2008 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. THE WINDOWS ALSO WOULD NOT FUNCTION. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OF STARTING AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE HE WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FAILURE THE ANTI THEFT ALARM SYSTEM WAS SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITH THE RPM INDICATOR EXCEEDING 7000 RPMS. I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFT INTO PARK TO AVOID ANY FURTHER MOVEMENT. AS THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE AGAIN ACCELERATED PAST 7000 RPMS. ONCE AGAIN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A WHILE LONGER AND RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR HAS UNDER 16,000 MILES AND JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY BUT HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE EXIT POINT. CRUISE WAS ON BUT NOT ENGAGED SINCE LEAVING THE HIGHWAY. *TR

[XXX] JUNE 8, 2010 REF. VIN # [XXX] HONDA CASE # [XXX] TO ALL CONCERNED, THIS LETTER IS TO EXPLAIN THE EVENTS THAT HAS LED TO ME NOW HAVING TO TAKE THIS ISSUE TO A MORE ELEVATED LEVEL. AT THE END OF OCTOBER OF 2008 MY WIFE, MOTHER AND 3 CHILDREN WENT TO COGGIN HONDA LOCATED AT 11051 S. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FLA. 32837 (TEL. 407-851-9118) TO LOOK AT THE ODYSSEY MINIVANS. WE WERE APPROACHED BY SALES & LEASING CONSULTANT CHESTER HEATH: CELL [XXX] (NO LONGER THERE) AND HE SHOWED US AROUND AND MET WITH FINANCE MANAGER FRANCIS ROSARIO : CELL [XXX] WHO FINANCED US. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER DRIVING IT AROUND I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT IT WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN BRAKING, A HARD GRINDING NOISE (STILL MAKING THIS NOISE TO THIS DAY). I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN MAKING RADIUS TURNS (SINCE FIXED BY CLASSIC HONDA BY FIXING THE FRONT AXLE IN NOVEMBER 2009) . ALSO THERE WAS AND STILL IS A RATTLE BY THE STEERING WHEEL. MY MAIN CONCERN HOWEVER IS THE BRAKING NOISE WHICH AT THE BEGINNING WOULD COME AND GO. IT NOW DOES IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I BRAKE. THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THE PROBLEM, IT COMES AND GOES. SO I TOLD MY WIFE ABOUT THE NOISE THAT THE CAR MADE AND SHE SUGGESTED I CALL COGGIN HONDA TO AT LEAST LET IT BE KNOWN ON RECORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED COGGIN THAT WEEK AND THE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID TO JUST SIMPLY COME BY AND WE WILL HAVE A LOOK AT IT. SINCE IT DID NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT IT WAS A NEW CAR JUST GETTING SETTLED. SO I PROBABLY WAITED A FEW MONTHS (ABOUT JAN. 2009) AND THEN IT STARTED TO MAKE THE NOISE ON A CONSTANT BASIS AND REALIZED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT GOING AWAY. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO COGGIN AND SPOKE WITH SERVICE ADVISOR FRITZ RAY (NO LONGER THERE) AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE AT THAT TIME AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO NOISE THEY COULD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 - BRAKE ISSUE - CAR SHUDDERS SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED - SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT OUR CAR IS SHUDDERING DUE TO WARPED ROTORS - THE ODYSSEY ONLY HAS 50K ON IT AND THERE IS PLENTY OF BRAKE PAD SO I AM NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHY THE ROTORS WOULD ALREADY BE WARPED AND NEED TO EITHER BE RESURFACED OR REPLACED. THIS SEEMS RATHER ODD AND I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OUT ON THE WEB REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE SERVICE INDIVIDUAL AT HONDA AUTOSPORT ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON FOR BOTH PADS AND ROTORS TO BE REPLACED AT 35K AND THAT WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE 50K ON OUR VAN WITH PLENTY OF BRAKE PAD REMAINING. IN ADDITION TO THE SIGNIFICANT, ALMOST VIOLENT SHUDDERING THAT IMPACTS STEERING THAT OCCURS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED - WHEN THE 2008 ODYSSEY COMES TO A STOP THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND THAT WE HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT EXPLAIN. WE ALSO JUST RECEIVED THE COST OF REPLACING THE ROTORS AND BRAKES - $645 DOLLARS FOR A CAR THAT IS JUST 2 YEARS OLD - THIS SHOULD NOT BE COMMON PLACE. I HAVE ALSO CALLED AND REPORTED THIS TO AMERICAN HONDA, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE GRINDING NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,800.

ACCELERATOR STICKS ON WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A RATTLE NOISE WITH A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE SPEED RATE INCREASED THE NOISE WOULD PROGRESS LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE NOISE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WHICH CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 03/02/11

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM GILLMAN HONDA OF HOUSTON, TEXAS IN JULY OF 2008. THE REASON I AM WRITING IS THAT WE HAVE HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND HONDA KEEPS ASSURING US THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, EVEN FOR A SEMI HARD STOP, THE BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GRINDING METAL ON METAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST HITS THE FLOORBOARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN THREE (3) TIMES TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A DIFFERENT STORY. WHAT HAS NOT CHANGED IS THAT THEY ADVISE ALL ODYSSEY VAN OWNERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO AVOID IS BEING THE OWNER THAT LEADS A MAJOR RECALL BECAUSE A CRASH RESULTING FROM DEFECTIVE BRAKES. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE LAST WEEK REPORTING A DEFECT IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM THAT WAS ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER THE BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN A 'SOFT' BREAK PETAL BUT AGAIN, I WAS REASSURED THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER WITH PLENTY OF PADS REMAINING. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SUMMIT THIS LETTER IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE JUST HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND IF A FIX CAN BE MADE TO THIS PROBLEM. THANKS, *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER I RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE JUDDER FAILURE FROM HONDA ADVISING ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE DEALER MADE UPGRADES TO THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE VIBRATIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT 47 ' 55 MPH. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. BUT THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE AND A DEALER'S 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ME AND THEY FELT THE VIBRATION FROM BOTH VEHICLES. THE VIBRATION FROM MY VEHICLE WAS WORSE THAN THE DEALER'S VEHICLE. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HONDA PREVIOUSLY HAD RECALLED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,100. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES AND BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PHYSICALLY RECEIVE THE RECALL LETTER BEFORE THEY WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR FAILURES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL FOLLOWING THE CRASH AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,436.

MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS SIGNIFICANT LURCHING WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROX ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. HONDA REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED. HONDA JUST RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" - HONDA BULLETIN #09-053 (LOCK UP CLUTCH FUNCTION). THIS PROBLEM SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO ON-GOING COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE LEXUS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM 20-45 MPH, THE JUDDER WOULD FAIL, CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO LOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL PERTAINING TO THE JUDDER FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE UPGRADES TO THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO FIRST ADAPT TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATES BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD BE CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I WAS INSTALLING A CAR SEAT IN MY HONDA ODYSSEY AND NOTICED THAT THE RETRACTOR LOCK DOESN'T WORK ON THE MIDDLE ROW OF MY VAN. THEREFORE I CAN NOT INSTALL A CAR SEAT SAFELY USING THE SEATBELTS IN THAT ROW. *TR

CAR CRASHED ON 4/30/2010 DUE TO BRAKE MALFUNCTION IN HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SLOWLY APPROACHING A BANK ATM AT 5-10 MI/HOURS. I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE WITH MY FOOT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING MORE ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT STOP BUT CONTINUE FORWARD. THE CAR CRASHED INTO A IRON STOPPER ON THE RIGHT FRONT END. THIS IS THIRD INSTANCE OF SIMILAR FASHION WITH THIS CAR SINCE WE BOUGH IT IN 2008. *TR

WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AT A STOPLIGHT MY POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING DIED COMPLETELY FOR 4-6 SECONDS. THROUGHOUT THE WINTER I WOULD HEAR A WHINE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING THE TWO TURNS OUT OF MY GARAGE AND ONTO THE STREET. AFTER THOSE TWO TURNS IT WAS SILENT AND WORKED AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO. THIS FAILURE WAS OBVIOUSLY UNEXPECTED AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MORE THAN A CLOSE CALL IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS SHOT BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE HAS 21,383 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN BRAKE ENGAGEMENT. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE STEERING COLUMNS EXHIBITED SMOKING. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THERE WAS ONE UNKNOWN INJURY REPORTED. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY WAS PROCEEDING WITH AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 AND A MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEM; THE BRAKES HAVE BECOME SO SOFT IT WOULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY AND ONLY IF THE PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND REPORTED THE ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE THREE TODDLERS AGE 2 AND 1AND I DRIVES THE CAR ON DAILY BASIS. THIS IS MOST HAZARDOUS SITUATION I AM FACING AND HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE CAN CAUSE US SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

MY NIECE, AGE 5, REACHED FOR HER SEATBELT AS THE DOOR WAS CLOSING AND HER HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SENSORS ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE DOOR, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE NO SENSORS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOOR (WHERE THE SEATBELT IS LOCATED). *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING, I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE AFTER INITIALLY EXPERIENCING SPONGY PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES BEGIN TO GRIND, NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH A ON COMING TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS A REPEAT HONDA ODYSSEY OWNER, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKING ISSUE WITH MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX PRIOR TO TRADING IT IN. I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAVE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AS MY RIGHT FOOT PUT NORMAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING MY TOE TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA IN MAY 2010 PERTAINING TO THE SOFT BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW HAD MY PEDAL ADJUSTED THREE TIMES BY HONDA SERVICE AND IT DOES NOT IMPROVE THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE HONDA SERVICE PERSONNEL HAVE EXPLAINED THE "2007 AND 2008 ODYSSEY MODELS HAVE AN INHERENT "SOFT BRAKE" PROBLEM. I FEAR AN EMERGENCY BRAKING OF THE ODYSSEY CAN RESULT IN A SERIOUS HIGHWAY COLLISION AND OR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY OPINION IS THAT HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE DANGER THIS PROBLEM IS TO MY FAMILY OR OTHERS WHO MIGHT SUFFER INJURIES OR DEATH DUE TO THE BRAKING PROBLEM. *TR

UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION FOR MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR (SPONGY). CONCERNED THAT IT IS GETTING WORSE, HAVE PARKED VEHICLE AND DRIVING ANOTHER TILL RECALL IS COMPLETED. SICK AUTO MALL (HONDA DEALER) IN HOPKINSVILLE, KY WAS NOT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROBLEM SO I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT TAKING IT TO THEM FOR A CHECK. THEY ALSO DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT MY PROBLEM. WHEN RECALL IS RECEIVED I WILL TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR WORK.

SOFT BRAKE, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *TR

3/10/10 - VEHICLE CRASH WHILE DRIVING ON I80 NEAR CHICAGO, IL. BRAKES, WHEN APPLIED HARD, DID NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 7:45 AM ON I80/I94 WB, CARS WERE SLOWING DOWN TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPACE BETWEEN CARS. THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE CAR LENGTH BETWEEN MY CAR (CAR 1) AND THE IMMEDIATE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE FRONT CAR (CAR 2) WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AND SLOWING. CAR 2 STOPPED ABRUPTLY, BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON CAR 1, BUT DID NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID THE REAR-END CRASH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH BOTH FEET APPLYING ENERGY. I COULD FEEL THAT THE BRAKES BOTTOMED OUT NEAR FIREWALL, BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEM MY HONDA HAVING LOW BRAKE AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AND TOOK $29.99 FOR INSPECTION. I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY ALSO DO NOTHING. SO I REQUEST TO NHTSA PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

INTERIOR OF VEHICLE COMPARTMENT LEAVES PASSENGERS (FOUR) LEAVING FEELING WEAK, WOOZY, UNABLE TO STAY ALERT, FEELING AS IF WE ARE GOING TO PASS OUT DURING VEHILCE OPERATION. WINDOWS MUST BE ROLLED DOWN FOR FRESH OXYGEN. VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY TAKEN TO LOCAL LYNNWOOD WASHINGTON HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION, REPAIR. REQUESTED MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR CONTACT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONDA MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL FOR ADVICE ON VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TO CHECK, REPAIR, REPLACE, CORRECT OR FIX. INITIALLY, HONDA DEALER HAS ADVISED US, HE HAS NO IDEA WHY THERE IS GAS LEAK, CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK OR OTHER PRODUCTS LEAKING INTO COMPARTMENT. HONDA TSBS AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE REFLECTS MULTIPLE OTHER CASES OF SIMILAR REPORTS. WE FULLY EXPECT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS AND APPROPRIATELY TAKE REMEDIATIVE STEPS TO FIX, REPAIR VEHICLE TO OUR SATISFACTION. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SOFT BRAKES. I BLED THE BRAKES, PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ROTORS AND BLED THE BRAKES AGAIN SAME PROBLEM. THESE ARE THE SOFTEST BRAKES THAT I'VE EVER FELT IN A VEHICLE. I BOUGHT A 2015 HONDA ACCORD AND THE BRAKES ON THAT FEEL LIKE THEY'RE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO THIS HONDA ODYSSEY. THESE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE AND I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA MINIVAN BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY MANY HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA SAYS ITS NORMAL.

IN FEBRUARY I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 25K MILES, BRAKES PEDAL SEEMS INCONSISTENT, SPONGY WITH EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKES RESPOND. FEELS LIKE AIR IN LINES WHICH REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO PRE-THINK BRAKING AND LEAVE ADDITIONAL SPACE BETWEEN THEM AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM. ABRUPT STOPS ARE DIFFICULT AND DELAYED DUE TO THE INCONSISTENCY. RETURNED VAN TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD IT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, "THIS IS HOW THE ODYSSEY BRAKES FEEL". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THERE WAS A PRIOR REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2010 FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2008 HAVING SHAKY PROBLEM ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER 15000 MILES. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND GETTING WORSE. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAY THE CAR WARRANTY ONLY COVER 12000 MILES FOR THE BRAKE AND WAS NOT AS PART OF THE 36,000 MILES MANUFACTURE GUARANTEE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED BEYOND APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45000.

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM / NOZZLES DO NOT ALLOW FOR WINDSHIELD TO BE CLEANED WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. WIND BLOWS THE WASHER FLUID BELOW THE WIPER BLADES. SAFETY CONCERN DURING WINTER TIME PERIODS IN THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE WINDSHIELD CLEANED. SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE NOZZLES BUT, THIS DIDN'T DO THE TRICK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 40 MPH AND OVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY WITH AN ACCOMPANYING RATTLING SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL AT SOME POINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 06/13/11

WHEN PASSENGERS ARE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STATES AIRBAG IS OFF. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE AUTO ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, MY HUSBAND AND I TRAVEL A LOT NOW AND A CRASH AND A NON WORKING AIRBAG COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND OR SERIOUS INJURY.

WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKES THAT ARE SO SOFT AND SHAKE SO BADLY UNDER BRAKING THAT I CONSIDER THEM DANGEROUS--HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR-MISSES BECAUSE BRAKES ARE SO WEAK. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERY TIME THAT THEY ARE "FUNCTIONING EXACTLY AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO FUNCTION. *TR

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - BOUGHT BRAND NEW OCTOBER 2008 3 WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, CRUISING TO A MAX SPEED OF ONLY 25 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TO PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND CRUISE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY TO EXIT ON THE NEAREST RAMP AND HAVE TO DRIVE BACK HOME USING SIDE STREETS ON A SPEED OF ONLY 25 MPH, NO MORE, NO LESS. BROUGHT THE SAID VAN TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER SINCE IT IS BRAND NEW AND STILL COVERED WITH THE WARRANTY. RELEASED AFTER 1 WEEK, AND WAS WORKING ON THE WAY HOME WITHOUT GLITCH. THEN THE DAY AFTER, UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, AND THE MOTOR GIVES OFF A WEIRD HUMMING SOUND AND WON'T ACCELERATE TO NO GREATER THAN 25 MPH AGAIN. BROUGHT THE VAN BACK FOR SERVICE AND AFTER 1 WEEK WAS RELEASED AND WAS WORKING FINE WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN AS FOREMENTIONED. HAVE TO LET THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER TOW IT BACK FOR SERVICE AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME AND HAVE TO DEMAND A LOANER CAR AT THIS TIME WHILE THEY PONDER (OR GUESS) WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS VAN. *TR

DRIVER IN FRONT ME STOPPED AND I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO THE UNRESPONSIVENESS OF MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WE'VE BEEN COMPLAINING OF SOFT BRAKES AND THE INABILITY TO STOP FOR AWHILE TO THE DEALER. THEY'VE SAID IT'S NORMAL. ON A TRIP UP TO RENO RECENTLY, IT WAS VERY APPARENT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING. THE BRAKES WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. WE'VE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR

2008 ODYSSEY VAN BRAKES HAVE BEEN SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ABOUT 12,000 MILES AND I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED THE PEDAL FEELS SOFT. HONDA DEALER IN DUBLIN SAY THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG. FINALLY TOOK IT TO EL CERRITO HONDA AND THEY SAID THE PADS HAVE MORE THAN 50% LEFT AND WE HAVE HOT SPOTS IN THE FRONT ROTORS AND IT WOULD COST 380 DOLLARS TO FIX. MY QUESTION IS IF I HAVE OVER 50% OF MY PADS LEFT AT 34,000 MILES WHICH SEEM GOOD THEN HOW DID THE HOT SPOTS GET IN THE ROTORS. HOT SPOT OR WRAPPED ROTORS ARE A SIGN OF ABUSE. I HAVE CHANGED THE FRONT ROTORS MYSELF AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY BUT THE SOFT PEDAL IS STILL PRESENT. YOU CAN PUMP THE BRAKES AND THEY WILL WORK BETTER!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE THE SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN, CLOSING HER IN THE DOOR. SHE SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE DAY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND TAKING THE KEY OUT, SHE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE COULD NOT USE THE DOOR LOCKS AND SHE COULD NOT RE-START THE VEHICLE TO GET THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE ALARM ALSO WENT OFF BUT SHE COULD NOT STOP IT. AFTER 5 MINUTES, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AFTER THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. ONCE AGAIN, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,500.

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CRASHED ONTO GUARDRAIL AND DAMAGED ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE.

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY ACCELERATED SUDDENLY.*CW THE CONSUMER SHE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. *JB

MODEL: 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L (WITH NAV & REAR ENT. SYSTEM) ISSUE: BRAKES ARE VERY TENTATIVE AND "MUSHY". ATYPICAL PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKING ACTION ACTIVATED, AND THEN REQUIRING MUCH MORE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE BRAKING THAN WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM HONDA CARLAND, ALPHARETTA, GA. VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE THE HONDA "CERTIFIED" USED CAR INSPECTION PRIOR TO SALE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MADE. WE ENCOURAGE AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL SO THAT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAN BE FIXED. WE WILL RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND POTENTIAL REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN 2009. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW MINI VAN, THE ACCELERATOR /THROTTLE STUCK AS I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, ( THE THROTTLE KICKED ON SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 & 40 MPH). THE BRAKES WERE NOT SLOWING US DOWN MUCH AT ALL AS THE ENGINE RACED ( FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL) AND WE NEARLY CRASHED IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT. ( I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE ALONG WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET US TO STOP.) WE TOWED THE CAR TO HONDA & THEY HAD IT FOR FOUR DAYS. I DID NOT WANT IT BACK ! HONDA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE COMPUTER SENSORS DIDN'T TRACK THE DISTURBANCE. WE ENDED UP PAYING OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET FOR A COMPLETELY NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED. ( WE HAVE THE OLD COMPUTER PART.) WE REPORTED THIS TO HONDA. I AM WRITING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS BECAUSE TOYOTA IS NOT THE ONLY CAR WITH AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM ! OUR HONDA DEALER SWEPT IT UNDER THE RUG BUT I AM SURE THERE HAS TO BE OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE LIFE THREATENING SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. SOON AFTER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V098000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS UNKNOWN.

TAILGATE LIFT GATE HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY - FAILURE COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" IN BOTH OLD AND NEW ODYSSEYS. MINE FAILED AT MAYBE 20K MILES (I AM GUESSING) AND THE CAR IS 1.5 YRS OLD. KNOW OF ANOTHER PERSON WHO'S FAILED AT 20K TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE STATED THAT THE LIGHT MAY STAY ON FOR 50 TO 100 MILES AND THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON HE HAD REGULAR BRAKES. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD NEVER WRITTEN AN INVOICE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

VERY POOR BRAKING ACTION AND LOW AND SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL ON 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY LE. VEHICLE PURCHASED ON 9/12/08. DUE TO LOW SPONGY PEDAL THE ABS MODULATOR WAS REPLACE ON 3/10/08 AT 3416 MILES. ON 6/3/09 AT 5279 I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES AGAIN FOR SAME REASONS AND WAS ADVISED THAT WAS "NORMAL FOR AN ODYSSEY" AND "PEDAL FEELS NORMAL AT THIS TIME". ON 10/26/09 WHILE DESCENDING A HILL TRAFFIC CAME TO SUDDEN STOP. ODYSSEY PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ACTIVATING ABS OR SKIDDING THE TIRES. CAR STOPPED BUT NEARLY HIT CAR IN FRONT. CAR IS GOING IN TO DEALER TOMORROW FOR FURTHER WORK. *TR

BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT. HAD ACCIDENT TWICE ALREADY BECAUSE BRAKES DONT REACT LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN REALLY HARD. WITH THAT ALSO SAID TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. YOU HEAR A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU CHANGE GEARS. WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NORMAL. I DONT THINK THIS SHOULD BE MAKING LOUD GRUNTING NOISE. *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM APPLE HONDA OF YORK, PA.. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER GOING DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP HILL INTO THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL I COULD NOT EVEN FEEL THE BRAKE PEDDLE. FORTUNATELY IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO THE HIGHWAY AND ROLL TO S STOP IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE UNTIL I RECOVERED FROM THE FRIGHT. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE TO MOVE AN ACTUAL PARKING PLACE. THEN I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD BRAKES. I ASSUMED THAT BEING NEW TO THE ODYSSEY, THAT I HAD SOME HOW MISSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THAT IS WHY I DID NOT EVEN FEEL IT. THIRTY THOUSAND MILES LATER WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN A WAL-MART LOT I THINK THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING BUT MY SPEED WAS SO SLOW I WAS NOT SURE. I DROVE THIRTY MILES THAT DAY AND HAD NO CONCERN OR PROBLEM. THAT EVENING I RETURNED TO THE SAME STORE AND WAS PARKING IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE LOT AND HAD NO BRAKES. EXACTLY LIKE THE HILL INCIDENT A LONG TIME AGO. I MANAGED TO STEER AWAY FROM EVERYTHING UNTIL I GOT THE ODYSSEY STOPPED. AGAIN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND UPON RESTARTING HAD BRAKES. I DROVE VERY FEARFULLY TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AN GOT THERE AT 6AM ONE HOUR BEFORE THEY OPENED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LIGHT TRAFFIC. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT FRONT RANGE HONDA IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; THAT ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING I HAD BRAKES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WROTE IT UP AS MY STATING SOFT BRAKE PEDDLE. THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND NOT WHAT I STATED. IS HONDA DOWN PLAYING A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM? WHILE IN THE SERVICE WAITING AREA I USED MY LAPTOP TO RESEARCH ODYSSEY BRAKE PROBLEMS AND FOUND A GREAT MANY. THEY REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. I AM SHOCKED THAT AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CAN HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR