Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10403985June 1, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH OF MY POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS ON MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY ARE BROKEN. THERE IS A BUTTON TO SHUT IT OFF AND MANUALLY USE THE DOORS BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. THE DOORS OPEN ON THEIR OWN AND NEVER CLOSE PROPERLY. THE SPRING BROKE OFF OF ONE OF THE DOORS AND SCRATCHED THAT SIDE OF MY VAN. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT HONDA WILL NOT COVER IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404928June 1, 2011
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING ON I-90, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TEMPERATURE WAS 45 DEGREES. INSIDE SUN ROOF COVER WAS CLOSED SO NO GLASS ENTERED THE INTERIOR. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. HAD THE COVER BEEN OPENED AND SMALL CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE SEATS, SERIOUS INJURIES MAY HAVE OCCURRED. I SUGGEST THAT A SAFETY NOTICE BE ISSUED STATING THAT WHEN THE MIDDLE AND BACK ROW OF SEATS ARE OCCUPIED THEN THE SUN ROOF COVER BE CLOSED. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW AS THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MOST ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE 2005 MODEL ODYSSEY VAN. IN ADDITION A SAFETY RECALL MAY BE IN ORDER. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE INFORMED.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10403781May 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THE MINIVAN. THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE D STARTED BLINKING. I LOST POWER AND IT WAS LIKE IN A HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT TAKE OFF. I ABOUT GOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND IT WOULD HAVE HURT ME AND MY CHILDREN. I CALLED HONDA. THEY SAID THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT NO RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS HOW PEOPLE GET HURT AND HAVE ACCIDENTS. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT AMERICA WOULD ALLOW THESE VEHICLES TO BE ON THE ROADS. I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR A "DEPENDABLE" VEHICLE, THAT IS NOT DEPENDABLE AND THE PROBLEMS ARE WIDELY KNOWN. I JUST WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND SOME INFO OUT ABOUT THESE VEHICLES BEFORE I BOUT IT. THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS 100K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403935May 31, 2011
STRUCTURE
FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN ON HONDA ODYSSEY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OWNERS OF HONDA ODYSSEY THAT REPORT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET. I WOULD LIKE DOT TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AS EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD AND DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CASES TO OPEN A CASE ON THIS ISSUE. I AM GETTING THIS WORK DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL PART AND SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN OR WORN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403685May 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ODYSSEY DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A FEW WEEKS AGO AT 155,000 MI. REPAIRS ARE NOW OFFERED BY DEALER AFTER ANALYSIS OF $4,500 FOR A TOTALLY NEW TRANSMISSION. EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFER RECEIVED FROM HONDA IN 2006 WAS BEYOND OUR THEN CURRENT MILEAGE. WE HAVE FOUND FROM INTERNET POSTINGS THIS RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT SOLVE THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE. AFTER CALLS TO HONDA THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY SUPPORT FOR US. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403694May 29, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE AIR CONDITIONING BEGAN BLOWING WARM AIR ON MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L LAST FALL. I HAD THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER PERFORM AN INSPECTION, AND HE STATED THAT I HAD A HOLE IN MY AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER THAT MUST HAVE BEEN DUE TO A ROCK. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, WHICH HONDA WILL NOT ADMIT TO OR REPAIR AT THEIR COST. THE 2005 ODYSSEY HAS LITTLE PROTECTION AGAINST ROAD DEBRIS FROM THEIR NEW GRILL DESIGNS. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403648May 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOW BATTERY INDICATOR - TURN OFF ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, NO INTERIOR LIGHTS. DEALER SAID TO DRIVE MORE YET I RETURNED LAST EVENING FROM A 425 MILE DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403652May 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY IN 2010, SUDDENLY AT 132,000 MILES IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND, BYPASSES 2ND GOES INTO 3RD WITH THE RPMS RACING, THEN SETTLES TO 1500 RPMS, WITH STEADY SPEED REPEATEDLY RACES UP THE RPMS THEN SETTLES BACK, COMPUTER READOUT WAS POSSIBLE 2ND CLUTCH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE WHICH WAS REPLACED, DID NO GOOD, NOW LOOKING AT 3000 PLUS TRANNY REPLACEMENT. CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY BY 1ST OWNER AT HONDA DEALER,AND SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT A POSSIBLE TRANNY PROBLEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, CALLED DEALER, WAS TOLD TOO BAD AND GOODBYE, I HAVE OWNED 4 NEW HONDAS AND AM SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR FOR MY SON, I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT HONDA, BUT NOW NO WAY, THEY HAVE HAD TOO MANY ODYSSEY TRANNY PROBLEMS AND KNOW IT IS THERE POOR DESIGN. ALL MY OTHER HONDAS I NEVER HAD A TRANNY REPLACED, I HAVE A COROLLA 95 WITH 25000 MILES AND RUNS LIKE A TOP. ANOTHER I SOLD TO A FRIEND SOME YEARS BACK AND HE HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS.NOW MY ODYSSEY WAS CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 8 WEEKS AGO AND AT 50 MILES AN HOUR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMS INTO THE REAR END, IT LOCKED UP AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY WIFE SUFFERED NECK PAIN THAT IS GETTING WORSE, SHOULD HAVE HAD HER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL THAT INSTANT BUT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SPRAIN, A FEW WEEKS L LATER IT IS DETERMINED A POSSIBLE HERNIATION, SHE IS A PARAPLEGIC FROM THE WAIST DOWN DUE TO AN OLD INJURY, AND NOW IS GETTING NUMBNESS IN HER HANDS, AND POSSIBLE SURGERY, ALL BECAUSE HONDA DECIDED TO SWEEP THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE UNDER THE RUG, IF HONDA OF AMERICA THINKS THIS IS OVER, THEY HAVE ANOTHER THING COMING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10402934May 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND UP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INDEPENDENTLY INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402964May 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEFECT. OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 120,000 MILES AND NOW REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402852May 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHILE SLOWING DOWN UNDER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT COULD FEEL AND HEAR THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING, AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURERS ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS SHIFTING NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402862May 26, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED BUT THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 420.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402900May 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402710May 25, 2011
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY, AS A RESULT SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE BATTERY POWER WAS DRAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND THE COOLANT CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402731May 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. EITHER A FAILING TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION. I AM WRITING IN CONCERN TO MY ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. AS IT SHUDDERS THERE IS ALSO A DROP IN RPM'S. I HAVE SPOKE WITH (2) OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR ODYSSEY AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE LOCATED 1000'S OF BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS TO ME IS RAISES A CONCERN. THIS IS NOT NORMALLY WEAR AND TEAR FOR A TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA ISN'T ADDRESSING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS IN THE PAST, ISSUED BY NHTSA, IN REGARDS TO HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS DON'T EVER SEEMED TO BE FIXED. BASED UPON THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT, THE (2), OTHER THAN MINE, THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY HEARD ABOUT MAKES ME FEEL AS THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF INTERACTION WITH YOUR AGENCY. HONDA CONTINUES TO BLOW OFF THE ISSUE AND SAY IT ISN'T A PROBLEM. TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST WAY LONGER THAN 60-80K MILES. I HAVE NEVER TOWED OR ABUSED MY TRANSMISSION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM AND IT IS FAILING ME. I BELIEVE IT IS SOLELY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE IN WHICH HONDA KNOWS ABOUT BUT IS FAILING TO RESOLVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402508May 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED BY DEALER AND FACTORY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PERFORMED THROUGHOUT. IN APRIL 2011 NOTICED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR OCCURRED. IT BECAME IMMOBILE WHILE ACCELERATING ON A BUSY STREET. TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER AND INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402622May 24, 2011
INTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2011 ADVERTISED THE AMBIENT FOOTWELL LIGHTING AS ALL BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. UNFORTUNATELY IS SO DIM AND YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO PUT YOUR HAND RIGHT UP TO THE LIGHT EVEN WHEN IT IS AT IT"S FULL BRILLIANCE. I FEEL THAT I WAS RIPPED OFF AND IT IS VERY DECEIVING OF HONDA TO DO THAT AND CHARGE ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS FEATURE. PLEASE CAN YOU GUYS GET HONDA TO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE VEHICLE IS ADVERTISED AS A LUXURY VEHICLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402300May 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME WE GET INTO OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES TO HAVE THEM FIX IT AND THEY TELL ME TO DRIVE IT MORE. I HAVE CHARGED THE BATTERY AT LEAST 5 TIMES MYSELF AND THE WARNING WILL ALWAYS RETURN. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF WITH THE WARNING MAKING IT VERY HARD AND UNSAFE TO LOAD SMALL CHILDREN INTO THE VEHICLE. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS EITHER A LOW BATTERY CONDITION OR A FALSE WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402225May 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/54-2011-ODYSSEY/137322-BATTERY-CHARGE-LOW.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402240May 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILED TO OPEN ON MANY OCCASIONS AND I DIDN'T THINK OF IT AS ANYTHING MORE THAN A NUISANCE. THIS TIME ONE OF MY CHILDREN'S FINGERS WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT A PASSERBY TO FORCE IT OPEN. HIS FINGER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DAMAGED THAN IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE DOOR, NOT TO MENTION THE PANIC AND DISTRESS AND BEING TRAPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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