Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10099232November 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098095November 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE: 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, PURCHASED 11/2004. REAR BRAKE MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN BACKING OR CHANGING DIRECTION.*AK FIRST BRING TO ATTENTATION TO SALES DEALER, NORM REEVES HONDA, MECHANIC SAYS NORMAL SOUND ON THIS MODEL. I REBUTTED WITH "I OWN BOTH A ACCORD AND CIVIC, THEY DON'T HAVE THIS SOUND". THAT'S JUST THIS MODEL. SECOND TIME, BROUGHT TO ATTENTATION TO GOUDY HONDA, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID, THAT'S NORMAL ON THIS MODEL. I GAVE THE SAME REBUTTAL. THEY REPLIED WITH ON NEXT VISIT, THEY WILL GREASE THE BRAKE, THE SOUND WILL DISAPPEAR. I DID BRING IT NEXT TIME FOR OIL CHANGE. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY GREASED IT, BUT SOUND IS STILL THERE. THIRD TIME, CALL HONDA CORPORATE, REP SAID THAT'S NORMAL. ASK IF THERE'RE ANY KNOWN PROBLEM, REP SAID NO. I ASK HIM TO CHECK, HE SAID HE'S SURE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. JUST HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKE & PAY FOR IT. WENT ON INTERNET, FOUND MANY ODYSSEY OWNER HAVE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO FOUND HONDA EVEN HAS A TSB OUT. NUMBER OF FAILURES, TOO MANY TO MENTION, IT'S DAILY. WHY DOESN'T DEALER NOR THE HONDA ADMIT THE PROBLEM! HAVE NOT REPORT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM TO NEITHER DEALER NOR HONDA. THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY, I TURN OFF ENGINE & TURN ENGINE BACK ON. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT AWAY. THIS REMINDS ME OF ANOTHER STRANGE THING HAPPENDED A FEW MONTHS BACK. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. ALL THE SUDDEN, A BUNCH OF INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF A FEW SECONDS LATER.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083855November 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD 'NT SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. VEHICLE WILL HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, THEN SURGED INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL THE OIL KIT INSTEAD OF INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION FIRST AS INDICATED IN RECALL 04V176000.*AK *TC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099005October 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
CONSUMER SMELLED A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096490October 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A MODEL YEAR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN IN LATE NOVEMBER 2001. I RECEVIED A RECALL ALERT FROM AMERICAN HONDA BACK IN 4/04 REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. I ARRANGED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE "REPAIRED" AT MY DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE IN 5/04 PER THE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS. THEY INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT WHICH ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN HONDA WEBSITE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A PERMANENT FIX. ON THIS WEBSITE THEY ALSO CLAIMED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THIS MEASURE. IN MID AUGUST I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN 2ND GEAR AND SEVERAL NEAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY DEALER AT WHICH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETEY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY. THIS WAS DONE AT NO COST TO ME AS IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. MY VEHICLE WAS THEN RE-EQUIPPED WITH A REMANUFACTURED (NOT NEW) TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BY MAIL TO VOICE MY CONCERNS REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECENT RECALL HOWEVER I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE GIVEN THE FACT THE WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE 2ND GEAR HAD FAILED AND THAT THE RECALL IN QUESTION DID AFFECT THE 2ND GEAR. I REQUESTED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY EVENTUALLY DID PROVIDE ME AFTER MUCH NEGOTIATIONS. IN ANY CASE, I FEEL THAT THE AMERICAN HONDA HAS NOT BEEN TRUTHFUL TO ITS CUSTOMERS REGARDING THEIR CLAIM THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES RELATED TO THEIR RECALL.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097769October 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER MADE THE CORRECTION. CURRENTLY, THE DOORS JAM BY EITHER OPENING OR CLOSING HALFWAY CONSUMER HAD TO FORCE THE DOOR BY HAND.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097797October 26, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
AUTOMATIC DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE ALARM WENT OFF. CONSUMER PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, OPENED AND SHUT THE DOORS FOR THE ALARM TO SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PREVIOUSLY FOR DOOR DEFECTS. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099077October 25, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
RECALL CAMPAIGN: FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AT TIMES. *BF VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW WEEKS OLD AND WOULD NOT CRANK. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V420000. *TC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096204October 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY IN THE MORNING THEN IN THE AFTERNOON MADE A HUGE GRINDING, BANGING NOISE IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS 2ND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM HONDA. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT HONDA'S COST JUST 18 MONTHS AGO. CLEARLY REFURBISHED TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUST AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ORIGINALS. IN FACT THIS ONE DIDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS A LEMON!!*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097627October 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SOLD AN UNSAFE RECALL NEW VEHICLE BASED ON HONDA TSB. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF RECALL 04V-176 UNTIL AFTER HE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST A FULL REFUND. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097181October 19, 2004
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES(04C002000) FOR THE HARNESS STRAP. PLEASE FILL IN MODEL NUMBER AND MANUFACTURER DATES. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081714October 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSIONON JUNE 25, 2004 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THIS RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON JUNE 28, 2004 TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097339October 18, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MULTIPLE FAILURES. BRAKES PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION, ROUGH IDLE & ENGINE SURGING, STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS AND OTHERS. *BF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTERED, THE BRAKES WOULD CATCH WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL SWITCH HAD A SHORT, HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY THE HORN HONKED AND THERE WAS AN ODD NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED MULTIPLE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095989October 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AT 117,000 MILES THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON OUR 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME ABS SYSTEM WOULD IMPROPERLY ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER, WAS GIVEN DIAGNOSIS THAT ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $1227 PLUS TAX, WHICH IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE. IN MY OPINION THIS UNIT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAS FAILED BECAUSE HONDA PROVIDED A CONTROL UNIT OF POOR QUALITY. EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND SAFETY-RELATED ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT TO COMPLETELY FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE - THE AIR BAG SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILED AT 73,000 MILES. WHERE IS THE MUCH-TOUTED HONDA QUALITY AND RELIABILITY? IT SEEMS TO BE ABSENT ON THIS 1996 OCYSSEY. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE CONTROL UNITS.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095895October 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN LIKE SOMEONE PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HELD IT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CONSTANT ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS WE WERE FORCED TO WEAVE AROUND IN TRAFFIC UNTIL WE COULD PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND WE FOUGHT THE VAN WITH THE BRAKES ON UNTIL WE COULD SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE IN PARK, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT REDLINE LEVELS. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN A COUPLE OF TIMES AS IT CONTINUED TO BE REVVING AT RED LINE LEVELS. EVENTUALLY AFTER SLAMMING ON THE ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENGINE IDLED AT NORMAL LEVELS. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE IN A LIGHT TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IN MODERATE OR HEAVY TRAFFIC - ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE 4 KIDS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092240October 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR TIGHTENING ON A CHILD. NOW THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS COME OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096810October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AS IF IT WAS SEARCHING FOR THE PROPER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095786October 14, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
NORMAL FREEWAY DRIVING BACK FROM WORK. SUDDENLY, RIGHT-HAND REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. NO PUNCTURES ON THE TIRE, BUT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE, THERE IS A CRACK ABOUT 1 INCH LONG. WE BOUGHT THIS HONDA ODYSSEY IN 2000, STILL ORIGINAL TIRE WITH 26,000 MILES. IT IS A FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE, P215/65R16, DOT# VN2H AAA 140. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096900October 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(04V420000) FOR THE FUEL PUMP NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096781October 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA RECALL 04V420000 SUBJECT: FUEL PUMP. NO PARTS AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 21, 2004. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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