Honda Odyssey Complaints (2005)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#10558299January 3, 2014
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE CAR BROKE AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557610December 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROLLING SIDE DOORS - AND REAR HATCH STRUTS MASSIVE PROBLEMS. BOUGHT CAR IN JAN 2006, NEW. IN 2007 ONE OF THE SIDE DOORS QUIT ROLLING. HAD TO HAVE THE ROLLER REPLACED - COST OVER $700. THEN A YEAR LATER, THE OTHER SIDE ROLLING DOOR WENT OUT. THEN, THE REAR HATCH STRUTS TOTALLY GAVE WAY AND THE REAR HATCH CAME SLAMMING DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM MY 7 YEAR OLDS HEAD. I CALLED DEALER - HONDA CARLAND IN ROSWELL - THEY COULD CARE LESS. UNTIL I HAD TO RAISED THE ROOF WITH HONDA CORPORATE BEFORE ANYBODY WOULD OFFER TO COVER THE COST TO REPLACE STRUTS. FOR CERTAIN, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INJURY TO SOMEONE'S HEAD IF IT FELL ON THEM. AFTER THE HATCH, THEN CAME THE THIRD SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM, AGAIN I HAD TO FIX THE DOOR. SO, THREE DOOR FIXES AT OVER $700 EACH. NOW, IN 2013 FOR THE FOURTH TIME DOOR IS GOING OUT AGAIN. I AM TRADING THE CAR IN BEFORE HAVING IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555968December 13, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DURING COLD WEATHER, THE AUTOMATIC REAR PASSENGERS DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE AND LOCK PROPERLY, ALLOWING THE DOORS TO OPEN. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW 32 DEGREES. PROBLEM IS THE VAN IS KEPT IN GARAGE WHERE IT IS WARM, BUT WHEN OUT OF THE GARAGE (AWAY FROM HOME) AND THIS HAPPENS, NO WAY TO SAFELY GET HOME WITH THE DOORS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555759December 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE CAR REACHES A SPEED OF 30-40 MILES AN HOUR THE ECO GEAR KICKS IN CAUSING THE CAR TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE UNDER THE CAR IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS MOTOR MOUNTS, TORQUE CONVERTER, WHEEL ALIGNMENT, ETC. I HAVE FOUND A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT WAS FILED IN CALIFORNIA. I WANT TO BE ADD TO THAT LAWSUIT IF POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555372December 9, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
COMPLAINT CORRECTED BY HONDA CORPORATE. STRONG GAS SMELL ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2005. WAS TOLD I HAD A CRACKED FUEL PUMP AND REPAIR WAS $565. I SAW THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE SO I CALL HONDA CORPORATE VIA HONDA.COM AND COMPLAINED AND TOLD THEM I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY. THEY SAID TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM, AND THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER. AND SAID THEY WILL SEE IF I CAN GET AN OUT OF WARRANTY FIX AS A GOOD WILL JESTER. TODAY I DROPPED THE CAR OFF TO HOEHN HONDA IN CARLSBAD AND THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED FOR FREE AS A GOODWILL JESTER, AND HONDA IS ALSO FIXING A SEATBEALT SINCE THE SR LIGHT WAS ON AND AIRBAG. I AM SO THRILLED. I ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO CALL CORPORATE AN LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, THAT ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED. HAPPY DAY, TODAY!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555238December 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. I CALLED HONDA IN OCTOBER ABOUT IT THEY SAID TAKE TO DEALER TO CHECK FUEL RELAY SWITCH, DEALER SAID IT WAS OKAY, BUT TO DIAGNOSE THE SMELL THEY HAVE TO CHARGE ME $120. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY SO I HAD TO LEAVE. BEEN SICK WITH DEALING CANCER APPOINTMENTS AND , HAD NO TIME OR MONEY TO DEAL WITH CAR, FINALLY I TOOK IT ON 12/6/2016 TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ONLY $40 AND THEY SAID IT HAD A CRACK ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP CASING. BUT THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS GOING TO COST $563. THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT AROUND, SO I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID IF I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY MIGHT HELP ME WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THE CAR TO BLOW UP WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. I INQUIRED AS TO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE ADVISER STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, BUT WOULD SEE IF I COULD GET OUT OF WARRANTY HELP, I TOLD HER THAT I HAVE READ ONLINE AND HAD PRINTED OUT SO MANY PEOPLE STATING THEIR 2005 HONDAS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL. JUST BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS FAULTY CASING WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RISK MINE OR ANYONE ELSE'S LIFE. I WILL REPOST THE OUTCOME, HONDA GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER AND SAID SOMEONE SHOULD CONTACT ME BY THE END ON 12/09/2013 TO LET ME KNOW IF THE CAN HELP WITH THE COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554860December 4, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK; A GASOLINE SMELL FILLED THE CABIN AND CONTINUED TO EXIST UNTIL THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I INQUIRED AS TO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE ADVISER STATED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TOP OF THE DEVICE. WOULD HONDA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS FAILED PART? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552882November 19, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550699November 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BUZZES AND SHIFTS AT 11 MPH WHEN NOT NEEDING TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548235October 17, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER, POWER TRAIN
POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WELL AT LOW SPEEDS (I.E. PARKING AND TURNING CORNERS). VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AND COULD RESULT IN CRASH. ALSO, REAR MOTOR HAS FAILED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNDESIRABLE SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546157September 30, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROLLERS BROKE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544894September 22, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 MODEL AT 40MPH, SUDDENLY THE "CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM" LIGHT ON MY CAR DASHBOARD CAME ON UNTIL THIS TIME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED.THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544401September 19, 2013
SEAT BELTS
MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2005, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP, SOMETIME IT DISAPPEAR, THEN IT WILL COME BACK SOMETIME LATER. THE MINIVAN IS DERIVABLE BUT IT IS ANNOYING AND I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542382September 7, 2013
ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS. I BESEACH YOU ALL, PLEASE HELP US! PURCHASED THIS CAR 8 MONTHS AGO FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP. WAS CONVINCED TO BUY WARRANTY. FIRST WEEK IT BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE AFTER PURCHASE, DROVE IN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG AT THE TIME WITHOUT ANY INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND TO COME BACK. LIGHT CAME ON WAS ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN OH AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I THOUGHT, GOOD THING I PURCHASED THE 3,000 DOLLAR WARRANTY THEY ASSURED ME WOULD COVER MAJOR THINGS OF COST. GUESS WHAT, NO COVERAGE-JUST THESE 2 REPAIRS ALONE WILL BE OVER 1500 NOT TO MENTION WHEN THE OTHER 2 MOUNTS BREAK FULLY. I HAVE READ 100 S OF PEOPLE ONLINE REPORTING THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE HONDA ODYSSEYS. THIS IS THE SAME AS ROBBING THE POOR. WHY TELL ME BUYING WARRANTY WILL COVER EXPENSIVE ENGINE STUFF BUT CLAIM 800+ IS NOT TOO MUCH? EVEN THE MECHANICS NEAR AND FAR, (I CALLED THEM), ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ONLINE SUFFERING MY SAME DILEMMA SAID THIS ENGINE MOUNT IS SUPER COMMON FOR THE ODYSSEYS TO BREAK. ITS SO HARD TO AFFORD A CAR ANYMORE, BUT PEOPLE ARE WORKING SO HARD TO SAVE AND OTHERS TO FIX THEIR CREDIT JUST TO BARELY AFFORD A USED ONE,BUT TO PURCHASE A 3000$ WARRANTY THAT IS USELESS IN THIS VERY EXPENSIVE CASE ( 800) JUST FOR 2 OF THE MOUNTS AND RIGHT AWAY. I BABIED THE CAR. NOW I HAVE TO USE GROCERY MONEY THAT FEEDS MY FAMILY TO TRY AND PAY FOR THIS OBVIOUS FLAW THAT HONDA ALREADY KNEW AND KNOWS ABOUT. PLEASE, I BEG YOU TO READ ONLINE. ONE SIMPLE GOOGLE WILL SHOW I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS ENGINE MOUNT STRUGGLE WITH HONDA. PLEASE DON'T LET WHAT COULD BE A GREAT CAR COMPANY MAKE THIS TERRIBLE CHOICE REPEATEDLY WHEN EVEN THEIR MECHANICS KNOW IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND WRONG. I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE THESE FIXES RIGHT NOW AND IF I DONT GET THE LOAN, SINCE I JUST MAXED OUT PURCHASING THE WARRANTY....I LOSE MY ENGINE ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR ! GOD FORBID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538243August 31, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AFTER TAKE OFF FROM A RED LIGHT VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY WHICH CAUSED ME TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT REAR MOUNTS ARE BAD AN ESTIMATED $1200 REPAIR. HONDA REALLY SHOULD RECALL FOR THIS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SHOVE OUT MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND TO BE A HIGHLY REPORTED PROBLEM ON THESE MODEL YEARS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537994August 29, 2013
ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR. VAN SHOOK BAD ENOUGH WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE OR SOMETHING. I DIDN'T PANIC BUT IT SCARED ME ENOUGH WHERE I COULD SEE SOMEBODY HAVING A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. HONDA WANTS $1300 TO REPLACE, THAT'S NOT RIGHT. SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535586August 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM DEALER WITH MINIMAL PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 85,000 MILE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAY AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED TO ENSURE THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE. MY SISTER-IN-LAW DROVE THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN TO HER, SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AT 65 MPH. I THEN STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM TO FIND MANY ARTICLES ON HOW THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT FAILS ON VEHICLES WITH AS LITTLE AS 50,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATES THIS IS A DRIVABILITY ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE FINE WITH A NEW MOTOR MOUNT AT THE TUNE OF $700. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A MOTOR MOUNT ISSUE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WHEN THE MOUNT FAILS THE ENGINE DOES NOT JUST RISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT BEGINS TO VIBRATE WITH THE VEHICLES TIRES IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534908August 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON FREQUENTLY, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. I NOTICED HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 AND 2004 MODEL ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR AIR BAG PROBLEMS INCLUDING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. MY ODYSSEY IS 2005 MODEL AND IS HAVING THE SIMILAR LIGHTING PROBLEM. CAN THE AGENCY ALSO INVESTIGATE THE YEAR 2005 MODEL PLEASE? I AM VERY CONCERNED THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IT MAY LEAD TO. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS WITH MY MINIVAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533920August 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. IT BECAME WORSE TILL THE IGNITION KEY JAMMED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN TO START THE ENGINE THEN, LAST WEEK, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS ASKED TO BRING IT IN TO THEM BUT WAS HESITANT TO. I WENT ON TO MY COMPUTER, DID A SEARCH, AND SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE 2005 ODYSSEY EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEMS AND THE COST THAT THEY WERE QUOTED WAS ASTRONOMICAL. I THEN LOOKED UP A RELIABLE LOCKSMITH, THAT WORKED ON IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRS, LOCATED IN MY CITY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE TUMBLERS, ACTUAL ONE (1), HAD BECOMES WORN AND THAT CAUSED THE SWITCH TO FREEZE. I DO REMEMBER A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS OF HONDA FOR HAVING THIS SIMILAR TYPE OF SITUATION. I DID FIND OUT DURING THIS VISIT WITH THIS LOCKSMITH THAT A LOCAL DEALER, NOT MINE, WOULD BRING THEIR HONDAS TO THEM, THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN TO THEIR HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND HAD THIS LOCKSMITH COMPANY DO THE ACTUAL REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533389August 3, 2013
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VAN VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNTS, WHICH COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE, AND CAUSES HANDLING PROBLEMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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