Honda Odyssey Complaints (2004)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10553225November 21, 2013
ENGINE
I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AND OIL CHANGE AND ITS 60,000 MILE CHECK UP. I WAS TOLD TWO OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE CRACKED AND/OR BROKEN. ABOUT $900 TO REPLACE BOTH OF THEM. UPON LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ODYSSEYS AT ABOUT THAT MILEAGE AROUND THAT YEAR. WITH SO MANY WITH THE PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551822November 11, 2013
SUSPENSION, ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
I STARTED LEASING HONDA ODYSSEY 2004 FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2004 FOR 3 YEARS, HAS NOT ANY PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IN THAT PERIOD (WARRANTY PERIOD). I BOUGHT AFTER LEASE AND ALL PROBLEMS STARTED. 1): RADIO STOPPED WORKING, HONDA REPLACED "FREE" BECAUSE I BOUGHT ADDITIONAL 2 YEAR WARRANTY WITH $100 DEDUCTIBLE, 2): BACK SIDE WINDOW ALSO STOPPED ON OPEN POSITION, HONDA FIXED FOR $100 DEDUCTIBLE, (PAST 4 YEARS BOTH SIDE WINDOWS DOESN'T WORK), 3): (ONE OF MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR BLUE COLOR ODYSSEY'S THIS YEAR), PAINT STARTED PEELING FROM HOOD, ROOF, UNDER GLASS OF BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS, AROUND BACK BOTH SIDE WINDOWS AND WHOLE PAINT ON TAILGATE, HONDA COVERED ONLY HOOD, ROOF AND AROUND BACK BOTH SIDE WINDOWS, WHEN ASKED TO PAINT REST OF PLACES THEY SAID DON'T HAVE INSTRUCTION ABOUT OTHER SPOTS FROM HONDA (ITS WAS VERY FUNNY, LIKE: "DOCTOR KNOW BETTER, ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE"), NOW HONDA OFFERS ME FOR PAINT IT WITH DISCOUNTED PRICE. 4) TRANSMISSION FAILS, COULDN'T GET ANY GEAR UNTIL RESETTING FROM HOLE TOP OF STEERING WILL,CHANGING TRANS OIL DIDN'T RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM (THIS WHAT MECHANIC TOLD ME) IN HONDA DEALERSHIP 5) IN 2011 ON SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CHANGE ALL ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT SHOCKS FOR $2500, HYDRAULIC ENGINE MOUNT GOT LEAK AND BROKE OTHER MOUNTS, I BOUGHT ALL ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT SHOCKS FOR $700 AND CHANGED MY SELF....NOW SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT....I GUESS ITS TOO MANY DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS FOR THIS CAR....BTW I'M A FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS ODYSSEY AND GOT ONLY 96K MILES ON IT.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551100November 6, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
AS MY HUSBAND ACCELERATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER. HE COULD GIVE THE ENGINE GAS BUT COULD NOT MANAGE THE CAR. SOMEHOW HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR AROUND AND GET THE CAR BACK TO OUR MECHANIC. HE CHECKED IT OUT AND DETERMINED THAT INDEED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548968October 22, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY, BOUGHT IT USED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 WITH 79,766 MILE. NOW AT 91,160 MILE, IT'S HAVING MAJOR ISSUES. ON OCTOBER 12, 2013, WE DROVE THE VAN TO THE STORE AND BACK HOME JUST FINE. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH WHEN WE TRIED TO DRIVE THE VAN AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT REVERSE OR DRIVE AT ALL. THE ENGINES STARTS UP JUST FINE IN PARKING AND IN NEUTRAL GEAR. AS SOON AS THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED TO D OR R, THE ENGINES STALLED. PLUS THE D DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT OWNERS OF 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. ON OCTOBER 22, I CALLED TO HONDA AMERICA TO SEE IF I CAN GET SOME ASSISTANCE FOR HELPING WITH THE REPAIR. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THAT SAME MORNING, I HAD OUR ODYSSEY VAN TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER DROVE A CAR THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL. IF HONDA DOESN'T ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIR, THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA I WILL EVER BUY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545085September 24, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RECEIVED NEWS FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT ALL 4 ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN FOR A COST OF $925. WHEN LOOKING FOR PARTS HAPPEN TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF CHATTER REGARDING ENGINE MOUNTS ON SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THE ODYSSEY. LESSON LEARNED... PERHAPS CHECK THIS SITE BEFORE BUYING ANY VEHICLE. SEEMS HONDA SHOULD COVER SOME OF THE COST AT LEAST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544124September 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 2ND GEAR WITH A SLIGHT LOAD I.E. GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL. IF YOU ACCELERATE THE SLIPPING/SHUDDER GOES AWAY. HONDA WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE ME SPECIFIC INFORMATION AS TO THE VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THEIR 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL BUT COULD ONLY TELL ME MY VIN WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SECOND GEAR SLIPPING FAILURE WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE, THE INFORMATION I READ STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH OIL FLOW TO THE SECOND GEAR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMS THE 2004 RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED MORE VIN NUMBERS. MY VEHICLE HAS HIGH MILEAGE NOW AND IS OUTSIDE HONDA'S ASSISTANCE PARAMETERS BUT IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL MAYBE MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543823September 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT WERE IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537440August 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY WOULD FREQUENTLY FALL OUT OF THE LOCK, OR GET STUCK IN THE LOCK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE INTERLOCK LEVER IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE WERE UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BRING OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS OUR SOLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. WHILE I WAS AWAY IN CALIFORNIA ATTENDING MY AUNT'S MEMORIAL, THE KEY TO THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FUNCTION WHETHER IN PARK OR OTHERWISE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER BROKE THE KEY OFF IN THE LOCK TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BECAUSE THE SWITCH WOULD NOT PROPERLY RELEASE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TO APPLY THE RECALL REPAIR TO THE INTERLOCK LEVER *AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH* PER THE RECALL NOTICE. AFTER REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE DECIDED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PART OF THE REPAIR COST, EVEN THOUGH THE NOTICE CLEARLY STATES THAT REPAIRS TO THE INTERLOCK LEVER AND *ANY NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH* SHOULD BE COVERED AT NO COST. [XXX] IN THE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATE (HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME HIS LAST NAME, BUT INDICATED THAT HE WAS THE ONLY [XXX] IN THAT DIVISION) AND [XXX] AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CROWN HONDA OF GREENSBORO, BOTH REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REPAIR AND FORCED US TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE REPAIR IN ORDER TO RELEASE MY VAN. THE RECALL NOTICE CLEARLY STATES THAT NOT ONLY THE FAULTY INTERLOCK LEVER BUT ANY NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT WAS STILL SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE THAT THIS WOULD BE COVERED AT NO COST. APPARENTLY, HONDA DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT HAS TO HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MINOR MECHANICAL ISSUES EXISTING IN THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY. 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
#10535083August 13, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON; HONDA DEALER TALKS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND ASKING IT TO BE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT COST: $6500 I HEARD THAT MANY OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED THAT HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IS HAVING CRITICAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUILT BETWEEN YEAR 1999 TO 2004. TRANSMISSION BECAME DEFECTIVE WITH NO REASON, SO MUCH FRUSTRATED AS VEHICLE HAS HARDLY DONE 100K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534223August 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND FORCED TO PULL OVER. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY OTHER CARS ALSO ENTERING THE FREEWAY. HONDA ODYSSEYS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THIS BODY STYLE 1999 TO 2004 ARE DEFECTIVE. FROM MY READINGS A LARGE QUANTITY OF THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILED AT 80,000 SO AT LEAST WE MADE IT TO 125,000 MILES. I REGULARLY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. SPENT $3200 AT AAMCO GETTING IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533851August 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONE MONTH LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532212July 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAR SEEMED TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGNAL. TRIED TO PULL AWAY WHEN LIGHT WAS GREEN, BUT REMAINED STATIONARY AFTER PRESSING ON GAS/ACCELERATOR THREE TO FOUR TIMES. FINALLY WAS ABLE CREEP ALONG UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A BANK PARKING LOT. HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED ;PROBLEM AS FAULTY TRANSMISSION DUE TO OVERHEATED/BURNTOUT OF SOLENOIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525842July 19, 2013
STRUCTURE
THE MIDNIGHT BLUE PAINT IS PEELING. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF HONDA'S 2008 RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM IN 2012 I THEN WENT TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HONDA SAID THAT IT WAS PAST THE WINDOW OF TIME IN WHICH HONDA WOULD RESTORE THE PAINT JOB AT THEIR EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THEY DID NOT CARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525381July 17, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TWO SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF WITHOUT CORROSION OR SCRATCH. AREAS AFFECTED: HOOD, ROOF, NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS AND SLIDING DOORS. THE PEELING ARE MAJOR ON THE ROOF. THIS SEEMS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DARK BLUE HONDA ODYSSEYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT SAID BECAUSE IT'S 9 YEARS OLD THEY WEREN'T OBLIGATED TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524350July 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
DURING THE SUMMER OF 2012 I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FACING THE SUN. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE SRS (AIR BAG WARNING) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS I DROVE THE 3 MILES TO MY HOME THE LIGHT STAYED ON. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT TWO TIMES. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THEN. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HONDA DEALER MECHANIC CHECKED THE CAR AND INDICATED THAT NO CODES APPEARED IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM TO INDICATE THAT THE SRS LIGHT EVER CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524053July 10, 2013
STRUCTURE
ABOUT MAY 2013, I NOTICED THE PAINT PEELING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS. WHEN I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN AT HONDA ROSEVILLE, HE JUST SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. IT CAN'T BE WEAR AND TEAR IN THE UPPER FRAME OF THE WINDOWS. IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED SOON, THE PAINT WILL CONTINUE PEELING UP TO THE ROOF AREA. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEELING PAINT ON THIS MODEL AND COLOR OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523601July 8, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN. BOTH SIDE MOUNT AND FRONT MOUNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523259July 5, 2013
TIRES, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TERRIBLE WET TRACTION IN RAIN AND SNOW. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO GO WITHOUT A PUSH IN 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON FLAT, GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. FROM A STOP, TIRES SPIN ON WET ROADS. VEHICLE VEERS SIDEWAYS AS TIRES TRY TO GRIP. HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT PULLING INTO TRAFFIC EXPECTING VEHICLE TO GO AND TIRES SPIN OUT ON WET ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521710June 25, 2013
ENGINE
BROUGHT ODYSSEY TO DEALER FOR RECENT RECALL. AFTER RECALL REPAIR, DEALER SERVICE RECOMMENDED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $400. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL CUSTOMERS RECEIVING SIMILAR RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ONE CUSTOMER RECOMMENDED INFORMING NHTSA. IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH HONDAS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521170June 22, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING RANDOMLY AT VEHICLE STARTUP FOR ABOUT THE PAST 12 MONTHS. I'M AFRAID THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND COULD RESULT IN UNWARRANTED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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