The passenger side door of my 2008 Honda Odyssey fell off when attempting to close it and nearly fell onto my child. The automatic sliding door was closing and around halfway closed it fell off of the track and started opening back up unprompted, thus damaging the rear right quarter panel as well. This is a major safety issue as it nearly crushed my [XXX] daughter, but thankfully was caught in time. A man parked near us in the parking lot helped us pick the door back up and said the same thing happened to him, also in a 2008 Honda Odyssey! Prior to the incident, the door would occasionally hesitate to open when button was pressed. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2008 Honda Odyssey: hesitation when accelerating
5 of the 500 complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
I never had any major problems with my van up until this point. The check engine light would come on and go off from time to time and I took it in for a diagnostic check each time and it was the same code for catalytic converter. My car ran well and then suddenly, while taking my kids to school on a city street, the muffler began smoking when I would either idle or drive. It only did this the night before I brought it into the shop and the day of. It would hesitate also. I felt like it was going to die at any minute, so I took my kids to school and brought it to the shop immediately. The mechanic then told me I did not have a drop of oil. This seemed strange because I had never seen a leak (I park in the same place at my house). He tested my car for a leak and did not detect any. Some people suggested that the oil change place forgot to put oil in my car. That is highly unlikely since I had just gone to have my oil topped off about a month before. I had also driven it for about 2500 miles since then. Because of the lack of warning, I have to replace my engine...it is shot.
Transmission with hesitation shifting and shudder on slight incline at about 32-35 MPH and occasionally at higher speeds.
Transmission with hesitation shifting and shudder on slight incline at about 32-35 MPH. Also has hard downshifts through gears.
Automatic transmission hesitation shifting 2nd to 3rd gear. Hesitation is pronounced during cold starts.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2008 Honda Odyssey hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 2008 Honda Odyssey?
5 of 500 owner complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey (1%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 2019.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Honda Odyssey?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2008 Honda Odyssey
Spongy pedal 26Grinding brakes 21Check engine light 17ABS 13Oil consumption 11Fuel leak 10Jerking 10Fire or smoke 9Brake failure 8Shudder 8Stalling 8Engine failure 7Fuel pump 7Door locks 6Loss of power 6Sudden acceleration 6
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