Honda Odyssey Complaints (2005)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10128643July 13, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODDYSEY. I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AND CONTACTED A PARKED VEHICLE WITH THE BACK RIGHT CORNER OF MY VEHCLE. I HAD A CHILD SAFELTY SEAT LOACTED ON THE LEFT OF THE 3RD ROW OF SEATS WHICH WAS TETHERED TO THE BACK LEFT TETHER ATTACHMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, THE BOLT ATTACHING THE TETHER STRAP TO THE BUMPER CAME OUT, BASICALLY MAKING THE TETHER USELESS IN A CRASH. I HAD THE BOLT REPLACED AS IT WAS STRIPPED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SINCE THE COLLISION ONLY HAPPENED AT ABOUT 5-10 MILES PER HOUR, BUT I IMAGINE THING WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IN A HIGH SPEED COLLISION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127556July 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE ON A ROADTRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER REPLACED EGR VALVE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PIECE OF METAL STUCK ON IT. ON THE RETURN TRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. MECHANICS AT THE DEALER HAVE FOUND LARGE QUANTITIES OF METAL IN THE ENGINE. MECHANICS HAVE NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND IS CURRENTLY COMMUNICATING WITH HONDA ENGINEERS REGARDING THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126315June 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRELESS HEADPHONES OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ON AUDIO SOURCE, E.G., CD IS PLAYING ON THE FRONT CHANNELS AND THE DVD IS SELECTED FOR THE REAR CHANNELS. FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 30-90 MINS AFTER THE SPLIT SOURCE IS SELECTED. WHILE THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR A VEHICLE, WE HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD THAT USES THE DVD TO REMAIN CALM AND, THE SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY LIMITED IN ITS CURRENTLY DEFECTIVE CONDITION, PREVENTING US FROM A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NO RESOLVE AT PRESENT. THEY EXPECT APPROXIMATELY 50% FAILURE RATE TO THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO THEIR TECHLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126252June 22, 2005
SUSPENSION
FRONT END WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125980June 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT 9.974 MILES MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR LEAK. THIS IS DUE TO THE WIDE OPEN, LOW PROFILE OPENING ON THE FRONT OF THE VAN. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR! I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A MESH INSTALLED THERE BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PROTECT THE CONDENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121051June 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE FAN IN THE VEHICLE IS BLOWING HOT AIR. WHEN VENT IS USED (110 DEGREES) OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE AIR COMING FROM VENT HAS BEEN HEATED. THE ENGINE OR HOT AIR FROM ENGINE HAS LEAKED INTO THE AIR INTAKE. IN ORDER TO BE COMFORTABLE IN VEHICLE, AIR CONDITIONER MUST BE USED EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER TO COOL DOWN CONSTANT FLOW OF HOT AIR COMING FROM VENT PIPE. THE PROBLEM IS MOST APPARENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER REPORTS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THIS LEADS TO DECREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121411June 20, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM OFF, THEY CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE SWITCH DIDN'T APPEAR TO WORK PROPERLY. *JB *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124250June 5, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL - 4500 MILES. LEFT SIDE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND LATCH COMPLETELY. INDICATOR ON DASH BOARD SHOWS DOOR IS OPEN. DOOR OPEN BUZZER WENT ON WHEN DRIVING. TURNED OFF POWER MECHANISM. DOOR SLID AJAR WHEN DRIVING UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH CHILDREN ON BOARD FORTUNATELY WITH SEAT BELTS ON. PUSHING DID NOT HELP CLOSE AND LATCH THE DOOR - THE DOOR CLOSES BUT POPS OUT IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE LOCK DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. YET TO VISIT DEALER TO RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123727June 1, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVER SIDE 2ND SEATING ROW POWER DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND LATCH. VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AT 1500-1600 RPM @50-55MPH, AND ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISE. STOPS WHEN FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR OR WHEN OUT OF INDICATED RANGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122528May 31, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH WHEN BUTTON PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122297May 27, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OCCASSIONALLY REMAINS AJAR. THIS OCCURS PRIMARILY DURING RAINY AND OR EXTREMELY COLD DAYS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121795May 21, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WITH 3000 MILES. THE LEFT SIDE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED COMPLETELY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TODAY 05/21/05. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR ON THE MID DID NOT GO ON BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR ON THE MID SHOWED ONLY WHEN THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. THE POWER MECHANISM HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. MY EIGHT YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SIDE SECOND ROW SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. NO PERSON OR THING FELL OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I BEGAN THIS TRIP THE DOOR OPEN BUZZER WENT ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE BUT NOT WHEN IN PARK. THE BUZZER SHUT OFF WHEN THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM WAS TURNED OFF EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. I CHECKED ALL THE DOORS AND THEY LOOKED CLOSED, SEATED AND LOCKED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR NEVER SHOWED EITHER ON THE DASHBOARD OR ON THE MID UNTIL THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I COULD NOT GET THE LEFT SIDE DOOR TO CLOSE AND LATCH MANUALLY. USING THE POWER MECHANISM THE DOOR DID NOT SEEM TO CLOSE COMPLETELY UNLESS I HELPED IT BY PUSHING. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE DOOR SEEMED TO POP OPEN A BIT AND IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT LATCHED. THE LOCK DID NOT HOLD AT ALL. ONE MONTH AGO THE OPEN DOOR BUZZER WAS GOING ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE BUZZER SHUT OFF IF I TURNED THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM OFF. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD SOME PROBLEMS CLOSING THE LEFT SIDE DOOR MANUALLY. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER (KEYES WOODLAND HILLS HONDA IN WOODLAND HILLS CALIFORNIA). THEY RETURNED THE CAR THE SAME DAY AND SAID THE DOOR SENSORS HAD TO BE ADJUSTED AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DOORS OR THE DOOR MECHANISM. THINGS WERE OKAY FOR A FEW WEEKS. VIN: [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10121027May 16, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE LAP/SHOULDER BELT IN THE CENTER POSITION OF THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS ANCHORED WITH THE ANCHOR LATCH. MY 2 1/2 YR OLD CHILD PULLED THE SEAT BELT DOWN; SOMEHOW IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. THE SEAT BELT HAD BEEN PULLED OUT COMPLETELY, SO IT WAS LOCKED. THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE BELT WAS TIGHT AROUND HIS NECK. THANKFULLY, HE MADE ENOUGH NOISE TO AROUSE ATTENTION FROM A PERSON SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW. THERE WAS BARELY ENOUGH ROOM FOR MY FINGERS TO FIT BETWEEN THE BELT AND HIS NECK - WITH HIM LEANING COMPLETELY BACK ON HIS CARSEAT. THE ANCHOR CAN ONLY BE RELEASED USING THE LATCH PLATE, BUT THE BELT WAS TOO TIGHT. WE WERE FORCED TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO RELIEVE THE TENSION ON HIS NECK. HE RECEIVED WELPS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF HIS NECK. WE IMMEDIATELY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT AS I AM ALMOST ALWAYS BY MYSELF WITH MY TRIPLET CHILDREN AND WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE SEEN NOR HEARD HIM!!! AT THE VERY LEAST, PARENTS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS POSSIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10119873May 4, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. DRIVING IN WINTER ON FREEWAY. WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID NOT COMING OUT. UNABLE TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD; POOR VISIBILITY. TURNS OUT THAT "LOW WINDSHIELD FLUID LEVEL WARNING" NOT INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER. OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES THAT "WARNING" IS AVAILABLE. HONDA INDICATED THAT ONLY CANADIAN MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THIS SAFETY FEATURE. ARE CANADIAN LAWS STRICTER THAN OURS? I HAD THAT FEATURE ON EVERY CAR SINCE 1983.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119892May 4, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR BY PRESSING THE OPEN BUTTON ON CONSOLE AND KEYLESS THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED ABOUT 6 INCHES THEN RECLOSED WITH A LOUD POP SOUND AND MY TWO AND HALF YEAR OLD SONS HAND ALMOST GOT COMPRESS BY THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119366May 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR HASN'T WORKED SINCE WE FIRST GOT IT ON THE LOT. ALL THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. FIRST PROBLEM NOTED WAS THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR NOT OPENING WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED. IT WOULD OPEN ABOUT 1/4 INCH AND THEN START BEEPING. IT THEN IS STUCK AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT IS TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR OPEN. SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR, THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FREEZES UP - CAN'T OPEN OR SHUT THE DOOR, CAN'T LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS. MUST SHUT CAR DOWN AND RE-START. SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE LOUD RATTLING IN BACK LEFT PART OF CAR. SIX WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, WENT ON TRIP. RETURNED TO AIRPORT & CAR WAS DEAD. GOT A JUMP. NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT BACK-UP BEEPERS/SENSORS NOT WORKING. AT ONE POINT, A TROUBLE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP FOR NO REASON & DIDN'T GO OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS. JUST TRIED OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL A FEW WEEKS AGO - IT DOESN'T WORK. THIS CAR IS A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120389April 29, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER INQUIRY REGARDING DELLA HONDA'S BUY BACK TRADE IN OFFER.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118146April 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
VERY LOUD PUSATING SOUND WHEN REAR WINDOWS OPEN. IT VIBRATES AND IS SO LOUD I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. MY EARS AND MY CHILDRENS EARS HURT. IT OCCURS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING 35-40 MPH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117917April 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN OCTOBER 2004, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH MEDIUM HARD BRAKING. THE GRINDING OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WITH PROLONGED STOPS, SUCH AS WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE GRINDING HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OR LOSS OF CONTROL, BUT I AM AWARE OF QUITE A FEW OTHER NEW ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119006April 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING, ENGINE RACING AND SHUTTING OFF. THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR EQUIPMENT NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING, AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE IN ADDITION TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE), POWER LOCKS AND AIR BAG SENSOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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