2009 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS BY HONDA OWNERS OF PREMATURE BRAKE ROTOR WEAR AND/OR WARPING. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHIMMY OR VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BREAKS DURING HIGH SPEEDS ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. I BOUGHT MY ODYSSEY BRAND NEW AND MY DEALER SAID I ONLY HAVE 20% WEAR ON MY BRAKE PADS. BUT THE ROTOR APPARENTLY REQUIRES RESURFACING OR REPLACEMENT TO FIX THE VIBRATION. FOR THE ROTOR TO FAIL AT THIS EARLY STAGE OF WEAR AND TEAR PROCESS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT HONDA PUTS SUB-STANDARD BRAKE ROTOR COMPONENTS INTENTIONALLY TO SAVE MONEY. I'M NOT SURE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN OF THIS PRACTICE BUT LIFE IS PRECIOUS ENOUGH NOT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES. THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO ME IS THE MOST CRUCIAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF ANY VEHICLE. I'VE OWNED MANY CARS BEFORE AND REPLACING THE ROTOR BEFORE THE BREAK PADS WITH ONLY 30K MILES IS TOTALLY SOMETHING NEW TO ME. I WAS SHOCK TO LEARN HOW MUCH RESULTS I GOT BY SEARCHING "HONDA STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION BRAKE ROTORS) ON THE INTERNET. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ANGRY ABOUT IT BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO BRING THIS UP WITH HONDA FORMALLY. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS A REVOLVING DOOR POLICY THAT THIS IS JUST PART OF THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND COMPLETELY NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE WAS OPENED WITHOUT MANUAL ASSIST. IT REACHED THE TOP AND STAYED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CLOSED UNEXPECTEDLY FALLING ONTO THE HEAD AND SHOLDERS. THE PROBLEM KEPT GETTING WORSE. THE REAR LIFT GATE IF MANUALLY OPENED WOULD FALL AFTER A FEW SECONDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE. A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, ALL OF THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE BALANCED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOMENTS AFTER OPENING THE REAR HATCH, HE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK WHEN THE HATCH FELL DOWNWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE REAR GAS STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFT GATE FELL ON HER HEAD AS SHE WAS GETTING AN ITEM OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE GATE WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN SOMEONE WAS HOLDING IT. THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY MANUALLY OPERATED REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT HOLD OPEN. GIVEN THE WEIGHT OF THE LIFTGATE, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THE STRUT FAILED WHEN THE LIFTGATE IS OPEN WITH PEOPLE UNDER IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING AND ALSO A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000. UPDATED 3/27/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LOUD WHINE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHEN DRIVING, AND EXTRA EFFORT WAS REQUIRED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS; SUCH AS PARKING. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE WAS OPENED WITHOUT MANUAL ASSIST. IT REACHED THE TOP AND STAYED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CLOSED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROBLEM THEN KEPT OCCURRING. THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT STRUTS UNDER WARRANTY.

WE HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH VIOLENT BRAKE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE VAN HAD APPROX. 15,000 MILES WE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE VIBRATION. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AROUND 18,000 MILES AND POINTED THE PROBLEM OUT AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND WE NEED TO HAVE THEM TURNED AND WE DID. WELL HERE WE ARE AT 23,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE VIBRATION IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. WE ARE HEADED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK BUT I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TELL ME - TO TURN THE ROTORS. WELL, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ALL MAKES OF CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER NEEDED ROTORS TURNED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGES AND ABSOLUTELY NEVER HAD THEM TURNED TWICE WITHIN 5000 MILES!! IN THE DAY, THE ONLY REASON TO TURN ROTORS WAS TO REMOVE THE GROOVES CREATED BY THE RIVETS THAT HELD THE BRAKE PADS TO THE ROTOR. THIS STOCK ROTOR IS CLEARLY INFERIOR IN DESIGN (LACK OF COOLING OR POOR QUALITY METALS) AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE NET. *TR

THE VEHICLE, A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY, HAS A SOFT SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL THAT OCCASSIONALLY GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING PAST STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS WHILE THE PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE OCCURRED IN A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 25MPH. UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS UNCOMMANDED ENGINE ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TRAVELING WELL PAST A STOP SIGN. OPERATOR TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND DISCUSSED POSSIBLE BRAKE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING REPORTS OF FAULTY VSA MODULAR PUMPS, AND POSSIBLE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, SAID THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, AND THAT THE OPERATION IS "NORMAL." THE OPERATOR HAS OWNED MANY CARS, INCLUDING OTHER HONDA PRODUCTS, AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION IN THE PAST. *TR

THE POWER BACK HATCH ON MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL SLAMS SHUT AND WILL NOT HOLD. THE POWER BACK HATCH OPENS ALL THE WAY UP, TRIES TO STAY UP BUT SLAMS BACK DOWN. IT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST BUT IS FAILING ALL THE TIME NOW. THE HATCH SLAMS WITH INCREDIBLE FORCE AND IF ANY OF MY 3 KIDS ARE IN THE VICINITY IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. A VEHICLE LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. I HAVE A FULL FRONT TO BACK WARRANTY AND APPARENTLY IT DOES NOT COVER THE BACK HATCH. *TR

I OWN A HONDA ODYSSEY 2009 MINIVAN WITH 13K MILES. MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE BURST - WITH MANY HOLES AROUND BOTH SIDES. I WANT A REPLACEMENT AS THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY NAILS AND THE HOLES ARE A PROOF IN ITSELF ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE TIRE. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS. HOW CAN THIS SITE HELP ME? *TR

I BOUGHT 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY, BUT IN 3 MONTHS, WHENEVER I PUSH BRAKE ON THE DOWN HILL ROAD, THE BRAKE WILL HAVE VERY BIG NOISE AND CAN NOT STOP THE CAR RIGHT AWAY. I SEND TO HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY TOLD ME THAT 2009 ODYSSEY HAS THIS KIND OF ISSUE AND CAN NOT BE FIXED, IT IS DESIGNED ISSUE, SO I HOPE YOU CAN DO FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY, BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE. BACK AT THE DEALER (3 TIMES) CAN NOT FIX, REPLACE FRONT DISK AND BRAKE PADS, STILL THE SAME. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONE DAY. I NOTICED THAT THE BACK RIGHT ROTOR WAS BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. THE DEALER HAS REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS STATING THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE CAUSED THE ROTOR TO FAIL, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY IT FAILED. THE BROKEN ROTOR ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WHICH I MUST PAY FOR BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT FIX THE VAN UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE LIFTED THE REAR LIFT GATE AND IT FELL, STRIKING HER ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDERS. SHE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE LIFT GATE IN PLACE BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN. THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER EXAMINE THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,320.

MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L HAS SUFFERED FROM POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE SINCE NEW. THE PEDAL CONSTANTLY FEELS SPONGY. THIS CONDITION FORCES ME TO BEGIN BRAKING SOONER TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR STOPS AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DISC ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AND REPLACED. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM (INCLUDING THE ABS MODULE) HAS BEEN BLED MORE THAN ONCE. THE DEALER EVEN INSTALLED A DEVICE THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID WOULD MAKE THE BRAKES ACTUATE EARLIER IN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES THE DEALER HAS MAINTAINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL AND BRAKING PERFORMANCE ARE NORMAL. WHILE THE CONDITION HAS NOT CAUSED ME TO HAVE A COLLISION, LIKE MANY OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS I MAINTAIN THAT THIS CONDITION IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. REAR HATCH DOOR IN BACK WILL SLAM SHUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR BEING CLOSED. NO WIND OR EXTERNAL FORCE CAUSED IT TO SLAM SHUT VERY FAST. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO ONE UNDER THE HATCH DOOR WHEN IT HAPPENED. ALSO, REAR HATCH DOOR SOMETIMES WILL NOT STAY UP WITHOUT BEING PROPPED UP TO AVOID FROM CLOSING. *TR

FIRST TIME NOTICED SOFT BRAKES THEN PEDAL WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHICH ENDED UP MAKING GIRDING NOISE. THIS NOW HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN HILL OF ANY GRADE LOW OR HIGH. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER BUT NO ACTION BUT TO SAY THEY HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS COMPLAINTS BUT CAN'T RE-DUPLICATE NOR HAS FIX FOR THAT. I WENT TO THE HONDA FORUM AND THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDS TO THESE SOFT BRAKES AND SIMILAR ISSUES. IN THAT FORUM MANY MECHANICALLY MINDS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT ODYSSEY USES SAME SMALL BRAKES/CALIPERS AS SMALLER SUV- CVR. COMPARING THAT THESE ARE JUST TOO UNDER POWERED BRAKES FOR OUR HEAVY MINIVAN. SOME HAVE FOUND EASY SOLUTION BY REPLACING THEM WITH HONDA PASSPORT'S BRAKES/ROTORS/CALIPERS TO SATISFACTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THEY KNOW ABOUT IT ON SAME MODEL ON YR 07 & 08. I HAVE SO FAR HAD TO PAY DEALER FOR BRAKE FLUID BLEED & FLUSH(IT WAS DIRTY AND VERY DARK) AT 27K MI., ROTOR RESURFACE FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR, BRAKE PADS REPLACE AT 42K MI. I'M ALSO PREVIOUS OWNER OF 2001 ODYSSEY AND THOUGH EXPERIENCED AUTO TRANNY ISSUE, NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEM NOR MANY SERVICES RELATED TO BRAKES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MODEL AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP PAYING OR WORST HAVE ACCIDENT SOME WHERE DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS UNDER POWERED BRAKES. *TR

VEHICLE ABOVE 40 MPH HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO WORK ON IT ANYMORE. *TR

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY, PROBLEM STARTED ON MONDAY 04/26/10. EARLY MORNING AS I WAS LEAVING MY PLACE FOR WORK, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE 'SOFT'; AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, IT TOOK THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VAN A LONGER DISTANCE THAN USUAL, SPEED IS BELOW 20MPH. I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT THAT TIME. THEN AT NOON I WENT OUT TO HAVE LUNCH, I DROVE TO A NEARBY PLACE ABOUT 10 MILES, WHILE I'M DRIVING THE VSA OFF SIGNAL LAMP CAME ON, DRIVING SPEED AT 35MPH, GOOD DRIVING/WEATHER CONDITION, ROAD IS WELL PAVED; WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, THE VSA SIGNAL LAMP IS NOW OFF. NO FURTHER INCIDENT THAT TIME AGAIN. THE NEXT INSTANCE THAT THE VSA SIGNAL LAMP WENT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME, IT STAYED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT WENT OFF. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECK, LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT AND GOT IT BACK THE NEXT DAY; I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. I'M NOW SUSPECTING THAT THE RECENT RECALLS REGARDING MY07/08 ODYSSEYS IS ALSO AFFECTING CERTAIN MY09. *TR

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN WAS CRASHED BY HITTING A CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE PARKING BUILDING WITH AN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN THE CAR PARKED INTO A SPOT, THE CAR NEEDED TO READJUST ITS POSITION IN PARALLEL TO THE PARKING LINE. THUS THE DRIVER CHANGED TO A REAR MODE AND THEN SUDDENLY HEARD VERY LOUD SOUND AND THE MINI VAN DROVE VERY FAST TO THE FRONT DIRECTION AND HIT THE CONCRETE BLOCK. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK UNTIL IT HIT THE BLOCK. THE DRIVER, MY WIFE, HAD A MINOR INJURY OF SEAT BELT MARK ON HER CHEST. THE FRONT CAR WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS IF THE PARKING BUILDING DID NOT HAVE A THICK CONCRETE BLOCK. IF NOT, THE CAR SHOULD JUMP OVER TO THE LOWER FLOOR AND MY WIFE COULD GET KILLED. THIS CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALERS BODY SHOP YESTERDAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. THE PARKING BUILDING: EDWARD HOSPITAL, NAPERVILLE, IL WE ASKED HOSPITAL SECURITY IF THERE WAS A CCTV IN THE PARKING BUILDING. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CCTV IN THE PARKING BUILDING. *TR

REAR WINDOW IN 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY SHATTERED WITH NO EXPLANATION. MINIVAN WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT 40 DEGREES. HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC WITH NO INCIDENCES. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ARE EXTREMELY ROUGH, ESPECIALLY FROM 45 MPH. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM THIS SPEED AND RE-ACCELERATING FROM 25 MPH (AS IN SLOWING FOR AN INTERSECTION OR TRAFFIC), THE DOWNSHIFTING AND UPSHIFTING ARE BOTH ROUGH - TO THE POINT OF WONDERING WHETHER THE TRANSMISSION WILL FALL OUT, OR NOT. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN FEBRUARY 2010 FOR A HONDA-REQUESTED TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING UPDATE. THAT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS HONDA ODYSEE 2009 I PURCHASE THIS UNIT U=IN TRIANGLE DEALERS IN P.R. AND MY UNIT HAVE A DIFFICULT IN THE FRONT WITH THE PUNTA DE EJE Y TIENE QUE REEMPLAZARLA MY HUSBAND PAID FOR SECURITY BUMPER TO BUMPER AND HE SEVICE IS BAD I WAITING UP JANUARY AND THIS PIECE NO ARRIVE BECAUSE TRIANGLE TALK ME AND SAID AMERICAN HONDA WORKED ORDER OF NOVEMBER 2009 AND MY UNIT CONTINUE WITH DEFECT I NEED HELP BECAUSE IS VERY ICONVENIENT THAT THIS UNIT IS NEW. I CALLNG AND THIS CALL TO DEALER ALWAYS IS NEGATIVE PLEASE CHEK THIS UNIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN SO FAR THAT IT TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE DOOR WAS CLOSED HOWEVER, THE LATCH FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED IN A SECURE POSITION. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE FREQUENT IN COLDER WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. A LUBRICANT WAS APPLIED TO THE DOOR LATCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I LEASED A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 0 MILES. THE VAN PULLS TO THE RIGHT, HONDA DEALER WORK ON THE CAR 4 TIMES BUT NO SUCCESS, MY WIFE AND 2 LITTLE CHILDREN DRIVE THIS CAR, ONE OF THE MECHANIC STATED TO ME THAT SOME OF HONDA ODYSSEY ARE DEFECTED AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE VAN HAS ONLY $4000 MILES AND HONDA DEALER IS NOT ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT ODYSSEY HAS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVICE WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE KEY HALFWAY, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A SPUTTERING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY A FEW WEEKS THE LATER, THE FAILURE WORSENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,797. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER LIFT GATE FAILURE - WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER LIFT GATE FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE STRUTS DO NOT KEEP IT OPEN. THE LIFT GATE FALLS WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY (NEEDED 8 STITCHES). DEALER IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE AND A SOLUTION. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CHECK OIL LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS GO ON. WHEN DEALER IMMEDIATELY CHECKS OIL UPON ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP, DIPSTICK SHOWS NO OIL. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE 10/09. *LN

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY - VEHICLE HAS MODERATE VIBRATION AT AROUND 40 MPH. ROOT CAUSE ACCORDING TO HONDA IS DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. HAVE NOT VERIFIED ROOT CAUSE WITH INDEPENDENT SOURCE. NO ACCIDENT REPORTED AS OF 10/26/09. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY EXL OIL CONSUMPTION-I HAVE A 2009 ODYSSEY THAT CONSUMES OIL. ROUGHLY, EVERY 1,500 MILES, I AM ADDING A QUART OF OIL. *TR

DRIVE OVER 65 MPH, STEERING VIBRATION BRAKE OVER 40MPH, NOISE. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS ROUGH DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DECELERATING. FIRST ROUGH DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AROUND 40-45 MPH. THE SECOND ROUGH DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AROUND 25 MPH. DURING THE SECOND ROUGH DOWNSHIFT, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING TWICE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR A DISTINCT CLACK NOISE AND FEEL IT THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED TWICE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE ABRUPT DECELERATION WHEN REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AROUND 30 MPH. THE VAN SLOWS DOWN ABRUPTLY AS THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS STALLED. WE FEEL THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT LEVEL OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BRAKING WILL OCCUR WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS MAKES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY FUEL DOOR AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR NOT OPEN. *TR

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. 2 TIMES I WAS STOPPING AND PUSHED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME. MOTOR WAS RACING AND ABS WAS COMING ON - VERY FRIGHTENING AS I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND MOTOR IS VERY POWERFUL. ALMOST ROLLED INTO BUSY 55 MPH INTERSECTION FIRST TIME AND ALMOST HIT BASKETBALL POST IN DRIVEWAY SECOND TIME. HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS. PLAIN SNEAKERS WERE BEING WORN - NOT WINTER BOOTS. SEEMS TO BE LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT OR LOCATION OF BRAKE PEDAL WITH RESPECT TO GAS PEDAL. *TW

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FELT STRONG VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES AT 50 MPH. THE VIBRATIONS IS FELT STRONGER AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE. IT CAUSING A HIGH VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. NO CRASHES AT THIS TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IS ON WARRANTY, DEALER INFORMED DEFECTIVE ROTORS AND ROTORS WERE UNEVEN AND NEED RESURFACE, ROTORS ARE COVERED BY WARRANTY FOR JUST 10KMILES, VEHICLE HAS 20K MILES, DEALER BLAMES BAD ROTORS ON BAD DRIVING. I BELIEVE THEY ARE WRONG I HAVE TWO OTHER HONDA AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS AT THAT EARLY STAGE OF DRIVING MILEAGE. *TR

MY BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON MY NEW 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WHILE ON VACATION WITH ONLY 2,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON A FEW OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF THAT I HAVE OWNED MY ODYSSEY THE VSA LIGHT (VEHICLE STABILITY ASSISTANCE) HAS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. NORMALLY THE VSA IS ON ALL TIMES BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNLESS THE CONDITIONS ARE BAD. (ICE, SNOW, RAIN, ROCKS) WHEN THIS LIGHT HAS COME ON I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH, NOT BRAKING, AND THE CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. THEN THE HORRIBLE DAY, WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT AT APPROX. 20-25 MPH WHEN I PUSHED DOWN MY BRAKE AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND NO BRAKES. I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS (MAYBE 5) THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR. NOTHING, AND NOTHING AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD JUST TURNED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD TO CALL HONDA ENGINEERING WHICH SAID THAT THERE MUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VSA SYSTEM (THAT THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS) AND ALL THEY NEEDED TO DO WAS UNPLUG THE VSA IT, WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND THEN PLUG IT BACK IN. I WILL BE RETURNING TO OHIO FROM HILTON HEAD IN A FEW DAYS WHICH WILL REQUIRE DRIVING THROUGH SOME VERY STEEP MOUNTAINS WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD. I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT IN THEIR DIAGNOSES. HONDA WILL NOT ISSUE A LOANER FOR ME TO DRIVE HOME AND THEN TOW MY VEHICLE 600 MILES TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BOLTS FOR THE ENGINE DISINTEGRATED. THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,700.

VAN BROKE DOWN IN TEH MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES SHE WOULD FEEL A VIBRATING SENSATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ROTORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED 8,000 MILES LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE TOO SHORT AND COULD NOT BE FASTENED. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO LOCK THE SEATBELT WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IN VIOLATION OF A NEW YORK STATE LAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEAD REST WAS HURTING THEIR NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO CHANGE THE DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,471.

I WAS IN MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY AND I WAS THE LAST OF 3 CARS THAT HAD STOPPED FOR A SCHOOL BUS. I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 4TH CAR THAT DID NOT STOP. THEN MY FRONT END HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND BACK END AND THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED. I COULD HARDLY OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

ENGINE PING, DETONATION, PREIGNITION ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD LOCK INDEPENDENTLY AND FAIL TO OPEN. THE AUTOMATIC TRUNK ALSO COULD ONLY BE OPENED MANUALLY AND THE FUEL COVER WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN ACTIVATED, FORCING THE CONTACT TO PRY IT OPEN WITH A SHARP OBJECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

White paint is peeling, chipping and of inferior quality to a black Chevy Trailblazer I own that is 8 years older.