Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#723504June 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT FRONT AND REAR WHEEL OUT OF ALIGNMENT, ALREADY HAD PERFORMED ALIGNMENT TWICE, CAR STILL PULL TO RIGHT; BODY RATTLE SINCE NEW. BROUGHT TO DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE FOR EITHER PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552464May 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, DUE TO POWER BOOSTER CABLE FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862785May 31, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OPENED A QUARTER WAY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. BOTH SLIDING DOORS NEVER OPENED OR CLOSED PROPERLY. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THAT DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862788May 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT LESS THEN 5 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. HONDA SAID THE AIRBAGS FUNCTIONED AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784656May 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723068May 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES DUE TO DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER ACCORDING TO SERVICING HONDA DEALERSHIP. VAN PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. PROBLEM FIRST NOTED DAY AFTER DELIVERY. HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELINS, REPLACED WHEELS AND PERFORMED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. PULLING TO RIGHT PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. RETURNED TO DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THAT IT IS NOT A WHEEL, TIRE NOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. VAN PULLS HARD TO RIGHT ON ALL ROADS WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS OF TAKING HANDS OF OFF THE WHEEL. MY OTHER TWO VEHICLES DRIVEN ON THE SAME ROADS AND IN THE SAME LANES DO NOT PULL TO THE RIGHT NOR LEFT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722966May 21, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE LEFT REAR SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED TWICE. IT WILL CLOSE BUT NOT LATCH ALL OF THE WAY. THE ALARM GOES OFF. THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED TWICE. IT WILL CLOSE MOMENTARILY AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY REOPEN. A FRIEND FOUND MY DOOR WIDE OPEN IN A PARKING LOT WIDE OPEN. THIS COULD RESULT IN THEFT OF CONTENTS OF ENTIRE VAN. IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN SOMEONE HIDING IN THE CARGO AREA AWAITING FOR MY RETURN UNDETECTED. IT ALSO LEAVES ME STRANDED WITH MY THREE KIDS. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE A CAR WITH A DOOR WIDE OPEN WITH THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE A CAR WHEN THE DOOR IS NOT LATCHED ALL OF THE WAY EITHER. MY NEIGHBOR HAS HAD HIS CAR IN 7 TIMES ALSO FOR HIS SLIDING DOORS. I AM GOING TO ARBITRATION ON TUESDAY, MAY 23 HOPING IT BE DECLARED A LEMON. MY NEIGHBOR WILL BE DOING SO SOON ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722769May 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
NOISY BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS GETTING HOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722490May 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY SON ACCIDENTLY PULLED THE LEVEL TO CLOSE THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. MY WIFE WAS STILL PUTTING STUFF IN THE VAN. THE DOOR PINNED HER AGAINST THE FRAME, IT DID NOT STOP AS EXPECTED. I LATER CHECKED THE OPERATION OF THE DOORS AND FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BE INTERMITTENT (SOMETIMES IT WOULD STOP) AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NEVER STOP. MY WIFE SUFFERED SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN AND BRUISES ON HER SHOULDER. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THE DOOR SHOULD STOP. HOWEVER, THE NEXT SENTENCE SAYS IT MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATE AND MAY CAUSE "BRUISING AND DISCOMFORT". THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN. IF MY 18-MONTH OLD WOULD HAVE HAD HIS HEAD IN THE WAY THE DOOR WOULD HAVE SMASHED IT HARD. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THESE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY. WE DECIDED IT WAS TOO MUCH RISK, SO WE GOT RID OF THE VAN AND BOUGHT A TOYOTA SIENNA WITHOUT POWER DOORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#9000719May 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SRS ELECTRIC CONTROL UNIT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552195May 8, 2000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE LOCATION OF THE CELL PHONE JACK ON THE DASH UNDER THE CD HOLDER DRAWER IN THE FRONT IS NOT CONVENIENT, THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED ON TO USE THE PHONE DUE TO DESIGN. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552064May 3, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STICKING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721951April 26, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR BROKE AWAY, BUT INTACT MIRROR GLASS FELL OUT. POOR DESIGN , COMPROMISES SAFETY BY ELIMINATING REAR VISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721692April 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS A BRAND NEW MINIVAN, PURCHASED WITH ONLY 9 MILES IN ODOMETER. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING IT, IT BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE IT NEED IT MORE REV IN ORDER TO PICK-UP SPEED, SPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN FREEWAY CONDITIONS (TRAFFIC). THE VAN DID NOT DOWNSHIFT AS EXPECTED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, IN ORDER TO GAIN SPEED, I HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHED 3K RPM, AND EVEN THEN THE TRANSMISSION NOISE CONTINUED. IT IS NOT A CONTINUOS OCCURANCE, IT IS DOING IT EVERY FOUR TO FIVE DAYS. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN AND SERVICE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THROUGH A COMPUTER, WHICH DETECTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD NOTICED THE PROBLEM. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE I WAS GIVEN THE VAN BACK WITHOUT ANYTHING DONE TO IT, EXCEPT FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH. FIVE DAYS LATTER, ON APRIL 17, 2000 THE NOISE AND TRAIN PROBLEM SHOWED UP AGAIN, THIS TIME MORE SERIOUS. I TOOK THE VAN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTER TEST THAT AGAIN SHOWED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE NEW SERVICE ADVISER DID NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHEN HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND THE COMPANY ADVICED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. BEING SUCH A POPULAR MODEL THE NEEDED TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE AND ACCORDING TO HONDA IT WILL TAKE UP TO 30 DAYS TO GET A REPLACEMENT , HOPEFULLY NEW. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS THE BRAKE PEDAL, ONE CAN HEAR THE BOOSTER WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL AND AT TIMES THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE INMEDIATELLY. SO FAR SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM SINCE THE TRANSMISSION MATTER IS OF MORE IMPORTANCE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM YOUR AGENCY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTER. SINCERELY, RENE RODRIGUEZ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551914April 18, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OPENING THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR FOR FILLING GAS CAUSES THE DOOR TO JAM AGAINST GAS FLAP AND NOZZLE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO GAS FLAP HINGE AND TANK. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860459April 17, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER'S SON HAD HIS FINGERS IN WAY OF DOOR. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON CHILD'S FINGER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. CHILD WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH BROKEN FINGERS. BUT, WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#860331April 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN REVERSE GEAR AND GOING BACK TWO FEET, CONSUMER WILL HEAR A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AS THOUGH IT'S GOING INTO ANOTHER GEAR. DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721423April 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER PUT IN NEW BRAKEACCUMULATOR @ $550-AND ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON IN 3 MONTHS. DEALER NOW SPECULATES A BAD MODULATOR @ $860-. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE AN EXHA UST MANIFOLD @ $550- ONTHIS CAR PURCHASED NEW. I NOW HAVE AN ABS LIGHT THAT MAY GO BACK ON DUE TO FAULTY MODULATOR. PLEASE ADVISE # OF MODULATOR FAILURES AND/ OR ANY RECALL. ALSO , THERE IS NOISE IN SPEEDOMETER THAT DEALER CANNOT DETECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860157April 12, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING SLIDING DOOR OPENED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DOOR 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860205April 12, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR. DOOR OPENED QUICKLY AND JAMMED OVER THE FUEL FILLER DOOR AND INTO THE GAS NOSSLE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR AND FUEL FILLER DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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