2018 Honda Odyssey complaints

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 40-50 MPH, the warning message "Brake Problem Failure" appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who tests drove the vehicle and informed the contact that they could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring upon starting and driving the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure started occurring after an unknown recall repair had been completed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 36,170.

My 2018 Odyssey at 62000 mileage right now, there is happen a lot of delayed response when accelerating, then start fast, it was scary while I am at middle of intersection waiting for left turn, or at stop site and or red lights. Is this an SAFETY ISSUE? I feel somedays I may get hit accident from this issue.

The automatic lock on the driver side sliding door fails to automatically unlock. The only way to unlock that door now is to awkwardly reach behind the driver's door. It feels unsafe because in the event of an emergency it could take extra time to unlock and open that rear door to assist children in the back of the vehicle. I bought this vehicle new about 3 and 1/2 years ago and have performed all scheduled maintenance. A local Honda dealer inspected the vehicle and determined that there was corrosion in the fusebox/harness and that it would need to be replaced. The quote for parts/labor was more than $5000. It's unknown if other electrical failures will appear at a later date. No warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. The problem first appeared about a month ago.

The transmission on this vehicle is super jerky when accelerating at low rates of speed and decelerating. The extreme concern is when accelerating from being completely stopped. More than once I have almost been in a major accident because when I pushed the accelerator the vehicle took a second or two to begin and once it accelerated it was extreme to the point of spinning the wheels and the vehicle being moved too late and in the middle of an intersection with a vehicle headed right towards us. If the car had accelerated when the gas was pushed like it should I would have not been in this predicament. This is very concerning and not how this vehicle should perform.

The air bag light came up on 7/13/21 because according to the owner’s manual this is a warning and it can be a tragically event. I was afraid that if an incident happened my family would be in danger. I took the van to the Honda dealer it has 59,000 miles and I was told the I need to replace passenger seat weight sensor assembly (seat rail with sensor) part #81201-THR-A01. I asked told them that this might be a manufacturer’s problem because when I turn on the van the light was already on. I purchased the extended warranty and this vehicle was certified and we have to pay for the repair and labor. Because I was told this is not covered under any warranty which in my opinion since this is a safety feature should be covered.

The Odyssey Elite has "rain sensing" wipers with no ability to disable them. The rain sensor fails to accurately assess water on the windshield, making the van's wiper choices either "off" or "low" or "high". I researched other Odyssey forum posts, and this issue is extremely common. This is a safety issue for two reasons. First, driver distraction trying to operate a non-functional system. Second, in light mist or rain as the "low" setting is too fast and smears and streaks, while "off" doesn't remove water. Other vehicles with rain-sensing wipers contain a disable feature in the software, allowing manual override for intermittent speeds. Honda offers no such bypass.

Vehicle dash showed the following problems when parked in front of store at full stop: Brake System Problem, Emission System Problem, Road Departure Mitigation System Problem, Hill Start Assist Problem, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) Problem, Power Steering System (EPS) Problem, Brake Hold System Problem. Upon driving the vehicle to get home the vehicle would not accelerate above 40 mph. (Your system will not allow me to upload pictures in jpg format)

The door panel on the left sliding door became separated from the door itself thus preventing the door from opening. The malfunction prevent egress from that door. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for repair. The dealership hated that the issue was considered cosmetic. The dealership ordered a new door panel at my personal expense. There was no prior warning that the door would malfunction and egress would be prevented.

The vehicle is slowing at low speed and it gives an impression that break is being applied when there is no break being applied.

The front suspension struts makes popping noise when steering vehicle extreme left or right and parking lot speed. If you turn complete right or left while vehicle is stand still and start driving, you hear these noise like axle cracking. Got it inspected with local mechanic and he said its struts making these noise which is surprising because vehicle is only 3 years old and only has 32500 miles. He said this noise has no safety risk but contact Honda dealership to see if they have any recall associated to it.

The rear tailgate shocks have weakned up with vehicle just having 32500 miles. When you open rear automatic tailgate the tailgate opens completely and starts to slowly lower down while unloading belongings. When you suddenly looking back the tailgate will be half way down and can hit over head. I myself got hurt and don't let my wife use it.

Driving at low speed about 25MPH, the dashboard where the speedometer and odometer is located went completely black for about 10 seconds.

MIRRORS ARE DIVERTING FROM ADJUSTED POSITION ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR, SOMETIMES EVEN IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING! DISABLING ME FROM SEEING WHAT'S WONDERFUL

TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP; TRANSMISSION HESITATES BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING; TRANSMISSION INDECISIVE AND SLAMS INTO A GEAR AND HESITATES AGAIN WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR - ALL CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION; ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND HAVE TO JUMP THE VAN DAILY TO GET IT TO START EVEN THOUGH BATTERY IS STILL GOOD AND NO ACCESSORIES ARE ON; IF THERE'S NO POWER, CANNOT SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO POSITION CAR TO JUMP OR TOW IT; LOSE POWER TO MULTIPLE SYSTEMS AND HAVE TO HOLD BUTTON TO RESET IT; CANNOT ACCESS BATTERY TO JUMP OR REPLACE WITHOUT REMOVING AIR INTAKE; WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE ACCELERATION LIKE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF; ISSUES WITH BOTH SLIDING DOORS NOT OPENING OR CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY; LATCH ON GAS TANK DOOR STICKS AND THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE TO OPEN IT - HAD TO DISASSEMBLE IT MULTIPLE TIMES TO PUT GAS IN THE CAR; NUMEROUS RECALLS IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE; VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD WITH UNRESOLVED SAFETY AND MECHANICAL ISSUES; HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ~AUGUST, 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHTS DISPLAYED A HORIZONTAL LINE AND ABOVE THE HORIZONTAL LINE, NO LIGHT WAS PROJECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE LIGHT BELOW THE HORIZONTAL LINE WAS NOT ADEQUATE FOR SAFE DRIVING. KEENAN HONDA (4311 W SWAMP RD, DOYLESTOWN, PA 18902) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND THE HALOGEN BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH LED BULBS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF SIMILAR ISSUES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR HAD TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET OR THROUGH THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

VEHICLE WAS OFF IN A PARKED STATE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED AND THE HORN WAS AUDIBLE FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES. DURING WHICH, THE FUSE FOR THE HORN WAS REMOVED, THOUGH THE HORN DID NOT STOP BEING AUDIBLE. AFTER THE FOUR MINUTES, THE HORN CUT OFF AND THE HARNESS SHORTED OUT. SMOKE WAS VISIBLE AS WELL AS THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT. PULLING OF THE FUSE HAD NO EFFECT AS THE HORN CONTINUED TO BE AUDIBLE. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AND CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE VEHICLES ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO ONE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. MAINTENANCE IS PREFORMED IAW THE VEHICLES MANUAL AT AN OFFICIAL HONDA DEALERSHIP.

THE CAR TURNED ON THE ENGINE LIGHT INDICATING MISFIRE IN ALL THE ENGINE CYLINDERS THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM AND THEY CHANGED THEM THEY GAVE ME THE CAR BUT IT NO LONGER WORKED I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT THEY UNCOVER THE ENGINE AND FIND OUT THE DAMAGE THAT WAS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY THE INJECTORS WITH FACTORY DEFECTS AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE ENGINE TO CHANGE IT IF NECESSARY WITH MY MONEY.

SINCE LATE LAST YEAR, MY 2018 ODYSSEY HAD BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOOR. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CLOSE TILL I HIT THE BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES SO FINALLY, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME MY CESS HARNESS IS KINKED AND WOULD COST ME $485 FOR REPLACING IT. THE DOOR HAD AT LEAST A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT RECALLS IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 6500 MILES AND THESE WIRES ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO GO BAD THAT FAST.

OUR 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY ELITE HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE AUTO START/STOP FEATURE. AS CONTEXT, THE CAR ENGINE WILL AUTOMATICALLY STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULLY STOPPED, FOR EXAMPLE AT A RED LIGHT, AND A FEW OTHER CONDITIONS ARE MET (BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, BATTERY CHARGE, ELECTRICAL LOAD). OUR VEHICLE WHEN AUTO STOPPED MAY STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESUME DRIVING. WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR FAILS TO AUTO START, OR AUTO STARTS WITH WARNING MESSAGES. WHEN THE CAR FAILS TO START, A VARIETY OF WARNING MESSAGES WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. REMEDIATION VARIES. THE CAR MAY RESPOND TO SHIFTING TO PARK AND PUSHING THE IGNITION START/STOP BUTTON TWICE. AT TIMES, THE CAR MAY NOT RESPOND TO SHIFTING TO PARK AND IGNITION BUTTON ACTIONS. THE ONLY FIX THEN SEEMS TO BE A 'HARD' SHUTOFF THAT REQUIRES OPENING THE DRIVER DOOR AND PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON, CLOSING THE DOOR, PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON, AND SHIFTING TO DRIVE. WHEN THE SYSTEM PARTIALLY FAILS, THE FRONT COLLISION WARNING/MITIGATION SYSTEM IS TEMPORARILY DISABLED. MY CAR IS CURRENT ON ALL RECALLS. I RECENTLY HAD DEALER SERVICE, AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO KNOWN BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE CAR IS CURRENT ON MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD OPERATION CONDITION. THIS SITUATION CAR BE QUITE STRESSFUL WHEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT TO MERGE INTO A MAJOR ROAD FROM A STOP. THIS FAILURE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU NEEDED TO

I'M AN OWNER OF 2018 ODYSSEY EX WITH 9-SPEED TRANS. THIS IS MY THIRD ODYSSEY I OWN. I HAVE TWO 2016 AND ONE 2018. I'M VERY DISAPPOINT ABOUT THIS 2018 TRANS AND THE LACK OF ATTENTION FROM HONDA REGARDING THIS KNOWN ISSUE. FROM THE PART SALEPERSON TO THE ADVISOR, ALL NOTED THE ISSUE WITH THESE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION. RATTLE, HESITATION, SHUDDERING, JERKING, WERE SOME OF THE ONGOING ISSUES. I COMPLETED INTENSE RESEARCH AND FOUND TONS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS HESITATION AND MISS GEAR ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. THE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUS HURT.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT MY CAR ALARM WENT OFF FOR NO REASON AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STUCK IN A LOOP OF POWERING ON AND OFF. AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH SUGGESTED A FAILURE OF ENGINE AUTO IDLE. I PUSHED THE ENGINE AUTO IDLE OVERRIDE BUTTON AND MANAGED TO TURN CAR OFF. NEXT MORNING I JUMP STARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW ERRANDS. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ALARM WENT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME PUSHING THE ENGINE AUTO IDLE OVERRIDE DID NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ALARM, BUT COULD NOT BREAK THE LOOP OF THE CAR POWERING ON AND OFF. I HAD TO LET THE BATTERY DIE. I TRIED JUMPING IT AGAIN BUT IT NOW WON'T POWER ON LONG ENOUGH TO TRY TO START. HONDA TOLD ME I WAS ON MY OWN TO GET IT TOWED IN. TOW TRUCK CAME BUT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION ' THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY SHIFT THIS VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO POWER THE CAR ON AND USE THE TRANSMISSION PUSH BUTTONS TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. HONDA IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE GETTING THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT. I'M LUCKY THIS POWER ON/OFF LOOP DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, BUT A PIECE OF TRASH VAN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO BE MOVED DOES ME NO GOOD EITHER.

SSINCE THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, THE GAS NEEDLE IS WRONG. IT MAY SHOW FULL WHEN YOU FILL GAS TANK, BUT LESS THAN 25 MILES NEEDLE WILL DROP DOWN APPROX.1/8 BELOW FULL AND WHEN YOU FILL UP. GAS NEEDLE WILL BE BELOW 1/2 FULL AND IT WILL ONLY TAKE APPROX. 8TO 9 GAL YO FILL UP TANK IT APPEARS TO BE 2GALS +, - WRONG. DOESN'T MATTER IF VAN IS MOVING OR STILL. ALSO THE GAS MILEAGE SEEM TO BE LESS..

THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. IT SEEMS LIKE THE SYSTEM IS INDECISIVE AND IT JUST REVS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. I BOUGHT THIS VAN NEW IN 2017. MY MECHANIC JUST DID SOME WORK AND NOTICED IT ON A TEST DRIVE AND SAYS THIS TRANSMISSION IS MADE BY A GERMAN COMPANY THAT HAS THIS KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T-BONED ON TURNS BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND JUST ROLLS FOR 3-5 SECONDS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AN NEEDS TO BE FIXED

VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING AT ALL, DOESN'T GO RIGHT AWAY WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED, PARK, DRIVE, REVERSE BUTTONS FLASH ON DASHBOARD WHEN CAR IS ON. ALL SENSOR LIGHTS COME ON WITH ISSUES.

I'M OWNER OF 2018 ODYSSEY. I HAVE 9-SPEED TRANS. THIS IS MY THIRD ODYSSEY I OWN. I'M DISAPPOINT ABOUT THIS TRANS. HESITATION, SHUDDERING, JERKING, WERE SOME OF THE ISSUES. IN TAKING THE ODYSSEY INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THEY SAD THE MODEL 2018-2019 WITH 9 SPEED TRANS. JUST HAVE PROBLEM. WOW I JUST HAVE 31000MILS. (MY PREVIOUS 2011 ODYSSEY SHIFT WHIT NO PROBLEM) I WAS RESEARCH AND FIND LOT OFF PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM , EVEN SOMEONE FILED CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT THE NINE-SPEED ZF 9HP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHAT I NEED TO DO?

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVEING. THE LIGHTS FOR POWER STEERING, BREAK PROBLEM, LANE KEEPING ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND LANE DEPARTURE MIGRATION LIGHTS ARE ALL ON IN THE DASHBOARD. THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 20V-439) FOR THE BACK-UP CAMERA ON MY 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY BY MAIL IN SEPTEMBER 2020. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE (3 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD EACH TIME THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR THE REPAIR ARE ON "BACK ORDER" AND ARE UNAVAILABLE. THEREFORE THE LOCAL DEALER (UNDERSTANDABLY) WILL NOT SCHEDULE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. I ALSO CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY ALSO HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PART'S AVAILABILITY AND THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. IF PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIRS, WHY IS A RECALL NOTICE EVEN ISSUED?

LAND DEPARTURE SYSTEM IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED, BUT NOT TURNED ON. PERIODICALLY, EVEN WHEN NOT LEAVING THE LANE, SYSTEM OVERRIDES MY ACTIONS. RATHER FRIGHTFUL WHEN UNAWARE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. IT FELT LIKE A TUG-OF-WAR. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROADS.

CAR DELAYS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN STATIONARY. CAR THEN LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. AT TIMES I'M STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS VEHICLES ARE APPROACHING. MAKES IF VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ROAD.

UPON OPENING VEHICLE USING REMOTE CONTROL (SLIDING DOORS OR TAILGATE), THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLATCH OR UNLOCK. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, YOU CAN NOT OPEN THIS DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT IS TO GO IN VIA THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MANUAL RELEASE THE DOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE AND STATED THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE COMMON ANSWER FOR HONDA WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR VEHICLE ISSUES.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I STARTED TO PUT ON MY SEAT BELT, BUT WHEN I PULLED ON THE BUCKLE, I FOUND THAT THE LOWER ANCHOR POINT OF THE SEAT BELT HAD COME COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THAT SEAT BELT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, SO MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT IT CAME LOOSE ON ITS OWN. CLEARLY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT JUST BEFORE THIS BOLT CAME COMPLETELY LOOSE.

WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED AND DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED AND DIFFICULTY IN SAFELY REMOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE HIGHWAY.

ALL WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP AND CONTINUED TO CYCLE THROUGH WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SAFETY/LIMP MODE. SHIFTING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND THE MAXIMUM SPEED TOPPED OUT AT 45MPH.

WHEN DRIVING WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY ABRUPTLY DECELERATES WHILE TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF WE ARE BEHIND THE VEHICLE WE ARE TRYING TO PASS AND PULL OUT IN THE LEFT LANE, OR IF WE ARE ALWAYS IN THE LEFT LANE AND JUST APPROACH THE VEHICLE WE ARE TRYING TO PASS WHILE ALWAYS REMAINING IN THE LEFT LANE LIKE ON AN INTERSTATE. OUR VEHICLE IS ALWAYS SAFELY IN OUR LANE AND DOESN'T COME ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PASS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE CAMERA ADJUSTED THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE ACC ON AS THE ABRUPT DECELERATION CAN RESULT IN US GETTING REAR-ENDED AT PASSING SPEEDS. WE NO LONGER USE THE ACC FEATURE OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN APPROACHING OTHER VEHICLES TO PASS.

DRIVING ON I26 TRAVELING EAST INTO CHARLESTON, SC IN SECOND FROM THE LEFT LANE, DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH DURING BUSY RUSH HOUR. SUDDENLY, A LARGE SUV IN THE NEXT LANE TO MY LEFT VEERED INTO MY LANE. I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION, ALSO SIMILTANEOUSLY BRAKING JUST ENOUGH TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAD MOVED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 A LANE TO THE RIGHT. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO COME BACK INTO MY LANE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AS I WAS FIGHTING TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL. IN THE NEXT 10-15 SECONDS, THE VAN VEERED ALTERNATIVELY RIGHT AND LEFT ABOUT 5 TIMES EACH UNTIL IT STABILIZED. I WAS USING ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM TAKING OFF ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC. I CALLED HONDA NORTH AMERICA AND WAS ESSENTIALLY DISMISSED AS I WAS TOLD TO JUST TURN OFF MY LANE MITIGATION SYSTEM, WITH NO EXPLANATION OR APPARANT CARE ABOUT WHAT I HAD GONE THROUGH. I WENT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONCERNED AND TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THAT WAS OVER A MONTH AGO AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM THEM. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM WILL REPEAT ITSELF, OR IF IT HAS EVER BEEN REPORTED. I AM QUITE CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEVASTATION INJURY OR FATILITY TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR RATTLES BADLY WHEN GEAR SHIFTS DOWN ON A RAMP AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH.

ALL WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SAFETY MODE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS ON A FAIRLY NEW VAN!

THE ISSUES STARTED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT STARTED WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM CRACKLING AND CUTTING OUT. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR WOULD ROUGH START AND I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY HAS A BAD CELL (NOW 1200 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR NOTIFICATION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DOOR NO LONGER OPENS. I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE BACK UP CAMERA. THIS IS THE 3RD RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES ARE WHAT DAMAGED THE BATTERY AND THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND FIX THE DOOR ISSUE. BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT 1500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. I AM GETTING AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO WEIGH IN. I JUST SAW THERE WAS A RECALL IN MAY 2019 FOR LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTORS. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS RECALL AND AM TRYING TO DETERMINE IF MY VIN WAS EXCLUDED, AND IF SO, WHY. HONDA CLEARLY DOES NOT STAND BY ITS PRODUCT.

VEHICLE REQUIRES A JUMP START AT LEAST ONCE A DAY IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL USE, NO LIGHTS LEFT ON, NO DOORS LEFT OPEN, NO USE OF ACCESSORIES WITHOUT THE CAR RUNNING. WE WILL DRIVE THE CAR SOMEWHERE, BE THERE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME FROM 5-10 MINUTES AT A GAS PUMP TO A FEW HOURS AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUR OR A FEW DAYS ON A CAMPING TRIP. THE NEXT TIME WE TRY TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT START WITHOUT A JUMP. THIS IS THE VEHICLE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN USE AND I HAVE TO KEEP A PORTABLE JUMP STARTER IN THE CAR TO AVOID MY WIFE AND KIDS BEING STUCK WAITING FOR AAA TO COME JUMP THE VEHICLE. 2 YEARS OLD, JUST OVER 17,000 MILES AND WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER FOR MULTIPLE DAYS AND THEY TELL US THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL GLITCH OR PROBLEM AND IT'S FRUSTRATING THAT HONDA HAS NO ANSWERS.

MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND KEEPS REOPENING WHEN I AM IN PARK POSITION. IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIME AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE BUT STILL DOES IT EVERY DAY. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO FIX IT. IT'S BEEN DOING IT SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW SINCE 2018.

2 DIFFERENT TIMES I HAVE COME TO A STOP AT AT STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I GO TO START AGAIN THE CAR TURNS OFF AND GOES INTO PARK. LUCKILY IT HAS HAPPENED AT NO SPEED BUT VERY TERRIFYING TO THINK YOU ARE IN DRIVE THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND YOU ARE IN PARK. ALSO ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE COME OUT IN MY GARAGE (AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF AND PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS) AND MY CAR IS IN ACCESSORY MODE AND THEN THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. I HAD THE KEYS OUT OF THE CAR AND NO ONE ELSE WAS HOME BOTH TIMES. SO CAR IS GOING INTO ACCESSORY MODE WITHOUT KEYS OR A PERSON IN THE CAR.

ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM AND BLIND SPOT SYSTEM PROBLEM MESSAGES AND ISSUE SURFACED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE, I WAS UNABLE TO BACKUP THE VEHICLE AT SERVICE PLAZA AND ALSO WAS UNABLE TO BACKUP VEHICLE WHILE PARKING ON OUR HOME DRIVEWAY! NOT ABLE TO BACKUP VEHICLE IS A HUGE SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUE. I TRIED CALLING HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, BUT WAS TOLD TOW TRUCK WAS RESTRICTED ON OHIO TURNPIKE. ISSUE SURFACED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER LOOKED AT THE ISSUES AND PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE. DEALER DETERMINED ' AFTER CODES WERE CLEARED, ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED'. I AM NOT CONVINCED THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY KNOWN ISSUES LIKE THIS ON 2018 ODYSSEY'S WITH 10 SPEED AUTO, ELECTRONIC PRESS BUTTON TRANSMISSION! A CASE 11543835 HAS ALSO BEEN OPENED WITH HONDA , BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE YET.

POWER SLIDING DOORS SITTING ON THE EXTERIOR BODY WHEN OPENED. DOORS OPEN AGAIN RIGHT AFTER PRESSING CLOSE BUTTON.

TAKING NOISE AT MORNING CALLS START

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SEVERELY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. IN ADDITION, THE BACK-UP CAMERA WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER DCH HONDA LOCATED AT 1101 U.S. 9, OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR POWER LOCK DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AFTER CLOSING AND THEREFORE INHIBIT ENTRY THROUGH THAT DOOR. MANUALLY PUSHING IN OF THE LOCK RESTORES THE ABILITY TO POWER-UNLOCK, HOWEVER IT DOES NOT RESTORE FUNCTION TO THE POWER LOCKING MECHANISM. ADDITIONALLY, THE EFFECT APPEARS TO BE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE, WHERE WARM WEATHER INCREASES THE CHANCES OF FAILURE OF THE POWER LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

WHILE IN MOTION AT A SPEED WHERE THE VEHICLE AUTO LOCKS THE DOORS, THE DRIVER'S DOOR POWER LOCK WILL ATTEMPT TO REPEATEDLY LOCK THE CAR DOOR. THE LOCK APPEARS ENGAGED, HOWEVER IT IS NOT CLOSED AS FAR AS THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCK. THE LOCKING ATTEMPTS CAN BE REDUCED BY PUSHING THE LOCK MANUALLY TO A FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THE LOCK STILL FUNCTIONS AND THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, HOWEVER ANY ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE POWER LOCKING MECHANISM ARE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE DOOR MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE.

WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, AFTER CLOSING THE REAR DOOR. THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT ALWAYS HOLD THE REAR DOOR IN A FULLY CLOSED CONDITION, CAUSING A DOOR OPEN WARNING CONDITION. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FORCEFULLY SLAM THE REAR DOOR CLOSED BEFORE IT LOCKS CORRECTLY. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH MONTH. ON VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTO CLOSING REAR DOOR OPTION.

THE PINCH SENSOR KEEPS BREAKING WHICH THEN CAUSES THE DOOR PANEL TO SEPARATE AND THE WINDOW TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT IT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

2018 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUSLY UNPREDICTABLE WHEN ACCELERATING. ESPECIALLY FROM FULLY STOPPED CONDITION. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER ADVANCING STRAIGHT AHEAD OR TURNING INTO EITHER DIRECTION. TERRAIN CONDITIONS DO NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THIS BEHAVIOR. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE WIDELY VARIABLE RESPONSES TO A CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF THROTTLE. VEHICLE MAY, WITHOUT ANY WAY FOR THE DRIVER TO PREDICT, 1) ACCELERATE WITH A NORMAL PREDICTABLE RESPONSE TO THROTTLE PRESSURE, 2) RESPOND TO THE SAME THROTTLE INPUT BY VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATING (EVEN IF THE DRIVER SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THROTTLE INPUT) OR 3) IMMEDIATELY. NOT MOVE AT ALL WHILE ENGINE REVS, THEN MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SO RAPIDLY THAT IT LAUNCHES INTO TRAFFIC OR THE TIRES FIRST LOSE TRACTION BEFORE IT LAUNCHES. IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE CONDITION IS EXACERBATED INTO AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS LACK OF VEHICLE CONTROL.