2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT, WILL RESULT IN SEVERE VIBRATION AND TRANSAXLE MISALIGNMENT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AT 84,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REQUIRE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND ALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. *TR

THE WELD FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED IN MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 125,000 MILES. NO WARNING. MY WIFE ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE SHOP FOREMAN AT THE HONDA DEALER SAID IT WAS SAFE FOR A WHILE. IS A BROKEN WELD ON A SEAT A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION OR AT THE LEAST DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS? *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY EX L WITH 89,684 MILES. IT IS CURRENTLY RUNNING FINE, EXCEPT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS LIT. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BOTH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 5 MINUTES THE TCS LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED. TOOK CAR FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND CODE P0740 IS PRESENT. SERVICE MANUAL SAYS TO REPLACE ENTIRE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CAR IS SHIFTING PROPERLY WHEN DRIVEN. CAR HAS HAD EVERY REGULAR MAINTENANCE TAKEN CARE OF INCLUDING REPLACING ATF FLUID AT 35,454 AND 66,942 MILES *TR

TRANSMISSION AT 92,000 HAD DARK FLUID, METAL ON THE MAGNET, LOUD WHINE, SLIPPING GEARS. OVER NEXT 14,000 MILES (WHILE HONDA SAID THERE WAS NOT PROBLEM) PROGRESSES TO ROUGH SHIFTING TO THE POINT OF KILLING THE ENGINE. FINALLY REFUSED TO GO INTO GEAR AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. HONDA REPLACED WITH REFURB TRANSMISSION. *TR

SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 OUTLINING RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE FOLLOWED ALL RECALL INSTRUCTIONS, SERVICED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY ONLY THROUGH A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY FAILED, COSTING $4,800. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SECURELY CLOSE. IT CLOSES MOST OF THE WAY THEN, INSTEAD OF LATCHING, STAYS JUST UNLATCHED AND KEEPS THE WARNING GOING OFF. I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON HONDA PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY HAS TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRIC DOORS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (EVEN AFTER BUMPING THE DOOR CLOSED) AND THAT (1) NEGATES THE WARNING FEATURE AND (2) MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

TRANS SHUTTERS AT 30-40 MILES PER HOUR DEALER SAID THAT BECAUSE NO TROUBLE CODES WERE SHOWING UP THEY COULD NOT DO A REPAIR. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND RETURN WHEN THE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE VAN HAS 88,000 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO CK ENG LIGHT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS ODYSSEY FROM JIM COLEMAN HONDA IN MARYLAND IN 2006 WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS 2004 MODEL. THE AC WORKED 2006 BUT IN 2007 IT DI NOT WORK WHEN WE NEEDED. I CALLED THE HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT COVER AC UNDER THE WARRANTY. I TOOK MY ODYSSEY TO CRISWELL HONDA IN GERMANTOWN IN MARYLAND AND PAID $100.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. IT WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK AND AGAIN NO AC. AFTER THAT WE WENT TO INDIA IN SEP 2007 AND RTN IN DEC 2007. WHEN THE SUMMER CAME IN 2007 WE HAD NO AC I TOOK THE VAN AGAIN TO CRISWELL HONDA AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THEY FIXED THIS IN 2007 THEY LOOKED AND SAID THAT THERE IS A LEAK AND WILL COST $55.00 TO FIX IT. I FOUGHT BACK AND AFTER TALKING TO THE MANAGER THEY SAID IT WILL COST $50.00. I PAID AND AFTER 3 DAYS AGAIN NO AC. COME 2009 MAY I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIRS IS NO VISIBLE LEAKS AT THIS TIME BUT THEY NEED TO PUT THE DYE TO CHK ANY LEAK AND WILL COST ME $560.00 . I GUESS THAT IT IS REGULAR PROBLEM WITH HONDA AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS. GOOD WAY TO MAKE MONEY AND SPOIL YOUR NAME. I HAD A HONDA ACCORD 95 MODEL AND NEVER HAD ISSUE WITH THE AC. I AM GOING TO WRITE TO HONDA IN JAPAN ABOUT THIS. I HAVE JUST CALLED THE AMERICAN HONDA AND GOT THE STANDARD ANSWER FROM MS MARLYN THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OR ADVISORY FROM HONDA ON THIS. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE OPENED A CASE NO FOR ME. LETS FIGHT TOGETHER. *TR AEJAZ

WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SECURELY CLOSE. IT CLOSES MOST OF THE WAY THEN, INSTEAD OF LATCHING, STAYS JUST UNLATCHED AND KEEPS THE WARNING GOING OFF. I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON HONDA PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY HAS TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRIC DOORS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (EVEN AFTER BUMPING THE DOOR CLOSED) AND THAT (1) NEGATES THE WARNING FEATURE AND (2) MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY DRIVING ON TRIP DURING MILD WEATHER ON 29 MARCH 2009 FROM SACRAMENTO AREA TO LOS ANGELES. AFTER DRIVING OVER 5 HOURS, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING DUE TO THE RAPID EJECTION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE TRANSMISSION (BREATHER VALVE?) WHICH RESULTED IN SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 79000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP DURING SCHEDULED TRANSMISSION SERVICE. *TR