NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
210 reports10 miles · Oct 4, 2016
Visibility/wiper
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH THE CAR IN FRONT WAS GOING SLOW SO I DECIDED TO HIGH BEAM THEM SO THEY MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE BUT THEY DIDN'T SO I WENT AROUND THEM AND THEY SWERVE TO MY RIGHT LANE. SO I SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO PASS THEM THEY WERE RECORDING MY CAR/MYSELF. AFTER I PASSED THEM TH…
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WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH THE CAR IN FRONT WAS GOING SLOW SO I DECIDED TO HIGH BEAM THEM SO THEY MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE BUT THEY DIDN'T SO I WENT AROUND THEM AND THEY SWERVE TO MY RIGHT LANE. SO I SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO PASS THEM THEY WERE RECORDING MY CAR/MYSELF. AFTER I PASSED THEM THEY CAME IN FRONT OF US AND THREW SOMETHING OUT THE WINDOW AND NOW I GOT A SCRATCH ON THE CAR. WHEN THEY THREW SOMETHING I DECIDED TO GO NEXT TO THWRE CAR HER PASSENGER WHICH LOOK LIKE IT WAS HER SON WAS THE ONE WHO THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW.
NHTSA ODI #10913649
31,000 miles · Sep 29, 2016
Air BagsCrashInjury
HELLO- MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON 9-28-16. SHE HIT ANOTHER CAR ON ITS SIDE. THE OTHER CARS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER HER'S DID NOT. SHE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. SHE WAS ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND NOT INVOLVED IN THE TA…
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HELLO- MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON 9-28-16. SHE HIT ANOTHER CAR ON ITS SIDE. THE OTHER CARS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER HER'S DID NOT. SHE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. SHE WAS ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND NOT INVOLVED IN THE TAKATA RECALL. THANKS
NHTSA ODI #10910494
55,500 miles · Sep 19, 2016
EngineFuel/propulsion System
EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AND PREMATURE SPARK PLUG FAILURE. THE CAR WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS NOTICED TO BE RUNNING POORLY.
NHTSA ODI #10907653
Mileage unknown · Sep 11, 2016
Unknown Or Other
WHEN CLEANING OUR EVENFLO SYMPHONY CONVERTIBLE CAR SEATS, I FOUND THE STRAPS WHICH RESTRAIN OUR CHILDREN CUT WEARING ON THE SEAT PLASTIC IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH SEATS. THE FIRST SEAT IS MODEL NUMBER 3451953, MANUFACTURE DATE: 5/13/2010. THE OTHER (NEWER) SEAT (MODEL 3101964, MADE 2-14-2013). I CONTACTED EVENFLO AND THEY …
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WHEN CLEANING OUR EVENFLO SYMPHONY CONVERTIBLE CAR SEATS, I FOUND THE STRAPS WHICH RESTRAIN OUR CHILDREN CUT WEARING ON THE SEAT PLASTIC IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH SEATS. THE FIRST SEAT IS MODEL NUMBER 3451953, MANUFACTURE DATE: 5/13/2010. THE OTHER (NEWER) SEAT (MODEL 3101964, MADE 2-14-2013). I CONTACTED EVENFLO AND THEY SAID TO JUST THROW THE SEATS AWAY , WHICH WE DID. I ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE OLDEST SEAT.
NHTSA ODI #10905577
Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2016
Service Brakes
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING WHEN HITTING BRAKE ON HIGHWAY. MY CAR MILEAGE IS 36642. THE HONDA DEALER SAID IT'S FRONT ROTORS ISSUE BEFORE CHECKING. I GUESS IT'S COMMON FOR THIS YEAR MODEL. I ALSO GOT THE 2ND OPINION FROM THE WHEELWORKS SHOP AND THEY SAID "THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE HEAT RINGS", BUT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS BOTH ARE "8MM"(GRE…
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STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING WHEN HITTING BRAKE ON HIGHWAY. MY CAR MILEAGE IS 36642. THE HONDA DEALER SAID IT'S FRONT ROTORS ISSUE BEFORE CHECKING. I GUESS IT'S COMMON FOR THIS YEAR MODEL. I ALSO GOT THE 2ND OPINION FROM THE WHEELWORKS SHOP AND THEY SAID "THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE HEAT RINGS", BUT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS BOTH ARE "8MM"(GREEN MEANING GOOD CONDITION).
NHTSA ODI #10897726
16,000 miles · Aug 3, 2016
Service Brakes
BRAKES VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHEN APPLIED AND WHEN AT LEGAL SPEEDS OF 60 OR 70 VEHICLE IS SOMETIMES HARD TO CONTROL. I ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID HONDA WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DISCS AND HE COULD ONLY TURN THEM THE STOP THE VIBRATION. THIS WAS DONE AT AROUND 16,000 MILES, BUT WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AND A FEW THOUS…
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BRAKES VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHEN APPLIED AND WHEN AT LEGAL SPEEDS OF 60 OR 70 VEHICLE IS SOMETIMES HARD TO CONTROL. I ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID HONDA WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DISCS AND HE COULD ONLY TURN THEM THE STOP THE VIBRATION. THIS WAS DONE AT AROUND 16,000 MILES, BUT WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AND A FEW THOUSAND MILES THE VIBRATION BEGAN TO REAPPEAR AND HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. FROM TALKING TO MECHANICS THAT WORK ON THESE VEHICLES AND SEARCHING THE WEB IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DISC DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE HEAT FROM BRAKING TO DISSIPATE THUS WARPING THE DISC. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE DISCS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED ONES TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM. IF MYSELF OR MY WIFE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE AND COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ODI #10892860
26,000 miles · Jul 23, 2016
Service Brakes
2013 HONDA ODYSSEY TAKEN TO SHOP IN 8/14 WITH 11,000 MILES. TOLD DEALER WAS SHAKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. RESURFACED ROTORS. STARTED AGAIN IN 8/15 AT 18,000 MILES. THEY BALANCED TIRES. STARTED AGAIN IN 5/16 AT 26,000 MILES. WAS TOLD IT WAS BRAKE ROTORS BUT DON'T NEED TO RESURFACE AS IS NOT DANGEROUS AND CAN WAIT UNTIL REPLACE…
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2013 HONDA ODYSSEY TAKEN TO SHOP IN 8/14 WITH 11,000 MILES. TOLD DEALER WAS SHAKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. RESURFACED ROTORS. STARTED AGAIN IN 8/15 AT 18,000 MILES. THEY BALANCED TIRES. STARTED AGAIN IN 5/16 AT 26,000 MILES. WAS TOLD IT WAS BRAKE ROTORS BUT DON'T NEED TO RESURFACE AS IS NOT DANGEROUS AND CAN WAIT UNTIL REPLACE COMPLETELY.
NHTSA ODI #10887996
46,854 miles · Jul 12, 2016
Power TrainService BrakesSteering
WE PURCHASED A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL 1 YEAR AGO (7/18/16). WE IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES ABOUT 4 MONTHS OUT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T WORK. WE ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER THE ROTORS AS THE ISSUE, B…
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WE PURCHASED A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL 1 YEAR AGO (7/18/16). WE IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES ABOUT 4 MONTHS OUT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T WORK. WE ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER THE ROTORS AS THE ISSUE, BUT THEY WERE RELUCTANT SINCE THEY WERE JUST RESURFACED THEM BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. EVENTUALLY, THEY DID AGREE, AND ALL FOUR ROTORS NEEDED RESURFACING. THE SERVICE DEPT TOLD US OUR 8 MONTH OLD TIRES HAD WEAR BEYOND THE NORMAL AMOUNT, AND SUGGESTED IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE VIBRATION PROBLEMS. WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER SET OF TIRES FROM THE DEALER, BUT ARE CONCERNED THAT WE WILL SOON BE HAVING TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS AGAIN BASED ON THE HISTORY I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN OF HERE, AND OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. WE FEEL HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE ROTORS ON THE 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. THERE IS CERTAINLY ENOUGH DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA ODI #10884302
16,000 miles · Jun 30, 2016
Service BrakesSteeringVehicle Speed Control
MY ODYSSEY IS 19,600 MILES. I'M EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS IN BRAKE PADDLE, ACCELERATOR PADDLE AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AND WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-40 MILES. TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER, THEY WRAP ROTORS. SO, BRAKING VIBRATIONS ARE GONE, BUT ACCELERATOR VIBRATION IS ON. HONDA SERVICE CENTER CANNOT RESOLVE IT AS…
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MY ODYSSEY IS 19,600 MILES. I'M EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS IN BRAKE PADDLE, ACCELERATOR PADDLE AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AND WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-40 MILES. TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER, THEY WRAP ROTORS. SO, BRAKING VIBRATIONS ARE GONE, BUT ACCELERATOR VIBRATION IS ON. HONDA SERVICE CENTER CANNOT RESOLVE IT AS VIBRATION IS NOT HEAVY. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS. I REQUEST YOU TO HELP RESOLVING THIS ISSUE FOR ME AND ALL OWNERS FOR ONCE AND ALL.
NHTSA ODI #10881845
100 miles · Jun 22, 2016
Engine
WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AND STOPPING FOR LIGHTS THE CAR HESITATES WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS AGAIN AND ALMOST STOPS. I CAN GET IT TO GO AGAIN IF I LET GO OF THE GAS AND STEP ON THE GAS AGAIN. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I GO TO ACCELERATE AND IT HESITATES THEN I DO THE SAME THING AND IT STARTS TO PICK UP …
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WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AND STOPPING FOR LIGHTS THE CAR HESITATES WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS AGAIN AND ALMOST STOPS. I CAN GET IT TO GO AGAIN IF I LET GO OF THE GAS AND STEP ON THE GAS AGAIN. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I GO TO ACCELERATE AND IT HESITATES THEN I DO THE SAME THING AND IT STARTS TO PICK UP SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN I AM TRYING TO TURN IN FRONT OF CARS, SWITCH LANES AND WHEN OTHERS DO NOT NOTICE I STOP WHEN STARTING OFF AT A LIGHT. I HAVE HAD THIS INTO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAY IT IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX. I WANT TO BUY A NEW HONDA BUT CAN NOT BUY ANOTHER CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM CONNTINUES. UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT DO IT ON COMMAND SO I CANNOT GO AND GET A REPAIR MAN TO RIDE AND FEEL THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO DROVE THE CAR ALSO COMMENT ON THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IS STILL HAPPENING 3 YRS LATER.
NHTSA ODI #10875963
Official recalls
6Dec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Nov 17, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The second row outboard seats can slide sideways to one of two positions. If a seat is placed between either of the two positions when attaching the seat to the vehicle floor, the seat will not latch properly to the seat striker, allowing the seat to tip forward unexpectedly during braking.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the seat tips forward during braking, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket to the second row outboard floor strikers, free of charge. The recall began April 2, 2018. Owners may contact American Honda Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is S0G.
Dec 27, 2016
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2010, to October 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have second row outboard seats that have a release lever that allows the seats to move for easier access to the third row of seats. This release lever may remain in the unlocked position allowing the seats to move unexpectedly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An unlocked second row outboard seat increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional bracket and spring to both second row outboard seats, free of charge. Interim letter has been mailed, and a second notification will be sent . Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KD5.
Aug 27, 2013
Honda is recalling certain model year 2013 Pilot 2WD and 4WD vehicles and certain model year 2013 Odyssey vehicles. During manufacturing of the engine piston, it is possible that the heat treatment process was not properly applied, resulting in the piston having an insufficient hardness level, making it more susceptible to premature wear.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A worn piston may suddenly fail, causing the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's recall numbers are JB4 (Honda Odyssey) and JB5 (Honda Pilot).
Apr 15, 2013
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 CR-V, Odyssey, and model year 2013 Acura RDX vehicles. During sub-freezing temperatures, the brake-shift interlock blocking mechanism may become slow and allow the gear selector to be moved from the Park position without pressing the brake pedal. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the gear selector is moved from the park position without pressing the brake pedal it can allow the vehicle to roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will install an updated brake shift interlock blocking mechanism free of charge. The recall began on May 13, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's campaign recall numbers are S96, S97, and S98.
Jan 18, 2013
Honda is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Pilot and 2011-2013 Odyssey passenger vehicles manufactured from March 13, 2008, through December 21, 2012. One or more rivets that attach the airbag module to the airbag cover may be missing.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The absence of more than one rivet could alter the performance of the driver's airbag during deployment. This could potentially increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda dealer. The dealer will inspect the driver's airbag module and replace it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 14, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗