2015 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2015 HONEY ODYSSEY ON JANUARY 2, 2018. I FIRST READ OF THE ISSUE IN THIS NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. HONDA STILL HAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AND THE FIX IS NOT TIMELY. HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR MONTHS AND YET HAD FAILED TO CORRECT THE SEATS FROM LATCHING IMPROPERLY. FURTHERMORE, THIS IS THE SECOND SEAT RELATED RECALL WE HAVE HAD SINCE WE LEASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2015.

THE SEAT RECLINE LATCHING MECHANISM ON ONE OF THE SECOND ROW SEATS HAS FAILED AND ALLOWS THE SECOND ROW TO COLLAPSE BACK INTO THE THIRD ROW SEAT. THE LATCH WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. THIS PUTS THE PERSON SITTING IN THE 3RD ROW AT HIGH RISK OF INJURY IF THIS OCCURS IN A REAR END COLLISION. FORTUNATELY,THIS WAS DISCOVERED WITHOUT INJURY.

THE VAN HAS POWER SLIDING DOORS. EVER SINCE IT WAS NEW, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS NOT CLOSING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS BECAUSE WE LIVE ON GRAVEL. I FINALLY TOOK THE VAN APART MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THE RUBBER COATING HAD COME OFF THE CABLE THAT CLOSES THE DOOR AND BUNCHED UP AND WOULD LET IT SLIDE FREELY. I BOUGHT A NEW AND WITHIN A MONTH IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. THE COATING WAS COMING OFF. WE JUST TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND WERE TOLD AGAIN IT WAS DUST BUT THE COATING IS COMING OFF THE OTHER SIDE AND JAMMING IT UP TOO. MY WIFE HIT A DEER RECENTLY AND THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. THE POWER DOOR WOULDN'T SLIDE AND WHEN YOU PUT IT ON MANUAL MODE WHICH SHUTS THE DOORS OFF, IT WON'T SLIDE EITHER AND MY WIFE HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT AND GET MY SON OUT OF HIS SEAT. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. WORST PART, MY WIFE SAYS THAT IT HAS NEVER WORKED AND SHE ASKED HONDA ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE WE LIVE ON GRAVEL. NOW THAT OUR WARRANTY IS UP, THEY WANT TO SELL US A BUNCH OF NEW PARTS. I JUST ASK THAT SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FACTOR. I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE PRETTY STRONG AND I CAN'T SIT ON THE INSIDE THE VAN AND FORCE IT OPEN SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY KIDS WOULD DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE SUN ROOF TILTED OPEN, THE GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES WITHOUT WARNING. A COUPLE OF PIECES FELL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED SPREEN HONDA (25050 REDLANDS BLVD, LOMA LINDA, CA 92354 (909) 799-7070) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A ROCK PROBABLY STRUCK THE GLASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,100.

FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGULFED FRONT END OF VEHICLE WITHIN 10 MINS. VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OF HOME AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. MY WIFE NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE UPON EXITING VEHICLE AND WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD THERE WERE FLAMES VISIBLE AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A DEER APPEARED IN THE ROADWAY. TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY, AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, A DEER ENTERED THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT SUDDENLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE LOCAL DEALER (RIVERSIDE HONDA IN MARQUETTE, 2025 US-41, MARQUETTE, MI, 49855) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,500.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER OUR PURCHASE THE ODYSSEY SEEMED TO JERK AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TAKING OFF (CITY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC). WE MENTIONED THIS AT OUR SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL WITH THE ECO. LAST WEEK MY FAMILY HEADING OUT ON VACATION. ABOUT 6 HOURS, HIGHWAY DRIVING, INTO OUR DRIVE WE CAME UPON HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE HAD SEVERAL MILES OF STOP AND GO. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLAM INTO GEAR AND THEN THE VAN WOULD JERK THEN MOVE. THIS CONTINUED FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO A SLOW ROLL WHEN SHE ACCELERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 EVENTS THROUGH OUT THE CONGESTED AREA ABOUT 40 MIN. WE FINALLY CLEARED TRAFFIC AND STOPPED FOR REST AND FUEL AND CONTINUED ON. THE SYMPTOM DID NOT RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR TRIP HOWEVER, WE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AS WE DID WHEN WE STARTED. I BEGAN TO RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HASN'T BE SOLVED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE AND SEEMS TO RESET TO NORMAL WHEN THE VAN IS TURNED OFF. I AM HEADING TO THE DEALER TO GET OUR VAN LOOKED AT AND DOCUMENT IN THEIR SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR CAMERA FAILED TO DISPLAY IMAGES ON THE INTERIOR MONITOR WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED. ALSO, THE REARVIEW CAMERA GRID FAILED TO DISPLAY ON THE MONITOR WHEN IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCONNELL HONDA (2840 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36116 (334) 271-2500) FOUR TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS HOT, THE CAMERAS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

THE ODOMETER DIAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN BRIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS YEAR THEY WENT TO WHITE LETTERS ON GRAY BACKGROUND. AT 70 MILES AN HOUR, STARING AT THE ODOMETER TO CHECK ONE'S SPEED IS SIMILAR TO READING TEXT ON A PHONE. I HAD CONTACTED HONDA A NUMBER OF TIMES TO ASK WHY WE CANNOT ADJUST THE LIGHTING SO THE NUMBERS WHEN LIT CAN BE VIEWED MORE EASILY. THERE IS A LIGHT DETECTOR BUILT IN THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DASH LIGHTS TO FUNCTION DURING DAYLIGHT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DANGEROUS EVENTS OCCUR DUE TO DRIFTING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TAKING MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO TRY AND READ THE DIAL. WHY CAN'T THEY FIX IT TO ALLOW USE OF DASH LIGHTING DURING DAYLIGHT? IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS ALLOWING THE DISABLING OF THE DAY/NIGHT DETECTOR.