2015 Honda Odyssey: jerking or lurching

Filed Dec 23, 2025 · Transmission · VA

The car sporadically does not shift from 1st 2 second and then abruptly shuts cause a loud jerk of engine and car. It is startling and scary when it happens. I’m afraid the car will break down while in the road. Every time we take the car to dealership they “cannot replicate” issue therefore there is nothing to fix on an issue that is all over the internet with Honda vans and suvs.

Filed Feb 27, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · 135,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, several unknown warning lights flashed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and lunged forward while depressing the accelerator pedal, as the vehicle would shut off. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was discovered that oil had leaked onto the alternator. The contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under warranty or recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 135,000.

Filed Jul 21, 2019 · Transmission · 68,000 miles · CA

Occasionally when driving at slow speeds the car struggles and lurches forward and loses power. It is very scary when it happens. It feels like it is stuck in neutral and you lose power. Problem is it doesn't happen consistently, and have not been able to take it directly to the dealer while it happens. I think it is dangerous, because I believe it could cause an accident one day. I've googled it and have found many other people with my age honda odyssey have the same problem, and many say that honda cannot fix it. I think it usually happens when the weather is cold.

Filed Dec 17, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 50,000 miles · PA

The vehicle makes hard shifts in lower gears, causing a lack of acceleration and then a lurch with engine/transmission clunk. Occurs when accelerating from a slowed or stopped position, so vehicle can be stationary or in motion when this occurs. Has happened before but dealership could not replicate. Similar complaints with lack of resolution found in online forums as well. Presents a significant safety concern since acceleration is altered and shifting is slowed. Has occured on residential roads and highway and at varying outdoor temperatures.

Filed Nov 15, 2018 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · LA

Purchased car new in 2015, honda odyssey, have had shifting issues between gears jerking. Problem started within past year, seems to get a little worse and you can feel it shifting rough. I see various others with same issue, could this be a future recall I hope, I have 65k miles so that would be sad product to have this occur. This is my first honda and thought they were reliable vehicles, don't have money to replace the transmission. Please help.

Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 34,000 miles · CA

2015 odyssey vehicle's jerking experience started during a stop and go traffic. With three kids and two adults, we were extremely frightened. The vehicle jerked violently when I pushed the gas pedal during the low speed, 5-20 MPH. I went away later that day and we went about our business. After we go back to our home, went to the local honda dealer after making an appointment. Of course, we were not able to replicate the violent jerk experience. They said until they see it, there's nothing they can do. It was initially around 30k miles when this started now over. It has not happened in a few months but honda is not taking this seriously.

Filed Jun 2, 2018 · Transmission · 35,000 miles · IN

Transmission problem. When coming to a stop at low speed, and then accelerating, van has a jerk or hard shift between gears 1-2. This hard shift is enough to throw us back into our seats and does not occur at high speeds. Fluid has been flushed and torque converter changed but still occurs. It can happen after first starting car or after a long drive. Specifically notice this in yield type situations, round about a and when slowing down to turn into our neighborhood, where the car is decelerating and then accelerated. It feels as if the car does not know which groups ear to be in and then jerks down into gear after a brief pause.

Filed Aug 12, 2017 · Transmission · 33,000 miles · VA

A few months after our purchase the odyssey seemed to jerk after slowing down and then taking off (city stop and go traffic). We mentioned this at our service and the dealership said it was normal with the eco. Last week my family heading out on vacation. About 6 hours, highway driving, into our drive we came upon heavy traffic. We had several miles of stop and go. My wife was driving and then all of a sudden, the transmission seemed to slam into gear and then the van would jerk then move. This continued from a complete stop to a slow roll when she accelerated for approximately 5 to 7 events through out the congested area about 40 min. We finally cleared traffic and stopped for rest and fuel and continued on. The symptom did not return for the remainder of our trip however, we did not have the same type of heavy stop and go traffic as we did when we started. I began to researched this and found out that this is a problem that hasn't be solved. It is difficult to reproduce and seems to reset to normal when the van is turned off. I am heading to the dealer to get our van looked at and document in their system.

Filed Jun 2, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 5,500 miles · CA

Had my vehicle drove on freeway for an hour and when pulling on to a shopping center, there was a stop and go. At that point the engine/transmission starting jerking and shaking. There was sound from engine/tranmission like some metal crushing or breaking. Stopped the vehicle for a while and the issue didn't happen again. Dealer not able to replicate this issue and so no fix.

Filed Sep 26, 2015 · Transmission · 9,800 miles · NJ

I had been driving for about 1 hour on the highway with no issues. After getting off the highway l I came to a stop at a traffic light. Upon proceeding after the light when I would accelerate between 15 & 20 MPH the car started to jerk or buck forward when going from 15 to past 20 MPH. It did this again at 25 to 30 MPH. Once past the 30 MPH speed I was ok again. This happen each and every time I would stop and then proceed again.the car would jerk and buck forward while going from 1st gear to 2nd gear. There was no check engine light that came on. It felt each time as if I got hit from behind that is how the jerking forward felt. I stopped the car, did not turn it off & put into park.when I put it back into drive before removing my foot from the brake the car in the drive mode was starting to rev forward even though I had my foot on the brake. I did not turn the car off not knowing if it would restart. I then proceeded home and this same issue happened each and every time I would stop and try to accelerate again. This is definitely a power train issue of some sort. I contacted clinton honda service dept.of clinton nj on 9/25 @ 6:45 pm to report my problem. I spoke to the service manager mark and he stated he was unaware of any issue that there was about this with the 2015 odyssey. I will be at the dealership on 9/26/15 to have the vehicle looked at. .

Filed Sep 6, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 10,000 miles · OH

While accelerating after being stopped at a stop sign, the car made a clunking noise and the car jerked severely as we accelerated into gear. It happened at least 2 more times after being stopped at a couple of stop signs. It was very frightening when it happened and is a safety issue as the driver's attention is taken away when it happens. The scariest part is not knowing when it's going to happen. When there is a need to accelerate quickly across traffic, we are worried the same thing will happen again or that the car won't make it through the intersection. I don't feel safe driving this vehicle while the issue is outstanding. This is an unacceptable issue that having read other forums is happening to others with 2014 and 2015 odyssey's and the dealerships are bot understanding the cause or fix for the issue due to it happening sporadically. This calls for action before it leads to someone being harmed. It's a major issue and pressure needs put on honda to fix the issue!

Filed Mar 14, 2015 · Transmission · 594 miles · VA

Very loud clunk noise and vehicle jerks when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear going approximately 20 miles. Could not duplicate the issue after engine restart. Not acceptable behavior with vehicle over $40k and under 1k miles of use.