Honda Odyssey Complaints
12,890 consumer complaints on file.
- #8016943August 22, 2002VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FRONT WINDSHIELD IS DEVELOPING A HAZE DISCOLORATION AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8017048August 22, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHEN USING REMOTE CONTROL TO CLOSE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR , DOOR DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8016854August 21, 2002ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL 02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: DEALER: CUSH HONDA IN ESCONDIDO, CA. PHONE # 760/737--3259 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE MUST REACH 65,000 MILE BEFORE RECALL REPAIRS COULD BE DONE. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #765906August 20, 2002UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO CLUNK RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (12/01) AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY STARTING IN MARCH 02. *AK
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8016515August 16, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LATCH ASSEMBLY TO POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED,UNABLE TO CLOSE OR LOCK DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED.THERE WAS RECALL 00V119000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8016248August 13, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SINCE 31,000 MILES VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMENTTENTLY AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #567075August 12, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INDICATING A PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES, THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS LOCKED UP DUE TO CLUTCH FAILURE.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8016053August 12, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL IN EITHER DIRECTION. VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD IN PARK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #765487August 11, 2002SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT EMERGENCY RETRACTION MODE ENGAGED WHEN SEAT BELT WAS NOT LOCKED IN. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED AND ALMOST STRANGULATED A LITTLE BOY. IT HAD TO BE CUT TO RELEASE HIM OR HE MAY HAVE DIED. WE CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION THAT PROVIDED ANY OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE SEAT BELT SHOULD HAVE RETRACTED IN THIS MANNER WHEN NOT BUCKLED. WE ARE NOT SURE WHETHER HONDA WOULD CHARGE ANYTHING TO REPAIR THIS. THE LITTLE BOY HOWEVER IS STILL VERY UPSET.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015972August 9, 2002ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH CAR JUST CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING .*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #567036August 8, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BAD FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN USED, AND THE DEALER CLEANED THE EGR SYSTEM, HOWEVER SEVERAL WEEKS LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICED REGARDING THE PCV AND EGR CLOGGING, CONSUMER THEN PETITIONED THE DEALER FOR A REFUND, AND WAS SUSEQUENTLY REIMBURSED.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #566899August 8, 2002AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER WAS UNSURE WHICH COMPONENTS OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE SRS WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING UNLESS THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER DENIED THE REPAIRS AND AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, HOWEVER IN APRIL 2002 THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *JB NAR *SCC *CB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015842August 8, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE WAS A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS, WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGERS TO HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH THE DRIVER LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR. *AK *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015886August 8, 2002LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILEDTO LATCH. TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO LATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED/ REPAIRED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015705August 7, 2002LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING BUZZER GOES OFF TO INDICATE SLIDING DOORS ARE OPEN. THERE WAS RECALL 00V119000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #765341August 7, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I LIVE IN MEXICO BUT MAYBE IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN, HONDA WILL TAKE NOTICE. MY CAR IS IMPORTED AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE'S. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10007171August 6, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (AIR BAGS) WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, DEALER SAYS AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER RESET CONTROL UNIT. LIGHT APPEARED TWO MONTHS LATER. ASKED DEALER IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS CONTROL UNITS. SHOULD A SAFETY DEVICE OF THIS MAGNITUDE FAIL WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE? THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO CHECK THIS SYSTEM EVERY TEN YEARS. FROM THE DEALERS COMMENT OF REPLACING NUMEROUS CONTROL UNITS, IT'S MY OPINION THAT A PART OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD INDEED LAST THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS.*****765263
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015615August 6, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT HAVE PRESSURE SENSOR. 7 YEAR OLD THUMB WAS STUCK IN DOOR, AND DOOR DIDN'T SLIDE BACK TO INDICATE THAT SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN IT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE VEHICLE?S DOORS DETECT ONLY HEAVIER PRESSURE AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO CHILDREN?S HANDS. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #765274August 6, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE SMOOTHLY WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. ALSO, DOES NOT DOWN-SHIFT SMOOTHLY AT HIGH RPM. OTHER SYMPTOMS ARE THE TCM LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER CONFIRMED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA AGREES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL COVER THE PARTS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $700.00 IN LABOR TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON A TRANSMISSION IS INADEQUATE - I'VE DRIVEN HONDAS AND TOYOTAS 150,000 AND MORE IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WITH THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED FOR THIS VEHICLE ON THIS WEB SITE, HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR REPUTATION AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM LONG-TERM. I PLAN ON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO 120,000 MILES OR MORE - AT THIS RATE, THAT MEANS 3 TRANSMISSIONS!*AK
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #765183August 4, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SUDDENLY QUITE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED . ALL GAUGES, DIALS, ETC. WENT BLANK AND VEHICLE SUFFERED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. ABLE TO RESTART EACH TIME, EITHER BY PLACING VEHICLE IN "N" OR PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE REQUIRED NO MORE THAN TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART.*AK
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0