2006 HONDA ODYSSEY Structure Problems

The power sliding door on my driver's side completely fell off. This is due to a faulty hinge with plastic rollers that was I told totally disentgrate after being used normally. This hinge is located at back part of sliding door. I had no warning in any way. There was no warning lights or any sounds of any kind that told me something was wrong. I was closing my door after loading my groceries into my vehicle when the door literally fell off hinges and onto me. Luckily, it was me and not one of my children as I could just barely bear that weight and ended up hurting my back and shoulder because of it. There is no way that they could have, it would have crushed them! My vehicle is available to view issue at request. Please check into this it definitely needs to be recalled and fixed before a child gets hurt! There are thousands of people that have dealt with this happening to them with their Honda Odyssey, why hasn't this vehicle been recalled and fixed? What is going on?

Both of the automatic sliding doors have came off tracks and fell off and will not close all the way it seems the door is only in place with a wire that supports the sliding component and has fallen off and the doors now are only supported by a single top track and this is a safety issue due to passengers riding in the van and if this falls off going down the road it could cause a accident

Van doors opened by themselves going 60 down the highway while my children were in the vehicle. Happened 3 separate times.

The sliding door on the driver side has had trouble latching. It has repeatedly caused the battery to drain and has been previously repaired at an independent service center. On 7/16/21, the same sliding door wouldn't close and fell off. The slider center wheel detached causing the door to fall off the track. This resulted in body damage to the side of the vehicle as well as the door needing to be repaired. The vehicle is currently at a body shop, an independent service center. There were no warning lamps on. The door could have injured myself or my son but fortunately we were able to catch it.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT THE HOUSE AND ITS JUST CAUGHT FIRE WE CALLED THE EMERGENCY AND THE FIRE TRUCK THE MAKE REPORT BUT THE POLICE DIDN'T MAKE ANY REPORT

Mileage: 150,000

DOOR STOPPED WORKING LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE... NOW THE DOOR FELL OFF. CAR WAS PARKED. COULD'VE BEEN DRIVING THOUGH. VERY DANGEROUS. READ MANY MANY MANY (HUNDREDS) OF PEOPLES POSTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR HONDA ODYSSEY'S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

MY PASSENGER DOORS STOPPED OPENING BY BUTTON AND HANDLE, TURNING SIGNALS, BRIGHTS, DASH SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, HORN. ALL STOP WORKING WHENEVER THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT AND MORE THEN A COUPLE DON'T WORK AT SAME TIME. DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEATBELT DOESNT STAY TIGHT FOR MY DAUGHTERS CAR SEAT ABD UNABLE TO USE OTHER SEAT AS THAT DOOR DOESNT WORK AT ALL ANYMORE. THE STEERING IS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO USE ALL STRENGTH FROM BOTH ARMS TO PULL THE WHEEL INTO THE DIRECTION I NEED THE CAR TO GO

I GOT MY KIDS OUT OF THE VAN AND WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN I WAS CLOSING THE DOOR IT FELL OFF IN MY HAND LUCKILY ONE OF MY CHILDREN WEREN'T CLOSING THE DOOR AS IT WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THEM

Mileage: 172,000

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING FREEZING UP ON SLOW TURNS AND THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS STUCK MAKING THE CAR TRANSMISSION HEAT UP AND QUIT UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN, I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 4X FOR THIS. ONCE WITH MY 97 YR OLD BROTHER IN LAW AND 79 YR OLD SISTER.THEY WANT $4000 TO FIX THIS. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE ALSO.I HAD THE RUN FLAT PAX TIRES ON IT WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED, I WAS NOT TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE AT LEAST 100 TO 200 MILES TO GET THEM CHANGED OUT AS THEY NEED A SPECIAL MACHINE TO FIX THEM. I HAD TO BUY NEW RIMS AND TIRES FOR $1500. I HAVE 125,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY OR RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANYONE.

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF. HAD JUST PARKED. NO PREVIOUS ISSUE, JUST CAME OFF THE TRACKS AND FELL ON ME AS IT OPENED. VERY ALARMING AS MY TODDLER WAS SITTING IN THERE IN HER CAR SEAT. I'VE NOW HAD TO WAIT IN 108 DEGREE HEAT WAITING FOR A MOBILE MECHANIC. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL ODYSSEY'S AND REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 170,000

FOR STARTERS I HAD TRANSMISSION REBUIT AND ITS NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN THIS IS AT 120000 MILES THEN AT 135000 MILES. I HAVENT GOT IT REPLACED YET, BUT MY MECHANIC GAVE ME THE WARNING. ALSO SAID ALL ODYSSEYS TRANSMISSIONS FAIL.LIKE ITS A ONGOING PROBLEM. NUMBER 2. MY PASSENGERFRONT DOOR GETS STUCK AND YOU CANT OPEN OT EVEN THOUGH ITS UNLOCKED. 3..THE MIDDLE SEAT SECOND ROW THE SMALL SEAT THAT UNLATCHES, UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE'S HINGES. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

(DELETE) TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL BECAME DETACHED ITS HINGES. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. AD

Mileage: 143,000

THE 2 SLIDING DOORS OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE DOOR CLOSES AND LATCHES BUT BECOMES UNLATCHED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. WHEN WE CONTACT HONDA THEY SAY IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T FIX IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT BECAUSE MY VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 162,000

THERE IS RUST OVER THE REAR WHEELS ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON ALMOST EVERY SINGLE SIMILAR HONDA ODYSSEY, SAME MODEL AS THE 2006 MODEL I OWN. THE RUST IS ON THE BODY PANELS IMMEDIATELY OVER THE REAR WHEELS, ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDES. THIS HAS HAPPENED GRADUALLY, AND OCCURS ON NO OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE, SO IT IS A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. IF OPENED DOES NOT CLOSE AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT, IT TAKES ATLEAST 3-4 ATTEMPT TO CLOSE OR OPEN. SLIDING DOOR LIGHT IS ON.

Mileage: 140,000

THE BACK DOORS IN THE CAR DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. ONE DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING AND THE OTHER ONLY LATCHES ON ONE SIDE.

Mileage: 208,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE FRACTURED AND THE DOOR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS LOADING THE TRUNK, THE HATCH SLAMMED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR STRUTS THAT HELD THE DOOR SUDDENLY FAILED AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY OPENED OR CLOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS RUSTED AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA (LOCATED AT 3125 DIXIE HIGHWAY NE PALM BAY, FL 32905) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

Mileage: 171,000

THIS VAN HAS BEEN A FRUSTRATING NIGHTMARE. BESIDES THE PAX SYSTEM TIRE ISSUES, WE HAVE HAD TO FIX BOTH SLIDING DOORS BECAUSE THEY FELL OFF. LAST SUMMER THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE, THEN IT FELL OFF THE TRACK WHILE I WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH MY KIDS. MY HUSBAND CAME WITH SOME TOOLS AND HELPED TO GET IT CLOSED SO WE COULD TAKE IT TO THE AUTO SHOP. IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE FIX NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR. YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS AT THE LIBRARY WITH FOUR OF MY CHILDREN ( 8,6,3, AND A BABY) THE OTHER DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK. THIS TIME, MY HUSBAND WAS NOT AROUND TO COME HELP US ( HE IS DEPLOYED SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN). WE HAD TO GET THE VAN TOWED, AND THE DOOR STAYED OPEN ALL NIGHT BECAUSE THE SHOP WAS CLOSED. WHILE THERE, ONE OF THE MEN WORKING SAID HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS ODYSSEY. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BECAUSE A PIECE WAS MADE WITH NYLON ( TO REDUCE NOISE) WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE WITH STEEL. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HARDWARE ON THIS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THESE, INSTEAD OF LEAVING THE BURDEN TO REST ON THE CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THESE PIECES OF JUNK. WHAT A FRUSTRATING SITUATION!

TAKATA RECALL. MY HONDA VAN HAS BEEN LOSING PAINT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW AND ITS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE BIG SPOTS ON MY ROOF, HOOD AND SLIDING DOORS. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE FIXED ASAP.

Mileage: 90,000

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF FROM THE HOOD, SIDE AND THE ROOP. SPECIALLY, LAST SUNDAY, WE HAD A HEAVY RAIN AND THE SNOW. AFTER THAT DAY. THE PEELING PART TOTALLY PEELED OFF. IT LOOKS BAD(GROSS).

Mileage: 20,105

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE RAILS AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

THE SUB-FRAME, RR ASSEMBLY GOT SO SEVERELY CORRODED THAT IT HAS CRACKS AND FRACTURES AND NOW THERE IS A SMALL HOLE IN IT WHICH IS DEEMED AS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS MORE THAN HALF MY VEHICLE VALUE AT THIS POINT. WHAT IS PRETTY INTERESTING IS THAT THE HONDA DEALERS DON'T STOCK THE PART (50300-SHJ-A01) AND CAN'T REALLY SAY IF OR WHEN THEY CAN GET THE PART. MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THEM HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE NEVER ORDERED THIS PART BEFORE, WHICH LEADS ME TO ASSUME THAT THIS COULD NOT BE A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FAILURE. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT RELY ON A 3RD PARTY (MY TRUSTED & REPUTED LOCAL MECHANIC) OPINION AND WOULD LIKE ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE, MOST LIKELY TOW IT, TO THE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND GET IT DIAGNOSED AT MY EXPENSE, WHICH MY MECHANIC HAS ALREADY DONE. THAT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO ME. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER? THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY CAR WAS IN FOR AN OIL SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN HAPPENED TO NOTICE THE CRACK IN THE PART. THE REFERENCE NUMBER OF MY CONVERSATION WITH HONDA IS: 05223162

Mileage: 130,000

INTERIOR WATER LEAK FROM ROOF PANEL SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON JUNE 28,2016 FROM A DEALER. IT IS A USED CAR THAT IS NOT WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER. BUT WHEN IT IS RAINING, WATER LEAK FROM ROOF PANEL SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG.

Mileage: 145,687

FRONT DOOR DETENTS TO HOLD DOOR OPEN THE SLIGHTEST BREEZE OR ANGLE CLOSES THE DOOR ON YOUR LEG OR HAND

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THREE YEARS LATER THE DOOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SLID OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

HONDA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PAINT ON AT LEAST A DOZEN DIFFERENT MODELS AND YEARS...EXCEPT MINE. THE PAINT ON MY HOOD AND ROOF STARTED CHIPPING AND PEELING AWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT'S SPREAD TO MANY OF THE FENDER SEAMS, AS WELL AS SEAMS AND JOINTS ON THE ROOF. WHILE IT'S "ONLY PAINT"...WE ALL KNOW THAT RUST LEADS TO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES, HOLES AND CAN ALLOW WATER AND ELEMENTS IN TO DAMAGE THE ENGINE. SO, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A "VISUAL" ISSUE. I'D LIKE HONDA TO ADDRESS THIS FOR OUR CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR SEIZED, PREVENTING IT FROM OPENING OR CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

Mileage: 151,000

THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS OPEN USING THE REMOTE CONTROL. THIS IS A HAZARD TO RELEASE THE DOOR SO THE REAR OCCUPANTS CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WENT UP IN FLAME, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ON 10/11/14. INSURANCE HAD ME TOW IT TO THE HONDA DEALER. AFTER HONDA HAVING THE CAR FOR 31 DAYS THE INSURANCE PAID THE REPAIRS & I PAID MY $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I'M READY TO DRIVE MY HONDA ODYSSEY AWAY ON 11/13/14, AND I NOTICE THE VAN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE RPM'S DROPPED TO ALMOST 0. NO REPORT WAS GIVEN TO ME ABOUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VAN & WHAT FUTURE REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE. ALL I GOT WAS THE PRESENT REPAIRS DUE TO THE FIRE, EVEN AFTER WE HAD ASKED THEM TO DO A FULL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE VAN NEVER SHOOK, IT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WHILE THERE, THEY PERFORMED THE CHANGING OF THE FUEL PUMP WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED BY HONDA, BUT NOW WE CAN NOT BE SURE THAT IT WAS DONE NOR CAN WE BE SURE THAT IT DIDN'T AFFECT THE CARS STATUS NOW. HONDA STILL HAS THE VAN IN THEIR LOT & INSURANCE ADJUSTER WENT TO SEE THE CAR AND NOW HONDA IS SAYING THAT THE SHAKING OF THE CAR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FIRE. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S FINAL REPORT THE "PROBABLE" CAUSE OF FIRE WAS IN THE ALTERNATOR AREA -SUB-CORD ALTERNATOR TO FUSE BOX. HONDA SAID THE SHAKE IS CAUSED BY THE RUBBER MOTOR MOUNTS. I TRIED TO TELL HONDA THEY ARE RUBBER PIECES AND WHEN RUBBER COMES IN CONTACT WITH HEAT IT MELTS. HONDA WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT ME PAYING OUT OF POCKET. IF THE PROBLEM REALLY IS THE MOTOR MOUNTS, I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE AWAITING A RECALL FROM HONDA ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS FOR THE FACT THAT THEIRS PREMATURELY FAILS. HONDA HAS US ON A BACK AND FOURTH. IF THEY CAN'T BE SURE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND ARE DISREGARDING THE MOTOR MOUNTS GOING BAD DUE TO THE FIRE OR THE FUEL PUMP RECALL, THEN HOW CAN THEY BE SURE THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE IS NOT CAUSING THE VIOLENT SHAKE ON THE VAN. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SLIDING DOORS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SPECIFICS OF THE PARTS REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

MY 2006 ODYSSEY WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER 2ND ROW BY A VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AND SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE 2ND ROW PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE ODYSSEY TO SPIN AND WAS PUSHED AT LEAST 20 FEET BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY THE CURB. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES- NO ONE WAS IN THE 2ND ROW THANKFULLY. WHEN I VIEWED THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, AFTER INQUIRING FURTHER TO VERIFY THIS ASSUMPTION, I DISCOVERED THAT NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THIS. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DID NOT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MALFUNCTION, AND I AM INFORMING YOU OF IT AS SUCH. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE A SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE IS HIT HARD AND DIRECTLY ON ITS SIDE. I WAS LEFT WITH THE THOUGHT OF WHY DO THEY EVEN INSTALL THESE IF IT DOES NOT DEPLOY IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES WHICH SUBSTANTIATE THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT AND DAMAGE SUSTAINED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

HOOD PAINT IS PEALING OFF IN SHEETS. *TR

VAN HAS MANUAL SLIDING DOORS. UPON SHUTTING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NORMALLY THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR. CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS OFF. LOCK MECHANISM WORKS NORMALLY BUT DOOR LATCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE. SIX MONTHS LATER AT 172000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE RESULTING IN A SEVEN PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH NO EGRESS FOR PASSENGERS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. UPON REMOVAL OF INTERIOR DOOR PANELS IT IS CLEAR THERE IS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE LATCH MECHANISM. ALL CABLES AND CONTROLS WORK NORMALLY BUT THE LATCHES HAVE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 4 BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS! EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE GETS 4 NEW MOTOR MOUNTS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MOTOR MOUNTS GOT BROKEN AND ARE BAD DESIGNS FROM HONDA. THE COST TO REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. POOR QUALITY FROM HONDA. *TR

WHEN I WAS ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY, THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT WOULD CLOSE PARTLY, BEGIN BEEPING AND REOPEN. WE HAD TO KEEP PRESSING THE CONTROL TO CLOSE THE DOOR UNTIL IT FINALLY CLOSED. TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT, THE LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED. THAT IS DISTURBING WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW MY DAUGHTER WAS HELPING ME GET ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIRDLY, THE PAINT IS STRIPPING OFF ON PARTS OF THE BODY. CONSIDERING THE REPUTATION THAT HONDA IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE, IT IS UPSETTING TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE! NOW WE MUST DECIDE IF IT'S WORTH FIXING AND KEEPING OR TRADE IT IN FOR A TOYOTA. IN LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BUT ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED. HOW SERIOUSLY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE HURT BEFORE SOMEONE PAYS ATTENTION? *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD CLOSE BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR LOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

HAVE HAD TWO HONDA ODYSSEYS (ONE NEW 2008 AND ONE USED 2006). BOTH HAD ISSUES WITH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR AUTOMATED SLIDING DOORS. THE NEW VAN HAD THIS PROBLEM MUCH LESS THAN THE OLDER ONE, BUT BOTH HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES COME AND GO SPORADICALLY AND SOMETIMES NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. THE DOOR USUALLY SHUTS, BUT THEN POPS OPEN JUST ENOUGH THAT IT IS NOT FULLY CLOSED. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST "OUR LUCK" BUT AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I REALIZED THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS WELL KNOWN ON THE WEB. IN OUR FAMILIES CASE, I CAN SAY THAT THE INCIDENCES WERE NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO "BREAK" THE DOOR. I FEEL THAT IF INDEED THIS COULD BE LABELED AS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE THAT THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS A WIDESPREAD PERMANENT "FIX" FROM HONDA. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER OPENING THE REAR HATCH THE STRUT(S) FAILED AND THE HATCH SLAMMED SHUT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN THE WAY OF THE HATCH WHEN IT SLAMMED DOWN. *JS

Mileage: 117,100

WHEN WE TOOK DELIVERY OF OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY ON JANUARY 21, 2014 THE RIGHT HAND DOOR WAS NOT OPENING/CLOSING PROPERLY. THE SALES PERSONNEL SAID THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE WEATHER RELATED AND TO GIVE IT SOME TIME AND THAT IF IT CONTINUED TO NOT WORK PROPERLY THEN TO BRING THE VAN BACK AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. WE HAD JUST UNDERGONE AN ICE STORM HERE IN MICHIGAN, IN DECEMBER 2013, AND HAD UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WHICH STAYED UNTIL EARLY MARCH. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AFTER THE WEATHER HAD WARMED A BIT AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE DOOR AND THEY SAID THAT THE VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THAT THEY WOULD WORK ON IT AS A GOOD FAITH GESTURE. THE VAN WAS TAKEN IN AND THE CENTER ROLLER ASSEMBLY OF THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPLACED. THE DOOR WORKED PROPERLY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN STARTED TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE SYMPTOMS THE DOOR WAS EXHIBITING WERE THAT OF A FAILED RELEASE ACTUATOR. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 3RD GENERATION HONDA ODYSSEY VANS AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS ISSUE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT. THEY HAD EVEN NOTED IT IN THE VAN'S SERVICE RECORD THAT THE RELEASE ACTUATOR MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT ELECTED NOT TO DO IT AT THE TIME THEY REPLACED THE CENTER ROLLER BECAUSE THE VAN'S DOOR TESTED OK. *JS

Mileage: 114,622

THE PROBLEM IS WHIT THE PAINT. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

THE VAN VIBRATES HORRIBLY DUE TO A FAULTY REAR MOTOR MOUNT. IT IS CLEARLY A DEFAULT IN MANUFACTURING. I WAS ALSO REFERRED TO MENTION COMPLAINT# 10425453. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

THE TRUNK DOES NOT STAY OPEN. IT ALMOST CAUGHT MY ARM AND HAND. *TR

REAR DOOR LIFTGATE FAILED, REAR DOOR WOULD NOT STAY OPEN AND SLAMMED DOWN ON MY HEAD/TORSO WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE BACK. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

POWER TAILGATE OPENED AND CAME RIGHT DOWN HITTING MY WIFE. SHE WAS NOT HURT. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE HONDA WE WERE TOLD THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT WOULD MAKE THE TAILGATE GO BACK UP IF IT CAME DOWN ON A PERSON OR OBJECT. WHICH IS WHAT IT HAS DONE IN THE PAST. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER HONDA OF SUMNER AT 7:30 AM ON 8/12/2013 TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. WE TOOK IT INTO TODAY AND A GUY ( NOT A SERVICE GUY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.) I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS TO BE A TAILGATE STRUT PROBLEM WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A RECALL ON 2008-2009 MODELS. ACTION NUMBER EA08-015. *TR

Mileage: 97,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE SLIDING DOORS ALSO WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

I PARKED MY VAN AND OPENED THE MANUAL REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE REAR DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN WE TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I HAVE A 9 YEAR OLD SON WHO RIDES IN THE SEAT ADJACENT TO THE DEFECTIVE DOOR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT REPLACING THE LATCH AND ALSO THE DEFECTIVE ROLLER ARM WOULD COST $296. *TR

Mileage: 105,775

THE STRUTS ON THE LIFTGATE OF MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY LX COMPLETELY FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2011 AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS OPENING IT, SO NO ONE WAS UNDERNEATH IT YET. THE LIFTGATE IS EXTREMELY HEAVY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY, ESPECIALLY TO A SMALL PERSON. WE REPLACED THE STRUTS WITH NEW HONDA PARTS PURCHASED FROM THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOW APRIL 2013, NOT EVEN A YEAR AND HALF LATER, AND THE REPLACEMENT STRUTS HAVE ALSO FAILED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE NO ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO FROM HERE OTHER THAN REPLACE THE STRUTS WITH THE SAME PART THAT HAS FAILED TWICE NOW. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. GIVEN THE TRACK RECORD OF THE LIFTGATE STRUTS FOR THIS MODEL, I THINK IT'S PRETTY LIKELY THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I FEAR THAT I OR SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY MAY SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. OTHER MODEL YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE PRESSURIZED GAS LEAKS FROM THE STRUTS. I THINK THE 2006 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THESE STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONES THAT DON'T LEAK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

PASSENGER DOOR SLIDER JAMS AND STICKS WHEN USING KEYLESS ENTRY. FIRST REPAIR 2009 @ 39000 MILES. ROLLERS REPLACED. THIS CAUSED PROBLEM TO WORSEN. MODESTO MISTLIN HONDA HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL WITH THE ISSUE. *TR TOOK IT IN AGAIN DEC.21, 2009 AND SO ON... BEING THIS IS ONLY VEHICLE I HAD TO PUT UP WITH ISSUE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE REPEATEDLY WHICH HAS CAUSED PROBLEM TO BECOME WORSE. 2013 DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! HAVE IT IN SHOP NOW IN FREMONT HONDA.

Mileage: 39,774

BASED ON A REPORT TODAY THAT HONDA IS RECALLING 2003/2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WHERE THE ISSUE INVOLVES THE IGNITION INTERLOCK, A DEVICE INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE KEY CAN ONLY BE REMOVED WHEN A VEHICLE IS FIRMLY SHIFTED INTO PARK. I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE IN 2010 WHERE AFTER PARKING AND REMOVING MY KEYS AND I GOT DOWN, THE VAN MOVED BACKWARDS AND THE MY FRONT DOOR HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT DAMAGING BOTH CARS, AND I HAD TO FILE A CLAIM WITH UNITRIN DIRECT. THE RESULT BEING I HAVE A FAULT ACCIDENT RECORD ON MY LICENSE AND MY INSURANCE WENT UP FOR NO FAULT OF MINE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD RECALL EVEN THE 2006 MODEL AND PAY ME BACK FROM MY REPAIRS AND EXTRA INSURANCE PAYMENTS THAT I HAVE PAID AND WORK WITH DMV/UNITRIN TO REMOVE THE FAULT ACCIDENT RECORD THAT I HAVE ON MY LICENSE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TRYING TO CLOSE THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, IT WOULD CLOSE HALF-WAY, START BEEPING AND OPEN UP AGAIN. IT WOULD DO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, UNTIL IT FINALLY CLOSED SEVERAL TRIES LATER. TURNING THE AUTOMATIC FUNCTION OFF WOULD NOT HELP. WHEN PUTTING IT ON MANUAL FUNCTION, THE DOOR WOULD JAM AND LITERALLY NOT BUDGE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. THE LAST TIME WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT ENDED UP REMAINING OPEN FOR THE ENTIRE DAY BECAUSE IT WAS LITERALLY JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THANKFULLY IT WAS IN OUR DRIVEWAY! WE HAVEN'T OPENED IT SINCE. MOVING FORWARD TO LAST MONTH, NOVEMBER 2012. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR STARTED SQUEAKING UPON OPENING AND CLOSING. A WEEK LATER, IT TOO WAS REFUSING TO SHUT. THIS TIME I WAS AT A GROCERY STORE AND ENDED UP STRANDED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD FOR OVER AN HOUR BEFORE I COULD FINALLY GET THE DOOR TO SHUT. IT IS WINTER AND THUS, VERY COLD THESE DAYS. I AM NOW HAVING TO LOAD MY KIDS IN THE VAN FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OR THROUGH THE TRUNK. I DON'T DARE OPEN EITHER AUTOMATIC DOOR. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE SEEN THIS EXACT SCENARIO WITH TOO MANY OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, DEPENDING ON WHERE PEOPLE ARE WHEN THE DOORS REFUSE TO CLOSE. NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL INSURANCE LIABILITY IF THE DOORS REFUSE TO CLOSE AND ONE IS LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE THEIR VEHICLE WIDE OPEN FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE LOCK. HAD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND REPLACED THE LATCH. SINCE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN THEY HAD TO DO THIS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ON 9/1/2012 THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ALSO FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE LOCK. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS REPAIRED YET. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES WE WERE PARKED, BUT IF IT HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY VALUABLE TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN WASTED IN TRYING TO GET A NON-FUNCTIONING DOOR TO OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 64,139

THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO TURN IT ON MANUAL SO WE COULD DRIVE IT WITH OUT HEARING THE DOOR ALARM. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE ONE MANUAL. WHILE DRIVING YOU COULD HEAR THE DOOR TRYING TO LATCH AUTO EVEN WHEN IT WAS SET TO MANUAL. WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER THE DRIVERSIDE PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN AND SLID ALL THE WAY OPEN. WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR LAST YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP ENDED UP REPLACING THE LATCH ON THAT DOOR BUT THE DOOR NEVER OPENED ALL THE WAY. I WOULD HAVE THOUGH THERE WOULD BE A SAFETY MECHANISM IN PLACE ON THOSE DOORS TO PREVENT IT FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING BUT I WAS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 87,708

THE POWER LIFT GATE FELL DOWN ON ME; LUCKILY NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY UNDER IT WHEN IT FELL. IT HAPPENED INSTANTLY; WHEN I OPENED IT UP, IT CRASHED DOWN THE FIRST TIME. UPON FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO OPEN IT, IT WOULD SLOWLY OPEN AND THEN JERK AND THEN GO BACK DOWN. IT WILL NOT STAY OPEN BY ITSELF. THE LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER INSPECTED IT AND SAID THE STRUTS HAD GONE OUT ON IT AND REPLACED THEM BOTH. ACCORDING TO NEWS FEB 21, 2012, HONDA ODYSSEYS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN MARCH 2012; MY 2006 MODEL HAS DONE THE SAME THING THE NEWS ARTICLES REPORT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY DEVELOPED A STRONG, FOUL ODOR FOR WHICH NO SOURCE COULD BE FOUND. I VACUUMED THE CARPET, LEFT CONTAINERS OF BAKING SODA INSIDE, AND EVEN THREW AWAY THE RUBBER FLOOR MATS, THINKING THEY HAD DETERIORATED IN THE SUMMER HEAT. THE ODOR DID NOT GO AWAY. (THE CAR HAD BEEN GARAGE-KEPT UNTIL AROUND THAT TIME.) IN 2010, WHEN TAKING THE CAR FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM. HE WANTED TO REPLACE THE CABIN AIR FILTER, WHICH I HAD ALREADY DONE MYSELF. IN SEPTEMBER, 2011, AFTER HURRICANE IRENE, THE TAILGATE HATCH WOULD SLOSH AND SPILL WATER WHEN OPENED. THIS PAST WEEK, I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR ON AN EXTENDED TRIP. WHEN I WENT TO LIFT THE REAR SEATS, WHICH HAD BEEN FOLDED INTO THE CARGO AREA, TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE SEATS WERE COVERED IN MOLD AND RUST AND WERE DRIPPING WITH WATER. THE CARGO AREA CARPETING WAS SATURATED. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST NOVEMBER, 2010. BESIDES THE HEATH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO INHALING MOLD, THE RUST MAY HAVE COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE HARDWARE SECURING THE SEATS TO THE FLOOR, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE LEATHER OF THE SEATS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L VAN. I NOW HAVE 101,000 MILES ON IT BUT EVER SINCE 48,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. IT STARTED WITH THE BUZZER GOING OFF AS THOUGH WE HAD NOT SHUT THE DOOR. THE INTERIOR LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF AND IT SHOWED THE DOOR WAS OPEN ON THE DASH. WE TRIED SHUTTING IT MANUALLY AND WITH THE AUTOMATIC SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. WE FOLLOWED A PROTOCOL OFF THE INTERNET THAT INVOLVED SEVERAL STEPS THAT GOT IT TO STOP BUT AT RANDOM TIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAD A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INVOLVED AT GREAT COST. THE DEALER FINALLY TOLD ME THERE IS A SWITCH ON THE DASH TO TURN OFF THE BUZZER BUT THE DOOR DOES NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY. THE BACK OF THE DOOR STICKS OUT A BIT AND MAKES IT SO IT WON'T LOCK. TWO OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VAN AND HAD IT FIXED AT GREAT COST. GIVEN THAT THE DOOR IS NOT ALL THE WAY CLOSED, IT CONCERNS ME TO NO END WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS ON THAT SIDE. THE INDOOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON SEVERAL BLOGS. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN TO HONDA BUT THEY HAVE BEEN ALOOF ABOUT FIXING IT AND DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL, BUT ITS LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED. I ALMOST GOT INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT LIFTGATE STRUTS ON OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. NOW THE RIGHT REPLACEMENT STRUT HAS FAILED. THAT'S THREE FAILURES IN UNDER TWO YEARS. SURELY THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE JUDGING FROM ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE OR SOMEONE'S CHILD GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY INTO THE DEALER FOR A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RECALL. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME I WAS INFORMED THAT 2 MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1350. THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ODYSSEY AND NOT PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AN ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VAN ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS KNOWN FOR SAFETY BUT IT APPEARS IT HAS ALSO EARNED THE REPUTATION FOR DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS. AT WHAT POINT WILL HONDA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY OF ITS RIDERS? MY VAN HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND IS JUST OVER THE 5 YEAR MARK, SO IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AS LONG AS HONDA IS ALLOWED TO DEFER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR TO ITS OWNERS IT WILL. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN. ITS PRETTY OBVIOUS A RECALL IS LONG OVERDUE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH STRUT THAT HELD THE LIFTGATE FAILED AND AS A RESULT, WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE STRUCK AND INJURED A PASSENGER IN THEIR BACK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500.

Mileage: 59,500

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM ENGINE WHEN AT IDLE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN ECO MODE ENGAGED OR DURING SLOW ACCELERATION. HONDA DEALER STATES THE CAUSE TO BE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT WHICH IS A SPECIAL DESIGN AND COSTS OVER $500 - $600. THE VAN HAS ONLY 80000 MILES BUT THAT PUTS IT PAST WARRANTY. SEE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 06-083 FOR A MORE DETAILED REPORT FROM HONDA. THE REASON I BRING THIS TO YOU IS THE MANY WEB SIGHT BLOGS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA'S UNWILLINGNESS TO HELP WITH COSTS AND OR REPLACEMENTS. THIS COULD BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM AND IF THE MOUNTS DESIGN IS AT FAULT, SIMPLE REPLACEMENT WILL ONLY RESULT IN FUTURE FAILURES. IF THIS ISSUE IS ALLOWED TO PERSIST FOR TOO LONG THE OTHER MOUNTS BEGIN TO FAIL AND THE MOTOR DROPPING OUT BECOMES A REAL POSSIBILITY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY HONDA AND A REDESIGN OF THE MOUNT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *LN

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY (WITH 45000 MILES) REAR LIFT GATE SUPPORTING STRUT(S) FAILED AND THE THE GATE BECAME SO HEAVY. LUCKILY THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN THE GATE WAS CLOSED. IF THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE GATE IS OPEN, SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED. HOWEVER, I DID BUMP MY HEAD WHEN I PUT A POST TO HOLD THE GATE WHILE REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE. I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE POST AND THE GATE FELL AND HIT MY HEAD. THE KEY POINT IS THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE STRUTS WITH A HEAVIER DUTY PARTS SO NO ONE WILL GET HURT. *LN

Mileage: 44,780

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY (WITH 45000 MILES) REAR LIFT GATE SUPPORTING STRUT(S) FAILED AND THE THE GATE BECAME SO HEAVY. LUCKILY THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN THE GATE WAS CLOSED. IF THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE GATE IS OPEN, SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED. HOWEVER, I DID BUMP MY HEAD WHEN I PUT A POST TO HOLD THE GATE WHILE REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE. I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE POST AND THE GATE FELL AND HIT MY HEAD. THE KEY POINT IS THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE STRUTS WITH A HEAVIER DUTY PARTS SO NO ONE WILL GET HURT. *LN

Mileage: 44,780

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTGATE HINGES FAILED. THE LIFT GATE CAME DOWN UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE IT WAS OPEN. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

FAILURE OF THE LIFT GATE GAS STRUTS ON A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING THAT CAUSES THE GATE TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSEQUENCES WERE AN ADULT MALE BEING HIT IN THE BACK BY THE LIFT GATE. IN THIS INSTANCE NO SERIOUS INJURY HAD OCCURRED, BUT IF THE PERSON IN THE PATH OF THE LIFT GATE WERE SMALLER THE WEIGHT AND MOMENTUM OF THE GATE COULD EASILY CAUSE HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. I WOULD ASSUME MOST OWNERS OF THIS MINIVAN HAVE CHILDREN AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A CHILD IN THE PATH OF A FAILING LIFT GATE WOULD SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURY. THE LIFT GATE GAS STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS OFFERED A RECALL FOR THIS ON SIMILAR VEHICLES, BUT HAS NOT YET OFFERED ANY CORRECTION FOR THE VEHICLE WE OWN. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

THE POWER LIFT GATE ON 2006 ODYSSEY FAILED HITTING MY HUSBAND ON THE SHOULDER. WE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING AND IT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A MORE SERIOUS INJURY HAD THE GATE CLOSED ON ONE OF MY CHILDREN. HONDA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL ON 2005 VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE BUT AT THIS TIME DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS TO A RECALL OF THE 2006. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE DETERIORATION OF THE GAS STRUTS IN THE ODYSSEY. THIS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 47,567

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY: AUTOMATIC DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE SLIDE OPEN WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKS LOCKED. THE ON RAMP WAS CURVED AS WELL. THE DOOR WAS NOT SHUTTING COMPLETELY UNLESS I MANUALLY CLOSED IT. THE DOOR STAYED CLOSED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS INDICATING AN OPEN DOOR. I HAD THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FUNCTION OFF. I TURNED IT ON TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND TURNED THE POWER OFF AGAIN UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SAFE SPOT TO MANUALLY CLOSE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR MOTOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ROLLER. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING--WITH NO WARNING, THE REAR LIFTGATE CAME SLAMMING DOWN--REAR LIFTGATE STRUT FAILURE--NO ONE UNDER, BUT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THE TAIL GATE WAS OPEN WHEN THE TAILGATE BEGAN BEEPING AND SLAMMED SHUT WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE TAIL GATE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID IT FROM FALLING ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE TAILGATE STRUT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,300.

Mileage: 81,300

MY CAR IS A HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2006. I REMOTELY OPENED THE TAILGATE AND STEPPED UNDER IT TO PUT UP THE THIRD ROW SEAT. THE TAILGATE UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO LOWER AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD PRETTY HARD. I THEN TRIED AGAIN THINKING IT WAS AN ERROR AND WAS ALMOST HIT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I TRIED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM GOING DOWN BUT COULD NOT. NOW THE TAILGATE WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN AND I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY GET ACCESS TO MY CHILDREN'S THINGS IN THE BACK OF THE VAN. IT WAS SCARY AND UNNERVING TO ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE TAILGATE FROM GOING DOWN. THERE WAS NO SAFETY FOR ME TO STOP IT. *TR

Mileage: 78,380

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN STIFF INTERMITTENTLY (WHICH WE LUBRICATED) AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE UNTIL WARMED UP IN GARAGE. ON JUNE 5TH, 2010 HUSBAND OPENED DOOR AND DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF TRACK AND WOULD HAVE LANDED ON GROUND IF HE HAD NOT CAUGHT IT. CONTACTED HONDA CANADA TOLD HADN'T HEARD OF PROBLEM. 15 MINUTE INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS 10 OTHERS WITH SAME YEAR AND MODEL WHO HAVE SUFFERED SAME INCIDENT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ROLLER/HINGE WHICH BROKE- APPROX $230.00 TO FIX (NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY). HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT THIS PART CAN BREAK AND LET CAR DOOR FALL DOWN-IMAGINE IT HAD BEEN ON ONE OF MY KIDS AGED 5 AND 6. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF OF THE HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE DRIVE SIDE SQUEAKS, CREAKS, RATTLES, AND CLUNKS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ALSO GET READY TO FALL OFF. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE METAL HINGES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR DO A TERRIBLE JOB AT KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN. I MAKE SURE THAT THE DOOR IS IN THE DETENTE POSITION. IT DOESN'T MATTER. A SLIGHT GUST OF WIND OR IF THE CAR IS ON AN INCLINE, THE DOORS WILL SLAM SHUT ON THEIR OWN. ITT SMASHED & BROKE A BONE IN MY LEFT HAND. IT SLAMMED CLOSE ON MY SHINS BEFORE THAT MANY TIMES. I AM FRIGHTENED FOR FEAR OF SEVERE INJURY TO SOME BODY PART BEING SLAMMED INTO THE DOOR OF GUESTS AND BEING SUED. I MAKE A POINT TO HAVE MY WHOLE BODY LEANING ON THE DOOR IF IT NEEDS TO STAY OPEN FOR SOME PURPOSE NOW. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. I KNOW OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ANOTHER CAR THAT I WAS AFRAID THE FRONT DOOR WOULD SLAM SHUT ON ME - WITHOUT WARNING - BEFORE THIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 46,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L LIFTGATE STRUTS NOT WORKING. I HAD THE HATCH DOOR OPEN & IT SUDDENLY SHUT HARD ON IT'S OWN. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE GETTING GROCERIES FROM THE VAN AT THE TIME. UNTIL THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PARTS WERE WEARING. I JUST HAD THE VAN IN A HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 4/21 FOR REPAIRS THAT INCLUDED HAVING THEM CHECK OUT WHY THE CARGO AREA WAS FILLED WITH WATER. I WILL ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS & INSTALL. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

DRIVER WAS SWITCHING LANE ON A FREEWAY. THE SIGNAL DID NOT WORK. ON THE SAME DAY, THE POWER DOOR LOCK AND POWER SLIDING DOOR AND KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK TOO. AFTER TAKING IT TO HONDA, ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN ON 11/12/08, THEY CLAIMED IT IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND B-CAN DTC AFTER EXPOSURE TO THE WATER LEAKS. THE SERVICE BULLETIN CLAIMED WATER ENTER WHERE THE CONNECTOR C701 BEHIND THE LEFT REAR SIDE TRIM PANEL. THE CORRECTION ACTION IS SEAL THE PWR SLIDING DOOR PULLEY MOUNT, REPOSITION THE FOAM BLOCK, DRY CONNECTOR C701, AND APPLY DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR. IF THE ISSUE OCCURS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY, A GOODWILL CONSIDERATION WOULD BE OFFER BUT NEEDS TO BE REQUESTED. I END UP PAYING HALF WHICH I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR BECAUSE: 1) I PARK MY VAN IN MY GARAGE 2) MY VAN IS 4 YRS OLD AND IS ONLY 37K YOUNG, 3) I LIVE IS A RELATIVELY DRY CLIMATE, IN CA FOR THESE REASONS, MY CAR IS INDOOR 95% AND SPENDS 98% OF ITS TIME IN DRY CLIMATE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS A DEFECT AND DOES CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IMPACTS TURNING SIGNALS. ANOTHER REASON WHY I THINK IT IS UNFAIR IS THE DAY I GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 5 DAYS, IT WAS WORKING WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND THEN BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, IT WASN'T WORKING. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 37,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE PASSENGERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LOUD RUMBLE AND THE ENTIRE DOOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

PLEASE REVIEW YOUR 10V-055000 CONCERNING 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING'S REAR LIFT GATE SUPPORT CYLINDERS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE 36 MONTH/36000 MILE WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY, MY WIFE DID NOT TELL ME OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL A WEEK AFTER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY EXPIRED. HONDA SHOWS THE PART NUMBER FOR THIS LIFT CYLINDER AS 74820-SHJ-A61. THIS PART NUMBER WAS USED ON 2005-2008 VEHICLES. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AT FIRST WAS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING. AFTER I INSISTED HE CALL HONDA, HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER, SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT CURRENTLY A PART OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE BEST HONDA WOULD DO WAS PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IF I PAID THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE LABOR. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM, BUT ARE UNWILLING TO EXPAND THE RECALL. INSTEAD, THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX THE LARGER PROBLEM ON THE CHEAP. AND THEN, ONLY IF THEY ARE CALLED TO TASK ABOUT IT. IT IS CLEAR TO ME, THAT AS TIME GOES ON, THE 2006, 2007, AND 2008 VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE GET THIS RECALL EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2006-2008 VEHICLES, AS WELL AS THE 2005 VEHICLES. IT IS THE SAME PART NUMBER FOR ALL VEHICLES, 2005-2008. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

MANUAL SLIDING DOORS BROKE. BOTH MANUAL SLIDING DOORS BROKE WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER. CABLES APPARENTLY SNAPPED WHICH PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. HAD TO HAVE CABLES ON BOTH DOORS REPLACED. AN EXPENSIVE SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

POWER LIFTGATE CLOSES UNEXPECTEDLY EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED ON MODEL YEAR 2006 ODYSSEY TOURING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER OPERATED REAR LIFTGATE. VEHICLE OWNER HIT IN HEAD BY CLOSING LIFTGATE. RIGHT POWER LIFTGATE GAS STRUT HAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY AND FAILS TO HOLD THE POWER LIFTGATE IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION. PARTS REPLACED BY DEALER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

THE SLIDING DOOR OF MY ODYSSEY (TOURING) MODEL WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. SIMILAR TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THE DOOR GETS CLOSE TO BEING CLOSED, BUT WILL NOT CLOSE EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE VAN IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE SLIDING DOOR OPEN. THIS FIRST HAPPEN AT ONLY 29K MILES AND CONTINUED TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY UNTIL I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP (THAT WAS ABLE TO FIX IT) SHOWED ME THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW OF THE "CENTER ROLLER" FOR THE SLIDING DOOR. THIS IS A PART LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE DOOR ATTACHING IT TO THE VAN'S BODY. THERE ARE TWO PLASTIC ROUND PARTS THAT ACT LIKE BALL BEARING ROLLERS, AND THEY BECOME OUT OF PLACE CAUSING THE DOOR'S ALIGNMENT TO BE OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR NOT TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSON SAID IF HONDA SPENT $8 MORE ON MAKING THESE ROUND PARTS METAL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THE REST OF THE CENTER ROLLER PART IS MADE OF METAL. HE SAID THAT ONE ODYSSEY A WEEK COMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM OF THE DOOR NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE DUE TO THE CENTER ROLLER. *TR

Mileage: 29,046

THE SUPPORTS FOR THE REAR LIFTGATE/HATCHBACK ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN FAILED CAUSING THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE REAR GATE TO STRIKE THE HEAD OF OUR 11-YEAR OLD CHILD. THE FAILURE OF THE REAR-GATE OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST CAUSING HEAD INJURIES TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY TO OTHERS UNEXPECTANT OF THE SUDDEN FAILURES. NOW, IT FAILS EVERYTIME THE GATE OR REAR HATCH BACK IS USED. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

INTERNAL DOOR HANDLES ON THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY FREQUENTLY STICK. CONSEQUENTLY THE AUTOMATIC SIDE SLIDING DOORS DON'T FULLY LATCH OR SECURELY LOCK. THIS STILL IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE ISSUES WERE BROUGHT TO HONDA'S ATTENTION DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH ADDITIONAL LUBRICATION, BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTED. NOW ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY HAVE INFORMED US THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE, OR TO ERADICATE THE PROBLEM (AS OF ABOUT 12-10-09), AND THUS WE NOW BEAR FULL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF OF THE HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THAT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY'S REAR SPOILER FLEW OFF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ALONG AN INTERSTATE NARROWLY MISSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THE SPOILER APPARENTLY BROKE DUE TO NORMAL USE WHILE THE VEHICLE HAD SOME ICE ON THE ROOF. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE I PURCHASED DENIED COVERAGE. I PAID TO REPLACE THE SPOILER. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR REMAINS AJAR WILL NOT CLOSE THEREFORE DRIVING WITH A DOOR THAT WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, AFTER SPEEDS ABOVE 100KM AND I OPEN FRONT WINDOWS IN FRONT IT SEEMS THE SIDE DOOR CLOSES, DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS CAUSED BY VACUUM SUCTION? HOWEVER THIS PAST WEEK DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE ON THE ROAD? THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN BACK WHILE DRIVING.. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY DOOR HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR A FEW MONTHS WHEN I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC REVERSING MECHANISM KICKED IN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, A ROLLER BEARING SNAPPED OFF. I SHOWED THE BROKEN BEARING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, BUT HE SAID HE COULDN'T FIX IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO USE THE MANUAL OVERRIDE. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME, I PUT MY DAUGHTER INTO THE MIDDLE CAR SEAT AND COULD ONLY OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR HALF WAY MANUALLY. I CLOSED IT MANUALLY AND REOPENED IT AND THE DOOR FELL OFF SMASHING INTO MY KNEES PINNING ME AGAINST THE ADJACENT CAR, AND I REQUIRED ASSISTANCE TO REMOVE THE DOOR FROM MY BODY. THE DOOR HAD TO BE SECURED WITH RATCHET STRAPS AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE BEEN INJURED BY THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER WAS NOT WORKING AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATER PIPES CONTAINED MICE DROPPINGS. THE DEALER CLEANED THE HEATER PIPES AND AIR WAY FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. SHE FOUND THAT THE PIPES WERE MADE WITH A CHEMICAL THAT ATTRACTS MICE, WHICH CONTRACTED AN AIRBORNE BACTERIA. HER TWO CHILDREN WERE TREATED FOR THE BACTERIA. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

MY FAMILY OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. SINCE 8,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR WARRANTY WORK ON THE SLIDING DOORS. THE REAR PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ON AN INCLINE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. WE HAVE TO DRIVE TO A FLAT AREA WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND THE KIDS IN THE CAR TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE. HONDA HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT 6 TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. IT HASN'T WORKED SINCE THE CAR HAD 8,000 MILES AND NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS AND REQUIRED REPLACING THE CONDENSER. DEALER STATED DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD/DEBRIS AND SO WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE CONDENSER IS VERY EXPOSED ON FRONT BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WITH NO PROTECTION FROM FLYING DEBRIS. SIMILAR EVENT HAS OCCURRED TO MANY OWNERS OF 2006 ODYSSEYS. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE/RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE A PRODUCT TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER ON THIS MODEL. THE 2008 ODYSSEY COMES WITH A GRILL COVERING THE CONDENSER. SO IT IS OBVIOUS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE OLD BAD DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

WELL, I'M OWNER OF A VEHICLE THAT I RECENTLY BOUGHT. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAS TO DIFFERENT SHADES OF COLOR, AND I THINK THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN DAMAGED. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

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

ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY SON AND DAUGHTER HAVE HAD THERE HAND CAUGHT IN THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE ELECTRIC DOOR BOASTS OF A AUTO REVERSE FEATURE WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS RESISTANCE. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE LATCHING FRONT SIDE OF THE SLIDING DOOR. THERE IS NO SUCH SENSOR ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE DOOR. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SIDE OF THE DOOR IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE MIDDLE AND REAR SEATS. (VERY EASY FOR THE CHILD TO REACH EVEN WHEN PROPERLY SEAT BELTED IN). IN THE LATEST INCIDENT, MY SON'S HAND WAS BRUISED. IF A LARGER BONE OR EVEN A NECK WERE CAUGHT, IT WOULD BE BROKEN OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 23,051

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON A WINDY DAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED TO A THUMPING SOUND AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPOILER WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HOOKS FAILED AND THE SPOILER COULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,780 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.

Mileage: 12,400

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMBER IS OF POOR QUAILITY ON MY SILVER 2006 ODYSSEY. THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH BY ANOTHER CAR AND THE PAINT COMES RIGHT OFF. I DON'T SEE THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MAKES OF MINI VANS. MY CAR IS ONE YEAR OLD BUT THE BUMPERS LOOK LIKE A 5 YEAR OLD.

Mileage: 1,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, I DROVE DOWN AN OBSTRUCTED ANGLED DRIVEWAY TO EXIT TO THE ROAD SURFACE AND HEARD A SCRAPE AND CRACK UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED A PLASTIC SHROUD COVERING THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS RIPPED LOOSE. FURTHERMORE, IT IS CONTINUOUS WITH THE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS CRACKED. SURPRISED AT HOW EASILY THE DAMAGE OCCURRED, I MEASURED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PAVEMENT AND THE UNDER SURFACE OF THE PLASTIC SHROUD TO BE JUST 5 1/2 INCHES. I FEEL THE GROUND CLEARANCE OF THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS ANY MINOR ROAD DEBRIS OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE TRAIN AND FRONT END ASSEMBLY. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING ! SCARING MY FAMILY WHILE RIDING IN IT. IT IS PRESENTLY IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE PURCHASED THIS VAN ONE WEEK AGO. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THE MANY OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 220