2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

BOUGHT OUR 2ND ODYSSEY IN MAY 2014. USED. 153000MILES. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER TO MAKE SURE ALL SERVICE WAS UP TO DATE. OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD DESPITE A SHUDDER WE FELT AT 40 45 MPH. DRIVING IN JULY ON A 12 HR FAMILY TRIP AND WE HEAR A HIGH PITCHED WHINE ONLY UPON ACCELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. LEFT US STRANDED 14 HRS FROM HOME. HAD TO BORROW A VAN FROM A FAMILY MEMBER TO GET ALL 7 OF US HOME AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP , NEEDING A $2200. REPAIR. NOT HAPPY WITH HONDA!! THE 2000 ODYSSEY HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN, THE 1ST TRANNY WAS RECALLED BY HONDA AND REPLACED AT NO COST @ 80K. THE 2ND TRANNY WE PAID FOR AND FAILED AT 180K. THOUGHT THE 2005 MODEL HAD THE TRANNY PROBLEM FIXED. APPARENTLY NOT! BUYER BEWARE! WE WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND OFF. AFTER TWO YEARS THE LIGHT ON MOST OF THE TIME AND IT WENT OFF AUTOMATICALLY FOR A WHILE THEN CAME BACK ON. I CALL TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR INC. THEY DON'T WANT TO CREATE A RECALL FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT COMPONENT FAIL IN THAT CASE. THEY JUST WANT TO CREATE THE RECALL FOR EACH COMPONENT BREAK DOWN. THEY NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST AND DEPEND ON WHICH COMPONENT UNDER WARRANTY THEN HONDA WILL NOT CHARGE THE PARTS. OTHERWISE WE NEED TO PAY ALL THE REPAIR. I REQUEST FOR THE RECALL FOR THE SRS LIGHT ON. BECAUSE A LOT OF THE OWNERS THINK THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT THEY THINK JUST THE LIGHT IS ON AND KEEP DRIVING. I WAS THINKING THE SAME WAY TOO. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO REQUEST THAT RECALL ASAP FOR THE SRS LIGHT ON SO WE WILL SAVE THE PEOPLE LIFE IN ADVANCE. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF US SUDDENLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I STEPPED AS HARD ON THE BRAKE AS I COULD AND WE HIT THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT STRAIGHT ON. THE COMPLETE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS CRUSHED. WE WERE THROWN AGAINST THE SEAT BELTS AND BOTH SUFFERED CRACKED STERNUMS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE PHOTOS OF MY CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND MOMENTS LATER FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

STEERING SHAKING BADLY BEFORE A CAR IS COMING TO STOP (WHILE SLOW DOWN THE CAR). *TR

OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE WAY OUT OF TOWN FROM GEORGIA TO FLORIDA OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. ON WEDNESDAY WE JUST HAD AN O2 SENSOR AND RECALL WORK (MASTER CYLINDER & ONE OTHER ISSUE) COMPLETED AT A HONDA DEALER IN GEORGIA. I THEN TOOK IT DOWN THE STREET TO GET TWO NEW TIRES PUT ON THE VEHICLE AT A TIRE SERVICE CENTER. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT FOR TRAVEL, GAVE US THE GREEN LIGHT AND BAM! BY 6PM THE FOLLOWING DAY THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS WERE BOTH REPORTED FAILED: P0746 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID "A" PERFORMANCE/STUCK OFF P0777 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID "B" STUCK ON P0741 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE/STUCK OFF WE HOBBLED INTO PANAMA CITY, WHERE I BOOKED A CAR RENTAL FROM THE AIRPORT. THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY ASSESSED THE ISSUES AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE HAVE RETURNED TO ATLANTA ON A 14 DAY CAR RENTAL SCRAMBLING TO FIND A NEW CAR. THE QUOTE FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IS $3K. THIS IS PROHIBITIVE ON A 2005. HONDA CORPORATION REFUSED A GOODWILL ASSISTANCE REQUEST. CASE NUMBER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AT THAT POINT I WILL HAS SPENT $3.2K ON THE CAR, $400 IN CAR RENTALS (IN GEORGIA WHILE SERVICE WAS BEING PERFORMED, AND FLORIDA TO GET HOME). MY GUESS IS IF I DON'T FIX THE TRANSMISSION THERE WILL BE NO TRADE-IN VALUE FOR THE VEHICLE. IT'S GOT BUMPER, INTERIOR AND FENDER DAMAGE, SO THERE ISN'T MUCH HOPE EVEN IF I DO GO FORWARD WITH THE REPLACEMENT. ALSO, THE ALPHARETTA SERVICE CENTER SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED FINE, AND HONDA IN PC SAID IT WAS BURNT. THERE EXPLANATION WAS A PART FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSIONS BURNED THE FLUID. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE AN EARLY WARNING OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE BEFORE A 330 MILE ROAD TRIP. *TR UPDATED 02/26/2015 *JS

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE ON A HILL. THEY WILL START TO CLOSE AND THEN REOPEN AUTOMATICALLY ON THERE OWN, THEY WILL ONLY THEN CLOSE WHEN YOU GET TO LEVEL GROUND. I BRING THIS UP NOW BECAUSE I WAS WITH 7 ODYSSEY OWNERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT WENT BAD CAUSING A TERRIBLE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE ENGINE BANGING AROUND. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT WAS ONLY ADDED TO THIS VEHICLE AFTER HONDA DECIDED TO COME OUT WITH THE ECO FEATURE. THE VCM ENGINE CUTS OUT CYLINDERS WHEN THEY ARE NOT NEEDED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE SO A REAR MOTOR MOUNT WAS ADDED TO DECREASE THE VIBRATION. THE MOTOR MOUNT IS AROUND $500 PLUS THE COST OF LABOR TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THE $700 NEEDED TO REPAIR MY VAN SO I WILL BE DOUBLE FISTING THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE REMAINING MOUNTS FAIL CAUSING MY ENGINE TO FALL OUT. HOPEFULLY NO ONE WILL BE INJURED DURING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ACCORDING TO AMERICAN HONDA. *TR

I'D BEEN EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF JUDDER FOR OVER 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ODYSSEY. IT'S RARE AND HARD TO REPLICATE, SO NEVER BOTHERED TAKING TO HONDA DEALERSHIP OR ANY OTHER MECHANIC. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT HONDA HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SAME. IT BASICALLY MEANS HONDA KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEM. (PER HONDA IT'S A SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT NOT A RECALL, SO I WAS NOT PRO-ACTIVELY INFORMED ABOUT IT). AS PART OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY (8 YEARS/105K MILES) AND WOULD FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS. SERVICE BULLETIN: 12-029 WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THIS MY VEHICLE HAD CROSSED THE AGE BUT NOT THE MILEAGE (2014 AND 103K MILES). I REQUESTED THE DEALER AND HONDA TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION AS I WAS STILL WITHIN THE MILES THAT THEY HAD. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM LONG BEFORE I WAS AWARE, BUT DIDN'T BOTHER TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T BOTHER MY DRIVE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE FOR FREE, ESPECIALLY A KNOWN ISSUE. ADD TO THAT I AM CURIOUS WHY IT'S TREATED AS SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT NOT A RECALL. IN ANY EVENT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH NHTSA, OTHER CONSUMERS AND HONDA. *TR

OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW YEARS THE STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PRIOR OWNER. 4 STEERING PUMPS AND ONCE AGAIN THE PUMP IS FAILING. THE CAR HAS LESS THEN 100000 MILES ON IT AND YET HONDA IS FAILING TO FIX THE STEERING PUMP THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE EXTENDING A 100000 MILE WARRANTY ON. THE PUMPS ARE ALL LEMONS AND JUST CONTINUE TO FAIL ONE AFTER ANOTHER. ITS RIDICULOUS THAT 4 PUMPS HAVE FAILED ON THE SAME CAR OVER A FEW YEARS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOMETHING MORE TO THIS THEN A STEERING PUMP. *TR