Honda Odyssey Complaints
12,890 consumer complaints on file.
- #736207November 13, 2000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REGARDLESS OF HUMIDITY LEVEL, I GET A HORRIBLE STATIC/ELECTRICAL SHOCK EVERY TIME I EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER GAVE ME A HONDA FACT SHEET WITH SUGGESTIONS I.E. USE STATIC GUARD, GROUND WITH KEY IN IGNITION, SPRAY WITH SCOTCH GUARD, HOWEVER, NOTHING REDUCES THE SHOCK! I HATE DRIVING THIS VAN. HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS. AFTER SPEAKING TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS, THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT JUST LIVE WITH IT. IT IS HORRIBLE!*AK
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- 0
- Deaths:
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- #736168November 12, 2000TIRES
THIS IS A 50,000 MILE TIRE THAT HAS SEPERATING BELTS AFTER ONLY 26,000 MILES. I FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AROUND 12,000 MILES, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A "BALANCING" PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO ALSO ARE REPLACING THESE TIRES DUE TO BELT PROBLEMS. (TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )
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- 0
- Deaths:
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- #736118November 10, 2000LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. LATCH FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE APPEARS TO PARTIALLY UNLATCHED, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE PULLED OPEN. CHILDREN CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. ALSO GAS TANK DOOR IS STUCK OPEN, WHEN MANUALLY CLOSING IT THE ELECTRIC LOCKS LOCK THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE! IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOCK YOURSELF OUT OF THE CAR.*AK
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- #736003November 8, 2000AIR BAGS
SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AN SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. WILL COST $780 TO INSTALL NEW SRS CONTROL UNIT.*AK
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #735973November 8, 2000TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT 55MPH. ABLE TO GET TO ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT INJURY BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER. CALLED GOODYEAR, THEY SAID THAT "NO GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. GOODYEAR SHOP GAVE PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT OF TIRE BUT SAID THAT THIS MODEL NO LONGER MANUFACTERED. BUMPER STILL NOT REPAIRED. AS PER NEWS MEDIA, GOODYEAR HAS A "SILENT RECALL " FOR CERTAIN 15INCH TIRES.IF SO,THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUMPER DAMAGE.I AM ALSO CONCERNED IF REMAINING TIRES POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MKURHKUR09 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #874541November 7, 2000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MULTIPLEX CONTROLLER THAT CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHT OF INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS, CAUSING POOR VISIBIITY. CANNOT SEE GAUGES AT NIGHT. *AK
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #735860November 6, 2000SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHETHER YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT LANE.*AK
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #557378November 3, 2000SUSPENSION
VAN SERVICED FOR 7500/6 MONTH SERVICE, BY DEALERSHIP. VAN HAS HAD A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE RIGHT EVER SINCE. VAN BACK AT DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES(7/6,7/19 & 8/20/2000) TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECT, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *CJ
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- 0
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- #735681November 3, 2000AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS & SRS LIGHTS ON. DEALER CLAIMS SYSTEM FAILURES WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. YOUR DATABASE SHOWS 11 PREVIOUS SIMILIAR REPORTS. THE SRS COMPONENT WAS RECALLED ON THE SAME YEAR ACCORD. IS THERE A CONNECTION? PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *AK
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- No
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #785215November 1, 2000STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE STICK, ON ONE OCCASION THE OUTSIDE HANDLE BROKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE DOORS OPEN. *SLC
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- Injuries:
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- #874242October 31, 2000STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ERRATIC POWER LOCK OPERATION, INTERMITTENTLY LOCK WOULD UNLOCK BY ITSELF AFTER LOCKING BY PANEL CONTROL OR REMOTE. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN APPROXIMATELY 6" AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN, WOULD WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND AND MADE SOME REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #735401October 29, 2000AIR BAGS
MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $700. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP TO GET ANOTHER OPIONION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THIS MAN WAS PREVIOUSLY A SHOP FOREMAN AT A HONDA DEALER AND SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL AND ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA CUST. SERVICE FOR A POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN MY REPAIR AMOUNT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. SAID THEY WOULD PAY 25% OF THE REPAIR COSTS, BUT THEY TECHNICALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN MANAGEMENT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY. I SEE FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I COULD DO TO GET HONDA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM.
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #735126October 25, 2000SUSPENSION:FRONT
VAN PULLS SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RIGHT. HONDA ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 6 TIMES STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WE FILED THE LEMON LAW AND WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE ON PROBLEMS LIKE OURS. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: N/A)
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #785041October 24, 2000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERIES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START.*ET
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- #873707October 24, 2000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
REPORTING A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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- #873713October 24, 2000STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS ARE STILL UNLATCHING.RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OFF IN 1999. RECALL ID#99V159000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL#99054. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK
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- #734928October 23, 2000STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER DOORS WILL "STICK" AND NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 15-20 TIMES. ALWAYS IN HOT WEATHER. HAS BEEN REPORTED ALL TIMES TO LOCAL DEALER. DEALER CLAIMS MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. SUGGESTED AND PUT ON TWO SIDED TAPE. DOORS FUNCTIONED FOR AWHILE BUT ARE BEGINNING TO STICK AGAIN. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO HELP. IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR IS THE ONE I HAVE THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM?*AK
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #873547October 23, 2000LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VAN IS TURNED OFF SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. KEYLESS ENTRY WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *AK
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- Injuries:
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- #873377October 19, 2000LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHEN LOCKED OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. IF AN OCCUPANT IS NOT RESTRAINT MAY FALL OUT. HAVE NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
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- #873113October 17, 2000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
RECALL 00V183000. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN AUGUAT 2000.*AK
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