2026 Honda Odyssey problems

“The vehicle was slowing due to stopped traffic and the engine suddenly shut off (before the vehicle had come to a complete stop) and put itself into park. The vehicle could not be immediately restarted. The car was blocking traffic. After leaving the car off for approximately 10 minutes the car was able to restart.”

“My 2026 Honda Odyssey has only been driven for 7 months so far but several times has left me stalled in the middle of the road due to the Auto Idle Stop (start-stop) system failing to restart the engine. When it happened today, I was stopped at a light, but when it turned green, the engine didn't restart, leaving me stuck in the middle of the road with cars going around me. This created a serious threat of a rear-end collision, which could result in serious injury or death. Three children were in the vehicle at the time, which is especially common for most people who drive this vehicle. When it occured, the dashboard displayed the message "to continue to drive, depress the brake pedal and push switch," but this did not work. The vehicle had to be completely turned off first then restarted normally. There was no prior warning or indications this would occur. The problem only occurs sporadically making it hard to reproduce by a dealer.”

“The Forward Collision Warning (FCW) / Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) have almost gotten me into 3 accidents in the past year. I bought the car brand new and it now has almost 13k miles. All three incidents have been when traveling at speed of 35-45 on divided highways with turn lanes and stop lights when passing large vehicles. The video clips I will upload unfortunately does not have volume but the brake sign pops up on the dash and the cat beeps loud and then slams on the brakes for no reason. Even if those vehicles were in my lane, it would have stopped me too late as you can tell by how the car dips in the videos. I don't want to turn off the "safety" feature in case something does actually happen in front of me but its put my family in danger more than it has helped. I was told by honda when it happened the first time to clean the glass in front of the cameras but they were clean. They dont seem to want to take responsibility for this. I see this issue on the 5th gen Odyssey group on Facebook often which ahs finally prompted me to come here and file this incident. Also since your website does not accept MP4 videos here is a link to the videos:…”

“On XXX my 2026 Honda Odyssey Touring, bought new on XXX and driven about 6,000 miles, was stopped at a red light in [XXX], with Auto Idle Stop engaged as designed. When the light turned green and I released the brake, the engine did not restart. The transmission shifted itself into Park, and the display showed a message to hold the brake and press D to restart. I followed it, but the vehicle would not shift into Drive. The only way to get moving was to turn the vehicle completely off and restart it with the start button, stopped in a live traffic lane while cars behind me honked. The vehicle was disabled without warning in a travel lane at an intersection, exposing its occupants to a rear-end collision. Had the same failure happened while I was turning or crossing an intersection, the vehicle would have been stranded in cross traffic. For about two before this, restarts from Auto Idle Stop had become slow and labored, with a noticeable delay before the engine caught. No warning lights appeared before the failure. The failure appears to involve the Auto Idle Stop restart system. The vehicle has not yet been inspected. It is scheduled for warranty diagnosis at a…”

“The blind-spot monitoring system on our 2026 Honda Odyssey Elite fails to operate properly in hot weather. When ambient temperatures are high, the system does not detect or alert to vehicles in the adjacent blind-spot areas, and an error message appears stating “blind spot detection unavailable.” This failure increases the risk of collisions during lane changes or merges because the driver does not receive the expected visual or audible warnings of vehicles in the blind spots, potentially endangering the occupants of this vehicle and other road users.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​”

“My front yellow indicator lights on outside body of vehicle keep popping out. Took in for repair at Honda Superstition, got home and light popped out again. I believe I was sold defective new vehicle. Transmission skips, Starter had to be replaced within 9 months of purchase. Freon in cooling system was not filled or the system does work properly. Not sure.”