Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10306749February 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TAILGATE FAILURE - WHILE MY WIFE WAS UNLOADING SOME GROCERIES WITH THE TAILGATE OPEN, SHE HEARD THIS BEEPING SOUND (FROM THE TAILGATE) AND THE TAILGATE BEGAN CLOSING. SHE DID NOT SUFFER ANY SIGNIFICANT INJURY ASIDE FROM FREAKING OUT WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. NOW, THE TAILGATE DOES NOT STAY OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305188February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND SUDDENLY SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HAS BEEN ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305455February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AFTER ONLY 77,000 MILES. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING OR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR ODYSSEYS FROM 1999-2004. HONDA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERING FROM 1999-2001. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE APPARENTLY ALL DEFECTIVE. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THESE DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIONS FOR FREE LIKE THEY SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305762February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 WAS RECALL/REPAIR FOR TRANSMISSION. CAUSED DELAY IN TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 90K MILES. LAST NIGHT OUT OF BLUE STARTS TO REV WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. ALMOST KILLED, AS SUDDEN FAILURE CAUSED VAN TO HAVE NO POWER WHEN NEEDED TO PULL OUT. REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305767February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SPONGY BRAKES. SOMETIMES AN ISSUE STOPPING WHERE THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES FEEL VERY SOFT. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO HONDA FOR A CHECK ON THE BRAKES. WE WERE TOLD THAT ALL THE BRAKES ARE THAT WAY ON THE MINIVANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305839February 4, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY: THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS INTERMITTENTLY STICK SHUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO COOPERATE. THIS, TO MY MIND, IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT, AND EMT PERSONNEL WOULD BE GREATLY HINDERED IN EXTRACTING VICTIMS OF A CRASH. THIS CONDITION CAN AND DOES OBTAIN FOR DAYS AT A TIME UNTIL, SUDDENLY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE DOORS WILL START TO OPERATE NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305867February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED BEYOND APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306048February 4, 2010
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILING MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306141February 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS OF STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON 01/15/10. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 01/20/10, WE BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALER FOR EXAMINATION. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR NINE DAYS UNTIL 01/29/10 BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. ON 01/29/10, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK. ON 02/03/10 AND 02/04/10, THE STALLING RECURRED SO WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. NOW, HAVING BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY MORE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304321February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS UNUSUALLY FARTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN NORMAL, AND LEADS TO IMPROPER AND EXTRAORDINARY BRAKING TECHNIQUES NECESSARY TO SAFELY EXECUTE A STOP. PUTTING THIS VEHICLE INTO THE HANDS OF A MINIMALLY EXPERIENCED YOUNG DRIVER COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS IS BY NO MEANS "STANDARD" OR "NORMAL" AS MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS IT IS. THIS IS NOT IN LINE WITH OTHER HONDA VEHICLES, EITHER; IT IS AN ABERRATION THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING. THE RESULTING CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION IS MOUNTING, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TO FORCE HONDA TO ADDRESS AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304432February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09-024 --- (BRAKING PROBLEM) 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX - WITH BRAKING PROBLEM - A STEALTHY INTERMITENT PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT 12/2006. I TRADED IT 08/2009. VERY DANGEROUS BRAKING PROBLEM... BY LUCK, I WAS MADE AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM YOUR WEB SITE -- THANK YOU!! TRIED TO GET THE BRAKING PROBLEM CORRECTED THROUGH SERVICE. NO LUCK. TEST DROVE A NEW 2010 INSIGHT HAD SIMILAR BRAKING PROBLEM (THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT AS PRONOUNCED AS IN THE ODYSSEY). - THE SERVICE MANAGER JOINED ME AND DROVE THE INSIGHT, HE ALSO FELT THE BRAKING GLIDE. TRIED TO RESOLVE THE ODYSSEY BRAKING PROBLEM WITH HONDA SERVICE FOR MONTH OF JULY.. HONDA REPLACED THE VSA MODULAR 7/29/2009. WAS WORSE. DIDN'T FEEL LIKE ABS WAS WORKING. DOCUMENTED THE ATTEMT TO GET IT FIXED (THE AMBER LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO SAY THERE WAS A PROBLEM). THE BRAKES IN THE ODYSSEY WERE STILL "DOING THE GLIDE". COMMUNICATED WITH HONDA THROUGH JULY 2009 -- I ASSUMED HONDA SENT MY INFO TO NHTSA TO ADD THIS ODYSSEY TO THE COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304482February 3, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED BRAND NEW. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE OBSERVED A COIL SPRING HANGING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SLIT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAUSING THE BLOW OUT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED ON THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE BUT DID NOT LEAD INTO A RECALL STATING, " A DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES IS NOT WARRANTED" (SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06007: COMPONENT :SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304616February 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY. I WAS LOOKING AHEAD IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD SLAM THEIR BRAKES. I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH DISTANCES TO STOP, BUT MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. I FELT LIKE I KEPT SLIDING INSTEAD OF JUST STOPPING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND AT DUSK TIME DURING THE DAY. THE LADY FROM THE CAR THAT I BARELY HIT, GOT OUT OF HER CAR AND ASKED ME HOW NEW WAS MY VEHICLE. I TOLD HER THAT WE HAD JUST GOT IT. SHE SAID WHEN I LOOKED BACK TO SEE YOU, YOU HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP BUT IT LOOKED LIKE YOU KEPT SLIDING. SHE THOUGHT I SHOULD GO AND GET MY BRAKES CHECKED. SO I DID AT THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE FIND. I DON'T THINK THAT MY BRAKES ARE FINE. I HAD A 2004 ODYSSEY AND I FELT SAFER WITH THOSE BRAKES THAN I DO WITH THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE. ONE OTHER THING ABOUT MY VEHICLE SINCE I AM ON HERE. WE HAD TAKEN A LONG TRIP JUST AFTER WE HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME OWN. MY HUSBAND LOOKED IN THE MANUAL IT WAS IN RELATION TO EMISSIONS. IT WAS THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. WE HAD CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US 2 THINGS. TAKE IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP AND ARE WE TIGHTENING OUR GAS TANK CAP. SO WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG. DURING OUR WHOLE TRIP BACK WE MADE SURE OUR GAS TANK CAP WAS TIGHTEN. TO THIS VARY DAY THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT THE LIGHT COMES AND GOES. THEY CAN'T TELL US WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SO I AM ON HERE CONCERN ABOUT MY FAMILY AND I SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304682February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 HAVING SHAKY PROBLEM ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER 15000 MILES. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND GETTING WORSE. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAY THE CAR WARRANTY ONLY COVER 12000 MILES FOR THE BRAKE AND WAS NOT AS PART OF THE 36,000 MILES MANUFACTURE GUARANTEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304716February 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT-OFF WHILE ON THE ROAD (LOCAL OR FREEWAY) WITH ALL ENGINE LIGHTS LIT ON DASHBOARD. MOST OF THE TIME THE ENGINE WOULD COME BACK ON BY ITSELF AFTER 1 TO 2 SECONDS. BUT OCCASIONALLY I NEED TO PULL OVER THE CAR TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS SYMPTOM HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYTIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304832February 3, 2010
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEM CAUSED BY A PROBLEM IN OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304059February 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. MANUFACTURER REMEDY TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V17600 DOES NOT CORRECT HEAT BUILD UP/ GEAR FAILURE IN 2002-2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. IT ONLY DELAYS THE FAILURE. 2. COOLER RETURN LINE REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AT 17,847 MILES. DESPITE THE MANUFACTURER DESIGN REVISION THE GEARS FAILED THIS LAST WEEK (CODE P730 - GEAR RATIO ERROR) AT 44,500 MILES. I WAS FORTUNATE. IT ONLY RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP OR CRASH, THIS TIME. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. EVEN CURSORY INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS OVER 1300 REPORTS OF CONTINUING FAILURES AT THE EDMUNDS SITE ALONE; SOME VEHICLES HAVING HAD AS MANY AS THREE TRANSMISSION REBUILDS BY THE MANUFACTURER. 3.COOLING LINE REVISION HAS NOT CORRECTED THE HEAT BUILD UP PROBLEM. THE GEARS STILL GET HOT ENOUGH TO LOSE TEMPER, SOFTEN AND FAIL UNDER NORMAL LOADS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL DEBRIS FROM THE FAILED GEARS CAUSE A TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND CRASH. TO DATE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. DECLINES TO HELP ME WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303908February 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD WHEN GENTLY DEPRESSED AND DOES NOT RESUME IDLE SPEED FAST ENOUGH AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303989February 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 ODYSSEY JUST FAILED AT 83,000 MILES. 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, MAINLY OVER 25 MILES PER HOURS, DO NOT WORK PREDICTABLY. WHEN ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT IT TO GO TO THIRD GEAR, IT SLIPS. THE CAR JUST STARTED THIS TODAY. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. I AM DROPPING IT OFF TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. I HOPE IT IS ONLY A PART, AND THAT I DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION; I CAN'T AFFORD IT. THE CAR HAS HAD AVERAGE MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T PULL INTO AND OUT OF INTERSECTIONS PREDICTABLY. TAKING A LEFT FROM A BUSY HIGHWAY, SUCH AS THE ONE I LIVE NEAR, IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE VAN WILL ACCELERATE LIKE. WHAT IF IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, AND I GET STUCK IN A LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC? I HOPE THAT HONDA IS REQUIRED TO FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NO ONE EXPECTS THIS OUT OF A SIX TO SEVEN YEAR OLD CAR WITH 83,000 MILES ANYMORE. PEOPLE MAY TRY TO DRIVE SLOWLY ANYWAY, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE THE CARS BEHIND THE VAN WILL EXPECT IT TO ACCELERATE, AND IT WILL GET CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303548February 1, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE LEFT REAR SHOCK IS BLOWN AND NEEDS REPLACED. A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE A BLOWN SHOCK. THE POWER STEERING HAS PROBLEMS AS WELL. AFTER THE VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 15-20 MINUTES THE POWER STEERING MAKES LOUD NOISE DURING TURNS AND WHEN PARKING, THE POWER STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER THE COSTS FOR EITHER REPAIR SINCE I'M PAST THE 36,000 MILE OR 3YEARS WARRANTY PERIOD. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED, THE STEERING ISSUE IS A BIG PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN A RECALL ISSUE!!!! IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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