JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY'RE ALREADY WELL AWARE OF

OIL DILUTION CAUSING ELEVATED ENGINE OIL LEVELS AND CAMSHAFT PINGING NOISE. ALSO SMELL OF GAS IN OIL AND ENGINE TAKES EXTENDED TIME TO WARM UP. INITIALLY, SLIGHT PINGING NOISE (~5K MILES) WHICH BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

LOTS OF GASOLINE IN MY OIL. OIL LEVEL STARTING CLIMBING AT ONSET OF COLD WEATHER HERE IN LOUISIANA ( IT HAD BEEN STABLE AT FULL LINE BEFORE WEATHER GOT COLD). MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE 15 MILES TO WORK ONE WAY 5 DAYS PER WEEK. SMELL OF GASOLINE KEPT GETTING STRONGER AND OIL LEVEL RISING SLIGHTLY EACH SATURDAY MORNING WHEN I CHECKED MY OIL (AFTER WEATHER GOT COLD). I SHOWED DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR (AT 50% OIL LIFE) WHO AGREED THAT THE OIL SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE & LEVEL WAS TOO HIGH AND THEN HE IGNORED MY REQUEST TO DOCUMENT THE ISSUE. I CHECK OIL LEVEL EACH SATURDAY MORNING (AS WELL AS TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL MY VEHICLES). ONCE I GOT HOME FROM DEALERSHIP OIL CHANGE AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO COMPLAINT OF GASOLINE IN OIL IN MY PAPERWORK I CALLED HONDA USA AND COMPLAINED THEY THEN GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER.

ENGINE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED FOR FIRST TIME SINCE INFORMATION WAS PROMPTED ON DASH BOARD. AFTER CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IT WAS DETECTED THAT OIL LEVEL IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL REQUIRED LEVEL. OIL LEVEL IS ABOVE ORANGE MEASURING SCALE AND IS 1/8 OF AN INCH ON METAL DIPSTICK. OIL SMELL ON GASOLINE AND THERE IS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN ENGINE OIL. ALSO, OIL SEEMS TO BE DELUTED. OIL LEVEL WAS CKECKED WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD AND HOT. THE RESULT WAS ALWAYS THE SAME. OIL LEVEL IS TOO HIGH.

ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATION BY INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION OF GASOLINE IN CYLINDER. VOLUME OF OIL BECOMES OVER FULL. PRODUCES "GASOLINE SMELL" AND DIMINISHES THE EFFICIACY OF ENGINE OIL LUBRICATION.

GAS SMELLING IN CAR WHEN DRIVING ON STREET. FOUND ENGINE OIL ABOVE MAXIMUM LEVEL.

FUEL HAS LEAKED INTO THE OIL. THE OIL SMELLS LIKE FUEL AND IS A LEAST A QUART HIGH ON THE DIPSTICK. SMELL OF FUEL IN INTERIOR. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON

ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS INCREASING AND HAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. OIL VISCOSITY IS VERY THIN. VEHICLE IS ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD WITH JUST OVER 5000 MILES AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE BY THE DEALER, WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE OIL LEVEL HAD EXCEEDED THE "FULL" INDICATOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT AND AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE REPAIR DOCUMENT SAYS "THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT YET, HONDA WILL COME UP WITH SOMETHING". I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS FOR ENGINE DAMAGE AND SAFETY OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE

PURCHASED MY 1.5 LTR CRV IN AUGUST OF 2018, DURING THE 2ND WEEK IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 30 DEGREES F. I WOULD START THE CAR AND LET IT RUN IDLE TO HEAT UP BUT EVEN AFTER 20 MIN, THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE REMAINED AT THE LOWEST LEVEL BUT WOULD RISE ONCE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE HEAT ONLY COMES OUT MODERATELY WARM AND THE TEMP GAUGE GOES BACK DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS OR SO, I STARTED EXPERIENCING A SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. I GET HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, AND CHEST PAINS AND AN OVERALL ILL FEELING AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHICH REMAINS FOR ABOUT 4 TO 5 HOURS LATER. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE OIL AND IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE AND WAS WAY OVER THE MAXIMUM LEVEL. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TODAY 11/28, WHO CALLED HONDA CORPORATE TO TRY AND GET ME A LOANER CAR AND HONDA CORPORATE STATED THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND IS MAKING ME FEEL EXTREMELY ILL. I HOPE HONDA TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE.

OIL DILUTION ISSUE, THE OIL LEVEL OF THE VEHICLE IS WELL ABOVE THE FULL MARK ON THE DIPSTICK. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS AND HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE SITUATION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. EACH TIME UPON CHECKING OIL LEVEL THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE. AS OF TODAY IT APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE FULL MARK.

SMELL OF GASOLINE IN ENGINE OIL, AND THE OIL LEVEL IS ABOVE MAX LEVEL (HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN A FEW DAYS). HASN'T CAUSED PROBLEMS YET BUT REPORTING AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AS THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY OTHER SUCH REPORTS. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OLD.

ENGINE OIL DILUTION - GASOLINE IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND DILUTING THE ENGINE OIL. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. IT SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE A LOT INSIDE THE CAR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ENGINE DOES NOT GET WARMED UP FAST ENOUGH. THE ENGINE OPERATES TOO COLD EVEN AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE DISTANCE. ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE IS THAT THE ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING OUT. LEAKED OIL IS OBSERVED UNDER THE ENGINE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE JOIN. THE DEALERS IN US WOULD NOT FIX THESE ISSUES OR DO NOT EVEN HAVE A FIX FOR THEM ALTHOUGH IT IS MAJOR ISSUES FOR MANY 9TH GEN CR-VS.

CHANGED OIL AT 5000 MILES. OIL LEVEL WAS OVER SEVEN QUARTS AFTER DRAINED. IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE 3.7 QUARTS. NOTIFIED DEALER OF CONDITION. FUEL IS LEAKING INTO OIL PAN

ENGINE OIL SMELLS OF GASOLINE AND BEEN CHANGE TWICE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. CURRENT MILEAGE 4,891 MILES. FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 2,819 MILES, SECOND AT 4,620 MILES. WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ENGINE OIL STARTS TO SMELL OF GASOLINE. VEHICLE USED LOCALLY AND ON HIGHWAY.

HONDA ENGINE OIL ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW 8/20/2018. CHECKED THE OIL 11/17/2018 AND WAS .25 INCH OVER THE ORANGE MAX LINE. DID AN OIL CHANGE AT HOME. OIL WAS WATERY AND SMELLED VERY STRONGLY OF GASOLINE.

OIL CONTAMINATION

OIL HAS GAS LEAKING INTO IN IN BRAND NEW CRV. CONTINUOUS ISSUE ONGOING.

I CHECKED MY OIL AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH GASOLINE IN THE CRANKCASE. THE OIL LEVEL WAS OVER THE FILL MARK BY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE OIL FILLER CAP. THE CAR WAS TWO WEEKS OLD AND HAD 225 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT SMELL GASOLINE AND THE OIL LEVEL LOOKED GOOD. TOTAL LIES. THEY TOLD ME I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH IT.

GASOLINE LEAKING INTO THE OIL, FUEL ODORS IN CABIN, ENGINE HESITANCY

PURCHASED NEW 2018 HONDA CR-V AWD DECEMBER 2017 FROM DEALER IN ORLANDO FL. WITHIN FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE "GAS/FUEL" SMELL FILLED THE CABIN OF CAR WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A FRIEND (LATE SUMMER) THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE ISSUE WITH THE 1.5 L EARTHDREAMS HONDA ENGINE. AREA OF ISSUE IS OIL DILUTION BY FUEL "LEAKING" INTO IT & MIXING. I THEN BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY RECALLED A HUGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN CHINA WITH THIS OIL DILUTION ISSUE ON THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE. WHEN I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER TO ASK ABOUT ISSUE/REPAIR, I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUE OF THIS TYPE AND THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS/TSBS REGARDING ISSUE. WOW? THAT'S WHEN MY CONCERN LEVEL ROSE, AS ON THE DEALER LEVEL THERE SEEMS TO BE COMPLETE DENIAL/ADMITTANCE OF ANY PROBLEM. OTHER HONDA OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE HAVE EXPERIENCED "GAS ODOR" IN CABIN, POOR PERFORMANCE AND EVEN STALLING OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD A STALLING ISSUE (YET) - BUT I DRIVE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY IN MODERATE /HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS AND CAN'T IMAGINE THE DANGER THAT COULD RESULT FROM MY CAR "STALLING" WHILE I'M DRIVING(OR MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER).ANOTHER "CHECK" TO VERIFY IF MY CAR HAS THIS ISSUE IS TO EXAMINE OIL LEVEL ON DIPSTICK. WHEN MY OIL LEVEL IS CHECKED, THE LEVEL TENDS TO READ HIGH (EVEN ABOVE FULL LINE ON DIPSTICK) AND DIPSTICK HAS STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. NOT GOOD AS IT SIGNALS FUEL IS MAKING IT'S WAY INTO MY ENGINE OIL. ONCE FUEL MIXES WITH THE OIL IT WILL BREAK DOWN THE VISCOSITY AND ENGINE WILL "WEAR OUR PREMATURELY" OR LEAD TO FAILURE. AS OF TODAY (11/14/18) MY CAR IS NOT STALLING OUT (ABOUT 15K MILES ON IT) BUT MY CONCERN FOR SAFETY IS RISING AS HONDA SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING THEIR FEET REGARDING ADMITTING AND FIXING THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT # 11138878, 11138881, AND 11139308. 1 MONTH OLD CRV, 2ND TIME TOOK TO DEALER FOR OIL OVERFULL/ OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. THEY HAVE A NEW SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH DIRECTED THEM TO CHANGE THE OIL (NOT FILTER) AND UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DEALT WITH HOW GASOLINE WAS SPRAYED INTO THE CYLINDERS AND WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP THE GASOLINE-IN-OIL CONDITION. AFTER A FEW DAYS -- AGAIN THE OIL IS OVERFULL (BY ABOUT AN INCH OVER "FULL"), THE OIL IS BLACK AND RUNNY AND REEKS OF GASOLINE. SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IF ANYTHING IT'S WORSE. SECOND, NEW PROBLEM: THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CAUSED OUR MPG DISPLAY TO CHANGE FROM 29.5 MPG (OVER 4000 MILES) TO 23 MPG. MORE ALARMINGLY, OUR GASOLINE MILEAGE HAS DECREASED FROM 26 CITY/30 HIGHWAY/ 29 AVERAGE TO 26/29/27 AVERAGE.

ENGINE SOUNDS - CAR IS UNDER 3,000 MILES AS OF NOV. 2018. PURCHASED JUNE 2018. AIR CONDITIONING DID NOT WORK RIGHT AFTER JUNE 2018 PURCHASE. RETURNED 3 TIMES TO GET REPAIRED AND EVER SINCE THIS "REPAIR) TO FIX THE A/C, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN VERY LOUD ON ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP OR TO INCREASE SPEED WHEN AT A LOW SPEED. DO NOT RECALL THIS LOUD ENGINE AT PURCHASE. LOUD ENGINE SOUNDS DISAPPEAR AT CRUISE. HAD IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PURPOSE AND THE DEALER (SALMON, REPAIR DEPARTMENT HAVE STATED, "NOTHING WRONG, THIS IS THE WAY THE NEW CRV TURBO ENGINES SOUND).

TL* 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.

OIL LEVEL RISING DUE TO FUEL DILUTION