Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10340754June 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 MODEL - A/C COMPRESSOR BROKEN BECAUSE OF A HOLE MADE BY A ROCK (AS STATED BY HONDA DEALER IN DIAGNOSIS). THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF A/CS FAILING IN HONDA ODYSSEY MODELS OF YEAR 2007 AND PRIOR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS THE COMPRESSOR IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED FROM OUTSIDE DEBRIS HITTING IT. TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS INDEED IS A DESIGN FLAW, THE 2008 ODYSSEY AND LATER MODEL NOW COME WITH A PROTECTIVE MESH COVERING THE CONDENSER, TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED SO FAR FOR THIS DEFECT. I REQUEST YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND IF FOUND TRUE, HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL 2007 ODYSSEYS AND PRIOR MODELS WITH THIS FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340798June 30, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AN OBJECT HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340838June 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L HAS SUFFERED FROM POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE SINCE NEW. THE PEDAL CONSTANTLY FEELS SPONGY. THIS CONDITION FORCES ME TO BEGIN BRAKING SOONER TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR STOPS AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DISC ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AND REPLACED. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM (INCLUDING THE ABS MODULE) HAS BEEN BLED MORE THAN ONCE. THE DEALER EVEN INSTALLED A DEVICE THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID WOULD MAKE THE BRAKES ACTUATE EARLIER IN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES THE DEALER HAS MAINTAINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL AND BRAKING PERFORMANCE ARE NORMAL. WHILE THE CONDITION HAS NOT CAUSED ME TO HAVE A COLLISION, LIKE MANY OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS I MAINTAIN THAT THIS CONDITION IS NOT NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340868June 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL AND IT HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN OPERATING IN THE ECO MODE. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THE KNOWN CAUSE IS PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND THE REPAIR COST IS $650. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340114June 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EXTREME PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, THE CLUTCH SHUDDERED WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL, IT NOT ONLY SHUDDERED, BUT IT MADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKE AND RATTLE AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340578June 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING, YET THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR OR ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340580June 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 50,000 MILES HONDA ODYSSEY ALTERNATOR CREATES SMOKES AND SPARKS. THE CAR SCHEDULE MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP AND ALSO NO AFTER MARKET PRODUCT INSTALLED IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340646June 29, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING--WITH NO WARNING, THE REAR LIFTGATE CAME SLAMMING DOWN--REAR LIFTGATE STRUT FAILURE--NO ONE UNDER, BUT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340530June 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 74,000 MY HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2007 AS A CERTIFIED HONDA VEHICLE AT A FLORIDA HONDA DEALERSHIP. WE HAD THEN MOVE TO MASSACHUSETTS WHERE I BEGAN TAKING MY VAN TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALERSHIP CLOSE BY. IT WAS THERE AT THE END OF 2008 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE COMPLAINING THAT IT SEEMED JUMPY, ESPECIALLY WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. I TOLD THEM I WAS CONCERNED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS ALL WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL COVERED UNDER ITS WARRANTY. THEY ASSURED ME THAT MY ODYSSEY WAS FINE. THEN IN THE BEGINNING OF 2010WHEN YOU PUSHED ON THE GAS THE VAN SEEMED TO NOT ACCELERATE AND MY ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE TIME WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO ANY REPAIRS SO WE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MONTHS. THEN IN APRIL I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS IN SHOCK BECAUSE IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 I HAD COMPLAINED THAT I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS FOUND. I OPENED A CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA WHO OFFERED TO PAY $2000 OF THE REPAIRS. I OF COURSE ASKED FOR MORE BUT THEY REFUSED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY OUT $2600 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE TIMING BELT. I HAVE SINCE SEEN ON THE COMPUTER ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT HONDA HAS HAD WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND AM ASTONISHED THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR POOR QUALITY AUTOMOBILES. SO MUCH FOR BUYING A VEHICLE TO LAST FOR OUR GROWING FAMILY. I AM BEGGING FOR SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE AND HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY AND POOR QUALITY TRANSMISSIONS. IT IS QUITE APPARENT THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 1999-2004 ODYSSEY'S AND MAYBE MORE ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH OR STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY THE LOAD OF A MINI-VAN. THEY WERE FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT IS UNFAIR TO LEAVE US VEHICLE OWNERS HOLDING THE BAG. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED 3 TIMES AND HAD THE MOUNTING BOLT BROKEN OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THAT WAS ALL COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340402June 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE JERKED REALLY HARD THEN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOOSE AND GAIN IN SPEED. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN. CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA CARE SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY QUOTED 4600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY VOICE IS HEARD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340425June 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY BELOW 100000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340480June 28, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
REAR TAILGATE STRUTS FAIL ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, CAUSING TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY CRASH DOWN. CHILDREN WERE IN THE VICINITY AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALSO MANY INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM MENTIONED ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES. THE 2005 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IF SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED ALREADY, SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT SOON ADDRESSED ON A LARGE SCALE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340143June 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. ON THE SECOND AND THIRD OCCURRENCES AIR WAS BLED OUT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340138June 25, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THE TAIL GATE WAS OPEN WHEN THE TAILGATE BEGAN BEEPING AND SLAMMED SHUT WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE TAIL GATE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID IT FROM FALLING ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE TAILGATE STRUT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339882June 24, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ISSUE: DESIGN FLAW IN 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL NAV RES WHICH EXPOSES THE VEHICLES AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER TO UNNECESSARY PUNCTURE DAMAGE FROM COMMON STREET DEBRIS ALLOWING DANGEROUS FREON GASES TO ESCAPE TO DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE GREAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. COMMON ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY MANY OF THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY HONDA AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND PREVENTION STEPS TAKEN BY CONSUMERS TO PROTECT VEHICLES FROM FUTURE DAMAGE. MY HONDA HAD JUST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND NOW ALL THE FREON RELEASED UNNECESSARILY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND WE ARE STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE IS THEN STILL EASILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FUTURE DAMAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR THIS SERIOUS ISSUE ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGE ISSUE CAUSED BY THEIR DESIGN FLAW WHICH EASILY EXPOSES THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER TO UNNECESSARY DAMAGE AND GREAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339674June 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN AND ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE RPMS BEGAN TO RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PROVIDE PARTIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER, BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339694June 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN LIFTING THE TRUNK LID, THE LID WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION AND STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE STALLS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10339786June 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
MY CAR IS A HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2006. I REMOTELY OPENED THE TAILGATE AND STEPPED UNDER IT TO PUT UP THE THIRD ROW SEAT. THE TAILGATE UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO LOWER AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD PRETTY HARD. I THEN TRIED AGAIN THINKING IT WAS AN ERROR AND WAS ALMOST HIT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I TRIED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM GOING DOWN BUT COULD NOT. NOW THE TAILGATE WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN AND I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY GET ACCESS TO MY CHILDREN'S THINGS IN THE BACK OF THE VAN. IT WAS SCARY AND UNNERVING TO ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE TAILGATE FROM GOING DOWN. THERE WAS NO SAFETY FOR ME TO STOP IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10339806June 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 MODEL HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. ON DECEMBER 2008 I RUN OVER A ROAD DEBRIS, LAST WEEK 6/15/10 MY VAN AC STOPPED WORKING. I WENT TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER, THEY ARE TELLING MY VAN CONDENSER IS DAMAGED DUE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DON'T COVE THE THIS. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HONDA VANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339809June 23, 2010
SEAT BELTS, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 DRIVER SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING, DEALER AT FIRST WANTED TO SEND ME HOME WITHOUT SEAT BELT, AFTER I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR , THEY GAVE ME A RENT A CAR FOR REPAIRS. ALSO BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY , MULTIPLE PREVIOUS MENTIONS TO THE DEALER THAT BREAKS ARE SOFT, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT ANY THING BAD AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO ALSO STEERING PUMP PROBLEMS WENT BAD AT 34,000 ,MILES AND THEY SAID IT WILL COST 700 DOLLARS TO FIX , STEERING VERY HARD AND NOT SAFE, UNABLE TO STEER QUICKLY AND AVOID OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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