1. Honda Odyssey
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  3. 2010
  4. Electrical System

2010 Honda Odyssey Electrical System Problems

19
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 19 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi6
60–100k mi4
100–150k mi3
30–60k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 8, 2019 · 142,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine

    Van will start periodically. But the next day the battery will be dead & has been jumped off with jump box & other vehicles assist. But battery is new, terminals cleaned. Van will not even make a clicking sound. I feel that there is evidence of faulty ignition switch, starter relay or parked/neutral safety switch & maybe more depending on chassis electrical. The vehicle is also stationary until the next morning.this…

    ODI 11282881

  • August 19, 2019 · 77,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Car doors get jammed due to electric cable, will not open or close

    ODI 11245136

  • May 23, 2019 · 90,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    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.

    1 injury

    ODI 11230752

  • December 1, 2018 · 140,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda odyssey. While the vehicle was stationary, the rear driver's side sliding door failed to lock. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bianchi honda (located at [redacted], erie, pa 16509,[redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the gear on the rear driver's side sliding door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred in…

    1 injury

    ODI 11258172

  • May 1, 2017

    Body · Electrical System

    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…

    ODI 10994569

  • March 11, 2017 · 150,000 miles

    Electrical System

    While driving to texas from st. Louis our van suddenly died on interstate 44. It happened at 1am. We called usaa for help. They got us to a repair shop. We learned the power steering fluid leaked causing the alternator to die. We had zero power on the interstate and my family of 5 was in danger. We learned at the shop the power steering was under extended warranty instead of recall. This caused our van to die on the…

    ODI 10984382

  • October 15, 2014 · 44,000 miles

    Air Bags · Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated and the fuel gauge became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.

    ODI 10721157

  • January 3, 2014 · 68,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    I got into the car with my children on jan 3rd at about 11:30 am. As we were approaching the highway on-ramp, the car suddenly stopped (brake) for absolutely no reason while i had my foot on the gas! I made a u-turn to get away from the on-ramp and go home. The car was not driving right. The car slowed/stopped 2 more times. I was on my street, when the "brakes went out". I coasted into my driveway. Smoke began…

    ODI 10558599

  • June 15, 2013

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    Rear taillights on left and right sides fill with water after rain fall. Accumulating water has lead to water flow into interior transferring caustic substances into passenger area that have burned interior carpet in rear compartment fortunately chemical burning was discovered and neutralized before major fire ensued. Dealership stated not a known issue, not covered under warranty. State inspection site will not…

    ODI 10671209

  • March 25, 2013 · 48,534 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    Right rear tail lamp unit was collecting water inside the housing. Dealer advised to have this replaced as it was a potential fire hazard if there was a short circuit. In july 2015, left rear tail lamp starting collecting water as well.

    ODI 10758769

  • November 1, 2012

    Electrical System

    Letter from senator nelson on behalf on constituent, an active duty military member stationed in germany who is having problems with his 2010 honda odyssey (dot/i# s2012 282). *smd the consumer stated the vehicle has an unidentified electrical and/or computer problem that triggers the anti-theft system every time he opens the doors, which cause all the power buttons inside the vehicle not to function.

    ODI 10485602

  • August 30, 2012 · 27,300 miles

    Electrical System · Power Window Devices And Controls

    In the end of august the power windows stopped working in our odyssey. When i dropped the car off at the dealer to fix the windows, the alarm system did not recognize the keys and went off every time the dealer tried to open the door. I brought in my wife's set of keys to see if that would resolve the issue but it did not. The car no longer recognizes either key or key fob and triggers the alarm whenever i unlock…

    ODI 10478831

  • June 29, 2011 · 11,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda odyssey. The contact stated while driving 20 mph the abs lamp and the srs lamp illuminated then all of the gauges on the instrument panel stopped working. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that there was a problem with the computer communication system and the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The remedy failed to repaired the problem. The manufacturer…

    ODI 10426358

  • April 29, 2011 · 25,500 miles

    Electrical System

    I bought this car from courtesy palm habor honda in 2010. At 25000 miles this car died out completely on me. Not a single thing working including lights on dashboard. Car was towed to nalley honda, brunswick ga and while it was fixed i was infm that the car had bad fuse. The same was reported to american honda prior to towing. American honda has not taken this matter seriously saying if this happens again please…

    ODI 10457193

  • November 23, 2010 · 5,120 miles

    Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 honda odyssey. Upon parking the vehicle he was unable to unlock any of the doors. The anti theft system began to sound after repeated attempts to exit the vehicle. The incident was reported to the police who informed him to move the key back and forth inside of the ignition which allowed the doors to unlock and the contact to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer…

    ODI 10367909

  • June 15, 2010

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling

    2010 honda odyssey. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle would stall while driving. The vsa light, drive light, emergency brake light would all flash or stay on consistently while driving. The vehicle made a grinding noise and the engine revved high. *jb

    ODI 10342235

  • April 3, 2010 · 81,500 miles

    Electrical System

    Driver's door unlocks spontaneously when making slow right hand turns while car is in motion at low speeds. It then re locks, only to spontaneously unlock again.

    ODI 10854390

  • January 16, 2010 · 750 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    I have just bought a 2010 honda odyssey on october 16, 2009. On january 16, 2010, i was driving in new york city traffic stopped at a light behind several cars. Suddenly the car's engine started to race and lurched forward even with my foot on the brake. For several seconds the car kept lurching forward as i tried to step down on the brake even harder. As suddenly the unintended acceleration stopped. I came within…

    ODI 10303687

  • January 6, 2010 · 380 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the backup sensor failed and the volume was not loud enough for him to hear when the vehicle was in reverse. Everything in the vehicle was turned off whenever he drove approximately 5 mph in reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they informed him that they were unable to turn up the volume because of the design on the sensor. The honda…

    ODI 10311699