I have a 2019 Honda Odyssey Elite that has a major issue and I need some help. The problem occurs randomly and is hard to replicate on demand (for the dealership, for example), and so the dealership is not acknowledging the problem and is offering little to no assistance. I am hoping that others have experienced it and can offer some solutions.
Roughly once a month, while driving and either coming to a stop (i.e. stopping for red light) or coming out of a stop (i.e. traffic light turns green) the car will shut off. The engine will stop, similar to if the auto idle stop 'feature' kicks in (to stop the engine), but no only will the engine stop, but the whole electronics will briefly stop. Then, very quickly, the electronics will automatically come back on and a message appears briefly on the dash saying 'Right sliding door problem'. From there, the car automatically puts itself back into drive and starts up, as if the auto idle stop feature was kicking in (this time to start the engine). The 'Right sliding door problem' message disappears as quickly as it appeared, and all seems fairly normal from there.
This may seem like a minor issues, but it happens at very inopportune times. For example, today I was attempting to make a left turn across 5 lanes of oncoming traffic on a major road. I had an unprotected green light. As soon as the last oncoming car passed, I hit the gas to make the turn. Almost as soon as I hit the gas, the problem occurred and the car engine stopped, but the car kept going into the lanes of oncoming traffic. Luckily, a car didn't hit me before I was able to restart the car and clear the intersection. But it seems like just a matter of time before a major accident occurs.
Has anyone else had similar issues? I suspect that it has to do with the auto idle stop. I try to disable this 'feature' each time I drive the car, and the problem never occurs when the 'feature' is disabled, but I don't always remember, and there is no way to permanently disable the 'feature'.
I would appreciate if anyone on the forum could point me to other threads on the topic, or confirm they have had similar issues. Thank you.
Roughly once a month, while driving and either coming to a stop (i.e. stopping for red light) or coming out of a stop (i.e. traffic light turns green) the car will shut off. The engine will stop, similar to if the auto idle stop 'feature' kicks in (to stop the engine), but no only will the engine stop, but the whole electronics will briefly stop. Then, very quickly, the electronics will automatically come back on and a message appears briefly on the dash saying 'Right sliding door problem'. From there, the car automatically puts itself back into drive and starts up, as if the auto idle stop feature was kicking in (this time to start the engine). The 'Right sliding door problem' message disappears as quickly as it appeared, and all seems fairly normal from there.
This may seem like a minor issues, but it happens at very inopportune times. For example, today I was attempting to make a left turn across 5 lanes of oncoming traffic on a major road. I had an unprotected green light. As soon as the last oncoming car passed, I hit the gas to make the turn. Almost as soon as I hit the gas, the problem occurred and the car engine stopped, but the car kept going into the lanes of oncoming traffic. Luckily, a car didn't hit me before I was able to restart the car and clear the intersection. But it seems like just a matter of time before a major accident occurs.
Has anyone else had similar issues? I suspect that it has to do with the auto idle stop. I try to disable this 'feature' each time I drive the car, and the problem never occurs when the 'feature' is disabled, but I don't always remember, and there is no way to permanently disable the 'feature'.
I would appreciate if anyone on the forum could point me to other threads on the topic, or confirm they have had similar issues. Thank you.
