2005 Honda Odyssey

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING WITH 3000 MILES. THE LEFT SIDE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED COMPLETELY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TODAY 05/21/05. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR ON THE MID DID NOT GO ON BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR ON THE MID SHOWED ONLY WHEN THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. THE POWER MECHANISM HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. MY EIGHT YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SIDE SECOND ROW SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. NO PERSON OR THING FELL OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I BEGAN THIS TRIP THE DOOR OPEN BUZZER WENT ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE BUT NOT WHEN IN PARK. THE BUZZER SHUT OFF WHEN THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM WAS TURNED OFF EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. I CHECKED ALL THE DOORS AND THEY LOOKED CLOSED, SEATED AND LOCKED. THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR NEVER SHOWED EITHER ON THE DASHBOARD OR ON THE MID UNTIL THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I COULD NOT GET THE LEFT SIDE DOOR TO CLOSE AND LATCH MANUALLY. USING THE POWER MECHANISM THE DOOR DID NOT SEEM TO CLOSE COMPLETELY UNLESS I HELPED IT BY PUSHING. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE DOOR SEEMED TO POP OPEN A BIT AND IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT LATCHED. THE LOCK DID NOT HOLD AT ALL. ONE MONTH AGO THE OPEN DOOR BUZZER WAS GOING ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE BUZZER SHUT OFF IF I TURNED THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM OFF. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD SOME PROBLEMS CLOSING THE LEFT SIDE DOOR MANUALLY. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER (KEYES WOODLAND HILLS HONDA IN WOODLAND HILLS CALIFORNIA). THEY RETURNED THE CAR THE SAME DAY AND SAID THE DOOR SENSORS HAD TO BE ADJUSTED AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DOORS OR THE DOOR MECHANISM. THINGS WERE OKAY FOR A FEW WEEKS. VIN: [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE LAP/SHOULDER BELT IN THE CENTER POSITION OF THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS ANCHORED WITH THE ANCHOR LATCH. MY 2 1/2 YR OLD CHILD PULLED THE SEAT BELT DOWN; SOMEHOW IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. THE SEAT BELT HAD BEEN PULLED OUT COMPLETELY, SO IT WAS LOCKED. THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE BELT WAS TIGHT AROUND HIS NECK. THANKFULLY, HE MADE ENOUGH NOISE TO AROUSE ATTENTION FROM A PERSON SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW. THERE WAS BARELY ENOUGH ROOM FOR MY FINGERS TO FIT BETWEEN THE BELT AND HIS NECK - WITH HIM LEANING COMPLETELY BACK ON HIS CARSEAT. THE ANCHOR CAN ONLY BE RELEASED USING THE LATCH PLATE, BUT THE BELT WAS TOO TIGHT. WE WERE FORCED TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO RELIEVE THE TENSION ON HIS NECK. HE RECEIVED WELPS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF HIS NECK. WE IMMEDIATELY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT AS I AM ALMOST ALWAYS BY MYSELF WITH MY TRIPLET CHILDREN AND WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE SEEN NOR HEARD HIM!!! AT THE VERY LEAST, PARENTS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS POSSIBILITY.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. DRIVING IN WINTER ON FREEWAY. WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID NOT COMING OUT. UNABLE TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD; POOR VISIBILITY. TURNS OUT THAT "LOW WINDSHIELD FLUID LEVEL WARNING" NOT INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER. OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES THAT "WARNING" IS AVAILABLE. HONDA INDICATED THAT ONLY CANADIAN MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THIS SAFETY FEATURE. ARE CANADIAN LAWS STRICTER THAN OURS? I HAD THAT FEATURE ON EVERY CAR SINCE 1983.

THIS CAR HASN'T WORKED SINCE WE FIRST GOT IT ON THE LOT. ALL THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. FIRST PROBLEM NOTED WAS THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR NOT OPENING WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED. IT WOULD OPEN ABOUT 1/4 INCH AND THEN START BEEPING. IT THEN IS STUCK AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT IS TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR OPEN. SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR, THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FREEZES UP - CAN'T OPEN OR SHUT THE DOOR, CAN'T LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS. MUST SHUT CAR DOWN AND RE-START. SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE LOUD RATTLING IN BACK LEFT PART OF CAR. SIX WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, WENT ON TRIP. RETURNED TO AIRPORT & CAR WAS DEAD. GOT A JUMP. NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT BACK-UP BEEPERS/SENSORS NOT WORKING. AT ONE POINT, A TROUBLE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP FOR NO REASON & DIDN'T GO OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS. JUST TRIED OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL A FEW WEEKS AGO - IT DOESN'T WORK. THIS CAR IS A LEMON.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN OCTOBER 2004, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH MEDIUM HARD BRAKING. THE GRINDING OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WITH PROLONGED STOPS, SUCH AS WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE GRINDING HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OR LOSS OF CONTROL, BUT I AM AWARE OF QUITE A FEW OTHER NEW ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING, ENGINE RACING AND SHUTTING OFF. THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DOOR EQUIPMENT NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING, AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE IN ADDITION TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE), POWER LOCKS AND AIR BAG SENSOR. *NM