Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10126252June 22, 2005
SUSPENSION
FRONT END WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127928June 20, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON HIS 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. *NM WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. 5 MONTHS LATER, THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND THE BUZZER CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE DEALER ONLY LUBED THE TRACK AND CLEANED THE CONTACTS. AFTER ANOTHER 5 MONTHS, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE POWER DOOR LATCH FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR AND THE REPLACEMENT LAST FOR 2 YEARS. ON SEPT 30, 2002 THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER LATCH AND CLOSER MOTOR WHICH WAS THE SECOND TIME FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN DEC 2004, BUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ON MAY 26, 2005 FOR THE SIXTH TIME. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125796June 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 1999 INTO CRESCENT CITY, CA ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD DOWNHILL IN 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN PULLING A SMALL CAMPING TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAD 102,606 MILES ON THE VAN - JUST SHORT OF THE 105,000 MAINTENANCE PERIOD WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD BE REPLACED. A SPARK PLUG HAD COME LOOSE AND STARTING PINGING UP AGAINST THE IGNITION COIL. THIS CAUSED THE IGNITION COIL TO FAIL AND BLEW THE IG COIL FUSE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETING STOP. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILED. I WAS ABOUT 20 MILES OUSIDE CRESCENT CITY WHERE I WAS TOWED INTO CRESCENT CITY. THE VAN WAS SERVICED BY KEN'S AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, 1250 6TH STREET, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531, (707) 464-4955. THERE WAS NO HONDA DEALER IN TOWN AND GETTING PARTS WAS DIFFICULT. A NEW IGNITION COIL WAS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE HONDA DEALER IN EUREKA, CA ON FRIDAY JUNE 10. KEN'S REPLACED THE FUSE AND DETACHED THE BURNED-OUT COIL AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE MY WAY TO REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK TO CAMP ON 5 CYLINDERS ON THEN ON TO EUREKA ON JUNE 10 TO HAVE THE HONDA DEALER FIX THE VAN. HOWEVER, JUST OUTSIDE OF CRESCENT CITY THE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN RIGHT OUT OF THE CYLINDER TAKE THE REMAINING PART OF THE IGNITION COIL WITH IT. THE THREADS FOR THE SPARK PLUG WERE COMPLETED STRIPPED OUT. I HOBBLED BACK TO KEN'S. KEN HAD TO INSTALL A THREAD REPLACEMENT WHILE I RENTED A CAR TO GET THE NEW IGNITION COIL FROM THE HONDA DEALER. THE HONDA DEALER COULD NOT RE-ROUTE THE PART (THEY CLAIMED) AND COULD NOT GET THE PART TO KEN'S UNTIL SATURDAY JUNE 11. KEN'S SUCCESSFULLY RETHREADED FOR A NEW SPARK PLUG, EVACUATED A PIECE OF THE OLD SPARK PLUG OR COIL THAT FELL INTO THE CYLINDER, PUT ON THE NEW COIL AND GOT ME BACK ON THE ROAD. KEN'S REPRTED TO ME THAT 2 OTHER SPARK PLUGS WERE LOOSE. THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD FOR REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS OF 105,000 MILE IS TOO LONG. I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH FATAL CONSEQUENCES FOR MY FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125980June 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT 9.974 MILES MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR LEAK. THIS IS DUE TO THE WIDE OPEN, LOW PROFILE OPENING ON THE FRONT OF THE VAN. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR! I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A MESH INSTALLED THERE BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PROTECT THE CONDENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121051June 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE FAN IN THE VEHICLE IS BLOWING HOT AIR. WHEN VENT IS USED (110 DEGREES) OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE AIR COMING FROM VENT HAS BEEN HEATED. THE ENGINE OR HOT AIR FROM ENGINE HAS LEAKED INTO THE AIR INTAKE. IN ORDER TO BE COMFORTABLE IN VEHICLE, AIR CONDITIONER MUST BE USED EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER TO COOL DOWN CONSTANT FLOW OF HOT AIR COMING FROM VENT PIPE. THE PROBLEM IS MOST APPARENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER REPORTS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THIS LEADS TO DECREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121411June 20, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM OFF, THEY CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE SWITCH DIDN'T APPEAR TO WORK PROPERLY. *JB *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124443June 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SHORTLY AFTER 3 YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L, THE SRS INDICATOR WAS TURNED ON ALL THE TIME. WE BROUGHT THE MINIVAN TO THE DEALER IN FREMONT AND THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE TWO COMMON CAUSES (AFTER SPENDING $130 INVESTIGATION FEE): DEFECT IN THE SRS CONTROL MODULE THAT CONTROLS WHETHER THE AIRBAGS SHALL BE RELEASED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, OR LOW BATTERY OUTPUT. FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEALER WE HAVE THE BATTER REPLACED ($85). THE DEALER THEN RESET THE SRS INDICATOR. WITHIN A WEEK THE SRS INDICATION IS NOW ON AGAIN ALL THE TIME. WE BROUGHT THE MINIVAN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASKED US TO HAVE THE SRS MODULE REPLACED FOR ADDITIONAL ~$500. HONDA PROVIDES LIFETIME WARRANTEE ON SAFETY BELT, BUT NOT THE SRS SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG. WE BOUGHT THIS MINIVAN BRAND NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. WE HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN SO SAFETY WAS OUR PRIMARY REASON TO BUY THE HONDAY ODYSSEY - WELL NOW IT SEEMS THE SRS/AIRBAG OF THIS MINIVAN IS REALLY TROUBLESOME. IT SEEMS THIS SRS MODULE PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR LATE HONDAY ACCORD AND ODYSSEY FROM THE USER GROUP DISCUSSION - WHILE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FEATURE, HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTEE AS THE CASE FOR SAFETY BELT. MY 3-YR OLD ODYSSEY IS BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY FOR THIS SRS THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124291June 6, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT: THE DOOR, WHEN PRESSING THE AUTOMATIC REMOTE THE DOOR DOES NOT WANT TO CLOSE. HASTO FORCEABLY PRESS IT IN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOOR WHILE IT IS MOVIN) . IF MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT A RIGHT ANGLE THE DOOR OPENED, MAKING THIS A SAFETY ISSU E . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124250June 5, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL - 4500 MILES. LEFT SIDE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND LATCH COMPLETELY. INDICATOR ON DASH BOARD SHOWS DOOR IS OPEN. DOOR OPEN BUZZER WENT ON WHEN DRIVING. TURNED OFF POWER MECHANISM. DOOR SLID AJAR WHEN DRIVING UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH CHILDREN ON BOARD FORTUNATELY WITH SEAT BELTS ON. PUSHING DID NOT HELP CLOSE AND LATCH THE DOOR - THE DOOR CLOSES BUT POPS OUT IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE LOCK DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. YET TO VISIT DEALER TO RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120275June 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AT BASEBALL GAME BALL HIT HIS WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES THAT WENT ALL OVER THE CAR. THE CONTACT FEELS THE GLASS IS NOT SAFETY GLASS.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115678June 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE FUEL FILLER NECK HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. *AK A LEAK WAS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE FUEL FILLER PIPE WAS REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP SEAL AND NUT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123727June 1, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVER SIDE 2ND SEATING ROW POWER DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND LATCH. VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AT 1500-1600 RPM @50-55MPH, AND ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISE. STOPS WHEN FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR OR WHEN OUT OF INDICATED RANGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123787June 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DT: A HONDA 2003, GETS VERY BAD GAS FUMES IN THE CAR WHEN STARTING THE CAR. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 YEARS. HE HAS 4 SMALL CHILDREN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123875June 1, 2005
TIRES
ON MAY 17, 2005 WE PURCHASED 4 DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 TIRES FOR OUR HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAD 4 WHEEL FRONT DRIVE ALIGNMENT AND COMPUTER BALANCING. ON MAY 30TH, WE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE OF THE WALL. SINCE THE TIRES WERE ONLY 2 WEEKS OLD, WE WERE VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL TIRE SHOP, THEY SAID THAT SUCH BUBBLES WERE NOT THE RESULT OF POORLY MADE TIRES, INSTEAD, BY ROAD HAZARDS. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR OTHER NOTICEABLE MARKS ON THE TIRE, BUT THERE IS A RIP ON THE INSIDE, NEAR THE RIM. THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122528May 31, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH WHEN BUTTON PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124755May 31, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER DISSATISFACTION WITH HONDA CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS TO THE NEW OWNER OF THE 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR (COMPUTERS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS/EGR PORT CLOGGING) THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HONDA SHOULD CARRY OUT IT'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR AT NO COST TO HIM. *SC THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD TO BE PERFORMED BY 80,000, HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD OVER 93,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122297May 27, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OCCASSIONALLY REMAINS AJAR. THIS OCCURS PRIMARILY DURING RAINY AND OR EXTREMELY COLD DAYS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122313May 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AXLE SUPPORT BROKE AND WENT INSIDE THE RIM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122225May 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I OWN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. IT CURRENTLY HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT. IN 2003, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA CORP. DUE TO DEFAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS APPARENTLY 'USED' TRANSMISSION' WAS ADDITIONALLY GUARANTEED FOR 3YR/30K MILES. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND REPAIRING HONDA DEALER REPORTS TRANSMISSION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121795May 21, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WITH 3000 MILES. THE LEFT SIDE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED COMPLETELY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TODAY 05/21/05. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR ON THE MID DID NOT GO ON BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR ON THE MID SHOWED ONLY WHEN THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. THE POWER MECHANISM HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. MY EIGHT YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SIDE SECOND ROW SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. NO PERSON OR THING FELL OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I BEGAN THIS TRIP THE DOOR OPEN BUZZER WENT ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE BUT NOT WHEN IN PARK. THE BUZZER SHUT OFF WHEN THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM WAS TURNED OFF EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. I CHECKED ALL THE DOORS AND THEY LOOKED CLOSED, SEATED AND LOCKED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR NEVER SHOWED EITHER ON THE DASHBOARD OR ON THE MID UNTIL THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I COULD NOT GET THE LEFT SIDE DOOR TO CLOSE AND LATCH MANUALLY. USING THE POWER MECHANISM THE DOOR DID NOT SEEM TO CLOSE COMPLETELY UNLESS I HELPED IT BY PUSHING. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE DOOR SEEMED TO POP OPEN A BIT AND IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT LATCHED. THE LOCK DID NOT HOLD AT ALL. ONE MONTH AGO THE OPEN DOOR BUZZER WAS GOING ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE BUZZER SHUT OFF IF I TURNED THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM OFF. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD SOME PROBLEMS CLOSING THE LEFT SIDE DOOR MANUALLY. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER (KEYES WOODLAND HILLS HONDA IN WOODLAND HILLS CALIFORNIA). THEY RETURNED THE CAR THE SAME DAY AND SAID THE DOOR SENSORS HAD TO BE ADJUSTED AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DOORS OR THE DOOR MECHANISM. THINGS WERE OKAY FOR A FEW WEEKS. VIN: [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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