Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10422715August 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 10 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422720August 31, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS ABLE TO BE UNLATCHED BY A PASSENGER AND THE SEAT BELT THEN RETRACTED AND STARTED CHOKING THE PASSENGER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ACTING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SEAT BELTS POSED A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTED AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422636August 30, 2011
STEERING
HAVE CHRONICALLY REPORTED EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. CORRECTION: HONDA IS REQUESTING THAT I FLUSH POWER STEERING PUMP AND CHANGE THE RESERVOIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422408August 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITH A VIOLENT JERK. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR DURING ACCELERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT AND DISCOLORED. ALSO, THERE WERE INTERNAL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH REQUIRED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422474August 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 JUST AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. HONDA DEALER SAID REPLACEMENT FOR REBUILT (2 YEARS GARANTI) FOR $3000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422518August 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2001 ODYSSEY WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER JUST 45,000 MILES. IT WAS ORIGINALLY "REPAIRED" BY HONDA UNDER TERMS OF THEIR SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. BUT ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WE TOOK IT TO, THE "REPAIR" DID NOT FIX THE UNDERLYING DESIGN FLAW. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT HONDA ODYSSEY AND OTHER HONDA TRANSMISSIONS HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. OURS WENT OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AS WE WERE TRAVELING A BUSY HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 10 PM. LUCKILY THE CAR BRIEFLY RECOVERED AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422319August 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, MY CAR WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421683August 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN ENGINE. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE EXCEPT FOR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE, WHEN WE NOTICED THE ENGINE OVER HEATING. CHECKED IT A WHILE LATER, AND ALL THE ENGINE OIL WAS IN THE RADIATOR! WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE AND RADIATOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422285August 27, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES AND APPLY THE BRAKES IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PADS WERE CHECKED EACH TIME AND WERE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422294August 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 59,526 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING WAS INFORMED NATURE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. REPAIR ESTIMATE $3,000. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421601August 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BANNER KIT, FILTER, FLUID, BLACK PRESSURE SWITCH AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS RECONDITIONED TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421455August 25, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SLIDING DOORS WERE OPEN FOR A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE CLOSING ON THEIR OWN CAUSING A SHOULDER INJURY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10421505August 25, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE BOUGHT A NEW 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM THE HONDA DEALER LAST YEAR AND STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE MAKES GRINDING SOUND OCCASIONALLY WHEN I STEP ON IT. AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CAN FEEL THE SHAKING WHEN THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED. I TOOL TO THE DEALER LAST MONTH. THEY TOLD ME THE BREAK IS FINE. IT IS PROBABLY THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSING THE GRINDING AND SHAKING. THERE IS NO NEED TO FIX. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND WE NEED TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421521August 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 59872 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000 ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421015August 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDING DOORS DO NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. THEY CLOSE BUT A FEW SECONDS LATER OPEN AGAIN WITH LIGHT SHOWING THEY ARE OPEN. DOORS HAVE COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN BACK, EVEN WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE DESPITE CHILDREN BEING SECURED IN A SEATBELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421073August 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FIRST SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE IN SEPT 2009 (105K MI) WHILE I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA. I TOOK THE VAN TO A HONDA DEALER IN MINOT ND AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT AND SAID THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS BUT IT SHOULD BE CHECKED WHEN I GOT HOME. AFTER RETURNING HOME I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO A LOOSE GAS CAP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT BUT I DID NOT SENSE ANY SLIPPAGE UNTIL SEPT 2010. I KNEW IT WAS GOING BUT CONTINUED DRIVING IT UNTIL ONE COLD EVENING WHEN I COULD BARELY GET THE VAN MOVING, I HAD THE SENSE THAT THE TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A LOW GEAR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO START OUT IN 3RD GEAR (115K MI) . HONDA QUOTED $7500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3200. I WAS TOLD THAT CORRODED TERMINALS ON THE VEHICLE COMPUTER MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY TO BLAME FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GETTING THE PROPER SIGNALS AS TO WHEN TO SHIFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421768August 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT AN AUCTION 4 DAYS AGO AND STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TODAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND STALLS WHEN SHIFTING TO UPPER GEARS ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRST 3 GEARS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A USED VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE PROBLEMS. BUT WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/MANUFACTURER'S FLAW, GOING BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM ODYSSEY USERS (BRAND NEW AND SECOND/THIRD OWNERS), SHOULD HONDA NOT BE LIABLE FOR THESE DESIGN FLAWS? ONLY AFTER BUYING, EXPERIENCING AND THEN RESEARCHING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DID I REALIZE MY GRAVE MISTAKE OF INVESTING IN THIS VEHICLE. THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD FROM 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN THESE ODYSSEYS! I AM A STUDENT AND PUT EVERY PENNY OF MY SAVINGS INTO BUYING A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE! ANY HELP IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420710August 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
ONE MONTH AGO, MY HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND HESITATE WHEN I DROVE INTO FREE WAY. ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY CARS BEHIND. AND ALSO, ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHT AND DRIVE AT ABOUT 40 MILES/HOUR ON THE FREE WAY. THE SLIP SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SWITCHES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WHEN PUTTING ON GAS TO ACCELERATE, IT CAN TAKE LONG TIME (1 MINUTE) TO GO FROM 20 MILES/HOUR TO 40 MILES/HOUR, AND DURING THAT TIME, IT MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE IF THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO SPEED UP!!!! VERY DANGEROUS!!!! SINCE THEN, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY COST TO FIX IT. A HONDA DEALER DID AGREE TO COVER 40% OF THE REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS VERY OFTEN ON HONDA CARS, PLEASE URGE HONDA TO STEP UP AND ACCEPT THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND TO COVER 100% COST FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419961August 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A/C COMPRESSOR DAMAGED BY ROCK DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF FRONT GRILL ETC. COMPRESSOR NEEDS REPLACED. NEED TO PURCHASE AFTER MARKET GUARD TO PROTECT NEW COMPRESSOR. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420020August 18, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 WITH 35,964 MILES ON IT. THIS RESULTED IN DIFFICULTIES TURNING STEERING WHEEL. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE HONDA DEALER FOR $757. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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