# Service bulletin APaS04242018901

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10136419
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-14
- Manufacturer's number: APaS04242018901
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-04\-24
- NHTSA component: ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is investigating certain 2018 Odysseys \& Pilots with a customer complaint of the auto idle stop inoperative. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10136419-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10136419-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Engine

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY
- 2018 HONDA PILOT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [23V751000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V751000.md), 2023-11-13: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
- [2023603](/recalls/tc/2023603.md), 2023-11-08: Engine
- [19V298000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V298000.md), 2019-04-12: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [A23\-009](/bulletins/11020578.md), 2025-07-09, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service Bulletin \- Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and engaging idle stop, the vehicle may not restart automatically due to excessive cylinder pressure and/or low cranking torque. Typically, the customer can immediately restart the vehicle by selecting Park and pressing the ENGINE START/STOP button.
- [A23\-078](/bulletins/11019252.md), 2025-06-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service Bulletin \- Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock\-up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [A23\-078](/bulletins/11019241.md), 2025-06-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service Bulletin \- Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock\-up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [A23\-078](/bulletins/11017326.md), 2025-04-29, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service Bulletin \- Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock\-up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and set the DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [AEBM04182025901](/bulletins/11017320.md), 2025-04-29, Other: ENGINE. Dealer Message \- Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock\-up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the MIL not illuminating. “D” flashes and “Transmission Overheat” message appears setting DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [ONL6AX022025A](/bulletins/11015008.md), 2025-03-05, Other: ENGINE. Owner Notification Letter \- Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and the idle stop feature engaging, your vehicle may not automatically restart.
- [A24\-085](/bulletins/11005272.md), 2024-07-26, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service Bulletin \- MIL flashes and vehicle will not accelerate, low power. After cycling the ignition, the symptom does not return with no stored DTCs. This issue is more common in regions with cold weather \(specifically near or below freezing temperatures\). Usually after a long drive \(around 2 hours\) and accelerating while cornering.
- [A24\-085](/bulletins/11002716.md), 2024-07-01, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service Bulletin \- The MIL flashes and vehicle will not accelerate, low power. After cycling the ignition, the symptom does not return with no stored DTCs. This issue is more common in regions with cold weather \(specifically near or below freezing temperatures\). Usually after a long drive \(around 2 hours\) and accelerating while cornering. Moisture accumulation in the intake manifold during long drives gets drawn into the combustion chamber while cornering, causing misfires.
- [ONL6AX01102024A](/bulletins/10248979.md), 2024-01-17, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Owner Notification Letter \- Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and the idle stop feature engaging, your vehicle may not automatically restart.
- [ABOM11102023902](/bulletins/10245554.md), 2023-11-29, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Dealer Message \- Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and the idle stop feature engages, the vehicle may not automatically restart. Typically, the customer can immediately restart the vehicle by selecting Park and pushing the ENGINE START/STOP button.

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