2020 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

 I have a concerning noise from my car's engine that I’ve already brought in for diagnosis. Knocking/ticking/rattling noise on stand-still acceleration at relatively low speeds/under light load. Does not duplicate when revving in park, only under light load. Sound present with HVAC on or off. Does not make noise when cold or after long trips. Honda seems to be aware of this issue and has remedied it through work involving the crankshaft bearings and possibly other components as it relates to their service bulletin 23-097. The problem is that my vehicle falls outside of the stated range of production years as mine is a 2020 model year, but the likelihood seems quite high that the engine in my vehicle is suffering from this exact problem. The service department refuses to help me and the corporate line I've contacted through email me simply refers me to the service department. I just spent $38,000 on this vehicle with 30,000 miles and I have no other recourse at this point to remedy this.

There is a water leak in the factory seals of the rear tailgate which causes the Power Tailgate Control Module to fail. The tail gate can no longer be closed/latched and requires replacement and sealing of the water leak.

The auto idle feature cuts out the engine in stop and go traffic and will not restart. This has happened on numerous occasions, creating unsafe conditions for traffic.

Was driving to work while raining.hit a water puddle hydroplaned, The stop brake warning light came,vehiical slammed on the brakes, and the steering wheel locked up. There where not other vehicals on the road.Rolled the vehical 3 times. On several occasions our honda van has slammed on the brakes without any vehicle or obstacle present.

In my area, there has been lots of heavy rain. There was a water leak on the interior rear driver side, causing the tailgate control module (TCM) to fail part # 74970-THR-A12 The tailgate trunk or 5th door is not working, will not open, will not activate. I took my 2020 honda odyssey my local dealership but no help. Many vans from Honda, years 2018-2021 are having this very same issue. Please help Me resolved this matter. Honda should have a recall on this and replace at no charge.

9/29/23 Vehicle left my wife stranded on in parking lot would not start. Had vehicle towed to garage. Garage had to replace the fuel pump as the impellers were no longer working. Vehicle would not turn over acted like bad gas, shop put in fresh gas still would not start. Found failed fuel pump. 1/04/24 Called Honda 888-234-2138, rf teh 12/23/2023 recall on additional 2.8 mil units including my odyssey. spoke to angel at Honda, he told me my unit was the only one out of millions of units not affected by this recall, even though my wife was left stranded in a parking lot. I have the invoice but your system will not allow me to upload anything. [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The car stalled when stopped at a red traffic light. This happened on 2 occasions, 11-3-23 and 12-9-23. The second time other cars behind us had to go around us while we tried to restart the car which put them at risk of being hit by cars in the other lanes. There was no warning. I took the car in for regular maintenance a few days ago during which the dealership did a multi point inspection but did not discuss this issue. Yesterday I heard about the fuel pump recall and think this might be the same issue. I called the dealership today but they said our car is not under the recall. Our car is available for inspection upon request.

Idle stop caused engine to stall 3 separate times leaving me stranded in busy intersections making it difficult to restart vehicle and move safely out of the way. Initial start up checks come on, asked to put car in park, step on brake to restart car, car won’t restart. Once happened at night and shut off all my lights for 30 seconds making me not visible for cars coming up to me.

While stopped in preparation to make a left turn across traffic on a 4 lane road, our 2020 Honda Odyssey engine stalled- the engine idle stop function did not restart the engine as designed. We had to restart our car, but the car did not immediately restart, it took us 2-3 attempts. There was no prior warning or indication there was a problem. We could have easily been hit by another car, injuring my wife and children. Our system is available for inspection, we have not had it inspected yet.

The entire ADAS system has begun loosing sensing capabilities for a time period but start working again later. It comes and goes regularly at this point. This inconsistency could cause and accident. There are system problem warning lights on the dash when the system is down. The car is too new for this issue. The dealer reports that the front camera is the issue but I would think it has more to do with the wiring possibly shorting out.