2005 Honda Odyssey

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD THE BUZZING,HUMMING SOUND ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAD 52000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER CONTACTED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT. THEY WOULD NOT BUT ALLOWED ME A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A BULLETIN ITEM COVERED BY THE COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, POWER STEERING FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

ACCORDING TO HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-005 JUNE 17, 2008 TITLED POWER STEERING PUMP WHINES, BUZZES, OR HUMS (SUPERSEDES 07-005, DATED JANUARY 26, 2007, TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION MARKED BY THE BLACK BARS), SYMPTOM "THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHINES, BUZZES, OR HUMS AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES IN TEMPERATURES 35 TO 40 DEGREES F (2 TO 5 DEGREES C). PROBABLE CAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR IS DEFECTIVE CORRECTION ACTION: FLUSH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH CLEAN POWER STEERING FLUID, AND THEN REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. PARTS INFORMATION POWER STEERING RESERVOIR: P/N 53701-SHJ-A01C1, H/C 0923672 REQUIRED MATERIALS HONDA GENUINE POWER STEERING FLUID: P/N 08206-9002, H/C 3747284 (FOUR BOTTLES PER VEHICLE ARE NEEDED) THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR CAUSES THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO WHINE BECAUSE POWER STEERING FLUID IS NOT PUMP OUT OF THE RESERVOIR. IF POWER STEERING FLUID IS NOT BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE RESERVOIR, THE POWER STEER FAILS WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND THE WARRANTY INFORMATION BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLES OUT SIDE OF THE 36000 MILES WARRANTY. ACCORDING HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-005, THIS "APPLIES TO 2005-07 ODYSSEY -ALL 2008 -FROM VIN 5FNRL38..8B000001 THRU 5FNRL38..8B075356 -FROM VIN F5NRL38..8B400001 THRU 5FNRL38..8B419525 I ASKED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER (CALE YARBOROUGH HONDA 2723 WEST PALMETTO STREET FLORENCE SC 29501 843-669-5556) TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH THIS REPAIR WOULD COST. ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE MANAGER, THE REPLACEMENT RESERVOIR IS $11.50, THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS $16.00 AND THE LABOR IS $170.00. THE TOTAL COST $197.50. SINCE THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY HONDA AND MAY RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT, HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND PAY FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED ON VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM HE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE SHAKING WAS DUE TO A INOPERATIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE NOISE AND SHAKING CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD RUN FLAT TIRES, SO IF THE TIRES BECAME FLAT THE CONSUMER COULD DRIVE UP TO 50 MILES, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ALSO HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE WHINING NOISE OCCURRED PRIMARILY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED A POWER STEERING RACK PUMP. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I RECENTLY TURNED THE VEHICLE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER QUICKLY. THE STEERING SEEMED TO FAIL (GOT VERY HARD) THEN RECOVERED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE WITH A FEW OTHER PROBLEMS AT WEST HILLS HONDA IN BREMERTON, WA. THEY TOOK CARE OF ONE PROBLEM, BUT COULDN'T ADJUST THE MISALIGNED GLOVE BOX AND MOST DISCONCERTING OF ALL, COULD NOT FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM. THEY ACTUALLY DID REPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD. THEY SAID THEY ALSO REPLICATED IT ON OTHER ODYSSEY'S. THEY CALLED HONDA ENGINEERS AND WERE TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND, BUT IT IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO FIX NECESSARY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,837 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115. THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA REPLACED PUMP AND TO DATE VEHICLE POWER STEERING PERFORMS TO STANDARD. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS RELATED TO RECALL #05V039000. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING THE VEHICLE MOVED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE POLICE, AND WAS NOT GIVEN A POLICE REPORT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRES, AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIRES. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE MECHANIC OF THE STEERING RECALL ,AND HE DENIED THAT IT WAS RELATED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. RECALL #05V344000 WAS RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE UNLESS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,200. *AK