2008 Honda Odyssey: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Apr 29, 2021 · Body · 160,000 miles · NY

Van side sliding doors have rear locking latch acuator that fails. Under power close, the rear of the door will pull in, latch, then unlatch and release the rear of the door. With power to doors off (fuse #13 removed) the door rear latch will not engage at all. The door with a failed rear latch will allow the door to slide open completely on acceleration, slam forward but not latch on braking, and will also slide open around a corner. This happened to me while I had 2 children in the center seat, at the sliding door openings. Dealer wants $511 plus tax, and there is a rebuild service for the rear latch on ebay for around $90, proving it is a chronic, wide spread problem. As a side note, if the 7.5 amp fuse is left installed in slot 13 for sliding door power, the battery will discharge over night. The dealer will not guarantee I will not have a power discharge after the rear latch (my left side door in my case) is changed, and fuse 13 is reinstalled. I'm glad my kids were strapped in when the door flew open the first time. The door would chop off a hand if it slams shut while breaking the vehicle. This should be a safety recall issue, and honda should be made to rectify the rear latch (unlatched) issue. A search of ebay for "2008 honda odyessy rear door latch" returns over 30 listings for rear sliding door latch actuator under the following http: address - https://www.ebay.com/sch/I.html?_from=r40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=2008+honda+odyessy+rear+door+latch+repair+service&_sacat=0&lh_titledesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=2008+honda+odyessy+rear+door+latch+repair

Filed Dec 4, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 180,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the front driver's door failed to open. The contact rolled the window down and attempted to open the door from the outside handle while within the vehicle, but the door still failed to open. The contact had to use the front passenger door to exit and enter the vehicle. The contact also stated that the lock would turn when the key was inserted into the door, but the door would not open. The contact attempted to remove the driver's side interior door panel, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (pearson honda, 14001 hull street rd, midlothian, va, 23112), but they were unable to remove the panel and asked for permission to possibly damage the panel, but at the expense of the contact. The contact did not authorize the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Filed Jul 2, 2015 · Body · 134,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side sliding doors would not open manually nor automatically. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.

Filed Jul 26, 2014 · Body · 50,000 miles · PA

Rollers on sliding door will not close the door. One roller popped out of door and looked damaged. It makes a grinding noise when trying to move.

Filed Sep 11, 2011 · VA

While attempting to secure my child into his car seat, the right side door slammed into my arm, causing extensive bruising. This is not the first time that the door has been malfunctioning. I have frequent issues keeping the door opened while trying to secure my children in their seats. Door will not just stay opened.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Electrical · 22,500 miles · NH

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated that one day after turning the ignition off and taking the key out, she could not get out of the vehicle. She could not use the door locks and she could not re-start the vehicle to get the windows down. The alarm also went off but she could not stop it. After 5 minutes, she was able to get out after the vehicle seemed to reset itself. On another occasion, the rear sliding doors would not function. Once again, after about 5 minutes, the problem seemed to correct itself. She called the dealership but the dealer told her that there was nothing they could do. She had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The current mileage was approximately 25,000. The failure mileage was approximately 22,500.