Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10372316December 24, 2010
STEERING
2007 ODYSSEY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO FAIL ON LOW SPEED(AND IN PARKING LOTS), AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AT EVERY SPEEDS, AND THE VEHICLE IS USED EVERYDAY FOR MY FAMILY, I DO REALLY CONCERN ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372199December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CHECK OIL LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS GO ON. WHEN DEALER IMMEDIATELY CHECKS OIL UPON ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP, DIPSTICK SHOWS NO OIL. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE 10/09. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372809December 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 72000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COMPUTER ERROR READOUT CAME TO P0740. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND AFTER A WEEK THE LIGHT CAME ON. 72000 MILES IS NOT MUCH TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND GAVE THEM THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE AND THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND GET IT CHECKED BY THEIR COMPUTER. I SPENT $120 FOR IT AND THEY ALSO GAVE ME THE SAME READING P0740. "THE CODE SHOWS INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION" , I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY TELL ME THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THE LOCAL HONDA SERVICE STATION TELLS ME THAT IT WOULD COST $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT AFTER BUYING A CAR AND AT 72000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS? HONDA IS TURNING A BLIND EYE TOWARDS IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME KIND OF ISSUES WITH THEIR HONDA. WE NEED TO GET THIS OUT TO HONDA AND GET THEM FIX THE ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372035December 22, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN YET THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD CHIME WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON REPAIRS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372159December 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 97,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371591December 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ACCORDING TO THE HONDA OWNER LINK WEBSITE THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR THE ODYSSEY MINIVANS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND MENTIONED THE RECALL, THEY DIDN'T RESPOND. THEY JUST DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS AS A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, A NEW ECU WAS NEEDED, THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDEED FAILING. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371783December 20, 2010
STEERING
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSING HUMMING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THERE IS A TSB 07-005 FOR THIS. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE (DEFECTIVE PART) AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ON THE INTERNET, BUT HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371791December 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,557.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371809December 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLUNKING/THUDDING NOISE FROM PASSENGER FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD OR ROUGH PATCHES OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE EVALUATED BY HONDA DEALER IN 2006 FOR CAUSE. NEVER FIXED. WAS TOLD SOUND COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. HAVE DRIVEN SINCE LISTENING TO SAME SOUND. DISASSEMBLED FRONT RIGHT STRUT ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE STRUT/SHOCK. FOUND PASSENGER FRONT SPRING BROKEN. HAS LIKELY BEEN BROKEN SINCE 2005. SUSPECT THAT OTHER SPRINGS ARE BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371204December 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE AT AN INTERSECTION ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS RAVING. TRANSMISSION STICK WOULD ALSO NOT GO BEYOND D4 WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371211December 19, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT DEFECT: WHEN OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS REAR-ENDED, THE REAR SEAT CHILD OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED OUT OF HIS SEAT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE OCCUPANTS SEATBELT RELEASED ON IT'S OWN UPON IMPACT. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE WHETHER THE SEATBELT MALFUNCTION CONTRIBUTED TO THE CHILD'S WHIP LASH INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10371654December 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP, BUT NOT RESULTING IN MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT. ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON. REPLACED THE 4RD GEAR CLUTCH PLATE AT HONDA DEALER, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. SINCE THEN HAVE REPLACED ENGINE MOUNT BUSHINGS, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET THAT MANY ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSNISSIONS. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED, BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. NEITHER HAS THE DEALER, COMMUNITY HONDA OF ORLAND PARK BEEN HELPFUL IN THIS REGARD. HAVE SPENT A LOT MONEY AND TIME AT DEALER, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN BY HONDA, IN MY OPINION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370253December 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIRST REPLACED BACK IN 2004 WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NOW 60,00 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CRACKED SEAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370249December 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATING SOUND. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT UNLESS THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, OR THE DRIVE 4 LIGHT WAS ON, OR SHIFTING PROBLEMS THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371116December 17, 2010
SEAT BELTS
2005 ODYSSEY - FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT FREE UP TO ALLOW ENOUGH LENGTH TO BUCKLE. IT IS LOCKED IN THE RECOILED POSITION. IT JUST HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. AFTER TWO DAYS IT IS STILL LOCKED IN THE RECOILED POSITION MAKING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNUSABLE. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET IT CORRECTED. OUR VEHICLE JUST CAME OFF OF WARRANTY BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA OFFERS A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS. TRUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370873December 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE, A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY, HAS A SOFT SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL THAT OCCASSIONALLY GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING PAST STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS WHILE THE PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE OCCURRED IN A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 25MPH. UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS UNCOMMANDED ENGINE ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TRAVELING WELL PAST A STOP SIGN. OPERATOR TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND DISCUSSED POSSIBLE BRAKE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING REPORTS OF FAULTY VSA MODULAR PUMPS, AND POSSIBLE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, SAID THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, AND THAT THE OPERATION IS "NORMAL." THE OPERATOR HAS OWNED MANY CARS, INCLUDING OTHER HONDA PRODUCTS, AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION IN THE PAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370876December 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED TO FAIL. ON ONE DRIVE, I NOTICED IT "SLIPPING" A LITTLE. ON THE NEXT DAY, THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT ALMOST TOTALLY WENT OUT ON ME. I WAS TRYING TO ENTER INTO A MAJOR MILE STREET, PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR, WITH ONLY A SLIGHT RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ONE CAR HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A BIG HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE WAS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED WHICH EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE HAS 121,000 MILES. I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED, IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. AMERICAN HONDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME, THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370951December 16, 2010
STRUCTURE, SEATS
HONDA ODYSSEY 2010 GRAB BAR CAUSED TODDLER TO BREAK LEG. TWO YEAR OLD WAS IN HER CAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. SHE PUT HER FOOT ON TOP OF THE GRAB BAR BEHIND THE SEAT, HER SHOE (SIZE 7 1/5) CAUGHT, SHE PULLED AND THE FORCE BROKE HER LEG. THIS HAPPENED IN THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET INTO THE CAR. I THINK THAT IF THE GRAB BAR WAS SHAPED DIFFERENTLY (THICKER BAR PART AND NARROWER HOLE ) THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10370963December 16, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STEERING PUMP BECAME HOT THE WHEEL MADE A LOUD WINDING NOISE SIMILAR TO A SIREN, CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370551December 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHEN REAPPLYING PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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