Anti-theft Controller problems of the 2010 Honda Odyssey

Letter from senator nelson on behalf on constituent, an active duty military member stationed in germany who is having problems with his 2010 Honda Odyssey (dot/I# s2012 282). The consumer stated the vehicle has an unidentified electrical and/or computer problem that triggers the anti-theft system every time he opens the doors, which cause all the power buttons inside the vehicle not to function.

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. Upon parking the vehicle he was unable to unlock any of the doors. The anti theft system began to sound after repeated attempts to exit the vehicle. The incident was reported to the police who informed him to move the key back and forth inside of the ignition which allowed the doors to unlock and the contact to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure and the computer system was reset. The failure and current mileages were 5,120. Updated 01/14/lj.