We purchased a 2017 Honda…
We purchased a 2017 Honda Odyssey Touring van with 150k miles in August 2024. Took the van on a trip to Florida 3 weeks later, and the VCM warning and our engine lights came on after approx. 1200 miles. We unplugged the battery for 30 mins and the lights went off. The van ran fine for another 200 miles then we had the same issues. We limped the van back home approx 300 miles and then we ordered the VCM Tuner II which was suggested for our year, make and model. The Tuner cost approx $130 and it only took 15 mins to install. It bypassed the VCM system on the van. My husband also replaced all of the sparkplugs. We never had another issue with the van and we have driven it an additional 22k miles since the repair. I am so disappointed that Honda continues to ignore the VCM issue. We were a dedicated Honda family and we have owned five Hondas with 300k+ miles. We never had an issue like this VCM issue. Our 2009 Civix EX has 380k miles and our 2007 Odyssey has 305k and the are both still running strong. It is unfortunate that we can no longer trust Honda to produce reliable vehicles and to stand behind them. Our 2017 Odyssey has been running great since WE bypassed the VCM, but that does not make me more confident about buying another Honda vehicle in the future. Honda is going to need to earn our trust again.