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electrical problems with 2011 odyssey
tcmichigan, 03/18/2011
2011 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Rear Entertainment (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
20 of 27 people found this review helpful
I purchased the 2011 odyssey over the new sienna because of the ability to put 3 car seats across the middle seat. I have owned the car for 2 months have havd 600 miles on it. The low battery light has repeatedly come on. I have brought it to the dealer and Honda states this is normal and caused by taking multiple short trips, which, in my opinion, is normal minivan operation in a suburban environment. This is a common problem as reported on the internet (on edmunds forums and elsewhere) with many people reporting repeated visits to the dealership with no remedy from honda. Retrospectively, I should have purchased the Sienna. The car does have multiple nice interior features.
Hopefully mine was just a lemon
Chris, 01/07/2018
2011 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
We bought this used from a Honda dealer, had 45k miles on it at the time. We took it to colorado that year, and it shook violently when braking. I grew up driving the mountains, and I downshift, the brakes or discs were bad when sold to us. We took it back to the dealer, and after being told they fixed it, took it back home, but still a small vibration just on local highways. Within a year, it started knocking on small bumps. The warranty was out, and it cost over 4000 to repair whatever that was. We are at 117k miles now, so we had the timing belt and other maintenance done for various sensors that were going bad, new belts, etc, another 4800. Somewhere in there I have replaced the same spark plug 3 times, and 2 oxy sensors. Now it is shaking the steering wheel violently at 60 mph. And we just had a front end alignment done before that started. A few weeks ago, the cable motor that pulls sliding door got stuck in open position, couldn't close the door, had to remove the hinge, found the pulley was eaten up by the cable. Frankly, I'm concerned with keeping this money pit much longer.
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3 Transmissions
shicketmaster, 08/06/2013
2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Purchased new and had banging transmission problem and stranded around 20K miles. After 2 weeks of Honda being unable to determine underlying cause of problem, the transmission was replaced with a rebuilt. I found it concerning that they had rebuilt transmissions already for this new model of transmission when it needed replaced. Second transmission made it twice as long and started having rough shifting problems. Replaced again at 60K miles just before end of warranty. Lucky due to timing, but unlucky with transmissions on this vehicle. Don't get a touring with the 6 speed because they don't know why this keeps happening. Otherwise, enjoy the vehicle.
Brake issues
ny99, 08/23/2011
2011 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Rear Entertainment (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
We just reached 16,000 miles on our 2011 Odyssey and I have mixed feelings. The modern conveniences such as the XM radio, rear view camera, heated seats, and hands free phone are nice. It has smooth, quiet acceleration and handles much better than our 2006 Sienna did. The interior is well designed and it proved to be comfortable on a recent trip from NY to Florida. However, the front brake rotors have had issues and recently had to be resurfaced by the dealer. This isn't the first time I've experienced brake problems with a Honda vehicle, but it may be the last. The Sienna we traded in for this vehicle had 96,000 miles on it and never had any rotor issues. Fix the brakes Honda!!!
SIDE DOORS
catalina60, 05/19/2011
2011 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
12 of 17 people found this review helpful
Our 2011 EX-L has a peculiar safety issue: Both my wife and I have driven off with one of the side doors open. Other than a small red door adjar symbol in the instrument panel, there is no other notable warning to the driver. It seems there should be a high-pitch audible warning or even the inablility to shift into Drive since the danger is so great if a side door is not fully closed, esp. if there are children or other passengers in the middle seats.