2013 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 77250 MILES DEALERSHIPINSP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 77230 MILES HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS CODE P0302 MISFIRE FOUND FILED PLUG REPLACED PISTON RINGS ON CAL 1-3 AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS 1-4 .THIS IS NOT THE WORK SCOPE CALLED FOR BY THE 2013 RECALL FOR PISTON PROBLEMS BUT COULD BE RELATED. I AM CONCERNED SINCE I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 372000 MILES ON IT WITHOUT REQUIRING ANY ENGINE WORK OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE SPECIFIED AND PERFORMED BY HONDA .I AM THANKFUL FOR THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HOWEVER THE SUDDEN STOPPING TO RESULTING FROM ITS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT.R

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 41 IN ACWORTH, GA, WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD "POP." IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING EXPLODED, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I THEN HEARD THE SOUND OF WIND, THINKING ONE OF MY KIDS ROLLED DOWN ONE OF THE WINDOWS, BUT I CHECKED THEM ALL AND THEY HAD NOT. I OPENED THE SHADE COVER FOR THE SUNROOF, TO FIND A HUGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, AND THE REST OF THE GLASS SPIDER WEBBED/SHATTERED. I QUICKLY CLOSED IT AND GOT HOME TO FURTHER INSPECT. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT HAPPENED, BUT SPENT $800 HAVING IT REPAIRED (AND THAT WAS WITH A USED SUNROOF).

CAR CONSUMES OIL-ENGINE MISSES AND STALLS-LIGHTS COME ON SIGNALING TRACTION. BACK SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH CONSTANTLY- SOLUTION ON NHTSA WEBSIT IS RECALL NUMBER 13V382000 RECALL DATE 08/27/2013 COMPONENT ENGINE SUMMARY HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 PILOT 2WD AND 4WD VEHICLES AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 ODYSSEY VEHICLES. DURING MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE PISTON, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS WAS NOT PROPERLY APPLIED, RESULTING IN THE PISTON HAVING AN INSUFFICIENT HARDNESS LEVEL, MAKING IT MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO PREMATURE WEAR. CONSEQUENCE A WORN PISTON MAY SUDDENLY FAIL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. HONDA'S RECALL NUMBERS ARE JB4 (HONDA ODYSSEY) AND JB5 (HONDA PILOT). VICTORY HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE SHORT BLOCK--THEY CLAIM MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH COMPLAINT--CALLED HONDA AMERCAN AND THEY HUNG THE PHONE UP ON ME. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HWY 51 NEAR COVINGTON (SPEED LIMIT 55) I AM ALSO BEING TOLD BY VICTORY HONDA OF JACKSON TN THAT MY ODYSSEY FALLS UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 13081 (PISTON RING REPLACEMENT) AND NOT UNDER BULLETIN SERVICE 13075 (SHORT LOCK REPLACEMENT). I AM TRYING TO VERIFY THIS AND CAN FIND NO SUPPORTING DATA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A LOUD BOOMING NOISE SUDDENLY OCCURRED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GLASS SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (MIKE WHATLEY HONDA IN BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 70 MILES PER HOUR AND I ADJUSTED IN MY SEAT. MY KNEE KNOCKED THE IGNITION FROM THE "ON" POSITION TO OFF. I QUICKLY TURNED THE KEY BACK TO THE ON POSITION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND WENT OFF AND REMAINED OFF.

PAINT PEELING IN VARIOUS SPOTS ON THE VEHICLE. FIRST SPOT WAS A SMALL PEEL ON THE ROOF, HONDA REPAIRED. NOW THE ENTIRE LOWER HALF OF THE TAILGATE PEELED DURING A SIMPLE CAR WASHING. IT CAME OF LIKE IT WAS A DECAL WITH NO MORE GLUE! UGHH.

MY 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE AND THE DOOR SLID FORWARD NEARLY CATCHING MY YOUNG SON'S HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRONT PART OF THE FRAME. ALSO NOW THAT THE CABLE HAS SNAPPED THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN COMPLETELY TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LIMITING THE ABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THAT SIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON IN IT AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE CABLE RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE SPOT ALTHOUGH IT IS COATED IN PLASTIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DIONO SAFETY SEAT, MODEL TYPE: RADIAN RXT MODEL, MODEL NUMBER US16900 AND MANUFACTURED IN 4/01/2013. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE CROTCH BUCKLE, THE BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO RELEASE. THE LATCH THAT HELD THE SEAT IN PLACE ALSO FAILED TO SECURE THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT THEN STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REPLACE THE CROTCH BUCKLE. THE SEAT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY, NOTICED SIGNIFICANT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT 35K MILES WHILE GOING DOWN OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE SLOWING DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. IT MADE ME GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL HARDER TO TRY TO STEADY THE WHEELS SO WE DON'T DRIVE OFF THE CLIFF. I BELIEVE IT POSES A DANGER AS IT CREATES A SITUATION WHERE SUCH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND TIRES VIBRATION CAN CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH THE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE COULD BE LOST ALONG WITH LIVES OF THOSE IN THE CAR. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE TIRES, WHICH WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. THE CAR IS IN GOOD STANDING AS ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES WERE COMPLETED TIMELY. WHEN CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID THAT ROTORS NEEDS TO BE RESURFACED. BUT AS I AM READING ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS, THIS COULD BE AN ENDLESS AND EXPENSIVE RECURRENT SERVICE. THIS VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO BE A FAMILY VEHICLE, THEREFORE IT SHOULDN'T BE A STANDARD WHEN ROTORS COME OUT OF FUNCTIONALITY AS SOON AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL. THIS PISTON RINGS WEAR PREMATURELY AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE OFFICIAL REPORT (RECALL #13V382000) LISTS ONE OF THE DANGERS AS THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE CAN STALL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH/INJURY. HOWEVER, HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. HOWEVER, I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE COVERED AS IT PUTS MY FAMILY IN DANGER.