Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#717272January 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC SLIDING POWER DOORS DO NOT REBOUND WHEN ENCOUNTERING OBSTACLE. SHOULD A PERSON INADVERTANTLY GET IN THE WAY OF A CLOSING DOOR, THE MOTOR WILL EXERT TREMENDOUS FORCE ON INDIVIDUAL, LIKELY CAUSING INJURY. THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTS PRESSING THE "OPEN" BUTTON ON THE REMOTE KEY RING OR THE DASH BOARD. IN THE CASE OF A SMALL CHILD ENTERING/EXITING (WHICH IN THE CASE OF A MINI-VAN IS QUITE LIKELY), THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IS SEVERE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE DESIGNED AN ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE SENSOR, OVER-CURRENT SENSER (SIMILAR TO GARAGE DOORS), OR OTHER DETECTION DEVICE TO CREATE A SAFER DOOR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717141January 10, 2000
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT LIT AFTER START UP OF VEHICLE, DEALER RESET, AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SRS LIGHT LIT AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMED SRS UNIT FALURE DUE TO INTERMITTENT SHORTES. COST TO REPAIR 453.95 PLUS TAX. SRS UNIT FAILURE CAUSED AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716170December 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED LOOSE GASKET AT FRONT WINDSHIELD, STICKING LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, SQUEAKY BRAKES (NOT YET RESOLVED) AND PULLING TO RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853019December 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE FILLING THE VAN WITH FUEL IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716113December 16, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY ARE ADVERTISED AS HAVING THE ABILITY TO STOP WHEN CONFRONTED WITH AN OBSTACLE , BUT THEY CLEARLY DO NOT AND WILL EASILY CRUSH ANYTHING THAT GETS IN THEIR PATH. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DESIGN FOR ANY VEHICLE BUT UNTHINKABLE AND UNFORGIVABLE IN A VEHICLE DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853919December 9, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
RECALLS 99V158000 AND 99V157000: CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES, AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT IN AUG 1999, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS. THIS DEFECT MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER IS MANLEY HONDA, 2750 CORBY AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA PHONE # 707542-5377. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715742December 7, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, GOT CAUGHT AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. MY SON WAS STUCK IN SEATBELT AND EVERYTIME HE MOVED, IT TIGHTENED. IT WAS SO TIGHT AROUND HIS STOMACH THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME BREATHING, AND IT WAS SO TIGHT THAT IT WOULDN'T RETRACT. HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, ASKED TWO MEN TO HELP RELEASE MY SON. THEY COULDN'T SO WE HAD TO CUT SEATBELT. ALSO, SEATBELTS COME UNDONE ON THEIR OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715463December 1, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND THERE IS A SCREW FROM THE LATCH PUSHING OUT THROUGH THE OUTSIDE PANEL OF THE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853497November 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE RETRACTOR ONLY GOES IN AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL IT GOES IN COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE 4 REAR SEATBELTS. OWNER'S CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN SEATBELT. DEALER SAID IT WAS PART OF DESIGN FLAW. IT WAS NECESSARY TO CUT THE TIGHTLY TWISTED BELT FROM AROUND CHILD'S WAIST. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714134October 31, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
PROBLEMS WITH POWER DRIVER SEAT. I SET THE RECLINE POSITION IN THE FURTHEST UPRIGHT POSITION OUT OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE. EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR I HAVE TO INCLINE TO SEAT TO ITS MOST UPRIGHT BECAUSE THE SEAT ALWAYS HAS RECLINED TO SOME DEGREE. THE DEGREE THE SEAT RECLINES VARIES EVERY DAY. OCASSIONALLY WHEN I EXIT MY VEHICLE, THE SEAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECLINE ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN I HAVE NOT EVEN TOUCHED THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING NUISANCE AND MY DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HARD TO DUPLICATE WHILE AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713941October 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH LEFT TURNS AND ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR INDICATORS SHOWING THAT DOOR IS OPEN. THE DOOR HAS NOT ACTUALLY OPENED AS OF YET. I KNOW THE 1999 MODEL HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT THEIR DOORS WERE OPENING. THIS SHOULD SERVE AS MOSTLY AN AWARENESS ALERT. I WILL HAVE DEALER LOOK AT IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN FOR FIRST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN ABOUT ONE MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549181October 26, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS DO NOT RETRACT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#549238October 26, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
RIGHT DOOR BEEPS WHILE OPENING DUE TO DOOR MOTOR FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851814October 26, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR RETRACTER REQUIRES TO MUCH PRESSURE TO RETRACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851731October 26, 1999
SEAT BELTS
MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND ARE FULLY EXTENDED OUT. BELTS CANNOT BE USED. DEALER IS REPLACING SEAT BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713535October 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ON ANNUAL INSPECTION, RIGHT REAR DISC AND PAD SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR/SCORING ALTHOUGH ALL OTHER DISCS & PADS WERE NORMAL. DISASSEMBLY SHOWED INNER PAD WORN ONLY ON PARTIAL AREA OF SURFACE. PADS WERE BOTH ADEQUATELY INTACT SO THEY WERE NOT THE SOURCE OF SCORING. SOURCE OF SCORING NOT FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713101October 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I MAY MAIL OR FAX THE LONG HISTORY OF DEFECTS ON THIS VEHICLE. CURRENTLY I WISH TO ADDRESS THE UNSAFE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548917October 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DESIGN ONLY CONTAINS TWO SMALL SPOTS TO ACTIVATE HORN, IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN TRYING TO AVOID VEHICLE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850161October 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NHTSA RECALLS #99 V 158 000/SLIDING DOOR LATCH & #99 V 157 OOO/ THROTTLE AND LINKAGES. ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING. RECALL NOTICES; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. CONSUMER NEEDS TO INCLUDE DEALER NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850062October 6, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON . VEHICLE WAS PURACHASED THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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