Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10435602November 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 108,000 MILES. HONDA SERVICE SAYS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS 2 ENGINE MOUNTS. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT HONDA ONLY, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE SERVICE SCHEDULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435402November 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURES. WE BOUGHT A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR, WITH JUST 34K MILES ON IT - IT DEVELOPED A PERIODIC SHUDDER IN THE LOWER GEARS. WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A POTENTIALLY BIG ISSUE UNTIL MANY MILES LATER WE COULD NO LONGER MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN THE HONDANORTH - AT 67K MILES YOUNG - FOR , THE LIST BEGAN WITH THE NEED FOR NEW ENGINE MOUNTS, NEW HEAT SHIELDS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ENDED WITH A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. SO MUCH FOR THAT HONDA QUALITY. SINCE THEN, WITH A SECOND REVIEW, HONDAAMERICA HAS CONTINUED TO REFUSE ASSISTANCE FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT WILL COST $2325, THIS DESPITE A GOVERNMENT RECALL OF 2004 ODYSSEY THE NHTSA, HAS SOME 570 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2003 4 HONDA ACCORDS. THERE ARE JUST OVER 700 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2002 4 ODYSSEYS. ACCORDING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY, [XXX], OF THE 267 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS THE CENTER RECEIVED IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2010 ALONE, 169 WERE FROM HONDA OR ACURA OWNERS. A NUMBER OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA RECOUNT MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT CREATED VERY SERIOUS DANGER FOR THE FAMILIES INVOLVED. A YEAR AGO, WE ALL WITNESSED THE LONG FAILURE OF TOYOTA TO COME CLEAN ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR ISSUES. NOW THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURES. WHEN WILL HONDA AND OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PAY ATTENTION? 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
#10435251November 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
5/28/05 FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 06/03/05 10/12/07 SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 10/15/07 WITH 87,344 MILES 11/14/11 THIRD TRANSMISSION NOT REPLACED WITH 166,230 MILES ALL TIMES INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. TWO TIMES WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND CAR STOPPED WORKING AND TOWED TO HONDA DEALER. 1ST INCIDENCE SERVICED AT MAINE MALL MOTORS S. PORTLAND, ME. 2ND AND 3RD INCIDENCES DEALT WITH EXECUTIVE HONDA WALLINGFORD, CT. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. FOUR TRANSMISSIONS IN A VEHICLE IS EXCESSIVE. EVEN WITH MY 166K+ MILEAGE, CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. BELIEVE DEFECTIVE AND EXCESSIVE REPLACEMENT OF MY TRANSMISSIONS IS UNREASONABLE AND IS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. NEVER HAVE HAD FAILURE WITH TRANSMISSION IN PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES EVEN WITH HIGH MILEAGE. HONDA IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS WHO PAY GOOD $$$ FOR BELOW AVERAGE WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS DEEPER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435253November 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING OUR VAN IN DECEMBER 2008 IT SUDDENLY STARTED GIVING UNEVEN RESPONSE TO THE SPEED CHANGES AND I COULD FEEL THE PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION RELATED. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION. SINCE I HAD BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THE WARRANTY COMPANY SENT THE DEALER ANOTHER USED HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION AS REPLACEMENT. IT HOWEVER FAILED, TOO, IN MAY THIS YEAR (2011) AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER USED TRANSMISSION. THIS THIRD ONE HAS NOW STARTED GIVING THE SAME TROUBLE SINCE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE'S A CLASS ACTION SUIT GOING ON AGAINST HONDA ON THE EAST COAST ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PARTY ON THAT ONE! THANKS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435292November 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
FAILURE OF EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT SHIELDS COULD CAUSE VEHICLE FIRE. CONSUMER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THE SAFETY SHIELDS ARE NO LONGER IN PLACE. DEALER INDICATED EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT SHIELDS WERE LOOSE AND MISSING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER INDICATED FAILURE TO REPLACE COULD RESULT IN MELTING OF INSULATION ON ELECTRICAL WIRES. I FEEL THE HEAT SHIELDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED USING STAINLESS STEEL TO PREVENT CORROSION AND LOSS OF THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. AT $615 TO REPLACE, IT IS UNLIKELY MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE THIS WORK PERFORMED, ESPECIALLY AS THE VEHICLE AGES. THERE ARE NORMAL/EXPECTED SAFETY FEATURES THAT CAR OWNERS EXPECT TO REPLACE (TIRES, WIPER BLADES AND BULBS). THE CONSUMER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THE SAFETY SHIELDS HAVE FALLEN FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN CONTACTING HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE CAR OPERATING IN A SAFE MANNER. BUT IF I WAS NOT TOLD (BY THE DEALER) THAT I HAD A SAFETY ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING. THERE ARE LIKELY MANY OTHER UNSUSPECTING ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY/FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435313November 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2 TIMES @ 76000.00 MILES DEALER SAID THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT @125000 MILES IT GAVE OUT AGAIN WORST THAN LAST TIME SHOP THAT DID WORK 2ND TIME SAID DEALER ONLY REPLACED CONVERTER ? DO NOT UNDERSTAND NOT VERY HAPPY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435119November 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I JUST BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY YEAR 1999. THE TRANSMISSION JUST BROKE AT ONLY 91,000 MILES. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I FELT I SHOULD EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION IN THIS MATTER. ONE THING I WILL TELL YOU, I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA CAR AGAIN. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA JUST TO BE DENIED ANY KIND OF HELP. HONDA SHOULD STAND FOR THEIR CRAPPY TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ODYSSEY AND OFFER SOME HELP. I'VE ALWAYS OWNED TOYOTA CARS AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THEY VERY RELIABLE CARS. IF YOUR PLANNING ON BUYING A HONDA, PLEASE THINK ABOUT TWICE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435731November 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS COME TO LEARN, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002-2004 MODEL YEAR ODYSSEY'S WERE DEFECTIVE. ON DECEMBER 10, 2010 THE DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER, THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $ 3965.69. HONDA AGREED TO PAY $1,000 TOWARD THE REPAIR. ON JANUARY 3, 2011 THE CONSUMER PAID THE REMAINING BALANCE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435013November 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VAN HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 2ND -3RD GEAR WITH SLIPPING AND REVVING EXCEPTIONAL HIGH BEFORE TRANSITIONS SUDDENLY INTO NEXT GEAR. VAN WAS RECALLED AT 24,000 MILES FOR REPAIR TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 2004 AS REQUESTED. THIS VAN HAD BEEN DILIGENTLY MAINTAINED ONLY AT DEALERSHIP, OTHER THAN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES, AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $6600. HONDA OF AMERICA IS NOT HELPFUL AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN ANY MANNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435088November 9, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP IS FAILING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED (NOT INTERMITTENT). CONDITION MAKES IT DIFFICULT AND SLOW TO MANUEVER THE VEHICLE DURING PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE CONDITION WAS WHILE PARALLEL PARKING IN THE CITY DURING A TIME OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOTE: POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER ONE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP DUE TO AIR INGESTION PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS A ONE OWNER AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT ONLY HONDA POWER STEERING FLUID HAS EVER BEEN USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434838November 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WIFE WAS TAKING KIDS TO AN AIR SHOW. WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON I95 THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, SHUDDER AND PRODUCE LOUD NOISES. MY WIFE HAD TO PULL THE CAR OUT THE TRAFFIC ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT I95 AT THE NEXT EXIT. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434942November 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY HOT TO TOUCH WHEN REMOVED FROM IGNITION AFTER SHORT DRIVE. THIS IS LATEST IN SERIES OF APPARENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING DEAD BATTERY WHEN 6 WEEKS OLD, NUMEROUS FAILURES OF KEYPAD LOCK TRANSMITTER AND FAILURE TO START, FALSE READINGS ON INDICATORS, BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTS, VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434951November 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD MY HONDA ODYSSEY AND I HAD NO COMPLAINTS. BUT NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN TRANNY GONE. I SERVICED IT ON THE REGULAR, FLUID NEVER CHANGED COLORS( BURNT COLOR). I GOT 183K . ON IT.. JUST DID TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP. NOW I WILL HAVE A GOOD MINIVAN IF I HAD A NEW TRANNY...ANY INFO WOULD BE HELPFUL AND GLADLY APPRECIATED.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434742November 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, ACCELERATING FROM 35 TO 40+, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP! EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE WE WERE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. NEXT DAY, ANOTHER LOCK UP + SLIPPING BETWEEN 25 & 35 MPH AND @ 50 PM. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND GEAR SHIFT WILL GET STUCK IN PARK, REVERSE & DRIVE. RPM REVS HIGH. HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED TODAY AS "INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" 164,000 HIGHWAY MILES, SERVICED @ DEALER, BABIED WITH OIL CHANGES, ETC. NOW $4,000 QUOTE FOR TRANSMISSION 3 YRS/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA OWNER SINCE 1990, BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER BUYING ANY FUTURE HONDAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434782November 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WHOLE DASH BOARD STARTED BLINKING AND NO INFORMATION OF SPEED, FUEL AMOUNT, HOT OR COLD, OR THE MILAGE WAS ABLE TO BE SEEN. WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IF STOPPED COULDN'T TELL YOU HOW FAST I WAS GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434786November 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 ODYSSEY WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 20K, RECALL FOR AIR IN BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETED, TOOK BACK TO DEALER COMPLAINING THAT AIR IS BACK. REBLEED SYSTEM AGAIN BETTER, BACK TO DEALER ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER, THEY SAY NEEDS BRAKES REPLACED AT A COST OF 400.00 TO 500.00. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE BRAKES WORKED OKAY BUT SHOOK VAN WHEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE, 60K FRONT ROTORS AND BACK ROTOR NEED REPAIR FRONT PADS NEED REPLACING BACK PADS OKAY BUT DEALER SAID AGAIN NEED BRAKES AT ALL 4 CORNERS. DID THE WORK MY SELF TO SAVE MONEY. WHEN BLEEDING BRAKES I NOTICED BLACK COLORED STUFF COMING OUT AND LOTS OF AIR. WHEN WILL HONDA REALLY FIX THE BRAKES? AFTER A FAMILY DIES BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM. FRONT ROTORS TWICE AND REAR ROTORS AT 60K. REAR PADS WERE OKAY BUT REPLACED BECAUSE THEY MAD NOISE REAL BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434299November 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. A DAY EARLIER THE TCS LIGHT LIT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. THE VERY NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILES THERE WAS A SLIPPING SENSATION AND THEN WITHIN FEW MINUTES THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT IN MOVING THE CAR FORWARD. WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, THANK GOD, I WASN'T TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH BUNCH OF CARS AND TRUCKS BEHIND ME. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LOCAL ROADS WHILE THIS HAPPENED. I HAD CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY VIN. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THOSE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE HE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE - PURE AND SIMPLE. HONDA HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND THAT THEY CANNOT HELP ANY FURTHER. OTHER THAN OPENING UP A CASE [XXX] HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE HASN'T HELPED MUCH. LOOKING AT VARIOUS AUTO FORUMS, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE NUMBER 1 PROBLEM FOR THE 2ND GENERATION (AND EVEN SOME 3RD GENERATION) ODYSSEYS WITH ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM TAILING CLOSE AS THE NUMBER 2 PROBLEM. DESPITE ALL THIS, IT IS SURPRISING THAT HONDA SEEMS TO BE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. IT. 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
#10434305November 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAVE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AS MY RIGHT FOOT PUT NORMAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING MY TOE TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA IN MAY 2010 PERTAINING TO THE SOFT BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW HAD MY PEDAL ADJUSTED THREE TIMES BY HONDA SERVICE AND IT DOES NOT IMPROVE THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE HONDA SERVICE PERSONNEL HAVE EXPLAINED THE "2007 AND 2008 ODYSSEY MODELS HAVE AN INHERENT "SOFT BRAKE" PROBLEM. I FEAR AN EMERGENCY BRAKING OF THE ODYSSEY CAN RESULT IN A SERIOUS HIGHWAY COLLISION AND OR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY OPINION IS THAT HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE DANGER THIS PROBLEM IS TO MY FAMILY OR OTHERS WHO MIGHT SUFFER INJURIES OR DEATH DUE TO THE BRAKING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434668November 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. NOTED AND CASCADED BY AMERICAN HONDA. REPAIRS COULD BE DONE UNDER GOODWILL AT HONDAS DISCRETION. COVERAGE WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT INTERNAL DAMAGE COULD HAPPEN BEYOND THE SAID YEARS/MILEAGE RANGE FOR WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. FROM A CONSUMERS PERSPECTIVE, IT IS A CLAUSE OR LANGUAGE USED TO LEVERAGE HONDAS GOODWILL DISCRETION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC BY THE NHTSA, WHILE HONDA SETTLED OUT OF COURT, YET DID NOT TAKE FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE KNOWN AND VALIDATED TRANSMISSION DEFICIENCY. GEAR SLIPS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR IN THE RANGE OF 20-30MPH. ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT TURNS ON, AS WELL AS THE DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING (INSTEAD OF BEING SOLID LIGHT). ACCELERATING AFTER A COMPLETE STOP IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN CROSSING THE INTERSECTIONS. REPAIRING THE PRESSURE SWITCH ON 11/2/11 DID NOT RECTIFY THE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434124November 3, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLES CAME EQUIPPED WITH P225/60R16 TIRE SIZES. THE NORMAL LOAD INDEX OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE 98, WHICH CAN CARRY A MAXIMUM LOAD OF 1653 POUNDS. THE MAXIMUM LOAD THE FRONT TWO TIRES CAN CARRY IS 3,306 POUNDS. THE CURB WEIGHT OF HONDA ODYSSEY IS 4.509 POUNDS. NORMALLY 70 % OF THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT IS ON THE STEERING AXEL. THAT MEANS THAT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 3,200 POUNDS OF WEIGHT WITHOUT ANY DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE. A NORMAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD WEIGH ABOUT 350 POUNDS TOGETHER. THUS IT CAN BE SEEN THAT HONDA ODYSSEY TIRE SIZES WAS SELECTED INADEQUATELY TO MEET ITS LOADING REQUIREMENTS. THE TIRE SIZE WERE DESIGNED INADEQUATELY TO CARRY THE DESIGN LOAD OF THIS VEHICLE RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF TIRES OR POSSIBLE TIRE BUSTING DUE TO CONTINUOUS OVER LOAD ON DESIGNED CAPACITY. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION NEW HONDA ODYSSEY NOW COMES STANDARD WITH 235/65R17 TIRES, APPROPRIATE TIRE SIZE OF LOADING CAPACITY. WHY CONSUMERS OF 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY ARE PUNISHED FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND POSSIBLE HARM IN OPERATING IT.? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Honda Odyssey