2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

HONDA ODYSSEY 2005: BRAKES FAIL WHEN STOPPING ON A CURVE/TURN. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING WRONG YET IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON WARM DAYS. DURING SUMMER MONTHS IN PA IT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND FIRST AND THEN LOSS OF ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLES BRAKES. WONDERING IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED!?! DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS AND "EVERYTHING IS FINE" CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE BRAKES SEEM SOFT COMPARED TO THE LOANER THEY GAVE ME. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY! ALL RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, NOTHING HAS HELPED THE BRAKES INCLUDING THE FIX A FEW YEARS AGO. DEALERSHIP EVEN TELLS ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING YET INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS! IT OCCURS DURING WARM WEATHER ANYWHERE FROM 55 DEGREES UP. THE RESULT IS DRIVER LOOSES CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS, LONG ENOUGH TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, LUCKILY, I HAVE AVOIDED MANY OVER THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.

VEHICLE IS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 89K MILES. THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED, AND ALSO PREVENTED THE DOOR LOCK FROM BEING MANUALLY UNLOCKED. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED ON DECEMBER 13, 2009. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE DOOR, EITHER EXTERNALLY OR INTERNALLY. THE POWER DOOR LOCK CONTROL BUTTON WORKS CORRECTLY TO OPEN THE OTHER DOORS. A PASSENGER SITTING IN THIS SEAT CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR, AND IT CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE -- IT REMAINED LOCKED. I REPORTED THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, AND IT WAS STATED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. I OBTAINED A REPAIR QUOTE OF APPROXIMATELY $200, ASSUMING THE LOCK ACTUATOR WAS AT FAULT. I THEN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON DEC.23, 2009; THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THE LOCK ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THE PART (P/N 72115-S6A-J01) HAD TO BE ORDERED, AND THE FAULTY COMPONENT WAS REPLACED ON JAN.4, 2010. TOTAL COST FROM THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WAS $120.96. I HAVE RETAINED THE FAILED COMPONENT. *TR

DRIVING HOME AFTER HAVING VEHICLE DETAILED PASSENGER REAR DOOR WOULD SNAP BACK OUT OF THE LATCH WOULDN'T STAY COMPLETELY CLOSED BEEPS WHEN IN DRIVE RUNS BATTERY DOWN WON'T ALWAYS OPEN OR SHUT SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING PROPERLY YEAR LATER HAD CAR DETAILED DOOR WOULDN'T WORK REPLACED A FUSE NEXT YEAR HAD IT DETAILED MESSED UP STARTED WORKING MESSED UP OFF AND ON TOOK IT IN MAY OF 2009 REPLACED CLOSER MOTOR NOV 2009 TOOK IT FOR DETAILING NEITHER DOOR WORKED REPLACED THE JUNCTION BOX HAS MESSED UP OFF AND ON SINCE THEN BEEPS WHEN IN GEAR RUNS BATTERY DOWN UNLATCHES ON ITS OWN WILL BE OKAY FOR A WHILE THEN ACTS UP AGAIN ACTING UP MORE THAN FIXED SINCE NOV 2009. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED IN HONDA ODYSSEY 2005. HEARD INTERMITTENT GRINDING NOISES WHEN STEERING, BUT NOISE GOES AWAY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. HAD PROBLEMS STEERING AND TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. COST ME $650 TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RESERVOIR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED A POWER STEERING PUMP IN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I HAVE ONE NOW THAT HAS 175,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY MINE DIDN'T BUT I COULD OF HAD A SERIOUS WRECK. *TR

BETWEEN 35-40 MILES PER HOUR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. VAN IS 4.5 YEARS OLD WITH 53,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $3400. THIS IS ON A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WITH NAVIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN SPEEDS 25 MPH TO 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF IT WILL STALL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TIE ROD DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND FRONT TIE ROD REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

POWER STEERING PUMP IS NOISY AT LOW RPM AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. TAKING VAN TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK. *TR

I ACCELERATED TO PASS A TRUCK WHILE ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK DOING 60. I COULD NOT RELEASE IT BY STEPPING ON BREAK OR PUMPING IT. I NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD TURNED ITSELF ON. I TURNED IT OFF. I STOOD WITH ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN ONLY MARGINALLY. I PULLED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO THROW IT IN PARK AND STOP. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR IN MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TO STICK. I DIDN'T REPORT TO POLICE, BUT TO 911, BECAUSE I NEEDED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. *TR

STEERING SYSTEM IS SQUEALING VERY LOUD INTERMITTENTLY AND DOES NOT OPERATE SMOOTHLY WHICH EFFECTS DRIVER JUDGMENT IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE SAFETY OF USING THE VEHICLE. *TR