2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM HER PRESCHOOL. WHEN SHE DROVE THE CAR GOING DOWNHILL, SHE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OVER THE VAN AND THE VAN WENT DOWN INTO A LAKE. MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT COULD NOT. THE BRAKE AND STEERING DID NOT WORK AT THAT TIME. POLICE SAYS THAT IT APPEARS THAT MECHANICAL FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VAN. WE HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING THE CAR PROBLEM. THEIR ANSWER IS BECAUSE NO ONE DIED, WE WON'T INSPECT THE VAN AND THEY FURTHER STATED, IF YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH US, FIND A LAWYER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN THE RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE SPLASHED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER UNDERNEATH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. HE HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND AND 30 SECONDS LATER THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER FELL FROM THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE HARMONIC BALANCER CAME APART DISLODGING THE BOTTOM PULLEY SHAFT WHICH THREW OFF THE SERPENTINE BELT. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THAT MY AC ISN'T WORKING DUE TO A ROCK HITTING THE CONDENSER, & THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND HAVE CAME ACROSS DOZENS & DOZENS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT AND THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE US PAY THE PRICE. *TR

SMALL ROCK HIT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ON MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY (WITH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES), CAUSING A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER. THE CONDENSER IS LOCATED JUST BEHIND THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE AND IS UNPROTECTED. WENT IMMEDIATELY TO HONDA DEALER WHEN I SAW AND SMELLED FREON COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VAN. PAID AROUND $800 TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER. DEALER SAID THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,837 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115. THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA REPLACED PUMP AND TO DATE VEHICLE POWER STEERING PERFORMS TO STANDARD. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING, MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM IS A CONSUMER RIP OFF. THE TIRE WEAR IS NOWHERE NEAR WHAT IS CLAIMED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE RUBBER COMPOUND IS SO SOFT THAT THEY ARE PUNCTURED BY EVERY NAIL OR SCREW ON THE ROAD. EVERY FLAT COSTS A MINIMUM OF $50.00 TO FIX BECAUSE OF THE JEL-PACK REQUIRED WHEN PATCHING. HONDA DOES NOT PROVIDE A SPARE TIRE OR EVEN A DONUT SPARE FOR EMERGENCIES. THE TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO RUN FLAT FOR 125 MILES AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. IN RURAL ARIZONA, 125 MILES WON,T GET YOU ANYWHERE NEAR ONE OF THEIR " AUTHORIZED, PROPRIETARY " REPAIR PLACES. I FIND THAT THIS AUTO IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ANY PLACE NOT NEAR A REPAIR STATION. *TR

I INCURRED $700 OF EXPENSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR ON MY CAR WAS PUNCTURED BY A STONE. THE COMPRESSOR IS PLACED IN FRONT OF AN OPEN GRILL JUST A FEW INCHES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, WHERE IT IS OFTEN DAMAGED BY ROCKS COMING UP FROM THE ROAD. HONDA HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF SUCH DAMAGES, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN FLAW, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE CORRECTED IT IN 2008 MODELS. *TR

THERE WAS NO SINGLE EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE AC CONDENSER. I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ON WHICH THE AC SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO A LEAKING CONDENSER. THIS HAS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS. IT HAPPENED ON THE HOTTEST PERIOD OF THE SUMMER AND HAS CAUSED UNDUE DISCOMFORT AND COST. HONDA, WHEN CONTACTED, SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY CATASTROPHIC CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED IN DUE COURSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 05V344000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR). THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY NEW IN NOVEMBER 2004, THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER MY OIL CHANGE TODAY I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING BADLY. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS AND STRUTS NORMALLY GIVE WAY AFTER 80 - 100 K MILES. SOMEONE COULD END UP IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE STOPPING OR CONERING. *JB