Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10384025February 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WOULD REV EVEN WHILE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE WAS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
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#10384948February 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED JUST AT 40K MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. WAS IN THE HOV LANE. MANAGED TO GET OFF THE NEARBY EXIT RAMP AND CALLED THE HONDA DEALER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED IT. ONCE AGAIN AT 107K MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD JUST GOT THE SERVICE DONE AND A TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED. IT HAPPENED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THIS SERVICE. STALLED IN THE CENTER LANE IN FRONT OF THE KIDS SCHOOL DURING PEAK DROP OFF TIME. HAD TO CALL AAA TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO HAD A OXYGEN SENSOR RECALLED ON THIS ONE. THANK GOD IT WAS ME WHO WAS DROPPING OFF AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR OFFICE. I GET SCARED EVEN TO THINK IF MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ALONE IN THIS ONE. AMERICAN HONDA WAS THE WORST. THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN. THEY SAY WE CANT DO ANYTHING. THEY KEEP REPEATING IT LIKE A BROKEN RECORD. READING OF A SCRIPT. I HAVE PURCHASED A HONDA TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AND THE LAST TIME. STAY AWAY FROM IT.
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#10383431February 21, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILING ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY 50,000 MILES. HAVE DONE SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR
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#10383385February 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 2003 EX FROM CARMAX IN 2006 WITH 36K MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 82K MILES ON IT. WE HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT AND ALWAYS SERVICED IT AT A HONDA DEALER. A MONTH AGO WE OCCASIONALLY STARTED TO FEEL BUMPY SHIFTING OF THE GEARS BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. THE PROBLEM SLOWLY WORSENED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME LAST WEEK. I GOT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TO GET IT CHECKED UP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT ! WE HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT AND STUCK TO HONDA FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND LONGEVITY. APPARENTLY WE WERE WRONG ! THE QUOTE GIVEN BY THEM FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $4521 + TAX !! I AM STILL DUMBFOUND AND INFURIATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH HAS BEEN UN-ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PARENT COMPANY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT. HONDA IS TAKING THE AMERICAN CONSUMER FOR A RIDE. THEIR COMPENSATION PACKAGE OFFERED FOR THE TRANNY BY THE HONDA IS VERY ADHOC AND SUSPECT. *TR
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#10383351February 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT LESS THAN 87,000 MILES, MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. ONE MONTH AGO, THE HONDA DEALER PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON THE CAR AS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING WITHIN 3 WEEKS. I HAVE READ THAT COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH 1999-2004 ODYSSEYS AND THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON 1999-2001 MODELS. MY 2004 HAD A RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE, AND YET, AT THIS LOW MILEAGE, I AM NOW FACED WITH A $5,000 REPAIR ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED. HONDA HAS ALSO ISSUED MANY TSBS ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE THEM TO REPLACE ALL TRANSMISSIONS IN ALL ODYSSEYS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
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#10383203February 18, 2011
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE POWER STEER PUMP NOR THE RESERVOIR REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,298. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 03/30/11
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#10383213February 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WELL . . . WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND JUST HIT THE 103,000 MILE MARK AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE UNTIL IT JUST WOULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE. LUCKILY, HE BROKE DOWN IN FRONT OF A MECHANIC SHOP. CODE P0740 HAS COME UP MEANING WE NEED A NEW TRANNY. CALLED HONDA 12/10 AND AGAIN 2/11. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN HOPES OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS VERY PUBLICLY FAILED. WE WERE OFFERED A HIGHLY OVERPRICED RATE, TEN HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO AND HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $1,000 LESS THAT THE ORIGINAL QUOTE WITH HONDA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THROUGH AAMCO TRANSMISSION, WITH THE FINAL BILL BEING $4700.29 . WE'RE THE 2ND OWNERS ON THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS MONTHLY. OUR LOAN IS WHAT'S CALLED AN UPSIDE DOWN LOAN, OWING MORE IN PAYMENTS THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. TO BOOT, WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE SINCE DEC. 2010, AND DON'T SEE ANY LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN, SO THE VEHICLE SITS AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS. I'M AT A LOSS . . . I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN A VEHICLE THAT WE TRULY LOVED UNTIL NOW. HOPELESS IN A HONDA. *LN
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#10383291February 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH A HONDA ODYSSEY WAS REBUILT NOW BROKE AGAIN. *LN
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#10383303February 18, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN ISSUE FOR ACCELERATION FROM 20~40MPH, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE THE GEAR NOT HOOKED UP. I HAD THE HONDA DEALER CHECK UP AND THEY DIDN'T THINK THE TRANSMISSION HAD ISSUE. THIS KIND OF INCIDENT HAPPENED MANY TIMES STARTING FROM LAST OCTOBER TO NOW. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *LN
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#10383095February 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY, IT FELT AS IF THE METAL WAS DIGGING INTO THE GROUND AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,950.
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#10383138February 17, 2011
STEERING
I OWNED MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR 2.5 YEARS WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON MY MINIVAN. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. 29K MILES LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. HONDA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE PART. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE POWER STEERING IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR
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#10382971February 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE DROVE THIS MINIVAN AND JUST BEFORE EXIT TO 15 FREEWAY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON, TRANSMISSION STARTS SLEEPING AND CAR JUST STOP. SHE GETS IN PANIC BECAUSE IN THIS TIME WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SITUATION BECOME DANGEROUS. SHE SLOWLY DROVE TO FRIENDS HOUSE AND DROPPED THE CAR OVERNIGHT. NEXT DAY I CHECKED CODES AND HAD P0730 AND P0780 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). "POWAY HONDA" IN SAN DIEGO, CA WAS ASKING FOR $4,565.00 TO REPLACE BAD TRANSMISSION WITH REFURBISHED UNIT! I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH HONDA "HIGH" QUALITY PRODUCT (ONLY 108K MILES AND ~$5,000.00 HAVE TO PAY FOR USED TRANSMISSION!) I FOUND ONE PRIVATE COMPANY FOR $3,300.00 TO REPLACE THIS JUNK FROM HONDA. *TR
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#10382981February 16, 2011
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED WORKING.VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A SERVICE WAS TOLD THAT A ROCK WENT THROUGH A CONDENSER WHICH IS PLACED UNPROTECTED UNDER THE RADIATOR. POOR DESIGN PLACEMENT WILL NOT BE COVERED BY MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. *TR
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#10382994February 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2011. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM COLUMBIA,SC TO AUGUSTA,GA. OUR MINIVAN STARTED ACTING UP OUR TCS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE, AND MY WIFE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A GENTLEMAN FROM DOT HELP HER GET THE VAN ON THE ROAD IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO APROX. 20 MILES PER HOUR GRANTED MY WIFE IS ON I-20 WESTBOUND, AND FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER OR SIGNAL THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE GENTLEMAN WAS ABLE TO GET MY WIFE ON THE ROAD AGAIN,BUT ABOUT 20 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND MY WIFE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT, FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BY ITSELF, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2004 WITH ONLY 112K MILES TO ME THIS IS ABSURD. NOW I SEE THAT HONDA HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 1999. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR PUTTING SUCH A CRUMMY PRODUCT OUT IN THE MARKET. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WASN'T HURT BUT IT SHOOK HER A BIT. NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A BILL FOR $4100, FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF. HOPE SOME ACTION IS TAKEN AGAINST HONDA SINCE THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK ON THE ROAD. *TR
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#10382995February 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE DROVE THIS MINIVAN, HONDA ODYSSEY 2003, AND JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME "SLEEPY" OR LAZY AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. SHE PANICKED BECAUSE THIS WAS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE SITUATION BECAME DANGEROUS. SHE SLOWLY DROVE TO HER FRIENDS' HOUSE AND LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, I CHECKED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND HAD P0730 AND P0780 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). POWAY HONDA DEALERSHIP, IN SAN DIEGO, CA, WAS ASKING FOR $4,565.00 TO REPLACE THE BAD TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED UNIT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA'S "HIGH" QUALITY PRODUCT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY TRAVELED 108,000 MILES AND NOW REQUIRES SUCH A HIGH REPAIR COST. I FOUND ONE PRIVATE REPAIR COMPANY THAT WILL REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SOMEWHAT CHEAPER. MY QUESTION TO HONDA IS, IS THE MECHANICAL DESIGNER IN CHARGE OF THIS BAD DESIGN PART STILL WORKING FOR YOU? *TR
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#10382721February 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX ON 1/21/2011. AFTER ARRIVING HOME MY WIFE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE 'LOW BATTERY CHECK MANUAL' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. THE NEXT DAY AND FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS THE WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. ON PAGE 87 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT DRIVING FOR SHORT TRIPS DOESN'T GIVE THE BATTERY TIME TO RECHARGE AND THE LOW BATTERY WARNING MAY FLASH. MY DEALER STATED THAT SOME ODYSSEY'S HAVE FAULT IN THE BATTERY SENSOR SYSTEM AND WILL BE NEED TO BE HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE FOR 2-3 HOURS. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE LOW BATTERY COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK THE CAR ON A 500 MILE ROAD TRIP AND TWO 300 MILE ROAD TRIPS. THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SINCE. *TR
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#10382731February 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EX HAS 30,000 MILES AND HAS ONGOING BRAKE ISSUES. THE BRAKES ARE SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN DOES NOT STOP UNLESS I PUMP THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES ALSO MAKE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO STOP QUICKLY AND WHEN GOING DOWNHILL:(FREEWAY OFF RAMPS). IT IS NOT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE IS NO PULSATING FEELING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VAN DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE THIS GRINDING SOUND. MY HONDA DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND THEY SAY "NO ISSUES". THEY SAY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE. THEY WERE CHECK AT EVERY OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE SAME SOFT BRAKES ISSUES WITH MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE DEALER ALSO SAID NO PROBLEMS BUT THERE WAS A RECALL WITH SOFT BRAKES PROBLEMS. I'M WORRIED WHEN I HAVE TO GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN AND COME BACK DOWN THE HILL. THERE HAS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW TO HAVE OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR BRAKES. *TR
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#10383539February 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASH INDICATED "LOW BATTERY" ON A NEW MINIVAN 6 WEEKS OLD. THE BATTERY COULD HAVE GONE DEAD AT ANY TIME. A LETTER FROM HONDA TO DEALERS INDICATED THEY HAD MANY TECH LINE CONTACTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS LETTER TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD DRIVE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND IT MAY CHARGE THE BATTERY. CHARGING THE BATTERY BY THE DEALER WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. HONDA OF AMERICA CALLED AFTER I WROTE AND INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO INTENTION TO DEAL WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL TO UPGRADE THE CHARGING SYSTEM OR THE BATTERY.
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#10382511February 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2007. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION "SHUDDERED" FOR TWO MILES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND CONTINUED. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, GET THE VAN INTO A GEAR, AND "LIMP" HOME. I HAVE NOW STUDIED THIS ISSUE AND LEARNED THAT HONDA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS WITH THEIR V-6 ENGINES. THE VAN, IN FACT, DOES REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION - AND IT WILL ME SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALONE IN THE VAN AT THE TIME, AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT ONE VERY CERTAINLY COULD HAVE. LOSING ALL POWER AT THE WRONG TIME COULD BE DISASTROUS(GOES WITHOUT SAYING). I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, AND HAS NOT TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS TO PREVENT THEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT NHTSA WOULD COMPEL THEM TO. *TR
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#10382512February 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY; TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILING COMPLETELY, AND LEAVING MY IN-LAWS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
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