Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10267884May 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE AND THE GAUGES ARE NOT VISIBLE AT NIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267776May 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 88,000 MILES THAT IS SPONTANEOUSLY GOING OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION AND OVER REVVING OF ENGINE. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES SUCH AS ENTERING FREEWAY AND MERGING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT ARE ON. TOLD BY DEALER TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND THERE IS NO MANUFACTURER ASSISTANCE FOR COST INCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268109May 5, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFETY RECALLS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND JUMP WHEN SHIFTING. THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL. THE TURN SIGNAL/HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10267649May 4, 2009
SEATS
MY CHILD FOLDED DOWN THE THIRD ROW SEAT IN MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND FELL ON HIS HAND, BREAKING THREE OF HIS FINGERS. I CONTACTED HONDA AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10267425May 1, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ~103K MILES. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BROKEN RIGHT FRONT SPRING. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY IF SPRING WOULD CUT TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WILL BE REPLACING NEXT WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267400April 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN VAN IS GOING SLIGHTLY UPHILL WHILE ENGINE SPEED IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPM. PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY IF MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT OR PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PADDLE TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM BUT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO ABSORB THE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267285April 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA 2001 ODYSSEY MINI-VAN TRANSMISSION FAILURE - HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE WITH THE ENGINE ACCELERATING BUT NO MOVEMENT. HONDA HAS A CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN LITIGATED WITH A SETTLEMENT IN DEC 2006 TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA. HONDA EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY BY 9 MONTHS !! THE FACT IS THAT HONDA SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED - ALL THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE REPLACE BY HONDA AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267044April 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BLINKING D ON TRANSMISSION, WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, NO RESPONSE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267062April 28, 2009
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, A GREEN KEY LIGHT SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY AND STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR A PRICE. THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE. CURRENTLY, THE IGNITION NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267095April 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
APPARENTLY, I AM ONE IN A LONG LINE OF FOLKS FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR A DESIGN DEFECT CONCERNING THEIR AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. THEY SEEM TO BE VERY PRONE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS - WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS TO FEW YEARS OF THE CAR LIFE, AND HONDA WILL NOT HONOR THIS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY, AND NUMEROUS INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR THIS DEFECT HAVE BEEN DENIED AS WELL. I WAS GIVEN THE SAME EXACT STORY BY MY DEALER THAT I HAVE NOW LEARNED IS THE SAME STORY ALL HONDA DEALERS HAVE BEEN PEDDLING FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS ON THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC. HONDA HAS SINCE "FIXED" THE PROBLEM IN THEIR 2008 VEHICLES BY ADDING A SHIELD TO THE CONDENSER TO PROTECT IT, BUT THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO PRIOR YEAR VEHICLES. THE DEALERS RESPONSE TO ME WAS TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER FOR $642, AND THEN I WAS TOLD I MAY WANT TO PURCHASE, AT MY OWN EXPENSE, A NON-OEM SHIELD TO PROTECT THE NEW CONDENSER SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SOMETHING SEEMS AMISS HERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267119April 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE DEALER FOUND A HOLE IN THE A/C COMPRESSOR FOR MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD NOTICE NO COLD AIR BLOWING AND THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC. I AM NOW FACED WITH A $900 REPAIR BILL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE DEALER EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE COMPRESSOR IS PLACED IN AN AREA WITH NO PROTECTION, MAKING IT VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD OFFER A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE TO PROTECT THE AIR COMPRESSOR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ON SAW ON LINE, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THEIR CAR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267112April 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN 2007. TWO YEARS LATER, SHE EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL SURGE AND SLIPPAGE WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE HER TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $2,100, WHICH WAS A FIFTY PERCENT DISCOUNT. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,475.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10266819April 27, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2005 FROM THE HALL HONDA VIRGINIA BEACH, VA IN 2005. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT WHILE DRIVING I WOULD HEAR A WHINING TYPE OF NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY TRIED TO FIND THE NOISE BY TEST DRIVING IT BUT IT DID NUT DUPLICATE AS IT IS SPORADIC. NOW I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND DURING THEIR PREVENTIVE CHECK THEY HAVE STATED THEY HAVE FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOING BAD. IT WILL COST ME $700 TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE RESERVOIR PLUS FLUSH AND FILL IT. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THROUGH MY RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVING DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMPS AND THE WINING NOISE IS ONE OF THE INDICATIONS OF IT GOING BAD. PLEASE REFERENCE THIS WEB SITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/2005/STEERING/LOUD_INTERMITTENT_WHINE_WHEN_TURNING.COM THERE ARE 16 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE NOTING THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS ELSEWHERE - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A PUMP CAN MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER? THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ITEM IS 3YRS OR 36,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED FIRESTONE AND EVEN THE REP THERE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TYPE OF THING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN A HONDA. THE NOISE BEGAN APPROX A YEAR OR SO AGO BUT HONDA DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10267026April 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266783April 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY ODYSSEY USED WITH ABOUT 90000 MILES ALREADY ON IT. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THESE VEHICLES HAD UNTIL I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I HAD A 3RD PARTY WARRANTY WHICH COVERED THE REPAIR OF THIS TRANSMISSION AND NOW ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND ONLY 12000 MILES MY VEHICLES TRANSMISSION IS DEAD AGAIN. LIKE MOST CASES IT STARTS WITH A JOLT IN THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT COMING ON. WELL I HAVE HAD TO DELIVER MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE 3RD PARTY TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY TO FIX MY CAR UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY CANT SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT. I HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT IS STILL AT THE SHOP. I HONDA COULD OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEMS AND FIX THIS THE CORRECT WAY I COULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX IT WITHOUT HAVING TO REPAY FOR YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10266693April 25, 2009
SEAT BELTS
THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 20TH, 2009 AT 3PM. WHILE THE SUV (MY FATHER-IN-LAW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN) WAS PARKED, MY 8-YEAR OLD BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT OF THE 3RD ROW MIDDLE SEAT. THE SEAT BELT WAS WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. MY WIFE BECAME AWARE WHEN THE OTHER CHILDREN SCREAMED FOR HELP. MY CHILD HAD ALREADY TURNED BLUE AND HE COULD NOT EVEN SPEAK. MY WIFE JUMPED IMMEDIATELY TO THE 3RD ROW BUT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOOSE AND THERE WAS ANY SLACK TO LOOSEN THE BELT. DURING ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN IT, THE BELT GOT TIGHTER WHILE MY CHILD WAS BEING ASPHYXIATED. MIRACULOUSLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO LOOSE THE BELT AND RELEASED HIM JUST BEFORE HE DIE . THE CHILD WAS INJURED IN THE NECK, HAD BRUISES AND BROKEN CAPILLARIES THROUGHOUT HIS FACE, EYES AND EARS, ETC. DURING THIS WEEK, HE HAD REQUIRED MEDICAL STUDIES INCLUDING GENERAL DOCTOR, PAEDIATRIST, NEURO, OPHTHALMOLOGIST, ENT AND PSYCHOLOGIST. I AM LOOKING HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BY INTERNET...NO LUCK SO FAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE TO MANUALLY LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A MANUAL KEY FOR RELEASE IT FROM THE BOTTOM, BUT IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO FIND THE KEY AND RELEASE IT THAT WAY, MY SON WOULD HAVE DIE FOR SURE. MAKING RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT SEEMS TO BE THAT HONDA FIXED A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING CHILD CAR SEATS, BUT THEY HAVE CREATED A NEW SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL CHILDREN. I AM SURE THAT HONDA ENGINEERS EVALUATED THIS SAFETY HAZARD BUT RATED WITH A SERIOUS SEVERITY BUT WITH A LOW LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE. THEREFORE, THIS NOT REQUIRED ANY MEASURES FOR RISK MITIGATION. I THINK THAT GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THIS HAZARD AND ITS POTENTIAL HARMS (MAJOR INJURY, DEATH, ETC), HONDA MUST RE-EVALUATE ITS RISK ASSESSMENT AND TAKE AN ACTION BY REDESIGNING THIS SEAT BELT. IN ADDITION, I THINK HONDA COULD HAVE EVALUATED THIS HAZARD FROM A MISUSE PERSPECTIVE. HOWEVER, A NORMAL CHILD PLAYING INSIDE THE CAR COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10266711April 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266497April 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. NUMEROUS PUBLISHED PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266522April 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPM IS GO UP TO 4-5, BUT THE VAN IS NOT MOVING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266277April 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 72,000 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE, YET 1 WEEK AGO IT TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND MISSING SHIFTS, BETWEEN 1 AND 2, 3 AND 4. DEALER EXAMINED IT, SAID NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED, QUOTED $3500, CLAIMING THAT INCLUDED $3500 "GOODWILL" FROM HONDA. NOW CAR IS DISABLED UNTIL I FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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