Body problems of the 2010 Honda Odyssey - part 1

Yesterday(7/9/23) when trying to open and close our back sliding door on the drivers side it was making a louder grinding sound and was difficult to open/shut. No warning lights. Today when pushing the button to open the door it started to open and then fell off the frame on the top and mid rail. Only connected by the bottom rail. It appears that the mid rail/ slider is the part that failed causing the door to come off its hinges. It also caused large deep scratches to the body of the car. This is a serious safety concern. The door is heavy and could have hurt someone. We are very lucky that my kids were still strapped safely in their car seats. We strapped the door to the car in an open position and have not gotten it inspected yet. Upon researching I have now seen hundreds of reports of this same thing happening to others.

The driver side passenger sliding automatic door stopped working. When opening it manually I started hearing a little grinding noise and it was hard to open. I opened the door to put my daughter in and the door fell off to the ground.

Van sliding door fell off when trying to close the door.

Death trap front windows open and close by themselves while driving - dangerous for kids and pets in car sliding doors on both sides do not work properly - do not latch - passenger door doesn't slide open or closed door locks unresponsive - last week only driver's door and tail gate would unlock and open.

Hello yes this has been happening since may2022,,sometimes my sliding door will open then shut while someone is trying to get in,or it won't shut it will close the open right back up while driving or sitting, so several times either my children or my grandmother was getting in after I opened the sliding door, an all of a sudden it almost smashed my 3 yr old she jumped in so fast it almost caught her leg, an the same thing with my grandmother, she was getting in an it shut without me closing it,an 1 day we was on the highway and the driver side opened automatically I had to pull over to the side of highway and it wouldn't shut after 10 tries, I had to actually grab the handle an pull it shut. An I asked a dealership about this and he said numerous of people have been complaining about this problem with Honda vans.

I opened the sliding door for my 5 yr old grandson, and while he was getting in the sliding door opened and shut while he was getting in an almost closed him in by squeezed him alil I had to push the button instantly to open back up. An it happened when we was at the zoo also it opened half way an was closing on its own.

The drivers side sliding door fell off upon opening. Honda says they are not liable for this issue yet I have found over 5,000 complaints in various fourms concerning this issue. My children were almost injured and something needs to be done about this issue please.

The Honda Odyssey I own has paint coming out from the roof and tail. Looking around on the road, I saw many other white Honda Odyssey with similar problems. When doing a search on the web, I saw the recall notice for Honda Odyssey 2011-12. Https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2019/mc-10161239-0001. Pdf my Honda Odyssey is a 2010 model but with same color and similar problems with exterior paint. This would result in corrosion and ultimately the safety of the vehicle. I am attaching the pictures of my vehicle. I did contact Honda and they advised me to get the vehicle inspected at their service center. I am scheduled to visit them for diagnosis soon, but wanted to share what I found as there recall with 2011-12 is something that clearly extends to other years model as well.

The driver side sliding door fell off when trying to put my kids in the vehicle. The vehicle was stationary and not on. Luckily, I was able to push my 3 year old out if the way or he would have been severly injured. Instead, he just has scraped need and is confused why I pushed him. I hurt my wrist and back catching the door. Picture is after I was able to somehow get it closed.

Both sliding doors are getting stuck while opening and closing. And they are making noise too.

The driver side sliding door (manual door, not power) was making a grinding sound when opening and then it fell off the car. I was opening the door to get my child out, thankfully, we were at home.

Paint flaking. Paint did not adhere to primer.

Power sliding doors stopped working. No access to middle row seats due to having no manual opening features. In an emergency, I would be unable to remove my children from their seats. This should be recalled immediately before someone becomes trapped in this car.

Have had intermittent issue with the automatic feature not being able to fully close the driver's side door. Today, I tried to open it but driver's side door was making grinding noise and only opening 1/3 of the way on the automatic setting. I disengaged the automatic sliding door function and opened it manually. Slid open no problem. I reengaged the auto setting when I went to close the door. It started to slide close and a little less than half way, it fell at me, coming completely off the car other than a small guide wire in the center. I can not get it back into place and am looking into getting it towed to be repaired. When the center roller came off the track it left gigantic gashes in the paint/metal on the side of the van.

The side doors fell off the track. Both of them within days. One when opening it and the other driving down my driveway. I'm just glad it didnt happen on the highway because that seriously could have hurt someone. I looked this issue up and found it is very common on these van's and a lot of people are having this happen. One door is now held on with a strap and the other one we got closed and back on but we cannot open them. My kids have to climb over the front seats to get to their seats. I am very worried they will fly off driving down the highway like I've read others have. The side of my van is all scratched up from them falling off too.

Electric sliding doors will catch and reverse. It has hurt my children multiple times over the past year. The car has 90k to 120k on it over the course of it happening.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was at stand still, when the rear driver sliding door fails to lock. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to local dealerbianchi Honda located at 8430 peach st, erie, PA 16509,(814) 868-9678, where it was diagnosed with gear on rear driver sliding door to be replace. The vehicle was repaired but experience the failure again on July of 2019. The contact stated on September 19, 2019, when she depressed button to open the rear driver sliding door, while reaching inside the sliding door started to close. The contact sustained a fractured left rib , upper right back and shoulder injuries and has pain on her right calf. The contact was seeking medical attention (breathing in a machine for her lung not to collapse and orthopedics for muscle on her back and shoulder. The manufacturer has been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. Dp.

Sliding door fell off track when opening, cord is broken and broke my window.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while the vehicle was idle the vehicle's driver side sliding door detached. The failure occurred without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not provided. Kh.

Both sliding doors coming off tracks. One completely fell off and was damaged. This could cause serious injury to a person or child. I noticed many other complaints here and online.

Right (passenger) sliding cargo door fell off track and gouged the side panel of the van. The vehicle was stationary in driveway. Noticed in week prior to the incident that there was a grinding sound when opening door, and it would sometime catch and re-open when closing as though it hit an obstacle. Dealer mentioned maybe some sand or grit in assembly. In driveway, we opened door then walked away to throw something in trash heard a noise and came back to find the door had fallen off and was hanging from the cable used by the power open/close mechanism. Significantly damaged car further trying to get it to close enough to to take to repair shop and prevent damage from impending rain at time of incident. Was very difficult to fight the power mechanism and to turn the heavy door the correct way to get all the pieces in their correct rails and position, never did get entirely closed. Took to dealership. Dealer advised to take to body shop. Body shop sent me back to dealer who would not take vehicle for several days but then ended up fixing the door the same day for about $575. The body damage has not been addressed.

I cannot open the passenger side sliding door. (it is not a power sliding door) it was steadily getting harder to open. I barely got it closed as it would only open a short distance and I could barely slide it closed. Now I am afraid to try to open it as I am afraid it will get stuck open and I won't be able to close it at all.

Passenger side sliding door was grinding and malfunctioning. Went to open it from inside and it fell off only hangs my by a little cable. Got it somewhat back on track but it won't latch and friend got hurt in the process of it falling off. Deep scrtches on the side as well. What can we do.

Not long after we bought the car from a Honda dealership (one previous owner) the passenger side door started freezing up. We could neither open nor close it properly. When we brought it in, we were shocked when the mechanic told us he saw the problem all the time on that model, and that we were lucky the door had not fallen off on us, because he had seen it happen to others. We have three little kids. . . Most minivan owners have young kids! they replaced the cheap plastic rollers with more cheap plastic rollers (why of why is this Honda's only option to support a huge, heavy steel door?!) and removed the automatic mechanism on the passenger side. Now we are having the same problem with the driver's side automatic door. It is completely frozen (at this point it's frozen whether it's in automatic mode or manual), and I have left it shut that way because I would rather have my kids climb in the other side, and buckle my 4 year old in through the window, than try to open it and risk having it fall on someone. I have spoken to other mothers in my town who own this same car and have had the same problem with the doors. This is not just an inconvenience, it is a huge safety issue! what if both doors froze on someone during an accident and they couldn't get their kids out? what if the door fell off on a child?! an adult might suffer only minor injuries from such a thing, but a child would be crushed. There are reports of this happening all over the internet, with Honda usually telling the owners the problem is somehow their fault. Toyota had the same problem on the sienna and they did a recall. . Read more...

Passenger side door closes and then opens slightly. The lock will not engage. Dashboard light always show that door is ajar. When making a turn yesterday the door actually opened all the way. My baby was sitting on that side. This is extremely dangerous.

Spontanously the sunroof shattered. Driving on highway at 70mph, the sunroof shattered. It was closed at time, all glass behind car.

My Odyssey was parked and off I put my packages and attempted to close the sliding door. It would not close. After I looked in the manual for help I followed their instructions and the door came off the track and hung by just a very thin cable I could not drive it for fear of it falling completely off and damaging someone else's car or causing an accident. It also did a lot of body damage. Honda dealer in kenosha did the repairs. They only paid for half and we had to cover the other $1500.

The front door detents are not strong enough, and they will allow the door to close by itself. If you are on an incline, or it is a windy day, this is especially dangerous for younger children, and myself, when getting in or out of the vehilce. Of note, Honda uses the same detent, with the same part number, on a civic, which has a much smaller and lighter door, as it does on the Odyssey, which has a much larger door. I currently own a 2003 Chrysler van, and a 1998 BMW, and neither of which have this problem. And for that matter, none of the other cars I have owned have had this problem. The solution is a simple redesign of the door detent to account for the heavier Odyssey door. One size does not fit all. Also of note, I did replace the door detent, and the new detent is as bad as the old detent. A redesign is required.

Fuel smell, fuel leak.

The nylon guide rollers on the passenger sliding door broke. These rollers apparently contribute to keeping the door up and inside the guide rail. This caused the door to drop and be suspended by the motorized cable that opens/closes the door and cantilevered off of the bottom guide. This happened after being parked and actuating the door. There was a sound of the nylon guides cracking and the slider hitting the body panel. The vehicle has 62,000 miles on it. I consider it unsafe that the door became unusable and would not return closed unless unbolted and pushed in. It then did not latch and had to be chained/tied down. The Honda dealership repaired the door. The Honda dealership and I must have had a communication issue. It was characterized in the itemized statement differently than my verbal discussions with them about the issue. It was written up as a door jam. However, the service person was quite familiar with the issue I experienced and said it was not uncommon. I was advised if the door became completely detached to go to a body shop first. My instance was not that severe.

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while parked and attempting to remove an object from the trunk, the object was found to be wet and molded. Upon further investigation, the contact noticed that the whole rear of the vehicle and the rear headliner were wet. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and diagnosed that the seams that meet the roof rails were separating. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

For the second time the rear passenger sliding door would not lock closed and the warning tone sounded. When I took it into the dealer for repair he said that the air bags could deploy if it wasn't fixed. The door latch had to be replaced. I am 71 years old and the door is very seldom used by my wife and I. I am concerned about the fact that the door could have come loose and deployed the air bags while I was driving. I'd like to know if this is happening to other Honda vehicles. I do have the old part if that would help.

Tail lights are susceptible to water penetration which will eventually short out the tail lights. This applies to the portion of the tail light which is attached to the rear hatch door. Water accumulates in the white part of the lens which is at the bottom of the tail light in 201 van (I. E. , the back up lights). There is apparently a design or manufacturing defect in the sealed light system. I have had the gasket on the left tail light replaced in my 2010 Odyssey due to water penetration & collection. The problem has returned and the dealer confirmed nothing is wrong with the gasket.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear passenger side automatic door failed to close and latch. The rear passenger side door would open independently immediately after being closed. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact stated that the front passenger seat belt failed to disengage intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failures. The failure was not reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 50,000. The current mileage was 55,000. Yn.

The sliding door mechanism makes a rough, grinding sound. Have tried to lubricate them, but does not seem to help. Have owned previous Odysseys and they never sounded this bad.