In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"When it is sunny, which it is most of the time in AZ it is difficult to see the upper screen and the backup features. On the lower screen it is very awkward to see as you have to take your eyes off the road for long periods of time in order to perform a task. Very unsafe. Very poor design"
M J., AZ (2015 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5-L V6)"The transmission downshifts with a jerk between the lowest 'gears'. Display Screen & Radio; Safety issue - must watch screen to change channels. This unsafe. Must use manual to program stations. This is too difficult: previous Honda radios worked"
Anonymous, TX (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Display screen sometimes freezes up until the next time I restart the car. Potential safety issue if I wish to make an emergency call from the car controls. Also will sometimes block the blind spot camera from displaying."
Joseph N., MA (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite 3.5-L V6)"When I made a right turn the camera came on and wouldn't reset when the turn signal was returned to normal. When I backed down my driveway the back up camera came on and wouldn't return to normal when I put the car in drive. The dealer was not able to tell why this happened. In both instances I turned the ignition off at the next stoplight and the condition then returned to normal."
Terry S., MN (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5-L V6)"The display systems are terrible in both Hondas. I would like them to return to more knobs."
Anonymous, ME (2015 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5-L V6)"when it rains hard my radio display screen goes blank"
John R., IN (2015 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5-L V6)"A couple of times back-up camera was blank and a few times when I turned my right turn signal on, the camera on the passenger side of the van was blank and/or responded very slowly."
Florence B., MI (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5-L V6)"The display for the car entertainment system will randomly go black. The only workaround that we have is to turn off the car and turn it on again. That isn't always an option when driving on the highway. I believe the problem occurs when it the side camera for blind spots is activated."
Johnny R., IL (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Same as previous problem. The screen displays are hard to work, are useless and need to return to the old fashion knobs."
Anonymous, ME (2015 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5-L V6)"The antenna for the Sirius Satellite radio failed and had to be replaced."
Anonymous, OH (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"The satellite antenna unit had to be replaced."
Anonymous, CA (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Navigation system has had problems since purchased the vehiclw. Besides the voice command not following instructions, the locater of services only works on 1/8 th of mile or less and Handa's own people didn't know this when I called. Reference to this limitation is located in the back of the manual in a very short couple of sentences. Maps are several years old. Have had roads not located on map that are over 5 years old even though I had latest software and map update. This system can't compare"
Anonymous, FL (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"you can not control the voice volume on the GPS. When driving on the highway, you can not hear the GPS direction command (too noisy in the vehicle at higher speeds and the volume can not be increased; or decreased?). Honda dealership mechanics said there is no volume for their GPS"
Anonymous, MD (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Far too complicated to use, unreliable driving directions"
Anonymous, GA (2015 Honda Odyssey 3.5-L V6)"Disc info not handy. Needed to print out 52 pages. Still cannot use navigation. Still use Garmin with suction cup on nav screen.Whole car computerized and cannot use while driving as screen calls for eyes to be taken off road. If I had known this car"
Anonymous, TN (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5-L V6)"inaccurate MAPS operation of Nav, phone, when driving"
Anonymous, SC (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"My wife and I both have iPhones. I have a iPhone 7 plus and my wife ahs a iPhone 6S plus. We both have encountered issues with Bluetooth pairing with the radio where it will not connect or take up to 5 minutes to pair. There are also occasional issues where the radio has issues maintaining a connection with Bluetooth. It will usually correct itself after a few minutes, but can be an issue when on a call"
Johnny R., IL (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"It will not dial the phone number I verbally ask it to whether I am driving or a passenger. Sometimes it is extremely hard to hear/understand what people say"
Anonymous, AR (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite 3.5-L V6)"Sometimes doesn't work"
Anonymous, AB (2015 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5-L V6)"Made and received calls but other person could not hear us on both incoming and outgoing calls."
Anonymous, NY (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Honda bluetooth causes my iPhone 6 to crash"
Peter B., CA (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"was told the iphone has problems paring with this vehicle... had to stop using iphone, because it inactived some features and turned on others"
Anonymous, CA (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"It usually takes 2 to 15 minutes for my iPhone to connect. This greatly upsets me and Honda says this is within performance specifications. In the Prius Bluetooth connectivity is instantaneous"
Anonymous, CA (2015 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5-L V6)"I was able to pair my phones (iPhone and an LG) and an iPod and an iPad to the system but several months ago it suddenly dropped linkage to everything but the iPhone. I have not been able to re-establish linkage and no-one at the dealership is able to help me."
Anonymous, GA (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Radio would randomly changes screens and stations with no one touching it"
Brian M., PA (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"The antenna to the serius radio station broke and was expensive to get fixed."
D H., CA (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"The screen is difficult to manuver and you have to take your eyes off driving to change stations, etc"
Anonymous, FL (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"The Sirius Xm radio in the vehicle stopped receiving satellite signal. Determined that it was the onboard antenna, not the Sirius XM service."
Anonymous, GA (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Satellite radio needed new antenna. Car at dealer for 2 days. Very expensive. They fixed the problem."
Anonymous, CA (2015 Honda Odyssey Unsure 3.5-L V6)"Te screen would not descend. The dealer had to replace the screen"
Anonymous, MN (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite 3.5-L V6)"The speakers suddenly stopped working in the 2015 Honda Odyssey."
Lindsay H., CA (2015 Honda Odyssey 3.5-L V6)"Talk button did not work, then starts working again"
Merle M., GA (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5-L V6)"one button scrolls info up another scrolls info down. Waste of buttons when looking for other info that is not there"
Anonymous, TN (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5-L V6)"Unresponsive HondaLink. Misinterprets commands"
Merle M., GA (2015 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5-L V6)"Voice controls do not comprehend voice commands and several others have tried. Honda dealer says can't help. Honda doesn't have answer except what is in their manual.. Tell it to phone someone, goes somewhere on its own. Tell it to go somewhere same result. Gave up don't use.i"
Anonymous, FL (2015 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5-L V6)"Voice commands need to be repeated, sometimes doesn't work even after numerous attempts"
Anonymous, AB (2015 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5-L V6)
"Very hard to see to the point of being mostly useless"
David M., CO (2015 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5-L V6)