If you had it to do over, would you still buy the Pacifica?
No the odyssey does not have the sliding door button.Does the 2018 Odyssey have a button on the outside of the sliding door to open it?
This is a great feature in my Pacifica. It's much easier to press the button to close or open the door when your hands are full (e.g. carrying a child) than pulling the handle. It's easy enough that my 3 year old can open the door herself.
Is your van a 2018?Very likely. It did it again when I stopped to get stuff out of the mail box and stepped a few feet from the car... so it's not just him. :grin2: