2005 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WITHOUT THE DRIVER OPENING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL INSTALLED WITH LATCH REAR FACING IN MY HONDA ODYSSEY. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE RELEASE LEVER FOR THE LATCH STRAP, MY SON IS ABLE TO EASILY LOOSEN THE STRAP WITH HIS FOOT WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. IT ALSO LOOSENS IF HE ACCIDENTALLY HITS IT WITH HIS FOOD WHEN CLIMBING INTO THE SEAT. AS A CPST, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. WHILE I AM WELL AWARE THAT I CAN INSTALL THE SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT, SUPERLATCH IS A MAJOR SELLING FEATURE OF THE RADIAN LINE, AND IT IS DEFECTIVE IN MY CAR. THE STRAP SHOULD NOT BE SO EASY TO LOOSEN. I CAN DO IT WITH THE LIGHT TOUCH OF JUST ONE FINGER. PLEASE MAKE SUNSHINE KIDS ADDRESS THE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=ODYSSEY, MODEL=HONDA). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING TANK EXHIBITED A DESIGN FLAW AND WAS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO SWIRL AROUND IN THE TANK AND EXHIBIT AN EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER COUNTRIES FOR THE FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 92,000.

ODYSSEY HAD GREAT VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AND THROUGH BODY OF CAR. VIBRATION VARIED DEPENDING ON SPEED. THIS COULD OF CAUSED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILURE OF REAR AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 20 MONTHS. POOR DESIGN OF THESE MOUNTS FAIL PREMATURELY AND CAUSE VIBRATION AND HANDLING ERRORS WHICH COULD HAVE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 111,930 MILES. THE TRANSMISSIONS SHOPS SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE BAD AND FAIL REGULARLY IN THE HONDA VANS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE DELIVERED TO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY BOTH SLIDING DOOR BROKEN CABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH, A ROCK STRUCK THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. THE CONTACT STATED LATER THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COLD AIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER WAS PUNCTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,445. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11

AC CONDENSER LEAK CAUSED BY "ROCK HITTING IT". POOR DESIGN WHICH SHOULD HAVE A GRILL PROTECTING IT. CAUSES FREON LEAK. DEALERS NOW SUGGESTING TO INSTALL AN AFTER MARKET GRILL AFTER SPENDING $1000 TO FIX. CLEARLY A DESIGN PROBLEM BY HONDA. *TR

REBUILD TRANSMISSION DUE TO WORN OUT DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS TO BREAK THE AXEL SEAL AND LEAK A LOT OF FLUID WHICH COULD OF DESTROYED TRANSMISSION ALL TOGETHER.

AT AROUND 85,000 MILES OUR 2005 ODYSSEY STARTED EXHIBITING A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE. I TALKED WITH THE DEALER ABOUT IT, AND THEY MENTIONED IT WOULD REQUIRE THE TORQUE CONVERTER BEING REPLACED. HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED A MUCH CHEAPER POSSIBLE FIX TO THE PROBLEM OF REPLACING ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID (COST ABOUT $200). THAT SEEMS TO HAVE TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE FLUSH DONE AGAIN AFTER 15,000 MILES. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE THE ONLY FIX NEEDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE MADE OF RUBBER THAT THE WEAR AND TEAR WAS NORMAL. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 04/07/11 *BF UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

MY 05 ODYSSEY'S LIGHTS IN THE ODOMETER WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES, THEY JUST FLASH. SOMETIMES, THEY FLASH AND ALL THE GAUGE, SPEED, RPM, TEMP, AND FUEL DROPPED BRIEFLY BEFORE THEY GO BACK UP AGAIN. WHEN THEY WERE DOING THAT (DROPPED) THE VEHICLE DID NOT JERK. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT A FEW DAYS LATER IT DISAPPEARED. THEN IT CAME ON AGAIN. I USED AN OBD II READER TO READ IT AND IT GAVE ME A CODE ABOUT THE ECM/PCM MODULE. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED BOTH RELAYS BUT TO THIS DAY (3/21/11) THE FLASHING IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. TODAY EVERYTHING FLASHES AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE (INCLUDING ALL THE GAUGES) WERE DOWN FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS WHILE THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, VEHICLE SHUDDERING IN BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES. 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, 58,000 MILES. NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION PER REPAIR SHOP AND DEALER. APPEARS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FROM 2000 TO 2010 HONDA ODYSSEYS. WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $4800 TO REPLACE. NO RECALL TO DATE YET NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NET. *TR

FORWARDED FROM CPSC - LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE A PROBLEM WITH HIS 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH WAS COVERED IN A 2006 "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" (TSB) WHICH WAS AVAILABLE TO DEALERS BUT NOT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE AND IT WOULD COST $880 PLUS TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN, THE NIGHT HE PURCHASED IT, BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. NOW, HE HAS SINCE DISCOVERED, IT WAS THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT ALL ALONG. *JB

THE CAR SHUTTERS AROUND 30-40 MPH. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION FOR 3-5 SECONDS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED BY HONDA VEHICLE'S QUALITY. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO HONDA AND THE GOVERNMENT NEED FOR A RECALL? 05 ODDESSEY'S ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS SHUTTING OFF WITH NO WARNING. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 6 INSTANCES OF THE VEHICLE BEING OPERATED AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IN REVERSE. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INCIDENTS AT LOW SPEED, WHILE MAKING TURNS, AND 2 INCIDENTS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED (ONE AT 40 MPH AND ONE AT 70 MPH). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES SENT TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT ON 3/6/2011 WAS WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WE REFERRED THE SERVICE WRITER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V132000 AND 07V097000 BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO CONSIDER THAT OUR ISSUE WAS RELATED TO EITHER OF THESE PREVIOUSLY NOTED FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 03/16/ 11 *BF UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

DEAR SAFECAR.GOV: I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE STALLING AND HIGHWAY SPEED DROPPED TO BELOW 15 MPH ON MY VAN SINCE JANUARY, 2010. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. I HAVE WORKED WITH HONDA DEALERS AND HONDA CAR FOR OVER EIGHT MONTHS, FROM JAN 2010 TO AUG 2010 WITHOUT SUCCESS. I THEN WENT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER AND FINALLY ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM: THE 2005 ODYSSEY VAN IS THE FIRST MODEL AND YEAR HONDA HAS PUT THE NEW V6 ENGINE WITH THREE CYLINDERS SHUTTING OFF DURING CRUISING SPEED TO SAVE GAS, WHICH MAKES SENSE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS, THE IDLING CYLINDERS BEGIN TO BURN OIL ON THE CYLINDER RINGS. AND THERE IS NO ?LOW OIL? WARNING SENSOR FROM THE CAR, BUT HAS A ?LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING?. HOWEVER, THE ?LOW OIL PRESSURE? WILL ONLY KICKS ON WITH THE CAR ENGINE STARTS TO STALL. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE MY VAN STAFF FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO LESS THEN 15 MPH IN A MATTER OF COUPLE SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES FROM JANUARY, 2010 TO MAY, 2010. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS AND DESCRIPTIONS. HONDA HAS BEEN DENYING ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THEY LIMITED RELEASE A NEW SOFTWARE IN JANUARY, 2011 TO PERIODICALLY FIRE THE IDLE CYLINDERS TO MINIMIZE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS SO THAT THEY WILL NOT BURN MOTOR OIL. HOWEVER, HONDA HAS NOT DONE A ?RECALL? ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE (THE ENGINE STALLING AT HIGH SPEED WHEN OIL PRESSURE IS TOO LOW DUE TO MOTOR OIL BURNING). THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGE

THE ODYSSEY VSA LIGHT WENT ON IN AUGUST 2010. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE BRIGHTON HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MI, THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE MY VSA MODULATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED FOR THE PRICE OF $1257.44. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANICAL ENGINEER THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. I CONTACTED HONDA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION IN TORRANCE, CA LAST MONTH. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD GO 50/50.

I OWNED MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR 2.5 YEARS WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON MY MINIVAN. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. 29K MILES LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. HONDA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE PART. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE POWER STEERING IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEN STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V039000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER RESURFACED BOTH REAR PARKING BRAKE DRUMS AND THE DISC BRAKES. *JB

HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT MOTOR MOUNT IN MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE CONTACTED A HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE OUT OF THE PART BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL ODYSSEY'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEEDED TO BE LAUNCHED BEFORE A RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE CONSIDERED. I WANTED MY VEHICLE NOTED SINCE I DID NOT GO TO A HONDA DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

2005 ODYSSEY - POWER STEERING WAS GETTING DIFFICULT TO MANAGE - TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES. NOW AT 79,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF SPORADICALLY BUT WILL THEN BE BACK ON IF YOU RESTART THE VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS NO CLOSED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO LOCK. THE FAILURE IN THE DOOR BECAME WORSE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DOOR INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

FAILURE OF FRONT, SIDE AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY W/LESS THAN 65K MILES ON IT AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE REAR AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $1041.65 PLUS THE LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE BOTH BY LEITH AND BAYLEAF. THE CRACKED REAR MOTOR MOUNT NOTICED BY LEITH HONDA ON CAPITAL RD. IN RALEIGH, NC. THEY QUOTED CLOSE TO $900 FOR JUST THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THE OTHER MOTOR MOUNTS COULD BE BROKEN BUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE MOTOR OUT TO SEE. WE HAD BAYLEAF TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY WERE RECOMMENDED TO US AND THEIR QUOTE WAS LOWER. THEY FOUND THAT THE SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AS WELL. CHRIS OF BAYLEAF SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD ODYSSEYS AROUND THE SAME MODEL YEAR COME IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD CALLED HONDA TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF EVIDENCE ONLINE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MOTOR MOUNTS RELATED TO THE ECO MODE (DROPPING FROM 4 TO 3 CYLINDERS TO SAVE FUEL) BEING INSTITUTED IN THE ODYSSEYS IN THE MID-2000'S WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING CHANGE TO THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH COULD NOT HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL VIBRATION. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=HONDA+ENGINE+MOUNT+DESIGN+FLAW HTTP://GRASSROOTSMOTORSPORTS.COM/FORUM/OFF-TOPIC-DISCUSSION/HONDA-ODYSSEY-ENGINE-MOUNTS/30508/PAGE1/ HTTP://ACTION.PUBLICBROADCASTING.NET/CARTALK/POSTS/LIST/1560611.PAGE OUR CAR MAY HAVE NOT SET ON FIRE LIKE A REAR-ENDED PINTO, BUT THERE IS NO TELLING WH

FIRST OWNERS OT 2005 ODYSSEY, VAN HAS 65K AND ALL SERVICE RECORDS, DEALER TELLS US WE NEED NEWTORQUE CONVERTER AND 2 NEW ENGINE MOUNTS. ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED BY THIS SINCE PREVIOUS HONDA CRX LASTED OVER 180K WITH NO MAJOR REPAIRS...CONTACTED HONDA USA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, HE WOULD NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $2000. UPDATED 03/21/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN HE HEARD A SCRATCHING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WAS HEARD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD THE CONTACT WOULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE VERY LOW THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

POWERING STEERING ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH STEERING PUMP AS EVIDENCED BY SERVICE BULLETIN 07-005. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MAKE WHINING, BUZZING AND STRANGE NOISES AND EVENTUALLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN AS THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE AMONG 05-08 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L - AROUND 50K MILES, THE POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENTLY HARD, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS. VERY LITTLE ASSIST. AROUND 64K, OUR MECHANIC PURGED THE P/S PUMP OF FLUID AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED. MECHANIC REPLACED OUR P/S PUMP WHICH SEEMED TO WORK INITIALLY, BUT PERHAPS BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT. PROBLEM RETURNED. WE NOW HAVE 104K ON THE CAR AND LIVE WITH THE ISSUE OF HARD STEERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKING. HARD STEERING MEANS THAT I NEED TO USE BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

2005 ODYSSEY - FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT FREE UP TO ALLOW ENOUGH LENGTH TO BUCKLE. IT IS LOCKED IN THE RECOILED POSITION. IT JUST HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. AFTER TWO DAYS IT IS STILL LOCKED IN THE RECOILED POSITION MAKING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNUSABLE. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET IT CORRECTED. OUR VEHICLE JUST CAME OFF OF WARRANTY BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA OFFERS A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS. TRUE? *TR

JUDDER IN TRANSMISSION, GOING UP INCLINE AT ABOUT 32MPH, 1500RPM, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. VEHICLE AT 65,000 MILES. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT SWAYING WHILE DRIVING OUR HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 WITH 4 OTHER ADULTS AND 2 KIDS IN OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE IN FAIRLY NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR ICY ROADS BUT JUST TRYING TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLE WE HAD TOO MANY DIFFICULTIES TO CONTINUE. WE FELT PARTICULARLY UNSAFE AND UNSAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO CANCEL OUR TRIP AS WE WERE SWERVING AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE "SWAY" OF THE VAN WHEN REACHING SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH. WE WERE UNSAFE TO MANEUVER ON THE HIGHWAYS AND UPON A CHECK UP WE FOUND OUT OUR RIGHT STRUT WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT, AND THE LEFT ONE ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED (ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE/VAN). WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT RIVER CITY TIRE, DAVENPORT, IA AND IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT FINDING THAT THEY ALSO SAID WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. *TR

WHINING SOUND AND SHUDDERING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, GENERALLY 30-40 MPH. BELIEVE IT IS TRANSMISSION RELATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROLLERS BROKE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO COME OFF THE HINGE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WON'T START, FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR BUT HONDA DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS VIN. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT (DASH) CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INDICATED SHORT IN REAR AIRBAG WIRING. INDICATED COST TO REPLACE (CAN'T REPAIR) $1,100. *TR

CAR WAS VIBRATING FOR OVER A YEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. RECENTLY GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. HAD CAR REPAIRED. ON THE WAY HOME CAR STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND VSA LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STOPPED WORKING. TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD GAS. I ASKED FOR SAMPLE OF GAS. HAVE YET TO RECEIVE IT. NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SAW RECALL ON FUEL PUMP 2005 MODEL YEAR. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER. THROUGH VARIOUS RESEARCH, I HAVE BEGUN TO SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM - THERE WAS A SAFETY BULLETIN (09-053) PUBLISHED FOR THE 07 AND 08 MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V055000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCH-BACK LIFT-GATE SUPPORT) IN JUNE 2010. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2010, THE CONTACT OPENED THE LIFT GATE WHICH FELL ON HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE PART. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

THE A/C CONDENSER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO IT BEING PUNCTURED FROM EVERY DAY WEAR AND TEAR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A PROTECTIVE SHIELD OVER THE UNIT TO PROTECT IT FROM FURTHER DAMAGE. I FEEL THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE $678.81 THAT I HAVE SPENT HAVING THESE CONDENSERS REPLACED.

REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. AT THIS POINT, THE REAR LIFT GATE IS EXTREMELY HEAVY AND DANGEROUS TO ONES SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. HONDA KEEPS REPLACING THE STRUTS WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT CONTINUES TO FAIL. SAME REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO. I REQUESTED A BETTER STRONGER OR BEEFIER REPLACEMENT STRUT,BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY KEEP REPLACING WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER. I HAVE FOUR SMALL KIDS AND IF IT WERE TO FAIL WITH ONE OF THEM STANDING UNDER THE LIFT GATE IT COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE REPAIR PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.