Honda Odyssey Complaints (2006)

703 consumer complaints on file.

• #10150657February 20, 2006
  EQUIPMENT

  CONCERNED WITH ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE HONDA ODYESSY. COMMERCIAL SHOWS TWO CHILDREN IN A THE VAN WATCHING A DVD. VAN IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IN APPARENT WARM MONTHS AS DEPICTED BY THE CLOTHES WORN BY THE ACTORS AND APPEARENCE OF LEAVES ON TREES, FLOWERS, ETC. COMMERCIAL HIGHLIGHTS THE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT ALSO SHOWS A PARENT SHUTTING THE VEHICLE'S DOORS WITH THE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WATCHING THE VIDEO. THIS COULD BE MISLEADING TO SOME KIDS ENCOURAGING THEM TO PLAY IN A VEHICLE. KIDS DON'T THINK ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HEAT IN VEHICLES. *NM

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• #10146571December 30, 2005
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

  IF SIDE SLIDING DOORS ARE CLOSED ELECTRICALLY THEY CAN NOT BE OPENED UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION IS IN "PARK" OR "NEUTRAL WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED". IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHERE THE DRIVER IS INCAPACITATED AND CANNOT MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO THE PARK OR NEUTRAL POSITION , THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY SINCE THEY ARE HELD CLOSED BY THE ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY WHICH OPERATES THEM. EVEN IF THE DRIVER IS NOT INCAPACITATED HE/SHE MUST HAVE THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO THE APPROPRIATE POSITION BEFORE THE SLIDING DOORS CAN BE OPENED. TO NOT HAVE A MANUAL DOOR OVER RIDE PREVENTS THE REAR PASSENGERS FROM EMERGENCY EGRESS! I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND SHOULD EITHER BE CORRECTED OR A WARNING SHOULD BE PLAINLY VISIBLE TO THE DRIVER TO "DISABLE THE ELECTRICAL DOOR SYSTEM IF PASSENGERS ARE IN THE REAR SEATS". *NM

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• #10145827December 21, 2005
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  NEW, 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, PURCHASED NEW DRIVEN FOR 7 WEEKS. LEAKING NOTICED ON GARAGE FLOOR. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING THAT OCCURRED DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS, THAT THE MOLD IT WAS MADE FROM MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE, BUT WILL USE A MISH-MASH OF PARTS FROM 2005 & 2006 AND CLAIM IT AS REFURBISHED. THEY WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PARTS DID NOT COME FROM VEHICLES DAMAGED IN HURRICANES. OUR NEW VEHICLE WILL NOW BE A SUBSTANDARD VEHICLE. I THINK OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE TRANSMISSION MADE FROM THIS LOT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAME FACTORY DEFECT, AND THAT UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS NOT HAVE TO BE FORCED TO UNDERWRITE HONDA'S FAILED FACTORY INSPECTION PROCESS. *NM

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