2009 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A KNOWN POWER STEERING FAILURE. AMERICAN HONDA KNOWS THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND HAS ONLY OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YRS/100,000 MILES VIA A TSB, NOT A RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM TILL A YEAR LATER AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAD DIFFICULTY REVERSING MY CAR AND IT WAS HARDER TO MAKE TURNS FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN. IF MY STEERING HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE.LUCKILY I DON'T DRIVE ON FREEWAYS A LOT, OTHERWISE HAVING TO PUT MORE EFFORT STEERING MY CAR OR HAVING IT FAIL WOULD BE BAD. WHEN I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. WITH THE PUMP FAILING, IT CREATES A UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR NOT ONLY ME, MY KIDS, AND OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I'M STRUGGLING TO STEER MY CAR. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $850 WITHOUT THE GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULDN'T FAIL AGAIN SINCE IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THAT HONDA FIXES BECAUSE IT EFFECTS NOT ONLY MY MODEL, BUT MODELS 2007 AND ON. HAVING TROUBLE STEERING A CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL INSTEAD OF A TSB. SOME CARS WILL EXHIBIT THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND WE SHOULDN'T BE PENALIZED FOR IT IF IT DOESN'T FAIL RIGHT AWAY. IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT I WAS SOLD A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE, ESP. SINCE IT'S A FAMILY CAR AND I TRANSPORT MY KIDS EVERYDAY IN IT.

ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WITH ENGINE ON OR OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING. TRIED THE CHILD SAFETY BUTTON, BUT STILL A PROBLEM. YOU CAN HEAR THEM CLICK, BUT THE MOTORS WILL NOT ENGAGE. IT APPEARS THERE IS A FAULTY MASTER SWITCH. OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C3836_DS530625

EXCESS OIL USEAGE, FOULED PLUGS. REPAIRS OFFERED ARE ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC.

LOSING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 3 TO 4 WEEKS. NO SPOTS ON THE GROUND. ENGINE IS CONSUMING OIL!

APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, EARLY 2017, THE PAINT ON THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN TO OXIDIZE. THE PAINT FIRST STARTED TO APPEAR WHITE AND IS NOW TURNING GRAY AND VERY DARK GRAY IN SEVERAL SPOTS. THE REMAINDER OF THE VEHICLE REMAINS UNAFFECTED.

VEHICLE HAD CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT GO ON (BATTERY LIGHT). BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING AND THERE WAS A NOISE NEAR THE ALTERNATOR. NEXT DAY, LIGHT GOES OFF, BATTERY IS CHARGING NOW, NO NOISE. TWO DAYS AND 40 MILES LATER, NO OTHER LIGHTS AND NO OTHER NOISE. VEHICLE ENTERS HIGHWAY, MAKES IT ABOUT 3 MILES WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF. ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON AND SHUT OFF. DRIVER PULLS OVER, STARTS TO SEE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. KEEPS HOOD SHUT AND WAITS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ARRIVE ON SCENE. ENGINE GOES UP IN FLAMES, ALL SEATS ARE BURNED UP, WINDOWS BLOWN OUT, FRONT TIRES MELT. TOTAL LOSS.

FIRST THE ELECTRIC ASSIST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BROKE. THEN IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND STICKING FREQUENTLY. FINALLY THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF COMPLETELY DAMAGING THE BODY OF THE VAN AND THE DOOR ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

SAFETY ISSUE NO PROBLEM. ASKING ABOUT A PAINT ISSUE. THE VEHICLES PAINT HAS OXIDIZED A LOT ON ROOF AND STARTING ON OTHER PARTS OF VEHICLE.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, ON EASTER MORNING ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH, AT 20-30 MPH WHEN OUR PASSENGER CURTAIN-SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NO ONE HIT US. OUR FAMILY (TWO ADULTS, 5 Y.O, 3 Y.O, AND 6 WEEK OLD) WERE IN THE CAR WITH NO INJURIES. WE TOOK OUR CASE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY FOUND NO ISSUES AND REFERRED OUR CASE TO AMERICAN HONDA (CASE #05962968). THEIR ENGINEERS AND SPECIALISTS DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG EITHER AND WILL BE DENYING OUR CLAIM (LETTER OF REJECTION PENDING). OUR STATE FARM INSURANCE WILL NOT BE COVERING THE ISSUE EITHER (LETTER OF REJECTION PENDING) (CASE#43-1404-3H2). I BELIEVE THERE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS SINCE ONLY ONE MAJOR AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND NOT THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FROM OUR DASHBOARD. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE COVERING OUR REPAIRS BECAUSE NO IMPACT OCCURRED AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY HAS PICTURES AND ALL DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING A CRASH REPORT ON THE VEHICLE. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THEM, BUT CAN RETRIEVE THEM IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ABOVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A DROWNING, LOUD NOISE AT THE SAME TIME IT VIBRATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE VIBRATION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT AUTHORIZE ANY FUTURE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 30, 2016. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,223.