Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10262929March 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RAW GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN OF OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN CONSISTENTLY OVER THIS TIME. THEY SMELL IT TOO BUT CAN'T FIND IT. WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED EVERYTHING THEY HAVE SAID IT WAS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. GOOGLE SHOWS ABOUT 4800 POSTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA OF AMERICA SAYS THEY ARE DONE LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM AND SAYS TOO BAD. THE SMELL LASTS ABOUT 2-4 MINUTES AND HAPPENS SOMETIMES EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK AND SOMETIMES WILL SKIP A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WHEN WE HAVE FRIENDS IN THE CAR, THEY ARE ALL AFRAID AS WE ARE THAT THE CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE. IT LEAVES US SICK TO OUR STOMACH AND HEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
20
Deaths:
0
#10262941March 24, 2009
TIRES
BOUGHT HONDA ODYSSEY ON MAY,2006;REPLACED TIRES ON JULY,2008 FOR $1300 (35,000K),TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION, PAID $550 TO FIX THIS TIRE'; IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 160 MILES AWAY FROM HOME,WERE ABLE TO DRIVE ONLY 10MILES (NOT 125) ,COST $300 TO TOW A CAR, TIRE STARTED SHAKING RIGHT AFTER REPLACEMENT, FIXED FOR ADDITIONAL $100 ON MARCH, 2009. WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT 1 TIRE WAS WORN BADLY, MIGHT TO REPLACE IT SOON!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262787March 23, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR REMAINS AJAR WILL NOT CLOSE THEREFORE DRIVING WITH A DOOR THAT WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, AFTER SPEEDS ABOVE 100KM AND I OPEN FRONT WINDOWS IN FRONT IT SEEMS THE SIDE DOOR CLOSES, DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS CAUSED BY VACUUM SUCTION? HOWEVER THIS PAST WEEK DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE ON THE ROAD? THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN BACK WHILE DRIVING.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262799March 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE GEAR SLIPPAGE. IMMEDIATELY, THE EMISSIONS CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION'S INTERNAL GEAR RATIO. THE VEHICLE IS OPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262836March 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 ODYSSEY HONDA THAT HAS ONLY 50000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND I THINK HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR THIS CAR EXPECTING IT TO GO MUCH FARTHER THAN 50000 MILES BEFORE ITS DEAD. I HAVE NO HITCH. THIS CAR HAS NOT PULLED ANY EXTRA WEIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262865March 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING GEARS. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION REQUIRED ON 2002 88,000MI HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262572March 20, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING NOISE WHEN TURNING. DEALER STATED MIGHT NEED TO FLUSH SYSTEM. ALSO BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE 7500 MILES. DEALER WASN'T VERY HELPFUL AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ANY BIG DEAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262544March 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN SHIFTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $4,500 TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO VEHICLES UP TO THE YEAR 2000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 84,500. UPDATED 5/5/09 *CN UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262240March 18, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING JUST GIVES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS, PARKING LOTS ETC, HARD TO AVOID OTHER CARS, SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262236March 18, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AS BEST WE CAN DETERMINE (BASED ON NOISE) THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED WHILE PARKING AT LOW SPEEDS. NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE CAR WAS USED AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR A SHORT TRIP FOLLOWING THIS. IT PULLED HARD TO ALTERNATING SIDES (RIGHT AND LEFT). CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO REPAIR WHERE WE WERE ADVISED WE ARE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD THE SPRING PUNCTURE THE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT COST OF $850. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS TWO FOLD. FIRST - THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT I DO NOT FEEL IS ACCEPTABLE IN A CAR OF ANY AGE; AND SECOND - THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262241March 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000). RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED FOR MY VEHICLE BY REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION IN 2005. I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN PERFORMANCE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006 THAT ALERTED ME TO ANY NEW PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 62 MPH. SPOUSE AND FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN WERE PASSENGERS. WITHOUT WARNING, A LOUD "CLUNK" WAS AUDIBLE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED, AFTER WHICH THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOCKED, THE FRONT WHEELS QUIT TURNING, AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP WITHIN AROUND 100 YARDS OR LESS FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF FAILURE. THE FRONT TIRES WERE SMOKING AND NEARLY BURNING WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST, HAVING BEEN WORN DOWN TO THE BELTS DESPITE THEM BEING ONLY ABOUT ONE YEAR OLD. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED BY THE DEALER THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED, IT ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE BLOCK TO CRACK, THE SHIFT CABLE SNAPPED, AND THE RIGHT AXLE WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO INSTALL A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, A SALVAGE ENGINE, NEW RIGHT AND LEFT AXLE ASSEMBLIES, AND NEW FRONT TIRES. THE DEALER WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEND THE TRANSMISSION BACK TO HONDA. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ONLY VERY LIMITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED, AND IT IS REMARKABLE THAT THERE WAS NO CRASH, INJURIES, OR FATALITIES CONSIDERING THAT THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A NARROW URBAN CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH MODERATE TRAFFIC. AT LEAST TWO OTHER VEHICLES AVOIDED HITTING MINE FROM BEHIND ONLY BY QUICKLY BRAKING AND SWERVING INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS TRANSMISSION THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE RECALL. MANY OWNERS ARE ON THEIR 3RD OR MORE TRANSMISSIONS, AND I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS (LOCKUPS AT HIGH SPEEDS) TO MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262105March 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ODYSSEY, PURCHASED NEW. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 135,000. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD, IT SLIPS INTO "NEUTRAL" AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY FAILURE OF THE SAME TYPE. DEALER WILL NOT HELP COVER COSTS AND SAID 135,00 IS "PRETTY GOOD" FOR THE LIFE OF THIS TRANNY AND THEN REQUESTED $4000 TO HAVE IT REBUILT. SO MUCH FOR HONDA QUALITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262147March 17, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN. SINCE FEB 2009, THE POWER STEERING ASSISTING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK AT LOW SPEED. IT'S HARD TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL AT THIS MOMENT. MOST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A TURN IN PARK LOT OR LOCAL ROAD. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I DIVERT FROM HIGH WAY TO THE RAMP. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262202March 17, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
ON JUNE 28, 2006 I HEARD A NOISE NEAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING CRACKED AND WAS IMPINGING ON THE TIRE. HONDA COVERED THE COST OF THE SPRING, BUT NOT THE STRUT OR THE LABOR. ON MARCH 12, 2009- I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PART OF THE CAR AND BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING CRACKED- WE PAID OUT OF POCKET THE COST OF THE SPRING AND THE STRUT AND THE LABOR. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE CRACKED SPRING CAUSED THE STRUT TO LEAK WHICH THEREFORE REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262019March 16, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AND OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262038March 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION - *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262308March 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS ONGOING BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND IT WOULD DROP FROM UNDER HER FEET. THE DEALER BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE REAR HATCH DID NOT STAY UP ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STRUTS ON THE HATCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261615March 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT 5 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSUME PARTIAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,700. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,332 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261529March 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK UPON SHIFTING GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED AT SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED $1,200 OFF THE COST OF THE $3,700 REPAIR COST THAT WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261444March 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 04V176000 VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS "POPPING" OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A LOW WHIRRING AND GRINDING SOUND. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS PART OF A RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. UPON INSPECTION BY HONDA DEALER, CONCLUSION IS THAT TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. AMERICAN HONDA IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE REGARDING LEGAL RECOURSE. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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