2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

AIR CONDITIONER A/C CONDENSER/COMPRESSOR PUNCTURED, POSSIBLY BY STREET DEBRIS (ROCK?). DESIGN FLAW. NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED. EXPENSIVE, NON-WARRANTED ITEM!*AK

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 I BROUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND EVERY TIME I SIT IN THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT START. THE DEALER TOLD ME BATTERY DRAINED OUT. IT ALREADY HAPPEN 4 TIMES AND THE MAIN SWITCH OF THE LIGHT IS ALREADY OFF THEY KEEP ON SAYING THAT WE LEFT THE LIGHT ON. FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!! WE HAVE 3 CARS AND THIS VAN ONLY HAS THE PROBLEM. WE THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG IN THE SYSTEM THAT'S DRAINING THE BATTERY I TOLD THEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WARRANTY WHAT IF IT EXPIRES THEN SUDDENLY THEY WILL FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND PAYMENT WILL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. PLEASE ADVISE THANKS. *JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER A/C ON MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID A ROCK HAD HIT THE CONDENSER AND CAUSED A HOLE. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WILL COST BETWEEN $800 AND $1000 TO FIX. HONDA STATED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE IE THE ROCK. THERE WAS NO PROTECTION FOR THE CONDENSER AS IT WAS LOCATED NEAR TWO BIG HOLES FOR AIR INTAKE UNDER THE LICENCE PLATE, AND THE A/C CONDENSERWAS NOT PROTECTED BY MESH OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD PREVENT ROCKS FROM HITTING IT UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. IF I COULD NOT DRIVE IT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT A ROCK HITTING THE A/C, THEN WHERE CAN I DRIVE IT? *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FRONT PASSENGER WONT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSIDE CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN MAY OF 2006. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT DOOR INNER HANDLE CABLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CONTACT FELT THE DEALER SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO HIM BECAUSE IT WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50000.*AK

PURCHASE 05 HONDA ODYSSEY IN OCT 04. PAX TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN NOV 04. IN MAY 2006 I WAS TOLD TIRES WORN AND NEED REPLACING AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS SERVICED AT HONDA DEALER AS RECOMMENDED. I DIDN'T REPLACE TIRES AT TIME, BUT GOT A FLAT WHILE ON VACATION AND HAD IT REPLACED. NOW MARCH 14, 30,000 MAINTENANCE I'M TOLD THREE TIRES NEED REPLACING. *JB

SINCE I BOUGHT MY VAN, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA. THE REPUTATION THAT HELD IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES GROWING UP INTO ADULTHOOD NOW HAVE BEEN SHATTERED. I HAVE HAD NO SUPPORT THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER NOR HONDA HEADQUARTERS. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING EVEN AFTER REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. IT IS A DISGUSTING THAT HONDA IS SELLING CARS THEY CANNOT FIX. I AM TOTALLY FED UP WITH THE SITUATION WITH MY CAR AND FEEL HOPELESS FOR ITS FUTURE. PLEASE HELP! I HAVE TOLD EVERYONE I KNOW TO STAY AWAY FROM HONDA AND ESPECIALLY THE TOURING MODEL! *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS RELATED TO RECALL #05V039000. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING THE VEHICLE MOVED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE POLICE, AND WAS NOT GIVEN A POLICE REPORT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRES, AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIRES. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE MECHANIC OF THE STEERING RECALL ,AND HE DENIED THAT IT WAS RELATED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. RECALL #05V344000 WAS RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE UNLESS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,200. *AK

WE OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM. WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. ABOUT THE ODD WEAR (EDGES WORN OUT WHILE THE CENTER OF THE TREAD LOOKS FINE, AND SO FAR THEY HAVE CHARGED US FOR AN ALIGNMENT (THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING INTO IT UNTIL WE PAID FOR THIS, AND THEN LATER TOLD US THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE PAX SYSTEM TIRES, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE ONLY TRYING TO MAKE A FEW BUCKS OFF OF US, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER). THE VEHICLE HAS TPMS, SO WE KNOW TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT A FACTOR (AT LEAST IF FOLLOWING HONDA'S RECOMMENDATIONS IS ASSUMED TO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE WEAR). WE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY (IT IS A MINIVAN, AND CARRIES OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, WITH MY WIFE BEING THE PRIMARY DRIVER, SO THE ODDS OF ANYONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT ON THE ODYSSEY ARE THAT THEY DRIVE VERY CONSERVATIVELY). THE DEALER HAS TOLD US FOR APPROX 10000 MILES (HALF THE TOTAL MILEAGE DRIVEN TO THIS POINT) THAT THE WEAR IS NOT ABNORMAL, BUT NOW WE CAN NOT LONGER DRIVE THE VAN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER SINCE THE LAST 1/5 OF BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRES HAVE WORN TO THE POINT OF NOT HAVING ANY WATER SIPES LEFT TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT HAS REVEALED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES, BUT MICHELIN IN THEIR TYPICALLY "HOLIER THAN THOUGH" MANNER OF NEVER MAKING A BAD PRODUCT (THIS WORDS FROM THE DEALER REP) HAS STONE WALLED ATTEMPTS AT GETTING THEM TO ADMIT FAULT WITH THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCT. FURTHERMORE, THEY HAVE A MONOPOLY ON THE PRODUCT'S REPLACEMENT, LEAVING CUSTOMERS NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY A KING'S RANSOM FOR ANOTHER SET OF THESE TIRES WE DO NOT WANT. WE ARE FILING A COMPLAINT, AND SEEKING ANY INFO ON JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MICHELIN AND HONDA OF AMERICA FOR SELLING A PATENTLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT TO A CONSUMER GROUP WHO PURCHASED A PRODUCT WITH SAFETY BEING A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE PURCHASE DECISION. *NM

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WITH MICHELIN PAX RUN FLAT TIRES. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY HONDA SERVICE THAT MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (WERE WORN TO 4/32NDS) AT ONLY 17K MILES AND AT A COST OF $300+ PER TIRE. ADDITIONALLY, EVEN TO PATCH THE TIRE WITH A SMALL NAIL PUNCTURE WOULD COST $90+. I FEEL THAT THE PREMATURE WEAR ON THESE TIRES IS A DEFECT AND THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE BEING FACED WITH FREQUENT AND COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND/OR SAFETY ISSUES WITH WORN TIRES. *JB

NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VAN IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. IT SEEMS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAT. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB