Honda Odyssey Complaints (2012)

245 consumer complaints on file.

#11004589July 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY HEARD A LOUD "POP" THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE, WAS NO IMPACT TO VEHICLE, NO ROAD DEBRIS, NO SWERVING OR ROLLOVER. I WAS DRIVING AND THE BAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003919July 9, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING FLUCTUATING RPMS AND ACCELERATION FOR REST OF DRIVE HOME. AFTER GETTING HOME EVEN IN PARKING AT IDLE WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. IN PARK WHEN I TURN UP THE RPMS IT SPUTTERS AFTER ABOUT 3K RPM. 100K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995660June 17, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT BEGAN PEELING IN TWO SMALL SPOTS ON ROOF DURING A DRIVE, AND CURRENTLY THE ENTIRE FRONT PART OF THE ROOF IS PAINT-FREE. PAINT HAS RECENTLY BEGUN PEELING IN A SMALL SPOT BEHIND THE DRIVER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR. I'M TRYING TO AVOID THE $1,000+ REPAIR COST BY DOING IT MYSELF, BUT AS I PREP THE AREA (LIGHT SANDING), LARGE SHEETS OF PAINT ARE CONTINUALLY PEELING OFF. I'M SURE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993345June 6, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE BATTERY TERMINAL POST WHILE DRIVING AT FULL HIGHWAY SPEED (75 MPH)!! THIS RESULTED IN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE LOCKED AND INOPERABLE. WITHOUT POWER I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. WITHOUT POWER I HAD NO AIR CONDITIONING. I WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR ON A HOT DAY. THE BATTERY CABLE MISMATCH (CLAMP TOO BIG TO TIGHTEN COMPLETELY ON POST) IS A KNOWN ODYSSEY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON ONLINE FORUMS. DOOR AUTO-LOCKING PROBLEMS IN A VARIETY OF HONDA MODELS HAVE ALSO BEEN DOCUMENTED. PUTTING THE TWO TOGETHER IS A DEADLY MIX. WITHOUT A CELL PHONE TO CALL MY HUSBAND AND 911, I AND MY THREE SMALL DOGS WOULD HAVE DIED IN THE HOT CAR. THIS IS A FATAL DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10992992June 3, 2017
WHEELS
THE FRONT LEFT AXLE IS WOBBLING AND BEGINS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE BOOT ON HE WHEEL HAS BECOME CRACKED AND IS NOW LEAKING. HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AND THE BOOT IS DEFINITELY LEAKING AND THEIR IS DEFINITE PLAY IN THE AXLE. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME VAN AND HERS DID THE EXACT SAME THING. VERY DANGEROUS. FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURING WARRANTY ISSUE SINCE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. HAPPENS ON CITY AND HIGHWAY, MAKES KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING EVEN AT LOWER SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992807June 2, 2017
ENGINE
MY VAN HAS AN ISSUE WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (A KNOWN ISSUE BY HONDA), THE SPARK PLUGS EXCESSIVELY FIRE WHICH IS WHAT CAUSES THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS AN EXCESSIVE NEED TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUG. THIS MAY ALSO LEAD TO PRE MATURE WEAR ON THE ENGINE,ALSO MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO GET TOO HOT WITH NO OIL IN IT AND MAY CATCH FIRE. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD IT HAD NO OIL IN IT (MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON) THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THIS AND THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO A NON-HONDA MECHANIC . I AM NOW HAVING TO UNDER GO A SERIES OF TESTS IN ORDER TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981518April 30, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKES. WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION DRIVING DOWN A LONG INCLINE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO STAY IN THE SPEED LIMIT MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKEN SO BAD I HAD TO PULL OVER. WHILE HOME I SEARCH THIS ON THE WEB TO SHOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBELM. ROTORS GET WARPED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THIS CAR NEEDS A SAFTETY RECALL. 22,000 THOUSAND MILES. A $30,000 VAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979946April 22, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WE PURCHASED VAN USED AT 33K MILES. AT THAT TIME IT ALREADY DISPLAYED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN COMING TO A STOP WHILE BREAKING LIGHTLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO FIX. PER DEALER FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BECAUSE OF 'UNEVEN SURFACE' AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. IT STARTED WITH A VERY SLIGHT VIBRATION ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN BREAKING FROM ABOUT 60 MPH. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF DRIVING DURING THE WINTER WEATHER IN ILLINOIS THE VIBRATION BECAME UNNERVING AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY. STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I RETURNED TO DEALER TO ADDRESS PROBLEM. THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THAT THE REMAINING WARRANTY WOULD NOT NOT COVER THE ROTORS OR ANY BRAKE ISSUES, BUT WOULD GLADLY CHANGE ALL BRAKES AND DO AN ALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR ABOUT $1200. INSTEAD I OPTED TO SEE MY TRUSTED MECHANIC OF OVER 25 YEARS WHO CHANGED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS IN EARLY FALL OF 2016. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND I HAD TO RETURN RIGHT AFTER THE 2017 NEW YEAR BECAUSE THE VIBRATION HAD RETURNED AT A CONSIDERABLE LEVEL ONCE AGAIN. "MAYBE IT WAS A BAD BATCH," HE SAID, "VERY UNUSUAL FOR THAT TO HAPPEN." THE ROTORS HAD A ONE YEAR WARRANTY SO THEY WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE EXCEPT FOR LABOR. HOWEVER, TODAY IS 4/22/17 AND I AM BACK AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORSE ONCE AGAIN AND I MUST DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY OFTEN. I HAVE THREE KIDS AND I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY WHENEVER THEY RIDE IN THE VAN. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT FOR SOME TIME AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED PROPERLY. I HAD ONE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER TELL ME OFF THE RECORD THAT THE DISKS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OR WEIGHT OF THE VAN AND THAT IS WHY THEY OVERHEAT AND WARP SO EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971216April 7, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I ARRIVED AT HONDA OF LISLE (4475 LINCOLN AVE, LISLE, IL 60532) THIS MORNING FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND RECALL SERVICE 16V-933, THE SERVICE GREETER TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS (PRESUMABLY FOR MARKETING PURPOSES), AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. WOULD NO LONGER MAIL SAFETY RECALL NOTICES TO ME OR MAKE RECALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. WHEN I PROTESTED, HE AGREED IT WAS A TERRIBLE POLICY BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE OR I COULD DO ABOUT IT. THIS IS AN UNCONSCIONABLE AND LIFE-THREATENING POLICY. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO STOP THIS ACTION OF AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. AND KEEP OWNERS OF HONDA PRODUCTS SAFE, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR MARKETING PREFERENCES. MANY THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967534March 21, 2017
SEATS
2ND ROW SEAT SWUNG FORWARD SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BRAKED AT A STOPLIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT RECALL OF HONDA ODYSSEYS. MY DAUGHTER RAMMED HER CHIN AGAINST THE FRONT SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10958982March 6, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE EMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958665March 5, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON VERY LATE WITH <1 GAL FUEL LEFT (ENOUGH FOR LESS THAN 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY). THE MANUAL SAYS THAT IT SHOULD COME ON MUCH EARLIER (ABOUT 3 GAL MARK). THE SENSOR WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALER. STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949994February 7, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER 2 YEARS A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK OCCURRED AT THE FUEL TANK. IT WAS REPAIRED AND ASSURED THE PROBLEM SOLVED UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2 YEARS THE SERIOUS LEAKED OCCURRED. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND AGAIN ASSURED THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. WE WERE TOLD IF THE VAN TO BE SOLD THE BUYER MUST BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS GAVE US NO REASSURANCE. ALL PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN MOVING FROM PARKED POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946190January 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, SHUTTERED, AND VIBRATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE SHAVED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946267January 18, 2017
SUSPENSION
MY MINIVAN HAS 38000 MILES AND START WITH A SMALL NOISE WENT I MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND GETTING WORST, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM.THE POINT IS THIS VEHICLE WE DON'T USE A LOT AND WE HAVE MOSTLY HI WAY MILES, WE HAVE NOT EVEN FINISH PAY FOR IT AND WE FEEL LIKE WE DRIVING AN OLD CAR. I READ SOME REVIEWS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944053January 10, 2017
SEATS
I'M SUBMITTING THIS NOW IN RESPONSE TO AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, TRIGGERED BY A DEC. 27 2017 RECALL NOTICE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED AS AFFECTED BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. ON THAT DAY, A SECOND ROW OUTBOARD SEAT TIPPED FORWARD AND BANGED AGAINST THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DURING A SUDDEN DECELERATION (WE WERE GOING DOWN A SMALL HILL TOWARD A STOPLIGHT, WHERE A VEHICLE APPEARED IN CROSS-TRAFFIC AND UNEXPECTEDLY BLEW THROUGH ITS RED LIGHT, REQUIRING A SUDDEN STOP BY OUR VEHICLE). MY THEN-3-YEAR-OLD WAS SEATED IN HIS FORWARD FACING CAR SEAT, A BRITAX MARATHON CONNECTED USING THE LATCH ANCHOR SYSTEM, AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SEAT/CAR SEAT COMBINATION FLIPPED FORWARD. HE WAS SHAKEN AND SLIGHTLY BRUISED BUT OTHERWISE FINE, I BELIEVE AS A RESULT OF THE PROTECTION FROM THE SIDE WINGS OF THE CAR SEAT. AT THE TIME THE SECOND ROW SEATS HAD NOT RECENTLY BEEN MOVED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR THEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR HAULING A LARGE PIECE OF FURNITURE. AFTERWARD I REINSTALLED THE VEHICLE SEATS AND BELIEVED THEM TO BE FULLY AND FIRMLY AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE. I WAS EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED BY NOT ONLY THE TIPPING EVENT ITSELF, BUT BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE SEAT HAD BEEN DANGEROUSLY UNATTACHED DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS. I INTENDED TO SUBMIT A REPORT BUT THEN DOUBTED MYSELF. HOWEVER, THE CONFIRMATION FROM THE RECENT RECALL NOTICE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR SOME HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES (AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A REPAIR AVAILABLE) IMMEDIATELY MADE ME WANT TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938947December 31, 2016
SEATS
MY 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE 2ND (BACK) ROW LEVER OR LATCH - I COULDN'T GET IT TO PROPERLY LATCH. IT CAUSED THE SEAT TO BE LOOSE AND IT WOULD GO BACKWARDS SOMETIMES WHEN I STOPPED. ON OCTOBER 6, 2016, I PAID $345.00 TO HONDA OF JEFFERSON CITY TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I WANT HONDA TO REFUND MY $345.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933956December 8, 2016
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS MISSING ON 5 OF 6 CYLINDERS. DRIVING PERFORMANCE IS GREATLY IMPAIRED. THE VEHICLE MISSES WHILE STATIONARY IDLING AND WHILE OPERATING IN MOTION. THE EXHAUST BLOWS SOOT ON THE PASSENGER REAR END AND SIDE OF THE VAN. FUEL ECONOMY HAS DROPPED TO ABOUT 18 ON THE HWY. HONDA DECLINES TO MAKE THE REPAIR UNTIL IT DISPLAYS DTC CODE. DEALERSHIPS ADVISE THAT IT IS COMPENSATING FOR THE MISSES CURRENTLY. THIS VAN IS INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 3.5 ENGINES MADE BY HONDA. EVEN WITH IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEIR OWN MECHANICS DIAGNOSING THE MISSING THEY HAVE SET REQUIREMENTS THAT PROLONG REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925655November 13, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, STOPPED, GETTING READY TO PULL IN TO THE GARAGE. I HAD STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND WAITED FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO GO UP. WHILE THE GARAGE DOOR WAS STARTING TO GO UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL PRESSED, THE CAR SUDDENLY, UNINTENTIONALLY, UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF INTO THE GARAGE DOOR CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK ON THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE GARAGE DOOR TO BREAK OFF OF ITS TRACKS. IT IS UNKNOWN THE COMPONENT OR SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, OR SPEED CONTROL. BUT SOMETHING CAUSED A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920508November 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
1. BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED AND WARPED CAUSING A MASSIVE VIBRATION WHEN YOU BREAK. HONDA DEALERS WORKED 3 TIMES ON IT BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL I PURCHASED AFTER MARKET PARTS AND REPLACED THEM. 2. I RECEIVED NO WARRANTY LETTER OR WARNING ABOUT AN ENGINE FAILURE (PISTON RECALL WARNING) LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPAIRS. I WAS ON A TRIP WHEN THE CAR ALMOST STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTIONS TO PREVENT A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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