2018 Honda Odyssey Power Train Problems
- 26
- 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 26 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
I have had this very problem in my 2018 ex with nav res. I'll be on the highway, going 65mph+, and i will accelerate to change lanes or pass and the engine will seemingly stall for several seconds. As i press the gas, the car actually decelerates as if it's coasting in neutral. After a few seconds, it reengages, the engine revs a little, and the car begins acceleration. I also often notice that the van does a…
ODI 11300974
Power Train
The 10-speed transmission on my 2018 honda ex-l odyssey van slips. This has intermittently happened since the vehicle was new, but it is getting worse over time. The slippage occurs most often when starting after a stop. The engine will rev for to a full second before the transmission "catches" and starts to move the vehicle. Sometimes the vehicle will start with a jerk, other times, the acceleration will be slow.…
ODI 11287892
Power Train
Owner of 2018 odyssey exl resnav w/ 9speed at wife is primary driver and we recently returned from a road trip. Vehicle performs very smoothly 95% of the time. The other 5% you can expect abrupt and violent up and down shifts. Further, this is the safety vs annoyance issue, the vehicle will hesitate when accelerating from a stop. This is a factor threat when pulling into traffic. Hesitation can and will cause an…
ODI 11283068
Power Train
Vehicle experiences rough shifting when slowing down and speeding up in stop in go traffic. It is like it falls into gear, and not a smooth shift. Very disappointed for a $33,000 purchase. This happens on the highway, or on residential roads.
ODI 11266984
Power Train
Transmission slipping when accelerating from stationary position or whenever more speed is needed. Happens when going uphill or lane changing when more speed is needed.
ODI 11229195
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shifted into neutral gear without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. The check engine and collision warning indicators illuminated. Honda of olathe (1000 n rogers rd, olathe, ks 66062, [redacted]) diagnosed that the fuse and the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The…
ODI 11209239
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tried to pull out of parking lot across 2 busy lanes to make my turn and car went into idle while driving, hit the gas pedal since cars were coming at high speed at me and it woke up. A day later received a recall notice on my honda app called update park logic safety recall and scheduled appointment immediately for 4/29/19 to be told they get the same complaint often and cars brought in. The auto idle that comes on…
ODI 11204781
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a 50 mph, two lane road, the vehicle abruptly shifted into neutral autonomously after experiencing a transmission failure and prohibited the driver from retaking control of the vehicle. With no power available, the driver was ultimately forced to coast to a stop on the shoulder of the road. Warning messages indicated a transmission failure, emission control failure, and blind spot monitoring…
ODI 11196583
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Auto shifting anywhere from 20-30 mph results in hard shift and knock. When van downshifts around 20-30 mph there is a jump of acceleration and knock. Sometimes when accelerating and gears shift there is un expected jump in acceleration
ODI 11207033
Power Train
The vehicle is having intermittent issues with the transmission shifting. The speed seems to vary, the range is between 24 and 33 mph. It seem to be most prevalent after being on the highway for a longer period of time, 45 minutes and longer. Then when aaccelerating gently from a stop it can lurch when shifting, or shift hard and make an audible clunk. Other times, not having been driven for any length of time, in…
ODI 11210574
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
I've had my 2018 honda odyssey touring for 2 months; it has 2600 miles. My vehicle shifted into park while driving 70mph on the interstate! The car made a popcorn/gravel slamming against the car sound while felt as though the bottom half of the van was trying to separate from the top!! Talk about frightening! It briefly flashed ""collision mitigation"-something,, but it was just on the screen for a half-second. I…
ODI 11175742
Power Train
I had the honda odyssey in at least 8 times for a jerky transmission. It was actually replaced at 15,000 miles (1/21/19) with a new one, no problem for another 15,000. Then in sept of 2019 the problem reappeared after 3 service calls and numerous fax and telephone calls basically honda customer care said i did not have a problem. Then one day while driving thru busy downtown grand rapids the odyssey downshifted on…
ODI 11282758
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Auto shifting anywhere from 20-30mph results in hard shift or knock. When van is downshifting there is an acceleration or knock. Transmission was replaced at 22,000 miles. No explanation for the cause. This was noticed about 3 months into owning the vehicle brand new at 8 miles from a honda dealership. It took them 13 months of a continuous cycle of going into the honda certified shop for them to believe us. Now our…
ODI 11207593
Power Train
With approxinately 10,000 miles on the vehicle, the transmission under performs. While driving, usually at speeds under 30mph, the transmission struggles to shift smoothly. It also makes a loud jerking sound and motion when shifting gears. The transmission also sometimes hesitates to shift, allowing you to be able to feel the van slow down while in process of shifting, approximately 2 seconds later you can hear and…
ODI 11152405
Power Train
Usually at lower speed(15~30mph), transmission struggles to shifting gear. And hesitates to shift. Also, there is shift shock at low speed. It is worst in the morning. I went to dealer to check that condition and technician said that is normal.
ODI 11160764
Power Train
When decelerating at the speed around of 25 makes a loud knocking sound and ships a radically
ODI 11252464
Power Train
Twice in the first year of ownership, the car was parallel parked and i put the vehicle in drive (push button sifter). Upon the vehicle beginning to move in forward motion it would immediately shift back into park. I repeated an it did the same over and over again. Even after shutting down the engine and restarting; i had the same issue. Both times this occurred, had to go in reverse for a short distance in order to…
ODI 11154477
Power Train
On several occasions, i thought i put the car in park, only to have the car start rolling again, even if i got out of the car or took my foot off the brake. On one occasion, it rolled into my garage entry door to my home. Caused hundreds of dollars damage to my door , and minor damage to the front bumper. Warning system in car sounded, but auto brake system didn't activate to stop the car.
Crash reported
ODI 11122021
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Having issue of acceleration at road speed. When doing road speed i have had flat acceleration when pressing gas pedal. Almost feels as if vehicle is about to stall or decelerate. Dealer with vehicle and they can't find issue. Dealer claims they have not had any honda company reports about this. This event has happened several times. Last event interesting is that this has happened when decelerating to enter ezpass…
ODI 11113272
Electrical System · Power Train
1. One of the two keys provided did not open the doors. We took it to the service center and it was reprogrammed. 2. A few weeks later, the driver door would not unlock, not even from the inside. They had the door latch replaced. 3. Last week the back door would close but would not lock by itself. On the way to the service center, we went over a speed bump and the transmission shifted into neutral gear and shut off.…
ODI 11104794
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle jerked and the engine revved. The contact stated that the engine remained on, but the vehicle did not shift into drive or reverse. All the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Prior to this, while driving different speeds, the vehicle decelerated, lost power, and shut off. The vehicle was taken to perfection…
ODI 11122827
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. While parking, stopping, and shutting off the engine, the vehicle rolled 4 to 5 inches when the brake pedal was released. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to brad barker honda ([redacted], bloomington, il 61704, [redacted]) where it was determined that it was performing as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…
ODI 11182555
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
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
ODI 11114414
Engine · Latch · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was restarted and immediately driven to the local dealer (sheehy honda, 7434 richmond hwy, alexandria, va). The vehicle was examined, but no failure was found. Approximately nine months later, the failure recurred. While reversing out of the driveway, the vehicle suddenly jerked and abruptly…
ODI 11120468
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
New 2018 honda odyssey elite (10-speed transmission) driving on highway and many error messages appeared about steering system, brake system, lane departure system and other failures. Car started having problems downshifting. High rpms for speeds where it should be lower. Sent to dealer for 1 week. Dealer replaced powertrain command module and o2 sensor. Messages disappeared. 1 week after that, transmission started…
ODI 11029929