Honda Odyssey Complaints

803 consumer complaints on file.

#11747208June 29, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
When stopping at an intersection the engine fails to restart after stopping due to the auto start/stop feature. The car tries to start and stalls and dies, and must be completely turned off before it will restart. This has happened 5-6 times now. There are no warning lights on the dash.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11747058June 28, 2026
ENGINE
With the auto start engaged, the car has stalled several times in the middle of intersections with my family in the car. Over the course of 12 months, this has happened 5-6 times. In each case, we have to shut the car off and try to frantically turn it back on. Sometimes this takes a few tries to get it to start. It’s frustrating that there is no option to permanently turn off the auto start feature. However, within the past 2 months, there have been 3 times that the car won’t start right away from an off position. It takes a few tries to get the engine started. The van is less than a year and a half old and only has 18,000 miles on it. This shouldn’t be happening, particularly in the middle of an intersection if I forget to turn the auto start off. Honda has not replied to my inquiries and the dealership can’t/won’t do anything about it because they can’t replicate this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11747046June 28, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Vehicle on numerous occasions has had a complete electrical failure during an auto stop that has caused the engine to turn off and needed manual reboot several times for the car to restart.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11747013June 28, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2025 Odyssey with 19k miles; Starter failure; After running/ driving vehicle continuously for 45 minutes in 80(f) degree weather, stopped and turned off vehicle completely. Tried restarting after 5 minutes, engine turned over twice, but did not start, and auxiliary features stayed on as if vehicle was running. Attempted again, heard click, as if engine attempted to turn, but no start. Checked engine visually, noticed engine bay was hot, but fluid levels all were within recommended ranges based on container-marked levels. After turning vehicle off, waiting 10 minutes and using battery jumper, engine started and stayed running. This is concerning as the vehicle features an auto-start feature that can turn off my vehicle in traffic, and leave me stranded at an intersection or worse if the starter fails.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746889June 27, 2026
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
The van suddenly died, thankfully on a lower traffic neighborhood road. It would not start and we had it towed to the dealership. Upon troubleshooting, the "low pressure" fuel pump was bad. This resulted in a $1,500 repair for a vehicle only 5 years old. Thankfully this did not happen on the highway, but this is dangerous and should not happen on a car only 5 years old and well maintained.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746648June 26, 2026
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that during a State Inspection, the contact was informed that the rear coil springs and shocks were fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the rear coil springs and shocks needed to be replaced; however, the parts were on back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but declined to provide further assistance because the vehicle had not received the oil change services at the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 36,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746717June 26, 2026
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS, ENGINE
While driving in normal traffic, when I come to a complete stop and keep my foot on the brake, the Auto Idle Stop system activates as designed. However, when I release the brake to continue driving, the engine intermittently fails to restart properly. Instead, it repeatedly attempts to restart, cycling on and off several times before shutting down completely. When this occurs, the vehicle becomes disabled in traffic and does not respond as expected. It can take multiple attempts and a significant amount of time before the engine finally restarts, leaving me stranded in intersections or in moving traffic. This creates a serious safety hazard because surrounding vehicles continue moving while my vehicle is unable to move. This problem has occurred multiple times under normal driving conditions and is not an isolated incident. During one occurrence, the vehicle failed to restart after the Auto Idle Stop system activated, leaving my vehicle disabled in traffic. As a result of this incident, my vehicle was involved in a collision that **damaged the front and back bumper**. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, but the incident clearly demonstrates the significant safety risk associated with this defect. The vehicle is currently at an authorized Honda dealership for diagnosis and repair. I am submitting this complaint because a vehicle that unexpectedly shuts down and fails to restart after Auto Idle Stop activation presents a serious safety hazard. I am concerned that this defect could lead to additional crashes, property damage, or serious injuries if it is not corrected.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746676June 26, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
My 2025 Honda Odyssey has experienced an intermittent failure of the Auto Idle Stop system on four separate occasions. While stopped at a traffic light, the Auto Idle Stop system shuts the engine off as designed. When I release the brake pedal to proceed after the light turns green, the engine fails to restart automatically. Instead, the dashboard lights illuminate and flash, and the vehicle displays the message "Press brake and START button." Pressing the START button once does not restart the engine. I have had to repeatedly press or hold the START button before the vehicle eventually restarts. During these events, the vehicle is completely disabled in active traffic and cannot be driven until it restarts. This has occurred four times, including while stopped at busy multi-lane intersections. The vehicle remained stationary after the traffic signal turned green while surrounding traffic expected it to move. This created a safety hazard because the vehicle unexpectedly became immobilized in an active traffic lane. I took the vehicle to an authorized Honda dealership. The service advisor acknowledged they are aware of similar complaints from other 2025 Odyssey owners but indicated Honda has not provided a definitive repair or service procedure. A diagnostic appointment has been scheduled. I have also found numerous reports from other 2025 Honda Odyssey owners describing the same Auto Idle Stop failure. In many of those cases, dealerships ultimately replaced the starter under warranty after diagnosis. The consistency of these reports suggests this may not be an isolated incident. I am submitting this complaint because this is a safety issue. A vehicle that unexpectedly cannot move when traffic begins to flow creates a risk of a rear-end or other collision.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746652June 26, 2026
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The vehicle stalled at a traffic light and would not go into park or shut down to restart for about a minute. There were no warning signs or warning lights. It is a safety issue due to this potentially happening in the middle of an intersection while waiting to turn. The vehicle is being taken to the dealership on Wednesday, July 1st.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746515June 25, 2026
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The auto start and stop feature failed on numerous occasions. So when I am in the middle of a road stopped waiting for a car to turn my van will autostop but then it fails to restart. This has caused me on numerous occasion to be stalled out in the middle of busy roads and intersections. I almost was involved in an accident that was a near miss luckily. I have young children and I fear for their safety in our van as this issue can cause a serious accident if not corrected.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746501June 25, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
When I came to a stop at a traffic light, the car shut off as expected. However, when I took my foot off the brake the car did not start up. I had to manually start the car. This happened 3 times earlier so I had the car in to Curtis Ryan Honda for service one week prior and they claimed the battery was defective and put a new one in. However, even after the new battery, it did it again yesterday. Each time it happens, the cars behind me get anxious and start beeping. I am afraid that I may be rear ended at some point if this keeps happening. I dropped the car off at the dealer again for them to take another look at it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746374June 25, 2026
ENGINE
while stopped at a redlight the auto idle stop engaged and engine shut off. When releasing the brake to accelerate the engine failed to restart and completely stalled in traffic requiring a manual restart. warning lights flashed on the dashboard. Then the same thing happend when stopped at a stopped sign.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746246June 24, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Our 2025 Honda Odyssey has now experienced three failures for the same defect, including two starter replacements within two weeks, without resolution. The most recent repair, overseen by Honda Tech Line, happened after the vehicle died June 2 while in traffic and it had to be towed to the local dealership using our insurance. On June 15 the vehicle died again, just five days after I picked it up with assurance that this issue was resolved, and it is was towed back to the dealership by Honda Towing. The repeated part swaps, without root‑cause diagnosis, clearly have not resolved the issue and have left us with a one‑year‑old vehicle that is unreliable and unsafe to operate. My minivan has failed in the middle lane of a major road while idling at a stoplight twice and in a parking lot once. All incidents were within 15 minutes of driving and 5 miles from my home. This is a critical safety defect and the repeated failures place this vehicle within the criteria that may qualify under Kentucky’s lemon law. We have not made that claim yet, but we are formally documenting the repair history and escalation. ———- -Starter failed and was replaced twice. This could have something to do with the auto start/idle system. -our one year old van is unsafe and unreliable. It died near a major intersection while idling at a stop light. I was in the middle lane and it wouldn’t restart for 5 minutes. I was very afraid my children and I would be rear ended. -the dealership has confirmed the problem, but they not been able to recreate the scenario despite it happening on 3 separate occasions. -Honda Tech Line has been directing the local dealer what to do after the first starter replacement failed. I filed a claim with American Honda. -no warning lights/lamps prior to failures
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746192June 24, 2026
ENGINE
Van has repeatedly stalled during the idle stop restart process when stopped at a stoplight. The van will stall and the dashboard lights up with many symbols. To briefly include, a red exclamation, check engine and battery symbol among others. The car has to be completely shut down and restarted to turn over and function. Obviously an unexpected stalled vehicle in traffic is a significant and potentially injurious or deadly problem. This has been happening periodically since Jan 2026 on a 1 year old van with approximately 12k miles. I have asked the dealer to investigate and they claim no error codes and the battery is ok. I suspect either a starter, brake pedal issues, or software update is needed. I would encourage the NHTSA to issue a recall or service bulletin as a quick google search reveals this is a common issue on newer Odyssey vans. This vehicle is available for inspection upon request.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746161June 24, 2026
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
My vehicle has failed to restart at intersections when the idle start stop feature is engaged. Have to put car in park and manually shut off car and restart the car to get it to restart. Get an error code for a little while about brake issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746128June 24, 2026
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
When I come to a full stop and the Idle Stop feature engages, sometimes the engine will not restart. I get a message saying to press the button to start the engine, but it does not start after doing that either, so I have to shut the car off and restart it. There are a bunch of lights that flash when this happens.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746084June 23, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While in traffic, the van goes into idle and then will not restart. This has happened to us at least 5 times. The frequency has increased and now occurs at least once a week. We are very much worried about how unsafe this is because we could be hit from any direction while in active traffic. We noticed NHTSA investigation (ID# PE25-03) is already underway and feel that the issues apply to our situation. We need immediate help please.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11746056June 23, 2026
ENGINE
My 2025 Honda Odyssey fails to restart after the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) system engages at a complete stop at traffic lights and intersections. When I release the brake, the engine does not restart as designed. I am forced to shift into Park and manually restart the vehicle using the ignition button. This has occurred multiple times and is intermittent. I am aware of NHTSA engineering analysis EA25004 covering this exact issue on 2018-2025 Honda Odysseys. Honda TSBs A23-008 and A23-010 have not yet been applied to my vehicle. This defect creates a safety hazard as the vehicle is unable to proceed through an intersection when traffic clears. Additionally, after driving for 20+ minutes, if I stop the vehicle and then try to restart within 5-10 minutes, the restart is very slow, almost sounding like the battery is not strong enough to turn over. I have to turn off the vehicle and then press start a couple of times to get it to work. If i then proceed for another 5 or so minutes, turn it off for just a couple of minutes and restart, it is dead with no sound on the initial restart atempt and I need to try a couple of times. You ask for a date below. This has been recurring since purchased the car in September of 2024
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11745948June 23, 2026
ENGINE
The van has intermittent warm-start slow cranking and occasional Auto Idle Stop restart failures. The van fails to start intermittently during auto idle stops. This puts the driver and passengers at risk by failing to drive right away. It causes a potential collision from the rear. It has not been reproducible by the dealer and was inspected by the dealer. No warnings were present prior to failure. This started happening about 2-3 months ago.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11745793June 22, 2026
ENGINE
My 2025 Honda Odyssey Elite repeatedly shuts off completely while stopped, with the Auto Idle Stop feature engaged, and fails to restart on its own. The engine dies at a complete stop and will not restart until I shift the vehicle into Park and manually restart it. This has happened more than six times. It occurs only at complete stops such as traffic lights and stop signs. No warning light illuminates. This creates a safety hazard because the vehicle is dead and immovable in active traffic until I can restart it, exposing me and my passengers to rear-end collision risk. This matches the known Auto Idle Stop defect already under federal investigation for this vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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