2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE, LOUD WHISTLING SOUND IS HEARD IN THE VAN. NOISE IS UNBEARABLE AND DISTRACTING ON LONG DRIVE. THIS IS SERIOUS ISSUE DISTRACTING DRIVER'S ATTENTION WHILE ON LONG DRIVE. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR THIS. AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RESOLVE THIS ASAP. *JB

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX - DRIVING AROUND 45 - 55 MPH, THERE IS A LOUD VIBRATION/GRINDING IS FELT. REPORT PROBLEM TO DEALER - THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS COMPLAIN FROM OTHER VAN OWNERS BUT NO SOLUTION. *JB

DRIVING A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, DOWN A 2-LANE COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT IN NOVEMBER, A DEER WAS IN THE FIELD. I SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE DEER WOULD DO AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS GOING TO PASS ME COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION. WHEN THE DEER SAW MY HEADLIGHTS, HE RAN INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE BREAKING THE HEADLIGHT AND DENTING THE PANEL ABOVE THE TIRE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I GOT OUT TO CHECK THE DAMAGE AND REALIZED THE VAN WAS STILL DRIVABLE. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE SLOWLY LESS THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR. I THAN SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE BROKEN HEADLIGHT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE GRASS, TURNED OFF THE CAR, GOT OUT AND CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, THE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AND THE FLAMES WERE HITTING THE GRASS. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE POPPED UNDER THE HEAT OF THE FLAMES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VAN A TOTAL LOSS. INFORMATION FROM INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THE COMPUTER BEHIND THE HALOGEN LIGHT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. BOTH FRONT AXLES BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE AXLES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

DURING MODERATE BRAKING, THERE IS A CLANGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA FOR THE 2005 ODYSSEY, BUT WAS DEEMED NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BY INTERNAL ENGINEERS. THEY ARE PENDING A SOLUTION. HOWEVER, ON TWO OCCASIONS, MOST RECENTLY ON 11/6/05, I HAD TO BRAKE HARD, AND THE LOUD NOISE OCCURRED ON THE FROM RIGHT BRAKE, ASSOCIATED WITH SWERVING OF THAT SIDE. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT BRAKE IS NOT FUNCTIONING OPTIMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SWERVING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. SHE RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL 05V344000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR, BUT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. *AK UPDATED 12/11/2005. A HOLE IN THE UNDER SIDE OF THE BUMPER ALLOWED SMALL ROCKS AND PEDDLES IN THE BUMPER. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE REAR DOORS IS PULLING AWAY AND BENDING OUTWARD. *NM

I PURCHASED 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLE ON MAY 31, 2005. BY AUGUST THE VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD STARTED MAKING SCRAPING NOISES. IT SOUNDED AS IF THERE IS SAND OR DIRT ON THE BRAKE PADS. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD GRIND. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, BY 5000 MILES IT HAD BECOME A REGULARITY WHILE BRAKING. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS WORKING ON A SOLUTION. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING TO DATE. *NM

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD HAS WAVES THROUGHOUT CAUSING VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WHILE DRIVING. WAVES ARE VERY PROMINENT ON THE PASSANGER SIDE, BUT LESS OF AN ISSUE BEING THAT THEY ARE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. ONE PROMINENT WAVE THROUGH DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSES HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS DUE TO OPTICAL EFFECT. TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP WHO ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED A REPLACEMENT SAYING THAT THEY ARE ALL DEFECTIVE, SO THERE WOULD BE NO IMPROVEMENT.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A TWO INCH CUT ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE TOP. THE FUEL TANK WAS PLASTIC. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT APPEARED SHE HAD HIT SOMETHING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES FAIRLY HARD (BUT NOT SLAMMING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR), THE FRONT BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GRINDING. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER TWICE WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THEY HEAR THIS COMPLAINT REGULARLY AND ARE WAITING ON HONDA TO ADDRESS IT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *NM