Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10216450January 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 MODEL, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65K MILES AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SEARCHING THE WEB, IT APPEARS HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY OF 1999-2001 MODELS, BUT NOT 2002 AND LATER MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216002January 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED IN AUGUST 2007. IN DECEMBER 2007, I TOOK IT IN DUE TO ROUGH SHIFTING. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW ENGINE MOUNTS. TWO WEEKS LATER, I TOOK MY FAMILY TO THE MOUNTAINS ON A GETAWAY. IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR ON NEARLY EVERY OTHER HILL. WHEN WE GOT HOME, HONDA AGREED TO COVER 1/2 THE REPLACEMENT COST. MY HALF WAS $1600. I READ POSTING ONLINE WHERE HONDA HAD PAID THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST FOR SOME CUSTOMERS. WHY THE DISPARITY? MY GUESS IS THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AT RIDICULOUSLY HIGH RATES, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THEIR LOSSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216049January 25, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT RH WHEEL BEARING PREMATURE WEAR @ TEAR, REPLACED TWICE. LOWER TRANS. MOUNT REPLACED, FALL APART CAUSING FRONT END TO SHAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215865January 24, 2008
INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED TEN SECONDS LATER. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE LOCKS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY LOCK ON THERE OWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,538 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,496.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215651January 22, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE SLIDING DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY GETS-2000 STUCK OPEN. I KNOW IT MA NOT BE A CRASH CONCERN, BUT WHEN WE GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE IN THE WINTER WITH TWO SMALL KIDS AND IT'S 10 DEGREES OUTSIDE, IT'S NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215584January 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
MY 2001 ODYSSEY VAN HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND THAT THE BROKEN RIGHT FRONT SPRING WAS THE CAUSE OF A NOISE. WHILE IN THE COURSE OF REPLACING IT, I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT WAS BROKEN AS WELL, AND IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE. I SEE FROM THE OTHER INCIDENTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN, AND THAT IT IS (OF COURSE) POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC. THE NEW SPRINGS LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE OLD ONES- THEY HAVE A PLASTIC SLEEVE OVER PART OF THE SPRING. THIS PUTS A STRESS POINT AT THE END OF THE SLEEVE. I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND IN MY OPINION, THE DESIGN OF THE SPRINGS AND THE SPRING MOUNTS, AS WELL AS THE VERY HIGH PRE-LOAD ON THESE SPRINGS, IS A RECIPE FOR FAILURE. I SAW THAT THE NHTSA STARTED AN INVESTIGATION TWO FULL YEARS AGO. WHEN ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING TO START SAVING PEOPLE? ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE FIRST HEAD-ON COLLISION TO RESULT? I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD FORCE A RECALL AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE REPLACING THESE FOR FREE WITH THE (REDESIGNED) SPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215528January 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 70 MPH. VAN HAD PASSED A HONDA SAFETY INSPECTION JUST 6 DAYS EARLIER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE RECALL TRANSMISSION OIL JET, YEARS EARLIER, BUT TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY AND PAID FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WHICH DEVELOPED PROBLEMS AFTER ONLY DRIVING 50 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215207January 17, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215237January 17, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
HONDA ODYSSEY-07- HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL FEELS WEAK AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER,BUT THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET. ODYSSEY HAS ONLY 1,400 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215299January 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX, I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE A ERRATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS DURING DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND I SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR IT CAUSES A REAL HARD BANGING JERK IN THE TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT AND THEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT (WHICH I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED AT A COST OF $100.00 FOR THE PART). I ALSO WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AS WELL (ANOTHER $40.00 FOR PARTS). THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AND I NOW DISCOVER THEY KNEW IT BY READING ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY PASSED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE EXTENSION. I THINK THERE SHOULD NOT BE A MILEAGE PLACED ON THE WARRANTY.....IT IS OBVIOUS, THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHEN IT COMES TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HONDA OF AMERICA SHOULD REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A HONDA DEALER AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CERTIFIED. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS IT HAS HAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING CHANGED AS DIRECTED EVERY 30,000 MILES WITH HONDA ATF FLUID SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214725January 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EACH TIME IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 918 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 914.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214817January 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 100 AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214650January 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY LX PURCHASED DEC 6, 2007. APPROXIMATELY 45% OF THE TIME ACCORDING TO MY LOGS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CRANK ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. SAFETY ISSUE CONCERN THE POTENTIAL TO REQUIRING THE STARTING OF THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE A DANGEROUS LOCATION, OR POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING ENVIRONMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214664January 13, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
MY 2000 LX HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOORS LEADING THEM TO GET STUCK AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THEM. WE LIVE IN FL AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE THROUGH THE YEAR AND THIS WILL HAPPEN ALL YEAR ROUND. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALER AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WE REALIZE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THESE MODELS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE FAULTY. THANKS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214505January 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 LX TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON 2 AND 3RD GEARS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE MAKING A TURN ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT HONDA REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY VAN WAS INCLUDED AND ONLY OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214557January 11, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
AFTER A FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW STORM, WHEN THE REAR HATCH OF A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS OPENED, THE WIND DEFLECTOR ATTACHED TO THE HATCH BROKE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214468January 10, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER HAS LEAKED WITH NO APPARENT ROCK DAMAGE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS EVENTUALLY COVERED BY HONDA USA. THE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HONDA IF THEY WILL COVER IT THE SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214322January 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BELT FAILED DUE TO A HARMONIC BALANCER AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214187January 8, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (ROUTE 20, TRAVELING EAST, DOWN TOWN NORTHBOROUGH, MA, SPEED ~20 MPH) AS VEHICLE PASSED OVER A RAILROAD EXPANSION TYPE JOINT, THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. APPROXIMATELY .5 TO 1 SECOND AFTER LOUD METALLIC NOISE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG, CONTINUED HOME CAUTIOUSLY ~ 1/2 MILE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND A PIECE OF THE BROKEN COIL SPRING HANGING DOWN FROM THE LEFT FRONT HALF SHAFT. DISASSEMBLY OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL ALLOWED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BROKEN COIL SPRING. IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE BROKEN PIECE OF COIL SPRING HAD STRUCK THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR LINE, RIPPED THE LEFT FRONT OUTBOARD CV JOINT BOOT AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE HALF SHAFT. I FELT LUCKY IN KNOWING THAT THE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS ~ 2 INCHES TO THE LEFT OF THE ABS SENSOR APPEARED UNDAMAGED. HAD THE VERY SHARP BROKEN PIECE FROM THE DAMAGED SPRING HIT EITHER THE BRAKE LINE OR THE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE OR A TIRE BLOW OUT. HAD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVEN WITH THE SHARP BROKEN PIECE OF COIL SPRING WRAPPED AROUND THE HALF SHAFT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, MOST LIKELY A CUT BRAKE LINE. IN TALKING WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY FELT THERE WAS / IS NO ISSUE (EVEN THOUGH I RAISED THE ISSUE OF SAFETY), YET MY OWN RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE ODYSSEY HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED IN THE PAST WITH NO FINDING AND MANY FAILURES ARE DOCUMENTED ACROSS THE INTERNET. REPLACEMENT OF THE COIL SPRING, STRUT, ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CV JOINT BOOT ARE REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE A SPRING FAILURE FROM THE LEFT SIDE HAS OCCURRED, THE SPRING ALONG WITH STRUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WILL BE REPLACED AS A PRE-CAUTION. I HAVE BOTH PIECES OF THE BROKEN COIL SPRING IN MY POSSESSION, MY INITIAL INVESTIGATION DOES NOT POINT TO CORROSION AS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE SPRING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214009January 7, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
1) NORMAL DRIVING, NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS OR MAJOR POTHOLES, ETC, THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTED. 2.) FRONT COIL SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE, WITH PIECES OF THE SPRING FALLING OFF. NO ACCIDENT, BUT NEEDED TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING. 3.) FIXED AT DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE A BROKEN PART OF THE SPRING AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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