2013 Honda Odyssey Structure
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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Paint is failing on roof as notated in service bulletin 19-057.
Severe Paint chipping at roof
VAN HAS THE BRAUN CONVERSION PACKAGE (WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VAN). WHILE PARKED THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VAN AS IF WAS CLOSING. NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE DOOR. THE MOTOR TO THE WHEELCHAIR RAMP HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT RAMP MOTOR DID NOT LAST 18 MONTHS AND COST OVER $1800 TO REPLACE. WHEN YOU HIT ANY OF THE BUTTONS TO ENGAGE THE RAMP, YOU HEAR THE MOTOR, HOWEVER IT IS NOT MOVING. YOU MUST PHYSICALLY PULL THE RAMP OUT AND LIFT IT UP. I WAS TOLD THE THE GEAR SYSTEM IN THE MOTOR GOES BAD OFTEN. THE DOOR STILL WORKS(UNTIL TODAY) WHEN YOU HIT THE BUTTON TO OPEN OR CLOSE.
PAINT IS PEELING OFF ON THE ROOF IN BIG CHUNKS.
PAINT IS FADING, BUBBLING, AND PEALING IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. I'VE SEEN THE MENTIONS OF THE BACK HATCH/DOOR, BUT WE'RE SEEING IT ON THE DOORS AS WELL AS THE BACK HATCH.
PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE TOP OF THE ROOF BETWEEN THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND THE SUNROOF. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN STORED IN VIRGINIA AND INDIANA.
THE PAINT ON THE ROOF HAS BEEN PEELING OFF DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PAINTING PROCESS AT THE FACTORY. THIS CAUSE PAINT CHIPS TO COME OFF THE CAR AND EXPOSES THE ROOF TO RUSTING.
WHITE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE VEHICLE IN 3 SPOTS. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE TAILGATE, AND 1 SPOT ON THE ROOF BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE MOONROOF. MANY OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY AND PILOT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM.
2013 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TAILGATE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYDRAULIC STRAY STRUT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS
THE BACK SLIDE DOORS WILL NOT STAY OPEN MOST OF THE TIME WILL COME SLIDING CLOSED WHEN YOU ARE GETTING IN AND OUT AND I WORRY ABOUT THE KIDS GETTING HURT FROM THEM CAUSE THEY ARE VERY HEAVY DOORS,I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE FOR SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET MY CHILD OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN 2016. TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY STATED THAT THE HANDLE MUST HAVE COME OFF DUE TO ALLEGED AND IMPOSSIBLE "DAMAGE" EVEN THOUGH THE HANDLE WAS NEVER SUBJECTED TO ANYTHING BUT NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. IN 2018, THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME OFF IN THE SAME MANNER EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE CAREFUL WITH THE HANDLES AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. REPORTED SECOND INCIDENT TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALER SERVICE SHOP. BOTH SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH DOOR HANDLES FALLING OFF RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE WITH NORMAL USE. VERY UNSAFE TO BE UNPREDICTABLY PREVENTED FROM GETTING YOUR CHILD OUT OF THE VEHICLE.
PAINT PEELING IN VARIOUS SPOTS ON THE VEHICLE. FIRST SPOT WAS A SMALL PEEL ON THE ROOF, HONDA REPAIRED. NOW THE ENTIRE LOWER HALF OF THE TAILGATE PEELED DURING A SIMPLE CAR WASHING. IT CAME OF LIKE IT WAS A DECAL WITH NO MORE GLUE! UGHH.
MY 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE AND THE DOOR SLID FORWARD NEARLY CATCHING MY YOUNG SON'S HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRONT PART OF THE FRAME. ALSO NOW THAT THE CABLE HAS SNAPPED THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN COMPLETELY TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LIMITING THE ABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THAT SIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON IN IT AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE CABLE RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE SPOT ALTHOUGH IT IS COATED IN PLASTIC.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 41 IN ACWORTH, GA, WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD "POP." IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING EXPLODED, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I THEN HEARD THE SOUND OF WIND, THINKING ONE OF MY KIDS ROLLED DOWN ONE OF THE WINDOWS, BUT I CHECKED THEM ALL AND THEY HAD NOT. I OPENED THE SHADE COVER FOR THE SUNROOF, TO FIND A HUGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, AND THE REST OF THE GLASS SPIDER WEBBED/SHATTERED. I QUICKLY CLOSED IT AND GOT HOME TO FURTHER INSPECT. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT HAPPENED, BUT SPENT $800 HAVING IT REPAIRED (AND THAT WAS WITH A USED SUNROOF).
WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE 2013 MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE DO NOT SOUND THE BEEPER IF THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. PAGE 77 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES "THE BEEPER SOUNDS AND THE INDICATOR COMES ON IF ANY DOOR OR THE TAILGATE IS OPEN WHILE DRIVING." WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND AMERICA HONDA AND THEY SAY THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS FEATURE NOT WORKING AS STATED IN THE MANUAL AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT DESIGNED TO ALERT THE DRIVER TO THIS HAZARD AS STATED IN THE MANUAL. THIS COULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS TO SMALLER INDIVIDUALS SHOULD SOMEONE BE DRIVING WITHOUT A DOOR COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS ALSO MAKES ONE WONDER HOW MANY OTHER SAFETY FEATURES HONDA CLAIMS TO HAVE IN THEIR VEHICLES THAT DO NOT WORK AS THEY CLAIM AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY AND HONDA IS HIDING FROM THE CONSUMERS. *TR
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The 2013 Honda Odyssey has 15 Structure complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.