Equipment Problems of Honda Odyssey - part 2

Front passenger window completely shattered while vehicle was parked and unoccupied. Outside air temperature was 94° with dewpoint in the 80s.

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My rear passenger sliding door is stuck open and won't close.

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Exploding sunroof: I was driving on the east bound 2020 freeway about 65 mph. There were no taller cars or trucks around, no overpass. All of a sudden there as a huge bang. The glass of the sunroof had exploded. It has not been used in 2 years. I cannot think of anything that could have caused it. I have only opened the sunroof once back in 2024 when I got the vehicle just to see what it was like; I haven't used it since then. When I stopped, it looked like a basketball and gone through the glass. I can't image how dangerous it would have been if the inside cover had been opened and the glass had sprayed the car. I did not get a picture of it. I drove directly to state farm and they looked at it an approved the repair without photos.

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-multiple messages/lights on dashboard determined by dealer to be due to forward looking camera, which disables Hondas sensing safety suite. Available for inspection upon request. -safety of myself/family and others put at risk due to distracting messages/lights on dashboard, which can also conceal additional issues not associated with forward camera. Safety features are disabled when the camera does not work properly, specifically lane assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation , road departure mitigation, auto high beams. -problem has been confirmed by dealer: dtc u3000-49 -yes, inspected by manufacturer/dealership -issue appeared randomly approximately a month ago with no other warning signs.

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When I was at the set of lights my vehicle put itself in park and refused to go back in drive. The dashboard started to flash "shift to park" cars were honking at us people we screaming because we weren't driving when the light turned green. But my car refused to go back into drive. I had to shut it off and turn it back on. I had all my kids (5) in the car. I brought it to the dealership and they said that there was no code recorded. And because of that they couldn't do anything about it. Almost as if it didn't happen. Then it has recently happened two more times. I'm bringing my vehicle back in to the dealership, but they told me if it didn't record a code then they couldn't really do anything about it. It was of the scariest things to ever happen. 21.

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All of a sudden for no reason, error messages starting showing up on the dashboard. Such blind spot info system problem, lane keeping assist problem, transmission system problem, and others. The car runs fine. I took it to my local shop and they put a new battery in. At first the lights went out but then they came back. So I took it to the Honda dealership. They ran diagnostics and tell me the multipurpose camera needs to be replaced. At a cost of $1,996. 00. I asked if the camera can just be taken out, but have been told that is not an option. Obviously many of the security features are tied to this device. We are taking an out of state trip this weekend to a family wedding so must get this fixed this week. I’m not comfortable driving the car that far in this condition. There were absolutely no problems with the car beforehand. It happened two days ago on sat 8/29/26. We were returning from a day trip about 70 miles from home. When these error messages started popping up, the car was running fine and continued to do so.

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Tail gate problems looks like there are a lot of tailgate problems with the Honda Odyssey, including water leaks that can affect the control module. I replaced the control module, but it looks like there’s a lot of information and research about this issue online.

While stopped at a red light on a busy road my car engine stopped and usually it automatically restarted when I let off the gas but it would not start and the engine would not turn on. The car was stalled and it took multiple attempts to get the engine to restart. This has happened 3 times now. I have had the battery tested and the battery is good and my mechanic believes it is an issue with the starter.

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The multipurpose camera located behind the rear view mirror gets too hot and has errors and then fails and is expensive to repair. I had the recall completed for the camera at the rear of the vehicle and then the multipurpose camera in front died the next day.

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There is a very strong exhaust smell in the cabin. This occurs under the flow and recirculate hvac options and is not improved by changing the engine and cabin air filters.

Came to a stop at traffic light. Vehicle shifted into park. I was unable to put it back into drive. I shut engine off. After two tries, I was about to start engine again and was able to shift into drive. Incident happened again when I stopped at another traffic light about 2 miles later. Had to restart vehicle in order to enable drive mode.

I was stopped at a stoplight. The car has idle stop so the engine turns off at the light. When I tried to go the car went into park. I could not get it back in drive and had to turn the car off then back on. Meanwhile I am stuck in the middle of the road with traffic. This has happened several times before.

5 times since July 2026 the vehicle 2025 Honda Odyssey fills with the smell of gas. The smell fills the entire garage. After the 4th incident, it was brought to the dealership on 8/18/2026, however they were unable to reproduce the issue smell. They stated the evap system was function and at the time there were no obvious leaks. Despite it being a known issue, there are no recall or repairs per the dealership. They stated that Honda is apparently aware and are "investigating. " the smell recurred today and was immediately brought to the dealership since the problems was not reproduced when previously in their possession. It was noted by multiple staff member but since there is no known fix, there was nothing the dealership could do. They are aware of several other Honda Odysseys with this issue in the same area. I was instructed not to park the vehicle in the garage which makes me concerned for mine and my family's safety. The smell can be very overwhelming and makes me lightheaded.

While driving our 2025 Honda Odyssey, my wife came to a complete stop at a red traffic light. The vehicle’s auto idle stop feature was enabled, as it is by default each time the vehicle is started. When the light turned green and she attempted to accelerate, the vehicle would not move. The engine appeared to be running/revving when she pressed the accelerator, but the vehicle remained stationary as though the brake was still engaged. A message appeared on the instrument panel instructing her to depress the brake pedal and press the start/stop button. Initially, we believed the electronic parking brake might have been engaged, so she attempted to disengage it, but this did not resolve the problem. She was stuck in an active traffic lane at an intersection and unable to move the vehicle, creating a significant safety concern. Another person advised her to completely turn the vehicle off, wait approximately 10 seconds, and restart it. After doing so, the vehicle operated normally again. After this incident, I learned that NHTSA is already investigating auto idle stop/no-restart complaints involving Honda vehicles, including 2025 Honda Odysseys, under engineering analysis ea25-004. I also learned that Honda has previously communicated with dealers regarding auto idle stop no-restart incidents involving 2023–2025 Odysseys. This was an extremely concerning failure because the vehicle unexpectedly became immobilized at a traffic light and could not be driven until it was shut down and restarted. I am concerned that this could happen again in a much more dangerous situation. I am submitting this complaint so that this incident is documented as part of NHTSA’s investigation and to request that NHTSA determine whether a safety recall or other corrective action is necessary.

Faulty transmission. Lags when you start to drive. Constant delay.

I was stopped at the light on maple and naper in naperville. My car engine had turned off as part of the auto idle feature. When I took my foot off the brake, my car did not restart. A message came up telling me to put the car in park. It had already automatically shifted to park and I had to turn the car off and back on to get it to work again. This is a busy intersection and people behind me were honking.

I was at the red light and the car wouldn't come out of idle. The battery light came on and the I tried to turn the car off and it just keeps cycling. I had to open the door for the car to cut off and then restart the car. This is the 3rd time this has happened and almost resulted in me and my children being hit.

After stopping the car in a left turn lane in the intersection, the car engine, dash board and infotainment system shut down. No warnings or other items appeared, the car died. After scrambling since it put traffic to a standstill, I shifter to park and returned on the car. Which worked and allowed me to continue. This happened again 1 week later while at a red light.

I have contacted Honda dealership regarding this recall, however they inform that there is no replacement part available all across the nation and no eta for new part become available. So I would like to report to NHTSA and file a complaint. Thanks.

While waiting at a stop light, the engine turned off and the vehicle forced itself into park. Taking my foot off the brake, had no effect. I was not able to put the vehicle back into drive. I had to shut off the engine and restart it in order to drive again. Of note, the ac and carplay were running at the time of the engine failure. No warning lights appeared. Cars behind me were honking at me. I have an appointment scheduled with the dealership to assess the auto-idle function.

My 2023 Honda Odyssey (only 2. 5 years old with 60,000 miles) recently had a complete tailgate failure. The dealership diagnosed the issue as a failed roof seal. This factory seal failure allowed water to leak inside the vehicle, directly shorting out the tailgate motor module causing the module to get very hot which could have caused a fire. The repair bill is $1,200. I contacted corporate Honda to request goodwill assistance, considering the vehicle is so young and a roof seal should absolutely last longer than 2. 5 years. Corporate Honda denied the assistance. They claimed a leaking roof seal is an "external factor" rather than a manufacturing defect. A vehicle's roof seal should protect the internal electronics from everyday weather. Labeling a structural seal failure as an external factor is an unacceptable excuse to avoid standing behind their product.

The infotainment system and back up camera screen went completely black. We took it to howdy Honda since there was a NHTSA recall 23v-482 that they had fixed once before. Now though, they are saying the issue isn't covered by safety recall and that we have to pay $6900 to have it repaired. However this faulty camera system is a known issue. In addition to the recall, there has also been a class-action lawsuit filed Mar. 22, 2019 in the u. S. District court for the central district of California, owners of the affected vehicles report that the infotainment system – an integrated in-vehicle communication, navigation and entertainment system – behaves erratically, malfunctioning, freezing, and creating a safety hazard and distraction. This is exactly what happened with our vehicle. The defect caused safety-related systems (including backup camera functions) to fail. The defect also caused the entire center console to go black while the vehicle is in motion, and caused navigation and other dashboard features to shut down completely while in use. The lawsuit alleges Honda breached its own warranty by simply replacing defective parts with equally defective parts. This is exactly what they did with the first recall. And now they're trying to charge us $6900 to fix it.

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The speakers make a popping and crackling noise that is repeated, in a mid tone - high tone - low tone noise pattern, when the radio is on or off. It begins when the engine is turned on. It also occurs in standby/engine is not on/radio is on mode or in standby/engine is not on/radio is not on. The popping/crackling occurs whether the radio is on or not, and the radio can be heard along with the popping and crackling noise. I am guessing it is similar to the recall 23v-431, but this van VIN number does not have any recalls associated with it yet. Restarting the radio, resetting the radio, etc does not alleviate the issue. Also, the cabin camera is not working, says "problem with camera" and displays "loading" with the moving circular icon. The display remains dark for the cabin camera, and rear entertainment screen is also not accessible. Cannot recall any large bumps in the road, no collisions with anything. If the design of the cables has not changed, then the recall needs to cover all vins manufactured with the same wire assemblies and procedures, including all future vins, as this problem is clearly repeatable. The customer should not bear the burden to fix an issue that has been deemed an issue in prior year models, with no changes to the design or assembly procedure to the related components.

I am writing to formally report a serious and potentially life-threatening safety issue involving my Honda Odyssey’s locking system. For several years, I have experienced an ongoing problem in which the doors of my Odyssey have unexpectedly locked while the key fob was still inside the vehicle. This has happened to me at various stores and even at my own home. On those occasions, I was fortunate that my husband was nearby and could bring the spare key fob to unlock the vehicle. I have repeatedly brought this issue to my local Honda dealership and specifically questioned the locking system. Unfortunately, the dealership has either been unable to duplicate the problem or has made changes to the locking mechanisms without resolving the issue. The vehicle now no longer under warranty, yet the problem continues. This week, however, the issue became a terrifying and extremely serious safety emergency. My one-month-old grandson was accidentally locked inside the vehicle with the key fob. We were approximately 30 minutes from home, and the outside temperature was around 90 degrees. We had no way to unlock the vehicle ourselves. We had to contact the local police, a tow company, and emts for assistance. My grandson was trapped inside the vehicle for approximately 10 very frightening minutes before they were able to get the doors unlocked. Thankfully, my grandson was safely removed from the vehicle, but I cannot stop thinking about how differently this situation could have ended. A child, particularly an infant, can be in extreme danger inside a hot vehicle within a very short period of time. I am extremely concerned that this locking problem has continued for years despite my repeatedly bringing it to the attention of the Honda dealership. The fact that the vehicle can unexpectedly lock with the key fob inside creates a serious safety hazard. This is no longer simply an inconvenience or a mechanical annoyance—it has now resulted in an actual emergency involving an infant.

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All of the warning lights came on at the same time. The dealer says the internal front camera sensor has malfunctioned and has happened so much that the part is on back order.

I was stopped at a stop sign and my 2025 Honda Odyssey shut off. I stopped the ais engaged, then when I took my foot off the brake the engine didn't engage. The car wouldn't move. I took me about 30 seconds to get the Mini van's engine to engage. This is the second time this type of incident has happened.

Auto start/stop is not working properly. Traffic had came to a hault on an exit ramp which caused the auto stop to activate. Once traffic started moving, foot was taken off the brake and gas pedal was pressed. Van would not go. Confused on what was happening, panic mode was setting in. Other cars were blowing their horns. We felt stuck. Husband looked down and realized it had went into p (park) mode on its own. So, he pressed the brake and tried to put it in drive but it would not switch over. So, he had to turn it off completely and restart it. It has done this 2 other times. Probably would be even more often if I didn't turn the auto start/stop off. We had less than 12000 miles on our van at the time of last incident. We have made an appointment with the dealership which admitted that they have had a lot of complaints regarding this same issue. I love everything about this vehicle except for the number 1 thing I should love, safety. I do not feel safe at all times in this vehicle.

2025 Honda Odyssey with 21. 5k miles on it. Pulled up to a stoplight after a 3 hour drive. Auto stop turned the van off. When the light turned green the van failed to restart. Put the vehicle in park, turned it off, waited a few seconds and attempted to re-start it. Van restarted but very sluggish, like the battery was dead. Pulled in and parked. Van started normal the rest of the day. Took it to the dealer 2 days later. They noted the battery was a little low but no codes and no explanation for why it failed to restart. They checked alternator and starter and claim they are both good.

When on default idle stop, ie at a red light at an intersection, there's been a few times where the engine doesn't turn back on, leaving me stranded. Battery has been checked and is fine.

I have now had three instances within the last three months where my car has stalled out at traffic lights when the idle stop was engaged. The first two times, the car stalled out when I pressed the shut off switch for the idle stop on the center console. I am not sure about the first time since I was surprised the car stalled. The second time it happened, I hit the button twice in immediate succession and then the car stalled. The third instance was this past Thursday, 8/6/26. I did a double tap on the brake pedal when the traffic light turned green and the car stalled out. The safety of myself and my children in the car with me has been put at risk since each time it happed we were stopped at a red light at a major intersection on busy major roads. Cars were coming up fast behind us and could have rear ended either myself or the cars behind me (when there were cars behind) pushing them into my car and injuring all drivers and passengers involved. Today, I took the van into the dealership where I bought it for their service department to investigate. The VIN on the van is not covered under TSB 23-027 but I did not ask them yet whether is is covered underjuly 31, 2025 nationwide dealer bulletin ("request for visit: 2023–2025 Odyssey/passport/ridgeline auto idle stop no restart") which explicitly covers 2023–2025 Odyssey with no VIN-range cutoff, based on manufacture date after 11/2022. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure each time.

Seems like due to the auto idle, it makes the engine idle so low that it dies- my car died in middle of the road- the first time, I had it jumped, and mechanic said it was a fluke, second time, despite the testing not showing any issue, he said we can try to replace the battery, so we did, but 6 weeks later my car died, and it took 5 attempts to get it to restart with the external battery pack! each time there was no issue with the electrical system- my a/c was running fine, the whole dashboard showed up fine. Seems like according to a class action suit in California this is an issue Honda knew about! people now know to press the auto-off button so the car does not auto idle- but this needs to be done each time, or you will end up killing your engine! how is this allowed to be sold?? I was stuck in middle of a busy street with my daughter in the car!!!!.

Idle stop system failed at red light. Rather than restarting when light turned green, car turned off and required being turned off and back on in order to restart.

The factory navigation system in my 2011 Honda Odyssey has developed a clock malfunction. The clock on the upper navigation display remains at 0:00 and cannot be corrected using the vehicle’s normal clock-adjustment settings. I attempted to manually adjust the time through the navigation system, but the clock continues to display 0:00. The separate radio clock continues to operate normally. The vehicle and navigation system have not been modified. I am aware of reports from other owners of similar Honda Odyssey vehicles experiencing the same navigation clock failure. I am reporting the problem so that NHTSA has a record of the failure and can determine whether this represents a broader defect affecting these vehicles.

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2024 Odyssey engine shut off while in drive thru at restaurant. Unshure if auto start stop override was active. Either way the van had to be re started using the start button. Van re started on second or third attempt to re start with start button. This is a repeat occurance since having starter replaced in response to a similar problem about a year ago.

On 8. 1. 26, while operating my 2019 Honda Odyssey, the vehicle suffered a catastrophic, un-commanded automatic emergency braking event followed by a total failure of the brake-release fail-safe mechanisms. While driving in active traffic, the vehicle's forward-facing sensor system suffered a false-alarm trigger. Due to a severe design and component vulnerability, the electronic parking brake (epb) switch suffered a simultaneous internal mechanical and electronic hardware failure. Because the epb switch failed internally at the exact moment of the automatic braking event, the system failed to command a brake release. The vehicle’s wheels locked completely, leaving the vehicle completely immobilized in active traffic. This multi-system failure resulted in an immediate, life-threatening crash hazard. By random circumstance and the grace of god, a catastrophic rear-end collision was avoided, but this was a severe near-fatal safety event. A professional automotive diagnostic scan confirmed that the vehicle's computer retained 2 distinct fault incident codes documenting the internal hardware failure of the epb switch. The dealership confirmed that the system provides absolutely no advance warning to the driver, and fails entirely "in the event," meaning the vehicle remains safe until it suddenly and unpredictably locks the brakes on the highway. The vehicle was repaired out-of-pocket for $297 to replace the defective switch. I am filing this complaint because an internal electronic switch failure must never result in an un-commanded, un-releasable wheel lockup while a vehicle is in motion. This indicates a fatal flaw in Honda's braking fail-safe architecture. This issue must be investigated immediately before it results in a future serious or fatal acciden.