Owners/service Manual Problems of Honda Odyssey - part 1

Upon opening vehicle using remote control (sliding doors or tailgate), the drivers door will not unlatch or unlock. No matter what you do, you can not open this door from the outside. Only way to open it is to go in via the passenger side of the vehicle and manual release the door. Dealership was notified of this problem once before and stated they can not duplicate, which seems to be the common answer for Honda when they don't want to take ownership for their vehicle issues.

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My 2009 Honda Odyssey both power sliding doors neither one works. The driver side slide door opened and couldn't close had to take it off the hinge and do a manual close you just can't open it or the door will completely come off. The passenger side sliding door will not open at all. Before all this happened the driver side slide door wouldn't close unless I was in drive or reverse. I have called around and this is an issue with a lot of Honda Odyssey van doors. To me this is a hazard due to the fact my kids have to climb in the back just to get in the car cause my doors will not even open manually. Why has this not been made an issue if there's so many vans with same said sliding side door issues. Some of us can't afford major fixes like this that shouldn't even become an issue.

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Car was parked in parking lot. I unlocked side doors and placed my purse with my key fob inside and strapped one 4 year old into one car seat in passenger middle seat and then another 4 year old in driver's side middle seat carseat. I hit the door close buttons respectively. I then went to open the driver's side door to enter and the door was locked. I then tried the slider behind me and that was locked, too. I walked around all the doors of the van and all were locked. The key and the preschoolers were all in the car. I coaxed one 4 year old who could get out of his car seat to climb up front to unlock the door manually but upon me watching the door would not unlock from the inside either. Her checked the passenger door which also would not unlock. I attempted to get help in the parking lot for someone to go into the store and get help but no-one came. The 4 year old on the other side of the glass was frantic as I kept trying to open all of the doors. I finally got him to get in my purse and was trying to help him, through the glass, to unlock the phone to call 911 when the car alarm enacted and although my car door still wouldn't open the other 4 year old managed to manually disengage the lock on the driver's side sliding door to enable me to climb through and start the car. No help came and I'm just grateful they were not younger and I wasn't hotter outside. The 4 year olds were terrified. I spoke with Honda service on the phone and the employee said it didn't sound electrical or mechanical and felt no need for me to bring my vehicle in.

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I purchased a new 2019 Honda Odyssey elite on 9/17/2019. I drove to work as usual, made sure all electricals (e. G. , dome lights, headlights, etc. ) were off, parked and alarmed my vehicle. Car remained parked while I worked. After my shift, I tried to use the remote engine start, but noticed the car didn't start. I pressed the unlock button on key fob, but no response; the car remained locked. I tried to unlock via Hondalink app, which displayed that car was unlocked. I attempted to open any car door, but they remained locked. I was left stranded in f heat and no nearby shade. Luckily my family weren't there or they would've also been left baking in the heat. I used the manual key to unlock the driver side door and got in. Then tried to start the car but no response at all (I. E, no lights on the hud, lcd monitors, etc. ). Also tried unlocking other doors from inside; nothing worked. Called Honda roadside assistance & they sent someone to help. Guy tried jump starting car, still nothing. Said he even sent "direct current" to car, but absolutely no response; no lights of any kind, no access to unlock other doors or open windows. Called Honda roadside assistance again. They sent a tow truck to tow car to nearest dealership. Tow driver arrived, but couldn't tow my car as there were cars parked in front & in back of my car. There was also no way for him to put the car into neutral due to the electronic shift feature. We looked in car manual for solution. About 2 hrs later, the driver discovered he was able to start car by using key fob to press the start/stop button. I drove to dealership & told them exactly what happened. Said they would perform thorough inspection. It's been 1. 5 days & they still don't know the problem. Said they couldn't replicate problem. I'm scheduled to pick up my car today but am hesitant & afraid of being stranded with my family when travelling.

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After the sliding door on the driver side stopped working, we was still able to switch off the switch and open/close it manually a few times. The following morning trying to do the same thing it only opened halfway and then wouldnt latch closed as I tried the second time to get it to latch closed the whole door just fell off track. Luckily it happened sitting in my moms driveway. I would hate to have seen what would had happened had I been driving when it came off since my 4 year olds seat is right there.

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We recently purchased the new 2019 Honda odessey and then found out that there is no way to manually move the transmission into neutral (or any position other than park) if the engine or battery dies. This is a huge safety issue. The local Honda dealership said that Honda was aware of the issue and working on a fix, but recommended if we needed to get towed to put dish soap under the tires to be dragged onto the tow truck. Meanwhile though, while waiting for a tow, the broken down car could potentially be in the middle of the road with no flashers if the battery is dead and no way for police or anyone else to put the car in neutral and roll it to safety on the side of the road. I filed a complaint with Honda, and they said they have received multiple complaints about this, but they are not working on a fix and it is 'just how the car is designed'. They said that they 'think' there is a special tool that only their aaa roadside assistants have that might be able to manually override, but the local dealership was not aware of any such tool, and any other tow truck drivers would not have this supposed tool. Given that this is a safety issue, I found that answer unacceptable and am hoping your regulatory agency can intervene to prompt action to fix this issue. The old 2018 model and others always had a manual override option, and the 2019 version needs to have that same option for safety, in case of emergency.

Both rear doors become stuck and completely inoperable. The power door mechanism has failed and now the door is completely stuck in the closed position. There is no way to manually open the door from the inside or the outside.

2019 Honda oddesay battery died on us at 2960 miles! after my wife and my two babies, drove the car for almost 45 min. Went to the zoo and came back 4 hours later only to find the car battery dead! 4/7/19, 4:45 pm! called Honda road assistant and when finally arrived at 5:20 pm he had a hard time clamping his portable battery pack into the car battery due to limited space around those battery terminal connections. He had to hold the claps manually in place! so even if I had was there and had a portable battery I couldn't start up the cars since it was impossible to clamps to battery terminals securely and jump inside to push the ignition key!.

The "standard seat assembly" as defined by fig-1a of fmvss 213 defines seat/seat-belt geometry such that a seatbelt buckle shall not extend beyond175mm (~6in) from the seat bight. The standard seems to allow car manufacturers to utilize seat belt buckle assemblies anywhere in the 0 to 175mm range from the bight. A bight-to-buckle (b2b) distance of 175mm makes it difficult (or impossible) to properly secure child car seats, using the vehicle's seat belt, if the child seat depth is shallower than 175mm. This hypothesis was developed after I was unable to properly secure a diono radian rxt car seat (forward facing mode) in my 2014 Honda Odyssey. The buckles in the Honda (see attached) appear to be close to the 175mm threshold. However, I was able to secure the same diono seat in my 2007 Audi a6 because the Audi's buckles are flush mounted in the seat cushion (I. E. B2b of ~0mm). I do not believe this problem is a "Honda" problem, but a problem with the lack of specificity of fmvss-213 wrt how child seats are to be tested. Fmvss 213 s6. 1. 2 simply states that the "standard seat assembly" is to be used, and makes no mention of ensuring compatibility of fit throughout the b2b range. The diono manual (see pg-19, attached) indicates that their seats are not compatible with ". . . Anchor points forward of the seat crease. " I reviewed other child car seat manufacturer instruction manuals and found similar warnings. While the Honda seat belts contain fmvss-209 certification tags, and the diono is labeled with fmvss-213 tags, I believe that these two standards are not compatible. Recommendations: (1)update "standard seat assembly" of fmvss-213 such that b2b is explicitly fixed at 175mm or (2) fmvss-209 must restrict b2b< 25mm. Fmvss-209 s4. 1. E only specifies, ". . . Buckle or buckles readily accessible to the occupant to permit his easy & rapid removal. . . ".

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Sliding doors will not close. Sometimes the door will close almost to the end and then recoil or the door will not close at all (it just beeps). . Read more...

The driver-side door power lock does not fully close resulting in an inability to unlock the driver's side door after closing and therefore inhibit entry through that door. Manually pushing in of the lock restores the ability to power-unlock, however it does not restore function to the power locking mechanism. Additionally, the effect appears to be temperature sensitive, where warm weather increases the chances of failure of the power locking mechanism. This happens when the vehicle is parked.

While in motion at a speed where the vehicle auto locks the doors, the driver's door power lock will attempt to repeatedly lock the car door. The lock appears engaged, however it is not closed as far as the passenger side lock. The locking attempts can be reduced by pushing the lock manually to a fully closed position. The lock still functions and the door cannot be opened, however any attempts to unlock the door with the power locking mechanism are unsuccessful and the door must be manually unlocked from the inside.

Vehicle was stationary, the lift gate would not stay up when opened manually.

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Customer states intermittently right side sliding door does not close properly, sliding door ajar light comes on while driving, right side sliding door will not close using automatically, having to manually/forcefully push door close, has happened twice dealer ship did not do anything as they are not able to duplicate the issue. This is safety concern as it is happening while car is in motion and the door is opening. With kids on board it is always risky. I stopped letting them sit on that side.

The passengers side sliding door would not open automatically. The open/close button on the dash would not open the door either. The key fob wouldn't open it. We shut off the automatic door feature and the door still would not open manually. This is a huge safety issue. After driving the car home, the door opened without issue.

Brand new vehicle. Approximately 700 miles on odometer. Passenger side sliding door would not close completely; either via the push-button operation or manually. Made a grinding sound when closing and then beeped 3 times. Drove the vehicle to dealership with door ajar (beeping alarms the entire way).

In a store parking lot, the minivan was shut off and parked, my husband took the keys and locked me in the minivan, not knowing I would have no way out of the minivan. I waited in the minivan perhaps 10 minutes. Then, I tried to leave through the passenger door. The door would not unlock, both manually moving the unlock switch nor hitting the unlock button. Instead the car alarm went off. I then tried to lower the power window on the passenger door, but it did not work. I then tried to exit the driver door. It was locked. The manual switch and automatic door unlock button would not work. I tried to open the driver window through the power control button and it did not open. I tried to open the power sunroof. It did not open. I hit the open trunk button, it did not open. I tried the side sliding doors and they did not unlock. I made sure the child safety lock was off and retried all of the aforementioned items and nothing unlocked. I was trapped in my minivan on a warm day. I was sweating. I checked the owners manual and tried everything in it, but none of it worked. The minivan car alarm remained on for a few minutes and no one would help walking by, probably because of the car alarm. After another few minutes, someone came to the minivan and I asked them for help as best I could. They gave a description of my minivan/plate to the nearby store and they found my husband over the store intercom. He came out and unlocked me with the keys. I was trapped in the minivan for around 20 minutes altogether. If no one would have luckily walked by, I would have been trapped longer. I am scared my kids could get trapped in the minivan or I could get trapped again.

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The cables on both rear passenger doors broke ( snapped) while we were putting our sons on their car seats and tried to close them several times with the rear automatic buttons, when they got to the end of the frame they would reopen. We were parked and couldn't get them to close. So finally we had to cut the cable in order to closed them. We called the dealer regarding any recalls on this , but unfortunately didn't get anywhere. Please help. . . Thank you . We would like to have them working . Also the heat on the driver side stopped working at the same time. . . . We dealt with it opening the manually for months. Please help on this.

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When stationary, the van's power sliding doors were struggling to close; it would frequently start, and then pop back open. We took it to the Honda dealership, who said they couldn't find any problems except that the tracks were dirty, but offered no suggestions on how to fix this (also we could see no debris to validate this claim). We continued to use doors with difficulty until there was a loud pop on the driver's side, and suddenly a cable was hanging out. Motor could still be heard, but would no longer operate door with buttons, so we closed it manually for several months. One day while opening or closing manually, the whole door came off of the track and could not get it back on ourselves. We had to have someone ride in the back, holding the door closed enough to get to a shop, where they put it back on the track for $400. This did not restore it to motorized functioning, but allowed us to use it manually, though a significant amount of exterior damage to our vehicle was caused in the process of putting it back into place. We continued to use the door manually until we could afford to have the motor replaced on the broken door. Within 24 hours of replacement, the initial issues reappeared on that door, and the passenger sliding door is also having frequent difficulties. They now both struggle with both opening and closing. We recently had to leave the vehicle standing open in a parking lot while we went into a business after trying half a dozen times to use the power close while pushing on the door manually. We purchased this vehicle specifically for the convenience of power doors for our growing family, but I'm truly concerned that I'm going to be stranded in the heat with 4 small children because we can't get the door to close. Dealership is now quoting us $3k to do additional repairs while claiming they're not totally sure what the issue is.

This vehicle has left/right electric sliding passenger doors. The doors have begun to open and close on their own. It has done so while the vehicle is in motion creating a fearful situation. The doors have also opened on their own while parked and unattended. Fingers have been pinched trying open or close the doors manually. This problem has been going on for months. Thier are numerous internet entries about this problem.

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I'm continuously having problems with both slider doors jamming ,sticking shut, saying they aren't shut all the way. Used to be able to fix by pulling fuses to rest doors. . Now they won't even open manually at times. Passenger side files open while driving.

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The van has power sliding doors. Ever since it was new, we have had problems with the doors not closing. We have been told several times by the dealer that it is because we live on gravel. I finally took the van apart myself and found that the rubber coating had come off the cable that closes the door and bunched up and would let it slide freely. I bought a new and within a month it was doing the same thing. The coating was coming off. We just took it back to Honda and were told again it was dust but the coating is coming off the other side and jamming it up too. My wife hit a deer recently and this is where the problem is. The power door wouldn't slide and when you put it on manual mode which shuts the doors off, it won't slide either and my wife had to climb over the front seat and get my son out of his seat. If this was an emergency situation I don't know what would happen. Worst part, my wife says that it has never worked and she asked Honda about it and they said it was because we live on gravel. Now that our warranty is up, they want to sell us a bunch of new parts. I just ask that someone look into this problem because of the safety factor. I consider myself to be pretty strong and I can't sit on the inside the van and force it open so I don't know what my kids would do if something happened to my wife if there was an accident.

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The tailgate struts on my 2008 Honda Odyssey failed on 3/7/2016. When I open the liftgate on our van now, the struts that cause the liftgate to open easily are not working. This means you have to raise the tailgate manually and use a stick of some kind to keep the tailgate open. I found that a recall was issued around 2012 for liftgate problems on the 2008-2009 Honda Odyssey. The information I found said that the NHTSA campaign for this recall has the #12v062000 my Odyssey's VIN number does not appear to be included in that recall. Since I am affected by the same problem identified in the recall, I'd like for the recall to be expanded to include my VIN so we can be reimbursed for the repair. . Read more...

A few days ago the driver door stopped working, it does not open at all either inside or outside, neither with the interior or exterior door handle. The fact is that the driver door does not open at all. I believe this is a safety issue because in case of an accident the driver may be unable to exit the vehicle unless he/she is strong enough to break the vehicle's glass. Moreover, since I purchased this vehicle, its sliding doors fail a lot, many times they don't open from both inside or outside, with the remote or manually operated, which again in the case of an accident will make very difficult for the passengers to exit the vehicle. I have seen many complains about Honda Odyssey customers about door issues but no action has been taken.

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Every time I go to close the doors by pulling the handle whether inside or outside, they don't close. I was parked in a flat paved driveway with unleashed dogs in the yard. I didn't realize they were unleashed by they started running toward the car and the doors would not close!!! my 3 year old daughter was in the back seat. This is a huge problem as her safety and my 8 year old sons safety is being compromised. This is a problem for many Odyssey owners and it should be recalled and fixed by the manufacturer. At this point when the doors finally close they are not closing smoothly on the rail. The paint and side bar have literally come off and are now being held up by duct tape. I'm so disgusted!! I don't have the money to pay for a repair especially when this is a manufacturing defect. The only way I have successfully closed the doors is by hitting the inside button but even that needs to be pressed nearly 5-6 times before it closes fully. I have tried to manually close the doors but they are so heavy I just dont have the strength.

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Similar to campaign id # 12v062000 (for older 2008-09 Odysseys), the tailgate on my 2010 Odyssey has failed without any warning. Opening it via electrical buttons (in-car dashboard or remote buttons) results in the tailgate raising, bouncing up and down, then closing right back down. Opening it manually produces additional resistance to opening that wasn't there before the failure; then the tailgate refuses to stay up in the open position and slams down with additional force that can hurt an adult, and seriously injure a child. Based on campaign id # 12v062000, suspected failure points are the tailgate gas-filled struts. . Read more...

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The automatic side door on the driver's side of the vehicle operated intermittently. The power to the door was turned off so that it could be operated manually. The door came off in hand during normal operation when attempting to close the door, except for the lower connection with the electronics. It took a mechanic, with help, about one hour to close the door, which is now completely non-operational. I have been informed, anecdotally, by several people, including a body shop owner, that this (automated doors coming off the vehicle in normal operation) is a common problem for Honda Odyssey vehicles. It obviously makes the operation of the vehicle unsafe until the door can be secured, and the use of the door is then prohibited.

2007 Honda Odyssey touring van parked in grocery store parking lot. Used key fab to automatically open tailgate. While loading groceries into the back of the van, the tailgate suddenly, and without warning, dropped hitting the person loading groceries in the back of the head, resulting in a mild concussion. The tailgate no longer stays open when opened manually, and automatically shuts again when opened automatically. This strut failure is similar to the issues on the 2008-2009 Odysseys that were recalled.

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Open driver sliding door to place groceries and shut the door. There was a buzzing sound (which has sounded previously but goes away if the sliding door lock is put into place) as I attempted to drive. As I turned a corner, the door opened all the way while I was driving on a city street. I used the automatic door closer and it closed. Less than 10 minutes later, still while driving on a street, the door opened fully again. I braked and put the car in park and attempted to use the automatic door closer, and it closed, but opened again right after I started the car and turned a corner. I stopped the car and got out and attempted to close the door manually, but it wouldn't close tightly. Because I was only a block away from home, I drove home and parked in the garage. I attempted to close the door several times, but it wouldn't close completely shut. Later, I went back into the garage, I opened the door and it shut tightly this time. Now, I am afraid to use the door. I bought the minivan because I have children.

While driving on the highway at approximately 70 mph my wife's 2009 Honda Odyssey began to shake as I stepped on the gas the engine light came on and the vehicle lost engine power and I had to manually steer to the side of the highway. . Upon opening the hood I could smell that something was burning. The vehicle was towed 79 miles to my mechanic. I was informed that a spark plug blew out completely and a portion of that plug entered the cylinder and damaged the engine. The entire threading of the spark plug was damaged and melted into the engine. I was informed that the entire engine needs to be replaced.

The sliding door completely fell off. This was unprovoked. I opened it and it didn't open all the way. I then attempted to close it and it was stuck so I turned off the electric part. Now that it was manual I attempted to close it and it fell off complete!.

The rear trunk door does not unlock with key remote or from door unlock switch. The door does not have a key hole or manual unlock provision. This is a safety hazard in case of accident as you cannot open the trunk by any other mechanism as it will not unlock electronically.

This issue is related to the electric sliding doors for a 2005 Honda Odyssey ex. The right passenger electric sliding door stopped working when the odometer read 99722. At the time it stopped working, the van was parked in a parking lot. When the button was pressed to open the door, the door refused to open and a light went on the instrument panel "slide door". When I consulted the instruction manual, it said to take the vehicle to the dealer. I was really suspicious with the sudden failing of the door because up until that particular moment, the door was working fine. The way I opened the door and the weather conditions it was in remained the same from when the odometer read 99700 until the incident. When I did some research online, I found that I was not the only Odyssey owner with this issue. It seems model years 2005-2010 have these electric sliding doors problems without any clear indication of issues beforehand. Multiple reports have stated owners taking the vehicle to the dealer only to have the dealer charge thousands of dollars to fail diagnose the problem. I visited a forum that offered a solution to the problem. The solution stated to reset the internal computer by pulling a fuse labeled as "back up". I was skeptical of this solution because Honda wouldn't design a vehicle that states an error with a door unless something was wrong with the door, for example the motor. However, given the circumstances in which the sliding door failed, I gave it a try and reset the internal computer. I started the engine back up and noticed immediately the error was gone which makes sense since the computer was reset. When I pushed the button to open the passenger electric door, the door opened normally without any hesitation of movement. I am now very concerned about the integrity of Honda motor corporation. If help can be given, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

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The manual lift gate (trunk) no longer stays open. Same part failure as power lift gate recall (12v062000) but not covered since it is a manual lift gate (due to lower complaints and injuries).

I opened my rear hatch door using the remote, it opened with the normal short beeps but closed very fast with a continues alarm . I opened the hatch manually and it slammed shut, won't stay open.