Honda Odyssey Complaints
12,890 consumer complaints on file.
- #10192962June 11, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
HONDA ODYSSEY 2000. SOME MANUFACTURING DEFECT HAS CAUSED THE REAR MOTORIZED SLIDING DOOR TO FAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE SECURELY. IF THE DOOR HANDLE, OUTSIDE OR INSIDE WAS PULLED OR BUMPED THE DOOR CAME UNLATCHED BUT WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, WHETHER THE VEHICLEWAS IN PARK OR NOT. THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE SO THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE THAT CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK WERE AT RISK. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192775June 8, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 164,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPRESENTATIVE MADE A COMMENT THAT THE FIRE MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BATTERY CABLES. UPDATED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192789June 8, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
1 MONTH AGO, I TOOK MY FRIEND TO ATLANTA (ABOUT A 5 HR. TRIP) AND THE TRIP WENT SMOOTHLY UNTIL I DROPPED OFF MY FRIEND BACK IN TOWN. AS SOON AS SHE LEFT THE CAR, I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, AND THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON . I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR ACTS THIS STRANGE, , A WEEK LATER AFTER DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM, , THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SO FAR , 3 TIMES FIXED. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME A DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR 3 DIFFERENT PARTS THAT I SHOULD HAVE REPLACED. SO FAR, I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, THE OPDS UNIT, AND THE SRS HARNESS. YESTEDAY, WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE TO STORE , SRS LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN(EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER 3RD TIME REPAIRED) BUT THIS MORNING IT WAS OFF. WE MADE AN APPOINTMEMT WITH DEALERSHIP NEXT TUESDAY FOR 4TH TIME ATTEMP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192810June 8, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO ODI# 10192316. I CALLED HONDA HQ AND FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 6/4/07. HONDA HQ CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SOUTH SHORE HONDA AND AS I WAS TOLD WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MY SERVICE RECORDS CONCERNING MY 2002 ODYSSEY. AFTER THAT DISCUSSION AND WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE, HONDA DECIDED TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION ON MY ODYSSEY AT NO COST TO ME. I WAS TOLD BY BARRY AT HONDA HQ THE THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS A REBUILT ONE THAT HAS BEEN REENGINERED.I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF AT SOUTH SHORE HONDA ON 6/6/07 AND IT WAS READY ON 6/8/07. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW PAINLESS AND HOW SMOOTH THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN. SAM THE SERVICE MANAGER AND JOE THE SERVICE REP.AT SOUTH SHORE HONDA WERE FANTASTIC. I JUST HOPE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION LASTS LONGER THAN THE LAST ONE. OTHER THAN THAT HONDA DID A GREAT JOB IN HANDLING THIS SITUATION AND HAS MADE ONE OF ITS CUSTOMERS VERY HAPPY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192721June 7, 2007TIRES:TREAD/BELT
IN NOVEMBER 2005, WE PURCHASED THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MINI-VAN. UPON QUESTIONING THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM (A SELLING POINT FOR THE TOURING EDITION), WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACEMENT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 10-15% ABOVE SIMILAR TIRES. AT APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES (JUST 16 MONTHS AFTER OUR PURCHASE AND REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE), WE WERE TOLD BY THE HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE ALL 4 OF OUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR (3/32 TREAD). UPON CALLING AROUND TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN OUR AREA WE DISCOVERED THE COST TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE TIRES WAS $1200. MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN 10-15% ABOVE A REGULAR SET OF SIMILAR TIRES. WHILE WE WERE MADE AWARE THE ADDITIONAL COST IN TIRE REPLACEMENT, WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE HIGHER FREQUENCY THIS WOULD OCCUR. IN FACT WE WERE ASSURED BY A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE TREAD WEAR OF THE MICHELIN PAX TIRES WAS SUPERIOR TO THAT OF SIMILAR MINI-VAN TIRES. IF WE HAD KNOWN THAT THERE WOULD BE A $1200 MAINTENANCE COST IN THE TIRES ALONE EVERY 1-1.5 YEARS, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE TOURING EDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED MICHELIN WHO TOLD US TO HAVE THE TREAD CHECKED/VERIFIED BY A CERTIFIED PAX DEALER, AND THEY WOULD HAVE A CASE OPEN. UPON VERIFICATION OF EXCESSIVE WEAR BY DISCOUNT TIRE, MICHELIN OFFERED A 35% DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PAX TIRES. UNSATISFIED, WE PROCEEDED TO CONTACT HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE EX MODEL WHEELS PUT ON THE VEHICLE (AT HONDA'S EXPENSE). THE CORPORATE OFFICE REFERRED US BACK TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIMS THE LIGHTER EX MODEL WHEELS CANNOT BE PUT ON THE HEAVIER SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THE TOURING EDITION. OUR CURRENT OPTIONS ARE TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER SET OF PAX TIRES AND HOPE WE DON''T FACE THIS EXCESSIVE EXPENSE AGAIN IN ANOTHER 12-15 MONTHS OR REPLACE WITH AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192561June 6, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2000 HONDA ODYESSY. SLIDING DOOR(S) WILL NOT TOTALLY CLOSE SOMETIMES, OR WILL APPEAR CLOSED. WILL BE TURNING A CORNER AND THE DOOR ALARM WILL GO OFF AND DOOR WILL CLICK LIKE COMING AJAR. WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. HAVE TO STOP AND OPEN DOOR ALL THE WAY AND THEN RECLOSE, THEN LOCK AND MOST OF THE TIME WILL HELP, NOT ALWAYS. HAVE TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER AND AFTER $600 REPAIR IT LASTED A TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT STARTED TO IT AGAIN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192453June 5, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING AND/OR SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JOLT. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 04V176000. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192316June 2, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN I PROCEEDED FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SOUTH SHORE HONDA. ON SAT 5/26/07 WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE EGR VALVE AND THAT IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD OTHER ISSUES. 1. FRONT ENGINE MOUNT $362.75, 2.SIDE ENGINE MOUNT $219.65 3. DEALER RECOMMENDED FUEL INJECTOR AND VALVE CLEANING 193.90 TOTAL $843.26 WITH TAX. THREE DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE REV LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA ON 6/2/07. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD COST $4900.00 TO FIX. VEHICLE HAS 42,839 MILES. SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS AND SAID HE WOULD CALL HONDA HQ AND GET BACK TO ME. I WILL GIVE AN UPDATE AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM THE SERVICE MANGER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192279June 1, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE AN 06' HONDA ODYSSEY THAT JUST HAD ITS A/C UNIT GO OUT. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS ITS DUE TO A ROCK HITTING THE CONDENSER AND WILL COST $1000 TO FIX IT. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM @HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ODYSSEY *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192124May 31, 2007EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON A WINDY DAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED TO A THUMPING SOUND AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPOILER WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HOOKS FAILED AND THE SPOILER COULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,780 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192198May 31, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DUE TO INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191913May 29, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ROAD DEBRIS OR SMALL ROCK CAME THROUGH THE AIR DAM IN THE LOWER VALANCE ON THE FRONT BUMPER, STRIKING THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER AND PIERCING A HOLE IN IT. THIS RESULTED IN A LEAK OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COOLANT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER UNIT AT APPROXIMATELY $700. AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT COVER UNDER THEIR VEHICLE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT IS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD AND NOT FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE AND BELIEVE THIS IS A LATENT DESIGN DEFECT, THAT FROM A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING REGULARLY ON SEVERAL HONDA MODELS. THIS DAMAGE IS ALSO CAUSING THE RELEASE OF POTENTIALLY HARMFUL AIR CONDITIONER FREON INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A PEBBLE CAUSING SUCH DAMAGE ON A VEHICLE. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE FOR AMERICAN HONDA TO TAKE THE POSITION THAT THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD AND TO DIRECT THEIR CUSTOMERS TO FILE WITH THEIR INSURANCE CARRIERS FOR RELIEF. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191721May 25, 2007TIRES
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IN 2005 WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH PAX RUNFLAT TIRES. AT THE TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIRES WOULD WEAR LIKE REGULAR NON RUN-FLAT TIRES, AND WOULD BE 10-15% MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT ALL HONDA DEALERS WOULD HAVE THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE THESE SPECIAL TIRES. NONE OF THESE STATEMANTS HAS PROVEN TO BE TRUE. THE TIRES ARE ALL WORN OUT AT 31K MILES, AND WE WERE QUOTED A PRICE OF $1300 PLUS TAX TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. WORSE YET, OUR NEARTEST DEALER (FLAGSTAFF HONDA) DOES NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE THEM 2 YEARS AFTER THEIR RELEASE. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, WE NOW HAVE A FLAT AND GETTIGN IT FIXED WILL REQUIRE US TO DRIVE 50 MPH ON A BUSY INERSTATE (WHERE EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING 80+MPH) WHICH I REFUSE TO DO. BECAUSE OF ALL THESE PROBLEMS, I HAVE ELECTED TO PURCHASE NEW RIMS, TIRES AND PRESSURE SENSORS (PLUS A SPARE TIRE) ALL OF WHICH WILL COST OVER $1000. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A DEFECT AND THE TIRE SYSTEM WAS NOT FAIRLY EXPLAINED, WITH ALL IT'S SHORTCOMINGS OR WE WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS MODEL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191751May 25, 2007STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE PAINT ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMBER IS OF POOR QUAILITY ON MY SILVER 2006 ODYSSEY. THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH BY ANOTHER CAR AND THE PAINT COMES RIGHT OFF. I DON'T SEE THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MAKES OF MINI VANS. MY CAR IS ONE YEAR OLD BUT THE BUMPERS LOOK LIKE A 5 YEAR OLD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191438May 22, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
JUST ANOTHER OWNER WISHING RECALL # 03V423000 APPLIED TO THE 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY IN ADDITION TO THE 1998 HONDA ACCORD. SINCE AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE THAT RECALL WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF THE ODYSSEY WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN PARK. ON OCCASION THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD OR BACK UNTIL IT BUMPED SOMETHING OR ROLLED PART WAY INTO THE STREET. WHEN THE HONDA RECALL CAME OUT THE DEALER HOWDY HONDA IN AUSTIN SAID THAT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE ODYSSEY, AND HONDA DEALERSHIPS DID NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX ODYSSEYS IF OWNERS COMPLAINED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191329May 21, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING AND BACKING PLATE WERE WORN. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR AND ALSO REPLACED THE REAR DISC BRAKES AND REAR SHOES. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BACKING PLATE, SHOES, AND SPRINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON THE DAY SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SKID TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A HIGHWAY SIGN. THE ABS AND ABI LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,233 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,933. TEXAS OFFICER'S CRASH REPORT. UPDATED 10/29/07 *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191335May 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE HAD A NHTSA RECALL PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. AK NOW THE VEHICLE CAN BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE IN ANY GEAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I MAY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS STILL IN DRIVE AND IT WILL ROLL AWAY AND RUN OVER SOMEONE. THIS IS THE SAME RECALL NHTSA ISSUED FOR 1998 HONDA ACCORDS AS WELL AS 1999 HONDA ODYSSEYS. I OWN AN AUTO REPAIR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191350May 21, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ESL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. AT 50,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191184May 18, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS AN OIL LEAK ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT, MIDDLE, OR REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. LAST YEAR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED A POWER STEERING LEAK. ON MAY 17, 2007, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM HIS VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10190861May 16, 2007TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PAX TIRES FALL APART AND THE DEALER DID NOT SERVICE THEM WELL. TREAD FAILURE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RUBBER FELL OFF, DOWN TO THREADS. DEALER CLAIMED THAT RUNNING INTO A CURB COULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. TIRES FAILED BEFORE 30 THOUSAND MILES. COST APPROXIMATELY $100 MORE THAN NORMAL TIRES. HONDA PROVIDED NO OTHER OPTIONS TO TIRE PROBLEM, MONOPOLY ON THE MANUFACTURER OF TIRE, MICHELIN. MONOPOLY ON SERVICE TO VEHICLE WHERE LITTLE OTHER DEPENDENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE TIRE. DISCOUNT TIRE IS THE ONLY OTHER PROVIDER. HONDA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ANY OTHER OPTIONAL TIRES FOR USE ON THEIR ODYSSEY. DISCOUNT TIRE PROPOSES A REPLACEMENT WITH A 18 INCH Z RATED TIRE THAT MIGHT LEAVE VEHICLE WITH A DASH WARNING THAT CANT BE TURNED OFF OR DISARMED. TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM ALSO IS NOT ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. NO RESTFULLY OPTIONS BY OWNER. WEATHER CHANGES SET OFF THE TIRE PRESSURE ALARM THAT CAN ONLY BE RESET BY DEALER. ONE OF THE PAX FEATURES WAS TO REPLACE A SPARE BECAUSE OF WEIGHT. A PAX TIRE IS 25 LBS MORE PER TIRE THAN A NORMAL TIRE THUS NULLIFYING ANY BENEFITS. COST IS A HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE PER TIRE AND RELIABILITY IS LESS. SERVICE ABILITY IS LESS. A DEALER THIS LAST TIME WAS UNABLE TO BREAK THE BEAD ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE BEFORE THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE TIRE AND RIM 2 TO 3 WEEKS TO GET IT DONE. THIS TIME TWO WEEKS HAS PAST AND THE SERVICE NOT DONE FAILED DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE ON THERE NEW $30K000 TIRE MACHINE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0