Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10351114August 22, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION, 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, FAR BACK PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AROUND CHILD IN A TWISTED MANNER SLOWLY CRUSHING THE PASSENGER. SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE LOOSENED. CHILD AND PARENT TRIED TO RETRACT SEAT BELT BY RAISING CHILD ONLY RESULTING IN TIGHTER SEATBELT AND THE SUSPENSION OF CHILD IN SEATBELT. VISUAL - CHILD HEAD IS AT HEAD REST LEVEL AND WAIST OF CHILD ABOUT 6-7 INCHES FROM TOP OF SEATBELT RETRACTION UNIT. CHILD IS IN A BACK ARCH TRYING TO KEEP LEGS TOUCHING SEAT TO RELIVE PRESSURE FROM STRAP. SOLUTION - PARENT WAS UNABLE TO GET SEATBELT TO RELEASE AND EFFORTS RESULTED IN TIGHTER SEATBELT. PARENT HAD TO UTILIZE POCKET KNIFE TO CUT THE SEAT BELT STRAP. SIDE NOTE - INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS OTHERS RUNNING INTO SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10350704August 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE AN HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 99' AND ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS WHEN OUT FIRST THEN THE OTHER A CPLE MONTHS LATER. I'VE BEEN STUCK WITH IT JAMMED OPEN AND HAD TO RIDE HOME LIKE THAT W CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND TAKING A TURN AND ONE OF THE DOOR SLID OPEN, NEXT TO MY 3YR.OLD WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ITS DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. BUT NOW NEITHER OF THE DOORS WORK, SO THE KIDS HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO GET IN FOR MONTHS NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY SAY ITS THE MOTOR IN BOTH DOORS WHICH WILL BE 900 DOLLARS EACH TO FIX! I DON'T HAVE THAT. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM IN ALOT OF HONDA VANS NOT BEEN RECALLED!? *TR
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0
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#10350750August 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE AT 1700 MILES. FRONT AND REAR CAMSHAFTS SEIZED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE DISABLED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A SECONDARY ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC AND JUST ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. REPLACED CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLIES,SPROCKETS, BELTS, GASKETS, ETC. OLD PARTS RETAINED BY DEALER. WE CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE TO A GENTLEMAN NAMED DAVID, WHO WAS NOT HELPFUL AND WOULD NOT TRANSFER US TO ANYONE WITH ANY AUTHORITY. THE DEALER TOLD US HONDA AMERICA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER 3.5 L ENGINES. FORTUNATELY NO ONE APPARENTLY HAS BEEN DISABLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND KILLED BY LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10350828August 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT MY VAN SHOWING A TRANSMISSION CODE. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY @53 ,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. AUGUST ODF 2010, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION CODE. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY @84,000 MILES ON IT. I SPOKE WITH ED VOYLES HONDA AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ELSE CONCERNING THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT PER THEIR JAPAN OFFICE. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IF I WOULD HAVE PAID FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR IT WOULD HAVE CAME WITH A WARRANTY. IF I KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE PAID SOME TOWARDS THE REPAIR. I DISCOVERED HONDA ONLY PROVIDED A WARRANTY ON THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT EXPIRED. 1999-2001 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS HAD A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. THEY BUT A BAND AID ON THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS OVER. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION LASTED JUST A LITTLE LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE INFORMATION I READ SHOWS THEY TREATED EACH CUSTOMER DIFFERENTLY CONCERNING THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. THE SERVICE MANAGER MADE SURE HE TOLD ME YOU DIDN'T BUY YOUR VEHICLE FROM US AND YOU DON'T HAVE IT SERVICE HERE. HE WAS CORRECT AND I WOULD BE BUYING ONE FROM THEM EITHER. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350642August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350649August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT HAS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM SINCE LAST YEAR (BEFORE 107550 MILES). NOW THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON, THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL. HONDA AMERICA IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY RELIEF, AND TOLD ME MY ODYSSEY IS NOT UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA. I PURCHASED HONDA BECAUSE ITS QUALITY, BUT SEEMS TO BE FOOLED. BASED ON SO MANY COMPLAINS FOUND FROM THE WEB (MANY MIGHT NOT POST AT ALL), AND ALSO BASED ON SO CALLED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION, IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT HONDA KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM ON THEIR TRANSMISSION, BUT DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT AND TAKE ITS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10350657August 19, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350668August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE ROAD/HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GEAR (3RD) AND 'SLIPS' - FREEWHEELS AS IF IN NEUTRAL! MULTIPLE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET INTO THE TRAFFIC STREAM! HONDA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND KEEPS REPLACING THEM WITH 'BROKEN' ONES!! THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM, THAT TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN ABOUT 30-40K MILES!! *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350471August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE OWNED A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL SINCE NEW. AT 140,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, AND THE DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON WITH BUCKING AND HIGH RPMS OF THE ENGINE MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL UNIT AT A $5000.00 COST. HONDA OF AMERICA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP EVEN THOUGH RECALL 04V176000 WAS DONE ON VEHICLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ENTIRE TRANSMISSIONS AND PROVIDE OWNERS WITH RELIEF FROM THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. HONDA WILL NOT HELP EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THEY EQUIPPED THIS VEHICLE WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD NOT LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350473August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY IN SEPTEMBER, 1999. AT APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NO RENTAL CAR WAS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES LATER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WENT OUT AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN...THIS TIME UNDER WARRANTY WITH A WARNING THAT I WAS GETTING A BIG BREAK. AGAIN, FOR 4 DAYS I HAD TO GO WITHOUT A VEHICLE. NOW IT'S 45,000 MILES LATER AND THE SECOND REPLACEMENT IS ALSO DONE...THIS TIME THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE GEARS SLIPPED AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE OR COMPENSATION BY HONDA AND THE BILL FOR THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION IS $4,700. THIS IS DUE TO BEING OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 109,000 MILES. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO THINK ABOUT MY OPTIONS. THREE (3) TRANSMISSIONS IN 136,000 MILES. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? MY QUESTION IS...AND I DON'T THINK IT'S AN UNFAIR ONE...WHAT KIND OF SUB-PAR TRANSMISSIONS WERE THEY THROWING INTO MY VEHICLE? THIS IS NOT A NORMAL LIFE SPAN OF A TRANSMISSION; 40,000 MILES. IF I WERE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN, I WOULD BE DRIVING ON MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION IN 10 YEARS. PLEASE; SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS IS PERMISSIBLE. LIKE MOST EVERYTHING THESE DAYS, WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY? *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10350501August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE A SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10350545August 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, TIRES
ON AUGUST 16, 2010 AT 3:12PM, I RECEIVED EMAIL STATING: "AFTER INSPECTION THE TIRE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST." MESSAGE WAS SENT TO MFR. ON MAY 8, 2010: TO CUSTOMER SERVICE; I PURCHASED 98T FUTURA 2000 LTE PART NUMBER 8694568 2156516 AND WHEN I WAS ON I95, I HAD TO EXIT TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALER OF TIRES (HOPING TO AVOID A TOWING BILL) BEING FIRESTONE TIRE PLACE JUST OFF OF I95 AT THE PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD. AREA IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. YOUR TIRE ACTED LIKE A FLAT TIRE WOULD BEING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. YOUR TIRE WAS LOOKING VERY WAVY AND WHEN TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE A PARTIAL TWISTED PRETZEL. I GOT MY VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, AS WELL AS, PURCHASED A NEW FIRESTONE TIRE! REPLACING TIRE WITH APPROX. LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM YOUR TIRE PURCHASE. I WAS GOING OUT-OF-TOWN TO MY DAD'S HOME, A TRIP APPROX. 100 MILES AWAY ONE WAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN ROUTE. I KEPT THE TIRE AND AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED DEFECTIVE TIRE AND WAS GOING TO WRITE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REMEDY. I'M JUST DISCOVERING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AND EXPECT TO BE COMPENSATED FOR! TRULY YOURS, [XXX] AND PLEASE SEND ANY MAILINGS TO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350207August 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED AFTER RUNNING OVER A 1 INCH ROCK ON A PAVED ROAD AT 30 MPH. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO PERFORMED THE REPAIRS, THE ROCK WAS TOSSED UP BY THE TIRE INTO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, CAME THROUGH THE FAN AND STRUCK THE RADIATOR FROM BEHIND, PUTTING A HOLE IN IT AND STRANDING US IN THE MOJAVE DESERT IN JULY. ACCORDING TO HONDA CORPORATE THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW AND THE "VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED." HONDA CORPORATE ALSO SAYS THAT THIS COULD BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS CHASSIS DESIGN BUT THEY DO NOT KEEP TRACK OF SUCH PROBLEMS IN ANYWAY AND ONLY TAKE ANY SORT OF ACTION TO ADDRESS RECURRING PROBLEMS WHEN FORCED TO DO SO BY THE NHTSA. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350211August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WHO WONT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST. I AM SECOND OWNER TO THIS VEHICLE AND GOT IT WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY HAVE USED IT FOR ONLY OVER 33,000 MILES ONLY. WENT TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. ITS NO REASON FOR ONLY 93,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO BE GOING BAD. MADE A CALL TO AMERICAN HONDA AND GOT DENIED FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY SAID ITS OVER THE WARRANTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND I KNEW THAT THEY KNEW THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHO WOULD BUY A CAR LESS THAN A 100,000 MILE THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO BAD? I AT LEAST EXPECT 150K OR 200K BEFORE IT GOES DOWN. REALLY DISAPPOINTED ON HONDA AUTOMOBILES. NEED SOME HELP. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NEEDS HONDA TO REPAIR THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350209August 18, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
VEHICLE HAD MEMORY STEER. WANDERED LEFT QUICKLY IF WHEEL IS NOT HELD TIGHTLY. MAY PULL RIGHT IF LAST TURN WAS TO THE RIGHT. HARD STEERING IN GENERAL. SORE WRISTS AFTER DRIVING 60 MINUTES ON FREEWAY DUE TO HOLDING ON TO WHEEL TIGHTLY TO STAY IN LANE ON FREEWAY. OWNED THE VAN LESS THAN 1 MONTH AT TIME OF TRAVEL. PURCHASED USED. TWO ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED AND NO CHANGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND UPPER STRUT RUBBER COMPONENTS NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED ON OEM STRUTS ON VEHICLE. DISASSEMBLED STRUTS AND RE-INSTALLED COIL SPRING RUBBER ON STRUTS CORRECTLY, REALIGNED TIRES AGAIN, AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. NO NEW PARTS NEEDED TO CORRECT AS OLD PARTS WERE FUNCTIONAL BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO HONDA TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350398August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY LIFT GATE SUPPORT FAILURE. THE FAILURE OF THE LIFT GATE CAUSES HEAD INJURY TO HEAD OR BODY UPON FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350006August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. AROUND 60,000 MILES AND WHILE STILL UNDER THE HONDA CARE WARRANTY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT 20-40 MPH SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. SIMILAR TO THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS SCARY AND I KNOW NOT WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO LET GO COMPLETELY. LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT (JULY OF 2010) AND "COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DROVE IT." ABSENT A RECALL BY HONDA TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY, THE REPORTED PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND FIX THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS REPORTED TO THEM MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350072August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND THEN FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION AND WAS INSTALLED NEW UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY TRAVELED ABOUT 55 MPH, WHEN THE SLIPPAGE STARTED AND QUICKLY LOST FORWARD GEAR AND THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ROAD IS HILLY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED US AT THAT POINT. THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349512August 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPMS STARTED ACCELERATING AND SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM THE CAR. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE FIRST EXIT, MY CAR WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 30 MILES AND HOUR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A GAS STATION WITHIN .5MILES THAT I MADE IT TO SAFELY WITH MY TWO YOUNG BOYS. WE LIVE IN ALABAMA AND TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH 90'S. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION, OTHERWISE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES TO BE STUCK IN THE CAR OR OUTSIDE. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 160,000 MILES ON IT BUT WE JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF TROUBLE WITH ANY OTHER CAR THAT WE HAVE OWNED. WE DO NOT TOW WITH THE MINIVAN. I CERTAINLY FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT AND THAT HONDA SHOULD ADMIT TO THE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349613August 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
FAILURE OF THE LIFT GATE GAS STRUTS ON A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING THAT CAUSES THE GATE TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSEQUENCES WERE AN ADULT MALE BEING HIT IN THE BACK BY THE LIFT GATE. IN THIS INSTANCE NO SERIOUS INJURY HAD OCCURRED, BUT IF THE PERSON IN THE PATH OF THE LIFT GATE WERE SMALLER THE WEIGHT AND MOMENTUM OF THE GATE COULD EASILY CAUSE HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. I WOULD ASSUME MOST OWNERS OF THIS MINIVAN HAVE CHILDREN AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A CHILD IN THE PATH OF A FAILING LIFT GATE WOULD SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURY. THE LIFT GATE GAS STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS OFFERED A RECALL FOR THIS ON SIMILAR VEHICLES, BUT HAS NOT YET OFFERED ANY CORRECTION FOR THE VEHICLE WE OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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