The Autonation mechanic suspected the leak might be as simple as a bad seal on the crank position sensor, so they replaced the seal and meticulously cleaned the engine and trans and asked that I check it in a few days and let them know if it was still leaking. He also asked me to email the photos to him so he could keep them on file. I showed Honda Service Advisor Larry Davenport the photos on my phone showing oil all over the bottom of the engine and trans and told me that was not normal or acceptable and that they would find and correct the problem. I made some photos and immediately scheduled an appointment with my Honda dealership, which was recently added to the AutoNation group so it's now AutoNation Honda Mendenhall. I recently took my RL to my local mechanic for an oil change (25k miles on the odometer) and my mechanic tells me he thinks I may have a rear main seal leak and possibly an additional leak since the oil and trans case were covered in oil.

I did not receive any paperwork to document the incident.įast forward two years and the leak has gotten a bit bigger, still less than 1/2-quart between oil changes, but the drips in the garage have started to add up and the smell of burning oil has become persistent.

I told him the problem started before my first oil change, but he blew me off. After an hour, the service advisor I was working with said the leak was caused by oil spilled during my last oil change. It was a very minor drip, never affecting the oil level, but annoying and not acceptable for a new vehicle.Īfter a few months, I took the Ridgeline to Dobbs Honda (using a vacation day and driving 60-miles each way) to have it checked out. Then I started noticing some dark brown oil drips in my garage, none of my previous automobiles leaked and only my truck was parked in that spot, so it had to be coming from the Ridgeline. I didn't think it was anything to be concerned about, just 'new car smell'. I purchased my 2012 Ridgeline new from Dobbs Honda on Mendenhall (Memphis TN), right from the start I noticed an occasional whiff of something burning when I walked past the truck after driving it.

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