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Twice during the last year, the bolt securing the drive belt tensioner has broken while driving the vehicle. This results in loss of steering, electrical, and cooling of the engine. The first time the incident occurred on a stretch of rural highway where the lone occupant had to wait for help to arrive. The first date was on May 12, 2022. The second incident took place in an urban area on January 25, 2023. But, with only 8 months in between the incidents, it is apparent there is a problem in this. The original repair in May was accomplished by a Honda dealer.
Van was driven at approximately 7:50pm a short distance. After parking vehicle, 10 minutes later the alarm went off. Upon disarming the alarm, the entire engine was engulfed in flames. Van is maintained regularly, no check engine light indicating any issues with vehicle. Entire engine caught fire. Fire dept extinguished fire. No comprehensive insurance so no inspection to cause of actual fire. Neighbors Ring camera shows alarm going off and as soon as it was disarmed, engine completely engulfed in flames. This video was sent to fire dept for their report. Vehicle still sitting where it caught fire, in front of my residence. I have yet to get it towed or inspected.
A miss fire in the engine which is causing slow speed when going up a hill or using the Air Conditioner. If it was to fail while driving it would be not good, could cause an accident. Also need to bring attention that Honda lack of concern for the safety of the driver and other people on the road.
I purchased a 2009 Honda Odyssey from West auto sales located at 6145 E. lancaster rd. Fort worth, tx 76112 on 03/27/2021. I have had nothing but problems with it. The first two days of driving it the check engine light came on due to the catalytic convertor needing to be replaced. The dealership managed to get the check engine light off without replacing it. A few days after getting the car back the serpentine belt broke off. I notified the dealer and brought it back to them. They informed me that there was a bolt broken inside the tensioner and it would take four days in order to get the tools and supplies needed in order to fix it. The next day I received a phone call from the dealer and told that they got the bolt out with no problem and put a new tensioner in and replaced the belt. Not even a week after that the belt came off again and I had to have it towed to Firestone complete auto care and they told me that the same broken bolt was still there holding together the tensioner. All the dealership did was put jb weld on the broken bolt to hold it together. I have notified the seller and got no help. Now my van isn't drive able and it will cost another $800 to get it fixed the right way. I did a carfax report on the vehicle and found out that it has even been in a wreck that wasn't disclosed. I have been told by two different mechanics that I was sold a lemon.
The contact owns a 2009 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving and exceeding 70 mph, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light, vehicle stability assist warning, and TPMS warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the drive indicator light was also flashing on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither a dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
- Rock Springs, WY, USA
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The contact owns a 2009 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed an excessive amount of engine oil. The contact was that while driving at various speeds, the check engine and low oil pressure warning lights illuminated. Additionally, while idling the vehicle vibrated abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic twice and the spark plugs and ignition coil were replaced however, the failure persisted. The contact then took the vehicle to pensacola Honda (6675 pensacola blvd, pensacola, fl 32505) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rings in the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the warranty on the vehicle was expired. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 89,000.
Burns excessive oil under normal driving conditions and constantly adding oil. In addition the check oil and/or check engine warning lights do not come. Several occasions have found it bone dry.
The vehicle is consuming a lot of oil. The last 2 times I took it to walmart I was informed there was no oil in my engine. No lights came on, the oil indicator stated I still had life left in the oil. There has been no oil on the ground. This is dangerous as the engine can seize and cause and accident.
The contact owned a 2009 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while his son was driving at 50 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated and the entire vehicle began rattling and then smoking. The contact immediately pulled over and the vehicle burst into flames. The fire department arrived and extinguished the vehicle; no injuries were sustained. No reports were filed; the vehicle was totaled on the scene and towed to a tow yard. The dealer ( open road Honda 50 us-1, Edison, NJ 08817 (732) 839-4800) was contacted and informed of the fire; they are awaiting a report from the insurance company. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There are no recalls associated with the vehicle and the failure mileage was 102,000.
While my car was parked at a store, my engine caught fire leading to a total loss of the vehicle. I drove my car for a short distance to do two errands (maybe 15 min. Drive). I parked my car and went in to shop for maybe 15 - 20 minutes. When I came out of the store, black smoke was billowing out from the engine followed shortly after by flames. By the time the fire department was able to put out the fire, the car's engine compartment was destroyed. If this had happened at home while my car was in the garage, my house could have caught fire as well. Thankfully there were not many cars parked close to mine so no other vehicle was affected. My car had the fuel pump replaced with the 2014/5 recall notice. The car had been serviced at the dealer in January and successfully passed a state safety and vehicle emissions test two days before the fire. The fire clearly started in the engine compartment.
While driving the check engine light comes on and the vehicle loses power and shakes. The vehicle consumes excessive oil which causes the plugs to foul and fail. The known issue is caused by a defective vehicle cylinder management (vcm). When this occurs, the vehicle exhibits a burning oil smell and gas smell in the cabin. This has almost caused a major high speed accident because of the inability of the vehicle to maintain highways speeds and the reduced power to the engine makes the vehicle hard to steer due to loss of power assisted steering cause by the reduced engine power. There should be a recall of the Honda vcm system before a fatality occurs.
While stopped at a 4 way traffic intersection w/light and with foot on the brake, the engine raced on it's own causing the car to surge ahead unexpectantly. I had to take it out of gear to avoid an accident.
My Honda Odyssey caught fire on May 13, 2018. There was no accident involved. The car just burned itself. The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road when I was driving at 30 miles per hour at local road. And started to shake. Smoke came out under the engine cover, I opened the engine cover, flame came out as high as 6-8 feet. It was so dangerous. I called the police. Before the fire truck came, some pass by driver throw me some bottle waters. I was able to put down the fire. The car was damaged by the fire. We bought the car new in 2009 from Honda dealer. We always did car maintenance per Honda's requirements at the Honda dealership. No any negligence by owner. We hired a professional car inspector. He found out the fire was caused by the electronic wires connected the alternator. They were the original Honda wires. The car inspection report is attached for your review. The car was later inspected and repaired by the workshop. The technicians confirmed the fire inspection report. The car inspector and workshop both confirmed the fire was caused by the electronic wires used by Honda. The fire caused big damage to my car and posed serious threat to human life. We believe we need to report the accident to help avoid loss of life. We hope Honda can take serious steps to investigate the fire issue and fix any potential problems that may cause fire on Honda car.
3.5L V6 engine misfire, plugs fouling, piston ring replacement as part of the class action settlement for engine misfire, Honda Corp issued a service bulletin to update the PCM software and replace the affected spark plugs. This remedy does not fix the problem. Recognizing the original remedy was not affective, Honda Corp issued a service bulletin to extend engine warranty to 8 years or 125,000 miles whichever it comes first. For my specific case, the first time this problem occurred while driving in Aug 2014 with 57,486 miles (mil light on, engine stumbles, loss of power), the Honda dealership serviced my vehicle by following the service bulletin to update the PCM software and replace the affected spark plugs. The 2nd time this problem occurred in Apr 2018 while driving with 112,805 miles (mil light on, rough idle, vibrates excessively while driving), the Honda dealership charged me a fee in excess of $619 to replace foul plugs and V tec switches. The 3rd time this issue occurred while driving on Aug 2018 with 112,805 (mil light on, vehicle vibrates excessively while driving, loss of power and stumble), the Honda dealership is charging me over $1100 to replace piston rings and affected foul plugs. This is a safety issue when the engine is losing power and vibrates excessively while driving. The service bulletin and the extended warranty does not resolve the problem completely and leave the customers with a large cost to repair for something that should be resolved. A safety recall is strongly recommended for the affected vehicles with 3.5L V6 engines. Many customers are at risk while driving their vehicles with loss of power, stumbles, vibrates excessively, as well as many angry customers are demanding action to resolve this issue completely.
Engine is burning excessive amounts of oil resulting in a P3497 obd II fault code. Low oil pressure light does not turn on, even though the engine burned over 2 quarts of oil. Became aware of issue when check engine light turned on. Added 2 quarts of oil, then obtained an oil change the next day. This has happened multiple times. There is a very high risk of engine seizing. Honda has not issued a recall. Honda did issue a service bulletin 11-033 to reprogram the computer at a cost of $125. I only became aware of the service bulletin after searching the internet...no notification from Honda.
Variable cylinder management switches on and off and causes excessive oil consumption. Oil light comes on and codes P3400 and P3497 show on the reader.
In fall 2016, the dealership addressed a misfire engine reading on my van. I had taken it in at least two other times because of sluggish acceleration or vehicle dying while at a stop. In spring 2017, the van became disabled at an intersection and it was found that the cause was the same misfire code. According to Honda's NHTSA id number: 10099308 manufacturer communication number: We - A13-080, this repair would have been covered. But because of this extended warranty's 8yr from date of purchase timeframe, Honda Corp. Denied my repairs because it was three months out of the 8yr extended warranty. I communicated with Honda back and forth urging them to fix the van especially since the repair had been address before and it was three months out of their class action agreement. Ultimately, they denied coverage of any repairs.
Honda Odyssey oil consumption-I have a 2009 Odyssey that consumes oil. Roughly, every 1,000 miles, I am adding 1 to 2 quarts of oil every 3 to 4 weeks. No spots on the ground. Engine is consuming oil. Have read that this is a known problem with Honda.
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- Salisbury, NC, USA