Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Honda Odyssey submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
vehicle loses acceleration power intermittently. No response when pressing accelerator or when speeding up with cruise control. Pressing the gas harder does not help but the vehicle starts working normally a few seconds later. Dangerous on busy roads. I don't think it is a weak fuel pump because it accelerated quickly after an event
Misfire in cylinder 1 Caused van to lose power on freeway almost causing an accident. From 2011-2013 there was a settlement that gave an 8 year extended warranty, but why is it only 8 years when not everyone’s driving is the same? My van was brought to the Honda dealer Check engine light came on, then it flashes
SHUTTER / JUDDER LOW SPEED. CAN CAUSE HESITATION FOR GETTING OUT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE'S WAY IN TRAFFIC AT LIW SPEED.
MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR FOR A PISTON RING RECALL ON 2011-2013 HONDA ODYSSEYS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PISTON RINGS IN CERTAIN CYLINDERS ROTATE AND ALIGN, LEADING TO ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND SPARK PLUG FOULING. I WOULD LIKE MY VIN ADDED TO THIS RECALL.
WHEN AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE STARTS REVVING. THE TACH WENT UP TO 6000 RPM AND CAR TRIED TO PUSH FORWARD ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN FEB/MARCH 2019. ON MARCH 9, I CALLED THE DEALER, BRILLIANCE HONDA OF CRYSTAL LAKE. THEY SAID I COULD COME IN MONDAY 3/11. THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE. I TOLD THEM THAT APPARENTLY THEY WOULDN'T FIX A PROBLEM UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HURTS OR KILLS ME OR A PASSENGER OR CAR HIT BY MY OUT OF CONTROL CAR. INTERNET SHOWS CARS HAVING OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION ISSUES IN THE PAST. CAN YOUR AGENCY INTERCEDE FOR ME?
HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED THREE TIMES DUE TO VAN WANTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT OFF THE GAS WHILE STOPPED. ONLY SHUTTING THE VAN OFF KEPT THE VAN FROM REVVING UNCONTROLLABLY. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. EACH TIME AMERICA HONDA SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOUND, OR THAT ISSUE HAS BEEN FIXED. EVEN WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK AND TOLD THEM IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS RUNNING THE SAME, THEY SAID NO ISSUES FOUND. THIS VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ONLY BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS QUICK ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE CAR WANTING TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED ON COUNTY, AND CITY ROADS. WE FEEL THAT THIS VERY MAJOR PROBLEM, IS BEING MINIMIZED BY HONDA. THIS ISSUE STARTED WITH LESS THAN 46,000 MILES, AND VERY FEW MILES IN BETWEEN EACH FLARE UP. WE HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD IT WAS FIXED AGAIN, AND ARE SCARED TO IMAGINE WHERE MY WIFE WILL BE THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THIS AVENUE TO STATE THE VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM,WITH WHAT WE CONSIDER OUR NEW VEHICLE. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS COMPLAINT, SO THAT WE KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN HEARD.
I STOPPED AT A T-INTERSECTION AND TURNED RIGHT. AS SOON AS I MADE THE TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN SHIFTING ODDLY. IT WAS GOING TO VERY HIGH RPMS BEFORE IT WOULD SHIFT. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OVERHEATING. WE WERE ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD SO I BEGAN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I CHECKED MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE CAR BEHIND ME FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AND HONKING THEIR HORN. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AND AS SOON AS I DID, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND I GOT OUR THREE LITTLE CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY AND THEY GOT BACK DOWN THE ROAD A WAYS TO GET AWAY FROM THE BURNING VEHICLE. I BEGAN THROWING CAR SEATS AND OTHER THINGS OUT OF THE CAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WITHIN TWO MINUTES AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR, THE FLAMES WERE TO BIG TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR IT. THE CAR BURNED EXTREMELY FAST AND THE FIRE WAS EXTREMELY HOT, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE CAR.
LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON VERY LATE WITH <1 GAL FUEL LEFT (ENOUGH FOR LESS THAN 20 MILES ON HIGHWAY). THE MANUAL SAYS THAT IT SHOULD COME ON MUCH EARLIER (ABOUT 3 GAL MARK). THE SENSOR WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALER. STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.
AFTER 2 YEARS A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK OCCURRED AT THE FUEL TANK. IT WAS REPAIRED AND ASSURED THE PROBLEM SOLVED UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2 YEARS THE SERIOUS LEAKED OCCURRED. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND AGAIN ASSURED THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. WE WERE TOLD IF THE VAN TO BE SOLD THE BUYER MUST BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS GAVE US NO REASSURANCE. ALL PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN MOVING FROM PARKED POSITION.
I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, STOPPED, GETTING READY TO PULL IN TO THE GARAGE. I HAD STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND WAITED FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO GO UP. WHILE THE GARAGE DOOR WAS STARTING TO GO UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL PRESSED, THE CAR SUDDENLY, UNINTENTIONALLY, UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF INTO THE GARAGE DOOR CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK ON THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE GARAGE DOOR TO BREAK OFF OF ITS TRACKS. IT IS UNKNOWN THE COMPONENT OR SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, OR SPEED CONTROL. BUT SOMETHING CAUSED A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED.
WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE HESITATES, THEN SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN WITH NO PATTERN OR INDICATION. I QUESTIONED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WIRELESS METHOD USED TO TRANSMIT THE SIGNAL FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE INJECTION SYSTEM. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT. *TR
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