2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

SUMMER OF 2014 MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS LOSING POWER ON THE ROAD TO THE POINT I HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. TURNED OUT I WAS LOW ON OIL WITH NO LEAKS AT ALL AND NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THIS IS VERY STRESSFUL ON MY ENGINE. MY VAN IS ONLY USED FOR LOCAL TRAVEL, ABOUT 20 MILES PER DAY AND I HAVE BEEN NEEDING TO ADD OIL ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH, STILL WITH NO LEAKS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR HONDA ODYSSEYS 2008-2013 FOR EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING, ENTERING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS. COPIED FROM THE INTERNET, HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION/ THE ORIGINAL LAWSUIT CLAIMS HONDA HID THE PROBLEM FROM CONSUMERS. HONDA DENIED THE ALLEGATION, DESPITE ISSUING A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #11-033) IN JULY OF 2011 THAT QUIETLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. THE TSB STATES THAT "THE VCM (VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT) MAY BE REPEATEDLY SWITCHING ON AND OFF DURING LIGHT THROTTLE OPERATION, AT CRUISING SPEEDS, ON FLAT ROADS." ESSENTIALLY, THE ENGINE IS WORKING MUCH HARDER THAN IT HAS TO IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN FACT, IF YOUR COMMUTE DOESN'T CONSIST OF CLIMBING THROUGH THE ROCKIES, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE MORE OIL CONSUMPTION THAN NORMAL. JUST SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA WHO ADVISED I NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO HONDA FOR AN INSPECTION.

TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE CRACKED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN LOOKING ONLINE, I'VE FOUND THIS COMPLAINT ON NUMEROUS SITES. *JS

THE MESSAGE "CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM" LIGHTS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. INITIALLY, IT BEGAN LIGHTING UP MORE INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN GOING OFF, BUT NOW IT IS ON NEARLY ALL THE TIME. MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP AS PART OF THE AIRBAG RECALL THAT HONDA HAS. IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2005 ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE P[ART OF THE AIR BAG RECALL. *TR

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY IN DASHBOARD. THIS IS HAPPENING FROM DEC 31ST 2014. BUT NOT SEEING THIS SENSOR LIGHT ALL THE TIME IN DASH BOARD. WHEN I CHECK FOR HONDA RECALL ONLINE WITH MY CAR VIN#, MY CAR IS NOT SHOWING THE RECALL FOR AIRBAG'S REPLACEMENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO GET THIS DONE WITH HONDA FOR FREE OF CHARGE. *JS

CAR IS SOMETIMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. FINALLY HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR $271.77, THIS AFTER THEY HAD REPLACED IT PREVIOUSLY UNDER WARRANTY. SO HAVE HAD THREE STEERING PUMPS IN THIS CAR AND SOMETIMES CANNOT MOVE THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF PARKING SPOT OR GARAGE. LOCAL DEALER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR OCCURRED IN JUNE 2010, WHEN VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT, DENTS, OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE FUNCTION OF THE DOORS. SINCE THEN, BOTH PASSENGER AUTO SLIDING DOORS NOW HAVE TROUBLE CLOSING, AND WILL OFTEN CLOSE ON A PASSENGER, WITH THE PASSENGER'S BODY BEING THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES THE DOOR STOP CLOSING. SUMMARY: BOTH SLIDING DOORS EITHER DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY (STOP SHORT AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES, OFTEN FORCED TO CLOSE); OR THEY CLOSE BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING AND SCARE OR SQUISH THE PASSENGER WHO IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND WE FEAR THAT SOON THE DOORS WILL NOT STOP AND COMPLETELY CRUSH THE PERSON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, OR WE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN IF IT WILL NOT CLOSE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES ABOUT 4-6 ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOORS AFTER EVERYONE IS IN THE CAR AND BELTED IN. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND SIMILAR ISSUE, SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS, PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, AGES 9 AND 6, AND AS I WAS DRIVING THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OPENED. MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE DOOR SAID "MOMMY THE DOOR IS OPENING". I WAS DRIVING ONLY ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND I KEPT ON OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR AND WOULD APPEAR TO BE CLOSED BUT AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WOULD OPEN AGAIN. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL WITH MY HAZARDS ON AND IF THE DOOR OPENED AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR AGAIN. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING WE HEARD A CONTINUOUS BEEPING NOISE LIKE I WOULD HEAR IF THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THIS INCIDENT SCARED MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW IN THIS CAR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE HEARD THE BEEPING SOUND BEFORE WHEN IT IS VERY COLD BUT THIS IS THE FIRST THAT THE DOOR ACTUALLY OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V112000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHEN MANEUVERING IN LOW MILEAGE AREAS, I.E. DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS, MY POWER STEERING PUMP DOES NOT ASSIST WELL, IF AT ALL. THE VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE SIMILAR TO AN RC CAR WITH A DYING BATTERY AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MOVE. IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, IT CAN TAKE ME UP TO 10 OR SO MOVES BECAUSE I CANNOT GET THE WHEEL TO TURN PROPERLY. *TR