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2019 Honda Odyssey Engine Problems

14
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 14 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi12

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 15, 2020 · 16,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine

    Initially the vehicle would randomly turn off while driving, it was not the idle stop since it is deactivated before driving. The dealer eventually said it was the battery. Then the infotainment system stopped working, the radio was replaced after a week of being at the dealer. Now 3 weeks after repair, the infotainment system does not work. Has a noise that comes out of the speakers like sparks, has a chemical…

    ODI 11301286

  • December 13, 2019 · 7,000 miles

    Engine

    2019 honda odyssey ex-l purchased new in september 2019. At approximately 7,000 miles of use, developed noticeable metallic rattle and associated engine knock-like noise. Dealership of purchase was notified and vehicle was brought into service. After six days, owner was notified that most likely defect was a failed main bearing in engine crankshaft assembly and that honda cars of na would replace engine.

    ODI 11290302

  • November 11, 2019

    Engine · Wheels

    On november 11, 2019, i sent my honda odyssey to a honda dealer for maintenance. Everything went normally. After the maintenance, i drove my car back home. Every day, i go to work and work normally. About 10 days after the maintenance, the engine light suddenly turns on. After the car was turned on, the engine lights returned to normal. Every day when i went to work, i found that there was a pool at the bottom of…

    ODI 11307361

  • November 4, 2019 · 1 miles

    Engine

    While driving at low speed in the process of shifting between 3 and 4th gear van shifts very hard . So much so that at times my body is thrusted forward which causes me to momentarily lose sight of road. While shifting it seems to vehicle seems lunge at higher speed. This occurs at low rpm and will usually occur when speed hits 24mph. Hard shift also occurs when slowing down but not as common . This occurs when…

    ODI 11287156

  • September 9, 2019 · 180 miles

    Engine · Service Brakes · Suspension

    Car automatically shifts the transmission to the park position while in motion; brakes were locked automatically and the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road.

    ODI 11254129

  • June 19, 2019 · 6,500 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Car has under 7000 miles. Engine struggles with power in lower gears. There is also a jump when shifting from reverse to forward. The jump feel like a transmission gear transfer issue. Today as an example, when departing from a traffic light, i had to fully compress the gas pedal to get the engine to respond. In general, the lower gears feel sluggish and this has been the case since purchase. The engine simply…

    ODI 11221239

  • April 7, 2019 · 177 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    After a week of driving a brand new honda odyssey 2019, with 177 mileage, the car had transmission problems, blind spot info system problem, and emission system problem. As i was exiting the freeway, i noticed the car was not accelerating when i pushed the gas pedal. When the gas pedal was pushed, i saw the rpm increased to 5000-6000r/min and i heard loud vroom noise coming our from my car. While the car still had…

    ODI 11196182

  • March 18, 2019 · 10,000 miles

    Engine

    2019 honda ex-l has exhibited a knocking noise from idle to around 2000 rpm under load since new. The vehicle currently has 10,000 miles and has been to 3 separate honda dealerships a total of 7 times. Honda can replicate the engine knock, but has refused to take the actions necessary to diagnose the cause. The vehicle has been reviewed by a 3rd party ase certified mechanic that cited the noise is not normal.

    ODI 11307423

  • January 4, 2019 · 5,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Upon startup of the vehicle, a strong burning smell was sensed. The vehicle was briefly put into a slow reverse to take it out of the garage and a very rough idle started, black smoke appeared out of the tail pipe and every possible error message appeared one after the other on the dash. The vehicle was then briefly put into drive for a couple inches forward back into the garage with very little power on…

    ODI 11165946

  • January 2, 2019 · 800 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2019 honda odyssey. While driving more than 20 to 25 mph, the vehicle jerked and stalled. Nalley honda ([redacted], union city, ga 30291, [redacted]) stated that there was no failure; however, the failure recurred a week later. The contact believed that the dealer had performed some repairs and did not tell her. The contact researched online and saw multiple complaints from others experiencing…

    ODI 11278857

  • December 19, 2018

    Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    On december 19, 2018, the day after we had the maintenance and brake fluid repaired, we were driving the car on a freeway. Suddenly, the car shook wildly for a moment and thick white smoke started to issue from the car. To make matters worse, the accelerator did not work, so our car could only reach speed up to 25 miles per hour, much slower than the other cars honking and racing past us on the freeway. We barely…

    ODI 11170416

  • December 15, 2018 · 7,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    (event 1 and 2 happened 10 minutes apart) our new van shifts in the park while driving at highway speeds (62 mph). We took it to freeway honda the first time and they were unable to render any errors, so the vehicle was returned to us. (event 3) occurred on 12/16/2018 around 11:42 am. We were driving near the 405/5 y merge and the car suddenly shifted into park. We were able to capture this event on video and here…

    ODI 11162498

  • August 11, 2018 · 300 miles

    Engine · Seats · Suspension

    1. 2nd row driver and passenger seats do not "lock" into place when folded forward, creating a "free flying" seat when driving/in motion and an entrapment issue when parked for 3rd row passengers attempting to exit the 3rd row. This is specially dangerous on a hill. My 3 year old has been hit and injured by the seat on a several occasions. 2. Engine lurches and stalls while in motion. Stalling causes potential risk…

    1 injury

    ODI 11128535

  • August 1, 2018 · 3,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2019 honda odyssey. While stopped, the vehicle hesitated when attempting to switch to a higher gear to accelerate. Ocean honda of north hollywood ([redacted], north hollywood, ca 91601, [redacted]) could not duplicate the failure and returned the vehicle to the contact. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent and the vehicle was driven daily. The manufacturer was contacted and…

    ODI 11208300