2006 Honda Odyssey

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS WHEN TURNING QUICKLY (IE: LOW SPEED, TURNING INTO PARKING SLOT). MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. VEHICLE IS 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL MINIVAN WITH APPROX 70K MILES. HONDA DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP 3X WITH NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE OTHER THAN POOR DESIGN. LATEST REPLACEMENT PERFORMED 10/22/10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTGATE HINGES FAILED. THE LIFT GATE CAME DOWN UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE IT WAS OPEN. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

HI I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT MY 2006 ODYSSEY(EX-L WITH DVD) A/C SWITCH WILL NOT WORK IN WINTER, WHEN PRESSED IT IS LIKE A ROCK. A/C SWITCH BECOMES HARD TO PRESS IN WINTER/FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN SUMMER NO ISSUE AT ALL. WHY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE: UNDER CERTAIN NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN FALL OR WINTER, WINDSHIELD FOG FORMS DURING NIGHT DRIVING.I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON FRONT DE-FOG SWITCH WHICH WORKS ONLY WHEN AC IS ON. AS A RESULT I HAD TO PULL OVER & PRESS AC SWITCH HARD TO MAKE IT WORK. DUE TO THICK FOG ON GLASS, WAS UNABLE TO SEE INFRONT UNTIL AC SWITCH WAS TURNED ON WITH FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFOG MODE. HOPE NHTSA LOOKS IN TO THIS ISSUE & RECOMMEND MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY BOUGHT USED W/ APPROX 61,000 MILES AND 60,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY, PURCHASED LAST WEEK OF JULY 2010, BREAKDOWN 10/6/2010. HAD SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND WAS SERVICED, FOUND TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND PROBLEM RESOLVED. CAR WAS DRIVEN PART WAY ACROSS COUNTRY, 1200 MILES, IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS, ALL HIGHWAY MILES. 20 MINUTES AFTER STOPPING FOR LUNCH, WHILE CRUISING ON HIGHWAY @ 70 MPH, CAR HAD INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON @ THIS TIME AND TEMP READING WAS NORMAL. MY HUSBAND TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE CONTROL, NOISE STOPPED, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED A COUPLE TIMES, HE SLOWED, STARTED SAFELY MOVING TO SHOULDER, CLICKING STARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOLID, TEMP GAUGE SPIKED TO RED, CARON SHOULDER, NO POWER. FROM FIRST CLICKING NOISE TO ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRST WARNING LIGHT WAS APPROX 1 MINUTE. DEALER FOUND CAR TO HAVE CRACKED ENGINE, MELTED RADIATOR, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, NO COOLANT OR OIL IN ENGINE. NO ORIGINAL SOURCE FOR BREAKDOWN COULD BE FOUND EVEN AFTER COMPLETE ENGINE TEARDOWN. HEAD GASKET WAS NOT CAUSE OF BREAKDOWN. NO OIL LEAK, HAD OIL CHANGE @ DEALER PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, NOT YET DUE FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, OIL LIFE INDICATOR GAVE 50% OIL LIFE 20 MILES PRIOR TO BREAKDOWN. HONDA NOTIFIED AND NOT CONCERNED. WARRANTY CO DENIED CLAIM B/C NO CAUSE OF FAILURE FOUND. DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD CAR IS PAYING FOR NEW ENGINE, RADIATOR AND ANY OTHER REPAIRS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM WARRANTY CO. SEARCH OF HONDA FORUMS (EDMUNDS.COM) FOUND MANY PROBLEMS W/ OIL CONSUMPTION ON 2005-2010 HONDA ODYSSEYS. *TR

OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN HAS BEEN TAKEN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES TO ADDRESS FRONT END SHUDDER THAT INCREASES WITH SPEED, BECOMING NOTICEABLE AT ~25MPH AND MOST PRONOUNCED AT 60-65MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES LEFT-RIGHT AT A HIGH FREQUENCY AND INCREASING INTENSITY WHILE THIS SHUDDER IS HAPPENING. BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS IS MEASURABLE HAMPERED AND ONE CAN FEEL THE SHUDDER THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THIS OCCURS. WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THEIR SCHEDULED LIFE WOULD SUGGEST NECESSARY, WE HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING CHECKED, AND WE HAVE ASKED HONDA TO REPAIR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM, ALL WITHOUT SUCCESS. THERE ARE ONLINE FORUMS WHERE ODYSSEY OWNERS DISCUSS SIMILAR PROBLEMS (FOR EXAMPLE, SEE THE EDMUNDS SITE: TOWNHALL.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1085E1) AND LACK OF RESOLUTION BY HONDA. A QUICK WEB SEARCH (E.G., "HONDA ODYSSEY FRONT END VIBRATION" OR "HONDA ODYSSEY TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL") WILL RESULT IN MANY OTHER REFERENCES TO SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL SITUATIONS OF SERIOUS FRONT END VIBRATIONS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A MINOR ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF US AT LOW SPEED AND I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM PLAYED A ROLE. *TR

TOOK 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMPLAINING OF STRONG ENGINE SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING AND BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. SHUDDER IS SO STRONG WHOLE CAR SHIMMIES INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THIS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (AT 60,000 AND 90,000) AND IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. JUST 5 MONTHS AND A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. VERY INTERESTING THAT IT'S THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE BEEN IN FOR BEFORE WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD TWO DOG CRATES IN THE BACK OF THE MINIVAN WITH DOGS IN THEM. THE DOORS HAD BEEN LOCKED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING. ONCE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIED, I HAD NO WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE IN ORDER TO GET THE DOGS OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE DOG CRATES. THERE IS NO OUTSIDE KEY ACCESS FOR THE TAILGATE NOR A MANUAL RELEASE IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY RESISTANT. TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING RACK BOLTS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING BOLTS HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

THE POWER LIFT GATE ON 2006 ODYSSEY FAILED HITTING MY HUSBAND ON THE SHOULDER. WE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING AND IT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A MORE SERIOUS INJURY HAD THE GATE CLOSED ON ONE OF MY CHILDREN. HONDA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL ON 2005 VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE BUT AT THIS TIME DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS TO A RECALL OF THE 2006. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE DETERIORATION OF THE GAS STRUTS IN THE ODYSSEY. THIS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

FAILURE OF THE LIFT GATE GAS STRUTS ON A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING THAT CAUSES THE GATE TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSEQUENCES WERE AN ADULT MALE BEING HIT IN THE BACK BY THE LIFT GATE. IN THIS INSTANCE NO SERIOUS INJURY HAD OCCURRED, BUT IF THE PERSON IN THE PATH OF THE LIFT GATE WERE SMALLER THE WEIGHT AND MOMENTUM OF THE GATE COULD EASILY CAUSE HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. I WOULD ASSUME MOST OWNERS OF THIS MINIVAN HAVE CHILDREN AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A CHILD IN THE PATH OF A FAILING LIFT GATE WOULD SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURY. THE LIFT GATE GAS STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS OFFERED A RECALL FOR THIS ON SIMILAR VEHICLES, BUT HAS NOT YET OFFERED ANY CORRECTION FOR THE VEHICLE WE OWN. *TR