Honda Extends Powertrain Warranty for 1 Million Vehicles With Oil Dilution Problems

Honda will extend the powertrain warranty on more than 1 million vehicles in the US that continue to have oil dilution problems. The 1.5-liter Earth Dreams engine is notorious for gasoline diluting the oil, which triggers warning lights, hurts performance, and creates an awful smell inside the cabin. The extended warranty is available to owners in all 50 states despite Honda’s insistence that the issue only happens in extreme cold weather.

Warranty Extension Details ∞

• The powertrain waranty is being extended to 6 years and unlimited mileage on the engine's camshafts, rocker arm assemblies, and spark plugs.
• The additional coverahe is for owners and lessees of the 2016-2018 Civic and 2017-2018 CR-V (EX / EX-L / Touring) equipped with the 1.5L engine.

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Excess fuel vapors in Honda’s 1.5-liter engine aren’t burning off and diluting the engine’s oil. This raises the oil level, triggers warning lights, creates a terrible smell, and brings into question the prospect of long-term damage caused