2018 Honda Odyssey complaints

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS CONSTANTLY. CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAYS MESSAGE: 'CAMERA SYSTEM PROBLEM. IMAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED.' THIS WILL HAPPEN RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR IS ON WHETHER I'M DRIVING OR NOT. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENING MORE OFTEN WHEN THE AC IS USED. IT ALMOST ALWAYS HAPPENS WHENEVER REMOTE START FEATURE IS USED.

THE VEHICLE IS HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. THE SPEED SEEMS TO VARY, THE RANGE IS BETWEEN 24 AND 33 MPH. IT SEEM TO BE MOST PREVALENT AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, 45 MINUTES AND LONGER. THEN WHEN AACCELERATING GENTLY FROM A STOP IT CAN LURCH WHEN SHIFTING, OR SHIFT HARD AND MAKE AN AUDIBLE CLUNK. OTHER TIMES, NOT HAVING BEEN DRIVEN FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, IN THE SAME SPEED RANGE, 24 TO 33 MPH, DURING GENTLE ACCELERATION IT DOES NOT SHIFT EASILY OR SMOOTHLY. THERE IS NOT NECESSARILY A CLUNK (THERE CAN BE), BUT IT DOES NOT SHIFT NORMALLY OR SMOOTHLY, I WOULD DESCRIBE IT A MISS OR LURCH. IN BOTH CASES IT WILL SHIFT, BUT NOT AS IT SHOULD. THIS BEGAN AROUND 17,000 MILES. I AM NOTICING VERY FINE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THROUGHOUT THE FRONT END, ITS NOT ALL THE TIME, BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. I AM UNABLE TO ASSOCIATE IT WITH ANY PARTICULAR SPEED OR STRETCH OF ROAD, BUT IT DID NOT DO THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW.

THE SECOND ROW SEAT BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT LOCK AT TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT WOULD SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. I WOULD HAVE TO PARK THE CAR WHEN ON THE ROAD AND TRY TO LOCK THE SEAT TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING AGAIN ON THE CITY STREET BEFORE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE SAME SEAT DON'T LOCK FORWARD AT ALL WHEN PEOPLE FROM THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS TRYING TO GET OUT. THE SEAT WOULD SLIDE, AND A FEW KIDS INCLUDING MY MOTHER HAD ALREADY GOTTEN INJURED FROM TRYING TO GET OUT FROM THE THIRD ROW SEAT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION, AND PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT THROUGH THE SECOND ROW SEAT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY TODDLER'S CARSEAT IS ON THE SECOND ROW SEAT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SO PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR SIDE, AND I FEEL THAT MY TODDLER WOULD BE SAFER STRAPPED ONTO A SEAT THAT ACTUALLY LOCKS IN PLACE. WE NOTICED THE ISSUE AFTER A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE.

***2018 HONDA ODYSSEY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE OPERATIONAL**** ON 24TH APRIL 2019, ON HER WAY TO DROP OUR KID TO SCHOOL, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THIS VEHICLE GOT SMOKE AT FIRST AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS OPERATIONAL. MY WIFE PULLED OVER AND TOOK THE KID OUT IMMEDIATELY. THE PASSING BY GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER STARTED TO CONTROL FIRE TILL COPS AND FIREMEN TEAM ARRIVED. THE FIRE WAS CONTROLLED BY EXCELLENT EFFORTS OF THAT COP/TRUCK DRIVER. THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED NEAR 3RD ROW DRIVER SIDE SEAT...MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE 2ND ROW SEAT---JUST 1.5FT AWAY FROM IT. LUCKILY, MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE NOT HURT. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING UP WITH GEICO INSURANCE, US HONDA (CASE# 09517538) RIGOROUSLY. I AM REALLY INCLINED TO KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT VIRTUALLY THREATENED THE LIVES OF MY WIFE AND CHILD. I AM STILL AWAITING RESPONSE FROM THEM. ONE OF MY FRIENDS SUGGESTED ME TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO NTSB AND THEY REDIRECTED ME TO NHTSA. MY INTENT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS MISHAP CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND RECTIFIED ASAP BY US HONDA AS THESE HONDA ODYSSEYS ARE DRIVEN MOSTLY BY FAMILIES WITH KIDS. I WAS UNDER AN IMPRESSION FROM THESE FOLLOWUPS THAT THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO APPROPRIATE FEDERAL/STATE AUTHORITIES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NHTSA HELP ME IN MY QUEST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT REALLY WENT WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND COLLISION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. HONDA OF OLATHE (1000 N ROGERS RD, OLATHE, KS 66062, (913) 782-3636) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAGS AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING.

AUTO SHIFTING ANYWHERE FROM 20-30MPH RESULTS IN HARD SHIFT OR KNOCK. WHEN VAN IS DOWNSHIFTING THERE IS AN ACCELERATION OR KNOCK. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES. NO EXPLANATION FOR THE CAUSE. THIS WAS NOTICED ABOUT 3 MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AT 8 MILES FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. IT TOOK THEM 13 MONTHS OF A CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF GOING INTO THE HONDA CERTIFIED SHOP FOR THEM TO BELIEVE US. NOW OUR VEHICLE AT 25,000 MILES CONTINUES TO REPRODUCE THE SAME PROBLEM.

AUTO SHIFTING ANYWHERE FROM 20-30 MPH RESULTS IN HARD SHIFT AND KNOCK. WHEN VAN DOWNSHIFTS AROUND 20-30 MPH THERE IS A JUMP OF ACCELERATION AND KNOCK. SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING AND GEARS SHIFT THERE IS UN EXPECTED JUMP IN ACCELERATION

BOTH REAR DOORS BECOME STUCK AND COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM HAS FAILED AND NOW THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.

TRIED TO PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT ACROSS 2 BUSY LANES TO MAKE MY TURN AND CAR WENT INTO IDLE WHILE DRIVING, HIT THE GAS PEDAL SINCE CARS WERE COMING AT HIGH SPEED AT ME AND IT WOKE UP. A DAY LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY HONDA APP CALLED UPDATE PARK LOGIC SAFETY RECALL AND SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY FOR 4/29/19 TO BE TOLD THEY GET THE SAME COMPLAINT OFTEN AND CARS BROUGHT IN. THE AUTO IDLE THAT COMES ON AUTOMATICALLY SHOULD BE ACTIVATED BY BREAK PEDAL AND WOKEN UP WHEN LET GO BUT WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS, IT ACTUALLY COULD GET ACTIVATED IF SOMEONE WITH BIGGER FEET ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHES THE GAS PEDAL. NOT SURE THAT IS TRUE BECAUSE NOBODY HAS THAT BIG OF FEET TO PRESS FULLY BOTH GAS AND BREAK PEDAL AND IDLE DOES NOT COME ON UNLESS BREAK PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY. THIS IS SERIOUS ISSUE IF YOU TRY TO PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC AND CAR JUST REFUSES TO GO BUT HONDA KEEPS STICKING TO SAME STORY AND BASICALLY WANTS TO MAKE ME BELIEVE BOTH BREAK AND GAS PEDAL WERE PUSHED AT SAME TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE WITH MY SIZE 7 SHOE AND IF THAT WAS THE CASE WHY DID THE CAR MOVE OUT OF PARKING LOT AND DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET? I POSSIBLY TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT DEFINITELY NOT PUSHED IT AND HONDA IS TELLING ME "SAFETY SYSTEM FOR THE BRAKE OVERRIDE IS WORKING AS DESIGNED, IF BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE PRESSED AT SAME TIME THE SYSTEM THINKS YOU ARE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE SO IT CUTS POWER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ACCELERATION". BUT IF I

WHEN CLOSING THE POWER SLIDING DOOR, IT REVERSES DIRECTION.

VAN WAS PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE WITH NO DAMAGE. WALKED INTO THE GARAGE HOURS LATER AND NOTICED THE DRIVERS REAR QUARTER PANEL WINDOW CRACKING AND BREAKING APART ON ITS OWN. GLASS BREAKAGE PATTERN APPEARS TO BE SPONTANEOUS WINDOW FAILURE POSSIBLY DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MAY CAUSE SAFETY HAZARD IF I WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH KIDS IN THE REAR SEAT AND IT GAVE WAY THEN.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY AT 70 MILE/H, THE SUNROOF GLASS BROKEN. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING HIT MY CAR, NO TRUCK AND BRIDGE NEAR BY.

THE VAN BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED SINCE BRAND NEW 2018 PURCHASED, RETURNED VAN AND THEY INSTALLED NEW BRAKE PADS AND POSSIBLE OTHER PARTS HOWEVER THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, IVE CALLED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHATS WRONG AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. THE 2ND ISSUE IS THE CDS WHEN PLAYED GET VERY HOT LIKE ON FIRE HOT, TOOK VAN IN TO GET LOOKED AT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE CD PLAYER . THE FIX DID NOT WORK THE NEW CD PLAYER STILL MAKES THE CDS VERY HOT LIKE ITS GOING TO START A FIRE. THE CDS ARE SO HOT THAT I CANT EVEN HOLD THEM. I BELIEVE A FIRE WILL START

WHILE DRIVING ON A 50 MPH, TWO LANE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AUTONOMOUSLY AFTER EXPERIENCING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND PROHIBITED THE DRIVER FROM RETAKING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH NO POWER AVAILABLE, THE DRIVER WAS ULTIMATELY FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WARNING MESSAGES INDICATED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, EMISSION CONTROL FAILURE, AND BLIND SPOT MONITORING FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER.

SUDDEN 'POP' NOISE WAS HEARD AS COMING TO A STOP ON EXIT RAMP OF HIGHWAY. FOUND OUT THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS BROCKEN IN PIECES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE ON VEHICLE PRIOR TO CUSTOMER PAYING FOR THE SINCE AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE GLASS. THE DEALER WRAP THE GLASS OVER BUT STILL THOROUGH INVESTIGATION HAS NOT BEEN DONE. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY FILED IT AS COMPLAINTS AND BELIEVES WHAT DEALER SAYS SINCE TECHNICIAN IS THEIR INVESTIGATOR. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY ANY TECHNICIAN YET.

THE ENGINE STALL WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION,IT PAUSES FOR A WHILE TAKE LONG TIME TO PICK UP.THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC OR STOP SIGN.IT HAPPENED CONSTANTLY SINCE PURCHASED.ALSO AFTER STOP ,I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS HARDLY TO PICK UP TO NORMAL DRIVE I WENT DEALER TWO TIMES THEY CHECK THE CAR AND THEY CAN'T RESOLVE THIS ISSUES VEHICLE HAS ALSO SAFETY RECALL ,THEY FIXED IT I HAD PROBLEMS WITH AUDIO SYSTEM,NO SOUNDS THEY REPLACE IT

I SHOULD HAVE NEVER GONE BACK TO HONDA! MY 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BEEN ANOTHER LEMON! BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CPO ON DECEMBER 21, 2018 WITH JUST OVER 3,000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES TO FIX THIS INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. I HAD THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD BLACK OUT ON ME AND COULDN'T SEE MY SPEED, YET THE HONDA DEALERSHIP NEAR ME TOLD ME 'JUST DRIVE IT TO WORK, IT'LL BE OKAY.' THEN THE INFOTAINMENT WENT OUT AND NOTHING WORKED FOR WEEKS UNTIL ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS NICE ENOUGH TO REPLACE IT. JUST YESTERDAY MY INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM MAKES A VERY LOUD 'BEEP' AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY! THEN THE DASHBOARD BLACKS OUT AND THE CAR 'SAFETY FEATURES ' CAUSE IT TO BREAK! WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD 'WE WILL HAVE TO RECREATE THAT PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING IT DONE' ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I TAKE MY KIDS AROUND IN THIS MINI VAN. I PUSHED TO GO BACK TO HONDA BECAUSE 'THEY HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER', BUT IT TURNS OUT THEY HAVEN'T.

CABIN WATCH MALFUNCTIONS AND TURNS OFF, WHEN THAT OCCURS THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FREEZES AND STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY JUST A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. NOW I KNOW TO TURN THE SCREEN UP WHEN THE CABIN WATCH MALFUNCTIONS SO THAT MY BATTERY DOES NOT DRAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ALSO MALFUNCTION FREQUENTLY SO I CANNOT CHANGE THE STATION VIA THE STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SACO HONDA (754 PORTLAND RD, SACO, ME 04072, (207) 282-0900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW LOWER BEARING, SHORT BOX, PISTONS, CYLINDERS, AND CRANKSHAFT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WANTED THE CONTACT TO SIGN OFF ON A $2,500 PROMOTION TO KEEP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,373.

ON 30 DEC 2018 AS MY FAMILY AND I DROVE THROUGH OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA, OUR ODYSSEY DISPLAYED AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT READ, "SOME DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEMS CANNOT OPERATE: RADAR OBSTRUCTED." THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 70 DEG F AND IT WAS MODERATELY FOGGY. THE MESSAGE CLEARED ITSELF AFTER 20-30 MINUTES AND THE DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEMS CAME BACK ONLINE. WE DID NOT SEE ANY SUCH ERROR FOR THE REST OF OUR TRIP. AT THE END OF OUR TRIP, ON 3 JAN 2019, WHEN MY FAMILY AND I WERE JUST OUTSIDE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO BRAKE QUITE AGGRESSIVELY WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT, AS IF IT WERE AVOIDING A COLLISION. IT OCCURRED NEAR MILE MARKER 115 ON I-64 WESTBOUND, ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE AT DUSK ON DRY PAVEMENT. WE WERE PERHAPS 1000-1200 FT FROM THE EXIT ITSELF, WELL BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE 'EXTRA LONG' SETTING ON THE ACC AT 70 MPH. THE ONLY CARS IN FRONT OF US WERE ALREADY AT THE EXIT AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDERGOING ANY UNUSUAL MANEUVERS. THIS OFF-RAMP IS PARTICULARLY LONG AT THIS EXIT SO I WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THOSE VEHICLES JUST ENTERING THE RAMP WERE DECELERATING RAPIDLY. I WAS USING ACC AND LKAS, AS I HAD DURING MOST OF OUR TRIP. WHEN THE VAN WAS BRAKING, I INSTINCTIVELY DEPRESSED THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO TRY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THAT RESULTED IN THE ENGINE REVVING AND NO CHANGE TO THE HARD BRAKING. I DISENGAGED THE ACC USING THE 'CANCEL' BUTTON AND THAT APPEARED TO END THE HARD BRAKING (I MAY HAVE BRIEFLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME BUT CANNOT BE SURE). I WILL

FIRST INCIDENT IN 2018, THE MINIVAN CAME TO A QUICK COMPLETE STOP UNNECESSARILY. A CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD MADE A QUICK TURN, I WAS NOT IN DANGER OF RUNNING INTO THE CAR. I HAD A DRIVER BEHIND ME HONKING HIS HORN. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS MONTH, MARCH, 2019. DRIVING DOWN A STREET, 25 M.P.H. THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I HAD TO PULL OVER, THE WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. AFTER PULLING OVER, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND DROVE HOME. GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE.BOTH OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS. AUGUST 16, 2018 FIRST INCIDENT. MARCH 11, 2019. DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKING, STOPPING, AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED 4 TO 5 INCHES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRAD BARKER HONDA (1602 GENERAL ELECTRIC ROAD, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61704, 309-663-9591) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. *LD *TR

ON THE US 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY MODEL, THERE IS NO LOW WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WARNING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS I FOUND THIS OUT ON A SLOPPY, SALTY WISCONSIN INTERSTATE NEXT TO A SEMI WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. SALT ON A WINDSHIELD GIVES YOU ZERO VISIBILITY WITHOUT WASHER FLUID, AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION TO FILL WITH WASHER FLUID WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY 2000 EXPLORER AND 2010 RAV4 HAVE LOW WASHER FLUID WARNING LIGHTS. WITH THE 1000S OF DOLLARS OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SAFETY FEATURES BUILT INTO THE ODYSSEY, CONSUMERS EXPECT THE INEXPENSIVE SIMPLE THINGS LIKE A LOW WASHER FLUID WARNING. THIS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL.

POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSURE

I'VE HAD MY 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING FOR 2 MONTHS; IT HAS 2600 MILES. MY VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE! THE CAR MADE A POPCORN/GRAVEL SLAMMING AGAINST THE CAR SOUND WHILE FELT AS THOUGH THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE VAN WAS TRYING TO SEPARATE FROM THE TOP!! TALK ABOUT FRIGHTENING! IT BRIEFLY FLASHED ""COLLISION MITIGATION"-SOMETHING,, BUT IT WAS JUST ON THE SCREEN FOR A HALF-SECOND. I PULIED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE DRIVE BUTTON. IT HAPPENED AGAIN MAYBE 10 MINUTES LATER ON A BUSY ROAD TRAVELING AT 45MPH. I ARRIVED AT MY FIRST DESTINATION, RESEARCHED HOW TO TURN OFF THE COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM, AND CONTINUED TO MY SECOND DESTINATION. IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO THAT DESTINATION, FLASHING THE SAME WARNING SO QUICKLY THAT I COULDN'T READ IT, SAME NOISE, VIBRATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. "BEST EDUCATED GUESSED" THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE PROBLEM, THOUGH I NEVER RECEIVED A LOW BATTERY WARNING FROM MY VEHICLE, AND THEY PERFORMED A BATTERY RESET PROCEDURE. THE DEALERSHIP EXPECTS ME TO DRIVE MY FAMILY HOME IN THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT CHANGING OR EVEN INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION OR PARKING PAWL, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LOAD POPCORN/GRAVEL NOISE. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND A CASE HAS BEEN OPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPEN. THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD INADVERTENTLY CLOSE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BECOME PINNED BETWEEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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.

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.

PANEL BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL IS MISSING. THIS EXPOSES A LARGE AREA OF ELECTRICAL WIRES. A DRIVER WILL EASILY BE ABLE TO GET HIS FEET THERE WHILE STRETCHING HIS LEGS AND INTENTIONALLY MESS UP THE WIRING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR 2018 MODELS OF ODYSSEY.

AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS "CAMERA SYSTEM FAILURE" AND THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OFF STREET IN FREEZING COLD OVERNIGHT, UPPER TWENTIES, 32F WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS PARKED NOT IN MOTION, REMOTE STARTED. DRIVER DOOR WOULD GET LOCKED IMMEDIATELY WHEN UNLOCKED FROM OUTSIDE, MULTIPLE TRIES TO PULL THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK IMMEDIATELY AND EVENTUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. ONCE DRIVER GETS IN, AND CLOSES THE DOOR, IT IS LOCKED FROM INSIDE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. DOOR LOCK SWITCH, DRIVER DOOR HANDLE AND KEY FOB FAIL TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE. ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS THROUGH A PASSENGER DOOR. IF THE VEHICLE IS UNLOCKED, DRIVER DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE BUT NOT INSIDE, JUST LIKE A CHILD LOCK WORKS ON A PASSENGER DOOR. ANOTHER TRICKY WAY TO OPEN DRIVER DOOR IS TO UNLOCK, ROLL DOWN THE DRIVER WINDOW AND PULL THE HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE.

MY CAR HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HONDA AUTONATION CHANDLER AZ; WHEN I ARRIVED, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND SAID TO GO TO TEMPE HONDA INSTEAD.

PANEL BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL IS MISSING. THIS EXPOSES A LARGE AREA OF ELECTRICAL WIRES. A DRIVER WILL EASILY BE ABLE TO GET HIS FEET THERE WHILE STRETCHING HIS LEGS AND INTENTIONALLY MESS UP THE WIRING. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARD AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. PICTURES UPLOADED. EARLIER MODELS (2006 WHICH I OWN) HAS A MAJORITY IF THIS AREA COVERED BY PANEL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR 2018 MODELS OF ODYSSEY.

CRAKLING SOUND ON DASH FROM SIDE TO SIDE, NOISY AND STRONGER BY THE WEEKS. TOOK CA TO THE DEALER WITH 12K MILES; THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. HONDA SERVICE REPLACED THE AUDIO SYSTEM, NEXT ATTEMPTS THEY SAID IT WAS MY IPHONE CABLE. NOW, WITH 14K MILES, CAN'T USE RADIO, BLUETOOTH, CARPLAY AND THE ENT SYSTEM FREEZES. ANY CALL I MAKE OR RECEIVE, THE CRACKLIN STARTS AND CALL FREEZES UNTIL GETS DISCONNECTED. DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CAR IS PARKED OR ON THE ROAD. HAVE MORE THAN 10 VIDEOS SHOWING THE PROBLEM. WILL GO NOW TO THE 4TH ATTEMPT TO SEE IF IT CAN BE FIXED.

JUST PURCHASED THIS VAN, BRAND NEW, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, AND IN THE MIDST OF A TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, MY CAR SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF, I COULDN'T MOVE THE WHEEL. IT JUST WENT DEAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE SERIES OF ISSUES I HAD EXPERIENCED IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT, WHICH INCLUDED NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK, A MESSAGE FLASHING THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND TO TURN OFF ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE (NO LIGHTS WERE ON), ANTI-THEFT MESSAGE CAME UP TWICE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FRONT SAFETY SENSORS SAID THEY WERE NOT OPERABLE (WHICH ARE CONTROLLED BY A BOX BY FRONT REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND SENSOR WAS NOT BLOCKED), CALLS HAVE BEEN DROPPED RANDOMLY, SIDE DOORS STICK, ETC. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OTA SYSTEM UPDATE, AND THAT THE CAR SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT. WHEN I QUESTIONED WHY THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION DUE TO A NEED FOR A SYSTEM UPDATE, I WAS TOLD THAT IS WHAT THE CAR IS DESIGNED TO DO. I AGAIN REPEATED, THE CAR IS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION JUST BECAUSE OF A SYSTEM UPDATE? I WAS TOLD YES, ALL COMPUTER ASSISTED CARS ARE DESIGNED THAT WAY. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING ELSE IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT PERILOUS DANGER AND RISK WHEN THESE CARS ARE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE NOW BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCUR

UPON PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE VAN BEGAN TO AUTOMATICALLY BREAK TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH, SCREECHING TIRES, THEN SHUTTING COMPLETELY OFF. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WAS DARK AS WAS THE COMPUTER DISPLAY FOR THE RADIO/OTHER CONTROLS. LOOKING DOWN THE "PARK" INDICATOR WAS LIT RED. I PRESSED THE BREAK AND THE VAN STARTED UP AND WENT INTO GEAR DRIVING AS IF NOTHING OCCURRED. THIS SCARED ME AND UPON MY CALL TO HONDA, THEY SAID IT'S RELATED TO ANOTHER "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UPDATE" WHICH NEEDS TO OCCUR BUT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I REACHED OUT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND THEY ADVISED ME TO USE THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE VAN TAKEN TO THEM FOR SAFETY REASONS.

USUALLY AT LOWER SPEED(15~30MPH), TRANSMISSION STRUGGLES TO SHIFTING GEAR. AND HESITATES TO SHIFT. ALSO, THERE IS SHIFT SHOCK AT LOW SPEED. IT IS WORST IN THE MORNING. I WENT TO DEALER TO CHECK THAT CONDITION AND TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IS NORMAL.

"TAKATA RECALL" SECOND: UPON CLOSING THE REAR SLIDING DOORS THEY BECAME STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. IT TOOK STOPPING AND PHYSICALLY CLOSING THEM TO ENSURE THEY WOULD CLOSE AND LOCK. UPON RESEARCH HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS BRAND NEW VAN FOR THE SLIDING DOORS AS WELL BUT FAILED TO MENTION IT DURING OUR RECENT SERVICE AND COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LOADING.

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) .

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.

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.

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

ENTIRE DASH TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND INFORMATION SCREEN-REPLACED RADIOHEAD. ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING-REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS. POPCORN SOUND AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AFTER PICKING UP CAR FROM GETTING FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED-STATING IT'S A BAD REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. I BOUGHT MY CAR 1 YEAR AGO AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY FLAWED.

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONICS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL REPORT THAT "THIS SYSTEM HAS LOST POWER. PUSH AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON FOR MORE THAN TWO SECONDS TO ENABLE THE SYSTEM." THE BACKUP CAMERA HAS ALSO FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE. SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR PROOF.

IN THE SUMMER THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL OCCASIONALLY STOP WORKING AND THE MESSAGE "CAMERA TOO HOT" WILL APPEAR ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN. HONDA STATES THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT HONDA SHOULD RESOLVE.

HONDA NAVIGATION SYSTEM DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT A MAP UPDATE IS AVAILABLE. FOLLOWED THE HONDA INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCESS THE MAP UPDATE USING A USB DEVICE. WHILE UPDATING AT 78% COMPLETE, THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT THE UPDATE FAILED. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NOW, WILL NOT EVEN BOOT UP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND AFTER ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, HONDA TECHNICAL TEAM STATED THAT A NEW NAVIENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. THE SEPTEMBER MAP UPDATE SOMEHOW CORRUPTED THE NAVI PROGRAM.

A HUMMING OR BASS SOUND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IN MOTION, BBMMMMM BBMMMM NOISE ALSO A HUMMING AND STATIC FROM THE RADIO WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND SITTING STILL OFF AND ON AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS, SOME DAYS YOU HAVE IT AND OTHERS YOU DON'T.

GETTING KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2018 MODEL. DELAR RESET CODE, WARNING CAME BACK AGAIN IN 5 DAYS