2006 Honda Odyssey

PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WITH RES AND NAV IN JULY 2006 IN NEW JERSEY (PLANET HONDA). TWICE I NOTICED ON VERY COLD MORNINGS (OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT 9:30 AM) THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE AIR-BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. AFTER DRIVING AROUND FOR 10 MINUTES (WITH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STILL ON) I SWITCHED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER 5 MINUTES. THIS TIME THE AIR-BAG INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. THEY HAD A LOOK AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING (PART NUMBER 77970-SHJ-B81). THEY HAVE ORDERED TWO NUMBERS ??? HOW CAN THIS BE ? THIS IS A BRAND NEW MINIVAN WITH ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT AND NO COLLISIONS NOT EVEN THE LEAST MINOR ONES WHAT SO EVER. SEEMS THERE ARE SOME GAPS AND QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES IN HONDA'S MANUFACTURING PROCESS NOW THAT THIS MINIVAN IS ENTIRELY BEING BUILT IN USA. I AM JUST PLAIN LUCKY THAT THE AIR-BAG (WHETHER SIDE OR FRONTAL, I DON'T KNOW) DID NOT INFLATE IN MY FACE. *NM

PURCHASED HONDA ODYSSEY FROM LEITH HONDA, RALEIGH, NC JUNE 2006. FROM THE BEGINNING, EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION (MOTOR) AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM WHEN UNDER LOAD, AT ANY SPEED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM INDICATED IN THE COMPUTER AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.(PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 12/26/06) *JB

I WAS ADVISED WHEN I FIRST HAD THE OIL CHANGED (6/06) IN MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY (PURCHASED 10/05) THAT THERE WAS APPARENTLY AN OIL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. I THEN TOOK THE VAN TO THE HONDA DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, IL. WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE OIL PAN SEAL. THIS SEAL WAS THEN CHANGED. WHEN THE OIL WAS AGAIN CHANGED IN LATE DECEMBER, '06, THERE AGAIN WAS AN OIL LEAK NOTED FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME TESTING, THE HONDA DEALER FIRST SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A DAY OR SO TO REPAIR. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A "PART" WHICH WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO RECEIVE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO HONDA USA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE ENGINE WITH A NEW "SHORT BLOCK" FROM HONDA. THE DEALER WAS ONLY WILLING TO LET ME USE A HONDA CIVIC AS A "LOANER" FOR MY VAN, BUT AFTER FURTHER COMPLAINTS TO HONDA USA, THEY ARRANGED FOR ME TO GET A RENTED VAN FROM ENTERPRISE. THEY HAVE ALSO AGREED TO GIVE ME A SIX YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE. AS OF THIS DAY, I AM AWAITING THE REPAIR/RETURN OF MY ODYSSEY. *JB

ON 4 NOV 06 AT APPROXIMATELY 1128 MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED WITH A FRONT IMPACT CRASH AND THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEFECTS OCCURRED CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: WEATHER: CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS: DRY LEVEL GRADE SPEED: APPROX 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN 2 LANE SECONDARY ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF IT. MY VEHICLE IMPACTED THE OTHER ONE IN THE LEFT REAR QUADRANT. THE DAMAGE TO MY ODYSSEY WAS DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT GRILL AND BUMPER AREA. THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE DISLODGED FROM THE MOUNTS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE DOOR POST. I THINK THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE. BOTH OF THE ITEMS WERE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AND AIRBAG WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. PART NUMBERS LISTED BELOW. MODULE AIRBAG CONTROL: 77960SHJA02 SEAT BELT LT: 04818SHJA01ZC SEAT BELT RT: 04814SHJA01ZC BUCKLE FRT SEAT BELT LT: 04816SHJA21ZC BUCKLE FRT SEAT BELT RT: 04813SHJA01ZC ALONG WITH OTHER VARIOUS BODY PARTS. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 HONDAY ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH SHE HEARD A HUMMING SOUND. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT FASTER SPEEDS SHE COULD NOT HEAR THE SOUND. THE SOUND WAS SOMETIMES LIKE A POWER TOOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ITWAS AS IF THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGHER THAN THE SPEED SHEWAS DRIVING. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD, 40 DEGREES AND BELOW ,AND USUALLY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 - 10 MINUTES. THE CONTACT MADE A RECORDING AND LET THE DEALER SEE IT, AND T THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE.

PURCHASED 05 HONDA ODDYSSEY WITH PAX TIRES BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 05. HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO HONDA AND MICHELIN RE: UNEVEN WEAR OF TIRE TREAD. KEEP BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO WEAR. NOW HAVING PROBLEMS DRIVING IN ANY SNOW OR ICE NARROWLY AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS JUST DRIVING THROUGH TOWN TO GET HOME. PRICE TO RE-PLACE WITH PAX SNOW TIRES IS OUTRAGEOUS PLUS COST TO HAVE TIRES SWAPPED OUT EACH WINTER AND SPRING. HONDA AND MICHELIN HAVE BOTH ADVISED THAT REGULAR TIRES CANNOT BE PUT ON VEHICLE AS THIS WILL VOID WARRANTY AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS

RE: HONDA CASE NUMBER : N012006-12-2800187 I HAVE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 7000 MILES ON IT. THE VAN DIDN'T START AND EVEN I COULDN'T PULL MY KEY OUT FROM THE IGNITION. I HAD TO TOW THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON 12/22/06. AFTER 6 DAYS OF INVESTIGATION, THE DEALER REPORTED TO ME THAT THEY FOUND THE CABLE WAS EATEN BY RODENTS. THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $1300 SINCE THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE CABLE DAMAGED BY THE RODENTS. I AM LIVING IN THIS HOUSE FOR 6 YEARS,AND I NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES SO FAR. I THINK THIS IS THE HONDA VEHICLES DEFECT. THEY NEED TO PLACE THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. EVEN IF I REPAIR THE VEHICLES, I AM WORRIED TO PAYING ANOTHER $1300 IF THE RODENT OR OTHER ANIMAL DECIDE TO COME BACK AGAIN. COULD YOU INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE TO AVOID SECOND VICTIMS? MY HOUSE IS NOT SURROUNDED BY WOODS OR ANYTHING. *NM

A 1500 RPM, A VIBRATION IS FELT ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MOVING UNDER LOAD (NOT COASTING). THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME AT THE ENGINE SPEED (NOT AT 1200 RPM OR 1700 RPM). THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT NO PROBLEM WAS SHOWN IN THE COMPUTER. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT I WAS GETTING VERY POOR MILEAGE IN TOWN (LESS THAN 15 MPH WHICH I CONSIDER NOT ACCEPTABLE). THE VIBRATION IS MY MAIN CONCERN SINCE SOMETHING MAY BE OUT OF BALANCE AND CAUSE A FAILURE. *JB