Honda Odyssey Complaints (1996)

70 consumer complaints on file.

#760951April 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WE PAID $85 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. IT INDICATED THE SRS COMPUTER HAD FAILED AND IT WILL COST $850 TO REPLACE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. IS THERE A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758980March 6, 2002
AIR BAGS
MY SUPPLEMENT RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO CAUSED BY NO OBVIOUS REASON. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED AT THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT THEY DON'T KNOW EITHER WHY IT WENT OUT. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I AM UNCLEAR HOW IT CAN EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS, COULD THEY GO AT ANY TIME OR PROBABLY NOT AT ALL WHEN NEEDED. I FOUND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET RELATING TO THIS BUT UNFORTUNATLEY NOT MUCH AS FAR AS DETAILS. ON THE ALLDATA SITE THEY MADE REFERENCE TO TSB# 00-089 AND TWO FOR THE ACCORD (WHICH A DEALER TOLD ME IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME CAR) TSB # 96-061 AND 97-002. ALSO YOUR SITE MADE REFERENCE TO A SERV. BULLETIN # 000101 SEQUENCE # 103. SINCE MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP RIGHT NOW I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE EXACT MILEAGE ON IT AND HAD TO GUESS AS WELL AS UNABLE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO BELTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED THE EXACT MILEAGE ETC. AND I WILL GET THAT TO YOU. I WAS TOLD THIS PART WILL COST ME $800.00 TO REPAIR AND THINK THAT IS AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT AND IT SHOULD BE A PART THAT SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000937December 19, 2001
SEATS
UPON IMPACT IN A REAR END COLLISION FRONT SEATS MOVED FORWARD, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *JG *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#785710October 3, 2001
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748579July 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG -- CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AT 67000 MILES. SRS LIGHT ON PANEL INDICATED PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED CODE 6-2. CAR NEEDS CONTROL UNIT #06772-SX0-A70. COST $654.00 + TAX. IF OWNER CANNOT AFFORD REPAIR, CAR WILL BE DRIVEN WITHOUT BENEFIT OF AIR BAGS. POWER WINDOW -- DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT, CLICK SOUND WHEN ROLLING UP WINDOW AT 42,000 MILES. WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY AT DEALER'S REPAIR FACILITY. REGULATOR AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED. POWER DOOR LOCKS -- LOCKS WOULD RECYCLE WHEN OWNER ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE CAR. LEFT FRONT POWER DOOR LATCH AND ACTUATOR REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES. ENGINE -- OWNER DROVE THE CAR 9 MILES TO WORK BEFORE OIL INDICATOR LAMP FINALLY CAME ON WHEN PARKING. SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN CAR STARTED, EVIDENCE OF SUDDEN OIL LEAK IN HOME DRIVEWAY, AND OIL SPILLED OUT OF ENGINE ALL THE WAY TO WORK. ENGINE OIL COMPLETELY GONE. CURRENTLY UNDER INSPECTION FOR REPAIR AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747628June 30, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
2ND INCIDENT OF SRS LIGHT STAYING ON IN 11 MONTHS. BOTH TIMES LIGHT RESET, HOWEVER THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF CONTROL UNIT AT A COST OF $750 DUE TO CODE8-3 REPORTED BY COMPUTER. DECLINED THIS SERVICE DUE TO LACK OF ABILITY TO CONFIRM DIAGNOSTICS. ALSO WAS TOLD ON FIRST INCIDENT THAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAN CAUSE THIS UNIT TO REPORT FAULTS -- AT THAT TIME BATTERY WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO RUMORED THAT CELL PHONE USAGE OR RADIO TRANSMITTERS CAN MAKE SYSTEM REPORT FAULTS. NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THESE UNITS AND THEIR FAILURES.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746900June 15, 2001
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED AND RESET BY MECHANIC, HAS COME ON AGAIN WITH DIFFERENT CODE, RESET AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882633March 9, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME AND STAYED ON TWICE INDICTATING A DEFECT, DLR WILL BE RESETTING THE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559302January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE, MASSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE CAM SHAFT AND MASTER CYLINDER, VAN DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SITUATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739208January 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLEW OUT, CAUSING OIL TO GUSH OUT OF ENGINE. DEALER COVERED REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785137December 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ABS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872261October 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH AND PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871258September 22, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WAS IN DRIVE, AND BEFORE CONSUMER COULD PUT FOOT ON PEDAL TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF INTO ANOTHER CAR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871077September 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MODULATOR AND ACCELERATOR WERE LEAKING, BALANCE SHAFT SEAL CAUSED OIL TO POOR OUT, AND THEY REPLACED THAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865810July 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE PULLED OVER. OIL WAS POURING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL. HAD POPPED OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724485June 24, 2000
AIR BAGS
HONDA DEALERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SRS COMPUTER FAILURE IS "COMMON ON 1996 ODYSSEYS".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723964June 13, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2ND TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 6 MONTHS AFTER 30,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED BY SUNSET HONDA BECAUSE COULD NOT TRACE DOWN WHAT CAUSED LIGHT TO COME ON THE FIRST TIME IT LIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721198April 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL ON THE ENGINE "POPPED OUT". THIS DRAINED ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL OUT OF THE CRANKCASE. IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF HONDA ACCORDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (SAME 4 CYLINDER ENGINE). WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER OVER THE PHONE WITH THE SYMPTOMS HE CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM (THEY FIXED THE POPPED OUT SEAL, BELTS, LABOR ETC) OVER THE PHONE AS HE HAD SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES. HE GOES SO FAR AS TO RECOMMEND THAT THIS $5 SEAL BE CHANGED ON A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECKUP. THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGE. THE COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT WAS ADDED TO STABILIZE THE FOUR CYLINDER VIBRATION BUT THE FIX IS MUCH MORE OF A PROBLEM. THIS ENGINE IS NOT A GOOD DESIGN. I TRIED TO GET HONDA TO ANSWER HOW OFTEN THIS SHOULD OCCUR AS I KNOW THAT SOME FAILURES WILL OCCUR. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME TALK WITH AN ENGINEER AND I MERELY TALKED WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. THEY DO NOT FEEL LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT FROM WHAT I CAN FIND ON THE NET IT IS HAPPENING MUCH MORE THAN HONDA WILL ADMIT. PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH HONDA ON THIS FOR ME. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859523March 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER DROVE CAR TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SRS UNIT WAS BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710828September 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM DIDN'T DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. IN AUGUST 1998, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS BAD. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $435. IN FEBRUARY 1999, A FRONT OIL SEAL GASKET BLEW. REPAIR COST WERE $320. NOW, AUGUST 1999, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE ACCUMULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 1 YEAR TO THE DATE THAT THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS REPLACED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUNBELT HONDA IN LAKE CITY THIS TIME FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE EVALUATED. NOT ONLY DO THEY SAY THE ACCUMULATOR IS BAD BUT THAT THE MODULATOR MAY BE THE CAUSE FOR THE ACCUMULATOR GOING BAD. ESTIMATED COST IS $500-$2000. HONDA CORPORATION (SEAN THEUS) CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SAID THAT HONDA WILL ABSORB SOME OF THE COST BUT THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY PROBABLY AT LEAST HALF OF THE BILL. I FEEL THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS A LEMON, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE FOUND NO LAWS TO PROTECT USED CAR BUYERS AGAINST LEMONS. I NEED HELP BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I ARE MAKING A $380 VAN PAYMENT ON TOP OF THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. IF YOU CANNOT BE OF HELP TO US, PLEASE DIRECT US TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO. SINCERELY, LISA RICHARDSON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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