2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

WHILE IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE GARAGE WITH CHILDREN ABOARD. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC

THE STRUTS OR HATCH PISTONS FAILED ON OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE HATCH WEIGHING WELL OVER 100 POUNDS CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD FULL FORCE. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. SERIOUS INJURY WILL OCCUR WITH HEAD AND NECK INJURY AND IF A SMALLER CHILD IN THE PATH MAYBE WORSE. HONDA IS CHARGING US TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS BE A SUBJECT FOR A RECALL. THEY SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER TWO YEARS. *JB

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY LURCHED BACKWARDS WHILE IN IDLE THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF THE GARAGE.*MR THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THEIR BEST GUESS WAS THAT THE GEAR WAS STUCK BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND EVENTUALLY POPPED INTO REVERSE. *JB

THE HIGH BEAM HAS A SINGLE HALOGEN LIGHT FOR BOTH SETTINGS. WHEN SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM THE LIGHT FAILS TO PROJECT FAR AHEAD . THIS REDUCES EXTENDED VISIBILITY AS NEEDED FOR THE HIGH BEAM. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS DUE TO BUSINESS HOURS IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK WITH A SINGLE HALOGEN BULB, WHEN SWITCHING FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM, THE LOW BEAM ELEMENT GOES OUT AND NO LONGER WORKS RESULTING IN A DARK SENSATION AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT IS FURTHER OUT AND IS TOO DISPERSED. HIGH BEAMS ARE UNUSABLE IN THIS CONDITION. (PER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION W/ CONSUMER ON 07/02/04 *MJJ)

THEIR IS VIBRATION IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. AT 60 MPH, THE MIRROR, FRONT SEATS VIBRATES. FIRST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE WHEEL ALINGNMENT WAS OUT, SECOND TIME THEY SAID THE MIRROR IS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THIRD TIME THEY SAID THEY SEE THE VIBRATIONS BUT CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE 3 OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR MILAGE (13.5 K) AND FOUND THAT THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.*AK

MY DAUGHTER OPENED THE CAR DOOR AND , NOT REALIZING THIS, I PUSHED THE KEYLESS ENTRY/DOOR OPEN BUTTON. THESE ACTIONS MADE THE DOOR STOP WITH A SMALL OPENING. MY DAUGHTER THEN TRIED TO MAUNALLY OPEN THE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME I PUSHED THE BUTTON AGAIN. THIS RESULTED IN HER HAND BEING CRUSHED/CAUGHT AND SHUT IN THE VAN DOOR. I RAN AND MAUNALLY OPENED THE DOOR TO SEE HER HAND CRUSHED. THIS ALL HAPPEND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. WE ICED IT AND UPON HER PEDIATRICIANS REQUEST,TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR X-RAYS. IT TURNED OUT THAT HER HAND WAS NOT BROKEN BUT BRIUISED BADLY. THIS VAN IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE TO NOT CRUSH PEOPLE/CHILDREN IN THE DOOR! *AK

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. THEN, AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE VEHICLE STARTED AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TWICE BUT, COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FIRST IN JANUARY 2004, AND MOST RECENTLY ON MAY 24, 2004, MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY LX LURCHED VIOLENTLY, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO BE THROWN FORWARD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR ON ALL OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 40 MPH. DESPITE TWO VISITS TO TWO DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS, NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA CORP. ALSO REFUSES HELP. DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FEARS THAT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT IF THE CAR IS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS LURCHING OCCURS. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR SENSOR FAILED. AS A RESULT A REAR PASSENGER'S HAND WAS SHUT IN THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK