Push button shifting from reverse to drive is problematic. After having the odyssey repaired for the recall rear passenger door latches, the rear passenger door still continues to open randomly, it has happened on multiple occasions while the vehicle is parked (at a park) with no one near the vehicle, at least twice since the repair while the vehicle is going between the speeds of 35-45 mph the rear passenger door on the driver side slides open. They have blamed it on my battery twice - once they replaced and the next time they made me pay for the battery. An "emission system problem" warning light came on on the dash. It started with the entertainment system crackling and cutting out. On march 24, my 2018 honda odyssey shifted into park at 65 mph on I-95 in philadelphia. Vehicle has not been looked at by any technician yet. There were no injuries. The contact was provided a loaner vehicle. Wipers also do not function correctly. It is like it falls into gear, and not a smooth shift. AT SOME POINT DURING THE VIOLATION, THE CAR EVEN ACCELERATES WITH THE ENGINE ENGAGING IN HIGH RPM; I.E., 100% OPPOSITE TO SUPPOSED BRAKING. That was over a month ago and I have received no information from them. 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? Feb 17, 2020 - vehicle was stationary in my driveway. This sounds closely related to the earlier powertrain problem. 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. I was adamant in refusing to believe that there was not a problem and that my families life was not in danger. Called honda of america with no avail. It should just turn off the engine when the criteria have been met in an effort to conserve fuel in lieu of idling. Looking down the "park" indicator was lit red. NHTSA Engine Problems (Page 1 of 2) 10.0. really awful Crashes / Fires: 0 / 1 Injuries / Deaths: 0 / 0 Average Mileage: 11,651 miles. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms prior to the failure. Own a 2018 honda odyssey elite w/10 speed transmission that is still under powertrain warranty. We brought this up several times with different dealers and were always told that they couldn't replicate the issue and that there were no recalls on our vehicle. Drove vehicle, parked, and kept car running. Getting keyless start system problem on honda odyssey 2018 model. Touring-rear entertainment system shuts off to black screen and cabin watch loses signal and gives an error code. Dealer said it might be the piston ring issue. We were on I-75 north of atlanta when the transmission shifted hard up and down around 2000 rpm. Passenger sliding door stuck in open position as the latch has broken. This van is scared of vacations. Sometimes the vehicle will start with a jerk, other times, the acceleration will be slow. Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. The car was towed to the nearest honda dealer. In addition, the brake mitigation engaged with a visual and audio alarm; however, there was no other vehicle around. Delivered Tuesdays and Thursdays. So how do you find out what problems are occurring? Earlier models (2006 which I own) has a majority if this area covered by panel. Just wondering if anyone has come across any recourse that Honda would cover the cost of repair? This is not a one time incident, it's now a non stop issue every time I drive. I had him retry stopping the door only applying pressure to the inside of the door where my daughters foot was. When the car is stopped at a light, the gas vapor would be evident around the front of the car and be pulled into the cabin through the vents when not in recirculation mode. When the system shuts down the heat/ac also shut down forcing the driver to manually adjust, which while driving is an unnecessary distraction. Vehicle dash showed the following problems when parked in front of store at full stop: brake system problem, emission system problem, road departure mitigation system problem, hill start assist problem, vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem, power steering system (eps) problem, brake hold system problem. This first happened yesterday evening when I was driving home in the dark (about 10 degrees out). 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!! The odor is so strong that the vehicle would smell chemical and smoky for days. The middle seat release should not be so accessible to young children. Sounds stupid, I know, but it emphasizes problem. This scared me and upon my call to honda, they said it's related to another "electrical system update" which needs to occur but has not been completed so there was nothing they could do. Power sliding doors sitting on the exterior body when opened. The door will slide all the way to within 1 inch of closing and pop back open. Before this problems happened, the dvd rear screen stopped working (it's completely black) while the dvd can be heard playing on the speakers. The failure mileage was 30,000. Our vehicle when auto stopped may stall when attempting to resume driving. It can be manually disabled, however it resets with each shutoff. If parts are not available to make the needed repairs, why is a recall notice even issued? The camera isn't a stressed part like engine parts. The car went into neutral while driving 60 on the freeway. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. Honda doesn't know what cause it. They say no problem. The suv slowed down considerably to make the turn, but we remained behind at a safe distance as the suv made the turn. Further research from other customer forums online prompted us to turn this feature off, but we have to do that every time we start the car. Now my 2.5 year old van doesnt start and Honda claims it is a bad battery but that the ongoing electrical problems did not damage the battery. I just got delivery of this new 2018 ex-l w nav+res. I also often notice that the van does a similar thing when I'm accelerating from a stop to enter traffic or make a turn. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Honda Odyssey based on all problems reported for the Odyssey. Took it to honda was told if its driveable its fine. The transmission did come back and I was able to get of the next exit and take the van to the honda dealer. The head protection is obviously important, especially in a side impact crash but with the hard foam broken in half, it is useless. Around feb 1, 2019 the car started applying the brakes when crossing slightly raised railroad tracks. The dealer (atlantic honda, 1375 sunrise hwy, bay shore, ny 11706, (631) 665-0005) test drove the vehicle and heard the noise, but was unable to determine the cause of the failure. It's shocking honda cannot allow a user to simply disable the feature via a software menu like almost every other manufacturer. Approximately nine months later, the failure recurred. Honda was made aware of this problem in august 2017. It seems to be an issue with cars equipped with either the 9 speed or the 10 speed transmission. After letting it cool down, I inspected the battery terminals again for any loose connections and could not find anything. If they didn't work, say 3- Hail Mary's. A few weeks ago, the emission light came on - honda told me to come back if it doesn't turn off in a week. Whenever hes cruising in the minivan with his large family, hes actually daydreaming about a two-seater sports car. I was not sure if this was recalled on this vehicle. See TSBs and recalls for the Honda Odyssey. Now I think this leak issue and the issue, I mentioned earlier (faulty sunroof motor) is somehow related. I asked told them that this might be a manufacturer's problem because when I turn on the van the light was already on. Com/forums/81-2018-odyssey/309801-driver-s-side-sliding-door-stopped-closing. However, reliability is not a strong suit for the car. They obviously knew about this problem and the settlement. The contact stated that the engine remained on, but the vehicle did not shift into drive or reverse. Front and rear parking sensor failure. I agree that they repaired it but took more than a week to get repaired. 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 I was driving in highway at 70 mile/h, the sunroof glass broken. 5 to 1 seconds. Owners can expect to receive recall notifications in the mail starting in June. The pinch sensor keeps breaking which then causes the door panel to separate and the window to detach from the vehicle. 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. There were no advance warnings, audio/visual to alert the driver. On the way to the service center, we went over a speed bump and the transmission shifted into neutral gear and shut off. I then started to troubleshoot by checking for blown fuses, bad battery connections and etc. This occurrence contradicts the airbag deployment conditions specified in the owner's guide, which state that that the aforementioned airbags should deploy in the case of side impact or rollover situations. Both dealerships' service advisors verified the issue verbally, did diagnosis in 3 out of 4 total visits. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. Suddenly I had no power and was slowing down rapidly. Husband with me the last time it happened Sept. 2, 2022 definately something dangerously wrong. The total cost of this was 19. The engine was making a chirping noise that was heard from within the cabin. While the performance issue is annoying, this becomes a safety issue when stranded out in traffic. Honda does not have a fix for this. Bought a 2015 Honda Odyssey back in April 2022 and 3 months later now has a check engine light code, cylinder 1 misfire. The braking action was hard enough to engage the antilock brake feature. It is terrifying to lose power on the interstate and drive so roughly that I am afraid my disabled son and I will be hit by another car. Reports are collected, filed a complaint to the headquarter. When you start everything is fine after 10 minutes of playing anything the screen goes crazy. The problem stems from the transmission control unit, which is the brains behind the automatic transmission's operation. I did some checking and there were several law suits against several auto manufacturers in 2014 and 2015 about this problem of rodents eating the coatings on the wires. When you remove your foot from the break to resume driving, the car shuts off without immediately restarting, leaving you stranded. The verdict is still out. The car behind me braked hard and an accident was fortunately avoided. it seems to be exactly the same thing happening again with the 2018 model we have now. Also at around 25 miles an hour it club is into the next gear and the whole car shudders. The dvd player turned off. I just had this issue with my 2015 Honda Odyssey. The vehicle behind me just taped my car. Of course, there are so many issues with this minivan; its difficult to tell where one stops and another begins. They were more intimidated by presence of my vehicle than horn blaring at them. Once again the tow truck driver attempted to jump start the van, and once again it was completely dead. Vehicle was stationary. Recall: Dodge Durango Rear Spoilers Could Fall Off, read stories from drivers who praise our work. We were right before the atlanta macon split. When driving with the adaptive cruise control on the vehicle frequently abruptly decelerates while trying to pass other vehicles. I talked to 3 honda dealers and I have a complaint filed with honda. There is no charge unless we win. From the day I bought my car the brakes have squealed when applying them at a low rate of speed. Resulting in draining battery. The message cleared itself after 20-30 minutes and the driver assist systems came back online. 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. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONICS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL REPORT THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS LOST POWER. Anytime the car is put in reverse, instead of the rear camera visibility, the screen goes black with an error message of camera system failure. This is regarding the sliding door recall that happened a few months ago. What I need to do? We recently saw news article about same issue with pilots. I have reached out to Hugh White Honda on facebook and Twitter. Happens when going uphill or lane changing when more speed is needed.. Needless to say I was greeted with a loud long horn blast and luckily not the expected crash sound I was expecting. We took the car into a honda dealership and reported the problem and were told they drove it and couldn't reproduce the problem and it was fine. I took the car to a honda dealership, they run diagnostic tests and it doesn't show anything. I'm the OP of the thread and just realized there have been a couple of posts in the last weeks and I never updated here. It says, Transmission slipping when accelerating from stationary position or whenever more speed is needed. Parked van and center console screen went black then had broken lines of pixels in one or two places. Please enter a valid phone number. Have more than 10 videos showing the problem. This is the only car I drive where it is difficult to hesr the turn signals. The highway curved to the right, and suddenly the automatic brake deployed as an oncoming car approached. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. I brought my mini van to the dealer, but they didn't fix it and blamed me for using too many accessories. No pride in their product. The vin was not provided. I felt very unsafe to be stalled with no way to operate the vehicle. During the incident the were no warnings audible, visible, or haptic provided by the car. The downshifting is also very hard. I contacted honda several times and they offered no fix to this. A software update was performed to correct the failure. I was told that the 9-speed transmission was discontinued because consumers 'complained' and 'didn't like it.' The first time they fixed it when we were waiting on parts the door got totally suck closed and could not be opened any way. Driver power sliding door sound weird now, hopefully it wont break.. I COASTED A LITTLE BIT SLOWER AND THEN MOVED FULLY INTO THE ONCOMING LANE TO GIVE THE CYCLIST PLENTY OF ROOM. And again, that is only for Honda Odyssey vehicles equipped with the 6-cylinder engines with Variable Cylinder Management. Driver door does not unlock. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated during acceleration with the transmission message displayed. Honda Odyssey engine repair cost distribution o Turning the vehicle off was the only way to stop the sound. Odor always appeared during driving, the level of strongness caused nausea, cough, and headache. 2018 Honda Odyssey problems (0) View all. I have been able to use the driver's side buttons to stop the door, and start it closing again. This happens on the highway, or on residential roads. 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. Been there, done that. Vehicle may, without any way for the driver to predict, 1) accelerate with a normal predictable response to throttle pressure, 2) respond to the same throttle input by very slowly accelerating (even if the driver significantly increases throttle input) or 3) immediately. Who are we? We recently saw news article about same issue with Pilots. He told me he was going to find out who I should contact but never got back to me. The vehicle was restarted and immediately driven to the local dealer (sheehy honda, 7434 richmond hwy, alexandria, va). At the time we did not realize that it could be a problem with the auto engine idle stop feature, otherwise we would've had them check that system specifically. This is a factor threat when pulling into traffic. Headlights: when the van was purchased I discovered several days later that the drivers side headlight was not working. This morning, after 15 min of driving in 10 degrees, front nozzles do not dispense. The contact's parents own a 2018 honda odyssey. My transmission on my 2018 honda odyssey has failed multiple times since I have owned the vehicle. There are no service lights on before, during or after the incidents. Will go now to the 4th attempt to see if it can be fixed. The vehicle completely shuts down and off intermittently when the auto idle stop function is engaged. It is a safety issue and makes crossing roads scary. The infotainment screen will not shut off when the vehicle is turned off, and the rearview camera is never displayed when the car is in reverse. Transmission delays in shifting from neutral to first on acceleration, when it engages it finally squeals the tires. It seems like the system is indecisive and it just revs as if it is in neutral. I feel that this should have been covered by honda as they have known that this was a problem for several years and yet they still were putting in wiring coated with soy based product. I started to put on my seat belt, but when I pulled on the buckle, I found that the lower anchor point of the seat belt had come completely loose from the frame of the vehicle. Current mileage is approx 51,400 miles. We never got an answer as to why it died. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. Washer fluid was filled by dealership one week ago. My husband, kids and I immediately got out of the car and see wafts of smoke rising from the hood. Dealer claims they have not had any honda company reports about this. 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. It was a very scary event and I didn't want to keep the vehicle knowing there is no way to get it into neutral when it's that dead. I have brought this safety issue up to the dealer multiple times and nothing has been done to fix the complaint. 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 . Transmission was replaced at 22,000 miles. Out of warranty. It was bought and service los regularly at the dealership. The indication is that the belt will fail prematurely, besides making a noise that is quite distracting to the driver. Driver's side sliding door won't close. At the end of our trip, on 3 jan 2019, when my family and I were just outside charlottesville, virginia, the vehicle proceeded to brake quite aggressively without driver input, as if it were avoiding a collision. The door latch will not always hold the rear door in a fully closed condition, causing a door open warning condition. I can't afford this in today's economy. The contact stated that the transmission software was reset however, the vehicle stalled inadvertently while driving. Dealer replaced powertrain command module and o2 sensor. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. This is a major safety issue as I found this out on a sloppy, salty wisconsin interstate next to a semi with my wife and kids in the vehicle. Once I was trying to switch lanes and when I accelerated the van didn't go any faster and I almost caused an accident. I do not know if this problem will repeat itself, or if it has ever been reported. I don't feel safe to allow my wife to drive the vehicle. We did not see any such error for the rest of our trip. 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. I even purchased an extended warranty I hopes there may be a solution, but I'm beginning to lose hope. Tried unlocking the door from the key fob and door remained locked. The most recently reported issues are listed below. The downshifting is also very hard. The vehicle was not repaired. 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