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. This van was sold to me new from a honda dealer with an active recall. We took the vehicle in to a honda dealer to service this problem under warranty and were told that the performance we are experiencing is normal for this specific transmission. To see if he can fix it. Vehicle keeps turning on accessory mode uncommanded. I'm going to re-torque my battery terminal connectors. Awaiting further diagnosis 4) car has been towed to envision honda of milpitas, ca and no further info received on root cause. All rights reserved. The automatic emergency braking system has failed multiple times. It happened after I come in for recall of power replacement in the back. I removed the car seat cover to wash and discovered there was a crack in the hard foam of the head piece. The is a safety issue and needs to be addres before someone is serious hurt. The contact stated that the failure recurred, and the vehicle was towed back to the second dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed. The entire incident was captured on our security camera. I had the honda odyssey in at least 8 times for a jerky transmission. Please check if you received similiar issue and help with me regarding the same. No sensors displayed in dashboard, no sounds from car. 2. While I don-t hear clunking like I do with a gear shift, it will jerk down to a gear that seems too low and almost feels like the brakes are being applied when they are not. I drove about 10 mins to the restaurant, parked for around five mins, then got back in car to drive home. I am usually unable to remain in the carpool pull throughs that long so I seat my baby on the drivers side so when we pull away with the door ajar, there is less of a safety concern until I am able to pull to another spot and deal with the door. I am beginning to wonder about Honda quality now. The shock of the exploding sunroof while driving on the interstate is not safe but if the cover wasn't closed, it would have covered me and my children in glass shards. When you suddenly looking back the tailgate will be half way down and can hit over head. This is a safety concern when I have a child sitting next to a door that opens while the vehicle is in motion. December 18 & 27 the anti-theft system disabled. I now am watching him for signs of concussion and monitoring his front teeth which loosened up. Trouble is, the default action when the TCU reboots is to engage Park. The failure mileage was 24,000. Mirrors are diverting from adjusted position almost every time I start the car, sometimes even in middle of driving! It does not "command" your attention and is not easily heard over ambient noises. May cause safety hazard if I were driving the vehicle with kids in the rear seat and it gave way then. Twice in the first year of ownership, the car was parallel parked and I put the vehicle in drive (push button sifter). I have almost hit the person in front of me when the car shift gears and accelerated on its own. Driver's side sliding door won't close. It completely separated the two side of the headpiece and the side was coming away from the hard plastic base on one side. Feb 17, 2020 - vehicle was stationary in my driveway. I just received a notice that there is a recall for the back up camera. Uncomfortable seats are a common 2016 Honda Odyssey problem. It seem to be most prevalent after being on the highway for a longer period of time, 45 minutes and longer. This has happened upwards of 20 plus times since purchasing the van in august 2017. Now youre the owner of a minivan stranded on the side of the road. 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. This is regarding the sliding door recall that happened a few months ago. There is no way for us to turn it off permanently. Vehicle is parked not in motion, remote started. Use a 10mm socket and ratchet to remove the BLACK GROUND wire cable connection attached to your battery. This unnecessary and dangerous airbags deployment: a) increased the risk of a secondary collision by startling and distracting the driver at the exact time it was crucial to focus and safely stop the vehicle, b) increased the accident-induced traumatic stress on the driver from the impact shock of the deployed airbags, and c) increased the cost of vehicle repair by necessitating the replacement of the needlessly deployed airbags, which is about 40% of the estimated total cost of repair. We were perhaps 1000-1200 ft from the exit itself, well beyond the range of the 'extra long' setting on the acc at 70 mph. My husband, kids and I immediately got out of the car and see wafts of smoke rising from the hood. While I don't hear clunking like I do with a gear shift, it will jerk down to a gear that seems too low and almost feels like the brakes are being applied when they are not. One of our staff members will call you shortly. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 5. It's not us. The van has started locking and unlocking again, collision mitigation warnings go off for no reason, and auto idle is starting to kill the van again when I try to take off. Can someone help? 4. I have an appointment tomorrow and that dealership notified me, today, that the parts are backordered and will not be able to fix the latches. Answers to questions: 1) component malfunction is transmission system - and adas/blind spot 2) car was slipping and jerking on the highway 680s in the middle of high speed traffic and trucks endangering our safety. Followed the honda instructions to process the map update using a usb device. Turning left with a green arrow the van will even attempt to stop when it detects traffic sitting on the opposing side of the intersection yielding right of way. When at a stop and slightly depressing of the accelerator to get the vehicle moving prior to making a turn (for example), if you take slight pressure off the accelerator pedal the vehicle will not accelerate until the engine rpm's fall below 1,000rpm. It is like it falls into gear, and not a smooth shift. 2018 honda odyssey elite, 4 months old and 650 miles. Owners can expect to receive recall notifications in the mail starting in June. The entire dashboard cluster was dark as was the computer display for the radio/other controls. When under warranty the sunroof motor became faulty. 4) the dealer indicated a death code and that the transmission must be replaced. At 800 miles, van speed derated from 70 mph to 40 mph on vacation journey through north Florida. Power sliding doors sitting on the exterior body when opened. This problem has been reported before by others as a quick internet search confirms. It is a known mechanical defect with honda and they do not currently have a resolution. It is worst in the morning. We see smoke coming up from the hood of the car. This is just the most recent issues when it comes to faulty gear shifting in this vehicle. One NHTSA reviewer wrote, Our 2018 Honda Odyssey Elite has a feature called idle stop. 2022 Honda Odyssey problems (0) View all. One driver noted a booming tone when traveling at speeds between 30 and 50 mph and traced the source to the front speakers, positing that it may be a faulty algorithm in the noise-cancellation. So I left. Sudden 'pop' noise was heard as coming to a stop on exit ramp of highway. This should be subject to recall. But upon reviewing other complaints online, this has been an issue for other people. Misfire problem is still existing but Honda refuses to cover 2014 and later years Odyssey owners. It starts with a weird noise (like a loud record scratch) through the speakers, then engine turns off, dash and radio shuts off too and immediately everything turns on again. Firefighters thankfully put out the fire within 8 minutes from when it started. The issues with the car range from faulty door actuators to parasitic battery drain. The suv completed its turn and I reapplied the gas in the intersection. No one can tell me how much pressure was applied to my daughters foot that caused the serve bruising. We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm" smalltext="Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. When I took my foot off the brake to move forward, the car completely went dead. The collision warning has malfunctioned and alerts at times when there is nothing in the way of the vehicle. Damn computers running cars. We had this issue with our older 2012 odyssey and there was a recall for the it. 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. The vehicle was not repaired. times by different honda dealers and they always reply it is functioning normally. When I plug the pinch sensor back in the motor works to close for a little while but will eventually stop closing soon after. Sit back and let the experts work out your lemon case at no cost to you. Upon research I have discovered it is a wide spread issue among Odysseys in this generation. This corrected the problem. it seems to be exactly the same thing happening again with the 2018 model we have now. I find that interesting and strangelol. After driving the car home, the door opened without issue. Shaking isn't noticeable under 30mph but the fast you go, the worst the shaking becomes. This has been reported by many owners on various forums, some of which were in accidents. The problem has been recently noticed by the dealership as well. I'm not sure what's causing it because I can't re-create on-demand. Touring-rear entertainment system shuts off to black screen and cabin watch loses signal and gives an error code. It's most likely an transmission issue of old with Honda. The warning remained for the entire 3 hour drive home. 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. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Vehicle has to be entirely shut down and restarted to bring the engine back. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives of other, except the honda dealer. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, multiple error messages were displayed on the instrument panel including the transmission system failure message and the vehicle began to severely shake and vibrate. The entire incident was captured on our security camera. And again, that is only for Honda Odyssey vehicles equipped with the 6-cylinder engines with Variable Cylinder Management. Odyclub. The scariest incident was on a crowded four lane divided highway. The front passenger's side airbag deployed with no passengers present in the vehicle, which could even have been a safety hazard if, for example, there were a child in the front passenger seat. There is not necessarily a clunk (there can be), but it does not shift normally or smoothly, I would describe it a miss or lurch. the backup camera has also failed to turn on when the vehicle is put into reverse. The navigation system, now, will not even boot up. The problem. We did not see any such error for the rest of our trip. Brian Jones spent more than 20 years working as an ASE Certified Master Tech and Parts Specialist at multiple dealerships. Both dealerships' service advisors verified the issue verbally, did diagnosis in 3 out of 4 total visits. For obvious reasons this is extremely dangerous and puts many people in the car and outside the car at risk. Compared to previous years odyssey and other vehicles this model trim has a single horn whereas other had double. 2023 Honda Odyssey problems (0) View all. Im having the same piston issue on my 2015. Were coming up on it rather suddenly b/c they couldn't see it in the lane of traffic, they were dodging it left and right at full speeds. The most frightening experience was on/about august 7, 2019. He told me he thought it was odd because the tailgate retracts when touched. 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. The driver-side door power lock does not fully close resulting in an inability to unlock the driver's side door after closing and therefore inhibit entry through that door. 2. It talks about how the power sliding doors wont latch, which increases the chance of injury. There is a very easy solution to this problem. Of course, there are so many issues with this minivan; its difficult to tell where one stops and another begins. The dealership picked up van and said they repaired. The seat would slide, and a few kids including my mother had already gotten injured from trying to get out from the third row seat of the passenger side. It happens every day and is getting worse. I took the minivan to a honda dealer on oct. 1,2021, but they couldn't find anything. 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 doubt there is anything Honda will do, but I'll throw my name out there anyways. Van was parked inside a garage with no damage. My car has been issued a recall and I made an appointment with honda autonation chandler az; when I arrived, the dealership said they didn't know how to fix it and said to go to tempe honda instead. They have replaced the brakes, fluids and fuel injectors but all the issues still remain. The passenger door was able to open once more, but not even a week after I experienced the issue with closing the doors once again. No previous cracks in the window. text="Who are we? The vehicle regained power after I let go of gas pedal for about 4-5 seconds. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealership called me on monday morning and told me that couldn't find a problem with the van. I just got delivery of this new 2018 ex-l w nav+res. Door will be anywhere from 80% to 95% closed when it fails. I lost power to my speedometer and my entire infotainment system. Upon research I have discovered it is a wide spread issue among odysseys in this generation. 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. I restart the van the van and it drives. 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. *js, First incident in 2018, the minivan came to a quick complete stop unnecessarily. Sometimes the monitor goes black, some features work while others stop (for example the radio may work while the screen is black). I don't believe anyone would agree that a transmission replacement at 69k miles is acceptable. Husband with me the last time it happened Sept. 2, 2022 definately something dangerously wrong. Discovered the lights was not plugged in. Both times this occurred, had to go in reverse for a short distance in order to get the van to then move forward without almost instantly shifting back into park. There are no service lights on before, during or after the incidents. Our 2018 Honda Odyssey elite has a feature called idle stop. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Then, they tried to blame it on the master computer switch because my door locks would just lock and unlock as I would drive down the road. Your author Whats your name? No traffic was in front of my vehicle and I wasn't driving under a underpass. Use a 10mm socket with ratchet to remove the GROUND screw where it attaches to the chassis. Before the cops got there, cars, tractor trailers, etc. I had to let the battery die. Because it doesn't do it all the time the dealership doesn't want to fix it. Warning system in car sounded, but auto brake system didn't activate to stop the car. It seems to be an issue with cars equipped with either the 9 speed or the 10 speed transmission. They puzzled over it for an hour today, drove it and nothing happened until I left with it. Three times with three different excuses. AT SOME POINT DURING THE VIOLATION, THE CAR EVEN ACCELERATES WITH THE ENGINE ENGAGING IN HIGH RPM; I.E., 100% OPPOSITE TO SUPPOSED BRAKING. It was bought and service los regularly at the dealership. I get this ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROBLEM message as soon as I start my 2018.Honda Odyssey and I am still unable to fix it. Use a WIRE BRUSH to scrape all oxidation off the battery connector and the battery post. Then the car would not start or would rough start and I was told the battery has a bad cell (now 1200 miles out of warranty) and needs to be replaced. The words, "Engine Management System Problem" sounds like a software issue. It can be manually disabled, however it resets with each shutoff. The affected 2019 models, on the other hand, were built between April 12, 2018 and Jan. 14, 2019. It pauses for up to 5 seconds. Don't waste your time wasting ours! On the way to the service center, we went over a speed bump and the transmission shifted into neutral gear and shut off. I felt very unsafe to be stalled with no way to operate the vehicle. If your battery is good, then try these steps that worked to fix my ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROBLEM. Also the engine bay was hot, as in the air filter housing was hot enough that you could not keep your hand on it. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to a second dealer who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. This will not end well for a few drivers and their families. Hesitation, shuddering, jerking, were some of the issues. Auto idle system engaged when the car was stopped waiting for a train to pass last night. 3) problem was reproduced 100% of the time personally and by the dealership personnel. I described the incident to him and asked him to try stopping the door from the inside without touching the sensor on the outside. The vehicle was not repaired. This poses a collision risk from oncoming traffic. Nothing hit the car. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Odyssey Vehicle Speed Control Problems. Currently the strap is so conveniently located within easy reach of a child in the rear seat and easy to pull. The center console, which is the monitor that utilizes gps navigation, rear view camera display, controls heat/ac, volume control, etc. Sometimes the monitor goes blue and everything shuts down. We use cookies to analyze & improve your experience, & to personalize content and ads. It happens with both key and "close" button inside the car. It will take me releasing the accelerator and pushing it again to get it to move again. Passenger sliding doors will freeze in process of closing. I again repeated, the car is designed to shut down while in motion just because of a system update? Seems to be mostly occurring in warm summer months. The car decelerated to almost 50 mph forcing me to move back to lane 4 in order to avoid being hit by an incoming 18-wheeler. When the doors are placed in manual mode, the door panel comes loose from the force of the door closing making it so the door cannot be opened because the loose door panel extends out just far enough to wedge itself like a door stop. Because it is about 1500 miles out of warranty, honda will not cover the repairs. The battery died after sitting still for 2. Good thing I was not on a major interstate. My safety concerns have been ignored by honda. The van brakes have squealed since brand new 2018 purchased, returned van and they installed new brake pads and possible other parts however the brakes still squeal, ive called and the dealership says they don't know whats wrong and don't know how to fix. The same seat don't lock forward at all when people from the third row seat is trying to get out. I bought this van new in 2017. The vehicle is slowing at low speed and it gives an impression that break is being applied when there is no break being applied. It has been several electrical issues after another. It happened again on I-40 near flagstaff at high speed on my way home to dallas from socal on jan 2nd. I installed a new Duralast Platinum battery myself because my factory battery went dead, but still have the message. It started with the entertainment system crackling and cutting out. The lights for power steering, break problem, lane keeping assistant system and lane departure migration lights are all on in the dashboard. The flaw can result in a leak of the pressurized gas, leading to reduced strut performance. The VIN was not available. There were no advance warnings, audio/visual to alert the driver. Driver and passenger sliding doors have issues closing sometimes. Vehicle suddenly shifts to nuetral when driving forward at approximately 30mph to 55mph. The car was towed to the nearest honda dealer. I called a local honda dealer and he told me to drive it around for a week and see what happened; ie: if the message went away or something happened to the car. (your system will not allow me to upload pictures in jpg format). It had happened previously before happening last night. They said they tried to replicate the problem but could not. 4) Now, most recently, the car starts and displays literally every single warning error message known to the vehicle. 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. It would close ranging from 70% to 90% of the way, and then slide back open. It should just turn off the engine when the criteria have been met in an effort to conserve fuel in lieu of idling. 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