2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. POWER STEERING PUMP STILL MAKING NOISE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEM. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIND NOISES.. NOISES STARTED 7 MONTHS AND 9900 MILES AFTER POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. STARTING HEARING WHISTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVE VEHICLE @ LOW SPEEDS ON WINDY DAYS. TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED BOTH MOLDINGS AND ADJUSTED FENDER. TOOK VEHICLE BACK INTO THE SHOP A MONTH LATER WITH SAME PROBLEM. THEY PREFORMED BULLETIN #04-078. DROVE VEHICLE ADDITIONAL 2000 MILES AND WIND NOISE STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD OTHER DEALERSHIP IN TOWN TRY TO FIX WINDSHIELD. PICKED UP VEHICLE AND DROVE IT OUT OF TOWN AND RT. WINDSHIELD MOLDINGS CAME LOOSE. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT DEALERSHIP HAD SCRATCHED AND DENTED FENDER AND WINDSHIELD POST. PULLED BACK THE LOOSE AND FLAPPING MOLDINGS AND NOTICED THAT THEY HAD SHOVED A RED SHOP TOWEL IN THE FENDER/WINDSHIELD AREA TO STOP THE NOISE. **IS THIS PROPER PROCEDURES IN THE REPAIR MANUEL** SHOVING RED SHOP RAGS IN THE FENDERS TO STOP WIND NOISE?? WHAT TO DO NOW - FENDER AND WINDSHIELD POST AND QUARTER NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED - I NOW HAVE LOST VALUE ON VEHICLE BECAUSE VEHICLE WILL BE PAINTED AND WINDSHIELD MOLDING IS HELD ON BY DUCK TAPE. --FYI, WINDSHIELD MOLDINGS ARE ONLY HELD IN WITH DOUBLE SIDED TAPE CLIPS - DOUBLE SIDED TAPE WILL ONLY HOLD FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BEFORE THEY DETER ATE AND THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.. FACTORY DID NOT THINK OF THE LONGEVITY OF THE WINDSHIELD MOLDINGS. MANY, MANY MORE PEOPLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WIND NOISE. *NM

UPDATE TO CASE #10155801: SINCE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER TWO MONTHS AND HONDA DID NOT WANT TO FACE THAT VEHICLE HAS SAFETY ISSUES - I DECIDED TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE OTHER SHOP IN TOWN FOR A SECOND OPINION. I DROPPED VEHICLE OFF TO HAVE BRAKES DONE W/ OTHER WARRANTY ISSUES AND 9 DAY LATER I PICKED UP VEHICLE AND THEY INSTALLED THE 1ST DESIGN BRAKE PADS. THE ONES WE HAD GRINDING, PULSATING, LOSS OF PRESSURE AND BRAKES THAT WOULD LOCKED UP. I CAN NOT WAIT - GIVE IT A FEW THOUSAND MORE MILES AND HERE I GO AGAIN -- THE FIRST BRAKE PROBLEMS ALL OVER AGAIN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE BRAKE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *NM

I AM A MEMBER OF THE 05' HONDA ODYSSEY GROWLING CLUB. I STARTED HAVING A VIBRATION - GROWLING NOISE IN THE DRIVELINE @ 60 TO 70 MPH AND @ 2000 RPM. THIS STARTED 7 MONTHS AFTER OWNERSHIP AND 9900 MILES LATER. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED ON THE FORUMS THAT MAY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ITEM - I HAVE TAKEN INTO SHOP THREE TIMES AND BOTH DEALERSHIPS STATE THAT ALL THE NOISES ARE NORMAL. SOUND APPEARS TO GET LOUDER - IS THAT NORMAL?? *NM

LOWER SLIDING DOOR SEALS. HAD VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS AND 8200 MILES LATER AND I AM STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH DOORS DRAGGING AND LOWER SEALS NOT STAYING UNDER SCUFF PLATE. TOOK VEHICLE IN LATER OCT. OF 05' TO LUBE DOORS. THEN HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK A MONTH LATER TO HAVE SEAL REPLACED, BECAUSE SLIDING DOOR KEPT HITTING LOWER SEALS CAUSING DOOR NOT TO SHUT AND WIFE HAVING TO DRIVE HOME WITH DOOR OPEN AND KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. NOW, IT APPEARS THAT SEALS ARE STARTING TO COME OFF AGAIN. *NM

CONDENSER PROBLEMS.. IN HOT JUNE - THE FIRST DAY THAT TEMPERATURES WERE ALMOST 100 DEGREES WE EXPERIENCE OUR FIRST SET OF MANY PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN. WE HAD OWNED VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS AND ONLY PUT 2700 MILES ON IT. WE HAD EXPERIENCE A CONDENSER EXPLOSION. WE WERE SITTING @ STOP LIGHT AND I HEARD A POP AND STEAM ROLLED ALL AROUND VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT CONDENSER HAD A BAD SPOT IN IT AND WOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. BEFORE IT WAS DECLARED THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - WE KEEP BEING THREATEN BY SERVICE WRITER IF IT'S NOT WARRANTY RELATED THAT I WOULD OWE CHECKOUT FEES, WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX IT AND THE COMPLETE RENTAL BILL. APPEARS THAT FRONT BUMPER AND CONDENSER DESIGN WAS NOT THOUGHT OUT. I AGREE WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT A GRILLE OR A MESH AREA SHOULD COVER THE LARGE OPENING. FYI, WE WERE TOLD, BY DEALERSHIP, THAT MOST OF THE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - BUT OURS APPEARED TO HAVE A WEAK SPOT IN THE CONDENSER. *NM

EXPERIENCING A VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS. PROBLEMS STARTED BACK IN JULY OF 05' @7600 MILES. NOISE WOULD BE INTERMITTENT - DEALER REPLACED 1ST SET OF REAR SPEAKERS. 4 DAYS LATER VEHICLE BATTERY RAN DOWN WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. I CHARGED BATTERY AND DROVE VEHICLE TO A DRIVE-IN MOVIE WHERE BATTERY RAN DOWN AGAIN, WITH-IN THE COURSE OF A TWO HOUR MOVIE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY - TESTED SYSTEM AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND. 10 DAYS LATER @8500 MILES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BUZZING - THE BUZZING NOISE WAS SO LOUD, THAT THE KIDS WERE COMPLAINING THAT IT WAS HURTING THEIR EARS. --ONLY WAY TO STOP NOISE WAS TO SPEED VEHICLE UP OR LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. -- SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED BOTH REAR SPEAKERS AGAIN AND THE ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL UNIT. APPEARED THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNTIL IT STARTED AGAIN IN DEC. OF 05' AT 12500- SHOP REPLACED LT. FRONT SPEAKER. IT HAS MADE THE LOUD BUZZING NOISE AGAIN - BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WHILE IN SHOP. *NM

CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS! 1ST PROBLEM STARTED IN JUNE 05' @5600 MILES - GRINDING NOISE, PULSATING AND HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. SERVICE WRITER EXPLAINED THAT --BRAKE DUST-- WAS THE PROBLEM. 2ND MAJOR PROBLEM - IN SEPTEMBER BRAKES WERE MAKING THE LOUD GRINDING NOISE - WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MODERATELY - LT. FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED 78 FEET. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN @ 8600 MILES AND 1ST DESIGN BRAKE PADS WERE RE-INSTALLED. 3RD PROBLEM - TWO WEEKS LATER - BRAKES WERE GRINDING NON-STOP. TOOK VEHICLE BACK IN SHOP AND THEY REPLACED AGAIN WITH 1ST DESIGN BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.. -- 2ND DESIGN TO BE PRODUCED IN LATE OCTOBER-- 4TH PROBLEM - BRAKES PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 05 @11,000 MILES - TOOK VEHICLE BACK INTO SHOP FOR THE 2ND DESIGN BRAKE PADS AND NEW ROTORS. -- WAS TOLD THAT NEW DESIGN WAS A -- SOFTER -- BRAKE PAD. -- WHEN DRIVING HOME - PULLED UP TO GARAGE DOOR AND VEHICLE ALMOST DID NOT STOP - ** HARD BREAK PEDAL WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS ** SEEM TO NOTICE EVEN MORE WHEN TURNING. 5TH PROBLEM - TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SHOP A WEEK LATER, TO CHECK OUT BRAKE SYSTEM - UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. 6TH PROBLEM- TOOK VEHICLE BACK INTO SHOP IN DECEMBER 05 - BRAKE WERE INTERMITTENT NOT STOPPING VEHICLE - NUMEROUS TIME I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED VEHICLES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. -- SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. 7TH PROBLEM - TOOK VEHICLE BACK AGAIN IN LATE DECEMBER WITH 14,000 MILES - SHOP STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PHARMACY DRIVE THROUGH - MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN - THIS TIME MY WIFE HAD TO RUN OVER CURB TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. ** DAMAGED THE FRONT BUMPER ** AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE VEHICLE WITH THE --SAFETY-- ISSUES THAT IT DOES HAVE.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE -- -- VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING NOW FOR OVER TWO MONTHS -- NOT DRIVEN -- AND STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. *NM

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY: GROANING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN BREAKING ESP WHEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG TRIP. BREAK STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASE. COMPLAINED TO HONDA BUT HONDA SAID ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN BREAKING AND NOT STOPPING IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *NM

MY BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT CALIPERS OF MY BRAND NEW VAN. HONDA HAS REPLACED THE PADS TWICE AND THE CALIPERS ONCE ALREADY. I HAD TO ADD OVER A PINT OF FLUID TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF - IT IS NOW LEAKING OUT AGAIN. IS THIS NOT A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE? I GET LITTLE CONCERN FROM MY DEALER OTHER THAN A REMARK TO BRING THE THING BACK IN AGAIN AND AGAIN WITH NO EXPLANATION OR PERMANENT FIX. *JB