Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10282540September 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VERY BAD BECAUSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE DISCOVERED WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER. 3. DEALER QUOTED A PRICE OF $5800.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282465August 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 40 MPH WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A CODE P0730. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER WAS SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282366August 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO PARTICULAR EVENTS. JUST CAREFUL DRIVING IN RURAL IOWA. TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION HAD 89,500 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED VIA RECALL IN 2004 AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN SEPT 2007. STILL FAILED IN AUGUST 2009. DEALER IS ESTIMATING $4,000 OR SO TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282437August 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. UPSHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS (25 MPH) IT ALSO SHUDDERS AS IT "HUNTS" FOR A GEAR. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE AND WHEN THE VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT (VCM) SYSTEM SWITCHES ON OR OFF. THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT 70 MPH WHICH SEEMS TO BE RELATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282062August 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A CRASH WAS INCREASED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 02V120000. (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) IN 2002, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR HIS VEHICLE AGAIN AS A FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281788August 26, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE WITHOUT FORCING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A HEAVY NUDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281813August 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED IN 2002. I ASKED WHY WASN'T IT REPLACED WITH A SWITCH THAT WAS OF NEWER DESIGN AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THEY REPLACE A RECALLED ITEM WITH AN ITEM OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE DESIGN THEN ARE THEY HONORING THE RECALL? I WOULD SAY NO, THEY ARE ONLY MASKING THE PROBLEM WITHOUT FIXING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281630August 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS CAR BOUGHT NEW IN 2003 AND IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. THE CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT WHEN WE CALLED HONDA THEY CLAIM NO RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS INSPECTED FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE AND WAS PASSED AS CLEAN. AT 107,000 MILES, A BLINKING "D" ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD GEAR DISPLAY AND IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TO HONDA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 4TH GEAR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS WAS DONE. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING ON SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTING AT SPEED. AGAIN, TAKEN FOR SERVICE AND THE HONDA GARAGE DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED AT A COST OF $5800 WITH TAX. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, OPENED A CASE AND WAS DENIED MY REQUEST FOR THEM TO SHARE THE COST OF FIXING THIS. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COULD DOWNSHIFT INTO AN INCORRECT GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND/OR IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THAT'S FUNNY SEVERAL OF OUR FRIENDS OWN HONDA ODYSSEY AROUND 2003 AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE ONE MAJOR REPAIR TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT HOW COME NO RECALL???? PAID ALOT FOR ODYSSEY BUT WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT TWO TRANSMISSION @ AROUND 5,000 FOR EACH. HOW DOES HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS. I HAVE PAID FOR A HONDA BUT WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. HAVE LEARNED MY EXPENSIVE LESSON. NOT HAPPY HONDA OWNER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281726August 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DRIVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. IT HAS 79,000 MI ON IT. IT JOGS WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. AND IT SLIPS WHEN DRIVING , FROM 1ST GEAR GOING INTO 2ND. AND JOGS WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT WILL SLIP WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WILL NOT LOOK INTO, WITHOUT CHARGING OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY IS LNG OVER. WE HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC DO WORK , BUT PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED. HONDA IS HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS, WE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS AT ONLY 79,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281589August 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKES GROAN WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT BEGINS AFTER YOU REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES ON THE REAR DRUM BRAKES DUE TO RESONANCE TRANSFERRED THROUGH BRAKE DRUM MATERIAL. AMERICAN HONDA ISSUED TSB 01-013 ON FEBRUARY 25, 2003 BUT STILL REFUSED TO GIVE GOODWILL CONSIDERATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE DRUMS, WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $388. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AT LUTE RILEY HONDA AND HONDA CARS OF MCKINNEY IN TEXAS. AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL 1999-2001 ODYSSEY MINI VANS AND REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE DRUMS FREE OF CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281624August 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSIS INDICATES TRANSMISSION INTERNAL FAILURE REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281446August 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION LAGGING OR ROUGH; OTHERWISE, ONLY P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION OBD INDICATION. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $2000. VEHICLE, 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX , HAS ONLY 88,700 MI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281376August 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2007 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN SLIPPING ON INCLINES WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE OR GO FROM R TO D. INITIALLY THE SLIPPING WAS A COUPLE OF INCHES AND WAS DENIED AS DEFECT BY DEALERSHIP. NOW THE CAR SLIPS A FOOT OR MORE. LAST YEAR I WAS STOPPED IN SF AND WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR, I ROLLED BACK INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME DESPITE MY FLOORING THE GAS. I HAVE RECENTLY ALMOST ROLLED INTO THE DOOR OF A PARKED CAR WITH A CHILD STANDING BY THE PARKED CAR WHILE BACKING UP ON AN INCLINE. DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS KNOWN DEFECT AND WILL NOT FIX. I AM AFRAID OF ROLLING INTO ANOTHER CAR, CHILD ETC. HONDA CORPORATE SAYS IT IS PART OF THE CAR AND WILL NOT FIX, BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH DOCUMENTATION OF THIS "KNOWN DEFECT". I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES YEARLY AND REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES AFTER 18 MONTHS. MY CONDENSER ON MY A/C ALSO FROZE UP THIS WEEK IN 110 HEAT WITH MY 4 SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR AND MY SON HAD AN ASTHMA ATTACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281412August 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. MY CAR HAS 86,353 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CODE IS P0740. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST ME ABOUT $3,900. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEP 2000 FROM THE SAME DEALER AND ALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES WERE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER/HONDA SCHEDULE. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, I CAME TO KNOW THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I NEVER GOT A LETTER FROM EITHER DEALER OR HONDA REGARDING THIS. THIS IS IRRESPONSIBILITY. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I SHOULD DO? I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281317August 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. HONDA RECALL#O2-031 IS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE IS NOT STARTING BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE SHE IS DRIVING. THE DRIVE HAS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO ALLOW THE IGNITION SWITCH TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281321August 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED TO PUT OUT SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT HITTING ANY OTHER CARS. WE WERE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND DUE TO THE DAMAGE HAD TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS A RECALL IN PLACE (NHTSA # 04V176000) FOR OUR VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. IN SPEAKING WITH HONDA IT APPEARS RECALL WORK WAS DONE IN 2004 (A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE), BUT WE STILL EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT. I JUST WANTED TO FILE THE COMPLAINT IN CASE OTHERS HAD FOUND THAT HONDA'S REPAIR SOLUTION HAD NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE FOR THEM EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281089August 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNTS. *NJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE RISK INVOLVED IF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE NOT REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281189August 20, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A FEW FAILURES TO CLOSE COMPLETELY BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID CLOSE PROPERLY. HONDA SERVICE SAID IT REQUIRED A NEW MOTOR (COST $600 CDN), BUT MANAGED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY AND SHOWED US HOW TO SHUT OFF THE "BEEPING". WE HAVE AVOIDED USING THAT DOOR, BUT THIS WEEKEND A FRIEND OPENED IT AND WE COULD NOT SHUT IT PROPERLY. WE HAD A 6-HOUR DRIVE HOME FROM THE COTTAGE. SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY HOME THE DOOR SLID OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. I MANAGED (FROM THE FRONT SEAT) TO PULL THE DOOR BACK TO ALMOST CLOSED. WE HAVE NOW TAKEN IT BACK TO HONDA -- THE COST TO FIX WILL BE ABOUT $600. FOR SAFETY REASONS, THERE SHOULD BE A MANUAL OVERRIDE TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281216August 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, FEELING LIKE IT TAKES EXTRA PEDAL EFFORT, RESULTING IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281215August 20, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
I OPENED UP THE TRUNK GATE OF MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TO REMOVE SOME ITEMS, AS I WAS BACKING AWAY FROM THE VAN, THE TAIL GATE STRUT SUDDENLY LOOSES PRESSURE AND DROPS DOWN. HONDA ODYSSEY TAILGATE STRUT FAILURE. I WENT TO HONDA TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENTS PARTS, AND KEPT THE ORIG ONES AS PROOF. NOW THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IS STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS, IT DID NOT COMPLETELY FAILED, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO HOLD UP THE TRUNK GATE AND KEEP IT OPEN. I DID RECEIVE A BUMP ON THE HEAD, SINCE I WAS NOT VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR, BUT THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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