Honda Odyssey Complaints (2005)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10584553April 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING. THERE IS A STRONG SHUDDERING AND SHAKE WHEN I REACH THE SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE ECO MODE ENGAGES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I AM NOT GETTING THE SAME FUEL ECONOMY WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM HESITANT TO CALL HONDA WITH MY VIN. FOR THE FACT OF THEM DELETING ANY RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN. AFTER READING MANY ARTICLES ABOUT HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS MINE. MY ONLY QUESTION TO NHTSA. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR TO MAKE HONDA BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. PERHAPS HONDA IS PAYING YOU OFF TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM EXIST. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS WANTING TO PURCHASE MY VAN. I DO NOT HAVE MY VAN LISTED FOR SELL OR HAVE I THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING IT. HOW IS IT THEY ARE ABLE TO GET MY ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER? THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST. IF THEY CAN GET OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF FOR FALL FOR THERE GAME PLAN. THE DEALER IS GOING TO GET ISSUE FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THEM. THEN SELL THE VAN FOR MUCH MORE THAN THEY ARE OFFERING ME. EVEN WHEN I TOLD THEM NO! THEY CONTINUED TO CALL ME ASKING IF I WOULD RECONSIDER THE OFFER OF SELLING THE VAN. IS THIS JUST COINCIDENCE OF A COVER UP BY HONDA OR THE DEMAND FOR THESE VANS IS HIGH. HUMMMM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582842April 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. ADDED GAS INCREASED ENGINE RPM AND FINALLY, SMOKE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP AND TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BLEW OUT OF ITSELF BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE LEAK. SHOP REFILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I DIDN'T REV THE ENGINE HARD AND PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT, EITHER DRIVE, OR REVERSE. SMELL OF BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. TOWED AGAIN TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF A REBUILD. COST IS UPWARDS OF $2500. WE CANNOT AFFORD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY AFTER PAYING OUT TAXES AND BEING AFFECTED BY SANDY JUST BEFORE. HONDA IS NOT HELPING, WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH YOUR MODEL YEAR AND TRANSMISSION. I KEPT INSISTING THAT THERE ARE MANY FORUMS OUT THERE THAT SAY OTHERWISE BUT HONDA WILL NOT ADMIT THE FACT THAT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ARE FLAWED. THE 2006 CLASS ACTION DOES NOT AFFECT MY YEAR SO LET'S HOPE MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE WILL BE ABLE TO PERSUADE FOR ANOTHER CASE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578268April 8, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TO REPLACED AND HONDA IS CLAIMING THAT IS NORMAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO GO AT 100000 MILES. THE CAR DRIVES FINE FOR SHORT DISTANCES BUT THEN AFTER LONG DISTANCES IT GOES 5 MILES AN HOUR AND REVS REALLY HIGH. IT WAS TOWED TO HONDA WHERE THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. I ASKED THEM TO DRAIN THE FLUID AND REPLACE IT. THEY DID THAT THEN DROVE IT AROUND AND DRAINED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS DIRTY AND BURNING. THEY ARE PUTTING IN A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT WITH A HONDA THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER AND THINK THIS IS A HONDA ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573583March 19, 2014
SEATS
THE 3RD ROW SEAT LATCH BECAME "LOOSE" OVER TIME SO THAT THE SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH INTO THE FLOOR AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572946March 17, 2014
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME. WE WERE AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE QUICKLY DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY FROM ANYONE, JUMPED OUT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY BURNT/DESTROYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A REPORT WAS MADE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS AMERICAN HONDA WITH ACCOMPANYING INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS.THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED BUT ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572995March 17, 2014
ENGINE
DEALER SAID THAT THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE ALSO FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569436March 14, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE
STRONG VIBRATION FELT IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THERE WAS A DRONING NOISE AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 2010, BUT IDENTIFIED BY DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR ONLY IN FEB 2014. QUOTED 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS. ALSO IDENTIFIED REAR ENGINE MOUNT TO BE CLOSE TO NEEDING REPLACEMENT. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE ENGINE MOUNTS. WE JUST REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0420 TWO MONTHS AGO FOR 800 DOLLARS. HONDA'S REPRESENTATIVE (HIS NAME IS [XXX] REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568333March 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 HONDA WITH 72K MI NOW EXHIBITING THE CLASSIC "SHUDDERING" ISSUE...I.E. BETWEEN 30-35 AND 40-45MPH IN ECO MODE. THE CAR LITERALLY SHAKES DURING ACCELERATION UNTIL 50MPH. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE HUMMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IT LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE LINK BELOW HTTP://WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM//PROBLEMCASES?MSGID=510. HONDA'S RESPONSE IS QUITE DISAPPOINTING ACKNOWLEDGING LACK OF OWNERSHIP CONCERNING THEIR PRODUCT; LEAVING THE CONSUMER HOLDING THE BAG. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN SOLD A BILL OF GOODS. WE THE CONSUMERS WOULD GRACIOUSLY APPRECIATE AN ADVOCATE WHO WILL HOLD GROSSLY LUCRATIVE COMPANIES LIKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND ACT IN GOOD FAITH ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER. YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS MOST APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568321March 10, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND WAS WAITING IN THE OFFICE. SHE HAS PARKED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT. AFTER SOMETIME ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR'S ALARM WENT OFF. ALL FROM DOCTOR'S OFFICE RUSHED OUT TO PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. SHE NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING OUT UNDER THE HOOD. AND WITHIN SECONDS CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT. WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR BURNT COMPLETELY. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS CALLED IT A TOTAL LOSS. I'M STILL PUZZLED TO FIGURE IT OUT WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. CAR WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS OFF. CAR WAS MAINTAINED AS PER THE HONDA'S GUIDELINES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR WARNING SIGNS WHAT SO EVER. IT WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE. HAD ONLY 76000 MILES ON IT. AND STRONGLY BELIEVE MANY YEARS OF DRIVING LEFT IN IT. WE WERE PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF IT OVER THE YEARS. I'D ASK NHTSA TO LOOK IN TO THE INCIDENCE AND HAVE HONDA CONTACT ME AND REIMBURSE FOR OUR LOSS WHICH IS NOT AT ALL OUR FAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567512March 5, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. ON DECEMBER 27, CAR STOPPED SHIFTING AND STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. IT STOPPED CHANGING GEAR WHILE I WAS GOING UP HILL AND HAD TO BE TOWED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE IT OUT OF THE FREEWAY TRAFFIC. CAR WAS USUALLY SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566521February 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V344000(AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564893February 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
ON GRADE OR WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS SEAMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, AND STILL NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. MANY SAY IT IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER ON MODELS FROM 05-08. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563564February 9, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY CAN CAUSE AN ACCICENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562319January 31, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION TROUBLE HAPPENS WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING. HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT EVERY SPEED. WILL NEVER GO INTO TOP GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, IS TURNED OFF, AND TURNED BACK ON. THEN SHIFTS NORMALLY. REPLACING WITH NEW ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) DID NOT FIX. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE MOUNTS TOO, DID NOT FIX EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561666January 27, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE WERE DRIVING ALONG 101 IN THE AFTERNOON, TURNED ON THE AC, IT STARTED TO BLOW OUT HOT AIR, REALLY HOT AIR. HAVE A MECHANIC CHECKED ON IT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CONDENSER BROKE, A/C DEFECTS. FOUND LOTS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561399January 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HI I PURCHASED USED HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2005 AND DRIVING THE SAME PRESENT METER READING IS 160K. I DID NOT GET ANY SERVICE RECORDS OF THE VEHICLE FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS AND COULD NOT KNOW WHETHER THESE PROBLEMS EXISTS PREVIOUSLY ALSO. ONE DAY LEFT SLIDING DOOR OF THE TOURING COULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY AND AUTO ALSO. AFTER A WEEK A TIME IT STARTED OPENING IT SELF. LATER I FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND TAIL GATE DOOR OR BACK TRUNK DOOR ARE LOCKED AND CAN NOT OPEN WITH ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND ALSO CAN NOT OPEN MANUALLY ALSO. IT IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT ABLE TO OPEN MANUALLY ALSO IN CASE ANY ACCIDENT WHICH MAY TAKE LIFE OF PERSON NOT ABLE TO COME OUT OF THE VAN. I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS FEATURE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I DID NOT APPROACH THE HONDA COMPANY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SUGGEST ME TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561157January 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR ON OUR CAR OPENED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE DOORS ARE VERY TROUBLESOME, REFUSING TO CLOSE, SHUTTING ON PASSENGERS AND EMIT A LOUD BEEPING NOISE WHEN NOT ABLE TO LATCH. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, WE CANNOT GET THE NOISE TO STOP AND HAVE TO PUT THE DOOR IN MANUAL TO GET THE NOISE TO STOP. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE DOOR OPENED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE MECHANISMS WERE FINE AND IT WAS PROBABLY A STRING. YESTERDAY IT OPENED ABOUT 5 INCHES WHEN I HAD A CHILD IN THAT SEAT. THE DEALER TOLD US TODAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE IT. HONDA TOLD US TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS WEAR SEAT BELTS. AN ONLINE SEARCH PROVED OUR SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE. WE ARE SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR, BUT ARE ASTONISHED AT THE LACK OF CARE HONDA HAS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CLIENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560195January 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 05V344000 (AIR BAG) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559572January 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 MODEL VEHICLE SEAT WEIGHT SENSORS COULD RESULT IN DISABLING THE AIR BAGS. IF A WEIGHT COMPARABLE TO A CHILD (SUCH AS SCHOOL BAG OR GROCERIES OR A BOX) IS PLACED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SEAT BELTS ARE NOT BUCKLED, AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS ILLUMINATED. EVEN AFTER REMOVING WEIGHT THE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. SUBSEQUENT PASSENGER SITTING AND SEAT BUCKLING DO NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE DISABLING OF AIR BAGS AND INDICATOR. IT HAS TO BE RESET BY A DEALER. THIS COULD ENDANGER THE PASSENGERS IN HONDA ODYSSEY 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558471January 4, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHERE DO I START....ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED BRAND NEW. NO PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 3-4 YEARS, AND THEN: TRANSMISSION WHINE, TOOK IN TO DEALER OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, COULD NEVER IDENTIFY ISSUE, THEY SAID. BUT AS SOON AS THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED, MIRACULOUSLY, THEY IDENTIFIED IT, AND NOW SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MOTOR MOUNTS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED; PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON PER INTERNET FORUMS, BUT HONDA DEALERSHIP DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR DESIGN/FAULTY MOUNTS. DOOR FOR SECOND ROW HAS ISSUES SLIDING; ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM PER INTERNET BUT NOT PER DEALER. AND FINALLY, THE STRUTS FOR THE REAR HATCH BROKE, ALMOST INJURING MY SON VERY BADLY WHEN HE WAS PUTTING HIS BIKE IN THE BACK. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT A RECALL AND THEY SAID NO. I PAID $300 4 MONTHS AGO, AND JUST NOW FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 3 YEARS AGO, AND THEY DENIED IT!!!!! I HATE HONDA AND WILL NEVER BUY THEIR CARS, AND DO NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP. UGHHH!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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