Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11172558January 28, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A STREET AND NORMALLY DECELERATING FROM 30 MPH TOWARDS A STOP LIGHT. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STALLED THE ENGINE. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PARK. THIS HAPPENED THREE OTHER TIMES AND EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE DESPITE INDICATING THAT IT WAS IN REVERSE. ONLY ON THE 5TH TRIP THE CAR HAD A WARNING ERROR LIGHT APPEAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 11K MILES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172595January 28, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WENT TO START THE THE VAN WOULDN'T START. PUSHED THE PUSH START AGAIN IT STARTED. GOT 10 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND FELT A HARD JERK AND IT SHOOK A FEW TIMES AND THE STARTED IDLING HARD AND JERKED FORWARD . SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS GOING TO FALL OUT THE BOTTOM OF IT.NO SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN GOT TO WORK SHUT IT OFF WHEN BACK OUT 10 MIN LATER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE FCW LIGHT WAS ON FELT LIKE IT WAS STILL IDELING HARD. LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. WONDER WHY HONDA IS NOT RECALLING THEM. I HAVE 61,300 MILES ON MINE. SO HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES A CAR COMPANY HAVE TO HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL. THESE ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE VEHICLES. MAY HAVE TO LOOK INTO AN ATTORNEY. I CAN SEE WHERE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172421January 27, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE DOES WHEN ITS SITTING AFTER A DAY. SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE DRAINING THE BATTERY. I THINK IT'S THE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172141January 25, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: BASICALLY I HAVE A HUGE ISSUE REPLACING RECALL ITEMS BECAUSE I LIVE IN A REMOTE COMMUNITY WITH ONLY FERRY ACCESS. THE FERRY CROSSING REQUIRES 6 HOURS EACH WAY AND A 60 MILE DRIVE TO ANCHORAGE ONCE WE REACH THE MAINLAND. THE COST IS $460 RT FOR THE FERRY AND 2 DAYS OF PAY, A HOTEL ROOM, FUEL, FOOD AND OVERTIME FOR MY EMPLOYEE WHO TAKES IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I'M ASKING IF THERE IS A WAY TO ALLOW OUR LOCAL MECHANIC TO DO THESE RECALLS??? I HAVE A CAR RENTAL WITH AT LEAST 12 OF THESE RECALLS OUTSTANDING. IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $10,000 TO GET MY "FREE" RECALLS DONE. I WORRY ABOUT MY LIABILITY FOR RENTING THESE VEHICLES OUT TO THE PUBLIC. I WOULD LIKE SOME SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS TO HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171770January 24, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
VSA RECALL. BREAKS BY IT SELF EVERY DAY AND MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. ITS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT COMES AND GOES SINCE I OWN THE VAN 2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171591January 23, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL" PAINT IS STRIPPING AND PEELING OFF OF VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS HONDA IS A WELL KNOWN AND RELIABLE BRAND. THERE ARE OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WHOS PAINT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME. WHAT IS HONDA'S EXCUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS EFFECTED NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS? HOW WILL THEY MAKE THIS RIGHT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171334January 22, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VIBRACIN FUERTE DESPUES QUE PASA LAS 40 MILLAS Y SI SUELTO EL PEDAL DE LA GASOLINA O ACELERO PARA PASAR LAS 50 MILLAS DEJA LA VIBRACION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171340January 22, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE ROOF AND DRIPPED ONTO THE A-POST, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN, AND THE POWER DOORS AND WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171344January 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BROKEN DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171494January 22, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER-SIDE AND PASSENGER-SIDE DOORS ELECTRIC POWERED DOOR CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DOORS WERE OPENING TRAPPING OCCUPANTS IN THE BACKSEAT. DOORS COULD NOT OPEN FULLY TO ALLOW EGRESS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS MANUALLY DO TO WIRE STUCK IN PULLEY SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171039January 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
SLIDING SIDE DOOR REAR LATCH WILL NOT STAY LATCHED USING AUTOMATIC CLOSING MECHANISM OR MANUALLY CLOSING THE DOOR WHILE STANDING STILL. WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER INDICATE UNLATCHED DOOR. SOMETIMES HAPPENS DURING DRIVING. I HAVE NOT YET HAD IT TO THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170957January 19, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE FOUND THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPEN WHEN I RETURNED TO MY PARKED VAN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN MY VAN FOR RECALL 18V-795 WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR COMPONENTS, BUT I FOUND MY SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN AGAIN EVEN AFTER THE RECALL FIX. SO I THINK HONDA HAS NOT COMPLETELY FIXED THE WHOLE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170982January 19, 2019
SUSPENSION
AFTER EXPERIENCING INCREASING VIBRATION ONLY DURING ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, I DID SOME RESEARCH. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE ENGINE MOUNTS (ALTERNATELY REFERRED TO AS "MOTOR MOUNTS") ARE AN EXTREMELY WELL-KNOWN DEFECT AMONG CONSUMERS. I WAS AS MUCH AS TOLD BY THE PLEASANT YOUNG WOMAN WHO ANSWERED AT HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT BECAUSE THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS ARE NEGLIGIBLE, THAT THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T REALLY CARE - DESPITE THE FACT THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT, IS EXTREMELY PREVALENT, IS RECURRING REQUIRING MANY OWNERS TO REPLACE THE MOUNTS 2,3 4 OR MORE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, IT HAS A KNOWN CAUSE (THE "ECO DRIVE" SYSTEM, AND CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. IN FACT, WHAT SHE ACTUALLY SAID WAS THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WHEN I INFORMED HER THAT I ALREADY KNEW THAT, BUT WANTED TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AND TO INQUIRE AS TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION OR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I AGAIN EXPLAINED I'D LIKE TO DEAL WITH HONDA, AND WAS AGAIN ASSURED THAT NO ONE THERE - NO ONE - WAS INTERESTED IN HEARING MY CONCERNS, NOR WOULD ANYONE THERE DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WITHOUT INTERVENTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT. WHY HAS HONDA NOT ISSUED A RECALL? EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED CAN, AND DOES, CAUSE ISSUES WITH STABILITY AND CONTROL. THE RANGE OF SPEED AT WHICH THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IS WIDENING, AND THE VIBRATION IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY STRONG. AS OF NOW, IT OCCURS ONLY WHILE ACCELERATING, NOT AT ALL DURING COASTING, MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY SPEEDS, OR LOWER SPEEDS DURING RAPID ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170737January 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENT ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170298January 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VAN HAS A CONSTANT TIGHTEN FUEL CAP WARNING ON DASH. MPG HAS DROPPED OFF. STRONG FUEL ODOR IN CAR WHEN I FILL TANK. YOU CAN SMELL GAS WHEN YOU WALK UP TO THE CAR AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170304January 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED THE REMOTE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF WOULD ERRONEOUSLY OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE ALARM WOULD RANDOMLY ACTIVATE ON OCCASION AND, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170416January 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON DECEMBER 19, 2018, THE DAY AFTER WE HAD THE MAINTENANCE AND BRAKE FLUID REPAIRED, WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON A FREEWAY. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SHOOK WILDLY FOR A MOMENT AND THICK WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO ISSUE FROM THE CAR. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK, SO OUR CAR COULD ONLY REACH SPEED UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, MUCH SLOWER THAN THE OTHER CARS HONKING AND RACING PAST US ON THE FREEWAY. WE BARELY MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT, WHERE WE HAD TO PARK AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE WERE UNDER EXTREME DANGER AND STRESS FROM THIS INCIDENT AS IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WE WERE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH OTHER CARS. HONESTLY, NO WORDS CAN DARE TO EXPRESS THE FEAR AND DREAD OF IMMINENT DEATH WE EXPERIENCED THAT TIME. WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE CRUSHED TO DEATH AT THAT MOMENT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT, WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GONE, AND THE ACCELERATOR STARTED WORKING NORMALLY. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS SEEMED TO HAVE 'GONE AWAY' FOR NOW, WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN. IT SCARES US THAT THE CAR SEEMS SO INNOCENTLY NORMAL AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170418January 16, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AROUND LATE AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER OF 2018, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR. ONE OF OUR OFFICE WORKERS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHILE PARKING DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE ACCELERATOR SANK DOWN SUBTLY AS IF SHE WAS PRESSING AGAINST SORT OF A SPONGE WHEN SHE STEERED THE WHEEL AT A CERTAIN ANGLE. AS A RESULT, THE CAR CRASHED AGAINST THE WALL AND WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR THE BUMPER. ORIGINALLY, WE THOUGHT THE PARKING ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO LACK OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE OF OUR OFFICE WORKER AND PAID THE FULL REPAIR COST OURSELVES. HOWEVER, A SENIOR EXECUTIVE AT MY COMPANY WITH 27 YEARS OF ACCIDENT-FREE DRIVING EXPERIENCES ALSO CLAIMED MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SPONGE-LIKE SINKING IN THE ACCELERATOR WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11169850January 14, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE AIRBAGS ON MY HONDA WERE RECALLED AND WE HAD THEM REPLACED AT NANUET HONDA WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. THINKING AFTER WE HAD THEM REPLACED THAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY WORK IF WE GOT INTO AND ACCIDENT. THE HONDA HIT A DEER ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF. PLEASE SEE PICTURES BELOW. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR DUE TO THE SAFETY FEATURES AND NOT HAVING THEM WORK IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE WILL HAVE THERE FAMILIES IN THE CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG BECAUSE MY AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED WITH THE RECALL AND DID NOT WORK. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER [XXX] PLEASE RESPOND [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11169973January 14, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS. THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WHEN YOU GO TO OPEN THE DOOR IT OPENS JUST ALITTLE AND THEN CLOSES I HAVE TO HAVE MY KIDS NOT TO GET TO FAST ON TRYING TO GET OUT CAUSE IT HAS ALMOST CLOSED ON ONE OF THEIR LEGS. THE LEFT DOOR ALL NO LONGER OPENS FROM THE DOOR HANDLE ONLY FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE OR THE BUTTON THE DRIVER CAN PUSH. IT ALSO WHEN IT IS OPEN AND YOU GO TO CLOSE IT IT WILL START TO CLOSE THEN REOPEN. SOMETIME I HAVE TO PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE OR DRIVE TO GET THE DOOR TO EVEN CLOSE. SOMETIMES I CAN GET IT TO CLOSE WHILE OPEN WITH THE INSIDE HANDLE BUT I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL CAUSE IT'S CLOSED ON MY ARM A FEW TIMES PLUS SEEMS LIKE THE SENSOR THE DOOR IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE ON THE DOOR TO TELL SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS THE DOESN'T WORK THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR IS ALSO STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING SINCE I'VE BEEN HAVING MY KIDS TRY TO USE THAT DOOR MORE. I'M AFRAID MY KIDS OR WHOEVER IS IN THE VAN AT ANY TIME IS GONNA END UP TRAPPED AND NO ABLE TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY OR ANYTHING AND FOR BIGGER KIDS AND ADULTS IT'S HARDER TO CLIMB OVER SEATS. AND ALSO THE DRIVER DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO GO AND UNLOCK IT IT WILL LOCK BACK SO YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK MANUALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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