Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11154772November 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LATCH WHILE STATIONARY. WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE UNLESS PHYSICALLY FORCED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154775November 29, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS ON EACH HAND THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BURNS WERE CAUSED BY CHEMICALS USED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11154553November 28, 2018
STEERING
HIGH PRESSURE HOSES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154477November 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TWICE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE CAR WAS PARALLEL PARKED AND I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE (PUSH BUTTON SIFTER). UPON THE VEHICLE BEGINNING TO MOVE IN FORWARD MOTION IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY SHIFT BACK INTO PARK. I REPEATED AN IT DID THE SAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN. EVEN AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING; I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH TIMES THIS OCCURRED, HAD TO GO IN REVERSE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VAN TO THEN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT ALMOST INSTANTLY SHIFTING BACK INTO PARK. IN THE SECOND CASE THERE WAS NO VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME AND I STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I DID RECORD A VIDEO OF THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR ON 8/26/2018 (SECOND TIME) .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154180November 27, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VSA LIGHT IS ON AND HAVING PROBLEMS BREAKING. AS WELL AS NOT WANTING SHIFT PAST GEAR 3 OR GO MORE THAN 20MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154209November 27, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M VIEWING SAFETY RECALL: POWER SLIDING DOOR REAR LATCHES (SERVICE BULLETIN 18-128) AND BELIEVE THAT THE SAME REAR LATCH FAILURE IS OCCURRING WITH THIS EARLIER MODEL YEAR VERSION. THE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED RECENTLY FOR 2018 AND 2019 ODYSSEY'S. DAYS AGO MY VAN'S LEFT REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE REAR LATCH COMPONENT 'WEARS OUT.' BASED ON THIS RECENT BULLETIN I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OLDER MODELS AS THE FAILURE TO LATCH CONDITIONS ON THE NEWER MODELS AND OLDER MODEL IN MY CASE ARE IDENTICAL AND THE SAME COMPONENT IS AT FAULT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THESE DOORS ARE NOT FULLY MECHANICALLY LATCHING CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154237November 27, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED INADVERTENTLY AND FAILED TO LATCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, AN ALARM SOUNDED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAS ABLE TO LATCH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUAL POWER SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM ON THE DASHBOARD REMAINED INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. SOUTHTOWNE AUTO MALL (10770 AUTO MALL DRIVE, SANDY, UTAH 84070, (866) 957-1679) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED UNTIL ONE WEEK FROM THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153720November 26, 2018
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM DETACHED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AWHILE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED YOUNG HONDA AT 435-222-0589 (LOCATED AT 1855 MAIN ST, LOGAN, UT 84341) TO OBTAIN A QUOTE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153454November 24, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN WHEN NEEDED WHILE STATIONARY. THE DOOR STAYS SHUT AND NEEDS MULTIPLE PRESSES OF THE BUTTON OR HANDLE BEFORE IT OPENS OR CLOSES. VERY INCONCIENENT AND DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MANY MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153263November 23, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST SEEN THIS RECALL: HONDA WILL RECALL ABOUT 122,000 OF ITS 2018 AND 2019 MODEL YEAR ODYSSEY MINIVANS DUE TO THE RISK THAT ITS SLIDING DOORS COULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE. IN DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, THE AUTOMAKER SAYS THAT THE REAR LATCHES ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR MIGHT "GENERATE HIGHER THAN NORMAL FRICTION, CAUSING THEM TO STICK." IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, THE DOORS COULD BE PREVENTED FROM CLOSING ALL THE WAY WHICH WOULD OBVIOUSLY INCREASE THE CHANCES THEY FLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE. MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY'S SLIDING DOORS DO THE SAME THING YET THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153043November 21, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ALSO FAILED. WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS LATCHED, THE DOOR INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS AJAR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,901.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152880November 20, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
AUTOMATIC DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CLOSES AS PASSENGER TRIES TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. DOOR BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH AND ALMOST INJURED THE PASSENGER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS BEING OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND HALFWAY AFTER IT OPENED IT BOUNCED AND CLOSED ALMOST INJURING MY SON AND THE PRESCHOOL TEACHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152405November 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WITH APPROXINATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION UNDER PERFORMS. WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY AT SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STRUGGLES TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY. IT ALSO MAKES A LOUD JERKING SOUND AND MOTION WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SOMETIMES HESITATES TO SHIFT, ALLOWING YOU TO BE ABLE TO FEEL THE VAN SLOW DOWN WHILE IN PROCESS OF SHIFTING, APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS LATER YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL IT GO INTO GEAR. LASTLY, THE PICK UP ON THE VAN IS SLOWER THAN MOST CARS I HAVE DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152638November 19, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I REPORT AN ISSUE WITH OUR VAN DOOR LAST YEAR THAT I FELT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS. I NEVER HAD A FOLLOWUP ON YOUR END TO THIS ISSUE. REFERENCE NUMBER PROVIDED WAS 10983098. HONDA OFFERED A DISCOUNTED REPAIR BUT I FELT THIS A BIGGER SAFETY ISSUE. I DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151968November 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS OUT OF STATE ON VACATION. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN THE CITY, A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL PURCHASED OCT. 2017 WITH ONLY 6000 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I GOT AN EMISSIONS WARNING NOTICE THAT I NEEDED TO GET THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM CHECKED. I CALLED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AROUND FOR A WEEK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED; IE: IF THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY OR SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE CAR. AFTER A WEEK I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR TO USE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3-4 DAYS HE CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF RODENT CHEWING ON THE COATING OF THE WIRES. HE SAID THE CAUSE WAS WIRE HARNESS CHEWED CAUSING SHORT IN SHIELDED WIRE. HE SAID HE NEEDED TO KEEP THE CAR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS TO CHECK ALL THE WIRES. HE CALLED ME BACK A COUPLE DAYS LATER AND SAID THAT THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED AND NEEDED TO GET A NEW HARNESS. APPARENTLY THE COATING ON THE WIRES WAS SOY BASED. I DID SOME CHECKING AND THERE WERE SEVERAL LAW SUITS AGAINST SEVERAL AUTO MANUFACTURERS IN 2014 AND 2015 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OF RODENTS EATING THE COATINGS ON THE WIRES. I HAD TO WAIT 2 MONTHS BEFORE GETTING MY CAR BACK AS THE HARNESS WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS WAS $2619. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $500 AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID THE REST. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY HONDA AS THEY HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND YET THEY STILL WERE PUTTING IN WIRING COATED WITH SOY BASED PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151774November 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED CAR NEW IN 2015, HONDA ODYSSEY, HAVE HAD SHIFTING ISSUES BETWEEN GEARS JERKING. PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN PAST YEAR, SEEMS TO GET A LITTLE WORSE AND YOU CAN FEEL IT SHIFTING ROUGH. I SEE VARIOUS OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE, COULD THIS BE A FUTURE RECALL I HOPE, I HAVE 65K MILES SO THAT WOULD BE SAD PRODUCT TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA AND THOUGHT THEY WERE RELIABLE VEHICLES, DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151793November 15, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
MY HONDA ODYSSEY CAUGHT FIRE ON MAY 13, 2018. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. THE CAR JUST BURNED ITSELF. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AT LOCAL ROAD. AND STARTED TO SHAKE. SMOKE CAME OUT UNDER THE ENGINE COVER, I OPENED THE ENGINE COVER, FLAME CAME OUT AS HIGH AS 6-8 FEET. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE POLICE. BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK CAME, SOME PASS BY DRIVER THROW ME SOME BOTTLE WATERS. I WAS ABLE TO PUT DOWN THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2009 FROM HONDA DEALER. WE ALWAYS DID CAR MAINTENANCE PER HONDA'S REQUIREMENTS AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. NO ANY NEGLIGENCE BY OWNER. WE HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CAR INSPECTOR. HE FOUND OUT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC WIRES CONNECTED THE ALTERNATOR. THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL HONDA WIRES. THE CAR INSPECTION REPORT IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW. THE CAR WAS LATER INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY THE WORKSHOP. THE TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THE FIRE INSPECTION REPORT. THE CAR INSPECTOR AND WORKSHOP BOTH CONFIRMED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC WIRES USED BY HONDA. THE FIRE CAUSED BIG DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND POSED SERIOUS THREAT TO HUMAN LIFE. WE BELIEVE WE NEED TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO HELP AVOID LOSS OF LIFE. WE HOPE HONDA CAN TAKE SERIOUS STEPS TO INVESTIGATE THE FIRE ISSUE AND FIX ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY CAUSE FIRE ON HONDA CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144602November 1, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY SLIDING DOOR OFF ON ME CAUSE ME TO PULL A MUSCLE IN MY CHEST AND PUT ME IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11144422October 31, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
UNABLE TO LIFT THE WINDOW GLASS UP WHEN IT'S DOWN. GENERALLY OCCURS IN WINTER. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD FROM THE FIRST YEAR THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR. ONCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS IF I WAIT A WHILE NO FIRM TIMING I CAN BRING THE WINDOWS UP. GENERALLY OCCURS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDOWS BOTH FRONT AND REAR WINDOW. TAKEN TO DEALER BUT BY THAT TIME IT RECOVERS SO I AM STUCK WITH PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144423October 31, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT PASSENGER DOORS DOESN'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OF THE CAR UNLESS UNLOCK/LOCK/UNLOCK IS PRESSED FROM DRIVER SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FROM 2010. TALKED TO DEALER BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR INVESTIGATION. THEY SAID IT HAS TO BE FAIL AND REMAINED FAILURE FOR THEM TO SEE AND INVESTIGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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