Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11466634May 30, 2022
ENGINE
The following link describes exactly what's happening to the car, and it happens almost every day (sometimes multiple times a day)! https://www.washingtonpost.com/cars/2013-honda-odyssey-pilot-recalled-due-to-stalling/2013/09/09/22be0ac6-1969-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11466596May 29, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
passenger side slide door unable to open. i have older people to transport and becomes highly issue to move them to other side and get out of the vehicle. dealer charged for the issue and just manually reset coulple of days back and again it started coming. kindly address the issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11466611May 29, 2022
SEATS
The front anker bolts with female 6 point hex for the front driver seat keep comming loose no matter what I've tried to bolt them back down with they keep comming loose. Eventually falling out and the seat fly backwords
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11466403May 27, 2022
POWER TRAIN
Car has 22,000 miles. And has intermittent transmissions issues. After a stop, I accelerated thru and intersection then when I pulled my foot off the gas to slow down the car engine revved up so loud, really loud. But there was no movement. Also coming off of a stop the car doesn’t go sometimes. I have to push the gas more. If I’m on the freeway at high speeds and I release the gas because I know the traffic is slowing up ahead. The car will shift down loudly and sometimes jerk.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11466081May 25, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
While driving on a surface street at approximately 35 MPH on a 100+ degree afternoon, the glass moonroof suddenly exploded. I did not observe any object striking the car or the roof. The shade was closed, so glass did not enter the cabin. However, driving the car above 30mph became impossible due to air impinging on the shade and making it more likely that the shade would open and glass would fall onto me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465994May 24, 2022
POWER TRAIN
Transmission delays in shifting from neutral to first on acceleration, when it engages it finally squeals the tires. Also at around 25 miles an hour it club is into the next gear and the whole car shudders. It is a safety issue and makes crossing roads scary. It has been looked at multiple (4?) times by different Honda dealers and they always reply it is functioning normally. There are no warning lamps or errors showing on the instruments but it is not normal.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465767May 23, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the instrument panel warning lights started flashing and the vehicle started to lose motive power before coasting to a stop. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that oil from the rocker arm had leaked onto the alternator causing the alternator to fail. The contact was informed that the alternator and rocker arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that a TSB (20-023) was issued for the failure but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465765May 23, 2022
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
On numerous occasions the forward collision warning has caused hard braking when there is nothing close in front of me. I fear that a close following vehicle will hit me when this occurs. This has not caused an accident yet, but the following vehicle driver must think that I'm a terrible driver for unnecessarily hitting my brakes.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465489May 20, 2022
AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the SRS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer informed the contact that he had to pay out-of-pocket for the diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465166May 18, 2022
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I purchased my 19' Odyssey in March, almost two months ago. It was used with only 19k miles. During the test drive I mentioned to the sales guy (sitting in passenger seat) a strange noise that sounded like fluttering, but only when accelerating 1k-1500k RPM. I didn't think much of it so I made the purchase. Come May 2nd I got the Oil changed (at the same dealership). I couldn't help but notice the same sound mentioned earlier, but even louder. Since then I've recorded numerous videos of the sound, also worth mentioning the speaker crackling. On Monday of this week I took the car in, showed the mechanic the video of the engine noise and speaker crackle. He mentioned he's only worked on one other odyssey with the same engine sound, resulted being the short block. After they were done, I was told by the service writer that they couldn't replicate the engine noise but did change fiber optic connectors for my speaker crackling (crackle still occurs but only on HD signal). I went over to the Service Manager and showed him the videos, we went for a drive around and heard the noise. He said to drop off the car Friday (today) and he'll have a loaner ready for me. I dropped off the van, spoke with the senior mechanic and the manager, they saw the videos and said they are going to take care of it. They wanted to test drive the car, however the sound is much louder when my car is either cold, or before reaching it's regular temps. I will attach two links to this letter that better show the problem at hand. One being my YouTube channel and the other of the forums where many others just like myself share the same problem. https://youtube.com/channel/UCuOrw9CP7Njl2O_EAF4fsFA https://www.odyclub.com/threads/rattle-noise-on-acceleration-revisited.347853/page-36
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464975May 17, 2022
AIR BAGS
The contact owned a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V501000 (Air Bags) and 19V182000 (Air Bags) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list because the vehicle was sold. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11465050May 17, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
White paint is peeling off the roof in large sections. Massive adhesion failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464631May 14, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The sliding doors would not open by any of the control switches and would not open manually to allow persons seated in back two rows to exit in emergency.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464475May 13, 2022
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic informed the contact of spark plugs and oil contamination causing engine damage. The contact stated that a temporary repair was performed however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,652.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464552May 13, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AUTOMATIC RAIN SENSING WIPERS EQUIPPED WITH ELITE MODELS DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY HINDERING VISIBILITY IN RAIN/SNOW. IT FUNCTIONS IRRADICABLY, WIPING TOO FAST WHEN THERE IS VERY LITTLE RAIN OR CONVERSELY, NOT WIPING ENOUGH WHEN THERE'S A DOWNPOUR. ADJUSTING SENSITIVITY LEVELS KNOB DID NOT AFFECT ANYTHING. LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE REFUSED TO TROUBLESHOOT. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464598May 13, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sunroof exploded and shattered
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464192May 11, 2022
ENGINE
At 59,000 miles my wife was driving down the road and immediately the van’s engine lost the majority of its power and began shaking tremendously. My wife and kids were able to get off the road but had it been on a freeway it would have been extremely dangerous. The Honda technician conveyed to me that 3 cylinder rings busted. How do 3 cylinder rings bust simultaneously on a well maintained HONDA engine at 59k miles?? They informed me of the Variable Cylinder Management system that shuts down 3 cylinders during certain times. If I can’t trust my family to drive safely down the road in a well maintained HONDA engine with 59k miles, I’m not sure that this system is safe. In addition the repair was out of warranty and cost $3,000! I believe there should be a recall on this system!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11464047May 10, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
While driving my odyssey it began having the air conditioner blink off and on, radio was blinking off and on and multiple lights were lit up on the dash. There were no lights on my dash and no warning prior to this happening. My car then lost all power as if it was in neutral. I was pushing the gas pedal but the car would only rev like it was in neutral. Then the car began revving itself and the RPM's were getting dangerously high all while I was frantically trying to get to the side of the highway through traffic. I was in the left lane in a 70 MPH area. My blinkers were not working. After I finally got to the side of the road and stopped, the car was able to accelerate again. Then the whole thing happened again. When I shut the car off, the car then began clicking and dash lights were flashing all over the place, but the car would not start, Then I was able to finally start it, but I didn't dare to take it onto the highway again. Please help - this is a life-threatening issue and Honda should reimburse this immediately. I have read this same issue on multiple other chat boards.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11463974May 9, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Van turns off while driving after front lights is turn on or radio with charging a phone
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11463805May 8, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
Sliding passenger side door fell off of the track, pulling part of the exterior off of the car. Door was left hanging from the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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