2011 Honda Odyssey: sudden loss of power

Filed May 19, 2021 · Engine · OH

The Honda Odyssey engine turns off while driving. My wife was driving with four children in the car and the engine died causing loss of power steering and brakes. This places all family members at serious risk of injury or death. Took the vehicle to three different service garages and none were able to reproduce the incident or determine a reason. One service garage was a certified HONDA Dealer and Service Center. They also were unable to determine the cause after having the vehicle for a significant period of time. They wanted to start replacing parts at a very high cost but indicated that there was no assurance it would fix the problems. Took the vehicle to another service garage where they said the parts the dealer wanted to replace were working fine and it would not solve the problem. Drove the car home and the engine failed again while I was driving on a highway. I also lost all power to the steering and brakes. The vehicle is available for inspection. I will not let my wife or children ride in the vehicle. It is not safe. There were no warnings prior to the failure. All service garages indicate there are no codes that are generated when they run the computer scans.

Filed Aug 20, 2020 · Engine · 111,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda odyssey. The contact stated that when he purchased the vehicle used, there was a recall for the piston ring seat in the engine. The contact took the vehicle to several independent mechanics for what he thought was a simple repair. The repair consisted of replacing the spark plugs, the battery, and ignition coils. The failure recurred with the RPM fluctuating and vehicle would lose power while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to richfield bloomington honda (501 w 77th st, richfield, mn 55423, (612) 866-8832) and was diagnosed with a misfire in cylinder #1. The contact was informed that cylinders #1 through #3 needed new piston rings. The contact was quoted a repair cost of over $3,000. The manufacturer stated that after investigating the issue, they would not provide any support to have the vehicle repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 111,000.

Filed Sep 14, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 85,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. In addition, the check charging system, ABS, and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to tameron honda (located at 1675 montgomery hwy, birmingham, al) was contacted and diagnosed that the alternator was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Filed Oct 29, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · 98,000 miles · NY

Location, staten island, ny. Date, 10/29/2017. Time, about 9:45pm. Drove over a few puddles in pouring rain and a hilly road. Suddenly, the check charge system light came on and complete loss of power steering. A minute later, it was restored. It happened again about a minute later. Then it was back to normal. Was able to drive safely home. Extremely hazardous if the loss of alternator power can immediately cause lost of steering.

Filed Oct 16, 2014 · Electrical · 46,855 miles · RI

Driving approximately 25mph on a side street. Car shut off while driving. Immediately lost power steering and power brakes. Had to come to a complete stop to restart car. Car restarted and drove 1 mile home. Car towed to dealership. Dealership could find no error message on computer reading.

Filed Oct 13, 2014 · Electrical · 41,200 miles · IN

My ignition key is falling apart. The ignition key contains the security chip to allow the car to start/run and it also contains the transmitter to lock and unlock the car. The housing of the key is coming apart. I am concerned that my car may stop running if the security chip falls out of the housing, as I am driving. This would cause the engine to stop running and the lost of power for the brakes and steering. I reported this issue to honda and they are not interested in assisting me with repairing his as a warranty issue. The cost to replace the key is in excess of $100.00. Many individuals are doing well to just make the car payment and do not have the funds to purchase a replacement key due to the above mentioned issue. Seeing that gm has had a number of crashes related to the ignition switch, I believe that a similar issue is likely to occur with honda's using the same key as my 2011 odyssey ex-l.