2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

A 20 MONTH OLD TODDLER GOT HER FINGERS STUCK IN SLIDING DOOR OF A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE DOOR USUALLY DOES NOT CLOSE IF SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY, BUT DID NOT STOP FOR THE TINY FINGERS. WHAT WAS EVEN MORE OF A CONCERN IS THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. NO CONTROL BUTTON WORKED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER 3 MINUTES THE DOOR OPENED, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE BUTTON WORKED. WE DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH THE PHYSICIAN YET, BUT IT SEEMS THAT SHE IS OK BESIDE SOME BRUISING ON HER FINGERS BUT THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TIRE BLEW FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE RECEIVED REGULAR PRESSURE INSPECTIONS. IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAN BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE TIRE WAS MICHELIN 225/60R16 ALL SEASON.

PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNING OFF FREQUENTLY. THERE IS ALWAYS A STRONG CRACK WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE. THERE IS A DECOLORING PASSENGER AIR BAG PLACE. IT EATS GAS IF YOU TURN ON THE BACK AIR CONDITIONER. THE PASSENGER CONSOLE HAD A BIG VIBRATION. THE ODYSSEY HAS GONE TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON BUT IT'S NEVER FIXED. THEY SAID THOSE CLAIMS ARE NORMAL FOR A MODEL 2004. *JB

THE SAFETY DANGER I WANT TO REPORT IS LOCKING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE WITH IGNITION TURNED ON AND NO WAY TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE: HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN 2004 LX MODEL. THIS MODEL HAS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ONCE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. HOWEVER, UNLIKE MOST OTHER VEHICLES WHERE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK OPERATES AND LOCKS DOORS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, ON HONDA ODYSSEY - THERE IS SIMPLY A FIXED TIME DELAY ~10 SEC BETWEEN START OF IGNITION AND LOCKING OF ALL DOORS. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS: (A) IN A PARKING LOT - I STARTED THE CAR BY SITTING ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND WITH ALL DOORS CLOSED, AND IMMEDIATELY DECIDED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP OUT TO VERIFY THAT I HAVE PUT ALL THE GROCERIES BACK IN THE VAN - THE VAN DOOR SHUT LOCKED - THERE WAS AN ADULT INSIDE THE CAR WHO COULD OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME - BUT THERE WAS ALSO A 18 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR SEAT - AND I AM WORRIED THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN TO OTHERS. (B) ON 22ND JANUARY MORNING, I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MY GARAGE AND SINCE IT IS COLD GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO COME IN THE HOUSE - BUT TODAY I DID THIS TOO QUICKLY (WITHIN 10 SEC?) AND ENDED UP LOCKING MYSELF OUT OF MY VAN WITH VAN ENGINE RUNNING. I GOT MY SPARE KEY TO OPEN THE LOCKED DOORS. AGAIN - AM VERY CONCERNED THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS SPARE KEYS EASILY ACCESSIBLE (COULD BE WITH SOME OTHER MEMBER OF THE FAMILY). THE GREATEST SAFETY DANGER IS LOCKING A CHILD IN A VEHICLE WITH IGNITION TURNED ON AND NO WAY TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *NM

MY 3 YEAR OLDS LEG GOT STUCK AS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS OPENING TO OUR HONDA ODYSSEY. THE DOOR KEPT OPENING PINNING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FLOORBOARD. I HAD TO MANUALLY PULL ON THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR REVERSED AND STARTED CLOSING SO I COULD GET HIS LEG OUT. HIS LEG WAS BADLY BRUISED WITH DEEP RED MARKS ON EACH SIDE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE DOORS SAFETY MECHANISMS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR HAD NO SAFETY MECHANISM TO STOP IT FROM OPENING IF SOMETHING (LIKE A LEG) WAS STUCK BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOORBOARD, THAT IT ONLY HAD SAFETY MECHANISMS FOR AS IT CLOSED. THERE ONLY OPTION WAS TO DISABLE THE DOORS EVERYTIME THE KIDS WERE IN THE CAR. THIS IS A TOUGH SOLUTION AS WHEN THE DOORS ARE DEACTIVATED THEY ARE VERY HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. EVEN MY 7 YEAR OLD CANNOT OPEN THEM MANUALLY. ALSO I FEEL AS IF THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY MECHANISM FOR THE DOOR AS IT OPENS AS WELL AS WHEN IT CLOSES. IF I HAD NOT BEEN RIGHT THERE TO FORCE THE DOOR TO OPEN, HIS LEG WOULD HAVE BEEN BROKEN INSTEAD OF JUST BRUISED. ALSO IN THE FUTURE I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE SURE THE DOORS ARE OFF NOW WHEN HE IS IN THE CAR. *JB

I AM GUESSING THAT WHEN I WENT TO THE CAR WASH ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THEY LIFTED UP THE CAPTAINS CHAIRS, IN THE 2ND ROW, IN MY HONDA ODYSSEY TO CLEAN. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY HAD DONE THIS AND CHECKED MY 2 YEAR OLDS CAR SEAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE BUT NOT THE SEAT ITSELF AND DROVE AWAY. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES WHEN MY DAUGHTER, CAR SEAT, AND CAPTAIN CHAIR FLEW INTO THE BACK OF MY DRIVERS SEAT. THE CAPTAINS CHAIR WAS NOT SECURE. MY DAUGHTER WAS JUST FINE WITH A FEW CUTS AND BRUISES. I SPOKE TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS TO WARN THEM ABOUT THIS AND NOT A ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT AS BEING AND ISSUE. YOU CANNOT SEE EASILY THAT THE SEAT IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED AND BECAUSE I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE SEAT MYSELF I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA THAT THEY WOULD BE ANY ISSUE. I KNOW NOW THAT I SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THAT BUT SEEING AS HOW NONE OF MY FRIENDS EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT EITHER, I THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE AWARE. IT SHOCKS ME THAT SO MANY SAFETY FEATURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BUT NOT ON SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS. PLEASE HELP ME. *NM

THIS HAPPENED WHILE FINISHING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A SHORT ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY. WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY LEFT HAND (RIGHT HAND MEANWHILE MOVING TO NEW POSITION)AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO STRAIGHTEN MY VEHICLE AGAIN, THE LITTLE FINGER OF MY LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE AIRBAG/STEERING COLUMN AND THE ARRAY OF BUTTONS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL (NEAR THE BASE WHERE THE GAP THERE IS LARGER). AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL A LITTLE BIT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO FREE MY HAND, I REALIZED I WAS IN TROUBLE: I COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL OUT WITHOUT BREAKING MY HAND, AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FAR ENOUGH TO THE RIGHT TO FREE MY HAND WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE ROAD. SO I GRITTED MY TEETH AND YANKED MY HAND OUT, LEAVING A LONG CUT ON THE TOP/SIDE OF MY LITTLE FINGER, BUT ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. LOOKING AT THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, I SEE THAT LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIRBAG ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG (2 O CLOCK TO 4 O CLOCK) COMES TO A NARROWER CONE OR POINTED SHAPE AT THE INFERIOR END, SO THAT WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WITH THE LEFT HAND (THUMB ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL), THE HAND CAN SLIDE DOWN AND GET 'FED' INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS AND THE AIRBAG AREA. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 22 YEARS WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT, MOST OF THEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES, SEVERAL OF THEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLES, AND I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY STYLE OF DRIVING,BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *JB

DT: 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SECOND ROW SEAT DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TIPPED FORWARD WITH CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. THIS SEAT HAD BEEN IN THIS SPOT FOR MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS NOT LATCHED CORRECTLY AND THEY SECURED IT. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED CONSUMER HOW TO DO THIS. SHE TRIED TO LATCH THE SEAT AND COULD NOT GET IT IN. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED THAT IT WOULD NOT GO IN. THEN THEY LOOKED AT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SEAT HAD TO BE DROPPED DOWN VERY HARD INTO PLACE TO MAKE IT LATCH; THIS WAS NOT INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY STATED COULD VISUALIZE THAT ITWAS LATCHED, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL.*AK

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE TOOLS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PRIOR TO A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING FIND. AFTER THE MAINTENANCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN PERFORMING ERRATICALLY. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT HE DID NOT DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER OFFERED THE CONSUMER A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WANTED HER TO PAY FOR IT TO BE DELIVERED. THE CONSUMER REFUSED STATING THE ALL RECALL REPAIR ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FREE OF CHARGE, PER THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM

1MONTH AGO I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT PINNED A PUBLIX BAGGER AND SHOPPING CART BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VECHILE. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP AND CONTINIUED TO RAM ITSELF OPEN. THANKFULLY, THE BAGGER WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DENTS AND SCRAPES. IN DEC. 2004, WE HAD TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR DOOR PROBLEMS; NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY, STOPPING DURING CLOSING FOR NO REASON ETC. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR'S SAFETY FEATURES, ESPECIALLY REGARDING MY 2 Y/O. THE DEALERSHIP 12/04 & 7/25/05, STATES THAT NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. I'M VERY CONCERNED AND WILL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE.