2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN VAN IS GOING SLIGHTLY UPHILL WHILE ENGINE SPEED IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPM. PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY IF MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT OR PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PADDLE TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM BUT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO ABSORB THE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

THE DEALER FOUND A HOLE IN THE A/C COMPRESSOR FOR MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD NOTICE NO COLD AIR BLOWING AND THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC. I AM NOW FACED WITH A $900 REPAIR BILL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE DEALER EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE COMPRESSOR IS PLACED IN AN AREA WITH NO PROTECTION, MAKING IT VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD OFFER A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE TO PROTECT THE AIR COMPRESSOR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ON SAW ON LINE, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THEIR CAR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2005 FROM THE HALL HONDA VIRGINIA BEACH, VA IN 2005. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT WHILE DRIVING I WOULD HEAR A WHINING TYPE OF NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY TRIED TO FIND THE NOISE BY TEST DRIVING IT BUT IT DID NUT DUPLICATE AS IT IS SPORADIC. NOW I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND DURING THEIR PREVENTIVE CHECK THEY HAVE STATED THEY HAVE FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP GOING BAD. IT WILL COST ME $700 TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE RESERVOIR PLUS FLUSH AND FILL IT. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THROUGH MY RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVING DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMPS AND THE WINING NOISE IS ONE OF THE INDICATIONS OF IT GOING BAD. PLEASE REFERENCE THIS WEB SITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/2005/STEERING/LOUD_INTERMITTENT_WHINE_WHEN_TURNING.COM THERE ARE 16 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE NOTING THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS ELSEWHERE - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A PUMP CAN MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER? THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ITEM IS 3YRS OR 36,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED FIRESTONE AND EVEN THE REP THERE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TYPE OF THING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN A HONDA. THE NOISE BEGAN APPROX A YEAR OR SO AGO BUT HONDA DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. *TR

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 20TH, 2009 AT 3PM. WHILE THE SUV (MY FATHER-IN-LAW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN) WAS PARKED, MY 8-YEAR OLD BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT OF THE 3RD ROW MIDDLE SEAT. THE SEAT BELT WAS WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. MY WIFE BECAME AWARE WHEN THE OTHER CHILDREN SCREAMED FOR HELP. MY CHILD HAD ALREADY TURNED BLUE AND HE COULD NOT EVEN SPEAK. MY WIFE JUMPED IMMEDIATELY TO THE 3RD ROW BUT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOOSE AND THERE WAS ANY SLACK TO LOOSEN THE BELT. DURING ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN IT, THE BELT GOT TIGHTER WHILE MY CHILD WAS BEING ASPHYXIATED. MIRACULOUSLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO LOOSE THE BELT AND RELEASED HIM JUST BEFORE HE DIE . THE CHILD WAS INJURED IN THE NECK, HAD BRUISES AND BROKEN CAPILLARIES THROUGHOUT HIS FACE, EYES AND EARS, ETC. DURING THIS WEEK, HE HAD REQUIRED MEDICAL STUDIES INCLUDING GENERAL DOCTOR, PAEDIATRIST, NEURO, OPHTHALMOLOGIST, ENT AND PSYCHOLOGIST. I AM LOOKING HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BY INTERNET...NO LUCK SO FAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE TO MANUALLY LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A MANUAL KEY FOR RELEASE IT FROM THE BOTTOM, BUT IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO FIND THE KEY AND RELEASE IT THAT WAY, MY SON WOULD HAVE DIE FOR SURE. MAKING RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT SEEMS TO BE THAT HONDA FIXED A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING CHILD CAR SEATS, BUT THEY HAVE CREATED A NEW SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL CHILDREN. I AM SURE THAT HONDA ENGINEERS EVALUATED THIS SAFETY HAZARD BUT RATED WITH A SERIOUS SEVERITY BUT WITH A LOW LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE. THEREFORE, THIS NOT REQUIRED ANY MEASURES FOR RISK MITIGATION. I THINK THAT GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THIS HAZARD AND ITS POTENTIAL HARMS (MAJOR INJURY, DEATH, ETC), HONDA MUST RE-EVALUATE ITS RISK ASSESSMENT AND TAKE AN ACTION BY REDESIGNING THIS SEAT BELT. IN ADDITION, I THINK HONDA COULD HAVE EVALUATED THIS HAZARD FROM A MISUSE PERSPECTIVE. HOWEVER, A NORMAL CHILD PLAYING INSIDE THE CAR COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH. *TR

STEERING WHEEL GET STIFF WHEN OUR VAN IS ON IDLE. MAY FAILED ANYTIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON MOTION WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENTS. *TR

CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE WHEN SPEED REACHES APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT NO OTHER OBVIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER SAID NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO ELECTRIC SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR A SLOW TURN ON THE ROAD WAY I GET A LOUD NOISE LIKE THE BRAKES ARE BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES ON IT AND HONDA NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS WEAR PROBLEM. THESE SEEM TO BE A USE OF POOR MATERIAL IN THE MANUFACTURING OF WHAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF A VEHICLE AND THAT IS THE BRAKES. IT SEEM LIKE THIS IS A FAILURE WAITING TO HAPPEN AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF HONDA DOES NOT NOTIFY US AND GET THE PROPER BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. HONDA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO JUST PASS THIS OFF AS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND PASS IT OFF AS NORMAL BREAK WEAR. PLEASE HELP US HONDA OWNERS GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED AND ASAP IF NOT TOMORROW. *TR

VAN ALWAYS HAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD. IT APPEARS TO BE ONLY ON THE FRONT. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, THE TECH RODE WITH US TO HEAR THE NOISE AND REPLACED THE ROTORS & RESURFACED THE DISCS BASED ON THE HONDA TECH LINE. THE TECH INDICATED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA VANS, AS THE FRONT OF THE VAN IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE BRAKES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY HONDA. IN LESS THAN 10,000 MORE MILES, IT WAS MAKING THAT NOISE AND STILL IS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION, THEY ALWAYS INDICATE THAT THE BRAKES HAVE PLENTY LEFT. IT GRINDS EVERYTIME YOU PUT THE BRAKES ON AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE OLDER CARS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. *TR

POWER STEERING NOISE WHEN TURNING. DEALER STATED MIGHT NEED TO FLUSH SYSTEM. ALSO BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE 7500 MILES. DEALER WASN'T VERY HELPFUL AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ANY BIG DEAL. *TR