2008 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CAR CRASHED ON 4/30/2010 DUE TO BRAKE MALFUNCTION IN HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SLOWLY APPROACHING A BANK ATM AT 5-10 MI/HOURS. I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE WITH MY FOOT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING MORE ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT STOP BUT CONTINUE FORWARD. THE CAR CRASHED INTO A IRON STOPPER ON THE RIGHT FRONT END. THIS IS THIRD INSTANCE OF SIMILAR FASHION WITH THIS CAR SINCE WE BOUGH IT IN 2008. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN BRAKE ENGAGEMENT. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE STEERING COLUMNS EXHIBITED SMOKING. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THERE WAS ONE UNKNOWN INJURY REPORTED. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY WAS PROCEEDING WITH AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AT A STOPLIGHT MY POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING DIED COMPLETELY FOR 4-6 SECONDS. THROUGHOUT THE WINTER I WOULD HEAR A WHINE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING THE TWO TURNS OUT OF MY GARAGE AND ONTO THE STREET. AFTER THOSE TWO TURNS IT WAS SILENT AND WORKED AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO. THIS FAILURE WAS OBVIOUSLY UNEXPECTED AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MORE THAN A CLOSE CALL IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS SHOT BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE HAS 21,383 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN VIBRATING WHEN ACCELERATING FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND IT IS 3X WORSE THEN BEFORE. I HAVE 33,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD THE NEXT STEP IS FOR ME TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND IF THAT DOES NOT FIX IT THEN THEY WILL REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS UNDER WARRANTY, IF THEY ARE JUST DELAYING FIXING THE REAL ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 AND A MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEM; THE BRAKES HAVE BECOME SO SOFT IT WOULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY AND ONLY IF THE PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND REPORTED THE ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE THREE TODDLERS AGE 2 AND 1AND I DRIVES THE CAR ON DAILY BASIS. THIS IS MOST HAZARDOUS SITUATION I AM FACING AND HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE CAN CAUSE US SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 AND A MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEM; THE BRAKES HAVE BECOME SO SOFT IT WOULD ONLY STOP IF THE PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND REPORTED THE ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE THREE TODDLERS AND MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR. THIS IS MOST HAZARDOUS SITUATION I AM FACING AND HONDA NEGLIGENCE CAN CAUSE US SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING, I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE AFTER INITIALLY EXPERIENCING SPONGY PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES BEGIN TO GRIND, NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH A ON COMING TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS A REPEAT HONDA ODYSSEY OWNER, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE WITH MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX PRIOR TO TRADING IT IN. I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEM MY HONDA HAVING LOW BRAKE AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND TOOK $29.99 FOR INSPECTION. I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY ALSO DO NOTHING. SO I REQUEST TO NHTSA PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

MY NIECE, AGE 5, REACHED FOR HER SEATBELT AS THE DOOR WAS CLOSING AND HER HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SENSORS ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE DOOR, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE NO SENSORS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOOR (WHERE THE SEATBELT IS LOCATED). *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN AN EMERGENCY CONDITION OR IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WOULD CAUSE BOTH PEDALS TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHTING. THERE WAS A VERY NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE ILLUMINATION INTENSITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHTS AND THE REST OF THE VEHICLES LIGHTED INDICATORS ON THE DOORS AND DASH FIXTURES. IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, OUT ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER COULD EASILY READ THE LIGHTED DOOR AND DASH INDICATOR, BUT HE COULD NOT READ THE FAINTLY LIT INDICATORS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT INDICATORS WERE THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER ODYSSEY'S ON THE LOT. *JB