2011 Honda Odyssey

THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON AFTER SEASONAL WHEEL/TIRE CHANGE BY TIRE DEALER. EACH TIME THAT THE TIRE DEALER TRIED TO PROGRAM THE HONDA SYSTEM IT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS OF OPERATION. ALL PARTS ARE OF HONDA MANUFACTURE. DURING THE PERIODS OF THAT TPMS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONE HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF TIRES ARE SAFELY INFLATED. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OVER 200 MILES OVER 3 DAYS IN ORDER TO REACH A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER "FOUND TPMS SENSORS WERE NOT PROGRAMMED TO VEHICLE... REPROGRAMMED SENSORS". I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA IS UNIQUE AMONG AUTO MANUFACTURERS IN IT'S TPMS SYSTEM NOT BEING SERVICEABLE BY THE TIRE INDUSTRY THAT THE PUBLIC MUST RELY ON FOR SAFE OPERATION OF HONDA CARS. *TT

THIS VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH EXCESSIVE WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OR WARPING OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. I HAVE NEARLY 60,000 MILES ON MY VAN AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AND/OR TURN MY BRAKE ROTORS ABOUT EVERY 10,0000 TO 15,000 MILES. WHEN THE CONDITION OCCURS, IT SEEMS TO PROGRESS RAPIDLY TO THE POINT OF BECOMING DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN STOPPING. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I SEARCHED FOR "HONDA ODYSSEY PULSATING BRAKES" AND GOT SEVERAL SITES LISTED. I ADDED MY COMPLAINT TO ONE OF THE SITES THAT HAD OVER 100 COMPLAINTS. HONDA SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED OR REPLACED AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING SO FREQUENTLY. IT IS EITHER A DEFECT OR BAD DESIGN OR BOTH. *TR

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS (BOTH SIDES) ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. CHILDREN AND ADULTS ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PULL WITH EXTREME FORCE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. FROM THE INSIDE, PASSENGERS HAVE TO LEAN INTO THE DOOR WHILE PULLING BACK TO OPEN IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY SIMPLY SPRAY THE SEALS WHICH DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED AN EX MODEL WITH AUTOMATIC DOORS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, I SUSPECT PASSENGERS WILL HAVE MUCH DIFFICULTY EXITING THE REAR OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. SHE WANTED TO GET A BLANKET OUT OF THE TRUNK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE SHE WAS COLD. SHE UNBUCKLED AND TURNED TO LEAN OVER THE THIRD ROW SEAT INTO THE TRUNK. SHE INADVERTENTLY HAD HER NECK CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT WHICH WAS NOT BUCKLED BUT STILL SUSPENDED FROM THE MID-LINE OF THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE AND BECAME LIKE A NOOSE AROUND HER NECK. MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT FROM THE BOTTOM. I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. I CLIMBED INTO THE BACK SEAT, LIFTED HER UP AND CALLED TO MY HUSBAND TO PULL OVER. THE SEAT BELT KEPT TIGHTENING BECAUSE IT WAS INAPPROPRIATELY IN THE LOCK POSITION. THE MECHANISM TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, IT REQUIRES A SMALL TOOL. MY HUSBAND STOPPED THE CAR RAN AROUND BACK LIFTED MY DAUGHTER AND TRIED TO PULL DOWN ON THE SEAT BELT, BY THIS TIME SHE HAD BURST MULTIPLE BLOOD VESSELS IN HER FACE AND EYES. SHE WAS PASSING OUT. I KEEP A SMALL POCKET KNIFE IN THE CAR FOR EMERGENCIES AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT AND CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF FROM THE MID-LINE NEAR THE CEILING. MY DAUGHTER SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AROUND HER NECK, BROKEN BLOOD VESSELS IN HER FACE AND EYES AND A HOARSE VOICE FOR TWO DAYS. THANK THE LORD SHE IS YOUNG ENOUGH TO HAVE A SOFT AIRWAY OR SHE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE SUFFOCATED. UNFORTUNATELY HONDA MOTORS WAS NOT VERY RESPONSIVE TO MY CALL ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL DESIGN FLAW. I ALSO OBSERVED ON THE INTERNET THAT TWO OTHER PARENTS HAVE MADE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT WITH A 4 YEAR OLD AND 10 YEAR OLD CHILD TO CONSUMER REPORTS. I BELIEVE BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE BOTTOM (VIA AN ORANGE RELEASE BUTTON) THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER FROM THIS SEAT BELT. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THIS SEAT BELT MECHANISM CHANGED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

12/23/13-WHILE DRIVING ON I95 AT 65MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING BUT THE RADIO/LIGHTS REMAINED ON, VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKES HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD APPROX 300 FEET LATER. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED COULD NOT BE REPLICATED AND THAT FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED, SERVICE PERFORMED AS SUGGESTED. 12/25/13- WHILE COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING BUT RADIO/LIGHTS REMAINED ON, RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. 12/26/13- WHILE APPROACHING STOP SIGN VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED BUT RADIO/LIGHTS REMAINED ON AS IN ACCESSORY MODE, STEERING AND BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT. VAN WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER STATED NO ERROR CODE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS VISIBLY ON, NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT THEIR EXPENSE. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET AS THEY ARE WAITING ON THE PART TO ARRIVE. DURING THESE FAILURES THERE WAS NO WARNING AND LITTLE TIME TO REACT, THE VAN BECAME NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WHEN IN THE ANTI-THEFT MODE AFTER PARKING. THE VANS BRAKES ALTHOUGH PUSHED TO THE FLOOR DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE USUALLY SURGES WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT MAKES FOR VERY NERVOUS DRIVING BECAUSE IT WILL CONTINUE HAPPENING UNTIL I'M AWAY FROM OTHER TRAFFIC AND MOVING AT A NORMAL SPEED. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHEN I TURN INTO A PARKING AREA WHICH REQUIRES GOING UP AN INCLINE. IF IT'S VERY STEEP , I MAY SPIN MY TIRES NOT EXPECTING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS SURGE SEEMS TO ME AS IF THE CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL IS EMPTY WHILE IDLING AND WHEN IT REFILLS, BY MY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE AHEAD. I HAVE ASKED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IF HE HAS A SOLUTION TO THIS HAZARD AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS SOMETHING THAT THE " HONDA MANUFACTURER HAS INSTALLED" AND THAT MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. IF THIS IS TRUE AND I DOUBT IT, THEN I FEEL I CAN'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR AND I DON'T FEEL AT ALL SAFE DRIVING IT IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ASAP. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN SEPT./ 13 AND WASN'T TOLD OF ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS ADVISED TO USE CHEVRON FOR THE NEXT FILL-UP. IT DIDN'T IMPROVE AND I TRIED INJECTOR FLUIDS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I'M QUITE SURE THE SELLING DEALER WONT GIVE ME SATISFACTION ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE WAS A TRADE-IN INVOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/6/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A RECENT DRIVE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN HILL, THE BRAKES BEGAN VIBRATING. WITH THE BRAKES VIOLENTLY PULSATING, THEY FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THE FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. SEVERAL AUTO MECHANICS INCLUDING THE DEALER, GAVE A GENERAL EXPLANATION THAT HEAT BUILD-UP WARPED THE BRAKE DISCS AND CAUSED THE VIBRATION. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED WHEN TRAVELING DOWN STEEP MOUNTAIN ROADS, THE DRIVER SHOULD SWITCH TO 3RD GEAR AND EASE OFF THE ACCELERATOR ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO HELP REDUCE SPEED. UPDATED 11/14/13

WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2011. WE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES IN APRIL 2012 (AT 19,327 MILES) WHEN HEAVY VIBRATION WAS FELT DURING BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA FOR INSPECTION, DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. NEW PADS WERE REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER (AT 30,593 MILES), SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. ROTORS WERE WARPED FOR UNKNOWN REASON; NECESSITATING A RESURFACING AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS FOR THE SECOND TIME. SEVEN MONTHS AFTER SECOND VISIT (AT 38,841 MILES), THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME - THE ROTORS WERE FOUND WARPED AGAIN. LIKE THE PREVIOUS VISITS, THE ADVISER WAS NOT ABLE TO ARTICULATE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, ONLY THIS TIME BLAMED MY DRIVING BEHAVIOR. I TOLD THE ADVISER I HAVE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH IS DRIVEN AND HANDLED IN THE SAME WAY BUT DOES NOT NEED CONSTANT BRAKE SERVICES LIKE THE ODYSSEY (3 TIMES IN 16 MONTHS). HE THEN CHANGE HIS THEORY AND CONCLUDED THAT I WASN'T DRIVING ENOUGH - NOT ALLOWING THE PADS TO PROPERLY SYNC WITH THE ROTORS, AND SUGGESTED I SHOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE MORE. TO MAKE MATTER WORSE, I WAS FORCED BY THE ADVISER TO AGREE THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT BE WARRANTING ANY MORE FRONT BRAKE JOB BECAUSE I WASN'T DRIVING ENOUGH AND THAT THE ISSUE COULD REAPPEAR AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER. I CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE, SINCE THEY INDICATED THERE WERE NO KNOWN ISSUE FILED. I FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS POORLY MADE OR ASSEMBLED THUS CREATING THE ABOVE ISSUE. *TR