Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10239753August 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN 40 MPH IS REACHED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCED ERROR CODE AP0740 (A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WILL LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE). THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBERS 0104101 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND 10013844 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
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#10239763August 26, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX - LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AT THE TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED, FORTUNATELY THEY WERE ALL BUCKLED IN, BUT THEY WERE NONE THE LESS TERRIFIED BY THE EVENT. MY SON, WHO WAS CLOSEST TO THE DOOR, IS REFUSING TO RIDE IN A CAR. THE CAR IS AT THE HONDA DEALER IN KEENE, WHERE THEY SAY THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TWO SLIDING DOOR HINGES FOR AROUND $500. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO TSB FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS (THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS ONE FOR THE 1999-01 MODELS). I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SLIDING DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ON WEBSITES SUCH AS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND CARSURVEY.ORG. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EVENT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE, AT THE VERY LEAST, A TSB IN REGARDS TO THIS DEFECTIVE DOOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
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#10239845August 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 16,450 MILES HAD BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL- NOISE AND GRINDING FEEL TO VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY. FAILURE OF BEARING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN WHEEL SEIZING. *TR
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#10239662August 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON (A $1,500 REPAIR) FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED (AT 93K). APPARENTLY THESE ARE BOTH INCREASINGLY COMMON PROBLEMS IN THIS MODEL. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT MY VAN CARRIES THE HONDA NAME. THEN I STARTED GOOGLING AND FOUND MANY SITES REPORTING THE SAME HORROR STORIES HERE I REALIZED THAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH FAULTY PARTS AND MAY BE A LEMONS AS WELL? THE PROSPECT TO PAYING $100 EVERY TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON IS NOT A PLEASANT ONE. VEHICLES BUILT TODAY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TRANSMISSIONS & EMISSION CONVERTER AT A MERE 93,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RELIABILITY OF MY HONDA ODYSSEY. THE BRAND IS CONSIDERED HIGHLY REPUTABLE AND HAS A PRICE PREMIUM (AND SUPPOSEDLY A RESALE VALUE) TO MATCH - BUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ODYSSEY HAS BEEN ONE OF REPEATED MECHANICAL BREAK DOWNS AND POOR PERFORMANCE AS MANY OWNER HAVE WRITTEN AND BLOGGED. I FEEL HELPLESS AND KNOW HONDA IS POWERFUL CORPORATION WHO WILL DO NOTHING ... WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PROTECT CONSUMERS OF THESE PRACTICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
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#10239502August 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK FROM WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A FAULTY SWITCH. I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AT LEAST 5-10 TIMES BEFORE I CAN SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS COME ON WHEN DRIVING A BRAKING. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HONDA ODYSSEY VANS AND HONDA ACCORDS OF APPROXIMATELY THE SAME YEAR. *TR
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#10239428August 23, 2008
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH RES. BOTH THE WIRELESS AND THE WIRED HEADPHONES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE ONLY THING YOU HEAR IS A HISSING SOUND. *TR
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#10239464August 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 82,000 AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75,000. ON 11/3/04 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP PER THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION. AT THAT TIME MY CAR HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. PER THE RECALL, CARS UNDER 15,000 MILES WERE TO GET THE KIT AND CARS OVER 15,000 WERE TO BE CHECKED FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION, WHICH INDICATES POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND IF FOUND, IF FOUND, THE DEALER WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NO WHERE ON MY SERVICE RECEIPT DOES IT INDICATE THAT THE INSPECTION EVER TOOK PLACE. IN JUNE 2005 I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICED AND HONDA CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND AGAIN THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS BUT RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK SINCE THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. IN DEC. 2006 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE GEARS BEING DIFFICULT. HONDA CLAIMS IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, REPLACED THE SWITCH AND SAID THE GEARS WERE WORKING OK. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIFFERENT PROBLEM CORRECTED WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER LANE OF ANOTHER VERY BUSY ROAD AND HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW WITH 82,000 MILES I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL HONDA WAS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT. HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND SO I AM FORCED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT. *TR
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#10239490August 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION STARTED DOWNSHIFTING ON IT'S OWN WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AT 70,500. THIS DECELERATION USUALLY OCCURS WHEN GOING INTO SECOND GEAR, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT OCCURS SEVERAL OR MORE TIMES EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THE CAR (WHICH IS EVERYDAY). WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO TRAVEL IN THIS VAN DAILY, AND AFTER READING ALL THE REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. IN ONE RECENT INCIDENT A SEMI TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEHIND US. AS I ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED, OUR HONDA DECELERATED, AND WHEN I PUSHED HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT DID NOT RESPOND. LUCKILY A CAR IN THE NEXT LANE SLOWED DOWN TO LET US OVER, AND WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR HONDA INTO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THEY WERE "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" WHEN THEY DROVE THE VAN. THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN ON TWO OCCASIONS , AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR (8-07), ALTERNATOR BELT -DUE TO BROKEN BRACKET (6-08). RIGHT BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN ON THESE OCCASIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 8-21-08 DUE TO ANOTHER BREAKDOWN AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THEY CLAIM IT NEEDS A NEW BATTERY , ALTERNATOR BELT, AND TWO NEW ALTERNATOR BRACKETS. HONDA IS OBVIOUSLY BUYING THEMSELVES TIME BY FIXING THE "MINOR ISSUES" IN HOPES THAT WE WILL BE ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO CRAWLS TO THE 100,000 MILE MARK WHEN OUR WARRANTY EXPIRES AND WE'RE INFORMED OUR TRANSMISSION MYSTERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, IF WE KEEP THIS VEHICLE WE'LL BE PAYING FOR IT SINCE IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.`*TR
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#10239272August 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALTENATOR DUE TO BELT SLIPPING WHEN DRIVING ON RAIN COVERED ROADS. THIS AUTO ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES. *TR
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#10239144August 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HONDA ODYSSEY CONDENSER HAD A HOLE IN IT CAUSED BY "ROAD DEBRIS". REPAIRMAN SAYS THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH HONDA'S AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY $1000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE FORCE HONDA TO RECALL AND PUT A PROTECTION GRILL ON THESE CARS TO PREVENT THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE!!!! *TR
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#10238969August 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE TODAY AND ALL POWER WAS SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VAN TOWED AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I JUST READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND UNFORTUNATELY, I NEVER GOT ANY MAIL INFORMING ME OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A 3,000 BILL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10238966August 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DISENGAGE AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING AND DOES THE SAME THING GOING AROUND A TURN OR THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND TO KNOWLEDGE NO ONE HAS WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS SUPPOSED HAVE A MODIFICATION DONE ON IT AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER BUT NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE SO I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST $3983.00 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION , NOW FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HIS ALL HONDA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO WHY ISN'T HONDA REQUIRED TO REPAIR THESE IF THEY ARE ALL GOING BAD , JUST LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I MUST HAVE SEEM HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
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#10239003August 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. A PIN KIT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIFTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. MOST RECENTLY, THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
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#10238887August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST UNTIL IT "SLAMMED" BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES AND IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR SERVICE. THIS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT SLIPS WHILE MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AS SOON AS I DROVE THE VAN OFF THE LOT, IT BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. THE 1999 - 2001 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WERE RECALLED, BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT CORRECTED FOR THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, THEREFORE THE 2002 SHOULD BE ALSO BE RECALLED. *TR
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#10238671August 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES AS WELL AS POOR BRAKING PROMPTED REMOVAL OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. I FOUND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON BOTH WHEELS WERE WORN DOWN TO 1MM WHILE THE OUTSIDE PADS STILL HAD 5-6 MILLIMETERS OF PAD MATERIAL LEFT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I HAD WITH MY REAR BRAKES A WHILE AGO. EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS VAN, WE HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS OF GLAZED PADS AND BAD ROTORS. I HAD REPLACED STOCK PADS AND ROTORS WITH HIGH END PRODUCTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS NEGLECTED. *TR
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#10238700August 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COMPUTER. *TR
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#10238782August 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT HAS BEEN A YEAR, BUT I STILL SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT DON'T RISE TO RECALL STATUS. WE BOUGHT OUR 2001 HONDA USED ALBEIT NOT FROM THE DEALER. WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE IN THE US ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MADE IN CANADA. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CANADA. OUR VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS BUT WAS DEEMED VOID SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED. HONDA WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO $3,000. WE BOUGHT A NEW CAR RECENTLY, WHICH WAS NOT A HONDA. *TR
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#10238799August 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I KEPT SMELLING ANTIFREEZE AFTER DRIVING THE VAN BUT NEVER COULD FIND A LEAK. FINALLY, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. LOOKING CAREFULLY, I DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK AT HEAD GASKET AREA. WHILE REMOVING HEAD ASSEMBLY, I NOTICED TWO BOLTS WERE LOOSE. AFTER REMOVING HEAD ASSEMBLY FROM ENGINE BLOCK, I DISCOVERED STRIPPED THREADS IN ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES TO HOLD THE HEAD ASSEMBLY DOWN. A HELICOIL INSERT WILL BE USED TO REPAIR THREADS BEFORE REASSEMBLY. *TR
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#10238594August 17, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY FEB 27 2008 AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING RIGHT, AFTER 2000 MILES THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED GOING TO THE FLOOR WITH LIGHT PRESSURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULATOR. THIS DID NOT HELP. THREE HUNDRED MILES LATER THEY SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE REPLACED IT. THAT DID NOT HELP. THEY BLED THE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO HONDA ENGINEERS. THIS DID NOT HELP. THE DEALER NOW SAYS IT IS NORMAL UNDER HONDAS SPECS. THE PEDAL STILL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND AT TIMES I HAVE TO PUMP THE PEDAL. IT TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE VAN. *TR
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#10238605August 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CODE P700, SLIPPING OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND HIGH ACCELERATION. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $800 - $4000 AND THEY ALSO REFERENCED THE BULLETIN ON HONDA ODYSSEY'S. WILL TAKE IT IN FOR A 2ND OPINION. *TR
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