Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10195715June 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT FIRST HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE REPLACED THEN HE RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA**CC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF BILL OF SALE AND MOTORVEHICLE CONSUMER COMPLAINT FORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194747June 27, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C STOP WORKING. HONDA DEALER STATED THAT A ROCK HIT CONDENSER WHICH WILL NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000.00. CONTACTED MY AUTO INSURANCE PROVIDED AND RECEIVED APPROVAL BY ADJUSTER TO HAVE A NEW CONDENSER PUT IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194651June 25, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VEHICLE REPAIR REPORT**CC *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194048June 23, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE IS POPPING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND STOPPING. WHEN I EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK AS IF I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE HARD. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN BRAKING, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL FLASH ON AND THEN BACK OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193950June 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL IN AUGUST 2005. WITHIN DAYS, I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN MAKING A HARD STOP OR STOPPING ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. I HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH THE DEALER. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE FAULTY AND WOULD BE REPLACED. AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. NEXT THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS GRAVEL IN THE PAD. THE LAST TIME I WENT IN, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I ASKED THEM HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS THEY HAD ON THIS ISSUE AND I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE. THE MANAGER BECAME HOSTILE AND WAS EXTREMELY RUDE. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN, I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT MYSTERIOUSLY, THE BRAKES ARE BETTER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. I FEEL AS IF I PAID $37,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT MAY NOT EVEN BE SAFE. HONDA MUST BE MADE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESOLVED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN AND BUY ANOTHER BRAND AS THE DEALER REFUSES TO HELP AND HAS RESORTED TO BEING DOWN RIGHT HOSTILE ABOUT THE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193965June 22, 2007
TIRES
FAILURE OF MICHELIN PAX SYSTEM TIRES AT 25K MILES. THESE TIRES OFFER UNREALISTIC/UNACCEPTABLE WEAR WHICH WOULD REQUIRE YEARLY REPLACEMENT AT $1200+ PER YEAR. MANUFACTURE AND/OR DEALER DID NOT MENTION OR ADVISE ANYTHING OF THE SORT DURING PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. SEVERELY RESTRICTIVE OPTIONS WITH RESPECT TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. EXCESSIVELY HIGH COST OF TIRES, LACK OF LONGEVITY AND DURABILITY OF TIRES, ALONG INABILITY TO REPLACE WITH SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193882June 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE HONDA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY IN MARCH OF 2007. I WAS PLANNING A TRIP FROM TEXAS TO WEST VIRGINIA WITH A FRIEND AND OUR THREE KIDS, ALL UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. IN ALABAMA, WE REALIZED THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS RELEASING HOT AIR. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS IN ALL THE MAJOR CITIES WE PASSED THROUGH. SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, NO ONE WOULD HELP US. I CALLED HONDA CARE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE THE VAN WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. WHEN I ARRIVED IN WEST VIRGINIA, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIANS THERE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE VAN'S CONDENSER THAT "MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A ROCK." I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER EITHER MY FACTORY WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY $633.52 TO GET IT FIXED. I SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVES AT GUNN HONDA, WHO ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA. I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THE REGIONAL MANAGER CALLED ME AND GAVE A SEEMINGLY REHEARSED SPEECH OF HOW THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. AFTER A SEARCH ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I AM VERY DISTRAUGHT TO THINK THAT NO ONE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO PROTECT THE HARD-WORKING CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY FROM SUCH A SCANDALOUS CONSPIRACY. I AM AN ARMY VETERAN WHO SERVED TIME IN IRAQ. MY HUSBAND IS ACTIVE DUTY, STATIONED IN HAWAII, SET TO GO TO AFGHANISTAN. WE CANNOT AFFORD A PLANE TICKET FOR HIM TO COME HOME BECAUSE I HAD TO USE ALL OF OUR SAVINGS FOR THIS. WHY ARE PEOPLE BEING DECEIVED ABOUT HOW GREAT HONDA IS AND HOW THE ODYSSEY IS THE NUMBER ONE MINIVAN, AND NOT BEING WARNED ABOUT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN? WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? AM I TO JUST LET THIS ORGANIZATION TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193818June 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TOOK MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN TO KUHN HONDA IN TAMPA, FL FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAD ONLY 51,880 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD REPLACED THE SAME MOUNTS ON NUMEROUS OTHER ODYSSEY VAN,S AND EVEN THE ONE NEXT TO IT IN THE SHOP NEEDED THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT HONDA DID NOT COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER ANY WARRANTY EXTENSION DESPITE WHAT SEEMED TO ME TO BE A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT COULD HAVE GRAVE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THESE ENGINE MOUNTS AS THEIR FAILURE CAN CAUSE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION AND OTHER DRIVE-TRAIN RELATED PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193846June 20, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING ON THE 2006 ODYSSEY STOPPED WORKING AFTER 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THAT DEBRIS HAD HIT THE CONDENSER AND CAUSED A LEAK. SINCE THIS WAS NOT CONSIDERED A DEFECT IN THE PART IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IT APPEARED WE WERE NOT THE ONLY 05/06 ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS SEEMED TO BE A DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW THAT ALLOWED FOR DAMAGE TO OCCUR SO EASILY. OTHER INTERNET POSTS REVEALED THAT OWNERS WERE HAVING TO ENGINEER THEIR OWN FIXES TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER, SO THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER $800 BILL. THIS SHOULD BE HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194472June 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN 4/07 AND HOW HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WANTS HONDA TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD IN FACT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193542June 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE 1999 HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 126000 MILES, PAID 3000 FOR A REPLACEMENT ON NOVEMBER 2006, NOW IS JUNE AND WITH ONLY 128000 IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193548June 17, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO CONDENSER UNIT POORLY DESIGNED. UNIT WAS NOT PROTECTED AND KEPT GETTING HOLES IN IT. AS PER DEALER, WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH HONDA ON THIS VEHICLE. 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193520June 16, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A ROCK HIT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER COIL. THE DAMAGE CAUSED A LEAK IN THE COIL AND THE CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I MOUNTED A GRILL TO PREVENT FURTHER SIMILAR DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193524June 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISE HAVE HAD NEW PADS PUT ON BY DEALER AND STILL MAKING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193439June 15, 2007
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUN FLATS ONLY WORK WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS. SHE STATED THAT IF SHE WERE TO GO BEYOND 50 MILES. UNLESS SHE CONTACTS A DEALER. IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE RUN FLATS, CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY OPTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED THAT IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE AND SUGGESTED SHE NOTIFY HER ATTORNEY'S GENERAL OFFICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193486June 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STOPPING ON AN INCLINE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, IF THE FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193096June 13, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR COMPRESSOR LEAKED FREON DUE TO SMALL ROCK IN CONDENSER. CAR IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND WELL WITHIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS THAT THE ROCK IN THE AIR CONDENSER IS A ROAD HAZARD, AND NOT COVERED WARANTY. $770 LATER, AND A FEW GOOGLE SEARCHES ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY'S WITH ROCKS IN COMPRESSORS, AND A PLETHORA OF PEOPLE ARE FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRY COPYING AND PASTING THIS LINK INTO YOUR BROWSER. 100 COMMENTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ODYSSEY/TJBOPFUR3SVARKHCJ. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193219June 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55,000 AND QUESTIONS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND IS LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS**CC THE CONSUMER WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192924June 11, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN EGR REPLACEMENT KIT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192920June 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. SHE STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE AND GREEN D-LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RECALL #04V176000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIPPING AND LABOR COST. SHE FELT THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE, AND HAS REPORTED THIS TO THE AMERICAN HONDA ASSOCIATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE POWER TRAIN INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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