Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10366386November 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXTREME PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ON A DOWNHILL ROAD AT THE SAME TIME THE CLUTCH SHUDDERED, IT NOT ONLY SHUDDERED, BUT IT MADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKE AND RATTLE AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART. SCARED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON LONG RUN. ALSO VEHICLE SHAKES SOMETIMES DURING NORMAL BRAKING ACTION. *TR
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#10365751November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE. HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO USE THE GEAR SHIFTER AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
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#10365876November 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER. THROUGH VARIOUS RESEARCH, I HAVE BEGUN TO SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM - THERE WAS A SAFETY BULLETIN (09-053) PUBLISHED FOR THE 07 AND 08 MODEL. *TR
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#10365591November 13, 2010
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE FOUND 1000+ PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND YET CANNOT FIND THAT HONDA HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AUDIO FOR THE WIRELESS DVD INPUT STOPS AFTER 10 - 20 MINUTES OF WATCHING A DVD. IT JUST STARTS TO BUZZ AND FAILS TO WORK. I HAVE FOUND THREADS WHERE SOME HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CHARGING FOR THE FIX WHILE OTHERS ARE. THE AUDIO WORKS ON THE WIRELESS HEADPHONES ON ALL OTHER INPUTS (AM/FM, CD, AUX) JUST NOT DVD. *TR
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#10365506November 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS MALFUNCTION IN TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10365533November 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 87000 MILES LYNNWOOD HONDA DEALER SOLD AND INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3600. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN LESS THAN A YEAR AT 37000 MILES. I BELIEVE THEY INSTALLED A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HONDA SAYS THEY WON'T ASSIST ME. RESULTS: I LOST $3600 DOLLARS ON THE REPAIR. PLUS I HAVE A VAN WORTH $7000(KBB) THAT DOESN'T WORK. TOTAL LOSS $11000. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10365402November 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE DURING SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT GAIN TRACTION. ROLLING BACKWARD AT AN INCLINE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. ENGINE SPEEDS UP, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT, AND WHEN IT DOES FINALLY ENGAGE THE SHIFT IS EXTREMELY ROUGH, WITH A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER. OBDII CODE INDICATES A P0740 (TCC ENABLE SOLENOID CIRCUIT ELECTRICAL) PROBLEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 119,344 MILES. I'VE DISCOVERED THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT, AND HAVE ISSUED SEVERAL EXTENDED WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 1999-2002 HONDA ODYSSEYS, YET THEY HAVE NEVER ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR
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#10365213November 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. AGAIN. THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED BY HONDA UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AROUND 60,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO). SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED THE OTHER DAY WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. CLEARLY, HONDA DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT CORRECTED THE DESIGN FLAW. RATHER, THEY INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. HONDA WAS FULLY AWARE AT THE TIME THEY FACED A DESIGN FLAW - BUT INSTALLED A FLAWED TRANSMISSION ANYHOW. THIS WAS DONE MOST LIKELY KNOWING THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD "ON AVERAGE" MAKE IT AT LEAST THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND BECOME THE OWNERS PROBLEM AFTERWARDS. I, PERSONALLY, CONSIDER SUCH BEHAVIOR POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT. THAT IS, INSTALLING SOMETHING THAT KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND SUBJECT TO EARLY FAILURE RELATIVE TO WHAT THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF THE SYSTEM IS AS MEASURED AGAINST THE NORM AND WITHIN STATISTICAL REASON. I AM AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND OUTCOME (MINOR EXTENSION OF WARRANTY). I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT SIMPLY FOR RECORD AND OUT OF DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HONDA'S ACTIONS. *TR
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#10365259November 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BREAKDOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. THE CAR LITERALLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, RENDERING THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLE. WE NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. MY CAR HAS 83,000 AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED INCLUDING TRANSMISSION POWER FLUSHES. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. AT 40,000 THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO REPLACE THAT TRANSMISSION FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE HONDA DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN AND WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS. ABOUT 40,000 MILES LATER THE SECOND TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED DEAD. HAD I BEEN ON THE PARKWAY OR TURNPIKE I WOULD NOT BE HERE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. THE NEW TRANSMISSION WILL COST OVER $3000. NHTSA MUST STOP THIS CORPORATION FROM IGNORING THEIR LIABILITY AND MAKE THEM RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL ODYSSEY OWNERS FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE A FAMILY IS KILLED. AFTER ALL THIS IS A FAMILY VAN! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10365100November 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SHE MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT BETWEEN THE POWER LOSS AND THE NOISE STARTING TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SHE WAS NERVOUS. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GENTILE HONDA IN RACINE WI. THEY REPORTED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WAS PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHEN THE COIL-PACK "POPPED". I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A MATERIAL FAILURE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD WHICH CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG THREADS TO FAIL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE COIL-PACK SHORTING TO GROUND ON THE HEAD, AND CAUSING AN OVER-CURRENT CONDITION THROUGH THE COIL WHICH CAUSED THE COIL-PACK TO EXPLODE. GENTILE HONDA WANTS TO DO A MACHINIST REPAIR ON THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE IT'S STILL ON THE ENGINE ($730.42). NORTH AMERICAN HONDA WANTS TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER WITH SOME MONETARY ASSISTANCE FOR A TOTAL OF $1500. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT CAUSED BY HONDA'S PART VENDOR. GENTILE HONDA CLAIMS THE COIL-PACK PULLED THE PLUG OUT OF THE ALUMINUM HEAD. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN AS THE TENSILE/SHEAR STRENGTH OF THE PLASTIC COIL-PACK IS FAR LESS THAN THE TENSILE/SHEAR STRENGTH OF THE ALUMINUM ALLOY HEAD. THE ATOMIZED FUEL BEING ADDED TO THE CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE BY BEING IGNITED AS IT WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER THROUGH THE SPARK PLUG HOLE. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10365141November 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V055000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCH-BACK LIFT-GATE SUPPORT) IN JUNE 2010. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2010, THE CONTACT OPENED THE LIFT GATE WHICH FELL ON HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE PART. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
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#10365044November 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2ND FAULTY TRANSMISSION! MY STORY ECHOES MANY OTHERS (E.G. ODI 10354768) IN THAT MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER 5 YEARS/65K MILES (EXTENDED MFG WARRANTY COVERED THAT ONE) AND NOW ANOTHER NEW ONE AFTER 5 MORE YEARS, 60K MILES (NOT COVERED BY HONDA; REBUILT THROUGH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND AAMCO). SO FRUSTRATING, EXPENSIVE, AND MIMICKED BY OTHER HONDA OWNERS' EXPERIENCE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO BEND HONDA'S MGMT TO THE CUSTOMER'S SIDE? *TR
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#10365969November 8, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE A/C CONDENSER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO IT BEING PUNCTURED FROM EVERY DAY WEAR AND TEAR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A PROTECTIVE SHIELD OVER THE UNIT TO PROTECT IT FROM FURTHER DAMAGE. I FEEL THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE $678.81 THAT I HAVE SPENT HAVING THESE CONDENSERS REPLACED.
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#10364338November 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT ON PALISADES PARKWAY LEAVING MY WIFE AND FRIEND STRANDED ON THE ROAD. THEY WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CARE HAD TO BE LEFT PARTIALLY ON THE ROADWAY UNTIL HELPED ARRIVED. THERE WAS LITTLE WARNING BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT. MY WIFE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE IT TOTALLY WENT LEAVING MY WIFE WITH NO POWER TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. THE CAR DID WHINED AT TIMES BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. *TR
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#10364366November 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO WEEKS AGO, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN TO MANIFEST A DELAY AS IT SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, AND THEN FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS DELAY QUICKLY WORSENED AND WAS CHARACTERIZED BY A SUDDEN DECREASE IN POWER, A POWERLESS LULL, THEN A SUDDEN REVVING....FINALLY, A JARRING CLUNK AS IT SHIFTED INTO THE NEXT GEAR. AN OBSERVER ALSO SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR AS MY CAR PASSED BY. THE SLOW AND IRREGULAR ACCELERATION AND CLUNK ARE CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. MY LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD ME ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010 THAT MY CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR. HAVE MAINTAINED IT VERY WELL, AND IT ONLY HAS 84,500 MILES ON IT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10364251November 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I BOUGHT WITH 119K MILES ON IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT SERVICED BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT AROUND 60K AND NOW AT 170K MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 25K, ONE AT 120K AND ANOTHER AT 145K. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, TWO FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN 170K MILES IN UNACCEPTABLE! *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10364293November 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY (80K MILES) AND FEW DAYS BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND NEITHER HONDA NOR THE DEALER WOULD PAY ANY OF IT. SEARCHING IN THE WEB, NOW I SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY SUCH CASES- SO THIS SEEM LIKE A KNOWN ISSUE AND SO I'D LIKE HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE OR GIVE SOME FINANCIAL ASSIST AT THE LEAST. IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO GET HELP? THANKS. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10364196November 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FELT STRONG VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES AT 50 MPH. THE VIBRATIONS IS FELT STRONGER AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE. IT CAUSING A HIGH VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. NO CRASHES AT THIS TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IS ON WARRANTY, DEALER INFORMED DEFECTIVE ROTORS AND ROTORS WERE UNEVEN AND NEED RESURFACE, ROTORS ARE COVERED BY WARRANTY FOR JUST 10KMILES, VEHICLE HAS 20K MILES, DEALER BLAMES BAD ROTORS ON BAD DRIVING. I BELIEVE THEY ARE WRONG I HAVE TWO OTHER HONDA AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS AT THAT EARLY STAGE OF DRIVING MILEAGE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10363956November 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX: TRANSMISSION DROPPED "SLAMMED" INTO LOWER GEAR WHEN DECELERATING BELOW 40 MPH. OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT MORE HARSHLY AS TIME PROGRESSED. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT WAS JUST OVER 117,000. HONDA DEALER REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363994November 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. SHE HAD TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES HARDER IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO BLEED HER BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,300.
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No
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0
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