10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
11 / 0
Average Mileage:
875 miles

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problem #14

Oct 242022

Odyssey

  • miles
Infotainment system stopped working while car was on. It just shut off with no warning. I had no backup camera, phone, USB, radio. This drained my battery and caused my van to not start. I was stranded with my children and had to call a tow. Moments prior to the battery dying, the lights on the dash were flashing, my tail lights were on and flashing and would not shut off. Towed to the dealer and battery was charged and everything is working.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #13

Jun 112022

Odyssey

  • miles
The auto idle stop automatically turns on when the van engine is started. I was stopped at a stop sign while trying to cross a dual lane highway (55 mph speed limit). Was not aware that the auto idle stop had shut off the engine. When I had an opportunity to cross the highway I let of the brake and pressed the accelerator and the engine was attempting to start and felt like we were going to be struck by cross traffic before the engine started and we were able to cross. I am aware that this feature can be turned off. But it has to be turned off each time the vehicle is started. Needs to be a way to permanently disable this feature.

- Evansville , IN, USA

problem #12

Jun 072022

Odyssey

  • miles
The Honda Idle Stop feature is the issue. My wife drives this car and on at least 20 occasions, the car shut off when she was stopped at a stop light when Idle Stop was enabled. The car shuts off when she tried to accelerate once the traffic light turns green. The car then has to be restarted. This is a safety issue because cars behind us could easily rear-end our vehicle since the stop light has turned green and cars are moving. Honda claims that they cannot replicate the issue but it is clearly a large issue with the Idle Stop feature. It seems as if the vehicle does not have enough power to get the engine back to normal mode and therefore it shuts off. Most of the time that air conditioning is running so perhaps the extra load from that contributes. Regardless, this is something that needs to be fixed quickly.

- Kensington, MD, USA

problem #11

Dec 012021

Odyssey

  • miles
Non-working touchscreen monitor (navigation, radio, heat/ac adjustments, everything on screen off and won-??t turn on. The usb outlets, backup camera, rear tv are also all non-working. Issue with doors, van beeps twice when walking away from vehicle, like one is not shut properly even after you open and shut all doors again. Also rear sliding doors don-??t shut sometimes and act like there is something in the way of it closing and reopening. Available anytime on Friday for inspection. Safety issue only with backup camera. Prefer the convenience of having one to see behind me better. Mirrors ok but camera better. Problem was fixed twice at Honda dealership in Jonesboro Ar. They said it was a recall. The solution to the recall only fixed it temporarily though. The same above issues continue to reoccur even after repair. Scheduled and went into Honda for the third time for the same issue and the dealership sent me away. This time they said they wouldn-??t be able to fix again until someone (an engineer) from corporate could come out and look at my car. This hasn-??t occurred and it-??s been over two months. They said they have a new service manager and they are looking into it. I-??ve called a number of times and I am just told their new and their trying to figure out who to contact. Issues started out with popping and crackling noise in speakers. Then the touchscreen monitor would say no audio connection. The rear tv would go on and off too. Then the touchscreen just died and nothing works now. It doesn-??t even turn on. Just black screen. So I have a non-working touchscreen, navigation, radio, back up camera, heat/air adjustments, all components on the touchscreen are non-working. USB ports are non-working. Rear tv is non-working.

- Brookland , AR, USA

problem #10

Mar 022022

Odyssey

  • miles
UNKNOWN My 3 year old-??s hand was crushed in the sliding door. The door closed completely, latched and locked (beeped). The door did not recognize resistance when closing and did not reopen. Medical treatment is forthcoming. The picture attached was taken approximately an hour and a half after the incident.

- Peachtree City , GA, USA

problem #9

Jun 282021

Odyssey

  • miles
New ex-l model van with about 800 miles on it began to permeate the cabin with a gaseous odor coming from the air vents in recirculate mode and could be smelled from the outside of the vehicle as well. Initially smelled it when at idle after a 150 mile one-way trip. The vehicle had to be turned off to make the smell stop. It started again upon return and got stronger when the a/c was put in fresh air mode.

- Leander, TX, USA

problem #8

Apr 212021

Odyssey

  • 8,000 miles
I was trying to come to a stop and my car wouldn't stop. The car was shaking and I almost hit the car in front of me. Thankfully there wasn't a car to the right of me so I swerved and pulled my emergency brake. There was a light on that said brake system in orange. Thank god my twins were not with me when this happened. It's a 2020 Honda odessey with less than 8000 miles. I bought I brand new! I had it towed to the dealer and they said they haven't found anything to fix. They did keep it another 24 hours to drive it around some more to see if it happens again. I'm worried sick to drive this again with my children in it! what if next time I am not so lucky to avoid an accident"!" I saw others post the same thing on this exact vehicle.

- St Louis, MO, USA

problem #7

Oct 162020

Odyssey

  • 12,324 miles
Turn signal sound indicator not audible when driving. Engine noise, open windows, radio, drown out the sound of the turn signal being on. Turn signal light indicator works but seems to be not enough to remind me to turn it off.

- Lancaster, PA, USA

problem #6

Oct 162019

Odyssey

  • 10 miles
Crackling noise from front windshield or dash area most frequent when the vehicle is moving but can sometimes be heard after coming to a stop.

- Tustin, CA, USA

problem #5

Aug 152020

Odyssey

  • 7,000 miles
While driving on interstates and local roads, the onboard "infotainment" system continually emits loud popping, crackling sound (sounds like things hitting windshield), resulting in distraction and confusion while driving. Various components of the infotainment system randomly go out, causing system reboots while driving and creating distraction. Navigation system is also sometimes affected, failing to provide turn guidance or give accurate location. Rear "cabin view" freezes intermittently, displaying only still image rather than view of rear seats. Fm radio randomly cuts out, displaying "no audio connection for fm".

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

problem #4

Aug 052020

Odyssey

  • miles
20V-438 is for a camera recall. However the two dealerships in my town both have said they will not have parts for 2 months.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #3

Jul 092020

Odyssey 6-cyl

  • 400 miles
I purchased an Odyssey and within less than 2 weeks, the infotainment system started displaying problems. The system gives a loud, crackling noise over the speakers. Sometimes the audio connection will cut out with varying error messages. Other times the entire screen will go black/turn off for several minutes, completing disabling the backup camera and other functions. When the audio goes out it will also hang up/disable any goes going over android auto or bluetooth. The audio display screen for android auto will sometimes freeze. I've already had my vehicle in the shop twice for this problem within a month and a week of owning the car and there's been no resolution yet. I've seen that there's a class action lawsuit for this exact problem in the 2018 and 2019 models, which apparently did not get rectified for 2020. The problem occurs randomly and sporadically, but does occur almost every single time I drive the car at some point or another. It's extremely distracting and not safe.

- Prichard, WV, USA

problem #2

Jan 212020

Odyssey

  • 2,000 miles
The infotainment system (is) started malfunctioning around 2000 miles. The screen went black and then came back on. It progressively got worse. There was crackling and static around and above the steering wheel. If system was on it went off with the crackling and if off it came on. The message on the screen says network communication lost. When off there is no gps, no backup camera, no speed limit notice, no climate control adjustment, no radio, no clock, no anything that is part of the is. And phones do not charge when system is off. This happens frequently with city driving and highway driving. If I hit a bump in the road the system will come on if off and off if on. I called Honda in torrence, ca and was given a case number: 10288286 on March 6. the car was purchased on January 6, 2020. We left NJ to drive to fl on January 24. The system had brief moments of black out between January 6 and 24. We were mostly without the system for the entire drive. I took it to ed morse Honda in riviera beach, fl in the beginning of February and was told this was a problem with Pilot and Odyssey. I was told they would need the car for several days and could not promise they would be able to fix it. Honda did not have a fix. They had no loaners so I decided to wait until we relocated to another area of fl. At this time I received an email from wayne gross, service manager Honda universe, welcoming me to the Honda family. I emailed him about my problem with no response. I later found out he no longer worked there. I took it to regal Honda in lakeland, fl and was told the same thing. They would straighten out the wires but would not know if it was fixed. Honda had no fix. I decided to wait until I returned to NJ. I have contacted Honda universe and was told Honda had a fix on May 1. I can't confirm that with hq or service managers. I don't feel safe.

- Englishtown, NJ, USA

problem #1

Dec 312019

Odyssey

  • 8 miles
The infotainment screen repeatedly freezes up. It can happen while parked as well as when driving or using the rear view camera to back up - which is the biggest safety hazard. This is very much a distraction for the driver. The only remedy is to turn the vehicle completely off, open the driver's door to shut the system off, and then restart the vehicle.

- Barboursville, WV, USA