2011 Honda Odyssey

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A FRONT CREAKING NOISE ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I'M TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. I'VE ADD THE VAN IN TWICE FOR THE REPAIR AND WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. MY VAN NEEDS TO NOW GO IN AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME AND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS, 11-038

• 12/27/2019· SEAT BELTS,SEATSCrash

  REAR SEAT PASSENGER OF UBER VEHICLE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN HIGH IMPACT COLLISION WOUND UP ON FLOOR OF VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES SHE ENGAGED THE SEAT BELT PRIOR TO COLLISION & QUESTIONS WHY SHE WAS THROWN ON TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES IN MOTION. OTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AT 60 MPH ON CITY STREET.

• 12/27/2017· WHEELS

  IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR MY WIFE TOOK HER VAN IN FOR TPMS LITE BEING ON. WAS TOLD THE THE TIRE VALVE NUT HOLDING IT TO THE WHEEL HAD COME LOOSE AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE VALVE, NUT, AND WASHER. ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE WAS A COMMON HAPPENING. THIS MONTH DECEMBER 2017 SHE TOOK IT AGAIN FOR THE TPMS LITE CAME ON AGAIN. AS BEFORE THEY REPLACED ASSEMBLY SHE PAID HER BILL AND LEFT. HERE'S MY CONCERN FOR HER SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE. IF TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED AND THIS NUT CAME LOOSE THE LITE WOULD COME ON, BUT IF VALVE CAME TOTALLY LOOSE AND TIRE OVERHEATED AND BLEW OUT WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY CONCERN? MOST OF THIS WAS OVERNIGHT ONCE AND THEN DRIVING IT ONCE.

• 12/26/2013· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  12/23/13-WHILE DRIVING ON I95 AT 65MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING BUT THE RADIO/LIGHTS REMAINED ON, VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKES HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD APPROX 300 FEET LATER. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED COULD NOT BE REPLICATED AND THAT FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED, SERVICE PERFORMED AS SUGGESTED. 12/25/13- WHILE COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING BUT RADIO/LIGHTS REMAINED ON, RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. 12/26/13- WHILE APPROACHING STOP SIGN VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED BUT RADIO/LIGHTS REMAINED ON AS IN ACCESSORY MODE, STEERING AND BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT. VAN WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER STATED NO ERROR CODE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS VISIBLY ON, NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT THEIR EXPENSE. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET AS THEY ARE WAITING ON THE PART TO ARRIVE. DURING THESE FAILURES THERE WAS NO WARNING AND LITTLE TIME TO REACT, THE VAN BECAME NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WHEN IN THE ANTI-THEFT MODE AFTER PARKING. THE VANS BRAKES ALTHOUGH PUSHED TO THE FLOOR DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

• 12/23/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  Check engine light would pop on for a small amount of time periodically since I purchased it, took it to shop where they stated everything was fine..as check engine light was no longer on. Just started smelling burning when drove for long periods of time. Yesterday, on the way home with my 8 year old daughter, in freezing upstate NY temps, the gears totally went out. Thankfully I was right next to house and able to put in park and back into drive to get it to click into first gear to get us to house. Gears went out in mid drive, going 60 mph.

• 12/23/2019· ENGINE

  REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR 2ND TIME IN ABOUT 5000 MILES OR LESS, MANY ERROR CODES I CANT ERASE.BURNING OIL, HONDA SAYS IT NEEDS PISTON RING REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY I CALLED HONDA ANOTHER LOCATION THEY SAID THE DELIVERY DATE IS 12/3/2010, BUT THEY NEVER RELEASED THE SALE DATE. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME ESTIMATES OF $4,000 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR OR $2,000 TO FIX IT, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS STILL UNDER THE 8-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE LOST BUSINESS NOW BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A VEHICLE I CAN USE FOR MY TAXI/SHUTTLE BUSINESS. I DO NOT KNOW IF I SHOULD THROW A USED MOTOR FROM JUNK YARD IN THERE. HOW DO I KNOW THAT HONDA IS NOT TRYING TO SCAM ME OVER ON THE WARRANTY? THIS ISSUE ONLY SAYS IT HAS AFFECTED ABOUT 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES AND HONDA HAS SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER IT. ALSO, IT IS A RECENT $8,000 PURCHASE FOR ME FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND NOW I CANT USE THE VAN AFTER ONLY 3 MONTHS. THIS CAR DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL OR REPLY TO MY MESSAGES.

• 12/23/2015· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  THE ENGINE SHUTTERS AT LOW SPEEDS AND GOING UP HILL. HONDA DECLINES TO ACCEPT THE ISSUE. BATTERY LOW INDICATOR WARNING POPS UP EVEN WHEN THE BATTERY IS FLOODED. MAY NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

• 12/21/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  IN 2011 AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WE TOOK A TRIP TO COLORADO WHERE OUR BRAKES FAILED, I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKES GENTLY DOWN A HILL AND AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT SO I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED BUT THE TIRES WERE FINE, THAN I REALIZED THAT THE DISC BRAKES HAVE WARPED MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN, AFTER WE MADE IT BACK HOME WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WERE THEY TURNED THE BRAKES TO SMOOTH IT OUT AND TOLD US IT WAS FINE. IT WAS FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE 2-3 MONTHS WHEN IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE DISCS IN THE FRONT BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WE JUST HAD TO FIGHT WITH THEM TO GET IT DONE. IT DIDN'T TAKE BUT ABOUT 5000 MILE WHEN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING, THIS TIME I CALLED OTHER FRIENDS WHO OWNED THE SAME STYLE MINIVAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKED, THIS TIME I ORDERED A SET OF HIGH PERFORMANCE DISC BRAKE SET FOR THE FRONT TO SEE IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE AND IT DID. I HAD THOSE DISC BRAKES ON FOR 2 YEARS AND THE CAR IS FINE, THE ISSUE IS THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT MADE WELL ENOUGH TO HOLD UP ON THE LONG TERM, BECAUSE AFTER BRAKING DOWN HILL FOR ABOUT A MILE THE DISC BRAKES IN THE FRONT WARP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, I TOLD MY FRIENDS WHAT I DID TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND THEY ALL FOLLOWED MY LEAD TO CHANGE OUT THE FACTORY FRONT DISCS WITH A BETTER QUALITY ONE, AND THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FOR NOW. I STRONGLY SUGGEST SOME TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BECAUSE HONDA SHOULD HAVE UPGRADED THE BRAKES ON THEIR OWN WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS FIXED. I CAN TELL YOU THIS THAT I WILL NOT BE OWNING ANY HONDA PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE, I HAD TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS ONE.

• 12/13/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 57 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,955.

• 12/12/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THIS VEHICLE USUALLY SURGES WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT MAKES FOR VERY NERVOUS DRIVING BECAUSE IT WILL CONTINUE HAPPENING UNTIL I'M AWAY FROM OTHER TRAFFIC AND MOVING AT A NORMAL SPEED. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHEN I TURN INTO A PARKING AREA WHICH REQUIRES GOING UP AN INCLINE. IF IT'S VERY STEEP , I MAY SPIN MY TIRES NOT EXPECTING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS SURGE SEEMS TO ME AS IF THE CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL IS EMPTY WHILE IDLING AND WHEN IT REFILLS, BY MY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE AHEAD. I HAVE ASKED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IF HE HAS A SOLUTION TO THIS HAZARD AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS SOMETHING THAT THE " HONDA MANUFACTURER HAS INSTALLED" AND THAT MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. IF THIS IS TRUE AND I DOUBT IT, THEN I FEEL I CAN'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR AND I DON'T FEEL AT ALL SAFE DRIVING IT IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ASAP. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN SEPT./ 13 AND WASN'T TOLD OF ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS ADVISED TO USE CHEVRON FOR THE NEXT FILL-UP. IT DIDN'T IMPROVE AND I TRIED INJECTOR FLUIDS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I'M QUITE SURE THE SELLING DEALER WONT GIVE ME SATISFACTION ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE WAS A TRADE-IN INVOLVED. *TR

• 12/10/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Back-up camera screen is black and only shows guide-lines.

• 12/10/2021· SEATS

  The contact owns a 2011 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated when entering the vehicle and adjusting the front driver seat there was a loud abnormal clicking noise. In addition, the plastic coverage underneath the seat was unhinged and not connected to the seat. The contact stated while seated, the upper frame of the seat suddenly fell back on its own. The contact checked underneath the seat and noticed the bolts connected to the seat frame to the floor of the vehicle were loose and tighten up the connection however the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

• 12/10/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

• 12/08/2012· TIRES

  THE TPMS CANNOT BE RESET, ALL TIRES CHECK AND THE ALARM STILL ON. *TR

• 11/27/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AN UNLOCKED SECOND ROW OUTBOARD SEAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. RECALLED ON LAST DEC 2016, BUT STILL INCOMPLETE

• 11/25/2015· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A 2011 WHITE HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A SMALL TIME DEALER ON NOV 2012. I OBSERVED THAT THE ROOF OF THE CAR HAD ITS PAINT PEELING OFF AFTER ABOUT A YEAR 2013 NOV. I WENT TO A REPUTED DEALER, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE PAINT ISSUES WITH HONDA BUT TOLD THAT 2011 MODELS ARE NOT ONE OF THOSE. HE CONTACTED HONDA AND CAME BACK WITH AN OFFER OF $400 TO COVER THE PAINT ISSUES. BUT THAT WOULD NO WAY CUT IT AND I FEEL CHEATED AND RIPPED TO HAVE BOUGHT A HONDA. WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN.

• 11/24/2025· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  On 3/8/14, I purchased this van as a Certified Pre-Owned vehicle from an authorized Honda dealership, but wasn't notified of known defects resulting from the Alex Soto v American Honda Motor Co, Inc class action suit. The suit wasn't finalized until 4/10/14, yet Honda NEVER notified me, as REQUIRED by the settlement. Had I been notified prior to purchase, I would NOT have purchased the van. If I'd been notified per the settlement's requirement(s), I could've used Indiana's Lemon Law to nullify the purchase. Honda PURPOSELY withheld the suit's settlement and associated SB 13-081 from me, even though I did receive OTHER SBs and recall notices from them (which is UDAP/fraudulent concealment). Since 5/1/25, I've spent over $10,000 repairing the van, caused by these known defects and it requires another $7,000 to replace the engine, which Honda was made known of the problem prior to 100,000 miles. The Indiana Attorney General's office has agreed to take on my complaint against Honda.

• 11/24/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR FAILS TO RESPOND TO KEY FOB TRANSMITTER. *TR

• 11/20/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  SOFT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO SHOP BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REVELED. AFTER 2 WEEKS DOING SAME PROBLEM. MASTER CYLINDER BEEN CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES

• 11/19/2023· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I was at a stoplight on 11/16/23; when it was my turn to go (green light) I went to accelerate, and my engine seemed to sputter/choke or misfire before accelerating at a slower than normal rate and then the engine light came on -flashing- and then the traction control/VSA system indicator light came on my dashboard. I was able to make it home, but when we googled the symptoms: Rough idling Lack of power Engine vibrating or shaking Decreased fuel efficiency Illuminated check engine light Illuminated traction control/VSA system / VSA indicator light we saw that we could have a traffic safety issue and did not need to drive it as normal- take it to repair as soon as possible. I contacted our local EXPRESS OIL Mechanic to see if he could read the engine codes, advise us, and possibly fix our car. He reassured me that he had been working on extensive Honda issues for over 10 years, and it sounded like a pretty simple spark plug fix. When he ran the engine check he called to tell my husband and I that it was a fix related to a recent recall put out on HONDA Odyssey 2018-2019. He advised us to contact our local dealer and let them know it was the same issue as the recall. The dealership first said that the recall did not cover our vehicle, then that they didn't have the parts to fix it. I was then connected with a service advisor who said they could check the codes and should be able to fix it. My concern is that it should possibly be a recall and that it should otherwise be reported. Further, that if it becomes a recall, we've already paid to get it fixed and won't get reimbursed for it.

• 11/19/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I REPORT AN ISSUE WITH OUR VAN DOOR LAST YEAR THAT I FELT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS. I NEVER HAD A FOLLOWUP ON YOUR END TO THIS ISSUE. REFERENCE NUMBER PROVIDED WAS 10983098. HONDA OFFERED A DISCOUNTED REPAIR BUT I FELT THIS A BIGGER SAFETY ISSUE. I DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

• 11/18/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE BRAKES ROTORS APPEAR TO BE WARPED AND VIBRATE VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING MODERATELY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION MAKES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHEN IT OCCURS. THE DEALER HAS IDENTIFIED NOTHING WRONG. *TR

• 11/16/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH, DRASTICALLY INCREASING 45-0 MPH STOPPING DISTANCE, ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED ONCE AND PADS REPLACED ALREADY AT APPROXIMATELY 13000 MILES. AT 25968 ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN, PADS ABOUT 50%, HONDA ADVISES THAT ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE RESURFACED ABOUT EVERY 12000-13000 MILES TO MAINTAIN SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. NO MOUNTAINOUS DRIVING, OR HARD BREAKING, NEVER HAD TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE ROTORS ON ANY OF MY EIGHT PREVIOUS VEHICLES, INCLUDING A MINI VAN. *TR

• 11/15/2016· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PILLAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

• 11/15/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHANGE BATTERY WARNING! JUST REPLACED FOR A BRAND BATTERY. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING!?

• 11/08/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  KEY HOT TO TOUCH WHEN REMOVED FROM IGNITION AFTER SHORT DRIVE. THIS IS LATEST IN SERIES OF APPARENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING DEAD BATTERY WHEN 6 WEEKS OLD, NUMEROUS FAILURES OF KEYPAD LOCK TRANSMITTER AND FAILURE TO START, FALSE READINGS ON INDICATORS, BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTS, VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM FAILURES. *TR

• 11/03/2020· STRUCTURE

  THE PAINT IS PEELING THERE IS A XTENED WARRANTY FOR OTHER HONDA VEHICLES SO THEY'RE CLAIMING THAT MINE DOESN'T FULL UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME AS OTHER HONDA VEHICLES

• 11/03/2016· SEAT BELTS

  I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY DAUGHTER'S PLAYDATE'S HOUSE AND STEPPED OUT FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO PICK HER UP, LEAVING MY 8 YEAR OLD SON IN THE THIRD ROW IN THE VAN. AFTER HELPING HER WITH SHOES AND A JACKET MY DAUGHTER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME THEN TOLD ME MY SON WAS SCREAMING. I THOUGHT HE WAS SCREAMING BECAUSE HE WAS UPSET WITH ME. I RETURNED TO FIND MY SON WITH A RED FACE, STREAMING TEARS AND HOLDING ON TO THE SEAT YELLING, "MOM! I CAN'T BREATHE! THE BELT'S AROUND MY NECK! HELP ME!" INDEED MY SON'S NECK WAS ENTANGLED IN THE SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEAT BELT. TRYING TO REMAIN CALM I TRIED TO RELEASE THE BELT AT THE ANCHOR POINT ATTACHED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT WITH THE MALE END OF THE BUCKLE BUT IT COULD NOT REACH BECAUSE THE BELT HAD RETRACTED TOO FAR AND LOCKED. I TRIED TO GET HIM TO TURN TO UNTANGLE BUT THE BELT WAS TOO TIGHT AND CONTINUED TO RETRACT AND LOCK FURTHER WITH ANY ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT. I RAN BACK TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE, BANGED ON IT AND YELLED FOR A PAIR OF SCISSORS. SCISSORS IN HAND I RAN BACK TO THE VAN. THE OTHER MOTHER RAN BEHIND ME, SAW MY SON ENTANGLED (NOW PALE-FACED BUT STILL BREATHING) AND WATCHED ME CUT THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE HIM. THE BELT WAS SO TIGHT THE CAPILLARIES AROUND HIS EYES, ON HIS FACE AND NECK HAD BURST LEAVING RED SPOTS. RED LINES WERE EVIDENT AROUND HIS NECK AND A BRUISE THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR WHERE THE BELT HAD TWISTED WAS VISIBLE. HE DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION AS HE DID NOT LOOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. THE NEXT DAY I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND NURSE; HIS TEACHERS FOLLOWED SUIT. WHILE THE BUCKLE IS USED TO RELEASE THE BELT AT ITS PRELIMINARY ANCHOR POINT THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT ITSELF THAT CAN BE USED TO RELEASE IT INSTEAD OF OR IN ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL BUCKLE ITSELF. THAT WAY IF IT LOCKS THE BELT CAN STILL BE RELEASED. *TR

• 11/01/2016· ENGINE

  THE ENGINE REPORTED EMISSIONS FAILURE FOLLOWED BY VSA ACTIVATION. THIS WAS LATER DIAGNOSED TO ENGINE MISFIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE PISTON RINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. IT ALSO STARTED VIBRATING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP WITH ALL REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL SERVICES PERFORMED.

• 10/29/2017· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LOCATION, STATEN ISLAND, NY. DATE, 10/29/2017. TIME, ABOUT 9:45PM. DROVE OVER A FEW PUDDLES IN POURING RAIN AND A HILLY ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE CHECK CHARGE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A MINUTE LATER, IT WAS RESTORED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. THEN IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY HOME. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF THE LOSS OF ALTERNATOR POWER CAN IMMEDIATELY CAUSE LOST OF STEERING.

• 10/28/2019· POWER TRAIN

  NOV OF 2016 TOOK MY 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SHUDDER BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. SERVICE TECH STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDS TO BE DRAINED PER HONDA PROCEDURE. FLUIDS WERE DRAINED AND SHUDDER STOPPED. MAY 2018 TOOK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE IN 2016 AT THIS TIME SERIVCE TECH STATES THAT MY FRONT BRAKE CALIPER, LEFT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT NEED REPLACING. THOSE ITEMS WERE REPLACED. THEN OCT 2019 BACK AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP AGAIN WITH THE SHUDDER AT 40-45 MPH. THE SERICE TECH NOW STATES THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AGAIN PER HONDA PROCEDURE THAT ITS DARK AND DIRTY. AFTER LOOKING AT TRANSMISSION FLUID ITS NOT DARK OR DIRTY. STILL TRANSPARENT AND NO BURNT SMELL OF BAD FLUID. AFTER RESEARCHING THESE YEAR MODEL VANS ARE BIG ON TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. SERVICE TECH PERFOMED A SNAP SHOT AND VERIFIRED TORQUE CONVERTER JUDDER BUT ARE NOT WANTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED AND STILL HAVING SAME ISSUE WITH SHUDDER. HONDA DECLINES TO ACCEPT THE ISSUE.

• 10/25/2017· WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  THE WHOLE VAN STARTED VIBRATING AD SHAKING LIKE THE VAN WAS GOING TO COME APART.I CHECKED ON THE NHTSA REPORTS AND A LOT OF THIS IS HAPPENING. SOME DEALERS ARE SAYING DIFFERENT THINGS AND HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.IT SEEMS LIKE THE DISKS ARE TO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT. 1 PERSON HAD RACING DISK AND BRAKES PUT ON AND NO PROBLEM.OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE BRAKES REDONE BY HONDA AND ABOUT A FEW THOUSAND MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CHECK TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ON YOUR WEB SIGHT. ( NOT SAFE FOR US ) . I KNEW A WHILE BACK HONDA ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS.BUT, I THOUGHT THEY FIXED THAT BY NOW. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. I JUST TURNED 40,000 MILES. AFTER 6 YEARS. ALL OTHER SERVICE HAS BEEN GOOD.

• 10/23/2011· VISIBILITY

  2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING - THE DRIVER SIDE SMALL WINDOW FORWARD OF THE DRIVER DOOR APPEARS TO NOT BE SEALED CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON WINDY DAYS, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT AIR NOISE IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE NOISE IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT IT OFTEN SOUNDS AS THOUGH A WINDOW IN THE CAR IS CRACKED OPEN. THE SOUND WAS FIRST NOISED THE DAY DELIVERY WAS TAKEN ON THE CAR. THIS IS MY 4TH HONDA ODYSSEY AND 6TH HONDA PRODUCT OWNED BY ME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD A NOISE LIKE THIS. I CALLED SERVICE BUT THEY OFFERED NO CONCLUSION, OTHER THAN TO FIX IT MYSELF. *TR

• 10/22/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO KEYFOB. NEED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK. THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START CAR. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT APPROX 600 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS DEAD. DEALER HAS CHECKED OUT AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/19/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE BRAKES VIBRATE TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN DONE THREE TIMES AND NOW, AT 96,000 MILES WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE BRAKES/ROTORS NEED TO BE REDONE AGAIN. I WROTE TO HONDA IN 2017 AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. SUPPOSEDLY A NEWER VERSION OF ROTOR WAS ISSUED AND INSTALLED THE LAST TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK. FROM A DRIVER'S PERSPECTIVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT. THEIR BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE UNDERSIZED OR NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY FOR THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATION IS NOT FELT ANYTIME THAT THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT MORE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH HIGHER SPEEDS AND QUICKER STOPS.

• 10/19/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS AND LETTING THE BRAKES COOL OFF THE SHAKING CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DECIDED TO REPLACED THE ROTORS AFTER HAVING THEM ROTATED THREE PREVIOUS VISITS. THEY CONTINUE TO WARP AND CAUSE THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

• 10/16/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON OCTOBER 15, 2017 AT 10:20PM MY GRANDSON WAS HEADING TO MY HOME AND WHILE LEAVING THE EXPRESSWAY, BOTH OF THE FRONT SAFETY BAG COVERS BLEW OUT HITTING HIM AND THE FRONT PASSENGER. HOWEVER, THE BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT A COLLISION BUT WHEN THE COVER HIT HIS EYEGLASSES, ONLY A SIZZLING SOUND WAS HEARD AND POWDER POWDER CAME OUT CAUSING THE LOOSE OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HITTING IN A FRONTAL MANNER ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PASSED BY. MY VEHICLE SUFFERED IMPORTANT DAMAGES BUT MY GRANDSON DID NOT SUFFER INJURIES EXCEPT FOR THE BROKEN EYEGLASSES. HIS FRIEND SUFFER BRUISES IN HIS ARM CAUSED BY THE COVER. I WENT TO THE HONDA DISTRIBUTOR HERE IN PUERTO RICO AND EXPLAINED THE CIRCUMSTANCES ON HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED BUT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON RECORD FOR VEHICLES WITH TANAKA MECHANISM. I TOLD THEM TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE SO AS TO DETERMINE FAILURE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY DECLINED AND REFERRED ME TO AMERICAN HONDA FOR THEIR ADVISE. I AM SURE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS THAT MUST BE INVESTIGATED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN IN THE AREA OF BAGS SAFETY PERFORMANCE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR SINCE IT COULD HAVE COST THE LIFE OF MY GRANDSON AND HIS FRIEND. I WILL CALL AMERICAN HONDA AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PLEASE, ADVISE AND WHERE POSSIBLE INDICATE FURTHER STEPS. AT THIS MOMENT THE DISTRIBUTOR REPRESENTATIVE WAS RELUCTANT TO CARE FOR THIS INCIDENT AND GOT RID OF ME IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES OFFERING THE TELEPHONE OF THE MANUFACTURER. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS CRITICAL MATTER.

• 10/16/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET. CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RESTART CAR. CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE 1 MILE HOME. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO ERROR MESSAGE ON COMPUTER READING. *TR

• 10/15/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  I OFFICIALLY PURCHASED A USED 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 5, 2016. BEFORE I LEFT WITH THE NEW VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIVISION REPLACED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE (SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR SERVICE/REPAIR INVOICE DATED 10/4/2016). ON OCTOBER 7-8, 2016, I DROVE THE CAR ON A STATE HIGHWAY IN SOME MOUNTAINOUS AREAS BOTH ON A UPHILL AND DOWNHILL SLOPE AT ABOUT 30-50 MPH. I NOTICED THAT ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES EVEN SLIGHTLY, THE CAR BEGAN TO PERCEPTIBLY SHUDDER. THE GREATER THE SLOPE OF THE ROAD, THE GREATER THE SHUDDERING EFFECT. I RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER UNRELATED REASON, BUT INQUIRED ABOUT THE SHUDDERING AND ASKED IF DURING THE DEALERSHIP'S SAFETY INSPECTIONS IF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE BRAKES HAD BEEN DISCOVERED, SINCE THE PADS WERE BRAND NEW. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE ROTORS HAD BEEN WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM BRAKING. AFTER I PRESSED HIM FOR MORE INFORMATION, HE TOLD ME THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY RECENTLY-PRODUCED HONDA ODYSSEY (I.E., MODELS MANUFACTURED IN THE LAST 5-10 YEARS) THAT HE HAD SEEN COME THROUGH THE SERVICE DIVISION EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR WARPING PROBLEM AFTER NEARLY EVERY 30,000-40,000 MILES DRIVEN. IN HIS OPINION, THE ROTORS INSTALLED IN HONDA ODYSSEYS WERE ACTUALLY MUCH TOO SMALL (I.E., THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SURFACE AREA) TO BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE HIGH AMOUNTS OF HEAT CAUSED BY THE LARGE BRAKES REQUIRED FOR THE RELATIVELY LARGER MODEL OF VEHICLE (THE VAN). HE WENT AS FAR AS TO TELL ME THAT HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO INSTALLING LARGER-THAN-RECOMMENDED ROTORS IN SOME OF HIS CUSTOMERS' VANS TO TRY AND AVOID THE PROBLEM. HE SAID HE WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF A RECALL WOULD BE FORTHCOMING ON THE ROTORS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION ON THESE ROTORS TO INITIATE SUCH A RECALL.

• 10/15/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ODYSSEY ILLUMINATE TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR AND NOT FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD TO SEE AND IT EXASPERATED ON HILLS GOING DOWN WHERE YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE AHEAD OF YOUR VEHICLE. AT NIGHT THERE IS A SHARP BLACK LINE ON THE WIND SHIELD WHERE THE LIGHTS STOP ILLUMINATING ABOVE THE LINE. I HAVE TO BEND MY HEAD SIDE WAYS TO SEE UNDER THE BLACK LINE WHERE THE LIGHT IS. VERY UNSAFE. I ASKED THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE AT THE CORRECT LEVEL. I TOLD THEM I CAN'T SEE UNLESS I BEND MY HEAD SIDE WAYS TO SEE UNDER THE BLACK LINE WHERE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE ROAD. THEY RAISED THE LIGHTS UP FOR ME A BIT AND NOW EVERYONE FLASHES THEIR LIGHTS AT ME INDICATING MY LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT. IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

• 10/13/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY IGNITION KEY IS FALLING APART. THE IGNITION KEY CONTAINS THE SECURITY CHIP TO ALLOW THE CAR TO START/RUN AND IT ALSO CONTAINS THE TRANSMITTER TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR. THE HOUSING OF THE KEY IS COMING APART. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR MAY STOP RUNNING IF THE SECURITY CHIP FALLS OUT OF THE HOUSING, AS I AM DRIVING. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING AND THE LOST OF POWER FOR THE BRAKES AND STEERING. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO HONDA AND THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME WITH REPAIRING HIS AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE THE KEY IS IN EXCESS OF $100.00. MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE DOING WELL TO JUST MAKE THE CAR PAYMENT AND DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT KEY DUE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED ISSUE. SEEING THAT GM HAS HAD A NUMBER OF CRASHES RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, I BELIEVE THAT A SIMILAR ISSUE IS LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH HONDA'S USING THE SAME KEY AS MY 2011 ODYSSEY EX-L. *TR

• 10/11/2011· AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY (I ESTIMATE SPEED AT 65-70), IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY. THE OBJECT LEFT A SMALL SCRATCH ON THE FRONT BUMPER, SEVERED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND MAY HAVE SCRATCHED THE SHIELD ON THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS NO GROSSLY OBVIOUS DEFORMITY OF THE WHEEL OR CLEAR DAMAGE TO TIRE. THE IMPACT ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRONT END IS NOT YET CLEAR, AS THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP. DESPITE THE MILD TO MODERATE NATURE OF THE IMPACT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE LEFT CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES HOWEVER, IT IS MY PERCEPTION THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INAPPROPRIATELY, CAUSING A FAIR DEGREE OF ALARM AND EXTENSIVE INTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE VAN. *KB

• 10/11/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CV JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

• 10/10/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE AND ACCELERATE IMPROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON RINGS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

• 10/10/2017· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  SUNROOF OF OUR ODYSSEY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WE SAW THAT GLASS WAS BOWED OUT. SERVICEMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS LOOKS TO HAVE OCCURRED FROM PRESSURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE HAD NO CARGO AND NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE SUNROOF. LUCKILY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND VEHICLE WAS IN CONTROL, BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE INJURY.

• 10/10/2016· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN I BRAKE DRIVING 40MPH OR MORE, THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY. THIS STARTED WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 30K MILES ON THE CAR SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN TN AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THEN AT 42K MILES, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER IN VA AND THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR HAS 70K MILES AND THE SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE, WAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WITH PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE A NUMBER OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, SO WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL?

• 10/09/2011· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VAN HAS, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS (APPROX 1 PER 1000 MILES) FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON COMMAND, IN FACT, IT ACTUALLY SEEMS TO STALL OUT FOR 1 TO 5 SECONDS. THE LONGER IT STALLS OUT, THE MORE EXPLOSIVE THE ACCELERATION, ONCE IT COMES. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO CROP UP MOST OFTEN JUST AFTER SLACKING OFF ON THE GAS. FOR EXAMPLE: IN TRAFFIC, IF I AND HAVE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO MAINTAIN SPACE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE TO GET INTO AN OPENING IN THE ADJACENT LANE, THE VAN JUST HANGS THERE, AS IF THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THEN SUDDENLY, THE CAR RESPONDS TO THE ACCELERATOR WITH A JERK. MY THEORY IS THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUEL CONSERVATION SYSTEM THAT TURNS VARIOUS NUMBERS OF CYLINDERS OFF AND ON, DEPENDING ON DEMAND. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD THIS TO ME AND THEY ASKED ME IF I COULD TAKE IT OUT FOR A DRIVE AND DUPLICATE IT FOR THEM. I TOLD THEM IT WOULD BE OKAY IF THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE GAS BECAUSE I CAN'T "MAKE" IT DO IT ON COMMAND. I'VE JUST BECOME AWARE THAT WHAT I DESCRIBE IS THE MOST COMMON CIRCUMSTANCE: STEADY OR SLIGHT ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY SLACKING OFF, FOLLOWED BY AN ATTEMPT AT RAPID ACCELERATION. THE ATTEMPT AT RAPID ACCELERATION RESULTS IN HESITATION AND THEN RAPID ACCELERATION, EITHER OF WHICH, COULD CREATE THE SITUATION FOR AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 10/08/2012· STRUCTURE

  MANUAL SLIDING DOORS (BOTH SIDES), ARE EXTREMELY HARD FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO OPEN, EITHER FROM INSIDE THE CAR OR OUTSIDE THE CAR. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY CHILDREN TO OPEN THE DOORS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY HELP. MANY ADULTS WOULD EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY OPEN THE DOORS FOR PEOPLE. FROM THE INSIDE, YOU NEED TO PULL THE HANDLE WHILE PUSHING OUT ON THE DOOR, AND ALSO PULLING TOWARDS THE BACK. THE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT "POP-OUT DISENGAGE" LIKE ALL OTHER MANUAL SLIDING DOORS I'VE OPERATED. *TR

• 10/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR FAILED TO RESPOND TO KEYPAD LOCK TRANSMITTER, AND THEN FAILED TO START 3 CONSECUTIVE ATTEMPTS. THIS SAME CAR'S PREVIOUS BATTERY DIED COMPLETELY APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE AND WAS REPLACED JUST 4 MONTHS AGO. CAR HAS ALSO HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE VOICE RECOGNITION AND CELLPHONE BLU-RAY CONNECTION ACTED ERRATICALLY OR FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

• 10/03/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT DID NOT STATE WHAT CAUSED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TO WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE. AS A RESULT OF THE WORN ROTORS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.