Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10219082February 25, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
ON DECEMBER 11 AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, SHE HEAR A LOUD BANG (LIKE A GUNSHOT) AND NOTICED A LARGE RUBBER DISC ON OUR DRIVEWAY. NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG WITH OUR VAN. DRIVING THE VAN WAS OK BUT ANY TURNING OF THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN LOUD SCREECHING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN SPRING. NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10219096February 25, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A CHIME SOUNDED TO INDICATE THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT LATCHED. BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS WERE SHUT AGAIN, BUT THEY WOULD NOT FULLY LATCH. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-5 MPH, THE SLIDING DOORS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHAT REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
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#10218991February 24, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN SUCH A FASHION THAT THE NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THE BROKEN PIECE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE COILS. THE SPRING WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE BROKEN SPRING IS STILL IN THE CAR AND WILL BE SAVED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219012February 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM HONDA IN MARCH 2001. MY CASE INVOLVES THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED BY AHMC AND THE OFFER I WAS PROVIDED BY AHMC. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN OBTAINED FROM THE AHMC WEBSITE, IN SEPTEMBER 2002 HONDA WAS AWARE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN ODYSSEY AND PRELUDE MODELS MANUFACTURED IN MODEL YEARS 1999 ' 2001. AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL HONDA EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 93 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILES FOR THESE SELECT VEHICLES. HAVING KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS INEVITABLE, AHMC SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE DILIGENT STRIDES TO INFORM OWNERS OF THIS PENDING FAILURE. IN FAILING TO DUE SO, AHMC SHOULD, WITHOUT HESITATION OR DELAY, RECOGNIZE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY HONDA AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS REPLACEMENT. PROVIDING FULL REPLACEMENT COVERAGE IS THE RIGHT AND JUST COURSE OF ACTION FOR AHMC. ANYTHING SHORT OF THAT LEVEL OF COVERAGE WOULD REPRESENT TOTAL LACK OF CONCERN BY AHMC FOR COMPLETE CUSTOMER SAFETY AND PROTECTION, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF THE KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218862February 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING ON THE CAR. I HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID I HAD TO PAY 1,400.00 . I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT THAT TIME AND I PICKED UP MY CAR. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THEM AND ASKED TO DO THE SERVICE ALTHOUGH I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A WARRANTY ITEM. THEY RESCINDED THEIR OFFER TO REPAIR THE CAR FOR 1400.00. I FEEL IT SHOULD NOT BE ANY COST TO ME THE CAR HAS LESS THEN 100,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218751February 21, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE. LED TO HARDER STEERING DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. TWO INSTANCES: 1) OUTSIDE TEMP 20F DEGREES TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, HAD TO USE MORE FORCE AND EFFORT THAN NORMAL TO STAY IN THE U-TURN. WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THERE WERE CARS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STREET. 2) OUTSIDE TEMP BELOW 30F DEGREES. DROVE TO THE MALL 20 MINUTES AWAY ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN ENTERING THE PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE WAS LOUD. AS I TRIED TO PARK IN BETWEEN TWO CARS, ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT INCREASE IN EFFORT TO DIRECT THE VAN PROPERLY AND WITHOUT HITTING THE CARS ON EITHER SIDE INTO THE PARKING SPACE. WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THERE WAS SOMEONE STANDING TO GET INTO THE CAR ON EITHER SIDE. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED SOMETIME IN DEC AND JAN NOT SURE OF DATES, BUT WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218802February 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VERY HARD TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT UPON SLOWING THE VAN. AFTER DOWNSHIFT THE VAN HAS A SHARP JERK AND SEEMS TO HAVE TO CATCH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE GOING INTO A LOWER GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASED NEW AN MAY 28, 2007. NOW DEALER AND HONDA FACTORY SERVICE REP IS SAYING THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS VAN, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE FIRST NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AT 3321 MILES AND SECOND WAS AT 12,281 MILES. BRAKES: SLOPPY AND WEAK BRAKES SINCE PURCHASE. ROTORS TURNED AND PAD REPLACED AT 166 MILES, THREE DAYS AFTER BUYING NEW. STILL SOFT AND VIBRATING UPON STOPPING. DEALER SAYS THIS IS ALSO NORMAL. BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFE VAN FOR OUR CHILDREN TO RIDE IN. AMERICAN HONDA HAS BEEN MORE THAN UNCOOPERATIVE. THERE IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT WITH THIS VAN AND WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218594February 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2007 HONDA LX BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND VARIABLE WHEN APPLIED. SOMETIMES IT 'BRAKES' NEAR THE TOP OF THE PEDAL, SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PUSH OF THE PEDAL, AND HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS GONE INEXPLICABLY TO WITHIN 1/2 INCH OF THE FLOOR. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219436February 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND NOT SWITCHING GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. HE ALSO FOUND THAT THE FLUID WAS DIRTY. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218692February 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON BOTH OCCASIONS. DUE TO THE MILEAGE (111,700) I HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST FOR THE SECOND TRANSMISSION INSTALLATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218211February 16, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 5 GOT HER HAND CAUGHT IN THE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. SHE GOT IT CAUGHT IN THE REAR END OF THE DOOR AND THE DOOR DID NOT REOPEN. SHE SCREAMED AND I RAN TO THAT SIDE OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE DOOR TO RELEASE HER HAND FROM THE DOOR. SHE WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN AND HAD VISIBLE MARKS ACROSS HER HAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10218101February 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON I-10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND SAN ANTONIO, 200 MILES AWAY FROM ANY MAJOR TOWN, WE HAD A TROUBLE WITH OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION . IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO GO FROM 0 TO 10MILES/HR. AFTER THE CAR REACHED 30 MILES/HR,IT WORKED OK. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN SAN ANTONIO, HONDA DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. BUT WE HAVE TO RENT A CAR AND FLY BACK TO PICK UP THE VAN. SINCE THEN, WE HAD 2 MORE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BY HONDA DEALERS IN LESS THAN HALF A YEAR. AFTER THE THIRD REPLACEMENT, THE CAR STILL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AGREED BY HONDA DEALER'S TECHNICIAN, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANY COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND REFUSED TO REPLACE IT . *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218075February 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SKIPPED WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AT THE APPROXIMATE COST OF $1,300. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT, EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY AND MILEAGE WERE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217785February 12, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
AFTER A 45 MIN DRIVE WE BEGAN TO HEAR A JINGLING WHINING SOUND. TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH NO NOISE THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER A WEEK I TOOK IT IN AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY VAN AND THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY LOCATED THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. I WAS INFORMED AFTER A FEW HOURS THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $600.00. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THEY AGREED THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING COMPLAINTS/PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMPS AND THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARTS IF I WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS HUGE DANGER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING COULD COMPLETELY FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217808February 12, 2008
TIRES
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING VAN HAVE THE PAX RUNFLAT TIRES. REPLACED 9 TIRES IN THE FIRST 30,000 MILES. ONE TIRE WAS PUT ON AND IN 2,000 MILES AND IT FAILED (BUBBLE IN SIDE WALL). MICHELIN WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME REGARDING WARRANTY. AFTER TALKING WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIRE TO ONLY GET 30,000 MILES ON THEM BEFORE THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CALLED MICHELIN AND THEY SAID THIS MILEAGE IS THE NORM. AT $250.00 PER TIRE, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217861February 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217463February 8, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE WITH LOUD EXPLOSION AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF ABOUT 55 MPH. I GOT OFF TO CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SAW PART OF THE COIL SPRING HANGING, NEARLY TOUCHING MY FRONT TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217374February 7, 2008
TIRES
PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM. WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS TO DATE, BUT THE COST TO REPLACE TIRES ARE (3) TIMES THE COST OF REGULAR TIRES. 90% OF PEOPLE ARE CHANGING OUT WHEELS AND TIRES WITH REGULAR TIRES THAT COST MUCH LESS TO REPLACE. HONDA NEVER TOLD US THAT THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR WOULD BE TWICE THAT FOR THE TIRES AND (5) TIMES THAT FOR THE LABOR TO REPLACE TIRES. WOULD LIKE TIRES REPLACED FOR THE COST OF NORMAL TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217131February 6, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOO SOFT BRAKES ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. WITH MODERATELY INCREASING PRESSURE WHILE AT A FULL STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FIREWALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216933February 4, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
YESTERDAY (2/1/08), ODOMETERS READ APPROXIMATELY 41,000. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR REFUSES TO LATCH CLOSE. AFTER OPEN AND CLOSING SEVERAL TIMES, FINALLY A HARD PUSH AFTER THE LAST CLOSE, THE DOOR LATCHES CLOSE. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THE WHOLE DAY. TODAY, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH TWO SMALL CHILD'S. THE DOOR WON'T LATCH & CAR WON'T LOCK A CALL TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, GOT THE ANSWER THERE'S NO RECALL ON THE 2002 ODYSSEY REGARDING THE SLIDING DOOR. WHEN ASK IF 2008 MODEL HAS ALL THE BUGS FIXED, ANSWER WAS "WHAT CAN AMERICAN HONDA DO FOR YOU". YOU SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP. I ANSWER THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO, THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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