2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. HAD VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR VIRGINIA STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO A BROKEN FRONT ENGINE MOUNT. VEHICLE HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY 5,000 MILES OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM AS SEEN FROM OTHER POSTS ON THE INTERNET ...SO MUCH SO THAT THE DEALER CERTAINLY WAS AWARE OF IT TO FIND IN LESS THAN A 5 MINUTE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A DRIVEABILITY COMPLAINT BY ME. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS COMMON SAFETY FAILURE MODE FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY. COSTS TO REPAIR TOTALED $1002.14 ($689.64 PARTS AND $312.50 LABOR) TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOUND DURING STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE OPENED THE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHILE OPENING THE DOOR, TWO PINS DETACHED FROM THE BACK END OF THE DOOR AND THE DOOR HUNG DOWNWARD. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE PINS AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE CORRODED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN

I JUST TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER RECALL TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR THE DEALER HAS FOUND AND DIAGNOSED A FAIL STATUS ON FRONT ENGINE AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS. THE DEALER IS QUOTING APPROXIMATELY $700.00 TO REPLACE THESE BROKEN MOUNTS. AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THE ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 AND GREATER MODELS. HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR THESE ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED OF HOW MANY RECALLS I HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS ODYSSEY, I OWN OTHER HONDA'S AND LOVE HONDA QUALITY. PLEASE RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

BROUGHT IN MY 2005 ODYSSEY FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION IN MARCH 2012 AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. HONDA DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE V6 HONDA VEHICLES, AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ODYSSEY WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $830+TAX. I RESEARCHED ON-LINE, AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS INDEED A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AS THERE WERE NUMEROUS POSTINGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED THE HONDA CORPORATION. PERSON WHO TOOK THE CALL ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER, AND INDICATED THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE PERSON WHO FOLLOWED UP 1 WEEK LATER INDICATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, AND THEREFORE HONDA WILL NOT REIMBURSE ANY AMOUNT. THEY INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR OUT BETWEEN 80 AND 100K MILES. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, AND NONE EVER HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR, AND PERFORM A RECALL FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 04/26/12*LJ

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STUCK CLOSED. SON COULD NOT GET OUT. PANICKED STATE BECAUSE HE WENT BACK TO GET SOMETHING FROM VAN AND CLOSED THE DOOR WHILE HE LOOKED FOR IT. COULD NOT GET OUT AS DOOR WAS STUCK. HE TRIED TO OPEN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO USE. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER PROBLEM IF IT WERE SUMMER HERE IN PHOENIX ARIZONA AS THE TEMPERATURE COULD HAVE BEEN 115 DEGREES OR HIGHER OUTSIDE MAKING THE TEMPERATURE AT LEAST 20-30 DEGREES HOTTER INSIDE. LUCKILY THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 80'S IN THE PHOENIX AREA TODAY. WE VISIT OUR RELATIVES IN ARIZONA AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE DOOR ISSUES ON OUR ALMOST 3,000 MILE ROUND TRIP. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND FOR SAFETY REASONS CANNOT HAVE OUR DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE OR OPEN PROPERLY FOR ANY REASON, AT ANY TIME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING, THE RADIO WOULD ACTIVATE ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE NOR DID THE COMPUTER SHOW A CODE FOR THE MALFUNCTION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AS FAR AS A REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER DUE TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX 3.5L VTEC WITH LESS THAN 46K MILES ON IT... WHEN I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 15K MILE SERVICE TODAY, THEY NOTICED THAT MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKEN AND TOLD ME TO GET IT REPLACED RIGHT AWAY AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $500 (LABOR AND PARTS). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME ON ANY OF MY OTHER CARS AND I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND MANY OF THEM HAD THE REAR AND SIDE MOUNTS BROKEN TOO WHICH COSTS EVEN MORE TO FIX... HONDA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUE AND RECALL THE VANS AND GET THEM FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING 45 MPH OR GREATER THE RPM'S DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT 1400 RPM'S. WHEN SHIFTING INTO OVER DRIVE. THE ENGINE BEGINS TO VIBRATES AND WILL CONTINUE UP TO 55 MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING ABOVE 55 MPH THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. NEITHER HAS A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.