Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10241275September 8, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND LOCK PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241288September 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I TOOK IT INTO MAHWAH HONDA AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND THE ERROR CODES AND FOUND NO PROBLEM.. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING PRESSED. BOTH MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN WE WERE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241341September 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 HAS VERY SOFT BRAKES. THE DEALER FIRST SAID IT WAS NORMAL BUT ON THE SECOND VISIT IS KEEPING THE CAR TO BLEED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES AND THE CAR TAKES ALMOST 200 FEET TO FULLY STOP AT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241204September 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 49000 MILES, WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. WOULD HAVE TO EASE OF GAS AND ALLOW VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT BEFORE ACCELERATING AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT DUE TO PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. VEHICLE RAN OKAY, THOUGH STILL WOULD EXPERIENCE ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR 3.5 YEARS, NOW HAVING SAME TROUBLE AND HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FOR US, THEN FOR SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241044September 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO WEEKS AGO WE PURCHASED A 2008 ODYSSEY. SATURDAY MORNING, IT DROVE ITSELF INTO A SHED AFTER TRAVELING UP A HILL AND STILL IN PARK! SITUATION: I WAS UNHOOKING A TRAILER, MY SON WAS HELPING. I GOT IN THE VAN TO PULL THE TRAILER FORWARD A BIT AS WE WERE ON A HILL AND THE TRAILER WAS STUCK, SEEN AS IT WAS NOT LATCHED DOWN.. MY FAULT, AS SOON AS I MOVED IT UNHOOKED AND STARTED ROLLING AWAY, I SLAMMED THE VAN INTO PARK, GOT OUT AND RAN AFTER THE TRAILER, GOT THE TRAILER STOPPED, I THEN TURNED AROUND AND THE VAN WAS DRIVING OFF, NOT JUST SLOWLY BUT PICKING UP SPEED AS IT WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND THEN DROVE INTO THE NEIGHBORS SHED. I RAN AFTER IT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH IT, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN GOING ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. I GOT TO THE VAN AND IT WAS IN PARK. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY OF TO GET IT TO QUIT TRYING TO INCH IT'S WAY FORWARD. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY BASICALLY SAID NO KNOWN ISSUES SO YOU ARE SCREWED.. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA ND THEY WERE NOT REALLY WILLING TO ASSIST IN THE MATTER. I DO HAVE A CLAIM TICKET OPEN WITH THEM AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241045September 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENT "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING ACCOMPANIED BY "TCS" WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD; SLIPPING TRANSMISSION DURING ROUTINE ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2ND/3RD GEARS AND 3RD/4TH GEARS. WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM STARTED IN AUG '07; RECURRING NOW IN AUG '08 WITH CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE/FAILURES DURING NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241071September 5, 2008
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FELL OFF AND AXIAL BROKEN WHILE DRIVING LOCAL STREET @ 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO PASSENGER INJURED, BUT THE CAR GOT DAMAGED. REPAIR COST $1695.00 DONE IN LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. I SUSPECT IT COULD BE RELATED WITH MANUFACTURER'S MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241106September 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND FREEWAY. 2. ENGINE PINGING, EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. LONG TERM EFFECT (ENGINE DAMAGE). 3. HONDA HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. TECH LINE STATES THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO KNOWN RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. THE MOST RECENT LETTER FROM HONDA WAS NOTHING IS WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER STATES THE PINGING IS NOT NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241130September 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. ENGINE HAS ALWAYS PINGED AND I'M UNSURE IF HONDA ADMITS THERE'S A PROBLEM AND I'M UNSURE IF THEY'RE WORKING ON A RESOLUTION. SEE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F153159/[email protected]@ EVERYONE COMPLAINS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE HAD THE VAN CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. EVEN WITH PREMIUM UNLEADED, THERE IS SOME PING WHILE DRIVING UP STEEP HILLS, BUT PREMIUM DOES MAKE THE PINGING SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240832September 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ODYSSEY, TRANSMISSION ACTED UP... SLIPPING AFTER STOP, AND HARD CHANGE FROM GEAR TO GEAR...LOUD NOISE IN REVERSED JUST NOTICED.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240640September 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LESS THAN 48K MILES ON OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE CRANK SHAFT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND A MOTOR MOUNT. THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS OVER $1,000. THESE TYPES OF FAILURES SHOULD NOT BE SEEN ON A VEHICLE THIS NEW. HONDA JUST SAYS "SORRY." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240305August 30, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN CAR WAS PARKED, RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240164August 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SHIMMY IN FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON DOWNHILL. HONDA ADVISED: CAUSED BY BRAKE WEARING. HONDA REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND RESURFACED ROTORS , 32,310 MILES. NOW, 14,000 MILES LATER, SHIMMY OCCURRING ON DOWNHILLS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY TO OLDER OR INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 55 YEARS; I'M 74 YEARS OLD...AND I DO KNOW CARS AND ENGINES, AND HAVE NOT HAD A VEHICLE WITH A SHIMMY SINCE I WAS A KID! FIRST OCCURRED JUNE 07 AND STARTED AGAIN 828/08..YESTERDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240186August 29, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER 10,000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND MODULE (TWICE), AS WELL AS BLEEDING THE LINES OVER 4 ATTEMPTS TO FIX. NOW THEY ARE BEGINNING TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR, EVEN THOUGH THE CHANGE WAS SUDDEN AND DRAMATIC AND THE VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240242August 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING AT 67500 DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEING TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240234August 29, 2008
TIRES
MICHELIN TIRE BLEW UP WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. THE TYPE TIRE WAS 235/65R16 ENG LX4 103 T ON A HONDA ODYSSEY 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240248August 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VAN ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON THE THIRD LANE. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. VAN SPEED WAS DOWN TO 40MPH WHILE MAKING RIGHTS TO GET THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE VAN STARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND WE WENT ON OUR WAY. AFTER EXITING THE FREE WAY THE ENGINE AGAIN STOPPED BUT THIS TIME WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE LIGHTS TURNED RED AND I WAS BLOCKING ON COMING TRAFFIC AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS HONKING HIS HORN. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE IT AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. MEAN WHILE MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT EVENING I REMOVED THE COVER AND IGNITION SWITCH WAS OVERHEATING AND KILLING THE ENGINE ( SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WIRES WERE MELTING). I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT CONFORMED THE SWITCH PROBLEM ALSO THE VAN WAS RECALLED FOR THAT REASON. I CALL HONDA AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL WAS DONE ON THIS VAN. THE ENGINE STOPPED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING TILL I GOT THE PART REPLACED. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT THE RECALL DID NOT WORK, AND THE REPLACED PARTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINAL RECALL ( OVERHEATING SWITCH) . I HAVE REPLACED THE SWITCH. BUT THE DESIGN IS STILL BAD AND THAT WILL HELP ONLY TEMPORARY. STOPPING THE VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY OF THE INTERSECTION COMES WITH HEAVY RISKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240121August 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES WITH SOFT PEDAL AND FRONT NOISE. PROBLEM WAS FIRST TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 02-02-08. THROUGH RESEARCH FROM CONTACTS AT HONDA I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A PROPORTIONING VALVE OR ABS MODULATOR. THE FLAW IS ALLOWING AIR TO GET INTO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSING SOFT PEDAL AND DECREASED PERFORMANCE. IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE AIR IN THE LINES IS AFFECTING THE REAR BRAKES PERFORMANCE. I'M EXPERIENCING VERY HOT FRONT BRAKES AND I FEEL THIS IS CAUSING GLAZING AND THE NOISE. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AROUND THE 4,000 MILE RANGE. HONDA HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IN THEIR SYSTEM WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLEEDING THE SYSTEM IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS VALVE/UNIT ALSO. IN MY CASE, I'M STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND FRONT BRAKE NOISE. I HAVE FILED A 'LEMON LAW" CLAIM FOR MY VEHICLE WITH THE BBB AND HONDA. I CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF THESE TECHNICAL BULLETINS UPON REQUEST. I HAVE ALSO DONE A "GOOGLE" SEARCH FOR HONDA BRAKE PROBLEMS AND I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES ON THE POSTINGS I FOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240114August 28, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE SECURELY AND WILL NOT LOCK. DOOR SLIDES OPEN IN TRANSIT. DOOR HAS HAD DIFFICULTY CLOSING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE SECURELY AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240414August 27, 2008
TIRES
DEFECTIVE TIRE ON 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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