Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10454291April 5, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HIT A DEER THAT WAS POSITIONED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY TO SECURE THE OCCUPANT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WIRE CONNECTORS DISCONNECTING FROM THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,758..UPDATED 04/19/12 *BF UPDATED 06/04/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454187April 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ERROR CODE PO74Q TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER ENGINE, LOTS OF SMOKE BUT NO FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453829April 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PULLING ONTO FREEWAY AND DASH LIGHTS FLASHED THEN MOTOR QUIT COMPLETELY. COASTED TO STOP ON SHOULDER WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE POWER LEFT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN TURN ON - COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE. HAD IT TOWED ONCE AGAIN TO DEALER SAID A FAULTY OR SHORTED GROUND WIRE. HAVE NOT PICKED UP YET SO WILL DETERMINE IF FIXED. THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. HONDA DEALER NOR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOWS ANY CONCERN OR INTEREST IN OUR SITUATION. MY WIFE IS VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE OR DEPEND ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453831April 2, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 5- 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453665March 31, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE CANNOT STAY IN OPEN POSITION. POWER LIFTGATE WOULD OPEN AND THEN SLAM SHUT OCCASIONALLY. STRUTS CANNOT SUPPORT WEIGHT OF REAR LIFTGATE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453433March 29, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 74,500 MILES AND IS A 2006.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453492March 29, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT WHEN OPENED AND THE DOOR WOULD ABRUPTLY SLAM SHUT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE) AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453390March 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATED AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND SHIFT GEARS AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453232March 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ADVISED HER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,155.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453243March 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 WEEKS AFTER A BOTCHED TIMING BELT WORK BY HONDA DEALER. REQUIRED REPLACING 3 VALVES AND RECONDITIONING OF ENGINE HEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453276March 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR FAILED TO START FOR OVER 3 HOURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453287March 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT 80,000, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SUGGESTED FLUSHING WOULD HELP, NEVER MENTIONED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A KNOWN AND ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEYS AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR 2002'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452993March 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ABNORMALLY INTO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453091March 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX CAR AND SAW A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON MY VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WENT TO NEARBY HONDA DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY TOLD ME ITS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO ABOUT THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR THIS 2002 MODEL.MY CAR HAD ONLY 82000 MILES ON IT. HONDA REP. TOLD ME IT WILL TAKE $4600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THEIR CONCERN. I HAVE 2 INFANTS AND I AM SCARED TO ACCOMPANY THEM IN THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. ALSO HONDA IS NOT HELPING TO FIX THEIR OWN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452918March 25, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY VAN. IT SHOWED NO PROBLEMS AT ALL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING HOME FRIDAY EVENING. I HAD THE SHOP PICK IT UP AND CHECK IT OUT ON MONDAY. THEY FOUND TWO CODES BUT NO SUPPORT FOR THE PROBLEM IN THE TEST DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP, THE FIRST SIGN APPEARED WITH MY RPM REVVING UP TO 5K BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT BRIEFLY. WHEN I STARTED TO GO FORWARD, THE VAN BUMPED AND HESITATED BEFORE GETTING IN TO GEAR AND BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS CONTINUED AT THE NEXT TWO STOP LIGHTS BACK TO THE SHOP. SINCE IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM, HE HAD ME KEEP THE VAN UNTIL MONDAY. THE CAR DROVE FINE HOME AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH ON THE WAY HOME FROM CHURCH. READING A HONDA FORUM INFORMED ME THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452870March 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, SUSPENSION
AT LOW SPEEDS FROM 20-35 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE ABS CAUSES BRAKING TO FAIL TO HALT THE VEHICLE IN THE ANTICIPATED DISTANCE OF OTHER CARS. IT TAKES 3.5 CAR LENGTHS AT 18-20 MPH, WHICH CAN LEAD TO REAR END COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU ARE FORCED TO KEEP DOUBLE THE NORMAL NUMBER OF CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. AND YOUR FRONT WHEELS START SORT OF 'HOPPING' CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF TRACTION, DURING THE ABS CYCLE THAT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE ENGAGING. I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH MY PRIOR 2007 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID, ONLY WORSENED BY THE VARIOUS HYBRID COMPONENTS KICKING IN AND OUT, INCLUDING THE REGEN BRAKING, AND THE ENGINE CUTOFF, AS WELL AS THE ABS AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING. I HAD TWO MINOR REAR END FRONT END ACCIDENTS BUT FREQUENTLY FOUND MYSELF SKIDDING INTO INTERSECTIONS. BOTH VEHICLES ALSO SUFFERED FROM DIFFICULTY REGULATING SPEED WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES, AND VERY SENSITIVE SPEED BRAKING. NONETHELESS, I THINK THE ABS, SUSPENSION AND THE BRAKING ARE COMBINING TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PARTLY LOSE TRACTION AND LEADS TO EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE NOT ONLY REPEATEDLY WRITTEN AND CALLED HONDA ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, I'VE EVEN THREATENED TO TERMINATE MY LEASE AGREEMENT OVER IT. HONDA'S ONLY RESPONSE TO MY CALLS AND LETTERS SINCE 2008 IS THAT 'THERE IS NO OUTSTANDING RECALL REGARDING THE CONDITION YOU ARE REPORTING', TO WHICH MY COMMENT: "THERE DARN WELL SHOULD BE!" FALLS ON VERY DEAF CORPORATE EARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452765March 23, 2012
SEATS
A METAL BRACKET RIVETING THE DRIVER SEAT BOTTOM TO THE POWER SEAT STRUCTURE HAS TORN THROUGH DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THIS ALLOWS THE WHOLE DRIVE SEAT TO MOVE FREELY WITHIN A FEW INCHES OF TRAVEL DURING ACCELERATION AND TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452617March 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING HOME ON HUNTINGTON DRIVE, 40 MPH, AT 5 P.M., I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND I WENT NOWHERE. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, AND MY VAN "JUMPED" FORWARD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED AND THE DRIVERS ALLOWED ME TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT, WITH MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS, NOW ON. ALSO, NO BIKERS WERE ALONG SIDE ME! I STOPPED THE CAR AND PARKED. MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL. I STARTED THE CAR, GINGERLY WENT A BLOCK WHEN IT TOTALLY DIED. I WAITED FOR 3 HOURS, AAA SYSTEM HAD LINES DOWN FOR SOME REASON, AND A SO. PASADENA TOW TRUCK CAME TO THE RESCUE. I WAS THEN TOWED TO HORIZON HONDA, THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS...COMMUNICATION WITH HONDA AND HORIZON TO GET APPROVAL FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION...TOOK AWHILE! LUCKILY,I WAS 6 MONTHS OR 300 MILES AWAY FROM THE 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, SO THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR FREE! ALL I AM ASKING IS THE SAME WARRANTY ON THIS TRANSMISSION. HONDA IS NOT OFFERING ONE. I WILL WRITE, CALL, COMPLAIN, ETC., UNTIL I GET ONE! DOES HONDA NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR TRANSMISSIONS? I WILL BE IN NEED OF A CAR SOON... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452649March 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 04/26/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452661March 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH LESS THAN 79K MILES. NOW WITH 107K MILES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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