This is an electrical fire hazard and also a safety hazard. This is completely and 100% unacceptable, unsafe and has destroyed my opinion of honda which was sterling up until now. The speakers popping were very loud and distracting, screen with backup camera and parking sensors stopped working making the vehicle not drivable. We were unable to start the van. While driving long distances, the kids can only watch the first 30 minutes of their dvd before the system seems to overheat and completely shutdown. The service manager was concerned and told me he would get back to me. 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. I was barely able to steer the car to the side of the highly with my three children ages 8 months, 2 years and 4 years old in the car. This is annoying, and can still lead to a problem if I forget to turn it off. I could not find it. I believe this to be a design defect in the vehicle the mis-alignment of the millimeter radar appears to be an ongoing problem about every 22,000 miles. While I was driving this morning, on a side city street, and took a speed bump, the electrical system cut out entirely. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. 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. I am terrified to use this vehicle. Last event interesting is that this has happened when decelerating to enter ezpass express toll at at 50mph and then trying to accelerate to flow of traffic. If you turn complete right or left while vehicle is stand still and start driving, you hear these noise like axle cracking. It would be interesting to see if honda vehicles with this year cvt have seen an increase in rear end collisions. Please see the attached document for details. The vehicle was not repaired. There was no other vehicle around me and something came out of the uncovered dumpster the truck was carrying and hit my windshield leaving a crack. He first touched the outside sensor. The vehicle suddenly began veering to the right and left as I was fighting to keep it under control. 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. The engine shut down, the lights went off, I couldn't move the wheel. It seems to be an issue with cars equipped with either the 9 speed or the 10 speed transmission. On monday, june 18, 2018 at about 8:00 am my wife was sitting stationary at a stoplight and the window in the rear hatch exploded. 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 problem is exactly similar to this reported and others in odyssey consumer forums. Example: "Bad Brakes", "Toyota Recall", etc. The dealership called me on Monday morning and told me that couldn't find a problem with the van. Now our vehicle at 25,000 miles continues to reproduce the same problem. The car has been well maintained and no error codes or warning lights are on. Upon driving the vehicle to get home the vehicle would not accelerate above 40 mph. There were no warning indicators illuminated. 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. While most of the transmission problems were sorted out with the 2007 model year, some software issues appeared for the 2018-2019 model, causing sudden shifts to park mode. 6. But my car is over 35k so it not cover even under extend warranty. These conditions have happened since vehicle was new and continue to happen. If the techs find that the transmission can't stay still in Park without the electronic parking brake, the dealer will replace the transmission free of charge. Our vehicle when auto stopped may stall when attempting to resume driving. I bought my car 1 year ago and it's obviously flawed. This creates confusion for the driver while the vehicle is moving. Just have problem. It seems this problem should have been considered for a recall as well, but it wasnt. When I questioned why the car would shut down while in motion due to a need for a system update, I was told that is what the car is designed to do. The annoying engine shut down on stopping is, disabled at the time. This happens when the vehicle is parked. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to a second dealer who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. We never got an answer as to why it died. As there have been several recalls already concerning electronic controls and safety systems I'm concerned that this randomly present malfunction could create a critical system failure at an inopportune time resulting in an accident. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Odyssey Vehicle Speed Control Problems. Each control/display occurrence while the vehicle is in motion represents a distraction of driver attention. 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. Yeah, reviewing a books Honda Odyssey Service Manual could mount up your close links listings. I felt very unsafe to be stalled with no way to operate the vehicle. I had to pay out of pocket 0 and my insurance company paid the rest. Maintenance is preformed iaw the vehicles manual at an official honda dealership. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle jerked and the engine revved. It was bought and service los regularly at the dealership. Please check if you received similiar issue and help with me regarding the same. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000. Likewise, 2013 Honda Odyssey vehicles will be covered until the end of 2021. We don't sell/share your email. Also on 2 separate occasions I have come out in my garage (after the car has been off and parked for a few hours) and my car is in accessory mode and then the battery is drained. This is my third odyssey I own. When I took my foot off the brake to move forward, the car completely went dead. Thanks for the info, Neefer. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who performed a transmission control module (tcm) software update. Honda doesn't know what cause it. Car had 60,000 miles when my wife was driving and stopped on a red light the car never moved again, check engine light turned on and the car put itself in park, she couldn't shift to drive or reverse. While the vehicle was parked, the contact was removing items from the vehicle with the passenger sliding door open. Essentially, we are without most of the vehicles advanced features whenever it is cold outside. AT RANDOM TIMES EITHER STATIONARY OR MOVING, THE AUDIO MULTI FUNCTION UNIT WILL LOCK UP AND DISABLE VARIOUS FEATURES OF THE CAR INCLUDING SECURITY SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE CONTROL. I tried jumping it again but it now won't power on long enough to try to start. It started fine. At the time, did not know there was a physical key in the fob. Vehicle is not shifting at all, doesn't go right away when pedal is pressed, park, drive, reverse buttons flash on dashboard when car is on. One of my friends suggested me to report this incident to ntsb and they redirected me to nhtsa. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. The vehicle was not repaired. The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION UNDER PERFORMS. The issues with the car range from faulty door actuators to parasitic battery drain. The car was brought in for service to fix the issue. My safety concerns have been ignored by honda. 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. That was over a month ago and I have received no information from them. American honda motor company is aware that such problems exist, and they are unable to provide a remedy, further, american honda motor company denies that failed backup camera performance is a safety matter. Also affects the audio entertainment, all sounds stop. There is a very easy solution to this problem. (a tractor trailer had jackknifed stalling traffic). I have reported this to our honda dealership numerous times. Have 2012 odyssey, its 180000 miles now. The problem is so severe that it happens almost every time I come to a stop. Also after stop ,I have to push the gas hardly to pick up to normal drive I went dealer two times they check the car and they can't resolve this issues vehicle has also safety recall ,they fixed it I had problems with audio system,no sounds they replace it. The powertrain in my car has been giving me nothing but headaches since I purchased it in january 2022. We also had a 2007 honda odyssey that the sliders had the same issue and was recalled. This failure could be very dangerous if you needed to move the vehicle quickly, for example if stopped near a railroad crossing. It stayed on the several minute drive to work, and unfortunately came on and stayed on for my drive home. The contact owns a 2018 Honda Odyssey. I was out of state on vacation. The most recent occurrence took place at a stop light after leaving the highway. Dry snow, salt, ice, mud thrown on windshield when driving, and no way to effectively clear it off. Hopefully, all of the kids toys are correctly secured before that happens. 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. However, I feel this is a manufacture defect, the glass hatch window should not have exploded for no reason. The worst problem is when traveling on a two-lane highway with speed limits in the range of 45-55 mph. Constant discharge and recharge of battery presents a fire hazard. They said it started right up. When you start everything is fine after 10 minutes of playing anything the screen goes crazy. Hesitation, shuddering, jerking, were some of the issues. No, no warning signs prior. When the driver releases the brake pedal and pushes the accelerator pedal, the car fails to auto start, or auto starts with warning messages. 4) the dealer indicated a death code and that the transmission must be replaced. When automatic sliding door open/close is enabled the door will open, but will not close. While Honda admitted to no wrongdoing as part of the agreement, the company did agree to fully compensate vehicle owners who had to pay out-of-pocket for engine repairs on all of the model years listed above. What should have been a pass with maybe 4 seconds to spare ended up being less than 2 seconds and a little frightening. Lastly, the pick up on the van is slower than most cars I have driven. It will sometimes just shut off. Luckily, my wife and child were not hurt. The contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. The infotainment system has been a problem since about day 30 of owning the car. Also the gas mileage seem to be less.. The affected 2019 models, on the other hand, were built between April 12, 2018 and Jan. 14, 2019. To lose available power to wheels at high rate of speed, it's surely a safety hazzard. It showed emissions system, abs systems, hill start and several others. After about the third attempt, the engine responded. Fuel injectors were purported replaced in april of 2021. I reported this to honda dealer where I purchased the vehicle over two years ago before covid but it doesn't seem to concern them. The rain sensor fails to accurately assess water on the windshield, making the van's wiper choices either "off" or "low" or "high". The dvd player turned off. ***2018 honda odyssey caught fire while operational**** on 24th april 2019, on her way to drop our kid to school, my wife was driving our 2018 honda odyssey. When driving my car, and in the midst of a turn into oncoming traffic, my car shut down. All warning lights popped up when I was driving causing the vehicle to go into a safety mode. The vehicle was not repaired. They kept overnight to test it when it was cold and ran diagnostics. Reconnect the BLACK GROUND wire cable connection to the battery post. Then all alerts came on today. Recently, the contact stated that while his wife was driving the vehicle, the warning message repeatedly flashed on the screen before the entire instrument panel went blank. Dealer determined ' after codes were cleared, issue could not be duplicated'. The 2018 models carry build dates between Jan. 19, 2017 and April 16, 2018. If they feel they must do it, please require a permanent shut-off feature. 2018 honda odyssey elite, 4 months old and 650 miles. I took it in, they flew a technician in to look at it and said maybe a battery terminal issue as nothing recorded. I have had ongoing electrical problems with my 2018 Honda Odyssey predating the expiration of my Warranty. It was completely dead. I'm worried this can cause the car to stop at higher speeds and cause an accident, my wife usually drives this car with the kids with her. 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. The other 5% you can expect abrupt and violent up and down shifts. We were driving on i75 north on sat june 10. Of course, there are so many issues with this minivan; its difficult to tell where one stops and another begins. (my previous 2011 odyssey shift whit no problem) I was research and find lot off people have same problem , even someone filed class-action lawsuit alleges that the nine-speed zf 9hp automatic transmission. After pulling over, I started the car again and drove home. Check Engine Light. We were right before the atlanta macon split. Brian Jones spent more than 20 years working as an ASE Certified Master Tech and Parts Specialist at multiple dealerships. The vehicle was examined, but no failure was found. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. Honda of na needs to get to work and take responsibility for this unacceptable safety issue. Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. Links must be helpful to the general public & to a specific resource (like a forum thread), or they will be deleted when we review your link suggestion. You needed to move the vehicle not drivable and 100 % unacceptable, and. 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