Honda Odyssey Complaints (2005)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10479987October 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
HAD OUR 05 ODYSSEY EX-L IN FOR STANDARD SERVICING AND WAS TOLD REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS REQUIRED REPLACING (AT A COST OF $1200+)! VAN EXPERIENCES NOTICEABLE NOISE AND VIBRATION AS IS SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF THE ECO PHASE OF ENGINE OPERATION. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT REQUIRED MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENT AND AFTER RESEARCH, A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS APPARENTLY ISSUED BACK IN 2006 ON THIS ISSUE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ON THE 2005 TIME FRAME ODYSSEYS. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THRU HONDA VIA RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478561October 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS RETURNING HOME AND AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH I HEARD A POP UNDER THE HOOD OF MY VAN AND BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT. UPON TAKING MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477847October 1, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELDS REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A SERVICE VISIT AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE SCREWS HOLDING THEM ON WERE RUSTING. THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE COULD ANSWER HIM, AS TO WHY STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS WERE NOT USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476487September 19, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD AND AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474593September 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND AROUND THE CAR. SMELL INCREASED WHILE USING THE A/C. FOUND CRACK IN FUEL SENDING UNIT ON TANK, THAT LEAKS FUEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. GAS IS SPRAYING AND UNDER PRESSURE. PARTS DEPARTMENT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE PART, WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE VEHICLE DUE TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS. YET, THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL IN SECURING A RENTAL CAR OR WILLING TO GIVE ASSISTANCE WITH THE PRICE OF THE PART OR LABOR WHICH WAS QUOTED OVER $600.00 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474701September 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS A NEW CAR PURCHASED AND SERVICED BY THE DEALER FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY (12/28/04). THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT DID NOT DISCOVER THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL IT MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PROVE IT. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THEIR NEGLIGENCE CAUSED THIS AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. HOWEVER, THREE DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN IT WAS PUT IN DRIVE AND THEREFORE IT HAD TO BE TOWED. LATER IN THE DAY, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/12/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473304September 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, STEERING
BIG O EURO TIRE TIRE TRACKING WITH LONGITUDINAL ROAD CONTOUR CHANGES CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT RIGHT OR LEFT. BIG O REP SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. AFTER ALIGNMENT THE TRACKING WAS ONLY MORE PRONOUNCED. WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE THE TRACKING ALMOST PULLED MY CAR INTO VEHICLE I WAS PASSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473258September 1, 2012
ENGINE
WITH NO PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. WHEN PULLED OVER, CAR WAS SMOKING UNDER HOOD AND ALL FLUID POURED OUT OF THE BOTTOM. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. "BLOWN OR CRACKED" HEAD GASKET WAS HIS DIAGNOSIS. HAD CAR TOWED TO SHOP TO HAVE REPAIRED. AFTER TWO WEEKS IN THE SHOP, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS STILL LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OIL AND THAT THERE IS A POROUS LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE. THIS CAR IS NOT ABUSED AND I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL. THIS IS JUST ICING ON THE CAKE. I WAS EXCITED TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE HONDA HAS SUCH A GREAT NAME. IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 I HAD TO REPAIR THE AIR CONDITIONING ($900) AND REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS ($300). THIS WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER I REPLACED THE TIRES FOR THE FIRST TIME ($2000). (PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN 2008 W/ 35000 MILES) IN 2010 IT WAS TIME FOR TIRES AGAIN (NOT EVEN 20K MILES LATER). I DEPAXED THEM FOR $2000 AND AM STILL RUNNING ON THIS SAME SET OF TIRES. IT SEEMS THAT THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT WITH HONDA AND FROM WHAT I AM READING, THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED HONDA IN ANY WAY BUT WAS CURIOUS IF IT WOULD MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473164August 31, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL LEAKED FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A PRIVATE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V097000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000 .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471447August 19, 2012
ENGINE
BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, RIGHT REAR. TOOK CAR IN FOR TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL. DEALER DID THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THEN ADVISED THAT ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468011July 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MOTOR SURGES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467741July 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WITHOUT WARNING, ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN BIRMINGHAM, AL WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA ON VACATION, MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BURNED UP AND GAVE OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, NO HINT OF AN ISSUE PRIOR TO IT FAILING, AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FILL WAS PERFORMED AT 60,000 MILES TWO YEARS AGO, PER THE RECOMMENDED INTERVAL BY HONDA. I HAD TO PULL OVER TWO LANES TO THE SHOULDER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT FULL SPEED WITH MY CAR SMOKING AND SPEWING TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ROADWAY AND CARS (PLUS A MOTORCYCLE) THAT WERE BEHIND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466958July 22, 2012
ENGINE
CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THEME WITH THIS ODYSSEY. PAID OVER $900 TO GET ALL 3 REPLACED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. SEEMS TO BE A VERY POOR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465874July 16, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VSA (VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST) MODULATOR FAILED UPON ENGINE START UP IN A HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN WITH JUST OVER 19,000 TOTAL MILES. DOWNLOADED DIAGNOSTIC CODE CONFIRMED FAILURE OF THE VSA MODULATOR. VSA FAILURE ALSO MEANS LOSS OF ABS FUNCTION ON THE BRAKES. COMPONENT PRICE IS NEARLY $1000. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE COMPONENT FAILURE AFTER VERY LITTLE ACTUAL USE OF THE VAN. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BASED ON ELAPSED TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT EARLY (LOW MILEAGE) VSA MODULATOR FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON IN HONDA ODYSSEYS AND OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465693July 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT HONDA NOW HAS A SOFTWARE FIX FOR SHUDDERING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND SHAKING. OUR 2005 ODYSSEY TOURING WOULD SHAKE BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED SEVERAL TIME AND NEVER HAD A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT. HONDA JUST CAME OUT WITH THIS FIX IN LATE JUNE 2012 AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED OUR PROBLEM. OUR HONDA GARAGE INSTALLED THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH WE NOW HAVE 122K. IT ONLY TAKES 15 MINUTES. HOPE THIS HELPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465060July 10, 2012
ENGINE
THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE ODYSSEY VAN, A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OCCURRED. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 1500.00 LATER, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON JUNE 28, 2012, WITH 122000 MILES ON THE SAME ODYSSEY VAN, THE SAME MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TIME, ALL THREE NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 2200.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464217July 4, 2012
ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNT!!!!! LIKE MANY OTHERS IT APPEARS HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND OTHER THAN CHARGING THE CUSTOMER FOR THE EXCESSIVELY PRICED PART TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE THAT SEEMS IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN AFTER 50K. SEEMS LIKE A RACKET TO ME. OUR RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T EVEN NEED THE SERVICE ADVISER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY JUST MENTIONING VIBRATION AND THEY KNOW THAT IT'S THE MOTOR MOUNT. IF HONDA DOESN'T VOLUNTEER TO RECALL THIS ISSUE AND NHTSA DOESN'T FIND JUST CAUSE, I THINK PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION SUIT WILL REMEDY THE SITUATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464151July 3, 2012
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
AUG 2008, PURCHASED 4 VERSADO LX TIRES AT 46851 MILES. ON 14 AUG 2011, HAD A TIRE BLOW ON RIGHT REAR ON I-16. THERE WAS $75 DAMAGE TO CAR AS THE TIRE TORE THE FACTORY MUD GUARD FROM THE FENDER. TIRE WAS REPLACED FOR $53 UNDER WARRANTY AT 77968 MILES. ON 10 OCT 11, RETURNED TO DEALER AND FOUND 2ND TIRE SEPARATING. REPLACED FOR $73 UNDER WARRANTY AT 79720. ON 23 MAY 2012, 3RD TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE SEPARATING AT 84275 MILES. I CONTACTED TOYO BY EMAIL. REP CALLED MY LOCAL TIRE DEALER, RAFFIELD TIRE, AND DISCUSSED ISSUE. DEALER WAS TOLD TO RE-INSPECT 4TH TIRE CLOSELY WHILE REPLACING THE 3RD TIRE FOR $83 UNDER WARRANTY. IT APPEARED TO BE OK. ON 3 JUL 12 THE 4TH TIRE WAS REPLACED FOR $79 UNDER WARRANTY AT 85676. HAD LONG DISCUSSION WITH TOYO CUSTOMER SERVICE. WAS TOLD THERE WERE "NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS TIRE". VERY FUNNY THAT ALL 4 TIRES FOR MY VEHICLE FAILED. TIRE DEALER DOES ROTATION/BALANCE/CHECK EVERY 5000 MILES. WANTED TOYO TO REPLACE THIS TIRE AT THEIR COST DUE TO ALL OF THE TROUBLE I HAVE HAD. REP REFUSED, STATING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT LET THEM DO ANY CUSTOMER RELIEF OTHER THAN THE LIMITED WARRANTY ON TIRE. OTHERWISE, "THEY WOULD BE GUILTY OF HIDING DEFECT INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT". I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE ARE NO KNOWN ISSUES IF ALL 4 OF MY TIRES FAILED. THEY ALSO COULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR I HAD DONE IN AUG 2011 SINCE THE TIRE WAS NOT TURNED OVER TO AN INDEPENDENT 3RD PARTY FOR ANALYSIS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464017July 2, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
THE SUPPORT STRUTS FOR THE TAILGATE FAILED. THE DOOR CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. MOTHER PUSHED DAUGHTER OUT OF WAY BUT THE DOOR CAUGHT THE MOTHER ON THE RIGHT ARM. UPPER ARM RECEIVED A DEEP BRUISE 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. THE DOOR WORKED WELL PRIOR TO THIS. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING LIKE SLOW TO LIFT OR HARD TO LIFT OPEN (OR TO CLOSE). *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10462706June 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIX FOR THE BRAKE GRINDING COMPLAINTS IN SUMMER WHILE BRAKING ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. IT HAPPENS TO MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING FREQUENTLY TOO. IT HAPPENED IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 1 2012 AND WHEN I GOT HOME, I POWER WASHED MY VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE WHEELS WHICH WERE DIRTY WITH BRAKE DUST. WHEN I BRAKED ON THE SAME HILL TWO HOURS LATER, NO GRINDING AND NO FADING OF BRAKES. HOPE THIS CONTINUES TO WORK AND HELPS OTHERS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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