2013 Honda Odyssey
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 210 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 19th highest complaint count among 26 Odyssey model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 17 involved a crash and 4 involved a fire. 13 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpDec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Campaign 23V858000 on NHTSA.gov
Seats, mid/rear assemblyNov 17, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The second row outboard seats can slide sideways to one of two positions. If a seat is placed between either of the two positions when attaching the seat to the vehicle floor, the seat will not latch properly to the seat striker, allowing the seat to tip forward unexpectedly during braking.
If the seat tips forward during braking, it can increase the risk of injury.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket to the second row outboard floor strikers, free of charge. The recall began April 2, 2018. Owners may contact American Honda Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is S0G.
Campaign 17V725000 on NHTSA.gov
Seats, mid/rear assemblyDec 27, 2016
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2010, to October 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have second row outboard seats that have a release lever that allows the seats to move for easier access to the third row of seats. This release lever may remain in the unlocked position allowing the seats to move unexpectedly.
An unlocked second row outboard seat increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional bracket and spring to both second row outboard seats, free of charge. Interim letter has been mailed, and a second notification will be sent . Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KD5.
Campaign 16V933000 on NHTSA.gov
EngineAug 27, 2013
Honda is recalling certain model year 2013 Pilot 2WD and 4WD vehicles and certain model year 2013 Odyssey vehicles. During manufacturing of the engine piston, it is possible that the heat treatment process was not properly applied, resulting in the piston having an insufficient hardness level, making it more susceptible to premature wear.
A worn piston may suddenly fail, causing the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's recall numbers are JB4 (Honda Odyssey) and JB5 (Honda Pilot).
Campaign 13V382000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionApr 15, 2013
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 CR-V, Odyssey, and model year 2013 Acura RDX vehicles. During sub-freezing temperatures, the brake-shift interlock blocking mechanism may become slow and allow the gear selector to be moved from the Park position without pressing the brake pedal. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
If the gear selector is moved from the park position without pressing the brake pedal it can allow the vehicle to roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will install an updated brake shift interlock blocking mechanism free of charge. The recall began on May 13, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's campaign recall numbers are S96, S97, and S98.
Campaign 13V143000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsJan 18, 2013
Honda is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Pilot and 2011-2013 Odyssey passenger vehicles manufactured from March 13, 2008, through December 21, 2012. One or more rivets that attach the airbag module to the airbag cover may be missing.
The absence of more than one rivet could alter the performance of the driver's airbag during deployment. This could potentially increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda dealer. The dealer will inspect the driver's airbag module and replace it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 14, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
Campaign 13V016000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: service brakes
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Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, May 23, 2016, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO FIVE VEHICLES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND NECK INJURIES AND NOSE BLEEDING THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A POLICE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.
Service brakes, Apr 10, 2016
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP AROUND EVERY 12,000 MILES. DEALER STATES BRAKES ARE UNDERSIZED. NOT SURE IF THAT INFORMATION IS CORRECT. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES QUITE A BIT WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT OR SAFE.
Service brakes, Feb 23, 2016
SINCE 15,000 MILES NOTICED SHAKING/PULSATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NOW, AT 25K, SHAKING IS DANGEROUS. THE PROBLEM IS PREMATURE WARPING OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. HONDA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND REDESIGNED THE FRONT ROTORS TO A CORRECTED VEIN DESIGN TO DISSIPATE THE HEAT BUILD UP CAUSING PULSATION. CONTACTED TWO HONDA DEALERS FOR CONFIRMATION AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE ARE NEW PART #'S TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY, EXTENDED OR OTHERWISE. I WOULD HOPE HONDA AS A RESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURER WOULD WARRANTY THE BRAKE ROTORS AS THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THUS DECREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND EMERGENCY STOPPING. THANK YOU. *TR
Service brakes, Feb 17, 2016
FRONT DISC ROTORS WARPED AT 31,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE RESURFACED (OUT OF WARRANTY). AT 50,000 MILES REPEAT OF THE SAME PROBLEM, NO HARD BRAKING AND OR STOPPING. HIGHWAY DRIVEN MILES, NO STOP AND GO. PREMATURE ROTOR WEAR, A REPEATED COSTLY SAFETY-ISSUE PROBLEM. OVER 61,000 GOOGLE NOTATIONS OF SIMILAR UNUSUAL ROTOR WEAR PROBLEMS. HONDA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND COVER REPAIRS AND OR ISSUE REPLACEMENT PART(S) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SPEAKING WITH HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER RELATIONS PERSONNEL WAS A VERY UNSATISFYING EXPERIENCE. THEY STATE NO AWARENESS OF ANY ROTOR PROBLEMS AND TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY/OWNERSHIP OR NEED TO ADDRESS.
Service brakes, Feb 16, 2016
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED AT SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH.
Service brakes, Jan 14, 2016
THE CAR HAS 23,000 MILES AND IS EXACTLY 3 YEARS OLD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR 10,000 MILES AND FOR OVER A YEAR. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, FOR EXAMPLE TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN EXIT RAMP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND THE BRAKES VIBRATE. THIS IS NOT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SHORT STOP -- IT OCCURS DURING GRADUAL STOPS OR SLOWING DOWN. HONDA DEALER SAYS THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE "WARPED." I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND HERE AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE. HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY.
Service brakes, Nov 16, 2015
WHEN BRAKING, STEERING WHEEL RAPIDLY SHAKES/VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH AND FEEL LIKE BRAK IS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAD COMPLAINED THIS TO MY PREVIOUS SERVICE AT DEALER . THEY SAID ROTOR NEEDS TO RESURFACE AND THEY DID . IT LAST ONLY 4 MONTHS AND AGAIN I FEEL LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS 2013 VAN AND RAN ONLY 40K USED AND DROVE ONLY BY ME .SEARCHES ON INTERNET REVEAL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON DEFECT ON ODYSSEYS. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT ODYSSEY ROTORS WARPING. BUT STILL HONDA IS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT IT . I THINK HONDA SHOULD TAKE CARE FOR THIS AND CORRECT ALL THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS THE PROBLEM . IT IS VERY SERIOUS SAFELY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE SERIOUSLY.
Service brakes, Sep 9, 2015
WHEN GOING DOWNHILL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO, THE VAN BEGAN SHAKING EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. THE VAN DROVE FINE AT LOWER SPEEDS OR ON FLAT STRETCHES BUT FELT LIKE BRAKING CONTROL WAS LOST AT HIGHER LOADS (FAST SPEED GOING DOWNHILL WITH MULTIPLE PASSENGERS). TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID ROTORS NEEDED RESURFACING. THAT LASTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MULTIPLE OTHERS ARE POSTING THE SAME EXPERIENCE ALL OVER THE US WITH THIS VAN MODEL.
Service brakes, Sep 1, 2015
THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED VERY SEVERELY AT LESS THAN 20K MILES OF LIGHT TO NORMAL BRAKE USAGE. WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY HARD AND HAS SURPRISED MY WIFE WHO BECAME VERY CONCERNED FOR HER AND OUR THREE CHILDREN'S SAFETY. HONDA DEALERS ALREADY KNOW OF THE SUBSTANDARD BRAKE ROTORS ABILITY TO WARP SO QUICKLY. ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS PUT THEM IN A LATHE AND TURN/ SMOOTH THEM. THIS IS A VERY SHORT TERM FIX AS I HAVE READ OVER AND OVER. YES, THE SHAKING GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME BUT RETURNS QUICKLY, AS THE UNDERLYING CAUSE ( INFERIOR ROTOR) IS NOT ADDRESSED. AS FOR BEING A SAFETY ISSUE I WOULD THINK THAT BRAKE ROTORS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD A BIG CONCERN, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT WEATHER STRIPPING, SEALS OR PAINT QUALITY ETC, THIS IS THE SYSTEM THAT IS USED EVERY TIME WE WANT TO STOP! I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT BRAKE ROTORS, PADS, BRAKE LINE FLUID ARE WEAR ITEMS, HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT USING THIS VEHICLE ON RACE TRACKS, OR EVEN ABUSING THESE PARTS REGULARLY. I BELIEVE THAT UNDER NORMAL USAGE CONDITIONS WHICH I HAVE OBSERVED IN THE MANY VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED THAT BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD LAST AT A MINIMUM 50K, BEFORE HAVING TO LATHE THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME OR REPLACE THEM IF THEY HAVE BEEN ON A HIGH POWERED PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. LESS THAN 20K MILES OF LIGHT TO NORMAL USE ON A FAMILY MINIVAN IS RIDICULOUS! I ONLY HOPE NO ONE HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SEVERELY AND SURPRISING THE DRIVER CAUSING THEM TO PANIC THINKING A WHEEL HAS OR IS FALLING OFF WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP.
Service brakes, Aug 31, 2015
WHEN BRAKING, STEERING WHEEL RAPIDLY SHAKES/VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH. DEALER SAYS THE CAUSE IS WARPED ROTORS. SEARCHES ON INTERNET REVEAL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON DEFECT ON ODYSSEYS FOR MANY YEARS. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT ODYSSEY ROTORS WARPING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE (SOME AS LOW AS 10,000 MILES) FOR MANY YEARS; YET HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HONDA'S ONLY SOLUTION TO CUSTOMER IS TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE ROTORS - AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE.
Steering, Service brakes, Aug 28, 2015
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW - SINGLE OWNER CAR EQUIPED WITH GENUINE HONDA PARTS. THE FRONT ROTORS QUICKLY AND PREMATURELY WARE DOWN CAUSING SEVERE BRAKING AND STEERING ISSUES, MAINLY HARD VIBRATIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND YOU COULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL IF NOT HAVING BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS OR IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING LONGER ROAD TRIPS (AFTER ~120 MILES) ONCE THE ROTORS ARE HOT AND THE DEGREE OF THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY WORSE AS YOU DRIVE DOWN (DECLINE) OR UP (INCLINE) AND IT DOES NOT SUBSIDE RATHER GETS WORSE IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL. ROTORS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 16K MILES. WE ARE CAUTIOUS, SAFE DRIVERS AND HAVE NOT PUT A LOT OF MILES ON THIS CAR AND DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE ROADS. THE DEALER TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY ROTATING/SANDING DOWN THE ROTORS AT 15,823 MILES BUT NOW WITH ONLY 31, 287 MILES ON IT, THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED WITH THE VIBRATIONS SLOWING GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER TO THE POINT THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SHAKES. IT IS VERY SCARY AS THE VAN "THUMPS THUMPS THUMPS" AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES RAPIDLY GOING DOWN INCLINES AND/OR WHILST BRAKING. NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING THE ROTORS SHOULDN'T BE ROTATED AGAIN AND ARE NO GOOD, AT ONLY 31K MILES, AND NEED REPLACED.
Service brakes, Aug 19, 2015
AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE ODYSSEYS AND PILOTS WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED HIM TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND HE STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS THE SAME TYPE OF ROTOR. HE MACHINED THE ROTORS WITHOUT CHARGING ME AND THE BRAKING PROBLEM WAS SOLVED TEMPORARILY. IN ABOUT 20000 MILES, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I WAITED UNTIL ABOUT 46000 MILES, WHEN I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DUE, TO NOTIFY THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS ROTOR PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY HONDA AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS TO CONSUMERS ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS.
Service brakes, Jul 2, 2015
VAN IS TWO YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND NOW THEY NEED REPLACED. HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ROTORS AND NEVER ON ANY OTHER MAKE WE HAVE OWED. THEY SHAKE SO BAD IT SCARES ME.
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Jun 10, 2015
WHILE REDUCING SPEED WITH BRAKE, STEERING SHAKING BADLY. IT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY WHEN REDUCING SPEED BY BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED LIKE 5,60MPH OR HIGHER. THIS FEELS ME DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY BRAKING WHILE NOT IN STRAIGHT ROAD. ESPECIALLY SUDDENLY REACHING TO THE END OF TRAFFIC JAM IN CURVED ROAD, HARD TO CONTROL DRIVING ALONG THE CURVE WITH SUCH STEERING SHAKING. THIS SHAKE IS THAT MUCH BAD. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE CLAIMING ABOUT THIS ISSUE OF THIS MAKE OF THIS MODEL BUT HOW THE DEALER DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE IS DIFFERENT DEPENDS ON DEALER.
Steering, Service brakes, May 29, 2015
FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE ON BRAKING, MORE NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND GOING DOWNHILL, VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION, DEALER SAID IT WAS WARPED BRAKE ROTORS AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, ROTORS WERE GROUND CAR WAS ALIGNED TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALMOST NEW AND ONE OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE MODELS, AFTER 12000 MORE MILES THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE REOCCURRED , AGAIN NO SYMPATHY FROM THE DEALER, HE BLAMED IT ON NORMAL WEAR AND POTHOLES.
Service brakes, May 24, 2015
THE BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED, ESPECIALLY GOING DOWNHILL, ARE VERY ROUGH AND CAUSE VIBRATION/SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WARPED ROTORS ARE A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES. HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
Service brakes, May 11, 2015
1ST SERVICE SINCE NEW (7500 MI)OIL, TIRE ROTATION. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SHIMMY UPON BRAKING. RETURNED TO DEALER AFTER 2 MONTHS. DIAGNOSIS: WARPED ROTORS. TURNED. PROBLEM SOLVED. QUESTIONED AS TO WHY, THEY STATED WATER PUDDLE, AGRESSIVE DRIVING, ETC. NO MENTION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTOR HEAT DISSIPATION. ALL WAS FINE UNTIL RECENTLY, ABOUT 30,00 MI. NOW SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD THIS PROBLEM WORSTEN, AND IT WILL, CONTROLING A VEHICLE ON A LONG MOUNTAIN HILL WILL BE DISASTROUS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM DOCUMENTED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, AS FAR BACK TO AT LEAST 2006. WHY HASN'T THIS DEFECT BEEN ADDRESSED. I'M CALLING HONDA AMERICA TODAY, AS IF IT WILL DO ANY GOOD. I HAVE ONE HONDA CIVIC IN MY DRIVEWAY NOW THAT HAS 136,000 MI. ON IT AND THE PADS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. DEALER SAID PADS ARE GOOD. 136,000 MILES. MUCH LESS THE BRAKE ROTORS. NO I'M NOT HARD ON THE BRAKES AS THE DEALER INSINUATED.
Service brakes, Mar 30, 2015
HONDA ODYSSEY 2013 TOURING WITH 22K MILEAGE BRAKES WARPED. HEAVY VIBRATION UNSAFE WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS 60+ MPH. VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT LOWER SPEEDS. VEHICLE IS STILL NEW UNDER B2B 36/3 WARRANTY. LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA APPEARS TO HAVE A BRAKE DESIGN FLAW. SUBMITTING COMPLAINT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT HONDA RECALL ON BRAKE ISSUES. VIBRATION STARTED AROUND 10K MILES HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. VERY UNSAFE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE NHTSA DOT. HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/54-2011-ODYSSEY/150734-DOES-ANYBODY-HAVE-ISSUES-FRONT-BRAKE-ROTORS-6.HTML. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 3, 2014
BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. BRAKE ROTORS REQUIRED RESURFACING. I STATED TO THE HONDA DEALER THAT I HAVE OWNED A 2002 AND 2008 ODYSSEY AND HAVE ESSENTIALLY DRIVEN EACH THE SAME WAY, SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE 2013. HE TOLD ME THE 2011,2012 AND 2013 PILOTS AND ODYSSEYS HAVE SHOWN THIS TENDENCY. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WITH SUCH AN EARLY FAILURE, IT WOULD SEEM LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE INTERESTS OF HIGHWAY SAFETY. *JS
Service brakes, Nov 6, 2014
BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED AFTER 20,000 MILES AND ONLY 16 MONTHS. *TR
Service brakes, Sep 2, 2014
VIOLENT SHAKING THROUGH STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH SPEED (50 TO 70 MPH). *TR
Steering, Service brakes, Aug 31, 2014
MY CAR IS 2013 EX-L. WHEN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 18K, CAR STARTED VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING BETWEEN 45 TO 75 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER TOLD ME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING HABIT..WOW..SO FUNNY... I HAVE 3 MORE CARS..BUT ONLY THIS HONDA ODYSSEY HAS PROBLEM... ALSO I FOUND LOTS OF 2013 ODYSSEY OWNERS HAS SAME BREAK PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET.. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 30, 2014
2013 HONDA ODYSSEY BOUGHT NEW IN APRIL 2013 FROM HONDA OF PASADENA (CA). AT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR OF AGE AND 12,000 MILES I EXPERIENCE A (SOMEWHAT VIOLENT) 'SHIMMY' IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN REQUIRED TO BRAKE QUICKLY FROM 70/75 MPH TO 50/55 MPH. AT JUST OVER 15,000 AND HAVING COME OFF A LENGTHY ROAD TRIP WHERE PROBLEM BEGAN TO REALLY SCARE US, WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER. THEY ROAD TESTED IT AND GOT IT ON THE RACK AND SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED ($223 VS. NEW OF ABOUT $600). I ASKED THE SERVICE WRITER ABOUT THE NEED FOR RESURFACING ROTORS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE (BRAKES PADS OVER 9MM THICK). I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S COMMON IN ODYSSEYS!! THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (NO BRAKE OR TIRE ISSUES ARE COVERED BY MFG WARRANTY). AFTER READING NUMEROUS WEBSITES ABOUT THE ISSUE, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM. HONDA HAS ISSUED RECALLS IN OLDER MODEL ODYSSEY'S (2006-2010). WHEN WILL THEY FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR
Steering, Service brakes, Aug 5, 2014
I HAVE A 2013 EX-L WITH 18K MILES, STARTED NOTICING SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING FROM APPROX 50 MPH IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT MORE THAN AN ANNOYANCE. THIS PAST 4TH OF JULY WENT TO NC WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING BRAKES THE VIBRATION BECAME TERRIBLE, THE VIBRATION BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WHOLE VAN WOULD RATTLE AND SHAKE. TOOK NOTICE OF THIS AND VIDEOED THE OCCURRENCE. WHEN I GOT BACK TO MY CITY TOOK THE VAN TO HONDA AND SHOWED THE MASTER TECHNICIAN MY ISSUE, STATED THAT IT COULD BE WARPED DISKS, AND QUITE COMMON ON ODYSSEYS AND PILOTS. HE DID STATE HE HAD NOT SEEN THE VIBRATION AS HIGH AS ON THE VIDEO, AGAIN I GIVE CREDIT TO THE FLATNESS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. HONDA RESURFACED THE FRONT DISKS AT NO COST, BUT SAID THAT USUALLY THEY DO NOT AS THE BRAKING WARRANTY IS 12 MONTHS OR 12K MILES. I DID CALL AND RAISE A TICKET W/ HONDA OF AMERICA, LETTING THEM KNOW ALL THAT HAD OCCURRED AND OFFERED THEM THE VIDEO AS WELL, ALSO DISCUSSED WITH THE HONDA REP. THAT WARPED DISKS AT LESS THAN 20K MILES SHOULD BE A DESIGN FLAW, AND THAT MAYBE IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN SOMETHING MAY BE DONE. CURRENTLY MY VAN IS RUNNING WELL, BUT WONDERING IF IN 20K MILES I HAVE TO RESURFACE THE DISKS AGAIN OR BUY HIGH PERFORMANCE DISKS TO AVOID THIS.. AGAIN FOR A CAR OVER A NEW STREET VALUE OF $40K I BELIEVE CERTAIN WEAR AND TEAR PARTS SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO LAST AT LEAST MORE THAN 25K OR AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF USE.. JUST MY TWO CENTS.. HOPE THIS HELPS OTHERS. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 21, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR POCKET IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE DRAINED AND REFILLED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.