2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Structure Problems

THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS CONTINUE TO FAIL TO OPEN ELECTRONICALLY AND ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN IF THEY DO NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY. THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AS EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OUT THE FRONT DOORS. THE DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY WHEN STATIONARY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN MANUALLY, DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED A FEW INCHES.

I STOPPED BEHIND A CAR WAITING TO MERGE FROM A PARKING LOT TO HIGHWAY 193. THE CAR AHEAD PULLED OUT A LITTLE. THEN APPARENTLY CHANGING HIS MIND, HE BACKED UP INTO ME. I HAD NOT PULLED FORWARD, BUT HE STILL TOTALED MY CAR. SURPRISINGLY, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE COLLISION BENT MY HOOD, CRACKED THE GRILL, BROKE THE BUMPER.

Mileage: 200,000

PAINT BEGAN PEELING SOMETIME BUT NOT NOTICEABLY UNTIL A YEAR AGO. WHEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALER, THEY SHRUGGED AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HANDLE PAINT. THE DAMAGE HAS INCREASED GREATLY (SEE PHOTOS) AND RUST IS BEGINNING TO BE VISIBLE. THE PAINT FLAKES OFF WHILE I DRIVE. I CANNOT SELL THE CAR IN THIS SHAPE. HONDA'S UNDERCOAT IS BLAMED IN RESEARCH I HAVE MADE. I HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED HONDA, BUT AM ALARMED AND UNABLE TO BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. WANT TO SELL THIS CAR BACK TO HONDA FOR BLUE BOOK PRICE.

Mileage: 131,000

THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BUMPERS RUSTING AWAY WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING. MY FAMILY RODE AROUND IN THIS CAR FOR MAYBE 2-3 YEARS WITH A BUMPER THAT HAD RUSTED SO BADLY IT WAS LITERALLY FALLING APART, BUT REMAINED INSIDE OF THE BUMPER COVER, SO WE DID NOT KNOW IT. FINALLY IT RUSTED SO BADLY THAT IT BEGAN TO LEAVE RUST STAINS ON THE DRIVEWAY AND I TRACED IT TO THIS PROBLEM. BY THIS TIME THE BUMPER WAS ALMOST GONE. IT PROBABLY PAST THE POINT OF PROVIDING ANY PROTECTION MAYBE 2 YEARS AGO. THIS CAR HAS A REAR FACING SEAT AND IS USED OFTEN. IT TERRIFIES ME TO KNOW A REAR END COLLISION AT PRACTICALLY ANY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE THEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND PROBABLY IMPACTED THE FUEL TANK, AGAIN, AT FAR LOWER SPEEDS THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY. MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. IN MY OPINION THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT ON ALL ODYSSEY'S. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND THINKING THEY ARE PROTECTED AND PROBABLY AREN'T. A REAR COLLISION COULD RESULT IN DEATH DUE TO THE GAS TANK BEING LEFT UNPROTECTED AND REAR PASSENGERS EXPOSED TO SERIOUS INJURIES AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS. I DO NOT LIVE IN AN AREA WITH LOTS OF SALT WATER OR SALTED ROADS, THERE IS NOT A RUST ISSUE ANYWHERE ELSE, THIS SEEMS TO BE ISOLATED TO JUST THE REAR BUMPER.

Mileage: 165,000

PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE ROOF IN BIG PATCHES DOWN TO THE BARE METAL.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OFF TRACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR FROM THE RADIO CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

THE PAINT IS NOW PEELING OFF THE CAR. IT SHOULD NOT DO THAT.

I HAD ALL MAJOR SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER ( FOUR WHEELS ALIGNMENT AT 95000 MILES IN 2012, TIMING BELL AT 100000 MILES IN 2012, OIL TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 109500 MILES IN 2013, ALIGNMENT AT 121000 IN 2013). I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR. DURING THAT TIME PERIOD AND ALL SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER THEY DID NOT ADVISE ANY THING. TODAY I BROUGHT MY CAR FOR AIR BAG RECALL, ALIGNMENT AND OIL TRANSMISSION SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE ALL THREE ENGINE MOUNT COST APPROXIMATELY $1380. I WAS SHOCK BECAUSE IT TOO EXPENSIVE. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ENGINE MOUNTS EASY TO BREAK. I WENT HOME RESEARCHING ONLINE AND SURPRISING TO DISCOVER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS ENGINE MOUNT DEFECTED OR DESIGN PROBLEM CAUSE ENGINE MOUNTS EASY TO BREAK (NORMALLY NEED TO REPLACE OVER 200000 MILES) AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT I SUPPOSE TO DO BECAUSE IF ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE IT GOING TO EFFECT SUSPENSION, BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT SYSTEM ETC... THANK YOU VERY MUCH.BEST REGARD, *TR UPDATED 4/28/16 *JS

Mileage: 131,916

A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WAS BRINGING THE WINDOW DOWN. THE PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR, JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD NOISE. THE WINDOW DID NOT SHATTER BUT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE DOOR HAD TO BE TAKEN APART TO FIX THE WINDOW. ALSO, WE REPLACED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND DRIVER DOOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS. THE FIRST TIME, THE WINDOW DID NOT WORK. THE SECOND TIME BOTH UNITS WERE REPLACED, THE WINDOW CAN NOW BE CONTROLLED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE. SINCE THEN, A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY (2003-2005) HAVING THIS EXACT ISSUE HAVE SURFACED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DEALER NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOCK SWITCH HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN ORDER TO LOCK THE DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN UPDATED 04/13/2015 *JS

BROKEN REAR MOTOR MOUNT. *TR

Mileage: 79,123

PAINT IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. EVEN WIND ON THE HIGHWAY IS MAKING IT FALL OFF. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

PAINT IS PEELING OVER THE WHOLE BODY OF THE CAR. *JS

DRIVERS SIDE TOP SLIDING DOOR TRACK IS COMING LOOSE THE SPOT WELDS ARE BRAKING LOOSE FROM THE BODY. THE SLIDING DOOR IS A LITTLE LOSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BRAKE LOOSE COMPLETELY AND THE DOOR WILL FALL OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THIS IS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. I HAVE CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY BUT THEY SAY THAT I HAVE TO VISIT A DEALER FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL DECIDE ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS ENTERING AN 4WAY AND IT WAS MY WAY TO CLEAR TO ENTER, WHEN A DRIVER ON MY RIGHT SIDE ENTER AFTER I HAD ALLREADY ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AND WAS WELL UNDERWAY. THE OTHER DRIVER COMPLAIN THAT HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN AND RAN INTO ME ON MY RIGHT SIDE OF VAN. MY INSURANCE ASKED IF MY AIRBAGS HAD OPENED THEY DIDN'T. THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE BACK SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN IT AND THE OPENED DOOR DING WOULD NOT STOP RINGING. I AM CONCERNED WHY THE BAG DIDN'T OPENED? *TR

Mileage: 156

HAVE OWNED THIS ODDYSEY SINCE 2008 AND THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT. LAS WEEK I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR 90K SERVICE AND THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT MIDDLE MOUNT AGAIN!!!. SO THESE MOUNTS LAST 40 TO 50K MILES AT MAX, OUTRAGEOUS FOR A BRAND LIKE HONDA. I WILL COST ME NOW 800$ TO REPLACE THESE 2. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I STARTED LEASING HONDA ODYSSEY 2004 FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2004 FOR 3 YEARS, HAS NOT ANY PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IN THAT PERIOD (WARRANTY PERIOD). I BOUGHT AFTER LEASE AND ALL PROBLEMS STARTED. 1): RADIO STOPPED WORKING, HONDA REPLACED "FREE" BECAUSE I BOUGHT ADDITIONAL 2 YEAR WARRANTY WITH $100 DEDUCTIBLE, 2): BACK SIDE WINDOW ALSO STOPPED ON OPEN POSITION, HONDA FIXED FOR $100 DEDUCTIBLE, (PAST 4 YEARS BOTH SIDE WINDOWS DOESN'T WORK), 3): (ONE OF MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR BLUE COLOR ODYSSEY'S THIS YEAR), PAINT STARTED PEELING FROM HOOD, ROOF, UNDER GLASS OF BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS, AROUND BACK BOTH SIDE WINDOWS AND WHOLE PAINT ON TAILGATE, HONDA COVERED ONLY HOOD, ROOF AND AROUND BACK BOTH SIDE WINDOWS, WHEN ASKED TO PAINT REST OF PLACES THEY SAID DON'T HAVE INSTRUCTION ABOUT OTHER SPOTS FROM HONDA (ITS WAS VERY FUNNY, LIKE: "DOCTOR KNOW BETTER, ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE"), NOW HONDA OFFERS ME FOR PAINT IT WITH DISCOUNTED PRICE. 4) TRANSMISSION FAILS, COULDN'T GET ANY GEAR UNTIL RESETTING FROM HOLE TOP OF STEERING WILL,CHANGING TRANS OIL DIDN'T RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM (THIS WHAT MECHANIC TOLD ME) IN HONDA DEALERSHIP 5) IN 2011 ON SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CHANGE ALL ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT SHOCKS FOR $2500, HYDRAULIC ENGINE MOUNT GOT LEAK AND BROKE OTHER MOUNTS, I BOUGHT ALL ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT SHOCKS FOR $700 AND CHANGED MY SELF....NOW SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT....I GUESS ITS TOO MANY DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS FOR THIS CAR....BTW I'M A FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS ODYSSEY AND GOT ONLY 96K MILES ON IT.... *TR

THE MIDNIGHT BLUE PAINT IS PEELING. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF HONDA'S 2008 RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM IN 2012 I THEN WENT TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HONDA SAID THAT IT WAS PAST THE WINDOW OF TIME IN WHICH HONDA WOULD RESTORE THE PAINT JOB AT THEIR EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THEY DID NOT CARE. *TR

TWO SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF WITHOUT CORROSION OR SCRATCH. AREAS AFFECTED: HOOD, ROOF, NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS AND SLIDING DOORS. THE PEELING ARE MAJOR ON THE ROOF. THIS SEEMS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DARK BLUE HONDA ODYSSEYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT SAID BECAUSE IT'S 9 YEARS OLD THEY WEREN'T OBLIGATED TO FIX IT. *TR

ABOUT MAY 2013, I NOTICED THE PAINT PEELING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS. WHEN I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN AT HONDA ROSEVILLE, HE JUST SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. IT CAN'T BE WEAR AND TEAR IN THE UPPER FRAME OF THE WINDOWS. IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED SOON, THE PAINT WILL CONTINUE PEELING UP TO THE ROOF AREA. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEELING PAINT ON THIS MODEL AND COLOR OF VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS COMING OUT OF APARTMENT PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY CAR STOPPED. I HAVE TO TOWED CAR TO HERB CHAMBER OF HONDA IN WESTBOROUGH, MA. TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMPUTER FAILURE. I AM NOT SURE WHY COMPUTER FAIL AS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT MY USED NOT TO START AFTER PARKING. TO START I HAD TO INSERT KEY AND MOVE GEAR FROM PARKING TO D1 AND MOVE IT BACK TO P AND IT STARTED ALL THE TIME. I NOT SURE THIS IS A COMPUTER ISSUE. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $1500.00 FOR THIS. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP TO RESOLVE THIS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I AM HAVING ISSUES, MY CAR PAINT IS PEELING OFF TOO, WITHOUT CORROSION OR SCRATCH. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE LATCH AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, DESTROYING THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ROOF WOULD NEED REPAIRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

TOOK OUR HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. DEALER SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AND WAS A REAL RISK TO OUR SAFETY IF WE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. IF IT IS SUCH A RISK, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, THERE ARE SO MANY IS IT TO NUMEROUS TO COUNT THEM ALL. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TWO SECTIONS OF PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF OF THE HOOD,ABOUTH THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DARK BLUE HONDA ODYSSEYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THRY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BUT SAID BECAUSE IT'S 9 YEARS OLD THEY WERENT OBLIGATED TO FIX IT. *TR ## VIN PASSED ## 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY ##

Mileage: 105,000

PARKED CAR IN PARKING LOT--BACKED INTO SPOT--PUT INTO PARK?--SHUT OFF ENGINE/REMOVED KEY AND EXITED VEHICLE/LOCKED DOOR AND WENT INTO STORE--WAS INFORMED WITHIN 5 MINUTES CAR HAD ROLLED APPROX' 50 FEET INTO FRIENDS PICKUP TRUCK..MY LEFT FRONT[DRIVER SIDE] HAD SMASHED INTO RIGHT REAR OF TRUCK-NO DAMAGE TO TRK--MY CAR ACTUALLY IN REVERSE WHEN KEY REMOVED AND ENGINE STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 124,380

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TCS LIGHT FLASHING. DIAGNOSIS CODE P0740 INDICATES: TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP MALFUNCTION.VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEED, SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROX 20 MPH AND GAS MILEAGE HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. DETERMINED THAT THERE IS INTERNAL SLIPPING REQUIRING A NEW TRANSMISSION. SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND GET CAUGHT IN DOORS. SEVERAL AREAS OF BODY HAVE MIDNIGHT BLUE PAINT PEELING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

SIDE AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS DISCOVERED TO HAVE FAILED AT 59852 MILES ON 2/19/09 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 6/18/12, REAR (TRANSMISSION) MOUNT DISCOVERED TO HAVE FAILED AT 88000 MILES AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. NORMAL FAMILY DRIVING FOR VACATIONS AND AROUND TOWN ONLY. NO EXTREME CONDITIONS OR ROADS. *JS

Mileage: 59,852

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I PAID TO REPAIR THIS. OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, ANOTHER 4 ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE OF THEM IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE, SECOND IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON LEFT SLIDING DOOR, ANOTHER IS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND THE ACTUATOR FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK. THE PROBLEMS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WINDOW ACTUATOR ON DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS SCARY AS THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE OTHER ACTUATORS FAILING WITH LOCKS AND DOORS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THE WINDOW OR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS OR CLOSES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE PAINT IS PEELING ON THE FRONT HOOD IN SEVERAL SPOTS AND THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND ALSO CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA. THEY BOTH CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR ME. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ONTHE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. IT ALSO OPENED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IT OPENS ON ITS OWN WHENEVER IT WANTS AND WILL NOT CLOSE OR LOCK COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORP AND THEY STATE THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $100'S OR MORE TO GET DIAGNOSED. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. AN AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT OPENS ON ITS OWN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATE I SHOULD PAY FOR IT AS WELL. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A KID COULD FALL OUT WHEN THE DOOR OPENS OR IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT DOOR OPENS THE PERSON SITTING THERE WOULD BE DEAD!!! I HAVE VIDEO TAPED IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

SLIDING DOORS DON'T OPEN/CLOSE AS THEY SHOULD TRAPPING PEOPLE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR KEPT OPENING AND CLOSING ON ITS OWN. I TRIED TO MANUALLY SHUT IT AND IT STILL WILL NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. THE SAME HAPPENS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR. *KB

Mileage: 78,000

BOTH OF MY POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS ON MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY ARE BROKEN. THERE IS A BUTTON TO SHUT IT OFF AND MANUALLY USE THE DOORS BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. THE DOORS OPEN ON THEIR OWN AND NEVER CLOSE PROPERLY. THE SPRING BROKE OFF OF ONE OF THE DOORS AND SCRATCHED THAT SIDE OF MY VAN. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT HONDA WILL NOT COVER IT! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THERE WERE NO EVENTS OR ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROX 35 MPH THE LATCH ON THE SLIDER DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) BECAME DISENGAGED AND THE SLIDER DOOR OPENED. THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED AND AND LOCKED. THE SLIDER FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THAT. PUT THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF LATCH. *TR

Mileage: 134,400

WE HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SECURELY CLOSE. IT CLOSES MOST OF THE WAY THEN, INSTEAD OF LATCHING, STAYS JUST UNLATCHED AND KEEPS THE WARNING GOING OFF. I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON HONDA PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY HAS TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRIC DOORS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (EVEN AFTER BUMPING THE DOOR CLOSED) AND THAT (1) NEGATES THE WARNING FEATURE AND (2) MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED BOTH AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS NOT RECEIVING A SIGNAL THAT INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS CAUSES THE DOOR TO BECOME AJAR. THE DEALER FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,500.

Mileage: 76,500

DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE SECURELY AND WILL NOT LOCK. DOOR SLIDES OPEN IN TRANSIT. DOOR HAS HAD DIFFICULTY CLOSING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE SECURELY AT ALL. *TR

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPERATE (CLOSE) WITHOUT MANUAL ASSISTANCE. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO WITH ONE DOOR AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. RECENTLY THE DOOR SCRAPED DOWN THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE VAN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VAN.*TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH OPENED HER DOOR AT THE SAME TIME (SHE WITH THE HANDLE AND I WITH THE BUTTON ON THE KEY). THE DOOR OPENED JUST A LITTLE AND THEN STOPPED. I ASKED HER TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SHE SAID, "NO, YOU OPEN IT." SHE BEGAN TO GET IN THE CAR (THROUGH THE SMALL OPENING IN THE DOOR) AND I PRESSED THE BUTTON. THE DOOR CLOSED ON HER - IT DID NOT STOP. IT PUSHED HARD ENOUGH AGAINST HER TO CAUSE A HUGE MARK ON HER ARM. IT IS COMPLETELY BLACK AND BLUE AND SHE SCREAMED OUT AND CRIED LOUDLY FROM THE PAIN. THE DOOR AFTER CLOSING ON HER REOPENED. IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER CLOSED ON HER. THE SENSOR SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. - WE TOOK PICTURES OF HER ARM IF YOU NEED THEM. I HAVE ALSO BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR A COUPLE TIMES (TWICE) WHEN I WAS BUCKLING MY KIDS IN AND ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE BUTTON. THE DOOR DIDN'T STOP EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN THE DOORWAY. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO HONDA, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO DO IT ONLINE. I HAVE NOT YET COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO THEM. LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD. *TR

Mileage: 44,394

WHEN PARKING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH THE FRONT DOORS WIDE OPEN THEY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. I ALMOST HAD A CRUSHED HAND FROM UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF THE DETENT TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY HEAVIER DOORS DUE TO SIDE IMPACT REINFORCEMENT. CAN'T THE DETENT SPRING LOAD BE INCREASED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? *NM

Mileage: 12,050

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE AND THE DOORS OPENED ON THEIR OWN, INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE CODE FOR THE DOORS MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED MORE IN COLD WEATHER.

Mileage: 28,000

I WAS LEANING INTO THE TRUNK AND THE BACK HATCH CAME FLYING DOWN ONTO MY BACK. THE HATCH HYDRAULICS/STRUTS GAVE WAY. I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED THE PARTS AT THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WASN'T SHUTTING PROPERLY. IT HAS TAKEN OVER A WEEK FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO GET THESE PARTS REPLACED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS FOR A LESS THAN TWO YEAR OLD CAR. I WAS INJURED AND I AM SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION. *JB

THE TWO FRONT DOORS TO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TENSION WHEN OPENED AND THE DOORS SWING SHUT (EVEN ON A LEVEL SURFACE) AND HAVE CLOSED ON MY LEG AND MY 3 YEAR OLDS LEG. THE DEALER SAYS THAT MY VAN IS SET TO THE STANDARDS AND I THINK THE STANDARDS NEED TO BE CHANGED! *JB

Mileage: 25,000

A 20 MONTH OLD TODDLER GOT HER FINGERS STUCK IN SLIDING DOOR OF A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE DOOR USUALLY DOES NOT CLOSE IF SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY, BUT DID NOT STOP FOR THE TINY FINGERS. WHAT WAS EVEN MORE OF A CONCERN IS THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. NO CONTROL BUTTON WORKED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER 3 MINUTES THE DOOR OPENED, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE BUTTON WORKED. WE DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH THE PHYSICIAN YET, BUT IT SEEMS THAT SHE IS OK BESIDE SOME BRUISING ON HER FINGERS BUT THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. *JB

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TWO PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED THE SLIDING DOOR LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH DID NOT CLOSE WHEN IT WAS OPENED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED ON JULY 19, 2005, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK. CONSUMER HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME PARTS, BUT CONSUMER SAW NO IMPROVEMENT. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR MALFUNCTIONING WHEN OPENED. WHAT IF IT WOULD MALFUNCTION WHEN IT WAS CLOSED AND IT OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED TRANSMISSION. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS DATED SPRING/SUMMER 2004. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY DEVICE IN THE DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM CLOSING TO STOP INJURY, BUT NOTHING WAS DESIGNED FOR IT WHEN IT IS OPENING TO STOP FROM CAUSING INJURY.*AK *SB *NM SON WAS GETTING OUT OF VAN AND HIS FOOT GOT STUCK AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR. THE DOOR HAD TO CYCLE BEFORE CONSUMER COULD REOPEN IT AND TRY TO GET HIS FOOT OUT. THERE WAS NOT A WAY TO STOP THE DOOR TO PREVENT HIS FOOT FROM GETTING SMASHED. THE SON'S TOES WERE ONLY SMASHED IN THE INCIDENT BUT IT COULD HAVE SMASHED OR EVEN BROKEN HIS FOOT OR LEG.*SB

PAINT PEELING FROM FRONT AND REAR BUMPER. PAINT NOT ADHERED PROPERLY FROM FACTORY. PAINT PEELS FREELY WITH ANY . THIS VEH. HAS ONLY 10K MILES, LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OWNED. ALWAYS HAND WASHED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR --!*AK

UPON TAKING THE GROCERIES OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE CHILD HIT A BUTTON WHICH ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR, CAUSING THE CHILD TO BECOME TRAPPED. HOWEVER, IT TOOK SOME TIME BEFORE THE CHILD COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE DOOR. *AK

MULTIPLE FAILURES. BRAKES PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION, ROUGH IDLE & ENGINE SURGING, STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS AND OTHERS. *BF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTERED, THE BRAKES WOULD CATCH WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL SWITCH HAD A SHORT, HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY THE HORN HONKED AND THERE WAS AN ODD NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED MULTIPLE TIMES. *JB

I OWN A 2004 HONDA ODESSEY. I WAS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OPENING THE PASSENGER DOOR, WHICH IS AUTOMATIC. MY 2 YEAR-OLD LEANED AGAINST THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN AGAINST THE REAR PANEL AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE AUTOMATIC REAR DOOR WAS OPENING. SHE BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE VAN. THE REVERSE MECHANISM ON THE DOOR DID NOT OPERATE (OR DOESN'T EXIST) AND I HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR OFF HER AND DISLODGE HER FROM BETWEEN THE DOOR AND VAN. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HONDA AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD 10 OTHER REPORTS THUS FAR. MY DAUGHTER DID NOT SUFFER A SERIOUS INJURY. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SERIOUS INJURY TO A CHILD IN THIS MANNER. *AK

SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OPENS BY ITS BY ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER THE 4TH TRY THE CONSUMER GOT THE DOOR TO CLOSE. PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE BACK DOOR AND THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED BY ITSELF. *TC

Mileage: 8,500

PROBLEMS WITH DOOR ON 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY.*MR THE DOOR WAS AJAR 6 INCHES AND WOULD NOT OPEN NOR CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE CLOSE BUTTON WAS PRESSED BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS PULLED AND THE DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE AND CRUSHED THE TIP OF THE CONSUMER'S FINGER FRACTURING IT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. *NM

THE STRUTS OR HATCH PISTONS FAILED ON OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE HATCH WEIGHING WELL OVER 100 POUNDS CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD FULL FORCE. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. SERIOUS INJURY WILL OCCUR WITH HEAD AND NECK INJURY AND IF A SMALLER CHILD IN THE PATH MAYBE WORSE. HONDA IS CHARGING US TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS BE A SUBJECT FOR A RECALL. THEY SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER TWO YEARS. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR SENSOR FAILED. AS A RESULT A REAR PASSENGER'S HAND WAS SHUT IN THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 1,300

DEAR MADAM OR SIR, WHILE DRIVING, WITH TWO CHILDREN SEATED INSIDE ON THE BACK SEATS, MY NEWLY PURCHASED HONDA ODYSSEY SUDDENLY FLASHED ALL THE SIGNALS ON THE CONTROL PANEL/DASH BOARD, BECAME ALMOST NON-MANEUVERABLE AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASE. MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND THE TWO CHILDREN WERE IN PANIC AND SCARED NOT TO SPEAK OF THE TRAUMA AND INCONVENIENCE THEY UNDERWENT. IT PUT MY FAMILY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ONCE AND MY FAMILY AND I FEEL VERY BAD AND INSECURE ABOUT IT. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON A FREEWAY OR ON ANY BUSY ROAD OTHERWISE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS FOR US. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE IN SAME SITUATION AGAIN AND WE HAVE LOST TRUST IN THIS PARTICULAR VANS MACHINERY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT FAILED SO EARLY IN ITS LIFE CYCLE AND MORE SO BECAUSE THIS FAILURE WAS NOT OF TRIVIAL NATURE. HAD IT BEEN MINOR DEFECTS LIKE MALFUNCTIONING OF LIGHTS, INDICATORS, AC NOT WORKING, AUDIO NOT WORKING ETC. WE WOULD HAVE IGNORED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE FAILED. AS PER DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA THE VAN HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT THIS HAPPENED SO EARLY IN THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE SUPPOSEDLY NEW VAN THAT MY FAMILY AND I ARE AFRAID AND HESITANT OF TAKING IT ON EVEN LOCAL ROADS. AS THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AND ME AND MAY BE ALSO OTHERS, I THOUGHT IT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. MY FAMILY AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION INTO THIS MATTER THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO US. *AK

Mileage: 1,917