Honda Odyssey Complaints (2011)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10393941April 1, 2011
EQUIPMENT, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN USING A BLUETOOTH PHONE WHEN PAIRED WITH THE VEHICLES HANDS FREE LINK SYSTEM (HFL) AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS). VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW OFF THE TRUCK (ONLY 4 MILES ON IT) AND AS SOON AS MY IPHONE 4 WAS PAIRED WITH THE VEHICLES HFL SYSTEM, THE TPMS FAILED. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE FORUMS AND AM SEEING A GROWING LIST OF OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393581March 29, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
BOUGHT THE ODYSSEY 2011 EXL AND DROVE FOR 5 MILES FROM THE DEALOR WHEN THE TPMS LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR EVER. TAKEN AN APPOINT WITH HONDA SERVICE AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST THE TYRE PRESSURE. ANOTHER DEALTER WOULD LIKE TO RESET THE WHOLE SENSOR SETTINGS. BY TALKING TO THEM, I FELT THAT THEY ARE NOT MUCH AWARE ABOUT THIS FREQUENT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392674March 23, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
PURCHASED 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY ON 3/19. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITERING SYSTEM) LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. STAYS ON EVEN WITH ENGINE RESTART. TIRE PRESSURES WERE ABOVE DOOR POST RECOMENDATIONS. DEALER REQUIRES RETURN OF THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392473March 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BATTERY LOW WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME. CAR GETS REGULAR USE OF DIFFERENT LENGTH TRIPS -- BUT WARNING OFTEN APPEARS WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. DEALER ADVISES THAT THIS RESULTS FROM SHORT TRIPS. BUT THAT SHOULD NOT APPLY TO OUR USAGE. NO APPARENT LACK OF CHARGE IN COLD STARTING CAR -- SO THIS IS POSSIBLY A FALSE ALARM? BUT -- DO NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED BY SUDDEN BATTERY FAILURE OR RELATED PROBLEMS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS -- COMMON COMPLAINT APPEARING IN THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392219March 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE OWNED A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L FOR TWO MONTHS WHEN THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS VERY LOW AND IT NEEDED A FULL 2 HOUR CHARGE SO WE LEFT IT OVERNIGHT. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN; WE HAVE DRIVEN FEWER THAN 150 MILES SINCE THE SERVICE. WE HAVE NEITHER THE DVD NOR NAV, HAVE NOT PLUGGED IN ANY EXTERNAL DEVICES SINCE THE SERVICE, AND LEAVE NOTHING ON WHEN WE PARK THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392222March 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
LOW BATTERY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON EFFECTS PRESETS, AND INTERIOR LIGHT, WAS LOOKED AT 4 TIME WITH NO CHANGE. WAS TOLD NOT TO MAKE SHORT TRIPS WHAT MOTHER DOESN'T TAKE SHORT TRIP GIVE ME A BREAK. NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, STRUT ASSEMBLIES REPLACE ON BOTH SIDES STILL MAKES NOISE GOING BACK IN TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. I DON'T EVEN HAVE 3000 MILES ON IT YET HAS BEEN IN SHOP MORE THAN ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. I THINK IT IS A LEMON !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386528March 5, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TPMS SYSTEM ON 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING ELITE IS DEFECTIVE LEADING TO TPMS SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386565March 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOW BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WARNING SOUND AFTER DRIVING AND WHEN OPENING DOOR AFTER CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW HOURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386069March 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH IN EXTREMELY SUNNY WEATHER WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS UNREADABLE DUE TO THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER IN THAT MANNER AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,125. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 01/13/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384734February 28, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING ELITE 4 WEEKS AGO. AS I DROVE HOME FROM THE LOT MY TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER. INITIALLY THEY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST TIRE PRESSURE BUT QUICKLY REALIZED IT WAS AN ACTUAL ERROR OF THE TPMS SYSTEM. ONE OF THE TECHS SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS ON ONE OTHER 2011 ODYSSEY AND THAT IT IS TRIGGERED BY SMART CELLULAR PHONE INTERFERENCE. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN IF I USED MY CELL PHONE IN THE VAN. SO THEY RESET THE TPMS ERROR AND I TURNED OFF MY CELL AND DROVE FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO ISSUES. SO THEN I TURNED MY CELL PHONE ON, AND STILL NO ISSUES FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. THEN MY WIFE CALLED AND AT THE EXACT MOMENT MY CELL PHONE RANG THE TPMS WENT INTO ERROR AGAIN. SO THE SERVICE CENTER TELLS ME THIS IS SOMETHING THEY CAN'T FIX. THEY ARE WAITING FOR A FIX FROM HONDA. WHEN I SUBMITTED THE CASE TO HONDA CORP CUSTOMER CARE THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A "KNOWN ISSUE" AND THAT THEY ARE NOT ACTIVELY WORKING ON A RESOLUTION FOR IT. WHEN TPMS ERROR OCCURS THE TPMS SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY DISABLED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. THEREFORE, MY VAN CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE TPMS PROTECTION. I JUST SPOKE WITH MY DEALER SERVICE CENTER AGAIN AND THEY TELL ME THEY NOW HAVE 5 REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON 2011 ODYSSEY ELITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384756February 28, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP, CHILD SEAT
RADIAN XTSL CONVERTIBLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH SUPERLATCH HAS A LATCH ADJUSTER THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE INSTALLATION TO REMAIN TIGHT. EVEN WHEN I HAVE PROPERLY INSTALLED THE SEAT (AS VERIFIED BY MANUALS AND CAR SEAT TECHS), A SIMPLE TAP ON THE TILTING ADJUSTER WILL COMPLETELY LOOSEN THE LATCH STRAPS, RESULTING IN A SEAT THAT IS NO LONGER TIGHTLY AND PROPERLY INSTALLED! THESE ADJUSTERS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH THE LOCKING TYPE THAT BRITAX, FOR INSTANCE, USES. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2011, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382721February 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX ON 1/21/2011. AFTER ARRIVING HOME MY WIFE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE 'LOW BATTERY CHECK MANUAL' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. THE NEXT DAY AND FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS THE WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. ON PAGE 87 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT DRIVING FOR SHORT TRIPS DOESN'T GIVE THE BATTERY TIME TO RECHARGE AND THE LOW BATTERY WARNING MAY FLASH. MY DEALER STATED THAT SOME ODYSSEY'S HAVE FAULT IN THE BATTERY SENSOR SYSTEM AND WILL BE NEED TO BE HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE FOR 2-3 HOURS. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE LOW BATTERY COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK THE CAR ON A 500 MILE ROAD TRIP AND TWO 300 MILE ROAD TRIPS. THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382731February 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EX HAS 30,000 MILES AND HAS ONGOING BRAKE ISSUES. THE BRAKES ARE SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN DOES NOT STOP UNLESS I PUMP THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES ALSO MAKE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO STOP QUICKLY AND WHEN GOING DOWNHILL:(FREEWAY OFF RAMPS). IT IS NOT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE IS NO PULSATING FEELING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VAN DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE THIS GRINDING SOUND. MY HONDA DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND THEY SAY "NO ISSUES". THEY SAY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE. THEY WERE CHECK AT EVERY OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE SAME SOFT BRAKES ISSUES WITH MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE DEALER ALSO SAID NO PROBLEMS BUT THERE WAS A RECALL WITH SOFT BRAKES PROBLEMS. I'M WORRIED WHEN I HAVE TO GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN AND COME BACK DOWN THE HILL. THERE HAS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW TO HAVE OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383539February 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASH INDICATED "LOW BATTERY" ON A NEW MINIVAN 6 WEEKS OLD. THE BATTERY COULD HAVE GONE DEAD AT ANY TIME. A LETTER FROM HONDA TO DEALERS INDICATED THEY HAD MANY TECH LINE CONTACTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS LETTER TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD DRIVE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND IT MAY CHARGE THE BATTERY. CHARGING THE BATTERY BY THE DEALER WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. HONDA OF AMERICA CALLED AFTER I WROTE AND INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO INTENTION TO DEAL WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL TO UPGRADE THE CHARGING SYSTEM OR THE BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381405February 10, 2011
VISIBILITY
ON THE 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L (YOUR DROP DOWN MENU DOES NOT GIVE THE ODYSSEY AS AN OPTION..BUT IT IS THE ODYSSEY), THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAS A DISTORTION ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE MIRROR WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE DIZZINESS WHEN LOOKING AT VEHICLES AT DISTANCE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS DRIVERS ON THE WEB BUT NEITHER HONDA NOR CRISWELL HONDA IN ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE MIRROR UNTIL A HONDA BULLETIN IS RELEASED WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE AFTER AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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