2016 Honda CR-V FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL (GASOLINE) IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. IT IS ESPECIALLY STRONG WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN REFUELED, WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM AND YOU ARE MAKING FREQUENT STOPS OR ARE BACKING UP. HONDA SERVICE STAFF STATE HONDA AMERICA IS AWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2016 CRV BUT THEY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM NOR DO THEY HAVE A FIX. THEY DID HAVE ME COMPLETE A QUESTIONAIRE AT THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID HONDA IS HAVING ENGINEERS LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE CAN BE SO STRONG THAT IT MAKES ME NAUSEOUS AND GIVES ME A HEADACHE. I AM QUITE SURE BREATHING IN THE SMELL OF TOXIC CHEMICALS IN A CONFINED SPACE IS HAZARDOUS TO A PERSON'S HEALTH AND I AM QUITE SURE THE HEAD OF HONDA WOULD NOT RIDE IN A VEHICLE THAT WREEKS OF GASOLINE INSIDE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AND IT HAS 2156 MILES ON IT. IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT IT WAS EXHAUST FROM CARS IN TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THEN I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE SPILLED GAS ON THE GAS WHEN I FILLED THE TANK, BUT CLEARLY IT IS NOT EITHER OF THESE ISSUES. THE GAS SMELL IS COMING FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE CAR AND IT NOT SAFE TO RIDE IN IT. THE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN IT AND TURNED OFF. THE CAR DOES NOT USUALLY SMELL LIKE GAS WHEN I FIRST TURN IT ON OR IF I DRIVE IT A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK (2 MILES) AND GET OUT AND IT SITS FOR 8 HOURS, I DO NOT SMELL GAS WHEN I GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY. IT IS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 15 OR MORE MINUTES AND MAKING MULTIPLE STOPS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. MEANWHILE, I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD $28,000 VEHICLE I CANNOT DRIVE SAFELY. IS THERE A WAY TO MEAUSURE NOXIOUS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER CABIN?

CR-V CABIN INTERMITTENTLY FILLS WITH GASOLINE FUMES, STONG GASOLINE ORDOR CAUSES EXTREME RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, INCLUDING BURNING, COUGHING, AND CHOKING. HONDA SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEY OFFER NO SOLUTION. IT HAPPENS UPON STARTING, IDLING, DRIVING, IT CIRCULATES THROUGH THE CABIN, CLOSING THE VENTS HELPS SLIGHTLY, STRONG GASOLINE SMELL ALSO VERY PROMINENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AT TIMES. YOU CAN ALSO SMELL IT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT IS SO STRONG IT FORCES YOU TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO BREATH, AND PULL OVER AND OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED ANOTHER HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE DEALERSHIPS AND HONDA AMERICA ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAVE NO FIX. I WAS TOLD TO CALL HONDA AMERICA, I DID AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE CAR IS NEW 3900 MILES AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT TO BURN OFF THE SMELL, PART OF BEING A NEW CAR, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

ON START-UP AND WHEN BACKING UP INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECENTLY FUELED (CURRENTLY HAS 1/4 TANK). DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS ISSUE. ONLINE POSTINGS, AND NHTSA COMPLAINTS, SHOW OTHER 2016 CR-V OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE.

UPON INITIAL START THE ENTIRE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE SMELLS OF RAW GAS, COMING IN THROUGH VENTS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY WORSE WHEN IN REVERSE SUCH AS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ALSO THIS IS PRESENT WHEN IDLING IN PARK OR DRIVE, SUCH AS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG YOU ARE FORCED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AGAIN.

THE CABIN OF MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE FILLS WITH GAS FUMES RANDOMLY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE FUMES FILL THE CABIN WHILE IDLING, STARTING, AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR ANY DISTANCE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONDA TECH CENTER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DO NOT HAVE A REMEDY.

VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS INSIDE THE CABIN AT IDLE. ALSO FILLS GARAGE WITH THE ODOR WHEN PARKED OVERNIGHT.