Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#786028July 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT USED TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS IN ADDITION TO THE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THEY HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763713July 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACED SOLENOIDS IN TRANS AT 62000K THEN A WEEK LATER REPLACED TRANS/TORQUE CONVERTOR (500 OUT OF POCKET) WITH FACTORY REBUILD TRANSMISSION 10,000 MILES LATER AT 72000 HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WON'T LAST AND NEXT TIME I WILL HAVE TO BEAR TOTAL COSTS. THESE TRANSMISSION DON'T LAST. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION MORE THAN ONCE WITH LOW MILEAGE. FEEL THAT HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE WITH UPGRADED TRANS AND FURTHER WARRANTY UP TO 150K OR LIFE OF OWNERSHIP???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012753June 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 55-60 MPH ENGINE STARTED ROARING, VEHICLE WAS BUCKING ,AND GOING ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER NOTICED TRANSMISSION HAD DOWNSHIFTED TO D1. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012820June 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JERK OUT OF GEAR, NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF A BAD TRANSMISSION. HAD PART REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. 1 YEAR LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012692June 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012545June 25, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS HARD TO PUT INTO REVERSE. ONCE IN REVERSE CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE, AND COULD NOT STEER CAR. WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT A BOLT WAS NOT PROPERLY SCREWED ON. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS IF RIDING ON HIGHWAY. *AK THE BOLT HOLDING STRUT MOUNTING WAS NOT PROPERLY SCREWED AT FACTORY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763455June 25, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
MY MINI-VAN EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 . HOWEVER HONDA DID NOT DO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012325June 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE 4 TO DRIVE 1 CAUSING VEHICLE TO BUCK VIOLENTLY, STOPPING AND SURGING FORWARD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012400June 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OPENED SLIDING DOOR AND NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE. TEN SECONDS LATER, VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. POLICE INVESTIGATOR SAD IT WAS A RESULT OFF BAD ELECTRIC SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763286June 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAVE FOUND MANY INCIDENTS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION/DOOR LATCH FAILURES WITH 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY... TOO MANY TO BE A COINCIDENCE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763215June 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT AXLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762895June 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH LINCOLN TUNNEL OUT OF NYC, BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR! I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY STOPPING POWER WITH THE FLOOR BRAKE (FRONT DISK W/ABS). FORTUNATELY, I WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TUNNEL AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO USE A COMBINATION OF GRAVITY, DOWNSHIFTING, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW SPEED AND GET TO THE NEAREST REST AREA AFTER A FRIGHTENING THREE MILE JOURNEY. AAA TOWED THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA WAS EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT WHEN WE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE AWAITING THE REPORT FROM THE HONDA MECHANICS AT THIS TIME, BUT ARE NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, WE'D HAVE HAD A MAJOR COLLISION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762848June 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IT STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN BUT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785790June 7, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOORS DONT REMAIN LOCKED (RECALL # 00V-119). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762694June 5, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS JAMMING AND BEING NONFUNCTIONAL. THE DOORS ALSO FREQUENTLY SET OFF THE ALARMS WITHIN THE VEHICLE CLAIMING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE, YET THE DOOR DOES NOT SHOW "OPEN" ON THE INDICATOR PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE HAVE BEEN 8-9 ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND YET , IT CONTINUES TO RECUR. THE HONDA REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER HAS BEEN INVOLVED (GREG BAZIL) AND HONDA CORPORATE HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR HELP WITH ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS. NOTHING FIXES MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762658June 4, 2002
TIRES
ALL TIRES ARE BALD ON INNER EDGES-EVEN AFTER ROTATION AT 6,200 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762568June 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VAN WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 AND HAS 51,200 MILES ON IT. THE VAN HAS HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. A NEW VEHICLE WITH ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND PROPER CARE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAILING ALREADY. HAVE TALKED WITH HONDA MECHANIC WHO SAYS THAT 2000 V6 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN'S HAVE A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY OR DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT DALLAS AREA HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE SEEING MORE 2000 HONDA ODYSSEYS VANS WITH FAILED TRANSMISSIONS. FAY OIA HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED ON YOUR NHTSA AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD FAILED TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE WANT HONDA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE ALL 2000 V6 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762502May 31, 2002
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEATBELT DESIGN DEFECTIVE ON ODYSSEY MINIVANS. IN THE CENTER ROW OF SEATS, WITH A BENCH SEAT CONFIGURATION, THE SEATBELT DOES NOT PROTECT THE SEAT OCCUPANT FROM THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM A SIDE OR CORNER IMPACT COLLISION. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE SEATBELT AND THAT THE FLIP DOWN ARMRREST IS WHAT WOULD PROTECT THE BELTED OCCUPANT FROM HARM, WHICH IS NONSENSE. THE FORD WINDSTAR HAS THE PROPER RESTRAINT - THERE IS A SECONDARY LATCH USED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT INSOFAR AS PEOPLE MAY ALSO PLACE BABY SEATS IN THIS SEAT AND ASSUME THE SEATBELT WILL PROTECT THE CHILD. IT WON'T - THE CHILD SEAT WOULD SLIP OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT STEPS HAPPEN NEXT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010750May 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE RETURNING FROM A LONG TRIP USING CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER VEHICLE, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN INDICATER LAMPS CAME ON DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM. CONSUMER PULLED OVER ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN. NEXT DAY DEALER STATED THE BOLT THAT HOLDS TIMING BELT BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762443May 30, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. DOOR SLIDES FULLY SHUT, BUT THEN REVERSES ABOUT 1/2INCH AND IS VISIBLY NOT LATCHED/CLOSED. ALSO AT TIMES WHEN DOOR DOES VISUALLY CLOSE ALL THE WAY, WHILE DRIVING THE AUDIBLE WARNING NOISE FOR AN OPEN DOOR COMES ON BUT THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW WHICH DOOR. DEPRESS THE 'CLOSE' BUTTON ON THE RIGHT SIDE POWER DOOR WILL SILENCE THE ALARM WHILE DRIVING, YET THE PROBLEM RECURS....IT'S TOUGH TO DRIVE WITH THAT [XXX] NOISE BLARING AND YOU ALSO WONDER IF THE DOOR IS REALLY SHUT AND SAFELY LOCKED? I'M TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 5/30/02, BUT BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS SHOWN ON NHTSA WEBSITE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE TO SATISFACTORILY AND COMPLETELY FIX IN ONE VISIT. I'M 12 MILES FROM PASSING THE WARRANTY PERIOD ON THE VEHICLE...CALLED THE DEALER WHEN I WAS 450 MILES AWAY BUT COULDN'T GET APPT. UNTIL 6 DAYS LATER...I CANNOT PARK THE VEHICLE JUST TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GO OVER 36,000 MILES.... I'M ALSO WONDERING IF THEY DO FIX, WILL FUTURE FIXES IF SAME OCCURS OR IF NOT FIXED SATISFACTORILY WILL BE COVERED AS THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER I AM GOING TO, HINSHAWS HONDA HAS BEEN IN MY EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST GIVEN 100% TO ALL REPAIRS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE SAME HONEST AND SATISFACTORY SERVICE ON THIS PROBLEM AS I'VE HAD IN THE PAST. (OR I'LL BE EMAILING THE NHTSA AGAIN) I AM DOING THIS, TO ADD MY PROBLEM SO IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED, MY PROBLEM CAN BE COUNTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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