Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10303545February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE: 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 84,000 MILES. WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VAN HOME FROM THE GYM AND UPON RETURNING HOME REPORTED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AS IT SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA REPAIR SHOP ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY AND OBSERVED THE SAME THING. THEY WENT AND "DIAGNOSED" THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. IN FACT, THEY SAID THAT THEY BARELY MADE IT BACK TO THEIR SHOP AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS. IN ADDITION TO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, HONDA REQUIRES THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER BE REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE THERE IS NEW VERSION THAT RUNS THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WAS SIMPLY AN INSPECTION AN A SUBSEQUENT INSTALL OF AN "OIL JET." THIS RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND IS DOING A DISSERVICE TO CONSUMERS. THE EARLY RECALL COUPLED WITH THEIR REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PAY A PORTION OF MY REPAIR TO ME IS PROOF OF THEIR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A PROBLEM WITH THEIR INITIAL DESIGN. IN MY OPINION THERE ARE ALSO LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303676February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT SHUDDERS WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH SPEED. I SHOWED TO MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE AND IT IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY. I PERFORM ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE BUT STILL THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303687February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY ON OCTOBER 16, 2009. ON JANUARY 16, 2010, I WAS DRIVING IN NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A LIGHT BEHIND SEVERAL CARS. SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND LURCHED FORWARD EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD AS I TRIED TO STEP DOWN ON THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER. AS SUDDENLY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION STOPPED. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WHO WITNESSED THIS EVENT AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303695February 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE IN AUTOMATIC MODE. DOOR ALSO COULD NOT BE FULLY CLOSED MANUALLY. REAR DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT HOLD DOOR IN CLOSED POSITION. AS A RESULT, DOOR PARTIALLY CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303705February 1, 2010
STEERING
CONSISTENT LOSS OF STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ONLY WHEN ACCELERATING WILL STEERING WORK, ALMOST AS IF AT IDLE OR IN PARKING LOTS, NOT ENOUGH POWER TO STEERING UNIT TRANSPIRES. IT GENERALLY REQUIRES SEVERAL ADDITIONAL MOVES IN A PARKING LOT TO GET OUT OF A SPACE, BUT SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS IN THAT YOU HAVE TO ALLOW FOR CAR TO ROLL, IN ORDER FOR STEERING TO WORK. THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION IS WHEN YOU'RE COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN YOU REACH 10MPH OR SO, ON THE WAY TO A STOP, YOU DON'T HAVE STEERING FOR THOSE FEW SECONDS. IT'S DANGEROUS IN A PARKING LOT IF YOU HAVE TO TURN SUDDENLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY SINCE WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, EVERYONE I KNOW HERE AT THE OFFICE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO OWN ONE, HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. A RELATED ISSUE IS, WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, THE POWER STEERING UNIT EMITS A HISSING SOUND, ALMOST AS IF THE BELTS ARE ABOUT TO SNAP, SIMILAR TO THE NOISE AMERICAN POWER STEERING UNIS MADE IN THE 80'S AND 90'S. I BELIEVE THE UNIT IS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY FOR THE VEHICLE. BOTH OF THESE HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT PROBLEMS, SHAME ON ME FOR NOT REPORTING IT SOONER, PERHAPS IT'S THE AURA OF HONDA THAT MAKES ONE BELIEVE THEY'RE PERFECT VEHICLES. THEY ARE FAR FROM IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303752February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT 101,000 MILES AND ONLY SIX YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303414January 31, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NONE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VAN WAS HIT HARD IN FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS BARELY CRACKED THE CASINGS AND DIDN'T DEPLOY OUT AS DESIGNED. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. A CHILD WAS SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10303354January 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND BRAKING IS LAGGING HAS ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALERTED DEALER OF THIS DEFECT AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303402January 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICLE SUFFERS INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303269January 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS SOFT WITH LOW PEDAL. DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT TIMES, FREQUENT PROBLEMS FOR LAST SEVERAL MONTHS DEALER SAID: FAULTY ABS MODULATOR, REPAIR COST: 1200 USD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308840January 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
HONDA ODYSSEY 2005: BRAKES FAIL WHEN STOPPING ON A CURVE/TURN. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING WRONG YET IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON WARM DAYS. DURING SUMMER MONTHS IN PA IT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND FIRST AND THEN LOSS OF ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLES BRAKES. WONDERING IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED!?! DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS AND "EVERYTHING IS FINE" CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE BRAKES SEEM SOFT COMPARED TO THE LOANER THEY GAVE ME. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY! ALL RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, NOTHING HAS HELPED THE BRAKES INCLUDING THE FIX A FEW YEARS AGO. DEALERSHIP EVEN TELLS ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING YET INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS! IT OCCURS DURING WARM WEATHER ANYWHERE FROM 55 DEGREES UP. THE RESULT IS DRIVER LOOSES CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS, LONG ENOUGH TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, LUCKILY, I HAVE AVOIDED MANY OVER THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302930January 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
2009 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. 2 TIMES I WAS STOPPING AND PUSHED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME. MOTOR WAS RACING AND ABS WAS COMING ON - VERY FRIGHTENING AS I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND MOTOR IS VERY POWERFUL. ALMOST ROLLED INTO BUSY 55 MPH INTERSECTION FIRST TIME AND ALMOST HIT BASKETBALL POST IN DRIVEWAY SECOND TIME. HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS. PLAIN SNEAKERS WERE BEING WORN - NOT WINTER BOOTS. SEEMS TO BE LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT OR LOCATION OF BRAKE PEDAL WITH RESPECT TO GAS PEDAL. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303008January 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. DRIVING HOME ABOUT 40MPH, SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 TO CROSS A STREET THAT IS CROWNED. STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. COASTED TO THE SIDE ABOUT 100 YARDS AHEAD TO GET OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. CAR STARTED WORKING AGAIN, PROCEEDED HOME. HAD TO STOP 2 OTHER TIMES TO GET BACK HOME. CHECKED THE WEB AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. CALLED A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SERVICE, TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE 2009 YEAR WAS FILLED WITH HONDAS COMING IN! IN FACT, HE HAD AN IDENTICAL HONDA ODYSSEY THERE WHEN I GOT THERE.THIS IS A GIANT SAFETY PROBLEM! I CANNOT IMAGINE BEING IN THE LEFT 5TH LANE DOING 70 AND HAVING THIS HAPPEN- OR A LOCK UP! FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE NET, IT SEEMS HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA. MY FIRST WENT 248K MILES W/O ANY MAJOR ISSUE WHATSOEVER! THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT ANOTHER. THIS IS TRULY A BAD SAFETY ISSUE.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303009January 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES SEVERELY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THIS HAPPENED TWICE FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED TO THE DEALER AND HONDA OF USA.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303067January 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT SHE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY TO ALLOW A POLICE VEHICLE TO PASS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, SHE BEGAN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO MERGE OUT OF TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT FULL SPEED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED OVER THE MEDIAN ONTO THE GRASS. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A COLLISION. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND ADVISED THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THERE WERE NO FURTHER INCIDENTS THEREAFTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302550January 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL IN 07 HONDA ODYSSEY BOUGHT NEW (I AM THE FIRST OWNER) IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE BRAKE FUNCTION IS STILL OKAY BUT THERE IS A LOT OF "PLAY" OF THE PEDAL BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS NOR INCIDENTS SO FAR BUT AS A CAUTIOUS DRIVER I KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ESCALATING. *CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302581January 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IF THE KEY IS REMOVED, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 1999 MODEL REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, BUT NOT ON THE 1998 MODELS. THE CONTACT FEELS A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THE 1998 MODELS AS WELL. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FACT THAT THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN IN A GEAR SELECTOR POSITION OTHER THAN PARK SPECIFICALLY IN NEUTRAL WHICH HAPPENED TO THE CONSUMER WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF ALREADY IS DEFINITELY A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/16/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302268January 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS STICKY SLIDING DOORS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN AFTER IT RAINS. DEALERSHIP GREASED THE DOORS AND THE SITUATION GOT WORSE. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A FIRE. I GOOGLED PROBLEM AND OTHERS COMPLAIN. WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR IT UNLOCKS BUT WILL NOT OPEN. WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT AND YOU COME BACK TO YOUR CAR THE SLIDING DOOR IS AJAR AND UNLOCKED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302321January 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY LOW AND FEELS SOFT. HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-045 ISSUED ON MARCH 5, 2009 DOES NOT REALLY FIX THE SOFT BRAKE ISSUE. IT IS A TEMPORARY FIX AND WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN A MATTER OF TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS REPORTED AND SHARED IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY FORUM .THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED TO HONDA TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS. PLEASE HELP US AND OTHERS AS WELL. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A BUZZ/WHINE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES. UPDATED IVOQ 02/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302347January 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN MAY/JUNE 2009I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME FLUID LEAKING NEAR THE UNDERCARRIAGE -THIS WAS NOTICED RIGHT AFTER A DEALER SERVICING WHERE THEY CHANGED A LOT OF FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, HE TOOK A LOOK AND DETERMINED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. HE ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD COST ME UP TO $4000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO KEEP THE FLUID TOPPED OFF AND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. ON 01-21-2010, MY VAN DID NOT START EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS WORKING. I HAD IT JUMP STARTED. TO PREVENT FURTHER SUCH ISSUES, I TOOK THE VAN TO AAMCO TO GET THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK EXAMINED. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS FROM THE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION BOX AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE$600 TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION AND FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN THEY OPENED THE TRANSMISSION THEY DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION HAD SOME ISSUES AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT/ OR NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THEY PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $2300. I LOOKED UP THE HONDA WEBSITE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY VANS OF MY MODEL YEAR AND HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THESE VANS TO 7 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. I HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY MAILING TO THIS EFFECT FROM HONDA AND THIS WAS NEW INFORMATION TO ME. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED - THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION EXAMINED - THEY WILL CONSIDER MY CLAIM AT THAT TIME. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE I WILL GET ANY REIMBURSEMENT FROM THEM. THE COST OF THE EXAMINATION AT THE DEALER WOULD BE OUT OF MY POCKET IN ADDITION TO THE $600 I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO AAMCO. QUESTION IS: HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL YEAR, WHY ARE THEY NOT REPLACING IT? THE WAY THEY HAVE DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE - FORCES ME TO BACK ON THE ROAD WITH THIS VAN WITH A RISK OF IT STALLING OR HAVING OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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