Honda Odyssey Complaints

12,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10074650June 2, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOOR HANDLES OF THE SLIDING DOORS OF MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN HAVE BROKEN AT LEAST ONCE, POSSIBLY TWICE, SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP FROM THE DEALER. THE DOORS HAVE A TENDENCY TO "STICK", MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN. AND OPENING EITHER OF THE SLIDING DOORS WHEN IN SUCH CONDITION MAY AND DOES CAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE TO BREAK AND BECOME USELESS. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I DO SEND MY VEHICLE TO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS THE RECORDS OF FILE OF THESE INCIDENTS WITH THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. I ALSO HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE, AND THEY TOO HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074672June 2, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WIFE REAR ENDED WHILE PARKED AT RED LIGHT. OTHER CAR TRAVELLING 40-45 MPH WHEN IT STRUCK HER CAR. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING HER RIBS AND SOFT TISSUES TO BE INJURED. CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN TOTALLED BY INSURANCE, IT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. WE WONDER IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE IN THESE CARS, A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10074436May 28, 2004
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT HER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND IS STAYED ON. ALSO, SHE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON BEFORE, BUT WENT OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR IT, AND IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 4 DAYS TO GET THE PART. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074388May 27, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR SENSOR FAILED. AS A RESULT A REAR PASSENGER'S HAND WAS SHUT IN THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10074258May 25, 2004
SEATS
WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073063May 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1)DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 70 MPH, ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE INTERSTATE IN TN.2)ENGINE QUITS WITHOUT WARNING. STRUGGLE TO GET TO THE SIDE ACROSS 2 LANES OF HEAVY SEMI TRAFFIC. VAN RESTARTS. ARRIVE HOME, WILL NOT START. *AK 3) REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072930May 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2-YEAR OLD, 50,000 MILE, HONDA ODYSSEY WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP FOR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, INTERMITTENT TCS LIGHT ON, 'D' LIGHT BLINKING, SHIFTING PROBLEMS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, WHEREIN RPMS RUN HIGH. THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS RECALLED AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNRELATED TO THE RECALL, AND STILL REQUIRES A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 75,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH AUTOMOTIVE WARRANTY SERVICES, INC. (1-800-621-2130) THAT COVERS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANY REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED. THEY REFUSE TO LISTEN TO THE ACTUAL DETAILS OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH A HEAT BUILDUP AND 'BLUING'. THE WARRANTY SERVICE JUST SEES THE WORD 'TRANSMISSION', AND BELIEVES THAT IT IS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MEANWHILE, THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT SUFFER FROM THE HEAT BUILDUP PROBLEM, AND HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. SO, OUR CAR SITS AT LANDMARK HONDA, VIRGINIA WITH NEITHER PARTY WANTING TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT RECOURSE DOES THE CONSUMER HAVE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072839May 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSIONIS FAILING ON MY 3-YEAR-OLD HONDA ODYSSEY AT 65,500 MILES. HONDA ADMITS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WILL NOT DO IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAY THE VEHICLE IS A "GRAY MARKET" CAR. IT WAS PRODUCED IN CANADA LIKE ALL OTHER 2001 ODYSSEY'S AND "IMPORTED" TO THE USA ONE-YEAR-OLD WITH 18,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT USED. HONDA SAYS THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER THEIR NEWLY ANNOUNCED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE IT WAS INTENDED TO BE DRIVEN IN CANADA. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT CANADIAN ROADS WERE SO DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN MINNESOTA. I ASKED IF THAT MEANT THAT THEY WERE IMPLYING THAT I DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL. THEY SAID "OH NO, BUT "BROKERS" BRING THESE CARS IN FROM CANADA BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE USA AND THE PRICES ARE LESS IN CANADA." SOMEHOW IT IS MY FAULT THAT HONDA USA PRICE FIXING CREATES A GRAY MARKET? DOES THE VEHICLE NOT SAY HONDA ALL OVER IT? WAS IT NOT MADE ON THE SAME LINE IN THE SAME PLANT WITH THE SAME PARTS AS ALL OF THE OTHER 2001 ODYSSEY'S? IS CORPORATE DIVISIONAL INFIGHTING PUTTING ME THE CONSUMER IN THE MIDDLE? THEY MAKE A DEFECTIVE TRANNY AND NOW THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. HONDA HAD A STERLING REPUTATION UNTIL THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE STARTED TO SURFACE. A QUALIFIED TRANSMISSION SHOP RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT IS A SAFTEY HAZZARD AND COULD LOCK-UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DO THEY REALLY THINK IF SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS THEY WON'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN COURT? THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR POOR PRODUCT QUALITY. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET ME TO GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME HIGH AND DRY WITH A $5,000 FIX-IT BILL (DEALER QUOTE) ON A 3-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR. SEEMS FRAUDULENT TO ME! THIS IS A DISASTER IN THE MAKING AND MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE AN INNOCENT LIFE IS LOST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073693May 17, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072778May 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR OCCASIONALLY "REVS" (LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL) AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS. DEALER TOLD US THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT RECALL AND THAT THAT RECALL WAS A "PREVENTATIVE" MEASURE IN ANY EVENT. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THEIR TESTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072559May 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
BACK IN FALL OF 2003 WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THEN AGAIN IN MAY 2004 WE NEEDED ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD 2 NEW TRANSMISSIONS BUILT INTO OUR CAR. ALSO NOW WE HAVE AN 02CENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR SENSOR INSTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073505May 11, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE LOCKS WILL WORK NORMALLY, AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073468May 11, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN AND CAME OFF THE DOOR TRACK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064770May 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. THE BRAKES CLICKED WHEN BEING APPLIED. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073354May 10, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL DRIVER SEAT WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073425May 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES ALL THE INDICATOR DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC, SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEN SHE STATES THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THIS TIME SHE STATES THEY TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS HER ALTERNATOR, WHICH THEY REPLACED. THEN SHE STATES ON 4/16/04, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME SHE HEARD A FUNNY NOISE. SHE STATES THAT HER SPOUSE, THEN GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LIFTED THE HOOD. THERE HE FOUND THAT THE SERPERTINE BELT HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072275May 7, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERMITTENTLY BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068362May 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I HAD MY CAR PARK AT WORK. AT 4:30 WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK I WALKED TO MY CAR OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR. I CLOSED THE DOOR AND HEARD A WINDOW SHATTER AND IT BLOW OUT OF THE CAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE WINDOW THAT SHATTERED WAS THE PASSANGER SIDED SLIDING DOOR. I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT GLASS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRENTY BY HONDA. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT IT TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS A DEFECT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE PLAYING THE BLAME GAME. I HAD THE UNIVERSITY POLICE WRITE UP AN INCIDENT REPORT AND HAVE PICTURES OF THE WINDOW RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW TOMORROW 5-6-04 AND WILL COST APPROX $359.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068294May 4, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
3RD ROW PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT LOCK UP, SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. SEAT BEAT WAS NOT BUCKLED BUT A SMALL CHILD MANAGED TO GET ENTAGLED IN THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT CINCHED TIGHTER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE SEAT BELT AROUND THE CHILD'S ABDOMEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE CHILD HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE PULLED DOWN OR RETRACTED TO RELEASE CHILD FROM THE SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT TO RELEASE CHILD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071999May 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONGOING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING, AND TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ECM AND THE PCM IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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