2016 Honda Odyssey: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Feb 21, 2025 · Body · MI

Under 45 degrees, the back door will not open. The latch is faulty and fails in moderate to severe cold weather. In an emergency where we would need to exit the rear of the vehicle, there’s no way to open the rear door from the inside or outside. It is under 45 degrees for about half the year where I live. It is more than just an inconvenience, it is a safety concern.

Filed Mar 18, 2020 · Body · 29,000 miles · SC

2016 honda odyssey. Driver side sliding door latches failed to operate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle made a beeping noise and the door light illuminated when the doors were not latched. Took the vehicle to vic bailey honda honda (500 e daniel morgan ave, spartanburg, sc 29302) where it was diagnosed as a sun sensor defect and returned to owner. Owner got vehicle home and the beeping occurred again. Owner took vehicle back to vic bailey honda, and was quoted an estimate of $700 for the repairs. The manufacturer was never notified by vic bailey honda, nor did vic bailey honda offer to notify manufacturer even when asked to do so by the owner, so owner will file complaint to manufacturer. Owner discovered the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v795000 (latches/locks/linkages) for the 2018 honda odyssey, which is likely associated with the 2016 odyssey failure. The beeping is continuous unless the automatic back sliding door switch is off. Beeping occurs when in reverse or forward, not when stopped. Driver sliding door closed and lock then rear motor would unlock. It needs a new left slide door rear motor/lock assembly. Tech recommends needs left rear slide door lock assembly. Asr replaced sliding door rear latch lock assembly. Installed new left sliding door rear latch lock assembly and not the door shows closed. Beeping is not occurring at this time. The vehicle has been repaired in the amount of $700.76. The failure mileage was 29,000 when first noticed, but now is 57,000.

Filed Dec 27, 2019 · Locks · 41,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side sliding door latches failed to operate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle made a beeping noise and the door light illuminated when the doors were not latched. The contact took the vehicle to commonwealth honda (6 commonwealth dr, lawrence, ma 01841) where it was diagnosed and the contact was quoted an estimate of $1,400 for the repairs. The manufacturer was notified and the contact filed a complaint. The manufacturer agreed to pay for 70% of the repair. The contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v795000 (latches/locks/linkages) for the 2018 honda odyssey, which he associated with his 2016 odyssey failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 41,000.

Filed Oct 10, 2019 · 53,000 miles · IN

Car was parked in parking lot. I unlocked side doors and placed my purse with my key fob inside and strapped one 4 year old into one car seat in passenger middle seat and then another 4 year old in driver's side middle seat carseat. I hit the door close buttons respectively. I then went to open the driver's side door to enter and the door was locked. I then tried the slider behind me and that was locked, too. I walked around all the doors of the van and all were locked. The key and the preschoolers were all in the car. I coaxed one 4 year old who could get out of his car seat to climb up front to unlock the door manually but upon me watching the door would not unlock from the inside either. Her checked the passenger door which also would not unlock. I attempted to get help in the parking lot for someone to go into the store and get help but no-one came. The 4 year old on the other side of the glass was frantic as I kept trying to open all of the doors. I finally got him to get in my purse and was trying to help him, through the glass, to unlock the phone to call 911 when the car alarm enacted and although my car door still wouldn't open the other 4 year old managed to manually disengage the lock on the driver's side sliding door to enable me to climb through and start the car. No help came and I'm just grateful they were not younger and I wasn't hotter outside. The 4 year olds were terrified. I spoke with honda service on the phone and the employee said it didn't sound electrical or mechanical and felt no need for me to bring my vehicle in.

Filed Dec 17, 2018 · Body · 30,000 miles · MI

Automatic sliding door would not close. When attempting to manually close, door completely feel off top track and came out of middle panel causing significant damage to body of carmel vehicle was not moving and was parked in a parking lot

Filed Nov 27, 2018 · 39,000 miles · OH

I'm viewing safety recall: power sliding door rear latches (service bulletin 18-128) and believe that the same rear latch failure is occurring with this earlier model year version. The bulletin was released recently for 2018 and 2019 odyssey's. Days ago my van's left rear power sliding door would not latch closed. The vehicle was stationary. The preliminary diagnosis at the dealership was the rear latch component 'wears out.' based on this recent bulletin I believe the recall should be expanded to include older models as the failure to latch conditions on the newer models and older model in my case are identical and the same component is at fault. This is a major safety issue as these doors are not fully mechanically latching closed.

Filed Oct 15, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 58 miles · CA · crash

Takata recall I purchased a new honda odyssey 2016, on january 18 of 2017. In san jose, ca. When I first received my new honda, I noticed that the floor carpeting was not finished at the edges and started unraveling soon after. Then after several weeks (first week of february 2017) the backup camera screen began to degrade. The screen has what looks like burned spots that radiate into discoloration of mixed colors of blue, red, green, orange, purple and covers half of the screen. In many instances the screen is un-viewable, other times, the defect is just a few spots that will expand to half of the screen. Nonetheless, it is a defect in the display. Since my honda has a backup camera for safety, this is a safety issue. I have let honda leadership know multiple times of the problem through multiple channels of support. If the honda screen goes out while I'm backing up and someone is injured, honda will be complicit as they were notified of the safety defect. By the second week of may, the middle door handle paint began flaking off without any physical damage, and continues to flake away more. I have spoken with two honda case managers. It seems that they believe their job is to convince me that honda produces sub quality cars, which I am reluctant to believe due to my previous experience with my accord, and that the defects represent normal honda quality. What I have been told by case managers is the following: the carpet not being finished and unraveling is a standard feature of the odyssey. The backup camera screen defect is normal for the odyssey. I have received multiple excuses as to why the camera is defective and how it is normal for the odyssey to have this defect of not being able to see the full screen. None of the excuses that have been given are the same. Everyone tells me a different excuse of why I can't see the screen, and why it's normal.

Filed Aug 30, 2017 · Electrical · 5,000 miles · TX

You searched for: if 2016 odyssey's electronic door locks are damaged (due to flood or fire), how does one open the doors to escape? No luck, your search returned no results.(from honda's safety questions, web site.)

Filed Apr 3, 2017 · Airbags, Body · 25,000 miles · IL · crash

Had an accident, front driver side impact, air bags inflated, passenger side not damaged but electric side door locked and don't opened, passenger side also electric and didn't work, my kids jumped to front to go out, several people helped trying to open door, finally door was opened but now is not working, I was on red light then light changed to green, started driving, a medium SUV hit car on my left and also mine, I was scare because smog (from airbags) was inside minivan, no way to go out on my side, only available option was passenger door o side sliding door, but sliding door was not responding, a nightmare, thanks god we are ok.