Honda Odyssey Complaints (2007)
830 consumer complaints on file.
- #10254421January 9, 2009SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
JANUARY 5TH, 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE WAS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE BRAKE ISSUE WITH MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE "SOFT AND MUSHY" BRAKES TO THIS SITE AND TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. ON THE EVENING OF THE ACCIDENT, I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP AFTER THE PANIC STOP OF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, DUE TO ANOTHER TURNING DRIVER. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE VAN IN TIME. THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR-ENDED THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO HER CAR AND MINE WITH MY AIRBAG DEPLOYING. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES HAS BEEN ONE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TO MULTIPLE HONDA DEALERS AND THEY HAVE IGNORED, ALWAYS SAYING THAT THEY WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. I HAVE DRIVEN VANS FOR 17 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHERS. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN SOFT AND WEAK BRAKES THAT INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WE ARE CONTACTING THE HONDA BODY SHOP THAT HAS THE VAN AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE DOING A COMPLETE INSPECTION ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM AGAIN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 4
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10252847December 26, 2008LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SHOWED THAT HER DOOR WAS OPEN. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WENT TO CLOSE THE SLIDING DOORS AND IT TOOK AT LEAST A HALF HOUR FOR THEM TO CLOSE AND LOCK. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251121December 8, 2008EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING, THE VAN HAS ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT A ROCK HAD HIT THE AC CONDENSER AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO BE VERY SUBJECTIVE, JUST HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT A ROCK CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.. I WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD COST $800.00 AND IT WOULD BE ORDERED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT IS PROBABLY DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS AND DO A CORRECTIVE ACTION RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10248699November 13, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS IS TO PROMPT AN INVESTIGATE OF 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO BRING OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BACK TO THE DEAL FOR REPAIR BECAUSE OF BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY VERY SOFT. MY ODYSSEY HAS 6000 MILES ON THIS ONLY AND I BRING IT BACK THREE TIMES ALREADY. I TRULY FEEL THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE EVEN AFTER THE THIRD TIME. THE DEAL DID REPLACE SOME MODUALS ON THE ANTI LOCKING SYSTEM. BUT THE ODYSSEY BRAKE STILL NOT VERY FIRM AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL NOT STOP IN TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10248490November 11, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH A VERY SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE I APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON STOPPING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. I PUSHED VERY HARD ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE SUV PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. ONLY THEN DID I HEAR THAT THE MOTOR WAS REVVED UP. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RETURNED BACK TO IDLE. I, AT THAT POINT, REALIZED THAT I WAS INADVERTENTLY PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, WITH THE SAME FOOT SIMULTANEOUSLY (RIGHT FOOT). I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 29 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. UPON DOING MY OWN INVESTIGATING, I REALIZED THAT WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BRIDGE THE DISTANCE AND APPLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL EASILY ALLOWED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PASS THE ACCELERATOR IDLE POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH MORE FORCE. I LOOKED AT MY OTHER CARS AND NONE OF THEM WOULD EVER ALLOW THIS SITUATION TO HAPPEN, THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER PASSES THE ACCELERATOR IDLE POSITION. I NOW UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME AND FEEL THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT. THE MORE YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE MORE YOU COULD UNKNOWINGLY PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10248152November 6, 2008TIRES
2007 HONDA MINI VAN HAS A ROARING SOUND FROM THE TIRES. *NJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10247659November 4, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL GOES HALFWAY TO FLOOR BEFORE IT STARTS SLOWING DOWN. SERVICE MANAGER AT RED RIVER HONDA IN DENISON,TX SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BYPASSING. THEY REPLACED IT TWICE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HONDAS SEEMED TO HAVE WEAK BRAKES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10245471October 14, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SMALL ROCK PENETRATED THE A/C CONDENSER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10244969October 9, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY LX BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH. DANGEROUS. MY WIFE COASTED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHILE APPLYING ALL THE PRESSURE SHE COULD TO BRAKES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER AND THEY SAY HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS DUE TO ABS AND MASTER CYLINDER ISSUES, AND ALSO DUE TO POOR STOCK BRAKE PADS. BUT HONDA APPARENTLY DENIES ANY ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10244371October 4, 2008FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE BOUGHT A USED 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 13,385 MILES ON IT FROM SOUTHWEST HONDA IN AMARILLO TEXAS. OUR MAJOR BUYING POINT WAS THE MPG. THE STICKER SHOWED US 19CITY/26HIGHWAY. I KNOW THIS CAN BE OFF BY A FEW MILES AND HENCE THE TINY PRINT THAT SAYS IT CAN BE A LOW OF 16/22. AND BOY WOULD I BE GLAD IF I WAS GETTING 16! I DO ALMOST ALL OF MY DRIVING IN TOWN AND WAS REALLY SURPRISED THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO ALREADY FILL IT UP WITH JUST OVER 200 MILES ON IT! I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS SO TRIED IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES WITH HIGH OCTANE GAS AND STILL THE SAME. THE VAN WAS AT BEST GETTING 9MPG IN TOWN! ( WHEN WE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY IT GETS WHAT THE STICKER SAYS.) I EVEN STARTED TO DRIVE AS CAREFULLY/SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE TO SEE IF ANY CHANGES AND HAD NONE. WE DECIDED TO DRIVE 2 HOURS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT B/C SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG. SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS THERE WAS NOT A LOT THE MECHANICS SAID THEY COULD TROUBLESHOOT. THEY PRETTY MUCH HOOKED UP A MACHINE AND DROVE IT AROUND TOWN. THEIR MACHINE SAID WE GOT 12 TO 13 MPG, STILL NOT WHAT THEY CLAIM IT SHOULD BE GETTING BUT AT THIS POINT I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT! THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE OIL, FUEL INJECTORS , MADE SURE WE WERE PUTTING THE RIGHT KIND OF GAS IN. THEY PRINTED OFF HOW TO CALCULATE MPG, WHICH WE ALREADY KNEW AND SENT US ON OUR MERRY LITTLE WAY TO THE GAS PUMPS! THESE CAR COMPANIES NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ESTIMATED MPG AND IF A VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THOSE ESTIMATIONS THE CUSTOMER SHOULD AT LEAST BE REFUNDED THE EXTRA AMOUNT THEY ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR GAS. WITH GAS PRICES GOING UP THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY B/C THIS IS THE MAJOR REASON PEOPLE ARE BUYING DIFFERENT VEHICLES RIGHT NOW. WHO AND WHAT IS MAKING SURE THESE MPG ARE NOT BOGUS SO CUSTOMERS AREN'T GETTING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. THERE NEEDS TO BE CUSTOMER PROTECTION ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10241341September 8, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 HAS VERY SOFT BRAKES. THE DEALER FIRST SAID IT WAS NORMAL BUT ON THE SECOND VISIT IS KEEPING THE CAR TO BLEED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES AND THE CAR TAKES ALMOST 200 FEET TO FULLY STOP AT TIMES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10241106September 5, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND FREEWAY. 2. ENGINE PINGING, EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. LONG TERM EFFECT (ENGINE DAMAGE). 3. HONDA HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. TECH LINE STATES THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO KNOWN RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. THE MOST RECENT LETTER FROM HONDA WAS NOTHING IS WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER STATES THE PINGING IS NOT NORMAL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10241130September 5, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. ENGINE HAS ALWAYS PINGED AND I'M UNSURE IF HONDA ADMITS THERE'S A PROBLEM AND I'M UNSURE IF THEY'RE WORKING ON A RESOLUTION. SEE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F153159/[email protected]@ EVERYONE COMPLAINS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE HAD THE VAN CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. EVEN WITH PREMIUM UNLEADED, THERE IS SOME PING WHILE DRIVING UP STEEP HILLS, BUT PREMIUM DOES MAKE THE PINGING SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10240186August 29, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER 10,000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND MODULE (TWICE), AS WELL AS BLEEDING THE LINES OVER 4 ATTEMPTS TO FIX. NOW THEY ARE BEGINNING TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR, EVEN THOUGH THE CHANGE WAS SUDDEN AND DRAMATIC AND THE VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10240121August 28, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES WITH SOFT PEDAL AND FRONT NOISE. PROBLEM WAS FIRST TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 02-02-08. THROUGH RESEARCH FROM CONTACTS AT HONDA I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A PROPORTIONING VALVE OR ABS MODULATOR. THE FLAW IS ALLOWING AIR TO GET INTO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSING SOFT PEDAL AND DECREASED PERFORMANCE. IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE AIR IN THE LINES IS AFFECTING THE REAR BRAKES PERFORMANCE. I'M EXPERIENCING VERY HOT FRONT BRAKES AND I FEEL THIS IS CAUSING GLAZING AND THE NOISE. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AROUND THE 4,000 MILE RANGE. HONDA HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IN THEIR SYSTEM WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLEEDING THE SYSTEM IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS VALVE/UNIT ALSO. IN MY CASE, I'M STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND FRONT BRAKE NOISE. I HAVE FILED A 'LEMON LAW" CLAIM FOR MY VEHICLE WITH THE BBB AND HONDA. I CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF THESE TECHNICAL BULLETINS UPON REQUEST. I HAVE ALSO DONE A "GOOGLE" SEARCH FOR HONDA BRAKE PROBLEMS AND I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES ON THE POSTINGS I FOUND. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10239845August 26, 2008SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 16,450 MILES HAD BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL- NOISE AND GRINDING FEEL TO VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY. FAILURE OF BEARING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN WHEEL SEIZING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10239144August 21, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HONDA ODYSSEY CONDENSER HAD A HOLE IN IT CAUSED BY "ROAD DEBRIS". REPAIRMAN SAYS THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH HONDA'S AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY $1000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE FORCE HONDA TO RECALL AND PUT A PROTECTION GRILL ON THESE CARS TO PREVENT THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE!!!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10238113August 14, 2008EQUIPMENT
THE VEHICLE WE ARE REPORTING AN ISSUE WITH IS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED LAST OCTOBER SO IT IS LESS THEN 1 YEAR OLD AND HAS LESS THEN 5,000 MILES ON IT. ON TUESDAY 8/12/2008 THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR CLOSED ON MY 2 YEAR OLDS HAND. THE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED IN 2 WAYS A) THE DOOR HAS A SENSOR BUILT IN THAT IF IT MEETS RESISTANCE IT BOUNCES BACK OPEN. IN THIS CASE THE DOOR DID NOT BOUNCE BACK OPEN AS IT SHOULD HAVE AND CLOSED ON MY KIDS HAND. B) ONCE THE DOOR HAD ALREADY CLOSED ON HIS HAND WE COULD NOT GET IT TO OPEN BACK UP AND MY KIDS HAND WAS STILL STUCK IN THE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE HIT THE OPEN BUTTON OR PULLED ON THE HANDLE. WE HAD TO CALL THE POLICE FOR HELP WHO IN TURN SENT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO OPEN EITHER EVEN WITH 4 BIG GUYS PULLING ON IT, THE FIRE MAN HAD TO USE A CROW BAR TO FORCE THE DOOR OPEN. WE TOOK MY SON TO THE HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS AND THEY SAID THAT DUE TO HIS AGE IT IS THE ONLY REASON HE HAS NO BROKEN BONES (AT AGE 2 THE BONES ARE STILL SOFT AND ABLE TO FLEX) THEY DO SUSPECT HE MIGHT HAVE SOME FRACTURES SO THEY PUT HIM IN A SOFT CAST AND TOLD US TO SCHEDULE A VISIT WITH A HAND SURGEON TO INSPECT THE HAND TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO FRACTURES AND TO CHECK HIS GROWTH PALATES. THE FIREMAN, HOSPITAL, AND DOCTORS ALL TOLD US THE SAME THING THAT IF IT HAD BEEN MY 6 OR 4 YEAR OLD WHOSE HAND GOT STUCK WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH BROKEN BONES. NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US I DID A SEARCH ON LINE AND SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOORS ON HONDA ODYSSEY'S ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2000. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH UP UNTIL NOW. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUES THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND NOT SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10237557August 9, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 12/26/07, I HAD A VERY BAD ACCIDENT HITTING 2 CARS AND ALL OF THE AIR BAGS IN OUR NEW 07 HONDA ODYSSEY DEPLOYED. MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR, I WAS DRIVING AND WE WERE EXITING THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND TURNED ONTO THE OFF RAMP WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED; I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND THEY WERE SO SOFT THEY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE RAMP WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS LONG, SO WE WOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP IF THE BRAKES WORKED. THE RAMP WAS UPHILL AND BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT GO OFF, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND WE WERE GOING FASTER AND FASTER UP THE OFF RAMP. WE HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES PRIOR. AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP WAS A LIGHT THAT STOPPED TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, WE WERE THE FIRST OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE RAMP AND BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP, WE REACHED THE LIGHT (GREEN) FOR US, CROSSED OVER A MEDIAN AND HIT TWO CARS ON OTHER SIDE WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE AND CRASHED. I COULD NOT TURN DUE TO THE SPEED AND WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED IF I DID. EVERY AIR BAG IN OUR ODY DEPLOYED, THE SEAT BELTS HELD US BACK AND FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT HURT. DRIVER OF ONE OF THE CARS WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL; UNSURE OF HER INJURIES. AFTER 7 MONTHS OF OUR CAR BEING REPAIRED, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER WHO FINALLY TESTED THE CAR AND BRAKES AND DETERMINED THAT THE ABS/VSA MODULATOR CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND BRAKE LINES HAD AIR IN THEM. THEY REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY, BLED THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 ODYSSEY BRAKES. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND CHECKUP JUST 2 DAYS BEFORE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. OUR BRAKES WENT OUT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHATSOEVER -- WE OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, AS THE ACCIDENT WAS BAD. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, RATHER THAN BEING TOTALED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10235767July 25, 2008EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY LEADS TO EVENTUAL AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE AS CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED FROM DEBRIS (SUCH AS ROCKS) HITTING IT AND PUTTING A HOLE IN IT. HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0