2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. CONTACT SUSTAINED CONCUSSION TO THE FOREHEAD AND INJURIES TO THE NECK AND SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK MY MINIVAN TO THE HONDA ANNAPOLIS DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY AIRBAGS. THEY DID FIND, HOWEVER, THAT THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO THEY DID SO FREE OF CHARGE. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO TELL ME WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND TOLD ME TO BE GRATEFUL, AS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH AIRBAGS, IT WOULD HAVE COST ME A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 75 MPH AND SUDDENLY SAW A FLUME OF SMOKE BEHIND MY CAR. I NOTICE THE RPM JUMPED AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. IT SMELLED LIKE SOME LIQUID WAS BURNING. PULL THE CAR OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND LOOK TO FIND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED AND SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE, HOSES, BATTERY, RADIATOR, ETC - CAUSING THE SMELL. TOWED IT BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHEN THE CAR GOT TO THE HOUSE, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SHOWED US THAT THE ATF HAD LEAKED PROBABLY COMPLETELY OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE FOR HONDA TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION AND FIX MY CAR. IT'S NOT ONLY A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, IT ALSO A HAZARDOUS - WHAT IF IT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE - WHEN THE FLUID SPRAYED OUT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAFETY FEATURE OF THE AIRBAGS. THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I NOTICED A RECALL ON OTHER 2005 ODYSSEYS AND WANTED TO SEE IF OTHER 2005 ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I TAKE SERIOUSLY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE FIXED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FAILED AND HAD TO BE HELD OPEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE DUE TO A RECALL ON THE 2008-09 MODELS BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED AND THE DOOR CLOSED ABRUPTLY WHEN BEING ACCESSED. THE LIFTGATE WAS MANUALLY OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V0550 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO A VIBRATION. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THAT I'VE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST TIME THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT / WHEEL BALANCE ISSUE. THIS TIME THEY HAVE CLAIMED THAT 2 OF THE 4 ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR HONDA ODYSSEY'S. RESEARCH ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS AND COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE DO INDICATE THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. IF THIS IS REGULAR OCCURRENCE, WHY ISN'T THIS COVERED UNDER A RECALL? *TR

WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS TORN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER READING SOME INFORMATION ONLINE, APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEYS (EVEN LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES). I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALLED ISSUED FOR HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING P235/65R16 TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED, AND PRESSURE CHECKED REGULARLY. THE TIRE WAS ADVERTISED WITH A 70,000 MILE TREAD LIFE WARRANTY. AT APPROXIMATELY 17,300 MILES I NOTICED THE TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE WHEN VIEWED FROM THE SIDE. I TOOK IT TO ORIGINAL TIRE DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. AT THE NEXT ROTATION, I AGAIN NOTED THAT THE SEPARATION APPEARED TO BE GETTING WORSE. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. AT 24,000 MILES, AND WITHIN 400 MILES OF A ROTATION AND BALANCE, THE TIRES DEVELOPED A VERY MILD VIBRATION, WHICH HAS NEVER COMPLETELY GONE AWAY, EVEN WITH FURTHER ROTATION AND BALANCE. AT 45,000 MILES, THERE WERE CRACKS (POSSIBLY DRY ROT) BEGINNING TO FORM ALL OVER THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TREAD HAD NOTICEABLE SEPARATION FROM TIRE. LASTLY, THE TIRES HAD WORN TO THE 2/32 MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH. THE TIRE DEALER REFUSED SERVICE OR EVEN PRORATE THE TIRE TOWARDS NEW ONES. I CALLED GOODYEAR, BUT THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO DEAL WITH THE TIRE DEALER, AS THAT TIRE WAS MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM. THE TIRE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM, THOUGH THEY HAVE NOW OFFERED A MINIMAL PREPORATION AMOUNT WHICH ISN'T ENOUGH TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION OF NEW TIRES. THE DEALER REFUSES TO PRORATE BASED ON ACTUAL MILEAGE VS WARRANTED MILEAGE, ALTHOUGH THEIR WRITTEN WARRANTY POLICY STATES THAT IS THE WAY THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE HANDLED. *TR