2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

ISSUE: DESIGN FLAW IN 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL NAV RES WHICH EXPOSES THE VEHICLES AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER TO UNNECESSARY PUNCTURE DAMAGE FROM COMMON STREET DEBRIS ALLOWING DANGEROUS FREON GASES TO ESCAPE TO DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE GREAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. COMMON ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY MANY OF THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY HONDA AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND PREVENTION STEPS TAKEN BY CONSUMERS TO PROTECT VEHICLES FROM FUTURE DAMAGE. MY HONDA HAD JUST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND NOW ALL THE FREON RELEASED UNNECESSARILY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND WE ARE STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE IS THEN STILL EASILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FUTURE DAMAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR THIS SERIOUS ISSUE ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGE ISSUE CAUSED BY THEIR DESIGN FLAW WHICH EASILY EXPOSES THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER TO UNNECESSARY DAMAGE AND GREAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAVE A 2005 MODEL AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE TECHNICIAN & SVC WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO I HAD 3 OUT OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS THAT WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING THE FRONT AND SIDES WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A DEDUCTIBLE I HAD TO PAY. NOW 6 MONTHS LATER THE REAR MOUNT HAS GONE BAD AND NOW REQUIRES REPLACING. I ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY REPLACED THE OTHER 3 THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL SINCE THEY KNEW IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM & WOULD EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT SOON WHICH IT HAS NOW DONE AND PREMATURELY. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER IT ONCE AGAIN BUT I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER DEDUCTIBLE. JUST LIKE A DENTIST WHEN HE HAS TO REMOVE 3 WISDOM TEETH, THE 4TH ONE IS STILL GOOD BUT HE WILL SUGGEST HAVING IT REMOVED AS WELL AT THAT TIME. SAME THING SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS CASE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT - PLEASE GOOGLE " DEFECTIVE MOTOR OR ENGINE MOUNTS IN HONDA ODYSSEY ) AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. *TR

ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING. WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES A LOUD NOISE WILL START EMITTING FROM POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER LAST FIVE YEARS. HAVE TAKEN MY HONDA TO AT LEAST TWO DEALERSHIPS ABOUT PROBLEM. NEVER DIAGNOSED UNTIL RECENTLY. WAS TOLD THAT POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. HONDA STATES NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS OFFERED NO HELP WITH COST OF REPAIR. WILL NO LONGER DRIVE MY HONDA ANY LONG DISTANCES. ALSO HAVE HAD BRAKE AND PARKING BRAKE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR OVER PAST FIVE YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN OPENING THE REAR LIFT GATE, THE STRUTS FAILED AND ALMOST STRUCK THE CONTACT. HE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE LIFT GATE FROM FALLING BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE HAD TO HOLD THE LIFT GATE UP TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 55,000 MILES. ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. COST IS $836 TO REPAIR. PER REVIEW OF CARTALK.COM MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AT ABOUT 55K TO 65K MILES. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WE NOTICED A THUNK SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN WE STOPPED, WE NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPOILER OF OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD COME OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THE DANGER IS THE PIECE OF THE CAR FLYING THROUGH THE AIR IN THE HIGHWAY. THE PART IS THE SIZE OF A 2X4, IT WAS LOCATED AT THE ROOF LINE ABOVE THE REAR GATE. I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYONE HIT THE PART ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING VAN THIS PROBLEM STARTED A WHILE AGO WHEN THE VAN GETS TO A STEADY SPEED OF APROX 40 USUALLY AT A SLIGHT INCLINE THE CAR STARTS TO JITTER OR FEEL LIKE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AT OTHER SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A CRACKED BLOCK MONTHS AGO AND HAD IT REPLACED. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW BEING TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM @$1900. CALLED HONDA USA THEY SAID THE WILL NOT CONSIDER REVIEWING MY CLAIM BECAUSE OF MY MILEAGE IS NOW 100,000. OTHERS ON WEB ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS..MY BEST GUESS IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 15-20,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V344000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/08/10*JB

LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) SLIDING DOOR ON HONDA ODYSSEY WILL NOT CLOSE OR LOCK. HAD TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WITH THE DOOR CONSTANTLY OPENING AND MY CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR. MY FRIEND SAT ON THE BACK SEAT TO TRY TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. I DO THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL. THE DEALER SAID THAT "HONDA DOES NOT SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE". I SEE THE DOOR PROPERTY CLOSING AS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT IS A FAMILY CAR WITH CHILDREN INVOLVED. I SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE JUST LIKE I SEE SEAT BELTS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AND MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING BECAUSE THE RESERVOIR WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.