Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10223931April 4, 2008
TIRES
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TIRES WORE PREMATURELY. CONSUMER STATES THAT MICHELIN STATED THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR A 30% REBATE. DEALER IS STALLING ON GIVING REBATE. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD TO RECHECK WITH MICHELIN TO MAKE SURE THEY ACTUALLY GOT A REBATE. *KB THE CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REBATE CHECK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223372April 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PHYSICALLY SHIFT THE GEARS IN THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO HEARS A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHENEVER SHE SHIFTS GEARS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE RPM'S DRAMATICALLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223391April 4, 2008
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN APPYLING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKE SHOES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAINS AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY OPEN, ALLOWING HER CHILDREN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY GREASED THE ROLLERS ON THE SLIDING DOOR, WHICH REMEDIED THE FAILURE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 35 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE COTNACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHEN SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURES SHIFTING GEARS, AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE FREE REMDEY OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAEGE WAS 80,000. *UPDATED 10/20/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10223404April 4, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER SLIDING DOORS AND REAR SIDE WINDOWS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND OR INOP SPORADICALLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING OR CLOSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223123April 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONDENSER DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARD. COST TO REPLACE $929.68, PLUS TIME OFF AND FRUSTRATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223892April 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACT LIKE IT IS IN A NEUTRAL GEAR WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS SHE ENCOUNTERED WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223021April 1, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
RIGHT SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPEN. WOULD ALLOW MANUAL OPENING ON SEVERAL OCCASION THEN THE DOOR LATCHED INTO LOCKED POSITION AND WOULDN'T OPEN EVEN MANUALLY. TAKEN TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER. THAT WORKED ON IT HALF A DAY TO FIND THAT THEY REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. NO REMEDY. TOOK TO A HONDA/ACURA SHOP TO HAVE LOOKED AT. SAME OUTCOME. SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS TO BE IN WORKING ORDER HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHY DOOR WAS NOT OPENING AND COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPENED. CLAW THAT HOOKS TO LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE. DEALER SERVICE CENTER SUGGESTED CUTTING THE LATCH WITH PLASMA CUTTERS IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR OPEN, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THEN. WE CAN'T FIND ANYONE WHO CAN FIX THE DOOR. WE ARE IN A SAFETY DILEMMA AS OUR 2 YEAR OLDS CAR SEATS SITS ON THIS SIDE OF THE DOOR. SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO GET ALL THREE CHILDREN OUT DUE TO THE DOOR NOT WORKING. CAN ANYONE PROVIDE A SOLUTION????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223060April 1, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
14 MONTHS OLD SIGMA REGENT TIRE (PURCHASED NOV '06). STRANGE VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY THEY WERE PURCHASED. NTB CHECKED TIRES AND BALANCE - NO PROBLEM. THERE IS A BUBBLE WITH SMALL SLITS NEAR THE RIM. NO RIM DAMAGE. NO FAILURE, CAUGHT IT AND REMOVED THE TIRE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. NTB SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM, NO THEIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222960March 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS - WOULD CRANK BUT NOT ALWAYS CATCH AND RUN. THEN ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES, AN UNSAFE SITUATION. FINALLY WOULD NOT START AGAIN. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, WORKS FINE. NOTED THAT SIMILAR (MODEL, YEAR) VEHICLES IN AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALLED FOR SAME SYMPTOMS - IS THERE A LINK? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222368March 26, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HAS REMAINED LIT EVER SINCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $550. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 04/16/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222836March 26, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH A BROKEN AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER, WHICH WAS BLOWING COLD AIR AT ALL SETTINGS. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER STATED THAT THIS REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD FAILURE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY A ROCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222426March 26, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT
ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 MODEL YEAR (POTENTIALLY OTHER MODEL YEARS TOO), THE FLAWED PLACEMENT OF AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER IN THE FRONT WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION CAUSE CONDENSER TO FAIL UPON IMPACT FROM ROAD DEBRIS FLYING INTO IT. WHEN CONDENSER FAILS AND LEAKS, LIGHT SMOKE IS OBSERVED. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, NOT TO MENTION UP TO $1000 COST INCURRED TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER AND FIX THE AC SYSTEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS DESIGN FLAW FOR ITS CUSTOMERS BY EITHER SHIELD THE CONDENSER OR MOVE IT TO A LOCATION LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROAD DEBRIS IMPACT. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR EXPOSING THIS VITAL PART... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222271March 25, 2008
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON MARCH 10, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS WERE MISSING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD INSTALL THE MISSING SEAT. THEY INSTALLED THE SEAT HOWEVER; THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL SEAT BELTS FOR THAT SEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222160March 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 WITH MILEAGE ABOUT 86,000. WHEN I DIVE ON THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL AS I'M DRIVING. I FEEL VERY DANGEROUS ON THIS CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221987March 21, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT, I'M NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT THE BRAKES FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I NEED TO PUT EXTRA PRESSURE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND ALMOST AVOID REAR ENDING COUPLE OF TIMES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY BLEED THE SYSTEM AND SAID IT OK, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE, ITS REALLY VERY UNSAFE WITH THESE KIND OF BRAKES. I SEE LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS , PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY KIDS AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY KIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221995March 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKING, TCS LIGHT ON, MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON, NEED TO REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221858March 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221896March 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKES HAVE A VERY SOFT AND SPONGY FEELING. BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE STOPPED WITH BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221772March 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 77,000 MILES (SPECIFIC FAILURE IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER). SYMPTOM WAS GEAR SLIPPAGE AT SLOW SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN 15 APR 2004 SAFETY RECALL FOR SECOND GEAR INSPECTION (HONDA TSB 04-021 DATED 29 OCT 2004); DEALERSHIP ED NAPLETON HONDA OF ST PETERS, MO CLAIMS TO HAVE PERFORMED WORK IN OCT 2004, THOUGH NOTHING WAS REPLACED. I OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA, N012008-03-1900809. MY VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER THE CLASS ACTION WARRANTY EXTENSION. NUMEROUS HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS, MODEL YEARS 1998-2004, REPORT PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AS IS MY CASE. I'M REQUESTING THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA TO ENCOURAGE HONDA TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION ON BEHALF OF ODYSSEY OWNERS AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221797March 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE FOR THE 2002 MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,387.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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