Honda Odyssey Complaints (2008)

499 consumer complaints on file.

#10405781June 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THERE WAS A PRIOR REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2010 FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402710May 25, 2011
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY, AS A RESULT SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE BATTERY POWER WAS DRAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND THE COOLANT CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401245May 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING AT APROX. 40-45 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKES BY HIS OWN. I SAW THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVING BY ITSELF ! I GOT SCARED BY THE CONSEQUENCES OR THE RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. ON THE WAY TO MY HOME IT HAPPENED TWO (2) MORE TIMES WHILE GETTING SPEED. WENT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. ONE WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE DEALER REPLACED TWO FRONT BRAKE PADS AND CUT THE FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE THE CAR VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ROTORS WERE ATTENDED BEFORE. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THE VSA LIGHT TURNED ON TWO TIMES WHILE STEPPING THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE USED TO VIBRATE. I'M CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400769May 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO LOW GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY ALSO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION, BUT THE DIAGNOSTICS DID NOT GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY CORRESPONDED WITH THE DEALER, BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,138 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401753May 13, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS (1-5 MPH) AND BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN WHEEL WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS NOT EXPECTING TO SUDDENLY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY TURNING THE WHEEL. I COMPLAINED TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMED HE COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY RESEARCH LOCATED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN (10-076) AND MANY, MANY, REFERENCES ON VARIOUS FORUMS, SHOWING THAT HONDA IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS GENERALLY OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY COVERAGE, HONDA HAS ESSENTIALLY ESCAPED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS UNLESS/UNTIL CUSTOMERS INDICATE THEY WILL COMPLAIN. UPON MY THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR "NOTICED" THE PROBLEM AND COVERED THE REPAIR UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398020April 27, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
THIS IS FOR A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL CAR SEAT. I AM VERY CAPABLE OF INSTALLING CAR SEATS CORRECTLY SO I KNOW THAT THE CAR SEAT WAS INSTALLED PER THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. THE CAR SEAT WAS INSTALLED REAR FACING WITH LATCH WITH LESS THAN 1/2" OF MOVEMENT. IT HAD BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED AND TIGHT FOR OVER A MONTH. ON THIS DAY WHEN I WENT TO BUCKLE MY CHILD IN I NOTICED THAT THE LATCH STRAP HAD LOOSENED CONSIDERABLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR SEAT WAS LEANING TO ONE SIDE AND COULD MOVE FREELY AT THE BELT PATH. I RE-TIGHTENED THE LATCH STRAP AND IT AGAIN FELT TIGHT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH THIS CAR SEAT IN MY CAR. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398034April 27, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398050April 27, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
THE LATCH BELT OF MY RADIAN XTSL IS CONSISTENTLY LOOSENING ITSELF. IT DOES NOT STAY TIGHT. THE ADJUSTER SITS ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT WHEN INSTALLED REAR FACING IN MY '08 ODYSSEY, AND THE WEIGHT OF MY 34 POUND DAUGHTER GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE SEAT CAUSES THE HARNESS TO LOOSEN. I TIGHTENED IT YESTERDAY, AND TODAY, THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE SLACK IN THE BELT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397188April 22, 2011
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
THE TETHER STRAP OF MY TRUE FIT PREMIER (MODEL C670-BAR, DOM 2/23/09) HAS BENT, AND YOU CANNOT BEND IT BACK. HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE BENT TETHER HOOK. HTTP://S81.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/J232/LUVSVIOLA/TUREFIT%20TETHER/?ACTION=VIEW&CURRENT=DSC_0255.JPG (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396993April 21, 2011
STEERING
BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2010, MY HONDA ODYSSEY (VIN# [XXX]) BEGAN TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY, AND SEEMED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. ON 12/21/10, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BLOOMFIELD HONDA, AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING PUMP SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (41,200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER), HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AND REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. IN 2008 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY (VIRTUALLY THE SAME BODY STYLE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, VIN#[XXX]). AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES, THE STEERING PUMP SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM OF THIS MODEL, AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. 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
#10395993April 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 40 MPH AND OVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY WITH AN ACCOMPANYING RATTLING SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL AT SOME POINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 06/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395813April 13, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
IN MY SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL, WHEN I INSTALL THE SEAT REAR FACING WITH SUPERLATCH, THE EDGE OF THE BELT ADJUSTER HITS THE SIDE OF THE BELT PATH. IF YOU SLIDE THE SEAT SIDE TO SIDE TO CHECK THE INSTALL, IT LOOSENS THE LATCH BELT. THE LATCH BELT IS ALSO RIGHT WERE MY DAUGHTER PUTS HER FEET, AND TWICE, SHE HAS LOOSENED THE BELT WITH HER FOOT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390399March 16, 2011
STRUCTURE
INTERIOR OF VEHICLE COMPARTMENT LEAVES PASSENGERS (FOUR) LEAVING FEELING WEAK, WOOZY, UNABLE TO STAY ALERT, FEELING AS IF WE ARE GOING TO PASS OUT DURING VEHILCE OPERATION. WINDOWS MUST BE ROLLED DOWN FOR FRESH OXYGEN. VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY TAKEN TO LOCAL LYNNWOOD WASHINGTON HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION, REPAIR. REQUESTED MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR CONTACT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONDA MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL FOR ADVICE ON VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TO CHECK, REPAIR, REPLACE, CORRECT OR FIX. INITIALLY, HONDA DEALER HAS ADVISED US, HE HAS NO IDEA WHY THERE IS GAS LEAK, CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK OR OTHER PRODUCTS LEAKING INTO COMPARTMENT. HONDA TSBS AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE REFLECTS MULTIPLE OTHER CASES OF SIMILAR REPORTS. WE FULLY EXPECT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS AND APPROPRIATELY TAKE REMEDIATIVE STEPS TO FIX, REPAIR VEHICLE TO OUR SATISFACTION. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10386132March 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH VCM. THE TRANSMISSION CHRONIC JERKING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 39-41, 49-51, 59-61, 69-71 MPH. COMPLAINED TO HONDA DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE MASTER MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384302February 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING SINCE APRIL 2008, AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) BUT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,365.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383813February 22, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES DESIGN DEFECT RELATED TO WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE WIPER BLADES ON HIS DAUGHTER VEHICLE, ONE OF THE WIPER ARMS THAT HAD ITS BLADE REMOVED CAME DOWN ON THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381192February 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 MODEL - PROBLEMS ARE: 1. BRAKES ARE SORT OF GIVING A FEELING THEY ARE NOT RIGID AND FIRM. THE PEDAL SHAKES WHEN THE BRAKES RE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED 2. THERE IS A FRICTION SOUND THAT IS ANNOYING ALL THE TIME AND THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY FOR LONG TIME AND THEN MOVED. 3. WHEN RIDING IN SNOW CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379312January 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER I RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE JUDDER FAILURE FROM HONDA ADVISING ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE DEALER MADE UPGRADES TO THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE VIBRATIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT 47 ' 55 MPH. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. BUT THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE AND A DEALER'S 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ME AND THEY FELT THE VIBRATION FROM BOTH VEHICLES. THE VIBRATION FROM MY VEHICLE WAS WORSE THAN THE DEALER'S VEHICLE. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HONDA PREVIOUSLY HAD RECALLED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378785January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE ADVISING HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE VIBRATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378086January 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WAS PREPARING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. RPMS WERE UP TO 6. THAT WAS 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY 1/19/11 THE SAME THING HAPPENED UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO STOP FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN TO WHERE I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO STOP THE CAR FROM EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. CURRENTLY ITS AT THE DEALER WHERE I HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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