Honda Odyssey Complaints (2011)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10790490November 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHANGE BATTERY WARNING! JUST REPLACED FOR A BRAND BATTERY. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING!?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764088September 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PARKED IN OUR LEVEL DRIVEWAY, WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AFTER MAKING SURE IT WAS IN PARK. SHUT THE DOOR, AND THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY OVER A SMALL HILL AND HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN FRONT OF OUT HOUSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.THE PARKING MECHANISM ON THIS VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE EFFECTIVELY, THE SHIFTER SAID IT WAS IN PARK,AND THE CAR JUMPED INTO GEAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763926September 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FREQUENTLY GOES DEAD, LEAVING MY FAMILY STRANDED AND FEELING INSECURE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SIT IN THE CAR, TURNED OFF, WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION (NO LIGHTS ON, NO RADIO, ETC.) THE BATTERY WILL DIE. I HAVE TO HAVE IT JUMPED, OR WAIT HOURS (WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION) FOR THE BATTERY TO RECHARGE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE BEING STRANDED SOMEPLACE FOR HOURS AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763931September 15, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON WET ROADS, THE TIRES SPIN AND THERE IS NO TRACTION; THE CAR FISHTAILS AND STARTS VERY SLOWLY. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE INITIAL TIRES WERE CHEAP, BUT I RECENTLY BOUGHT NEW TIRES (NOT FROM HONDA) AND SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TIRES THAT WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NO LONGER THINK IT IS A "TIRE" ISSUE, BUT A CAR AND WEIGHT-DISTRIBUTION ISSUE. DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR ON WET ROADS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN A HONDA ODYSSEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748320August 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF. FOUND THAT THE GAS EVAPORATOR WAS FULL OF WATER. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO CLUE HOW WATER COULD GET IN THERE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES WITH EMISSIONS OR EVEN A POSSIBLE FIRE DUE TO GAS FUMES NOT BEING ABLE TO BE ABSORBED BY THE CHARCOAL FILTER IN THE EVAPORATOR. I WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD TAKE THIS SERIOUS AND FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE/PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743903July 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
VIBRATION IN BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING, EXTREMELY NOTICED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AT 09/12/2012, BUT FOUND AND 'FIXED' WARPED BREAK ROTOR AT ABOUT 45000 MILES ON 7/9/2013. PROBLEM (VIBRATION AND PULSING OF STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL) SOON REAPPEARED AND ON 7/27/2015 RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT WARPING HAD AGAIN OCCURRED. CALLED HONDA, WHO SAID THAT THE THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THE ORIGINAL BRAKE ROTOR (PART NUMBER 45251-TK8-A01 EVEN THOUGH IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY 45251-TK8-A02. THE NEW BRAKE ROTOR NOW BEING PUT ON 2011 AND LATER HONDA ODYSSEY HAS INCREASED INTERNAL THICKNESS (MORE MASS AND SMALLER AIR VENTS) AND OTHER CHANGES. FOR MY CAR, THE OLDER ROTOR IS DEFECTIVE, WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743362July 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
HAVE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH TPMS LIGHT ON MY HONDA MINI-VAN. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, THE CODE COMING BACK IS "RADIO FREQUENCY THIRD WHEEL", AND THIS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS SOMETHING THEY CANNOT FIX. HONDA CORP NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND INFORM DEALERS HOW TO FIX THE TPMS INDICATOR LIGHT. I HAVE READ THAT SMART PHONES, LAPTOPS, ETC CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, WHICH SHOULD NOT EVEN BE AN ISSUE. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY SMART PHONE WITH ME FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. TECHNOLOGY SHOULD NEVER BE AN INTERFERENCE ISSUE WITH TPMS. THIS INDICATOR JOLTS/SCARES ME WHEN IT COMES ON, MOST TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER TODAY TOLD ME TO PUT BLACK TAPE OVER THE LIGHTS SO THEY DON'T BOTHER ME, THAT WAS THEIR ANSWER!! NOT ACCEPTABLE. ....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF I WENT TO A NON-HONDA REPAIR SHOP WHO FIXED THE FAULTY SENSOR AND ALL IS GOOD WITH THE VAN. THE HONDA DEALER WAS INCORRECTLY TELLING ME THAT IT WAS A RADIO FREQUENCY ERROR DUE TO THE ELECTRONICS IN MY CAR. I WENT TO ANOTHER PLACE, WHO DIAGNOSED AND FIXED THE TPMS PERFECTLY. UPDATED 11/18/15.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735190July 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO EXHIBIT EXTREME STEERING AND WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN BRAKING. IT STARTED TO WOBBLE INITIALLY AT SPEED. NOW IT WOBBLES AT ALMOST ANY REASONABLE SPEED. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS. AT SPEEDS IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A LOSS OF CONTROL SPECIALLY DRIVING DOWNHILL ON CURVES. IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733033July 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE BRAKING, THE STEERING BEGIN TO SHIMMY. CHECKS BY A TIRE/BRAKE SHOP VERIFIED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. ROTORS WERE REMOVED AND TURNED TO REMOVE WARPING. SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF BRAKING WAS RESTORED BUT AT 60,000 MILES PROBLEM BEGAN TO REOCCUR . I INTEND TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS WITH QUALITY MATERIAL (NON HONDA PARTS) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I'M GREATLY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA AND THEIR POOR MATERIAL QUALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721846May 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FREQUENTLY GOES DEAD, LEAVING MY FAMILY STRANDED AND FEELING INSECURE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10720993May 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45 MPH. I'M REPORING THIS PROBLEM MAY 2015, HOWEVER I HAVE NOTICED THIS GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 YEAR AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE, THOUGHT IT WAS ROAD CONDITIONS. SINCE I DON'T DRIVE FREEWAYS VERY OFTEN (VERY LOW MILES ON MY 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY) I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT, HOWEVER NOW THAT I'M DRIVING MORE FREQUENTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON VARIOUS ROADS, THERE IS DEFINETELY A VIBRATION UPON BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715946May 12, 2015
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SUMMER AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE O-RINGS AND REFILLED THE FREON. THE NEXT YEAR, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONDENSER. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690999February 27, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL (R72) FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY 2011 FOR WIPERS DISCONNECTING FROM MOTOR. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX MY ISSUE AS THEY SAY IT DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE AFFECTED BATCH. THE SYMPTOM IS EXACTLY THE SAME. THEY ARE NOW CHARGING ME $30 FOR THE PART AND $220 WITH INSTALLATION. THIS HAPPENED EXACTLY AS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL. THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT ITS THEIR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684211February 18, 2015
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE (MALFUNCTION LIGHT BLINKING), CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE, CHECKED THE CHECK ENGINE CODE FROM THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, THE CODE WAS 302. AS RECOMMENDED IN OWNERS MANUAL, TRIED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE FUEL TANK LID, STILL THE ISSUE IS THERE. I WILL BE TAKING THIS TO A DEALER. HONDA CARS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE RELIABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663313December 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658879November 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES ROTORS APPEAR TO BE WARPED AND VIBRATE VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING MODERATELY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION MAKES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHEN IT OCCURS. THE DEALER HAS IDENTIFIED NOTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10645014October 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET. CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RESTART CAR. CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE 1 MILE HOME. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO ERROR MESSAGE ON COMPUTER READING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644309October 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY IGNITION KEY IS FALLING APART. THE IGNITION KEY CONTAINS THE SECURITY CHIP TO ALLOW THE CAR TO START/RUN AND IT ALSO CONTAINS THE TRANSMITTER TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR. THE HOUSING OF THE KEY IS COMING APART. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR MAY STOP RUNNING IF THE SECURITY CHIP FALLS OUT OF THE HOUSING, AS I AM DRIVING. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING AND THE LOST OF POWER FOR THE BRAKES AND STEERING. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO HONDA AND THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME WITH REPAIRING HIS AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE THE KEY IS IN EXCESS OF $100.00. MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE DOING WELL TO JUST MAKE THE CAR PAYMENT AND DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT KEY DUE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED ISSUE. SEEING THAT GM HAS HAD A NUMBER OF CRASHES RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, I BELIEVE THAT A SIMILAR ISSUE IS LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH HONDA'S USING THE SAME KEY AS MY 2011 ODYSSEY EX-L. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629165August 28, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR DIED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25, SO I CALLED HONDA OF MARYSVILLE TO GET MY BATTERY REPLACED. WENT IN ON TUESDAY, THEY QUOTED ME $168+ REPLACE BATTERY, SO I CALLED KLEIN HONDA AND WAS QUOTED $99 + TAX. LEFT MARYSVILLE HONDA AND WENT TO KLEIN TO HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED. AFTER THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY, THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. HE PROVIDED ME A WRITTEN QUOTE OF $800. I CALLED SIMS HONDA (BURLINGTON, WA) FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS VERBALLY QUOTED $550, BUT THEY WANTED TO SEE THE CAR. WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 0930, I LOADED MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF INTO OUR VAN TO GET THE SECOND OPINION. NOT MORE THAN A MILE FROM HOME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER. WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS FULLY ENFLAMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605217June 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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