Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10329389May 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING,BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.VEHICLE SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AND REENGAGE AGAIN,ENGINE LIGHT IS ON "D"LIGHT IS FLASHING. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND SAID NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AND COST 3959.08. THE VAN IS ONLY 58,165 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329404May 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 TRANSMISSION GEAR & BEARING FAILURE WHISTLE SOUND RECOMMENDED BY DEALER TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. CONSULT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AAA APPROVED ALSO CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER OFFERED $3,000.00 ON 20/80 SPLIT 20% AMERICAN HONDA SHARE. HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAVE TO PAY 50% OF COST. AROUND $ 1,500.00. NO DECISION YET ON THIS 2005 ODYSSEY BECAUSE OF COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329243May 7, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329277May 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN SO FAR THAT IT TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329301May 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I BROUGHT A BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FROM AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. THE VAN IS ONLY HAS 72K MILES ON IT AND THE SECOND GEAR SLIPPING AS MY WIFE DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. THE VAN IS SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN ON A 65 MILE ZONE WITH LIGHTS FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD, AND STOP COMPLETELY. I LATER ON FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. HONDA IS SELLING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS NOT FIX IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE INCIDENT MY WIFE HAD ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 350 CASES SIMILAR TO MINE. I ALSO INFORMED THAT HONDA DID A RECALL BACK IN 2004 BUT APPARENTLY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329227May 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE CLUTCH BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR HAS BEEN FAILING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WHEN BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALERS, ON AT LEASE THREE OCCASIONS AND TO HONDA AMERICA I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS "A HARD SHIFT", " MY FAULT FOR NOT USING HONDA DEALERS TO SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION" (WHICH IS NOT TRUE) AND THAT MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE (HE BUILDS RACE CARS AND RESTORES CLASSIC CARS). ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO SHIRK RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POORLY MADE PRODUCT. THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY HAS ONE RECALL AND ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS AT HONDA IT WAS COMPLETED. IN READING MANY OWNERS COMMENTS IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND EVEN MORE POORLY SUPPORTED BY HONDA. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER FINALLY TOOK THE TIME TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, WHICH WAS WHAT MY LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THE ISSUES WERE. IT IS APPALLING THAT YET ANOTHER COMPANY PUTS FORTH A PRODUCT THAT PUTS THE SAFETY OF TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND A MOTHER IN JEOPARDY SIMPLY FOR PROFIT. I HAVE ALREADY TOLD HONDA AMERICA THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM. I AM WRITING TO ALERT YOU TO THE FACT THAT MANY AMERICANS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY HONDA AND REQUESTING THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS ABUSE AND PUT A STOP TO HONDA'S FLEECING PRACTICES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328921May 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING IS "SOFT" OR BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED VERY LOW BEFORE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328936May 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
THIS FORM IS NOT RIGHT- "EQUIPMENT" WAS NOT GENERATED PROPERLY 1) THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, TCS AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 2) THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 69,000 ENGINE MILES AND NOW AT 160,000 ENGINE MILES AND THE VEHICLE WAS JUST 8 YRS OLD. 3) THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD COST $3500 WITH ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA. WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $4500. I STARTED SHOPPING AROUND WITH DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING. I HAD IT REBUILT FOR $1879. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328928May 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL IT MOVED FORWARD AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED. WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE EBV VALVE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF SHE WERE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE INJECTORS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328951May 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L LIFTGATE STRUTS NOT WORKING. I HAD THE HATCH DOOR OPEN & IT SUDDENLY SHUT HARD ON IT'S OWN. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE GETTING GROCERIES FROM THE VAN AT THE TIME. UNTIL THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PARTS WERE WEARING. I JUST HAD THE VAN IN A HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 4/21 FOR REPAIRS THAT INCLUDED HAVING THEM CHECK OUT WHY THE CARGO AREA WAS FILLED WITH WATER. I WILL ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS & INSTALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328947May 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE FEB 2010 OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AT 135,000 MILES. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO MECHANIC WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES PO845, PO730, PO700. THE MECHANIC AND HONDA BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT HONDA HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329001May 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN HEAVY OR FAST TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328835May 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH, STARTING THE VAN, A STRANGE WHINING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT CHANGED PITCH WITH ENGINE REVS. SUNDAY APRIL 25TH, AT ~88,300 MILES, VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE HALFWAY ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. ENGINE JUST REVVED BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT TAKE. BOTH TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SCARED WIFE HALF TO DEATH WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY RIGHT AWAY AND LIMP ALONG TO MEET ME IN SAFE PLACE. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING. I BARELY MADE IT AND ALMOST HAD A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS SINCE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP ANY OF THE HILLS AND ROLLED BACKWARDS A FEW TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED OUT AT A COST OF $3500 (HONDA WOULD PROVIDE A MEASLY 10% ASSISTANCE) WHICH WE CANNOT AFFORD IN THIS ECONOMY WHICH NOW MAKES THIS VAN WORTHLESS. LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE WEB, THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HONDA IS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO BE PRO-ACTIVE BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT. THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW TO FAIL AT THIS MILEAGE AND WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328830May 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FIRST REPLACED DUE TO CLASS ACTION. IS NHTSA EVER GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE A RECALL AND GET OUR VANS FIXED? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE LEFT STRANDED ON BUSY HIGHWAYS WITH FAMILIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328847May 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 22 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THEY HESITATED TO ENGAGE BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328854May 4, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION! THIS CAR IS A PILE OF JUNK! I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AROUND IN IT! HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 9 MONTHS AGO AT 93,000 MILES AND I AM ALREADY HAVING ISSUES AT 104,000 MILES. UNRELIABLE, NOT SAFE, AND I WISH I COULD THROW IT AWAY! HONDA CARS OF AMERICA WILL NOT HELP ME AND I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $4,000 FIXING THIS PILE OF RUBBLE! MY MOM AND I JUST GOT STUCK AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM HOME IN COLUMBIA, SC AFTER DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I BASICALLY HAD TO COAST OFF THE EXIT AND STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. WHEN I STOPPED I LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION HOSE HAD BROKEN AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE! WE WERE STUCK WITH NOWHERE TO GO FOR 3 HOURS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328582May 3, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MAIN FRONT AIR BAG HARNESS, PASSENGER AIR BAG SHUT OFF MODULE AND THE SRS CHECK SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,330 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,232. UPDATED 06/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328395May 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER WAS SWITCHING LANE ON A FREEWAY. THE SIGNAL DID NOT WORK. ON THE SAME DAY, THE POWER DOOR LOCK AND POWER SLIDING DOOR AND KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK TOO. AFTER TAKING IT TO HONDA, ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN ON 11/12/08, THEY CLAIMED IT IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND B-CAN DTC AFTER EXPOSURE TO THE WATER LEAKS. THE SERVICE BULLETIN CLAIMED WATER ENTER WHERE THE CONNECTOR C701 BEHIND THE LEFT REAR SIDE TRIM PANEL. THE CORRECTION ACTION IS SEAL THE PWR SLIDING DOOR PULLEY MOUNT, REPOSITION THE FOAM BLOCK, DRY CONNECTOR C701, AND APPLY DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR. IF THE ISSUE OCCURS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY, A GOODWILL CONSIDERATION WOULD BE OFFER BUT NEEDS TO BE REQUESTED. I END UP PAYING HALF WHICH I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR BECAUSE: 1) I PARK MY VAN IN MY GARAGE 2) MY VAN IS 4 YRS OLD AND IS ONLY 37K YOUNG, 3) I LIVE IS A RELATIVELY DRY CLIMATE, IN CA FOR THESE REASONS, MY CAR IS INDOOR 95% AND SPENDS 98% OF ITS TIME IN DRY CLIMATE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS A DEFECT AND DOES CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IMPACTS TURNING SIGNALS. ANOTHER REASON WHY I THINK IT IS UNFAIR IS THE DAY I GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 5 DAYS, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND THEN BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, IT WASN'T WORKING. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328403May 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE RELAY SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD BEGIN TO ACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING PRODUCING AN ELECTRIC ODOR. THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT APPROX 110,000 MILES. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NOW BEING REPLACED BECAUSE THE IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE INSERTED TO START THE CAR ROUTINELY WITHOUT BEING MANIPULATED. WHEN THIS CAR WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND UNDER WARRANTY THE FAN SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR NOW HAS 150,000 MILES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY SWITCH HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BURN; AND THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD FAIL DURING OPERATION OF THE CAR. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS A DEFECTIVE PART, OR THE PART IS FROM AN A PRIOR RECALL OF 1999 TO 2003 IGNITION SWITCH'S RECALLED BY HONDA THAT WERE USED IN LATER YEAR MODELS. POTENTIALLY, THE 2004 MODELS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS OF THE IGNITION SWITCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328408May 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIP ON FREEWAY ENTRANCE , ACCELERATING FROM 30 -40 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIP. ENGINE REV WENT UP SUDDENLY; BUT CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. BARELY AVOIDED REAR END COLLISIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Honda Odyssey