Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10379782January 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO ADVANCED WARNING FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY PARKWAY AT ABOUT 9:00PM AT NIGHT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND HAD NO FORWARD DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AS IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY A FOLLOWING VEHICLE GIVEN THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DECELERATION. CAR WAS SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WAS DRIVEN HOME IN A SINGLE GEAR AT NO MORE THAN 25-30 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IT "LIMP-HOME" GEAR (1ST??) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON THE DRIVE BACK HOME AND BECAME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTIONS. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE THE "LIMP-HOME" GEAR FOR A MOMENT (ENOUGH TO PULL INTO THE INTERSECTION FROM A STOPLIGHT) AND THEN FAIL OR IF THE INTERSECTION WAS SLOPED DOWNHILL, RELEASING THE BRAKE WOULD PERMIT THE TRANSMISSION TO "FREEWHEEL" LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL (BUT IT WAS NOT)AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COULD RE-ENGAGE THE LIMP-HOME GEAR. MANUAL SHIFTING OF THE GEAR LEVER WAS EITHER IMPOSSIBLE (I.E. GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT CHANGE) OR INEFFECTIVE (I.E. LIMP-HOME GEAR WOULD BE SELECTED BUT NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD). VAN HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS LOCATED AT MY HOME AS IT IS NOW DANGEROUS EVEN TO DRIVE ON A PUBLIC ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379540January 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 ODYSSEY WITH 93,000 MILES HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT ON IT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT HOME. AFTER GETTING THE ENGINE LIGHT, THE VAN WOULD OPERATE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER EACH START AND THEN IT WOULD DECELERATE UNTIL IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND SOLENOID PACKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE AMOUNT OF $3,000. AFTER INITIALLY CITING A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $4,700. WE HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379546January 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
ACCELERATION PROBLEM- I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF WESTBURY COSTCO WHEN I BACKED UP THE CAR FROM THE PARKING LOT AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE ACCELATOR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE ACELATOR SPEEDED UP VERY RAPIDLY. *LN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379399January 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH STRUT THAT HELD THE LIFTGATE FAILED AND AS A RESULT, WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE STRUCK AND INJURED A PASSENGER IN THEIR BACK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10379450January 28, 2011
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT MOTOR MOUNT IN MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE CONTACTED A HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE OUT OF THE PART BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL ODYSSEY'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEEDED TO BE LAUNCHED BEFORE A RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE CONSIDERED. I WANTED MY VEHICLE NOTED SINCE I DID NOT GO TO A HONDA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379466January 28, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS TO RIGHT AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IF LAST TURN WAS TO THE LEFT CAR DRIVES STRAIGHT. WHEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT IS PULLS HARD ENOUGH THAT IS WILL CAUSE FATIGUE IN YOUR ARMS AFTER AWHILE OF DRIVING. ALSO IT YOU ALLOW IT THE CAR WILL CHANGE LANES IN LESS THAN 3 SECONDS. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING CORRECTED. THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES, REALIGNMENT, REPLACED STEERING RACK, REPLACE BOTH UPPER STRUT BEARINGS, ALL WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR IN THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE IT. WE ARE TO MEET WITH THE HONDA REP. NEXT WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT KEEP TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT IS A NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379265January 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY (SINGLE OWNER, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALERSHIP IN 2002) WITH 82,829 MILES. CLUTCH CAME APART, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1999-2010 MODELS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BY AAMCO, AT A COST OF $3,524.39. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO COMPROMISE ON THE COST AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECORD OF POOR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379283January 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379312January 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER I RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE JUDDER FAILURE FROM HONDA ADVISING ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE DEALER MADE UPGRADES TO THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE VIBRATIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT 47 ' 55 MPH. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. BUT THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE AND A DEALER'S 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ME AND THEY FELT THE VIBRATION FROM BOTH VEHICLES. THE VIBRATION FROM MY VEHICLE WAS WORSE THAN THE DEALER'S VEHICLE. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HONDA PREVIOUSLY HAD RECALLED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378712January 26, 2011
STEERING
2005 ODYSSEY - POWER STEERING WAS GETTING DIFFICULT TO MANAGE - TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES. NOW AT 79,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF SPORADICALLY BUT WILL THEN BE BACK ON IF YOU RESTART THE VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378724January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. 2 BAD TRANSMISSION, THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FROM CHICAGO TO CLEVELAND OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. TOOK IT TO HONDA AND CONFIRMED THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS BAD AS WELL WITH 70K MILES ON IT. THEY WANT $5400.00 TO CHANGE TRANNY, YET ITS THEIR PROBLEM. THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY JUST REPLACED A BAD TRANNY WITH THE SAME BAD TRANNY HOPING THE CAR WOULD BE SCRAPPED BEFORE IT FALLS APART. HONDA DEALERSHIPS EXTREMELY RUDE AND WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. WE WERE STUCK ON THE TOLL ROAD UNTIL MY 64 YEAR OLD CANCER PATIENT FATHER CAME TO GET THE WIFE AND GRANDKIDS OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD OF FREAKED OUT DRIVING AND WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE WOULD OF DONE. ANYWAYS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378785January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE ADVISING HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE VIBRATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378571January 25, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC SLIDING (RIGHT) DOOR PARTIALLY OPENS THEN JAMS CAUSING PASSENGERS TO BE TRAP IN THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR HAS TO BE CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL OPEN. SERVICE TECH STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378671January 25, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS NO CLOSED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO LOCK. THE FAILURE IN THE DOOR BECAME WORSE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DOOR INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378523January 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AT A NORMAL SPEED IN HOUSTON, WHEN IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, AND THE TACH REVVED UP TO THE RED LINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I HAVE 143,00 MILES ON IT. THE PRICE THAT THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED WAS 4300.00 DOLLARS. I REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM AMERICAN HONDA, AND WAS DENIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE VAN. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL HONDA SPECIALIST AND GOT THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND WARRANTY FOR 1100.00 LESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378242January 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MOTOR MOUNTS ON HONDA ODYSSEY ARE DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN, RESULTING IN FREQUENT, EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. BEFORE THE MOUNTS DIE, THEY ALLOW THE MOTOR TO JERK AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION, AND COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378117January 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-NAVI FROM SHOCKLEY HONDA IN FREDERICK, MD. WE HAD TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES AND AS A RESULT OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, OUR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT UNIT IN APRIL 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT. WE NOW HAVE 202,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SHIFTING PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT HONDA IS NOT OFFERING ANY "GOODWILL" WITH RESPECT TO REPLACING THE TRANSMISSIONS. MY CONCERN IS THAT HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION IN 2005 WITH A REBUILT, UNMODIFIED (NOT REDESIGNED) TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ ON INTERNET FORUMS THAT NUMEROUS BUYERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD 2,3 EVEN 4 REPLACEMENTS. WHAT IS BEING DONE BY NHTSA TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? WHAT IS NHTSA DOING TO HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR JUST REPLACING FAILED UNITS WITH REBUILT, DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS INSTEAD OF REPLACING FAILED TRANSMISSIONS WITH NEW, REDESIGNED UNITS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378203January 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION SLIP PROBLEM AT 105,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378210January 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF VAN FRONT-END SHUDDER THAT IMPACTS THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER STATES IT WAS WARPED ROTORS BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT (2010 MODEL) AND CONSIDERED IT A MAINTENANCE ITEM AND WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378086January 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WAS PREPARING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. RPMS WERE UP TO 6. THAT WAS 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY 1/19/11 THE SAME THING HAPPENED UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO STOP FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN TO WHERE I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO STOP THE CAR FROM EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. CURRENTLY ITS AT THE DEALER WHERE I HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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