Honda Odyssey Complaints (2007)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10367024November 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EVEN DEALER HAS BEEN CHANGED ABS MODULE TWICE. THE LAST TIME IN SERVICE TO SEAL THE AIR LEAKED INTO ABS MODULE AS RECALL BUT IT WON'T HELP. BRAKE IS STILL SOFT AND NOT STOP AS DRIVER DESIRED. THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND 5TH IN JOHN EAGLE HONDA IN HOUSTON TX. DEALER COULDN'T FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366824November 19, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
STRONG PULLING/DRIFTING TO RIGHT. DRIVER MUST USE CONSTANT STRENGTH TO KEEP CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT OR WILL END UP IN THE NEXT LANE WITHIN ABOUT 6 SECONDS. CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT THAN USUAL TO KEEP VAN STEERING STRAIGHT WHEN LOOKING OVER SHOULDER TO SWITCH LANES. HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED CLOSE TO OTHERS, CAUSING THEM TO HONK FOR FEAR WE WERE COMING INTO THEIR LANE NEXT TO THEM. HAD VAN IN TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY WILL ONLY CHECK TIRE POSITION, BRAND, TREAD, AND ALIGNMENT AND HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. HUNDREDS OF OTHERS TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE WITH SAME LACK OF FIX FROM DEALERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366586November 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHICH THE TECHNICIAN STATED COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366386November 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXTREME PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ON A DOWNHILL ROAD AT THE SAME TIME THE CLUTCH SHUDDERED, IT NOT ONLY SHUDDERED, BUT IT MADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKE AND RATTLE AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART. SCARED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON LONG RUN. ALSO VEHICLE SHAKES SOMETIMES DURING NORMAL BRAKING ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363516November 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE 2007 ODYSSEY EX-L WITH DVD. THE LIGHT IN CAR LIKE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHT, ROOM LIGHT ETC IS BLINKING ALL THE TIME EVEN I DRIVE MY CAR. I ALREADY WENT TO DEALER SHIP TWO TIMES, THEY JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE BATTERY DURING THE DAY TIME AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. AT NIGHT, MY BOY CAN'T READ A BOOK IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF BLINKING. IT LOOKS THE GENERATOR HAS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362787October 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
WHEN I TURN OR GO STRAIGHT, WITH AND WITHOUT BRAKES ON, AT A SLOW SPEED, I HEAR A LOUD HORN-LIKE SOUND. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FRONT. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 21,000 MILES AND BOUGHT IT NEW. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING MOST OF THE TIME WE'VE OWNED IT (ALMOST 3 YEARS). DEALER CAN'T MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN. I EVEN LEFT IT OVERNIGHT. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I LEAVE HOME. I MAKE SHORT TRIPS TO SCHOOL AND STORE. IT IS SPORADIC. I HEARD ANOTHER ODYSSEY WITH THE SAME NOISE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE OTHER DAY. IS THIS COMMON? IT IS ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING. IT CAN BE QUITE LOUD. SINCE I'VE HAD THE RECALL DONE, IT'S NOT AS FREQUENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362349October 25, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY DAUGHTERS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC UP FEATURE FOR THE DRIVERS WINDOW. ONCE THE WINDOW STARTS UP (CLOSING), IF YOU PUT DOWN PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW IT WILL REVERSE, DO DOWN A FEW INCHES AND STOP. BUT IF YOU PUT PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW, LIKE A CHILD LEANING OUT THE WINDOW, AND IT STARTS UP THE OVERRIDE FEATURE WILL NOT STOP THE WINDOW AND MAKE IT GO DOWN A FEW INCHES. THE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE, ONLY STOPPING WHEN THE MOTOR IS OVERPOWERED. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN UNTIL QUITE A BIT OF FORCE IS APPLIED TO WHATEVER IS BLOCKING THE WINDOW, AND IN THE CASE OF A SMALL CHILD IT COULD CAUSE QUITE A BIT OF INJURY. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTO-UP FEATURE FOR A WINDOW. WITH THE AMOUNT OF FORCE IT TAKES TO OVERLOAD THE MOTOR A CHILD CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362177October 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (42,000 MILES) THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED. ON OCTOBER 24, 2010, MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I THOUGHT HE HAD SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE SAID THEY DID IT ON THEIR OWN. WE DROVE ANOTHER 1/2 MILE TO A GAS STATION AND IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. ONCE WE PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION HE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BREAK WASN'T ON, OR THAT THE CAR DIDN'T SLIP OUT OF GEAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, SO WE VENTURED THE ADDITIONAL 5 MILES TO HOME WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. TODAY IS SUNDAY, SO I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361686October 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, HAVE BEEN CHECKED THREE (3) TIMES BY THE DEALER. BUT THE PROBLEM OF NOT STOPPING IN A SAFE TIME AND THE GRINDING NOISE MADE BY THEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND STILL NOT STOPPING IN TIME FOR THE RED LIGHT. THIS STILL OCCURS DAILY. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE BUT NOTHING HELPED, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND THE HONDA DEALER STATED "THEY ARE JUST FINE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361774October 22, 2010
STEERING
IN 2008, HAD MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WAS SERVICED BY GILROY HONDA DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP. AT THAT TIME, THEY HAD REPLACED THE FAULTY PUMP AS IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSING THE STICKY DRIVING DURING SLOW SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT NOTICED ON HIGH SPEEDS SINCE THERE ARE NO BIG/WIDE TURNS NEEDED AT THAT SPEED. THE VAN IS NORMALLY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND I SELDOM USE IT. I RECENTLY USED IT (2ND WEEK OF OCT '10) WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO GILROY HONDA FOR A REGULAR SERVICE. DURING THAT TIME, I NOTICED A VERY STICKY STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I NOTICED IN 2008. I ALSO NOTICED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, IT TENDS TO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I ALSO NOTICE THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT (LIKE IN A PARKING LOT) BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IT SINCE MY WIFE IS DRIVING IT EVERYTIME AND THAT SHE MIGHT HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY DURING A SLOW MANEUVER. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO GILROY HONDA BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR ME AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A RECALL ABOUT THIS BUT SAID NO. I THINK THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT CAN LEAD TO CRASH OR EVEN WORSE INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361504October 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. HE WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361513October 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND THE UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361665October 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR (WHEN YOU FIRST GET INTO THE ODYSSEY AND PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WILL GO TO THE FLOOR) AND IT IS SOFT/MUSHY. [THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE THE RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND IS STILL AN ISSUE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE.] THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE WHEN I DRIVE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WHICH HAS A "NORMAL" HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND REQUIRES MUCH MORE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I GET USED TO THE SOFT/MUSHY PEDAL AND DON'T REACT SOON ENOUGH TO STOP WHAT I CALL "NORMAL" BRAKE PEDAL IN OTHER VEHICLES. I VOTE FOR A STANDARD BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIREMENT SO WHEN A PERSON DRIVES DIFFERENT VEHICLES THERE ISN'T THE HAZARD OF NOT PRESSING DOWN HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE ONE GETS USED TO A VERY SOFT PEDAL IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361213October 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360206October 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT 21,000 MI. FRONT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED WHILE DRIVING. TOLD BRAKE ROTOR WAS WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. HAD THE WORK DONE. AT 30194MI NOTICED FRONT VIBRATION AGAIN AT 65MPH BREAKING. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE SOFT BRAKE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. TOLD MY DRIVING WAS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. VAN IS USED TO DRIVE 1.5 MILES TO AND FROM WORK AND HIGHWAY DRIVING IN NON-RUSH HOUR TIMES. WAS TOLD THE 1.5 MI. DRIVE EACH DAY WAS CONSIDERED HARD DRIVING BY HONDA AND MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF ROTOR WARP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360878October 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE (VSA) VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. *JB UPDATED 10/20/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360276October 13, 2010
STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. SHE HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OR TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, SHE NOTICED REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING; THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT AND WOULD DRIFT TO THE SIDE. ALSO, PERIODICALLY, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, AS IF SHE WERE DRIVING ON GRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A SEAL ON THE DOOR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IN REFERENCE TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT DID ATTEMPT REPAIRS WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,950. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358220September 29, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING IS NON-EXISTENT AT PARKING SPEEDS. WHILE PARKING, TURNING OR MANEUVERING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE CAR IS TO "MUSCLE" THE STEERING WHEEL AROUND. POWER STEERING ENGAGES AS SPEED INCREASES. MENTIONED NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THAT IS THE WAY A VAN DRIVES. THE VEHICLE ALREADY WAS REPAIRED FROM LACK OF OIL PLACED IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN IT WAS BUILT. LACK OF MANUFACTURER RESPONSE IS CONCERNING ME. MY FATHERS 2006 HAD SAME PROBLEM AND HE WAS TOLD HONDA USES A BIGGER"SCREEN" NOW SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING PUMP AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357959September 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY SOFT BRAKES RECALL HAS BEEN DONE TWICE ABOUT 1000 MILES LATER SOFT AND SQUISHY AGAIN DID NHTSA HAVE ANY REVIEW ON LONG TERM "FIX" THAT HAS NOT WORKED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY HONDA SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND HYANNIS HONDA HAS SAID ALL WAS NORMAL ... NO THE BRAKES REALLY DO NOT WORK WORTH A [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357036September 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. LAST MAY, I RECEIVED TWO SEPARATE RECALL NOTICES FOR PCM UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP CLUTCH FUNCTION AND FOR LOW AND SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS A DELAY IN TAKING MY VAN TO A DEALER BECAUSE I WAS ON A MILITARY DEPLOYMENT. MY DEPLOYMENT ENDED LAST MONTH AND THAT'S WHEN I TOOK MY VAN TO GET SERVICE (RECALLS). A MONTH HAD PAST SINCE I TOOK MY VAN FOR THE RECALL BUT THE BREAK PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND I THINK IT'S GETTING WORST. THE BREAKS IS VERY SOFT AND THE PEDAL IS VERY LOW WHEN I STEP ON IT. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUMP MY BRAKES TWICE JUST TO FEEL THE BRAKE. I SENT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE A LETTER REQUESTING ANOTHER AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECK AND SERVICE AGAIN. HONDA'S SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM DID NOT WORK. THE HONDA DEALER BLED, SEAL AND CAP THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY VAN BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOK AT AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSE THEIR LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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