Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10089801August 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BLEW IN AND SHATTERED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT COVERED.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089823August 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE RECALL REPAIRS UNTIL THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10088549August 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
STARTED HEARING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. NOISE GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. DROVE AWAY AND NOISE WAS STILL THERE. WENT RIGHT BACK TO DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY DID A ROAD TEST. THEY HAD NOT. WHEN THEY DID A ROAD TEST THE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM, A BAD WHEEL BEARING. THIS WAS WHEN THE CAR HAD LOW MILEAGE ON IT. THEY REPAIRED THE BEARING AND THE NOISE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY. THE CAR NOW HAS 60K + MILES ON IT AND THE LOW LEVEL HUM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. HONDA FOUND NOTHING WRONG. BROUGHT TO AUTO REPIR PLACE AND FOUND THAT I HAVE ANOTHER BAD WHEEL BEARING. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING A BAD TRANSMISSION WHICH FINALLY WAS REPLACE AFTER OVER A YEAR WHEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD AIR LEAK THAT HAS STILL NOT BEEN DETECTED BY HONDA AND REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088587August 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH, ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER AND THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES, THIS WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS IF THE ENGINE IS COOL OR HOT. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND TECHNICIAN ONLY TOOK THE VAN OUT FOR ONE TEST DRIVE WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. I TOLD SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VAN ON JULY 08, CONTACTED HONDA, STILL NO RESOLUTION.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088588August 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING UP FROM A LOWER GEAR (FROM 1ST TO 2ND) MOST NOTABLY AT LOW SPEEDS, AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH, THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS REVVING HIGHER THAN NORMAL BEFORE SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT, IT SHIFTS HARD AND MAKES A CLANKING NOISE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS STICKING, PREVENTING IT FROM CHANGING GEARS IN A NORMAL FASHION. I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT OCCURRING AT ANY SPECIFIC TIME, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT RECREATE THIS PROBLEM. TOOK VAN ON JULY 08, CONTACTED HONDA, THE PROBLEM STILL HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED. THIS IS ONE OF SIX PROBLEMS I HAD TO TAKE THE VAN IN FOR. AFTER HAVING THE VAN FOR TWO WEEKS, ONLY TWO NON-MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE PARTIALLY RESOLVED AND ONE NON-MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED COMPLETELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088466August 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 53,000 MILES/2 YEARS, GEAR SHIFTS WERE SUDDENLY DELAYED, SUDDEN, NOT HAPPENING RESULTING IN UNRELIABLE PERFORMANCE AND DRIVING HAZARDS BUT NOT ACCIDENT HAPPENED PRIOR TO TAKING TO DEALERSHIP. FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER EXTENTED WARRANTY (7YR/100,00 MILES) ISSUED BY HONDA DUE TO RECOGNIZED WORKMANSHIP PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. AT 81,000 MILES/3 YRS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER SAME EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL LIKELY BE EXCEEDED WHEN/IF I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM A THIRD TIME AS I PUT APPROXIMATELY 25-30,000 MILES ANNUALLY. I SEE FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND I DON'T WANT TO BE PAYING FOR ANY REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS IN THE FUTURE. CAN SOMETHING BE DONE SO THAT EACH REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION MUST CARRY A NEW 7YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY? *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088491August 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON JUNE 14, 2004 I BROUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TO CURRY HONDA IN CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 ). AT THE TIME THE ODYSSEY HAD 45,841. ON JUNE 15, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, CALLED AND TOLD ME THEIR WAS DISCOLORATION ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. CURRY HONDA THEN PLACED AN ORDER FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. LATER IN THE DAY I WAS CALLED BACK BY AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD LOOKED AT PICTURES OF THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE TO ONLY INSTALL THE OIL JET KIT. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD OPEN A CASE AND I WOULD BE CALLED BACK SOON. AFTER OVER A MONTH I WAS STILL NOT CONTACTED SO I FAXED THE DETAILS OF MY INCIDENT TO HONDA. ONE MONTH LATER I WAS FINALLY CONTACTED. HONDA SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THEY SAID THE TECHNICIAN MAY HAVE BEEN INEXPERIENCED AND GAVE ME FAULTY INFORMATION. THIS FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE A DOCTOR TELLING ME I NEEDED AN OPERATION AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WITHOUT SEEING ME, CLAIMING EVERYTHING IS OK. ADDITIONALLY THEY HAVE BEEN VERY POOR AT RESPONDING TO MY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089435August 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL REPAIRS TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089575August 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO CHILDREN INSIDE IT. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO RETRIEVED SOMETHING. WHEN SHE RETURNED AND ATTEMPTED TO GET INTO HER CAR IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD BEFORE IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP ON THE CURD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED THAT THE GEARS MAY HAVE SOMEHOW BECOME STUCK BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND THEN POPPED INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE AND AN INVESTIGATION. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088293August 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE HANDLE OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR ODYSSEY BROKE AT JUST OVER 36,000 MILES AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOOR THAT HAS BEEN STUCK ALMOST EVERY WEEK FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE AT TIMES WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TO GET OUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. MY BROTHER OWNS AN ODYSSEY AND THE DOOR HANDLE ALSO BROKE ON HIS STICKING SLIDING DOOR. OUR VEHICLE WAS REPORTED TO LIA HONDA WHEN IT HAD 4,748 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD US TO LUBE THE DOORS CONTINUALLY. IT DIDN'T HELP! EVERY TIME WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WORK WE REITERATED THE CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE STICKING DOOR. THEY CONTINUED TO STATE IT IS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM THAT WE MUST DEAL WITH AND THEY WOULD NOT LIST IT AS A WARRANTY VISIT. NOTHING THEY SUGGESTED WORKED, PARTICULARLY ON HOT SUMMER DAYS WHEN THE WEATHER STRIPPING BEHAVED LIKE GLUE. THE AMERICAN HONDA PERSONNEL WE SPOKE TO ON AUGUST 18TH TOLD US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA WOULD COVER IT EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OFF WARRANTY BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE LIA HONDA DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE THE STICKING PROBLEM AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS UNDER WARRANTY. AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 20TH, KATHERINE MEYERS OF AMERICAN HONDA HAS TOTALLY CONTRADICTED WHAT THE OTHER HONDA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US AND STATES THAT THE STICKING DOOR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BROKEN HANDLE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD HER THIS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING SAFETY ISSUE AND SHE STATED THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS UNAWARE OF THAT. I SEE FROM THE NHTSB WEB SITE THAT THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ARE PERTINENT TO THIS SITUATION: 768792, 8018462, 8021100, 10007658, 10015774, 10023137, & 10038220.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082097August 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ON NOVEMBER 2002 THEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER ON THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT ON APRIL 29, 2003. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091904August 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF RECALL 04V-176 UNTIL AFTER HE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089537August 19, 2004
STRUCTURE
PROBLEMS WITH 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY.*MR THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE'S WINDOWS RATTLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES OR MORE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WORK ON THE VEHICLE BUT TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY FIXED THE VEHICE THE BEST THEY COULD. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089268August 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. UPON REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME, THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED 30,000 MILES LATER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. NOW AFTER THE THIRD REPLACEMENT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083601August 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SECOND GEAR. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE JANUARY BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO THIS VEHICLE. *AK RECALL# 04V176000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088122August 18, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER SLIDING DOOR SAFETY MECAHNISM ROUTINELY FAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089184August 18, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER UNLESS HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE OVERALL PROBLEM INVOLVED THE DOORS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089201August 18, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER HITTING A TREE/ROAD SIGN FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088140August 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. ON ACCELERATION, WILL SLIP THEN SUDDENLY CATCH PRODUCING A SHOCK AND SPINNING WHEELS. ON DECELERATION, WILL DOWNSHIFT AND GRAB ABRUPTLY, PRODUCING A SHOCK OR SHAKING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER LUTE REILEY HONDA REFUSED TO FIX IN JUNE, 2004. SEVERE SHOCKS FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAVE NOW CAUSED ENGINE MOUNTS TO FAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088141August 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE NOTICED OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AROUND 36,000 MILES. COINCIDENTALLY THE SECOND GEAR RECALL WAS RECEIVED ONE WEEK LATER. WE BROUGHT OUR ODYSSEY IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND RECALL. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK BUT SAID THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEY SAID THAT IF THERE WERE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 3,000 MORE MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. SOMETIMES IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE WITH THE ENGINE GETTING UP TO 3,500 TO 4,000 RPM, BUT A COUPLE TIMES IT HAS REACHED OVER 5,000 RPM WITH A HUGE JERK WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY SHIFTED. WE FINALLY COULD NOT STAND THE "DEFECT" AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS THE VEHICLE WE OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION/NEGOTIATION THEY DECIDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE EGR VALVE AND THE SHIFT SOLENOID. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO OPERATE APPROPRIATELY FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO HOME. THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY THREE DAUGHTERS TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON (D, TCS, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS) WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO COAST. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON. SHE DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND DRIVE HOME (1 MILE). THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO BE OPERATING APPROPRIATELY AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND IN ONE VIOLENT JERK THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND. MY FAMILY IS HOME SAFE, BUT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING OUR $30,000 SUPPOSEDLY RELIABLE HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ARE WAITING FOR THEIR CAL. ALTHOUGH, WE ARE HOPEFUL THEY WILL RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, WE ARE MORE HOPEFULLY THAT A RECALL WILL BE MADE FOR ALL 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS AS OTHERS HAVE POSTED VERY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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