Honda Odyssey Complaints (2008)

499 consumer complaints on file.

#10845922March 10, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, STRUCTURE
THE TAILGATE STRUTS ON MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED ON 3/7/2016. WHEN I OPEN THE LIFTGATE ON OUR VAN NOW, THE STRUTS THAT CAUSE THE LIFTGATE TO OPEN EASILY ARE NOT WORKING. THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE TAILGATE MANUALLY AND USE A STICK OF SOME KIND TO KEEP THE TAILGATE OPEN. I FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED AROUND 2012 FOR LIFTGATE PROBLEMS ON THE 2008-2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE INFORMATION I FOUND SAID THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL HAS THE ID: #12V062000 MY ODYSSEY'S VIN NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. SINCE I AM AFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL, I'D LIKE FOR THE RECALL TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN SO WE CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN FOR MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY IS: [XXX] HERE IS THE WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL: HTTP://WWW.THECARCONNECTION.COM/NEWS/1073272_2008-2009-HONDA-ODYSSEY-RECALLED-FOR-LIFTGATE-PROBLEM 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
#10839939March 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WIFE'S VAN FACTORY PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN LARGE CHUNKS. DEALERSHIP BLOWS IT OFF SAYING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THAT'S RIDICULOUS! I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837971February 24, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN DRIVE WITH BRAKE APPLIED, ON A CITY STREET AT A RED LIGHT, DRY CONDITIONS. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION/REVING/ENGINE SURGE OCCURRED--WITH SUCH FORCE THAT I INITIALLY THOUGHT I'D BEEN REAR-ENDED. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND PUT CAR IN PARK. FOR A MOMENT, IT SEEMED AS IF THE BRAKES FAILED--NOT SURE. SURGE CONTINUED FOR A NUMBER OF SECONDS, THEN SUBSIDED. HAD CAR TOWED. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, NO EVIDENCE OF EVENT IN COMPUTER HISTORY. I KNOW I DID NOT HIT BRAKES AND GAS SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND BESIDES, HONDA SAYS THERE'S A BUILT IN SAFETY DEVICE THAT LIMITS SURGE TO 30%--THIS WAS MORE MARKED. NO RUG PAD UNDER GAS PEDAL EITHER. EXPERIENCED DRIVER WITH IMPECCABLE RECORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824990February 8, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM HAVING CONDENSATION OF WATER COLLECT AND FILLING UP THE LEFT BACK UP LIGHT OF THE TAIL LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823389February 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONLY THE DRIVER WINDOW OPENS. WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE OR THE TWO BACK WINDOWS I ONLY HEAR A CLICK AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE SECURITY LOCK SWITCH IS NOT ENGAGED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH SEAMS TO BE THE "MASTER WINDOW SWITCH." IT COSTS ABOUT $200 FOR PARTS PLUS THE LABOR COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821102January 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM SINCE THE 2010 VSA/ABS MODULATOR RECALL. THEY SYSTEM CONTINUES TO HAVE A SOFT PEDAL WHICH REQUIRES PUMPUNG THE PEDAL TO GET EFFECTIVE BRAKING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOP DISTANCES. THE SYSTEM REQUIRES PERIODIC BLEEDING OF THE BRAKES DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES FROM HONDA DEALERS THAT THE SYSTEM IS/WAS FIXED CORRECTLY UNDER THE RECALL. THE VSA MODULATOR HAS NOW FAILED AND HONDA IS QUOTING OVER $1,600 TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM DESPITE ONGOING SERVICE DOCUMENTATION ILLUSTRATING THE SYSTEM APPARENTLY WAS NOT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL - AT LEAST NOT EFFECTIVELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819963January 13, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE POWER LIFT GATE STRUTS (?) STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE LIFT GATE TO COLLAPSE ON MY HEAD CAUSING A SMALL CUT. AFTER THEY STOPPED WORKING, THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT POWER LIFT OR STAY OPEN UNLESS YOU MANUALLY HELD IT OPEN. MY 2005 ODYSSEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS FIXED WITH A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10811610December 21, 2015
ENGINE
MY ENGINE IS USING OIL. IT USED 1 QUART OF OIL IN 2,826 MILES OF DRIVING AND 1/2 QUART IN THE NEXT 580 MILES. THE RATE OF OIL USE IS INCREASING. HONDA SAYS THESE ENGINES ARE PASSING OIL THRU THE RINGS ON 4 OF THE 6 CYLINDERS. HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OR ENGINE STARTS MISSING. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK THE OIL LEVEL TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT TO LOW. ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THERE ARE MANY ODYSSEYS DOING THIS. HONDA SOLD THIS VAN TO ME WITHOUT BEING TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER I BOUGHT THIS VAN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785495October 23, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR), BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780015October 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR STARTED BARKING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES. I PULLED OVER AND STARTED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN A TEN MINUTE PERIOD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VSA BUT HONDA FAILED TO NOTIFY ME. I WAS ALMOST HIT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765316September 20, 2015
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DTCS P3400 AND P3497 READ. NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. TOOK IT TO SUSSMAN HONDA WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE REAR ROCKER. I POINTED THEM TO TSB 11-033 BUT THEY SAID IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CO. AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. I FILED A COMPLAINT. ONLY LATER DID I DISCOVER TSB 13-031, WHICH SUSSMAN FOLLOWED BUT DID NOT READ THE DIAGNOSIS SECTION SINCE THE OIL LEVEL WAS BELOW THE DIPSTICK. ALMOST EXACTLY 3 MONTHS AND 4,000 MILES LATER CEL LIGHT COMES ON WITH DTCS P3400 AND P3497 AND OIL LEVEL IS BELOW THE DIPSTICK, THIS TIME THE CAR IS STARTING TO VIBRATE. AHC STILL CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A DESIGN FLAW AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALER THAT BURNING OIL IS NORMAL FOR THE "PRE-08 HONDAS WITH VCM" AND THAT WE SHOULD CHECK IT REGULARLY. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE HONESTY, I WISH THAT HONDA WOULD ADMIT THE ENGINEERING ISSUE AND FIX IT ONCE FOR ALL. USING THIS MUCH OIL CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764516September 17, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 73 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT CYLINDER HEAD, THE HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS OPENED, BUT FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDEDIN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V060000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 01/21/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762821September 10, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LIFTGATE STRUTS LEAKED GAS AND NOW LIFTGATE OF HONDA ODYSSEY IS HARD TO OPEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758909August 24, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR LIFTGATE PISTONS / LIFT SUPPORT PISTONS FAILING. HATCH CLOSES BY ITS SELF, HITTING / TRAPPING / CATCHING PERSON IN TRUNK AREA. HATCH VERY HEAVY! KEEP CHILDREN AWAY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748168August 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SPUN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DELAYED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, ARMS, AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000...UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10746217August 4, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER TO THE DOOR WAS TURNED OFF SO THAT IT COULD BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE DOOR CAME OFF IN HAND DURING NORMAL OPERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONICS. IT TOOK A MECHANIC, WITH HELP, ABOUT ONE HOUR TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WHICH IS NOW COMPLETELY NON-OPERATIONAL. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED, ANECDOTALLY, BY SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING A BODY SHOP OWNER, THAT THIS (AUTOMATED DOORS COMING OFF THE VEHICLE IN NORMAL OPERATION) IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES. IT OBVIOUSLY MAKES THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE UNSAFE UNTIL THE DOOR CAN BE SECURED, AND THE USE OF THE DOOR IS THEN PROHIBITED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734333July 15, 2015
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT FAILED TO INFLATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10733669July 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CAR HAS LARGE CHUNKS OF PAINT PEELING FROM THE ROOF AND TAILGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732580July 7, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE
REAR DOOR'S STRUTS DOES NOT WORK. THE HATCHBACK REAR DOOR SLAMS SHUT AND DOES NOT HOLD. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING STRUT DEFECT IN 2012. THE RECALLED ODYSSEYS WERE MANUFACTURED IN ALABAMA FACTORY WHERE OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. JUST WONDER WHY OUR VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS RECALL FOR 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 16 2012 NHTSA REFERENCE #12V062000 NUMBER AFFECTED 45,747 SUMMARY: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ODYSSEY VEHICLES, THE GAS-FILLED STRUTS THAT HELP TO RAISE AND SUPPORT THE LIFTGATE OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A POWER LIFTGATE SYSTEM MAY BE PRONE TO EARLY LIFE FAILURES DUE TO A MANUFACTURING FLAW. THE FLAW CAN RESULT IN A LEAK OF THE PRESSURIZED GAS, LEADING TO REDUCED STRUT PERFORMANCE. CONSEQUENCE: STRUTS WITH DIMINISHED PERFORMANCE CAN LEAD TO UNEXPECTED CLOSURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731795July 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY NOR AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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