2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

DRIVER'S SEAT TURNS INTO A ROCKER AND RECLINED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE SECOND ROW WHILE IN MID TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THAT THE SEAT TRAY IS BROKEN AND COSTS TO THE OWNER IS $2500 TO REPLACE IT. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE INCIDENT WAS NOT PROVOKED AND SEATS LOOKS NEW. I NOTICED DRIVERS SEATS IN MODELS POST 2004 ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY, A ONE-PIECE UNIT INSTEAD OF A TRAY+SEAT. BELIEVE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE PROMPTING REDESIGN OF SUBSEQUENT MODELS. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKING AND RECLINING. ALL OTHER SEATS SEEM TO BE FINE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE BUT HE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. THE SMOKING CEASED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHILE ON A SALES TRIP 180 MILES FROM HOME--EXPERIENCED CHUGGING BETWEENS GEAR SHIFTS 1-2, AND STRONG SLIPPING BETWEEN 3 AND 4. DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSED AS CLUTCH FAILURE FROM CODES BY HONDA DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, AFTER TEST DRIVING AND READING CODES. INDICATED IT IS STILL DRIVE-ABLE, IF ONE IS CAREFUL. LIMPED HOME WITH EXTREME CARE DURING ACCELERATION. DROVE APPROX. 50 MILES TO OH TURNPIKE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, EXPERIENCED QUICKLY DETERIORATING POWER DURING SLIGHT PROLONGED INCLINE-- WHICH LED TO COMPLETE, 100% FAILURE WITHIN 2-3 MILES. WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE BERM TO BE TOWED HOME. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ABOUT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, IT SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP, COULD NOT GET ANY POWER. CRUISED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTICED FLUIDS LEAKING FROM ENGINE. HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, FRANK ANCONA HONDA, OLATHE KANSAS. TOLD THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND WAS CAUSING STRESS ON THE BACK MOTOR MOUNT, AND THAT THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHAKE AND THE VENT TUBE WAS SHAKEN OFF, DRAINED ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. COST TO REPAIR THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND VENT TUBE WAS $860.31. TOLD BY REPAIRMAN THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA ODYSSEY'S WHEN THEY HIT AROUND THE 110,000 MILE MARK. AND THEY REPLACE THESE ALL THE TIME. SEEMS TO ME IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEN THERE MUST BE A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING AND HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO WHICH I FEEL HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND FIX. *TR

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I PAID TO REPAIR THIS. OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, ANOTHER 4 ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE OF THEM IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE, SECOND IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON LEFT SLIDING DOOR, ANOTHER IS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND THE ACTUATOR FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK. THE PROBLEMS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS SCARY AS THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE OTHER ACTUATORS FAILING WITH LOCKS AND DOORS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THE WINDOW OR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS OR CLOSES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, A TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE EXITING A PARKING AREA. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE118,000.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND WOULD NOT COME OFF, DEALER REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RECEPTACLE. SRS LIGHT COME OFF FOR A WEEK THEN SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND WOULD NOT COME OFF. *TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. BOUGHT THE VAN USED IN 2006 WITH 25,000 MILES. THE VAN IS NOT USED FOR TOWING. DRIVEN MOSTLY AROUND TOWN AND ON LONG TRIPS. NOW WITH JUST 115000 MILES THE MECHANIC IS SAYING THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. TODAY THE VAN REVVED AWKWARDLY HIGH DURING GEAR SHIFTS AND THEN THE GEAR SELECTOR BECAME NON-EFFECTIVE ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. APPARENTLY THIS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS VEHICLE OF THIS AGE WHICH UNACCEPTABLE IN MY MIND FOR A HONDA. THE ESTIMATE IS FOR $4,500 TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE PAINT IS PEELING ON THE FRONT HOOD IN SEVERAL SPOTS AND THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND ALSO CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA. THEY BOTH CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR ME. *TR

MY DAUGHTER, A SINGLE MOTHER, BOUGHT GOODYEAR VIVA 16X225/60R16 98T FROM WALMART ON 10-20-2011. ONE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL AND ANOTHER DEVELOPED A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL AND HAD BULDGES ALL ALONG THE OUTER WALL. THE OTHER TWO HAVE POOR WEAR. THE TIRES ARE A BUNCH OF JUNK. WE NEED A TOTAL RECALL AND DESTRUCTION OF THE INFERIOR PRODUCT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *JS