10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,279 miles

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problem #30

Nov 112017

Odyssey

  • 1,500 miles
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

- Buffalo, NY, USA

problem #29

Apr 032019

Odyssey

  • 7,400 miles
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.

- Pompano Beach, FL, USA

problem #28

Nov 272018

Odyssey

  • 10,000 miles
Power sliding door closure

- Lake Wylie, SC, USA

problem #27

Feb 042019

Odyssey

  • 2,630 miles
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.

- Whiteman Afb, MO, USA

problem #26

Oct 012018

Odyssey

  • 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. I contacted the dealer and they said it is normal for 2018 models of Odyssey.

- Chesterfield, MO, USA

problem #25

Dec 142018

Odyssey

  • miles
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 and someone dies. I do not feel comfortable putting my family back in this vehicle, especially with no satisfactory answer from the dealer on what caused this issue.

- North Syracuse, NY, USA

problem #24

Sep 272018

Odyssey

  • 4,200 miles
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.

- Western Springs, IL, USA

problem #23

Apr 052018

Odyssey

  • 800 miles
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.

- Riverview, FL, USA

problem #22

Jul 202018

Odyssey

  • 13,000 miles
2018 Honda Odyssey was purchased 3/16/2018 at West Honda dealership located in las vegas. Not long after purchase, strong fuel, and similar chemical odor appeared, odor came out of the air vents directly. The odor is so strong that the vehicle would smell chemical and smoky for days. Odor always appeared during driving, the level of strongness caused nausea, cough, and headache. Addressed the issue to 2 different dealerships, with the mention of health concern and fire risk during driving. Both dealerships' service advisors verified the issue verbally, did diagnosis in 3 out of 4 total visits. Could not find the issue while odor presenting in the car; thus, no repair was done to fix the issue. Reports are collected, filed a complaint to the headquarter. Case manager admitted there is something wrong with the vehicle as similar cases with the same type of vehicle are heard from the same area. Being told that no inspection can be done without odor appears again and ignored the previous visits' results.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #21

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 #20

Mar 242018

Odyssey

  • 5,000 miles
On March 24, my 2018 Honda Odyssey shifted into park at 65 mph on I-95 in philadelphia. The Honda rep, oliver (a Honda employee), explained to my husband that when the computer in the car connected to the collusion avoidance sensor disconnects, a computer assumes the car is off and that forces the car into park regardless of the speed it is going. This is what happened when I was driving, the entertainment panel screen went blank and while it was rebooting, I lost all control of the car, no gas, no brake, steering was difficult. When it reboot, it was in park and the engine made a terrible noise like metal hitting metal. I was barely able to steer the car to the side of the highly with my three children ages 8 months, 2 years and 4 years old in the car. The Honda rep believes the problem has to do with the way the power cable is connected to the battery. He explain that this caused the sensors to disconnect intermittently. The rep, oliver, blamed the problem on the dealership during their repair of the car for an unrelated issue. However, this is incorrect. The car front sensor have been losing connection to the computer since we took it home before the dealership touched the battery. There are other issues with this car's electrical and computer system that I would not bring up, but oliver's description of the car computer system makes it relevant. He explained that the car has 6 computer connected with ethernet cables. Much of the work for the basic function of the car and transmission is done by the computer that also runs the entertainment system, the big screen common in the front panel of cars. Oliver explained when one computer gets bogged down, it takes the entire system down. Our car and a lot of other 2018 Honda Odyssey have a known flaw that Honda has not fixed in well over a year. The bug, take the camera and retainment system down

- Paoli, PA, USA

problem #19

Mar 032018

Odyssey

  • 4,000 miles
If I buy a new 2018 Honda Odyssey at around 4000 miles start having transmission problems at around five to six thousand miles I start getting a horrible toxic burning chemical smell coming from inside the car somewhere do you take it to the dealership they say nothing's wrong obviously there is something wrong with his doing what it's doing

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #18

Sep 112017

Odyssey

  • 100 miles
Please see the attached letter regarding the power sliding door that fails to shut all the way.

- Elkridge, MD, USA

problem #17

Jun 182018

Odyssey

  • 7,850 miles
On Monday, June 18, 2018 at about 8:00 am my wife was sitting stationary at a stoplight and the window in the rear hatch exploded. There were no other cars/vehicles around her and the weather was clear. The window exploded for no visible reason. The glass shattered everywhere into the rear part of the van and rear seat area. We brought the van to inver grove Honda in inver grove heights, mn (where we purchased the van new in December, 2017) and they refused to classify this as a defect and directed us to file a claim with our insurance company (which we did). They did provide us with a loaner car for free and helped us work with a glass replacement shop. However, I feel this is a manufacture defect, the glass hatch window should not have exploded for no reason.

- West St Paul, MN, USA

problem #16

Jun 012018

Odyssey

  • 6,000 miles
Push button shifting from reverse to drive is problematic. If the drive button is not pressed firmly enough the vehicle remains in reverse, but the driver thinks that the vehicle is in drive. If there is a person behind the vehicle and the operator presses the throttle then a possibly deadly accident can occur. When shifting from drive to reverse there is an audio notification (a chime sound) that the vehicle is in reverse. The is no similar notification when shifting from reverse to drive. This is a potentially life threatening flaw.

- Marblehead, MA, USA

problem #15

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 #14

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 #13

May 222018

Odyssey

  • 700 miles
Brand new vehicle. Approximately 700 miles on odometer. Passenger side sliding door would not close completely; either via the push-button operation or manually. Made a grinding sound when closing and then beeped 3 times. Drove the vehicle to dealership with door ajar (beeping alarms the entire way)

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #12

Apr 122018

Odyssey

  • 650 miles
2018 Honda Odyssey elite, 4 months old and 650 miles. While driving on the interstate the moon roof exploded. Sounded like a gun going off. Remanants of the moon roof are shaped upwards showing the explosion came from the inside and not being hit by a rock, etc. No traffic was in front of my vehicle and I wasn't driving under a underpass.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #11

Mar 272018

Odyssey

  • 2,800 miles
I was driving the car on city streets and started to smell smoke. While I was driving the dash board started to flash engine problem and car was shutting down. I pulled the car over and stopped it. When then I saw smoke was coming from under the hood. Within approximately 5min the car started to go up in flames. Davie fire dept run # 3285 davie police kept #18-017945 Honda case claim made state farm claim made

- Cooper City, FL, USA

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