Honda Odyssey owners have reported 20 interior lighting related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common interior lighting problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's interior lighting (20 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Interior Lighting problems |
My Honda Odyssey touring 2011 advertised the ambient footwell lighting as all bright and beautiful. Unfortunately is is so dim and you literally have to put your hand right up to the light even when it is at it"s full brilliance. I feel that I was ripped off and it is very deceiving of Honda to do that and charge alot of money for this feature. Please can you guys get Honda to to something about this. The vehicle is advertised as a luxury vehicle. Thank you very much.
Since taking delivery of my 2011 Honda Odyssey it has had a faulty battery sensor, this is a known issue that is not being addressed. The sensor falsely reports that the battery is low and disables some of the onboard equipment including interior lights and pathway lights leaving car in the dark.
On June 28, our 1999 Honda Odyssey lx lost all electrical power and engine power while traveling on I-94 e bound between battle creek mi and the exit to I-69. The emergency flashers would not activate. We were able to coast to a stop on the shoulder, then after placing the car in park and switching off the ignition, I was able to restart the car. It ran fine for the next two hours, but the same thing happened while traveling south on I-75 north of dayton, OH. This time, I noticed the gauges came back on and was able to resume the cruise control and proceed with out stopping. In got case, traffic was not so heavy as to be a danger, and luckily we were not in the passing lane. The same failure occurred just before we made it onto our street, but for a shorter time and we continued home. The next night, while returning home on local streets, going about 35mph, this failure occurred again, but this time, we had the headlight on (it was about 9:15pm), and we lost all lighting (interior gauges and exterior). On June 30, the dealer was able to locate the problem - failed ignition switch electrical contacts. The dealer claims this car had been serviced for this problem previously as a result of a recall. I checked your online notices: may 16, 2002 NHTSA: 02v120000. Electrical system ignition switch. This recall needs to be re-issued for this safety related problem. We would have had serious problems in bad weather; loss of windshield wipers as well as lighting and brake lights. And at night, it could have been very bad on the highway. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
2008 Honda Odyssey. Consumer states brake pedal depresses. The consumer stated when the brake pedal was depressed in an emergency condition or in a panic stop, the pedal would travel below the accelerator pedal which would cause both pedals to be depressed simultaneously which also caused the vehicle to lurch forward when the brake pedal was released. Also, there was a problem with the steering wheel indicator lighting. There was a very noticeable difference in the consumers vehicle illumination intensity of the steering wheel indicator lights and the rest of the vehicles lighted indicators on the doors and dash fixtures. In the dark of night, out on the open highway, the consumer could easily read the lighted door and dash indicator, but he could not read the faintly lit indicators on the steering wheel. The dealer stated the steering wheel light indicators were the same as all the other Odyssey's on the lot.
My complaint regarding my Honda Odyssey may be more of a manufacturer oversight that may not pose an immediate harm to its occupants/other drivers, but rather potential harm to its occupants other drivers. The problem is with the lights. The interior dash lights are on continuously, but the headlights only go on manually. While this is fine during the day, it poses the potential harm at night when the dash lights go on and they headlights do not. I live in a city and a few times at night while leaving a very lit area, I have failed to turn on my headlights because with the dashlights on I have forgotten. While these occurrences were my error, I feel that with car lighting it needs to be all or nothing. While the manufacturers may see this feature as a convenience I see it as a hazard. If the dash lights are on all of the time, then the headlights should be on. Driving without headlights on at night is hazardous to all around and as I said, I live in a city where it is brightly lit and many times the streets are so bright my headlights do not make that much of a difference for my lighting but rather just make me noticeable to others. I feel that this issue needs to be addressed and rectified. I know that other cars have an auto function, where the headlights can be left on all of the time to go on when it gets dark and this would be a safer feature than having them manually operated when the dash lights are on all of the time. Or they can make it so that the dash lights go on when the headlights are turned on. Like I said, with lights is needs to be all or nothing (all manual or all automatic, not half and half). It is just too confusing and in my case, likely to be forgotten. While this issue may not have caused harm yet, I do believe that it has sufficient potential to cause harm and therefore should be addressed. This is a failure on the manufacturers part to save money, but it has made a Mini van (which is known for safety) to feel unsafe. Estimated date.
The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey. The contact started the vehicle and all of the interior lights dimmed ten seconds later. The following day, the locks began to randomly lock on there own. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The current mileage was 69,538 and failure mileage was 69,496.
I have 2007 Odyssey ex-l with dvd. The light in car like head and tail light, room light etc is blinking all the time even I drive my car. I already went to dealer ship two times, they just take a look at the battery during the day time and said everything looks fine. At night, my boy can't read a book in the car because of blinking. It looks the generator has problem.
Failure of dimmer control for the instrument panel so instrument lights failed.
We bought a 1999 Honda Odyssey from carmax and the first week that we got the car the check engine light came on and we took it to carmax. According to them they fixed the problem and everything was fine the engine light went off. Then when it came back on for the same problem they apparently fixed it again. This happened a few times. Now we didn't have warranty and our van was acting up. The transmission would give a jerk when going from 1st to 2nd gear. The egr ports were clogged and the catalytic converter was messed up from day 1. We took it to our Honda dealership and they said it wasn't the transmission, but it was. About a 4 months later it got really bad and we had to get our transmission rebuilt, the ignition switch problem started also (the car engine would stall randomly and it we would have to stop the car on the shoulder of the freeway and restart the car going at 60 mph+), now we spent 2500 bucks to get everything fixed. But now our electrical system is bad. The in dash lights don't work and the back lights don't work. The doors just died for some reason. One second the handles would work and the next second the handles are dead from inside. Our alarm system doesn't work either because of the electric problem. All we want is our car to be fixed. We've been lied to by carmax and the Honda dealership over and over. Can you guys just help us fix our car?.
1. Interior vehicle lights seem to indicate exterior lights are on when they are not. Exterior lights are off at night time. The inability to detect exterior lights are on at night. 2. Exterior imitation chrome peels off cheap plastic. 3. Poor steering quality for a new vehicle.
The contact states there is NHTSA recall 00v183000 concerning the interior lighting. This vehicle is not included in the recall due to VIN although this vehicle experienced the same problem as indicated in the recall.
Honda does not include my van based on the VIN number to recall id number 00v183000. Instrument lights not working, which poses a hazard during night driving. Recall only on specific model.
Instrument panels automatically illuminates dimly when the door opens and completely brighten up once the key is inserted into the key hole. This automatic feature usually causes most of the driver that I know to drive the car at night with the headlights off but thinking that the lights are on because the instrument panel is brightly lit.
Honda odyseey 2004 interior cabin lights flicker on/off intermitently. Vehicle has been in for service serveral times, but problem continues. Searching the web returns similar results for other owners of Honda Odyssey regadless of year.
Consumer stated that while driving the instrument panel lights are to dim and this is causing a distraction to the consumer. Dealer notified ts.
The srs indicator light on my dashboard stayed on after starting the engine from park. It stayed on until the I brought it to the dealer for a check-up. I had to pay for a defective srs controller, which is an electronic box that sends signals to the airbag to tell it when to deploy (according to the service rep). I had to spend $697. 91 to replace it with a brand new one that has a warranty of "12 months or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first". There was no explanation for the failure of the said part. Mr.
Problems with radio volume button, indicator light, and vehicle pulls to the left. Vehicle pulled to the left when the consumer test drove it on 08/10/2002. Dealer assured her it would be repaired. After about one week of driving the vehicle, it continued to pull to the left unless she held the steering wheel to the right and forced it to go straight 08/20/2002. On 09/24/2002 vehicle was taken to the dealership for problems with the door and srs light coming on and off while driving. On 10/24/2002 consumer drove the vehicle to the dealership again. They stated the problem was fixed. On 12/18/2002 the consumer insisted that the technician test drive the vehicle to experience the defect. Technician did experience it and stated it needed to be fixed. The next day they informed the consumer an alignment was done to fix the "pulling to the left". As far as the srs light, there were no repairs at that time. Consumer would be contacted to make an appointment for repairs. On 04/10/2003, consumer returned for routine maintenance and a total fix for the pulling to the left. Consumer wanted a replacement vehicle.
Consumer states vehicle door ajar light, battery light and the brake light would come on and go off intermittently while driving, dealer was notified. Nlm.
Consumer received recall notification 00v183000 in mail, and was informed by dealership that vehicle could not be serviced because it was manufactured in canada. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Left rear door light and dome light come on while driving and while taking turns.