2007 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN LIFTING THE TRUNK LID, THE LID WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION AND STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE STALLS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND HAD REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AFTER REPAIRS, WHEN DRIVING AT MINIMUM LOW SPEEDS AND DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. REAR BRAKE CABLES FLEX WHILE TURNING CAUSING LOUD AUDIBLE SOUND FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. HONDA AT FIRST CLAIMED THIS IS NORMAL, BUT ALSO STATED THERE IS NO KNOWN CORRECTION FOR THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT FOR HONDA HAS NOT FIGURED OUT A WAY TO FIX. CABLE BRAKE ISSUE WOULD AND DOES, CAUSE ME GREAT CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY ' DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND DECELERATED QUICKLY ON ITS OWN. THE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 3 SECONDS. IT DID NOT COME TO FULL STOP. THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL WAS INSTALLED ON 6/15/10 BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DAYS LATER ON 6/20/10. THE VERY SAME ISSUE HAPPENED 2 TIMES BEFORE ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. HE ASSUMED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DUE TO DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM A BOOSTER SEAT AND SEAT BELT, THE BELT BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AROUND THE CHILD WITH EVERY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT CUT THE SEAT BELT LOOSE BECAUSE THE CHILD WAS BEGINNING TO SUFFOCATE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,450.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD HER VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). WHEN RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS ADVISED SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE TOO CONCERNED WITH THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

NOTICED A TICKING NOISE AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING IN THE A.M. FOR OVER A YEAR. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STEERING WHILE PULLING INTO TIGHT SPOTS OR SHARP TURNS FOR A WHILE. HAVE ALWAYS EQUATE IT TO BAD TIRES (WHICH WAS RECENTLY REPLACED) OR LOW TIRE PRESSURE. ON A VISIT TO HONDA FOR ANOTHER REPAIR, HAD ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO THE NOISE ISSUE. WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BAD. HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DOES NOT MAKES SENSE THAT WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR THAT IT'S NOT A PART ISSUE. CAN NOT RECALL WHEN THE STEERING WAS EVER AS GOOD AS IT IS ONCE THE PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER PERSISTS AFTER THREE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 60K, CURRENTLY AT 57K. DEALER HAS EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION IN DEALING WITH HONDA OF AMERICA IN FINDING A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. BEFORE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED THE DEALER HAD TO TAKE A "SNAPSHOT" OF THE RPM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. AFTER TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT AND THIRD SOFTWARE UPDATE THE DIFFERENCE IS GREATER. HOA NOW STATES THE RPM DIFFERENCE IS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. WHEN ASKED WHY THE LESSER AMOUNT REPORTED BEFORE WAS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER AND NOW NO FURTHER SERVICE IS NEEDED, HOA HAD NO ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START HIS VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. HE JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT 5 MPH ABOUT 100 FEET AND HEAVY SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK ON 6/5/10 AFTER THE REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND ADVISED THEM THAT THE BRAKE REPAIR DID NOT WORK. HE STATED THE BRAKES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE . BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ALWAYS BLAMED ON THE CLUTCH. THE DEALER THEN TURNED THE ROTORS. UPDATED EVOQ 08/31/10*JB