2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

STEERING WHEEL SEVERE VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 UP TO 70 MPH WENT TO AUTO MECHANIC AND REPLACED 2 ENGINE MOUNTS ($1113 TOTAL). *TR

Mileage: 105,928

ONE MORNING AS WE WERE STARTED UP THE ENGINE I NOTICED A SOMEWHAT LOUD NOISE AS IS THE MUFFLER HAD A HOLE IN IT. I DROVE IT FOR AWHILE AND NOTICED AT THIS POINT THAT THE NOISE WAS HEARD AS WE ACCELERATED AND WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO ECO MODE. I HAD STOOD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MY WIFE DROVE AWAY BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY NOISE. THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER ON A RECALL, FUEL PUMP, AND ASKED FOR THEM TO LOOK UNDER IT. THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNT THAT WAS WORN DOWN. I SEE THAT HONDA ODYSSEY, 2005 (OUR YEAR MODEL) THROUGH 2007 HAS THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO HAVE HONDA REPAIR THIS INCIDENT WITHOUT THE COST COMING FROM ME. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ACCELERATION TO 65-68MPH UP TO APPROXIMATELY 73-75MPH THE VAN'S FRONT WHEELS ENTER A MILD TO FAIRLY STRONG, ALARMING, SHIMMY FELT DISTINCTLY AND SYNCHRONIZED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. WE HAD JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VAN 2 MONTHS PRIOR AND IRONICALLY HAD 2 BRAND NEW YOKOHAMA TIRES ON THE FRONT RIMS. WE TOOK A TRIP FROM MIDWEST TO UP AND ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. SYMPTOMS INITIALLY REASONABLE GOT STRONGER BUT APPEARED AT THE SLOWER END OF THE RANGE MENTIONED ABOVE. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN AGGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT YOU'D THINK I'D NEED NEW TIRES, BUT THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH LOTS OF MEAT ON THE TREADS STILL. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS NOW THAT INDICATE VERY BAD DESIGN ON ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE CAUSED THIS AND CON CONCUR WITH THE GENERAL POPULOUS OF 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN OWNERS OUT THERE THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL FIX THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY HONDA. SINCERELY, [XXX] 11/2/14. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 143,000

STRONG VIBRATION FELT IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THERE WAS A DRONING NOISE AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 2010, BUT IDENTIFIED BY DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR ONLY IN FEB 2014. QUOTED 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS. ALSO IDENTIFIED REAR ENGINE MOUNT TO BE CLOSE TO NEEDING REPLACEMENT. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE ENGINE MOUNTS. WE JUST REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0420 TWO MONTHS AGO FOR 800 DOLLARS. HONDA'S REPRESENTATIVE (HIS NAME IS [XXX] REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TRANSMISSION TROUBLE HAPPENS WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING. HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT EVERY SPEED. WILL NEVER GO INTO TOP GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, IS TURNED OFF, AND TURNED BACK ON. THEN SHIFTS NORMALLY. REPLACING WITH NEW ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) DID NOT FIX. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE MOUNTS TOO, DID NOT FIX EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG 101 IN THE AFTERNOON, TURNED ON THE AC, IT STARTED TO BLOW OUT HOT AIR, REALLY HOT AIR. HAVE A MECHANIC CHECKED ON IT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CONDENSER BROKE, A/C DEFECTS. FOUND LOTS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM DEALER WITH MINIMAL PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 85,000 MILE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAY AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED TO ENSURE THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE. MY SISTER-IN-LAW DROVE THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN TO HER, SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AT 65 MPH. I THEN STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM TO FIND MANY ARTICLES ON HOW THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT FAILS ON VEHICLES WITH AS LITTLE AS 50,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATES THIS IS A DRIVABILITY ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE FINE WITH A NEW MOTOR MOUNT AT THE TUNE OF $700. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A MOTOR MOUNT ISSUE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WHEN THE MOUNT FAILS THE ENGINE DOES NOT JUST RISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT BEGINS TO VIBRATE WITH THE VEHICLES TIRES IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

VAN VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNTS, WHICH COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE, AND CAUSES HANDLING PROBLEMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

HAD TO REPLACE 3 ENGINE MOUNTS IN 2 MONTHS AFTER 80,000 MILES - VAN IS USED FOR SUBURBAN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELDS REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A SERVICE VISIT AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE SCREWS HOLDING THEM ON WERE RUSTING. THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE COULD ANSWER HIM, AS TO WHY STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS WERE NOT USED.

BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD AND AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONE AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR MY AIR CONDITION WAS BLOWING COLD AIR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AND I THOUGHT I MAY NEED SOME FREON, BUT SINCE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE END OF SUMMER LAST YEAR I FIGURED I COULD HOLD ON UNTIL SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. I FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT RECHARGED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY AIR COMPRESSOR WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO SIGN AT ALL AND I AM WONDERING WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOP WORKING. *TR

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. HAD VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR VIRGINIA STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO A BROKEN FRONT ENGINE MOUNT. VEHICLE HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY 5,000 MILES OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM AS SEEN FROM OTHER POSTS ON THE INTERNET ...SO MUCH SO THAT THE DEALER CERTAINLY WAS AWARE OF IT TO FIND IN LESS THAN A 5 MINUTE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A DRIVEABILITY COMPLAINT BY ME. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS COMMON SAFETY FAILURE MODE FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY. COSTS TO REPAIR TOTALED $1002.14 ($689.64 PARTS AND $312.50 LABOR) TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOUND DURING STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 105,361

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT(S). GENERAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

I JUST TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER RECALL TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR THE DEALER HAS FOUND AND DIAGNOSED A FAIL STATUS ON FRONT ENGINE AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS. THE DEALER IS QUOTING APPROXIMATELY $700.00 TO REPLACE THESE BROKEN MOUNTS. AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THE ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 AND GREATER MODELS. HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR THESE ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED OF HOW MANY RECALLS I HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS ODYSSEY, I OWN OTHER HONDA'S AND LOVE HONDA QUALITY. PLEASE RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 64,460

BROUGHT IN MY 2005 ODYSSEY FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION IN MARCH 2012 AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. HONDA DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE V6 HONDA VEHICLES, AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ODYSSEY WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $830+TAX. I RESEARCHED ON-LINE, AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS INDEED A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AS THERE WERE NUMEROUS POSTINGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED THE HONDA CORPORATION. PERSON WHO TOOK THE CALL ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER, AND INDICATED THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE PERSON WHO FOLLOWED UP 1 WEEK LATER INDICATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, AND THEREFORE HONDA WILL NOT REIMBURSE ANY AMOUNT. THEY INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR OUT BETWEEN 80 AND 100K MILES. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, AND NONE EVER HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR, AND PERFORM A RECALL FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 98,745

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX 3.5L VTEC WITH LESS THAN 46K MILES ON IT... WHEN I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 15K MILE SERVICE TODAY, THEY NOTICED THAT MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKEN AND TOLD ME TO GET IT REPLACED RIGHT AWAY AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $500 (LABOR AND PARTS). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME ON ANY OF MY OTHER CARS AND I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND MANY OF THEM HAD THE REAR AND SIDE MOUNTS BROKEN TOO WHICH COSTS EVEN MORE TO FIX... HONDA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUE AND RECALL THE VANS AND GET THEM FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

Mileage: 45,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD AND THE ENGINE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. THE BAD MOUNTS ALLOW THE ENGINE TO MOVE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE A MANY ODYSSEYS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IS QUITE COMMON TO FIND ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNT. THIS WILL BE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT MM. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS APROX. 500 MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD HUMMING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT, RIGHT, AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,270.

Mileage: 105,000

MY A/C SYSTEM FAILED MUCH LIKE THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTIONS YOU SEE BELOW. FIRST HONDA OF TEXAS QUOTED ME $850-$1,185 TO FIX IT DEPENDING ON WHETHER I WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPRESSOR OR TRY A TEMPORARY FIX WITH SOME COMPONENTS (CLUTCH & COIL). AS A RESULT, I WILL DO THE FOLLOWING: 1-MAKE MY DISPLEASURE KNOWN TO FIRST TEXAS HONDA - DONE BUT WILL ESCALATE 2-RESEARCH THE ISSUE - IN PROCESS 3-FILE A GOODWILL CLAIM WITH HONDA - DONE & REJECTED 4-SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER OR OWNER OF FIRST TEXAS HONDA 5-FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA 6-FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NHSTA - DOING NOW 7-POST COMPLAINTS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES 8-INFORM ALL PEOPLE I KNOW LOOKING FOR A HONDA TO CHECK OUT THE ACTUAL RELIABILITY ON A NUMBER OF HONDA VEHICLES THAT GOES UNKNOWN TO MOST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC 9-STAND ON THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK OUTSIDE FIRST TEXAS HONDA WITH A SIGN THAT STATES "DO NOT BUY A HONDA, ASK ME WHY!" - TOMORROW 10-OTHER ACTIONS TBD THE REMEDIES I SEEK: 1-FIX MY A/C 2-ADD A PROTECTIVE GRILL SO I DON'T ENCOUNTER MULTIPLE FAILURES AS SOME HONDA CUSTOMERS HAVE ENDURED 3-ADDRESS OTHER RECALL ITEMS SUCH AS AIRBAG SENSOR, ETC.... *TR

Mileage: 90,583

A/C COMPRESSOR DAMAGED BY ROCK DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF FRONT GRILL ETC. COMPRESSOR NEEDS REPLACED. NEED TO PURCHASE AFTER MARKET GUARD TO PROTECT NEW COMPRESSOR. *KB

Mileage: 87,000

WE OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2005. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT IN APRIL OF 2008. FIRST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT, THEN THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. WE HAD MANY OIL CHANGES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND FAITHFULLY CHANGED THE OIL WHEN THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR TOLD US TO. BUT THEN, IT WOULD DUMP TWO QUARTS OF OIL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. FOR INSTANCE, ON MAY 23RD, 2010, WE HAD A OIL CHANGE AT THE HONDA DEALER WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, IN ANTICIPATION OF A 400 MILE TRIP. THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP ON OUR WAY THERE AND WE ENDED UP SPENDING THE MAJORITY OF JUNE 14TH SITTING IN A DEALERSHIP. WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND ALMOST MADE IT HOME BEFORE THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. WE LIMPED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, BUT IT REQUIRED TOWING TO THE HONDA DEALER IN SANTA CRUZ, CA FOR MORE REPAIRS. THEY ACCUSED US OF NOT MAINTAINING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS TWO QUARTS LOW, YET WE CHECKED THE OIL BEFORE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FULL IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE WE CHECKED THE OIL WHILE IT WAS OFF. IT WASN'T EVEN DRIVEN IN BETWEEN UNTIL THE DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. THEN THEY TOLD US ALL CARS NEED A VALUE ADJUSTMENT AT 80,000 MILES. WE HAVE SPOKEN REPEATEDLY WITH HONDA OF AMERICA AND HONDA CARE AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY ACTED SURPRISED WITH OUR PROBLEMS. THEY DENY THAT THEY KNOW OR SUSPECT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, YET A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS MANY PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SEVERAL MODELS OF HONDA CARS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. *KB

Mileage: 80,000

WE OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2005. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT IN APRIL OF 2008. FIRST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT, THEN THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. WE HAD MANY OIL CHANGES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND FAITHFULLY CHANGED THE OIL WHEN THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR TOLD US TO. BUT THEN, IT WOULD DUMP TWO QUARTS OF OIL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. FOR INSTANCE, ON MAY 23RD, 2010, WE HAD A OIL CHANGE AT THE HONDA DEALER WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, IN ANTICIPATION OF A 400 MILE TRIP. THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP ON OUR WAY THERE AND WE ENDED UP SPENDING THE MAJORITY OF JUNE 14TH SITTING IN A DEALERSHIP. WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND ALMOST MADE IT HOME BEFORE THE CAR STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. WE LIMPED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, BUT IT REQUIRED TOWING TO THE HONDA DEALER IN SANTA CRUZ, CA FOR MORE REPAIRS. THEY ACCUSED US OF NOT MAINTAINING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS TWO QUARTS LOW, YET WE CHECKED THE OIL BEFORE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FULL IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE WE CHECKED THE OIL WHILE IT WAS OFF. IT WASN'T EVEN DRIVEN IN BETWEEN UNTIL THE DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. THEN THEY TOLD US ALL CARS NEED A VALUE ADJUSTMENT AT 80,000 MILES. WE HAVE SPOKEN REPEATEDLY WITH HONDA OF AMERICA AND HONDA CARE AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY ACTED SURPRISED WITH OUR PROBLEMS. THEY DENY THAT THEY KNOW OR SUSPECT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, YET A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS MANY PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SEVERAL MODELS OF HONDA CARS WITH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. *KB

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/20/2011 *LN

Mileage: 108,000

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NOTICED AT 85,000 MILE OIL CHANGE, APPROX 1/2 QUART PER 1000 MILES DISSAPEARING. NO NOTICABLE SMOKE, NOTHING ON DRIVEWAY. LOSS OF THIS MUCH OIL BETWEEN MAINTENANCE CYCLES COULD CAUSE ENGINE SIEZE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. SERVICE/MANUFACTURER CLAIM THIS LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION IS "NORMAL". *TT

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS EXTREMELY LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT JUMPED TIME AND THE HEAD GASKET VALVES WERE BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,247.

Mileage: 149,247

THE AIR CONDITIONING BEGAN BLOWING WARM AIR ON MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L LAST FALL. I HAD THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER PERFORM AN INSPECTION, AND HE STATED THAT I HAD A HOLE IN MY AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER THAT MUST HAVE BEEN DUE TO A ROCK. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, WHICH HONDA WILL NOT ADMIT TO OR REPAIR AT THEIR COST. THE 2005 ODYSSEY HAS LITTLE PROTECTION AGAINST ROAD DEBRIS FROM THEIR NEW GRILL DESIGNS. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

A/C UNIT STOPS WORKING. A/C CLUTCH AND CONDENSER IS DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

1. NORMAL USAGE OF OUR 05 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSPORT FOR WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. IN OTHER WORDS TYPICAL MINI VAN EASY DRIVING. SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE AROUND 90K MILES NOTICE SELDOM, RANDOM VIBRATIONS. 2. HONDA SERVICE TELLS ME REAR MOTOR MOUNT HAS FAILED AND WILL CAUSE DRIVE TRAIN AND STABILITY ISSUES IF NOT FIXED AT A COST OF ABOUT $900 PER MOUNT. DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY YET HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED OR OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TAKING ALL MY MONEY. 3. HAVEN'T CORRECTED/REPLACED THE FAULTY MOTOR MOUNT YET DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS AND NEED TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE FIRST. FROM WHAT THE DEALER TELLS ME AND WHAT I'M FINDING ALL OVER THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE FAILING HONDA ODYSSEY MOTOR MOUNTS. FEARFUL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING THIS ODYSSEY SHOULD THE OTHER MOUNTS AND OR DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION AS A RESULT OF THESE DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ODYSSEY HAD GREAT VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AND THROUGH BODY OF CAR. VIBRATION VARIED DEPENDING ON SPEED. THIS COULD OF CAUSED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILURE OF REAR AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 20 MONTHS. POOR DESIGN OF THESE MOUNTS FAIL PREMATURELY AND CAUSE VIBRATION AND HANDLING ERRORS WHICH COULD HAVE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES.

Mileage: 126,000

AC CONDENSER LEAK CAUSED BY "ROCK HITTING IT". POOR DESIGN WHICH SHOULD HAVE A GRILL PROTECTING IT. CAUSES FREON LEAK. DEALERS NOW SUGGESTING TO INSTALL AN AFTER MARKET GRILL AFTER SPENDING $1000 TO FIX. CLEARLY A DESIGN PROBLEM BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE MADE OF RUBBER THAT THE WEAR AND TEAR WAS NORMAL. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 04/07/11 *BF UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

Mileage: 54,000

FORWARDED FROM CPSC - LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE A PROBLEM WITH HIS 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH WAS COVERED IN A 2006 "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" (TSB) WHICH WAS AVAILABLE TO DEALERS BUT NOT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE AND IT WOULD COST $880 PLUS TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN, THE NIGHT HE PURCHASED IT, BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. NOW, HE HAS SINCE DISCOVERED, IT WAS THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT ALL ALONG. *JB

THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS SHUTTING OFF WITH NO WARNING. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 6 INSTANCES OF THE VEHICLE BEING OPERATED AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IN REVERSE. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INCIDENTS AT LOW SPEED, WHILE MAKING TURNS, AND 2 INCIDENTS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED (ONE AT 40 MPH AND ONE AT 70 MPH). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES SENT TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT ON 3/6/2011 WAS WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WE REFERRED THE SERVICE WRITER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V132000 AND 07V097000 BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO CONSIDER THAT OUR ISSUE WAS RELATED TO EITHER OF THESE PREVIOUSLY NOTED FAILURES.

Mileage: 108,000

DEAR SAFECAR.GOV: I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE STALLING AND HIGHWAY SPEED DROPPED TO BELOW 15 MPH ON MY VAN SINCE JANUARY, 2010. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. I HAVE WORKED WITH HONDA DEALERS AND HONDA CAR FOR OVER EIGHT MONTHS, FROM JAN 2010 TO AUG 2010 WITHOUT SUCCESS. I THEN WENT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER AND FINALLY ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM: THE 2005 ODYSSEY VAN IS THE FIRST MODEL AND YEAR HONDA HAS PUT THE NEW V6 ENGINE WITH THREE CYLINDERS SHUTTING OFF DURING CRUISING SPEED TO SAVE GAS, WHICH MAKES SENSE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS, THE IDLING CYLINDERS BEGIN TO BURN OIL ON THE CYLINDER RINGS. AND THERE IS NO ?LOW OIL? WARNING SENSOR FROM THE CAR, BUT HAS A ?LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING?. HOWEVER, THE ?LOW OIL PRESSURE? WILL ONLY KICKS ON WITH THE CAR ENGINE STARTS TO STALL. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE MY VAN STAFF FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO LESS THEN 15 MPH IN A MATTER OF COUPLE SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES FROM JANUARY, 2010 TO MAY, 2010. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS AND DESCRIPTIONS. HONDA HAS BEEN DENYING ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THEY LIMITED RELEASE A NEW SOFTWARE IN JANUARY, 2011 TO PERIODICALLY FIRE THE IDLE CYLINDERS TO MINIMIZE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS SO THAT THEY WILL NOT BURN MOTOR OIL. HOWEVER, HONDA HAS NOT DONE A ?RECALL? ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE (THE ENGINE STALLING AT HIGH SPEED WHEN OIL PRESSURE IS TOO LOW DUE TO MOTOR OIL BURNING). THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT HONDA IS RELUCTANT TO CONDUCT SUCH SAFETY RECALL, THEY ARE AFRAID THAT WITH FIRING UP THE IDLED CYLINDERS; THEY MAY FAIL THE EPA MILEAGE CLAIMS. ALL THE POST 2005 V6 WITH ?ECON? MODE TO SAVE GAS MODELS WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEMS ONCE THE CARS ARE DRIVEN, LET SAY OVER 70,000 MILES. IT WILL TAKE A FEW YEARS OF MOTOR OIL BURNING BEFORE THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE LOW OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND STALLS THE ENGINE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT MOTOR MOUNT IN MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE CONTACTED A HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE OUT OF THE PART BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL ODYSSEY'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEEDED TO BE LAUNCHED BEFORE A RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE CONSIDERED. I WANTED MY VEHICLE NOTED SINCE I DID NOT GO TO A HONDA DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 94,896

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

FAILURE OF FRONT, SIDE AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS. *TR

Mileage: 60,800

WE HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY W/LESS THAN 65K MILES ON IT AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE REAR AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $1041.65 PLUS THE LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE BOTH BY LEITH AND BAYLEAF. THE CRACKED REAR MOTOR MOUNT NOTICED BY LEITH HONDA ON CAPITAL RD. IN RALEIGH, NC. THEY QUOTED CLOSE TO $900 FOR JUST THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THE OTHER MOTOR MOUNTS COULD BE BROKEN BUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE MOTOR OUT TO SEE. WE HAD BAYLEAF TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY WERE RECOMMENDED TO US AND THEIR QUOTE WAS LOWER. THEY FOUND THAT THE SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AS WELL. CHRIS OF BAYLEAF SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD ODYSSEYS AROUND THE SAME MODEL YEAR COME IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD CALLED HONDA TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF EVIDENCE ONLINE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MOTOR MOUNTS RELATED TO THE ECO MODE (DROPPING FROM 4 TO 3 CYLINDERS TO SAVE FUEL) BEING INSTITUTED IN THE ODYSSEYS IN THE MID-2000'S WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING CHANGE TO THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH COULD NOT HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL VIBRATION. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=HONDA+ENGINE+MOUNT+DESIGN+FLAW HTTP://GRASSROOTSMOTORSPORTS.COM/FORUM/OFF-TOPIC-DISCUSSION/HONDA-ODYSSEY-ENGINE-MOUNTS/30508/PAGE1/ HTTP://ACTION.PUBLICBROADCASTING.NET/CARTALK/POSTS/LIST/1560611.PAGE OUR CAR MAY HAVE NOT SET ON FIRE LIKE A REAR-ENDED PINTO, BUT THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED THAT WE'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THIS APPARENT DESIGN FLAW. HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL MOTOR MOUNTS WITH THIS FLAW AND SHOULD COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE APPARENT MOTOR MOUNT DESIGN FLAW IN THE ODYSSEY. *TR

Mileage: 64,162

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ELEVEN TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE WIRING HARNESS, ENGINE COMPUTER AND SOLENOIDS A-B WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. SEPT 2009 MY AC ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING (BLOWING COLD AIR) I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I ALSO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A FLUKE, CHANCE HAPPENING THAT A ROCK MUST HAVE ENTERED MY CONDENSER THROUGH THE FRONT GRILL AND CAUSED A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST APPROX $800 TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE CONDENSER HAS TO BE REPLACED. I THEN PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN ON 8/21/10. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. I DO NOT DRIVE ON DIRT ROADS AND AVOID CONSTRUCTION. THIS TIME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR STORIES. I FOUND THOUSANDS OF THREADS OF OTHERS WITH HONDA ODYSSEY'S COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS ROCKS OR OTHER SUCH ITEMS TO PENETRATE THE CONDENSER. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THERE ARE AFTERMARKET GRILLS TO BE PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM WHICH IS YET AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE AND CHANGES THE LOOK OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR 2005 HONDA HAD A DAMAGED/BROKEN REAR ENGINE MOUNT. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE TOLD BY THE HONDA SERVICE WRITER THAT THIS IF FROM NORMAL DRIVING WEAR AND TEAR, SUCH AS SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, ACCELERATION AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. IT CERTAINLY SEEMS AF IF HONDA TERRIBLY UNDER ENGINEERED THIS PART. THERE ACTIVITIES ARE PART OF NORMAL DRIVING. OUR VAN HAS 62,XXX MILES ON IT AND USED MOSTLY FOR SUBURBAN DRIVING, AND NOT EXCEEDING THE RECOMMENDED DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM HONDA. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $850 FOR THE ONE MOUNT. CLEARLY HONDA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND REPLACE THESE ITEMS, AT THEIR EXPENSE, FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY "ROAD DEBRIS" HITTING THE COMPRESSOR AND PUNCTURING IT. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING WOULD GO WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS, AND THERE IS A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY COVERING THE ARE WITH A MESH SCREEN, BUT HONDA IS UNWILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT YOU COULD DRIVE ON THE ROAD WHERE THERE ARE ROCKS WITHOUT IT CAUSING THE COMPRESSOR TO BE PUNCTURED. I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE OF THE CHEMICALS BEING RELEASED ONTO THE ROADS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN ON HONDA'S PART. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

ISSUE: DESIGN FLAW IN 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL NAV RES WHICH EXPOSES THE VEHICLES AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER TO UNNECESSARY PUNCTURE DAMAGE FROM COMMON STREET DEBRIS ALLOWING DANGEROUS FREON GASES TO ESCAPE TO DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE GREAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. COMMON ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY MANY OF THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY HONDA AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND PREVENTION STEPS TAKEN BY CONSUMERS TO PROTECT VEHICLES FROM FUTURE DAMAGE. MY HONDA HAD JUST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND NOW ALL THE FREON RELEASED UNNECESSARILY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND WE ARE STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE IS THEN STILL EASILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FUTURE DAMAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR THIS SERIOUS ISSUE ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGE ISSUE CAUSED BY THEIR DESIGN FLAW WHICH EASILY EXPOSES THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER TO UNNECESSARY DAMAGE AND GREAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 60,390

PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS IN THE HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAVE A 2005 MODEL AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE TECHNICIAN & SVC WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO I HAD 3 OUT OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS THAT WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING THE FRONT AND SIDES WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A DEDUCTIBLE I HAD TO PAY. NOW 6 MONTHS LATER THE REAR MOUNT HAS GONE BAD AND NOW REQUIRES REPLACING. I ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY REPLACED THE OTHER 3 THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL SINCE THEY KNEW IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM & WOULD EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT SOON WHICH IT HAS NOW DONE AND PREMATURELY. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER IT ONCE AGAIN BUT I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER DEDUCTIBLE. JUST LIKE A DENTIST WHEN HE HAS TO REMOVE 3 WISDOM TEETH, THE 4TH ONE IS STILL GOOD BUT HE WILL SUGGEST HAVING IT REMOVED AS WELL AT THAT TIME. SAME THING SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS CASE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT - PLEASE GOOGLE " DEFECTIVE MOTOR OR ENGINE MOUNTS IN HONDA ODYSSEY ) AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 55,000 MILES. ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. COST IS $836 TO REPAIR. PER REVIEW OF CARTALK.COM MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AT ABOUT 55K TO 65K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 55,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ENGINE MOUNTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AT STEADY CRUISING SPEEDS, HARD ACCELERATIONS AND WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 87,000

A/C CONDENSER PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS FOR THIRD TIME IN 5 YEARS. DESIGN FLAW; CONDENSER HAS NO PROTECTION BEHIND GRILL. EXPENSIVE, NON-WARRANTIED ITEM AND REPAIR! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

REF: 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ENGINEER COMPUTER MALFUNCTION ' DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE 2005 ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL 1) LET'S START WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS ODYSSEY ENGINE COMPUTER, OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHT LAST THREE YEARS, TWO PROBLEMS SO FAR: A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR AFTER I GOT THIS ODYSSEY, THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON. TOOK IT TO DIAMOND BAR HONDA, THEY JUST RESET THE LIGHT WITHOUT DOING ANY CHECKING; THEY TOLD ME THIS IS HONDA IMPOSED STANDARD PROCEDURE. ANOTHER FEW MONTHS WENT BY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME HONDA CARE FINALLY AUTHORIZED THE PART REPLACEMENT. 2) I THOUGHT THINGS WERE OK NOT UNTIL THE 'ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH BIG AMBER MESSAGE STATING 'INSPECT VSA' ALSO. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. ON THE SECOND DAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT I-60, SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING, BOTH 'ENGINE' AND 'INSPECT VSA' CAME ON AGAIN. AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO LESS THAN 20 MPH WITH DID NOT RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL MY CAR TO RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER, ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS AND UN-SAFE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS FROM DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND SLOWED TO <20 MPH IN FEW SECONDS!! HOWEVER, THIS IS NO LONGER 'HONDA DRAGGING YOUR FEET AND SAVE COST ISSUE'. THIS IS A SERIOUS PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUE NOW! WITH THIS LETTER, I AM OFFICIALLY PUTTING HONDA ON NOTICE ON THIS 'SERIOUSLY SAFETY PROBLEM / DEFECT'. I TOLD MY WIFE AND WILL INFORM MY ATTORNEY THAT IN CASE I GET REAR ENDED ON THE ROAD, THIS ENGINE STALLING WILL BE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TW

Mileage: 64,422

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY, ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE DEALER IS TELLING ME I NEED 3 ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, THAT THEY ARE A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT. I ALSO NEED 2 COMPLIANCE ARM BUSHINGS AND A RADIATOR WHICH WAS PUNCTURED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 4 YEARS; THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNTS. *NJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE RISK INVOLVED IF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE NOT REPLACED. *JB

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY A/C CONDENSER FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY... I HAD A FULL FAILURE IN THE A/C CLUTCH OR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AT HOW HONDA HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN DEFECT AND CALLS THE USUAL BREAK DOWN AS A ROCK -->WHERE OTHER REPUTABLE BUSINESSES (GOODYEAR) CALL IT A BASIC FAILURE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD -- BOUGHT 2 YRS USED -- THAT HAS A FULL A/C SYSTEM FAILURE OF THIS TYPE -- UNUSUAL AND UNCALLED FOR... ADDITIONALLY PARTS AND EQUIPMENT ARE UNDERSTOCKED OR UNAVAILABLE --> REPAIRS WILL COST ME $1600 IN PARTS AND ADDITIONAL $400 FOR REPAIRS.. RIDICULOUS ON A 4 YR OLD CAR... AND UNCALLED FOR AT ITS CURRENT AGE. NO ROUGH DRIVING -- NO ROUGH USAGE -- FAMILY CAR USED FOR FAMILY TRAVEL ONLY... NOW OUT OF COMMISSION FOR NEARLY A WEEK WHILE AWAITING PARTS... ON A COMMON PROBLEM AS THIS PARTS SHOULD BE MORE READILY AVAILABLE BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE HONDA CORP... WE HAVE A SHORTAGE ON THE MARKET THAT THEY ARE PROFITING FROM AT A PROBABLE ENORMOUS RATE. *TR

Mileage: 60,550

A/C UNIT FAILED FROM A PEBBLE STRIKING THE CONDENSER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. $1000 TO REPAIR, DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE UNIT. APPARENTLY IT'S A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE FOR THESE MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO TENSIONER WAS FAULTY ON HIS VEHICLE. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER BELT BECOME WET, WHICH CAUSES THE AUTO TENSIONER NOT TO PULL THE SLACK OUT OF THE BELT. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE BATTERY STOPS CHARGING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE HONDA MANUFACTURER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHECK THE AUTO TENSIONER BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE IT UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AUTO TENSIONER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

THE DEALER FOUND A HOLE IN THE A/C COMPRESSOR FOR MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD NOTICE NO COLD AIR BLOWING AND THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC. I AM NOW FACED WITH A $900 REPAIR BILL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE DEALER EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE COMPRESSOR IS PLACED IN AN AREA WITH NO PROTECTION, MAKING IT VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD OFFER A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE TO PROTECT THE AIR COMPRESSOR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ON SAW ON LINE, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THEIR CAR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

2005 NEW ODYSSEY HAS ALWAYS NEEDED A LITTLE OIL. VAN BROKE-DOWN OUT-OF-STATE CHRISTMAS EVE 2008 . IN 3 WEEKS, HEAD GASKET AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. VAN NOW BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. DEALER REFUSED TO TEAR-DOWN ENGINE ON FIRST TWO VISITS SINCE BREAK-DOWN. NOW A MONTH LATER, UPON 3RD VISIT, DEALER IS FINALLY NOW REQUESTING AN INSPECTOR TO FIND ENGINE PROBLEM AND OK EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE, IF WE WILL COVER THE COST OF $1600 TEAR DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

2005 NEW ODYSSEY HAS ALWAYS NEEDED A LITTLE OIL. VAN BROKE-DOWN OUT-OF-STATE CHRISTMAS EVE 2008 . IN 3 WEEKS, HEAD GASKET AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. VAN NOW BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. DEALER REFUSED TO TEAR-DOWN ENGINE ON FIRST TWO VISITS SINCE BREAK-DOWN. NOW A MONTH LATER, UPON 3RD VISIT, DEALER IS FINALLY NOW REQUESTING AN INSPECTOR TO FIND ENGINE PROBLEM AND OK EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE, IF WE WILL COVER THE COST OF $1600 TEAR DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

OWNER NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT COOLING. VERIFIED THAT COMPRESSOR WAS RUNNING, BUT IT DID NOT LOAD THE ENGINE - SUSPECTED LOSS OF REFRIGERANT. DEALER CONFIRMED NO REFRIGERANT WAS IN SYSTEM, AND FOUND THAT IT HAD LEAKED OUT OF CONDENSER VIA A SMALL HOLE, PROBABLY CAUSED BY SOMETHING STRIKING THE CONDENSER. OWNER HAD DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS OF SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE REGARDING THE A/C CONDENSER BEING EXPOSED AND NOT APPROPRIATELY PROTECTED BY GRILLE, AND OVER A YEAR AGO HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS APPARENT OVERSIGHT. MFR RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. OWNER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WITH THIS INCIDENT AND TO DATE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. REPAIRS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $800. OWNER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WANTS MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. OWNER'S SPOUSE HAS MEDICAL CONDITION REQUIRING AIR CONDITIONING. *TR

Mileage: 66,500

I OWN A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT HAS 39K MILES. MY A/C JUST WENT OUT AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THE MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED TO SEE I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. I PAID APPROX $600 TO GET IT FIXED. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MASS QUANTITIES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ODYSSEY A/C PROBLEM WITH ROCK DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR AND HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

MY A/C QUIT WORKING WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE AIRPORT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT A ROCK OR OTHER DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE A/C COMPRESSOR. I ASSUMED THIS WOULD BE PAID BY HONDA UNDER WARRANTY BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD NOT. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE UNCOVERED A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR SCENARIO. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THAT THE A/C IS EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE ROAD AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL TO FIX IT. HONDA IS UNDOUBTEDLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER, WHICH IS A DISAPPOINTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 45,957

AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEALER(PH 805-584-6632). A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSER AND MADE A HOLE. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE NET AND FEEL HONDA SHOULD PAY TO FIX IT AS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER ON HONDA 2005 ODYSSEY VAN TWICE (MAR 06, MAY 08) CAUSED BY ROCKS HITTING/DAMAGING THE CONDENSER BECAUSE OF A FAULTY GRILLE DESIGN THAT DOES NOT PROTECT THE CONDENSER FROM FLYING ROCKS/DEBRIS WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 21,992

I BOUGHT MY HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN SPRING 2005 AND WE HAVE REPAIRED THE AIR CONDITIONER EVERY YEAR AND I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ALWAYS TELL ME A ROCK POPPED UP AND HIT THE SYSTEM SO THEY ARE NOT LIABLE I DON'T DRIVE MY CAR ON ROCKY ROADS BUT I SUPPOSE THAT COULD HAPPEN BUT EVERY YEAR ? I THINK IT IS HONDA'S STANDARD REPLY TO A PROBLEM THEY KNOW IS THEIR FAULT , I LOVE THE WAY MY VAN HANDLES, LOOKS AND REALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT IT IS GETTING OLD WHEN SPRING COMES AROUND TO BRING IT IN TO GET THE AIR CONDITIONER FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

BOUGHT A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ON 7/1/05. ON 4/4/06, THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INCIDENTAL DAMAGE FROM A ROAD DEBRIS (PROBABLY A ROCK) PUNCTURING IT AND LEAKING THE FREON OUT. ON 4/28/08, THE SAME THING HAS OCCURRED. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE CONDENSER COILS ARE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS (E.G., A MESH OR WIRE SCREEN). *TR

Mileage: 39,400

BOUGHT A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ON 7/1/05. ON 4/4/06, THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INCIDENTAL DAMAGE FROM A ROAD DEBRIS (PROBABLY A ROCK) PUNCTURING IT AND LEAKING THE FREON OUT. ON 4/28/08, THE SAME THING HAS OCCURRED. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE CONDENSER COILS ARE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS (E.G., A MESH OR WIRE SCREEN). *TR

Mileage: 11,713

CONDENSER DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARD. COST TO REPLACE $929.68, PLUS TIME OFF AND FRUSTRATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN EARLY MARCH OF 2008, TWO DAYS AFTER THE CONTACT LEFT THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 04/04/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. UPDATED

Mileage: 23,157

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM HER PRESCHOOL. WHEN SHE DROVE THE CAR GOING DOWNHILL, SHE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OVER THE VAN AND THE VAN WENT DOWN INTO A LAKE. MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT COULD NOT. THE BRAKE AND STEERING DID NOT WORK AT THAT TIME. POLICE SAYS THAT IT APPEARS THAT MECHANICAL FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VAN. WE HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING THE CAR PROBLEM. THEIR ANSWER IS BECAUSE NO ONE DIED, WE WON'T INSPECT THE VAN AND THEY FURTHER STATED, IF YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH US, FIND A LAWYER. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN THE RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE SPLASHED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER UNDERNEATH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. HE HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND AND 30 SECONDS LATER THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER FELL FROM THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE HARMONIC BALANCER CAME APART DISLODGING THE BOTTOM PULLEY SHAFT WHICH THREW OFF THE SERPENTINE BELT. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

THERE WAS NO SINGLE EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE AC CONDENSER. I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ON WHICH THE AC SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO A LEAKING CONDENSER. THIS HAS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS. IT HAPPENED ON THE HOTTEST PERIOD OF THE SUMMER AND HAS CAUSED UNDUE DISCOMFORT AND COST. HONDA, WHEN CONTACTED, SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY CATASTROPHIC CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED IN DUE COURSE. *TR

Mileage: 38,300

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT A ROCK HIT THE RADIATOR AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO PUT A NEW ONE IN. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROCK. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE CASES AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 16,500

I PURCHASED A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE HONDA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY IN MARCH OF 2007. I WAS PLANNING A TRIP FROM TEXAS TO WEST VIRGINIA WITH A FRIEND AND OUR THREE KIDS, ALL UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. IN ALABAMA, WE REALIZED THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS RELEASING HOT AIR. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS IN ALL THE MAJOR CITIES WE PASSED THROUGH. SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, NO ONE WOULD HELP US. I CALLED HONDA CARE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE THE VAN WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. WHEN I ARRIVED IN WEST VIRGINIA, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIANS THERE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE VAN'S CONDENSER THAT "MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A ROCK." I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER EITHER MY FACTORY WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY $633.52 TO GET IT FIXED. I SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVES AT GUNN HONDA, WHO ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA. I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THE REGIONAL MANAGER CALLED ME AND GAVE A SEEMINGLY REHEARSED SPEECH OF HOW THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. AFTER A SEARCH ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I AM VERY DISTRAUGHT TO THINK THAT NO ONE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO PROTECT THE HARD-WORKING CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY FROM SUCH A SCANDALOUS CONSPIRACY. I AM AN ARMY VETERAN WHO SERVED TIME IN IRAQ. MY HUSBAND IS ACTIVE DUTY, STATIONED IN HAWAII, SET TO GO TO AFGHANISTAN. WE CANNOT AFFORD A PLANE TICKET FOR HIM TO COME HOME BECAUSE I HAD TO USE ALL OF OUR SAVINGS FOR THIS. WHY ARE PEOPLE BEING DECEIVED ABOUT HOW GREAT HONDA IS AND HOW THE ODYSSEY IS THE NUMBER ONE MINIVAN, AND NOT BEING WARNED ABOUT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN? WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? AM I TO JUST LET THIS ORGANIZATION TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME?

Mileage: 32,000

ROAD DEBRIS OR SMALL ROCK CAME THROUGH THE AIR DAM IN THE LOWER VALANCE ON THE FRONT BUMPER, STRIKING THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER AND PIERCING A HOLE IN IT. THIS RESULTED IN A LEAK OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COOLANT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER UNIT AT APPROXIMATELY $700. AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT COVER UNDER THEIR VEHICLE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT IS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD AND NOT FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE AND BELIEVE THIS IS A LATENT DESIGN DEFECT, THAT FROM A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING REGULARLY ON SEVERAL HONDA MODELS. THIS DAMAGE IS ALSO CAUSING THE RELEASE OF POTENTIALLY HARMFUL AIR CONDITIONER FREON INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A PEBBLE CAUSING SUCH DAMAGE ON A VEHICLE. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE FOR AMERICAN HONDA TO TAKE THE POSITION THAT THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD AND TO DIRECT THEIR CUSTOMERS TO FILE WITH THEIR INSURANCE CARRIERS FOR RELIEF. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

HONDA ODYSSEY 2005. TWO SEPARATE INCIDENCES OF COOLANT SYSTEM BEING PIERCED BY A STONE. OCTOBER 2005, A/C COOLANT LEAKED OUT. APRIL 2007, RADIATOR PIERCED BY A STONE AND CAUSED A LEAK. DOZENS OF OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED ON WEB CHAT BOARDS SEE >> HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ODYSSEY/TJBOPFUR3SVARKHCJ/P4#LASTPOST DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY -- BUT APPEARS TO BE OBVIOUS DESIGN AND PRODUCT FLAW. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THEN, WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

Mileage: 35,108

WHILE MAKING A HARD RIGHT HAND TURN, VAN HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE, LIGHTS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL DIED INSTANTLY. MANAGED TO STOP THE VAN WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, BUT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN COMING THE OTHER WAY, NO WAY AN ACCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED KEY AND IT RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE. CALLED DEALER AND TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THERE WERE APPROX. 10 ERROR CODES RECORDED. THEY KEPT VAN FOR FOUR HOURS, ENDED UP SAYING IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY AND THEY REPLACED IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEY SAID PAPERWORK HAS TO BE SENT THROUGH WARRANTY AND WILL SEND ME A COPY WHEN IT COMES BACK. EXPLANATION DOESN'T FIT SITUATION. *NM

Mileage: 58,200

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, AND AS SOON CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF, WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, TURNING TO BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE WITHIN ONE MINUTE. WHOLE ENGINE, DASH AND FRONT OF CAR WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) CAR WAS TOTALED. *NM

Mileage: 13,000

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

Mileage: 5,614

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

Mileage: 12,794

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

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.

Mileage: 1,000

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.

Mileage: 1,000

DT: THE FAN IN THE VEHICLE IS BLOWING HOT AIR. WHEN VENT IS USED (110 DEGREES) OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE AIR COMING FROM VENT HAS BEEN HEATED. THE ENGINE OR HOT AIR FROM ENGINE HAS LEAKED INTO THE AIR INTAKE. IN ORDER TO BE COMFORTABLE IN VEHICLE, AIR CONDITIONER MUST BE USED EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER TO COOL DOWN CONSTANT FLOW OF HOT AIR COMING FROM VENT PIPE. THE PROBLEM IS MOST APPARENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER REPORTS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THIS LEADS TO DECREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY. *TT *NM

Mileage: 1

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.

DRIVER SIDE 2ND SEATING ROW POWER DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND LATCH. VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AT 1500-1600 RPM @50-55MPH, AND ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISE. STOPS WHEN FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR OR WHEN OUT OF INDICATED RANGES.

Mileage: 430

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING, ENGINE RACING AND SHUTTING OFF. THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR EQUIPMENT NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING, AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE IN ADDITION TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE), POWER LOCKS AND AIR BAG SENSOR. *NM