Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10458860May 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIP AND COULDN'T CHANGE TO PROPER GEAR WHICH CAUSED DANGEROUS IN DRIVING. TRACTION AND MIL INDICATOR ON. AFTER DIAGNOSED THE CODE, IT IS CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THIS CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE 60,000 MILES AND 90,000 MILES SERVICE WERE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458552May 15, 2012
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED AND THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT SERIOUS INJURIES THAT RESULTED FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT PAID THE REPAIR COST OF $ 2331.22 THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,649 UPDATED 7/9/12 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER INFLATOR. UPDATED 07/10/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10458615May 15, 2012
TIRES
WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VAN WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES (BRAND NEW). AFTER ABOUT 15,000 MILES WE NOTICED THE TIRES BECOMING BRITTLE AND BLISTERING. SEVERAL TIRES WERE LOSING AIR. WE BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WHEN IT WAS PUT ON THE LIFT HE FOUND 6 PLACES THAT SMALL PEBBLES HAD ACTUALLY PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CREATED HOLES THAT HAD TO BE PLUGGED TO DRIVE IT SAFELY HOME. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE TIRES WERE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON BECAUSE THEY WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART, BLISTERING, AND BEING PUNCTURED BY SMALL PEBBLES. AFTER SPEAKING TO CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY THEY INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE I PLUGGED THE TIRES THE WARRANTY WAS VOID AND THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED DEFECTIVE TIRES. IN THE OPINION OF THE MECHANIC, THEY ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES. WE HAVE BEEN LEFT TO PAY FOR BRAND NEW TIRES FOR OUR VAN THAT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW SO WE CAN SAFELY DRIVE OUR FAMILY VAN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458196May 12, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS STARTED NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSES BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON). HOWEVER, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON, SO THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS CLOSED, BUT IT IS STILL OPEN. I HAVE TO GET OUT AND PHYSICALLY BUMP THE REAR OF THE DOOR THE FINAL CENTIMETER OR SO TO GET IT FLUSH. SOMETIMES NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRY THE DOOR WILL NOT CATCH ALL THE WAY. FOR SOME REASON THE BACK LOCK PART ISN'T "CATCHING." THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS IS A DANGER FOR MY CHILDREN RIDING IN THE CAR IF THE DOOR IS NOT ENGAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458197May 12, 2012
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON I-81. I HEARD A BRIEF, UNUSUAL SOUND INSIDE MY HONDA ODYSSEY, THEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED AN IMMEDIATE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE TIRE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VAN SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE FROM THE TIRE THREAD DEBRIS. I WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SELL TOYO AND IT WAS AFTER 6 P.M. THEY ALSO WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE VAN SAFE FOR HIGHWAY TRAVEL BY REMOVING BROKEN BODY PARTS AND SECURING OTHER BODY COMPONENTS THAT ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY BACK HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS.....UPDATED 05/23/12 *BF UPDATED 06/06/2012 *JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458214May 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AT AROUND 120K OUR ODYSSEY WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A "FUNNY" SHIFT WHERE IT CLUNKED A BIT. THIS HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THE SYMPTOMS WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY GO AWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER OR IN THE SHOP. WITH 149K, WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE SPEED TO BE QUICKLY REDUCED WITHOUT THE BREAKS BEING APPLIED, CREATING AN UNSAFE AND INOPERABLE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. YOU ARE DRIVING NORMALLY, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE YOUR CAR'S TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOW GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458091May 11, 2012
ENGINE
ENGINE IS KNOCKING AT LOW SPEEDS, SPECIFICALLY GEARS 1-4. ENGINE ALSO KNOCKS GOING UPHILL. TOOK THE VAN INTO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE KNOCKING. KNOCKING IS GETTING WORSE. VAN HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AT HONDA DEALER, THERE IS NO REASON ENGINE SHOULD BE KNOCKING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458136May 11, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY 4 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN HIS CAR SEAT WITH HIS HAD ON THE SIDE OF THE BACK PANEL WHEN THE SLIDING ELECTRIC DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HAND. THE DOOR COMPLETELY CLOSED ON HIS HAND AND DID NOT REOPEN EASILY. A LOT OF FORCE WAS USED TO RE-OPEN THE DOOR. THE SENSOR FOR THE DOOR DID NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10458052May 10, 2012
TIRES
I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 TOYO VERSADO LX TIRES ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. IN THE LAST MONTH, ONE TIRE COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED ON THE INTERSTATE AND WE WERE LUCKY TO KEEP CONTROL! THE OUTER TREAD COMPLETELY PEELED OFF LIKE YOU SEE FROM 18-WHEELERS. JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER, WE HAD TERRIBLE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END. TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER WHO DETERMINED ANOTHER OF THE TIRES WAS COMPLETELY DEFECTIVE. THE TREADS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE INSIDE, AND THE TIRE WAS EFFECTIVELY SQUARE. ALL OF THE TIRES HAD PLENTY OF WEAR LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458054May 10, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO TURN IT ON MANUAL SO WE COULD DRIVE IT WITH OUT HEARING THE DOOR ALARM. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE ONE MANUAL. WHILE DRIVING YOU COULD HEAR THE DOOR TRYING TO LATCH AUTO EVEN WHEN IT WAS SET TO MANUAL. WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER THE DRIVERSIDE PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN AND SLID ALL THE WAY OPEN. WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR LAST YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP ENDED UP REPLACING THE LATCH ON THAT DOOR BUT THE DOOR NEVER OPENED ALL THE WAY. I WOULD HAVE THOUGH THERE WOULD BE A SAFETY MECHANISM IN PLACE ON THOSE DOORS TO PREVENT IT FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING BUT I WAS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457679May 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN BECAUSE THE GREASE IN THE HINGE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457733May 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
SOON AFTER PURCHASING OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX I NOTICED A SHUDDER WHEN I WAS GOING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC. IT HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING UP. USUALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS I'M ONLY GOING BETWEEN 30-45. IT SEEMS FINE WHEN I QUICKLY ACCELERATE. NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I KNOW IT'S A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SHUDDER. IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY ONLY DROVE IT FOR 2 MILES. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH HONDA AND WON'T EVER PURCHASE ONE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457607May 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 77K MILES, EVEN THOUGH I HAD BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE DEALER FOR THE 'FIX' WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. WAS DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY AND DURING ACCELERATION ENGINE RPM WENT UP AND VAN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. DEALER WANTED ~$6K TO FIX. HONDA OFFERED $2K AS GOOD WILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457553May 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (SLIPS AND SOMETIMES WONT SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR) WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON (CODE P0730 GEAR RATIO INCORRECT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457458May 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION DUE TO THE CAR BEING SUDDENLY UNRESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING IN 40 MPH TRAFFIC. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT HURT, HOWEVER OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE THAT LUCKY. THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE THAT HONDA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED. SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457467May 4, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, A TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE EXITING A PARKING AREA. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE118,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457483May 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I PAID TO REPAIR THIS. OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, ANOTHER 4 ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE OF THEM IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE, SECOND IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON LEFT SLIDING DOOR, ANOTHER IS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND THE ACTUATOR FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK. THE PROBLEMS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS SCARY AS THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE OTHER ACTUATORS FAILING WITH LOCKS AND DOORS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THE WINDOW OR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS OR CLOSES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457531May 4, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT?S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457241May 3, 2012
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEAD REST WAS HURTING THEIR NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO CHANGE THE DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,471.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457352May 3, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE CREATES VIBRATION AS IF TRAVELING OVER WASHBOARD SURFACE ON OTHERWISE SMOOTH ROADWAY WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW GRADUAL SPEEDS. VIBRATION DISAPPEARS AFTER ACCELERATING THROUGH HARMONICS OR DECELERATING. ENGINE MOUNTS (3) WORN OUT PREMATURELY. SUSPECT POOR DESIGN. EXCESSIVE ENGINE MOVEMENT CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER ENGINE MOUNT MOUNTING BOLT (2 X M10 X 40MM) TO SHEAR & SECOND BOLT WAS STRETCHED AND YIELDED SUCH THAT THE WASHER FACE OF THE BOLT WAS RAISED 1/4" FROM THE MOUNTING SURFACE RENDERING THE TOP MOUNT USELESS. THE REAR MOUNT SEEMS TO BE THE MAJOR CULPRIT. IT IS HARDEST TO SEE VISUALLY & APPEARS THE 1ST TO FAIL CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRAIN & FAILURE ON 2 REMAINING MOUNTS. POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. REFERENCE COMPLAINT NO. 10425453. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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