2007 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOURS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED THREE TIMES AND REPLACED ONCE. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 2/4/13 *CN UPDATED 02/22/2013 *JS

TODAY ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD START BLINKING NON-STOP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BUT THE LIGHTS WERE BLINKING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TRIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED TO 15 MPH BUT THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

AFTER 3.5 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND ON THE TOP OF THE FRONT FENDERS STARTED PEELING OFF. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAVE THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SHOWED THEM A COPY OF HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN # 08-031 THAT DESCRIBES THE PAINT PEELING PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT. IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN, HONDA WILL FIX THE PAINT PROBLEM AND WARRANTY THE PAINT FOR 7 YEARS. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PAINT TO PRIMER ADHESION ISSUE. WITHOUT A SOLID PAINT COVERING ON THE VAN, IT WILL RUST PREMATURELY AND LOSE VALUE VERY FAST. THIS PAINT TO PRIMER ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AMONG MANY HONDA VEHICLES AND MODEL YEARS AND COLORS YET THE SERVICE BULLETIN ONLY MENTIONS PAINT PEELING ON DARK BLUE 2003-2005 ODYSSEYS BUILT AT THE ALABAMA PLANT WITH VINS STARTING WITH 5FN . MY ODYSSEY IS A 2007 WITH LIGHT BLUE PAINT, WAS BUILT AT THE SAME ALABAMA PLANT AND MY VIN STARTS WITH 5FN . I HAVE THE SAME PAINT ISSUE AND THE PICTURES OF PEELING PAINT IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN ARE EXACTLY LIKE MY PROBLEM AND IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOTS. CLEARLY THE PAINT PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN HONDA IS WILLING TO ADMIT. PLEASE BRING THIS ISSUE IN BEHALF OF MANY HONDA OWNERS TO HONDA'S ATTENTION AND I HOPE THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX OUR CARS AND FIX THE POTENTIAL PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS OF NEW CARS. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS BURNING 1 QUART OF OIL IN BETWEEN 600 AND 800 MILES. I NOW CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE COMPUTER STILL SHOWS THAT I HAVE UPWARDS OF 40% OF THE OIL LIFE REMAINING WHEN CHANGING THE OIL.MY MECHANIC(NOT HONDA DEALERSHIP) HAS TRIED CONTACTING HONDA BUT GETS NO SOLUTION. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING DEALER BUT THEY SAY THAT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 600 MILES IS NORMAL. CAR STALLS OUT WHEN UNDER 2 QUARTS OF OIL. HONDA RECALLED YEARS AFTER MY ODYSSEY WITH SAME ISSUE BUT HAS NOT RECALLED MY YEAR. SAME ENGINE AND COMPUTER, SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAD RARELY USED OUR THIRD SEAT, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE THIRD SEAT, PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT HAD A RIP IN IT. IT CAME UNTHREADED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE BELT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS OUR DOG; HOWEVER A LARGE BREED DOG COULD NOT HAVE CHEWED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE SEATBELT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER DOG TEETH MARKS ON THE BELT. BUT, I REPAIRED IT THINKING THAT IT WAS MY DOG AND THE DOG WAS BANNED FROM THE CAR. HOWEVER, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS BELT. WITH THE SEATBELT RARELY BEING USED, ONCE A NEW SEATBELT IS INSTALLED, IT BEGINS TO FRAY AND BECOMES UNTHREADED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE BELT AND THEN COMES COMPLETELY APART. SOMETIMES THE FRAYING HAS BEEN ABOVE THE COVER AND EXPOSED, BUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FRAYING BEGAN IN THE PART OF THE SEATBELT THAT IS COVERED AND INACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 NEW SEATBELTS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO EACH ONE. IN ONE CASE, A NEW SEATBELT WAS INSTALLED AND WITHOUT EVER BEING USED, THIS STILL OCCURRED. ONCE THE NEW SEATBELT WAS INSTALLED, I CHECKED THE SEATBELT DAILY, AND 7 DAYS AFTER THE NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED, IT BEGAN TO FRAY AGAIN AND THEN IT COMPLETELY SEPARATELY. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO BLAME THE USER, ALTHOUGH THESE SEATBELTS WERE NEVER OR RARELY USED. THIS WENT ON FOR OVER TWO YEARS. I HAVE NOT HAD A WORKING SEATBELT IN THAT SEAT FOR OVER ONE YEAR. NOW, THIS PAST WEEK, A SEATBELT THAT IS USED DAILY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS FRAYING ACROSS THE SEATBELT AND IT HAS BECOME UNUSABLE. WE CAN'T EVEN PULL THE SEATBELT BECAUSE THE FRAYED AREA GETS CAUGHT IN THE TOP SHOULDER MECHANISM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,769 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WOULD SELF-ACTIVATE RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP OR NEAR STOP; ONLY THEN WOULD THE BRAKES RELEASE. WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, IT CAUSED THE TIRES TO DRAG AS THEY WERE BEING FORCED TO ROLL. UNTIL THE CONSUMER COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. ALSO, THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE GENERATING HEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL WOULD BECOME RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED GREAT DIFFICULTY IN TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,891.

THE LIFT GATE GAS FILLED STRUTS ON OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE FAILED. THE LIFT GATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN TO PACK THE VAN FOR TRIPS AND REQUIRES SOME SORT OF PROP TO STAY OPEN. THE GATE HAS FALLEN TWICE OFF THE PROP AND HIT ME, NOT SERIOUSLY, BUT IT HURT. IT'S HEAVY. I SEE THAT LATER MODELS HAVE A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT THE 2007 DOES NOT AS OF YET. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #12V062000, ACTION # PE11034). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, RATTLING NOISE EMITTED AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED FOR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE LOWER END OF THE ENGINE FRACTURED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 12/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED AND HE/SHE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE CASE. 12/17/12