Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10424751September 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE VAN AT TIMES SEEMED TO BE SLUGGISH WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ALSO THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND SO I HAD IT TESTED BY AUTO ZONE AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES. I HAD THE READOUT CHECKED AGAIN BY A CERTIFIED HONDA MECHANIC AND HE SAID YES THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. EARLY ON I HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY'S AND THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND SO I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES. I KEPT DRIVING THE VAN AND AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON MORE OFTEN. THIS WAS IN 2010 AT THE TIME THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM "CASH FOR CLUNKERS". SO I THOUGHT I WOULD CUT MY LOSSES AND GET AT LEAST $4500 FOR THE VAN WHICH I DID ON A TRADE IN FOR A CIVIC. TO MY SURPRISE THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE VAN ON THE LOT AND SOLD IT FOR ABOUT $6,500 MAYBE MORE. SO NOW SOME POOR BUYER IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUT A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST 4,000 TO 6,000. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY I LOOKED AT REPORTS FROM 2001 THROUGH 2006 ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT HONDA STILL HASN'T CORRECTED THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10425034September 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
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0
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#10425052September 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
20YEAR OLD DROVE YOUNGER SISTER AND TEAMMATE TO SOCCER PRACTICE. ON THE RAP OF THE EXPRESSWAY @ A SPEED OF ABOUT 35-40 MILES VAN HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS. CARS SLOW DOWN TO LET HER MERGE SO NOT TO HIT WALL BARRIER. THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY BAD GAS, ONLY TO FIND OUT 3 DAYS LATER ON A WEEKEND TRIP TO SOCCER TOURNAMENT IT WAS TRANSMISSION. SAME THING HAPPENED @ THE TOLL BOTH, ONLY TO HAVE TSC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. STOPPED @ LOCAL HONDA SERVICE STATION ONLY TO FIND OUT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 11000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA AND NHTSA, WOULD ALLOW AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL DEATH! THE ODYSSEY IS A FAMILY CAR... MANY YOUNG LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10425079September 12, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON A CHILD, CAUSING BRUISES TO THE CHILDS RIGHT HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR SHOULD HAVE RETRACTED WHEN IT SENSED AN OBSTRUCTION BUT IT DID NOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10424678September 11, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE MY CHILD INTO HIS CAR SEAT, THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR SLAMMED INTO MY ARM, CAUSING EXTENSIVE BRUISING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE DOOR HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE FREQUENT ISSUES KEEPING THE DOOR OPENED WHILE TRYING TO SECURE MY CHILDREN IN THEIR SEATS. DOOR WILL NOT JUST STAY OPENED. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424619September 10, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND SPONGY, PEDAL SOMETIMES HAS TO BE PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO ENGAGE PROPER BRAKING, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TAKES MUCH LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL ALLOWS FOR BETTER BRAKING, AS IF THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINE. RECALL WORK COMPLETED IN AUGUST 2011 FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WHERE AIR COULD BUILD UP IN SYSTEM, BUT IT DID NOT FIX ISSUE. TWO VISITS TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY INDICATE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM AFTER MULTIPLE TESTS. DEALER ADVISED THAT PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED CORRECTLY. DEALER ADVISES THAT THEY TESTED AGAINST OTHER ODYSSEY'S AND ALL APPEAR TO BRAKE THE SAME, SO THERE IS NO ISSUE. GOOGLE INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL YEAR AND SIMILAR CLAIMS FROM VARIOUS HONDA DEALERS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424412September 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE CASUALLY ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL START SHUTTERING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15 AND 35 MILES PER HOUR. IN ORDER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP SHUTTERING, I MUST PRESS DOWN HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE VAN TO SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424541September 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THERE WAS A TEST DONE WHICH GAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE PO743. THE HONDA ODYSSEY HAS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IS NOT WILLING TO HELP ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE WITH HONDA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424215September 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424216September 8, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
LIFT-GATE STRUTS FAILURE. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10424224September 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAND NEW, AT 40,000 MILES IN 2006 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AN INTERSECTION THAT ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY. HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. THEN IN 2009 WHILE I WAS ON VACATION ABOUT 150 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME ABOUT 2AM IN THE MORNING ON A HIGHWAY IN PA WITH 80,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN ONCE AGAIN PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER ! THE HONDA DEALER IN PA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS STUCK IN PA WITH MY FAMILY. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR OUT THERE FOR A WEEK. THEN AGAIN AFTER HONDA REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 111,000 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS NOT FIXING ! *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10423715September 6, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLIDING DOORS AND IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY USING THE ELECTRIC CLOSE SWITCH, BUT THEY CAN BE CLOSED MANUALLY. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. HONDA MOTOR CO. INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DOORS WERE FIXED IN 2002 WHICH WAS BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN WHICH HE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FIXED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL. *JB
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0
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0
#10423264September 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 4 FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN LESS THAN 95,000 MILES. HONDA PAID FOR THE FIRST 2 REPLACEMENTS BUT REQUIRED US TO PAY 50% OF THE COST OF THE 4TH TRANSMISSION DESPITE THE CAR'S HISTORY. I HAVE READ THAT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT, HONDA SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS UP TO 109,000 MILES. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE HIGHLY TRAINED TO AVOID PAYING ANYTHING. THEY ROUTINELY WON'T RETURN CALLS, ARE RUDE AND OBNOXIOUS IN THE HOPES THAT CUSTOMERS WON'T BOTHER THEM. THIS IS BY DESIGN AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. THEY ARE NOT ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10423781September 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT HAD THE RECALL UPDATE DONE YEARS BEFORE BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, JUST A TRANSMISSION THAT WAS FAILING. IT SEEMS THIS IS MORE THE RULE THAN THE EXCEPTION WITH THE ODYSSEY. I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I DECIDED TO GET A JASPER TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF HAVING THE DEALER REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER FAULTY HONDA TRANSMISSION. *TR
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0
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0
#10423813September 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH VIOLENT BRAKE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE VAN HAD APPROX. 15,000 MILES WE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE VIBRATION. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AROUND 18,000 MILES AND POINTED THE PROBLEM OUT AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND WE NEED TO HAVE THEM TURNED AND WE DID. WELL HERE WE ARE AT 23,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE VIBRATION IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. WE ARE HEADED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK BUT I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TELL ME - TO TURN THE ROTORS. WELL, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ALL MAKES OF CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER NEEDED ROTORS TURNED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGES AND ABSOLUTELY NEVER HAD THEM TURNED TWICE WITHIN 5000 MILES!! IN THE DAY, THE ONLY REASON TO TURN ROTORS WAS TO REMOVE THE GROOVES CREATED BY THE RIVETS THAT HELD THE BRAKE PADS TO THE ROTOR. THIS STOCK ROTOR IS CLEARLY INFERIOR IN DESIGN (LACK OF COOLING OR POOR QUALITY METALS) AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE NET. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423167September 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WE PURCHASED THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 70,382 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IN MAY 2007 FROM A DEALER. ALL OF THE SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT HONDA DEALERS EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF OIL CHANGES DONE AT JIFFY LUBE. *TR IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO ACCEPT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY WOULD FAIL AFTER 4 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES. THE CAR IS DRIVEN BY TWO RETIRED PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THEIR EARLY 70S. THE ODYSSEY HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING, DRIVEN HARD OR AT EXCESSIVE HIGH SPEED. IT IS MAINLY USED TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, GOING OUT TO EAT OR VISIT FRIENDS. WE HAVE NEVER BLOWN A TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE IN ANY OF THE OTHER CARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED DURING THE PAST 50 YEARS.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10423110September 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE HONDA DEALER HAS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR UNTIL THIS EVENT. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BACKED UP AND BARELY HIT A POLE WITH THE REAR BUMPER. THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, BURNING RUBBER, EVEN THOUGH I WAS HITTING THE BRAKES, PUMPING THEM, TRYING TO STOP. I ONLY HAD TIME TO SWERVE TO AVOID A PARKED CAR, THEN WENT INTO A BRICK WALL AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THE MPH IS AN APPROXIMATION BASED ON THE CARS DAMAGE SINCE I COULD NOT LOOK AT THE ODOMETER UNDER THESE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES. I WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED, BUT I WILL HAVE TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10422923September 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR LEAK CAUSED BY SMALL STONE REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422944September 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY A/C SYSTEM FAILED MUCH LIKE THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTIONS YOU SEE BELOW. FIRST HONDA OF TEXAS QUOTED ME $850-$1,185 TO FIX IT DEPENDING ON WHETHER I WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPRESSOR OR TRY A TEMPORARY FIX WITH SOME COMPONENTS (CLUTCH & COIL). AS A RESULT, I WILL DO THE FOLLOWING: 1-MAKE MY DISPLEASURE KNOWN TO FIRST TEXAS HONDA - DONE BUT WILL ESCALATE 2-RESEARCH THE ISSUE - IN PROCESS 3-FILE A GOODWILL CLAIM WITH HONDA - DONE & REJECTED 4-SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER OR OWNER OF FIRST TEXAS HONDA 5-FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA 6-FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NHSTA - DOING NOW 7-POST COMPLAINTS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES 8-INFORM ALL PEOPLE I KNOW LOOKING FOR A HONDA TO CHECK OUT THE ACTUAL RELIABILITY ON A NUMBER OF HONDA VEHICLES THAT GOES UNKNOWN TO MOST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC 9-STAND ON THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK OUTSIDE FIRST TEXAS HONDA WITH A SIGN THAT STATES "DO NOT BUY A HONDA, ASK ME WHY!" - TOMORROW 10-OTHER ACTIONS TBD THE REMEDIES I SEEK: 1-FIX MY A/C 2-ADD A PROTECTIVE GRILL SO I DON'T ENCOUNTER MULTIPLE FAILURES AS SOME HONDA CUSTOMERS HAVE ENDURED 3-ADDRESS OTHER RECALL ITEMS SUCH AS AIRBAG SENSOR, ETC.... *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422711August 31, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ONTHE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. IT ALSO OPENED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IT OPENS ON ITS OWN WHENEVER IT WANTS AND WILL NOT CLOSE OR LOCK COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORP AND THEY STATE THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $100'S OR MORE TO GET DIAGNOSED. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. AN AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT OPENS ON ITS OWN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATE I SHOULD PAY FOR IT AS WELL. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A KID COULD FALL OUT WHEN THE DOOR OPENS OR IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT DOOR OPENS THE PERSON SITTING THERE WOULD BE DEAD!!! I HAVE VIDEO TAPED IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING! *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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