The engine was making a chirping noise that was heard from within the cabin. The service department of the Honda dealer verified with Honda that the noise was due to a timing belt chirp, per Honda Service Bulletin(SB) 16-054, which applied to the year, make and model of the automobile. The SB indicates that the timing belt idler pulley is too close to the crankshaft pulley, which cause the timing belt to contact the back edge of the crankshaft pulley. This is a 2018 model with less than 14000 miles. The indication is that the belt will fail prematurely, besides making a noise that is quite distracting to the driver. Certainly, this is a design flaw needing the manufacture to recall and fix this well known and common problem with this vehicle.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

Car started showing all kind of errors before the milleage waranty went out, one day when car was started, we saw the following errors scroll through the dash: Road Departure mitigation system problem Power Steering System EPS problem VSA Vehicle stability assist problem Hill start assist problem Brake system error Brake Hold system problem Brake system problem I have taken the car in for these issues 3 times at a local dealership and nothing was found as a reason for the issue, they just "rolled" the errors to clear them and that seems to work for a few months. When these errors happen the car is not fully responsive and becomes a safety hazard in my view, not having all the safety features available while driving the car in this error mode is dangerous for me and my family these will happen every once in a while, and the most recent happening was today 11/19/2021.

- North Liberty, IA, USA

When making left or right turns from completed stops, the car some time hesitates to move or to speed up for short 2-3 seconds. This could cause accident between my car and in coming trafic.

- Porter Ranch, CA, USA

There is a chirping coming from the engine area with the engine warmed up AND NOW IS RATTLING UNDER NEATH THE VAN

- Heath, TX, USA

The transmission stalls and doesn-??t shift into different gears or takes a long time to shift while letting the car roll (almost causing accidents as I have no control) The van also rolled back on its own down my driveway while I was trying to park and wouldn-??t go into gear until I was able to get a complete stop. The speed is also affected as it will not speed up when Pulling out from a stop And then it will speed too fast which makes it hard to not get hit by traffic going at a steady speed. This is not a one time incident, it-??s now a non stop issue every time I drive. This happens at all speeds and now can not drive past 50 mph without the engine revving.

- Fortuna, CA, USA

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

- Houston , TX, USA

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.

- Edison, NJ, USA

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 move the vehicle quickly, for example if stopped near a railroad crossing. The auto start/stop system is enabled by default to improve fuel economy. It can be manually disabled, however it resets with each shutoff. I would permanently disable it, however, that is not possible apparently for epa reasons. I have videos showing this behavior.

- Fort Mill, SC, USA

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..

- Alabaster,, AL, USA

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.

- Canton, OH, USA

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.

- Clarksburg, MD, USA

We came home from the movie theater (which was only 5 miles away) and parked our car in the our driveway. When my husband turned off the car, we immediately smelled something burning. We see smoke coming up from the hood of the car. My husband, kids and I immediately got out of the car and see wafts of smoke rising from the hood. We see fire at the under bed of the car. Within 3 minutes fire was coming up through the hood of the car. The entire hood of my car was up in flames (4-5ft tall) within 5 minutes from smoke to full fire. Firefighters thankfully put out the fire within 8 minutes from when it started. The hood had disintegrated and the entire engine and all the parts in the hood were burnt and melted. My windshield shattered from the heat. This car was less than 2 years old, 37,000 miles on it. It was bought and service los regularly at the dealership. There is no reason why the car would just combust out of the blue. Called Honda of America with no avail. And refusal of any investigation. The entire incident was captured on our security camera.

- Agoura Hills, CA, USA

The 2018 Odyssey has many problems on the fuel injectors system that caused all checking engines lights on. The costs to repair is too expensive. Costs me $1650 at my local Honda dealer

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

The car has 27,000 miles on it. The engine mount is being replaced due to it being bad, the radio is very delayed and crashes and the sliding door keeps sticking and I have to force it closed.

- Fort Belvoir, VA, USA

From the day I bought my car the brakes have squealed when applying them at a low rate of speed. There have been multiple times I have tried to accelerate and the gas took an extended time to work. Once I was trying to switch lanes and when I accelerated the van didn't go any faster and I almost caused an accident. The van shifts extremely hard. Everything the van shifts around 20-30 mph the entire vehicle jolts back and forth. This is a huge safety issue and the dealers will not acknowledge it. I have reached out to Honda's corporate number but they refuse to help. They have replaced the brakes, fluids and fuel injectors but all the issues still remain. I have also had a few issues with the sound system not working properly but have not mentioned that to the dealership or Honda corporate.

- Nixa, MO, USA

I bought the vehicle new on 07/10/2017. It has been towed into the dealership 3 times because it won't start. The first time it was towed in, the dealership replaced the battery. The second time it sat in my garage for two days. We were unable to start the van. The van has a keyless entry system. The van would not unlock, the lights on the dash wouldn't light up and it would not start. I called Honda and they sent a tow truck for the car. The tow truck driver tried to start the van by jumping the battery and he could not start it. It was completely dead. It was towed to the dealership on that Sunday. The dealership called me on Monday morning and told me that couldn't find a problem with the van. They said it started right up. They said they tried to replicate the problem but could not. I picked the van up the following day. Then on 07/19/2019 my wife drove the van to a local venue with the grandchildren. After about an hour, she came out to the van and it was completely dead again. I called Honda and they sent another tow truck to pick it up. Once again the tow truck driver attempted to jump start the van, and once again it was completely dead. The van was towed over to Honda where once again they said they could not find a problem with the van. It started fine. They kept it two days checking it out and once again told me that they could not replicated the problem. This is the third time in 2 years that the van has to be towed in and they can't find the problem. I cannot believe that I have the only Honda Odyssey in the entire world with this problem and Honda does not know what it is and find the problem.

- Clovis, CA, USA

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.

- Sarco, ME, USA

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.

- Delray Beach, FL, USA

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.

- Doylestown, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Odyssey. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle jerked and the engine revved. The contact stated that the engine remained on, but the vehicle did not shift into drive or reverse. All the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Prior to this, while driving different speeds, the vehicle decelerated, lost power, and shut off. The vehicle was taken to perfection Honda (2603 american rd SE, rio rancho, nm 87124, 505-221-5084) where it was determined that there was no failure. The failure recurred several times and the vehicle was taken to the same dealer who was unable to duplicate the failures. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that they would be investigated. The contact stated that nothing was done. Also, whenever the spare tire was in use, all the safety systems, such as the lane keep assist, lane departure warning, collision mitigation system, and the adaptive cruise control system turned off. The contact took the vehicle back to the same dealer who was unable to duplicate the failures and stated that the vehicle was operating as designed. The contact was provided a loaner vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA