Often the delay is up to 2 or 3 seconds and has caused several near misses when attempting to cross traffic. It happens every day and is getting worse. The second time this happened the battery was only 2 years old. The rain sensing function cannot be disabled, and takes the place of any intermittent feature. Gas needle will be below 1/2 full and it will only take approx. We see fire at the under bed of the car. It may also be dangerous if this happens while I'm driving, and I guess I don't trust the dealer. No succeed. I have an 2018 Odyssey Touring that apparently has a problem with the auto-idle stop while driving at slow speeds, many times (2 to 6 times a day) for a few weeks now. The vehicle was taken to the genthe honda dealer, located at 15100 eureka rd, southgate, mi 48195, where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. Called Honda of America with no avail. However, the failures persisted. This has happened several times over the past couple of months. Odyclub. When the van was braking, I instinctively depressed the throttle pedal to try to maintain speed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The car did not start, leaving me stalled in active traffic. The auto idle that comes on automatically should be activated by break pedal and woken up when let go but what they are saying is, it actually could get activated if someone with bigger feet accidentally touches the gas pedal. Sometimes the vehicle will start with a jerk, other times, the acceleration will be slow. For instance, let's say cruise control is at 45mph. *js. I've been following up with geico insurance, us honda (case# 09517538) rigorously. are trademarks of Autobeef LLC, All rights reserved. Immediately contacted the dealership both times. The warning remained for the entire 3 hour drive home. No response from the van at all. March 11, 2019. It'll be a few days before I can do that. The open/close button on the dash would not open the door either. Gives me 3 beeps and doesnt attempt to close. You must be able to power the car on and use the transmission push buttons to shift to neutral. Sometimes the door will close almost to the end and then recoil or the door will not close at all (it just beeps). I had the keys out of the car and no one else was home both times. The manufacturer was notified and a case was opened. Sunroof shattered at highway speed without warning. There were no warnings that it had died because it had been turned off for over 2 hours, the driver door had never been opened. Sometimes I was able to read different messages on the dashboard or radio about collition mitigation system anti theft system and sometimes loading appears on the radio screen. I have had 4 incidents where I was in heavy traffic and acceleration onto a busy freeway from a ramp and when I merged into heavy traffic, my car quit! From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars. The dealership ordered a new door panel at my personal expense. The rearview camera isn't functioning. Oliver explained when one computer gets bogged down, it takes the entire system down. I could instantly hear the air in the moonroof as if it was open. This is not the first time since we bought it that this has happened. I have bumped my head a few times. In the summer the backup camera will occasionally stop working and the message "camera too hot" will appear on the information screen. When I took my foot off the brake to move forward, the car completely went dead. Sliding doors will not close. I was adamant in refusing to believe that there was not a problem and that my families life was not in danger. I took the car to a Honda dealership, they run diagnostic tests and it doesn't show anything. The van shifts extremely hard. There is no charge unless we win. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. Thank you for requesting your free case evaluation. No work has been done on that seat belt to my knowledge, so my assumption is that it came loose on its own. Yesterday while traveling on a not very busy country road, I activated horn at about a dozen buzzards feasting on some roadkill in the roadway and had to come to an almost complete stop before they moved. Since it isn-t a constant issue, Honda says it runs normal and nothing is wrong. The failure mileage was 80,000. Two honda dealers have verified that the completely nonfunctional backup camera issue exists. The costs to repair is too expensive. It's about the only damn thing left we can do on our own cars these days! I can't even begin to describe the feeling of helplessness when my car starts reversing in the middle of a busy intersection with oncoming traffic heading my way. Smoke was visible as well as the smell of burnt wire coming from the drivers side front headlight. Here is what one customer said on Edmunds, In October 2017 my family leased a 2018 odyssey. We reported these findings to our local service dept. I previously drove a sienna and a pathfinder and have not had a popped tire before . While reversing out of the driveway, the vehicle suddenly jerked and abruptly stopped when the transmission erroneously switched from reverse to the park position. The technician working on it, hooked up a computer and took it home. . The sudden action of the automatic brake feature really surprised me, and I was fortunate to maintain control of the car. Thus I have to remember always to turn off the feature when I restart the car. Since then I have gone to dealer 3 times, and have spent over $1k. 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. Can someone help? The passing by garbage truck driver started to control fire till cops and firemen team arrived. They wipe too slow or too fast and cannot be controlled, which is unsafe. So I left. Rather frightful when unaware as to what is going on. This central touch screen also serves as a controller for radio-media connectivity, phone calls, navigation, and it is the backup camera display. Failure of the infotainment system: the infotainment system will turn off and go into a series of failures, ultimately turning off completely and not functioning. December 18 & 27 the anti-theft system disabled. The failure mileage was 50,000. This happens at all speeds and now can not drive past 50 mph without the engine revving. I have 9-speed trans. This could cause accident between my car and in coming trafic. My concern is that the dealer says this has never happened before. Horn is almost entirely unnoticeable and does not get or attract attention, which makes it a definite safety concern. Due to the fact the rain sensing function cannot be disabled, operators are either stuck with wipers off or on continual speed. It sounds like an electrical issue. But to me its really very dangerous we were lucky we saw him but a child can easily die because its so easy for any child to grab that seatbelt. This is serious issue if you try to pull out of parking lot into traffic and car just refuses to go but honda keeps sticking to same story and basically wants to make me believe both break and gas pedal were pushed at same time in the middle of the road which is not possible with my size 7 shoe and if that was the case why did the car move out of parking lot and die in the middle of the street? The bug, take the camera and retainment system down. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. Thanks for the info, Neefer. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000. This is my third odyssey I own. This is a huge safety issue and the dealers will not acknowledge it. The car had 47,655 miles on the odometer. Answers to questions: 1) component malfunction is transmission system - and adas/blind spot. After parking, van would not shift into gear and had to be drug onto tow truck sent by Honda Roadside assistance. It sat in the moving lane of traffic, which had picked back up to normal interstate speed, for about 25 mins until cops got there to park behind it with their lights on waiting for a tow truck. The backup camera is sometimes completely nonfunctional when reversing the vehicle. While driving the right sliding door notification light came on and the door no longer opens. times by different honda dealers and they always reply it is functioning normally. This has been happening since the vehicle was under warranty, however, the dealer wasn't able to find an issue. It only took a few minutes. We have been having issues with our driver side door since it was 6 months old they have fixed it twice now including the recall a few months ago, and it is back to not closing. Nothing hit the car. I'm going to re-torque my battery terminal connectors. However, there was a major class action lawsuit against them about the misfires, ending in a 1.5 million settlement. We also had a 2007 honda odyssey that the sliders had the same issue and was recalled. The malfunction prevent egress from that door. There were no other cars/vehicles around her and the weather was clear. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000. The VIN was not available. I pushed to go back to honda because 'they have gotten so much better', but it turns out they haven't. On several occasions, I thought I put the car in park, only to have the car start rolling again, even if I got out of the car or took my foot off the brake. I went to my local honda dealer and explained what had happened. Disabling me from seeing what's wonderful. Just wondering if anyone has come across any recourse that Honda would cover the cost of repair? What should have been a pass with maybe 4 seconds to spare ended up being less than 2 seconds and a little frightening. It appears to be a transmission manufacturing defect by honda car. "CarComplaints.com" , "Autobeef", "What's Wrong With YOUR Car?" The next day he called and indicated the transmission control computer was defective and would order it to have it replaced. WHILE DRIVING ON I65 THE DRIVERS SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS SPEED, RPMS, FUEL GAUGE, ETC WENT COMPLETELY BLACK FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. I tried to close using manual and automatic door closing options to no avail. Add your complaint? I was using all of my strength to keep the vehicle from taking off across lanes of traffic. The remedy for affected vehicles is pretty similar. Also the gas mileage seem to be less.. Reported the issue to the american honda motor company, torrance, ca, however, they refused to investigate it. On nov. 1st when I was leaving a driveway, I paused to let a car cross in front on me and then attempted to accelerate onto the intersection in front of a semi. Engine was running and I could hear it rev up but transmission seemed to not have engaged. Husband with me the last time it happened sept. 2, 2022 definately something dangerously wrong. This did not happen just once. There was absolutely no need for the automatic braking to engage in this situation. When I got back to the car, she was explaining it to me. They did not know what's causing it. Hatch was left opened for 2 days for an event. The contact stated that the engine made an abnormal knocking sound during acceleration. Vehicle has not been looked at by any technician yet. If you continue to use this site, you consent to this use of cookies. When the pedal is pressed, there is a delay in acceleration. I took it to the dealer ship they install a new battery that apparently this is a special kind of battery. 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. Nothing works. 5 to 1 seconds. Will go now to the 4th attempt to see if it can be fixed. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shifted into neutral gear without warning. I was using acc and lkas, as I had during most of our trip. I have had nothing but problems with Electrical, car play and more. This is dangerous if not noticed because the doors are not latched. Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases CarComplaints.com is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. When coming to a stop, usually in stop / go traffic and at times when coming to a complete stop, the auto-idle stop kicks in, but then immediately shuts the engine down and shifts vehicle into park. All modes, drive, sport, neutral, and reverse, were flashing. I needed a new battery just a week after purchasing the vehicle. I was on a thanksgiving trip (indianapolis, in to venice, fl) with my wife and three kids ages 8, 6, and 4. The van was towed over to Honda where once again they said they could not find a problem with the van. If the drive button is not pressed firmly enough the vehicle remains in reverse, but the driver thinks that the vehicle is in drive. I was out of state on vacation. The vehicle behind me did not hit my vehicle, but was apparently hit from behind as I saw at least one vehicle run off into the ditch as I looked in my rearview mirror. It is a safety issue because I don't know if the van will accelerate or not right away when I press the gas pedal. I guess the recall fix has caused further damage to the sliding door. Have also had issue where I have stepped out of the car, while it is not running and my kids were in the car, they keys were in the car, and when I closed the door, the doors locked. I WAS GOING UP A HILL NEXT TO A CYCLIST AND LOSING SPEED RAPIDLY. Doesn't matter if van is moving or still. Every light stays lit (engine failure, power steering out, brake system failure, no anti-skid, no cruise control, no lane assist), and then it drives fairly normally, except it has disabled all of the safety features like skid control. Also the gas mileage seem to be less.. After second break down, Honda NA response was that they didnt see the van as having an issue and told us they would not be offering any trade assistance towards an another Odyssey in an effort to get us out of the apparent lemon. Have had spark plugs and transmission fluid changed out now probably 3x. Then the dashboard blacks out and the car 'safety features ' cause it to break! This is completely and 100% unacceptable, unsafe and has destroyed my opinion of honda which was sterling up until now. Pictures uploaded. The failure mileage was 24,000. Honda looked at the van on monday november 22nd and told me I needed a new transmission at a cost of ,300. With the car still in accessory mode, I noticed the radiator fans were not coming on as they should have. Driving at low speed about 25mph, the dashboard where the speedometer and odometer is located went completely black for about 10 seconds. Once I was back in the lane the car gave me control of the accelerator again. These failures cause serious safety concerns for the driver and the young families utilizing the van. This occurred twice while i was on the freeway on 6/6/22. He started coughing when we noticed that he had wrapped the seatbelt around his neck we stooped the car and I went back to take him out but the seatbelt was locked and there is no way to unlock the seatbelt so we had to cut the seatbelt in order to take him out of it. Upon research I have discovered it is a wide spread issue among Odysseys in this generation. On a couple occasions the auto braking system engages when there is no need. My leg was also cut and bruised by the air bag and I went to the emergency room for treatment. This occurred after dealing with the dealer over several days regarding phantom collision avoidance cautions occurring on a daily basis. While in motion at a speed where the vehicle auto locks the doors, the driver's door power lock will attempt to repeatedly lock the car door. This presented a significant potential hazard. The second time I was told there is nothing that can be done and I must wait until they figure out how to fix it which could take months even years. I then started to troubleshoot by checking for blown fuses, bad battery connections and etc. I'm concerned we will be rear ended due to our vehicle being disabled at an intersection. We came home from the movie theater (which was only 5 miles away) and parked our car in the our driveway. It was actually replaced at 15,000 miles (1/21/19) with a new one, no problem for another 15,000. I tried jumping it again but it now won't power on long enough to try to start. As a precaution decided to pull over and stopped the vehicle in milpitas, ca. I installed a new Duralast Platinum battery myself because my factory battery went dead, but still have the message. Van was down for an additional week as spool valve assembly was replaced. We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm. They said it started right up. It will sometimes just shut off. The minivan will stall, not because the engine died, but because the transmission will not engage in gear. This corrected the problem. The issue is somewhere between dispenser bottle and front nozzles. We went to our mechanic and they reset the codes and it has gone away for now but there is an on going issue with the odyssey. All have taken place at stop lights following a complete stop. This engine was equipped in many of the trim versions of the following vehicles over the next few years: Many of the engines equipped with Variable Cylinder Management burned way too much oil. Brian has become an authority in the industry, traveling across the country to consult for car dealerships and contributing his expertise as a writer for several major automotive publications. I described the incident to him and asked him to try stopping the door from the inside without touching the sensor on the outside. It will then jerk in gear causing the tires to lose traction since the engine is reving. My safety and the safety of others are put at risk when my vehicle executes unexpected emergency braking. The air bag light came up on 7/13/21 because according to the owner's manual this is a warning and it can be a tragically event. Common Problems by Model Year. Warning system in car sounded, but auto brake system didn't activate to stop the car. Consumer writes in regards to problems with electrical equipment. After about four hard shifts the van lost the ability to accelerate (no amount of throttle increased vehicle speed); no dash indicators or warnings. The automatic emergency braking system has failed multiple times. The check engine light (CEL) on a Honda vehicle is a warning indicator that something is wrong with the engine or emissions system. If this wasn't bad enough a month ago the electrical power/fuse to even accomplish what I just explained electrically shorted for no reasonable explanation. The dealership checked the battery to ensure it wasn't a battery issue and found it to be completely fine. 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