I don't do this often and I don't even like doing it but I am beyond fed up with Honda of Covington and it's poor service department, made worse by the lemon they sold me in my 2019 Odyssey.
To start, this vehicle had to be taken in with 7,200 miles on it because the electrical system went haywire as I was driving 65mph. I was told it was a battery issue and the work was completed.
Then at 7,876 miles on the car, the display screen would turn on when the car was OFF and not on when the car was on. The dash would read "loading" often but that was it. At this point, Honda of Covington replaced the navigation system unit entirely. And again I am told that the car will work properly.
At some point in between here, and I'm not sure when bc I don't see it in the history I requested, as I drove across the Causeway bridge, my entire dash went dark. I couldn't see how fast I was driving or what was happening. Probably one of my scariest times driving in my over 25 years of driving!
At 30,417 miles, the cars dash would flicker all the time and I was told it was a faulty gauge unit. The gauge control model, whatever the heck that is, was replaced and, you guessed it, AGAIN I was told that my car should work properly on a go forward basis.
At 44,953 miles in May, as I was in Houston for dad's funeral, my radio began making crackling noises and eventually just stopped working. I was told the car was needed overnight to repair there in Clear Lake but I couldn't manage that with all of the preparation for dad's services that needed to be done. I suffered a trip home with no radio - or an occasional crackling one - and was told there was a recall for some wiring that needed to be done. So they replaced the FAKRA connector, again, whatever the heck that is, and I was told it was fine.
At this point I'm over this lemon I've been sold, right?
Come up to 4th of July weekend, my birthday weekend, my car suddenly starts making crackling noises again. I start noticing that when I try to change radio stations or volume from the steering wheel, the dash tells me the radio is off. But it's on. The only way to reset is to power off and power on. The crackling continues and before I know it on Saturday, my screen, again, goes dark. It intermittently returns that evening only to shut down with error messages galore as I'm driving home from dinner. Wake up Sunday, my car doesn't start. We have to wait til Wednesday to do anything with the car bc it's a busy holiday weekend at the restaurant and life took precedence over the dang car. It wasn't easy to be without the thing but probably safer than driving the P.O.S.
We have to pay to have the vehicle towed to Honda bc Honda refuses to own anything only to have them tell us it's the battery. I explain time and again all of the crackling and issues with the screen only to be ignored. I pay over $300 for a battery and again, leave Honda of Covington told that my car is fine.
Guess what happens as I'm driving away? CRACKLES GALORE! I can't even make this up! I don't have time to take it back (it's already 5p) and we decide to manage today. But GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?! We go outside to the car to find a flat tire. I noticed as I drove away from the dealership it said low tire pressure but figured Brent could air it up the next day. Lo and behold, there is a HOLE IN THE RIM of my tire of my car that has sat in my driveway for 5 freaking days!!!!! It goes to the dealership and comes home and the next day we have this. The dealership says it's not their fault, it's the towing company that they made me pay for even though they DIDN'T FIX MY CAR!!!!!!
I'm beyond disgusted by the car, by Honda of Covington dealership, by their service department, by HONDA AS A DANG WHOLE. I've had MULTIPLE Honda's and Acura's in my life. Never have I ever been given such a run around or been sold as big of a lemon as this 2019 Honda Odyssey is.
And that's it. That's my rant. I'm angry. I'm annoyed. I'm disappointed and disgusted. Don't EVER go to Honda of Covington if you want good service. Or even poor service. Because it's far worse than poor. It's abysmal. read more