Honda Odyssey Complaints (2007)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10232619June 29, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER IN CAR SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD, AND STILL UNDER "FULL WARRANTY." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231078June 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SOFT BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO DEALER THREE TIMES. #1. REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER BRAKES WERE STILL SOFT. #2 REPLACED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. STILL SOFT. #3 TOLD THAT HONDA KNEW OF THIS AND I WAS ON A LIST SO WHEN THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG I WOULD BE CONTACTED. BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT. WHEN YOU STEP ON FOOT BRAKE CAR WILL STOP OK, BUT PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BOARD. DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HAD TO PANIC STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230763June 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT/MUSHY. BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY MOST OF THE TIME. IT TAKES INCREASING PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AFTER IT STOPS WHICH CAUSES YOU TO BE OUT IN INTERSECTIONS, PAST STOP SIGNS AND POSSIBLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON FRIDAY JUNE 6, 08 THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME AT 60-65 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING TOO FAST SWERVING IN & OUT OF TRAFFIC PULLED IN FRONT OF ME THAT REQUIRED ME TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANOTHER ACCIDENT. WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY TOUCHED THE FLOOR. W/ SOME GREAT DEFENSIVE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. A RECENT TEST DRIVE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE BRAKES PROBLEM. UPON TAKING THE KEYS BACK, I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RETURNED TO THE SERVICE MGR TO HAVE HIM GO ON A TEST DRIVE W/ ME. HE REFUSED. I ASKED HIM 4X'S TO PLEASE TEST DRIVE IT WITH ME DRIVING. HE SAID THAT HE DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE DISTRICT SOMEBODY DROVE THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS A TECHNICIAN. HE AGAIN STATED NOTHING WRONG W/ BRAKES. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION : 10DPSM/SM DROVE VEHICLE TESTING BRAKES. COMPETED PANIC STOPS AT 40 MPH, 20 MPH. BRAKES OPERATED AS DESIGNED. TECH DROVE VEHICLE WHILE TESTING BRAKES AND PEDAL STIFFNESS. PANIC STOPS AT 10, 20, 30, 40 & 45 MPH. SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE TO TEST VSA AS WELL. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATE AS DESIGNED. I WANT TO NOTE THAT ONLY 11.5 MILES WERE PUT ON THE VAN DURING THEIR "TEST" OF IT .THEY DID NOT TEST IT UNDER MY NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I DON'T FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS ADEQUATELY TEST DRIVEN. THE BRAKES WILL WORK OFF AN ON, BUT THE LONGER IT IS DRIVEN AND THE MORE THE BRAKES ARE USED DURING THAT DRIVE, THE LESS RELIABLE THEY BECOME. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE MAY BE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THEIR 2007 MODEL VANS DESPITE ALL THE INFO SENT TO THEM FROM THE NHSTA SITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230418June 10, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
IN MAY 2008, JUST 9 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING MY BRAND NEW 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, MY AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FULLY ANTICIPATING MY FACTORY WARRANTY TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. AFTER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT A ROCK HAD PUNCTURED THE CONDENSER CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS DEEMED A ?FREAK ACCIDENT? AND AN ?ACT OF NATURE? AND THEREFORE WAS NOT A WARRANTY. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR, INCLUDING LABOR, WAS $780.00. I WAS INFORMED BY AMERICAN HONDA THAT THE ONLY WARRANTABLE REPAIRS ARE ?FACTORY DEFECTS?. I EXAMINED THE FRONT OF MY VAN ALONG THE BOTTOM AND I DISCOVERED THAT MY CONDENSER SITS RIGHT AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, COMPLETELY EXPOSED. I INVESTIGATED THE MATTER FURTHER AND DISCOVERED THAT IN THE NEXT YEAR'S MODEL, THE 2008 ODYSSEY, HONDA HAS GONE IN AND ADDED A GRILL OVER THE CONDENSER TO PROTECT IT. I ALSO DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND WERE GIVEN THE EXACT SAME REGURGITATE ANSWER FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP AND FROM AMERICAN HONDA. THIS WAS NOT A FREAK ACCIDENT, RATHER, IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229777June 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO GAIN SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228103May 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP, I BECAME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. OVER THE RECENT WEEKS I THOUGHT IT WAS TAKING LONGER TO STOP MY VAN, BUT HAD MY VAN IN FOR SERVICE THE WEEK BEFORE. I WAS ASSURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE CORRECT. ***NOTE: ON MY FIRST SERVICE VISIT THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE FLUID LEVELS THAT THE VAN WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN IT WAS TIME TO REPLACE THE BREAKS AND THAT THE VAN WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. I COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE ACCIDENT AND THE OFFICER COAXED ME IN TO SAYING THAT I HAD BEEN DISTRACTED. I WAS IN SHOCK. MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I COULD NOT THINK MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN WHETHER HE WAS SAFE. I BELIEVE I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT I HAVE CONTINUED TO NOTICE THAT I MUST PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES TO STOP THE VAN AND OTHER TIMES I DON'T IN NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. ALL ALONG I HAD BELIEVED THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH MY VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE DAMAGES TO PAY AND A TICKET I AM FACING AS A RESULT OF WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE BREAK FAILURE. I WILL BE MAKING A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WITH MY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, FAXING A COPY OTHER SIMILAR BREAK FAILURE COMPLAINTS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, CONTACTING HONDA AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO GET SOME ANSWERS ON THE PROBLEM WITH MY VAN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10227766May 14, 2008
EQUIPMENT
HONDA ODYSSEY AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AFTER 10000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS ROCK PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE AC CONDENSER. PRICE TO FIX - $700. AMERICAN HONDA SAYS BECAUSE CAUSE IS ROAD DAMAGE, WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227489May 12, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 ODYSSEY WITH 13,000 MILES, THE AC SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONDENSER WAS HIT BY THE ROAD DEBRIS AND CAUSED THE LEAKAGE. I WAS CHARGED $790 TO INSTALL A NEW CONDENSER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226292April 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ON THE 3RD ROW SEAT THERE IS A GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE BOX GETS EXTREMELY HOT. WE FOUND OUT WHEN MY CHILD PUT IN HER CRAYONS AND ALL THE CRAYONS MELTED. THE REAR HEATING SYSTEM IS RIGHT UNDER THERE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS HOT AND WHEN REMOVING THE BAG OF MELTED CRAYONS (WHICH I DID NOT REALIZE THEY WERE MELTED CRAYONS) I BURNED MY SELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME. ON LONGER DRIVES IT GETS EVEN HOTTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. I THEN CALLED HONDA BUT THEY SAID IF THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING THEN THAT WAS THAT. THE SIDE WALL ALSO GETS QUITE WARM. NOT AS HOT AS THE BOX HOWEVER THIS IS A CHILD SAFETY HAZARD AS CHILDREN COULD GET BURNED AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE WHO TOUCHES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10226332April 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. AT 60 MPH ON DRY SURFACE HWY, HAD TO STOP IN 200'. APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, I REALIZED THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME, SO GRADUALLY APPLIED MORE PRESSURE, WHICH WAS INSUFFICIENT TO STOP UNTIL HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. TRAFFIC WAS NOT A FACTOR. I APPLIED MORE THAN ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP AND THE CAR DID NOT. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR, AND I'M VERY WORRIED, NOT KNOWING IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR HOW THE CAR REACTS IN THIS SITUATION. 2. THIS SITUATION HAS NOT PRESENTED ITSELF OTHER THAT THIS TIME. 3. NOTHING REQUESTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225720April 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTHS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SKIPS FROM FIRST TO THIRD GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL EXTENDS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTOR, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225722April 25, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES THAT ARE VERY SOFT AND A HAZARD TO DRIVING. BRAKE ROTORS THAT NEED RESURFACING AT 300 MILES AND 15,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF THE ODYSSEY'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOFT BRAKES AND ROTORS THAT WEAR OUT TOO FAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225091April 16, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATING PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GENERAL MANAGER WITH THE DEALER ARRANGED TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEMS WILL BE FIXED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224556April 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I AM A MECHANIC AT A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE HAVE PURCHASED 3 2007 ODYSSEY VANS. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOFT BRAKES ON ALL THREE VANS. ONE OF THE VANS HAD A COMPLAINT OF HARD STOPPING I.E. TOO LONG OF DISTANCE. UPON TEST DRIVING THE VAN I DID NOTICE THAT THE BRAKES WERE VERY MUSHY. I DROVE ONE OF THE OTHER NEW VANS AND PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING, MUSHY BRAKES. I TOOK VAN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM WHICH THEY MUST OF BECAUSE THEY HAD FOR 3 DAYS AND WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY TRIED BLEEDING THE BRAKES ETC. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPON THE RETURN OF THE VAN I NOTICED AN IMPROVEMENT IN PEDAL FEEL BUT THE BRAKES STILL FEEL TOO MUSHY. YOU AREN'T SURE WHERE THE STOPPING POINT OR I SHOULD SAY THE APPLICATION POINT COMES INTO PLAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223655April 8, 2008
STEERING
MANY TIMES, THE 2007 ODYSSEY WILL PULL TO THE LEFT . I CONSTANTLY NEED TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA TWICE AND HAD IT ALIGNED TWICE, HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND TEST DRIVEN TWICE WITH NO HELP. THE CAR CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, THAT OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222271March 25, 2008
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON MARCH 10, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS WERE MISSING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD INSTALL THE MISSING SEAT. THEY INSTALLED THE SEAT HOWEVER; THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL SEAT BELTS FOR THAT SEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221987March 21, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT, I'M NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT THE BRAKES FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I NEED TO PUT EXTRA PRESSURE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND ALMOST AVOID REAR ENDING COUPLE OF TIMES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY BLEED THE SYSTEM AND SAID IT OK, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE, ITS REALLY VERY UNSAFE WITH THESE KIND OF BRAKES. I SEE LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS , PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY KIDS AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY KIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221896March 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKES HAVE A VERY SOFT AND SPONGY FEELING. BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE STOPPED WITH BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221646March 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED IN MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221644March 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPLODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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