2012 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

LOW BEAMS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR DRIVING.. CAN'T SEE SEE MOST OR ANY SIGN CLEARLY ON DARK HIGHWAY AND ROADS. VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING.. HAD TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE TWICE, THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND FIXED IT TWICE AND STILL THE ISSUE IS REPEATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 01/31/17*LJ *CN

"TAKATA RECALL" I AM DRIVING AND WHEN I HAVE TO BRAKE AT A TURN, THE BRAKES DON'T WANT TO WORK. I WAS PRESSING WAY DOWN, ALMOST PUSHING AT THE FLOOR THEN THEY TAKE A GRAB. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. I DRIVE ON A ROAD WHERE VIEWS NEAR TURNS ARE NOT VISIBLE AT ALL. SOMEONE DRIVES OUT AND YOU HAVE TO BRAKE IN A SECOND, AND BRAKES DON'T WANT TO GRAB. WITH FOUR KIDS, YOU ARE PUTTING EVERYONE IN DANGER BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

THE BATTERY CUTS OUT WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER MORE THAN 2" HIGH. THE DASHBOARD BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON & THE STEERING LOCKS. THIS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM MAKING A RIGHT TURN & HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THAT PUDDLE THAT COLLECTS ON THE CORNER. THIS IS VERY COMMON IN RAINY SOUTH FLORIDA. WHEN I'M IN THE TURN & THE BATTERY CUTS OT & THE STEERING LOCKS UP, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT & PRAY THAT ANOTHER CAR IS NOT RIGHT NEXT TO ME, THAT I'LL END UP SLAMMING INTO. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE EXPLIANED TO ME THAT, APPARENTLY, A BATTERY CABLE IS MOUNTED TOO LOW ON THE CAR. PLEASE ADVISE.

LIKE MANY OTHERS HERE, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ROTORS WARPING. I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAD TAKEN A LONG ROAD TRIP OVER THE SUMMER, AND THE MILES PUSHED ME OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS(OVER $200!). LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SHAKING ETC WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. HONDA DID RESURFACE THEM A SECOND TIME AT THEIR COST (SINCE IT WAS WITHIN ONE YEAR). I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME BY THE DEALER, THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT'S NOW 10 MONTHS LATER, AND ONCE AGAIN I AM EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I WAS TOLD BY MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM OFTEN, AND THAT THIS STYLE VAN IS MUCH HEAVIER THAN MY OLD ODYSSEY, AND THAT'S WHY THEY ARE WARPING, UNLIKE MY LAST VAN. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED! I NOW HAVE TO PAY THEM FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS, AND I KNOW THAT IN A YEAR, WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND AGAIN! SHAME ON HONDA FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS.

CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING (LUCKILY IN PARKING LOT). WOULD NOT RE-START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE RIGHT WIRING HARNESS. NO DAMAGE VISIBLE TO WIRING HARNESS. ~70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.

THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED: "HEARD NOISE COMING FROM POWER STEERING" "COMPARED TO NEW UNIT AND HAD SAME NOISE" "NOISE IS FROM PRESSURE BEING PUT ON PUMP ON TIGHT TURNS. NO ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM FOUND" "NO REPAIRS TO BE MADE AT THIS TIME". FEEL NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

ROTORS HAVE WARPED IN A TIME FRAME OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF NORMAL. ROTORS ARE DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THEY CAN GET OVERHEATED AND WARP DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO COOL OFF BETWEEN USES. VEHICLE WEIGHT COMBINED WITH POOR DESIGN OF ROTORS CREATE WEAR AND TEAR THAT HAPPENS MORE QUICKLY THAN WHAT SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE THEREFORE CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD.

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED AND WILL WARP WITH USE CAUSING VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. THE HOMELINK STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF WITH KEY REMOVED CAUSING THIEF TO OPEN YOUR GARAGE DOOR WHEN THEY BREAK INTO THE CAR AND HAVING ACCESS TO HOMES BECAUSE THE HOMELINK STAYS ON CONSTANTLY.