2008 Honda Odyssey complaints

TIRES WITH TRACTION RATING A, TEMPERATURE RATING B, AND WEAR RATING 740 WITH MILEAGE WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 38,407 MILES. TIRES HAD POOR TRACTION AND TREAD ON OUTSIDE OF TIRES WAS WORN TO 2/32", BUT NOT ON INSIDE. TIRES WERE ALWAYS KEPT AT RECOMMENDED PRESSURE, ROTATED REGULARLY, KEPT BALANCED AND VEHICLE ALIGNMENT WAS KEPT IN GOOD STANDING. TIRE DEALER RECOMMENDED KEEPING THE TIRES AT 40 PSI FOR MORE EVEN TIRE WEAR AND TO MAKE THE TIRES LAST LONGER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE RECOMMENDS THE TIRES BE AT 33 PSI (FRONT) AND 35 PSI (REAR) FOR COLD WEATHER. *TR

WHEN WE WENT DOWN HILL ON FREEWAY 5 AT LOS ANGELES AND BAKER FIELD COUNTY , CA. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WITH THE SOUND LIKE DRIVING ON THE DEEP AND BUMP ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT VIGOROUSLY WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY SLIGHTLY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. IT WAS SCARED TO DEATH WHEN YOU GO DOWN HILL WITH THAT PROBLEM. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR OUR FAMILY. PLEASE RECALL THIS VAN FOR SAFETY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING, LIFTGATE FELL ON MY HEAD AS I REACHED IN TO GRAB PERSONAL ITEMS, CAUSING HEADACHE. MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STANDING NEXT TO ME, IF MY HEAD WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED THE LIFTGATE I CANT IMAGINE HOW SERIOUSLY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE TOURING MODEL, BUT NOT THE EX-L HOWEVER THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART FAILING PREMATURELY, AS EARLY AS 20,000 MILES ON EX-L MODELS. RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EX-L. *TR

THE BATTERY DRAINS OVERNIGHT MAKING IT SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE JUMPED THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN JUMPING THE VEHICLE, A BIT OF STEAM IS EMITTED FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD "JET ENGINE" OR "TV STATIC" SOUND. ONCE JUMPED, THE CAR WILL START THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER, SOMETHING OVERNIGHT IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE WEBSITE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS THE ISSUE LISTED WITH VERY SIMILAR INCIDENTS TO WHAT I JUST EXPLAINED. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. ALWAYS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON I69E HEADING NORTH AT 65 MPH AFTER CRESTING AN OVERPASS HILL, VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE LANE NO BRAKE LIGHTS LIT, HIT BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES NEVER REACTED AS NORMAL. PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE TIRES NEVER SQUEALED ON THE DRY PAYMENT. UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC AND ENDED UP HITTING STOPPED VEHICLE STILL GOING ABOUT 20MPH. $2,700 DAMAGE TO MY ODYSSEY AND OTHER CAR HAD HEAVY REAR DAMAGE. *TR

AUTOPARK HONDA REPLACED DRIVE SHAFTS BECAUSE THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING WHILE SLOW TURNS. I DROVE AWAY AND WITHIN 2 MILES, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR AND I NEARLY LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I COULD BREAK I THINK. BUT STEERING AND ENGINE POWER WERE DANGEROUSLY AFFECTED. ME AND MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I SUSPECT THE PARTS USED WERE NOT OF PROPER QUALITY OR THE WORKMANSHIP WAS POOR. I CAN'T DECIDE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN PERFECT WITH OTHER REPAIRS SO I DOUBT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORKMANSHIP BUT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SAY. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY IN 2011, WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE WINTER OF 2013, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE GROANING (AND SOMETIMES "HUMMING") NOISES FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. I ASSUMED THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FLUIDS SO WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE (AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP) , I INSISTED THE POWER STEERING FLUID BE FILLED. THE HONDA DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY NOISES. HOWEVER, LAST NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 10PM, THE NOISE RE-APPEARS. THE STEERING ISSUE IS NOW FOLLOWING THE NOISE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I KNOW I SHARE THESE CONCERNS WITH OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS AND OUR COMPLAINTS ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS WITH THE DEALERS. I REALLY WANT TO SEE THESE CONCERNS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

STARTING IN THE SPRING OF 2014, THE PAINT STARTED COMING OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOW THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE ROOF IS COMING OFF. *TR

THE TWO STRUTS JUST SUDDENLY CANNOT HOLD THE LIFTGATE WHICH IT ALMOST HIT MY WIFE AND KIDS' HEAD. SHOULD HONDA NOTICE THESE STRUTS FAILURE? KNOWN MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM ON 2008 ODYSSEY EX/EXL MODELS. *TR

ON 09/07/14, WAS INVOLVED IN A 4 CAR ACCIDENT. TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 60, NEAR I605, LIGHT TRAFFIC AT APPROX. 3:45 PM. # 1 LANE WAS CLOSING, DUE TO FWY WORK/MAINTENANCE. SAW SIGNS AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE FROM THE #1 LANE TO THE #2 LANE, WHILE IN THE #2 LANE NOTICED THE FLASHING ARROW FOR THE LANE CLOSURE. I ESTIMATE I SLOWED TO ABOUT 60 MPH, SINCE TRAFFIC WAS MERGING, CAR IN FRONT WAS APPROX. 6-7 CARS LENGTHS AHEAD, WHEN I SAW BRAKE LIGHTS FROM THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND THEY HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHICH APPEARED TO BE FROM AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP, BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FROM LIGHTLY, MAYBE ABOUT 5-10 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. BASED UPON THE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AHEAD, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP OUR VEHICLE. DID NOT FEEL LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING, FELT NO PULSATING OR PUSH BACK IN THE PEDAL AND CAR APPEARED TO SKID/SLIDE INTO THE CAR AHEAD. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHICH STATED THAT AIR CAN ENTER THE SYSTEM AND AFFECT THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA ABOUT THIS AND I BELIEVE THE FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A FACTOR IN OUR AVOIDABLE INCIDENT. ANOTHER CAR HIT US FROM BEHIND AND THE DRIVER WAS INJURED VERY BADLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V112000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), THE DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS UNLESS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE PAID FOR A DETAILED CLEANING FIRST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY (ABOUT 5.5 YEARS OLD, 90,000 MILES). DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED. CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO WHEN THE EXHAUST COMES OFF. LOSS IN ACCELERATION AND SPEED. STALLED SHORTLY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DIAGNOSIS WAS - COIL AND SPARK PLUG HEAD "EXPLODED" ON CYLINDER #2. SOME PARTS FELL IN AND THE INSIDE OF CYLINDER WAS SCORED. ENGINE WAS CONSIDERED NON-REPAIRABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT THE LOCAL DEALER. COST OVER $5,000. HONDA REFUSES TO MAKE ANY AMENDS, OR OFFER ANY COMPENSATION. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FIRST SERVICE ON THIS ENGINE IS DUE AT 105,000 MILES. THE CAR IS 5.5 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES. THIS IS A FACTORY SEALED ENGINE. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION OR STEERED TO LEFT OR RIGHT, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE, THE DOOR INADVERTENTLY CLOSED AND KNOCKED THE CONTACT TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LATCH COMPLETELY AND WOULD OPEN ON ITS WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

FIRST COMPLAINT WAS DESCRIBED BY THE DEALERS AS A HUMMING IN THE TRANSMISSION. MY DESCRIPTION IS LIKE A KICKBACK OR HARD DOWNSHIFTING. NEXT COMPLAINT IS BRAKES SEEM LIKE YOU APPLY FOOT TO PEDAL AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR NOT GOING TO STOP WHILE FOOT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEN THERE'S LIKE A SOUND OF SOMETHING RELEASING OR LETTING GO. *TR

WHEN BRAKING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERELY. HONDA DEALERS CLAIM THAT "THESE VANS JUST HAVE A BAD BRAKE DESIGN" AND CHARGE TO RE-SURFACE THE ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWELVE TO FOURTEEN THOUSAND MILES. I'M AMAZED THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MORE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS FLAW. WITH THE SEVERE SHAKING THERE IS ALSO DRAMATIC BRAKE FADING, ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON ANY DOWNHILL SLOPE. WE ARE ALWAYS HESITANT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON LONG TRIPS AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL ACT UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V112000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE CONTACT FOUND BOLTS THAT WERE LEFT IN THE CUPHOLDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BOLTS BELONGED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED ADEQUATELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,200.

ON APPROXIMATELY 7/1, I WAS DRIVING HOME. THE CAR WOULDN'T SWITCH GEARS AND LOST A BIT OF POWER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE DOWN AN INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR AT APPROX. 40 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. THE NEXT DAY, I DROVE IT TO HONDAMAN, A CERTIFIED HONDA REPAIR SHOP, THEY DID A VALVE ADJUSTMENT. THE VALVE ADJUSTMENT DIDN'T WORK. THERE WAS A CLICKING, VIBRATING, KNOCKING NOISE AT 2800RPMS WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK (METAL ON METAL NOISE) AND THEN WHEN DRIVING. REPLACED THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER AS RECOMMENDED, THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. DID ANOTHER VALVE ADJUSTMENT (ACCORDING TO THE TSB) AND THAT DID NOT WORK. RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. AT NO POINT EVER DID THE CAR HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, LOW OIL LIGHT, OR ANY OTHER SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO BROWN'S HONDA, THEY RECOMMENDED A CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT, VALVE REPLACEMENT AND CAMSHAFT REPLACEMENT. THE ITEMS HAD SHOWN METAL ON METAL WEAR. THE SHOPS AND BASED ON RESEARCH, THIS A SIGN OF NO LUBRICATION. THEY SHOP TOLD ME THAT THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS A FLUKE. I ALSO NOTIFIED THEM THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS TSBS ON MY CAR AND IF I MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FRONT CAM REPLACEMENT, I AM WORRIED THAT SINCE THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED, THAT THE REAR CAM AND PISTONS' OR CAMSHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DID HAVE MY OIL PAN AND OIL PLUG REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO AND AFTER RESEARCHING MORE ABOUT MY CAR, FOUND THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE MODEL I PURCHASED. I ALSO CAL

I TRIED TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH DOOR TO PUT SOMETHING IN. THE DOOR WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY AND WOULD NOT STAY UP AND OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE IT CRASHED DOWN ON ME. I WAS NOT HURT, BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN. NOW I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS BACK PORTION OF VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT GROCERIES OR WHEN WE TRAVEL, I HAVE NO PLACE TO PUT LUGGAGE. THE HYDRAULIC FAILED. WHY WAS THERE NOT A RECALL ON MY MODEL, WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS OF SAME YEAR? *TR

ROLLERS ON SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE THE DOOR. ONE ROLLER POPPED OUT OF DOOR AND LOOKED DAMAGED. IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HINGES FAILED CAUSING THE LIFT GATE TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE LIFT GATE FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN AND FELL ON THE CONTACT'S HEAD AND NECK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN

THE LIFTGATE STOPED WORKING. *JS

WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, THE CAR ACCELERATES AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SURGING. I APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I'M AFRAID OF REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR. HONDA CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE FAILED TO STAY OPEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V062000 (STRUCTURE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT A PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE CONTROL UNIT (PART NUMBER: 6601) HAD FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VSA MODULATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER INSTALLED AND UPDATED THE YAW RATE SENSOR UNDER THE RECALL BUT DID NOT PERFORM THE CALIBRATION. THE VSA WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR COULD NOT BE CALIBRATED WITH THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE VSA MODULATOR WAS REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE VSA MODULATOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THERE WAS A SECOND RECALL INITIATED PRIOR TO THE RECENT RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) WHICH INVOLVED REPAIRS TO THE VSA MODULATOR BY REMOVING ANY EXISTING AIR IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY THE APPLICATION OF SEALANT AND CAPS TO PREVENT AIR FROM ENTERING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN PERTAINING TO THE VSA MODULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. KMJ UPDATED 9/1

THE TAILGATE STRUTS BROKE WHILE THE TAILGATE WAS OPEN, STRIKING ME IN MY BACK. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY, BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED AND I WAS GIVEN NO VALID REASON AS TO WHY, ONLY THAT IT WAS SPECIFIC VIN'S AND MINE WAS NOT IN THE BUNCH THAT WAS RECALLED. *TR

REAR GATE SUPPORTS COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS VACUUMING THE BACK INTERIOR OF THE VAN AT THE TIME. REAR GATE COLLAPSED ON MY BACK, INJURING MY BACK. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY ASSIST MODULATOR SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILITY ASSIST MODULATOR SENSOR AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,177.

DURING BRAKING BETWEEN 20 - 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND BRAKING. IT SEAMS AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS DOWNSHIFTING PREMATURELY (TO HIGH ENGINE RPM) THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE (JUMP) FORWARD. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIME (MORE THAN 6) OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. NOTE: MILEAGE AND SPEED ARE ESTIMATED. *TR

THE LIFT GATE STRUTS THAT SUPPORT THE REAR DOOR FAILED WITH OUT ANY INDICATION THEY WERE GETTING WEAK. THEY WERE WORKING FINE EARLIER IN THE DAY. BUT WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE HATCH IN THE EVENING IT WAS VERY HEAVY AN WOULD NOT STAY OPEN, UNTIL I SUPPORTED IT WITH A MAKE SHIFT POLE. I REPLACED THE STRUTS WITH AN AFTER MARKET VERSION, BUT WONDER IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR FAILURES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HATCH WAS OPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED SIX (6) TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST THREE INCIDENCES TOOK PLACE OVER A FOUR (4) YEAR PERIOD STARTING ABOUT 2009 WITH ABOUT 25000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN EACH OF THESE INSTANCES THE CAR WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE MOVING FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINE BEGIN TO RACE. PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AFTER THE FIRST TWO (2) OF THESE INCIDENCES BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES. IN ONE INSTANCE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER?S FOOT REMAINED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE CAR MOVING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE?S RPM INCREASE RAPIDLY. TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE COLLISION THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR FREQUENTLY WHEN IT DOES OCCUR, THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND EVENTUALLY ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED SUDDENLY AND NO LONGER SUPPORT THE HEAVY DOOR. THERE WAS NO GRADUAL DETERIORATION. OURS IS A MANUAL VERSION - NOT POWERED AND FOR SOME REASON ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL 12V062000, EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE SAME PART THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THAT INVESTIGATION - NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE11034. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT FAILED AT UNACCEPTABLE RATE AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM MANUAL LIFTGATES IS HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE POWERED LIFTGATES. THIS IS AT LEAST AS DANGEROUS AS A POWERED LIFTGATE SITUATION, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE AND 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. THE INVESTIGATION AND RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL MODELS USING THIS PART, NOT JUST THE POWERED DOORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND NEUTRAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111785.

RE: TAILGATE/ STRUT FAILURE I WAS OUT SHOPPING AND AT MY LAST STOP THE TAILGATE WAS SUDDENLY VERY HARD TO OPEN. I HAD A LARGE CART OF GROCERIES AND IT WAS RAINING, SO I RAISED IT UP WITH ONE HAND, BUT WHEN I TURNED TO GET MORE GROCERIES, I EXPECTED IT TO STAY AND IT DROPPED DOWN. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME, SO I COULD PUT THE REST OF THE GROCERIES IN THE SEAT AREA AND DEAL WITH IT LATER. IT HAS NOT RESOLVED, SO IT WAS NOT A "RAIN" ISSUE. IN THE WEEK THAT HAS PASSED, I HAVE DONE SOME OF RESEARCH. I FOUND THAT HONDA DID INDEED HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM416791/RCAK-12V062-3793.PDF HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER, *MY* VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT WHICH MODELS ARE BY THE OFFICIAL NOTICES. THEY QUOTED ME $276 TO FIX IT. I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS VERY EASY TO FIX - $50 FOR THE STRUTS, A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER, AND LADDER TO PROP OPEN THE TAILGATE AND EVEN A 115 LB WOMAN CAN FIX THEM. HOWEVER, WHY AREN'T ALL 2008 HONDA ODYSSEYS IN THIS RECALL? HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN HELPING ME OR HAD I BEEN HALF IN THE VAN WHEN THE STRUTS SUDDENLY FAILED, ANY OF US COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THE DEAD WEIGHT OF THAT DOOR. FOR NOW I WILL ORDER THE STRUTS AND FIX THEM AS SOON AS I CAN SINCE I REALLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO DUKE IT OUT WITH HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE DOOR WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN. THE CONTACT WOULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN MANUALLY CLOSING THE LIFT GATE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V062000 (STRUCTURE) DUE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER LIFT GATE MODELS. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE POWER LIFT GATE AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92500. .. UPDATED 06/03/14 *BF UPDATED 06/13/2014 *JS

WHEN BRAKING, EVEN PRESS THE BRAKE VERY HARD, THE CAR IS MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE, AND IT WILL NOT STOP. HAD TO RELEASE AND PRESS THE BRAKE THREE TIMES, TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR. GOOD THING WE WERE DOING ONLY 20MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WOULD CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V062000(STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,116.

THE TRUNK LIFT (FROM AN OPEN POSITION) OF OUR 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L UNEXPECTEDLY FELL ON TOP OF MY WIFE'S HEAD WHILE SHE WAS USING THE TRUNK AREA. HER INJURY WAS NOT SERIOUS, AND CONSEQUENTLY WE DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS THE GAS STRUTS THAT ASSIST IN OPENING AND CLOSING THE HATCH. HONDA ALREADY HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR POWERED LIFTGATE FOR 2008-9 MODELS, BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MANUAL OPENING ODYSSEYS, CLAIMING THAT A DEGRADED STRUT IN A MANUAL LIFTGATE WILL BE NOTICEABLE. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE FOR US. CONSIDERING ODYSSEYS ARE BUILT FOR FAMILIES, I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MY OLDER CHILDREN FREQUENTLY OPERATE THE TAILGATES WITHOUT OUR HELP. SINCE THE REASON FOR THE LIFTGATE FAILURE IS THE SAME FOR MANUAL AND POWERED LIFTGATES, HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL (OR AT LEAST A NOTIFICATION) TO ALL 2008-9 ODYSSEY OWNERS. JUST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T PURCHASE THE TOP OF THE LINE ODYSSEY, OUR SAFETY SHOULDN'T BE ANY LESS THAN THE TOURING OWNERS. *TR

STRONG VIBRATION OR JUDDER WHILE BEING DRIVEN TYPICALLY AT 20-45 MPH OR WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON AN UP OR DOWN GRADE. ALSO EXPERIENCED NO RESPONSE OF ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. PER HONDA'S TSB, TORQUE CONVERTER IS THE ISSUE IF THE PROBLEM RETURNS AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. HOWEVER HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR ALARM HORN GOING OFF FOR NO REASON AT 2 AM IN THE MORNING. HIT THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE AND ALARM STOPPED. WHEN DAYLIGHT, FOUND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT LOCKED BUT ALL THE OTHER DOORS WERE LOCKED. THEN ANOTHER INCIDENT IN A WEEK, 4 AM THE CAR ALARM HORN GOING AGAIN. SHUT IT OFF WITH REMOTE. WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE CAR ALARM HORN WENT OFF AGAIN. SHUT IT OFF WITH REMOTE AND WENT OUTSIDE, OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH KEY. THEN LOCKED ALL THE DOORS WITH MANUAL SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE, WHILE A 2008 MODEL HAS LESS THAN 27,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR HONDA AUTOMOBILES IN GENERAL FROM READING COMPLAINTS. *TR

I OPENED THE REAR LIFT GATE OF THE VAN. THE STRUTS THAT HOLD THE GATE OPEN FAILED AND HIT MY SON IN THE HEAD. MY VAN HAS A MANUAL LIFT GATE AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF 2008 VANS WITH AUTOMATIC LIFTS WHERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE STRUTS AND CAUSING A SIMILAR FAILURE. I REQUEST THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE OF THE MANUAL LIFT GATE AND REQUIRE HONDA TO FIX THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN A VEHICLE ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I HAVE ANOTHER VAN (MERCURY VILLAGER) THAT IS ALMOST 18 YEARS OLD AND THE LIFT GATE STILL OPERATES AS NEW. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUSLY INJURY OR DEATH. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SPRING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW TWENTY DEGREES, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SYSTEM WOULD FREEZE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLEAN SNOW OFF THE VEHICLE DURING A SNOW STORM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FREEZING WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WAS NORMAL DURING FREEZING WEATHER. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2014. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL HATCHBACK LIFT GATE STRUTS GAVE OUT AND FELL ON MY HEAD WHILE LOADING GROCERIES. THE HATCHBACK WILL OPEN AND CLOSE BUT THE STRUTS DO NOT WORK. IT FELL WITH NO WARNING OF AN ISSUE. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF ONE IF NOT PAYING ATTENTION. ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE NEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMEDY PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2014. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS