2015 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I WAS DRIVING 65 M/H WHEN I HEAR A "SMALL EXPLOSION", WASN'T SURE WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM. AFTER THAT I SEE SOME SOLID MATERIAL FLYING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK. I PARKED THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I LOOK ON TOP OF THE ROOF I SAW THE MOONROOF BROKE AND NOTICED THE HOLE WAS COMING FROM BOTTOM UP. THERE WERE NOT OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD ELIMINATING THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD DEBRIS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD MAKE ME THINK THAT THIS WAS AN INCIDENT OTHER THAN FACTORY ISSUE (PRESSURIZATION) I'M ALMOST 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND THE ATTENTION I GOT FROM HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN MORGAN HILL IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE COVER IN PLACE TO PROTECT ME TO GET GLASS ON ME!. I FOUND SIMILAR CASES REPORTED TO THE NHTSA FOR THE SAME CAR AND MODEL. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKING SERIOUSLY BY AMERICAN HONDA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE B-PILLAR NEEDED TO BE WELDED AND THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 390.

2015 EXL ODYSSEY 5000 MILES DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ABOUT 20 MINS INTO MY DRIVE WITH 70 DEGREE GOOD WEATHER. TRANNY STARTES TO CLUNK INTO GEAR. AT FIRST I NOTICED A LITE CLUNK GIVING GAS TO PASS SOMEONE. THEN I NOTICED THE CLUNK GOT WORSE THE HARDER I GASES IT. WHAT I REALIZED IS. THAT WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS INTO GEAR OR DOWNSHIFTS THE TRANNY WOULD SLIP AND CLUNK. THEN WHEN I CAME TO A FULL STOP AND ACCELARATED THE 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFT WAS TERRIBLE (BAD CLUNK) IT CONTINUED EVERYTIME THE CAR SHIFTED INTO 2ND. IT WAS SO BAD I DECIEDED TO PUT CAR INTO 1ST GEAR AND HOLD IT AND MANUALLY SHIFT TO 2ND. I WAS ABLE TO SOFTEN THE CLUNK BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF GAS COUNTING TO 3 AND THEN SHIFTING WHILE DECELERATING. HOWEVER I DID NOTICE THAT THE MORE LOAD ON TRANNY DURING SHIFTS TRANSLATED INTO A HARDER CLUNK. ANYWAY I LIMPED CAR HOME WENT ON ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WHAT I FOUND WAS PEOPLE SAYING TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART, THUS RESETTING THE COMPUTER. AND YES I DID THAT AND PROBLEM GONE. SO BASICALLY I THINK THAT THE TRANNY MAY HAVE AN ADAPITVE LEARNING MODULE FOR THE TRANNY THAT TELLS VALVES IN TRANNY WHEN TO SHIFT. AND I THINK THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO PASS SOMEONE I MUST HAVE GLITCHED THE COMPUTER WITH TO MUCH LOAD AT JUST THE WRONG TIME DURING A SHIFT. WHICH MADE THE COMPUTER ENGAGE THE SHIFT LATER THEN THE VALVEBODIES TO CREATE THAT CLUNK. I.E. WHEN YOUR CAR IS ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND YOU LEAVE YOUR FOOT OFF GAS AND THAN GAS IT AT EXACTLY THE TIME OF THE SHIFT YOU GET THAT CLUNK, ONLY NOT AS BAD AS WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. FROM WHAT I AM READING I WILL NOT EVEN BOTHER CALL THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS UNLESS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND GETS WORSE. BUT FOR NOW I WILL BE MINDFUL OF MY SHIFTS AND HOW I HIT THE GAS DURING MY SHIFTS. CANT WAIT TILL MY LEASE IS UP. NO HONDA FOR ME NEXT TIME. I AM ONLY 3 MONTHS INTO MY LEASE SO VERY SAD

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY L I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. UPON PROCEEDING AFTER THE LIGHT WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE BETWEEN 15 & 20 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO JERK OR BUCK FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM 15 TO PAST 20 MPH. IT DID THIS AGAIN AT 25 TO 30 MPH. ONCE PAST THE 30 MPH SPEED I WAS OK AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY TIME I WOULD STOP AND THEN PROCEED AGAIN.THE CAR WOULD JERK AND BUCK FORWARD WHILE GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON. IT FELT EACH TIME AS IF I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND THAT IS HOW THE JERKING FORWARD FELT. I STOPPED THE CAR, DID NOT TURN IT OFF & PUT INTO PARK.WHEN I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE BEFORE REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CAR IN THE DRIVE MODE WAS STARTING TO REV FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I DID NOT TURN THE CAR OFF NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD RESTART. I THEN PROCEEDED HOME AND THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED EACH AND EVERY TIME I WOULD STOP AND TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A POWER TRAIN ISSUE OF SOME SORT. I CONTACTED CLINTON HONDA SERVICE DEPT.OF CLINTON NJ ON 9/25 @ 6:45 PM TO REPORT MY PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER MARK AND HE STATED HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUE THAT THERE WAS ABOUT THIS WITH THE 2015 ODYSSEY. I WILL BE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 9/26/15 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT. .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 71 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED AND SQUEEZED ON A 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD'S FINGERS, AND COULD NOT BE OPENNED BY ANY METHOD. WE (AS PARENTS) TRIED ALL DOOR OPEN/CLOSE SWITCHES, DOOR REMOTE CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE DOOR'S MANUAL HANDLE IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR TO RELEASE THE CHILD'S HAND, BUT ALL EFFORT FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO RELEASE THE CHILD'S FINGERS. THERE IS NO SAFETY MANUAL OVERRIDE (IN THE DOOR DESIGN) AT ALL THAT CAN DISENGAGE/DISCONNECT THE AUTOMATIC OPEN/CLOSE MECHANISM WHEN THE AUTOMATIC MECHANISM FAILS. THE CHILD FELT GREAT PAIN AND CRIED IN THE MEANWHILE. EVENTUALLY, AFTER 15 MINUTES, THE CHILD'S FINGERS SLIPPED OUT THE SQUEEZE. THE DOOR THEN FULLY CLOSED AND COULD THEN BE OPENED AGAIN BY AUTOMATICAL SWITCHES. THIS LACK OF MANUAL OVERRIDE OF THE DOOR'S AUTOMATIC OPEN/CLOSE CREATES HUGE DANGER FOR ANY CHILD. CAN THIS PRODUCT BE RECALLED TO FIX THE SAFETY HAZZARD BEFORE IT CAUSE FURTHER INJURY TO OTHER CHILDREN?

THE HEADREST FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS MY PROBLEM. I HAVE TO LEAN MY HEAD FORWARD TO KEEP THE HEADREST FROM PUSHING MY HEAD FORWARD. THIS IS CAUSING ME TO HAVE NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. I TRIED LEANING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BUT THEN I HAD NO SUPPORT FOR MY BACK AND THAT CAUSED ME TO HAVE NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. I NEED A HEADREST THAT I CAN ADJUST TO GO BACK FURTHER. ALSO, THE HEADRESTS ON THE 3RD ROW GO UP SO HIGH THAT VISIBILITY OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW IS OBSCURED AND I FOUND THAT I COULD ONLY USE MY SIDE VIEW MIRRORS.

ON AUGUST 9, 2015, WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION FROM CEDAR POINT, OHIO TO PITTSBURGH, PA. THIS IS ABOUT A 200 MILE TRIP. THE VEHICLE RAN SMOOTHLY THE ENTIRE TRIP UNTIL I LEFT THE TURNPIKE OF DRIVING 60-70 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN BEGAN DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT. ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WAITING IN TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. WE BEGAN ACCELERATING TO 25 MILES PER HOUR BUT KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. MY CAR WOULD NOT LEAVE FIRST GEAR. THE GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD WENT FROM 1-7 GEAR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE TRAVELING 15-20 MILES PER HOUR IN A 40MPH ZONE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CHANGE LANES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENTIRE CAR JUMPED AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR BEGAN DRIVING FASTER BUT NOT ANY FASTER THAN 40 MPH. AGAIN, ALL WE COULD HEAR WAS ROOOOOOOM AND THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LOOKED LIKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT LEAVE 2ND GEAR. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN AT EACH RED LIGHT. SINCE THIS WAS A SUNDAY, THE SERVICE CENTER WAS CLOSED. IT WASN'T UNTIL WEDNESDAY THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. SINCE NO SENSORS INDICATED A PROBLEM, THEY STATED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I AM NOT FABRICATING THIS INCIDENT ONE BIT AND AM AFRAID OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN BUT HAVING A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. IF I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP DISMISSED ME BECAUSE A SENSOR DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM, WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A SENSOR TO TRIGGER? THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE OF 1 MONTH AND I AM VERY CONCERNED OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN OR WORSE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN A 1 MONTH OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES.

WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE CAR MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE CAR JERKED SEVERELY AS WE ACCELERATED INTO GEAR. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 MORE TIMES AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A COUPLE OF STOP SIGNS. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION IS TAKEN AWAY WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE SCARIEST PART IS NOT KNOWING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WHEN THERE IS A NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY ACROSS TRAFFIC, WE ARE WORRIED THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN OR THAT THE CAR WON'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHILE THE ISSUE IS OUTSTANDING. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE ISSUE THAT HAVING READ OTHER FORUMS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH 2014 AND 2015 ODYSSEY'S AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE BOT UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSE OR FIX FOR THE ISSUE DUE TO IT HAPPENING SPORADICALLY. THIS CALLS FOR ACTION BEFORE IT LEADS TO SOMEONE BEING HARMED. IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE AND PRESSURE NEEDS PUT ON HONDA TO FIX THE ISSUE!

THIS WAS OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE DRIVING OUR NEW 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY AFTER DARK. IT WAS FRIGHTENING WHEN WE FOUND OURSELVES ON A FAMILIAR COUNTRY ROAD AND UNABLE TO SEE THE USUAL LANDMARKS WHICH TELL US WHERE WE ARE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. ILLUMINATED VISION IS VERY BRIGHT ON THE ROAD CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE BUT THERE IS A LINE MIDWAY UP THE WINDSHIELD ABOVE WHICH IT IS TOTALLY BLACK. THIS LINE BOBS UP AND DOWN WITH CURVES AND DIPS IN THE ROAD IN A DISTRACTING MANNER WHICH PREVENTS YOUR VISION FOCUSING. THE LIGHT ALSO DOES NOT EXTEND VERY FAR IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE EVEN ON FLAT PARTS OF THE ROAD. THIS IS BEGGING FOR AN ACCIDENT. WE COULD EASILY HAVE HIT A DEER OR EVEN A HUMAN BEING WALKING OR BICYCLING ON THE ROAD HAD THERE BEEN ONE. WE STOPPED DRIVING AFTER DARK UNTIL WE COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR DEALERSHIP. OUR DEALER'S MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT CANNOT BE FIXED. HE ALSO SAID THE CHEVY MALIBU HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE LOCATED AN ONLINE FORUM WHERE THE SAME PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED FOR A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HONDA'S RESPONSE TO THEM WAS THE SAME AS TO US. HTTP://ANSWERS.EDMUNDS.COM/QUESTION-2011-HONDA-ODYSSEY-EX-HEADLIGHTS-AIM-LOW-IS-EASY-FIX-CAN-ROAD-ENOUGH-112164.ASPX. HONDA IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT FOR 5 VEHICLE SEASONS. WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THIS "DESIGN FLAW" WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR. EITHER THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED OR A DISCLOSURE MADE TO THE CUSTOMER. WE OWNED AND DROVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR 6 YEARS AND THE HEADLIGHTS, LOW AND HIGH BEAM, WERE THE BEST WE EVER EXPERIENCED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER DARK EXCEPT IN ILLUMINATED AREAS OR BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE USING ITS LIGHTS. HONDA SHOULDN'T BE WAITING TO COLLECT ENOUGH BODIES TO NECESSITATE ACTION.