2008 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ABOUT 40MPH WITH MY FOOT ONLY ON THE GAS PEDAL, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON, SLOWING ME DOWN RAPIDLY. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME 2 MORE TIMES. THE SUBSEQUENT TIMES I WAS DRIVING SLOWER. THEE WERE NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THERE WAS NO SMELLS. AFTER THE 3 TIMES DURING THAT 1 TRIP, IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT HONDA DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AM AFRAID THAT THEY WONT BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL. WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, IN FRONT OF A SEMI AND THE BRAKES GET SLAMMED ON AGAIN? *TR

CONTINUE TO HAVE SOFT BRAKES EVEN AFTER VSA RECALL. BRAKE DID TIGHTEN UP AND THE BECAME SOFT AGAIN. BRAKES STILL CONTINUE TO BECOME SOFT AFTER RECALL WORK. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACES ALONG WITH NEW BRAKE FLUID AND BLEEDING OF BRAKE LINES. NO CHANGE AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED. *TR

TRANSMISSION WITH HESITATION SHIFTING AND SHUDDER ON SLIGHT INCLINE AT ABOUT 32-35 MPH AND OCCASIONALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE INDEPENDENTLY CLOSED WITH AN ABNORMALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRUTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I TRIED TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND REALIZED IT FELT LIKE DEAD WEIGHT. I LIFTED IT, CLOSED IT SLOWLY AND TRIED AGAIN. I'M GUESSING THE PNEUMATIC LIFT IS NOT WORKING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I LIFTED IT AND LET IT GO WITHOUT REALIZING THE WEIGHT. FOR NOW, I CANNOT USE THE TRUNK. *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TAILGATE STRUTS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAILGATE STRUTS BROKE AND LOST THEIR GAS DUE TO LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR VEHICLES WITH POWER TAILGATES. HE BELIEVED EVEN THE VANS WITHOUT POWER TAILGATES, SHOULD BE RECALLED.

THE REAR TAILGATE STRUT FAILED ON MY ODYSSEY EX- IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE EX-L, WHICH WAS AFFECTED BY A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #12V062000). THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THE EX NOR LX MODELS. PROBLEM IS THE EX-L, EX & LX MODELS SHARE THE SAME STRUT PART #74820-SHJ-A21, PRICE $63.91/EACH. THE PARTS INFORMATION IS RIGHT OFF HONDA'S OWN WEBSITE. THE RECALL MAKES NO MENTION OF FAILURES TO ANY MOTORS, GENERATORS OR POWER LOCKS. THE ONLY REFERENCE IS TO THE STRUT ITSELF. IF THE STRUT IS THE PROBLEM, WHY DOESN'T THE RECALL APPLY TO ALL '08 ODYSSEYS IF ALL ODYSSEYS SHARE THE SAME PART? I CALLED HONDA FOR AN EXPLANATION & THE REP SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR REPAIRS TO MODELS COVERED BY THE RECALL. SINCE MY VEHICLE WASN'T, THEY WOULDN'T PAY &, AS IT STANDS NOW, I'M OUT $213.71, WHICH IS THE COST FOR BOTH PARTS & LABOR. I BELIEVE I AM ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FULL COST OF REPLACING THE STRUTS & I ALSO BELIEVE ALL '08 ODYSSEY MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE PART POSES A SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY TO ANYONE STANDING UNDER THE DOOR, WHICH HAPPENS ALOT WHILE LOADING/UNLOADING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN WHEN ACTIVATED AND WOULD CLOSE ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT BOTH POWER LIFTGATE GAS STRUTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V062000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000...UPDATED 06/24/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HONDA AT NO COST THE OWNER. UPDATED 06/28/2013 *JS

I JUST BOUGHT THE VAN IT IS A CARFAX ONE OWNER PRE OWNED 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY BOUGHT AT THE SAME DEALER IT CAME FROM SO THEY WERE THE ONES TO SERVICE IT IT'S WHOLE LIFE 72,000 WHEN I GOT IT. I HAVE TO KEEP TAKING IT BACK BECAUSE IT WON'T GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT PULLING EVEN AFTER THEY PUT NEW TIRES ON IT PLUS DID AN ALIGNMENT. ADD THIS TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS I'M HAVING LIKE A VIBRATION BETWEEN 45 AND 52, OIL SMOKE COMING OUT THE EXHAUST WHEN YOU FIRST IT UP. HONDA SAYS ITS OK TO USE 1 QUART OF MOTOR OIL EVERY ONE THOUSAND MILES NOW TO ME THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VAN AND HONDA FOR LETTING PEOPLE DRIVE THERE VEHICLES LIKE THIS. I HAVE LOOKED AT SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS HONDA MINIVAN THAT ONLINE WITH EVEN MORE PROBLEMS THAN I HAVE AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL SOMETIMES NOT CLOSE... ONE WILL START TO CLOSE WHEN WE PUSH THE LEVER, THEN SHUDDER OR JERK AND THEN REVERSE ITSELF SO THAT IT IS FULLY OPEN ONCE AGAIN. THIS STARTED FIRST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND HAS RECENTLY STARTED HAPPENING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. WE BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER AND SEEMED QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE SYMPTOMS, SUGGESTING THAT THE MIDDLE SET OF ROLLERS ON THE DOOR WERE CAUSING THE ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN EITHER THE MATERIAL OR THE DESIGN. *TR