Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#731468September 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A CASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT FRONT SUSSPENSION. THE WHEEL BUCKELED UNDER THE CAR AFTER THE SUSPENSION BROKE. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 30MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. HONDA DID NOT INTERVIEW HER OR THE POLICE OFFICER TO GET ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR IN THE SHOP AND SAID MY WIFE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. BOTH SHE AND THE POLICE OFFICER DISAGREE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT. I AM DISAPOINTED THAT HONDA WAS NOT INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH MY WIFE ABOUT THE FAILURE AND PLACING BLAME ON HER FOR THIS FAILURE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DRASTIC IF SHE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731496September 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR AUTOMATIC DOORS DO NOT SHUT PROPERLY AND ALSO SUDDENLY INDICATE THAT THEY UNLOCK, FROM A LOCKED POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730949September 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE CONSIDER THE CAR TO BE A LEMON AS IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION MANY MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE GREATEST DANGER IS THE INOPERABLE DOORS AND LOCKS THAT INTERMITANTLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN BEING LOCK IN A CAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554370September 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE EXITING PARKING GARAGE UP A STEEP 25 DEGREE INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT ALL HONDA TRANSMISSION ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES (DESIGN). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730460September 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN BACKING UP HILL, WILL INTERMITTENTLY HEAR A SINGLE, LOUD CLUNK FROM TRANSMISSION. IT GETS WORSE WITH TIME. CURRENTLY, HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN IT ORIGINALLY DID. DEALER HAS ORDERED NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730515September 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VAN IS SHIFT ON REVERSE AND GOING BACK ABOUT THREE FEET THERE IS A LOUD BANG IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN, IT IS LIKE GOING OVER SOMETHING BUT AFTER LOOKING EACH TIME IT HAPPENTS THERE IS NOTHING IN THE PAVEMENT. I ALREADY TOOK IT ONCE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULDNT FIND NOTHING. IT HAS HAPPENT AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES AND I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730323September 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NEW MODEL YEAR IN '99. GAS TANK IS PLASTIC. HAS A "MINOR" SCRATCH DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE TNK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. RESULTED IN SEEPAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK. NTICEC STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AND BROUGHT TO DEALER (NOT WHERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED). ASVISED BY DEALER THT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD AND TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EASE WITH WHICH THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AND CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT TIME THERE MIGHT BE A FIRE OR FATALITY. THERE IS NOT A SHIELD OR OTHER PREVENTATIVE MECHANISM ON THE ROADSIDE, UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICVLE TO PREVENT THIS FROM RE-OCCURRING AND THE VISIBLE DAMAGE IS NEGLIGIBLE...SINCE IS A NEW MODEL YEAR, I DONT WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO MAKES THE NIGHTLY NEWS AS THE FIRST FIRE FATALITY.!! THE DEALER SO FAR HAS NOT CONCEEDED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. RATHER HAS QUOTED THEIR ENGINEERS AS HAVING SAID THAT THIS VAN HAS PASSED ALL GOVERNMENT TESTS ANT THERE IS A SHIELD BUT IS LOCATED ON THE VAN SIDE NOT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TANK. FRANKLY THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT WILL OFFER MUCH IN THE WAY OF PROTECTION SHOULD THIS RE-OCCUR. AGAIN, THE DAMAGE IS BARELY VISIBLE TO THE EYE. A SLIGHT SCRATDH TAHT IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LEAK, BU RATHER A SEEPING OF GAS. NO PUNCTURE, DENTS, BANGS ETC APPEAR ON THE TANK...HELP! THANKSDHEIDPS THEBRRBVEUAAHA ROAD HASSEOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869540September 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS CRACKED, CAUSING FUMES TO ESCAPE AND FUEL TO LEAK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730047September 4, 2000
TIRES
TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. I COULD PUT MY FINGER BETWEEN TREAD AND TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VN2HAAA029 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730083September 4, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HONDA SOLD ME A VAN KNOWING THAT IT PULLED BADLY TO THE RIGHT. THEY TELL ME ALL VANS DO THIS, THUS, THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729710August 31, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AT SPEEDS 70 MPH AND GREATER, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO THE TIRES AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THEM. AT APPROX 20,000 MILES I DECIDED TO DO SO AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. I HAVE HEARD THAT HONDA IS REIMBURSING SOME OWNERS FOR THE EXPENSE OF NEW TIRES IN THIS SITUATION. I AM LOOKING FOR THE SAME FROM HONDA.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729714August 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS SYSTEM BANGS A LOT WHEN ENGAGING BUT DOESN'T REALLY ASSIST IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE THAT CUT IN FRONT OF HER IN A PARKING LOT. THE ABS KICKED IN AND MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE BUT THE VAN NEVER STOPPED AND WENT IN TO THE OTHER CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729329August 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS DO NOT STOP WHEN CLOSING. HAS HIT PERSON/KIDS. ALSO, CANNOT STOP CLOSING DOOR BY PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#729256August 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN OCCASIONAL CLUNKING NOISE. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TO CORRRECT PROBLELM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729192August 26, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS A LOUD WIND/VIBRATION NOISE FROM FRONT LEFT SIDE AROUND WINDSHIELD AND OR DRIVER'S DOOR. NOISE IS CONSTANT WHEN DRIVING ON OPEN HIGHWAYS.WE HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. FIRST TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED DRIVERS DOOR (WHICH WAS OUT OF SPEC ACCORDING TO DEALER). SECOND TIME, REPLACED RUBBER MOLDING/INSULATION ON DRIVERS DOOR WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER BOTH VISITS, THE NOISE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHEN THE NOISE APPEARS YOU CAN FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE INTERIOR MOLDING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868755August 25, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
VEHICLE PARKED. NOTICED SIDEWALL ON LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD AN OPENING DUE TO A HUGE CRACK. ALL 4 TIRES HAD 4,800 MILES ON THEM. TOOK TO DEALER & THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY-BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE ALL SEASON P215/55R16. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728826August 23, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE TWO SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY. HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL, WHICH WAS DONE TWO WEEKS AGO. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEN. SOMETIMES THE DOORS WILL CLOSE, BUT AN AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE GOING OFF SAYING THAT THEY DID NOT CLOSE FULLY. THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A DASH LIGHT SHOWING THE LOCATION. THIS USUALLY REQUIRES MULTIPLE CYCLING OF THE DOORS TO GET THEM TO CLOSE AND SEAL. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTANTLY, BUT OFTEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728847August 23, 2000
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR SNAPPED OFF WHILE BEING ADJUSTED. IT BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE AT THE PLACE WHERE THE POWER CORD FOR THE VANITY MIRROR LIGHT EXITED THE SUPPORT SHAFT. THE STRESS CONCENTRATION CAUSED BY THIS EXIT HOLE GUARANTEES THAT THIS PART WILL FAIL. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS IF IT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728637August 22, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER DOORS STICK AND CAN NOT BE OPENED WITHOUT EXTREME FORCE. SOMETIMES UNABLE TO OPEN & DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD "DOOR OPEN LIGHT " COMES ON, BECAUSE THE DOOR HAS COME AJAR. INSIDE DOOR LATCH HAS ALSO PIERCED A DENT IN THE BODY OF THE DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728699August 22, 2000
TIRES
MY CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. ON JUNE 14,2000, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS OVER 100 DEGREES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT, AND THE FIRESTONE DEALER I TOOK THE TIRE TO COULD FIND NO PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE. THE DEALER (FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE IN REDWOOD CITY, 650-364-1900) TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND THE TIRE TO A LAB FOR ANALYSIS. AS OF LAST WEEK, THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY WORD BACK FROM THE LAB. ON JULY 28, THE NEWLY INSTALLED TIRE (WITH LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON IT) BLEW OUT UNDER SIMILAR HIGH HEAT-65 MPH CONDITIONS. AGAIN, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COINCIDENCE OF TWO FIRESTONE TIRES BLOWING OUT UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. HAS THE NTSB RECEIVED OTHER COMPALINTS ABOUT BLOW-OUTS FROM CAR OWNERS WHOSE CARS USE THE SAME TIRE BRAND (I REALIZE THESE ARE NOT AMONG THE RECALLED TIRES). I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES AND CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT COMPENSATION AND FOLLOWING UP ON THE LAB ANALYSIS. THE SECOND TIRE ALSO SUFFERED AN EXTERIOR WALL BLOW-OUT ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT AS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS THE FIRST. I STILL HAVE THE SECOND BLOWN-OUT TIRE AND ALL THE REMAINING FIRESTONE TIRES THAT CAME ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCED, AND THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD EXAMINE TIRES BEYOND THE RECALLED TIRES FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21565R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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