DP99 wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this. My wife bought a
> 2005 CRV a couple of weeks ago, and we took it back yesterday as it was
> leaking oil in the driveway. When I looked under the car, you could
> even see the wet oil. At the dealer, the advisor seemed suprised, and
> he said he would talk to Honda Corporate next week and try to get a
> diagnosis. His guys thought it may be a rear main seal, but they
> weren't really sure. He also said he hadn't seen this problem in his
> 10+ years dealing with these cars. Of course, that's likely an
> exaggeration. The car has 600 miles on it, and I really think it's
> been leaking longer. I noticed oil spots earlier, but just assumed it
> was from a leaky seal that I had on my car a few months back.
>
> Has anyone here seen or heard of anything like this? I doubt the
> dealer or Honda will be likely to give us a new car, but this is pretty
> damn scary for a brand new car! Has anyone had similar experiences?
> Thanks.
>
> DP

Perhaps the drain plug is not in tight?