2007 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FELT AT 30K MILES REPORTED TO HONDA. FINAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 58K MILES. HAVE A HUGE PAPERWEIGHT NOW. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, LOW BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT SUDDENLY STARTED TO HAVE THE PAINT BUBBLE UP AND BEGIN PEELING. IT STARTED OFF IN TWO SMALL AREAS ON THE HOOD AND THE ROOF AND HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. IT LOOKS AWFUL. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, OUR TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA SHOP AND THE CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST APROX. $5,800.00. 37 MONTHS AGO HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE 1ST TIME BECAUSE OF A RECALL. WHEN WE SPOKE TO HONDA, THEY TOLD US THEY DID NOT WARRANTY RECALLS. SO, NOW OUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR FAMILY IS NOW WORTH $500.00. WE THINK HONDA EITHER REPLACED THE RECALLED TRANSMISSION WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT TO SAVE MONEY, OR USED THE SAME RECALLED TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE OUR FACTORY TRANSMISSION. IF WE HAD KNOWN THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON RECALLED REPAIRS, WE WOULD HAVE DONE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. *TR

DRIVING ON A CLEAR, DRY DAY AT 45-50 MPH, THE CAR SELF-BRAKES CAUSING WHIPLASH. UNPREDICTABLE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. HONDA DEALER REPLACED SENSOR LAST TIME ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT SO THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THEY STATED THEY CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE. EVER. MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF COULD BE KILLED. *TR

THE BRAKES OPERATED ON THEIR OWN AS I MADE A LEFT TURN AND WAS ASCENDING A HIGHWAY RAMP AT 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND DROVE 45 MILES TO MY HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IN FEBRUARY, 2012, I MADE A RIGHT TURN ASCENDING A HIGHWAY RAMP AT ABOUT 25MPH. THE BRAKES OPERATED ON THEIR OWN. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I DROVE IT 100 MILES TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND LEFT IT THERE (IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT). NEITHER THE AGENCY WHERE I PURCHASED IT NOR THE HONDA AGENCY 60 MILES FROM MY HOME COULD FIND A PROBLEM. IN APRIL, 2012 THE BRAKES OPERATED ON THEIR OWN AFTER MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN. I WAS GOING 20-25MPH. I PULLED OVER, TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. AGAIN, NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE, 2012 AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. IN NOVEMBER, 2012 IT BRAKED AGAIN. I LEFT THE MOTOR RUNNING AND CALLED THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY CAME AND DROVE IT TO THEIR SHOP (IT TRIED TO BRAKE 5 TIMES DURING THE 10 MILE DRIVE BUT DID NOT SUCCEED). A STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED PER THE CODES. MARCH, 2013, 250 MILES FROM HOME IT DID IT AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND DROVE 250 MILES HOME. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A "HISTORY", BUT PILOTS AND ACURAS HAD A RECALL IN MARCH, 2013 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. DO I HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM? *TR

THE CAR IS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE REAR TAILGATE STRUTS FAILED TO HOLD THE TAILGATE OPEN AND HIT MY WIFE'S BACK.THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON JAN. 2013. *TR

THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. IT WAS FREEZING OUTSIDE AND WE WERE ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. FUSE BOX WAS CHECKED. ALL WORKING. LOCKS WERE CHECKED. ALL WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS THE ONLY WINDOW THAT WILL OPERATE. THANKFULLY, THEY ROLLED BACK UP AND WE LOCKED IT WITH THE MAIN SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. AT FIRST THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, HOWEVER, AFTER UNLOCKING THE SAFETY MASTER WINDOW SWITCH AFTER OUR VACATION, THE WINDOWS NO LONGER WORK (EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW). THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN NEEDING FRESH AIR, OR FOR GETTING CAR SICK. I'VE SEEN MANY VEHICLES OF THIS SAME MANUFACTURER HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A METAL GRINDING SOUND ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 03/28/13*LJ

WE HAVE A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 76,000 MILES. IN DECEMBER 2012 WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MINUTES, EXITING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING TO REACH 65 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN WE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND WERE STILL ACCELERATING THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, LURCHING US FORWARD. WE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO PULL OVER. IT AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY BRAKED AS WE WERE SLOWING DOWN. WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE SLOWLY ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ONCE WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO STOP IN A SAFE PLACE WE TURNED OFF THE CAR. WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY ONLY FOUND ONE CODE - THE STEERING SENSOR. THEY RE-CALIBRATED IT BUT WERE NOT CONVINCED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH, APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WE WERE NOT GOING QUITE AS FAST AND IT DID NOT LURCH QUITE AS SEVERE. AFTER IT DID THIS THREE TIMES I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND PUSHED THE SWITCH TO TURN THE VSA OFF. IT DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO CODES. THEY DROVE 17 MILES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH TIMES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30-40 DEGREES WITH SOME SNOW OR WETNESS ON THE GROUND FROM PRIOR PRECIPITATION. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SHOWS NO CODE AND THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INSTRUCTED DEALER TO DRIVE AGAIN AND TRY TO DUPLICATE. THEY DENY ANY OTHER INCIDENTS DOCUMENTED (DESPITE LISTINGS ON THIS WEBSITE THAT SAY THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE SAME PROBLEM.) *TR