2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

HONDA ODYSSEY SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2+ YEARS AND AM NOW TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION IS IN DANGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE HATCH BACK LIFT GATE OPEN THE STRUTS FAILED. SHE STATED THAT THE LIFT GATED CLOSED WITH GREAT FORCE AND SPEED. SHE REFERENCED RECALL 10V055000 STRUCTURE BODY HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,856.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ELEVEN TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE WIRING HARNESS, ENGINE COMPUTER AND SOLENOIDS A-B WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!!!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. SEPT 2009 MY AC ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING (BLOWING COLD AIR) I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I ALSO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A FLUKE, CHANCE HAPPENING THAT A ROCK MUST HAVE ENTERED MY CONDENSER THROUGH THE FRONT GRILL AND CAUSED A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST APPROX $800 TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE CONDENSER HAS TO BE REPLACED. I THEN PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN ON 8/21/10. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. I DO NOT DRIVE ON DIRT ROADS AND AVOID CONSTRUCTION. THIS TIME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR STORIES. I FOUND THOUSANDS OF THREADS OF OTHERS WITH HONDA ODYSSEY'S COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS ROCKS OR OTHER SUCH ITEMS TO PENETRATE THE CONDENSER. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THERE ARE AFTERMARKET GRILLS TO BE PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM WHICH IS YET AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE AND CHANGES THE LOOK OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. AROUND 60,000 MILES AND WHILE STILL UNDER THE HONDA CARE WARRANTY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT 20-40 MPH SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. SIMILAR TO THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS SCARY AND I KNOW NOT WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO LET GO COMPLETELY. LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT (JULY OF 2010) AND "COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DROVE IT." ABSENT A RECALL BY HONDA TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY, THE REPORTED PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND FIX THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS REPORTED TO THEM MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE WIRELESS HEADPHONES DO NOT WORK FOR THE DVD PLAYER. THERE IS ONLY A HISSING "WHITE" NOISE. I KNOW MANY ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER DUE TO THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT HONDA PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE. THEE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND HONDA IGNORES ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDES NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L (3.5L 6CYL 5A) AND A PROBLEM AS FOLLOWS; NATURE OF DEFECT: HATCHBACK LIFTGATE HYDRAULIC SHOCK IS NOT WORKING. I AM PLANNING TO REPAIR SHORTLY. PART NUMBER 74820-SHJ-A01 STAY,TAI PLEASE ADVICE. THANKS. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 POWER STEERING PROBLEM: POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK AT RANDOM TIMES. IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKING OR TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES AND WHEN CAUGHT OFF GUARD MAKES IT FRIGHTENING AND PHYSICALLY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. HONDA HAS RECOGNIZED THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN 07-005 FROM AUGUST 21, 2009 WHICH INCLUDES OUR MODEL YEAR. HOWEVER, HONDA IS REFUSING TO COVER THE $700 EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ACCESSORIES BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS WE HAD SYMPTOMS THEY DESCRIBE SINCE WE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE BEGINNING BUT THEY NEVER COULD 'REPLICATE' WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING. THE FAULTY TUBING THEY USED IN THE SYSTEM ACTUALLY HAS RUINED THE PUMP OVER THE YEARS. HAD THEY RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY WE MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SALVAGE THE PUMP, BUT WE DID GET AN ESTIMATE AND HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AT THE PUMP AND THEY ADMITTED IT WAS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. WE USE THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE OUR FAMILY AND ALTHOUGH IT GENERALLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AS WE WERE TURNING AND OUR CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE TURN WE WERE MAKING. EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT HAS THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA KNOWS THEY PUT IN FAULTY TUBING WHICH DEGRADED TO MAKE LITTLE PIECES LOOSE IN THE FLUID WHICH THEN RUINED THE PUMP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ONE THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIALLY. *TR