2007 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I HAVE 2007 ODYSSEY EX-L WITH DVD. THE LIGHT IN CAR LIKE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHT, ROOM LIGHT ETC IS BLINKING ALL THE TIME EVEN I DRIVE MY CAR. I ALREADY WENT TO DEALER SHIP TWO TIMES, THEY JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE BATTERY DURING THE DAY TIME AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. AT NIGHT, MY BOY CAN'T READ A BOOK IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF BLINKING. IT LOOKS THE GENERATOR HAS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I TURN OR GO STRAIGHT, WITH AND WITHOUT BRAKES ON, AT A SLOW SPEED, I HEAR A LOUD HORN-LIKE SOUND. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FRONT. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 21,000 MILES AND BOUGHT IT NEW. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING MOST OF THE TIME WE'VE OWNED IT (ALMOST 3 YEARS). DEALER CAN'T MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN. I EVEN LEFT IT OVERNIGHT. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I LEAVE HOME. I MAKE SHORT TRIPS TO SCHOOL AND STORE. IT IS SPORADIC. I HEARD ANOTHER ODYSSEY WITH THE SAME NOISE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE OTHER DAY. IS THIS COMMON? IT IS ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING. IT CAN BE QUITE LOUD. SINCE I'VE HAD THE RECALL DONE, IT'S NOT AS FREQUENT. *TR

ON MY DAUGHTERS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC UP FEATURE FOR THE DRIVERS WINDOW. ONCE THE WINDOW STARTS UP (CLOSING), IF YOU PUT DOWN PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW IT WILL REVERSE, DO DOWN A FEW INCHES AND STOP. BUT IF YOU PUT PRESSURE ON THE WINDOW, LIKE A CHILD LEANING OUT THE WINDOW, AND IT STARTS UP THE OVERRIDE FEATURE WILL NOT STOP THE WINDOW AND MAKE IT GO DOWN A FEW INCHES. THE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE, ONLY STOPPING WHEN THE MOTOR IS OVERPOWERED. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN UNTIL QUITE A BIT OF FORCE IS APPLIED TO WHATEVER IS BLOCKING THE WINDOW, AND IN THE CASE OF A SMALL CHILD IT COULD CAUSE QUITE A BIT OF INJURY. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTO-UP FEATURE FOR A WINDOW. WITH THE AMOUNT OF FORCE IT TAKES TO OVERLOAD THE MOTOR A CHILD CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (42,000 MILES) THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED. ON OCTOBER 24, 2010, MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I THOUGHT HE HAD SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE SAID THEY DID IT ON THEIR OWN. WE DROVE ANOTHER 1/2 MILE TO A GAS STATION AND IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. ONCE WE PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION HE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BREAK WASN'T ON, OR THAT THE CAR DIDN'T SLIP OUT OF GEAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, SO WE VENTURED THE ADDITIONAL 5 MILES TO HOME WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. TODAY IS SUNDAY, SO I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR

IN 2008, HAD MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WAS SERVICED BY GILROY HONDA DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP. AT THAT TIME, THEY HAD REPLACED THE FAULTY PUMP AS IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSING THE STICKY DRIVING DURING SLOW SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT NOTICED ON HIGH SPEEDS SINCE THERE ARE NO BIG/WIDE TURNS NEEDED AT THAT SPEED. THE VAN IS NORMALLY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND I SELDOM USE IT. I RECENTLY USED IT (2ND WEEK OF OCT '10) WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO GILROY HONDA FOR A REGULAR SERVICE. DURING THAT TIME, I NOTICED A VERY STICKY STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I NOTICED IN 2008. I ALSO NOTICED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, IT TENDS TO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I ALSO NOTICE THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT (LIKE IN A PARKING LOT) BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IT SINCE MY WIFE IS DRIVING IT EVERYTIME AND THAT SHE MIGHT HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY DURING A SLOW MANEUVER. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO GILROY HONDA BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR ME AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A RECALL ABOUT THIS BUT SAID NO. I THINK THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT CAN LEAD TO CRASH OR EVEN WORSE INJURIES. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, HAVE BEEN CHECKED THREE (3) TIMES BY THE DEALER. BUT THE PROBLEM OF NOT STOPPING IN A SAFE TIME AND THE GRINDING NOISE MADE BY THEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND STILL NOT STOPPING IN TIME FOR THE RED LIGHT. THIS STILL OCCURS DAILY. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE BUT NOTHING HELPED, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND THE HONDA DEALER STATED "THEY ARE JUST FINE". *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR (WHEN YOU FIRST GET INTO THE ODYSSEY AND PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WILL GO TO THE FLOOR) AND IT IS SOFT/MUSHY. [THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE THE RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND IS STILL AN ISSUE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE.] THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE WHEN I DRIVE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WHICH HAS A "NORMAL" HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND REQUIRES MUCH MORE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I GET USED TO THE SOFT/MUSHY PEDAL AND DON'T REACT SOON ENOUGH TO STOP WHAT I CALL "NORMAL" BRAKE PEDAL IN OTHER VEHICLES. I VOTE FOR A STANDARD BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIREMENT SO WHEN A PERSON DRIVES DIFFERENT VEHICLES THERE ISN'T THE HAZARD OF NOT PRESSING DOWN HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE ONE GETS USED TO A VERY SOFT PEDAL IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND THE UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. HE WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000.