2011 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TPMS LIGHT CAME ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS STILL ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

"RUNNING BOARD" ON HONDA ODYSSEY EXL 2011 IS SLIPPERY WHEN WET. IN GAINING ACCESS TO REAR SEAT IT IS NECESSARY TO STEP ON THIS PART. SEVERAL NEAR FALLS OCCURRED WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF RESULTING IN BRUISED SHINS. *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES THE KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY. EVERYTIME SHE GETS HOME THE "BATT LOW SEE MANUAL" MESSAGE COMES UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL. I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE YOU HAVE HERE IS FALSE ALARMS. HOW DO I KNOW WHEN/IF MY BATTERY IS EVER LOW IF THIS MESSAGE COMES ON ALL THE TIME? THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A CHIME SOUNDED AND A LOW BATTERY INDICATOR BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 06/13/11 *BF UPDATED 09/16/11*JB

A "BATT LOW SEE MANUAL" LIGHT AND WARNING BEEP OCCURS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2011 SINCE PURCHASE. MY HONDA DEALER HAS CHARGED THE BATTERY AND CHECKED THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED TO HONDA HEADQUARTERS. HONDA HAS NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM. THE ODYCLUB AND EDMUNDS TOWNHALL FORUMS ARE FULL OF OTHERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. HONDA'S RECOMMENDATION IS SIMPLY TO DRIVE THE VAN MORE RATHER THAN FIND A RESOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

"BATTERY LOW" WARNING COMES ON REPEATEDLY. BATTERY VOLTAGE CHECKED AND WAS NORMAL. BOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHILE THE "BATTERY LOW" MESSAGE IS ON - CAUSING A HAZARD (HAVING TO MOVE AROUND PACKAGE AND PERSONNEL IN TOTALLY DARK VEHICLE INTERIOR).

THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WARNS AND FLASHES EVERY TIME THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE REAR SLIDING DOORS ARE OPEN OF THE 2011 ODYSSEY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT MY HONDA DEALERSHIP (SPORT HONDA, 3101 AUTOMOBILE BLVD., SILVER SPRING, MD) AND BOTH TIMES WERE TOLD BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE VAN IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS ISSUE DIDN'T START TIL 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. I SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE (MAY 3, 2011) FROM THE HONDA CORPORATION AND TOLD THEM OF THIS ISSUE. THEY DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINEERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A FIX FOR THIS.

I BOUGHT A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX IN FEBRUARY. AFTER 500 MILES ONE DAY AFTER COMPLETELY NORMAL ROUTINE DRIVING, THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT AND WARNING BELL CAME ON. CALLED DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WARNING WENT OFF AFTER 30 MINS OF DRIVING, BUT THEN CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. WENT TO DEALER WHO TESTED BATTERY. BATTERY WAS OVER 600 CCA, WHEN ONLY REQUIRES 550, SO CLEARLY A FALSE ALARM. THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ADVISE CUSTOMERS TO NOT USE TOO MANY ELECTRONICS; ALL WE HAD ON THE DAYS THIS HAPPENED WAS THE ENGINE AND THE RADIO. THIS IS AN ISSUE NEEDING RESOLUTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

2.10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TOOK THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT WHICH HANGS FROM THE TOP OF THE CAR OF OUR 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY AND WRAPPED IT AROUND HER NECK. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND YOU COULD NOT RELEASE IT EXCEPT TO CUT IT OFF. POLICE WAS CALLED TO CUT THE BELT SHE HAD BRUISES ON HER NECK BUT NOTHING MORE SERIOUS. THANK GOD I DID NOT BRAKE HARD OR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN STRANGLED. THEY SHOULD HAVE AN EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON OR A BETTER LOCATION FOR THE SEAT BELT. OUT OF REACH OF A CURIOUS TODDLER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMOVABLE MULITI-FUNCTION SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW DID NOT SUPPORT A BOOSTER SEAT. HER CHILD'S SEAT HAS SLID OUT OF THE SEAT CAUSING THE CHILD TO BE IMPROPERLY SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.