Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10173462November 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED IN AUGUST OF 2002. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER THE SERVICE DEALER SIGNED OFF ON THE RECALL REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AS THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS MORE PRONOUNCED, SO THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173311November 13, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE METAL HINGES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR DO A TERRIBLE JOB AT KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN. A SLIGHT GUST OF WIND OR IF THE CAR IS ON AN INCLINE, THE DOORS WILL SLAM SHUT ON THEIR OWN. I BROKE A WATCH BAND AND WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO SEVERELY INJURE MY WRIST ONE TIME. IT PROBABLY CLOSED ON MY SHINS BEFORE THAT. I WON'T LET MY CHILDREN NEAR THE FRONT DOORS WHEN THEY ARE OPEN, FOR FEAR OF SEVERE INJURY TO SOME BODY PART BEING SLAMMED INTO THE DOOR. I MAKE A POINT TO HAVE MY WHOLE BODY LEANING ON THE DOOR IF IT NEEDS TO STAY OPEN FOR SOME PURPOSE NOW. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOM, BUT SAID THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BET OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ANOTHER CAR THAT I WAS AFRAID THE FRONT DOOR WOULD SLAM SHUT ON ME - WITHOUT WARNING - BEFORE THIS. THANK YOU - MIKKI BATES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173414November 13, 2006
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED, NEARLY CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO OBJECTS THAT HIT THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE SHATTERED GLASS AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE GLASS WAS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173113November 10, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY WILL NOT OPEN. AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE SIMPLY CEASE TO WORK. THIS CREATES A TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT THE CAR, NOR CAN ANYONE GET INTO THE CAR IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173141November 10, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
WHEN PURCHASED NEW OFF THE LOT, EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL PULL TO THE RIGHT. DROVE 500 MILES AND RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL CAMBER BOLTS THEN ALIGN SUSPENSION (THEY REDUCED TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES BY TEN POUNDS). PROBLEM WAS NOT ABATED. AFTER 5000 ROAD TRIP, RETURNED TO DEALER TO ALIGN AGAIN(AGAIN REDUCING TIRE PRESSURE). SIX MONTHS LATER WAS STILL EXPERIENCING PULL, BUT NOW ACCOMPANIED BY PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING VIBRATION. DEALER ROTATED AND CROSS SWITCHED TIRES (ONCE AGAIN REDUCING TIRE PRESSURE). PROBLEM SEEMED SOLVED. MIDWAY THOUGH NEXT 5000 MILE ROAD TRIP VIBRATION AND PULL STARTED TO RECUR, GROWING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS TRIP WAS CONCLUDED. NOW AT 26000 MILES BOTH FRONT TIRES HAVE SUBSTANTIAL WEAR AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CAR ONCE MORE NEEDS TO BE ALIGNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173007November 9, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS PROCESSED. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173072November 9, 2006
TIRES
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172917November 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THEN, WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172930November 8, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AFTER DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE, A WHINE WAS HEARD INTERMITTENTLY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID STATE THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VANS LIKE HIS. UPDATED 12/01/06 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172940November 8, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. BOTH SLIDING DOORS STICK WHEN EITHER OPENING FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. NOT MAJOR INJURY - YET! I AM CONCERNED IF ANYTHING DID HAPPEN AND WE COULD NOT GET THE DOORS OPEN IN A HURRY. THEN WHAT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172937November 8, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE AND THE DOORS OPENED ON THEIR OWN, INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE CODE FOR THE DOORS MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED MORE IN COLD WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172738November 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL OF THE VEHICLE STARTED ROCKING LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN DEPRESSED, EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILE OR AT ANY SPEED. NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE PEDAL ROCKING MOVEMENT WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE IT COULD BE CONNECTED WITH OTHER UNNOTICED SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. THE SIDE DOOR SEPAKER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172748November 6, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE VAN SEAL SHUT AFTER RAIN, SNOW OR CAR WASHES. I HAVE TO CLIMB INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND PUSH THE DOORS OUT WHILE SOMEONE YANKS FROM THE OUTSIDE ON THE HANDLE. THE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBRICATED OVER AND OVER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I FEAR THAT IN AN ACCIDENT AN EMERGENCY RESPONDER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE VAN TO HELP MY CHILDREN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172777November 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD THIRD BRAKE FAILURE. PREVIOUS TWO TIMES I DIDN'T KNOW IF MY FOOT HAD SLIPPED OFF OF BRAKE SLIGHTLY OR IF IT WAS IN FACT A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING, AND THE VAN HAD AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES AND PUSH IT HARD TO GET ANY BRAKING AT ALL. I ALMOST ENDED UP IN A BUSY STREET AND WAS VERY SCARED THAT I COULDN'T STOP. ALL THREE OF THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING SLOW- MAYBE 10 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING. I'M NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND AM SCARED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172636November 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOSS OF BRAKES MOVING FOREWORD SLOWLY AFTER BACKING UP A NUMBER OF TIMES AT A SUN CITY POSSE GARAGE SALE. I KNOCKED DOWN A TABLE BUT NO INJURIES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE LOST BRAKING MOVING VERY SLOWLY(LESS THAN 5 MPH) BUT I CAN NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE DETAILS THE FIRST TIME. THERE WERE MANY POSSE WITNESSES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172556November 3, 2006
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE, CHILD SEAT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHILD KICKED THE BUTTON ON THE CHILD SEAT THAT RELEASED THE BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS A BRITAX ROUNDABOUT, MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER 22, 2004.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172451November 2, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT 4000 MILES. WHEN I STOPPED AT PARKING LOT I SAW SMOKES/GAS RISING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT WAS FREON GAS LEAKING OUT OF THE CONDENSER. SPENT $700 TO FIX IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. CALL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE POOR CONDENSER PROTECTION DESIGN ON THE ODYSSEY. A "SENIOR" REGIONAL MANAGER RESPOND, HE DIDN'T THINK IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE. AND HE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE DAMAGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172391November 1, 2006
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE, CHILD SEAT:BASE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ADJUSTMENT STRAP TO THE HARNESS WAS TOO EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE CHILD IN THE SAFETY SEAT, ALLOWING THE HARNESS STRAPS TO BE LOOSENED. THE BASE WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. MANUFACTURER: BRITAX, MODEL: MARATHON, MODEL #: E9L0677.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172399November 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SECOND GEAR FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172260October 31, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 ODYSSEY IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. WE HAVE HAD CONSTANT GRINDING/SCRAPING NOISES WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2005 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL AND COMING TO A STOP. THE NOISE IS GOD AWFUL!!! NHTSA NEEDS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON FILE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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