2008 Honda Odyssey: excessive oil consumption

Filed Jul 16, 2021 · Engine · OH

2008 Honda Odyssey with issue with piston rings confirmed by mechanic. There are known issues with the piston rings in certain cylinders may rotate and align, leading to engine oil consumption and spark plug fouling. Honda has agreed to settle a massive class-action lawsuit brought against it for engine trouble potentially affecting nearly 1.6 million vehicles. The lawsuit includes Accord (2008-12), Odyssey (2008-13), Pilot (2009-13) and Crosstour (2010-13) models equipped with the 3.5-liter V6 with Variable Cylinder Management, which might experience engine misfire, excessive oil burning and premature spark plug fouling issues.

Filed Sep 6, 2018 · Engine · 155,000 miles · OR

Engine has excessive oil consumption. Our mechanic has looked multiple times for an oil leak and can't find one. The engine has been observed to burn 3 quarts of oil between oil changes every 3,000 miles.

Filed Apr 19, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 60,000 miles · CA

I don't have the exact dates of when this started, but the odyssey started consuming enough oil around 2011 that I had to add it between changes. Then in the last few years, it's gotten to the point where you can smell the oil burning and sometimes the exhaust is gray, a dead-tell of burning oil. Now it will not pass smog as of dec 2017. When I was looking for information about the smoking, I found out about the lawsuit and settlement - we never got any indication that there was a settlement about the excess oil consumption and our van could be fixed by honda, even back when it was just using a lot of oil, but not smoking visibly yet. Now we have to get it fixed to pass ca smog, but honda is making us go through multiple 1000 mile consumption tests to prove there is a problem despite the fact that you can see and smell the burning oil in addition to the excess oil usage. This problem is a lot wider than honda has admitted to, and they did not notify all owners about the lawsuit settlement because we never got a card, despite getting notices about other warranty recalls, etc. I noted that this started in 2011, but it's ongoing, getting worse and culminating with failing smog testing in 2017 for burning oil.

Filed Mar 21, 2018 · Engine · 150,000 miles · RI

There was a previous lawsuit against honda for honda accords having a problem with excessive oil consumption. I have a 08 odyssey that's having the same problem but unfortunately I didn't know about the problem and it got so bad I was told I need a new motor. I went to have an oil change at the honda dealership back in november and last month was told that the oil was bone dry. How's that possible if it's not burning or leaking oil? Honda knows of the problem yet refused me any help and told me I have to bring it in for a diagnostic that I would have to pay for on top of replacing the motor on my own. There are a lot of complaints I found online with people who have the same vehicle and same problem. Unfortunately they know about it and are keeping up with having to constantly add oil, where I had no idea about this problem and apparently I was driving it with no oil for only god knows how long. This is a major problem and its not fair that we should have to pay the price. I'm a single mom, 2 special needs kids, I don't have over 3000 to repair a motor that broke because of a manufacturer defect. This needs to be heard and we need to get honda to do a recall and fix this problem because there's gonna be hundreds if not thousands of people who are gonna have the same problem. Honda is a crooked dealership and doesn't care about their customers. Now I'm sitting here stuck with a van which I purchased with my son's disability money btw, with a bad motor cause of a mistake honda made when making these vans. Please get my story out there, let this be heard. I need someone to help me do something. This is sad and wrong and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm also going to contact the bbb and the local attorney general office. They've already had lawsuits for the same problem but for the honda accord, now we need to start one for the honda odyssey

Filed Apr 5, 2017 · Engine · 89,250 miles · OH

Excessive oil consumption on honda odyssey 2008 exl - same run-around with honda stating 1 qt oil for every 1400-1500 miles is "normal". Informed dealership of class-action lawsuit and then they initiated a controlled oil consumption test which just ended recently. Awaiting response from honda corp regarding next steps as software update for vcm did not correct.

Filed Aug 11, 2016 · Engine · 100,000 miles · IL

Engine is burning about a quart of oil every 1,000 miles. I think this should be covered under their extended warranty. Here is what I found out about this extended warranty... On october 22, 2013, honda america agreed to settle the class-action suit. As part of the settlement, honda extended the powertrain warranty on these models for eight years from the time of purchase or lease with no mileage limits. Honda also offered to reimburse customers who had to pay out-of-pocket expenses for related repairs such as spark plugs, pistons or even entirely new engines (with limitations). United states district court for the northern district of california a federal court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. If you are a current or former owner or lessee of any of the following honda vehicles equipped with a 6-cylinder (?v6?) engine with variable cylinder management (?vcm-2?) you could receive benefits from a class action settlement concerning engine misfire, 1 including a limited warranty extension and reimbursement of outof-pocket expenses for engine misfire-related repairs: ? 2008-2012 honda accord; ? 2008-2013 honda odyssey; ? 2009-2013 honda pilot; ? 2010-2011 honda accord crosstour; or ? 2012 honda crosstour my van meets all the criteria... 1. 2008 odyssey 2. Motor is a 6-cylinder (?v6?) engine with variable cylinder management (?vcm-2?) 3. Motor is burning oil I've called honda USA directly and they were not able to tell me why my vehicle was not covered. The only they said was that, "my VIN was not part of the batch for the extended warranty. I only have until september 1, 2016 to qualify for this extension and after that date my van will not qualify if honda will let it qualify. I am asking for your assistance with trying to get my van to qualify for the extended warranty. Thank you

Filed Dec 21, 2015 · Engine · 88,406 miles · TN

My engine is using oil. It used 1 quart of oil in 2,826 miles of driving and 1/2 quart in the next 580 miles. The rate of oil use is increasing. Honda says these engines are passing oil thru the rings on 4 of the 6 cylinders. Honda will not do anything until engine light comes on or engine starts missing. I have to constantly check the oil level to make sure it is not to low. On the internet I found there are many odysseys doing this. Honda sold this van to me without being told of this problem until after I bought this van. There needs to be a recall on these engines to fix this problem.

Filed Sep 20, 2015 · Engine · 102,000 miles · VA

Check engine light came on. Dtcs p3400 and p3497 read. No oil on the dipstick. Took it to sussman honda where they stated that the fix is to replace the rear rocker. I pointed them to tsb 11-033 but they said it didn't apply to my car. Called american honda co. And they said the same thing. I filed a complaint. Only later did I discover tsb 13-031, which sussman followed but did not read the diagnosis section since the oil level was below the dipstick. Almost exactly 3 months and 4,000 miles later cel light comes on with dtcs p3400 and p3497 and oil level is below the dipstick, this time the car is starting to vibrate. Ahc still claims this is not a design flaw and offered no assistance. We are now being told by another dealer that burning oil is normal for the "pre-08 hondas with vcm" and that we should check it regularly. While I appreciate the honesty, I wish that honda would admit the engineering issue and fix it once for all. Using this much oil can't be good for the environment!

Filed Aug 8, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 109,000 miles · MD

On approximately 7/1, I was driving home. The car wouldn't switch gears and lost a bit of power. I was able to drive down an interstate during rush hour at approx. 40 miles per hour. I had the van towed to a friends house. The next day, I drove it to hondaman, a certified honda repair shop, they did a valve adjustment. The valve adjustment didn't work. There was a clicking, vibrating, knocking noise at 2800rpms while the car was in park (metal on metal noise) and then when driving. Replaced the timing belt and tensioner as recommended, this did not solve the problem. Did another valve adjustment (according to the tsb) and that did not work. Recommendations was that the engine be replaced or rebuilt. At no point ever did the car have a check engine light, low oil light, or any other signs of problems. I took the car to brown's honda, they recommended a cylinder head replacement, valve replacement and camshaft replacement. The items had shown metal on metal wear. The shops and based on research, this a sign of no lubrication. They shop told me that this happens and it is a fluke. I also notified them that there are numerous tsbs on my car and if I move forward with the front cam replacement, I am worried that since the issue could not be identified, that the rear cam and pistons' or camshaft would need to be replaced. I did have my oil pan and oil plug replaced 2 years ago and after researching more about my car, found that this was a defect in the model I purchased. I also called the misfire settlement and was notified that since no diagnostic codes showed up, there was nothing they can do to extend my warranty. Since the notifications only occur due to emission issues, the car engine would have blown up while I was driving with no warning. I had all maintenance with honda and truly scared that this will effect other buyers.

Filed Nov 24, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · MD

Spark plugged fouled in may. Oil consumption was at least a quart per 1000 miles at the time (every few weeks of driving). Had to replace spark plug and excessive oil consumption remains the same or greater. I am afraid that oil consumption will eventually cause engine failure while driving. Spoke to honda multiple times and they either say oil consumption is normal or wait until failure for extended warranty to kick in.

Filed Jan 5, 2012 · Engine · 3,000 miles · AZ

The engine consumes almost 1 quartz of oil every 1000-1500 miles since we bought it brand new. Dealer insists it is ok. Now the vehicle has 55000 miles, but oil has to be added regularly. This is absurd. The problem tends to occur to vehicles equip with vcm engines. Honda corporation admitted there is a problem, so honda came out with a service bulletin 11-033 which updating the pgm-fi software. I brought my vehicle to the dealer along with the service bulletin to have the vehicle update, but they refused to do it. Consider these engines will be on the road for years to come. Lack of oil may seize engines, vehicles may stall with could cause accidents. There are hundred of thousands honda engines consume oil more than normal rate, then honda does not help the environment at all. The federal safety agency should investigate and make honda recalls their vehicles. Thank you