Wiper Problems of Honda Odyssey - part 2

Both driver and passenger side rear-view mirror glass separated from base within 3 months of ownership. Glass is held to plastic base with adhesive. Similar to complaint from MD already submitted.

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The Odyssey elite has "rain sensing" wipers with no ability to disable them. The rain sensor fails to accurately assess water on the windshield, making the van's wiper choices either "off" or "low" or "high". I researched other Odyssey forum posts, and this issue is extremely common. This is a safety issue for two reasons. First, driver distraction trying to operate a non-functional system. Second, in light mist or rain as the "low" setting is too fast and smears and streaks, while "off" doesn't remove water. Other vehicles with rain-sensing wipers contain a disable feature in the software, allowing manual override for intermittent speeds. Honda offers no such bypass.

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The drivers side side-view mirror was vibrating for serval days making it impossible to see correctly and was very distracting. While waiting for a new one to come in, I was driving on the highway it came off and smashed into the door. It was still hanging by the wire and smashing into the door over and over till I could get it to the dealer. The dealer said they've have multiple customers with this same problem. When it happened I was very lucky no one was near me on the highway because I was so startled by the crash that I was swerving. Then I had to drive to the dealer without a working sideview mirror. Additionally, the entire door had to be repainted and the window replaced because they were damaged by the mirror.

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The driver’s side rear-view mirror glass started to vibrate two weeks ago. While driving at freeway speed, I noticed the mirror glass tilt/drop down and it looks as if it had come detached from the mirror body itself. I pulled over and was able to “click” the mirror glass back in, but it has vibrated again a few times since. I’m concerned that the glass will detach while on the road.

While the original owner of the vehicle was driving on a side road at approximately 40 mph with a child in the rear seat, there was an abnormal noise. Upon investigation, the sunroof was found shattered with glass on top of the sun shade and a hole in the glass. Photos are attached showing the sunroof bulging upwards (indicating that it may have burst outwards?). Upon inquiry, the local dealership where this vehicle was purchased new identified that Honda does not have an active recall, nor do they support glass breakage. Secondary extended warranty was also inquired as to covering this repair without success.

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I received a recall notice (NHTSA recall number 20v-439) for the back-up camera on my 2018 Honda Odyssey by mail in September 2020. I have repeatedly contacted the local dealer to have the repair made (3 times in the last 4 months) and have been told each time that the necessary parts for the repair are on "back order" and are unavailable. Therefore the local dealer (understandably) will not schedule a repair appointment. I also contacted american Honda's customer service department, who told me that they also have no additional information about the part's availability and that I should continue to work with the local dealership. If parts are not available to make the needed repairs, why is a recall notice even issued?.

Automatic rain sensing wipers equipped with certain models does not function properly tampering visibility in rain/snow. It functions irradicably, wiping too fast when there is very little rain or conversely, not wiping enough when there's a downpour. Adjusting sensitivity levels knob did not affect anything.

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I was sold a car with an active recall, that came out on 7/28. I purchased the car on 8/13 and had no idea about the recall. . . I am extremely upset that I was sold an unsafe vehicle and for a recall that could affect the safety of my wife and children.

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When driving there is a very noticeable blurriness in the windshield. Seems like a defect in the glass. It's like wearing glasses that are way to strong for what you need and makes driving blurry. I am asking for a new windshield as this one is a defect.

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The rear camera system has 'camera system failure' error. Anytime the car is put in reverse, instead of the rear camera visibility, the screen goes black with an error message of camera system failure.

Failure of high beam, running lights, directional signals, power door looks, intemittent wipers. Failed safety inspection. Mechanic worked all day could find the problem. I drove it home. A couple of days later it was working. I brought it back to get a inspection sticker. All good. Worked for about a week then stopped working. I realilized the only difference was that outside temperature. It failed in the cold. I ran the heater in the car for about an hour on max heat. Still no good. A few days later while walking by I pressed the door open button on the key ring and they worked , I jumped in and tried the directionals, high beam, running lights and power door locks. A few days later the outside temperature dropped and it stopped working. Today (milder weather) I tried it wasn't working. I turned on the heat to high and the heated seats and left running for an hour. When returning I found the intemittent wipers were running and so was everything else. This a safety issue. If you went out in the day and it got cold while parked and issue came back ,you would not have running lights, high beams, and no directional signals. I think there are other electrical components that also dont work. This has happened many times. I live in the northeast and the weather is now cold. Never know when this will happen. This happens typically when in the morning.

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In multiple vehicles after contacting the dealer and looking at two vehicles it appears as though the rear glass has not been manufactured correctly as there are obscurities in the glass and those obscurities create a blurry patch to the right and the left of center at the edges of the glass. If you can see it's faintly like a corduroy effect in between the layers of glass. A manager at from sunset Honda in san luis obispo has seen the defects noticed it and other vehicles but declined to do anything since it was the same in two vehicles. I stated that that doesn't prohibited from being a defect in the manufacturing he agreed that there was blurry vision and that he could see the lines that I'm speaking of.

Tl-the contact owns a 2017 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while inside the vehicle with his grandchild who was in the back seat, the sunroof exploded without warning. The vehicle at that time was taken to the dealer fisher Honda 6025 arapahoe rd, boulder, CO 80303 (303) 245-6417 where a diagnoses test at this time was not preformed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the warranties expired. The contact was provided with case#09920815 but no further assistance was taken. The failure mileage was approximate 23,000. Ck.

I was driving on the 400 in west seneca NY and a truck entered at the union rd exit. There was no other vehicle around me and something came out of the uncovered dumpster the truck was carrying and hit my windshield leaving a crack.

Sunroof exploded while driving down an interstate.

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Rear window exploded when drivers door shut with no unusual force -- just shutting the door as normal. The this happened at about 8am. The car was parked/stationary. The shattering left a hole about the size of a bowling ball behind the driver's side. Glass flew everywhere; luckily my children were not in the back seat at the time. Interior and exterior air temps were not extreme. There was no evidence of anything that hit the window. Several people were around at the time and nobody saw anything unusual.

Van was parked inside a garage with no damage. Walked into the garage hours later and noticed the drivers rear quarter panel window cracking and breaking apart on its own. Glass breakage pattern appears to be spontaneous window failure possibly due to manufacturing defect. May cause safety hazard if I were driving the vehicle with kids in the rear seat and it gave way then.

While driving my 2014 Honda Odyssey, I heard a loud bang, and when I reached my destination, saw a bow tie shaped hole in the middle of my moonroof. When I heard the noise, I was driving about 40 mph in a local street in start stop traffic during the morning commute. Temperatures were mild, and there were no large vehicles or flying debris around that I noticed that may have caused the hole. I am getting it repaired immediately for safety reasons around my family, and was quoted about $900 for parts and labor.

I was driving (in motion) with my wife and 5 children on a straight, smooth stretch (no curves or lane changes) of eastbound I-84 near burley/rupert, idaho. There was a light drizzle, temp of ~60� f, and no other vehicles within 300 feet front, side, or rear. All windows of the vehicle were closed, and interior temp of the vehicle was ~68� f. We heard a very loud, scary sound -- like a shotgun or as if we had driven under a huge waterfall. I looked around and saw no obvious issues, then looked up and opened the closed sliding sunroof cover. I found the sunroof had shattered, which scared me even more, and promptly closed the cover to prevent glass from falling on me, my wife, or my 1 and 3 y/o daughters who were seated in the second row. We stopped at the first available rest area to assess the damage and take photographs. As we drove, we heard glass continue to break off and both slide from the car roof onto the road surface, as well as toward the rear of the vehicle between the roof and headliner.

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So recently my 2017 Honda crv has a crack in the very lower bottom of the windshield. It was 23 degrees. I was driving home 35 miles per hour, no vehicles around and it began cracking. I have owned crv's all my life. I saw online where this is happening quite frequently and for no reason. I contacted you guys and was told the windshield is 1700. 00. There is no chip in the crack it just started spreading, which to me means there is a flaw in the design. I contacted your service dept. And spoke with randy who is the advisor. He told me quite rudely , to contact Honda customer service. I asked for the number, which any decent corporation will provide off hand and he told me it is located in the front of my owners manual.

On the us 2018 Honda Odyssey model, there is no low windshield washer fluid warning. This is a major safety issue as I found this out on a sloppy, salty wisconsin interstate next to a semi with my wife and kids in the vehicle. Salt on a windshield gives you zero visibility without washer fluid, and luckily I was able to exit the interstate and make it to a gas station to fill with washer fluid without incident. My 2000 explorer and 2010 rav4 have low washer fluid warning lights. With the 1000s of dollars of active and passive safety features built into the Odyssey, consumers expect the inexpensive simple things like a low washer fluid warning. This should be subject to recall.

The back windshield exploded for no reason. The car was parked and not struck by any objects. Police investigated and first pointed out that it looks like it exploded outward, from the inside rather than being hit. Two holes where glass fell outside the vehicle, but it is clearly bowing outward.

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Low beam head lights are really low, making it hard to see at night. Researching online looks like many Honda owners are experiencing the same issue. High beams are fine, just low beams. There seems to be a recall on this issue, but not for my VIN #. Only issue is driving at night.

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My backup camera does not function or cannot be viewed due to error messages, system freezing, camera errors which is unsafe. The radio is effected and the hvac controls, too. This happens randomly while driving, when starting the car as well. I have rear windows that will not roll up, which is unsafe. Wipers also do not function correctly. They wipe too slow or too fast and cannot be controlled, which is unsafe. These conditions have happened since vehicle was new and continue to happen. Honda does not have a fix for this.

Started vehicle in driveway Monday 3/12/17, outside temp approximately with rain. Turned on wipers, front and rear. Turned on defrost front and rear. Immediately rear hatch window shattered, glass all fell into rear compartment behind 3rd row seats. Had not even yet put vehicle into gear to back up. Vehicle had not been moved at all. Had used wipers previously with no issues. There was nothing to indicate any problems with the rear glass before it spontaneously shattered. Photos were taken next day after having pulled vehicle into garage overnight to keep from water damage.

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If I buy a new 2018 Honda Odyssey at around 4000 miles start having transmission problems at around five to six thousand miles I start getting a horrible toxic burning chemical smell coming from inside the car somewhere do you take it to the dealership they say nothing's wrong obviously there is something wrong with his doing what it's doing.

The front window washer will not dispense fluid when the weather is cold. Dealership said fluid freezes in the bottle, but that's not true because back nozzle works. Front nozzles work if van left in garage overnight. This morning, after 15 min of driving in 10 degrees, front nozzles do not dispense. Honda dealership shrugged when I said it's a safety issue. Dry snow, salt, ice, mud thrown on windshield when driving, and no way to effectively clear it off. Washer fluid was filled by dealership one week ago. Dispenser bottle is 95% full. The issue is somewhere between dispenser bottle and front nozzles. This first happened yesterday evening when I was driving home in the dark (about 10 degrees out). Windshield was dangerously dirty by the time I got home.

Sunroof of our Odyssey exploded while driving on highway. I took the car to the dealership and we saw that glass was bowed out. Serviceman at the dealership said this looks to have occurred from pressure inside the vehicle. We had no cargo and nothing was touching the sunroof. Luckily kids were not in the vehicle at the time and vehicle was in control, but this is dangerous and could cause injury.

I was washing the windshield on the passenger side. I lifted up the w/s wiper element superstructure and the wiper arm dislodged and smacked and cracked the windshield upon impact. The wipers (both sides) operated normally and we had just returned from a very rainy vacation. There were no signs of any abnormal operations nor installations. I believe wiper superstructures are supposed to stay installed onto the wiper arms until certain procedures are completed to disassemble, one of which should not be lifting up from the windshield to aid cleaning. The vehicle was in our driveway getting washed.

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The window molding/trim in our van has started deteriorating on both sides of the windows. It is highly unusally for this to happen, despite the age of the vehicial. Please check the photos.

Moon roof glass exploded while on smoothly paved highway. No apparent cause. No other vehicles were nearby to throw a rock. Explosion was loud. Shattered glass fell on driver and passenger - at 70 mph [speed limit].

A lot of noise.

While I was driving on the highway going 65 mph the car in front was going slow so I decided to high beam them so they move over to the right lane but they didn't so I went around them and they swerve to my right lane. So I slow down and when I had the chance to pass them they were recording my car/myself. After I passed them they came in front of us and threw something out the window and now I got a scratch on the car. When they threw something I decided to go next to thwre car her passenger which look like it was her son was the one who threw it out the window.

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Honda is using soy product on wiring and it attracts squireels to eat my wires. The rodents ate the wires three times so far. While driving with children in car, my breaks did not work properly. I also had no windshield wipers or lights. It was raining. It was so scary. I have video of the squirrels underneath the hood.

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Headlights work very poorly. - difficult to see the road when driving at night. When driving at night, it is difficult to see the road when using the low beams. High beams help, but switching back and forth when in traffic is not a safe, or legal, option. The low beam pattern appears to be set too low, particularly on the driver side, and can not be adjusted. Headlights are projector lamp style, so even replacement of bulbs do little to correct, as the primary issue seems to be a poor design. This issue has been ongoing since purchase of new vehicle.