2014 Honda Odyssey problems
Owners have filed 406 complaints about the 2014 Honda Odyssey with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 18% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 14.5%.
Complaints406
Crashes21
Fires0
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 18.0% · 73
Engine 14.5% · 59
Service brakes 14.3% · 58
Structure 10.1% · 41
Unknown or other 8.6% · 35
Electrical system 7.6% · 31
Vehicle speed control 5.2% · 21
Seats 4.7% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 21 describe a crash and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 27 model years of the Honda Odyssey in this data, 2014 sits 15th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 51 in the last three years against 36 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 25,000 miles.
In owners' own words
When accelerating from a stop light or from a situation such as slowed traffic in a stop and go setting, vehicle regularly lurches and transmission hesitates before locking into correct gear and suddenly accelerating forward. It seems as if the computer is searching for correct gear, but hesitates way too long to lock in as engine speeds have already increased. This happens most often after engine has warmed fully. Power train · reported at 58,000 miles
I stopped the vehicle on an inclined street to talk with a neighbor. He asked me to look at something so, I turned the ignition off not thinking the gearshift was still in the drive position. After the engine stopped I started to exit the car when it began to roll. I applied the brakes then restarted the car and shifted into park. This is a safety issue requiring a recall before somebody gets injured or killed. Power train · reported at 38,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the transmission began making a loud clucking noise. Also, the contact mentioned that the vehicle violently jerks forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 10. Power train · reported at 10 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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