Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10311545February 17, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS REQUIRING DRIVER TO QUICKLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL MUCH HARDER THAN NORMAL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311570February 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN AT A SLOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAY NOT BE OPERATING AT POWER AND YOU LOSE ALMOST ALL, IF NOT ALL POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR ME TURNING INTO DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING SPACES MULTIPLE TIMES ALREADY (AT LEAST 3 INCIDENTS THAT WERE NEAR-MISSES). UPON REPORTING THE ISSUE TO HONDA, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE IN A LIMITED TEST AND I WAS SIMPLY TOLD THAT WAS "NORMAL" IN MY VEHICLE. THERE ARE DOZENS OF REPORTS WITH OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE JUST IN ONE INTERNET FORUM FOR HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS AND THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH 2006 THROUGH 2009 MODELS, AND POSSIBLY EVEN 2010 MODELS. HONDA HAS REPORTEDLY REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMPS, POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIRS, AND A FEW OTHER COMPONENTS FOR THOSE WHO HAD WARRANTIES, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THE ISSUE REMAINS OR IS ONLY RESOLVED UNTIL 10K - 20K MILES LATER WHEN IT RESURFACES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311602February 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JUDDERING AND HESITATES BETWEEN 30MPH-50MPH. THIS HAS BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY OR MAKING MANEUVERS THAT REQUIRES A QUICK INCREASE IN SPEED. THE HESITATION AND JUDDERING CREATES A VERY LARGE VIBRATION THROUGH THE ENTIRE MINIVAN. OUR ODYSSEY HAS HAD TWO SOFTWARE UPDATES AND IT APPEARS THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED NEXT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE IT HAD 5,000 MILES. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT THE 10K SERVICE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ISSUE WAS PROBABLY FUEL RELATED. HOWEVER, ONE SERVICE MANAGER AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT IS MOST LIKELY A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THERE WAS NO KNOWN FIX FOR IT AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN HONDA HAS IDENTIFIED TWO SOFTWARE UPDATES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IF THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED NEXT. WHAT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD IS THAT IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN BAD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL START PUTTING OUT METAL SHAVINGS THAT WILL GET INTO THE GEARS OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, HONDA WILL NOT COVER A NEW TRANSMISSION UNLESS IT CAN BE PROVEN THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED, THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION IS TRULY SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE OR ENOUGH OIL SHAVINGS CAN BE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION OIL. IT SEEMS THAT THE CONSENSUS IS THAT ODYSSEYS WITH THIS PROBLEM WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE A SHORTEN LIFE SPAN OF THEIR TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON OUR ODYSSEY. MY OPINION IS HONDA IS TRYING PATCH A PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES MAJOR SURGERY WITH BAND AIDS, HOPING THEY CAN GET BEYOND THEIR REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I GUESS UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED, THIS WILL NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THIS IS A SHAME WE HAVE OWNED A HONDA OR ACURA FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS AND THEIR REPUTATION HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311212February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FAULTY GAS PEDAL THAT FAILS TO WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN USE FOR MORE THAN FIVE HOURS. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THIS HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS LED TO NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AT YIELDING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS VERY OFTEN, OR ABOUT FOUR TIMES A DAY. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311319February 17, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL BOX WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE SRS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. UPDATED 07/27/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311459February 17, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE TOO SHORT AND COULD NOT BE FASTENED. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO LOCK THE SEATBELT WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IN VIOLATION OF A NEW YORK STATE LAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310715February 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310897February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10310969February 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ' ACCELERATING FROM 30-35 AND/OR 40-45 MPH, THE VAN SHUDDERS DURING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT. WENT ON-LINE AND FOUND OTHERS WITH 2005+ ODYSSEYS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MOST COMPLAINTS SEEM TO POINT TO THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK MY VAN TO A LOCAL DEALER ' THEY REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL INJECTOR. DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FOR MY VAN, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310423February 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS ROUGH DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DECELERATING. FIRST ROUGH DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AROUND 40-45 MPH. THE SECOND ROUGH DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AROUND 25 MPH. DURING THE SECOND ROUGH DOWNSHIFT, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING TWICE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR A DISTINCT CLACK NOISE AND FEEL IT THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED TWICE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE ABRUPT DECELERATION WHEN REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AROUND 30 MPH. THE VAN SLOWS DOWN ABRUPTLY AS THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS STALLED. WE FEEL THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT LEVEL OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BRAKING WILL OCCUR WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS MAKES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310246February 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY BRAKES SHAKE AND CAUSE MY STEERING TO SHAKE WHEN APPLIED AT ANY SPEED OVER APPROX. 40MPH. NO ACCIDENTS TO REPORT, JUST HAS CONCERNED ME FOR A WHILE THAT THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING. MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310255February 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. ON OUR 2000 EXL ODYSSEY, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS CLOSE BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON). I HAVE TO GET OUT AND BUMP THE REAR OF THE DOOR TO GET IT FLUSH. FOR SOME REASON THE BACK LOCK PART ISN'T "CATCHING". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308895February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED 1ST GEAR TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PULLED INTO THE PARKWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308975February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 150,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310018February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308635February 11, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
INTERNAL DOOR HANDLES ON THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY FREQUENTLY STICK. CONSEQUENTLY THE AUTOMATIC SIDE SLIDING DOORS DON'T FULLY LATCH OR SECURELY LOCK. THIS STILL IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE ISSUES WERE BROUGHT TO HONDA'S ATTENTION DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH ADDITIONAL LUBRICATION, BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTED. NOW ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY HAVE INFORMED US THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE, OR TO ERADICATE THE PROBLEM (AS OF ABOUT 12-10-09), AND THUS WE NOW BEAR FULL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308392February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - BOUGHT BRAND NEW OCTOBER 2008 3 WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, CRUISING TO A MAX SPEED OF ONLY 25 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TO PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND CRUISE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY TO EXIT ON THE NEAREST RAMP AND HAVE TO DRIVE BACK HOME USING SIDE STREETS ON A SPEED OF ONLY 25 MPH, NO MORE, NO LESS. BROUGHT THE SAID VAN TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER SINCE IT IS BRAND NEW AND STILL COVERED WITH THE WARRANTY. RELEASED AFTER 1 WEEK, AND WAS WORKING ON THE WAY HOME WITHOUT GLITCH. THEN THE DAY AFTER, UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, AND THE MOTOR GIVES OFF A WEIRD HUMMING SOUND AND WON'T ACCELERATE TO NO GREATER THAN 25 MPH AGAIN. BROUGHT THE VAN BACK FOR SERVICE AND AFTER 1 WEEK WAS RELEASED AND WAS WORKING FINE WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN AS FOREMENTIONED. HAVE TO LET THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER TOW IT BACK FOR SERVICE AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME AND HAVE TO DEMAND A LOANER CAR AT THIS TIME WHILE THEY PONDER (OR GUESS) WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308401February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT LEAST SEVERAL TIMES MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN SCARED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY BRAKES ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2005. THERE IS NO RECALL, SO NOTHING I CAN DO. WHEN GOING DOWN THE HILL AND STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN (PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL), BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB AT FIRST AND THEN LET GO FOR ABOUT A SECOND FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. AFTER THIS BRAKES GRAB AGAIN AND SEEM TO WORK JUST FINE, AS THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS REALLY SCARES ME AND MY WIFE WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308463February 10, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN, WITH ALMOST 70,000 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR SERVICE REGARDING A "MOANING" NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, RIGHT OR LEFT. THE TECHNICIAN LATER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ITS COMPONENTS ARE NO LONGER WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED... $700 DOLLARS LATER. AFTER GETTING THE PARTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PUMP GOING BAD, I CHECKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. I CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE GIVEN LIFE SPAN OF THIS PART IS APPROX 120-140 MILES, AND THAT WOULD PRORATE ME BACK 50% THE COST OF MY SERVICE CHARGE. THIS WAS VERY NICE AND I AM AWAITING THE CHECK IN THE MAIL. MY ISSUE IS THAT IF THERE IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS PART, AND IT "GOES" OUT AT VARIOUS MILEAGE ON THESE VEHICLES, IT WOULD BE HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE THE PART RECALLED AND REPLACED ALL TOGETHER. AM SURE MOST PEOPLE DON'T BRING THEIR CARS IN AT THE FIRST INSTANCE THEY HEAR A NOISE, ETC. SINCE I HAVE CHILDREN AND CAR POOL OTHERS, I NEVER TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH MY CAR. IT WOULD BE VERY DISTURBING IF THE CAR LOSS ITS POWER STEERING AT A TIME WHEN ITS WAS MOST NEEDED, AS TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308591February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND SOMETIMES GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES ALSO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED BUT THE PADS WERE FINE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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