Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10325156April 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAS BEEN SLIPPING GEARS AND HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DRIVING IN TRAFFIC JAM. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2010 AFTER DRIVING SOME 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXITED ON A RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHEN THE CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN ON THE RAMP. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED, THE ENGINE DIED. THEN I STARTED THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE STARTED WHEN IN PARKING OR IN NEUTRAL. HOWEVER, WHEN I SHIFTED TO DRIVE OR D1, D2 OR TO REAR, THE ENGINE ALWAYS SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, AFTER A DOZEN TIMES OR SO, I GOT LUCKY TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME, THE CAR JERKING AND ENGINE ON THE BRINK OF SHUTTING OFF AS I DROVE SOME 3 MILES BACK HOME AT 20 MPH. THE NEXT DAY, MARCH 1ST I COULD PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AT ALL. EACH AND EVERY TIME I SHIFTED FROM EITHER PARK OR NEUTRAL TO DRIVE OR REAR THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I TOWED THE CAR TO CARRS HONDA IN CHICAGO. DEALER CHECKED AND PERFORMED A RECALL ON THE SECOND GEAR BY INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. DEALER SAID MY TRANSMISSION HAS INTERNAL FAILURE AND SAID THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL OF THE SECOND GEAR. HOW CONVENIENT! I DID CONTACT HONDA AT THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE IN CA AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED BUT SINCE DEALER SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE RECALL, THEN I COULD NOT GET ANY FINANCIAL HELP FROM HONDA. I MANAGED TO GET PICTURE COPIES OF THE SECOND GEAR FROM MY DEALER AND WANTED TO GET PICTURES OF THE SAME 2ND GEAR AT A DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOP. HOWEVER, HONDA MADE IT CLEAR THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IT WILL ACCEPT PICTURES MADE BY NON-HONDA DEALER. THERE WERE NO CODES TO BE FOUND. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER AND HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. NOW I DO DRIVE THE CAR AND SO FAR IT SEEMS FINE. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST REPLACED ALL CLUTCHES, TORQUE CONVERTER, LINEAR SOLENOIDS, SHORTED GROUND WIRE IN PRNDL CIRCUIT, ETC. IT COST ME BUT I NEEDED THE CAR. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR
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#10325247April 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS WHICH HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS THE VEHICLE FORWARD AT SPEEDS OF 20-45 MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS YOU COULD BE DRIVING SLOWLY AT 15-20MPH IN SCHOOL ZONE AND THE TRANSMISSION JUDDERS AND JERKS THE VEHICLE FORWARD. HONDA IS MAKING CUSTOMERS SPEND $'S TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHES, HAVE DEALERSHIP DO SOFTWARE UPDATES AND CHANGE TORQUE CONVERTERS. NONE OF THESE WILL WORK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE VALUABLE LIVES ARE LOST LIKE WITH THE TOYOTA INCIDENT. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO ISSUE A FORMAL TRANSMISSION RECALL BECAUSE IT WOULD COST THEM HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS. THE US GOVERNMENT HAS A DUTY TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
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#10324925April 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HONDA ODYSSEY 2007, ONLY 12000 MILES ( OVER 3 YRS OF USE): REAR BRAKES ALREADY NEED REPLACEMENT INCLUDING ROTOR. VAN MOSTLY FOR HIGHWAY USE. *TR
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#10324660April 9, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHEN I OPENED THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE, IT GOT ALMOST COMPLETELY OPEN AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED WHILE MAKING A BEEPING SOUND. IT WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON MY HEAD IF I DIDN'T JUMP OUT OF THE WAY FAST ENOUGH. I TRIED IT AGAIN USING THE REMOTE AGAIN AND THEN W/ THE LIFTGATE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION. *TR
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#10324500April 8, 2010
STEERING
STEERING OF HONDA ODYSSEY (2005 EXL)BECOMES VERY STIFF AND MAKES IT VERY HARD TO MANEUVER SPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEED AND AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT FOR A WHILE. STARTED HAPPENING AFTER 40,000 MILES JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME STIFFER AND STIFFER. I AM WORRIED THAT IT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AS IT WORSEN FURTHER AND STARTS BECOMING EVEN STIFFER. MY WIFE PRIMARILY DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE IS STARTED TO HAVE A HARD TIME TAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEED. WORRIED ABOUT IT - I GOOGLED AND FOUND LOTS OF OTHER FELLOW ODYSSEY DRIVERS IN THE 2005 ONWARDS MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME LINKS ARE ATTACHED. HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/245W1-AFTER-DRIVING-MY-2005-ODYSSEY-THE-STEERING-BECOMES-VERY-STIFF HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/2006/STEERING/STIFFNESS_IN_STEERING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/HONDA/ODYSSEY/STEERING HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/2006/STEERING/STIFFNESS_IN_STEERING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/HONDA/ODYSSEY/STEERING HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?SOURCEID=NAVCLIENT&IE=UTF-8&RLZ=1T4GFRC_ENUS222US222&Q=ODYSSEY+2005+STEERING+IS+STIFF ALL HONDA OWNERS WOULD APPRECIATE IF NHTSA CAN INVESTIGATE THIS AS HONDA DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE OWNING UP TO THIS DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS SO FAR (THANK GOD). THANK YOU. *TR
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#10324529April 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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#10324594April 8, 2010
WHEELS
PLEASE TELL HONDA NOT TO SELL / MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE WHEEL LOCKS. MY HONDA DEALER SOLD BE A HONDA ODYSSEY VAN (BRAND NEW) WITH WHEEL LOCKS. THE WHEEL LOCKS WERE MANUFACTURED BY HONDA. THE WHEEL LOCKS HAVE GOT STUCK IN THE TIRE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE OUT. THIS BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, I AND 3 DIFFERENT TOW COMPANIES COULD NOT REMOVE THE WHEEL LOCK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALER. *TR
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#10324390April 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A PART RELATED TO TRANSMISSION AND CHARGED APPROX. $326 TO REPLACE IT. NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING AND NOW HONDA DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY REFUNDED MOST OF THE $326 AND OFFER A DISCOUNT ON A REPLACEMENT. THE REPLACEMENT HOWEVER IS A REBUILD OF THE SAME ONE THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL ONLY LAST A FEW YEARS AND POSSES THE SAME RISK AS THE OLD ONE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT YEARS 1999 TO 2003 HAVE MANY REPORTED CASES OF BAD TRANSMISSIONS. (I AM SURE NEW ONES WILL PILE UP AS THEY GAIN A SOME MILES) I AM ON A LIST AND AM RECEIVING E-MAILS OF NEW COMPLAINTS DAILY. NOT ONLY IS THIS WRONG BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT OR KILLED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO MUCH RESEARCH TO SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A MUCH BIGGER ISSUE THAN THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. *TR
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#10324169April 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAND NEW WITH WARRANTY AND AT 20,000 MILES STARTED COMPLAINING OF A WHINING OR HUMMING NOISE AFTER TRAVELING DISTANCES OVER 30 MINUTES LONG. THE WEATHER DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I COMPLAINED 5 SEPARATE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, EACH TIME BEING TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE. AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED AND AFTER MUCH TALK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA, THEY REPLACED IT COVERING 75% OF THE COST. THAT WAS IN OCTOBER 2009. ON MARCH 15, THE NOISE RETURNED AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ASSUMING IT WAS MY POWER STEERING PUMP. IT WAS MY POWER STEERING RACK WHICH AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS SEEMS TO BE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS ALL ALONG. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK AT A COST OF $1500. I HAVE TRIED TO GET HELP FROM HONDA, BUT THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR ALL MODELS 2005-2007 AND SOME 2008 MODELS FOR POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE AND A RECALL OF THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT OR MORE HONDA OWNERS ARE GOING TO RUN INTO THE ISSUE I HAVE. IF I DON'T REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK, FLUID COULD POUR OUT AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE ME TO LOSE STEERING AT ANY POINT. SO THAT IS WHY I AM HAVING IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH WAS REVISED IN 2007, IS BULLETIN NUMBER 07-005.*TR
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#10324195April 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE OF FRONT A/C CONDENSER BY A SUPPOSED "ROCK" IMPACT RESULTING IN LOSS OF REFRIGERANT AND A/C SERVICE. I CONTEND THIS IS RELATED TO DESIGN DEFECT OF THE FRONT BUMPERS AND LACK OF GRILL IN LARGE OPENING. HONDA PROVIDED NO COMPENSATION AND EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED BY STATING "DEALER STATED ROCK IMPACT IS CONSIDERED A COLLISION UNDER WARRANTY" A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH MANY MODELS OF HONDA, NOT JUST ODYSSEY. *TR
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#10324278April 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN 2003 FROM 1ST OWNER -- DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING FAULTY TRANSMISSION - NOW HAVE 150K MILES AND TRANSMISSION FAILING -- STOPS IN TRAFFIC - DEALERSHIP AND USA HONDA NON-COOPERATIVE WITH REGARD TO GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE OR OTHERWISE --. *TR
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#10324201April 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO (IN DEALER'S WORDS) "A CRACK OR POROUS METAL CASING." THIS IS AT LEAST THE THIRD REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. TWO PREVIOUS EPISODES OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE WERE DEEMED BY THE DEALER "CAUSED BY A LOOSE BOLT." THE FIRST TIME SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE DELIVERY BOLT WAS TIGHTEN, SECOND TIME BOLT WAS TIGHTEN AND SET WITH LOCK TIGHT WHICH REQUIRED OVERNIGHT STAY AT DEALER SERVICE CENTER. THIRD TIME, ENTIRE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED- BEING COVERED UNDER DEALER SUPPLIED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WITH A $25 DEDUCTIBLE. *TR
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#10324365April 7, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,300. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF UPDATED 05/12/11
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#10324120April 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS HONDA ODYSEE 2009 I PURCHASE THIS UNIT U=IN TRIANGLE DEALERS IN P.R. AND MY UNIT HAVE A DIFFICULT IN THE FRONT WITH THE PUNTA DE EJE Y TIENE QUE REEMPLAZARLA MY HUSBAND PAID FOR SECURITY BUMPER TO BUMPER AND HE SEVICE IS BAD I WAITING UP JANUARY AND THIS PIECE NO ARRIVE BECAUSE TRIANGLE TALK ME AND SAID AMERICAN HONDA WORKED ORDER OF NOVEMBER 2009 AND MY UNIT CONTINUE WITH DEFECT I NEED HELP BECAUSE IS VERY ICONVENIENT THAT THIS UNIT IS NEW. I CALLNG AND THIS CALL TO DEALER ALWAYS IS NEGATIVE PLEASE CHEK THIS UNIT. *TR
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#10324136April 6, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CAR PULLED VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT AND COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10323767April 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
POWER LIFTGATE CLOSES UNEXPECTEDLY EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED ON MODEL YEAR 2006 ODYSSEY TOURING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER OPERATED REAR LIFTGATE. VEHICLE OWNER HIT IN HEAD BY CLOSING LIFTGATE. RIGHT POWER LIFTGATE GAS STRUT HAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY AND FAILS TO HOLD THE POWER LIFTGATE IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION. PARTS REPLACED BY DEALER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10323804April 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 80000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING. HONDA SAID IT WOULD COST $2,000-2,500 TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLY A TORQUE PROBLEM. PER ODY BLOGS MANY OTHER ODY OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10323676April 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I PURCHASED USED IN 2008. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, ON AN INCLINE WHEN MY ODYSSEY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE ROLLING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL UNTIL I FOUND A DRIVEWAY TO TURN AROUND IN. ON THE WAY HOME THE CAR JERKED AND JUMPED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. *TR
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0
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#10323467April 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,650.
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#10323254March 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS CLEANING MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WHEN I NOTICED AFTER LIFTING UP THE HOOD OF THE MINIVAN THAT THE GROUNDING STRAP FROM THE ENGINE CHASSIS WAS NOT ATTACHED TO A NON-PAINTED SURFACE ON THE CHASSIS. THE SURFACE THAT THE STRAP WAS ATTACHED TO WAS PAINTED THE SAME COLOR AS THE MINIVAN. I TOOK OUT MY OHMMETER AND MEASURED ABOUT 100 AND 200 MILLIOHMS FROM LUG TO CHASSIS AT TWO DIFFERENT POINTS. THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED BY ELECTRICAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND E3 STANDARDS. THIS FLAW COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND E3 ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE.
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