2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY (BEGAN AT APPROX. 55MPH), MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ANY ACCELERATION AT OR HIGHER THAN THE 55MPH MARK CONTINUES TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SHAKE. WE BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY DAMAGED/BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. *TR

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS FOR A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE RIGHT PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE ODOMETER READ 99722. AT THE TIME IT STOPPED WORKING, THE VAN WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR REFUSED TO OPEN AND A LIGHT WENT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL "SLIDE DOOR". WHEN I CONSULTED THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, IT SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. I WAS REALLY SUSPICIOUS WITH THE SUDDEN FAILING OF THE DOOR BECAUSE UP UNTIL THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT, THE DOOR WAS WORKING FINE. THE WAY I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IT WAS IN REMAINED THE SAME FROM WHEN THE ODOMETER READ 99700 UNTIL THE INCIDENT. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ODYSSEY OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS MODEL YEARS 2005-2010 HAVE THESE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS PROBLEMS WITHOUT ANY CLEAR INDICATION OF ISSUES BEFOREHAND. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE STATED OWNERS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE THE DEALER CHARGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FAIL DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I VISITED A FORUM THAT OFFERED A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE SOLUTION STATED TO RESET THE INTERNAL COMPUTER BY PULLING A FUSE LABELED AS "BACK UP". I WAS SKEPTICAL OF THIS SOLUTION BECAUSE HONDA WOULDN'T DESIGN A VEHICLE THAT STATES AN ERROR WITH A DOOR UNLESS SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DOOR, FOR EXAMPLE THE MOTOR. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED, I GAVE IT A TRY AND RESET THE INTERNAL COMPUTER. I STARTED THE ENGINE BACK UP AND NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THE ERROR WAS GONE WHICH MAKES SENSE SINCE THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE PASSENGER ELECTRIC DOOR, THE DOOR OPENED NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY HESITATION OF MOVEMENT. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION. IF HELP CAN BE GIVEN, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, THE ENGINE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

OUR VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH OUR VEHICLE (NHTSA RECALL # 05V-344) BUT OUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. SINCE THE EXACT PROBLEM WE HAVE IS PART OF A RECALL THE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF OUR VEHICLE, WE ARE QUESTIONING WHY OUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED, AND QUESTIONING WHETHER THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER VINS (INCLUDING OUR NUMBER). *TR

WHMAGOO EN I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAD AN APPROVED BY HONDA SCOOTER LIFT INSTALLED BY UNLIMITED ABILITIES IN DEER PARK NY. I AM HANDICAPPED AND AFTER THE INSTALLATION I RECEIVED A REBATE FROM HONDA . AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL MY WIFE BROUGHT THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THE RECALL TO NARDY HONDA SMITH TOWN N.Y. AND WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT WORK ON THE RECALL UNTIL THE LIFT IS REMOVED. I COMPLAINED TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS GIVEN CASE # [XXX] AND WAS ADVISED SOMEONE WOULD CALL WITHIN 24 HRS. NO ONE CALLED. I CALL AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THE PERSON HANDLING WAS OUT AND WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HRS NO ONE CALLED.IN I CALLED HARDY HONDA SERVICE MGR [XXX] AND HE ADVISED ME WOULD CHECK WITH HDQTRS TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD PAY FOR THE LIFT REMOVAL NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR AND CALL ME BACK. HE NEVER CALLED.PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE RECALL FUMES PROBLEM ISN'T RESOLVED I COULD BE A DEAD DUCK IF A FIRE HAPPENED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHICH MADE IT HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRED SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L HAS ONLY ABOUT 66,000 MILES ON IT AND A HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAS BROKEN WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A HONDA'S FUEL PUMP SAFETY RECALL SERVICE. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HONDA'S OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HONDA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2000 - 2012. THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON HONDA VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE ODYSSEY, BREAK EASILY AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA HAS NEGLECTED TO CORRECT. ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD NOT BREAK AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. THEY SHOULD LAST EVEN MUCH LONGER THAN 100,000 MILES. THE COST OF REPLACING THE ENGINE MOUNT RUNS AT APPROXIMATELY $1000/MOUNT, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. PLEASE HELP LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUSH THE WINDOW DOWN WHILE HOLDING THE BUTTON. *TR

AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I WAS FORCED TO OBTAIN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, ETCHING AND MANY OTHER THINGS. ONE YEAR LATER I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. I INFORMED HONDA BECAUSE DOORS ARE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS. SUMMER OF 2014 THERE'S A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE STUCK CLOSED THEY CANNOT REPAIR THE RECALL. HOWEVER THE SERVICE ADVISOR OPENED THE SLIDING DOORS AND STILL THEN THEY REFUSE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. I CONTACTED HONDA'S MANUFACTURER AND PER THE CASE MANAGER AT CORPORATE OFFICE," HONDA CANNOT HELP ME THE RECALL." I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT ON SEPTEMBER OF 2011 THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE STEERING. I INFORMED THE CASE MANAGER THAT I NEVER RECEIVED SUCH NOTICE. HER RESPONSE WAS "PERHAPS THE NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER, BECAUSE WE GO BY THE ADDRESS NOTED AT THE DMV OFFICE."; SEPTEMBER OF 2011 THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED UNDER MY NAME AND ADDRESS, THE CASE MANAGER DID NOT HAVE A RESPONSE FOR ME. FUEL PUMP RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY LX IS HAVING MASSIVE PAINT PEELING ISSUES. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED FOR THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO AND HAS SINCE EXPIRED, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE WARRANTY WE DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM. IT NOW HAS 60% PAINT LOSS ON THE ROOF AND PATCHES AS LARGE AS A HAND ON THE BODY ARE PEELING. VAN IS GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. AFTER CONTACTING THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE VAN WAS PURCHASED, WE WERE TOLD THERE WERE NO HONDA REPS IN OUR AREA TO INSPECT VAN AND THEY DON'T EXPECT ONE UNTIL NEXT MONTH OR SO. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS OTHER THAN TO WAIT UNTIL THE REP IS AVAILABLE TO INSPECT VAN. BY THE TIME THE REP SEES OUR VAN, WE MAY HAVE NO PAINT LEFT. *TR