Honda Odyssey is a Piece of Junk

[Anonymous]

I drive a 2008 Odyssey with 100k+ miles on it, and we haven't had any major problems. Certainly nothing more significant than any other car we've ever owned, or more than I'd expect from a vehicle that age. The early '90's (I don't remember the exact model year) Chevy Blazer we had until 2001 or so, on the other hand...now that was a nightmare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I had a 2011 Odyssey that gave us nothing but problems. It was a redesign year and they messed up big time. It started with little things, like the windshield wiper motor burning out within 200 miles of purchase, and then got progressively worse. The automatic doors would just bounce open when you shut them. Finally the electrical system fried the radio. Honda would not help because the car was 4 years old at that point. We had to replace motherboard in the radio/sound system and then I traded that thing in for a Sienna. I'll never go back.

First year model of redesigned year should be avoided. New cars have a lot of bugs

The same thing happened to me with a 2004 Toyota Sienna which was a first year redesign. Many, many little problems.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Surprised to hear this. Love my crv.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been looking at Odyssey or Pacifica to replace my Town and Country with almost 200k miles on it. It’s been a great vehicle and I hope I can keep it going a while longer. Right now, I’m leaning towards the Pacifica.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else have a Honda Odyssey that's just has one problem after the other?

Have a Honda Odyssey 2006 with 140,000 miles and rock solid

[Anonymous]

My friend had a Pilot and returned it because the driver seat was really uncomfortable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All CVT transmissions are junk.

I'm sure your judgment doesn't include the Toyota hybrid system CVT.

[Anonymous]

The 2018+ redesigned ones have been plagued with issues that Honda can’t seem to fix. Sliding door problems, rear entertainment issues, and crazy low gas mileage just to name a few. We were about to buy our 3rd Odyssey this summer and got scared away. No one I know is happy, even people who liked their older Odyssey’s.

Not sure what we’ll get next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Surprised to hear this. Love my crv.

My 2014 Odyssey has been great. But the new one has a lot of issues that have persisted.

[Anonymous]

My 2010 with 136,000 miles is doing just fine

[Anonymous]

OP here-ours is a 2014 with 90,000 miles on it and has had transmission problems, brake issues, and most recently, a spark plug issue twice in 6 months that caused the van to shake, idle like it was going to stop, lose significant power going up hill, and a LDW failure. The dealership said that they're not sure the issue's been fixed, but we'll know in another 6 months. If not, then the engine will have to be rebuilt.

The barebones 2014 Hyundai Elantra we bought has had no problems at all, despite having roughly the same amount of miles on it.

[Anonymous]

I have had a 2006, 2010, 2016, and now a 2018. They all are the most reliable cars in our stable, able to load up the whole family with gear and drive across the country with no concerns. Because of this, some of our other cars are a walk on the wild side.

[Anonymous]

I have a 2012 Odyssey that gave me so many issues.

In 2017/18, it started with a check engine light that ended up being a piston ring misfiring issue (covered by warranty, thank goodness).

One month later, the oil light went on. A sensor went bad, $500 fix. I had taken it to the dealer because I wasn't sure if was related the the previous issue or not, so that was expensive but when I called my local independent dealership about that fix it wouldn't have been much cheaper.

One month after that, the oil light went on AGAIN. This time, the dealership told me it was the 2nd sensor.

Meanwhile, my 2nd set of tires only lasted 30K miles despite being rated for 80K. So I needed brand new tires. Also, the shaking during braking was so bad that I bought new pads and rotors (non OEM ones, as I've read the OEM ones are sized too small for a car of the Odyssey's size.)

Now I have my TPMS light coming on all the time. I replaced one battery on one sensor ($120) but when it came on again, I decided I'd just live with it and check my tires pressure myself.

Also, one of the sliding doors is not working 50% of the time. Research tells me it is the lock actuator not releasing, but research also tells me it is a very pricey fix. I've decided I'm driving this van into the ground and not fixing luxuries, like doors.

I live in the burbs and basically everyone I know has an Odyssey. No one else has troubles like I do, and I don't know why. But if you read the OdyClub forum, my issues are in no way uncommon.

[Anonymous]

Long story short. Honda has had major issue making a reliable transmission since 2000. They are currently hiding behind their "rep" to continue selling cars with known tranny issues.

[Anonymous]

Driving a 2011 with 150k miles, not one issue.