2011 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT DID NOT STATE WHAT CAUSED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TO WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE. AS A RESULT OF THE WORN ROTORS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THEN HAVING TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY THERE WOULD A PULSATION AND THE STEERING WOULD START SHUTTERING. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS UNEVEN BRAKE PAD WEAR DUE WARPED ROTORS. *TR

TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES SHUDDERS TERRIBLY WHEN SHIFTING, DOES NOT KNOW WHEN TO SHIFT, SOMETIMES DELAYS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. CURRENTLY HAS 44,000 MILES. *TR

NEW 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL HAD A SNOWFLAKE LIKE CRACK THE SIZE OF A HALF-DOLLAR IN PASSENGER SIDE TOP CORNER OF WINDSHIELD. CRACK WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE GLASS AND COULD NOT BE FELT FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY HONDA DEALER TWO TIMES AND EACH TIME THE WINDSHIELD STARTS TO CRACK AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING. EACH TIME THE INSTALLATION WAS PERFORMED BY A DIFFERENT VENDOR. LOCAL HONDA DEALER HAS COME INTO CONTACT WITH THREE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE 2011 MODEL. THE LATEST CRACK FOUND IS ABOUT 8 INCHES LONG OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED SUDDENLY AND THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT FLIPPED FORWARD WHILE IT WAS OCCUPIED BY HER CHILDREN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ONE OF THE BABIES SUSTAINED A NOSE INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8000.....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURED AUGUST 2012. THE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ON ANOTHER CHILD. UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS

MY HONDA ODYSSEY HAS "STALLED" ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN TO NEAR STOP AND THEN NEED TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE (IE, YOU ARE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THAT THEN TURNS GREEN). IT OFTEN PAUSES AND STUTTERS (ALMOST LIKE IT JUMPS) BEFORE ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. IT HAS NEVER COMPLETELY CUT OFF, IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TOO. THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS ON AN INCLINE AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE, IF MUST STOP ON A HILL AND THEN ACCELERATE - IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY CUT OFF BEFORE RAPIDLY STARTING TO ACCELERATE SEVERAL SECONDS LATER. ONE TIME, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED IN BECAUSE IT WAS DOING IT SO MUCH AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER THAT IT WAS A SPARK PLUG PROBLEM (CORRODED OR SOMETHING) AND THESE WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE IT. CURRENTLY, HAVE ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HESITATION IN ACCELERATION FROM A STOP THROUGH THIRD GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SEVERITY OF MY ISSUE BUT DID NOTICE HESITATION. MANAGER SAID HE WOULD SPEAK TO CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE. YESTERDAY, WHILE TAKING A LEFT TO CROSS HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING TO CROSS HIGHWAY WITH APPROACHING VEHICLES TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR. MY FRIEND AND HER CHILD WERE IN THE VAN ALONG WITH ONE OF MY CHILDREN. I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL YESTERDAY BUT AM NOW VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I LIVE OFF THIS BUSY HIGHWAY AND REGULARLY MAKE THIS TURN OFTEN WITH THREE OR MORE CHILDREN. *TR

NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THEN HAVING TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY THERE WOULD A PULSATION AND THE STEERING WOULD START SHUTTERING. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS UNEVEN BRAKE PAD WEAR DUE WARPED ROTORS. COST TO REPLACE PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS, WITH TAX, WAS $219.34. WAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS COULD BE RESURFACED ONE MORE TIME. *TR

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VAN WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES (BRAND NEW). AFTER ABOUT 15,000 MILES WE NOTICED THE TIRES BECOMING BRITTLE AND BLISTERING. SEVERAL TIRES WERE LOSING AIR. WE BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WHEN IT WAS PUT ON THE LIFT HE FOUND 6 PLACES THAT SMALL PEBBLES HAD ACTUALLY PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CREATED HOLES THAT HAD TO BE PLUGGED TO DRIVE IT SAFELY HOME. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE TIRES WERE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON BECAUSE THEY WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART, BLISTERING, AND BEING PUNCTURED BY SMALL PEBBLES. AFTER SPEAKING TO CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY THEY INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE I PLUGGED THE TIRES THE WARRANTY WAS VOID AND THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED DEFECTIVE TIRES. IN THE OPINION OF THE MECHANIC, THEY ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES. WE HAVE BEEN LEFT TO PAY FOR BRAND NEW TIRES FOR OUR VAN THAT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW SO WE CAN SAFELY DRIVE OUR FAMILY VAN. *JS

CAR FAILED TO START FOR OVER 3 HOURS. *TR

I GET A MAJOR DEAD SPOT ON ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION MOVING FROM A SLOWDOWN (AS TOWARD A SIGNAL) TOWARD ACCELERATION (AS THE SIGNAL CHANGES) AT ABOUT 5 -10 MPH. THIS IS CONSISTENT. I CAN STEP HARD ON THE GAS OR PUMP THE ACCELERATOR AND GET NO RESPONSE FOR AT LEAST 2 SECONDS. IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU HIT THE BRAKE, YOU CANNOT USE THE ACCELERATOR UNLESS IT IS FULLY RESET. I AM THINKING IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE INJURY RISK IS YOU HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CANNOT GET OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ENGINE CONCERNING OIL LEAK AND BURNING SMELL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 HE BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR OF BURNT OIL WHEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE SMELL WAS COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE CONSUMER REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND A LOOSE OIL FILTER. WITHIN A DAY, THE CONSUMER SMELLED THE BURNT OIL ODOR AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY PLACED UV DYE IN THE ENGINE TO HELP DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY AN OIL DRAIN BOLT NOT BEING TIGHTENED TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. SOON AFTER THE APPOINTMENT, THE SMELL RETURNED, AND THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR UNDER THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL PAN, GASKET, CRANKSHAFT AND MAIN BEARING BOLT. ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER STATED WHATEVER THE CAUSE, THE SMELL WAS FROM OIL LEAKING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. IN FACT, BURNT OIL RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON MULTIPLE PLACES ALONG THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 02/22/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VIBRATION AND SHUDDER. UPDATED 02/24/12

AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO THE SECOND GEAR, THE ENTIRE CAR WILL SHUDDER. SAME THING HAPPENS OFTEN ON THE THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH. ANOTHER THING THAT HAPPENS ON THE TRANSMISSION IS THAT WHEN IT'S IN OVERDRIVE IN THE SIXTH GEAR, THE RPM WILL JUMP ABOUT A HUNDRED OR TWO, UP AND DOWN, RANDOMELY. WHEN IT'S ALSO IN OVERDRIVE, IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE. IN THE CABIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXTREME WIND NOISE, BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT IT'S COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GIVE THE CAR SOME GAS. SOME OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I'M HAVING BECAUSE PEOPLE ON THE FORUM ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.

A LOOSE RATTLING SOUND BEGAN TO GET MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED AND LOUDER COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER AREA. I DETERMINED IT WASN'T A LOOSE/UNLATCHED DOOR, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER HAD LOST ALL OF ITS FLUID, REDUCING ITS OPERATION TO NEAR 0%. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON A LONG TRIP (APPROX 200-400 MILES, THE AMOUNT COVERED IN ABOUT A WEEK) THIS LACK OF WHEEL CONTROL COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THIS LOUD RATTLING MASKED ANOTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT; THIS IS AN EVEN GREATER SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING CONTROLLING THE CAR. BOTH STRUT AND SHOCK WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. A LESS PERCEPTIVE OR ATTENTIVE DRIVER MIGHT HAVE MISSED THESE TELLTALE INDICATORS OF SOME PART FAILURE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 57 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,955.

CAR FAILS TO RESPOND TO KEY FOB TRANSMITTER. *TR

KEY HOT TO TOUCH WHEN REMOVED FROM IGNITION AFTER SHORT DRIVE. THIS IS LATEST IN SERIES OF APPARENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING DEAD BATTERY WHEN 6 WEEKS OLD, NUMEROUS FAILURES OF KEYPAD LOCK TRANSMITTER AND FAILURE TO START, FALSE READINGS ON INDICATORS, BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTS, VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM FAILURES. *TR

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING - THE DRIVER SIDE SMALL WINDOW FORWARD OF THE DRIVER DOOR APPEARS TO NOT BE SEALED CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON WINDY DAYS, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT AIR NOISE IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE NOISE IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT IT OFTEN SOUNDS AS THOUGH A WINDOW IN THE CAR IS CRACKED OPEN. THE SOUND WAS FIRST NOISED THE DAY DELIVERY WAS TAKEN ON THE CAR. THIS IS MY 4TH HONDA ODYSSEY AND 6TH HONDA PRODUCT OWNED BY ME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD A NOISE LIKE THIS. I CALLED SERVICE BUT THEY OFFERED NO CONCLUSION, OTHER THAN TO FIX IT MYSELF. *TR

CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO KEYFOB. NEED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK. THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START CAR. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT APPROX 600 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS DEAD. DEALER HAS CHECKED OUT AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ODYSSEY ILLUMINATE TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR AND NOT FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD TO SEE AND IT EXASPERATED ON HILLS GOING DOWN WHERE YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE AHEAD OF YOUR VEHICLE. AT NIGHT THERE IS A SHARP BLACK LINE ON THE WIND SHIELD WHERE THE LIGHTS STOP ILLUMINATING ABOVE THE LINE. I HAVE TO BEND MY HEAD SIDE WAYS TO SEE UNDER THE BLACK LINE WHERE THE LIGHT IS. VERY UNSAFE. I ASKED THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE AT THE CORRECT LEVEL. I TOLD THEM I CAN'T SEE UNLESS I BEND MY HEAD SIDE WAYS TO SEE UNDER THE BLACK LINE WHERE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE ROAD. THEY RAISED THE LIGHTS UP FOR ME A BIT AND NOW EVERYONE FLASHES THEIR LIGHTS AT ME INDICATING MY LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT. IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CV JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY (I ESTIMATE SPEED AT 65-70), IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY. THE OBJECT LEFT A SMALL SCRATCH ON THE FRONT BUMPER, SEVERED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND MAY HAVE SCRATCHED THE SHIELD ON THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS NO GROSSLY OBVIOUS DEFORMITY OF THE WHEEL OR CLEAR DAMAGE TO TIRE. THE IMPACT ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRONT END IS NOT YET CLEAR, AS THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP. DESPITE THE MILD TO MODERATE NATURE OF THE IMPACT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE LEFT CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES HOWEVER, IT IS MY PERCEPTION THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INAPPROPRIATELY, CAUSING A FAIR DEGREE OF ALARM AND EXTENSIVE INTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE VAN. *KB

THE VAN HAS, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS (APPROX 1 PER 1000 MILES) FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON COMMAND, IN FACT, IT ACTUALLY SEEMS TO STALL OUT FOR 1 TO 5 SECONDS. THE LONGER IT STALLS OUT, THE MORE EXPLOSIVE THE ACCELERATION, ONCE IT COMES. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO CROP UP MOST OFTEN JUST AFTER SLACKING OFF ON THE GAS. FOR EXAMPLE: IN TRAFFIC, IF I AND HAVE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO MAINTAIN SPACE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE TO GET INTO AN OPENING IN THE ADJACENT LANE, THE VAN JUST HANGS THERE, AS IF THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THEN SUDDENLY, THE CAR RESPONDS TO THE ACCELERATOR WITH A JERK. MY THEORY IS THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUEL CONSERVATION SYSTEM THAT TURNS VARIOUS NUMBERS OF CYLINDERS OFF AND ON, DEPENDING ON DEMAND. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD THIS TO ME AND THEY ASKED ME IF I COULD TAKE IT OUT FOR A DRIVE AND DUPLICATE IT FOR THEM. I TOLD THEM IT WOULD BE OKAY IF THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE GAS BECAUSE I CAN'T "MAKE" IT DO IT ON COMMAND. I'VE JUST BECOME AWARE THAT WHAT I DESCRIBE IS THE MOST COMMON CIRCUMSTANCE: STEADY OR SLIGHT ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY SLACKING OFF, FOLLOWED BY AN ATTEMPT AT RAPID ACCELERATION. THE ATTEMPT AT RAPID ACCELERATION RESULTS IN HESITATION AND THEN RAPID ACCELERATION, EITHER OF WHICH, COULD CREATE THE SITUATION FOR AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR FAILED TO RESPOND TO KEYPAD LOCK TRANSMITTER, AND THEN FAILED TO START 3 CONSECUTIVE ATTEMPTS. THIS SAME CAR'S PREVIOUS BATTERY DIED COMPLETELY APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE AND WAS REPLACED JUST 4 MONTHS AGO. CAR HAS ALSO HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE VOICE RECOGNITION AND CELLPHONE BLU-RAY CONNECTION ACTED ERRATICALLY OR FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

BOUGHT THE ODYSSEY 2011 EXL AND DROVE FOR 100 MILES. THEN THE TPMS LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR EVER. TAKEN AN APPOINT WITH HONDA SERVICE AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST THE TIRE PRESSURE. STILL NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. *TR

BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIGHTS. DEALER INDICATES THAT WE NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE MORE. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN USELESS. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. (GOOGLE "HONDA ODYSSEY 2011 LOW BATTERY INDICATOR PROBLEM" TO SEE THE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM.) STAY AWAY FROM HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 68 AND 73 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,150.

BRAKE COMPONENTS DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, BUT THE DOOR DID NOT LATCH IN THE OPEN POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR BEGAN TO SHUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WITH 300 MILES ON IT, STUMBLES/HESITATES AT LOW SPEEDS (15-20 MPH) WHEN LIGHT THROTTLE APPLIED WITH TRANSMISSION IN "D" ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. HONDA DEALER IN BOONE, NC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. ON 7-25-2011. OWNER DROVE CAR FROM DEALER AND PROBLEM HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO DEALER BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT HONDA FOR ADVICE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES SINCE NEW AND CAR HAS JUST 525 MILES ON IT AND GIVES DRIVER SENSATION THAT ENGINE HAS STALLED. *TR

BOUGHT A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING ELITE IN 3/2011. NOW 4 MONTHS LATER I AM GETTING THE "BATTERY CHARGE LOW" WARNING. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THEM. THEY STATE IT'S NOT A PROBLEM AND I NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE. IT IS CONCERNING THAT THE CAR SHUTS THE DOME LIGHTS OFF, EVEN THE DASH LIGHTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS IS A SUPPOSED SAFETY ITEM OF THE CAR THAT I AM TO IGNORE? I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED REGARDING THIS ISSUE. FIRST, HONDA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS -- "IGNORE IT. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM." SECOND, THIS ISSUE, I FEEL, IS POTENTIALLY PLACING MY FAMILY IN DANGER IF THE BATTERY CANNOT STAY CHARGED. FINALLY, THIS IS NOT AN INFREQUENT ISSUE AS EVIDENCED BY THE NUMBER OF POSTS/COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND OTHER FORUMS ON THE WEB (WWW.ODYCLUB.COM) YET HONDA CONTINUES NOT TO PUT OUT A TSB REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE COMPLAINTS CONTINUE AND NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN BY HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS REMINISCENT OF TOYOTA STATING THERE WASN'T AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT, AND IT SEEMS THE LOWLY CONSUMER IS NOT MAKING IT HAPPEN. *KB

BATT LO WARNING COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERS TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, ONE TIME FOR 2 DAYS WITH NOTHING MORE FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER "TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED UP" THIS IS NOT A FIX, IT IS ONLY A BAND AID. HONDA OF AMERICA SERVICE REP I TALKED WITH WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. I TOLD HIM THE WIFE IS WORRIED THAT IF IT IS REAL AND IGNORED SHE MAY BE LEFT STRANDED WHICH COULD BE A DANGER TO HER IN THESE TIMES. HONDA HAS SENT A "SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE" TO THEIR DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT AGAIN THEIR COMMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND MOMENTARILY DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SENSOR FOR 10 SEC, AND AGAIN THIS WAS DONE TO OUR VEHICLE AND WAS ONLY A SHORT TERM FIX., WITHIN DAYS IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GET THIS GENERIC PROBLEM FIXED. *TT

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EL. ON THE INFORMATIONAL DISPLAY THE BATTERY CHARGE LOW WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR THE SECOND TIME IN APPROXIMATELY 45 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO RESET THE SENSOR. HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO DO THE SAME THING. IT BOTHERS ME THAT I HAVE TO DISABLE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THIS VEHICLE IN ORDER TO USE IT IN THE MANNER THAT IT WAS INTENDED. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE WILL BE LEFT STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. *TR

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH REAR SEAT BELT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SEAT HAD A MIDDLE SEAT WHICH FOLDED DOWN INTO A CONSOLE. THE SET BELT FOR THE MIDDLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE CEILING ABOVE IN LIEU OF THE SEAT ITSELF. THE OTHER TWO BACK SEATS RECLINED AND THEREFORE, THE SEAT BELT HUNG IN THE GENERAL AREA WHERE ONES HAND WOULD BE WHILE RECLINING. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMERS CHILDREN WERE RECLINING, NAPPING AND PLAYING IN THE BACK SEAT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE OF THE CHILDREN BEGAN YELLING. THE CONSUMER LOOKED BACKED AND DISCOVERED THE OTHER CHILD HAD MANAGED TO WRAP THE SEAT BELT AROUND HER NECK SEVERAL TIMES. IT TOOK THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND OVER FIVE MINUTES TO UNWRAP THE SEAT BELT FROM AROUND HER NECK. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER RECEIVED BRUISES AND RED MARKS AROUND HER NECK. (THE VEHICLE BELONGED TO THE CONSUMERS MOTHER-IN-LAW)

THIS LITTLE YELLOW ALARM MESSAGE FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD: "BATTERY CHARGE LOW - SWITCH OFF ALL LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES" AND THEN IT SHUTS EVERYTHING OFF...OVERHEAD LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS - THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT LIGHT CAN BE ON AND WE CAN DRIVE CLEAR TO TACOMA BEFORE IT GOES OFF. WE CAN HAVE JUST RETURNED HOME AFTER A TRIP TO MONROE (ALMOST 100 MILES) AND WE WILL GET THAT MESSAGE AND - AGAIN - IT WILL SHUT EVERYTHING OFF. THE CAR HAS NOT SHUT DOWN WHILE WE ARE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD - BUT IT IS FRIGHTENING TO SEE THAT MESSAGE WHEN WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I CAN GO BY THE CAR WHEN IT IS IN THE GARAGE AND SHUT OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WILL HEAR THE BEEPING AND THEN I WILL SEE THE ALARM MESSAGE FLASHING IN THE CAR. THE CAR IS OFF! NO ONE TOUCHED THE CAR - BUT IT STARTS FLASHING! THEY KEEP TELLING US WE NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE....BUT COME ON - IT IS 95 MILES TO MONROE! *TR

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE WIPERS SCRATCHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $240. TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE SHOULD BE NO CHARGE, TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

BATTERY DIED AFTER OWNING BRAND NEW CAR FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS. *TR

I HAD BROUGHT MY 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY IN FOR SERVICE ON 05/13/11 AT 10:08 AM BECAUSE OF A "LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT" THAT COMES ON WHENEVER ANY DOOR IS OPEN. I HAD PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 03/14/2011 FROM STOCKTON HONDA. THE VIN IS [XXX]. MY VAN IS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. THE ?LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT? SHOULD NOT COME ON BECAUSE THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. WHEN THE ?LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT? COMES ON, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN I COME HOME IN THE EVENING AND MY CHILDREN CANNOT SEE WHERE THEY ARE WALKING TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. EVERY NIGHT WHEN I COME HOME WITH MY CHILDREN, I HAVE TO GO INSIDE MY HOME FIRST TO GET A FLASH LIGHT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LIGHTING FOR MY CHILDREN TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE WALKING TO HELP GUIDE THEM OUT OF THE VAN SAFELY. I HAD CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND SO FAR, I HAD BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. HONDA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUES. I HAD RESEARCH ON SEVERAL ONLINE HONDA FORUMS AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY OWNER THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA HAD FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BATTERY SENSOR IS TOO SENSITIVE AND I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT SHE IS TRYING TO SEND OUT AN UPDATE BATTERY SENSOR TO SERRAMONTE HONDA TO REPAIR MY VAN BY 05/31/2011. AS OF 06/03/2011, [XXX] HAD FAILED TO SEND OUT ANY PART AND JUST KEEP PUTTING ME OFF AND GIVING

SINCE TAKING DELIVERY OF MY 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY IT HAS HAD A FAULTY BATTERY SENSOR, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. THE SENSOR FALSELY REPORTS THAT THE BATTERY IS LOW AND DISABLES SOME OF THE ONBOARD EQUIPMENT INCLUDING INTERIOR LIGHTS AND PATHWAY LIGHTS LEAVING CAR IN THE DARK. *TR

BATTERY LOW INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SETS OFF AN ALARM (BATTERY CHARGE LOW) ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN NOV 2010. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY PROPERLY AND MAY CAUSE ME TO BE STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND USAGE. HONDA INDICATES THE CAR NEEDS TO BE 'DRIVEN LONGER' IN ORDER TO AVOID THE ERROR. I CONTINUE TO SEE THE ERROR EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR 40+ MINUTES, WHICH SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TIME TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THIS ERROR OCCURS IT SHUTS OFF ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE VAN, WHICH IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE NO INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN I AM TRYING TO LOAD MY CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR SEATS AT NIGHT. *TR

A WARNING MESSAGE STATING "BATTERY CHARGE LOW" REPEATEDLY COMES ON IN THE INFORMATION DISPLAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION OFFERED BY THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THERE IS ALSO AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION WHENEVER MAKING A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN.

LOW BATTERY INDICATOR - TURN OFF ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, NO INTERIOR LIGHTS. DEALER SAID TO DRIVE MORE YET I RETURNED LAST EVENING FROM A 425 MILE DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHILE SLOWING DOWN UNDER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT COULD FEEL AND HEAR THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING, AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURERS ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS SHIFTING NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED BUT THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 420.

MY HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2011 ADVERTISED THE AMBIENT FOOTWELL LIGHTING AS ALL BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. UNFORTUNATELY IS SO DIM AND YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO PUT YOUR HAND RIGHT UP TO THE LIGHT EVEN WHEN IT IS AT IT"S FULL BRILLIANCE. I FEEL THAT I WAS RIPPED OFF AND IT IS VERY DECEIVING OF HONDA TO DO THAT AND CHARGE ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS FEATURE. PLEASE CAN YOU GUYS GET HONDA TO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE VEHICLE IS ADVERTISED AS A LUXURY VEHICLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME WE GET INTO OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES TO HAVE THEM FIX IT AND THEY TELL ME TO DRIVE IT MORE. I HAVE CHARGED THE BATTERY AT LEAST 5 TIMES MYSELF AND THE WARNING WILL ALWAYS RETURN. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF WITH THE WARNING MAKING IT VERY HARD AND UNSAFE TO LOAD SMALL CHILDREN INTO THE VEHICLE. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS EITHER A LOW BATTERY CONDITION OR A FALSE WARNING. *TR

HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/54-2011-ODYSSEY/137322-BATTERY-CHARGE-LOW.HTML. *TR

DANGEROUSLY POOR HANDLING IN SNOW, DESPITE TRACTION CONTROL; IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE IT UP HILL EVEN FOR DRIVERS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING IN THE NORTHEAST.