2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AFTER DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE, A WHINE WAS HEARD INTERMITTENTLY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID STATE THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VANS LIKE HIS. UPDATED 12/01/06 *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THEN, WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

LOSS OF BRAKES MOVING FOREWORD SLOWLY AFTER BACKING UP A NUMBER OF TIMES AT A SUN CITY POSSE GARAGE SALE. I KNOCKED DOWN A TABLE BUT NO INJURIES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE LOST BRAKING MOVING VERY SLOWLY(LESS THAN 5 MPH) BUT I CAN NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE DETAILS THE FIRST TIME. THERE WERE MANY POSSE WITNESSES. *NM

WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 ODYSSEY IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. WE HAVE HAD CONSTANT GRINDING/SCRAPING NOISES WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2005 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL AND COMING TO A STOP. THE NOISE IS GOD AWFUL!!! NHTSA NEEDS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON FILE. *NM

WHILE MAKING A HARD RIGHT HAND TURN, VAN HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE, LIGHTS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL DIED INSTANTLY. MANAGED TO STOP THE VAN WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, BUT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN COMING THE OTHER WAY, NO WAY AN ACCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED KEY AND IT RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE. CALLED DEALER AND TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THERE WERE APPROX. 10 ERROR CODES RECORDED. THEY KEPT VAN FOR FOUR HOURS, ENDED UP SAYING IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY AND THEY REPLACED IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEY SAID PAPERWORK HAS TO BE SENT THROUGH WARRANTY AND WILL SEND ME A COPY WHEN IT COMES BACK. EXPLANATION DOESN'T FIT SITUATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO WARNING SIGNAL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT WHEEL PADS WERE WORN OUT AND THE TWO FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. AFTER 4000 MILES, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT WHEELS BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND REPLACED THEM AGAIN. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE FRONT SHAKING WAS NOTICED NINE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OPENED A CASE WITH THE COMMITMENT OF CALLING BACK PROMPTLY WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED. THERE WAS A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR. THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS RIPPED. UPDATED 11/14/06. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY LX VAN AND IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE, GET IT TO START ONE MORE TIME AND LIMP INTO A PARKING LOT(IT DIED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE LOT). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS PRESUMED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE BAD GAS, OR A 1 TIME GLITCH. I WAS TOLD I COULD PICK THE VEHICLE BACK UP. NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH PUTTING MY WIFE AND 1 YR OLD SON BACK IN THE VEHICLE, I DROVE IT 30 MILES UNTIL THE PROBLEM DUPLICATED AGAIN. IT DIED ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT AND TRY AND DRIVE IT IN, IT DIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE FINALLY DYING ON A BRIDGE AND NEEDING A TOW. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY TRACKED DOWN TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELAY. I WAS TOLD THIS PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE MAY BE MORE CARS OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS OCCURS IN THE CITY DURING A LEFT HAND TURN, IT COULD HAVE DEADLY RESULTS. I ALSO WONDER IF THIS WAS RELATED THE FUSE RECALL (MY VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FUSE RECALL). I AM AWAITING THE PART TO ARRIVE AND BE INSTALLED. *JB

WELDS BETWEEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL AND THE VEHICLE FLOOR FAILED/CRACKED RESULTING IN WATER LEAKING INTO THE VAN AT THIS SITE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS 3 TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEY DETERMINED THE WELDS WERE CRACKED AND REWELDED THIS SEAM. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM AS THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN THE RAIN SINCE THE LAST REPAIR.

PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 11000 MILES. THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAME INTERMITTENT; THEN GRADUALLY BECAME WARMER AND WARMER UNTIL IT STOPPED. WENT TO HONDA DEALER IN WEYMOUTH, MA. INITIALLY THEY SAID IF A ROCK OR OTHER OBJECT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE A LEAK, IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I INITIALLY AGREED, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT JUST MY VAN WITH A FREAK PROBLEM. ON "TOPIX.NET" YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. NHTSA NEEDS TO HELP THE MANUFACTURER RECOGNIZE THAT THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND COVER THE REPAIR WHICH WILL REPEAT TIME AND AGAIN IF NO RETRO FIT IS MADE TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND CONSUMERS ARE BEING SADDLED WITH COSTS, ON TOP OF OWNING A NEW VEHICLE, THAT HAS A WARRANTY. THE SAD THING IS THE DEALER ACTED LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM! PLEASE HELP! *JB

THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM BY MICHELIN GIVES MARGINAL TIRE WEAR. THE TIRES WORE OUT AT 25,000 MILES. THE TIRES CAN ONLY BE CHANGED BY PAX AUTHORIZED DEALERS MAKING THEM NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND CONVENIENT NOR INEXPENSIVE. WHAT IS MEANT TO MAKE US SAFER HAS ONLY MADE US POORER. *JB