# 2021 Honda Odyssey- Radar on the blink **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** honda\ **Created:** [August 10, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649 "2021-08-10T22:28:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zacbeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/258eb7/32.png) [@Zacbeer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zacbeer)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/1 "2021-08-10T22:28:53Z")
The all radar system isn’t working from one minute to the other ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/2 "2021-08-10T22:34:06Z")
is this a flying car? or are you talking about GPS? ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/3 "2021-08-10T22:45:49Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > is this a flying car? Check the last four letters of the OP’s username. 😆 Sorry resistanse level is low today. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/4 "2021-08-10T23:44:39Z")
These vague posts on this Ask Anyone site can be really irritating. I guess the person is complaining about the Blind Spot feature - or the Distance maintaining cruise control or who knows . If this really is a 2021 then off to the dealer you go . ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/5 "2021-08-11T03:00:40Z")
The Collision Mitigation Braking System and the adaptive cruise control rely on the radar sensor for operation. Located behind the grill it can be vulnerable to damage or misalignment from impact. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/6 "2021-08-11T13:23:58Z")
As a 2021 it **should** still be under warranty. How does the dealership explain the situation? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/7 "2021-08-11T13:27:25Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > I guess the oerson is complaining about the Blind Spot feature - or the Distance maintaining cruise control or who knows . If this really is a 2021 then off to the dealer you go . Does the OP really consider himself capable of repairing this high-tech problem? Why would someone NOT go to a dealership for a free repair on this fully-warrantied car? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/8 "2021-08-11T13:59:08Z")
I think this is another of those posts to the Car Complaints web site and should stay there if that is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Zacbeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/258eb7/32.png) [@Zacbeer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zacbeer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/9 "2021-08-11T19:11:14Z")
big hassle to go to dealer they dont provide loaner for the meantime ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/10 "2021-08-11T19:21:40Z")
Then what do you expect us to do if you won’t go to the dealer? It will be covered under warranty. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/11 "2021-08-11T19:44:59Z")
> [@Zacbeer](#): > > big hassle to go to dealer they dont provide loaner for the meantime This is not a Do it Yourself type of repair . And still don’t know what your problem is. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/12 "2021-08-11T19:51:33Z")
Should be able to repair in one day. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/13 "2021-08-11T20:02:51Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > is this a flying car? or are you talking about GPS? I agree about the ambiguity and lack of pertinent information in the post, but clearly the OP isn’t talking about GPS or airplanes. He/she is having trouble with the driver assist system, which should be under warranty. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/14 "2021-08-11T20:42:30Z")
> [@asemaster](#): > > I agree about the ambiguity and lack of pertinent information in the post, but clearly the OP isn’t talking about GPS or airplanes. He/she is having trouble with the driver assist system, which should be under warranty. +1 on all points, but the OP doesn’t want to go to the dealership, which leaves the question of how he expects to resolve the problem. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/15 "2021-08-11T20:44:40Z")
> [@Zacbeer](#): > > they dont provide loaner for the meantime Are you sure? That is really the exception to the rule nowadays–at least in my neck of the woods. Even for non-warranty-related issues, my dealership provides a free loaner for any maintenance/repairs that are more extensive than just an oil change. And, it is entirely possible that simply downloading a software update might resolve the problem, so–more than likely–this wouldn’t necessitate a long wait in the service department. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/16 "2021-08-11T21:32:37Z")
Honda will end production of Japan built odyssey in 2022 to transition to zero emission cars by 2040. No awd, no hybrid. Maybe they don’t like minivans. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/17 "2021-08-11T22:37:55Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > Maybe they don’t like minivans. Another type of vehicle not selling in large enough numbers to justify production. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/18 "2021-08-12T00:30:47Z")
If you can find the radar transmitter/receiver unit, check to make sure the wires remain connected, not frayed etc, and it hasn’t been displaced from where it should be mounted. It’s going to be very sensitive to where it is mounted, and its orientation. A friend of mine has one of these on a recent year Corolla, so I was curious what it looked like. I was never able to find it. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/19 "2021-08-12T01:08:37Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > A friend of mine has one of these on a recent year Corolla, I’m not entirely familiar with all the systems but I believe Toyota uses a camera instead of radar. But it should be integral to the grille badge if I recall. One more reason to avoid a fender bender. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649/20 "2021-08-12T01:11:33Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > If you can find the radar transmitter/receiver unit, check to make sure the wires remain connected, And possibly void the warranty and cost hundreds of dollars to repair . What ever system is not doing what the person thinks it should do. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-odyssey-radar-on-the-blink/178649.md?page=2)