Honda Odyssey Complaints (2004)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10238799August 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I KEPT SMELLING ANTIFREEZE AFTER DRIVING THE VAN BUT NEVER COULD FIND A LEAK. FINALLY, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. LOOKING CAREFULLY, I DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK AT HEAD GASKET AREA. WHILE REMOVING HEAD ASSEMBLY, I NOTICED TWO BOLTS WERE LOOSE. AFTER REMOVING HEAD ASSEMBLY FROM ENGINE BLOCK, I DISCOVERED STRIPPED THREADS IN ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES TO HOLD THE HEAD ASSEMBLY DOWN. A HELICOIL INSERT WILL BE USED TO REPAIR THREADS BEFORE REASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237594August 10, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPERATE (CLOSE) WITHOUT MANUAL ASSISTANCE. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO WITH ONE DOOR AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. RECENTLY THE DOOR SCRAPED DOWN THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE VAN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VAN.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237546August 9, 2008
TIRES:VALVE, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THE VALVE STEM APPARENTLY DEVELOPED A CRACK AND THE TIRES (2) LOST PRESSURE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES AND WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE 1.5 YEARS AGO (DECEMBER 2006). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231156June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE TIRE WENT FLAT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO A SAFE PLACE, BUT DAMAGED THE TIRE BY DRIVING ON IT. THE LOCAL POLICE CHANGED THE TIRE FOR ME. I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS BAD. I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE AT FULL PRICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231159June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND COULD FELL THE CAR START TO PULL AND FELT THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS BAD ON THIS TIRE. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEM AND THE TIRE WASN'T DAMAGED. THE COST TO REPLACE VALVE STEM WAS $23.31. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231163June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
AFTER HAVING 3 OUT OF 4 NEW TIRES GO FLAT DUE TO BAD VALVE STEMS, I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE VALVE STEM ON THE FOURTH TIRE, THAT HADN'T GONE FLAT YET. THE VALVE STEM WAS ALSO BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE DEALER DID FOR FREE. HE STILL IS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL PROBLEMS WITH VALVE STEMS. THANKFULLY, I HAD HIM CHECK THE FOURTH TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231161June 16, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT RUSH HOUR MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE OUT OF FOUR THAT HAVE GONE FLAT! THE LOCAL POLICE CHANGED IT FOR ME. I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS DRY ROT!! ANOTHER ONE. AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERN ABOUT HAVING 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES WITH BAD VALVE STEMS, THEY SAID THAT SOMETIME THIS HAPPENS. BECAUSE I HAD DRIVEN ON THE TIRE TO GET TO SAFE SPOT, I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER NEW TIRE. COST @128.31. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228122May 18, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NO LONGER LATCH. IT STARTED OUT A MONTH AGO SPRINGING OPEN AS IT WAS ABOUT TO SHUT ALL THE WAY. THEN WE HAD TO HELP IT, BY PUSHING AS IT SHUT TO GET IT TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER AND WE HAD TO HIP CHECK IT TO GET IT TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND LOCK DOWN. NOW EVEN THAT WILL NOT WORK AND IT WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE WILL CONSULT OUR MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225302April 21, 2008
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY W/ DVD SYSTEM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30-60 MIN THE WIRELESS AUDIO AND THE AUDIO JACKS WILL EMIT A LOUD WHINING SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223060April 1, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
14 MONTHS OLD SIGMA REGENT TIRE (PURCHASED NOV '06). STRANGE VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY THEY WERE PURCHASED. NTB CHECKED TIRES AND BALANCE - NO PROBLEM. THERE IS A BUBBLE WITH SMALL SLITS NEAR THE RIM. NO RIM DAMAGE. NO FAILURE, CAUGHT IT AND REMOVED THE TIRE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. NTB SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM, NO THEIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211614December 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING UPHILL SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THE FAILURE WORSENED OR UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207777November 2, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH OPENED HER DOOR AT THE SAME TIME (SHE WITH THE HANDLE AND I WITH THE BUTTON ON THE KEY). THE DOOR OPENED JUST A LITTLE AND THEN STOPPED. I ASKED HER TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SHE SAID, "NO, YOU OPEN IT." SHE BEGAN TO GET IN THE CAR (THROUGH THE SMALL OPENING IN THE DOOR) AND I PRESSED THE BUTTON. THE DOOR CLOSED ON HER - IT DID NOT STOP. IT PUSHED HARD ENOUGH AGAINST HER TO CAUSE A HUGE MARK ON HER ARM. IT IS COMPLETELY BLACK AND BLUE AND SHE SCREAMED OUT AND CRIED LOUDLY FROM THE PAIN. THE DOOR AFTER CLOSING ON HER REOPENED. IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER CLOSED ON HER. THE SENSOR SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. - WE TOOK PICTURES OF HER ARM IF YOU NEED THEM. I HAVE ALSO BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR A COUPLE TIMES (TWICE) WHEN I WAS BUCKLING MY KIDS IN AND ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE BUTTON. THE DOOR DIDN'T STOP EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN THE DOORWAY. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO HONDA, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO DO IT ONLINE. I HAVE NOT YET COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO THEM. LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10208251October 29, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT HAS TO HOLD THE NOZZLE TO ADD FUEL TO THE TANK. THE FUEL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V420000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP); HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT INDICATE THE RESULTS. ON OCTOBER 18, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE FAILURE AND AIR CONDITIONER WIRES WERE HANGING, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ESTIMATED PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS ON OCTOBER 29, 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197070July 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CLOSE WHILE SHE WAS PLACING HER CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT. SHE BECAME STUCK AND THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE ON HER. THE CONTACT WAS LITERALLY PUSHING THE DOOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT FROM CLOSING. SHE STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SENSOR FOR THE DOOR, IT IS NOT WORKING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195676July 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
BOUGHT THE HONDA IN MAY 2004. NOTICED A SLIGHT HESITATION AT TIMES WHEN ENGINE WAS NOT WARMED UP. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT IN MY NEW CAR SURVEY FORM AND EACH TIME IT WAS SERVICED. ON 8-5-05 THEY REPLACED EGR VALVE, AS IT SOMETIMES WOULD CAUSE THIS FAILURE. ON 2-5-07 IT TOTALLY QUIT AS I WAS STARTING A TURN INTO PEP BOYS PARKING LOT, IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING OUT I WOULD HAVE RUN INTO THEM AS I HAD NO STEERING NOR BRAKES. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND SAID I WANTED IT FIXED BEFORE I WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE LEMON LAW AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT HONDA OF AMERICA, WHICH I DID. END RESULT WAS DEALER TOOK CAR FOR THREE DAYS IN MARCH 2007. THEY TESTED IT BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT FAIL SO NOTHING WAS DONE. BOTH HONDA OF AMERICA AND THE DEALER GAVE ME THEIR FINAL COMMENT: IF THEY CAN'T SEE A FAILURE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192198May 31, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DUE TO INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185319March 16, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH WHILE MY WIFE WAS RETRIEVING MY 1YR OLD DAUGHTER FROM HER CHILD RESTRAINING DEVICE MY 3.5YR OLD SON ACTIVATED THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING REAR/LEFT PASSENGER DOOR CRUSHING MY WIFE CAUSING BRUSES TO HER LEFT SHOULDER. NEITHER CHILD WERE HURT IN THIS INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10178342January 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD A LONG WAIT AT A PHARMACY DRIVE UP WINDOW SO WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, I PUT THE SHIFT IN PARK AND SET THE FOOT BRAKE. ON AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE FORWARD I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK BUT IT WAS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I QUICKLY LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 185-6 WHICH DESCRIBED REMOVAL OF A TRAP ACCESS DOOR AND INSERTING THE IGNITION KEY TO UNLOCK THE PARK CONDITION. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A PEN KNIFE I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. THE TRAP DOOR WAS ALMOST INDISCERNIBLE DESIGNED INTO THE TOP OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET THE SHARP BLADE OF A PEN KNIFE IN THE CRACK TO PRY OPEN. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL CHECKED MY BRAKE LIGHTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE WORKING AND THEY WERE OK. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARK CONDITION. I ASK WHAT A WOMAN IS SUPPOSED TO DO IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN AND THEY HAD NO SUGGESTION. WHY CAN'T THE CONTROLS BE DESIGNED SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO UNLOCK THE LOCKED CONDITION. I CAN SEE THIS CONDITION AS A DISASTER ON A JAMMED FREEWAY. PUTTING A REMEDY IN THE DRIVERS MANUAL IS NOT THE ANSWER TO THIS RATHER PERPLEXING SITUATION, ESPECIALLY FOR NON MECHANICAL DRIVERS WITH POOR PERCEPTION SKILLS AND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178161January 9, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHEN PARKING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH THE FRONT DOORS WIDE OPEN THEY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. I ALMOST HAD A CRUSHED HAND FROM UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF THE DETENT TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY HEAVIER DOORS DUE TO SIDE IMPACT REINFORCEMENT. CAN'T THE DETENT SPRING LOAD BE INCREASED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177591January 2, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT'S INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL 638105. THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM FUEL TANK FROM SLOSHING FUEL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DAILY AND HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD HEAR THE SLOSHING WHEN DRIVING 2 TO 3 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ,AND THE RESPONSE STATED VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. AK UPDATED 2/13/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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