2007 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

WE HAVE A RADIAN XTSL CHILD SAFETY SEAT FOR OUR CHILD. IT IS INSTALLED IN THE SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIR OF OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SEAT IS TIGHTENED APPROPRIATELY AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THE LATCH BELT LOOSENS ITSELF IN DAILY USE. WE HAVE NOTICED IT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES AND NOW CHECK IT ROUTINELY. IT ALWAYS LOOSENS. TODAY I REMOVED THE THE LATCH STRAP AND INSTALLED WITH THE SEATBELT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR

REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE CAUSING THE REAR LIFTGATE TO SUDDENLY CLOSE ON PERSON STANDING BENEATH. LIFTGATE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, LIFTED AND CLOSED NO ISSUES. SUNDAY 06/12 OPENED THE LIFTGATE AND PROCEEDED UNDERNEATH AS THE LIFTGATE CAME CRASHING DOWN. NO LONGER HAS STRUT ASSIST TO OPEN OR SUPPORT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE BRAKES ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLES STABILITY ASSIST SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTEEN TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, A REPORT WAS FILED AND ASSIGNED TO A REGIONAL OFFICER TO INVESTIGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,246.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO THE CONTACTS NOSE AND LEFT ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 07/27/11*LJ UPDATED 08/01/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE LIFT GATE STRUT FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER: 10V055000, STRUCTURE BODY HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L: POWER STEERING ISSUES THERE IS NO POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN PARKING AND MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS. ONCE YOU ARE MOVING AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEED, IT KICKS IN, BUT UNTIL THEN, IT IS AS IF YOU ARE DRIVING WITH NO POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AS ONE CAN NEVER TELL WHETHER THERE WILL BE POWER STEERING OR NOT. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L: PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, HAD PROBLEM WITH PULLING TO THE LEFT FROM THE FIRST DAYS WE OWNED IT. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO INSISTED IT WAS NORMAL AND GAVE VARIOUS REASONS (TORQUE, ROAD CROWN, NOTHING AT ALL). HAVE HAD NEW TIRES, INCLUDING REPLACING ONE THAT BALD BADLY ON THE OUTSIDE BY 20,000 MILES. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS. HONDA INSISTS NO ISSUE, ALL WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. CAR ALWAYS PULLS TO THE LEFT UNLESS WE'RE DRIVING ON A HEAVILY CROWNED ROAD IN THE RIGHT LANE. CAUSES DRIVER FATIGUE AND HAS SOMETIMES BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS DISCUSSED OVER AND OVER ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, INCLUDING LOTS OF DO-IT-YOURSELFERS WHO HAVE HAD GOOD SUCCESS WITH A VERY SIMPLE REALIGNMENT OF STRUT BEARINGS. I CAN'T BELIEVE A REPUTABLE COMPANY SUCH AS HONDA COULD ALLOW THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO CONTINUE UNADDRESSED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER; THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA FORUM. HONDA DOES NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL EVEN AFTER TSB WAS PERFORMED. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME SUBJECT MATTER ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON HILLS WHEN HE RELEASES THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MET SPECIFICATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 05/26/11. *JB UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK ON A SLOPED PARKING LOT AND CAUSED AN INDENTATION TO THE MIDDLE REAR DOOR. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE EDGE OF A FENCE RAILING. UPDATED 07/08/11 UPDATED 08/19/11

SEAT INSTALLED REARFACING WITH SUPER LATCH LOOSENED EXCESSIVELY AND DRAMATICALLY WHEN PUSHED/PULLED. INITIALLY THERE WAS NO SLACK OVER VERY LITTLE SLACK, AND IT BECAME INCHES OF SLACK AS THE ENTIRE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. HAD THE CHILD IN THE SEAT NOT BEEN BELTED IN, HE COULD HAVE EASILY FALLEN OUT OF THE CAR. THE SEAT WAS RETIGHTENED AND THE SAME PROCESS WAS EASILY REPEATED. THE SEAT WAS REINSTALLED FORWARD-FACING, DIMINISHING THE PROTECTION OFFERED TO THE CHILD (REARFACING IS 5X SAFER), SO THAT THE CHILD COULD BE SAFELY TRANSPORTED HOME. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR