Honda Odyssey Complaints
12,890 consumer complaints on file.
- #10254220January 8, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AT 105K MILES. REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PERFORMED THOUGH FEW RECORDS WERE KEPT. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY IN VARIED CITY AND HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. GOVERNMENT ORDERED RECALL WORK WAS DONE IN 2004 AND HONDA RECORDS SAY PROBLEM WAS "FIXED". REPAIR RECORDS INDICATE THAT AN A/T OIL JET WAS INSTALLED AFTER TECHNICIAN MADE SUBJECTIVE DECISION THAT THERE WAS NO VISUAL DAMAGE. RECALL WAS ORDERED DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN ISSUE INVOLVING SECOND GEAR THAT MAY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. NOW TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SECOND GEAR ENGAGEMENT UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. LOCAL HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH '02 TRANSMISSIONS, JUST AS THERE WAS WITH 99-01 MODELS THAT RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. FEAR IS THAT THE "FIX" THAT WAS INSTALLED BACK IN '04 WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT FAILURE OF SECOND GEAR MECHANISM. THERE APPEARS TO BE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE INTERNET, SOME INVOLVING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR NEAR MISSES. THIS DESIGN DEFECT SHOULD RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION BY HONDA OR NHTSA. OWNERS SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT REPAIR OF THEIR VEHICLES IS SAFE FOR THE LONG TERM, NOT JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254113January 7, 2009LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COMPLETELY OPENED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY OCCURS WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V158000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS, LATCH). THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254190January 7, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CAN HAD 95K MILES ON IT WHICH IS VERY LOW FOR A MODERN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RESEARCH SHOW THAT THE HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE AN EXTREMELY HIGH TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE HOWEVER HONDA REFUSES TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253951January 6, 2009STRUCTURE
MY HONDA ODYSSEY PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR GLITCHES AND NOW IT DOESN'T EVEN WORK I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE FOR HELP AND I'VE NOTICED EVERYONE WHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR IT'S ALWAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT'S YEAR 2000 AND I BELIEVE IT'S A PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253949January 6, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 79K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WHEN THE ENGINE WARM-UP (APPROX. 45 MINUTES OF RUN TIMES). NOW IT CAN ONLY DRIVE IN CITY BUT DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL LAST. I TOKE TO DEALER AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (COST ME $105 FOR HONDA DEALER). THEY STATE THAT I NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, ECM MODULE AND FRONT SWAY BAR LINK ARE COST $4500. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254026January 6, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN 2ND/3RD GEAR, THE VAN SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAME TO A STOP. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR HOME BY SWITCHING INTO D3 GEAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VAN TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I DID THIS AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WROTE "...WHEN DRIVING IT WAS BANGING INTO 2ND GEAR. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ABS CONTROL UNIT BE REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL APPROXIMATE REPLACE/REPAIR QUOTE WAS $4,700. AFTER FILING A CASE COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA, THEY OFFERED A TOTAL REPLACE/REPAIR PRICE OF $4,255. THERE ARE RECALLS AND A CAMPAIGN RELATING TO THESE ISSUES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254048January 6, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HERE IN KILLEEN TEXAS EVERY MONTH FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS NOW REPORTING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY VAN AND EVERYTIME I GO THERE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS DOESN'T FIND IT OR THE MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY $3000 FOR REPAIRS AND THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SEPTEMBER 2009. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253853January 5, 2009POWER TRAIN
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 56,000 MILES AND NOW AT 114,000 IT NEEDS ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. WE GOT STUCK 1 1/2 HOURS FROM HOME AS THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT RUN - NOO WARNING AT ALL. WE KEEP UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WAITING FOR AMERICAN HONDA TO CALL US TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP. BECAUSE OF THEIR WINTER HOLIDAY, WE HAVE NOW HAD TO WAIT 17 DAYS WITHOUT THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253672January 3, 2009AIR BAGS
1. ON SAT, NOVEMBER 22, 2008, MY FAMILY AND I WERE RIDING IN OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE WERE TRAVELING WEST ON 94 THROUGH MENOMONIE, WI AT A POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH. IT WAS 6:15 OR SO, AND THE SUN HAD GONE DOWN. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AS IT WAS HUNTING SEASON IN WI. WITHOUT WARNING, 2 LARGE DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF OUR MINIVAN. MY HUSBAND HIT BOTH DEER - ONE WENT OVER THE TOP OF THE VAN, AND ONE WENT UNDER THE VAN - BOTH DEER WERE KILLED BY THE IMPACT. MY HUSBAND DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, AND WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ELSE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. 2. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! WHILE THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL INJURY TO EITHER MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF, I KNOW THERE WAS A DEFECT AS THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN A FRONT END IMPACT AT THAT SPEED. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS FRONT END OF MINIVAN NEEDS EXTENSIVE REPAIR IN ORDER TO BE DRIVEN AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253627January 2, 2009STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, POWER STEERING FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253171December 30, 2008FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE VAN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL PARKED OVER NIGHT IN DRIVE WAY. OUR DRIVEWAY IS SLIGHTLY INCLINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE FACING FORWARD. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR STARTED FINE AND WAS WARMING UP. 5 MINUTES LATER IT STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 DAYS THEY SAID THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VAN IS AGAIN SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE THIS WEEK. I NOTICED A SIMILAR POSTING ON THIS WEB SITE CLAIMING THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED BEHIND THE GAS TANK AND IT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY. THEREFORE THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS CLAIM. KNOWING THIS DETAIL, I WENT OUTSIDE AND PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL TO LET THE VAN COAST TO A MORE LEVEL STATE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED AFTER THE 2ND ATTEMPT. I'M STILL GOING TO KEEP THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AS I FEEL THIS CONDITION IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE OWNED 2 OTHER HONDA'S (DIFFERENT MODELS) AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF CONDITION WHILE LIVING AT THE SAME RESIDENCE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253220December 30, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $3,500. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253263December 30, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP EXCESSIVELY WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE 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 RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,540. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253294December 30, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HONDA WAS VERY SLOW TO START IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. THOUGHT I WASN'T WARMING IT UP LONG ENOUGH ONCE THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER. ONCE IT WAS RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT WAS FINE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT I HAVE BEEN HAUNTED BY THIS LIGHT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. USUALLY SOMETHING MINOR. ONE TIME I HAD MY CAT CONVERTER REPLACED. MY SON AND THREE OF HIS YOUNG FRIENDS TOOK THE VAN TO THE SNOW. I INSISTED HE TAKE THE VAN OVER HIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS "SAFER". THERE WAS HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. ON AN INCLINE, HE WENT TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. IT STARTED DRIFTING BACKWARDS! VERY DANGEROUS IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. HE DRIFTED ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON CALLED AAA. THESE KIDS WERE STRANDED IN THE SNOW UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. IT JUST STOPPED! INCREDIBLE! I REPLACED THE TRANNY ONCE BEFORE WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER ITS ORIGINAL EXTENDED WARRANTY. REPLACED THE TRANNY AT 90,200 MILES. NOW AT 147,000 MILES, I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS COMPED, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANNY. IT WAS NOT REPLACED WITH ANEW TRANNY BUT A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. WAS HONDA SUPPOSE TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE IF MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253061December 29, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN: TRANSMISSION DOES NOT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EFFECTIVELY DROP OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON DECEMBER 29, 2008. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO EVALUATE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE FOR HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS BASED ON DISCUSSION FORUMS ON INTERNET. A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT HAS BEGUN AGAINST HONDA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253059December 29, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OUT AFTER 107K MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253095December 29, 2008SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON MARCH 14, 2008, WHEN STARTING 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, A LOUD BANG SOUNDED. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING WHEN BANG SOUNDED. MILEAGE 39,139. VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, PULLING STRONGLY TO RIGHT. HUSBAND CHECKED VEHICLE, FOUND RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN. ORDERED NEW COIL SPRING AND STRUT AND REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 17, 2008, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HEARD ANOTHER LOUD BANG, WHILE VEHICLE NOT MOVING, AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY DRIVING IT, AS IT WAS PULLING STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. HUSBAND FOUND LEFT COIL SPRING BROKEN. MILEAGE 43,743. TALKED TO HONDA USA, AND REPORTED PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER TO CONFIRM LEFT COIL SPRING BROKEN. BOTH BROKEN PARTS HAD NO CORROSION, IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK. PARTS CURRENTLY ORDERED THROUGH HONDA ESTORE. HONDA REVIEWING CASE. FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR SITE, AND OTHERS. HOW SERIOUS OF AN ACCIDENT MUST IT BE BEFORE YOU WILL FIND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS? THANK GOODNESS MY CHILDREN WEREN'T IN THE VEHICLE, AND I HADN'T BEEN MOVING WHEN THE COIL SPRINGS BROKE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253111December 29, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER 60,000 MILES, OUR 2002 ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WE HAD IT SERVICED AT AUTOWEST HONDA IN FREMONT. IT IS NOW 125,000 MILES LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE WAY IN WHICH IT FAILED WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES. DUE TO WAY IN WHICH IT FAILED, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIRS BEING DONE TO FIX THE RECALL ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ARE NOT ADEQUATE OR THE TRANSMISSIONS USED TO REPLACE THE RECALL HAVE AN IDENTICAL DESIGN DEFECT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253146December 29, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN SEPT 2002 WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 12,500 MILES FROM A DEALER IN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN. IN MAY 2008, WITH ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON IT (AND A VEHICLE INSPECTION BEFORE OUR TRIP)ON AN EXTENDED TRIP OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND 'TCS' LIGHT CAME ON. WE DROVE IT BACK HOME. AFTER THAT WE WOULD NOTICE AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING TIME THERE WOULD BE SHIFTING ISSUES. WE THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD US WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, APPROX $3000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, WE FOUND OUT RATHER QUICKLY THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAD BEEN A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE 2001 ODYSSEY AND THAT NOT UNTIL AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, HONDA AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NEVER BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WE THEN FOUND OUT BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE, WHICH HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN TITLED IN CANADA, BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT, WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. WE CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA & WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US. THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS. THIS IS A TOTAL SAFETY ISSUE - HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND ITS PRODUCT. WE FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION - THEY BUILT IT ORIGINALLY - IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY TITLED. CAN YOU HELP US?*TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10252892December 27, 2008STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS AND REQUIRED REPLACING THE CONDENSER. DEALER STATED DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD/DEBRIS AND SO WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE CONDENSER IS VERY EXPOSED ON FRONT BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WITH NO PROTECTION FROM FLYING DEBRIS. SIMILAR EVENT HAS OCCURRED TO MANY OWNERS OF 2006 ODYSSEYS. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE/RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE A PRODUCT TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER ON THIS MODEL. THE 2008 ODYSSEY COMES WITH A GRILL COVERING THE CONDENSER. SO IT IS OBVIOUS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE OLD BAD DESIGN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0