Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10172314October 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY [XXX] NEEDS TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED SINCE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE SHIFTER IN PARK. RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA ID 03V42300) INCLUDES HONDA ODYSSEYS BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. REQUEST ASSISTANCE TO GET HONDA/DEALER TO PERFORM REPAIR AS WARRANTY. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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0
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0
#10172000October 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE MAKING A HARD RIGHT HAND TURN, VAN HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE, LIGHTS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL DIED INSTANTLY. MANAGED TO STOP THE VAN WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, BUT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN COMING THE OTHER WAY, NO WAY AN ACCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED KEY AND IT RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE. CALLED DEALER AND TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THERE WERE APPROX. 10 ERROR CODES RECORDED. THEY KEPT VAN FOR FOUR HOURS, ENDED UP SAYING IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY AND THEY REPLACED IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEY SAID PAPERWORK HAS TO BE SENT THROUGH WARRANTY AND WILL SEND ME A COPY WHEN IT COMES BACK. EXPLANATION DOESN'T FIT SITUATION. *NM
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0
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#10171894October 26, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSING. IT REQUIRES US TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT ON WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT. THE BUZZER SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING US TO MANUALLY TURN OFF POWER TO THE DOOR HENCE TRAPPING OUR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. MY MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN INCESSANT PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10171602October 23, 2006
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A DING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR SIDE DRIVERS WINDOWS AS IF A PEBBLE HAD BEEN THROWN AT THE WINDOW, THEN THE SIDE REAR WINDOWS IMPLODED SHATTERING IN PIECES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THE SHATTERED WINDOW WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE WINDOWS WERE NOT REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO IMPLODE. UPDATED 11/30/06.*JB
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0
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#10171511October 21, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT
I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO REPORT THREE ONGOING PROBLEMS AND ONE NEW PROBLEM, ALL RELATED TO THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCHES, LOCKS AND HANDLES: 1. THE DOOR LATCH ON THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX BECOMES LOOSE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND REAR DOOR-OPEN INDICATOR TO FLASH ON INTERMITTENTLY. 2. THE REAR SLIDING DOORS OFTEN ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THESE TWO PROBLEMS AT NO COST ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (TRICKETT HONDA). 3. SOMETIMES THE LOCKS ON THE SLIDING DOORS DON'T ENGAGE WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON IS PUSHED. 4. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE INDENTED SLOT AND NO LONGER OPENS THE DOOR. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10171380October 19, 2006
STRUCTURE, WHEELS
WHEN I FIRST GOT MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, BRAND NEW, WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS UNUSUAL STATIC ELECTRIC SHOCK. EVERYTIME ME OR MY WIFE TOUCH THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING, WE GET SHOCKED! WHEN I BROUGHT THE VAN IN FOR A RECALL, I MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, I ASKED ABOUT THE STATIC SHOCK. HE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NORMAL. NORMAL? HE WON'T GIVE ME A REMEDY. THIS IS ONE COMPLAINT. LATELY, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY REAR ALLOY RIMS HAVE WEIRD SCRATCHES. BUT THEY ARE NOT FROM DRIVING AND SCRAPING ONTO SOMETHING. IT SEEMS THAT THE RIMS HAVE VEINS EMANATING FROM THE CENTER OUT! MY VAN ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN OBSERVING OTHER ODYSSEYS, SOME OLDER THAN MINE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE WEAR THAT MY RIMS HAVE. I ALSO DON'T HEAR THEM COMPLAINING ABOUT STATIC SHOCKS EITHER. I ONLY WISHED THAT DEALERS ARE AS FERVENT WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO SELL VEHICLES AS WHEN THEIR FORMER CUSTOMERS HAVE A COMPLAINT/S. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10171057October 17, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ELECTRONIC DOORS DO NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE DOORS TO NOT LOCK COMPLETELY. THE BUZZER HAS TO BE DISABLED FOR OUR SANITY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT A PERMANENT FIX CANNOT BE MADE. THESE DOORS HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE THE VAN WAS FIRST RELEASED, AND THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM AFRAID THE PARTIALLY CLOSED DOOR MAY OPEN AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY TO MY CHILDREN, OR CAUSING THE DISTRACTED DRIVER TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS DEFECT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170970October 16, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN. THE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED TO DETECT HER FINGER IN ITS PATH AND PROCEEDED TO CLOSE RESULTING IN CONTUSION AND ABRASION. SHE WAS TREATED AT AN EMERGENCY CARE FACILITY WHERE THEY RULED OUT ANY BROKEN BONES (THANKFULLY). EXTREME HUMAN FORCE WAS NEEDED TO PRY THE DOOR OPEN SO THAT SHE COULD REMOVE HER INJURED FINGER FROM THE CLOSED DOOR. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN CHECKED IN THE PAST ON 2 OCCASIONS BY 2 SEPARATE HONDA DEALERSHIPS. BOTH DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT THE OUTCOME WAS NOT MORE SERIOUS AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN. I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN GETTING THE WORD OUT TO OTHER OWNERS AND FIND OUT WHAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO SAY ABOUT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170612October 12, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES AN INTERMITTENT LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN AT IDLE, UNDER POWER, AND WHILE TURNING. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND ONLY OCCURS WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 55 -60 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS IN APRIL 2006 BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM BEGAN AND I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE NOISE. PUMP PRESSURE WAS CHECK AND DETERMINED TO BE NORMAL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PUMP WAS NORMAL AND NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THROUGH THE WARMER MONTHS OF SPRING AND SUMMER THE PUMP HAS MADE NO NOISE. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS GETTING COOLER THE PUMP IS AGAIN WHINNING. *NM
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0
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0
#10170529October 11, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY VAN COME OPEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN CLOSED. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED HAD BEEN RECALLED SO I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DID NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT SAID ALL HONDA ODYSSEYS 1999-2001 MY HONDA IS A 2000. HE SAID THAT I COULD HAVE IT REPAIRED MYSELF BECAUSE THIS WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN NOT A RECALL ANYWAY,THAT THEIR PARTS DON'T LAST FOREVER. THE LADY AT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN. AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE SAID THAT IT WAS A RECALL AND TO CONTACT THIS WEB SITE. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10170533October 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO WARNING SIGNAL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT WHEEL PADS WERE WORN OUT AND THE TWO FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. AFTER 4000 MILES, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT WHEELS BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND REPLACED THEM AGAIN. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE FRONT SHAKING WAS NOTICED NINE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OPENED A CASE WITH THE COMMITMENT OF CALLING BACK PROMPTLY WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED. THERE WAS A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR. THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS RIPPED. UPDATED 11/14/06. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170355October 10, 2006
WHEELS
I HAVE THIS RUMBLE AND VIBRATION. I HAVE HAD THE VAN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, ALL NEW TIRES AND RE-BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES. AT APPROX 60 MPH THE RUMBLE BEGINS AS IF THE TIRE IS OUT OF BALANCE AND IS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN SEE THE TOPS OF THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS VIBRATE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE RUMBLE WILL EVENTUALLY PUT STRESS AND EXTREME WEAR OR THE POWERTRAIN, WHEELS AND TIRES. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170369October 10, 2006
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WE PURCHASED A 2002 ODYSSEY USED AND THE ALLOY TIRES IN OUR CLIMATE EXPAND AND CONTRACT LOOSENING OFF THE WHEEL LUGS SLOWLY INCLUDING THE LOCKING LUG CAUSING ONE TIRE TO FALL RIGHT OFF AND OTHER TO COME LOOSE. WHEN WE WENT FOR NEW TIRES THE DEALER HAD SEEN TWO OTHER CASES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THIS YEAR OF CAR WITH THESE ALLOY RIMS. I HAVE SEEN OTHER HONDA'S WITH LOOSE LUGS THAT PEOPLE HAD NO IDEA. THE DEALER (NON-HONDA) TOLD ME THAT AFTER 50 KMS AFTER THE TIRES WERE CHANGED THAT THEY WHEELS WOULD HAVE TO BE RETOURQUED, AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WERE A COUPLE LOOSE AFTER THAT TIME. WE NOW CHECK FROM TIME TO TIME BUT AFTER THE SECOND TORQUING THEY WERE NOT TOO BAD. THE DEALER SAID ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS HAD SEEN A SAFETY NOTIFICATION ON THIS BUT I COULD NOT FIND IT. CHECK YOUR BOLTS!!!!!!!!!! OFTEN THEY ARE LOOSE ENOUGH TO MOVE BY HAND. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10170451October 10, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY LX VAN AND IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE, GET IT TO START ONE MORE TIME AND LIMP INTO A PARKING LOT(IT DIED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE LOT). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS PRESUMED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE BAD GAS, OR A 1 TIME GLITCH. I WAS TOLD I COULD PICK THE VEHICLE BACK UP. NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH PUTTING MY WIFE AND 1 YR OLD SON BACK IN THE VEHICLE, I DROVE IT 30 MILES UNTIL THE PROBLEM DUPLICATED AGAIN. IT DIED ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT AND TRY AND DRIVE IT IN, IT DIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE FINALLY DYING ON A BRIDGE AND NEEDING A TOW. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY TRACKED DOWN TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELAY. I WAS TOLD THIS PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE MAY BE MORE CARS OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS OCCURS IN THE CITY DURING A LEFT HAND TURN, IT COULD HAVE DEADLY RESULTS. I ALSO WONDER IF THIS WAS RELATED THE FUSE RECALL (MY VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FUSE RECALL). I AM AWAITING THE PART TO ARRIVE AND BE INSTALLED. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170280October 9, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HONDA ODYSSEY 2006 WITH 4120 MILES. ONLY DRIVEN ON SURFACE STREETS. AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. MECHANICS STATES A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSER COILS AND WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. HONDA HAS DESIGNED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SO THAT THE CONDENSER COILS ARE EXPOSED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170317October 9, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
WELDS BETWEEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL AND THE VEHICLE FLOOR FAILED/CRACKED RESULTING IN WATER LEAKING INTO THE VAN AT THIS SITE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS 3 TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEY DETERMINED THE WELDS WERE CRACKED AND REWELDED THIS SEAM. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM AS THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN THE RAIN SINCE THE LAST REPAIR.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170066October 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT ROADS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 10/30/2006 - THE DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL PARTS. THE RECALLED PART HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WHEN THE RECALL WAS RECEIBED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169930October 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE OWNER THAT SUBMITTED ODI CASE #:10169618 (SEE BELOW), OUR 2006 ODYSSEY IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW JUST BECAUSE IT HAS FINALLY GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE NOW NOTICES IT AND CAN PIN POINT WHERE SHE BELIEVES IT IS COMING FROM. HONDA DEALERS RECOMMEND AT 15K AS PART OF THEIR MINOR SERVICE CALIBER LUBRICATION. IF THIS IS SUCH AN ISSUE WITH THE CALIPERS WHY DON'T THEY INCLUDE THIS AS A WARRANTY CHECKUP FOR THE BRAKE PADS, INSTEAD THEY DECIDE TO CHARGE US FOR THEIR LABOR. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AS DESCRIBED BELOW HAS HAPPENED AROUND 8 DIFFERENT TIMES OVER A SPAN OF 4 MONTHS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 17K ON IT. CASE #10169618 THE HONDA ODYSSEY IN QUESTION WAS PURCHASED IN THE 1ST WEEK OF JANUARY 2006 AND HAD ABOUT 6000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING GRINDING NOISES WHILE STOPPING. THESE NOISES ARE NOT SO PROMINENT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED MILDLY (AS IN THE CASE OF COASTING TO A STOP), BUT ARE CLEARLY HEARD INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A LITTLE MORE FIRMLY (AS ONE WOULD DO IT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT QUICKLY). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. LATER IN THE DAY I WAS INFORMED THAT AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE ROTORS REFINISHED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. I HAVE A REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE CASES OF THIS HAPPENING AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST NHTSA TO LOOK INTO WHETHER THIS IS A MORE PREVALENT PROBLEM THAN JUST A RANDOM INCIDENT. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169793October 2, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 11000 MILES. THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAME INTERMITTENT; THEN GRADUALLY BECAME WARMER AND WARMER UNTIL IT STOPPED. WENT TO HONDA DEALER IN WEYMOUTH, MA. INITIALLY THEY SAID IF A ROCK OR OTHER OBJECT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE A LEAK, IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I INITIALLY AGREED, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT JUST MY VAN WITH A FREAK PROBLEM. ON "TOPIX.NET" YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. NHTSA NEEDS TO HELP THE MANUFACTURER RECOGNIZE THAT THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND COVER THE REPAIR WHICH WILL REPEAT TIME AND AGAIN IF NO RETRO FIT IS MADE TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND CONSUMERS ARE BEING SADDLED WITH COSTS, ON TOP OF OWNING A NEW VEHICLE, THAT HAS A WARRANTY. THE SAD THING IS THE DEALER ACTED LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM! PLEASE HELP! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169618September 29, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE HONDA ODYSSEY IN QUESTION WAS PURCHASED IN THE 1ST WEEK OF JANUARY 2006 AND HAD ABOUT 6000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING GRINDING NOISES WHILE STOPPING. THESE NOISES ARE NOT SO PROMINENT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED MILDLY (AS IN THE CASE OF COASTING TO A STOP), BUT ARE CLEARLY HEARD INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A LITTLE MORE FIRMLY (AS ONE WOULD DO IT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT QUICKLY). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. LATER IN THE DAY I WAS INFORMED THAT AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE ROTORS REFINISHED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. I HAVE A REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE CASES OF THIS HAPPENING AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST NHTSA TO LOOK INTO WHETHER THIS IS A MORE PREVALENT PROBLEM THAN JUST A RANDOM INCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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