10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,042 miles

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problem #20

Apr 302019

Odyssey

  • 13,000 miles
When closing the power sliding door, it reverses direction.

- Pembroke, NC, USA

problem #19

Apr 222019

Odyssey

  • 19,000 miles
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.

- Aarcadia, CA, USA

problem #18

Apr 052019

Odyssey

  • 7,000 miles
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.

- Prattville, AL, USA

problem #17

Jan 182019

Odyssey

  • 18,000 miles
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.

- Eagle Point, OR, USA

problem #16

Jan 042019

Odyssey

  • 4,900 miles
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.

- Ypsilanti, MI, USA

problem #15

Nov 052018

Odyssey

  • 15,000 miles
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.

- Saint Charles, MO, USA

problem #14

Dec 052018

Odyssey

  • 17,000 miles
"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.

- Edwardsville, IL, USA

problem #13

Oct 152018

Odyssey

  • 2,000 miles
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.

- Centreville, VA, USA

problem #12

Mar 232018

Odyssey

  • 15 miles
Purchased vehicle towards the end of the month of February 2018, thirty days later the driver front door would not open from the outside. Tried unlocking the door from the key fob and door remained locked. Inserted the key in the cylinder and was a bit hard to turn the cylinder to unlock. In order to open the door I had to open the rear driver slide door and come in through the back to open the door from the inside. Even then the inner door handle was hard to pull. This create an issue and inconvenience as this is a family car, having this issue in very humid day only makes it worse. I have read online that people are complaining about this issue and the dealers do nothing to fix this issue. I have taken it to our local dealer and they said that Honda is currently investigating the issue. It has been like this for months.

- Richmond, TX, USA

problem #11

Sep 022018

Odyssey

  • 7,100 miles
Sliding doors do no close at times. It is inconsistent and when taken to the dealer they cannot replicate. There are numerous complaints online as well as videos of the issue. I had an issue where the passenger sliding door stopped opening altogether. The dealership said they replaced the mechanism that opens the door as well as the sensors on both sliding doors to address the closing of the doors. The passenger door was able to open once more, but not even a week after I experienced the issue with closing the doors once again. To close the doors, we need to repeatedly press the close button when the doors are trying to open back up, but that doesn't always work. This is a safety hazard for various reasons.

- San Bernardino, CA, USA

problem #10

Jul 242018

Odyssey

  • 17 miles
Driver's side sliding door won't close.the issue actually presented itself the day we purchase it and they service department called it a "hiccup". when trying to close the door, the sensor beeps three times and then reopens. I have to disengage the doors to manually close it or be ready to "help" the door continue on the track to closing. Passenger side sliding door completely stops in the track half way without warning or any beeping. I took the van back to the dealership over a month ago and they said that they still have not heard back from Honda (as of today) as to what needs to be done to correct this issue.

- Portales, NM, USA

problem #9

Aug 312018

Odyssey

  • 10,000 miles
Sliding doors will not close. Sometimes the door will close almost to the end and then recoil or the door will not close at all (it just beeps). A large number of people appear to be having this issue with all sorts of fixes that are not solving the problem (https://www.odyclub.com/forums/81-2018-Odyssey/309801-driver-S-side-sliding-door-stopped-closing.html#/topics/309801?page=6) and appears related to nhsta complaint number 10136418. Dealer inspected and replaced motors on both doors per Honda's recommendation. Problem immediately reappeared making it so the door cannot be closed unless disengaging the power to the doors, exiting the vehicle, and manually closing the doors. It happens every day and is getting worse.

- Highlands Ranch, CO, USA

problem #8

Aug 152018

Odyssey

  • 1,500 miles
Both driver and passenger side rear sliding doors often fail to close using the electric closing system. This is dangerous if not noticed because the doors are not latched. This happens while the vehicle is stationary.

- Fayetteville, GA, USA

problem #7

Aug 112018

Odyssey

  • 1,030 miles
Passenger sliding door stuck in open position as the latch has broken. Door will not closed into position. I tried to close using manual and automatic door closing options to no avail. Luckily it happened in my driveway so no injuries or accidents.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

problem #6

Jun 162018

Odyssey

  • 400 miles
The sliding rear door on the passenger side does not fully latch, thus the door remains slightly ajar. It remains as such while vehicle is in motion.

- Herndon, VA, USA

problem #5

Jun 022018

Odyssey

  • 10,000 miles
Customer states intermittently right side sliding door does not close properly, sliding door ajar light comes on while driving, right side sliding door will not close using automatically, having to manually/forcefully push door close, has happened twice dealer ship did not do anything as they are not able to duplicate the issue. This is safety concern as it is happening while car is in motion and the door is opening. With kids on board it is always risky. I stopped letting them sit on that side.

- Clarksburg, MD, USA

problem #4

May 302018

Odyssey

  • 7,800 miles
The passengers side sliding door would not open automatically. The open/close button on the dash would not open the door either. The key fob wouldn't open it. We shut off the automatic door feature and the door still would not open manually. This is a huge safety issue. After driving the car home, the door opened without issue.

- Mechanicsville, VA, USA

problem #3

Apr 292018

Odyssey

  • 1,100 miles
The sliding door can't be physically close after it was open, the vehicle can't continue to drive to a destination with the open door if kids inside, and the door can't be closed even manually.

- Lafayette, CA, USA

problem #2

Jan 142018

Odyssey

  • 2,100 miles
The right back sliding doors does not close when the close button is pressed. I have to put the car on manual operation to drag the door shut. Even then, it is not completely shut the "open door " alarm goes off for up to 10 miles and then eventually the door shuts completely.

- Capitol Heights, MD, USA

problem #1

Nov 242017

Odyssey

  • 2,500 miles
I was driving our 2018 Honda Odyssey elite on highway and the sunroof glass exploded. We only have 2500 miles on the car.the Honda dealer of bellevue wa are trying to make us pay because they didn't find anything wrong with the sunroof. We will make a complain with Honda of America.

- Bellevue, WA, USA