Honda Odyssey Complaints (2004)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10137711September 26, 2005
SEATS
I AM GUESSING THAT WHEN I WENT TO THE CAR WASH ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THEY LIFTED UP THE CAPTAINS CHAIRS, IN THE 2ND ROW, IN MY HONDA ODYSSEY TO CLEAN. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY HAD DONE THIS AND CHECKED MY 2 YEAR OLDS CAR SEAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE BUT NOT THE SEAT ITSELF AND DROVE AWAY. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES WHEN MY DAUGHTER, CAR SEAT, AND CAPTAIN CHAIR FLEW INTO THE BACK OF MY DRIVERS SEAT. THE CAPTAINS CHAIR WAS NOT SECURE. MY DAUGHTER WAS JUST FINE WITH A FEW CUTS AND BRUISES. I SPOKE TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS TO WARN THEM ABOUT THIS AND NOT A ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT AS BEING AND ISSUE. YOU CANNOT SEE EASILY THAT THE SEAT IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED AND BECAUSE I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE SEAT MYSELF I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA THAT THEY WOULD BE ANY ISSUE. I KNOW NOW THAT I SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THAT BUT SEEING AS HOW NONE OF MY FRIENDS EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT EITHER, I THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE AWARE. IT SHOCKS ME THAT SO MANY SAFETY FEATURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BUT NOT ON SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS. PLEASE HELP ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132330August 11, 2005
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS HAPPENED WHILE FINISHING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A SHORT ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY. WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY LEFT HAND (RIGHT HAND MEANWHILE MOVING TO NEW POSITION)AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO STRAIGHTEN MY VEHICLE AGAIN, THE LITTLE FINGER OF MY LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE AIRBAG/STEERING COLUMN AND THE ARRAY OF BUTTONS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL (NEAR THE BASE WHERE THE GAP THERE IS LARGER). AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL A LITTLE BIT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO FREE MY HAND, I REALIZED I WAS IN TROUBLE: I COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL OUT WITHOUT BREAKING MY HAND, AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FAR ENOUGH TO THE RIGHT TO FREE MY HAND WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE ROAD. SO I GRITTED MY TEETH AND YANKED MY HAND OUT, LEAVING A LONG CUT ON THE TOP/SIDE OF MY LITTLE FINGER, BUT ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. LOOKING AT THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, I SEE THAT LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIRBAG ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG (2 O CLOCK TO 4 O CLOCK) COMES TO A NARROWER CONE OR POINTED SHAPE AT THE INFERIOR END, SO THAT WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WITH THE LEFT HAND (THUMB ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL), THE HAND CAN SLIDE DOWN AND GET 'FED' INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS AND THE AIRBAG AREA. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 22 YEARS WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT, MOST OF THEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES, SEVERAL OF THEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLES, AND I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY STYLE OF DRIVING,BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10131679August 5, 2005
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
DT: 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SECOND ROW SEAT DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TIPPED FORWARD WITH CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. THIS SEAT HAD BEEN IN THIS SPOT FOR MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS NOT LATCHED CORRECTLY AND THEY SECURED IT. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED CONSUMER HOW TO DO THIS. SHE TRIED TO LATCH THE SEAT AND COULD NOT GET IT IN. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED THAT IT WOULD NOT GO IN. THEN THEY LOOKED AT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SEAT HAD TO BE DROPPED DOWN VERY HARD INTO PLACE TO MAKE IT LATCH; THIS WAS NOT INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY STATED COULD VISUALIZE THAT ITWAS LATCHED, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132395August 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE TOOLS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PRIOR TO A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING FIND. AFTER THE MAINTENANCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN PERFORMING ERRATICALLY. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT HE DID NOT DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER OFFERED THE CONSUMER A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WANTED HER TO PAY FOR IT TO BE DELIVERED. THE CONSUMER REFUSED STATING THE ALL RECALL REPAIR ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FREE OF CHARGE, PER THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129966July 25, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1MONTH AGO I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT PINNED A PUBLIX BAGGER AND SHOPPING CART BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VECHILE. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP AND CONTINIUED TO RAM ITSELF OPEN. THANKFULLY, THE BAGGER WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DENTS AND SCRAPES. IN DEC. 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR DOOR PROBLEMS; NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY, STOPPING DURING CLOSING FOR NO REASON ETC. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR'S SAFETY FEATURES, ESPECIALLY REGARDING MY 2 Y/O. THE DEALERSHIP 12/04 & 7/25/05, STATES THAT NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. I'M VERY CONCERNED AND WILL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129627July 21, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
7 YEAR OLD CHILD'S FINGER WAS CLOSED INTO THE AUTOMATIC DOOR OF OUR HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE DOOR WULD NOT OPEN AGAIN UNTIL IT HAD FULLY CLOSED ON THE FINGER. WE THOUGHT THE DOOR HAD A FAILSAFE DEVICE TO AUTOMATICALLY OPEN IF IT ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. WE WILL CONSULT WITH OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10129367July 19, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TWO PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED THE SLIDING DOOR LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH DID NOT CLOSE WHEN IT WAS OPENED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED ON JULY 19, 2005, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK. CONSUMER HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME PARTS, BUT CONSUMER SAW NO IMPROVEMENT. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR MALFUNCTIONING WHEN OPENED. WHAT IF IT WOULD MALFUNCTION WHEN IT WAS CLOSED AND IT OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED TRANSMISSION. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS DATED SPRING/SUMMER 2004. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127096June 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY GAS PEDAL NO LONGER WORKED AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HONDA TOLD ME IT WAS A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE AND DID PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124299June 24, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY DEVICE IN THE DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM CLOSING TO STOP INJURY, BUT NOTHING WAS DESIGNED FOR IT WHEN IT IS OPENING TO STOP FROM CAUSING INJURY.*AK *SB *NM SON WAS GETTING OUT OF VAN AND HIS FOOT GOT STUCK AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR. THE DOOR HAD TO CYCLE BEFORE CONSUMER COULD REOPEN IT AND TRY TO GET HIS FOOT OUT. THERE WAS NOT A WAY TO STOP THE DOOR TO PREVENT HIS FOOT FROM GETTING SMASHED. THE SON'S TOES WERE ONLY SMASHED IN THE INCIDENT BUT IT COULD HAVE SMASHED OR EVEN BROKEN HIS FOOT OR LEG.*SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119001April 18, 2005
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENT DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER'S FOOT BECAME STUCK WHILE TRANSFERRING HER FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BRAKE THEREFORE WAS UNABLR TO STOP THE VEHICEL. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. THE DRIVER WAS PINNED IN HER SEAT AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVER HER SEAT BELT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118880April 14, 2005
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
THE CHILD SEAT HARNESS CROSSED THE CHILD IN THE FACE, AND BECAME UNLATCHED. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS SINCE THEN REPLACED THE VEHICLE AFTER TELLING HER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116637April 8, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
PAINT PEELING FROM FRONT AND REAR BUMPER. PAINT NOT ADHERED PROPERLY FROM FACTORY. PAINT PEELS FREELY WITH ANY . THIS VEH. HAS ONLY 10K MILES, LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OWNED. ALWAYS HAND WASHED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR --!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114150March 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BROUGHT MY HONDA ODYSSEY TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO. EACH TIME I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. I TOLD THEM IT MADE A "CLUNK" NOISE AT START UP. IT WAS SO LOUD, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TIME, THEY TOLD ME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS "NORMAL" AND GAVE ME AN INTERNAL COPY OF "A/C 'CLUNLK' NOISE ON YEARS 1999-2001" MECHANICAL PROBLEM SHEET. HELLO!!! I BOUGHT A 2004 MODEL ODYSSEY!!. I CALLED, COMPLAINED, AND GOT NOWHERE. I RECIEVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE, AND ASKED THEM AGAIN TO LOOK AT THE A/C "CLUNK" NOISE. I TOLD THEM IT WAS ALSO HAPPING WHEN THE HEATER WAS ON, NOT JUST THE A/C. OF COURSE, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM. IN THE 1999-2001 ODYSSEY MODEL THEY HAD A "CLUNK" NOISE PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY YOU. I DO NOT SEE IT FOR YEARS 2003-04. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL I HAVE BEEN SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. ON ONE ACCOUNT, THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT TRIED TO CONVINCE ME IT WAS A "DEFECT" FROM 1999-2001. I FIND THIS UNEXCEPTABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104415December 23, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
HONDA ODYSEEY 2004 EX: INTERIOR CABIN LIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF INTERMITENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SERVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. SEARCHING THE WEB RETURNS SIMILAR RESULTS FOR OTHER OWNERS OF HONDA ODYSSEY REGADLESS OF YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103159December 6, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102179December 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY VAN CONTINUES TO STALL. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED IN LATE SEPTEMBER, BUT THE VAN CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL START, RUN FOR 1-3 SECONDS, AND SHUT DOWN. IT WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM ONE TRY ONE HOUR WORTH OF TRIES TO GET IT TO START UP AGAIN. THE VAN HAS LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER, AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL. I DON'T BELIEVE A VEHICLE WITH 7000 MILES NORMALLY DOES NOT START, AND CAN TAKE UP TO ONE HOUR TO START. THEY ALSO HAVE TOLD ME THAT I AM FLOODING THE VEHICLE-EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT TOUCHING THE FOOTFEET AND HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN A FUEL INJECTED VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE TO THE POINT THAT WE DO NOT EVEN WANT THE VEHICLE, BUT OUR DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO TAKE US SERIOUSLY. I READ A COMPLAINT THAT A CUSTOMER FILED STATING METAL WAS SENT THROUGHOUT HER VEHICLES FUEL LINES. HOW CAN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK TO SEE IF THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUALLY TELLS ME THEY CAN DO NOTHING UNLESS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS YET TO HAPPEN. I AM VERY TIRED OF BEING STRANDED BY MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101734November 29, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
UPON TAKING THE GROCERIES OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE CHILD HIT A BUTTON WHICH ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR, CAUSING THE CHILD TO BECOME TRAPPED. HOWEVER, IT TOOK SOME TIME BEFORE THE CHILD COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101705November 26, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS PERFORMED VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100393November 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS LURCHED AND LOSS FORWARD POWER/MOTION FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT SPEED BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST 7500 MILES. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON DURING THESE EVENTS. I HAVE CHECKED RECALLS AND OTHER OWNERS AND FOUND SIMILAR COMMENTS. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF PASSING OR ADDITIONAL POWER IS NEEDED WHILE DRIVING UP INCLINE. HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP RECALL ITEM CORRECTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099318November 3, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR SENSOR FAILED TO WORK. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE LOCKED IN THE DOOR. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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