Honda Odyssey Complaints (2009)

198 consumer complaints on file.

#10329277May 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN SO FAR THAT IT TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327876April 28, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2009 HONDA ODYSSEY, PROBLEM STARTED ON MONDAY 04/26/10. EARLY MORNING AS I WAS LEAVING MY PLACE FOR WORK, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE 'SOFT'; AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, IT TOOK THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VAN A LONGER DISTANCE THAN USUAL, SPEED IS BELOW 20MPH. I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT THAT TIME. THEN AT NOON I WENT OUT TO HAVE LUNCH, I DROVE TO A NEARBY PLACE ABOUT 10 MILES, WHILE I'M DRIVING THE VSA OFF SIGNAL LAMP CAME ON, DRIVING SPEED AT 35MPH, GOOD DRIVING/WEATHER CONDITION, ROAD IS WELL PAVED; WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, THE VSA SIGNAL LAMP IS NOW OFF. NO FURTHER INCIDENT THAT TIME AGAIN. THE NEXT INSTANCE THAT THE VSA SIGNAL LAMP WENT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME, IT STAYED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT WENT OFF. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECK, LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT AND GOT IT BACK THE NEXT DAY; I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. I'M NOW SUSPECTING THAT THE RECENT RECALLS REGARDING MY07/08 ODYSSEYS IS ALSO AFFECTING CERTAIN MY09. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326288April 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2009 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN WAS CRASHED BY HITTING A CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE PARKING BUILDING WITH AN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN THE CAR PARKED INTO A SPOT, THE CAR NEEDED TO READJUST ITS POSITION IN PARALLEL TO THE PARKING LINE. THUS THE DRIVER CHANGED TO A REAR MODE AND THEN SUDDENLY HEARD VERY LOUD SOUND AND THE MINI VAN DROVE VERY FAST TO THE FRONT DIRECTION AND HIT THE CONCRETE BLOCK. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK UNTIL IT HIT THE BLOCK. THE DRIVER, MY WIFE, HAD A MINOR INJURY OF SEAT BELT MARK ON HER CHEST. THE FRONT CAR WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS IF THE PARKING BUILDING DID NOT HAVE A THICK CONCRETE BLOCK. IF NOT, THE CAR SHOULD JUMP OVER TO THE LOWER FLOOR AND MY WIFE COULD GET KILLED. THIS CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALERS BODY SHOP YESTERDAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. THE PARKING BUILDING: EDWARD HOSPITAL, NAPERVILLE, IL WE ASKED HOSPITAL SECURITY IF THERE WAS A CCTV IN THE PARKING BUILDING. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CCTV IN THE PARKING BUILDING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10324120April 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS HONDA ODYSEE 2009 I PURCHASE THIS UNIT U=IN TRIANGLE DEALERS IN P.R. AND MY UNIT HAVE A DIFFICULT IN THE FRONT WITH THE PUNTA DE EJE Y TIENE QUE REEMPLAZARLA MY HUSBAND PAID FOR SECURITY BUMPER TO BUMPER AND HE SEVICE IS BAD I WAITING UP JANUARY AND THIS PIECE NO ARRIVE BECAUSE TRIANGLE TALK ME AND SAID AMERICAN HONDA WORKED ORDER OF NOVEMBER 2009 AND MY UNIT CONTINUE WITH DEFECT I NEED HELP BECAUSE IS VERY ICONVENIENT THAT THIS UNIT IS NEW. I CALLNG AND THIS CALL TO DEALER ALWAYS IS NEGATIVE PLEASE CHEK THIS UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320989March 19, 2010
STEERING
I LEASED A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 0 MILES. THE VAN PULLS TO THE RIGHT, HONDA DEALER WORK ON THE CAR 4 TIMES BUT NO SUCCESS, MY WIFE AND 2 LITTLE CHILDREN DRIVE THIS CAR, ONE OF THE MECHANIC STATED TO ME THAT SOME OF HONDA ODYSSEY ARE DEFECTED AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE VAN HAS ONLY $4000 MILES AND HONDA DEALER IS NOT ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT ODYSSEY HAS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVICE WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320114March 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
REAR WINDOW IN 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY SHATTERED WITH NO EXPLANATION. MINIVAN WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT 40 DEGREES. HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC WITH NO INCIDENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311459February 17, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE TOO SHORT AND COULD NOT BE FASTENED. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO LOCK THE SEATBELT WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IN VIOLATION OF A NEW YORK STATE LAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310423February 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS ROUGH DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DECELERATING. FIRST ROUGH DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AROUND 40-45 MPH. THE SECOND ROUGH DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AROUND 25 MPH. DURING THE SECOND ROUGH DOWNSHIFT, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING TWICE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR A DISTINCT CLACK NOISE AND FEEL IT THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED TWICE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE ABRUPT DECELERATION WHEN REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AROUND 30 MPH. THE VAN SLOWS DOWN ABRUPTLY AS THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS STALLED. WE FEEL THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT LEVEL OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BRAKING WILL OCCUR WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS MAKES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302930January 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
2009 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. 2 TIMES I WAS STOPPING AND PUSHED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME. MOTOR WAS RACING AND ABS WAS COMING ON - VERY FRIGHTENING AS I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND MOTOR IS VERY POWERFUL. ALMOST ROLLED INTO BUSY 55 MPH INTERSECTION FIRST TIME AND ALMOST HIT BASKETBALL POST IN DRIVEWAY SECOND TIME. HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS. PLAIN SNEAKERS WERE BEING WORN - NOT WINTER BOOTS. SEEMS TO BE LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT OR LOCATION OF BRAKE PEDAL WITH RESPECT TO GAS PEDAL. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300278January 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HONDA ODYSSEY EXL OIL CONSUMPTION-I HAVE A 2009 ODYSSEY THAT CONSUMES OIL. ROUGHLY, EVERY 1,500 MILES, I AM ADDING A QUART OF OIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294267December 2, 2009
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVE OVER 65 MPH, STEERING VIBRATION BRAKE OVER 40MPH, NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294156December 1, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
POWER LIFT GATE FAILURE - WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER LIFT GATE FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE STRUTS DO NOT KEEP IT OPEN. THE LIFT GATE FALLS WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY (NEEDED 8 STITCHES). DEALER IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE AND A SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10289845October 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2009 HONDA ODYSSEY - VEHICLE HAS MODERATE VIBRATION AT AROUND 40 MPH. ROOT CAUSE ACCORDING TO HONDA IS DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. HAVE NOT VERIFIED ROOT CAUSE WITH INDEPENDENT SOURCE. NO ACCIDENT REPORTED AS OF 10/26/09. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279064August 1, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
HONDA ODYSSEY FUEL DOOR AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR NOT OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273827June 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BOLTS FOR THE ENGINE DISINTEGRATED. THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273511June 11, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON MY NEW 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WHILE ON VACATION WITH ONLY 2,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON A FEW OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF THAT I HAVE OWNED MY ODYSSEY THE VSA LIGHT (VEHICLE STABILITY ASSISTANCE) HAS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. NORMALLY THE VSA IS ON ALL TIMES BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNLESS THE CONDITIONS ARE BAD. (ICE, SNOW, RAIN, ROCKS) WHEN THIS LIGHT HAS COME ON I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH, NOT BRAKING, AND THE CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. THEN THE HORRIBLE DAY, WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT AT APPROX. 20-25 MPH WHEN I PUSHED DOWN MY BRAKE AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND NO BRAKES. I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS (MAYBE 5) THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR. NOTHING, AND NOTHING AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD JUST TURNED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD TO CALL HONDA ENGINEERING WHICH SAID THAT THERE MUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VSA SYSTEM (THAT THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS) AND ALL THEY NEEDED TO DO WAS UNPLUG THE VSA IT, WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND THEN PLUG IT BACK IN. I WILL BE RETURNING TO OHIO FROM HILTON HEAD IN A FEW DAYS WHICH WILL REQUIRE DRIVING THROUGH SOME VERY STEEP MOUNTAINS WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD. I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT IN THEIR DIAGNOSES. HONDA WILL NOT ISSUE A LOANER FOR ME TO DRIVE HOME AND THEN TOW MY VEHICLE 600 MILES TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272952June 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VAN BROKE DOWN IN TEH MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263934April 2, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY AND I WAS THE LAST OF 3 CARS THAT HAD STOPPED FOR A SCHOOL BUS. I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 4TH CAR THAT DID NOT STOP. THEN MY FRONT END HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND BACK END AND THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED. I COULD HARDLY OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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