Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10361750October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR MONEY VS. HONDA TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361774October 22, 2010
STEERING
IN 2008, HAD MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WAS SERVICED BY GILROY HONDA DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP. AT THAT TIME, THEY HAD REPLACED THE FAULTY PUMP AS IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSING THE STICKY DRIVING DURING SLOW SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT NOTICED ON HIGH SPEEDS SINCE THERE ARE NO BIG/WIDE TURNS NEEDED AT THAT SPEED. THE VAN IS NORMALLY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND I SELDOM USE IT. I RECENTLY USED IT (2ND WEEK OF OCT '10) WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO GILROY HONDA FOR A REGULAR SERVICE. DURING THAT TIME, I NOTICED A VERY STICKY STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I NOTICED IN 2008. I ALSO NOTICED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, IT TENDS TO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I ALSO NOTICE THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT (LIKE IN A PARKING LOT) BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IT SINCE MY WIFE IS DRIVING IT EVERYTIME AND THAT SHE MIGHT HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY DURING A SLOW MANEUVER. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO GILROY HONDA BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR ME AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A RECALL ABOUT THIS BUT SAID NO. I THINK THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT CAN LEAD TO CRASH OR EVEN WORSE INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361812October 22, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS WHEN TURNING QUICKLY (IE: LOW SPEED, TURNING INTO PARKING SLOT). MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. VEHICLE IS 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL MINIVAN WITH APPROX 70K MILES. HONDA DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP 3X WITH NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE OTHER THAN POOR DESIGN. LATEST REPLACEMENT PERFORMED 10/22/10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361820October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR SHUTTERS AROUND 40 - 50 MPH AS WELL AS ON INCLINES. I'M AMAZED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS AND HOW COMMON THE DEFECT IS THAT THE TWO PLACES I CALLED AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER THAT I NEEDED A $2200 TORQUE CONVERTER PUT IN KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE 05 ODYSSEY'S ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I'M SURPRISED THAT HONDA HAS LET THIS GO WITHOUT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361504October 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. HE WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361513October 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND THE UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361569October 21, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTGATE HINGES FAILED. THE LIFT GATE CAME DOWN UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE IT WAS OPEN. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361635October 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT COULD SEE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361654October 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
HONDA IS REPLACING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE JUST AS FAULTY, IF NOT MORE SO, THAN THE ORIGINAL. MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR ITS 4TH TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT 62K MILES, THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT HONDA HAD FIXED THE ISSUES AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WOO HOO FOR HONDA! THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM, FIXED IT, AND TOOK MEASURES TO ADDRESS IT AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THEY SCORED BIG POINTS WITH THAT MOVE... UNTIL THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED 57K MILES LATER (10K MILES PAST THE 109K CLASS ACTION WARRANTY EXTENSION). WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THIS TIME, I QUESTIONED HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE TRANSMISSION THEY WERE ABOUT TO INSTALL. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SOME OF THE EARLY REPLACEMENTS DID STILL HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT HONDA REALLY HAD FIXED THEM THIS TIME. I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT, BUT SURE ENOUGH, 38K MILES LATER, THAT ONE FAILED TOO. HOW CAN HONDA CONTINUE TO GET AWAY WITH INSTALLING THESE FAULTY REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS? I'M NOW LOOKING AT THE WORK ORDER FOR THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION AND IT LISTS THE PART NUMBER AS '06200-P7T-030RM WARRANTY A/T KIT'. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER THAT WAS ON THE INVOICES FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD TRANSMISSIONS. REALLY? THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY'VE FIXED THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PART NUMBER STAYS THE SAME AND THE OUTCOME DOESN'T CHANGE? THIS IS FRAUD. THEY ARE CHARGING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ($4,000-6,000) FOR A PRODUCT THAT HAS PROVEN TO BE FAULTY (JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON 'ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION'), AND ARE INTENTIONALLY PUTTING THE SAFETY OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361658October 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WAS MAKING A WHINNING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. SOON AFTER THERE WAS THE SMELL OF FLUID BURNING. DEALER INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE RECALL ISSUED IN 2004 FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED WHERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL YEAR AND VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TRANSMISSIONS ARE AN ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE DEFECTS AND FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING THE TRANSMISSION CAN LOCK AT HIGH SPEEDS AND MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361665October 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR (WHEN YOU FIRST GET INTO THE ODYSSEY AND PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WILL GO TO THE FLOOR) AND IT IS SOFT/MUSHY. [THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE THE RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND IS STILL AN ISSUE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE.] THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE WHEN I DRIVE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WHICH HAS A "NORMAL" HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND REQUIRES MUCH MORE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I GET USED TO THE SOFT/MUSHY PEDAL AND DON'T REACT SOON ENOUGH TO STOP WHAT I CALL "NORMAL" BRAKE PEDAL IN OTHER VEHICLES. I VOTE FOR A STANDARD BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIREMENT SO WHEN A PERSON DRIVES DIFFERENT VEHICLES THERE ISN'T THE HAZARD OF NOT PRESSING DOWN HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE ONE GETS USED TO A VERY SOFT PEDAL IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361670October 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA/ODYSSEY/5DR EX VEHICLE # [XXX]. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR ,FREQUENCY 2-4 TIMES IN ONE HOUR OF CITY DRIVING,CONSEQUENCES ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT UNABLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT. @40-60 KM/H THE DAY BEFORE THIS ALMOST SERIOUS ACCIDENT,I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAPLE HONDA 98 AUTO VAUGHAN DRIVE,ONTARIO. THEY STATED IT WAS A LACK OF FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION ADDED FLUID THE PROBLEM THE PROBLEM STILL PRESENT AND PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORST. PLEASE NOTE HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THERE 1999-2001 ODYSSEY WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT ,3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACK. 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
#10361325October 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
YOU CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEARS OTHER THAN P (PARK). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361411October 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED ACCORDING TO RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) IN 2009. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TUMBLERS TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 163,111.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361137October 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HI I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT MY 2006 ODYSSEY(EX-L WITH DVD) A/C SWITCH WILL NOT WORK IN WINTER, WHEN PRESSED IT IS LIKE A ROCK. A/C SWITCH BECOMES HARD TO PRESS IN WINTER/FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN SUMMER NO ISSUE AT ALL. WHY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE: UNDER CERTAIN NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN FALL OR WINTER, WINDSHIELD FOG FORMS DURING NIGHT DRIVING.I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON FRONT DE-FOG SWITCH WHICH WORKS ONLY WHEN AC IS ON. AS A RESULT I HAD TO PULL OVER & PRESS AC SWITCH HARD TO MAKE IT WORK. DUE TO THICK FOG ON GLASS, WAS UNABLE TO SEE INFRONT UNTIL AC SWITCH WAS TURNED ON WITH FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFOG MODE. HOPE NHTSA LOOKS IN TO THIS ISSUE & RECOMMEND MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361213October 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361033October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A HONDA 2003 ODYSSEY WITH APPROXIMATELY 108,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON ME AND WOULD GO FORWARD VERY SLOW. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED, BUT AFTER RESEARCH, I COME TO FIND OUT THAT HONDA HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 ODYSSEY AND HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361051October 18, 2010
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN DRIVING, HE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361056October 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY OCCASIONALLY STALLED BUT WOULD START AGAIN. 2. MOLTEN SOLDER CAME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH AND FELL ON DRIVER'S FOOT. 3. PAIN AND SURPRISE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. 4. CAR STALLED AND WOULD START BUT STOP IMMEDIATELY WHEN KEY WAS RELEASED FROM "START" POSITION. 5. AM CURRENTLY REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WAS THE SOURCE OF HOT METAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361073October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE 70. STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO ASSIST MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN WHO WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE. VEHICLE STRUCK SP VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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