2006 Honda Odyssey

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUN FLATS ONLY WORK WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS. SHE STATED THAT IF SHE WERE TO GO BEYOND 50 MILES. UNLESS SHE CONTACTS A DEALER. IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE RUN FLATS, CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY OPTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED THAT IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE AND SUGGESTED SHE NOTIFY HER ATTORNEY'S GENERAL OFFICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

AIR COMPRESSOR LEAKED FREON DUE TO SMALL ROCK IN CONDENSER. CAR IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND WELL WITHIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HONDA CLAIMS THAT THE ROCK IN THE AIR CONDENSER IS A ROAD HAZARD, AND NOT COVERED WARANTY. $770 LATER, AND A FEW GOOGLE SEARCHES ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY'S WITH ROCKS IN COMPRESSORS, AND A PLETHORA OF PEOPLE ARE FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRY COPYING AND PASTING THIS LINK INTO YOUR BROWSER. 100 COMMENTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ODYSSEY/TJBOPFUR3SVARKHCJ. *AK

IN NOVEMBER 2005, WE PURCHASED THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MINI-VAN. UPON QUESTIONING THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM (A SELLING POINT FOR THE TOURING EDITION), WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACEMENT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 10-15% ABOVE SIMILAR TIRES. AT APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES (JUST 16 MONTHS AFTER OUR PURCHASE AND REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE), WE WERE TOLD BY THE HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE ALL 4 OF OUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR (3/32 TREAD). UPON CALLING AROUND TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN OUR AREA WE DISCOVERED THE COST TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE TIRES WAS $1200. MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN 10-15% ABOVE A REGULAR SET OF SIMILAR TIRES. WHILE WE WERE MADE AWARE THE ADDITIONAL COST IN TIRE REPLACEMENT, WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE HIGHER FREQUENCY THIS WOULD OCCUR. IN FACT WE WERE ASSURED BY A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE TREAD WEAR OF THE MICHELIN PAX TIRES WAS SUPERIOR TO THAT OF SIMILAR MINI-VAN TIRES. IF WE HAD KNOWN THAT THERE WOULD BE A $1200 MAINTENANCE COST IN THE TIRES ALONE EVERY 1-1.5 YEARS, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE TOURING EDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED MICHELIN WHO TOLD US TO HAVE THE TREAD CHECKED/VERIFIED BY A CERTIFIED PAX DEALER, AND THEY WOULD HAVE A CASE OPEN. UPON VERIFICATION OF EXCESSIVE WEAR BY DISCOUNT TIRE, MICHELIN OFFERED A 35% DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PAX TIRES. UNSATISFIED, WE PROCEEDED TO CONTACT HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE EX MODEL WHEELS PUT ON THE VEHICLE (AT HONDA'S EXPENSE). THE CORPORATE OFFICE REFERRED US BACK TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIMS THE LIGHTER EX MODEL WHEELS CANNOT BE PUT ON THE HEAVIER SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THE TOURING EDITION. OUR CURRENT OPTIONS ARE TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER SET OF PAX TIRES AND HOPE WE DON''T FACE THIS EXCESSIVE EXPENSE AGAIN IN ANOTHER 12-15 MONTHS OR REPLACE WITH AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON A WINDY DAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED TO A THUMPING SOUND AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SPOILER WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HOOKS FAILED AND THE SPOILER COULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,780 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING AND BACKING PLATE WERE WORN. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR AND ALSO REPLACED THE REAR DISC BRAKES AND REAR SHOES. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BACKING PLATE, SHOES, AND SPRINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON THE DAY SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SKID TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A HIGHWAY SIGN. THE ABS AND ABI LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,233 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,933. TEXAS OFFICER'S CRASH REPORT. UPDATED 10/29/07 *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR. IT WAS POOR DESIGN ON HONDA'S PART. THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE ON THE WEB. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POOR DESIGN. *AK