Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10234437July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN WITH 95K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BASED ON MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND A RECENT CONSUMER REPORTS ISSUE I BELIEVE THIS MODEL YEAR VAN NEEDS TO EITHER HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR THE TRANSMISSION OR A RECALL ISSUED TO PROVIDE NEW TRANSMISSIONS. I KNOW THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR MODELS UP TO 2001 BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO PAY HALF THE COST I'M STILL NOT SATISFIED BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THEIR ODYSSEY AND THERE ARE MANY ACCOUNTS ON THE WEB OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD MORE THEN ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN THE SAME VAN. *TR
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#10234474July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HONDA PAID FOR THE PART, THE TRANSMISSION CUSTOMER PAID FOR INSTALLATION. *TR
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#10234192July 14, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C UNIT (DRIVER SIDE). CONDENSER HAD SMALL HOLE (PROBABLY FROM ROCK ON ROAD). REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. DAMAGE WOULD APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO DESIGN WEAKNESS--LOCATING EQUIPMENT IN VULNERABLE SPOT (FRONT--EXPOSED TO COMMON ROAD HAZARD, E.G., ROCKS). REPAIR COST WAS $750. DEALER AGREED TO PROVIDE FREE PART WHICH SAVED 50% OF THIS COST--I'M SURE THIS WAS TO APPEASE A LONG TIME CUSTOMER, BUT THIS WOULD ONLY BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE EVIDENCE, SUCH AS ON THIS SITE, WHICH DEMONSTRATED THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10234055July 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
106,000 TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH (2-3 GEAR) HONDA SUGGESTED REPLACING MOTOR MOUNTS ($700) MAY 08. VAN STILL DID NOT PERFORM PROPERLY HARD SHIFTING STILL SLIPPING. JULY 08 VAN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS TSC AND FLASHING "D". WOULD NOT ENGAGE HAD TO PULL OVER AND DISENGAGE GEARS . HONDA DEALER SAID THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS 4100 CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND RECEIVED THE"GOOD WILL" ADJUSTMENT OF 30%. RIDICULOUS THAT THE TIMING BELT OUT LAST THE TRANSMISSION! *TR
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0
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#10233783July 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO ITS MILEAGE. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
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0
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0
#10233841July 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SPEED (TO 30+ MILES PER HOUR) THE CAR IS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. IT LOCKS AND IS UNABLE TO MOVE UNTIL CAR IS PULLED OVER AND PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. RPMS SHOOT UP DURING THIS TIME AND ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. CONSEQUENCES WERE TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10233608July 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,896 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10233933July 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND WANTS HONDA TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NOW NEEDS A 4TH TRANSMISSION. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10233347July 7, 2008
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
FRONT GRILL IS DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT OBJECTS CAN FLY THROUGH AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO INTERIOR PARTS. A/C CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED - APPEARANCE OF A ROCK SHOT PUNCTURE. *TR
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0
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0
#10233453July 7, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE'VE HAD THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY FAIL TO CLOSE NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE DEALER HAS 'FIXED' IT AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO FLORIDA, THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE AT A REST STOP. IN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY, THE 'SLIDING SPRING' BROKE AND THE DOOR SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK. WE HAD TO LIFT THE DOOR AND SLIDE IT SHUT. WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR CAUSED THE SLIDING TRACK TO BE DENTED OUTWARD. OUR FEAR IS THAT THE DOOR CAN SLIDE OFF THE TRACK AND FALL AT ANY TIME SINCE THERE'S NOTHING TO HOLD IT IN. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ANY CAR MUCH LESS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED BOTH HONDA AND THE DEALER. WE'RE BEING CHARGED $95.00 FOR THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND MAY BE CHARGED THE FULL COST OF REPAIRING THE DOOR. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT IN ORDER TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THE DOOR MUST BE REMOVED COMPLETELY. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR THAT CAN RUN INTO SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. NEITHER HONDA OR THE DEALER IS OFFERING TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AT THIS POINT DESPITE THEIR RECORD OF REPEATED REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233078July 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN 2004 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE RECALL "TAKEN CARE OF". THE SUPPOSED "FIX" - I DIDN'T HAVE ANY DISCOLORATION AT THE TIME IN MY TRANSMISSION - WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE THEN, I'D GET THE OCCASIONAL SHIFT IN GEAR FEELING WHILE DRIVING. AS IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE IN A WHILE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON THING. RECENTLY, THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT STARTED "SHIFTING" CONSISTENTLY AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE MODE (I WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN). SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO THEN DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE ODYSSEY WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM, THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT IN FOR THE RECALL THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC AND SINCE WE WERE PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROBABLY MAKE US TAKE CARE OF IT. AS MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS "FIXED", I THINK THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM. WHY IS HONDA ALLOWED TO SELL THESE VEHICLES KNOWING THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION? AS OF RIGHT NOW WE ARE PLAYING THE "WAITING" GAME WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT A STANDSTILL. WHO HAS $4,000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A PROBLEM? NOT ME. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232890July 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. THE VEHICLE BECOMES STUCK IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, AND WHEN ACCELERATING, IT GOES FROM THE FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, BRAKES, AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD AGAIN. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08. *JB
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0
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#10232889July 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRAIN FAILURE. CARS TRANSMISSION STARTED HARD SHIFTING APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO. TAKEN TO DEALER WHO SAID THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND REPLACED THE MOUNTS. CAR CONTINUED TO HARD SHIFT ESPECIALLY ON HARD ACCELERATION AND TYPICALLY WHEN ADVANCING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. TOOK CAR BACK AND MECHANIC REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. APPROX. COST $3500. ALSO STATED THAT SINCE WE DIDN'T PERFORM 60,000 MILE SERVICE, THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232908July 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLE WHICH HAD RECALL BACK IN APRIL 15TH, 2004. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. INITIALLY, TRANSMISSION FUEL WAS DIRTY, MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE WHICH WAS CHANGED AT HONDA DEALER ABOUT 10-12 DAYS PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232712June 30, 2008
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
1. INTERIOR VEHICLE LIGHTS SEEM TO INDICATE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT. EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE OFF AT NIGHT TIME. THE INABILITY TO DETECT EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. 2. EXTERIOR IMITATION CHROME PEELS OFF CHEAP PLASTIC. 3. POOR STEERING QUALITY FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR
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0
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#10232743June 30, 2008
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND ON A RECENT TRIP TO CALIFORNIA MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT IF IT WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN CONTACTED ME TO TELL ME THAT SURE ENOUGH A ROCK HAS HIT MY A/C CONDENSER AND IT WOULD COST $700.00 TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. I DECIDE TO GOOGLE MY A/C CONDENSER AND WAS NOT SURPRISED TO FIND COUNTLESS FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ALL STATING THE EXACT SAME STORY COMPLETE WITH THE SAME EXACT COMMENTS FROM THE TECHNICIANS. MY SUSPICIONS RAISED, THIS BEGINS TO SOUND LIKE A REHEARSED STORY OF "A ROCK HAS HIT YOUR AC CONDENSER PUTTING A HOLE IN IT" . IT WOULD APPEAR THAT HONDA NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE A SIMPLE GRILL IN THE AREA BENEATH THE LICENSE PLATE FRAME THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM OCCURRING. THE STOCK GRILL HAS TOO MUCH SPACE SO DEBRIS ARE ABLE TO GET IN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY HONDA AND FIXED SINCE IT'S THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232785June 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OF WHILE WHILE MOVING. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232619June 29, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER IN CAR SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD, AND STILL UNDER "FULL WARRANTY." *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232638June 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING ON MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY BROKE OFF AT THE BOTTOM. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. I HAVE NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT HEARD THERE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232581June 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE (P0740) AT 77K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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