2005 Honda Odyssey

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, ORIGINAL OWNER, STRICTLY MAINTAINED. WHEN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR, 40-45MPH, 1100-1200 RPM IF I START UP AN INCLINE WHERE TRANSMISSION SHOULD DOWNSHIFT, SEVERE VIBRATION BEGINS. LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. EASE OFF ACCELERATOR OR INCREASE ACCELERATION TO INCREASE RPM AND VIBRATION STOPS. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 40K VERY INFREQUENTLY. NOW AT 53K HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT CAR ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

TAILGATE CLOSED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS STANDING UNDERNEATH WHILE LOADING GROCERIES. 1.) THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. UNTIL THIS POINT THE TAILGATE HAD FUNCTIONED NORMALLY IN THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC OPEN/CLOSE MODE. 2.) AFTER THE TAILGATE FELL IT NEVER WORKED AGAIN UNTIL I MADE REPAIRS TO THE HOLD OPEN STRUT. 3.) I CHECKED THE STRUTS AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT HAD FAILED. THE STRUT HAD NO PRESSURE LEFT INSIDE TO PUSH OUT THE ROD THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS OK AND I DID NOT REPLACE THIS. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT STRUT FROM MY HONDA DEALER. WHEN I CALLED TO SEE IF A PART WAS IN STOCK THE PERSON IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT ASKED ME IF THE VEHICLE WAS A "TOURING MODEL", WHICH IT IS. *TR

WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES OR MAKING OTHER SHARP TURNS, VAN MAKES LOUD GROANING NOISE. HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING DONE: BRAKE DUST BLOWN OUT, ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED, ALL OF WHICH HELPED FOR AWHILE BUT THEN NOISE RETURNS. CAR WAS SHIMMYING WHEN STOPPING FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS BUT THAT HAS STOPPED WHEN BRAKES WERE REPLACED. HONDA CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REFERRED THEM TO THESE WEBSITES. I HAVE AN '05 EX WITH ABOUT 45K ON IT. *TR

THIS IS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND REQUEST HONDA. I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY COUNTING ON ITS QUALITY AND RELIABILITY AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER JUST AT 37,000 MILES. BETTER YET I WAS TOLD BY HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY ANYWAY BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY 'SOME ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE CONDENSER'. WHAT IS THE ODD THAT HUNDREDS OF HONDA CUSTOMERS HAVE RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUE (EVIDENCED BY THE DISCUSSION FORUM THREADS ON MANY THAT'S OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET). HONDA'S OFFICIAL SITE STATES: 'CAUTION: RADIATOR AND CONDENSER FINS ARE VERY THIN AND EASILY DAMAGED. DO NOT BEND THEM WITH HIGH WATER PRESSURE OR BRUSH'. SO WHY THEN DID HONDA PUT THE A/C CONDENSER COMPLETELY EXPOSED ON THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE THAT CAN LEGALLY TRAVEL AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH? OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED, OR AT LEAST INSTALL A PROTECTIVE GRILLE BEFORE CUSTOMERS ARE HIT WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. 2008 AND NEWER HONDA VANS NOW COME WITH STANDARD PROTECTION GUARDS ON THE FRONT BUT IT IS NOT FAIR FOR ALL YOUR LOYALTY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED A 2007 OR EARLIER ODYSSEY. AS A REPUTABLE AUTO COMPANY, HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS OUTRIGHT FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE VEHICLE SLIDES OPEN BECAUSE THE LATCH FAILS TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. WHILE DRIVING AROUND CURVES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CLEANED THE TRACK WHERE IT SLIDES; HOWEVER, NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. WARM AIR IMMEDIATELY CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY FOUND A PUNCTURE IN THE CONDENSER UNIT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE RESULTED FROM ROCKS IN DAMAGED ROADS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000. UPDATED 06/23/09. *LJ THE PASSENGERS SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS WARM AIR. UPDATED 06/23/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO TENSIONER WAS FAULTY ON HIS VEHICLE. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER BELT BECOME WET, WHICH CAUSES THE AUTO TENSIONER NOT TO PULL THE SLACK OUT OF THE BELT. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE BATTERY STOPS CHARGING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE HONDA MANUFACTURER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHECK THE AUTO TENSIONER BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE IT UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AUTO TENSIONER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.