2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CAR WAS VIBRATING FOR OVER A YEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. RECENTLY GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. HAD CAR REPAIRED. ON THE WAY HOME CAR STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND VSA LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STOPPED WORKING. TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD GAS. I ASKED FOR SAMPLE OF GAS. HAVE YET TO RECEIVE IT. NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SAW RECALL ON FUEL PUMP 2005 MODEL YEAR. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER. THROUGH VARIOUS RESEARCH, I HAVE BEGUN TO SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM - THERE WAS A SAFETY BULLETIN (09-053) PUBLISHED FOR THE 07 AND 08 MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V055000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCH-BACK LIFT-GATE SUPPORT) IN JUNE 2010. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2010, THE CONTACT OPENED THE LIFT GATE WHICH FELL ON HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE PART. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

THE A/C CONDENSER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO IT BEING PUNCTURED FROM EVERY DAY WEAR AND TEAR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A PROTECTIVE SHIELD OVER THE UNIT TO PROTECT IT FROM FURTHER DAMAGE. I FEEL THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE $678.81 THAT I HAVE SPENT HAVING THESE CONDENSERS REPLACED.

REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. AT THIS POINT, THE REAR LIFT GATE IS EXTREMELY HEAVY AND DANGEROUS TO ONES SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. HONDA KEEPS REPLACING THE STRUTS WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT CONTINUES TO FAIL. SAME REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO. I REQUESTED A BETTER STRONGER OR BEEFIER REPLACEMENT STRUT,BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY KEEP REPLACING WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER. I HAVE FOUR SMALL KIDS AND IF IT WERE TO FAIL WITH ONE OF THEM STANDING UNDER THE LIFT GATE IT COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE REPAIR PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

THE CAR SHUTTERS AROUND 40 - 50 MPH AS WELL AS ON INCLINES. I'M AMAZED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS AND HOW COMMON THE DEFECT IS THAT THE TWO PLACES I CALLED AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER THAT I NEEDED A $2200 TORQUE CONVERTER PUT IN KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE 05 ODYSSEY'S ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I'M SURPRISED THAT HONDA HAS LET THIS GO WITHOUT A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AND WAS DRIVING TO WORK, WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE VAN WAS OVERHEATING BUT NOTICED THE TEMP GAUGE WAS NORMAL. PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. CONTACTED AMERCIAN HONDA REGARDING THE SITUATION, AND LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN WEATHER TEMPS UNDER 35 DEGREES, DRIVING MORE THAN 15-30 MINUTES OR SO. STEERING WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING IS SLIGHTLY MORE DIFFICULT. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS THE COST TO FIX IS APPROX. $210 FOR OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY HAVE "REDESIGNED" THE RESERVOIR, WELL IF IT WAS "REDESIGNED" THEN IT SHOULD BE "RECALLED". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DOOR SENSOR WAS CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FUSE WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS CONCERNING THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,066.