Honda Odyssey Complaints
12,890 consumer complaints on file.
- #10184155March 4, 2007STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AUTOMATIC, SLIDING DOORS ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND LATCH. *JB
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- #10183964March 1, 2007STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VAN HAS DROVE TERRIBLE ALMOST FROM THE TIME WE HAVE BOUGHT IT. IT PULLED VERY BAD ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO THE LEFT. IT CAN CHANGE LANES ALL BY ITSELF, LIKE AUTOPILOT. WE TOOK IT IN REPEATEDLY, AND ALL THEY WOULD DO IS GIVE IT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AND WOULDN'T TEST DRIVE IT OR ANYTHING. FINALLY OVER CHRISTMAS WEEK THEY TRIED AND TRIED TO FIX IT. THEY ADJUSTED THE ENGINE CRADLE SO IT WAS HEAVIER ON ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER, THEY ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE OFF 2 POUNDS ON ONE SIDE AND TILTED ONE TIRE 10 DEGREES OFF FROM THE OTHER ONES. THEY ALSO PUT LONG CAMBER BOLTS IN THE ENGINE CRADLE. WELL THE VAN NOW DRIVE WORSE THEN EVER. THEY HAD A FACTORY REP. DRIVE IT AND BEFORE THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO FLY IN A ENGINEER TO TRY TO FIX IT. HE TEST DROVE IT AND SAID OH IT DRIVE LIKE ALL 2006 HONDA ODSSEYS. THEN WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. WE ARE NOW GOING THROUGH THE BBB TO GET OUR MONEY BACK. WE CANNOT BELIEVE HOW TERRIBLE WE WERE TREATED BY BRIGHTON HONDA DEALERSHIP AND BY HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. DON'T BUY A HONDA EVER!!! IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT EVER THEY WONT AND DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES!!! I BOUGHT THIS VAN FOR SAFETY FOR MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND FEEL LIKE WE ARE DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. TRY DRIVING A VAN THAT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT ON ICY ROADS. FUN!! *NM
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- #10183853February 28, 2007EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 10 K MILES AND THE AC CONDENSER DEVELOPED A PINHOLE LEAK WITH NO APPARENT ROCK DAMAGE. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE LEAK UNDER WARRANTY. SAID IT WAS ROAD DAMAGE AND NOT COVERED. I ASKED FOR A FACTORY REP. TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND DOZENS OF OTHER 2005/06 ODYSSEY VANS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR RESULTS WHEN THEY CONTACTED HONDA. I HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF RECALL OR CLASS ACTION SUIT. *JB
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- #10184771February 27, 2007POWER TRAIN
1999 ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. **CC THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR OVER THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL WHILE ON HILLS, WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. *NM
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- #10183465February 26, 2007TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
WE OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM. WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. ABOUT THE ODD WEAR (EDGES WORN OUT WHILE THE CENTER OF THE TREAD LOOKS FINE, AND SO FAR THEY HAVE CHARGED US FOR AN ALIGNMENT (THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING INTO IT UNTIL WE PAID FOR THIS, AND THEN LATER TOLD US THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE PAX SYSTEM TIRES, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE ONLY TRYING TO MAKE A FEW BUCKS OFF OF US, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER). THE VEHICLE HAS TPMS, SO WE KNOW TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT A FACTOR (AT LEAST IF FOLLOWING HONDA'S RECOMMENDATIONS IS ASSUMED TO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE WEAR). WE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY (IT IS A MINIVAN, AND CARRIES OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, WITH MY WIFE BEING THE PRIMARY DRIVER, SO THE ODDS OF ANYONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT ON THE ODYSSEY ARE THAT THEY DRIVE VERY CONSERVATIVELY). THE DEALER HAS TOLD US FOR APPROX 10000 MILES (HALF THE TOTAL MILEAGE DRIVEN TO THIS POINT) THAT THE WEAR IS NOT ABNORMAL, BUT NOW WE CAN NOT LONGER DRIVE THE VAN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER SINCE THE LAST 1/5 OF BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRES HAVE WORN TO THE POINT OF NOT HAVING ANY WATER SIPES LEFT TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT HAS REVEALED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES, BUT MICHELIN IN THEIR TYPICALLY "HOLIER THAN THOUGH" MANNER OF NEVER MAKING A BAD PRODUCT (THIS WORDS FROM THE DEALER REP) HAS STONE WALLED ATTEMPTS AT GETTING THEM TO ADMIT FAULT WITH THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCT. FURTHERMORE, THEY HAVE A MONOPOLY ON THE PRODUCT'S REPLACEMENT, LEAVING CUSTOMERS NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY A KING'S RANSOM FOR ANOTHER SET OF THESE TIRES WE DO NOT WANT. WE ARE FILING A COMPLAINT, AND SEEKING ANY INFO ON JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MICHELIN AND HONDA OF AMERICA FOR SELLING A PATENTLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT TO A CONSUMER GROUP WHO PURCHASED A PRODUCT WITH SAFETY BEING A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE PURCHASE DECISION. *NM
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- #10183406February 24, 2007INTERIOR LIGHTING
FAILURE OF DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FAILED. *JB
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- #10183136February 21, 2007STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
MY 2006 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES A VERY BAD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE TEMPS ARE COLD. I WOULD SAY BELOW 50 DEGREES. WHEN WARM WEATHER APPROACHES, YOU DO NOT HEAR IT. IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING TO ME. THE VAN WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER 2006 WITH ONLY 4 MILES ON IT. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT WHICH IS AN HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE FROM WHERE I LIVE AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY GOT TIRED OF TAKING IT BACK AND FORTH PUTTING ADDITIONAL MILEAGE ON MY VAN THAT SHOULDN'T BE AND JUST SAID I WOULD DEAL WITH IT. WARM WEATHER CAME AND I DIDN'T HEAR IT ANYMORE. WELL THEN COMES COLD WEATHER AND I STARTING HEARING IT AGAIN SO THIS TIME I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THE DIRECTOR FOR SERVICE AND HE MET ME HALF WAY AND HE HEARD THE WHINING NOISE AND STATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR HONDA AND THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE STATED THEY HAD PUT 6 NEW POWER STEERING PUMPS ON ANOTHER ODYSSEY AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WELL THEY REPLACED MY POWER STEERING PUMP AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT STARTED MAKING THE NOISE YET AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AGAIN AND HE SAID HE WOULD NOTE IT AND I COULD GET IT FIXED WHEN I WANTED TO SO I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY VAN BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. I WILL BE WRITING A CERTIFIED LETTER TO HONDA AND WILL FILE THE LEMON LAW IF NEED BE. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I REALLY NEED MY VAN AND THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I BOUGHT A HONDA DUE TO THE REVIEWS AND RATINGS BUT I WILL THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT IT THE NEXT TIME.*JB
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- #10183196February 21, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A HONDA ODYSSEY 2002. *NM
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- #10183215February 21, 2007SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BECOME FRAYED ON ONE SIDE. I AM AFRAID THIS HAS COMPROMISED ITS STRENGTH AND SAFETY. HONDA REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *NM
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- #10183074February 20, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY DIED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE STATIONARY AND 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING 2 INCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE POWER FAILURE AND REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID BEING RAMMED INTO BY OTHER VEHICLES, BUT IT WAS A FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE ON THE HIGHWAY, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO SUSPECTED EITHER A FUEL LINE PROBLEM OR IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, BUT GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DEAD, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH CERTAINTY. ON JANUARY 3, 2007 THE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. IT IS CLEAR FROM SEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAS HAD MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS BULLETINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. THERE IS A REPORT OF A RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES BY HONDA OF OVER 484,000 VEHICLES IN JAPAN AND CHINA FOR MODELS INCLUDING MY VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR. HTTP://WWW.THEMONEYTIMES.COM/ARTICLES/20060615/HONDA_RECALLS_484_626_CARS_TO_FIX_FAULTY_IGNITION_SWITCH-ID-10585.HTML I HAD NO HELP FROM MULTIPLE CALLS TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ON JAN. 3, 2007. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VIN AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER I CAN DO OTHER THAN FILE THE REPORT WITH NHTSA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. NOTE THAT I CALLED NHTSA TWICE TO REPORT THIS AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE MY NAME AND PHONE # WHICH I HAVE DONE. *JB UPDATED 04/13/07.*JB
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- #10183096February 20, 2007TIRES
I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WITH MICHELIN PAX RUN FLAT TIRES. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY HONDA SERVICE THAT MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (WERE WORN TO 4/32NDS) AT ONLY 17K MILES AND AT A COST OF $300+ PER TIRE. ADDITIONALLY, EVEN TO PATCH THE TIRE WITH A SMALL NAIL PUNCTURE WOULD COST $90+. I FEEL THAT THE PREMATURE WEAR ON THESE TIRES IS A DEFECT AND THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE BEING FACED WITH FREQUENT AND COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND/OR SAFETY ISSUES WITH WORN TIRES. *JB
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- #10182828February 16, 2007STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VAN IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. IT SEEMS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAT. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB
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- #10182703February 15, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED USED IN 2004. FROM DAY ONE NOTICED RANDOM TRANSMISSION SLIP. DEALER PURCHASED FROM AND HONDA DEALER BOTH CHECKED VEHICLE. COULD NOT GET SLIPPAGE TO OCCUR WHILE CAR WAS AT SHOP. WHILE STARTING OFF FROM AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, RPMS RAISED AND LOST POWER,NEAR MIS-SIDE IMPACT. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS TRASHED. *NM
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- #10182188February 10, 2007VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WITH MY WIFE DRIVING OUR SMALL CHILDREN IN OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AND CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THE TEMPERATURES WERE AROUND +25 DEGREES F AND THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FULL WITH FLUID RATED TO -20 DEGREES F. IT APPEARS THE SYSTEM FREEZES UP, EVEN WHEN THE VAN ENGINE TEMP WAS FULLY HEATED TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE AS HER SIGHT OUTSIDE THE VAN WAS IMPAIRED BY THE DIRTY WINDSHIELD. SHE COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE THE WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE THE VAN IN A SAFE MANNER. I HAVE RECENTLY SPOKEN TO OTHER 2006 ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
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- Deaths:
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- #10182078February 9, 2007SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLS THE SEAT BELT DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SEAT TO PUT IN ON IT GETS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR PILLAR AND SEAT. IT IS WEARING THE MATERIAL OF THE SEAT, AND THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL EITHER RUIN OR BLOW OUT THE AIR BAG IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 10740. THE CONSUMER HAS FOUND HELP. UPDATED 03/15/07. *JB
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- #10181866February 7, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MAKES VIBRATING NOISE ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING ON SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE. VAN TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL CHECKS WERE WITHIN HONDA SPEC. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT PROBABLY ALWAYS DID THIS AND THAT I JUST DIDN'T NOTICE IT. *JB
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- #10181928February 7, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 83888 MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON DECEMBER 9, 2006. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH REVEALED AN ERROR :"CODE 103 POOL CODE STORED P1750-CLUTCH PRESSURE FAILURE." THE DEALER RECOMMEND INSTALLING A CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT VALLEY HIGH HONDA OF VICTORVILLE CA, QUOTED $500.00 TO REPLACE THE PART AND IF IT DID NOT WORK, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4000.00. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPAIRING IT. THE CONTACT CALLED CORPORATE HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 AND LEFT A MESSAGE. ON DECEMBER 12, 2006 THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM CORPORATE HONDA AND WAS INFORMED OF A 2005 RECALL ON 2002 AND 2003 TRANSMISSIONS OF THESE VEHICLES, CAMPAIGN ID 04V176000. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A 100000 MILE WARRANTY, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO VALLEY HIGH HONDA OF VICTORVILLE CA, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON THEY COULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED CORPORATE HONDA OFFICE AT 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE TO MICHAEL BODAN CASE NUMBER N012007-01-1601830, WHO CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THEN TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WANTS TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THEIR RESPONSE, AS WELL AS, THE UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICE BY THE DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR A WARRANTY THAT COVERED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEGE WAS 83798 MILES.
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
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- #10181935February 7, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WITH RES AND NAV IN JULY 2006 IN NEW JERSEY (PLANET HONDA). TWICE I NOTICED ON VERY COLD MORNINGS (OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT 9:30 AM) THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE AIR-BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. AFTER DRIVING AROUND FOR 10 MINUTES (WITH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STILL ON) I SWITCHED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER 5 MINUTES. THIS TIME THE AIR-BAG INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. THEY HAD A LOOK AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING (PART NUMBER 77970-SHJ-B81). THEY HAVE ORDERED TWO NUMBERS ??? HOW CAN THIS BE ? THIS IS A BRAND NEW MINIVAN WITH ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT AND NO COLLISIONS NOT EVEN THE LEAST MINOR ONES WHAT SO EVER. SEEMS THERE ARE SOME GAPS AND QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES IN HONDA'S MANUFACTURING PROCESS NOW THAT THIS MINIVAN IS ENTIRELY BEING BUILT IN USA. I AM JUST PLAIN LUCKY THAT THE AIR-BAG (WHETHER SIDE OR FRONTAL, I DON'T KNOW) DID NOT INFLATE IN MY FACE. *NM
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- #10181703February 5, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
HONDA ODYSSEY 01 EX MODEL, POWER SLIDE DOORS. MANY TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SLIDING DOOR ALARM CHIMES OR THE DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE/OPEN. WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR ALARMS SHOWS THAT THE DOOR IS OPENED AND BUZZES. THIS CAUSES US TO STOP CAR AND CHECK THE DOORS WITH NO CLUE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. A FEW TIMES, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AND HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS OK IF ONLY ONE SIDE FAILED, BUT BOTH DOORS FAILED LAST WEEK. I RESET THE FUSE BUT THAT ONLY FIXED ONE DOOR LEAVING THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED. *NM
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- #10181542February 4, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ON MANY OCCASIONS MY POWER SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY FREQUENTLY NOT LATCHING AT ALL (LEAVING THE DOOR ESSENTIALLY "OPEN") THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
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