NHTSA Complaint #11549489 — 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11549489
Vehicle	2018 HONDA ODYSSEY
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 9, 2023
Date Filed	October 11, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Here is what happened: 1). After the car driving for 10mins and engine warms up, stop the car, and turn off. 2). Turn on the car again, it shows message such as "Emissions System Problem", "Transmission problem", "Blind Spot Info System Problem" at the same time. The computer locks the car that doesn't allow the Transmission to change from "P" to "R", "N", or "D" position. The car fails to drive. 3). Leave the car for few hours and let the engine compartment cool down first, turn on the car again and those messages go away, and the car can drive. 4). After driving for a while, it repeats the problem from 1) ~ 3).

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