Complaint volume
940 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2018 Honda Odyssey Complaints
940 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2018 Honda Odyssey, grouped by component category.
940 Total complaints
13 Crash reports
3 Fire reports
18 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are engine, electrical system, power train. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 13 crash reports, 3 fire reports, 18 injury reports, and 1 fatality report. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 260 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 40,559 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to engine, electrical system, power train?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2018 Honda Odyssey?
Used-car checklist
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Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2018 Honda Odyssey
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How severe are the 2018 Honda Odyssey complaints?
13 Crash
3 Fire
18 Injury
1 Fatality
24 Towed
7 Medical attention
What are the most common 2018 Honda Odyssey complaint categories?
ENGINE 88
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 87
POWER TRAIN 81
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 65
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 62
STRUCTURE 57
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 33
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 31
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 22
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 22
940 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 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. MANUALLY PUSHING IN OF THE LOCK RESTORES THE ABILITY TO POWER-UNLOCK, HOWEVER IT DOES NOT RESTORE FUNCTION TO THE POWER LOCKING MECHANISM. ADDITIONALLY, THE EFFECT APPEARS TO BE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE, WHERE WARM WEATHER INCREASES THE CHANCES OF FAILURE OF THE POWER LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 300 |
| Aug 2020 | STRUCTURE | WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, AFTER CLOSING THE REAR DOOR. THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT ALWAYS HOLD THE REAR DOOR IN A FULLY CLOSED CONDITION, CAUSING A DOOR OPEN WARNING CONDITION. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FORCEFULLY SLAM THE REAR DOOR CLOSED BEFORE IT LOCKS CORRECTLY. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH MONTH. ON VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTO CLOSING REAR DOOR OPTION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Jun 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE PINCH SENSOR KEEPS BREAKING WHICH THEN CAUSES THE DOOR PANEL TO SEPARATE AND THE WINDOW TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT IT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2020 | POWER TRAIN | 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUSLY UNPREDICTABLE WHEN ACCELERATING. ESPECIALLY FROM FULLY STOPPED CONDITION. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER ADVANCING STRAIGHT AHEAD OR TURNING INTO EITHER DIRECTION. TERRAIN CONDITIONS DO NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THIS BEHAVIOR. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE WIDELY VARIABLE RESPONSES TO A CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF THROTTLE. 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. NOT MOVE AT ALL WHILE ENGINE REVS, THEN MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SO RAPIDLY THAT IT LAUNCHES INTO TRAFFIC OR THE TIRES FIRST LOSE TRACTION BEFORE IT LAUNCHES. IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE CONDITION IS EXACERBATED INTO AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS LACK OF VEHICLE CONTROL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 110,000 |
| Mar 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WE CAME HOME FROM THE MOVIE THEATER (WHICH WAS ONLY 5 MILES AWAY) AND PARKED OUR CAR IN THE OUR DRIVEWAY. WHEN MY HUSBAND TURNED OFF THE CAR, WE IMMEDIATELY SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. WE SEE SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND, KIDS AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SEE WAFTS OF SMOKE RISING FROM THE HOOD. WE SEE FIRE AT THE UNDER BED OF THE CAR. WITHIN 3 MINUTES FIRE WAS COMING UP THROUGH THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE ENTIRE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES (4-5FT TALL) WITHIN 5 MINUTES FROM SMOKE TO FULL FIRE. FIREFIGHTERS THANKFULLY PUT OUT THE FIRE WITHIN 8 MINUTES FROM WHEN IT STARTED. THE HOOD HAD DISINTEGRATED AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND ALL THE PARTS IN THE HOOD WERE BURNT AND MELTED. MY WINDSHIELD SHATTERED FROM THE HEAT. THIS CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, 37,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS BOUGHT AND SERVICE LOS REGULARLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE CAR WOULD JUST COMBUST OUT OF THE BLUE. CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA WITH NO AVAIL. AND REFUSAL OF ANY INVESTIGATION. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED ON OUR SECURITY CAMERA. | Crash: No Fire: Yes | 37,250 |
| Mar 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT ABOUT 2 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM DRIVE TO PARK WITHOUT WARNING. 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 FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 33,000 |
| Mar 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE LAGS AND SLIPS REGULARLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. 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. IT US UNACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA WOULD ALLOW THIS TRANSMISSION TO BE USED BY SO MANY IN SUCH AN UNSAFE WAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE 2018 ODYSSEY HAS MANY PROBLEMS ON THE FUEL INJECTORS SYSTEM THAT CAUSED ALL CHECKING ENGINES LIGHTS ON. THE COSTS TO REPAIR IS TOO EXPENSIVE. COSTS ME 1650.00 AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER | Crash: No Fire: No | 106,500 |
| Feb 2020 | STRUCTURE | METAL BAR ON THE SIDE SLIDE BACK CAUSING CAN'T CLOSE TAIL GATE OR HARD TO OPEN. HONDA DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSE IT. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER IT HAS TO DO WITH SLIDING DOOR RECALL THAT IT NOT LATCH (WHICH ALREADY FIXED) OR SLIDE DOOR PUSH THIS SIDE METAL BAR BACK WHEN OPEN. HONDA TECH SAID THEY SAW IT IN MORE THAN 5 VEHICLES, IT CATCHED IT BEFORE 35K, HONDA WILL COVER UNDER WARRANTY. BUT MY CAR IS OVER 35K SO IT NOT COVER EVEN UNDER EXTEND WARRANTY. IT COSTS $140 TO REPLACE. I AM MORE CONCERN FOR MY KIDS SAFETY, IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSE IT. IT HAPPENED AFTER I COME IN FOR RECALL OF POWER REPLACEMENT IN THE BACK. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BOUGHT NEW IN OCT 2018. HAS 39,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON VAN NOW. FEB 17, 2020 - VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY. FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO "REVERSE" TO ACTIVATE THE CAMERA. NO IMAGE WAS DISPLAYED, BUT A BLANK (BLACK) SCREEN WITH MESSAGE: CAMERA SYSTEM FAILURE. HOW IS THAT FAILURE EVEN POSSIBLE - NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO CAMERA WHATSOEVER? THE CAMERA ISN'T A STRESSED PART LIKE ENGINE PARTS. WHY IS THE CAMERA FAILING SO SOON? | Crash: No Fire: No | 39,000 |
| Feb 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE REAR CAMERA SYSTEM HAS 'CAMERA SYSTEM FAILURE' ERROR. 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. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,000 |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CABIN WATCH SAFETY FEATURE FOR PASSENGERS MALFUNCTIONING PERIODICALLY | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| Feb 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, FIRST TIME BRAKE PEDAL GETS SOFT AND GET PRESSED EXTENSIVELY TO FLOOR WITH LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, IF U HIT BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRST PRESS, BRAKE PEDAL WORKS NORMAL. AGAIN ONCE U HIT ACCELERATION, AND TRY TO HIT BRAKE, FIRST ATTEMPT OF BRAKING GETS VERY SOFT AND ALMOST BOTTOM OUT WITHOUT MUCH BRAKING POWER THEN IMMEDIATELY SECOND PUSH TO BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES MORE NORMAL AND HARDER BRAKING. WHOLE CYCLE KEEPS REPEATING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 32,100 |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN I STOP CURBSIDE FOR SCHOOL CARPOOLING (I HAVE 5 CHILDREN AT 3 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS) TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO EXIT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, I THEN CANNOT GET IT TO CLOSE. THE DOOR WILL SLIDE ALL THE WAY TO WITHIN 1 INCH OF CLOSING AND POP BACK OPEN. REPEATEDLY. DRIVING WITH THE SLIDING DOOR AJAR IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUTTONS TO STOP THE DOOR, AND START IT CLOSING AGAIN. IF I DO THIS STOP/START ACTION REPEATEDLY (NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SLIDE ALL THE WAY BACK OPEN) I CAN ALMOST ALWAYS GET THE TIMING RIGHT TO GET IT TO CLOSE...BUT OFTEN IT TAKES 3-5 MINUTES TO GET THE STOP/START COMBINATION TO CLOSE THE DOOR ENTIRELY. 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. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND EVEN MORE SO, UNSAFE! | Crash: No Fire: No | 27,157 |
| Feb 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | KEEP GETTING ERROR MESSAGE THAT MY CARE HAS LOST POWER BETWEEN DRIVING AND THE ANTI THEFT ON THE RADIO DISPLAYS. DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PHOTOS OF IT HAPPENING 15 + TIMES IT HAS HAPPENS SINCE THE VAN WAS A FEW WEEKS OLD | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | THE CAR HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE MOUNT IS BEING REPLACED DUE TO IT BEING BAD, THE RADIO IS VERY DELAYED AND CRASHES AND THE SLIDING DOOR KEEPS STICKING AND I HAVE TO FORCE IT CLOSED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 27,000 |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN APPLYING THEM AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE GAS TOOK AN EXTENDED TIME TO WORK. ONCE I WAS TRYING TO SWITCH LANES AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE VAN DIDN'T GO ANY FASTER AND I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VAN SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD. EVERYTHING THE VAN SHIFTS AROUND 20-30 MPH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JOLTS BACK AND FORTH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DEALERS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO HONDA'S CORPORATE NUMBER BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, FLUIDS AND FUEL INJECTORS BUT ALL THE ISSUES STILL REMAIN. I HAVE ALSO HAD A FEW ISSUES WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY BUT HAVE NOT MENTIONED THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP OR HONDA CORPORATE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Jan 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEELS AND FRONT END OF THE CAR TO SHAKE WHILING BREAKING AT HIGH SPEED. SHAKING ISN'T NOTICEABLE UNDER 30MPH BUT THE FAST YOU GO, THE WORST THE SHAKING BECOMES. WE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH OUR OLDER 2012 ODYSSEY AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IT. WHEN I ASK THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL LIST FOR IT AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACE MY BREAKS AND ROTORS. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | ELECTRICAL ISSUES: AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 2 ' 5 MINUTES, ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, REAR ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN AND PARKING SENSORS STOP WORKING. THE SPEAKERS MAKE LOUD POPPING SOUND THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY EVEN WHEN YOU TRY TO POWER OFF RADIO/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SOUND. ONCE RESTARTED, EVERYTHING WOULD WORK FOR 2 ' 5 MINUTES AND THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. THE SPEAKERS POPPING WERE VERY LOUD AND DISTRACTING, SCREEN WITH BACKUP CAMERA AND PARKING SENSORS STOPPED WORKING MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,200 |
| Jan 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE HAD THIS VERY PROBLEM IN MY 2018 EX WITH NAV RES. I'LL BE ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 65MPH+, AND I WILL ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES OR PASS AND THE ENGINE WILL SEEMINGLY STALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. AS I PRESS THE GAS, THE CAR ACTUALLY DECELERATES AS IF IT'S COASTING IN NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT REENGAGES, THE ENGINE REVS A LITTLE, AND THE CAR BEGINS ACCELERATION. 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. WHEN I HIT THE GAS, THE CAR COASTS FORWARD FOR A SECOND BEFORE ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. IT IS ACTUALLY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THERE HAS BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY 'CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM.' TODAY MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD OPEN A CASE WITH HONDA, WHICH I DID. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION WAS DISCONTINUED BECAUSE CONSUMERS 'COMPLAINED' AND 'DIDN'T LIKE IT.' THEY FURTHER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULD NOT FIX IT. IN THE CASE OF MY VAN, IT IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. MY SON IS LEARNING TO DRIVE AND I AM FEARFUL FOR HIS SAFETY. I HAVE FELT IN DANGER IN THIS CAR MYSELF. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT TO WHOM I COULD SPEAK TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS, I WAS DIRECTED TO 'PAGE 2 OF THE ONLINE OWNER'S MANUAL.' THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FREQUENTLY WITHOUT RESOLUTION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 41,000 |
| Jan 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHEN WE START THE ENGINE ALL THE ERRORS COME UP SAYING THAT THE VHS FAILED, THE ELECTRONICS STABILITY FAILED, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS. WE HAVE PURCHASED 2 ODYSSEY AND THEY BOTH HAVE THAT PROBLEMS. WHEN WE CALLED HONDA THEY TOLD US TO REPAIR IT AS IT WAS OUR FAULT. AFTER FEW STARTS IT GOES AWAY. 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. SO HONDA HAS RECALLED THE PILOT BUT NOT THE MINI VAN. SAME PROBLEMS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 90,000 |
| Jan 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DROVE VEHICLE, PARKED, AND KEPT CAR RUNNING. HAD ONLY SET OF KEYS IN HAND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. USED THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE CAR. COULD NOT UNLOCK THE CAR USING THE KEY FOB OR BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF VAN. AT THE TIME, DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PHYSICAL KEY IN THE FOB. MY KIDS WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR AND I HAD TO INSTRUCT MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD TO UNBUCKLE THEMSELVES FROM THEIR CARSEAT AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. EVENT OCCURRED LATE 2019. 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. THANKFULLY THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF VAN WORKED TO UNLOCK DOORS, BUT IF IT HADN'T, I WOULD HAVE HAD NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE CAR TO GET TO MY KIDS ON A HOT SUMMER DAY. EVENT OCCURRED SUMMER 2019. | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Dec 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE 10-SPEED TRANSMISSION ON MY 2018 HONDA EX-L ODYSSEY VAN SLIPS. THIS HAS INTERMITTENTLY HAPPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. THE SLIPPAGE OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN STARTING AFTER A STOP. THE ENGINE WILL REV FOR TO A FULL SECOND BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION "CATCHES" AND STARTS TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH A JERK, OTHER TIMES, THE ACCELERATION WILL BE SLOW. THIS UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL "NEAR MISS" INCIDENTS WHERE THE UNPREDICTABLE TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPAIR IT IMMEDIATELY LEST LIVES BE LOST. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,500 |
| Dec 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL RESNAV W/ 9SPEED AT ASIDE FROM THE TRANSMISSION I ALSO WROTE UP OUR ODYSSEY HAS USED THE COLLISION MITIGATION AUTO BRAKING SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES TO NOT JUST SLOW BUT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN JUST ONCE. OR JUST TO MY WIFE THE PRIMARY DRIVER. IT'S HAPPENED TO BOTH OF US MULTIPLE TIMES. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE HAVING THE CAR 'TAKE THE CONTROLS' AND STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU HAVE THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED TO PASS A VEHICLE THIS IS UNSAFE. DOUBLY SO WHEN THE VEHICLE BEHIND YOU ANTICIPATES YOUR ACCELERATION AND NEARLY REAR ENDS YOU. OR THE TIME MY WIFE HAD A CAR CROSS TRAFFIC LEFT TO RIGHT TOO CLOSE TO HER AND THE SURROUNDING VEHICLES TURNING INTO THE LOCAL CHICK FIL A. THE VEHICLES TO HER LEFT AND RIGHT WERE ABLE TO SLOW AND THEN PROCEED. OUR ODYSSEY STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 6 LANE ROAD THAT USUALLY RUNS 45. SHE WAS NEARLY HIT DUE TO THE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE STOP FROM THE CMBS. 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. AND WILL ALSO LOCK ON TO VEHICLES TURNING LEFT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND STOP. THIS IS COMPLETELY AND 100% UNACCEPTABLE, UNSAFE AND HAS DESTROYED MY OPINION OF HONDA WHICH WAS STERLING UP UNTIL NOW. WE MAY BE TRADING THIS THING SOON. | Crash: No Fire: No | 23,690 |
| Dec 2019 | POWER TRAIN | OWNER OF 2018 ODYSSEY EXL RESNAV W/ 9SPEED AT WIFE IS PRIMARY DRIVER AND WE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A ROAD TRIP. VEHICLE PERFORMS VERY SMOOTHLY 95% OF THE TIME. THE OTHER 5% YOU CAN EXPECT ABRUPT AND VIOLENT UP AND DOWN SHIFTS. FURTHER, THIS IS THE SAFETY VS ANNOYANCE ISSUE, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS IS A FACTOR THREAT WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. HESITATION CAN AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HONDA OF NA NEEDS TO GET TO WORK AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 29,500 |