2013 Honda Odyssey Fuel system Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle jerked. The check engine warning light was flashing. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 30-35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to restart, but there was thick black smoke coming from underneath the hood. The contact stated that upon attempting to restart the vehicle a second time, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the fuel injectors and spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

NHTSA ID

11682957

Incident

Jul 27, 2025

Mileage

170,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that when the check engine warning light illuminated, the code indicated a possible emissions failure. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The dealer was made aware of the issue and the contact was informed that his vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 165,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11621989

Incident

Mar 18, 2024

Mileage

165,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ID

11604752

Incident

Dec 18, 2023

TODAY I FOUND OUT THAT MY PISTONS WERE BAD IN MY 2013 ODYSSEY. I HAD JUST HAD MY POINTS, PLUGS AND WIRES CHANGED OUT IN LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE ODYSSEYS. I HAD TAKEN MY VAN TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND IT SAID CODE P0302 INDICATES THAT CYLINDER 2 HAD TO MANY MISFIRES SAME CODE THAT IS IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST TO SERVE. WOW. I ASKED WHY AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED BECAUSE THAT NO ONE HAD COMPLAINED WITH THAT VIN NUMBER. WELL IF YOU ASK ME THE VIN NUMBER IS DIFFERENT FOR EACH CAR, OR AM I WRONG?? HOW WOULD I COMPLAIN IF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT STARTED AS OF YET? KNOWING THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2013 ODYSSEY VANS. IT SHOULD INCLUDE THE ONES THAT YOU BUILT FOR THAT YEAR. NOT JUST THE ONES YOU HAD COMPLAINTS ON. IT IS IRONIC THAT THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN MY VAN. WHEN THE TECH CALLED ME THIS MORNING HE MENTIONED 3 DIFFERENT CYLINDERS THAT WERE MISFIRING. IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM SHOULDN'T PROCESSES BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO CHECK THE PISTONS REGARDLESS IF THERE IS AN ISSUE TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT PROBLEM IN THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I NOW AM PAYING FOR NOT ONLY ALL OF THE PISTONS SEALS TO BE REPLACED BUT ALSO ANOTHER POINTS, PLUGS, AND WIRE REPLACEMENT THAT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA RIGHT NOW. IF YOU HAD ASKED ME LAST WEEK WHAT MY NEXT CAR WOULD BE I WOULD HAVE SAID ANOTHER HONDA BUT AFTER TODAY NOT SO SURE ON THAT.

NHTSA ID

11306990

Incident

Feb 1, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

GASOLINE LEAKING BELOW PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THIS VAN WAS MODIFIED FOR A WHEELCHAIR AND HAD AN AFTERMARKET FUEL TANK INSTALLED. HONDA DEALER INSPECTED IT, SAID LEAK IS AT TOP OF TANK BUT CANNOT SERVICE DUE TO THE TANK NOT BEING OEM. DEALER SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPORT IT. THE BUILDER IS BRAUN ABILITY. LEAK STARTS WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO ON.

NHTSA ID

11203665

Incident

Jan 15, 2019

Mileage

32,000 mi

CAR CONSUMES OIL-ENGINE MISSES AND STALLS-LIGHTS COME ON SIGNALING TRACTION. BACK SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH CONSTANTLY- SOLUTION ON NHTSA WEBSIT IS RECALL NUMBER 13V382000 RECALL DATE 08/27/2013 COMPONENT ENGINE SUMMARY HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 PILOT 2WD AND 4WD VEHICLES AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 ODYSSEY VEHICLES. DURING MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE PISTON, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS WAS NOT PROPERLY APPLIED, RESULTING IN THE PISTON HAVING AN INSUFFICIENT HARDNESS LEVEL, MAKING IT MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO PREMATURE WEAR. CONSEQUENCE A WORN PISTON MAY SUDDENLY FAIL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. HONDA'S RECALL NUMBERS ARE JB4 (HONDA ODYSSEY) AND JB5 (HONDA PILOT). VICTORY HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE SHORT BLOCK--THEY CLAIM MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH COMPLAINT--CALLED HONDA AMERCAN AND THEY HUNG THE PHONE UP ON ME. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HWY 51 NEAR COVINGTON (SPEED LIMIT 55) I AM ALSO BEING TOLD BY VICTORY HONDA OF JACKSON TN THAT MY ODYSSEY FALLS UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 13081 (PISTON RING REPLACEMENT) AND NOT UNDER BULLETIN SERVICE 13075 (SHORT LOCK REPLACEMENT). I AM TRYING TO VERIFY THIS AND CAN FIND NO SUPPORTING DATA.

NHTSA ID

11035137

Incident

Oct 11, 2017

Mileage

71,000 mi

EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AND PREMATURE SPARK PLUG FAILURE. THE CAR WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS NOTICED TO BE RUNNING POORLY.

NHTSA ID

10907653

Incident

Oct 14, 2015

Mileage

55,500 mi

I HAD JUST COMPLETED A TRIP TO GREENVILLE, SC AND PULLED INTO MY DRIVE. I HAD TAKEN A LOAD OF ITEMS INTO MY HOUSE WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AN NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I UNLATCHED THE HOOD TO CHECK ON THE SMOKE WHEN FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT OF FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I START SPRAYING WATER UNDER THE HOOD AS I CALL OUR SECURITY WHICH CALL OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. OUR SECURITY CAN AND ASSISTED ME TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN AND FINISHED EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THE 2013 HONDA WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS BY USAA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. I CONTACTED HENDRICKS HONDA DEALERSHIP IN GREER, SC ABOUT THE FIRE WHERE THEY COULD INVESTIGATE FOR WARRANTY CLAIM/DEFECT. THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING, THEY HAVE IGNORED MY REQUEST NOR HAS HONDA AUTOMOTIVE OF AMERICA ACCEPTED OR INVESTIGATED.

NHTSA ID

10747288

Incident

Jun 4, 2015

Mileage

35,500 mi

WHEN DRIVING - OUR TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SO ROUGH THAT WE HAD TO STOP AND LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE TAKING IT IMMEDIATELY HOME. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN - WE WERE TOLD THAT "SOMETHING" (DIRT) MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE PISTON CHAMBER AND CAUSED A MISFIRE OF THE SPARK PLUGS, BUT THAT WE SHOULD BE OK. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN, BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT BETWEEN RESETTING THE CODES. WE WERE TOLD JUST TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS 1 & 2. THEN AS WE WERE HAGGLING WITH HONDA OVER THE PHONE ABOUT WARRANTY COVERAGE AND THE FACT THAT THE LIGHT WAS CONTINUING TO COME ON - IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WORSE: THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND IT WAS SOUNDING WORSE, SO WE DID NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL WE COULD GET IT SERVICED. WHEN IN THE SHOP THIS TIME - WE WERE TOLD AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC THAT THE VAN NEEDED A NEW SHORT BLOCK DUE TO FAULTY PISTONS/PISTON RINGS AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL/WARRANTY. THEN, AFTER WE LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR A WEEK WAITING FOR THEM TO GET THE PARTS AND FIX IT - WE CALLED TO PICK IT UP. BUT THIS TIME - THEY SAID WE WERE NOT COVERED, AND ALL THEY WOULD DO IS REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS 1 THROUGH 4 - UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682162

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

40,000 mi

AFTER 1 HR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO WARM UP THE ENGINE, SMELLING GASOLINE VAPORS AROUND ENGINE BAY, MIDDLE OF CAR ( UNDERCARRIAGE ) AND VAPORS GETTING INTO CABIN. WHEN YOU POP A HOOD, THE GAS VAPORS REALLY GO INTO YOUR FACE. THE OIL ON DIPSTICK SMELLS LIKE GAS ( AS OPPOSED TO OIL ). I CALLED HONDA AND CREATED A CASE AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHICH REPRODUCED A PROBLEM. DEALER COULD SMELL GAS FROM HOOD VENTS WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY AS WELL AS ON TESTDRIVE. AT THIS POINT DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR ADVISE FROM HONDA. P.S.THE GAS IS NOT DRIPPING, SO DIAGNOSIS IS HARD BUT RISK OF FIRE IS REAL.

NHTSA ID

10668124

Incident

Dec 16, 2014

Mileage

16,000 mi