general problems of the 2008 Honda Odyssey

Incident #1: 1/18/2024, 102k miles. Engine surged to 2k while braking coming to a light. Close to hitting stopped car. Shifted to neutral rpm speed up to 4k. Incident #2: 1/31/2025: 107k miles. Slowing turning into driveway car would not stop rpm at 2k. Then shifted to neutral where rpm climbed to 4k.

2008 Honda Odyssey with issue with piston rings confirmed by mechanic. There are known issues with the piston rings in certain cylinders may rotate and align, leading to engine oil consumption and spark plug fouling. Honda has agreed to settle a massive class-action lawsuit brought against it for engine trouble potentially affecting nearly 1. 6 million vehicles. The lawsuit includes accord (2008-12), Odyssey (2008-13), pilot (2009-13) and crosstour (2010-13) models equipped with the 3. 5-liter v6 with variable cylinder management, which might experience engine misfire, excessive oil burning and premature spark plug fouling issues.

My car was stationary, and someone hit it on the driver side and sped off. They backed into me hard though and messed up the back driver side door off won't open.

Tl the contact owned a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced eight days prior at the local dealer. The contact stated that while driving a burning odor occurred inside the cabin. The contact pulled over to the side of the road as smoke was seen coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact and her family was able to exit the vehicle safely. After, exiting the vehicle she noticed fire and liquid was dripping under the chassis. The front end of the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The contact mentioned that several explosions were heard and pieces of the vehicle flew off. The contact called the park ranger and then the fire department extinguished the fire. The fire department filed a report. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and where the insurance company deemed the vehicle as total loss. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 196,000.

15may2018. In a slow traffic, I felt a slight vibration on the engine and the engine stopped. While turning on again, the engine starts up, but dies again. A red warning flashes showing battery and oil symbols. The same repeated . Vehicle towed to a mechanic. When the mechanic started, engine runs fine. Mechanic's diagnostics did not find anything wrong. I drove back home 60 miles away. No issues. Fearing for my life, if this happens again on highway.

Engine damage.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. When the contact took the vehicle to be serviced for regular maintenance, he was informed that the front and side engine mounts were fractured. The vehicle was diagnosed, but was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that they would not cover the failure because the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was 68,590.

My engine is using oil. It used 1 quart of oil in 2,826 miles of driving and 1/2 quart in the next 580 miles. The rate of oil use is increasing. Honda says these engines are passing oil thru the rings on 4 of the 6 cylinders. Honda will not do anything until engine light comes on or engine starts missing. I have to constantly check the oil level to make sure it is not to low. On the internet I found there are many Odysseys doing this. Honda sold this van to me without being told of this problem until after I bought this van. There needs to be a recall on these engines to fix this problem.

I was coming to a stop at a red light when the car suddenly accelerated forward. I had to turn the wheel to avoid hitting a car in front of me.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that flames emitted from the engine compartment and eventually engulfed the vehicle. The fire department was called who determined that the catalytic converter had failed and caused the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while traveling various speeds, the vehicle shook violently and the engine light illuminated. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where it was shut down. After starting the vehicle it failed to function normally. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who stated the oil pressure sensor failed. The vehicle was also taken to the dealer who stated the engine was not running on all available cylinders. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

All five engines mounts are bad and have to be replaced at only 46,000 miles. Droning, vibrating and lugging , so brakes that rattle when breaking hard. No way engine mounts shot at such low milage.

During braking between 20 - 40 mph, the vehicle surges forward. This has been most noticeable when going downhill and braking. It seams as the automatic transmission is downshifting prematurely (to high engine rpm) thus causing the vehicle to surge (jump) forward. This has occured multiple time (more than 6) over the past 3 years. Note: mileage and speed are estimated.

When reaching 2000 rpm's, during cooler weather, the Odyssey makes a very loud humming/vibration. It appears to be coming from the engine compartment under carriage.

About 2 weeks ago. . . October 1, 2012, I took my Honda back in to Honda. My car had been accelerating on its own. I left my Honda there for 3 days, at which point they determined there was nothing wrong with it, and they would like me to bring it back in to drive it "with them. " there is 100% something wrong with my van again! in addition a few days ago, I was putting books in the back of my van, and the hatch struts failed, and the back hatch door fell down on my head.

On 12/17/2011, I took my 2008 Honda Odyssey in for service to have the transmission checked since there was fluid leaking and what felt like transmission slippage. Because I purchase the car new, had all of my services completed, and because the van only had 84,000 miles, you can imagine my surprise when sons Honda (same place where I purchased and had all services completed) informed me I needed a new transmission and quoted me a price of $4,105. Because the mileage was over 60,000 miles, when I filed a customer complaint with Honda customer relations, I was informed there was nothing that could be done.

Engine is knocking at low speeds, specifically gears 1-4. Engine also knocks going uphill. Took the van into local Honda dealer and they could not hear the knocking. Knocking is getting worse. Van has been well maintained at Honda dealer, there is no reason engine should be knocking!.

Car new to me 3/10 @ 34k miles. I am 2nd owner. All Hondaa recall notices performed. All routine maintence done per manual and then some. Complaint #1. I have noticed that the transmission seems to "jump" into gear at low speeds and feels like it is boggin out/jumpy at 60-70 mph on highway. This has been noticeable since 48k miles, therabouts. No problem indicator lights have come on. This powertrain problem concerns me terribly and will be taking it to a Honda dealer to to inspect ASAP. I am hoping they can "simulate and idientfy" the problem. I am not the only one to notice this condition. I feel fortunate to have caught it early. I have done some research via car forums and too many owners have been dissed by bad torque converters, related components, and/or the entire transmission just out of warranty. Very costly never mind a safety issue. Every discusison I read people say that Honda will do nothing for them, that the dealer gives the the run around and that they are switchinng to another make. Very dissapointing to hear since I am a long-time Honda driver. Honda should be forced to issue a safety recall. Too many incidents complaint #2. I have noticed/can feel the eco switch from 6 to less cylinders on the highway since day 1. I have a 2000 Odyssey with 262k miles and it gets better gas mileage under identical driving conditions (e. G. , 20. 5 vs. 20. 0 mpg). I do not believe this feature is working properly. If it is, then it is not an improvement and a waste of money. Please advise. Thank you.

First incident (April 2011) - while the vehicle was in motion, the engine had irregular beats. Then, a blinking check engine sign was on. The vehicle was towed to a local Honda dealer service dept. (as recommended by the manual). The local dealer service dept. Replaced one spark plug and cleaned another one. Second incident (oct. 13, 2011) - the same as the first incident occured while driving. This time vehicle stability activation (vsa) was also turned on as the irregular engine beats made the vehicle vibrating significantly. The vehicle was towed to the same local Honda dealer service dept. Again. The local dealer service dept. Informed me that the same spark plugs (replaced and cleaned during the first incident) are malfuctioning again. And the service dept. Informed me that they could not figure out why the same incident was occurring again. So it needs to condult with a national technical support within Honda organization. Consequently, I suspect that the incidents may be due to problems in electrical or computer controlled program related rather than the spark plug itself. I am very concerns about the current symtom with my vehicle which may potentially lead to sudden engine stop or malfunctioning while driving at higher speed travel.

Vehicle accelerated suddenly to an uncontrollable speed while driving on the highway. Vehicle crashed onto guardrail and damaged entire driver's side.

Driving my Honda Odyssey 2008. In the morning of 2/5/09, engine revved up to 3000 rpm while I was at a stop light. I checked to see if I was pumping gas or if carpet was stuck but none applied. Car finally settled down and drove normally. In the evening it started again going up to 3000 at a stop (actually rising as I put my foot on the brake to slow down) could barely control car. Happened again but this time it had revved up to 5, 000 rpm. Couldn't stop the car - thought I would hit someone. Threw it into park and shut if off. Had it towed to dealership where they kept it for three days, driving it all over and this did not occur. Over the past six months, the car would rev up to 1500 or so at a stop sign but never paid much attention to this as it wasn't dangerous. Last Thursday, thank god people jumped out the way or else I would have killed someone.