Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11752085July 22, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2019 Honda Odyssey. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, information on the vehicle mileage was 82,668, and while providing vehicle information to the leasing agency, it was discovered that the vehicle mileage was 81,668.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11752167July 22, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
The contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the battery warning light illuminated, and smoke was coming from under the front passenger’s side hood. The vehicle was driven to the residence and parked. The contact stated that moments later, smoke and flames were coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle, and the Fire Department was called to the scene. The contact was able to extinguish the flames using a water hose prior to the Fire Department arriving at the residence. While at the residence, the fireman disconnected the battery as a precaution. The cause of the fire was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 182,697.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11752245July 22, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2025 Honda Odyssey with approximately 22,000 miles. On multiple occasions while stopped at traffic lights or stop signs, the vehicle's Auto Idle Stop feature shut the engine off normally. When I attempted to accelerate, the engine failed to restart, leaving the vehicle disabled in the travel lane. The battery warning light illuminated, and on one earlier occurrence I believe a "Shift to Park" message may also have appeared. I was able to restart the vehicle by pressing the Start button, shifting back into Drive, and continuing normally. The most recent incident occurred while stopped at a traffic light. When the light turned green and I pressed the accelerator, the vehicle did not restart or move. I had to manually restart the engine while stopped in the intersection before I could proceed. This created a safety concern because the vehicle unexpectedly became disabled in active traffic. The vehicle has never exhibited difficulty starting during normal operation, either when cold or warm. The problem has only occurred after the Auto Idle Stop system shut the engine off at a stop. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by a Honda dealer, but an appointment will be scheduled.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11752152July 22, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2021 Odyssey EXL shuts off completely at a traffic stop light. Happened 2 times in a 2 week period. Without warning the engine switches off completely and puts itself in "P" mode, all light comes on as if in accessory mode, radio switches off, all doors unlocked. To get going, the driver had to press brake pedal and start the car again (via Engine Start /Stop button). This issue started in my car at 93K miles. Never had any issue with mine before that. But it is scary especially the engine switch off at stop lights and blocking traffic for a number of minutes before you know what happened and are able to restart the can. I have seen this issue reported a number of times on this site and it appears repetedly in web searches. Honda needs to identify the cause of this problem and issue a recall for it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11752110July 22, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
From a cold start my vehicle starts fine, but from a warm engine start the van would have trouble starting. Took it to Navarre Honda in Lake Charles, La and they found that the starter solenoid and 2 relays were bad and had to be replaced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751976July 22, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
After AIS engaged, the engine wouldn’t come back on. This has been at intersections, etc where it was dangerous to have no engine. It is ridiculous that the feature has not been removed after problems going back to the 2018 model. All to game an emission standard. Shameful.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751798July 21, 2026
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
The vehicle went into a limp mode due to programming and safety issue known by Honda. One of the six fuel injectors failed according to the fault codes at the dealer. I have reached out to Honda and they won't even acknowledge the safety issue nor are they willing to reimburse the cost of the emergency safety repair caused by the vehicle going into limp mode. They won't put anything in writing nor will they consent to any recorded calls. I have reached out to Brad Ortloff as well and he won't respond. What are they hiding? Why did NHTSA allow Honda to get away with extending the warranty on the fuel injectors for certain Honda Odysseys rather than recalling them? What is the difference between the vehicles that were included? There are numerous vehicles that weren't included that are failing for the exact same reason. I can't get any answers from Honda. They just say they are not licensed techs. Brad Ortloff won't respond. Why is NHTSA allowing Honda to put citizen's safety at risk? Will someone please investigate this safety issue?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751830July 21, 2026
AIR BAGS
My SRS light went on without being in an accident. Around the same time I noticed that there was a recall reported (NHTSA Recall Number 26V-227) which states that the vehicle may deploy airbags without cause by going over a pothole etc. I took my vehicle in to the Honda dealership and they confirmed that my SRS ECU needs to be replaced bc it detected an airbag deployment but since it already deployed they will not replace it under the recall. However, the recall states that they need to update the SRS ECU to prevent this exact scenario from happening without proper cause and if it already happened the SRS ECU will need to be replaced. The worst part is, that they cleared the recall through the database for my vehicle but did not actually fix any issues and the SRS system is still not functioning. I already made a complaint with Honda corporation over two months ago but so far they have not provided a resolution.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751923July 21, 2026
AIR BAGS
I drove very slowly over a speed bump by my local public high school and my airbags deployed. My hand was burnt from the airbag, my insurer gave me 14K + to repair the car, but that was not enough and so I took the money and bought a different car. furthermore because of this , my insurer increased significantly my monthly premium. My young children were in the car and were terrified. My insurer also only paid for a certain amount of days with the rental car, and I had to pay out-of-pocket for the other days.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751891July 21, 2026
ENGINE
2025 Honda Odyssey. When the auto start/stop engaged, the engine failed to turn back on when the brake was released. It left my family stranded at a stoplight for multiple minutes before my wife could get it going again. After going rounds with the dealership and Honda not being able to 'recreate the problem', they finally put in a new starter and the van worked for the next year. Fast forward one year later and it did the same thing. Now the dealership cannot recreate it again, and I am concerned for the safety of my wife and kids. Brand new vehicle should not do this and Honda is not doing anything to rectify the situation. I have read there are over 2 million complaints on this issue on this website but don't understand how a recall has not been implemented.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751881July 21, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While stopped at traffic lights or in traffic, the Auto Idle Stop system activates, but the engine sometimes fails to restart when I release the brake pedal. The vehicle becomes disabled in traffic, and I have to shift the transmission into Park (P) to restart the engine.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751853July 21, 2026
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Driving in city limits without any other vehicles nearby, the sunroof “exploded”. After immediately pulling over and inspecting the sun roof from outside the glass was buckled up, away from the interior of the car. The glass then all fell to the interior door.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751816July 21, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The infotainment screen randomly shuts off and displays the errors "Network communication lost" and "MOST Net Off". This has happened numerous times while in the middle of backing up and using the backup camera that normally displays on that screen. We took it to the dealership for repairs of the problem in 2025 and after changing a wiring harness, the screen itself, and then the harness again, they thought they had fixed it but the issue continued to happen and has increased in frequency since then. Honda has a recall that includes our model (NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-431) but we were apparently not included in it and their press release on it estimates 50% of vehicles of the year and model are affected. It's unclear what arbitrary data was used to determine effected vehicles but it's obvious by the amount of discourse about it online that it affects more than their initial estimate. Many people, like us, have tried to have it repaired at a dealership to no avail.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751485July 20, 2026
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Odyssey. While the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started driving abnormally rough. Additionally, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with oil-fouled spark plugs. The contact was informed that the piston rings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under the Technical Service Bulletin: 13-081 but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was informed that a goodwill discount of 60 percent was provided towards the cost of the repair. The contact referenced an unknown Technical Service Bulletin; however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The contact was denied the request for reimbursement for the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 87,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751624July 20, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Multiple sensors malfunctioned. Mechanic read code U3000-49 (Multipurpose camera unit/millimeter wave radar internal electronic failure). There was no collision or damage of any sort that led to this malfunction. The following systems no longer work: Adaptive Cruise control Collision mitigation system Lane keeping Assist Road departure mitigation system Blind spot info system Tire pressure monitor system Transmission system All of these failures started at exactly the same time. This severely compromises the ability to use this vehicle safely as these systems are all designed to prevent various safety hazards.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751646July 20, 2026
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2025 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal and stopping at a traffic light, the gear shifter independently shifted to park(P). The vehicle was turned off and restarted, and the vehicle then operated as intended. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed; however, the diagnostic result was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The insurance company had not been contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751622July 20, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I was stopped a stop light and the auto start/stop engaged. When I let go of the brakes when the light turned green, the engine did not restart and an ERROR message came on the dashboard. The Parking Brake light on the dashboard came on too.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751620July 20, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle failed to start occasionally, which could be a hazard with the auto start/stop feature. Issue was confirmed with dealer and corrected under warranty. Starter was replaced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751613July 20, 2026
ENGINE
UN KNOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11751459July 20, 2026
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
auto idle stop/start system malfunctions intermittently. The car will shut off at a red light/stop sign then will not automatically restart. Will require shifting to park and restarting the car at the intersection.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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