Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10232596June 28, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ON 6/21/08 AND 6/23/08 THE RIGHT REAR POWER DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY VAN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THEIR WERE TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THIS ROW. THE VAN WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER ON 6/27/8. AT FIRST WE WERE INFORMED THAT IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN THREE COMPONENTS WOULD HAVE TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THAT IT WAS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THEY HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS AND WERE TOLD THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AND THEY NEVER HAD ANY REPORTED CASE OF IT. THEY HAVE FAXED THE DEALER A QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE DEALER WILL BE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE FROM THAT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. *TR
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#10232294June 25, 2008
TIRES
POOR MANUFACTURED MICHELIN TIRES. BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER 20,000MILES MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 PAX 235/710R-460 104T RB. *TR
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#10232159June 24, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V344000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS AND THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
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#10232082June 23, 2008
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH SLIDING DOORS ARE STUCK, WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN CARRYING 6 CHILDREN, AS MY WIFE OFTEN DOES. *TR
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0
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0
#10232074June 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPPING AFTER THE "COOLING TUBE" RECALL WAS INSTALLED. THE VAN HAD ~62,000 WHEN THE 'COOLING TUBE' WAS INSTALLED. HONDA DEALER WANTS $3000 TO REPLACE. I HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HONDA IS IGNORING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE FATALITIES. WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON A FREEWAY OR OTHERWISE, AND THEN YOU UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER IT CAUSES OTHER BEHIND YOU TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHY ISN'T THERE AN NHTSA.GOV "DEFECT INVESTIGATION" OPEN ON THIS? *TR
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0
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#10232033June 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JUMPING AND DOWNSHIFTING. THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AND THE RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A SERVICE HISTORY, HE WOULD ONLY BE CHARGED FOR HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10231673June 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOUGHT A NEW 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY LX ON 5/15, SALESMAN WAS IN A HURRY TO LEAVE SO HE SHOWED ME THE CAR AND A FEW THINGS AND WAS GONE. IT WAS AROUND 8PM WHEN I DROVE OFF THE LOT, FIRST TIME I HAD EVER BEEN IN AN ODYSSEY. PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND IT FELT GREAT, PRESSED THE BRAKES AND WAS AFRAID THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY. BEEN VERY SPONGY SINCE DAY 1. TOOK IT TO FIRST HONDA IN SIMI AND THEY SAID THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT. HARD TO BELIEVE, HAVE TO SIT CLOSER TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET LEVERAGE ENOUGH TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY HONESTLY FEEL LIKE THE PEDAL HITS THE FLOOR AND VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. I HAVE A 11-YEAR-OLD CRV THAT FEELS GREAT AND STOPS ON A DIME. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG, MY INTERNET SEARCHES SEEM TO REVEAL A HISTORY OF UNRESOLVED SPONGY BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH RECENT ODYSSEYS, BUT THE DEALER SAID NOTHING TO FIX. IT WILL TAKE A DEADLY ACCIDENT TO GET THEM OFF THEIR REARS AND LOOK IN TO WHAT'S GOING ON, VERY IRRESPONSIBLE FOR AN OTHERWISE GREAT COMPANY. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10231706June 20, 2008
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN. THE AC STOPPED WORKING. TWICE. WITHIN WARRANTY TIME/MILEAGE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE AC CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY STONE, CAUSING LEAKAGE OF CFC. I CALLED HONDA, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. EVEN THE FRONT GRILLE THEY INSTALLED IN THEIR NEWER MODELS ARE "FOR ANY NUMBER OF REASONS, NOT NECESSARILY TO FIX THIS DESIGN FLAW". CFC KILLS OZONE LAYER. I FEEL BAD MY VAN DUMPED TWO TANKS OF CFC INTO THE (ALREADY BADLY POLLUTED) ATMOSPHERE . HONDA'S BAD DESIGN CAUSES BIG TIME POLLUTION, AND IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FIXED WITH A TINY COST ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. HONDA CUTS CORNERS, AND THIS IS A BAD ONE. IT CAUSES CONSUMERS SO MUCH, BECAUSE HONDA WANTS TO SAVE A COUPLE OF BUCKS. OTHER CAR MAKERS MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE - THEY DO NOT COVER FRAGILE PART IN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231578June 19, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD CLOSE, BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS AJAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,214.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231484June 18, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND JUST RECENTLY MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE SERVICE MAN CAME TO ME TO TELL ME THAT A ROCK HAS HIT MY AC CONDENSER AND IT WOULD COST $820.00 TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MAN ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. I DECIDE TO GOOGLE MY AC CONDENSER AND TO MY SURPRISE POPS UP THIS FORUM WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME STORY. SOUNDS LIKE A REHEARSED STORY "A ROCK HAS HIT YOUR AC CONDENSER PUTTING A HOLE IN IT" . AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES, WHAT THEY HAVE STATED IS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THE GRILL HAS TO MUCH SPACE IN BETWEEN BY THE LICENSE PLATE SO DEBRIS IS ABLE TO GET IN. THIS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY HONDA SINCE ITS THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231412June 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT HAS 39K MILES. MY A/C JUST WENT OUT AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THE MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED TO SEE I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. I PAID APPROX $600 TO GET IT FIXED. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MASS QUANTITIES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ODYSSEY A/C PROBLEM WITH ROCK DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR AND HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231093June 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE REAR PROMPTED REMOVAL OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. I FOUND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON BOTH WHEELS WERE WORN COMPLETELY AWAY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE OUTSIDE PADS STILL HAD 3-4 MILLIMETERS OF PAD MATERIAL LEFT. NOW, THE OUTSIDE PADS CAN BE EASILY INSPECTED THROUGH THE WHEEL SPOKES, AND SINCE BOTH PADS SHOULD WEAR AT SIMILAR RATES, VISUAL INSPECTION SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A REASONABLE INDICATION OF THE CONDITION OF BOTH PADS. WELL, THE WEAR INDICATORS ARE ON THE INSIDE PADS, BUT THEY WERE SILENT BECAUSE THE WEAR INDICATORS HAD BROKEN OFF ON BOTH INSIDE PADS, LEAVING NO INDICATION THAT THE INSIDE PADS WERE WORN OUT. CLEARLY THERE ARE TWO DEFECTS HERE: PAD WEAR SHOULD BE REASONABLY BALANCED TO BOTH PADS, NOT BIASED SUCH THAT THE PADS THAT CANNOT BE INSPECTED WITHOUT REMOVING THE WHEEL WEAR MUCH FASTER, AND SECOND, THE WEAR INDICATORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT THEY DID NOT BREAK OFF ON BOTH PADS, LEAVING NO OTHER WARNING OF EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231156June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE TIRE WENT FLAT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT DAMAGED THE TIRE BY DRIVING ON IT. THE LOCAL POLICE CHANGED THE TIRE FOR ME. I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS BAD. I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE AT FULL PRICE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231159June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND COULD FELL THE CAR START TO PULL AND FELT THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS BAD ON THIS TIRE. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEM AND THE TIRE WASN'T DAMAGED. THE COST TO REPLACE VALVE STEM WAS $23.31. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231150June 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT CATCH THE GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. IT SLIPPED INTO GEAR ONCE THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW MOTOR MOUNTS AND A NEW CONTROLLER. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,900. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,400.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231163June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
AFTER HAVING 3 OUT OF 4 NEW TIRES GO FLAT DUE TO BAD VALVE STEMS, I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE VALVE STEM ON THE FOURTH TIRE, THAT HADN'T GONE FLAT YET. THE VALVE STEM WAS ALSO BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE DEALER DID FOR FREE. HE STILL IS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL PROBLEMS WITH VALVE STEMS. THANKFULLY, I HAD HIM CHECK THE FOURTH TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231161June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT RUSH HOUR MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE OUT OF FOUR THAT HAVE GONE FLAT! THE LOCAL POLICE CHANGED IT FOR ME. I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS DRY ROT!! ANOTHER ONE. AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERN ABOUT HAVING 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES WITH BAD VALVE STEMS, THEY SAID THAT SOMETIME THIS HAPPENS. BECAUSE I HAD DRIVEN ON THE TIRE TO GET TO SAFE SPOT, I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER NEW TIRE. COST @128.31. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231241June 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 90K MILES. HAVE READ THAT MANY '98 HONDA ODYSSEY'S HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND MANY WERE REPLACED INSTEAD OF SIMPLE REPAIR. THEY REPLACED MINE AND REFUSED TO RECALL OR ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231035June 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD TROUBLE (SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES) WITH ITS SLIDING POWER DOORS NOT LATCHING PROPERLY AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS ON THEM OVER THE 8 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO, MY DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL USING THE POWER. I HAVE A BABY CARSEAT INSTALLED IN THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT, SO I'VE HAD TO GET MY BABY IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND I REALIZED THAT IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN MY CAR, THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY BABY OUT QUICKLY. IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR, I WOULD HAVE TO REACH INTO THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR, SLIDE THE LOCKING MECHANISM INTO THE "UNLOCKED" POSITION, TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE SLIDING DOORS, AND THEN USE A LOT OF FORCE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR. AND SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE TRIED THIS, THE LOCKING MECHANISM IMMEDIATELY SLIDES ITSELF BACK INTO THE "LOCKED" POSITION BEFORE I AM ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231078June 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SOFT BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO DEALER THREE TIMES. #1. REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER BRAKES WERE STILL SOFT. #2 REPLACED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. STILL SOFT. #3 TOLD THAT HONDA KNEW OF THIS AND I WAS ON A LIST SO WHEN THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG I WOULD BE CONTACTED. BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT. WHEN YOU STEP ON FOOT BRAKE CAR WILL STOP OK, BUT PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BOARD. DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HAD TO PANIC STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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