Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11378406December 8, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN (BRAKE FAIL DURING DRIVING) WITH NEW 2020 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 2618 MILES DRIVEN. BRAKE MADE LOUD SQUEAK NOISE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND TOOK IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED 4 TIMES. HONDA DEALERSHIP RESURFACED ROTOR 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. ABOUT 12-14 DAYS AGO, HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE FAILED WHEN GOING DOWN AT SLIGHT GRADE. WHEN BRAKE PADDLE WAS APPLIED, ENTIRE VAN, INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND VAN FAILED TO STOP. MY DRIVING HABIT OF LEAVING LARGE GAP BETWEEN VEHICLE SAVED MY LIFE. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OR 0.33 MILE TO BRING CAR TO STOP. I SAVED MY LIFE ALONG WITH OTHER ON ROAD ON THIS INCIDENT. VAN IS PARKED IN GARAGE AND NOT BEING DRIVEN UNTIL HONDA NORTH AMERICA AND/OR NHTSA | NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION INSPECT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378320December 7, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS COMPLAINT IS A CORRECTION TO COMPLAINT 11375900 WHICH REFERENCED AN INCORRECT RECALL NUMBER. REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR IS NOT IN PARK ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THIS SYMPTOM IS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 12V573000 WHICH MY HONDA DEALER SAYS APPLIES ONLY TO MODEL YEARS 2003 AND 2004. HOWEVER THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS IT COULD APPLY TO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER 2001. MY VAN WAS MANUFACTURED IN 11/01.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378342December 7, 2020
ENGINE
IDLER PULLEY BAD CAUSING BELT TO BREAK.CHAPMAN ENTERPRISES REPLACED IDLER ASSEMBLY AND BELT.MOUNT BOLT BROKE LESS THAN 3OO MILES LATER.THEY REPLACED ASSEMBLY AND BELT AND BOLT BROKE AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER.THEY GAVE ANOTHER.ASSEMBLY AND BELT TO MY FATHER TO INSTALL. HE INSTALLED IT AND BOLT BROKE AGAIN AT 197 MILES.LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DAMAGE,INJURY , OR FATALITY. REPLACED AGAIN WILL SEE IF PROBLEM REOCCURS. PHOTO SHOWS END OF BOLT LEFT IN MOUNT , REST OF BOLT AND PULLEY LOST ON TRANSPORT OF VEHICLE TO HOME..BOLTS BROKE WHILE ON CITY STREETS AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 50 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377725December 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR RATTLES BADLY WHEN GEAR SHIFTS DOWN ON A RAMP AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377756December 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE HEAD UNIT MALFUNCTIONS AND STAYS ON, ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING USED FOR APPLE CAR PLAY. IT HAS LEFT US STRANDED AND HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE, TWO OTHER TIMES, JUMPED AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUES. BETWEEN 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, LOSES POWER, THEN 'CLUNKS' BACK INTO GEAR. IT MAKES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS UNSTEADY, AND CAUSES UNANTICIPATED SLOW DOWNS AND SPEED UPS. ADULT PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE HAVE YELLED OUT IN CONFUSION OVER THE LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, IT SOMETIMES HESITATED TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR, AND THEN 'CLUNKS' INTO FIRST, EXPERIENCED AS A 'NEUTRAL DROP' AS IF ONE IS DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OVERALL, THE TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKY, AND LEADS TO UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTS, UNSTEADY FEEDBACK, AND EXTREME DISCOMFORT AND WORRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375532December 2, 2020
AIR BAGS
1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PART NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377101November 30, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION POWER HAS STARTED TO FAIL TO ENGAGE FULLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR LOW SPEED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE THIRD PARTY SHOP SHOWED ME A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 17-043 STATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DETERIORATES FASTER THAN NORMAL. SOMEHOW A SOFTWARE FIX IS GOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377181November 30, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
CAR ACCELERATES OR BUCKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHILST DRIVING. RETURNED CAR TO HONDA GARAGE TWICE AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NO FAULT UNLESS ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. CAR HAS ONLY 14,000 MILES, FRONT TIRES HAVE WORN PREMATURELY AND CAR SHAKES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377210November 30, 2020
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TPMS WARNING LIGHT (ERROR) CAME ON, EVEN THOUGH ALL TIRE PRESSURES WERE EXACTLY AS SPECIFIED BY HONDA. WHEN THE TPMS ERROR OCCURS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL CANNOT BE TURNED OFF, AND MY VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE FROM A SMALL SNOWBANK (FEBRUARY 2020.) MY OLDER 2006 ODYSSEY'S STABILITY CONTROL WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY TPMS ERRORS SINCE IT DIDN'T HAVE THE SYSTEM, SO I COULD TURN OFF THE STABILITY CONTROL AND EASILY DRIVE OUT OF SLIPPERY OR SNOWY AREAS. I LIVE IN MAINE AND THIS PROBLEM CAUSES POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUES (BEING STUCK IN SNOW THAT IS NORMALLY EASY TO NAVIGATE IN WHEN VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL IS OFF.) THERE WERE TWO SPECIFIC INSTANCES I CAN RECALL: 1) MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITH THE RIGHT-SIDE TIRES 3-4 INCHES INTO THE SNOWBANK; 2) MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GRAVEL PARKING LOT WITH SOME ICE UNDERNEATH. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THERE IS ANY TRAFFIC AND I NEED TO PUSH OR SHOVEL THE CAR OUT, WHICH WOULD NOT BE NEEDED IF I COULD SIMPLY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SO POWER COULD BE TRANSMITTED TO ALL FOUR TIRES IN THIS INSTANCE. "LOCKING OUT" THE VSC BECAUSE OF A TPMS ERROR (NOT BECAUSE OF LOW AIR PRESSURE) CAN CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MAINE. NOTE: DATE OF FEB 8, 2020 IS APPROXIMATE FOR ONE INCIDENT (PARKING AREA), CAN'T REMEMBER THE OTHER INCIDENT'S DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376743November 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS CONING FROM THE STORE ONE AFTERNOON JUNE 20 2020 SMOKE STARED TO CAME OUT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LATER ONES OPEN HOOD FIRE STARED TO COME FROM ALTERNATOR QUICK WHEN TO GET WATER AND DUMP RIGTH AT IT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME VERY CONCERN BECAUSE CHILDRENS WHERE AT VAN AT THAT MOMENT WHICH IS A BIG CONCERN AFTER REPLACE ALTERNATOR TOTALLY BURN WE REPLACE NOW IN 11/27/20 IT HAPPEN AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375900November 23, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. SEE ATTACHED IMAGE. THIS SYMPTOM IS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 16V344000 WHICH MY HONDA DEALER SAYS APPLIES ONLY TO MODEL YEARS 2003 AND 2004. HOWEVER THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS IT APPLIES TO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER 2001. MY VAN WAS MANUFACTURED IN 11/01. SEE ATTACHED IMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376019November 23, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ALL WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SAFETY MODE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS ON A FAIRLY NEW VAN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375340November 19, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE 2020 HONDA ODYSSEY RECEIVED BRAND NEW JUNE 9. BEGAN HAVING ISSUES IN 2 MONTHS. SERVICED AT BAYTOWN, TX COMMUNITY HONDA ON 9/11, 9/24,9/17,10/16 FOR OCCURRING ISSUE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. VIDEO DOCUMENTATION WITH TIME STAMP OF ISSUE IS SAVED. CASE OPEN WITH AMERICA HONDA: CASE MANAGER, ANTONIO DETERMINED THE HONDA TECHS AT THE DEALER ARE INCORRECTLY FIXING THE VAN. THE FAKRA CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE WILL SUBMIT REQUEST TO FIELD MANAGER TEAM FOR A FIELD ENGINEER TO BE SCHEDULED TO SERVICE MY VAN. ANTONIO, CASE MANAGER, ALSO ADVISED TO CANCEL 11/19 APPOINTMENT WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TO WAIT FOR CALL BACK FOR HONDA FIELD ENGINEER. COSTUMER REQUESTED ETA, ANTONIO WOULD NOT PROVIDE ESTIMATED TIME, ADVISE TO WAIT FOR A CALL. POPPING NOISE, DISCONNECTS BLUETOOTH. POPPING NOISE OCCURS WHEN DRIVER IS ON A CALL, LISTENING TO MUSIC, AND EVEN DURING COMPLETE SILENCE THERE IS POPPING. ELECTRICAL ISSUE OCCURS DURING STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY, HIGHWAY, AND TURNING. THE PROBLEM IS UNSAFE BECAUSE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHICH PREVENTS ME TO SAFELY USE HAND FREE CALLING. THIS IS ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE HONDA ODYSSEY 2020 CURRENTLY HAS 7298 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375510November 19, 2020
STRUCTURE
2016 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PAINT BUBBLING AND PEELING ON VEHICLE. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375442November 19, 2020
AIR BAGS
WE DISPOSED OF THE VEHICLE AND YET STILL GET MESSAGES FROM HONDA. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS SCRAP. PLEASE ADVISE HONDA TO CEASE AND DESIST ALL FURTHER CONTACT/NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THE RECALL(S). WE HAVE NOTIFIED THEM MANY TIMES YET THEY PERSIST. THIS IS A DISCREDIT TO THE RECALL SYSTEM WHEN OBVIOUSLY FALSE AND ERRONEOUS MESSAGES ARE PERSISTENTLY SENT, IN ERROR. THIS CAUSES THE USER TO DISREGARD POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INFORMATION. HONDA MUST HAVE A METHOD OF ACCOUNTABILITY ADDED TO THEIR SYSTEM TO ALLLOW THE REMOVAL FROM THEIR RECALL DATABASE OF A VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN SOLD/TRANSFERRED/DESTROYED. HONDA HAS AN 'F' RATING WITH THE BBB ON THIS ISSUE. HONDA APPARENTLY DOES NOT TAKE RECALLS SERIOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375175November 18, 2020
ENGINE, STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO STEER AT TIMES. MOSTLY IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD LOCK-UP ON ITS OWN. DURING DRIVING. WHENEVER I NOTICE A FLUID LEAK IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CONTACT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. CAUSE I PURCHASED THE CAR JUNE 12, 2020.I HAD PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY, TO HELP PAY FOR REPAIRS. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE FACTORY POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER-STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. WHICH COST ME OUT OF POCKET OF $ 1,365.03. THIS ITEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN PURCHASED IN 2010, THERE WAS A RE-CALL ON THIS ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375271November 18, 2020
ENGINE
DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS ARE CAUSING SPARK PLUGS MISFIRE AND FOUL. THE SCENARIO SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AS PER CASE NO. 3:12-CV-1377-SI. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. I'M CONCERNED THAT ANY REPLACEMENT WILL RESULT IN THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN WITH CONTINUED DRIVING. HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HONDA US OFFERS VERY MINIMAL ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD BE FULLY LIABLE FOR SELLING CARS WITH DEFECTIVE DESIGN, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE PRIOR CASE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED, IT PUT MY FAMILY IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STUTTER. AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE AND THIS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO FINANCIAL BURDEN IN AN ALREADY DIFFICULT YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. HONDA SHOULD OWN THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2016 MODEL YEAR THROUGH FULL COMPENSATION ON REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375307November 18, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND EXCEEDING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING, AND TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374996November 17, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A PEARL WHITE ODYSSEY. THE PAINT HAS PEELED OFF 2 TIMES, AND WE ARE TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED! I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PAINT ON OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PAINT ON THESE VEHICLES! THEY SHOULD FIX THIS INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMER, SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PAINT ON THEM! NOW WE HAVE A CAR THAT WE WANT TO KEEP FOR A WHILE BUT WE NEED TO KEEP SPENDING FUNDS TO KEEP IT LOOKING NICE, WHEN HONDA SHOULD BE COVERING A KNOWN FLAW. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS CONSTANT HESITATION WHEN DOING REGULAR DRIVING. IT LIKE IT CANT FIND A GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374656November 14, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL BEARINGS WEAR AND COME LOOSE CAUSING ROD KNOCKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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