Sliding doors on both sides will not close reliably. When closing the sliding doors, the door slides along the track smoothly initially but when it is close to shutting anywhere from 2 feet to a couple inches (usually within inches of closing) the moving door studders its motion, or hesitates and then the door opens again. This has been ongoing for a couple years and although it is intermittent, it has become worse over time. There are only two reliable ways to close the sliding doors. One is to lean heavily on the sliding door at the end of the closing cycle and the other is to drive the vehicle either forward or in reverse while the door is near the end of closing. This poses an obvious safety hazard. We have had a local mechanic look at it but it was not reproducible and seems to be better when the whether is fair so she did not find a solution. We just took it to Marion Honda in Southern Illinois and they cleaned the tracks without charging us and thought it had resolved the problem but it did nothing to help. Problem persists
2012 Honda Odyssey: hesitation when accelerating
6 of the 246 complaints about the 2012 Honda Odyssey describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 4,500
- recalls
- 1
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
Shutter / judder low speed. Can cause hesitation for getting out of another vehicle's way in traffic at liw speed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda odyssey. The contact stated that there was a three second delay before the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and where the contact was informed that the 2012 model is a six-gear vehicle and there is a delay before accelerating so the vehicle was operating as designed. The failure mileage was 13 and the current mileage was 8,400. The consumer was informed the vehicle has a 5 speed transmission with grade logic control and the new models have a six speed transmission which corrected the hesitation on acceleration.
When pressing the accelerator, the vehicle hesitates, then surges forward at a high rate of speed. This happens quite often with no pattern or indication. I questioned the dealer and they said it was due to the wireless method used to transmit the signal from the accelerator to the injection system. They said I would have to learn to live with it.
The vehicle hesitates and occasionally surges on acceleration.
Hesitation or stutter when attempting to accelerate. Started with minimal problems at first and has become progressively worse. Now hear clicking jerking and will not accelerate and emission light goes off and on. Dealer says nothing wrong they can find.
Service bulletins that may apply
- A judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch may be felt while driving between 20 and 60 mph
- This bulletin is replaced by 16-046, Product Update: 2011?12 Odyssey Software Update for Lock-up Clutch...
- Judder from the Torque Converter Lock-Up Clutch
- A judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch may be felt while driving between 20 and 60 mph
- Customer letter
- A judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch may be felt while driving between 20 and 60mph
- A surge, hestitation, or judder may be felt after the transmission shifts into 2ND, 3RD, or 4TH gear
- Customer letter notifying owners that there is a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch felt...
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- Honda is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 CR-V, Odyssey, and model year 2013 Acura RDX vehicles. During sub-freezing temperatures, the brake-shift interlock blocking mechanism may become slow and allow the gear selector to be moved from the Park position without pressing the brake pedal. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- Risk
- If the gear selector is moved from the park position without pressing the brake pedal it can allow the vehicle to roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will install an updated brake shift interlock blocking mechanism free of charge. The recall began on May 13, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1‑800‑999‑1009. Honda's campaign recall numbers are S96, S97, and S98.
Recall number 13V143000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2012 Honda Odyssey hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 2012 Honda Odyssey?
6 of 246 owner complaints about the 2012 Honda Odyssey (2%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 2019.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Honda Odyssey?
There is 1 recall and 19 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2012 Honda Odyssey
Check engine light 12Jerking 8Door locks 7Misfire 7Fire or smoke 6Headlights 6Shudder 6Stalling 6No deployment 5Overheating 5Steering noise 5
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