Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10386893March 8, 2011
STEERING
SINCE EARLY 2010, THE STEERING PUMP IN MY 2006 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN MAKING AN INTERMITTENT WHINING NOISE. WHEN IT MAKES THIS NOISE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. A FEW DAYS AGO IT BECAME BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. PRIOR TO TAKING IT IN, I NOTED THAT HONDA HAS 2 TECH SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE, ONE TO THE REPLACE THE PUMP (DEC 2010) AND ONE TO REPLACE THE STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR (2009). THE BULLETIN FOR THE PUMP SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THE PUMP DESIGN WAS INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ENOUGH POWER FOR THE STEERING SYSTEM, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY A HIGHER POWER PUMP WITH A NEW PART NUMBER. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO TRY TO GET THIS COVERED BY HONDA AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT (BAD STEERING), THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR $250 OUT OF A $750 TOTAL REPAIR BILL. MY CAR IS APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS OUT OF WARRANTY TIME LIMIT, BUT UNDER WARRANTY MILEAGE (35000). I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE (STEERING) AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL BEFORE A STEERING FAILURE AND SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386593March 6, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I BROUGHT MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY INTO THE DEALER FOR A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RECALL. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME I WAS INFORMED THAT 2 MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1350. THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ODYSSEY AND NOT PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AN ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VAN ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS KNOWN FOR SAFETY BUT IT APPEARS IT HAS ALSO EARNED THE REPUTATION FOR DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS. AT WHAT POINT WILL HONDA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY OF ITS RIDERS? MY VAN HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND IS JUST OVER THE 5 YEAR MARK, SO IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AS LONG AS HONDA IS ALLOWED TO DEFER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR TO ITS OWNERS IT WILL. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN. ITS PRETTY OBVIOUS A RECALL IS LONG OVERDUE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10388568March 6, 2011
SUSPENSION
FRONT PASS SIDE (RIGHT) COIL SPRING BROKE SUDDENLY ABOUT 3 INCHES FROM THE TOP WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD OUR NEAR HOME. THE COIL POPPED OUT OF THE STRUT UPPER MOUNT AND RUBBED ON INNER FENDER. REPLACEMENT COILS WERE FITTED ON 3-5-2011 TO BOTH SIDES WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT SIDE COIL WAS PREVIOUSLY BROKEN AT THE BOTTOM FLAT WOUND COIL. THE LEFT SIDE FRONT COIL WAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY BROKEN AT THE TOP MOST COIL,FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME . THE SHARP ENDED PIECE WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE REMAINING SPRING PIECE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386528March 5, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TPMS SYSTEM ON 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING ELITE IS DEFECTIVE LEADING TO TPMS SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386555March 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 190,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR VERY WELL. TO MY SURPRISE, I JUST FOUND OUT ON 03/05/2011 THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1,500 (USED) OR $3,000 NEW. THE ENGINE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR A WHILE BUT HONDA DID NOT ACKNOWLEGDE NOTHING WRONG. TOO MANY HONDA ODYSSEY'S OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NO DOUBT A DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I REQUEST A FULL INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386565March 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOW BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WARNING SOUND AFTER DRIVING AND WHEN OPENING DOOR AFTER CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW HOURS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10388618March 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN EGR VALVE ISSUE. TURNED INTO MUCH BIGGER UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CLEANED OUT THE VALVE ON 3 OCCASIONS AND LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE...WOULDN'T DRIVE IN "DRIVE". HAD TO PUT IT IN 3RD, THEN 2ND AND STILL IT WAS VERY UNSTEADY. BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 2 YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE RELIGIOUSLY! WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED. IT ALSO MAKES THIS ODD CLICKING NOISE INSIDE THE VAN...THIS APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386397March 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FROM A HONDA DEALER IN BOWIE MARYLAND. IT HAD (30,000) MILES ON IT, I PUT DOWN ($3000) CASH TOWARDS THE PURCHASE. I HAVE BEEN UP TO DATE WITH THE SERVICE MAINTENANCE AT THE SAME BOWIE DEALER. LAST MONTH JUST (2) YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER EXAMINING IT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ($5000). THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION FROM A SPECIALIZED HONDA MECHANIC HOW CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO GET THE VAN FIXED QUICKLY AS I NEEDED THE VAN FOR THE FAMILY, IT COST ($3400) WHICH I PUT ON MY CREDIT CARD. I COMPLAINED TO HONDA AMERICA THEY ASKED ME TO FAX THE BILL TO THEM WHICH I DID AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY PAY ME BACK ($500) TOWARDS THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386485March 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FEBRUARY 29, 2011: I OWN A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 136,961 MILES. I LOVED LOVED LOVED MY HONDA, UNTIL NOW. TCS & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY GOT THE CODES P0700AT & P0740TC. THEY ADVISED I TAKE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH THEY DON'T. DEALER SAID COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION BUT BATTERY WAS WEAK AND TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT HOLDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AFTER PAYING $1200 I PICKED UP THE VAN AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE TCS & ENGINE CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID LOCAL REPAIR SHOP MUST HAVE ERASED THE TRANSMISSION CODED WHEN THEY CHECK THEM AND THAT IS WHY THEY DIDN'T SEE THEM AND THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA TO FILE A CASE. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION AND THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR WHO TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE ARE A ONE INCOME FAMILY. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM WHO TAKES CARE OF HER 92 YEAR OLD GRANDFATHER WHO HAS ALZHEIMERS. WE BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HOW DEPENDABLE THEY ARE AND NOW I DON'T HAVE A CAR. WITH SO MANY CASES OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA WON'T BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW I AM GOING TO GET MY KIDS AND MY GRANDPA TO SCHOOL, DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386481March 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY IS FAILING STARTING JUST BEFORE 100,000 MILES. IT LURCHES INTO GEAR ESPECIALLY UP AN INCLINE AND WHEN IT PUT INTO REVERSE. I HAVE KEEP METICULOUSLY CARE OF THE CAR AND HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL DEALER AND IT WOULD COST ME $3750, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A REDUCED PRICE FROM THEM. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HONDA STARTING WITH THEIR RECALL 04V176000 AND IT IS A DISGRACE THAT THEY AREN'T HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386489March 4, 2011
STEERING
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY: CAR CONTINUALLY PULLS TO THE LEFT DURING ALL SPEEDS. CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER STEERING HARD RIGHT (DRIVES STRAIGHT). WHEN I THEN TURN LEFT, CAR RETAINS "MEMORY STEER" AND CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT. HAD CAR INTO HONDA SERVICE FIVE TIMES. CHANGED A TIRE, DID ALIGNMENT, THEY NEVER NOTICED PULL, ETC. TIRED OF REPEAT VISITS TO HONDA WITHOUT RESULTS. MANY OTHER PUBLISHED COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE BY OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386497March 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AND BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,472.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386500March 4, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP NOISES. HARD TO TURN IN COLD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386508March 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES OF ROUTINE DRIVING ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS HELD TO A BETTER THAN AVERAGE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL, BUT DID NOT INFORM ME OF ITS EXISTENCE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I REGULARLY VISITED A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE RECALLS TIME/MILEAGE PARAMETERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386287March 3, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL WHINING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND WOULD OCCUR WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RACK AND PINION LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386298March 3, 2011
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2010. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS BUT HONDA SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386383March 3, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLUNKING IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S AREA. THEN SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE PART IN THE SAME AREA. TURNS OUT THE DRIVER'S FRONT COIL CRACKED AND BROKE OFF. TOP PORTION, MAYBE ABOUT 1 COIL'S WORTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386132March 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH VCM. THE TRANSMISSION CHRONIC JERKING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 39-41, 49-51, 59-61, 69-71 MPH. COMPLAINED TO HONDA DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE MASTER MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386162March 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 20MPH/1000RPM CAR STOPPED RUNNING. AGAIN ON 1 MARCH @ 30MPH WITH A DIFFERENT DRIVER VAN AGAIN STOPPED RUNNING. RESTARTED NORMALLY BOTH TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386173March 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THEN, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE AND PCS WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RECALL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY BEING OFFERED TO THOSE VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES OR WHOSE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,036. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,002.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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