2009 Honda Odyssey problems

“Passenger side slider won’t shut, Driver’s side slider won’t latch. Driver side door suddenly opens when driving!!!! Honda dealer Tech found worn bushing on passenger side center rollers, faulty, driver side, sliding door rear latch, passenger side, outer handle cable popped out. Check installed cable for passenger side outer handle recommended replaced driver side sliding door rear latch assembly estimated $930. Also recommended latch passenger side center rollers estimated 485.”

“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.”

“Windshield wipers and also the key fob and the sliding doors as well as the blinkers do not work all at the same time first time it’s ever happened. It was December 8, 2023 and now it happened again in January 29 of 2024 and the issue still persisted when I look this issue up this has been an ongoing issue for many years and yet Honda has done nothing about this and it’s not just the 2009 it’s other years as well as other Hondas from other years as well, it is a defect within the company where they’re doing something that causes these things to go! It is a safety issue as this just happens out of nowhere without any warning while I’m driving. All of a sudden it just happened the first time and I didn’t even realize it until I didn’t hear the clicking and someone said hey your blinkers are not working. Also, the second time it happened happened all over again while I was driving out of nowhere would not work and it was raining as well and I couldn’t see anything and my lights wouldn’t work so it’s definitely a safety issue .”

“Honda installed a VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) in this engine which shuts down the back three cylinders to save fuel when the car warms up. You’ll know when it kicks in when you see ECO on your dash. When the cylinders shut down it starts an abnormal wear and tear on those cylinders. High oil consumption, fouled plugs, the need to repair the back three cylinders and misfiring of the engine are some of the problems. Honda did repair some vehicles if they experienced rough running and misfiring on those cylinders because they knew the issue was the VCM. However, when my 2009 Honda Odyssey started having those problems in 2024 they wouldn’t fix the problem and stated it was too late to fix the engine. The timeline, according to Honda, had passed to repair the damaged engine. I never received a recall for this known safety issue. The engine would cut out and the engine light would come on and it sputtered down the road on three of the six cylinders. Honda knew this was a problem but they wouldn’t fix my engine. If I had brought it in years earlier they would have fixed the known problem with the VCM but they wouldn’t deactivate the VCM to prevent it from…”

“FIRST TIME NOTICED SOFT BRAKES THEN PEDAL WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHICH ENDED UP MAKING GIRDING NOISE. THIS NOW HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN HILL OF ANY GRADE LOW OR HIGH. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER BUT NO ACTION BUT TO SAY THEY HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS COMPLAINTS BUT CAN'T RE-DUPLICATE NOR HAS FIX FOR THAT. I WENT TO THE HONDA FORUM AND THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDS TO THESE SOFT BRAKES AND SIMILAR ISSUES. IN THAT FORUM MANY MECHANICALLY MINDS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT ODYSSEY USES SAME SMALL BRAKES/CALIPERS AS SMALLER SUV- CVR. COMPARING THAT THESE ARE JUST TOO UNDER POWERED BRAKES FOR OUR HEAVY MINIVAN. SOME HAVE FOUND EASY SOLUTION BY REPLACING THEM WITH HONDA PASSPORT'S BRAKES/ROTORS/CALIPERS TO SATISFACTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THEY KNOW ABOUT IT ON SAME MODEL ON YR 07 & 08. I HAVE SO FAR HAD TO PAY DEALER FOR BRAKE FLUID BLEED & FLUSH(IT WAS DIRTY AND VERY DARK) AT 27K MI., ROTOR RESURFACE FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR, BRAKE PADS REPLACE AT 42K MI. I'M ALSO PREVIOUS OWNER OF 2001 ODYSSEY AND THOUGH EXPERIENCED AUTO TRANNY ISSUE, NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEM NOR MANY SERVICES RELATED TO BRAKES. PLEASE…”

“2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. ISSUES ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON 4TH GEAR JUST SHUDDERS EITHER DOWNSHIFTING OR UP SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. AND BESIDES ALL THIS ALSO MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND EITHER BACKING UP OR MOVING FORWARD. BESIDES MAKES A HUMMING SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING.”