Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10275886July 6, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN 2006, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES AND DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
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#10275926July 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO BEHAVE ERRATICALLY, SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ANT TSC SENSOR LIGHTS WENT ON. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED "INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE". *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275770July 4, 2009
SEAT BELTS
THE SEATBELT MOUNT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CAPTAINS CHAIR (SEATING ROW #2 OF 3 ROWS AVAILABLE) CAME LOOSE DURING TRAVEL ON MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THIS BOLT IS MOUNTS TO THE FRAME. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275692July 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. MY WIFE (51 YRS OLD) WAS DRIVING IT ON RT 1 IN NEW JERSEY AND WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE ENGINE REVVED BUT WOULDN'T MOVE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED MOVING. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. IT ALSO NOW SHIFTS GEARS FROM 1ST TO @ND GEAR AT 3000 RPM'S.I TOOK THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE PUT THE OBDII CODE READER ON THE CAR AND GOT A P1740 CODE WHICH MEANS THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILED. THE VAN HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA ABOUT THIS AND THEY DID A SEARCH ON MY VIN # AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED AR 53,540 MILES AT HUNTINGTON HONDA IN HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND, NY, SO THE 2ND TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 40,000MILES. THE DEALER WANTS 3000.00 DOLLARS FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WITH A 1 YEAR 12,000 MILES WARRANTY. I DON'T TRUST CAR DEALERS SO I'M LETTING MY HONDA MECHANIC DO IT(HE HAS BEEN FIXING HONDA FOR 25 YEARS). READING MANY HONDA ODYSSEY FORUMS ON LINE APPARENTLY THERE'S A DESIGN FLAW AND HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF IT AS YOUR ORGANIZATION IS PROBABLY AWARE AS WELL. JUST A FOOTNOTE TO SAY I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE ONE MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS ARE RIDING IN!!!!! *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10275718July 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275604July 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 48,000 MILES HAS AN OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT HONDA SERVICE FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. HONDA SERVICE AT PLAZA HONDA TOLD ME THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR MY TRANSMISSION. WEB BLOGS HAVE SHOWN MANY HONDA OWNERS TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275675July 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN JANUARY 2009 AND BY MAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. CONTACTED HONDA IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THE SECOND GEAR WAS REPLACED WHEN THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT. HOWEVER, CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO'S SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE EVER DONE ON THE VEHICLE (WHICH THE CAR FAX INDICATED THE SAME THING) THE VAN HAS NOW SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR NEARLY THREE MONTHS AND I AM PAYING $357/MONTH ON THE LOAN AND FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE. NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. WHEN I ASKED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR THE NUMBER OF THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER, HE REFUSED AND WHEN I CALLED BACK AND ASKED ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IF THEY COULD GIVE ME THE NUMBER, HER RESPONSE WAS "WHAT DO YOU NEED THAT FOR? IT'S POINTLESS TO CALL BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOING TO LEAD YOU BACK TO US!" I WASN'T EXPECTING THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO BE ON THE DEFENSE BUT APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO CALL. MY GRANDFATHER OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE AND HAD HIS TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. MY QUESTION IS: WHY AM I NOT HAVING THE RECALLED HONORED FOR MY VEHICLE? THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR! PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THE BALL ROLLING AND GET THIS ISSUE CLEARED UP AND MY VAN BACK ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275485July 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING - TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED AND SERVICES. THEY CHANGED FLUID, FILTERS ETC. THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE AFTER THEY DID THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275505July 1, 2009
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:VALVE
AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND VALVES THAT WERE ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD. WE HAD TWO TIRE VALVE STEMS FAIL WITHIN ONE WEEK. I NOTED RUBBER CRACKING/FAILURE AT THE BASE OF THE VALVE STEMS ON BOTH THAT FAILED. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL THE VALVE STEMS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHO MADE THE VALVE STEMS, POSSIBLY MAKE IN CHINA? MY DEALER COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT HE WAS USING AS VALVE STEMS THREE YEARS AGO. CONSUMER REPORTS HAD RECENTLY ISSUED A WARNING ABOUT DEFECTIVE CHINESE TIRE VALVE STEMS. . MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO PUT SOMETHING OUT ON YOUR WEB SITE. THANKS! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275331June 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE FAILING ON HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND ROLLS FOUR TO FIVE ADDITIONAL FEET BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. IF THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE, IT ROLLS BACK EVEN THOUGH SHE IS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE ALWAYS ROLLS BACK WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH IS UNSAFE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,508.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275386June 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTING PROBLEMS FROM DEFECTIVE COOLING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275249June 29, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE FOR 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS. BEYOND WARRANTY. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. POWER STEERING RESERVOIR HAS BEEN RE-DESIGNED DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS AT NO CHARGE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275264June 29, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND WINDOWS IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. AN OCCUPANT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNINTENTIONALLY DISENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR OFF MECHANISM. IMMEDIATELY, BOTH PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS CLOSED FORCEFULLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CONTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275273June 29, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING AUTOMATIC HATCH CLOSED ON ME WHILE I WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10275291June 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON FREEWAY, TRIED TO ACCELERATE (FROM ABOUT 60MPH) AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. WAS VERY DANGEROUS; CAR SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY, LARGE SEMI BEHIND ALMOST HIT US. LOOKED AT DASHBOARD, CAR WAS STILL IN D (DRIVE) BUT THE ENGINE RPM WAS ALMOST REDLINED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT TO N THEN BACK TO D TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. THIS MORNING, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ROUGHLY 54,000 MILES- RIDICULOUS TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275141June 28, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SECURELY CLOSE. IT CLOSES MOST OF THE WAY THEN, INSTEAD OF LATCHING, STAYS JUST UNLATCHED AND KEEPS THE WARNING GOING OFF. I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON HONDA PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY HAS TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRIC DOORS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (EVEN AFTER BUMPING THE DOOR CLOSED) AND THAT (1) NEGATES THE WARNING FEATURE AND (2) MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275154June 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND BRAKES FAILED (BRAKES WHEN APPLIED WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR) AND SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT TEST DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275156June 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
COMING DOWN MOUNTAIN AND TRIED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN AT BOTTOM OF MOUNTAIN; BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR; ONLY SOURCE OF STOPPING WAS THE PARKING ASSISTED BRAKE WHICH CAUSED SKIDDING. EVERY DAY DRIVING THE BRAKE NEVER RESPONDS UNTIL HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR OR LOWER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY TEST DROVE AND DID NOTHING FURTHER TO CHECK BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275111June 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A/C CONDENSER WENT OUT DUE TO "ROCK HITTING IT". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275004June 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ONLY 91,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. CLUNKING SOUND WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A FULL STOP. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF THE SECOND GENERATION ODYSSEYS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN FOR EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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