10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,087 miles

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problem #55

Jan 122020

Odyssey

  • 76,000 miles
After getting a car wash from an automated car wash, while driving to a parking stall to vacuum the interior of the vehicle. In the process of turning left into the parking stall and braking to park the vehicle, the engine suddenly rev'd, accelerating the vehicle over a parking curb block and into a pole at the car wash. The resulting collision happened across the span of half a parking space and knocked the vehicle backwards a couple feet after colliding with the pole. The collision triggered both front air bags and resulted in a total loss of the vehicle and property damage of the car wash.

- Kyle, TX, USA

problem #54

Jan 032019

Odyssey

  • miles
(1) paint peeling (2) brakes inferior and don't stop correctly (3) driver back door and hatch open randomly without anyone opening them (4) large clunking noise and jerking when first starting to take off (5) rear camera may take up to 5 minutes to engage (6) error message pops up on screen saying "cannot import call history" (7) back passenger cup holder fell out

- Los Alamitos, CA, USA

problem #53

Nov 262019

Odyssey

  • miles
The transmission is not smooth at all. Rough and delayed shifts. My car minivan only has 35,000 miles on it.

- Hoffman Estates, IL, USA

problem #52

May 132019

Odyssey

  • 58,000 miles
While braking at 50+mph, the steering wheel starts to shake violently. The car currently has 58,000 miles on it. This has been occurring for over a year. We have had the tires rotated and balanced, the rotors and break pads are good. This is becoming a safety hazard and Honda needs to do something about this.

- Crestview, FL, USA

problem #51

Feb 012019

Odyssey

  • 28,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Odyssey. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel shook. When the brake pedal was applied, the vehicle was slow to respond. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to concord Honda (1461 concord ave, concord, ca 94520, (855) 679-6829) where it was diagnosed that the rotors needed to be resurfaced and upgraded for better performance. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 28,000. The VIN was not available.

- Concord, CA, USA

problem #50

Apr 112019

Odyssey

  • 70,000 miles
At 26608 miles front rotors had to be resurfaced. Honda dealer did this at 'no charge for first time only.' Rotors vibrated again at 50000 miles and were replaced independently with non Honda parts. Now again at 70000 miles the vibration when braking is worse than ever before. Brake pads were replaced as well with no improvement. With so many owners having this issue Honda needs to address it.

- Blue Springs, MO, USA

problem #49

Mar 112019

Odyssey

  • 15,000 miles
We have had on going problems with our rotors. They had to be machined after only 15,000 miles and replace after 30,000 miles. We replaced them with high end Napa rotors since we did not trust Honda rotors and Honda refused to replace them. Now at 54,000 miles, the brakes are shimmying again.

- Broomfield, CO, USA

problem #48

Dec 102018

Odyssey

  • 52,000 miles
Brake rotors - do I really need to go into detail" 54,000 miles and front rotors have been resurfaced twice and now the rear need it as well. Severe shimmying/vibration during braking. Obviously this causes inconsistent reaction forces between the tire and road surface that could cause unpredictable vehicle response! does a child need to loose their life before a recall is issued? does anyone read these complaints? is Honda doing anything about this? how has the NHTSA not performed an investigation on this" come get my van and try it out!

- Spanish Fort, AL, USA

problem #47

Sep 142018

Odyssey

  • 60,000 miles
While driving on the highway and going 60mph or higher, the steering wheel shakes a lot when I start to brake and I have to pump my brakes rather than a slow gradual depression of the pedal like one would normally do or else the van becomes unstable. This has been the case for over a year.

- Fairfield, CA, USA

problem #46

May 282018

Odyssey

  • 55,000 miles
2 potential safety issues occurring at 55000 miles or less with no recall from Honda: Transmission jerking at low speeds and warped brake rotors at low mileage: Issue 1: when traveling up a hill (small to moderate grade) the van has a jerking motion and the needle on the odometer bounces back and forth about 200 rpms with the foot steady on the gas pedal. This has happened for quite some time on hills but now at 55000 miles the van is doing it on a level service while in 2nd gear (or when transitioning to 2nd from 1st). Again the foot is steady on the gas pedal and the van jerks with the needle bouncing on the odometer a few hundred rpms back and forth for a short bit until into 3rd gear. I read of a tsb 16-060 that the cause is improper heating of the transmission fluid. The short-term fix is to drain and fill the transmission fluid while a future fix is a software update that is not yet completed. Issue 2: when braking there is violent vibrations in the steering wheel. I took it to the dealer, don't remember the date but while still under the 3 year/36000 mile warranty, they turned the rotors which caused the vibrations to go away. Now at 55000 miles the van is again having violent vibrations while braking. The rotors should not warp so fast, with low mileage.

- Catlett, VA, USA

problem #45

Apr 242018

Odyssey

  • 36,858 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Odyssey. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle vibrated severely. The failure occurred without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 36,858.

- Vestavia, AL, USA

problem #44

Mar 072018

Odyssey

  • 89,999 miles
Coming down mcdonalds pass, the van was going faster than I wanted, 50 or 60 miles per hour so I tapped the brakes to slow down on clear blacktop, no ice. When I did, the front end wheels shimmied each time I tapped the breaks. It scared me, because if it had been icy, I could not have slowed down at an appropriate speed to get to a safer speed. I was able to eventually slow down, but the front end kept shimmying each time I tapped the brakes going down the steep hill and there were curves in the road as well.

- Helena, MT, USA

problem #43

Dec 212017

Odyssey

  • 88,115 miles
I was driving (in motion) on slippery, wet, but icy roads in town. I was only going about 20 mph. Twice, I had to stop slightly faster than I normally would have, but when I started tapping the brakes to slow down and stop, they felt like they locked up on me and it took awhile before I was able to have any "brake" feeling at all! the wheel walls, I noticed later have small space between tire and wheel wall, causing snow build-up, which may have caused a problem in the braking ability also. After this happened a couple more times throughout the week, my brake sensor light warning came on and has stayed on now. But, after I took my vehicle to the car wash and got all the ice out of the wheel wells, the brakes are working fine and smooth stopping, still icy conditions on the road. I think the wheel walls don't have enough room between the tires and wheel walls. In icy conditions, it seems to be putting dangerous pressure on my brake system, when in motion applying the brakes. I was driving straight on a road when all the above occurred.

- Helena, MT, USA

problem #42

Nov 172017

Odyssey

  • 40,000 miles
Front brake rotos had to be turned at less than 20K miles. At 36K I having the same problem. Violent shaking between 60-75 hr when braking. Normal city driving. Head to dealer on 22 Nov

- Davenport, IA, USA

problem #41

Feb 162016

Odyssey

  • 48,000 miles
Vehicle shakes violently when applying brakes. Warped rotors time after time. Replacement last a few months. Way to many people are having this issue with this particular vehicle. Please look into this! I truly feel there is a design flaw.

- Winterport, ME, USA

problem #40

Aug 222017

Odyssey

  • 25,000 miles
When driving on highway roads @55+ mph and applying brakes, the steering wheel and van begin to shake and vibrate violently to the point of loss of control of the vehicle. This behavior began around 25K miles and has increased in occurance and intesity. Online research suggests bad rotors but Honda refuses to recall. Defective rotors should not be the resonsibility of the owner. This issue needs to be fixed immediately, it is extremely dangerous!!

- Springfield, OR, USA

problem #39

Aug 012017

Odyssey

  • 39,012 miles
When driving on highway @ 55mph and applying brakes, the steering shakes/vibrates violently. We only have 39K miles on the car. We live in South-eastern Connecticut and we don't drive fast anywhere. After doing some research Honda has had bad rotors and they refuse to replace the part on their time and cost. Online forums indicate Honda have redesigned the rotor, which has eliminated the problem. This issues has nothing to do with our driving style but with our fault fart. I am requesting your supporting in asking Honda to do a voluntary recall/replace on this faulty part.

- New Canaan, CT, USA

problem #38

Jul 252017

Odyssey

  • 30,000 miles
The car shakes violently when applying breaks. We only have 30K miles on the car. We live in southern California and we don't drive fast anywhere. After doing some research Honda has had bad rotors and they refuse to replace the part on their time. Since they have redesigned the rotor, which has eliminated the problem. We have never had the need to change the rotors after 30K miles. This issues has nothing to do with our driving style but with our fault fart. I guess Honda will wait for people to die before replacing this. This will be our last Honda.

- Santa Monica, CA, USA

problem #37

Jun 012016

Odyssey

  • 30,000 miles
At about 30,000 miles, our Odyssey started to shake when braking at freeway speeds. It generally happens after about 30 minutes of driving. It is very hard to control the vehicle. This is very dangerous.

- Laguna Hills, CA, USA

problem #36

Feb 152017

Odyssey

  • 30,000 miles
My Honda Odyssey 2014 shakes when I brake on speed 40 miles that dangerous to control the vehicle, Honda need to recall safety for that problem.

- Roanoke, VA, USA

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