Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10247107October 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON YET ANOTHER 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, THE RPMS SUDDENLY STARTING REVVING LIKE CRAZY, WE LOST SPEED AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED. WE COULD NOT GET IT BACK IN GEAR. TCS AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NEAR A FIELD WHERE WE LET THE CAR "REST" FOR A WHILE. EVENTUALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT GOING, LIMPED TO A SERVICE STATION AND POURED SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE BARELY MADE IT HOME. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 94,000. DEALER SAYS WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5000. WE BALKED. LATER SINCE WE WERE SUCH "GOOD" CUSTOMERS AND HAD RELIGIOUSLY PERFORMED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER, THEY 'DROPPED" IT TO $2000. WE STILL SAY NO GO AND HAVE TAKEN IT UP WITH HONDA AMERICA. WE BOUGHT A HONDA THINKING WE WERE BUYING SUPERIOR RELIABILITY AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE. WHAT A JOKE. TRANSMISSIONS ARE BUILT TO LAST--EXCEPT FOR HONDAS, JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET. IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO US TO PAY THE PRICE THAT HONDA CHARGES FOR ITS VANS AND TO BE TOLD LESS THAN 5 YEARS LATER THAT A CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 100,000 SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING FOR THE CAR AND WE ARE FURIOUS! I AM WONDERING HOW LONG IT IS GOING TO TAKE NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. *TR
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#10247109October 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OWNER NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT COOLING. VERIFIED THAT COMPRESSOR WAS RUNNING, BUT IT DID NOT LOAD THE ENGINE - SUSPECTED LOSS OF REFRIGERANT. DEALER CONFIRMED NO REFRIGERANT WAS IN SYSTEM, AND FOUND THAT IT HAD LEAKED OUT OF CONDENSER VIA A SMALL HOLE, PROBABLY CAUSED BY SOMETHING STRIKING THE CONDENSER. OWNER HAD DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS OF SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE REGARDING THE A/C CONDENSER BEING EXPOSED AND NOT APPROPRIATELY PROTECTED BY GRILLE, AND OVER A YEAR AGO HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS APPARENT OVERSIGHT. MFR RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. OWNER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WITH THIS INCIDENT AND TO DATE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. REPAIRS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $800. OWNER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WANTS MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. OWNER'S SPOUSE HAS MEDICAL CONDITION REQUIRING AIR CONDITIONING. *TR
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#10247185October 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN
AT 65,000 MILES VEHICLE STARTING HESITATING ON ACCELERATING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. 75,000 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TURNS OUT ISSUES ARE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR ODYSSEY ENGINE. OWNER BELIEVES HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS DUE TO NUMBER OF ISSUES. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AS FAILURE TO SHIFT CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER, AND ONLY ABLE TO RE-ENGAGE IF SLOWED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. *TR
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0
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#10246904October 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VAN BEGAN TO SLIP IN GEARS AND HESITATE FROM STANDING STOP. RPM'S WILL RACE WITH VEHICLE IN "D" THEN ENGAGE. WILL DISENGAGE ALL GEAR WHILE DRIVING. CEL CODE P0730. HONDA OF AMERICA WON'T EVEN START A CASE FOR ME SINCE I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED OUTSIDE THE US. 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX 81,000 MILES TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED IN 2004. *TR
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#10246907October 28, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE LIFT GATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN. WHEN YOU OPEN IT AND LET GO OF IT WILL FALL ON TOP OF YOU. *TR
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#10246946October 28, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY THE SRS WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAIN ILLUMINATED. *TR
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#10246958October 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND HAS LOGGED 2800 MILES. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS SOFT BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL OF 3 INCHES WITH A SPONGY FEEL AT THE END AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PRODUCE AN ABRUPT STOP. HE HAS HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING BEFORE CROSSING A LINE AT AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST BROAD SIDED A VEHICLE AT 15 MPH BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, CHECKED THE ABS AND BLED THE BRAKE LINE WITH NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE OPERATING NORMALLY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE OR REFUND WAS RECEIVED FROM THEM OR THE DEALER. HE IS FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2800.
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#10246981October 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY - VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING POORLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FLASHING PRNDL INDICATOR LIGHT - LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSED FAULT CODE P0780 AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING TRANSMISSION! *TR
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#10246756October 26, 2008
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FAILURE OF TAILGATE STAY ASSEMBLY.*TR
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#10246575October 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2002 ODYSSEY IN DEC. 2001. I PAID OVER $31,000 INCLUDING A 6YR 75,000 WARRANTY. WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE BACK IN 2004 THE ODYSSEY ONLY HAD 13, 460 MILES ON IT AND BECAUSE IT WAS SHY 1300 MILES, THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION THEY ONLY INSTALLED SOME JET KIT. THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT 17180 MILES THAN AGAIN AT 29435 BECAUSE I COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARD. THAT WAS 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS, WHEN THEIR MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS SUPPOSEDLY IS TO BE REPLACED AT 45,000 MILES THAN AGAIN AT 75, 000. AND THE HONDA CORPORATION DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, COME ON THERE IS OVER 500 PEOPLE ON THE NHTSA SITE JUST LOOKING TO HAVE A $35000 PIECE OF SCRAP METAL PARKED AT THE HOME FOR NO REASON BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY LIKE THAT, I USE TO HAVE PRIDE OF HONDA OWNERSHIP, NOW ALL I FEEL IS RIPPED OFF. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND IN THEIR LIFETIME I DO NOT THINK THAT I HAVE SPENT $35000 DOLLARS ON THEM AND THEY WON'T LEAVE ME STRANDED AT 63, 600 MILES WITH OUT A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THEM. WHAT A RIP OFF, OF THAT $35, 000 THAT I HAVE INVESTED IN THEIR CORPORATION, THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE COMMON COURTESY TO PICK UP THE COST THEMSELVES . WHAT COWARDS, PEOPLE WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY AND WE ARE TRANSPORTING KIDS, I HAVE 5 KIDS, 4 ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 6, INCLUDING A SET OF TWINS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? FOR SOMEONE TO LOSE THE LIFE OF A CHILD OR TWO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND YET THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO PUT THE COST OF 50%. HAVEN'T WE ALREADY INVESTED ENOUGH NOT TO MENTION THE STRESS OF DRIVING A CAR IN FEAR OF LOOSING YOUR LIFE! *TR THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB
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#10246466October 23, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C HAS WENT OUT IN MY 2006 ODYSSEY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST YEAR I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2006 I HAS COST ME 900 BOTH TIME THEY TELL ME ITS NOT COVERED. *TR
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#10246489October 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE HONDA SERVICE PLAN FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRICTLY FOLLOWED WITH SERVICE BEING PERFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALER. AT 90,000 MILES MY VAN STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH NO INDICATED FAULTS (SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR). THE DEALER QUOTED ME $3,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PER WHAT I HAVE READ THIS SAME PROBLEM IS SURFACING IN MOST HONDA VANS. IN TEN MONTHS THE PRIVATE PARTY RE-SALE VALUE ON THE VAN HAS GONE FROM $10,500 TO $7,500. IT IS MY COMPLAINT THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT OFFERED TO PROPERLY ADDRESS IT. *TR
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#10246396October 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW POWER. DEALERS CAN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM OR FIX IT. CAR SHUDDERS ON REGULAR BASIS AND NEW EGR VALVE, FLUID CHANGES TUNE UPS MAKE NO DIFFERENCE. KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAKE ME NERVOUS OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANS. *TR
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#10246381October 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 4000 MILES/ 3 MONTHS OLD DUE TO LEAK. DEALERSHIP TRIED REPLACING FRONT CASE SEAL BUT DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. SERVICE WRITER SAID THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA AND THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THEY ALWAYS TRY REPLACING SEAL FIRST THEN REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10246202October 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN WITH 54K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO HEMPSTEAD HONDA AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKE AND REACCELERATE, THE CAR JERKS FORWARD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
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#10245995October 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
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#10245951October 17, 2008
SEAT BELTS
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY SECOND ROW SEAT DOES NOT HAVE A LAP BELT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A SHOULDER BELT AND NOT A LAP BELT FOR THE SECOND ROW SEAT. *NJ
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#10245611October 15, 2008
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE DVD SYSTEM WILL NOT PLAY THROUGH THE HEADPHONES ANY LONGER. YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE RADIO AND CD'S THROUGH THE HEAD PHONES BUT THE DVD WILL NOT PLAY THROUGH THEM. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE STUCK LISTENING TO THE KIDS DVD MOVIE WHILE TRAVELING. VERY FRUSTRATING. THE HEADPHONE USED TO WORK JUST FINE. THEY ARE NOT WIRELESS, SO IT IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. *TR
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#10245331October 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE STOPPING IN AN INTERSECTION, AS THIS DRIVER WAS APPLYING BRAKE THE DASHBOARD JUST FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE GEAR POSITION. THE CAR BEHIND US ALMOST HIT US. THE VAN RESTARTED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT ON PARK AND RESTARTED. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS SAME NIGHT, THIS DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH WHEN THE KEY DASHBOARD DISPLAY FLICKERED 3 TIMES THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND DRIVER UNABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. WE WERE LUCKY BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT US BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST FIVE YES AND THIS IS THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE SAME NIGHT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS THE PRIMARY TRANSPORT FOR MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY 2 KIDS. AS FAR AS I KNOW AS THE DEALER TOLD ME BEFORE MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL WITH REGARDS TO IGNITION FAILURE 02V120000 AND 03V423000. MY QUESTION WILL BE IS THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT THEY HAVE PUT ON WAS DEFECTIVE TOO OR IS THIS A NEW PROBLEM. WHAT WILL BE MY COURSE OF ACTION NOW? I'M PLANNING TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. MY HONDA VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICE BY HONDA. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR REPLY. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245386October 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY
HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS. COMPLAINT ONE: THERE IS EXTREMELY LONG PEDAL TRAVEL FOR BRAKE PEDAL. THIS TRAVEL GIVES THE DRIVER A SENSE OF BRAKE FAILURE, AS THOUGH THE BRAKES DON'T WORK OR WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAS BEEN NOTED IN VEHICLE FORUMS AS A COMMON PROBLEM COMPLAINT TWO: WIND NOISE ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER PILLAR THAT SEPARATES THE FRONT SEAT AND THE MIDDLE SEAT COMBINATION. HAS BEEN NOTED IN VEHICLE FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. COMPLAINT THREE: THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DIRT IN PAINT AND PAINT SHADING WHERE IT DOESN'T MATCH REST OF VEHICLE (PAINT SHADING CAN BE SEEN IF THE SUN SHINES ON THE VEHICLE JUST RIGHT). HONDA HAS OFFERED TO REPAINT AFFECTED PARTS. I FEEL THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE OWNER SHOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A NEW CAR REPAINTED WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES. HAS BEEN NOTED IN VEHICLE FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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