2009 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE LIFTGATE DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT LIFTS TO THE TOP AND THEN DROPS QUICKLY WITH NO RESISTANCE. IT SEEMS WORSE WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS COLDER (BELOW 40-50 DEGREES F. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GAS STRUTS IN ABOUT 2012. I CALLED VIC BAILEY HONDA IN SPARTANBURG, SC. SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEIR RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE.

BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CONSTANTLY ADDING OIL. IN ADDITION THE CHECK OIL AND/OR CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT COME. SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAVE FOUND IT BONE DRY.

THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. THE LAST 2 TIMES I TOOK IT TO WALMART I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY ENGINE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, THE OIL INDICATOR STATED I STILL HAD LIFE LEFT IN THE OIL. THERE HAS BEEN NO OIL ON THE GROUND. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE ENGINE CAN SEIZE AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT.

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. ISSUES ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON 4TH GEAR JUST SHUDDERS EITHER DOWNSHIFTING OR UP SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. AND BESIDES ALL THIS ALSO MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND EITHER BACKING UP OR MOVING FORWARD. BESIDES MAKES A HUMMING SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING.

THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TENSIONERS DON'T WORK CONSISTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE BELT IS A LITTLE LOOSE WHEN FASTENED AFTER MOVING AROUND A BIT, OR DOESN'T RELEASE WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE BELT ON. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE BELT OFTEN DOESN'T RETRACT THE BELT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE BELT OR BUCKLE/LATCH FROM GETTING CLOSED IN THE DOOR. IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. AS THE PRIMARY SAFETY DEVICE IN A VEHICLE, I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO WORK RELIABLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME AGE DON'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN RATTLING AND THEN SMOKING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE VEHICLE; NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. NO REPORTS WERE FILED; THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED ON THE SCENE AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER ( OPEN ROAD HONDA 50 US-1, EDISON, NJ 08817 (732) 839-4800) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FIRE; THEY ARE AWAITING A REPORT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *AS *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. WHILE TAKING A DRIVE TO THE STORE AND UPON ARRIVING TODAY I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER DOOR. THIS COULD PRESENT A DANGER IF FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T EXIT MY CAR IN A HURRY.

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM WONT LATCH A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WITH KIDS IN BACK SEAT

WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED AT A STORE, MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE LEADING TO A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR FOR A SHORT DISTANCE TO DO TWO ERRANDS (MAYBE 15 MIN. DRIVE). I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT IN TO SHOP FOR MAYBE 15 - 20 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, BLACK SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DESTROYED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HOME WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE, MY HOUSE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AS WELL. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS PARKED CLOSE TO MINE SO NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. MY CAR HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WITH THE 2014/5 RECALL NOTICE. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER IN JANUARY AND SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A STATE SAFETY AND VEHICLE EMISSIONS TEST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE FIRE CLEARLY STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.