2011 Honda Odyssey Engine Problems

Your engine ran out of oil and failed after just a few months of ownership, despite regular oil changes and no warning from your vehicle. You noticed strange sounds and shaking at lunch time, but the engine shut down 12 minutes into a short drive to get it checked. A mechanic discovered the oil was almost completely consumed and informed you that Honda's 3.5L V6 engines are known to burn excessive oil due to their VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) system, which could have been disabled if you'd known about it beforehand. Addressing this would likely involve either disabling the VCM system, switching to synthetic oil with more frequent changes, or engine replacement if damage occurred.

Your check engine light came on, and inspection found that the number one cylinder spark plug was misfiring due to an oil leak from the cylinder management system. The owner believes Honda has not adequately warned owners or recalled this issue despite knowing about it. The proposed fix involves replacing the piston, though the owner questions whether this addresses the root cause.

Engine light came on, then started flashing. Needed repaired according to dealership. Repairs made. Engine started sputtering and shaking the van again. Engine light flashing again. Took the van in again for another repair. The van intermittently speeds up when slowing down or breaking. Took the van back in again to the dealership. They found nothing wrong. However, while at the dealership another customer had the EXACT complaints. Intermittent speeding up of the van. Looked online to find that this is an issue with the Honda Odyssey. ECO light comes on when coming to a stop and the RPMs go up then drastically drop. Need to apply breaks hard. The van continues to ride rough. Also while in a construction zone and slowing down, van started to speed up despite me trying to slow down. The engine has already had three repairs done. Each time something new and problem never fixed. Actually seems to be getting worse.

The Honda Odyssey engine turns off while driving. My wife was driving with four children in the car and the engine died causing loss of power steering and brakes. This places all family members at serious risk of injury or death. Took the vehicle to three different service garages and none were able to reproduce the incident or determine a reason. One service garage was a certified HONDA Dealer and Service Center. They also were unable to determine the cause after having the vehicle for a significant period of time. They wanted to start replacing parts at a very high cost but indicated that there was no assurance it would fix the problems. Took the vehicle to another service garage where they said the parts the dealer wanted to replace were working fine and it would not solve the problem. Drove the car home and the engine failed again while I was driving on a highway. I also lost all power to the steering and brakes. The vehicle is available for inspection. I will not let my wife or children ride in the vehicle. It is not safe. There were no warnings prior to the failure. All service garages indicate there are no codes that are generated when they run the computer scans.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VEHICLE START-UP, THERE WAS A HUMMING AND SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND VOLUME DECREASED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP HOWEVER, THE SOUND CAME BACK LOUDER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND VOLUME HAD INCREASED OVER TIME. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED TIMING BELT TENSIONER PULLEY AND WATER PUMP PULLEY BEING POORLY MADE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE PARTS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,440.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PISTON RING SEAT IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A SIMPLE REPAIR. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS, THE BATTERY, AND IGNITION COILS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE RPM FLUCTUATING AND VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICHFIELD BLOOMINGTON HONDA (501 W 77TH ST, RICHFIELD, MN 55423, (612) 866-8832) AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #1. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT CYLINDERS #1 THROUGH #3 NEEDED NEW PISTON RINGS. THE CONTACT WAS QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF OVER $3,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR 2ND TIME IN ABOUT 5000 MILES OR LESS, MANY ERROR CODES I CANT ERASE.BURNING OIL, HONDA SAYS IT NEEDS PISTON RING REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY I CALLED HONDA ANOTHER LOCATION THEY SAID THE DELIVERY DATE IS 12/3/2010, BUT THEY NEVER RELEASED THE SALE DATE. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME ESTIMATES OF $4,000 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR OR $2,000 TO FIX IT, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS STILL UNDER THE 8-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE LOST BUSINESS NOW BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A VEHICLE I CAN USE FOR MY TAXI/SHUTTLE BUSINESS. I DO NOT KNOW IF I SHOULD THROW A USED MOTOR FROM JUNK YARD IN THERE. HOW DO I KNOW THAT HONDA IS NOT TRYING TO SCAM ME OVER ON THE WARRANTY? THIS ISSUE ONLY SAYS IT HAS AFFECTED ABOUT 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES AND HONDA HAS SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER IT. ALSO, IT IS A RECENT $8,000 PURCHASE FOR ME FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND NOW I CANT USE THE VAN AFTER ONLY 3 MONTHS. THIS CAR DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL OR REPLY TO MY MESSAGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE AND ACCELERATE IMPROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON RINGS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TSB #11-033 I?M HAVING THE SAME OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS THAT THEY NOTIFIED OWNERS ABOUT IN THIS BULLETIN NUMBER ABOVE. WHEN I CALLED TO ASK ABOUT THE RECALL THEY INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT VIN SPECIFIC TO RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE VIN NUMBER HAS TO DO WITH THE ISSUE??? MY VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL AS DESCRIBED IN THE LAWSUIT THAT THE WERE FOUND GUILTY OF BACK IN JULY OF 2011. I GOT MY OIL CHANGED ON 6/19/2011 AND WAS ADDING OIL ON 6/21/2011 AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE DOCUMENTS PROVIDED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT COVER IN THE RECALL. THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY! MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE TO FIX ALL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MY HONDA ODYSSEY. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME ANSWERS AS TO WHY THEY ARE NOT? THANK YOU, *TR

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

THE ENGINE REPORTED EMISSIONS FAILURE FOLLOWED BY VSA ACTIVATION. THIS WAS LATER DIAGNOSED TO ENGINE MISFIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE PISTON RINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. IT ALSO STARTED VIBRATING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP WITH ALL REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL SERVICES PERFORMED.

CHECK ENGINE (MALFUNCTION LIGHT BLINKING), CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE, CHECKED THE CHECK ENGINE CODE FROM THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, THE CODE WAS 302. AS RECOMMENDED IN OWNERS MANUAL, TRIED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE FUEL TANK LID, STILL THE ISSUE IS THERE. I WILL BE TAKING THIS TO A DEALER. HONDA CARS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE RELIABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON PARTICULAR OCCASION THE VEHICLE, WHILE IN MOTION, STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ABOUT ONE MILE LATER. EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE 15% OIL INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED. *JS

MY HONDA ODYSSEY HAS "STALLED" ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN TO NEAR STOP AND THEN NEED TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE (IE, YOU ARE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THAT THEN TURNS GREEN). IT OFTEN PAUSES AND STUTTERS (ALMOST LIKE IT JUMPS) BEFORE ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. IT HAS NEVER COMPLETELY CUT OFF, IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TOO. THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS ON AN INCLINE AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE, IF MUST STOP ON A HILL AND THEN ACCELERATE - IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY CUT OFF BEFORE RAPIDLY STARTING TO ACCELERATE SEVERAL SECONDS LATER. ONE TIME, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED IN BECAUSE IT WAS DOING IT SO MUCH AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER THAT IT WAS A SPARK PLUG PROBLEM (CORRODED OR SOMETHING) AND THESE WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE IT. CURRENTLY, HAVE ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I GET A MAJOR DEAD SPOT ON ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION MOVING FROM A SLOWDOWN (AS TOWARD A SIGNAL) TOWARD ACCELERATION (AS THE SIGNAL CHANGES) AT ABOUT 5 -10 MPH. THIS IS CONSISTENT. I CAN STEP HARD ON THE GAS OR PUMP THE ACCELERATOR AND GET NO RESPONSE FOR AT LEAST 2 SECONDS. IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU HIT THE BRAKE, YOU CANNOT USE THE ACCELERATOR UNLESS IT IS FULLY RESET. I AM THINKING IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE INJURY RISK IS YOU HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CANNOT GET OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ENGINE CONCERNING OIL LEAK AND BURNING SMELL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 HE BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR OF BURNT OIL WHEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE SMELL WAS COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE CONSUMER REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND A LOOSE OIL FILTER. WITHIN A DAY, THE CONSUMER SMELLED THE BURNT OIL ODOR AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY PLACED UV DYE IN THE ENGINE TO HELP DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY AN OIL DRAIN BOLT NOT BEING TIGHTENED TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. SOON AFTER THE APPOINTMENT, THE SMELL RETURNED, AND THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR UNDER THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL PAN, GASKET, CRANKSHAFT AND MAIN BEARING BOLT. ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER STATED WHATEVER THE CAUSE, THE SMELL WAS FROM OIL LEAKING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. IN FACT, BURNT OIL RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON MULTIPLE PLACES ALONG THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 68 AND 73 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,150.