[EXcommunicated]

I've noticed that on my 2018 CRV that when I'm filling up gas if I try to pump a little bit more after the auto shutoff I can smell gasoline in the car. Same on my 2015 Civic. I've stopped trying to "top it off" with gas and just stop when the pump auto-stops.

Never had this problem with my 2005 tC or 1998 Outback back in the days.

I wouldn’t call it a ”problem”. You’re meant to stop fueling when the pump clicks off. You risk damaging or ruining the vapor collection system by over fueling.

 

[Kazoo2U]

Just a small suggestion when refueling.

Set the pump handle for the lowest flow setting. That will give you enough time to stretch your legs, clean your windows, etc.

When it clicks off, disengage the nozzle, pay your bill, & be off.

 

[Outrager]

Just a small suggestion when refueling.

Set the pump handle for the lowest flow setting. That will give you enough time to stretch your legs, clean your windows, etc.

When it clicks off, disengage the nozzle, pay your bill, & be off.

I believe it's illegal in my state to use the "set it and forget it" thing on the pump. You have to hold it down the whole time. I remember people would try to stick their gas caps under the trigger, but not anymore.

 

[r crv]

Some stations near me have the set it and forget feature. The Shell station I use has it.

 

[SnakeCharmer]

Funny thing about topping off the fuel tank. My wife's '08 Civic clicks off at about 10 gallons even though the tank holds at least twelve. Her car is an exception to the rule because if you drive away without topping it off, you'll see a gas gauge that shows just over 3/4 full tank. I can honestly add at least one full gallon (and in today's world in Los Angeles, that's an extra $4-5) before it's actually full. I never smell an overfilled tank afterward and never see and overflow seepage.

With me '19 EX, I top it off to the nearest whole dollar, which isn't much in volume considering how much a gallon of gasoline costs these days... Damned OCD!

 

[Tribefan]

As the owner of one of the "certain 2018-2019 model year CR-V vehicles," I received a Honda safety recall letter about my fuel pump on Saturday, and scheduled a dealer appointment for the replacement on Monday. The recall letter does not state that the dealer won't perform the replacement unless your gas tank is less than half full, so be forewarned, before you waste your effort blocking out time for this appointment with more than half a tank of gas. Yes, I was irritated, and not with the dealer.

I wish I’d seen this before I drove almost 3 hours (round trip) to get recall done today. You think someone, the dealer or Honda, could have told me about the 1/2 tank of gas. I wasted time & gas to drive all the way there for nothing. Now I have no idea when I’ll be able to get back there, especially with 3 hour drive & a possible 4 hours to repair it. That’s a long day.

 

[quicksilver]

I wish I’d seen this before I drove almost 3 hours (round trip) to get recall done today. You think someone, the dealer or Honda, could have told me about the 1/2 tank of gas. I wasted time & gas to drive all the way there for nothing. Now I have no idea when I’ll be able to get back there, especially with 3 hour drive & a possible 4 hours to repair it. That’s a long day.

I hear you. In my case, I only drive about 3500 miles a year, and was just over 1/2 full, so I waited to get below 1/4 tank before making my appointment (just to minimize the spilled gasoline, iif they have Homie Hektor do the replacement). When I finally called for another appointment, I was told that they couldn't take me for two more weeks. At that time, my "remaining distance" display showed 49 miles, and that wouldn't get me to two weeks. Consequently, I had to do that pesky math stuff to avoid filling my tank with too much gas or too little, so it would be just right on appointment day!

 

[williamsji]

I wish I’d seen this before I drove almost 3 hours (round trip) to get recall done today. You think someone, the dealer or Honda, could have told me about the 1/2 tank of gas. I wasted time & gas to drive all the way there for nothing. Now I have no idea when I’ll be able to get back there, especially with 3 hour drive & a possible 4 hours to repair it. That’s a long day.

I get your frustration, and the dealers should precheck this with an owner for sure.

That said... it is kind of common sense that if a service is being performed on anything associated with your fuel tank.... you want essentially an empty tank, though since they change the pump from the top under the rear seats... it makes sense the vehicle does not need the fuel completely purged.

Definitely sucks that your nearest dealer is a 90 minute trip each way.

 

[Tribefan]

I really know nothing about cars. Never gave it a thought that the fuel level would matter. Not sure if my hubby even knew what the recall was for or maybe he might have mentioned the gas. I just thought someone (Honda or the dealer) could have mentioned it. I mean nowadays they tell you to remove the plastic wrapper before you bake a frozen pizza... 🤪

And yeah- it’s tough to live in a small town without all the dealerships nearby.

 

[lowbar]

And yeah- it’s tough to live in a small town without all the dealerships nearby.

But then again, you get to live in a small town without all the dealerships nearby. Rural life has its benefits.

 

[DoubleB]

Got the fuel pump recall on Monday (19 CRV EX-L, 19K miles). All went well. Wednesday morning an "Emission System Failure" was displayed. Restarting did not reset. Checked OBD code was P0456 (Evap system Leak, small). Cleared code and will see if it returns.

 

[RLG68]

I own a 2019 CRV Touring and was made aware of the fuel pump recall when I called to schedule an oil change and to have the air vent blending motor replaced. They did the oil change and replaced the air motor but did not have the fuel pump in stock. They had me come back 2 days later because there was another faulty air vent motor that was bad and they had to remove my entire dash. While my vechile was there for service, the fuel parts came in. I had the recall done and have brought my vehicle back 2 times after the "repair". Now when I start my vehicle, it turns over anywhere from 2 seconds to 5 seconds before it starts. Both times I was assured that there is no problem. I disagree. I purchased this vehicle new off the lot and had no issues like this until Honda did this fuel pump recall. I will be taking it back on Monday and speaking with a manager. Not only does the vehicle take longer to start, it has a rough idle and pedal lag. I understand this was a necessary fix but now my vehicle runs and starts terrible. Has anyone had any of the same issues?
Thanks

Just had the fuel pump recall service done today, and also suddenly experiencing cranking issues. Prior it started immediately, now cranks for several seconds before starting. Not happy.

 

[r crv]

Got the fuel pump recall on Monday (19 CRV EX-L, 19K miles). All went well. Wednesday morning an "Emission System Failure" was displayed. Restarting did not reset. Checked OBD code was P0456 (Evap system Leak, small). Cleared code and will see if it returns.

Check the gas cap? Maybe they didn't tighten the fuel pump ring when they replaced the pump.

 

[williamsji]

Check the gas cap? Maybe they didn't tighten the fuel pump ring when they replaced the pump.

Capless design in gen5s. There is an internal seal flap inside the fuel feed port that performs the air seal to the outside world... and there is no way that would have been touched during the fuel pump swap.

 

[williamsji]

The amazing thing to me when I looked up the formal recall documents on NHTSAs website.....

The recall is across a lot of different models in the Honda/Acura lineup... and when I looked at the list of part numbers for pumps that Honda has lined up across the product line.... 36 different fuel pump numbers, as it appears that there are different fuel pumps for different trims in some models!

Also.. the recall documents explain how Honda created their VIN target lists for the recall. They appear to know exactly how the impellers became possibly damaged during manufacture, and they identify the supplier of the fuel pumps as well. So they know VIN range numbers from their factory audits and have recalled those that could possibly have been impacted by poor supplier production processes.

Company supplying the fuel pumps to Honda
DENSO International America, Inc.
24777 Denso Drive Southfield Michigan 48086
United States

Denso is a big Japanese parts producer for the motor vehicle industry, and is 25% owned by Toyota. So I now wonder.. if they were messing up fuel pump impellers for Honda on their factory line.. what other motor vehicle companies did they also produce fuel pumps for, and will we see other fuel pump recalls on other brands... courtesy of Denso incompetence?
NHTSA documentation on this recall: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCLRPT-21V215-7054.PDF

 

[williamsji]

Toyota Fuel un recall:

Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles - Toyota USA Newsroom

NOTE: This statement was updated since its first publication PLANO, Texas (October 28, 2020) – Toyota is recalling certain Lexus and Toyota vehicles produced between July 2017 through December 2019 due to the same fuel pump issue for which Toyota […]

pressroom.toyota.com

Ahah! Thanks for the link. Ouch... over 3 million vehicles for Toyota.

Looks like we have a rolling issue across brands then, courtesy of Denso.

Not as bad as the great Takata Airbag debacle... but the same foul taste to affected owners.

 

[JB in AZ]

OOPS! Sorry I got my post inside the quote, so re-did it.

The amazing thing to me when I looked up the formal recall documents on NHTSAs website.....

The recall is across a lot of different models in the Honda/Acura lineup... and when I looked at the list of part numbers for pumps that Honda has lined up across the product line.... 36 different fuel pump numbers, as it appears that there are different fuel pumps for different trims in some models!

Also.. the recall documents explain how Honda created their VIN target lists for the recall. They appear to know exactly how the impellers became possibly damaged during manufacture, and they identify the supplier of the fuel pumps as well. So they know VIN range numbers from their factory audits and have recalled those that could possibly have been impacted by poor supplier production processes.

Company supplying the fuel pumps to Honda
DENSO International America, Inc.
24777 Denso Drive Southfield Michigan 48086
United States

Denso is a big Japanese parts producer for the motor vehicle industry, and is 25% owned by Toyota. So I now wonder.. if they were messing up fuel pump impellers for Honda on their factory line.. what other motor vehicle companies did they also produce fuel pumps for, and will we see other fuel pump recalls on other brands... courtesy of Denso incompetence?
NHTSA documentation on this recall: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCLRPT-21V215-7054.PDF

Toyota Fuel pump recall:

Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles - Toyota USA Newsroom

NOTE: This statement was updated since its first publication PLANO, Texas (October 28, 2020) – Toyota is recalling certain Lexus and Toyota vehicles produced between July 2017 through December 2019 due to the same fuel pump issue for which Toyota […]

pressroom.toyota.com

Mentions Denso:

"...At issue is a faulty fuel pump made by supplier Denso and installed on certain models during certain time frames. The fuel pumps contain impellers of lower density that supply pressure to the fuel injection system. The faulty impellers can crack and eventually degrade the fuel pump...."

Toyota expands fuel pump recall to 1.5M newer Toyota and Lexus cars

A faulty fuel pump recall in Toyota and Lexus models has now expanded to 2,760,500 vehicles.

www.thecarconnection.com

 

[r crv]

Capless design in gen5s. There is an internal seal flap inside the fuel feed port that performs the air seal to the outside world... and there is no way that would have been touched during the fuel pump swap.

Yep right no gas cap. I've gotten the code on my 2015 Accord. One could leave the door ajar or have a defect not related to the replacement. Maybe they sighiponed gas out of the tank to prevent spillag before changing the pump and did damage ( Most likely not).

Maybe loose seal ring for the pump or if the tank has a vapor hose my be loose or they damaged the hose when they replaced the pump. These guys do this warranty recall work fast so they can do more jobs and make more $$. They make less on these warranty jobs. Back to the dealer.

Cranking issue appears again.

 

[TheDarkKnight]

Capless design in gen5s.

Sadly not the case on this side of the Pond.

Still have to unscrew mine....not sure about the Hybrid as I have honestly never checked.

 

[williamsji]

Sadly not the case on this side of the Pond.

Still have to unscrew mine....not sure about the Hybrid as I have honestly never checked.

Interesting. I know your CRVs come from Japan factories, so I wonder if this is something related to that and regional regulations.

I thought that Honda had rolled that out world wide. Must be subject to individual countries regulations on fuel safety and management... though honestly I really thought the US government was far more anal about this than most other nations.