Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10041823September 29, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ALL WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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#10040908September 29, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MANUALLY OPENING DOOR. PIN THAT HANDLE PIVOTS ON APPEARS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC - PERHAPS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS USE? SLIDING DOOR NORMALLY WOULD OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. AUTOMATIC MEACHANISM HAD MALFUNCTIONED REQUIRING DOOR TO BE PULLED OPEN BY MANUAL MEANS. THIS DOOR OPENS WITH MUCH MORE RESISTANCE THAN A NORMALLY SLIDING DOOR, PROBABLY DUE TO THE MOTOR BEING ATTACHED. KNOWING THIS YET NOT HAVING MUCH EXPERIENCE OPENING IT THIS WAY, I GAVE THE DOOR A GOOD TUG. THERE APPEARS TO BE A FINE LINE BETWEEN PULLING HARD ENOUGH TO GET DOOR OPENED AND BREAKING HANDLE OFF! REPAIR COST $185
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#10040873September 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A FEW DAYS AGO WE HAD TO TAKE OUR 01 ODYSSEY TO THE HONDA DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE THIRD TIME. LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 15000 TO 20000 MILES THIS CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. IS THERE ANYTHING WE ALL CAN DO TO ELIMINATE THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM FOREVER. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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#10040767September 26, 2003
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
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#10040781September 26, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING GROCERIES THE CARGO DOOR SLAMMED. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL HAZARD. *AK
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#10039584September 26, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR SLIDING DOORS STICK AND WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER HAS GREASED THE SEALS MANY TIMES. THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM SOR ONLY A SHORT TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS PASSENGERS IN THE REAR CANNOT GET OUT IF THE DOORS ARE STUCK. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.
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#10040593September 25, 2003
STEERING
WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
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#10039333September 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
AT 54,700 MILES (JULY 2001) THE CAR MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE COULDNOT REPRODUCE CLUNKING PROBLEM. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRENTY I KEPT DRIVING MAKING SURE TO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT CONTINUED TO "REV" WHEN STARTING TO MOVE OR EXCELLERATING QUICKLY. TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 100,000 (DEC 2002). I QUESTIONED THEM AGAIN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM.( OUT OF STOCK UNTIL FEBRUARY). TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AGAIN IN JUNE 2003 AT 117,900. CODE SHOWED A TRANSMISSION PO740.TRANSMISSION "SMELLED BURNED." SEPT. 2003 TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATE TRAINSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD TOLD ME THAT THE WARRENTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE ODYSSEY, AND OTHER HONDAS, IS SO WIDE SPREAD THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR THE CONSUMER. MY COUSIN IN MISSOURI OWNS A 1999 ODYSSEY AND SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE TRAINSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR AS WELL. A PRETTY BIG COINCIDENCE. I COULD NAME OTHER PARTS WE HAVE BOTH REPLACED. COULD IT BE THAT SOME PARTS OF THE ODYSSEY ARE LEMONS? CALLING HONDA COPOROATE IS A JOKE. THEY PUT YOU ON HOLD, HAVE A GOOD LAUGH AND THEN TELL YOU THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AN INVESTIGATION MIGHT CHANGE THIS ARROGANT COMPANY.
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#10040407September 23, 2003
AIR BAGS
SRS SENSOR LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSES AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
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#10117026September 15, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 ,RECURRING PROBLEM WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS NOT OPEN/OR CLOSE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS CHILDREN WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB
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#10038893September 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THESE ARE 1.WINDSHIELD THAT WAS NOT SEATED PRPERLY AND WOULD WHISTLE WHEN DRIVING AT 55MPH. THIS TOOK 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER BEFORE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS A NEW WINDSHIELD. 2. THE SRS LIGHT FOR THE SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMES ON, THE DEALER STATES IT IS BECAUSE OF A SENSOR BUT IT MUST BE RESET BY THE DEALER. I AM TOLD NOT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO CAUSE THE SENSOR TO GO ON. I WONDER IF THIS INCLUDES PASSENGERS TOO? I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THA TPLUGGING MY PHONE INTO THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET PROVIDED WII ALSO MTRIP THE SENSOR. 3. THE LAST AND MOST MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IN JULY I EXPERIENCED EPISODES WHERE AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. ITOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". OF COURSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED PERIODICALLY WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR. YESTERDAY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IT WAS PUT IN PARK . WE COULD THEN NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT WAS UNMOVABLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SET FOR 1 HOUR, TRYED AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK AND COULD DRIVE IT BUT COULD NOT PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHILE ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE COMPANY TO SHARE THESE ISSUES WITH THE CONSUMER. WE HAVE TO FIND OUT ABOUT ON OUR OWN.
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#10038872September 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. ALL OF THE IDIOT LIGHTS TURNED ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULLOVER AND STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING BY ITSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS QUIT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON AT LEAST 6 OTHER OCCASIONS. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY RUNS ROUGHLY AND THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS! *PH
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#10038842September 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE STARTING AND DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN. JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF POST ON THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE WIDESPREAD. *JB
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#10040210September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON DASH BOARD.*MR THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS WENT HAYWIRE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE UP BUTTON ON THE RADIO, IT CHANGED THE TRACK NUMBER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE DOWN BUTTON, IT TURNRED THE VOLUME UP. ONE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND FIXED THE AUDIO PROBLEM. THIS DIDN'T WORK. ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED. *PH *JB
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#10040230September 12, 2003
SEATS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER.*MR OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDED THE PASSENGER SEAT MOVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS OR STARTS. TRANSMISSION SURGED ON OCCASIONS. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AS A RESULT OF A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER WHICH COULD'VE BEEN CAUSED BY DEBRIS. THIS REPAIR WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN THE SEATS WERE CHECKED, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS NORMAL DUE TO OTHER ODYSSEY VEHICLE'S ON THE LOT WITH MOVING SEATS. AFTER THE FACT, THE CONSUMER FELT AS THOUGH ALL PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS WERE NOT REPAIRED. *PH *JB
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#10039897September 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED INSIDE A PARKING LOT WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. POLICE CAME FOR THE INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH
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#10032046September 12, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND CARGO STRONG ARMS COLLAPSED.*AK *TS
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#10038719September 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN BACKING VEHICLE UP, TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A BANG SOUND WHEN UNDER NORMAL TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE. WHEN YOU DO, IT MAKES A LOUD BANG SOUND. VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AS YOU APPLY MODERATE ACCELERATION PULLING AWAY FROM A NEAR STOPPED CONDITION. THESE CONDITIONS WERE INTERMITENT BEGINNING AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES (3.5 YEARS OLD) AND HAVE WORSENED AS THE VEHICLE HAS REACHED 56,000 MILES (4.75 YEARS OLD).
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#10038729September 11, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING PULLING TO THE LEFT. URNED OUT TO BE LOOSE TIE RODS ON BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. ONLY 900 MILES ON IT. *AK
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#10039730September 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING IN TO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A LOUD BANG AND THEN START SLIPPING. AT THE SAME TIME IT DEVELOPED A STEADY WHINE WHILE IN DRIVE. REVERSE GEAR TOTALLY FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND ON A BUSY ROAD. CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS OUT THE ROAD TO CLEAR THE CURB AND SIDEWALK. AFTERWARDS, WHEN REVERSE WAS SELECTED, IT MADE A LOUD SOUND LIKE A BEARING WAS SPINNING RAPIDLY ON A SHAFT. CONSUMER SEEN AT LEAST FIVE SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO HIS VEHICLE FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED BOTH CANADA HONDA AND AMERICAN HONDA. AMERICAN HONDA STATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN CANADA, IT FELL INTO THE GRAY AREA. CANADA HONDA STATED THEY HAVE A 5YR/100,00 MILE WARRANTY ON THEIR VEHICLES. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAGGED IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, THE U.S., PARTICULARLY HAWAII THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CONSUMER QUESTIONED HOW COULD HONDA EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF 2000 AND 2001 HONDA'S BUT NOT 1999 WITH THE SAME DEFECT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *PH
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