Honda Odyssey Complaints (2004)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10469696August 8, 2012
ENGINE
VEHICLE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION TODAY BECAUSE 3 ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. THEY WERE NOT BROKEN AT LAST YEARS SAFETY INSPECTION, NOR AT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE 6 MONTHS AGO. MECHANIC INDICATED HE SEES THIS FREQUENTLY ON HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469418August 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE USING CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN THERE WAS A SUBTLE CLUNK LIKE I HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THEN THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GEAR, IT WAS REVVING AND SLOWING DOWN. I MADE SURE IT WAS IN GEAR, IT WAS AND I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM SURGED BUT THE SPEED CONTINUED TO SLOW. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THERE WAS A LONG TRAIL OF SMOKE BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY.THIS IS MISSOURI HIGHWAY 70, HEAVILY TRAVELED BY SEMIS. WE HAD TRAVELED 70 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS INDEED THE TRANSMISSION AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,000. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS, NO SLIPPING OF GEARS, NO DASH LIGHTS LIT, JUST A SLIGHT CLUNK AND NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467743July 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION ON THE INTERSTATE MECHANIC LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND MENTIONED THE REAR MAIN SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND IT LOST THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONLY OPTION NOW IS AN APPROXIMATE $5,000 REPLACEMENT WITH RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467640July 25, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V420000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467697July 25, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO THE REVERSE POSITION, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466991July 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN BUT COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP THROUGH FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING FOR A YEAR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465677July 14, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TCS LIGHT FLASHING. DIAGNOSIS CODE P0740 INDICATES: TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP MALFUNCTION.VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEED, SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROX 20 MPH AND GAS MILEAGE HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. DETERMINED THAT THERE IS INTERNAL SLIPPING REQUIRING A NEW TRANSMISSION. SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND GET CAUGHT IN DOORS. SEVERAL AREAS OF BODY HAVE MIDNIGHT BLUE PAINT PEELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465509July 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
HAD NOTICED RECENTLY THAT WHEN SWITCHING GEARS THE VAN "JUMPED" AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SEEMED TO VIBRATE/SHAKE. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING WORKED ON IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAD BEEN FOLLOWED COMPLETELY SO THIS WAS A COMPLETE SHOCK -- AT LEAST UNTIL I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH, SAW THE RECALL NOTICE OF OVER 1-MILLION HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS (HOWEVER MY VIN # DIDN'T COME UP!) AND SAW JUST HOW MANY TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS THERE WERE FROM OTHER OWNERS ALSO NOT PART OF THE RECALL. BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, I CHOSE MY RECOMMENDED LOCAL AAMCO SHOP TO DO THE REPAIRS. CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO "GOODWILL" CLAIM BECAUSE (A) THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO THE REPAIR AND (B) THE TRANSMISSION IS ONLY WARRANTIED BY HONDA FOR 36/36,000 (NO WONDER!!). HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD ME THAT HONDA RARELY PROVIDES "GOODWILL" CLAIMS AND IF THEY DO, I'D BE LUCKY TO RECEIVE $400, SO CONSIDERING THE DEALERSHIP WAS OVER $2000 MORE FOR JUST THE TRANSMISSION WORK, I COULDN'T RISK HAVING THE DEALERSHIP DO THE REPAIR TO LATER FIND OUT THAT HONDA WOULD REJECT A "GOODWILL" CLAIM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465284July 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AT AROUND 80,000 COMPLAINED TO HONDA DEALER THAT MY VAN WAS ROUGHLY DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEARS. THEY JUST RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND NEVER MENTIONED PREVIOUS RECALL AND TRANNY PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 39,000 MILES. WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND PROBLEMS WITH PRIOR MODEL YEARS. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES AND MY TRANSMISSION DIED AT 112,560. I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE MY VAN KEPT ROLLING BACKWARD. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL IT DIED WHILE DRIVING IT WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR TOWN. IT MANAGED TO SHIFT TO 2ND GEAR AND DRIVE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AT AROUND 45 MPH (I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SINCE I WAS IN TOWN AND THE SPEED LIMIT WHERE IT FAILED WAS 40MPH. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO HONDA AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DRIVABLE ONCE IT WAS SHUT OFF AT MECHANIC. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS WRONG FOR HONDA TO NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I PAID HONDA OVER $3,000 FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464393July 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP AND SHIFT VIOLENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION THEN SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463937July 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 135,000 MILES BEING DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING. WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OFF INTERSTATE AND ROLL TO A SAFE SPOT. I UNDERSTAND TRANSMISSION ISSUES/COMPLAINTS ARE HIGH ON THESE YEARS OF ODYSSEY'S. CURRENTLY BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $3500. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463977July 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING FOR 2 HRS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO RATTLE AND BEGIN TO LOSE POWER ALMOST DRIVING ME IN TO A FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUIDS ALL OVER THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462498June 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WITH 130,000 MILES OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COMPLETE MAINTENANCE TO DATE. IN READING WE HAVE FOUND WEBSITES DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM, A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS FILED, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE BY HONDA. ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM SUGGESTED SUBMITTING THIS FORM TO ADD TO THE TOTAL COUNT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462237June 19, 2012
STRUCTURE, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
SIDE AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS DISCOVERED TO HAVE FAILED AT 59852 MILES ON 2/19/09 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 6/18/12, REAR (TRANSMISSION) MOUNT DISCOVERED TO HAVE FAILED AT 88000 MILES AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. NORMAL FAMILY DRIVING FOR VACATIONS AND AROUND TOWN ONLY. NO EXTREME CONDITIONS OR ROADS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460866June 7, 2012
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT TURNS INTO A ROCKER AND RECLINED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE SECOND ROW WHILE IN MID TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THAT THE SEAT TRAY IS BROKEN AND COSTS TO THE OWNER IS $2500 TO REPLACE IT. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE INCIDENT WAS NOT PROVOKED AND SEATS LOOKS NEW. I NOTICED DRIVERS SEATS IN MODELS POST 2004 ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY, A ONE-PIECE UNIT INSTEAD OF A TRAY+SEAT. BELIEVE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE PROMPTING REDESIGN OF SUBSEQUENT MODELS. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKING AND RECLINING. ALL OTHER SEATS SEEM TO BE FINE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459933May 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE BUT HE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. THE SMOKING CEASED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459311May 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ON A SALES TRIP 180 MILES FROM HOME--EXPERIENCED CHUGGING BETWEENS GEAR SHIFTS 1-2, AND STRONG SLIPPING BETWEEN 3 AND 4. DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSED AS CLUTCH FAILURE FROM CODES BY HONDA DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, AFTER TEST DRIVING AND READING CODES. INDICATED IT IS STILL DRIVE-ABLE, IF ONE IS CAREFUL. LIMPED HOME WITH EXTREME CARE DURING ACCELERATION. DROVE APPROX. 50 MILES TO OH TURNPIKE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, EXPERIENCED QUICKLY DETERIORATING POWER DURING SLIGHT PROLONGED INCLINE-- WHICH LED TO COMPLETE, 100% FAILURE WITHIN 2-3 MILES. WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE BERM TO BE TOWED HOME. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459017May 19, 2012
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ABOUT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, IT SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP, COULD NOT GET ANY POWER. CRUISED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTICED FLUIDS LEAKING FROM ENGINE. HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, FRANK ANCONA HONDA, OLATHE KANSAS. TOLD THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND WAS CAUSING STRESS ON THE BACK MOTOR MOUNT, AND THAT THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHAKE AND THE VENT TUBE WAS SHAKEN OFF, DRAINED ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. COST TO REPAIR THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND VENT TUBE WAS $860.31. TOLD BY REPAIRMAN THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ODYSSEY'S WHEN THEY HIT AROUND THE 110,000 MILE MARK. AND THEY REPLACE THESE ALL THE TIME. SEEMS TO ME IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEN THERE MUST BE A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING AND HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO WHICH I FEEL HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457467May 4, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, A TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE EXITING A PARKING AREA. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE118,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457483May 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I PAID TO REPAIR THIS. OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, ANOTHER 4 ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE OF THEM IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE, SECOND IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON LEFT SLIDING DOOR, ANOTHER IS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND THE ACTUATOR FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK. THE PROBLEMS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS SCARY AS THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE OTHER ACTUATORS FAILING WITH LOCKS AND DOORS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THE WINDOW OR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS OR CLOSES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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