Honda Odyssey Complaints (2005)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10383138February 17, 2011
STEERING
I OWNED MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR 2.5 YEARS WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON MY MINIVAN. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. 29K MILES LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. HONDA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE PART. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE POWER STEERING IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380239February 4, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380064February 3, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEN STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V039000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380510February 2, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER RESURFACED BOTH REAR PARKING BRAKE DRUMS AND THE DISC BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379450January 28, 2011
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT MOTOR MOUNT IN MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE CONTACTED A HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE OUT OF THE PART BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL ODYSSEY'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEEDED TO BE LAUNCHED BEFORE A RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE CONSIDERED. I WANTED MY VEHICLE NOTED SINCE I DID NOT GO TO A HONDA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379283January 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378712January 26, 2011
STEERING
2005 ODYSSEY - POWER STEERING WAS GETTING DIFFICULT TO MANAGE - TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES. NOW AT 79,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF SPORADICALLY BUT WILL THEN BE BACK ON IF YOU RESTART THE VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378671January 25, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS NO CLOSED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO LOCK. THE FAILURE IN THE DOOR BECAME WORSE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DOOR INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377174January 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAILURE OF FRONT, SIDE AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376906January 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY W/LESS THAN 65K MILES ON IT AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE REAR AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $1041.65 PLUS THE LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE BOTH BY LEITH AND BAYLEAF. THE CRACKED REAR MOTOR MOUNT NOTICED BY LEITH HONDA ON CAPITAL RD. IN RALEIGH, NC. THEY QUOTED CLOSE TO $900 FOR JUST THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THE OTHER MOTOR MOUNTS COULD BE BROKEN BUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE MOTOR OUT TO SEE. WE HAD BAYLEAF TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY WERE RECOMMENDED TO US AND THEIR QUOTE WAS LOWER. THEY FOUND THAT THE SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AS WELL. CHRIS OF BAYLEAF SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD ODYSSEYS AROUND THE SAME MODEL YEAR COME IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD CALLED HONDA TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF EVIDENCE ONLINE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MOTOR MOUNTS RELATED TO THE ECO MODE (DROPPING FROM 4 TO 3 CYLINDERS TO SAVE FUEL) BEING INSTITUTED IN THE ODYSSEYS IN THE MID-2000'S WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING CHANGE TO THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH COULD NOT HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL VIBRATION. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=HONDA+ENGINE+MOUNT+DESIGN+FLAW HTTP://GRASSROOTSMOTORSPORTS.COM/FORUM/OFF-TOPIC-DISCUSSION/HONDA-ODYSSEY-ENGINE-MOUNTS/30508/PAGE1/ HTTP://ACTION.PUBLICBROADCASTING.NET/CARTALK/POSTS/LIST/1560611.PAGE OUR CAR MAY HAVE NOT SET ON FIRE LIKE A REAR-ENDED PINTO, BUT THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED THAT WE'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THIS APPARENT DESIGN FLAW. HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL MOTOR MOUNTS WITH THIS FLAW AND SHOULD COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE APPARENT MOTOR MOUNT DESIGN FLAW IN THE ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376882January 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FIRST OWNERS OT 2005 ODYSSEY, VAN HAS 65K AND ALL SERVICE RECORDS, DEALER TELLS US WE NEED NEWTORQUE CONVERTER AND 2 NEW ENGINE MOUNTS. ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED BY THIS SINCE PREVIOUS HONDA CRX LASTED OVER 180K WITH NO MAJOR REPAIRS...CONTACTED HONDA USA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376711January 14, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, HE WOULD NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $2000. UPDATED 03/21/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376581January 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN HE HEARD A SCRATCHING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WAS HEARD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD THE CONTACT WOULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375600January 11, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE VERY LOW THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373727January 2, 2011
STEERING
POWERING STEERING ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH STEERING PUMP AS EVIDENCED BY SERVICE BULLETIN 07-005. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MAKE WHINING, BUZZING AND STRANGE NOISES AND EVENTUALLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN AS THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE AMONG 05-08 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373516December 30, 2010
STEERING
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L - AROUND 50K MILES, THE POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENTLY HARD, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS. VERY LITTLE ASSIST. AROUND 64K, OUR MECHANIC PURGED THE P/S PUMP OF FLUID AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED. MECHANIC REPLACED OUR P/S PUMP WHICH SEEMED TO WORK INITIALLY, BUT PERHAPS BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT. PROBLEM RETURNED. WE NOW HAVE 104K ON THE CAR AND LIVE WITH THE ISSUE OF HARD STEERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKING. HARD STEERING MEANS THAT I NEED TO USE BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371116December 17, 2010
SEAT BELTS
2005 ODYSSEY - FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT FREE UP TO ALLOW ENOUGH LENGTH TO BUCKLE. IT IS LOCKED IN THE RECOILED POSITION. IT JUST HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. AFTER TWO DAYS IT IS STILL LOCKED IN THE RECOILED POSITION MAKING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNUSABLE. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET IT CORRECTED. OUR VEHICLE JUST CAME OFF OF WARRANTY BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA OFFERS A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS. TRUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369699December 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JUDDER IN TRANSMISSION, GOING UP INCLINE AT ABOUT 32MPH, 1500RPM, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. VEHICLE AT 65,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369267December 5, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT SWAYING WHILE DRIVING OUR HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 WITH 4 OTHER ADULTS AND 2 KIDS IN OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE IN FAIRLY NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR ICY ROADS BUT JUST TRYING TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLE WE HAD TOO MANY DIFFICULTIES TO CONTINUE. WE FELT PARTICULARLY UNSAFE AND UNSAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO CANCEL OUR TRIP AS WE WERE SWERVING AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE "SWAY" OF THE VAN WHEN REACHING SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH. WE WERE UNSAFE TO MANEUVER ON THE HIGHWAYS AND UPON A CHECK UP WE FOUND OUT OUR RIGHT STRUT WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT, AND THE LEFT ONE ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED (ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE/VAN). WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT RIVER CITY TIRE, DAVENPORT, IA AND IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT FINDING THAT THEY ALSO SAID WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369271December 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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