2005 Honda Odyssey complaints

A STRONG VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE DRIVER MUST ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE TO STOP THE RUMPLING. EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS AS EVIDENCED BY REPORTS TO EDMUNDS. HONDA SAYS IT IS NORMAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. FOR APPROX 1.5 YEARS THE LEFT SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN INOPERABLE. FOR THE FIRST APPROX. 2 MONTHS THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY WITHOUT MANUALLY SLAMMING OR BUMPING IT SHUT SEVERAL TIMES. THEN, IT FROZE, AND WOULD NOT OPEN. SINCE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, I WAS FINE WITH IT STAYING SHUT. SUDDENLY, LAST MONTH (AUG 7), THE DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE SEAT BY THE DOOR. THANKFULLY, WE WERE NOT ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME & I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE DOOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO SECURE IT AND RETURN HOME. THE DOOR IS NOW FROZEN AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, I AM AFRAID TO TRANSPORT MY 3 KIDS IN THIS CAR. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE CANNOT GET THIS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT HAS EXPIRED AND IS NOT UNDER A RECALL. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY LIFT GATE STAYS FAILED CAUSING MINOR INJURY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. SUMMER OF 2007 THE STRUTS WENT OUT THE REAR LIFTGATE SLAMMED DOWN NEARLY CATCHING MY HAND AS I WAS UNLOADING ITEMS. THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. LAST SUMMER OF 2008 THE STRUTS FAILED AGAIN AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE GATE AND IT WOULD SLAM SHUT. THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS. THIS SUMMER, AUGUST 2009 THEY FAILED AGAIN. HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE STRUTS AT NO COST TO ME AT THIS POINT. THE HATCH SLAMS DOWN AND COULD EASILY DECAPITATE A PERSON THAT WAS LEANING INTO THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY NONE OF MY CHILDREN OR I HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED, JUST ANNOYED AT THIS POINT. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNTS. *NJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE RISK INVOLVED IF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE NOT REPLACED. *JB

I OPENED UP THE TRUNK GATE OF MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TO REMOVE SOME ITEMS, AS I WAS BACKING AWAY FROM THE VAN, THE TAIL GATE STRUT SUDDENLY LOOSES PRESSURE AND DROPS DOWN. HONDA ODYSSEY TAILGATE STRUT FAILURE. I WENT TO HONDA TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENTS PARTS, AND KEPT THE ORIG ONES AS PROOF. NOW THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IS STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS, IT DID NOT COMPLETELY FAILED, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO HOLD UP THE TRUNK GATE AND KEEP IT OPEN. I DID RECEIVE A BUMP ON THE HEAD, SINCE I WAS NOT VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR, BUT THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORST. *TR

"HOLE" IN CONDENSER. APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 MODEL, BUT NO RECALL. WILL COST $900.00 TO REPAIR. DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY UNLESS REPAIRED. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN RAINY/ICY WEATHER. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY A/C CONDENSER FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY... I HAD A FULL FAILURE IN THE A/C CLUTCH OR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AT HOW HONDA HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN DEFECT AND CALLS THE USUAL BREAK DOWN AS A ROCK -->WHERE OTHER REPUTABLE BUSINESSES (GOODYEAR) CALL IT A BASIC FAILURE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD -- BOUGHT 2 YRS USED -- THAT HAS A FULL A/C SYSTEM FAILURE OF THIS TYPE -- UNUSUAL AND UNCALLED FOR... ADDITIONALLY PARTS AND EQUIPMENT ARE UNDERSTOCKED OR UNAVAILABLE --> REPAIRS WILL COST ME $1600 IN PARTS AND ADDITIONAL $400 FOR REPAIRS.. RIDICULOUS ON A 4 YR OLD CAR... AND UNCALLED FOR AT ITS CURRENT AGE. NO ROUGH DRIVING -- NO ROUGH USAGE -- FAMILY CAR USED FOR FAMILY TRAVEL ONLY... NOW OUT OF COMMISSION FOR NEARLY A WEEK WHILE AWAITING PARTS... ON A COMMON PROBLEM AS THIS PARTS SHOULD BE MORE READILY AVAILABLE BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE HONDA CORP... WE HAVE A SHORTAGE ON THE MARKET THAT THEY ARE PROFITING FROM AT A PROBABLE ENORMOUS RATE. *TR

REAR SLIDING DOOR REAR DOOR LATCH WILL NOT LATCH WHEN DOOR PULLED IN ALLOWING REAR OF DOOR TO REMAIN UNLATCHED. PULLS IN BUT THEN RELEASES AGAIN ALLOWING REAR OF DOOR TO STICK OUT, INDICATING LIGHT FOR DOOR OPEN TO STAY ON AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. BUZZER FOR SLIDING DOOR ACTIVATES AS SOON AS VEHICLE PLACED IN GEAR. CAN PULL THE REAR OF THE DOOR OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLES. *TR

WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES OR MAKING OTHER SHARP TURNS, VAN MAKES LOUD GROANING NOISE. HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING DONE: BRAKE DUST BLOWN OUT, ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED, ALL OF WHICH HELPED FOR AWHILE BUT THEN NOISE RETURNS. CAR WAS SHIMMYING WHEN STOPPING FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS BUT THAT HAS STOPPED WHEN BRAKES WERE REPLACED. HONDA CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REFERRED THEM TO THESE WEBSITES. I HAVE AN '05 EX WITH ABOUT 45K ON IT. *TR

TAILGATE CLOSED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS STANDING UNDERNEATH WHILE LOADING GROCERIES. 1.) THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. UNTIL THIS POINT THE TAILGATE HAD FUNCTIONED NORMALLY IN THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC OPEN/CLOSE MODE. 2.) AFTER THE TAILGATE FELL IT NEVER WORKED AGAIN UNTIL I MADE REPAIRS TO THE HOLD OPEN STRUT. 3.) I CHECKED THE STRUTS AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT HAD FAILED. THE STRUT HAD NO PRESSURE LEFT INSIDE TO PUSH OUT THE ROD THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS OK AND I DID NOT REPLACE THIS. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT STRUT FROM MY HONDA DEALER. WHEN I CALLED TO SEE IF A PART WAS IN STOCK THE PERSON IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT ASKED ME IF THE VEHICLE WAS A "TOURING MODEL", WHICH IT IS. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, ORIGINAL OWNER, STRICTLY MAINTAINED. WHEN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR, 40-45MPH, 1100-1200 RPM IF I START UP AN INCLINE WHERE TRANSMISSION SHOULD DOWNSHIFT, SEVERE VIBRATION BEGINS. LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. EASE OFF ACCELERATOR OR INCREASE ACCELERATION TO INCREASE RPM AND VIBRATION STOPS. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 40K VERY INFREQUENTLY. NOW AT 53K HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT CAR ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND REQUEST HONDA. I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY COUNTING ON ITS QUALITY AND RELIABILITY AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER JUST AT 37,000 MILES. BETTER YET I WAS TOLD BY HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY ANYWAY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY 'SOME ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE CONDENSER'. WHAT IS THE ODD THAT HUNDREDS OF HONDA CUSTOMERS HAVE RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUE (EVIDENCED BY THE DISCUSSION FORUM THREADS ON MANY THAT'S OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET). HONDA'S OFFICIAL SITE STATES: 'CAUTION: RADIATOR AND CONDENSER FINS ARE VERY THIN AND EASILY DAMAGED. DO NOT BEND THEM WITH HIGH WATER PRESSURE OR BRUSH'. SO WHY THEN DID HONDA PUT THE A/C CONDENSER COMPLETELY EXPOSED ON THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE THAT CAN LEGALLY TRAVEL AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH? OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED, OR AT LEAST INSTALL A PROTECTIVE GRILLE BEFORE CUSTOMERS ARE HIT WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. 2008 AND NEWER HONDA VANS NOW COME WITH STANDARD PROTECTION GUARDS ON THE FRONT BUT IT IS NOT FAIR FOR ALL YOUR LOYALTY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED A 2007 OR EARLIER ODYSSEY. AS A REPUTABLE AUTO COMPANY, HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS OUTRIGHT FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING AUTOMATIC HATCH CLOSED ON ME WHILE I WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE VEHICLE SLIDES OPEN BECAUSE THE LATCH FAILS TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. WHILE DRIVING AROUND CURVES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CLEANED THE TRACK WHERE IT SLIDES; HOWEVER, NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. WARM AIR IMMEDIATELY CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY FOUND A PUNCTURE IN THE CONDENSER UNIT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE RESULTED FROM ROCKS IN DAMAGED ROADS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000. UPDATED 06/23/09. *LJ THE PASSENGERS SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS WARM AIR. UPDATED 06/23/09.*JB

A/C UNIT FAILED FROM A PEBBLE STRIKING THE CONDENSER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. $1000 TO REPAIR, DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE UNIT. APPARENTLY IT'S A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE FOR THESE MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO TENSIONER WAS FAULTY ON HIS VEHICLE. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER BELT BECOME WET, WHICH CAUSES THE AUTO TENSIONER NOT TO PULL THE SLACK OUT OF THE BELT. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE BATTERY STOPS CHARGING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE HONDA MANUFACTURER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHECK THE AUTO TENSIONER BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE IT UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AUTO TENSIONER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. *TR

MICHELIN TIRES ENERGY LX4 235/65/R16-103T-WENT IN TO DEALER TODAY FOR ALIGNMENT. SAID THEY COULD NOT DO IT AS ALL 4 TIRES ARE SEPARATING ON THE INSIDES. ALL 4 AT ONCE? THIS IS ON A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN- THIS VAN HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO THE UTMOST. AS A SALEPERSON-I LIVE IN IT. ALSO IN THE WEEKENDS I PUT SOME OF MY 10 GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. THE MOST VALUABLE CARGO ANYONE CAN HAVE. REASON FOR THE HONDA BRAND. SAFETY ETC. I WAS IN SHOCK WHEN TOLD THIS TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TIRE PLACE GOT SECOND OPINION. I ROTATE TIRES EVERY 2000 MILES AS I CHANGE OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. THIS IS VERY VERY UPSETTING AS DANGEROUS. AS IF I DRIVE IT THEY WILL BLOW. THE STEEL BELTS ARE GOING TO COME THROUGH THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS. WHAT ON EARTH!!! I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM A FLY BY NIGHT COMPANY. BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WITH A BLOW OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MICHELIN WILL DO NOTHING AS THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TIRES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT TO WASTE MY TIME EVEN CONTACTING THEM. GO RIGHT TO THIS WEB SITE AND LET ALL KNOW ABOUT THEN PROBLEM. NOT JUST ONE SIZE MANY MANY SIZES OF MICHELINS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. GOD BLESS I FOUND OUT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ME. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN VAN IS GOING SLIGHTLY UPHILL WHILE ENGINE SPEED IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPM. PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY IF MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT OR PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PADDLE TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM BUT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO ABSORB THE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

THE DEALER FOUND A HOLE IN THE A/C COMPRESSOR FOR MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD NOTICE NO COLD AIR BLOWING AND THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC. I AM NOW FACED WITH A $900 REPAIR BILL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE DEALER EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE COMPRESSOR IS PLACED IN AN AREA WITH NO PROTECTION, MAKING IT VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD OFFER A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE TO PROTECT THE AIR COMPRESSOR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ON SAW ON LINE, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THEIR CAR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2005 FROM THE HALL HONDA VIRGINIA BEACH, VA IN 2005. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT WHILE DRIVING I WOULD HEAR A WHINING TYPE OF NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY TRIED TO FIND THE NOISE BY TEST DRIVING IT BUT IT DID NUT DUPLICATE AS IT IS SPORADIC. NOW I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND DURING THEIR PREVENTIVE CHECK THEY HAVE STATED THEY HAVE FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOING BAD. IT WILL COST ME $700 TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE RESERVOIR PLUS FLUSH AND FILL IT. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THROUGH MY RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVING DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMPS AND THE WINING NOISE IS ONE OF THE INDICATIONS OF IT GOING BAD. PLEASE REFERENCE THIS WEB SITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/2005/STEERING/LOUD_INTERMITTENT_WHINE_WHEN_TURNING.COM THERE ARE 16 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE NOTING THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS ELSEWHERE - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A PUMP CAN MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER? THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ITEM IS 3YRS OR 36,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED FIRESTONE AND EVEN THE REP THERE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TYPE OF THING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN A HONDA. THE NOISE BEGAN APPROX A YEAR OR SO AGO BUT HOND

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 20TH, 2009 AT 3PM. WHILE THE SUV (MY FATHER-IN-LAW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN) WAS PARKED, MY 8-YEAR OLD BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT OF THE 3RD ROW MIDDLE SEAT. THE SEAT BELT WAS WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. MY WIFE BECAME AWARE WHEN THE OTHER CHILDREN SCREAMED FOR HELP. MY CHILD HAD ALREADY TURNED BLUE AND HE COULD NOT EVEN SPEAK. MY WIFE JUMPED IMMEDIATELY TO THE 3RD ROW BUT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOOSE AND THERE WAS ANY SLACK TO LOOSEN THE BELT. DURING ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN IT, THE BELT GOT TIGHTER WHILE MY CHILD WAS BEING ASPHYXIATED. MIRACULOUSLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO LOOSE THE BELT AND RELEASED HIM JUST BEFORE HE DIE . THE CHILD WAS INJURED IN THE NECK, HAD BRUISES AND BROKEN CAPILLARIES THROUGHOUT HIS FACE, EYES AND EARS, ETC. DURING THIS WEEK, HE HAD REQUIRED MEDICAL STUDIES INCLUDING GENERAL DOCTOR, PAEDIATRIST, NEURO, OPHTHALMOLOGIST, ENT AND PSYCHOLOGIST. I AM LOOKING HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BY INTERNET...NO LUCK SO FAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE TO MANUALLY LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A MANUAL KEY FOR RELEASE IT FROM THE BOTTOM, BUT IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO FIND THE KEY AND RELEASE IT THAT WAY, MY SON WOULD HAVE DIE FOR SURE. MAKING RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT SEEMS TO BE THAT HONDA FIXED A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING CHILD CAR SEATS, BUT THEY HAVE CREATED A NEW SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL CHILDREN. I AM SURE THAT HONDA ENGINEERS EVALUATED THIS SAFETY HAZARD BUT RATED WI

STEERING WHEEL GET STIFF WHEN OUR VAN IS ON IDLE. MAY FAILED ANYTIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON MOTION WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENTS. *TR

CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE WHEN SPEED REACHES APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT NO OTHER OBVIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER SAID NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO ELECTRIC SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR A SLOW TURN ON THE ROAD WAY I GET A LOUD NOISE LIKE THE BRAKES ARE BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES ON IT AND HONDA NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS WEAR PROBLEM. THESE SEEM TO BE A USE OF POOR MATERIAL IN THE MANUFACTURING OF WHAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF A VEHICLE AND THAT IS THE BRAKES. IT SEEM LIKE THIS IS A FAILURE WAITING TO HAPPEN AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF HONDA DOES NOT NOTIFY US AND GET THE PROPER BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. HONDA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO JUST PASS THIS OFF AS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND PASS IT OFF AS NORMAL BREAK WEAR. PLEASE HELP US HONDA OWNERS GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED AND ASAP IF NOT TOMORROW. *TR

VAN ALWAYS HAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD. IT APPEARS TO BE ONLY ON THE FRONT. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, THE TECH RODE WITH US TO HEAR THE NOISE AND REPLACED THE ROTORS & RESURFACED THE DISCS BASED ON THE HONDA TECH LINE. THE TECH INDICATED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA VANS, AS THE FRONT OF THE VAN IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE BRAKES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY HONDA. IN LESS THAN 10,000 MORE MILES, IT WAS MAKING THAT NOISE AND STILL IS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION, THEY ALWAYS INDICATE THAT THE BRAKES HAVE PLENTY LEFT. IT GRINDS EVERYTIME YOU PUT THE BRAKES ON AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE OLDER CARS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. *TR

POWER STEERING NOISE WHEN TURNING. DEALER STATED MIGHT NEED TO FLUSH SYSTEM. ALSO BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE 7500 MILES. DEALER WASN'T VERY HELPFUL AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ANY BIG DEAL. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING HAS SOFT BRAKES AT LOW MILEAGE AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES SINCE THEY WERE RUSTED OUT, EVEN THOUGH BRAKES HAD BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA AT ALL PRESCRIBED SERVICE INTERVALS. HONDA REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS AND PADS AT MY COST, CLAIMING THAT THIS WEAR WAS NOT ABNORMAL AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COVERED EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER ORIGINAL 3-YEAR WARRANTY. MY CONCERN (WHICH I SHARED WITH THEM) IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE PARTS FAILED AFTER A VERY SHORT INTERVAL EVEN THOUGH THE VAN WAS SERVICED AT THE INTERVALS PRESCRIBED BY HONDA AT A HONDA DEALER. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WITH THE RUSTED-OUT ROTORS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE DRAMATICALLY, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

2005 NEW ODYSSEY HAS ALWAYS NEEDED A LITTLE OIL. VAN BROKE-DOWN OUT-OF-STATE CHRISTMAS EVE 2008 . IN 3 WEEKS, HEAD GASKET AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. VAN NOW BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. DEALER REFUSED TO TEAR-DOWN ENGINE ON FIRST TWO VISITS SINCE BREAK-DOWN. NOW A MONTH LATER, UPON 3RD VISIT, DEALER IS FINALLY NOW REQUESTING AN INSPECTOR TO FIND ENGINE PROBLEM AND OK EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE, IF WE WILL COVER THE COST OF $1600 TEAR DOWN. *TR

HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN, IT HESITATES, OR HAS A FLAT SPOT WHEN ACCELERATING AT STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. HAVE HAD TROUBLE SOON AFTER PURCHASE, AND DOES IT WAY TO OFTEN. HAD A 2002 ODYSSEY WHICH DID THE SAME THING SO I REPLACED IT WITH THE 2005 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YET THE HONDA DEALER TELLS ME THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER REPORTS ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM. AT PRESENT IT IS AT THE DEALERS. THEY CALLED ME YESTERDAY, AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM TO KEEP IT A WHILE LONGER AND DRIVE IT AND MAYBE THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING PROBLEM / WHINING AND PROBLEM WITH IT DEFECTIVE SCREEN IN THE PUMP CAUSED IT TO THICKEN AND NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

POWER STEERING MAKES A WHINING NOISE AND LOSES POWER AT SLOWER SPEEDS, AS WHEN PARKING. I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN YESTERDAY WHEN POWER STEERING CUT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING IN GROCERY STORE LOT. *TR

MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 (RUN-FLAT) TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDE WALLS AND BETWEEN THE TREAD GROOVES THAT CIRCLES THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE. *NJ

I PURCHASED A HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL WITH PAX TIRES. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE TIRES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND DID NOT WANT THEM. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT EDUCATED ON THE EXPENSES THE LACK OF FACILITIES THAT CARE WORK WITH THE TIRE AND ISSUES RELATED TO WARRANTY WITH THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE HAVING PAX TIRES AND HAS CREATED A HUGE RECURRING EXPENSE FOR ME. *TR

THIS BEHAVIOR HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST ACCORDING TO MY WIFE. THE LAST TIME HAPPENED ON 1/30/09 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET UNDER NORMAL SPEED AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER, THE D DRIVE FAILED TO ENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SEVERAL TIME TO RE-ENGAGE THE D GEAR. VERY UNSAFE, UNPREDICTABLE AND SCARE IN A BUSY STREET. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL IN VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING WHINING AND NOT REACTING APPROPRIATELY, INABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING: WHEN ENGINE IS AT IDLE SPEED (AS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE), THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL QUICKLY (AS IN TRYING TO AVOID AN INCIDENT). THIS CAN HAVE MINOR TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU MAY BE TRYING TO AVOID. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BASED ON INTERNET POSTINGS. *TR

THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM: HONDA USED THIS PAX SYSTEM ON TOURING VERSIONS OF THE ODYSSEY MINI VAN IN 2005 (AND BEYOND BUT MINE IS A 2005). THESE TIRES WEAR EXTREMELY FAST AND UNEVENLY. THEY ARE EITHER AN EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN OR ARE DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENTS CAN ONLY BE FOUND AT HONDA DEALERS. THIS IS MOSTLY AN ANNOYANCE AND ENDS UP COSTING THE OWNER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT MAY LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES IN THE EVENT THE AVERAGE OWNER DOESN'T THINK TO CHECK THEIR TIRES AS FREQUENTLY AT A RATE THAT WOULD CATCH A PROBLEM. *TR

2005 ODYSSEY MINI VAN. OIL LEAK AT UNDER 24000 MILES. TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEN 7/08 HAD ANOTHER OIL LEAK JUST AFTER IT HAD EXPRESS SERVICE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. TOOK BACK THEY SAID THAT SOMETHING DID NOT GET PUT ON TIGHT ENOUGH. TOOK BACK TWO WEEKS OR SO LATER, AROUND 32000 MILES NOW STILL LEAKING. REPLACED OIL PAN AND GASKET. STILL LEAKING. TOOK BACK TOLD IT WAS TRANSMISSION. THEY STARTED TO ORDER ONE. HONDA HAD ME COME BACK IN TO TAKE PICTURES. MY SERVICE REP WAS NOT THERE AT THAT TIME. AT THIS TIME SAID IT WAS ENGINE OIL NOT TRANS. WENT BACK WHEN MY SERVICE REP WAS IN. SHE FOUND LEAK AND IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TRANS WAS PUT IN AROUND JAN 6TH 2009 AT AROUND 38,500 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT NORMAL. BUT THERE SEEMS TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA VANS. *TR

VEHICLE HAS 93K AND HAS A VIBRATION FEEDBACK ISSUE AROUND 40MPH. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR A REAR MOUNT REPLACEMENT. ISSUE IS LESS SEVERE, BUT IS STILL NOTICEABLE. TAKEN IT TO DEALER THREE TIMES, UNABLE TO DETECT THE ISSUE. OVER 83 POSTINGS IN EDMUNDS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD THE BUZZING,HUMMING SOUND ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAD 52000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER CONTACTED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT. THEY WOULD NOT BUT ALLOWED ME A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A BULLETIN ITEM COVERED BY THE COMPANY. *TR

VIBRATION AND SHUTTERING GETTING WORSE OVER TIME BECAME SO BAD IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR. DEALER SAID 3 OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BAD. THIS IS 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, POWER STEERING FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

SEVERE VIBRATION, THUMPING, WASHBOARD AFFECT IN RIGHT FRONT WHEN DRIVING OVER 20MPH. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT DRIVE AXEL. *TR