2006 HONDA ODYSSEY Steering Problems

Hello, the vehicle needs new tires and the alignment is not working properly after going 60 MPH on the highway it shakes.

One main problem I have consistently noticed is signs someone other than me is getting in my car or leaving at least impression they did inside the car alot although I am the only one supposed to have a key. It was happening so much I paid Lafontaine Honda more than $1000 to change out the keys including the ignition but that hasnt resolved the problem. I still see normal evidence they are actually touching things inside my car and even stealing alot of fuel which they took so much last night it was ridiculous. I keep sending my local police reports and photos of as much as I can using the tipline and they never contact me back like they either ignoring, staying anonymous, or have no time to read my messages. They fuel is being stolen everytime I fill the tank by someone nearbye. The next issue is that there is a malfunction clearly feels like it is inside the steering wheel mechanics and not my tires that something or one is overriding the steering when I am on the freeway and highway jerking me in the direction of other vehicles when they start passing me like they trying to make them think I am threatening to hit them or threatening me to cause a collision. Exactly how it feels. They were even doing it to lyrics in the music while I was driving alot the whole trip there and back. The car seems very insecure. I see also that other people in like models cars locally are popping up on me like they have a gps on me and that is threatening. The steering wheels ignition switch was checked and I told them of the intrusion problems but they offered me no solution. Insurance is not helping me with repairs of anything and wont even offer me an option to get me discounts on car repairs or inspection help. I cant even report that type of stuff. Police also wont inspect a car but sends me away to a mechanic all the time. I think the previous owner may have modded a bunch of the parts but it is my car and should only be responding to me. Not others.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the power steering malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering pump hose had malfunctioned causing a power steering fluid leak. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

ECO system causes vehicle front end to shake when activated thought it was wheel balance and nothing front alignment and still does the same thing

POWER STEERING IS MAKING NOISE BUT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID

Mileage: 160,000

POWER STEERING IS HARD TO TURN WHILE PARKING

HIGH PRESSURE HOSES

Mileage: 200,000

ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND SMOKE APPEARS WHEN THE VAN IS ON SEATS FEEL LOOSE

WHEN STARTING OR PARKING CAR P/S DOES NOT WORK. ALSO LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. HAD PRESSURE HOSE CHANGED. SITUATION GETTING WORSE AND IS BECOMING DANGEROUS. FROM MU MECHANIC AND THE INTERNET LEARNED THAT HONDA HAD SILENT RECALL BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND THAT RECALL WAS UP TO 100K. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE AND A MANDATORY RECALL SHOULD BE LAUNCHED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.

UPON ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE ON ALL ROADS THERE IS AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING. FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR FROM DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE,

Mileage: 183,548

VEHICLE STEERING IS STIFF ON SLOW TURNS AND PARKING. STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NEW TIRES, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. HIGH PITCHED SOUND ALSO COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE IDLING IN STATIONARY POSITION. MOISTURE APPEARS AROUND O-RING LEADING INTO THE STEERING FLUID PUMP. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED SINCE PURCHASE (NEW IN APRIL 2006). THE STEERING ISSUE CONCERNS ME AS THE 'SYMPTOMS' COME AND GO. I'VE TALKED WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE SAME MODEL/YEAR AND THEY EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA OWES IT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY POWER STEERING PROBLEM. IT'S A COSTLY REPAIR THAT SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN QUITE A FEW 2006 ODYSSEY'S. SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE IN OWNERS POSSESSION.

Mileage: 135,816

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW (JULY 2006). VEHICLE/STEERING/WHEELS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION AT 65 TO 70MPH. HAVE CHANGED TIRES, ALL SUSPENSION PARTS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. BEEN GOING ON SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES AND SPENT A LOT OF MONEY BASED ON DEALERSHIP SERVICE RECOMMENDATION BUT STILL PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALL FOR THIS GENERATION OF ODYSSEYS AS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS OF THIS SAME TYPE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 33,000

POWER STEERING STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS OR PARKING AND VERY LOUD HOWLING NOISE, MECHANIC STATE THERE IS A RECALL BUT I DO NOT SEE ANY, ALMOST HAD NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE OF STIFF STEERING AND UNABLE TO TURN

Mileage: 95,650

AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING IS VERY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. EXAMPLE: PARALLEL PARKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

MY VAN MAKES A VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN IN MOTION AND TURNING THE WHEEL

Mileage: 135,000

THE REAR LOWER MOTOR MOUNTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND CAUSE UNWANTED VIBRATIONS AND STEERING PLAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $800 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS.....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF UPDATED 11/17/15.*JB

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND PULLED TO THE SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

Mileage: 103,000

DURING 9/2009, I WAS INFORMED BY OTHER DRIVER'S OF MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2006 OF DIFFICULTY TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. I WONDERED ABOUT IT AND BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT I ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHILE ENTERING OR LEAVING A PARKING SPACE. IN 9/2011, I HAD THE STEERING EXAMINED AND WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IS INOPERABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. APPARENTLY, AMERICAN HONDA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS ISSUE OF WHICH I WAS NOT INFORMED. THIS WARRANTY EXTENDED THE TIME FRAME FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO 100,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. BY 2011, I HAD 160,602 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS CLOSER TO THE 100,000 MILE MARK BACK IN 2009. IN 2012, I WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER CAR REPAIR SHOP OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WITH ENCOURAGEMENT TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA. I DID AND WAS TOLD THAT I DIDN'T QUALIFY, BUT COULD FIND DOCUMENT OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND CALL BACK. IN 2015, I FIND MY RECEIPT FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP FROM 9/2011 DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. I CALL AMERICAN HONDA. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IS POLITE, LISTENS TO MY STORY, PLACES ME ON HOLD THEN RETURNS TO THE LINE AND TELLS ME THAT THIS WILL STILL NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE BEEN "NEGLIGENT" SINCE NOT CONTACTING AMERICAN HONDA BACK AFTER MY FIRST CALL IN 2012 OR HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED FOR THIS ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, I WANT AMERICAN HONDA TO ASSIST SINCE THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THEIR STANCE AND WISH THEY WERE MORE RESPONSIVE TO LOYAL CUSTOMERS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BUT HAVE WORRIED AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS AND BACKING OUT OF SPACES. THROUGH THIS COMPLAINT, I AM HOPING THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION MIGHT OCCUR WHICH WILL CAUSE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO BECOME A RECALL VERSUS A WARRANTY EXTENSION.

WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN, MY STEERING COMPLETELY FROZE. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT STEER AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I SPOKE WITH HONDA INTERNATIONAL AFTER HEARING FROM THE LOCAL DEALER THEY HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SO MUCH SO, THAT A MECHANIC FROM THE SHOP WAS FIXING CLIENTS CARS ON THE SIDE. HE STARTED INSTALLING SOME SORT OF SPLASH GUARD AFTER IT HAPPENED TO HIS WIFE'S ODYSSEY. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA INTERNATIONAL, NOT TO DRIVE WHEN THE ROAD IS WET. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

POWER STEERING FAILED AT CAR PARK, DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VAN OUT OF PARKING SPOT,POWER STEERING RESUMED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIME USUALLY FROM STARTING THE VAN AND STEERING IT OUT OF PARKING SPOT. HONDA FOUND THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED IT WITH ME FOOTING THE BILL OF $687.13,AS THE VAN WAS JUST OUT OF THE SEVEN YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS NOTED WHEN THE VAN WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD BUT HONDA COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THEIR CENTER....THEY NEVER MADE A NOTE OF THIS IN THEIR RECORDS! *TR

Mileage: 81,000

LACK OF POWER STEERING. WE BOUGHT THIS VAN AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2012. WE NOTICED THIS ISSUE WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF OWNING IT. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN ON-GOING ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT VARIOUS TIMES. NOT JUST IN PARKING LOTS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS IN NORMAL DRIVING SETTINGS. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING INTO ROUND-ABOUTS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! I TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA VIA EMAIL ONCE WE BEGAN TO NOTICE IT AND GOT NO REPLY. I HAVE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT COMPLAINT WEBSITES AND SEE THIS A LOT. RECENTLY, WITH THE FUEL PUMP RECALL, I CALLED INTO HONDA DIRECTLY REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. DURING THE CALL, I DESCRIBED THIS STEERING ISSUE TO THE REP. SHE SAID HONDA KNOWS OF IT AND WHAT THEY DID WAS TO EXTEND THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLES TO 100,000 MILES TO REPAIR IT. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT REPAIRED IN ALL VEHICLES. THE ISSUE IS THAT PERIODICALLY THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM STOPS WORKING AND YOU MUST MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN IN OUR FAMILY. IT IS SCARY TO KNOW THAT THE STEERING COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT & CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MANY HIGHWAYS NOW HAVE ROUND-ABOUTS AT THE EXITS. MANY TOWNS & CITIES ARE PUTTING IN ROUND-ABOUTS FOR TRAFFIC FLOW. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THIS ISSUE WHEN COMING INTO ROUND-ABOUTS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED AND GET HONDA TO RECALL THESE BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT TO FIND A PARKING SPACE. ENVIRONMENTALS: TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR, BUT ROAD AND PARKING LOT SURFACE NOT FLOODED. ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING (ASSIST) FAILED. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. STOPPED VEHICLE. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING. ENGAGED FOOT BRAKE. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. LIFTED FOOT OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL. WAITED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. AIR CONDITIONING REMAINED OFF. POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD RETURNED. ABLE TO PARK INTO PARKING SPACE. SEE ALSO: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10616212 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10592737 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10578624 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10036938 HONDA [XXX] HONDA [XXX] (WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY HONDA OF THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION-VEHICLE IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 64,000

POWER STEERING STILL DOES NOT WORK AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD THE FIX DONE AT THE DEALER BACK WHEN HONDA OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THOSE VEHICLES HAVING ISSUES (2012), BUT IT IS ALREADY DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. NOW HONDA WANTS ME TO PAY TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND NOISE OUT OF THE POWER STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY 1 AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. HONDA POWER STEERING PUMPS MUST BE DEFECTIVE FOR THERE TO BE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE THERE IS ALREADY A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED CONCERNING PROBLEM (BULLETIN #: 11-039). THE RESPONSE BY HONDA IS NOT ADEQUATE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS (SUCH AS TURNING INTO AND OUT OF PARKING SPOTS). ALTHOUGH THIS DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP ONLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS IT STILL A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FACT THAT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CAN REASONABLE LEAD TO PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT SUCH AS PEDESTRIAN BECOMING PINNED AGAINST A CAR. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO 7 YEARS / 100,000 MILES. I HAVE UNDER 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR BUT HONDA CLAIMS I AM A FEW MONTHS BEYOND THE 7 YEAR DATE. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FURTHER EXTEND THIS WARRANTY AS MANY PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT COULD LEAVE TO INJURY TO PERSONS IN PARKING LOTS. *TR

Mileage: 78,800

2066 HONDA ODYSSEY AND 2005 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY FUEL PUMP COVER RECALL NOTICE AND STEERING FAILURE.. *SMD THE CONSUMER DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SAME RECALL WASN'T ISSUED FOR HIS WIFE'S VEHICLE, SINCE THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE GPS NAVIGATION UNIT WA REPLACED, BECAUSE THE SCREEN WENT DEAD. *JB

THE POWER STEERING PUMP IN OUR ODYSSEY STARTED MAKING A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE, AND AT SOME LATER TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE STEERING PUMP NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT, AND OCCURRED AT LOW AND IDLE SPEEDS ONLY. THERE WAS NEVER A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, BUT THE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL LEADS TO DRIVER DISCOMFORT AND DRIVER FATIGUE. HONDA HAS SINCE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AT A REDUCED COST TO US, BUT THE NEW PUMP HAS NOT SOLVED THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. THE SHIMMY IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE EFFECTS OF A BENT WHEEL OR A OUT OF BALANCE TIRE, BUT DIFFERENT WHEELS AND DIFFERENT TIRES, IN ADDITION TO MULTIPLE TIRE RE-BALANCES HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING SHIMMY OCCURS ONLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, AND SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER ABOUT 70 - 100 MILES OF DRIVING. WITHIN THIS DRIVING SCENARIO, THE SHIMMY CAN GET VERY BAD, AND THEN AT TIMES COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR. BUT FOR MOST OF THE TIME, THE SHIMMY IS PRESENT. AT SPEEDS BELOW 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEHAVES VERY WELL. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM IS UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE, OR IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. IF IT IS GENERIC TO THE VEHICLE DESIGN, THEN HONDA NEEDS TO PROVIDE ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION. SHOULD THE PROBLEM PERSIST, I WILL HAVE NOT CHOICE BUT TO SELL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE, ASIDE FORM THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES, IT DOES NOT PROVIDE THE DRIVING COMFORT THAT WE NEED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

POWER STEERING MAKES A WHINING NOISE, DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND ANYTIME DURING COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

HI, OUR 2006 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS SINCE NEW. IT ALSO MAKES A LOUD WHINE WHEN WHEEL TURNED TO SIDE AT LOW SPEEDS. WE HEARD THAT A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN WAS DONE FOR KNOWN POWER STEERING ISSUES, BUT WHEN TOOK TO DEALER WERE TOLD THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT WOULD COST HUNDREDS $$ JUST TO DIAGNOSE, AND POSSIBLY THOUSANDS TO REPAIR... PLEASE HELP! WHICH VIN ARE COVERED? ARE THEY CORRECT OR SIMPLY EXTORTING US? THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 2,222

APPEARS THAT THERE IS AN O RING ISSUE ON THIS YEAR HONDA ODYSSEY. AIR IS GETTING IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP/LINES CAUSING A WHINING DURING TURNS AND ACCELERATION. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WARRANTS A "TSB" TO THE MECHANICS AND SERVICE INDUSTRY, HOWEVER, HONDA HAS YET TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL OR OFFER ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER. THIS IS OUR SECOND HONDA...WE DROVE AN ACCORD TO 246K MILES AND ARE BIG HONDA FANS. HATE THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

POWER STEERING GROANS LOUDLY IN WEATHER BELOW 70 DEGREES. THE BLOGOSPHERE IS RIFE WITH REPORTS OF A FAULTY O-RING PLACEMENT IN THESE ODYSSEY'S THAT IMPACTS THAT OPERATION OF THE POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHILE ACCELERATING AND WORSE WITH TURNING LEFT ONTO FREEWAY ONRAMPS ETC. CAUSES SOME DIFFICULTY STEERING AND NEED TO ENTER FREEWAY AT VERY SLOW SPEED DISRUPTING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

STEERING & CONTROL DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE AT 52, 749 MILES--REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. SAME PROBLEM AT 105,000 MILES--REQUIRED POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT...AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM AT 159,000 MILES--REQUIRED POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT A THIRD TIME. *TR

Mileage: 52,749

DRIVING ON A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY @ APPROX. SPEED OF 70. SUDDENLY THE STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS LOOSE,BUT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. THE ROAD WAS DRY,TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. FORTUNATELY,I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO A GRASSY MEDIAN STRIP WITHOUT HITTING ANYBODY,OR HAVE THEM HIT ME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE,WHO TOLD US TO BRING IT TO A DEALER WHICH WE DID. THEY HAD NO FINDINGS. BOTH OF THESE PLACES FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT TOLD US TO COME AND GET IT. WE,NEEDLESS TO SAY, ARE VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT WITH THIS VAN. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. MY VAN SUDDENLY GAVE A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND THE CABIN FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND I COULD NOT BREATHE OR SEE PROPERLY. I WONDERED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND QUICKLY PULLED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT TOOK ME SOME TIME TO GET OUT OF THE VAN SINCE I AM DISABLED. MY HUSBAND HAD TO LITERALLY SPEAKING, CARRY ME OUT AND SAT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PASSERS BY HAD ALREADY CALLED 911 WHEN THEY NOTICED WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE POLICE, AMBULANCE AND FIRE DEPT CAME. THE FIRE DEPT DETERMINED THAT MY VAN WAS SMOKING HEAVILY AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THE FIRE IN MY ENGINE WHEN THEY OPENED THE HOOD. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT THIS WILL THEN BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN A VAN THAT IS LESS THAN 8 YEARS OLD. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN JULY 2011 AT 80,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THEN WITH PROMISES FROM HONDA THAT I WAS GOOD FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS. SO WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EXACTLY 2 YEARS TO THE TIME THAT THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A THIRD TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT I ALWAYS SERVICED MY VAN WITH THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS NEVER BEEN SERVICED WITH THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON MY VAN AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION? I WILL APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION ON WHY HONDA IS ALLOWED TO SELL LEMONS TO CONSUMERS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE ODYSSEY VANS. SMOKE AND FIRE DUE TO RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE SAME VAN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I PRAY THAT NO ONE WILL BE KILLED OR INJURED DUE TO RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ODYSSEY VANS. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROTECTING AND ENSURING CONSUMER SAFETY AS WE DRIVE OUR CARS. *TR

Mileage: 133,956

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER TIE-ROD CONNECT HAD FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,180. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 58,180

GROANING SOUND FROM POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER KNOWING OTHER 2006 HONDA ODYSSEYS HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AND THAT THE WARRANTY ON JUST THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. I HOPED THE ISSUE WAS JUST THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. OF COURSE NOT! THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY IN THE STEERING RACK AND WILL REQUIRE $1,200+ IN REPAIRS FOR A NEW ONE OR THE VAN WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I'M VERY SUSPICIOUS THAT THEY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE PUMP BUT NOT ON THE STEERING RACK. SINCE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, I AM FORCED TO HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE PART REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST. WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON THE VAN, THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF SAFETY OR QUALITY I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED FROM HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE NOISE WHEN TURNING, WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO A MOTOR SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION LEAKAGE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A RECALL RECTIFIED REGARDING THE STEERING PUMP. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT BY, HE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAKING RACK AND PINION WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING PUMP AS THEY WERE INTEGRATED. *JB

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION LEAKAGE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A RECALL RECTIFIED REGARDING THE STEERING PUMP. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT BY, HE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAKING RACK AND PINION WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING PUMP AS THEY WERE INTEGRATED. *JB

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP MIDWAY INTO STEERING WHEN TURNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE TODAY. YOU HAVE TO STEERING IT OTHER WAY OR LOOSENS UP AFTER FEW SECONDS. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL SERVICE ALREADY PERFORMED REGARDING RECENT HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEED. NOW IT COMPLETELY LOCKS UP - MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD!!! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 15,000

ENGINE WHINES AND SHAKES STEERING WHEEL. FIRST AT 70000 MILES. CHECKED AND ADDED PS FLUID. WORKED FOR A WHILE. 73K STARTED AGAIN. ADDED MORE FLUID. 75K REPLACED DRIVE BELT. 80K NOTICED INCREASED NOISE (WHINING), BUT NO SHAKING OF THE WHEEL. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH OTHERS AND HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS, BUT NO RECALL. MECHANIC STATED THAT AT HIGH SPEEDS (HWY), PS PUMP SEAL COULD FAIL, LEAK AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED HONDA USA AND THEY SAID YES TO WARRANTY, BUT NO TO SAFETY CAMPAIGN- HOW CAN THEY BE SO IRRESPONSIBLE! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTICEABLE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHILE ACCELERATING AND COASTING. CHANGED WHEELS TIRES POWERSTEERING PUMP ROTATION OF TIRES BRAKE ROTORS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. ALL TIRES WERE BALANCED. *KB

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES HARD FOR ABOUT 4 SEC. *TR

Mileage: 106,934

MY HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. IT HAS AN INCONSISTENT BUZZ, WHINE, HUM THAT CAN BE HEARD PREDOMINANTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. AT TIMES, THE STEERING BECOMES TIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETINS: TSB 2007 FOR THE STEERING RESERVOIR, AND TSB 2010 FOR THE STEERING PUMP. I WILL BE CALLING THE LOCAL DEALER WITH HOPES OF CORRECTING A POOR DESIGN BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PART IN REAR MOTOR MOUNTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM THEY WERE PASSING THE COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VIBRATION PROBLEM IN JULY 2007. DESPITESEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, WITHOUT FULLY GETTING THE PROBLEM RESOLVED THE REAR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NEVER LOOKED AT UNTIL THE VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED IT WOULD COST $1000 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT HONDA WAS WELL AWARE OF. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE WAS CHARGED $26.00 TO UN-TWIST THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATED SEAT BELT DON'T TWIST BY THEMSELVES. TWO WEEKS LATER, AFTER LIMITED USE OF THE SET BELT, IT TWISTED AGAIN. *JB THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/04/11

OCCASIONALLY DURING HEAVY RAIN, WE LOOSE OUR POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD OF 20-45 SECONDS OR MORE. AT THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS UP. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE HONDA DEALER WHOM TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT THIS FAILED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE ISSUE REMAINS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE AMERICAN HONDA DATED SUMMER 2011, REGARDING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION OF THE "STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS AND ENGINE RPM." THE TERM IS UP TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I BOUGHT MY VAN IN AUGUST OF 2006, HOWEVER, SINCE I DRIVE ALMOST 100 MILES A DAY (HOME TO WORK), I HAVE MORE THAN 100,000. HERE IS MY CONCERN, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAID PROBLEM (REGARDING THE STEERING WHEELS IS HARD TO TURN) IN THE HONDA DEALER IN CORONA EVEN BEFORE RECEIVING THIS LETTER, BUT ALL THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE RELATED TO COLD WEATHER. LATER ON ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. RIGHT AFTER I RECEIVED THIS LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA, I GAVE THEM A CALL AND TOLD THEM THAT I'M ALREADY HAVING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS BROKE. I ASKED THEM IF I CAN BRING MY VAN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP EVENTHOUGH MY MILEAGE NOW IS MORE THAN WHAT THEY WANT WHICH IS 100,000 MILES. THEY SAID, THEY CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE THEY ARE STRICT ON WARRANTY EXTENSION. AND, SINCE MY MILEAGE IS NOW 165,000 MILES, THEY CAN'T HELP ME EVEN IF THE YEARS QUALIFIES ME. THEY SAID TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WHERE I BRING MY CAR FOR REPAIR AND SEE IF THEY CAN GIVE ME A DISCOUNT TO FIX IT. THE POINT IS IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THEM TO SET A LIMIT ON THEIR WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT. THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE ODYSSEY 2006 REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE BECAUSE BASED ON THIS LETTER, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT IT. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT I AM HOPING THAT BY REPORTING THIS, WE CAN CONSIDER THIS PRODUCT DEFECT AS A RECALL. *TR

EVERY TIME IT IS RAINING AND CAR GOES THROUGH A PUDDLE THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WHEN GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RAINING AT THE TIME. THEY STATED THEY COULD REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP & RESERVOIR AND IT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON QUITE A FEW OF THE HONDA VEHICLES. I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON WHO OWNS THEY EXACT SAME MODEL AND YEAR AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST FEW TIMES IT RAINED POWER STEERING WENT OUT 5-7 TIMES DURING A 20 MIN DRIVE SO THE NUMBER OF TIMES IS INCREASING. *TT

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVING ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH MY 3 KIDS IN THE VAN. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND I HEAR A FEW BRIEF CLUNKS FROM ENGINE AREA. THEN I REALIZE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING SO I STOP QUICKLY AT A SAFE SPOT. I LOOK AT THE ENGINE AND SEE THE ACCESSORY BELT THAT DRIVES POWER STEERING PUMP, ALTERNATOR, AND A/C IS LOOSE. I SEE THAT THE OUTER RING ON THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY IS MISSING AND ONLY SEE RUBBER ON ITS OUTSIDE. IT'S OVER 100 DEG.F OUTSIDE AND WE'RE 10 MILES FROM ANYTHING. I CALL A FEW TOWING COMPANIES AND FIND ONE THAT CAN SHOW UP WITHIN AN HOUR. WE WAIT AND ALSO GET A HOLD OF A FRIEND TO PICK US UP AFTER THE TOW TRUCK SHOWS UP. THEY TOW IT TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACES THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND DRIVE BELT. TOWING WAS $153.40 AND REPAIR AT DEALER WAS $349.56. LOSING POWER STEERING ON NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH IS UNSAFE AND THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY SHOULD NOT FAIL EVEN AT 111K MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE NEW AND HAVE ALL PROPER MAINTENANCE DONE (PREVENTIVELY REPLACED ACCESSORY BELT BEFORE AND TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP). *KB

Mileage: 111,418

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SLOW MOTION OR TRYING TO PARK POSITION, THE STEERING IS VERY TIGHT AND UNABLE TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER DAY I AM ALMOST HITTING A VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE VAN WHILE PULLING FROM A PARKING LOT. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/HONDA/ODYSSEY/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MAKE TURNS DURING THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RESERVOIR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A LARGER VERSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,700. HONDA HAS RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND HONDA HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE INDEED IS A PROBLEM AND WILL FIX IT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN UPATED 12/19/11 *TR

Mileage: 39,700

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT APPEARS TOO BE HAPPENING ON ALL THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. I BELIEVE IT COULD EASILY LEAD TOO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PAY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 24,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN AND WOULD SPORADICALLY EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,356.

Mileage: 48,356

SINCE EARLY 2010, THE STEERING PUMP IN MY 2006 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN MAKING AN INTERMITTENT WHINING NOISE. WHEN IT MAKES THIS NOISE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. A FEW DAYS AGO IT BECAME BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. PRIOR TO TAKING IT IN, I NOTED THAT HONDA HAS 2 TECH SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE, ONE TO THE REPLACE THE PUMP (DEC 2010) AND ONE TO REPLACE THE STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR (2009). THE BULLETIN FOR THE PUMP SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THE PUMP DESIGN WAS INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ENOUGH POWER FOR THE STEERING SYSTEM, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY A HIGHER POWER PUMP WITH A NEW PART NUMBER. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO TRY TO GET THIS COVERED BY HONDA AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT (BAD STEERING), THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR $250 OUT OF A $750 TOTAL REPAIR BILL. MY CAR IS APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS OUT OF WARRANTY TIME LIMIT, BUT UNDER WARRANTY MILEAGE (35000). I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE (STEERING) AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL BEFORE A STEERING FAILURE AND SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

POWER STEERING PUMP NOISES. HARD TO TURN IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 54,632

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL WHINING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND WOULD OCCUR WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RACK AND PINION LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY. THE POWER STEER PUMP AND RESERVOIR WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. TWO YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IDENTICAL PARTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BUZZING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY THIRTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION, THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SLIGHTLY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN MAY 2006 AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE FILTER AND RESERVOIR. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSING HUMMING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THERE IS A TSB 07-005 FOR THIS. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE (DEFECTIVE PART) AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ON THE INTERNET, BUT HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 33,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STEERING PUMP BECAME HOT THE WHEEL MADE A LOUD WINDING NOISE SIMILAR TO A SIREN, CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

Mileage: 6,000

STEERING WHEEL IN HONDA ODYSSEY 2006 MALFUNCTION. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND GETS VERY TIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS AND CAUSE VAN TO GET STUCK IN A POSITION AND ONE HAS TO TURN THE WHEEL REAL HARD OR ACCELERATE TO CHANGE POSITION. ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WHEN MANEUVERING THE VAN IN PARKING LOTS OR MAKING SHARP TURNS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING PUMP DOES NOT PUMP ENOUGH FLUID ACCORDING TO DEALER. THE FAILURE OCCURS ALWAYS A LOW SPEEDS AND IT LEADS TO STEERING WHEEL GETTING STUCK OR BECOMING VERY TIGHT TO TURN THEREBY CAUSING THE CAR TO GET STUCK IN ONE PLACE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA AND SAID THIS IS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALL THEY DID WAS STATE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I ALMOST COULD NOT TURN AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND COULD HAVE GOT HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME A FEW DAYS BACK AND ALSO COULD NOT TURN INTO A STREET IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME SINCE I COULD NOT MOVE. HONDA USA TELLS ITS CONSUMERS THAT THEY DO NOT COVER MANUFACTURING DEFECTS LEADING TO SAFETY ISSUES IF VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SOON ENOUGH THIS IS GOING TO LEAD TO A LOT OF STEERING ISSUES AND YOU CAN CHECK THE WEB WITH THE SEARCH TERM "HONDA ODYSSEY 2006 STEERING ISSUES" AND YOU WILL FIND MANY INCIDENTS AS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. STEERING IS THE CRUCIAL PART OF ANY VEHICLE AND SUCH CALLOUSNESS ON PART OF HONDA DEFINITELY CALLS FOR A INVESTIGATION BEFORE WE SEE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS DUE A STEERING WHEEL GETTING STUCK. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS AFTER CHECK UP WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP SO THAT THE PUMP WILL PUSH ENOUGH FLUID AT LOW SPEEDS AND NOT CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET STUCK. THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THIS CAN ALSO OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT FOR ME IT HAPPENS A LOW SPEEDS. HONDA ALSO DOES NOT ALLOW CONSUMERS TO TALK TO SENIOR PERSONS FOR RESOLUTION AND STATED CONSUMER HAS REACHED END OF LINE ONCE IT HITS THEIR PHONE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN 40MILES IN COLD TEMPERATURE (BELOW 45DEG F). ALSO EXPERIENCE STEERING STIFFNESS CAUSING DECREASED ABILITY TO STEER. HAD THE PS FLUID AND RESERVOIR REPLACED DEC12 2009 AND THE PROBLEM WAS TEMPORALLY SOLVED. NOISE AND STIFFNESS SOLVED BUT PROBLEM RETURNED NOV 21 2010. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS WHEN TURNING QUICKLY (IE: LOW SPEED, TURNING INTO PARKING SLOT). MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. VEHICLE IS 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL MINIVAN WITH APPROX 70K MILES. HONDA DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP 3X WITH NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE OTHER THAN POOR DESIGN. LATEST REPLACEMENT PERFORMED 10/22/10. *TR

Mileage: 69,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY RESISTANT. TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING RACK BOLTS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING BOLTS HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN PARKING. HE ALSO HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO PARK. WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED OVER TWO WEEKS. BROUGHT TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD NOTHING WRONG WITH POWER STEERING FLUID OR COMPONENTS. ONE WEEK LATER BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALER TOLD NEEDS NEW POWER STEERING PUMP -CAR HAS 85,000 KM. THE PUMP SHOULD NOT GIVE OUT SO SOON. $700.00 REPAIR. ASKED ABOUT TECHNICAL BULLETINS ABOUT POWER STEERING AND MECHANIC SAID IT ONLY CONCERNS THE RESERVOIR AND THAT IS NOT MY ISSUE. WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT FEEL THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT BEAR ALL THE COST. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHINING NOISE COMING FROM POWER STEERING PUMP, AND THERE IS TSB 07-005 FOR THIS CASE, SINCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY DEALER IS ASKING ME TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE HONDA OF AMERICA WILL REIMBURSED OR PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. BEGAN DURING COLDER WEATHER WITH WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING WHEN WEATHER BELOW 40 F. THIS OCCURRED TWO YEARS IN A ROW. CURRENTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS < 30 STEERING INPUT IS MORE DIFFICULT AND REQUIRES MUCH MORE EFFORT TO STRAIN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. HONDA WAS CONTACTED FIRST YEAR OF WHINING AND STATED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. SINCE THEN I HAVE LEARNED THAT THREE SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED FOR SAME COMPLAINT. HONDA TSB 07-005 DATED 01/26/07 THEN REPLACED BY TSB 07-005 DATED 06/17/08 THEN TSB 07-005 DATED 08/21/09. THIS WAS A KNOWN COMPLAINT DURING MY INITIAL QUESTIONS AND NOW PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. NOW I AM BEING TOLD VEHICLE IS OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT COVER UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE TSB STATE DIRECTLY ON THE HONDA BULLETIN THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR. MY CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY AT HIGHER SPEED LOOSING STEERING INPUT OR CONTROL. *TR

VAN STEERING JERKS WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED

Mileage: 20,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 78000 MILES SUFFERED BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS, SEALS. ALSO HAD POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 78,188

POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND PUMP FAILURE. *DT

Mileage: 78,122

DRIVING CAR AND THE STEERING STARTED TO WHINE AND SCREECH VERY LOUDLY. TURNED WHEEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND NOISE CONTINUED. SHUT CAR OFF AND STARTED AGAIN AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF 06' MODELS HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING RESERVOIR DESIGN CHOKING THE STEERING MOTOR. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, 50K ON MY VAN, AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECH NEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IS WAS AND SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE STEERING RESERVOIR SO HAS NOT DAMAGE THE MOTOR FURTHER AT IT WAS A $700 FIX VS $85. ASKED HOW COME THIS WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AS THE RESERVOIR HAD THREE (3) TECH BULLETINS ISSUED AND 3 REDESIGNS TO SOLVE THE STEERING PROBLEM. SAID TECH BULLETINS DON'T MEAN RECALLS AND I WAS OVER THE 36K WARRANTY SO I WAS ON MY OWN. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND THE NOISE STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPD, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND HE HEARD A SCREECHING AND WINDING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE, HE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY - POWER STEERING PUMP. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHINES, BUZZES, OR HUMS AND INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. MECHANIC SAID POWER STEERING PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES ON 2005-07 ODYSSEYS. LOCAL HONDA DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THAT HONDA HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILING. NOTHING LEADS UP TO THIS, JUST THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THE ISSUE IS MAINLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TRYING TO PARK - THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING. WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND NEW FLUID ADDED. WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC, TOLD MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE SAME ISSUE AS WELL AS WELL DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING APPROX. 10 TO 15 MPH, HE COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT HE HAD TO FORCE IT TO TURN. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP AND THE RESERVOIR WHICH WILL COST $800 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT TOLD THE DEALER HE WAS NOT WILLING TO PAY THAT EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AT LEAST THREE TIMES BUT STATED THE MILEAGE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

POWER STEERING ON 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS REQUIRING DRIVER TO QUICKLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL MUCH HARDER THAN NORMAL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN, WITH ALMOST 70,000 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR SERVICE REGARDING A "MOANING" NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, RIGHT OR LEFT. THE TECHNICIAN LATER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ITS COMPONENTS ARE NO LONGER WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED... $700 DOLLARS LATER. AFTER GETTING THE PARTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PUMP GOING BAD, I CHECKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. I CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE GIVEN LIFE SPAN OF THIS PART IS APPROX 120-140 MILES, AND THAT WOULD PRORATE ME BACK 50% THE COST OF MY SERVICE CHARGE. THIS WAS VERY NICE AND I AM AWAITING THE CHECK IN THE MAIL. MY ISSUE IS THAT IF THERE IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS PART, AND IT "GOES" OUT AT VARIOUS MILEAGE ON THESE VEHICLES, IT WOULD BE HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE THE PART RECALLED AND REPLACED ALL TOGETHER. AM SURE MOST PEOPLE DON'T BRING THEIR CARS IN AT THE FIRST INSTANCE THEY HEAR A NOISE, ETC. SINCE I HAVE CHILDREN AND CAR POOL OTHERS, I NEVER TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH MY CAR. IT WOULD BE VERY DISTURBING IF THE CAR LOSS ITS POWER STEERING AT A TIME WHEN ITS WAS MOST NEEDED, AS TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 69,298

STEERING PROBLEM CAUSED BY A PROBLEM IN OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

CONSISTENT LOSS OF STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ONLY WHEN ACCELERATING WILL STEERING WORK, ALMOST AS IF AT IDLE OR IN PARKING LOTS, NOT ENOUGH POWER TO STEERING UNIT TRANSPIRES. IT GENERALLY REQUIRES SEVERAL ADDITIONAL MOVES IN A PARKING LOT TO GET OUT OF A SPACE, BUT SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS IN THAT YOU HAVE TO ALLOW FOR CAR TO ROLL, IN ORDER FOR STEERING TO WORK. THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION IS WHEN YOU'RE COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN YOU REACH 10MPH OR SO, ON THE WAY TO A STOP, YOU DON'T HAVE STEERING FOR THOSE FEW SECONDS. IT'S DANGEROUS IN A PARKING LOT IF YOU HAVE TO TURN SUDDENLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY SINCE WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, EVERYONE I KNOW HERE AT THE OFFICE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO OWN ONE, HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. A RELATED ISSUE IS, WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, THE POWER STEERING UNIT EMITS A HISSING SOUND, ALMOST AS IF THE BELTS ARE ABOUT TO SNAP, SIMILAR TO THE NOISE AMERICAN POWER STEERING UNIS MADE IN THE 80'S AND 90'S. I BELIEVE THE UNIT IS NOT ENGINEERED PROPERLY FOR THE VEHICLE. BOTH OF THESE HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT PROBLEMS, SHAME ON ME FOR NOT REPORTING IT SOONER, PERHAPS IT'S THE AURA OF HONDA THAT MAKES ONE BELIEVE THEY'RE PERFECT VEHICLES. THEY ARE FAR FROM IT. *TR

VERY LOUD POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE AFTER A 25 MINUTE DRIVE TO THE LOCAL AIRPORT ON A COLD DEC MORNING IN FORT WORTH TX. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ONLY ONE OTHER TIME SINCE THEN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM FOR THE LOCAL DEALER. I'M CERTAIN THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO AN ISSUE DETAILED IN A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-005. I SEEMS THEY EXPECT ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL SOMETHING BREAKS OR I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE STANDING, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER, PARTICULARLY IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK ON A BUSY STREET, OR MERGE INTO BUSY TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER AFTER DRIVING 25MINS. NOTICING WHINING POWER STEERING NOISE. STARTED AT 40,000 MILES AND IT IS NOW 55,000 MILES AND THE DEALER WILL NOT OVER EVEN PART OF THE $600 COST. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

AT AROUND 25,000 MILES, MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY DEVELOPED A NOISE IN THE ENGINE BAY, WHILE AND AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING AT TIMES SEEMED WITHOUT ASSIST. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLICATE, AND THE PROBLEM IS INCREASING IN SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN OFFERED BY HONDA MOTORS, DESPITE MANY CLAIMS OF IDENTICAL SAFETY ISSUES FOUND UPON A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE COMPLETE POWER ASSIST FAILURE WILL CAUSE A COLLISION, PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

DURING LOW TEMPERATURE DRIVING AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM, THE POWER STEERING WHINES LOUDLY. WE NOTICED THIS CONDITION IN THE EARLY FALL AS TEMPERATURES FELL AND THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE STEERING PUMP WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 9200 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOW HAVING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FLUSHED, RESERVOIR REPLACED AND NEW SYNTHETIC FLUID INSTALLED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MAY HAVE FAILED DURING OPERATION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THERE WAS A SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS CLOGGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 45 DEGREES OR MAKING TURNS THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN HEAD ON ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING, AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO HEARD METAL GRINDING COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND PARK THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR; HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $600.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 30,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L, STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS FREEZE AND DOES NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE IS SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, IN A PARKING LOT AND REVERSING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WHO WANTED 600 TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS BEING STEERING PUMP RELATED ISSUE. WE HAD AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN IN WHICH THE DEALER DID A POWER STEERING FLUSH THAT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. WE WEN TO THE DEALER WITH THIS ISSUE AFTER ABOUT 1 YEAR LATTER AND SINCE THEN THERE WAS NOTHING DONE REGARDING THIS. RECENTLY OUR HONDA WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JULY 2009 AND THE MILES ON THE CAR ARE ABOUT 35K. ALL THESE DAYS WE WERE ABLE TO ATLEAST NAVIGATE THE WHEEL EVEN IT WAS TIGHT BUT RECENTLY SINCE LAST 1 MONTH THE CAR ON SLOW SPEEDS OR ON NEUTRAL DOES NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I REQUEST NHTSA TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA VANS. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND COUPLE OF THEM DID MENTION THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER HE AVOIDED UNTIL THE WARRANTY IS OVER AND NOW IS TRYING TO CHEAT US. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE THIS SPEED, THE STEERING SEEMS TO BE FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN 2006, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES AND DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 2,000

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE FOR 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS. BEYOND WARRANTY. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. POWER STEERING RESERVOIR HAS BEEN RE-DESIGNED DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS AT NO CHARGE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER DRIVING 15 MPH IN COLD WEATHER FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER, THE CONTACT HEARS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE NOISE INTENSIFIES AS THE RPM'S INCREASE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE MAY BE THE POWER STEERING; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE NOISE IS HEARD ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 60 MINUTES. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS FAILURE AND BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 40,000

HARD STEERING OCCURS WHEN CAR IS HOT. HONDA DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO COVER THE REPAIRS. NEEDS TO CHANGE STEERING WHEEL PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 36,710

OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND WE REQUESTED THE TECHNICIAN LISTEN TO A WHIRRING NOISE AND DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WE WERE INFORMED THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH WE FOUND THIS WAS LISTED AS A KNOW DEFECT IN THE 2006 AND ONLY A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PROVIDED (07-005 ISSUED 1/27/2009). THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS MODEL YEAR FOR THIS MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE POWER STEERING JUST GIVES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS, PARKING LOTS ETC, HARD TO AVOID OTHER CARS, SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN. SINCE FEB 2009, THE POWER STEERING ASSISTING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK AT LOW SPEED. IT'S HARD TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL AT THIS MOMENT. MOST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A TURN IN PARK LOT OR LOCAL ROAD. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I DIVERT FROM HIGH WAY TO THE RAMP. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AND OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 40,000

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L LOOSES ALL ABILITY TO TURN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME WHEN TRYING TO PARK. THE ONLY WAY TO ALLEVIATE THIS IS TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, APPLY A FOOT TO THE BRAKE, AND APPLY SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THIS OBVIOUSLY SPEEDS UP THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH ALLOWS ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SOLUTION TO PERFORM FOR ANY REASON. *TR

Mileage: 51,200

POWER STEERING FLYWHEEL FELL OFF AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED DRAINING THE BATTERY. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT APPROX 35MPH. WHEN TRIED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET, THE CAR POWER SYSTEM FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED COMPLETELY AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE IN BUSY STREET. IT REQUIRED THE ASSISTANCE FROM GOOD SAMARITANS. SAFETY HAZARD IF IN REMOTE AREA AND OR BUSY STREET. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

POWER STEERING PUMP SEEMS TO WHINE AFTER THE VAN HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AN HOUR AND THE OUTSIDE WEATHER TEMP. IS COLD. PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/2006/STEERING/NOISE_FROM_POWER_STEERING_PUMP.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALTENATOR DUE TO BELT SLIPPING WHEN DRIVING ON RAIN COVERED ROADS. THIS AUTO ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

1. INTERIOR VEHICLE LIGHTS SEEM TO INDICATE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT. EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE OFF AT NIGHT TIME. THE INABILITY TO DETECT EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. 2. EXTERIOR IMITATION CHROME PEELS OFF CHEAP PLASTIC. 3. POOR STEERING QUALITY FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE. LED TO HARDER STEERING DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. TWO INSTANCES: 1) OUTSIDE TEMP 20F DEGREES TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, HAD TO USE MORE FORCE AND EFFORT THAN NORMAL TO STAY IN THE U-TURN. WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THERE WERE CARS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STREET. 2) OUTSIDE TEMP BELOW 30F DEGREES. DROVE TO THE MALL 20 MINUTES AWAY ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN ENTERING THE PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE WAS LOUD. AS I TRIED TO PARK IN BETWEEN TWO CARS, ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT INCREASE IN EFFORT TO DIRECT THE VAN PROPERLY AND WITHOUT HITTING THE CARS ON EITHER SIDE INTO THE PARKING SPACE. WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THERE WAS SOMEONE STANDING TO GET INTO THE CAR ON EITHER SIDE. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED SOMETIME IN DEC AND JAN NOT SURE OF DATES, BUT WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

AFTER A 45 MIN DRIVE WE BEGAN TO HEAR A JINGLING WHINING SOUND. TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH NO NOISE THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER A WEEK I TOOK IT IN AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY VAN AND THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY LOCATED THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. I WAS INFORMED AFTER A FEW HOURS THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $600.00. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THEY AGREED THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING COMPLAINTS/PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMPS AND THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARTS IF I WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS HUGE DANGER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING COULD COMPLETELY FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE POWER STEERING MAKES INTERMITTENT GROANING AND SCREECHING NOISES WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. I'VE HAD 2 NEW POWER STEERING PUMPS INSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE PROBLEM RECURRING WITHIN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AFTER REPAIR. I'M SCHEDULED FOR YET ANOTHER REPAIR, AND THINK I MAY HAVE TO TRADE THIS VAN FOR A HYUNDAI BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THIS VAN HAS HAD THE COMMON PROBLEM OF A ROCK TAKING OUT THE A/C CONDENSER, A NON- WARRANTY $840 REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GROANING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE NOISE TYPICALLY OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND ABOVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMPS FOR THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICES FOR REPAIR. 05/21/07 *TR

Mileage: 4,000

I PURCHASED MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE SPRING OF 2006, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES AN ANNOYING WHINING NOISE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA DEALERS TWICE (ONCE IN NY & ONCE IN FLA), AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PUMP; THAT A "MINOR HUMMING NOISE IS NORMAL". THE TECHNICIAN SAID ONLY THAT IF ENOUGH CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED, A SERVICE BULLETIN WOULD BE ISSUED. SO I'VE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION OR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE WHINING CONTINUES, AND I'M SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT IT! *TR

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH I REAR-ENDED A HONDA ACCORD WITH MY HONDA ODYSSEY. THE ACCORD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.*AK

Mileage: 11,000

ANY TIME WHEN OUSIDE TEMP DROPS BELOW 40 DEG FARENHEIGHT AND I DRIVE MY 06 HONDA ODYSSEY I GET A LOUD WHINING AT IDLE AND ACCERLERATION BUT MORE PREDOMINANTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT TO RIGHT. AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WHICH THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE NOISE, I FINALLY TOOK IT IN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS BELOW 40 DEG FOR THEM TO VERIFY THE NOISE. THEY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS THE POWER STERING PUMP AND ORDERED A NEW ONE AND INSTALLED IT. THREE DAYS LATER IT WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE AND AGAIN THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE NOISE. SO I AGAIN TOOK IT FIRST THING IN THE AM AND THEY AGAIN CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A TSP BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM AND ARE GOING TO TRY TO ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS TO FIX MY PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ME FOR MONTHS AND I WILL BE SURE TO COMMENT IF THIS PROBLEM GETS CORRECTED.

Mileage: 8,000

THE VAN HAS DROVE TERRIBLE ALMOST FROM THE TIME WE HAVE BOUGHT IT. IT PULLED VERY BAD ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO THE LEFT. IT CAN CHANGE LANES ALL BY ITSELF, LIKE AUTOPILOT. WE TOOK IT IN REPEATEDLY, AND ALL THEY WOULD DO IS GIVE IT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AND WOULDN'T TEST DRIVE IT OR ANYTHING. FINALLY OVER CHRISTMAS WEEK THEY TRIED AND TRIED TO FIX IT. THEY ADJUSTED THE ENGINE CRADLE SO IT WAS HEAVIER ON ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER, THEY ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE OFF 2 POUNDS ON ONE SIDE AND TILTED ONE TIRE 10 DEGREES OFF FROM THE OTHER ONES. THEY ALSO PUT LONG CAMBER BOLTS IN THE ENGINE CRADLE. WELL THE VAN NOW DRIVE WORSE THEN EVER. THEY HAD A FACTORY REP. DRIVE IT AND BEFORE THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO FLY IN A ENGINEER TO TRY TO FIX IT. HE TEST DROVE IT AND SAID OH IT DRIVE LIKE ALL 2006 HONDA ODSSEYS. THEN WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. WE ARE NOW GOING THROUGH THE BBB TO GET OUR MONEY BACK. WE CANNOT BELIEVE HOW TERRIBLE WE WERE TREATED BY BRIGHTON HONDA DEALERSHIP AND BY HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. DON'T BUY A HONDA EVER!!! IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT EVER THEY WONT AND DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES!!! I BOUGHT THIS VAN FOR SAFETY FOR MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND FEEL LIKE WE ARE DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. TRY DRIVING A VAN THAT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT ON ICY ROADS. FUN!! *NM

Mileage: 100

MY 2006 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES A VERY BAD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE TEMPS ARE COLD. I WOULD SAY BELOW 50 DEGREES. WHEN WARM WEATHER APPROACHES, YOU DO NOT HEAR IT. IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING TO ME. THE VAN WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER 2006 WITH ONLY 4 MILES ON IT. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT WHICH IS AN HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE FROM WHERE I LIVE AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY GOT TIRED OF TAKING IT BACK AND FORTH PUTTING ADDITIONAL MILEAGE ON MY VAN THAT SHOULDN'T BE AND JUST SAID I WOULD DEAL WITH IT. WARM WEATHER CAME AND I DIDN'T HEAR IT ANYMORE. WELL THEN COMES COLD WEATHER AND I STARTING HEARING IT AGAIN SO THIS TIME I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THE DIRECTOR FOR SERVICE AND HE MET ME HALF WAY AND HE HEARD THE WHINING NOISE AND STATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR HONDA AND THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE STATED THEY HAD PUT 6 NEW POWER STEERING PUMPS ON ANOTHER ODYSSEY AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WELL THEY REPLACED MY POWER STEERING PUMP AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT STARTED MAKING THE NOISE YET AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AGAIN AND HE SAID HE WOULD NOTE IT AND I COULD GET IT FIXED WHEN I WANTED TO SO I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY VAN BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. I WILL BE WRITING A CERTIFIED LETTER TO HONDA AND WILL FILE THE LEMON LAW IF NEED BE. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I REALLY NEED MY VAN AND THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I BOUGHT A HONDA DUE TO THE REVIEWS AND RATINGS BUT I WILL THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT IT THE NEXT TIME.*JB

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE, MOSTLY WHEN TURNS WERE TAKEN. I WAITED AWHILE UNTIL IT JUST SEEMED TO BE GETTING LOUDER, THEN CONTINUOUS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER SINCE THEY SAID THAT FEW CARS ARE GETTING BEYOND 36,000 MILES WITHOUT NEEDING A NEW ONE, WHEN WILL THIS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN? *NM

Mileage: 34,175

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 HONDAY ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH SHE HEARD A HUMMING SOUND. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT FASTER SPEEDS SHE COULD NOT HEAR THE SOUND. THE SOUND WAS SOMETIMES LIKE A POWER TOOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ITWAS AS IF THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGHER THAN THE SPEED SHEWAS DRIVING. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD, 40 DEGREES AND BELOW ,AND USUALLY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 - 10 MINUTES. THE CONTACT MADE A RECORDING AND LET THE DEALER SEE IT, AND T THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE.

Mileage: 8,000

A 1500 RPM, A VIBRATION IS FELT ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MOVING UNDER LOAD (NOT COASTING). THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME AT THE ENGINE SPEED (NOT AT 1200 RPM OR 1700 RPM). THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT NO PROBLEM WAS SHOWN IN THE COMPUTER. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT I WAS GETTING VERY POOR MILEAGE IN TOWN (LESS THAN 15 MPH WHICH I CONSIDER NOT ACCEPTABLE). THE VIBRATION IS MY MAIN CONCERN SINCE SOMETHING MAY BE OUT OF BALANCE AND CAUSE A FAILURE. *JB

THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES AN INTERMITTENT LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN AT IDLE, UNDER POWER, AND WHILE TURNING. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND ONLY OCCURS WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 55 -60 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS IN APRIL 2006 BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM BEGAN AND I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE NOISE. PUMP PRESSURE WAS CHECK AND DETERMINED TO BE NORMAL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PUMP WAS NORMAL AND NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THROUGH THE WARMER MONTHS OF SPRING AND SUMMER THE PUMP HAS MADE NO NOISE. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS GETTING COOLER THE PUMP IS AGAIN WHINNING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHORTNESS OF THE STEERING COLUMN CREATES FATIGUE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH FOR PROLONGED HOURS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE'S DOORS CANNOT OPEN WITHOUT PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON FIRST WHICH CREATES A DELAY IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE'S DOORS WILL NOT LOCK IF ONE OF THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CREATES A REAR VISION PROBLEM.

Mileage: 120

PURCHASED VEHICLE 5/23/06. VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL SINCE PURCHASE. HONDA HAS BALANCED WHEELS TWICE WITHOUT SOLVING PROBLEM. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 7/13/06 AND ASKED FOR REPAIR OF DEFECT UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTY. DEALER REFUSED AND GAVE ME A WORK ORDER STATING: HONDA REPRESENTATIVE HAD FOUND, LAST TIME IN, " VIBRATION TO BE NORMAL AT THIS TIME AS PER DPSM 999"...IN CONVERSATION WITH HONDA REP. HE TOLD ME VIBRATIONS ARE NOT A DEFECT BUT A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. SAFETY, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AND DEGRADED RE-SALE VALUES ARE NOT AN ISSUE. IT WAS ALSO MY RESPONSIBILITY PRIOR TO PURCHASING VEHICLE TO TEST DRIVE AND DETERMINE "CHARACTERISTICS" AND EITHER TO PURCHASE OR DECLINE PURCHASING ON THAT BASIS... IT APPEARS HONDA IS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE BURDEN AND EXPENSE OF THEIR DEFECTS ON THE CONSUMER. *JB