2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY GOING ON 4TH POWER STEERING PUMP. DEALER REPLACED FIRST TWO, WITHIN WEEKS WHINING NOISE WAS BACK. CHANGE PUMP AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN WHINING NOISE RETURNED. NOW NOT ONLY IS THERE A WHINING NOISE BUT I HAVE OCCASIONAL STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRAVEL AT 50 + MPH. VAN CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILE, PUMPS REPLACED AT 20,000, 45,000, 70, 000. KNOW OF OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE EQUIPMENT OR DESIGN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY OCTOBER 2004. WITHIN WEEKS AND TO THIS DAY I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM; THIS IS AFTER NUMEROUS REPLACEMENTS OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKES REPEATEDLY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A HARD STOP OR STOPPING ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE, NOTICED MORE IN THE SUMMER. THE DEFECT IN THE BRAKES FEEL AS IF THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL; I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BECAUSE I FEEL THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKES ALSO ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE NOISY WHEN APPLIED AND THE CAR IS MAKING A TURN. I HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH THE DEALER. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE FAULTY AND WOULD BE REPLACED. AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT THE ODYSSEY AS BRAKING PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED SO THEIR HANDS ARE TIED, I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, TO BEING TOLD MY BRAKES MUST HAVE BEEN DUSTY, AND/OR THAT THEY JUST NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT. ONE THING THOUGH, THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED BEING THEY WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN IN REGARDS TO THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. WHY DOESN'T THE NHTSA ENFORCE ITS AUTHORITY AND DEMAND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED IN THE 2005 ODYSSEY MINIVANS? *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A LOUD WHINE WHEN TURNING, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. TURNING WAS ALSO SLUGGISH AT TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR. THE VAN HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SO I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND NOTICED SOMETHING KNOCKING. IT ALSO SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HAD THEIR WINDOW DOWN. WE PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. OUR NEWBORN STARTED TO CRY, SO MY HUSBAND WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR. UPON PULLEY THE HANDLE, THE WHOLE DOOR FELL BACK OFF THE VAN. WE WERE TOLD THE PLASTIC ROLLERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY CRACKED WHEN WE HIT A POT HOLE AND LET THE DOOR SLIDE OFF THE TRACK. THEN THE PINS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM GOING OFF THE TRACK FAILED. HONDA SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT LOOKING INTO THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING EDITION. I HAD DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES, AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A SLOW-MOVING TRUCK. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP. FINALLY, I THREW ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THROW MY CAR INTO PARK. IT WAS A VERY NEAR MISS, AND I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS TO JL FREED HONDA, THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE STUCK ACCELERATOR WAS CAUSED BY THE GAS PEDAL BEING STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT. THREE PEOPLE EXPLAINED IT THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO ME. ONE PERSON SAID THAT MY HONDA-ISSUED ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE CARPET MAT. BOTH WERE ISSUED AND INSTALLED BY JL FREED. INSINUATION WAS THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REMOVED THE CARPETED MAT. THE SECOND PERSON TOLD ME THAT MY ALL-WEATHER MAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANCHORED. THIS WAS NEVER AN OPTION THAT HAD BEEN OFFERED TO ME AND AGAIN, WOULD INDICATE FAULT ON THE PART OF HONDA. FINALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT I MYSELF HAD INCORRECTLY INSTALLED THE MAT, WHICH GOES ACROSS BOTH FRONT SEATS AND AROUND THE FRONT CONSOLE. I ASKED IF THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE, AND THEY SAID NO. THEY ALSO NEGLECTED TO CHECK MY CAR FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN INCURRED BY STANDING ON THE BRAKES AT FULL ACCELERATION AND/OR USING THE PARKING BRAKE AND THROWING MY CAR INTO PARK WHILE MOVING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME AND NOW NO LONGER TRUST HONDA. *TR

AFTER APPROXIMATELY A ONE HOUR DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE, THE STEERING GOT VERY HEAVY IN THE OUTLET STORE PARKING LOT. MY WIFE NARROWLY MISSED A ROW OF CARS AT LOW SPEED (<5MPH) AS SHE PULLED IN, SINCE SHE COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AS THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY HEAVY. AFTERWARD, I TRIED SOME LOW SPEED MANUEVERS AND NOTICED EXTREMELY HEAVY STEERING. AFTER IT COOLED OFF IN A FEW HOURS, THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE MORE NORMAL. NOTE THIS STEERING PUMP WAS CHANGED ABOUT 1.5YRS AGO SINCE IT WAS MAKING ALOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATING. *TR

DRIVING IN TYPICAL CITY ENVIRONMENT AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE. HONDA DEALERSHIP THEN REPLACED THE POWER-STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR (THIS IS THE 3RD RESERVOIR DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE VAN). ORIGINAL POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR INSTALLED AT BUILD DATE, 2ND INSTALLED IN DEC 2006. *TR

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP. THE PUMP CREATES A LOUD WHINE WHILE DRIVING, MORE NOTABLE IN COLDER WEATHER. TURNING CAN BECOME SLUGGISH AT TIMES. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VAN. I HAVE A QUOTE TO REPAIR THE PUMP FOR $590 PLUS TAX. I WILL BE BRINGING IT IN TO GET REPAIRED SOON. *TR

HONDA HAS KNOWN OF POWER STEERING ISSUES ON THE 2005-2010 ODYSSEYS. MY 2005 BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN AT TIMES AND WHINES LOUDLY. WITH THE DIFFICULTY STEERING, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-005 ADDRESSES IT, AND MENTIONS "GOODWILL" COVERAGE, BUT MOST DEALERS INSIST ON CHARGING $700 TO FIX THE ISSUE (SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY). A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES/VIBRATES REALLY HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE GOT NEW MICHELIN TIRES, GOT WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING AND STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. DEALER KEEPS SAYING THE VIBRATIONS ARE AS PER HONDA'S SPECIFICATIONS, NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS. *TR