2011 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

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

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.

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.

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.

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

I WAS PARKED IN OUR LEVEL DRIVEWAY, WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AFTER MAKING SURE IT WAS IN PARK. SHUT THE DOOR, AND THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY OVER A SMALL HILL AND HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN FRONT OF OUT HOUSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.THE PARKING MECHANISM ON THIS VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE EFFECTIVELY, THE SHIFTER SAID IT WAS IN PARK,AND THE CAR JUMPED INTO GEAR.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON WET ROADS, THE TIRES SPIN AND THERE IS NO TRACTION; THE CAR FISHTAILS AND STARTS VERY SLOWLY. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE INITIAL TIRES WERE CHEAP, BUT I RECENTLY BOUGHT NEW TIRES (NOT FROM HONDA) AND SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TIRES THAT WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NO LONGER THINK IT IS A "TIRE" ISSUE, BUT A CAR AND WEIGHT-DISTRIBUTION ISSUE. DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR ON WET ROADS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN A HONDA ODYSSEY.

THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FREQUENTLY GOES DEAD, LEAVING MY FAMILY STRANDED AND FEELING INSECURE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SIT IN THE CAR, TURNED OFF, WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION (NO LIGHTS ON, NO RADIO, ETC.) THE BATTERY WILL DIE. I HAVE TO HAVE IT JUMPED, OR WAIT HOURS (WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION) FOR THE BATTERY TO RECHARGE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE BEING STRANDED SOMEPLACE FOR HOURS AT NIGHT.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF. FOUND THAT THE GAS EVAPORATOR WAS FULL OF WATER. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO CLUE HOW WATER COULD GET IN THERE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES WITH EMISSIONS OR EVEN A POSSIBLE FIRE DUE TO GAS FUMES NOT BEING ABLE TO BE ABSORBED BY THE CHARCOAL FILTER IN THE EVAPORATOR. I WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD TAKE THIS SERIOUS AND FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE/PROBLEM.

VIBRATION IN BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING, EXTREMELY NOTICED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AT 09/12/2012, BUT FOUND AND 'FIXED' WARPED BREAK ROTOR AT ABOUT 45000 MILES ON 7/9/2013. PROBLEM (VIBRATION AND PULSING OF STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL) SOON REAPPEARED AND ON 7/27/2015 RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT WARPING HAD AGAIN OCCURRED. CALLED HONDA, WHO SAID THAT THE THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THE ORIGINAL BRAKE ROTOR (PART NUMBER 45251-TK8-A01 EVEN THOUGH IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY 45251-TK8-A02. THE NEW BRAKE ROTOR NOW BEING PUT ON 2011 AND LATER HONDA ODYSSEY HAS INCREASED INTERNAL THICKNESS (MORE MASS AND SMALLER AIR VENTS) AND OTHER CHANGES. FOR MY CAR, THE OLDER ROTOR IS DEFECTIVE, WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED?