Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10169209September 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPOUSE WAS LEAVING HOUSE DRIVING OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE STOP THE CAR DUE TO SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER CONSOLE. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND INFORMED ME OF SMOKE AND SMELL IN VEHICLE. I GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND RAN TO CAR. NO VISIBLE FIRE PRESENT OR SMOKE BUT JUST A BURNED ELECTRICAL SMELL. INSPECTED WIRING THAT WAS VISIBLE AROUND CENTER CONSOLE AND NOTHING DISCOVERED AT THAT TIME. VENTED CAR AND RESTARTED WITH NO INCREASE IN BURNED SMELL OR MORE SMOKE. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED VEHICLE AND HAD NO RADIO SOUND. NO FUSES BLOWN IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS NOT ABLE WITH ANY POSITIVE ASSURANCE AFTER TWO HOUR OF TROUBLESHOOTING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WANTED TO START SWAPPING PARTS TO ISOLATE FAILURE. THOUGHT THE $1000 RADIO OF THE DVD ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM COULD BE BAD. TOOK CAR HOME AND REMOVED INTEGRATED RADIO AND DISMANTLED ONLY TO FIND A BURNED UP POWER SUPPLY ON ONE OF THE INTERNAL CIRCUIT BOARDS. SENT RADIO OUT FOR REPAIR FOR $200 INSTEAD OF $1000 REPLACEMENT COST. POOR TROUBLESHOOTING BY DEALER COULD HAVE LED TO FUTURE FIRE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10169216September 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I WAS TRAVELING FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO COLUMBUS, IN ON I-65 IN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT 6:00 PM ON 9/23/2006. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES ON I-65 (SOUTH) I NOTICED A SMELL LIKE HOT INSULATION AND SEVERAL MINUTES LATE SAW SMOKE RISING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN COVER. SMOKING CONTINUED AS I PROCEEDED TOWARD AN EXIT. I FELT THE TOP STEERING COLUMN COVER AND IT FELT WARM OVER THE LEFT TOP SIDE AS THE SMOKE CONTINUED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. I COASTED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF I-65 AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND FAILED. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED IN 2002 AS PART OF NHTSA RECALL. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169271September 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE. THE FRACTURED SPRING PUNCTURED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPDATED 10//17/2006 - THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SLIDING DOOR*NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169142September 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2002 ODYSSEY HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2002. IT HAS A VERY HARD SHIFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND JOLT FROM GEAR TO GEAR. THIS HAS MADE ACCELERATION DIFFICULT AND DECELERATION ALMOST AS BAD, BECAUSE THE VAN GOES FROM SLOWLY ACCELERATING TO AN UNEXPECTED JUMP IN SPEED WITH A NECK CRACKING LURCH. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VAN TO THE SHOP REPEATEDLY STARTING AT 6869 MILES, AGAIN AT 7867, COMPLAINED AT EVERY SERVICING, HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK PERFORMED, CONTINUED COMPLAINING WITH NO RESULT. WE GAVE UP FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. WHEN THE PROBLEM WORSENED WE SWITCHED MECHANICS IN 2004. OUR NEW MECHANIC WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE CODES IN THE VAN'S COMPUTER TO TRULY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2006, HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A HONDA MECHANIC (WHO IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS) TO LOOK AT THE VAN AGAIN. THE HONDA MECHANIC SAID THAT HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW HONDA COULD TELL US NOTHING WAS WRONG FOR SO MANY YEARS - THE VAN COMPUTER WAS FULL OF CODES CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS A 2001 TRANSMISSION IN A 2002 VAN. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS PART OF A HONDA RECALLED GROUP OF TRANSMISSION FROM THE 1999-2001 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS WHY THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHY IT HAS SUCH A HARD SHIFT, WHY IT CANNOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, WHY IT CANNOT DECELERATE SMOOTHLY, AND WHY IT DROPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169156September 24, 2006
STRUCTURE
MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR, SO I TOOK MY VAN IN TO MY DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE. BUT, APPARENTLY A ROCK MUST HAD HIT MY CONDENSER AND CAUSED A LEAK. MY CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH ENDED UP COSTING $750. THIS WAS A 5 HOUR JOB. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER HONDA ODYSSEYS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168861September 21, 2006
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN AND CROSSED OVER A 2 TRACK RAILROAD CROSSING. THE AIR SHIELD UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VAN CAME DOWN AND HIT ONE OF THE TRACKS. THIS CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. MY MECHANIC WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10168757September 20, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT PLASTIC LENS ARE DETERIORATING (BECOMING UNCLEAR,FOGGING) TO THE POINT THAT IT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THROUGH TO SEE WHERE YOUR GOING AT NIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168620September 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. SPOKE TO SERVICE MGR AT AVENUES HONDA AND HE SAID OTHER THAN TRANSMISSION IT MIGHT BE THE EGC (?). THIS SOMETIMES MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN THIS MPH RANGE. WAS TOLD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DECIDED NOT TO TAKE CAR IN SINCE THE LIGHT WASN'T COMING ON YET. MAINLY BECAUSE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE FOR SOMETHING HONDA KNOWS IS A PROBLEM. CAR HAS 50000 MILES ON IT. CAR MILEAGE IS WAY TOO LOW FOR SOMETHING TO BE HAPPENING TO TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168466September 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LED TO THE FAILURE. 2. WHEN SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR, THE TACHOMETER WOULD SHOOT WAY UP, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START SLOWING DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, EXCEPT ON ONE OCCASION RECENTLY. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS. SOME DAYS IT WOULD HAPPEN ONCE, WHILE OTHER DAYS IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN BEING REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY CARS AND BIG RIG (18-WHEELERS) TRUCKS THAT WERE FOLLOWING CLOSELY. MY WIFE WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS HAPPENING AT A HIGHER RATE (ON A DAILY BASIS) PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES IS TOO MANY TO REMEMBER. 3. AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED (FREE OF CHARGE) THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY RECORDED A TRANSMISSION CODE ERROR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168244September 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM CARMAX AND THE FIRST WEEK THAT WE GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO CARMAX. ACCORDING TO THEM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY APPARENTLY FIXED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY AND OUR VAN WAS ACTING UP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GIVE A JERK WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE EGR PORTS WERE CLOGGED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS MESSED UP FROM DAY 1. WE TOOK IT TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WAS. ABOUT A 4 MONTHS LATER IT GOT REALLY BAD AND WE HAD TO GET OUR TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM STARTED ALSO (THE CAR ENGINE WOULD STALL RANDOMLY AND IT WE WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE CAR GOING AT 60 MPH+), NOW WE SPENT 2500 BUCKS TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED. BUT NOW OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS BAD. THE IN DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND THE BACK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE DOORS JUST DIED FOR SOME REASON. ONE SECOND THE HANDLES WOULD WORK AND THE NEXT SECOND THE HANDLES ARE DEAD FROM INSIDE. OUR ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM. ALL WE WANT IS OUR CAR TO BE FIXED. WE'VE BEEN LIED TO BY CARMAX AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER. CAN YOU GUYS JUST HELP US FIX OUR CAR? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168249September 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED TO NOTICE ENGINE REVVING BUT NO ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN I TOOK MY ODYSSEY IN FOR IT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, ASKED MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE FLUIDS WERE OK AND IF ANYTHING SEEMED WRONG. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK, BUT THE REVVING ENGINE WITH NO ACCELERATION PROBLEM CONTINUED. MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND TALKED WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO STATED "IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING". OUR ODYSSEY HAS 70000 MILES ON IT, BUT THE REASON WE BOUGHT IT WAS HONDA HAD A REPUTATION FOR RELIABLE CARS WITH FEW MAJOR REPAIRS. WE MAINTAIN IT REGULARLY AND DO NOT DRIVE IN HARSH CONDITIONS, NO MIGHTY MOUNTAINS OR DIRT ROADS. JUST REGULAR OLD SUBURBAN DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168079September 12, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM BY MICHELIN GIVES MARGINAL TIRE WEAR. THE TIRES WORE OUT AT 25,000 MILES. THE TIRES CAN ONLY BE CHANGED BY PAX AUTHORIZED DEALERS MAKING THEM NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND CONVENIENT NOR INEXPENSIVE. WHAT IS MEANT TO MAKE US SAFER HAS ONLY MADE US POORER. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167664September 8, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V158000, REGARDING THE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169054September 8, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY'S REAR SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT LATCH. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167538September 7, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I WAS LEANING INTO THE TRUNK AND THE BACK HATCH CAME FLYING DOWN ONTO MY BACK. THE HATCH HYDRAULICS/STRUTS GAVE WAY. I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED THE PARTS AT THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WASN'T SHUTTING PROPERLY. IT HAS TAKEN OVER A WEEK FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO GET THESE PARTS REPLACED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS FOR A LESS THAN TWO YEAR OLD CAR. I WAS INJURED AND I AM SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10166853August 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT AND LOST ALL GEARS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON JULY 6 ,2006 THE SHIFT SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 TRANSMISSION'S. UPDATED 09/19/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166869August 29, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A METAL PLATE THAT CAME LOOSE IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THIS FAILURE INTERFERED WITH THE RADIO CONTROLS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THE PLATE THAT INSTRUCTED DEALERS TO TAP THE PLATE BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166861August 29, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND HAD FAILED DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED AND REPLACED IT. UPDAYED 10/04/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166725August 28, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WHEN I HAVE MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE, MY REAR WIPERS WILL COME ON (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SWITCHED TO "OFF"). WHEN I SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE THEY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, MOST RECENTLY ON 8/27/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166670August 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN 2/05, TOOK VAN TO DEALER, EXPLAINING VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT START, DOESN'T EVEN MAKE ANY TURN OVER NOISES, BUT THEN SMELLS OF GAS. THIS IS AN OCCASIONAL ITEM AND THEN STARTS. DEALERS STATED I MUST BE TURNING THE KEY TOO FAST. ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING VEHICLE CUTTING OUT BETWEEN 35-50 MPH. DEALER STATES MUST BE FROM TAKING FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. MOST RECENTLY, AROUND 33K, BLOWER MOTOR FOR AC HAS TERRIBLE NOISE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 2X IN 3 WEEKS. TOLD THERE ARE "LEAVES" IN SYSTEM. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATES IT IS MOST LIKELY A BEARING GOING BAD IN THE MOTOR. HAVE CONTINUED TO INFORM DEALER OF STARTING PROBLEMS & HESITATION PROBLEMS BETWEEN 35-50 MPG. TOLD WARRANTY IS CLOSE TO EXPIRING, BUT HAVE DRIVEN & STARTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES & CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. MOST RECENT TRIP TO DEALER WAS ON 8/23/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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