2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. THE FRONT END MADE NOISE AND THE STEERING SHOOK AT SPEED OF 50-70 MPH. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE 5 TIMES, AND THEY ARE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS STICKING WITH THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE SPECS WERE WITHIN VEHICLE LIMITS. HAD A HEARING WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND THEY ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO DO THE REPAIRS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON MARCH 12, 2005. *AK UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

WINDSHIELD LEAKS/WHISTLES NEEDS REPLACEMENT PARTS/ NONE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE.

DRIVER SEAT IS CROOKED RIGHT SIDE LOWER THEN LEFT SIDE WHEN DRIVE OVER 15 MINUTES GETING PAIN ON RIGHT HIP AND LEG.

BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF HONDA ODYSSEY. WE LEASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM HONDA WEST IN LAS VEGAS ON THE 21ST OF JUNE 2005. THIS IS 2005 MODEL. THE VIN # IS: [XXX] IN A WEEK, WE FOUND A DEFECTIVE BRAKE THAT WAS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM TO STOP THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE DEALER AND IT APPEARED THEY DID NOT PAY THAT MUCH ATTENTION. I MYSELF WAS VERY CONFUSED AS I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HONDA MAKES ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS IN THE WORLD. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND SHE IS A 1ST YEAR RESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV. AFTER WORKING SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO HOME AND SHE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AT RED LIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. SHE RAN RED LIGHT AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. SO, SHE WENT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY WERE NOT POLITE AND WERE NOT IN A POSITION TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, SHE FORCED THEM TO LOOK INTO IT AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS THE SIMILAR KIND OF PROBLEM, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WILL NOT ACCELERATE BUT WHEN TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKE WILL ACCELERATE. WE HAVE ALREADY INFORMED AMERICAN HONDA AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL NOT LISTEN.THE CAR IS STILL WITH THE DEALER. AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN OF THE COUNTRY I FEEL OBLIGATED TO LET YOU KNOW THE SAFETY ISSUE OF HONDA. IT IS IRONIC THAT THE AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURERS EASILY ADMIT THEIR SAFETY PROBLEM WHEREAS THE JAPANESE MAKERS WILL NOT ADMIT SUCH BECAUSE OF BUSINESS ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS: WHICH ONE SHOULD COME FIRST THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OR THE MONEY? I WILL HIGHLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT ELSE WHERE IN THE COUNTRY. I HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS TO EITHER DIE OR INJURED BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION STARTS. SINCERELY, [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN DECEMBER 2004, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH MEDIUM HARD BRAKING. THE GRINDING HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OR LOSS OF CONTROL HOWEVER THIS IS A CONCERN TO ME SINCE I DRIVE WITH A 5 YEAR OLD IN MY CARE. I TOOK THE ODYSSEY TO THE SERVICE CENTER IN MAY O5 FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. AGAIN THIS MONTH (JULY) I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AGAIN, I TOOK IT IN TWO DAYS AGO AND HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM SAYING THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. THEY TELL US THAT THEY WON'T HAVE THE PARTS IN UNTIL THEN. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING THE FIXING THE PROBLEM AS TO AVOID THE LEMON LAW SINCE THIS IS THEIR SECOND TIME FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES BEFORE THIS SUCH AS BROKEN CD PLAYER....SLOW DRAINING OF BATTERY, AND PROBLEMS WITH DVD AND VEHICLE INTERIOR. OVERALL I AM VERY CONCERERNED WHEN MY CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THIS COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM.....I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODDYSEY. I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AND CONTACTED A PARKED VEHICLE WITH THE BACK RIGHT CORNER OF MY VEHCLE. I HAD A CHILD SAFELTY SEAT LOACTED ON THE LEFT OF THE 3RD ROW OF SEATS WHICH WAS TETHERED TO THE BACK LEFT TETHER ATTACHMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER. UPON IMPACT, THE BOLT ATTACHING THE TETHER STRAP TO THE BUMPER CAME OUT, BASICALLY MAKING THE TETHER USELESS IN A CRASH. I HAD THE BOLT REPLACED AS IT WAS STRIPPED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SINCE THE COLLISION ONLY HAPPENED AT ABOUT 5-10 MILES PER HOUR, BUT I IMAGINE THING WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IN A HIGH SPEED COLLISION.

WHILE ON A ROADTRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER REPLACED EGR VALVE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PIECE OF METAL STUCK ON IT. ON THE RETURN TRIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. MECHANICS AT THE DEALER HAVE FOUND LARGE QUANTITIES OF METAL IN THE ENGINE. MECHANICS HAVE NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND IS CURRENTLY COMMUNICATING WITH HONDA ENGINEERS REGARDING THIS MATTER.

WIRELESS HEADPHONES OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ON AUDIO SOURCE, E.G., CD IS PLAYING ON THE FRONT CHANNELS AND THE DVD IS SELECTED FOR THE REAR CHANNELS. FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 30-90 MINS AFTER THE SPLIT SOURCE IS SELECTED. WHILE THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR A VEHICLE, WE HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD THAT USES THE DVD TO REMAIN CALM AND, THE SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY LIMITED IN ITS CURRENTLY DEFECTIVE CONDITION, PREVENTING US FROM A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NO RESOLVE AT PRESENT. THEY EXPECT APPROXIMATELY 50% FAILURE RATE TO THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO THEIR TECHLINE.

AT 9.974 MILES MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR LEAK. THIS IS DUE TO THE WIDE OPEN, LOW PROFILE OPENING ON THE FRONT OF THE VAN. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR! I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A MESH INSTALLED THERE BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PROTECT THE CONDENSOR.

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM OFF, THEY CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE SWITCH DIDN'T APPEAR TO WORK PROPERLY. *JB *SC *JB