2015 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

RAIN WATER LEAKING THROUGH WINDOWS AND OUT OF THE ELECTRICAL CONDUIT ENTERING INTO AUTO CAVITY WHERE THE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM IS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE HAZARD, SHOULD I BE? PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS YOU CAN AS I HAVE TRIED ELSE WHERE AND MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. THANK YOU KINDLY *TR

ON FEBRUARY 1, 2015, VDC (VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL), LDW (LANE DEPARTURE WARNING), AND FCW (FORWARD COLLISION WARNING) ALL FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING CONSERVATIVELY AT 25 MPH ON SNOW COVERED ROADS DURING HEAVY SNOW FALL. ALL THREE SYSTEMS REMAINED FAILED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE KEY CYCLE, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. DURING OTHER DRIVING LATER THAT DAY, LDW AND FCW RECOVERED, AND THOSE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE DASH, BUT VDC REMAINED FAILED. THE VAN SAT FOR A WEEK, THEN I DROVE IT AGAIN ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY, 6, 2015, FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES. AT THE VERY END OF THAT TRIP, THE VDC RECOVERED, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I WENT TO GERMAIN HONDA OF ANN ARBOR, MI TO HAVE THE TROUBLE CODES READ. THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO CODES STORED. *TR

VERY LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AFTER ENGINE RESTART. NOT ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR WITH VEHICLE OVER $40K AND UNDER 1K MILES OF USE. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY (JAN.2015) AND AT AROUND 1700 MILES I FELT A DOUBLE CLUNKING SOUND/JERK WHEN I WAS GOING AT ABOUT 15 MPH TO 20 MPH. I KEPT RIDING MY VAN STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND EVERY TIME I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND STARTED UP AGAIN, IT WOULD MAKE THE SAME LOUD CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT AROUND 20 MPH. MY BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, AS WHEN YOU DO THAT, THE ISSUE GOES AWAY (I WISH I KNEW THIS ISSUE THE FIRST TIME, CAUSE NOW HONDA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM). IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND MY VAN HAS ABOUT 2800 MILES. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED WAS LATE IN THE DAY, SERVICE DEPT. WAS CLOSED, SO NO LUCK THERE. I JUST WENT AHEAD AND RECORDED THE ANOMALY AS I WAS DRIVING IT. AFTER A FEW SHOTS OF IT, I PULLED OVER, RE-STARTED THE VAN/ENGINE (AS I KNOW THAT CLEARS UP THE ISSUE) AND AFTER THAT IT CONTINUED AS NOTHING EVER HAPPENED (I ALSO RECORDED THAT TOO TO SHOW THE DEALER). I EMAILED THE ASSISTANT MANAGER AT MY LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPT AND ATTACHED THE VIDEOS. HOPEFULLY,THEY WILL COME WITH A SOLUTION SOON, AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ANOMALY. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE SYNCHRO SENSORS IN ALL HONDA TRANSMISSIONS, ONE FOR EVERY SHIFT. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SYNCHRO SENSOR THAT GOES FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS THE ONE ACTING UP. I MENTIONED THAT TO THE TECHS AT HONDA AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT. NO RHYME OR REASON, JUST DOES IT AND HONDA KEEPS SAYING THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG, AND NOTHING SHOWS ON THEIR COMPUTER WHEN THEY PLUG IN THE DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM TO THE VAN. *TR

BRAND NEW 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY OUT OF DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND IN THE STEERING HUB (PASSENGER AIRBAG ASSEMBLY). DEALER CHECKED AND INFORMED AN ISSUE WITH AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. AFTER ALL THESE RECALLS, ISSUE IN 2015 MODEL IS THE LAST THING TO EXPECT! SAFETY HAZARD AND VERY DISAPPOINTING. SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO MY TIME TESTED TOYOTA! *JS

IT WAS LITTLE COLD NIGHT. I DROVE ON FREEWAY FOR 40MINUTES WITH KIDS WITHOUT CENTRAL HEATING. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I WAKE THEM UP.I FOUND MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AT BACK SEAT, SHE COULDN'T WAKE UP UNUSUALLY. SHE WAS SLEEPING, LEANING TOWARD RT. SIDE CUP HOLDER SIDE AT BACK SEAT. I SAW HER FACE WAS SO RED LIKE FIRST DEGREE BURN AND HER HAIR WAS ALL WET AND HER BODY WAS SO SWEATING. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THE WHOLE SURFACE NEXT TO RT. BACK SEAT WAS EXTREMELY HOT!!! EVEN THOUGH THE VAN ENGINE WAS STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO HER COOL DOWN. MY KIDS TOLD ME. "EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VAN, WHEN THE VAN'S ENGINE WAS TURNING ON, BACK SEAT RT. SIDE BODY WAS ALWAYS HOT." NEXT MORNING, I TOOK THE VAN TO HONDA SERVICE. BUT IT COULD NOT FIXED FOR 3DAYS AND NO ONE CALLED ME FOR UPDATING INFO. THE VAN IS STILL IN THE SERVICE. ONE OF TECHNICIAN TOLD ME FROM THE SERVICE, IT HAS BEEN PROBLEMS FOR 4YEARS. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT NO ANSWER. I AM TRYING TO ASK THEM BUY BACK PROGRAM. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT FIRST TIME PROBLEM FOR THIS NEW VAN. I ALREADY HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. IT WAS NOT STARTING ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE 1ST WEEK OF PURCHASE. 2. BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY NOT MOVING MORE THAN ONE HOUR AND NOT STARTING ENGINE TOGETHER ON THE 2ND WEEK OF PURCHASE IN THE PARKING LOT. 3. CLICKING AND CLUCKING NOISE AT REAR OF LT. SIDE WITH RT. TURNING WITH BRAKE ALL THE TIMES. 4. THE VAN'S HORN BY ITSELF MAKING NOISE FOR 20MINUTES ON FREEWAY DRIVING. THE HONDA SERVICE COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSES. THEY JUST REMOVED VAN'S SECURITY ALARM. HONDA SERVICE DIDN'T ALLOW ME FOR A RENTAL VAN. I AM EXPECTING HONDA'S IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE CUSTOMER CARE FOR BUY BACK PROGRAM. UNTIL NOW, THIS BRAND NEW VAN WENT TO 9TIMES SERVICES FOR 3MONTHS WITHOUT FIXING, 11DAYS IN THE SERVICE, OUR FAMILY ARE VERY HAVING HARD TIME FOR NORMAL LIVING LIFE WITH KIDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC FOR AN HOUR OR SO, IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. AFTER A WHILE, ANYTIME WE WOULD ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 20 MPH, WE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT JERKING AS IF WE JUST RAN OVER SOMETHING. THIS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY EVERY TIME WE ACCELERATED TO OR DECELERATED TO 20MPH. TOOK IT INTO HONDA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE JERKING WAS VERY STRONG AND CONSISTENT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR DRIVING. WE ARE STILL PLANNING TO CALL HONDA, IT SEEMS LIKE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN FOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR BOARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NO LONGER DRIVES THE VEHICLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. UPDATED 01/27/15. *JB

HAD PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE EARLIER IN THE DAY - INFO DISPLAY SHOWED A WARNING ABOUT MULTIPLE SYSTEMS AND WOULDN'T START THE ENGINE. HONDA INVESTIGATED, NO FAULT FOUND, BUT "TWO CELLS IN BATTERY LOW." THEY PROVIDED A PROBABLE CAUSE OF "SOME LIGHT LEFT ON IN THE CAR WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY" (WHICH WE KNEW NOT TO BE THE CASE). SAME FAULT OCCURRED AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP, TURNED OFF AND ON A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THEN IT RESTARTED. DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF - NO POWER STEERING ASSIST AND NO GAS PEDAL. MANAGED TO WRESTLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MANAGED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN AFTER 5 - 10 MINUTES, BUT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS TIME. *TR

I DID NOT HAVE AN AIR BAG INCIDENT. I BOUGHT A 2015 HONDA ODYSSEY TWO WEEKS AGO. I READ THE NYT ARTICLE TODAY, AND CALLED HONDA TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE AIR BAGS INSTALLED IN MY CAR ARE TAKATA. HONDA DECLINED TO TELL ME, STATING THAT THEY DON'T GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS UNLESS THEIR SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ISSUES LEADING TO THE RECALLS SEEM SHROUDED IN NON-DISCLOSURE, AND THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES. *TR