2008 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR), BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR STARTED BARKING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES. I PULLED OVER AND STARTED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN A TEN MINUTE PERIOD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VSA BUT HONDA FAILED TO NOTIFY ME. I WAS ALMOST HIT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DTCS P3400 AND P3497 READ. NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. TOOK IT TO SUSSMAN HONDA WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE REAR ROCKER. I POINTED THEM TO TSB 11-033 BUT THEY SAID IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CO. AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. I FILED A COMPLAINT. ONLY LATER DID I DISCOVER TSB 13-031, WHICH SUSSMAN FOLLOWED BUT DID NOT READ THE DIAGNOSIS SECTION SINCE THE OIL LEVEL WAS BELOW THE DIPSTICK. ALMOST EXACTLY 3 MONTHS AND 4,000 MILES LATER CEL LIGHT COMES ON WITH DTCS P3400 AND P3497 AND OIL LEVEL IS BELOW THE DIPSTICK, THIS TIME THE CAR IS STARTING TO VIBRATE. AHC STILL CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A DESIGN FLAW AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALER THAT BURNING OIL IS NORMAL FOR THE "PRE-08 HONDAS WITH VCM" AND THAT WE SHOULD CHECK IT REGULARLY. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE HONESTY, I WISH THAT HONDA WOULD ADMIT THE ENGINEERING ISSUE AND FIX IT ONCE FOR ALL. USING THIS MUCH OIL CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 73 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT CYLINDER HEAD, THE HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS OPENED, BUT FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDEDIN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V060000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 01/21/16*LJ *CN

LIFTGATE STRUTS LEAKED GAS AND NOW LIFTGATE OF HONDA ODYSSEY IS HARD TO OPEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP.

REAR LIFTGATE PISTONS / LIFT SUPPORT PISTONS FAILING. HATCH CLOSES BY ITS SELF, HITTING / TRAPPING / CATCHING PERSON IN TRUNK AREA. HATCH VERY HEAVY! KEEP CHILDREN AWAY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SPUN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DELAYED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, ARMS, AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000...UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF

THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER TO THE DOOR WAS TURNED OFF SO THAT IT COULD BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE DOOR CAME OFF IN HAND DURING NORMAL OPERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONICS. IT TOOK A MECHANIC, WITH HELP, ABOUT ONE HOUR TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WHICH IS NOW COMPLETELY NON-OPERATIONAL. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED, ANECDOTALLY, BY SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING A BODY SHOP OWNER, THAT THIS (AUTOMATED DOORS COMING OFF THE VEHICLE IN NORMAL OPERATION) IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES. IT OBVIOUSLY MAKES THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE UNSAFE UNTIL THE DOOR CAN BE SECURED, AND THE USE OF THE DOOR IS THEN PROHIBITED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT FAILED TO INFLATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

REAR DOOR'S STRUTS DOES NOT WORK. THE HATCHBACK REAR DOOR SLAMS SHUT AND DOES NOT HOLD. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING STRUT DEFECT IN 2012. THE RECALLED ODYSSEYS WERE MANUFACTURED IN ALABAMA FACTORY WHERE OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. JUST WONDER WHY OUR VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS RECALL FOR 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 16 2012 NHTSA REFERENCE #12V062000 NUMBER AFFECTED 45,747 SUMMARY: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ODYSSEY VEHICLES, THE GAS-FILLED STRUTS THAT HELP TO RAISE AND SUPPORT THE LIFTGATE OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A POWER LIFTGATE SYSTEM MAY BE PRONE TO EARLY LIFE FAILURES DUE TO A MANUFACTURING FLAW. THE FLAW CAN RESULT IN A LEAK OF THE PRESSURIZED GAS, LEADING TO REDUCED STRUT PERFORMANCE. CONSEQUENCE: STRUTS WITH DIMINISHED PERFORMANCE CAN LEAD TO UNEXPECTED CLOSURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. *TR