Honda Odyssey Complaints (2008)

499 consumer complaints on file.

#10716065May 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
ME AND MY 3 CHILDREN PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. AS MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT OUT OF THE VAN (LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY) SHE WENT TO PULL CLOSE THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SLIDING DOOR. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE DOOR FELL OFF. COMPLETELY OFF!! THANK GOD SHE WAS NOT SMASHED BY THE DOOR, BECAUSE I LEARNED AFTER, IT IS NOT LIGHT! WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SUGGESTED I DRIVE IT UP TO GET LOOKED AT!!! DRIVE, WITHOUT A DOOR AND 3 KIDS!? NO WAY!! ALSO, THEIR RESPONSE WHEN I TOLD THEM THE DOOR FELL OFF (I WAS SHOCKED) WAS "OH YEA, THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WITH MINIVANS"! IF I KNEW THAT, I WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN ONE! HOW IS THAT SAFE AT ALL?!? AND THEY ESTIMATED AROUND $400 TO FIX IT!! AFTER CALLING MY STEP DAD OVER, WE FIGURED OUT WHAT PART WAS NEEDED AND GOT THE PIECE OURSELVES. IT WORKED FOR A WHILE AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, BOTH SLIDING DOORS NOW WON'T LATCH ALL THE WAY. ONE OF TWO OF THE LATCHES (BOTH THE BACK ONES) WON'T LATCH. ONE MY DASHBOARD, IT CONSTANTLY SHOWS BOTH DOORS ARE OPEN. I HAVE TO KEEP THE LIGHT SWITCHED TO "OFF" INSTEAD OF "DOOR", OTHERWISE, THE LIGHTS STAY ON AND BATTERY DIES. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND AS I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3, I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME NOR MONEY TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED RIGHT AWAY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712777April 27, 2015
ENGINE
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPARK PLUGS CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703293April 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR COLLAPSED AND SLAMMED SHUT. THE SHOCKS ON THE HATCH FAILED TO KEEP THE HATCH DOOR UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702334March 28, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING OIL, STEERING WHEEL HARD TO STEER, MAKE ENGINE NOISE, RACK AND PINION LEAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691259February 28, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689926February 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR LOST POWER ON EXPRESSWAY, FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 FULL, CAR WAS EMPTY. FUEL PUMP IS BEING REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683530February 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
CAR EMITS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN THROTTLE IS IN A CRUISE OR SLIGHT ACCEL POSITION. ENGINE GETS "STUCK" AT 1500 RPM'S WHERE IT EMITS GRINDING SOUND THE LOUDEST. CAN ALSO FEEL IT IN THE GAS PEDAL. NORMAL SEQUENCE IS THIS: 1) ACCEL TO ~40MPH 2) ONCE AT STEADY STATE AND IN 4TH GEAR, ENGINE RPMS WILL FALL TO 1500. 3) RPM WILL GET "CAUGHT" AT 1500, MAKES GRINDING SOUND 4) RPMS MIGHT BREAKTHROUGH 1500, POP UP TO 1800, AND GRINDING NOISE WILL DIMINISH. 5) RPMS WILL THEN DROP BELOW 1500, THEN RISE AND GET STUCK AT 1500 AGAIN ALONG WITH INFURIATING NOISE AND PEDAL VIBRATION. CYCLE IS USUALLY 5-10 SECONDS. GOING SLIGHTLY UPHILL MAKES IT CYCLE MORE FREQUENTLY. GOING DOWNHILL DOESN'T MAKE NOISE SINCE TRANS IS DISENGAGED. IT'S ALSO HARD TO TELL IF LOWER GEARS DO THE SAME THING BECAUSE ENGINE NOISE AND VIBRATION DROWN OUT GRINDING SOUND/FEEL. OTHER THOUGHTS: - KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE A STRONG CROSS-WIND (30+ MPH) GOING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. - IT ALSO SOUNDS SIMILAR TO HOW A BAD IDLER BEARING ON AN AC COMPRESSOR SOUNDS. THAT KIND OF METALLIC GRINDING SOUND. - IT'S NOT THE ENGINE MOUNTS (THEY'VE BEEN REPLACED) - IT'S SUBTLE AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT DETECT THE SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683145February 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE OWN A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EX THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER LIFT GATE CAN FAIL AS THE STRUTS ARE LEAKING PRESSURIZED GAS. THE REASON THE RECALL COME TO OUR ATTENTION IN THE FIRST PLACE IS BECAUSE THE POWER LIFT GATE ON OUR VEHICLE HAS FAILED AND HAS INJURED AN EMPLOYEE. UPON OUR OWN RESEARCH, WE ENTERED OUR VIN NUMBER INTO YOUR DATABASE TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALL NOTIFICATIONS, AND THE WEBSITE STATED OUR VIN NUMBER WAS INVALID. HOWEVER, WHEN SEARCHING ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR RECALLS FOR THE 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY, IT IS CLEAR THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON 2/16/2012 WITH A NHTSA RECALL NUMBER OF 12V-062. WE THEN CONTACTED THE WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE. THEY DENIED ANY RECALL FOR THE POWER LIFT GATE ISSUE AND FAILED TO HELP US RESOLVE THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10683229February 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E049000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682581February 10, 2015
ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE VEHICLE HAD AN ERROR CODE OF P3400 AND TO IMMEDIATELY FILL IT WITH OIL AND TAKE IT TO HONDA DEALER. DID THAT AND DISCOVERED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERED REPAIR. JEFF WYLER HONDA CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER WITH SAME ERROR CODE P3400. TOLD BY JEFF WYLER HONDA ON COLERAIN AVENUE THAT VEHICLE IS FINE DESPITE HAVING LOST 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES. DEALER TELLS US THAT IT IS "PERFECTLY NORMAL" FOR HONDA VEHICLES TO USE 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES, AND THAT THIS IS TRUE OF THEIR ENTIRE FLEET INCLUDING 2014 AND 2015 VEHICLES. HONDA USA AND HONDA DEALER ARE UNWILLING TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ANY FURTHER AND TELL US THAT WE WILL JUST HAVE TO PUT OIL IN IT EACH TIME WE FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. SO NOW, WE HAVE A MINIVAN MEANT TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY ABOUT TOWN THAT WE WILL HAVE TO FILL WITH OIL EACH AND EVERY TIME WE GO TO USE IT. DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE ARE NO LEAKS, AND THAT THE VAN HAS BEEN KEPT IN FINE RUNNING CONDITION BY US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679841January 29, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES WITH TRACTION RATING A, TEMPERATURE RATING B, AND WEAR RATING 740 WITH MILEAGE WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 38,407 MILES. TIRES HAD POOR TRACTION AND TREAD ON OUTSIDE OF TIRES WAS WORN TO 2/32", BUT NOT ON INSIDE. TIRES WERE ALWAYS KEPT AT RECOMMENDED PRESSURE, ROTATED REGULARLY, KEPT BALANCED AND VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WAS KEPT IN GOOD STANDING. TIRE DEALER RECOMMENDED KEEPING THE TIRES AT 40 PSI FOR MORE EVEN TIRE WEAR AND TO MAKE THE TIRES LAST LONGER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE RECOMMENDS THE TIRES BE AT 33 PSI (FRONT) AND 35 PSI (REAR) FOR COLD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678654January 23, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN WE WENT DOWN HILL ON FREEWAY 5 AT LOS ANGELES AND BAKER FIELD COUNTY , CA. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WITH THE SOUND LIKE DRIVING ON THE DEEP AND BUMP ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT VIGOROUSLY WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY SLIGHTLY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. IT WAS SCARED TO DEATH WHEN YOU GO DOWN HILL WITH THAT PROBLEM. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR OUR FAMILY. PLEASE RECALL THIS VAN FOR SAFETY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676428January 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING, LIFTGATE FELL ON MY HEAD AS I REACHED IN TO GRAB PERSONAL ITEMS, CAUSING HEADACHE. MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STANDING NEXT TO ME, IF MY HEAD WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED THE LIFTGATE I CANT IMAGINE HOW SERIOUSLY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE TOURING MODEL, BUT NOT THE EX-L HOWEVER THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART FAILING PREMATURELY, AS EARLY AS 20,000 MILES ON EX-L MODELS. RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EX-L. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10669869January 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY DRAINS OVERNIGHT MAKING IT SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE JUMPED THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN JUMPING THE VEHICLE, A BIT OF STEAM IS EMITTED FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD "JET ENGINE" OR "TV STATIC" SOUND. ONCE JUMPED, THE CAR WILL START THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER, SOMETHING OVERNIGHT IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE WEBSITE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS THE ISSUE LISTED WITH VERY SIMILAR INCIDENTS TO WHAT I JUST EXPLAINED. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. ALWAYS, [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
#10667250December 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON I69E HEADING NORTH AT 65 MPH AFTER CRESTING AN OVERPASS HILL, VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE LANE NO BRAKE LIGHTS LIT, HIT BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES NEVER REACTED AS NORMAL. PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE TIRES NEVER SQUEALED ON THE DRY PAYMENT. UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC AND ENDED UP HITTING STOPPED VEHICLE STILL GOING ABOUT 20MPH. $2,700 DAMAGE TO MY ODYSSEY AND OTHER CAR HAD HEAVY REAR DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660431November 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
AUTOPARK HONDA REPLACED DRIVE SHAFTS BECAUSE THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING WHILE SLOW TURNS. I DROVE AWAY AND WITHIN 2 MILES, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR AND I NEARLY LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I COULD BREAK I THINK. BUT STEERING AND ENGINE POWER WERE DANGEROUSLY AFFECTED. ME AND MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I SUSPECT THE PARTS USED WERE NOT OF PROPER QUALITY OR THE WORKMANSHIP WAS POOR. I CAN'T DECIDE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN PERFECT WITH OTHER REPAIRS SO I DOUBT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORKMANSHIP BUT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SAY. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655178November 15, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED THIS 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY IN 2011, WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE WINTER OF 2013, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE GROANING (AND SOMETIMES "HUMMING") NOISES FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. I ASSUMED THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FLUIDS SO WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE (AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP) , I INSISTED THE POWER STEERING FLUID BE FILLED. THE HONDA DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY NOISES. HOWEVER, LAST NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 10PM, THE NOISE RE-APPEARS. THE STEERING ISSUE IS NOW FOLLOWING THE NOISE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I KNOW I SHARE THESE CONCERNS WITH OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS AND OUR COMPLAINTS ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS WITH THE DEALERS. I REALLY WANT TO SEE THESE CONCERNS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653127November 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649690October 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
STARTING IN THE SPRING OF 2014, THE PAINT STARTED COMING OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOW THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE ROOF IS COMING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643641October 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TWO STRUTS JUST SUDDENLY CANNOT HOLD THE LIFTGATE WHICH IT ALMOST HIT MY WIFE AND KIDS' HEAD. SHOULD HONDA NOTICE THESE STRUTS FAILURE? KNOWN MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM ON 2008 ODYSSEY EX/EXL MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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