Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10432357October 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND AS A RESULT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 ( LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10432176October 20, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SLIDING DOORS: ONE DOOR STOPPED OPENING ALL TOGETHER, SO PASSENGERS CANNOT GET OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE BACK, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS BUT THE ALARM SOUNDS WHEN DRIVING, SO THE MASTER SWITCH IN ON THE FRONT MUST BE IN THE OFF POSITION IN ORDER TO DRIVE. THIS MAKES THE DOOR INOPERABLE UNLESS THE SWITCH IS ON, AND THIS MUST BE DONE MANUALLY EVERY TIME THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE USED, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10432194October 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT VEHICLE 2001. FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT SUMMER OF 2004. HONDA PAID TO REPLACE. SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT SUMMER 2009. WE PAID TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS 157,000 AND IS 10 YEARS OLD. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10432285October 20, 2011
SUSPENSION
AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE INTO 2 PIECES. HAD SHE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD I CAN THINK OF A NUMBER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. IN 55 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN OR EVEN HEARD OF IT HAPPENING. AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET, HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS VEHICLE MORE THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430621October 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT FAR ENOUGH FOR HIM TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THE CONTACT STATED IT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A RETURN CALL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 380.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430701October 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN 2ND GEAR. NOW THE TCS LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES THE D LIGHT BLINKS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IN "GOOD FAITH" THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. APPOX $3,000 - $4,500 OUT OF MY POCKET. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY A PENNY IF THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ODYSSEY HAVE KNOWN CASES OF FAILED TRANSMISSIONS. ALL OF THE CONSUMER POSTS I HAVE BEEN READING ARE THE SAME. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA? WHO IS ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER? WHY CAN'T AMERICANS HAVE THE SAME HELP AS OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430438October 17, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,098.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430550October 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FIRST INCIDENT (APRIL 2011) - WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE HAD IRREGULAR BEATS. THEN, A BLINKING CHECK ENGINE SIGN WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPT. (AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUAL). THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPT. REPLACED ONE SPARK PLUG AND CLEANED ANOTHER ONE. SECOND INCIDENT (OCT. 13, 2011) - THE SAME AS THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. THIS TIME VEHICLE STABILITY ACTIVATION (VSA) WAS ALSO TURNED ON AS THE IRREGULAR ENGINE BEATS MADE THE VEHICLE VIBRATING SIGNIFICANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME LOCAL HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPT. AGAIN. THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPT. INFORMED ME THAT THE SAME SPARK PLUGS (REPLACED AND CLEANED DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT) ARE MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. AND THE SERVICE DEPT. INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SAME INCIDENT WAS OCCURRING AGAIN. SO IT NEEDS TO CONSULT WITH A NATIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITHIN HONDA ORGANIZATION. CONSEQUENTLY, I SUSPECT THAT THE INCIDENTS MAY BE DUE TO PROBLEMS IN ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER CONTROLLED PROGRAM RELATED RATHER THAN THE SPARK PLUG ITSELF. I AM VERY CONCERNS ABOUT THE CURRENT SYMPTOM WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH MAY POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SUDDEN ENGINE STOP OR MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED TRAVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430356October 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER TAKING TO HONDA FOR SERVICE. THEY FLUSHED OUT TRANSMISSION AND ADDED NEW FLUID. QUOTED $4800 FOR NEW ONE OR $4200 FOR A REBUILT ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430368October 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 76,000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2008. HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY PROVIDED 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 28,000 MILES AND 33 MONTHS. AT 104,000 MILES, BEGAN NOTICING SHIFTING PROBLEMS ON OR ABOUT JULY 8, 2011. BROUGHT ODYSSEY TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN WHITE PLAINS NY FOR EVALUATION. HONDA DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND IT WAS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. CLEARLY TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF MORE THAN 28,000 MILES. LETTER SENT TO HONDA REQUESTING REPLACEMENT. HONDA MOTORS REFUSED TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430420October 16, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE POWER BACK HATCH ON MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EX L SLAMS SHUT AND WILL NOT HOLD. THE POWER BACK HATCH OPENS ALL THE WAY UP, TRIES TO STAY UP BUT SLAMS BACK DOWN. WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE WITH LUGGAGE THE HATCH SLAMMED DOWN ON MY BACK KNOCKING ME TO THE GROUND. THE STRUT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430303October 15, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ODYSSEY ILLUMINATE TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR AND NOT FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD TO SEE AND IT EXASPERATED ON HILLS GOING DOWN WHERE YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE AHEAD OF YOUR VEHICLE. AT NIGHT THERE IS A SHARP BLACK LINE ON THE WIND SHIELD WHERE THE LIGHTS STOP ILLUMINATING ABOVE THE LINE. I HAVE TO BEND MY HEAD SIDE WAYS TO SEE UNDER THE BLACK LINE WHERE THE LIGHT IS. VERY UNSAFE. I ASKED THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE AT THE CORRECT LEVEL. I TOLD THEM I CAN'T SEE UNLESS I BEND MY HEAD SIDE WAYS TO SEE UNDER THE BLACK LINE WHERE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE ROAD. THEY RAISED THE LIGHTS UP FOR ME A BIT AND NOW EVERYONE FLASHES THEIR LIGHTS AT ME INDICATING MY LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT. IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430327October 15, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, SUSPENSION
WHEN I OPEN THE LIFTGATE IT DOES NOT HOLD UP. THE TAILGATE GAS STRUT HAS FAILED I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430340October 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ABOUT 20+ TIMES, WHILE DRIVING AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENTS PANEL LIGHTS FLASHES ON BRIEFLY, THEN TURNS OFF. THE HONDA DEALER COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THEN ON 10/14/2011, THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN BUT IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENTS PANEL LIGHTS FLASHING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHERE IT COULD NOT BE TURNED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT (ALMOST RAN OVER A PEDESTRIAN). LUCKILY THE BRAKES STILL WORKED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, PULLING OUT THE KEY, AND THEN RESTARTING IT, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY OWNER'S FORUM AT: HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/9-PROBLEMS-CONCERNS/1365-2002-DASHBOARD-LIGHTS-FLASH.HTML THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA PROBLEM WHERE THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) #03-902, WHICH CAN BE SEEN AT: HTTP://WWW.TEGGER.COM/HONDAFAQ/TSB/ODYSSEY/X03-902E.PDF THIS TSB SHOWS THAT REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR FIXES THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE FEARS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430023October 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND RESUME DRIVING. IN 2002, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRONICS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430045October 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WE TOOK OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING DUE TO A "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT CODE MEANT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED - AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 84K MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 105K MILES. WE BELIEVE A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 21K MILES, BUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWERTRAIN HAS EXPIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY IS WIDESPREAD AND WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET, BY THE MANUFACTURER ITSELF AND BY THE THOUSANDS OF DEALERS THAT HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT WARRANTS ANOTHER RECALL AND PERMANENT FIX BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS STYLE OF VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT FAMILIES AND IS NOT USED FOR TOWING OR OFFROAD PURPOSES. HONDA CORPORATION OF AMERICA SHOULD PAY OR REIMBURSE CONSUMERS FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE ON THEIR PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429636October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IN THE PAST. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $1500. SINCE THE REBUILD, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429934October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA DEALERSHIP (HOEN HONDA/ POWAY HONDA) KNOWINGLY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS (3 TIMES) ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2001. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL THREE TIMES!! THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN THEY FAIL. RECENTLY, MY WIFE WAS STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH HER ELDERLY PARENTS. LUCKILY, SHE GOT OUT OF CAR AND REDIRECTED TRAFFIC. HONDA CHARGED ME $4700 TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. HONDA AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS ARE VERY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THEY INSTALL AND ARE NOT WILLING TO STAND-BY THEIR PRODUCTS. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO KINDLY INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY OF THE THE DEFECTIVE REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED BY HONDA. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429962October 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
MY WIFE TRIED TO OPEN THE (POWERED) LIFTGATE VIA THE HANDLE. THE LIFTGATE WOULD NOT OPEN THIS WAY. WHEN SHE TRIED THE REMOTE, IT OPENED IT APX 90 PERCENT OF THE WAY. WHEN IT REACHED THE APX 90 PERCENT MARK, IT SEEMED THAT THE MOTOR OPENING IT JAMMED AND THE GATE CAME DOWN QUITE QUICKLY, FALLING UNEXPECTEDLY ON MY WIFE'S BACK. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND SAW THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS SAME MATTER (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: PE11034). *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429969October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 147,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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