Honda Odyssey Complaints
12,890 consumer complaints on file.
- #10130263July 27, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
AT 83,000 MILES THE SECOND TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED (REGISTERED IN MY WIFE'S NAME, LYNN ROESSLER). ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 43,000 MILES IN 2003 AND WAS REPLACED BY HONDA UNDER WARRANTY. IN JULY 2005 THE SECOND TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, D4 LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK, TCS LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED CALL TO HONDA DEALER, WHO AGAIN REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND LEFT INBOARD JOINT. I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE NOW HAVE A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TWO TRANSMISSIONS I HAVE HAD SO FAR HAVE LASTED, ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 41,000 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10130357July 27, 2005VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD LEAKS/WHISTLES NEEDS REPLACEMENT PARTS/ NONE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10130048July 26, 2005UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
BEGINNING IN 2000, WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES. FIRST, THE EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED; IT WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED AT HONDA'S EXPENSE. NEXT, ONE OF THE MOTORS FOR THE SIDE POWER DOORS FAILED. THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HONDA EVENTUALLY COVERED THE FULL COSTS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS, WE WERE PLAGUED WITH AN ERRATIC "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE COMPUTER CODE WAS INADEQUATE TO DIRECT A REPAIR. IN 2003 THE RADIATOR ROTTED OUT, AND THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $800. IN 2004 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED, AND THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $1400. ON JULY 22, 2005, THE REAR A/C VENTS FAILED TO COOL, AND I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THAT CHECKED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 25, 2005. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON JULY 23 WITH THE A/C TURNED ON (THE FRONT VENTS CONTINUED TO COOL), THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE A/C. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALER'S SHOP, AND THE LABOR COSTS ALONE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE A/C FAILURE WILL COST MORE THAN $350. AFTER INSPECTING THE SYSTEM FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS JULY 25, THE DEALER'S MECHANIC STILL COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HATE THIS CAR! I HAVE HAD MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAN I EVER EXPECTED, AND THE RESPONSES FROM AMERICAN HONDA AND FROM THE LOCAL DEALER HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING. NEITHER ESTABLISHMENT KNOWS HOW TO RELATE SUCCESSFULLY TO CUSTOMERS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A REAL LEMON, AND I AM STRUGGLING WITH MY DECISION ABOUT WHAT TO BUY TO REPLACE IT. ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS A GOOD REPUTATION, I HAVE NOT FOUND THIS CAR TO BE RELIABLE. IN FACT, IT IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF STRESS IN MY LIFE, CAUSING ME TO GNASH MY TEETH WHEN I AM DRIVING IT, FOR I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN IT AT ALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129966July 25, 2005UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1MONTH AGO I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT PINNED A PUBLIX BAGGER AND SHOPPING CART BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VECHILE. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP AND CONTINIUED TO RAM ITSELF OPEN. THANKFULLY, THE BAGGER WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DENTS AND SCRAPES. IN DEC. 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR DOOR PROBLEMS; NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY, STOPPING DURING CLOSING FOR NO REASON ETC. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR'S SAFETY FEATURES, ESPECIALLY REGARDING MY 2 Y/O. THE DEALERSHIP 12/04 & 7/25/05, STATES THAT NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. I'M VERY CONCERNED AND WILL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129616July 21, 2005PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF HONDA ODYSSEY. WE LEASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM HONDA WEST IN LAS VEGAS ON THE 21ST OF JUNE 2005. THIS IS 2005 MODEL. THE VIN # IS: [XXX] IN A WEEK, WE FOUND A DEFECTIVE BRAKE THAT WAS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM TO STOP THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE DEALER AND IT APPEARED THEY DID NOT PAY THAT MUCH ATTENTION. I MYSELF WAS VERY CONFUSED AS I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HONDA MAKES ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS IN THE WORLD. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND SHE IS A 1ST YEAR RESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV. AFTER WORKING SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO HOME AND SHE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AT RED LIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. SHE RAN RED LIGHT AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. SO, SHE WENT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY WERE NOT POLITE AND WERE NOT IN A POSITION TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, SHE FORCED THEM TO LOOK INTO IT AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS THE SIMILAR KIND OF PROBLEM, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WILL NOT ACCELERATE BUT WHEN TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKE WILL ACCELERATE. WE HAVE ALREADY INFORMED AMERICAN HONDA AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL NOT LISTEN.THE CAR IS STILL WITH THE DEALER. AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN OF THE COUNTRY I FEEL OBLIGATED TO LET YOU KNOW THE SAFETY ISSUE OF HONDA. IT IS IRONIC THAT THE AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURERS EASILY ADMIT THEIR SAFETY PROBLEM WHEREAS THE JAPANESE MAKERS WILL NOT ADMIT SUCH BECAUSE OF BUSINESS ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS: WHICH ONE SHOULD COME FIRST THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OR THE MONEY? I WILL HIGHLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT ELSE WHERE IN THE COUNTRY. I HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS TO EITHER DIE OR INJURED BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION STARTS. SINCERELY, [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129619July 21, 2005SEATS
DRIVER SEAT IS CROOKED RIGHT SIDE LOWER THEN LEFT SIDE WHEN DRIVE OVER 15 MINUTES GETING PAIN ON RIGHT HIP AND LEG.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129627July 21, 2005LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
7 YEAR OLD CHILD'S FINGER WAS CLOSED INTO THE AUTOMATIC DOOR OF OUR HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE DOOR WULD NOT OPEN AGAIN UNTIL IT HAD FULLY CLOSED ON THE FINGER. WE THOUGHT THE DOOR HAD A FAILSAFE DEVICE TO AUTOMATICALLY OPEN IF IT ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. WE WILL CONSULT WITH OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129367July 19, 2005STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TWO PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED THE SLIDING DOOR LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH DID NOT CLOSE WHEN IT WAS OPENED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED ON JULY 19, 2005, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK. CONSUMER HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME PARTS, BUT CONSUMER SAW NO IMPROVEMENT. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR MALFUNCTIONING WHEN OPENED. WHAT IF IT WOULD MALFUNCTION WHEN IT WAS CLOSED AND IT OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED TRANSMISSION. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS DATED SPRING/SUMMER 2004. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10128878July 15, 2005LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DT THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOES NOT LATCH, IT WILL SHUT BUT IT POPS RIGHT BACK OPEN. EVEN WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT WILL COME BACK OPEN. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A FEE JUST TO LOOK AT IT. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THERE WER NO RECALLS. THIS STARTED YESTERDAY JULY 14, 2005.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10128896July 15, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: HAD A RECALL FOR ADDING OIL JET COOLER FOR THE SECOND GEAR AREA. DON'T HAVE THE RECALL # STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR IN TOWN WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELORATE IT REVS UP, IT GOES TO 7,000 OR 8,000 RPMS. IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY IN 3RD GEAR. IT DOES DIFFERENT THINGS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS OCCURED IN MARCH THE 1ST TIME. ITS DONE THIS ATLEAST FOUR TIMES SINCE THEN. ITS LIKE YOUR DRIVING ALONG LIKE IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL THEN IT SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND THE RPMS GO UP. CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT FOR HALF PRICE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10128694July 14, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN DECEMBER 2004, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH MEDIUM HARD BRAKING. THE GRINDING HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OR LOSS OF CONTROL HOWEVER THIS IS A CONCERN TO ME SINCE I DRIVE WITH A 5 YEAR OLD IN MY CARE. I TOOK THE ODYSSEY TO THE SERVICE CENTER IN MAY O5 FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. AGAIN THIS MONTH (JULY) I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AGAIN, I TOOK IT IN TWO DAYS AGO AND HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM SAYING THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. THEY TELL US THAT THEY WON'T HAVE THE PARTS IN UNTIL THEN. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING THE FIXING THE PROBLEM AS TO AVOID THE LEMON LAW SINCE THIS IS THEIR SECOND TIME FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES BEFORE THIS SUCH AS BROKEN CD PLAYER....SLOW DRAINING OF BATTERY, AND PROBLEMS WITH DVD AND VEHICLE INTERIOR. OVERALL I AM VERY CONCERERNED WHEN MY CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THIS COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM.....I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10128643July 13, 2005UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODDYSEY. I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AND CONTACTED A PARKED VEHICLE WITH THE BACK RIGHT CORNER OF MY VEHCLE. I HAD A CHILD SAFELTY SEAT LOACTED ON THE LEFT OF THE 3RD ROW OF SEATS WHICH WAS TETHERED TO THE BACK LEFT TETHER ATTACHMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, THE BOLT ATTACHING THE TETHER STRAP TO THE BUMPER CAME OUT, BASICALLY MAKING THE TETHER USELESS IN A CRASH. I HAD THE BOLT REPLACED AS IT WAS STRIPPED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SINCE THE COLLISION ONLY HAPPENED AT ABOUT 5-10 MILES PER HOUR, BUT I IMAGINE THING WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IN A HIGH SPEED COLLISION.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10127755July 7, 2005UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT: CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER; THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MAY. . SO SHE TOOK IT A DEALER; THEY HAD DONE A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK BEFORE THIS. 3 WEEKS LATER ON MAY 16, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE AND THEY ( THE DEALERSHIP) TOLD HER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. IT WOULD BE READY BY 6-24-04. ON THE 24TH, THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD BROKEN AN AXLE AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS OVERNIGHT AND IT WOULD BE READY ON 6-25 AT 2PM. SHE CALLED AT 1:30 AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T RECEIVED THE PARTS YET. AT 3:40 SHE CALLED AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS READY. THEY DROVE TO GET THE CAR. AFTER THAT THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THEY TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AGAIN. HER HUSBAND CHECKED THE CAR AND ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO RANDY; HE GAVE THEM A RENTAL TO GO BACK HOME. THEY (THE DEALERSHIP) DROVE TO HER HOME (AN HOUR AWAY) ON MONDAY 6-27 AND DROPPED OFF HER CAR AND GOT THEIR RENTAL. THEY TOLD HER THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE SRS LIGHT WAS STILL ON; THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT. TO BRING THE CAR BACK. THEY ARE UPSET BECAUSE THE SRS LIGHT WAS NOT ON BEFORE. THE CLOCK ON THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON. THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THE ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE A RECALL NUMBER. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10127571July 6, 2005UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEM WITH 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MOTOR MOUNTS. VEHICLE WITH 70000 MILES. FRONT AND RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATES A VERY FREQEUNT OCCURANCE WITH HONDA ACCORDS AND ODYSSEYS POINTING TO A DESIGN DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. REPAIR EXPENSIVE TO OWNER. FAILURE CAUSES SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION OF ENGINE AND EVENTUAL PROGRESSION OF FAILURE TO OTHER MORE EXPENSIVE PARTS. TO FIX, PARTS WERE REPLACED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10127556July 5, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE ON A ROADTRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER REPLACED EGR VALVE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PIECE OF METAL STUCK ON IT. ON THE RETURN TRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. MECHANICS AT THE DEALER HAVE FOUND LARGE QUANTITIES OF METAL IN THE ENGINE. MECHANICS HAVE NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND IS CURRENTLY COMMUNICATING WITH HONDA ENGINEERS REGARDING THIS MATTER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10127160June 30, 2005EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY IS ON ITS FOURTH SET OF BULBS FOR THE HIGH-MOUNT STOP LAMP FIXTURE. I NOTICE AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF ODYSSEY MINIVANS WITH THESE LIGHTS OUT. I THINK THE FIXTURE MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR POORLY DESIGNED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10127096June 29, 2005VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY GAS PEDAL NO LONGER WORKED AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HONDA TOLD ME IT WAS A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE AND DID PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10126856June 28, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE 2003, HONDA, ODYSSEY, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED A YEAR AGO. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION JET LINE THAT WAS ADDED TO THE SECOND GEAR LOOSENED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED EVERYWHERE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. NOW HONDA RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AT THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS NOT HAVING REPAIR DONE AND WAITED FOR A HONDA RESPONSE. THE OWNER NEVER HAD ANY OTHER TRANSMISSION WORK DONE BEFORE THE RECALL. OWNER HAD DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE THIS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10124299June 24, 2005STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY DEVICE IN THE DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM CLOSING TO STOP INJURY, BUT NOTHING WAS DESIGNED FOR IT WHEN IT IS OPENING TO STOP FROM CAUSING INJURY.*AK *SB *NM SON WAS GETTING OUT OF VAN AND HIS FOOT GOT STUCK AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR. THE DOOR HAD TO CYCLE BEFORE CONSUMER COULD REOPEN IT AND TRY TO GET HIS FOOT OUT. THERE WAS NOT A WAY TO STOP THE DOOR TO PREVENT HIS FOOT FROM GETTING SMASHED. THE SON'S TOES WERE ONLY SMASHED IN THE INCIDENT BUT IT COULD HAVE SMASHED OR EVEN BROKEN HIS FOOT OR LEG.*SB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10126315June 23, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRELESS HEADPHONES OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ON AUDIO SOURCE, E.G., CD IS PLAYING ON THE FRONT CHANNELS AND THE DVD IS SELECTED FOR THE REAR CHANNELS. FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 30-90 MINS AFTER THE SPLIT SOURCE IS SELECTED. WHILE THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR A VEHICLE, WE HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD THAT USES THE DVD TO REMAIN CALM AND, THE SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY LIMITED IN ITS CURRENTLY DEFECTIVE CONDITION, PREVENTING US FROM A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NO RESOLVE AT PRESENT. THEY EXPECT APPROXIMATELY 50% FAILURE RATE TO THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO THEIR TECHLINE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0