2007 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V098000 FOR VSA MODULATOR. I WENT TO DEALER TO FIX THIS RECALL AROUND IN 2014 AND NOW MY ODYSSEY IS GETTING "! VSA" LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. I CHECKED THE CODE AND CODE IS "DTC 66: VSA PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE VSA MODULATOR CONTROL UNIT". DEALER IS SAYING VSA MODULATOR IS FAILED AND REPLACEMENT COST IS ~$1500. HONDA SOLD DEFECTIVE PART ON THIS VEHICLES AND THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT VSA FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLES. MY ODYSSEY IS ONLY 37,000 MILEAGE. THIS VSA MODULATOR CONTROLS ABS ALSO AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE FAILURE OF THIS MODULE. PLEASE FIND THE PHOTO OF THE DTC CODE READ BY THE AUTO SHOP. FIXING THIS MODULE IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR SELLING THE DEFECTIVE ITEMS WHICH ARE MAINLY SAFETY CONCERNS.

I WAS PICKING UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL WHEN I GOT BACK ON THE CAR I NOTICE SOME SMOG COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FOR A MOMENT I THOUGH THAT THE SMOG HAVE GONE AWAY BUT WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FILE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT I COULDN'T CONTAIN THE FIRE. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOOK OVER. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FROM A PARKING LOT IN MY SON'S SCHOOL.

THE CAR HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY HARD TO STEER OVER THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS TO THE POINT THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN IT INTO PARKING SPOTS OR OTHER AREAS AT LOW SPEEDS. MY WIFE FEELS PARTICULARLY UNSAFE ABOUT DRIVING IT LIKE THIS, AS SHE IS AFRAID SHE WILL HIT ANOTHER CAR OR OBJECT RELATED TO THE INABILITY TO TURN WITHOUT MANUALLY OVERPOWERING THE STEERING WHEEL. IN CHECKING FOR A RECALL, I NOTED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. PLEASE ADDRESS AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. FOR ONSET DATE, THIS IS A GRADUALLY WORSENING ISSUE. I WOULD SAY THAT I FIRST NOTICED SLIGHT INCREASED RESISTANCE ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO. IT HAS WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS NOW A MAJOR RESISTANCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT LOW/MINIMAL SPEED. *TR

THE "D" / DRIVE LED STARTED BLINKING SEVERAL TIMES AT AROUND 104.660 MILES. SO FAR NO OTHER FAULT LED WAS FLASHING. HOWEVER I DISCOVERED SINCE A WHILE THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN DRIVING SLOWER AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 3RD GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. THE HONDA TECHNICIAN HOWEVER TOLD ME THAT THIS ROUGH SHIFTING IS NOT AN ISSUE.

TODAY 10/5/15, WENT TO COME WORK AND I NOTICED THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS NOT WORKING. THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS NOT WORKING...ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. THE REAR WIPER WAS NOT WORKING. THE FLUID WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO ON HIGH, WERE ONLY DIM. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. THE DEFROST DID NOT WORK EITHER. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND IT DID NOT OPEN EITHER. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WITH REMOTE OR DOOR LOCK CONTROL ON DRIVERS DOOR. I DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO OPEN WINDOWS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. NOW IT IS HAS BEEN RAINING PRETTY MUCH NON-STOP SINCE 10/1. FUSES SEEM TO BE OK.

THE PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING ON THE HOOD STARTING SMALL AND GROWING EXPONENTIALLY LARGER AND EXPANDING TO THE AREA ON THE ROOF BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND SUNROOF. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED IN OTHER CARS SIMILAR TO OURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH NATIONAL OVATION PLUS (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 235/65R/16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DAMAGED AND DRY ROTTED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

THIS VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEERING WHEN IT STOPS OR IN LOW SPEED. I TALKED WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I FOUND THERE ARE LOTS OF SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ON-LINE. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE A SERVICE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

(1) DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL ITEM VSA UPDATE 13-098 ON 8/5/15. AFTER THAT DRIVING HOME THE VSA WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. (2) CAME BACK TO DEALER ON 8/28/15 DEALER FOUND CODES 61-1 AND 66-1, CLAIMED IT WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND WANTED TO CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. HOWEVER, VSA WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON BEFORE THE RECALL UPDATE FOR ALL TIME BEFORE.