2019 Honda ODYSSEY problems and owner complaints

MY MAIN ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH DOWNSHIFTING. SINCE THESE NEW VANS HAVE NO EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO USE IF ALL BRAKING FAILS, I BECAME VERY CONCERNED WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE 9-SPEED REVS THE MOTOR UP GOING DOWN HILL WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. THIS IS TO SUCH A LEVEL THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT ENGINE BRAKE ITSELF. YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SLOW ITSELF DOWN. SO, WHEN COASTING DOWN A 6% AND STEEPER GRADE WITH NO ACCEL PEDAL AT ALL.....THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GEAR DOWN ON ITS OWN AT ALL. IT WILL FREE WHEEL. WHICH IS FINE. …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11166490 at NHTSA ↗

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 MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT, WHERE WE HAD TO PARK AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE WERE UNDER EXTREME DANGER AN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11170416 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE IS PROHIBITED FROM SHIFTING TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. IF VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT RE-START AND VEHICLE IS IN UNSAFE LOCATION (I.E. IN A ROADWAY), THE PUSH-BUTTON TRANSMISSION PROHIBITS SHIFTING THE CAR TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY OR TO LOAD ON A FLATBED TOW TRUCK. THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE IS PROHIBITED FROM BEING MOVED IF IT IS UNABLE TO START THE MOTOR BUT THE VEHICLE STOPS IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LOCATION (RAILROAD TRACKS, INTERSECTION, ETC).

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11142132 at NHTSA ↗

(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 IS THE DIRECT YOUTUBE LINK TO THE EVENT: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/KIZTKMOYI-M . CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THEY …

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11162498 at NHTSA ↗

2019 HONDA ODDESAY BATTERY DIED ON US AT 2960 MILES! AFTER MY WIFE AND MY TWO BABIES, DROVE THE CAR FOR ALMOST 45 MIN. WENT TO THE ZOO AND CAME BACK 4 HOURS LATER ONLY TO FIND THE CAR BATTERY DEAD! 4/7/19, 4:45 PM! CALLED HONDA ROAD ASSISTANT AND WHEN FINALLY ARRIVED AT 5:20 PM HE HAD A HARD TIME CLAMPING HIS PORTABLE BATTERY PACK INTO THE CAR BATTERY DUE TO LIMITED SPACE AROUND THOSE BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTIONS. HE HAD TO HOLD THE CLAPS MANUALLY IN PLACE! SO EVEN IF I HAD WAS THERE AND HAD A PORTABLE BATTERY I COULDN'T START UP THE CARS …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,960 miles reported. Look up ODI 11194656 at NHTSA ↗

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE NEW 2019 HONDA ODESSEY AND THEN FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY MOVE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL (OR ANY POSITION OTHER THAN PARK) IF THE ENGINE OR BATTERY DIES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WORKING ON A FIX, BUT RECOMMENDED IF WE NEEDED TO GET TOWED TO PUT DISH SOAP UNDER THE TIRES TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. MEANWHILE THOUGH, WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW, THE BROKEN DOWN CAR COULD POTENTIALLY BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO FLASH…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11208272 at NHTSA ↗

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 FOR ACCIDENT. 3. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ON OCCASION. THIS MEANS GETTING 2ND AND 3RD ROW PASSENG…

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 11128535 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 20 TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. NALLEY HONDA (4197 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, [phone removed]) 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 THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NEVER HEARD…

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11278857 at NHTSA ↗

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 ACCELERATION AND AN EVEN STRONGER BURNING SMELL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HAVING THE CAR TOWED IN TO BE EVALUATED. UPON EVALUATION…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11165946 at NHTSA ↗

BRAUN WHEELCHAIR CONVERSION ON 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY. GAS OVERFLOWS FROM BELOW DUE TO GAS LINE IN FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK REPLACED ON HONDA BY BRAUN, BRAUN HAND BUILDS THE DEFECTIVE TANK. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME BECAUSE OF ALL THE GAS OVERFLOWING UNDER VAN. I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK NIGHT BEFORE, 12-16 HOURS LATER WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY GAS WAS LEAKING ONTO DRIVEWAY AT LEAST 2 GALLONS. LOOKED LIKE A SLOW DRIP THAT TIME I SAW IT WAS A SPEWING FAUCET. I HAD VAN TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TRANSFERRED TO BRAUN DEALERSHIP. BRAUN IS GOI…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11291555 at NHTSA ↗

FOUR TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS WHEN HEADING INTO SUN, 40 MPH, EMPTY RURAL ROAD,, AUTO BRAKING SYSTEM FLASHED CRASH WARNING ON SCREEN IN BACK OF STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO HAZARDS. I QUESTION WHETHER THE BRAKES MIGHT BE APPLIED. SANTA FE HONDA DEALER, ON OCT 23, 2019 SAID THIS HAPPENS BUT IS NOT A PROBLEM IF I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE, THEN THE WARNING WILL GO AWAY AND NO BRAKING WILL OCCUR. NOTHING DANGEROUS DID OCCUR, BUT I AM CONCERNED AND DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM IF I REMEMBER. MUST BE DONE EVERY TIME ENGINE IS STARTED.

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11270713 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY, THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME ARE SLOWING DOWN, MY CAR'S COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM SENDS A VISUAL ALERT WITH THE "BRAKE" SIGNAL COMING ON AND I FEEL THE BRAKES ENGAGING, SIMULTANEOUSLY I SLAM ON THE BRAKES, AND WHILE THERE WAS STILL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE AND MINE, I AM NOT ABLE TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES SEEM CONFUSED, AND THE IMPACT IS SO STRONG THAT MY HEAD ALMOST REACHES THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEATBELT IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND LEAVES ME SORE. ONCE I AM ABLE TO GET AHOLD THAT I WAS JUST IN A CAR A…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11277001 at NHTSA ↗