2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DUE TO INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH WHILE MY WIFE WAS RETRIEVING MY 1YR OLD DAUGHTER FROM HER CHILD RESTRAINING DEVICE MY 3.5YR OLD SON ACTIVATED THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING REAR/LEFT PASSENGER DOOR CRUSHING MY WIFE CAUSING BRUSES TO HER LEFT SHOULDER. NEITHER CHILD WERE HURT IN THIS INCIDENT.

I HAD A LONG WAIT AT A PHARMACY DRIVE UP WINDOW SO WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, I PUT THE SHIFT IN PARK AND SET THE FOOT BRAKE. ON AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE FORWARD I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK BUT IT WAS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I QUICKLY LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 185-6 WHICH DESCRIBED REMOVAL OF A TRAP ACCESS DOOR AND INSERTING THE IGNITION KEY TO UNLOCK THE PARK CONDITION. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A PEN KNIFE I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. THE TRAP DOOR WAS ALMOST INDISCERNIBLE DESIGNED INTO THE TOP OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET THE SHARP BLADE OF A PEN KNIFE IN THE CRACK TO PRY OPEN. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL CHECKED MY BRAKE LIGHTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE WORKING AND THEY WERE OK. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARK CONDITION. I ASK WHAT A WOMAN IS SUPPOSED TO DO IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN AND THEY HAD NO SUGGESTION. WHY CAN'T THE CONTROLS BE DESIGNED SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO UNLOCK THE LOCKED CONDITION. I CAN SEE THIS CONDITION AS A DISASTER ON A JAMMED FREEWAY. PUTTING A REMEDY IN THE DRIVERS MANUAL IS NOT THE ANSWER TO THIS RATHER PERPLEXING SITUATION, ESPECIALLY FOR NON MECHANICAL DRIVERS WITH POOR PERCEPTION SKILLS AND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *JB

WHEN PARKING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH THE FRONT DOORS WIDE OPEN THEY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. I ALMOST HAD A CRUSHED HAND FROM UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF THE DETENT TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY HEAVIER DOORS DUE TO SIDE IMPACT REINFORCEMENT. CAN'T THE DETENT SPRING LOAD BE INCREASED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT'S INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL 638105. THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM FUEL TANK FROM SLOSHING FUEL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DAILY AND HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD HEAR THE SLOSHING WHEN DRIVING 2 TO 3 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ,AND THE RESPONSE STATED VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. AK UPDATED 2/13/2007 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #04V176000, REGARDING THE POWERTRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE VIN. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH ON DRY NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, AND CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A ONE WAY STREET SIGN. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN ON THE TOP OF HER LEFT HAND, BRUISED KNEE AND RIGHT RING FINGER. ALSO, THE LEFT SLEEVE OF THE DRIVER'S JACKET SUSTAINED A BURN FROM THE AIR BAG. BOTH OCCUPANTS IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WORE THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS 15 INCHES AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO PICTURES AVAILABLE, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOWING LOT, TO AWAIT INSPECTION. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BAD JOINTS THAT LET IT ROCK FROM FRONT TO BACK. WE HAVE HAD THE SUBWOOFER INSTALLED UNDER THE SEAT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE CHECKED THE SEAT AND HAVE SAID THIS NORMAL FOR THE SEAT TO DO THIS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS PROCESSED. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE AND THE DOORS OPENED ON THEIR OWN, INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE CODE FOR THE DOORS MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED MORE IN COLD WEATHER.