2008 Honda Odyssey electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 33 complaints for the 2008 Honda Odyssey, 5% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 33 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 100,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 40% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	4
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	1
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 25 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in her garage and ignited into flames. The vehicle was destroyed and there were no injuries. The contact stated that the fire department stated that the cause of fire was due to an electrical malfunction with the sliding door. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 76,000...updated 05/29/13 updated 06/12/2013

Reported at 76,000 miles, February 2013 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact was driving approximately 35-40 MPH, when the vehicle stability assist system activation indicator and vehicle stability assist system indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two occasions where the computerized system code was reset. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on a third occasion and the yaw sensor was replaced.

Reported at 31,253 miles, July 2010

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Honda models