Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10442334January 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS LATER. SAME PROBLEM, A BAD TRANSMISSION AT 172,868. 55,781 MILES ON 2ND TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF 3YR/36K WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442345January 4, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FUEL LEAKS UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC FUEL LINE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THAT HAD BEEN EATEN BY RODENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442380January 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442948January 3, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY VAN QUIT WORKING, FIRST THE SUPER CHEEP PLASTIC HANDLES BROKE. I'VE REPLACED THEM 3 TIMES. THEN THE AUTOMATIC OPENER QUIT WORKING. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED 3 TIMES, AND REPLACING THE LATCHES, THE DOORS STILL DON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE DOORS ARE NOT BEING SECURED! I'M HAVING TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR AJAR AND REAR DOOR SWITCH OFF SO THE BUZZER SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES MY KIDS GET TRAPPED IN MY VAN AND HAVE TO EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT OR THE BACK. I WORRY ABOUT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. HONDA WONT FIX IT. "IT IS NOT A REGULAR OCCURRENCE." SAYS HONDA SHOP MANAGER. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, IT IS A PROBLEM! THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2000-2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S SLIDER DOORS AND THE DEALERS' INABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442147January 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442174January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGING VIOLENTLY AND FINALLY DIDN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442175January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING A TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442177January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGING VIOLENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442313January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
ALTHOUGH HAVING BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER UNDER A POWER TRAIN/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004 AS A RESULT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN #04V17600, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL SOME MONTHS AGO AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITH P0730 (GEAR RATIO ERROR) BEING DECODED BY MY MECHANIC. SOME MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS EVEN MORE PROBLEMATIC AND THE DIFFICULTY IN IT SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WAS SO BAD THAT THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN (95,000 MILES). THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE OVERHEATING OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS PROBLEM IS EVEN MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN ON A V-6 ODYSSEY, WHICH I HAVE, BECAUSE THE HONDA POWER TRAIN/AUTO. TRANSMISSION CANNOT HANDLE THE EXTRA TORQUE OF THE LARGER ENGINE. REPLACING ALL THE SOLENOIDS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT BUT NOT BY HONDA AS REPLACING IT WITH A FACTORY-REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY LEAD TO THE SAME ISSUES. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN HONDA ODYSSEYS FROM 1999 UP TO THE PRESENT. A CLASS ACTION SUIT FORCED HONDA TO EXTEND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES ON 1999-2001 ODYSSEYS . . . BUT THOSE OF US WITH NEWER ODYSSEYS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE COLD. MY CAR IS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE, REGULARLY SERVICED ACCORDING TO HONDA SPECIFICATIONS AND NEVER USED FOR PULLING HEAVY LOADS OR ANY SORT OF IRREGULAR DRIVING. IN FACT, THE CAR HAS BEEN 'BABIED' FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442104January 2, 2012
CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP, CHILD SEAT
I OWN 5 SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL SEATS. ALL OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COMPANY HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE THROUGH A RECALL OR EVEN A MENTION OF IT ON THEIR WEBSITE. ALL OF THE CARSEATS BECOME LOOSE AFTER PROPER INSTALLATION. THE BELT THAT IS USED TO TIGHTEN THE SEAT HAS A FAULTY MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS THE CARSEAT TO BECOME SO LOOSE THAT IT FALLS TO THE SIDE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS CAR SEAT HAS NOT BECOME RECALLED YET. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND EVEN A SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO RECALL THESE SEATS STARTED BY PARENTS. IF NOTHING IS DONE I WILL BE CONTACTING MY SENATOR. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2010, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442133January 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 AT 55 MILES/HR, MY HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION GAVE UP. IT STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. THIS IS MY 2ND TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA WHICH WAS INSTALLED LAST 12/2009. NOW AFTER LESS THAN 2 YRS AND 23,9000 MILES LATER, THE RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE WORST THING, I WAS WITH MY FAMILY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND WE WERE ALMOST HAD A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. JUST IMAGINE A VAN TRAVELING @ 55/HR AND SUDDENLY STOPPED ON A BUSY 1-4 IN ORLANDO FLORIDA. LOOKING AT THE HONDA ODYSSEY'S FORUM, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HOW CAN WE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? HONDA HAD BEEN SITTING FOR NOTHING AND WAITING FOR A SENTINEL EVENT TO HAPPEN. THIS EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD ENFORCE A MUCH STRICTER RULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442027January 1, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
THE REAR POWERED TAILGATE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE STRUTS DO NOT HOLD THE DOOR OPEN AND WHEN YOU OPEN THE HATCH WITH THE POWERE BUTTON IT FULLY OPENS THEN JERKS TWO TIMES THEN CLOSES. IF YOU OPEN THE HATCH MANUALLY THE STRUTS DO NOT HOLD THE DOOR AT ALL AND IT SLAMS SHUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441983December 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 84,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS BETWEEN GEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING. REVERSE ALSO DOES NOT ENGAGE AND APPEARS TO EXHIBIT SLIPPAGE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441594December 29, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WAS A RECALL BACK ON 4/25/00 FOR THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL # WAS 00V119000. I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE DOOR NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY. I CALLED HENNESSEY HONDA IN WOODSTOCK, GA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT RECALL ON RECORD. THEN THEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE RECALLS AND DON'T SEE WHERE THIS WAS DONE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WHEN IT WAS ALREADY DETERMINED THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? IS THERE A TIME LIMIT ON HOW LONG HONDA WILL FIX THIS REPAIR FOR FREE? *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441655December 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DURING ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, THE STEERING AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH. WHEN THIS CONDITION HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CAN EASILY BECOME UNSAFE. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE CAN SHUDDER AND EASILY SHIFT TO ONE SIDE. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST YEAR. IT IS NOW HAPPENING REPEATEDLY AND WITH INCREASING SEVERITY. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES AND CHECKED ALIGNMENT. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED BRAKES AND TURNED ROTORS. THE DEALER INDICATED TODAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441665December 29, 2011
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTICEABLE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE ACCELERATING AND COASTING. CHANGED WHEELS TIRES POWERSTEERING PUMP ROTATION OF TIRES BRAKE ROTORS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. ALL TIRES WERE BALANCED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441458December 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
HI, HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE 03 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FOR CHIPPING OF METAL, OVER HEATING, ETC. RIGHT NOW MY CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR 10-15SEC AND WHILE DRIVING WILL ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE VERY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. SPOKE TO HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OR FIX THESE ISSUES CASE#[XXX] ON 1229/2011. [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
#10441486December 28, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AS IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE MECHANIC, BUT HONDA MOTOR CO HAD THE FINAL WORD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. KMJ ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF UPDATED 02/07/12 THE CONSUMER STATED ON AUGUST 8, 2008 HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. UPDATED 03/26/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10441278December 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD AT ABOUT 30-35 MILES PER HOUR AND ALSO HESITATES AT TIMES. YOU CAN FEEL THE VAN SHIFT VERY HARD ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441311December 27, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING NO WORK FROM SLOW SPEED. SOMETIMES VERY HARD TO TURN WHEEL EVEN HIGHSPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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