Honda Odyssey Complaints

803 consumer complaints on file.

#11650791March 26, 2025
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2023 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the idle stop system/auto start-stop system became inoperable. The contact stated that when the battery was fully charged, the idle start worked for several days then became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The dealer advised the contact to drive the vehicle for several weeks. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11650528March 25, 2025
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2021 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V064000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11649837March 21, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I have done all services according to Honda dealer. At 120,000 miles my transmission is bad and I have to replace it now They are asking for $4000.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11649638March 21, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Took my car to dealer 4/15/2024. Dealer stated no stock parts available. Dealer never contacted me anymore.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11649433March 20, 2025
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
While driving in a construction zone, the vehicle's lane departure system jerked the wheel and almost made me leave the lane Very dangerous. Same vehicle, the A'C was found not operating and a dealer diagnosis found that the system was overfilled and that an electrical connection was not hooked up from the factory. Same vehicle, body panels are not properly aligned from the sliding door to the passenger side door, gap is almost 1/2 inch.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11648727March 17, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Shortly after we passed 30,000 miles and our initial warranty expired, our passenger-side sliding door began having problems in which it would get stuck while opening. We would need to turn off the power to the door and manually pull the door shut. This began happening more often as the weather got colder in November to December 2024. At its peak this winter, it would happen multiple times per day, and the door was basically non-functional. We took it to the Honda dealership several times before they were able to determine that the problem was a faulty latch on the sliding door. We had this replaced on March 14, 2025. The door works fine now, but the weather has been warm. We worry that this will happen again to the new latch and to the driver's-side door.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11648633March 17, 2025
STRUCTURE:BODY
I am [XXX]. I purchased this Honda Odyssey van after it was modified by BraunAbility. They put in an automatic underfloor ramp, and other modifications. When used without these modifications, there are three rows of seating. Passengers go in and out, and the passenger-side sliding door opens with an automatic button. There is a sensor that controls that door. It is never in danger of being hit or disturbed in use by an ambulatory person. However, when it is used with a ramp, the second row of seats is removed and replaced with a passenger-side ramp. The ramp is 30 inches wide. The normal power wheelchair is 26 to 29 inches wide. This leaves only 2 inches MAXIMUM on either side of the ramp for the wheelchair. It is virtually impossible to NOT hit the sensor when going in or out by wheelchair!! I have had this van for about two years. I use it about once every two weeks. Most times I have an assistant driving. I have only used it about 50 times TOTAL, in two years. On [XXX], I had a doctor's appointment. I activated the automatic door and ramp. I rolled up the ramp, and parked in the passenger area. That seat has been removed for the wheelchair. My assistant pushed the button to activate the ramp to go back under-floor. It did so. BUT the sliding door on the passenger side did NOT close at all! Eventually he managed to manually slide the door shut. If I had been driving alone, I would have been stranded right there---at the doctor's office, shopping center, etc., as I do NOT have the strength to manually close that door! This is clearly a danger to disabled people using this modified Honda Odyssey. Honda and BraunAbility should be required to protect and reinforce the sensor area so users will NOT easily damage the sensor with light use of this van! This may also be a clear violation of the ADA, the Americans with Disabilities Act. [XXX], Retired INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11648579March 16, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
All of my assist lights just came.on one after another saying there was a malfunction with the emmision light continues to go.on go.off even after I paid 580 to have the car serviced for the assist lights. Now the lift gate stopped working three weeks ago yesterday with all the rain that poured now the lift gate is open and will.not latch.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647789March 12, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
While driving approximately 50 mph, vehicle sunroof glass spontaneously exploded spraying shards of glass in the vehicle. The vehicle was not driven under any bridges, and there were no vehicles within a reasonable distance ahead or behind my vehicle that could have thrown something at the sunroof causing it to break. My safety was put at risk as sharp pieces of glass were sprayed on me, into my clothing, and into the empty child safety seats in the middle row. Upon inspection, the Honda service department denies that this break happened spontaneously and the dealer states that they were able to identify a point of impact on the sunroof as to what caused the glass to break. A photo of said impact has been requested from the service department, but as of this writing has not yet been received. There were not any previous known damages to the sunroof, and there were no warning signs prior to the glass shattering.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644277February 22, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The fuel door will not open. It appears the fuel door actuator has failed. This can result in being stranded as not able to fuel. Dealer has confirmed and is charging me to fix. Vehicle only has about 33,000 miles on it and is 44 months in service. There were no warning lights, but interesting enough the driver side sliding door does make a grumbling noise like it needs to be oiled. I am having the dealer review this as well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643387February 18, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The power trunk stopped working. The car starts warning me about a power tailgate problem. I have seen this issue reported by others as well. The warning light comes and goes randomly. The power trunk does not work at all anymore I have to open and close the trunk manually. I am concerned about the trunk malfunctioning further.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11642909February 15, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
Profuse amount of water intrusion and pooling of water in the rear of the vehicle near the tailgate of vehicle during rainstorm. Water not from above, ceiling not wet. Concerns about water causing rust, and electrical damage.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11642817February 14, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving vehicle, the sunroof exploded. I had to fabric inner aspect closed so glass did not enter the vehicle. My [XXX] was in the 2nd row and would have had glass in her face if I had been driving with the fabric part open. Honda is fixing the sunroof currently but I feel unsafe driving with it now. I was on a side street with no overpass near, no cars around and no other vehicle to throw rocks. It simply exploded. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11642774February 14, 2025
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
contacted dealership in Newburgh NY for recall. The rep pushed back making me wait 8 weeks. Dearlership in Middletown NY did not return call.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640161February 2, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
This happened twice to us. While stopped at the red light the car suddenly shuts off and won’t start. We had to press and hold the start button for 5 seconds for the van to start. It appears that on both times the car just stalled.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640074February 1, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Water leak causing failure of tailgate control module. Water intrusion of rear drivers side allows damage to the unit controlling the rear tailgate- rendering inoperable or unable to open/close.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640068February 1, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
On 1/31/25 our rear tailgate automatically opened upon parking the car in our garage. Later that day, the tailgate would no operate properly and had to be manually opened. The key fob was functional and could operate all other doors in the car, except the tail gate. Later that day, while the car was parked in our garage, the tailgate started operating by itself, without pressing any buttons on the remote control key fob. It would open and close by itself and repeat the entire sequence over and over again. Upon turning on the car, the display identified a Power Tailgate Problem. The problem was reproduced by the Olathe Kansas Honda dealership. We took it to the dealership today and they diagnosed the problem, stating it is a Gate Control Unit failure (error code P1378 and P1379). Dealer confirmed what we experienced. We documented the safety problem via video. We were able to temporarily fix the issue by disconnecting the car battery overnight and reconnecting it the following morning. Safety concerns - This is a concerning issue as the tail gate could open by itself while driving, and/or could open by itself when you have the car parked in public, allowing theft of any items left inside. It could also open while someone is driving along a parking lot and cause an accident. There was no warning light prior to the malfunction of the tail gate control unit. We have found online that there may be a class action lawsuit regarding this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11639025January 28, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sitting still at intersection of Florida Avenue by US Post Office back window just shattered. No object found inside car. No indication it was hit by anything. Just spontaneously shattered.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11638898January 27, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I am writing to file a safety complaint about the 2022 Honda Odyssey Elite concerning critical infotainment and electrical system failures that present significant safety risks. These failures include power cycling, freezing, and complete system shutdowns, which impair essential vehicle functions like navigation, climate control, and communication. The random nature of the failures makes it difficult for technicians to replicate the problem, but it occurs intermittently while driving. Normally, the infotainment system just fails, requiring the car to be parked and power cycled, including opening and closing a door. On one occasion, the vehicle catastrophically failed during operation and would not restart. The car had to be towed to the dealer, but when it arrived, it was able to start without any jump-start. The dealer stated they could not replicate the issue so there was nothing that would be done beyond replacing the battery.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11638465January 25, 2025
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The temperature in the mid-Atlantic has been below freezing for several weeks. Additional all of the roads have been treated for ice. My vehicle’s wiper fluid system will not work in these below freezing temperatures. As a result I have not been able to see out of our windshield that is dirty from the road treatments. We are having to clean the windshield with baby wipes. As soon as the temperature gets into the 40s and 50s, only once in the past few weeks, the wiper fluid system works again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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