2014 Honda Odyssey Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

Incident: September 10, 2026 · Filed: October 10, 2026

The paint is literally falling off my entire van, i believe in the white pearl color, it looks ridiculous. The BREAK warning also comes on randomly even with no one infront of me.

Incident: October 9, 2026 · Filed: October 9, 2026

Was driving down road and passenger side mirror exploded. Did not hit anything just a boom. Mirror housing parts broke off, mirror fractured. Never had a problem with side mirrors. Came home and disengaged the two wire prongs that were hold the reflective parts to housing unit. The camera part also became disengaged.

Incident: September 19, 2026 · Filed: September 30, 2026

The driver’s-side power sliding door cable failed suddenly while the vehicle was parked on a hill. The failure caused the sliding door to close on me with significant force and caused the vehicle to continuously alarm. The vehicle was taken to a local Honda dealership, where the issue was diagnosed and repaired. Because the repair was necessary to make the vehicle operable, the failed component may no longer be available for inspection. The dealership’s repair order, diagnosis, invoices, and other documentation are available upon request. The failed power sliding door cable caused the driver’s-side sliding door to close suddenly and forcefully while the vehicle was parked on a hill. This presented a significant injury risk. The potential consequences would have been particularly serious if my child had been standing in the doorway when the failure occurred. In addition, the vehicle continuously alarmed after the failure and could not be operated normally until the repair was completed. The vehicle was taken to a local Honda dealership, which assessed and repaired the failed power sliding door cable. The dealership’s repair order and related documentation can be provided to confirm the diagnosis and repair. The vehicle was inspected by the local Honda dealership. I requested that American Honda review the diagnosis and repair documentation. They deny any faults on their end and refuse further assistance regarding this matter. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other indications that I was aware of before the power sliding door cable failed. There was no indication to me as the vehicle owner that the cable required replacement or was approaching failure. The first indication of a problem occurred when the cable failed suddenly, causing the sliding door to close with significant force, since I was parked at an incline. After the failure, the vehicle continuously alarmed and could not be operated normally until the repair was completed.

Incident: May 21, 2026 · Filed: May 22, 2026

The contact owns a 2014 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while the wife was driving into a park lot the vehicle suddenly stalled and would not restart. The vehicle was later towed back to the home. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Incident: April 29, 2026 · Filed: April 29, 2026

Rear sliding doors will not shut automatic or otherwise!!!!! Having to pull the door shut to get it to shut could result in someone arms or fingers being crushed! The cord could snap and hurt someone! Kids riding in backseat could fall out of car while the door won’t shut! The door could open while driving down the road! These doors have costs us hundreds in trying to fix them and they just keep breaking!

Incident: March 14, 2023 · Filed: April 26, 2026

About mid-2025, Honda announced a warranty extension campaign (not a formal NHTSA recall) for: * 2013–2017 Honda Odyssey (and some Pilots) * Related to VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) What the problem was: * Piston rings wear prematurely * Oil gets past the rings → fouls spark plugs * Leads to: * Misfires (P0301–P0304) * Oil consumption * Rough running Mechanism: * Cylinder deactivation (VCM) → uneven temps → carbon buildup + ring sticking * Sometimes described loosely as a “piston/gasket issue,” even though it’s really piston rings + oil control What Honda did: * Extended powertrain warranty to: * 10 years / 150,000 miles * Covered repairs like: * Piston ring replacement * Spark plugs, etc. In March 2023 I had multiple piston ring failures costing me almost $4k to fix. I submitted a claim with receipts and the work was done at a dealership. Honda said I had all the appropriate paperwork and would get back to me in 6-9 weeks. That was 7 months ago

Incident: April 2, 2026 · Filed: April 17, 2026

Fuel pump issue, hard to start and low accelerate

Incident: April 1, 2026 · Filed: April 10, 2026

All of this has been diagnosed and confirmed by Richfield-Bloomington Honda. It is a catostrophic failure of the motor. Cylinder 6 is misfiring. They are recommending a full motor replacement. Last year, I had the piston ring issue on this car and the dealership had to rebuild the motor. The van has about 125,000 miles on it and is good service, including the repaired motor. We are the single owners of the vehicle. After this happened, Honda Corporation was notified, a case was open by both the Richfield Honda Dealership where we purchased our vehicle and by our family. Both were denied. This was a huge safety issue. I was driving home and the check engine light started blinking and the car started shaking. I pulled up to the nearest mechanic (4 miles). They recommended towing it the 200 miles to where I had engine work done the previous year. I was STRANDED in Iowa during this and at the goodwill of some local helpful folks. Luckily, I did not have my kids and I did have cell phone reception where the light went off. This same motor has had two HUGE, vehicle-totaling issues in the last two years.

Incident: February 6, 2026 · Filed: February 7, 2026

While brake pedal depressed and car coming to a stop at a traffic light, car surged forward as engine revved and hit another car in front of it. Brake pedal was depressed the entire time.

Incident: March 24, 2025 · Filed: January 29, 2026

The piston ring function has deteriorated causing ring low wear toughness such to the point that sludge has been created fowling the spark plug. This leads to carbon fowling and misfiring of the engine. There have been two incident's one in March of 2025 and the second in Late July of 2025. Both times we after my wife freak out because the car was falling apart she had it towed to a mechanic and both times they said it was caused by what I identified above. A few weeks later a notice of a warrantee exception was sent out and we thought great we will take it in and they will fix it. If we had know about the warrantee extension prior we would have brought it to Honda. Honda told us that unless the lights are on we won't fix it. So they said we needed to wait to it breaks down somewhere and then have it towed to the nearest Honda by Jan. 31st, 2026 and they will fix it. After that tough luck. We are looking for an exception to this rule and I have sent in the necessary information proving that the problem exists as evidenced by two licensed mechanics. If and exception is not granted I will have no other choice but to bring it to the better business bureau and 7 on your side a local consumer advocate from KGO TV and get them to come after you to make this right. We have been a loyal advocate for Honda for over 12 years and just want this to be made right. Please don't make us have to expose this miscarriage of good faith. Please respond to this quickly as there are only two days left in the extended warrantee. I talked to a case worker today and they told me I was out of luck. I am not happy as you can imagine [XXX] & [XXX] , [XXX] . 1-29-2026 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)