2011 Vmi Honda Odyssey Northstar Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2011 Vmi Honda Odyssey Northstar, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags125.0%
- Body & structure125.0%
- Powertrain (other)125.0%
- Suspension125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
HIT A LARGE DEER. TOTALLY SMASHED IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN AND THE WINDSHIELD. CAR HAD TO BE LOADED ON A TRUCK TO BE TAKEN TO REPAIT SHOP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY???? DRIVING ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THE DEER WAS JUST STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT OF ME. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT IT. WHY DID THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
HIT A LARGE DEER. TOTALLY SMASHED IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN AND THE WINDSHIELD. CAR HAD TO BE LOADED ON A TRUCK TO BE TAKEN TO REPAIT SHOP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY???? DRIVING ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THE DEER WAS JUST STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT OF ME. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT IT. WHY DID THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "JUDDER " NOTE: THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2017 - PREVIOUS OWNER OF OUR CAR SENT US THE INFO AND I SET IT ASIDE AS OUR CAR WAS NOT DOING IT AT THE TIME - IT NOW OCCASIONALLY DOES BUT I DO NOT SEE THE RECALL ONLINE AS BEFORE ? HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2017 AND I QUIZZED THEM ABOUT THIS ACTUALLY GIVING THEM THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF IT AT THAT TIME - IT IS TIME FOR SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPGRADE COMPLETED BEFORE SOMETHING DRASTIC HAPPENS - DO THEY JUST TURN THESE RECALL CAMPAIGNS OFF ? ABSOLUTELY CANNOT FIND IT ONLINE AGAIN ???I
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
HIT A LARGE DEER. TOTALLY SMASHED IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN AND THE WINDSHIELD. CAR HAD TO BE LOADED ON A TRUCK TO BE TAKEN TO REPAIT SHOP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY???? DRIVING ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THE DEER WAS JUST STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT OF ME. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT IT. WHY DID THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .