Honda Odyssey Complaints (2006)

703 consumer complaints on file.

#10193520June 16, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A ROCK HIT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER COIL. THE DAMAGE CAUSED A LEAK IN THE COIL AND THE CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I MOUNTED A GRILL TO PREVENT FURTHER SIMILAR DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193524June 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISE HAVE HAD NEW PADS PUT ON BY DEALER AND STILL MAKING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193439June 15, 2007
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUN FLATS ONLY WORK WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS. SHE STATED THAT IF SHE WERE TO GO BEYOND 50 MILES. UNLESS SHE CONTACTS A DEALER. IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE RUN FLATS, CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY OPTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED THAT IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE AND SUGGESTED SHE NOTIFY HER ATTORNEY'S GENERAL OFFICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193096June 13, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR COMPRESSOR LEAKED FREON DUE TO SMALL ROCK IN CONDENSER. CAR IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND WELL WITHIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS THAT THE ROCK IN THE AIR CONDENSER IS A ROAD HAZARD, AND NOT COVERED WARANTY. $770 LATER, AND A FEW GOOGLE SEARCHES ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY'S WITH ROCKS IN COMPRESSORS, AND A PLETHORA OF PEOPLE ARE FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRY COPYING AND PASTING THIS LINK INTO YOUR BROWSER. 100 COMMENTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ODYSSEY/TJBOPFUR3SVARKHCJ. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192721June 7, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
IN NOVEMBER 2005, WE PURCHASED THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MINI-VAN. UPON QUESTIONING THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM (A SELLING POINT FOR THE TOURING EDITION), WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACEMENT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 10-15% ABOVE SIMILAR TIRES. AT APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES (JUST 16 MONTHS AFTER OUR PURCHASE AND REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE), WE WERE TOLD BY THE HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE ALL 4 OF OUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR (3/32 TREAD). UPON CALLING AROUND TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN OUR AREA WE DISCOVERED THE COST TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE TIRES WAS $1200. MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN 10-15% ABOVE A REGULAR SET OF SIMILAR TIRES. WHILE WE WERE MADE AWARE THE ADDITIONAL COST IN TIRE REPLACEMENT, WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE HIGHER FREQUENCY THIS WOULD OCCUR. IN FACT WE WERE ASSURED BY A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE TREAD WEAR OF THE MICHELIN PAX TIRES WAS SUPERIOR TO THAT OF SIMILAR MINI-VAN TIRES. IF WE HAD KNOWN THAT THERE WOULD BE A $1200 MAINTENANCE COST IN THE TIRES ALONE EVERY 1-1.5 YEARS, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE TOURING EDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED MICHELIN WHO TOLD US TO HAVE THE TREAD CHECKED/VERIFIED BY A CERTIFIED PAX DEALER, AND THEY WOULD HAVE A CASE OPEN. UPON VERIFICATION OF EXCESSIVE WEAR BY DISCOUNT TIRE, MICHELIN OFFERED A 35% DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PAX TIRES. UNSATISFIED, WE PROCEEDED TO CONTACT HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE EX MODEL WHEELS PUT ON THE VEHICLE (AT HONDA'S EXPENSE). THE CORPORATE OFFICE REFERRED US BACK TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIMS THE LIGHTER EX MODEL WHEELS CANNOT BE PUT ON THE HEAVIER SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THE TOURING EDITION. OUR CURRENT OPTIONS ARE TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER SET OF PAX TIRES AND HOPE WE DON''T FACE THIS EXCESSIVE EXPENSE AGAIN IN ANOTHER 12-15 MONTHS OR REPLACE WITH AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192279June 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE AN 06' HONDA ODYSSEY THAT JUST HAD ITS A/C UNIT GO OUT. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS ITS DUE TO A ROCK HITTING THE CONDENSER AND WILL COST $1000 TO FIX IT. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM @HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ODYSSEY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192124May 31, 2007
EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON A WINDY DAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED TO A THUMPING SOUND AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPOILER WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HOOKS FAILED AND THE SPOILER COULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,780 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191751May 25, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE PAINT ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMBER IS OF POOR QUAILITY ON MY SILVER 2006 ODYSSEY. THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH BY ANOTHER CAR AND THE PAINT COMES RIGHT OFF. I DON'T SEE THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MAKES OF MINI VANS. MY CAR IS ONE YEAR OLD BUT THE BUMPERS LOOK LIKE A 5 YEAR OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191329May 21, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING AND BACKING PLATE WERE WORN. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR AND ALSO REPLACED THE REAR DISC BRAKES AND REAR SHOES. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BACKING PLATE, SHOES, AND SPRINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON THE DAY SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SKID TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A HIGHWAY SIGN. THE ABS AND ABI LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,233 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,933. TEXAS OFFICER'S CRASH REPORT. UPDATED 10/29/07 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190918May 16, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR. IT WAS POOR DESIGN ON HONDA'S PART. THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE ON THE WEB. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POOR DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190134May 8, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
MY DAUGHTER, HANNAH (AGE 2 YEARS, 3 MONTHS WAS SITTING IN THE CAR SEAT BEHIND DRIVER IN THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAVE THE 8 SEAT MODEL. SHE TOOK THE SEAT BELT FROM THE CENTER ROW MIDDLE SEAT AND TWISTED IT AROUND HER NECK. I REALIZED THIS WHEN WE GOT TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. WHEN SHE MOVED HER HEAD OR I TRIED TO LOOSEN THE BELT IT GOT TIGHTER. MY FRIEND HAD TO COME OUT WITH A SCISSOR AND WE HAD TO CUT THE BELT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT FOR THE CENTER SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW CAME DOWN FROM THE CEILING, AND WAS VERY EASY FOR A YOUNG CHILD SITTING IN A CAR SEAT TO REACH OVER AND GRAB IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189970May 7, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GROANING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE NOISE TYPICALLY OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND ABOVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMPS FOR THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICES FOR REPAIR. 05/21/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189650May 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE OWNED MY HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE AC WASN'T WORKING, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A "ROCK OR PEBBLE" MUST HAVE HIT THE CONDENSER CAUSING A PUNCTURE. THE PART ALONE IS $790, AND HONDA IS REFUSING TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER OWNERS AS THE CONDENSER LIES LOW TO THE GROUND. HONDA IS COVERING "SOME" PEOPLE'S COSTS, BUT NOT OTHERS. I FEEL THIS IS LIKELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, AND COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO GRILLE OR PROTECTION FOR THE CONDENSER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189371May 1, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE DUE TO HOLE IN CONDENSER. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT SOMETIMES AN OBJECT CAN CAUSE THE HOLE IN THE CONDENSER WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND INADEQUATE PROTECTION OF CRITICAL PARTS THAT OPERATE A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188904April 26, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, DASH BOARD IS ILLUMINATED DURING THE DAY, AS EVENING APPROACHES ITS HARD TO TELL YOU NEED TO PUT YOU LIGHTS ON. I OFTEN FIND MYSELF DRIVING INTO THE NIGHT WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ON BECAUSE OF THIS. OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED SAME CONCERN REGARDING THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188962April 26, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON HER CHILD'S HAND ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DOOR USESD A SENSOR WHEN OPENING, BUT THE SENSOR FAILED WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. THE CHILD SUSTAINED FINGER AND HAND INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 ,AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.*AK THERE IS NO SENSOR ON THE BACK HALF OF THE DOOR. UPDATE 07/03/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188900April 25, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GRILLE DESIGN ON THE HONDA ACCORD 2006 CAUSES A ROCK TO COME THROUGH THE GRILLE AREA AND DAMAGE THE CONDENSOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL TO BLOW OUT COLD A/C. THIS VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW AND BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN THE END USER IS GETTING SCREWED OVER WITH VEHICLE FIXTURES COSTING ME OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE CONDENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE AND THEN LABOR BRINGS THIS UP TO $1000 RANGE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND THE END USER HAS TO PAY FOR THIS; THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN ANYTIME AND THEN I WOULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR IT AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188486April 21, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
I PURCHASED MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE SPRING OF 2006, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES AN ANNOYING WHINING NOISE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA DEALERS TWICE (ONCE IN NY & ONCE IN FLA), AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PUMP; THAT A "MINOR HUMMING NOISE IS NORMAL". THE TECHNICIAN SAID ONLY THAT IF ENOUGH CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED, A SERVICE BULLETIN WOULD BE ISSUED. SO I'VE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION OR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE WHINING CONTINUES, AND I'M SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187569April 11, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I NOTICED ON 4/10/07 THAT AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) WASN'T BLOWING COLD AIR IN THE 2006 HONDA ODESSEY. HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THIS MORNING, AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER TUBE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS AREA WAS NOT PROTECTED BY A GRILLE, AND THE DAMAGE HAS MOST LIKELY BEEN CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TO MANY HONDA OWNERS. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, AND I CONSIDER IT TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST $600 TO REPAIR THE A/C , AND WERE NOT GUARANTEED THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M GOING TO PURCHASE A GRILL TO PUT ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR MYSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187611April 11, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HOT AIR BEGAN TO BLOW. THE CONTACT LEFT THE AIR CONDITIONER ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES AND IT CONTINUED TO EMIT HEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT SUGGESTED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DEBRIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 15,662.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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