2008 Honda Odyssey Interior & seats Problems

FROM THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS (NOT EXACTLY WHEN I REALIZED BUT PROBABLY AROUND MAY 2020 I'M FEELING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT GETS HEATED AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING CONTINUOUSLY MORE THAN 10 MILES (AS ITS EQUIPPED WITH THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE) EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS OFF. THIS IS REALLY STRANGE AS WITHOUT TRUING THE HEATED SEAT INTO HI/LOW POSITION IT SHOULDN'T HEAT THE SEAT. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE IF WE GO ON A LONG DRIVE. NOTE: I DIDN'T CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IF THAT BEHAVES IN THE SAME WAY.

NHTSA ID

11363756

Incident

May 1, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

THIRD ROW SEATS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY WHEN CONVERTING FROM STOW AWAY POSITION TO UPRIGHT SEATING POSITION. ONE MUST ALIGN THE LATCHING MECHANISM REQUIRING ONE TO FIRST LIFT THE SEAT FROM THE REAR, THEN MOVE TO THE FRONT OF THE SEAT IN THE CABIN AND PHYSICALLY ALIGN THE LATCHING MECHANISM. THIS PROCEDURE IS DONE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. THIS DEFICIENCY WAS FIRST NOTICED WITH PASSENGERS SEATED AND THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AS INERTIA CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK BACKWARDS UPON ACCELERATION. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT THE DESIGN INTENTION. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME THE SEAT IS CONVERTED. THE DATE ON THIS FORM IS NOT APPLICABLE.

NHTSA ID

11162438

Incident

Dec 3, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A FUEL STATION, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. A BABY WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN ALMOST 90% DEGREE WEATHER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE POLICE AND THEY BROKE THE TAILGATE WINDOW GLASS TO PREVENT GLASS FROM FALLING ON THE BABY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID

11005985

Incident

Jul 17, 2017

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LATCH COMPLETELY AND WOULD OPEN ON ITS WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10628767

Incident

Jul 21, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

WHEN THE SECOND ROW SEATS ARE FOLDED DOWN (IE. SOME ONE ENTERS THE THIRD ROW) .TO RETURN THE SEAT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION YOU HAVE TO LEAN OVER THE SEAT TO RELEASE THE MECHANISM, WHICH SENDS THE SEAT BACK UP VIOLENTLY CAUSING A BLOW TO THE HEAD AND FACE AND BREAKING GLASSES, LET ALONE A SEVERE HEADACHE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. PLEASE CHECK IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAFETY SITUATION. THIS OCCURS WITH SECOND ROW CAPTAINS SEATS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436570

Incident

Nov 19, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. THE WINDOWS ALSO WOULD NOT FUNCTION. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OF STARTING AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE HE WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FAILURE THE ANTI THEFT ALARM SYSTEM WAS SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

NHTSA ID

10367908

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

34,000 mi

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR TAILGATE STRUTS FAILED AND THE REAR DOOR FREE FALLS SHUT. THE CAR IS ONLY 28 MONTHS OLD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352881

Incident

Aug 30, 2010

Mileage

58,512 mi

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN AN EMERGENCY CONDITION OR IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WOULD CAUSE BOTH PEDALS TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHTING. THERE WAS A VERY NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE ILLUMINATION INTENSITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHTS AND THE REST OF THE VEHICLES LIGHTED INDICATORS ON THE DOORS AND DASH FIXTURES. IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, OUT ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER COULD EASILY READ THE LIGHTED DOOR AND DASH INDICATOR, BUT HE COULD NOT READ THE FAINTLY LIT INDICATORS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT INDICATORS WERE THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER ODYSSEY'S ON THE LOT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10318621

Incident

May 8, 2009

MY CHILD FOLDED DOWN THE THIRD ROW SEAT IN MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND FELL ON HIS HAND, BREAKING THREE OF HIS FINGERS. I CONTACTED HONDA AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267649

Incident

Apr 10, 2008

Mileage

1,000 mi

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT ABOUT A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER IT IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A VEHICLE DESIGN WHEN INSTALLING A CAR SEAT. ON THE 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY THERE IS AN 8TH SEAT THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE ROW CENTER; IT IS CALLED A MAGIC SEAT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT A CAR SEAT CAN BE INSTALLED SAFELY IN THIS MAGIC SEAT. HOWEVER, AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I WAS UNABLE TO FIND A CAR SEAT TO FIT THIS SEAT THAT COULD BE INSTALLED CORRECTLY (MEANING NOT MOVING MORE THAN 1 INCH IN ANY DIRECTION). I TESTED MANY MODELS OF CARS SEATS INCLUDING: BRITAX, GRACO, EVENFLOW, SUNSHINE KIDS, ETC. THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF THE ODYSSEY IS VERY VAGUE ON WHETHER OR NOT A CAR SEAT CAN BE INSTALLED IN THIS SEAT AND AFTER CALLING HONDA USA CUSTOM SERVICE, THE AGENT COULD NOT GIVE A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON WHETHER THIS SEAT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD A CAR SEAT OR IF ANY CAR SEATS WERE TESTED BY HONDA. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE I HAD ALREADY PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY ONLY DIRECTED ME TO THE HONDA USA COSTUMER SERVICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221570

Incident

Feb 29, 2008