10 complaints reported

2011 Honda Odyssey Seats

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
10
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2022

The front anker bolts with female 6 point hex for the front driver seat keep comming loose no matter what I've tried to bolt them back down with they keep comming loose. Eventually falling out and the seat fly backwords

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2021
Oct 2021

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated when entering the vehicle and adjusting the front driver seat there was a loud abnormal clicking noise. In addition, the plastic coverage underneath the seat was unhinged and not connected to the seat. The contact stated while seated, the upper frame of the seat suddenly fell back on its own. The contact checked underneath the seat and noticed the bolts connected to the seat frame to the floor of the vehicle were loose and tighten up the connection however the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2018
Jan 2020 Crash Injury

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR SEATING SAFETY RECALLS. *LD *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2020
Jul 2019

KEEP GETTING NOTICE ABOUT 2ND ROW SEAT FIX. AS I HAVE A HDCP RAMP VAN THERE IS NO 2ND ROW SEAT. HAVE ADVISED HONDA NUMEROUS TIMES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2019
Feb 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERFORMANCE KINGS HONDA (4521 KINGS WATER DR, CINCINNATI, OH 45249) WHERE THEY INSERTED THE SEAT BOLTS BACK INTO THE TRACK. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Apr 2018

I ACCELERATED WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND MY DRIVERS SEAT TOPPED COMPLETELY BACK OFF THE BASE. SEAT BOTTOM AND BACK REMAINED TOGETHER. 2 "TORX" BOLTS WERE LATER FOUND ON FLOOR BY DEALER UNDER THE SEAT. NO ONE INJURED AS NO ONE WAS SITTING BEHIND DRIVER AND MY SON WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT AND ABLE TO HELP ME TIP BACK FORWARD TO WHERE I COULD GRAB STEERING WHEEL TO HANG ON TO IN ORDER TO REACH OUR DESTINATION. WE WERE IN MOTION ON A COUNTY ROAD. GOING STRAIGHT. VAN HAD BEEN REAR ENDED A YEAR PRIOR SO AFTER HONDA DEALER LOOKED AT IT WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT TRYING TO GO THROUGH INSURANCE AS IT WAS ROCKING AFTER ACCIDENT AND THEY TIGHTENED IT. THEY TALKED TO HONDA BECAUSE I SAID I WANTED NEW BOLTS. HONDA SAID THEY DID NOT SELL SEPARATELY JUST WHOLE SEAT. THE BODY SHOP SAID THESE BOLTS HAD NO SIGNS OF EVER HAVING THREAD LOCK APPLIED TO THEM. THEY APPLIED THREAD LOCK AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE SEAT. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOUND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING BOTH HONDA DEALER AND BODY SHOP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IN A WORSE SITUATION MYSELF OR MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE WHEEL. PERFORMANCE KINGS HONDA AND GERBER COLLISION IN BLUE ASH OHIO ASSISTED ME. I AM STILL AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2018
Mar 2018

THE LATCH TOWARDS THE FRONT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE (SINGLE SEAT ON THE THIRD ROW) ON THE VERY FAR RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE SEAT FALLS BACKWARDS WHEN MY 8 YEAR OLD SON SITS ON IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT. THE SEAT GOES IN A BACK WARD MOTION WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT WITH THE PRESSURE OF THEIR BACK LEANING ON IT. I FEEL THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Sep 2013 Crash Injury

AFTER PURCHASING A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" 2011 ODYSSEY MINI-VAN FROM JACK ELLENA HONDA IN LAWRENCE KS, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CAPTAIN'S SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW WERE EITHER DEFECTIVE OR NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY BY THE DEALER. WE DISCOVERED THIS WHEN, 5 MONTHS LATER, WE WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE CAPTAIN'S SEATS THAT HOLD OUR CHILDREN CAME COMPLETELY DETACHED. OUR SON WAS THROWN INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND BODY. LACERATIONS ON HIS FACE AND BRUISING ON HIS BODY. WE HAVE CONCERNS THAT EITHER THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS IN THIS MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE OR THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR PRE-OWNED HONDA VEHICLES IS EITHER NOT FOLLOWED BY DEALERS OR THE PROCESS EXCLUDES INSTALLING THE SEATS PROPERLY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2013
Aug 2012 Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED SUDDENLY AND THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT FLIPPED FORWARD WHILE IT WAS OCCUPIED BY HER CHILDREN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ONE OF THE BABIES SUSTAINED A NOSE INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8000.....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURED AUGUST 2012. THE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ON ANOTHER CHILD. UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2011
Apr 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMOVABLE MULITI-FUNCTION SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW DID NOT SUPPORT A BOOSTER SEAT. HER CHILD'S SEAT HAS SLID OUT OF THE SEAT CAUSING THE CHILD TO BE IMPROPERLY SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2011

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The 2011 Honda Odyssey has 10 Seats complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.