2008 Honda Odyssey

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2012· STRUCTURE

  AUTOMATIC REAR SLIDING DOORS FELL OFF WHILE PARKED. DOOR JAMMED, AND A SCREW HAD FALLEN OUT FROM UNDER PANEL. DORR FEL OFF LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER. *TR

• 12/30/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VAN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL PARKED OVER NIGHT IN DRIVE WAY. OUR DRIVEWAY IS SLIGHTLY INCLINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE FACING FORWARD. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR STARTED FINE AND WAS WARMING UP. 5 MINUTES LATER IT STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 DAYS THEY SAID THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VAN IS AGAIN SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE THIS WEEK. I NOTICED A SIMILAR POSTING ON THIS WEB SITE CLAIMING THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED BEHIND THE GAS TANK AND IT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY. THEREFORE THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS CLAIM. KNOWING THIS DETAIL, I WENT OUTSIDE AND PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL TO LET THE VAN COAST TO A MORE LEVEL STATE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED AFTER THE 2ND ATTEMPT. I'M STILL GOING TO KEEP THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AS I FEEL THIS CONDITION IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE OWNED 2 OTHER HONDA'S (DIFFERENT MODELS) AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF CONDITION WHILE LIVING AT THE SAME RESIDENCE. *TR

• 12/29/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2013. REAR TAILGATE GAS STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MAY 2014 DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE. SAME OEM WAS REINSTALLED BY DEALER AND HAS FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS LATER.

• 12/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  MINIVAN WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER TO FIX AN OVERLY-SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, PER A RECALL LETTER. CAR WAS RETURNED WITH BRAKES EQUALLY SOFT (OR WORSE), SO THAT EVEN A "PANIC BRAKE" PROCEDURE (USING 240 LB OF FOOT STRENGTH) COULD NOT TRIGGER THE ABS, BRAKE ASSIST, OR OTHER BRAKE SAFETY FEATURES. CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE (SAME) DEALER TWICE MORE, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. CALLS TO HONDA BROUGHT NO RESULTS. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A SIMPLE FIX (E.G., BLEEDING THE BRAKE FLUID), HONDA MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEMS THAT AROSE DURING A RECALL PROCEDURE.

• 12/23/2009· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS CONDITION REDUCES HIS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REALIGNED FIVE TIMES, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, AND A SET OF TIRES WERE REPLACED. AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIRS THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF UPDATED 01/22/10.*JB

• 12/21/2017· STEERING,ENGINE

  FOLLOWING A SERVICE IN WHICH MY TIMING BELT, SERPENTINE BELT, WATER PUMP, AND POWER STEERING PUMP WERE CHANGED, THE TENSIONER BOLT WAS SHEARED OFF TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED, THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM BEFORE. THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BOLT WAS SHEARED OFF (BOTH EVENTS WERE WITHIN A WEEK OF THE SERVICING), THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD DONE RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMED TO HAVE HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS. AS STATE ABOVE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ONCE ON A RAMP, ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AND ONCE TURNING RIGHT ONTO A MAIN ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT.

• 12/21/2015· ENGINE

  MY ENGINE IS USING OIL. IT USED 1 QUART OF OIL IN 2,826 MILES OF DRIVING AND 1/2 QUART IN THE NEXT 580 MILES. THE RATE OF OIL USE IS INCREASING. HONDA SAYS THESE ENGINES ARE PASSING OIL THRU THE RINGS ON 4 OF THE 6 CYLINDERS. HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OR ENGINE STARTS MISSING. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK THE OIL LEVEL TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT TO LOW. ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THERE ARE MANY ODYSSEYS DOING THIS. HONDA SOLD THIS VAN TO ME WITHOUT BEING TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER I BOUGHT THIS VAN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

• 12/21/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ATTEMPT TO PROCEED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TOWARD THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CONTINUALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,400.

• 12/20/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMEDY PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2014. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

• 12/20/2013· STRUCTURE

  2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL HATCHBACK LIFT GATE STRUTS GAVE OUT AND FELL ON MY HEAD WHILE LOADING GROCERIES. THE HATCHBACK WILL OPEN AND CLOSE BUT THE STRUTS DO NOT WORK. IT FELL WITH NO WARNING OF AN ISSUE. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF ONE IF NOT PAYING ATTENTION. ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE NEAR. *TR

• 12/19/2018· SEATS

  THIRD ROW SEATS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY WHEN CONVERTING FROM STOW AWAY POSITION TO UPRIGHT SEATING POSITION. ONE MUST ALIGN THE LATCHING MECHANISM REQUIRING ONE TO FIRST LIFT THE SEAT FROM THE REAR, THEN MOVE TO THE FRONT OF THE SEAT IN THE CABIN AND PHYSICALLY ALIGN THE LATCHING MECHANISM. THIS PROCEDURE IS DONE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. THIS DEFICIENCY WAS FIRST NOTICED WITH PASSENGERS SEATED AND THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AS INERTIA CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK BACKWARDS UPON ACCELERATION. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT THE DESIGN INTENTION. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME THE SEAT IS CONVERTED. THE DATE ON THIS FORM IS NOT APPLICABLE.

• 12/19/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK AND FELL OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WAS BEING OPENED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE CAR'S TRACK. I SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY.

• 12/19/2014· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  ON I69E HEADING NORTH AT 65 MPH AFTER CRESTING AN OVERPASS HILL, VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE LANE NO BRAKE LIGHTS LIT, HIT BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES NEVER REACTED AS NORMAL. PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE TIRES NEVER SQUEALED ON THE DRY PAYMENT. UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC AND ENDED UP HITTING STOPPED VEHICLE STILL GOING ABOUT 20MPH. $2,700 DAMAGE TO MY ODYSSEY AND OTHER CAR HAD HEAVY REAR DAMAGE. *TR

• 12/16/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE REMEDY PARTS WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2014. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/15/2020· STRUCTURE

  STARTED 2019 PEEL OFF THE PAINT BODY BETWEEN MOONROOF AND WINDSHIELD. AREA IS BIGGER, BIGGER...

• 12/14/2018· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP SAFETY RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNER OF RECALL. *LD *JS

• 12/12/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WITH HESITATION SHIFTING AND SHUDDER ON SLIGHT INCLINE AT ABOUT 32-35 MPH. ALSO HAS HARD DOWNSHIFTS THROUGH GEARS. *TR

• 12/11/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

• 12/10/2012· STRUCTURE

  STRUCTURE/BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE---I WENT TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR ON THE VAN TO GET A STROLLER OUT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND VERY HEAVY. WHEN I LET GO THE DOOR SHUT ON ME. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, INFORMING ME THAT THE STRUTS WERE BAD AND COULD GIVE OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. (REF #12V062000) WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN. AFTER THE PARTS ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS CALLED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR THE REPAIR. UPON MY ARRIVAL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR, I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AFTER ALL. AT THAT POINT THERE WAS NO HELPFUL PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS OF WEIGHT LIFTING GETTING THE STROLLER, GROCERIES, ETC. IN AND OUT OF THE VAN. STILL NO HELP FROM HONDA (THE DEALERSHIP OR NATIONAL LINE). *TR

• 12/09/2013· STRUCTURE

  ISSUE IS THE SAME AS WITH RECALL NOTICE 12V062000. THE GAS FILLED STRUTS ARE NOT HOLDING THE LIFT GATE OPEN. ISSUE BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN WEATHER WAS COLD. RECALL SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO POWER LIFT MODELS AS THE SAME STRUTS ARE USED FOR OTHER MODELS. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WHEN I RESEARCHED ONLINE. MY MODEL IS THE LX. *TR

• 12/08/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE. *KB

• 12/06/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MODEL: 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L (WITH NAV & REAR ENT. SYSTEM) ISSUE: BRAKES ARE VERY TENTATIVE AND "MUSHY". ATYPICAL PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKING ACTION ACTIVATED, AND THEN REQUIRING MUCH MORE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE BRAKING THAN WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM HONDA CARLAND, ALPHARETTA, GA. VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE THE HONDA "CERTIFIED" USED CAR INSPECTION PRIOR TO SALE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MADE. WE ENCOURAGE AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL SO THAT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAN BE FIXED. WE WILL RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND POTENTIAL REPAIR. *TR

• 12/04/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE WHILE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DOOR STILL FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR TO EXIT AND ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOCK WOULD TURN WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE DOOR, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PEARSON HONDA, 14001 HULL STREET RD, MIDLOTHIAN, VA, 23112), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE PANEL AND ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE PANEL, BUT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

• 12/03/2019· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION LEAK. AS PART OF POWER TRAIN, THE RACK AND PINION LEAK CREATES SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. TURNING EFFECTS DRIVING AND PINGS, KNOCKS ARE HEARD @ 52,000 MILES. WE HAVE LIFETIME UNLIMITED MILES AND YEARS WARRANTY FROM DEALER. WARRANTY COMPANY AND DEALERSHIP PARTED WAYS SO BRANDON HONDA VERBALLY REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. SINCE IT'S NOT A RECALL, DEALER SHOULD FIX UNDER OUR WARRANTY. WHILE SITTING, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS FROM RACK AND PINION. SEALS/GASKETS, WHATEVER ELSE REASON FOR LEAK WHICH IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. WE REPLACED A CV JOINT AT OUR EXPENSE THIS YEAR. ALL THE STEERING AND POWERTRAIN PARTS ARE LISTED UNDER POWERTRAIN ON HONDA WEBSITE'S PARTS PAGE.

• 12/03/2016· STRUCTURE

  THE BACK HATCH DOOR WON'T STAY OPEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED AND GATE FELL ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS HARD

• 12/01/2013· TIRES

  IN JUNE 2013 HAD MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOWOUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ROUGHLY 40MPH ON A CLEAR DAY. REPLACED THE TIRE SINCE THE SIDEWALL WAS DESTROYED. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE IN NOVEMBER 2013 TO CHECK BAD VIBRATION AND 3 REMAINING TIRES ALL HAD HUGE SIDEWALL BUBBLES PROTRUDING. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THREE TIRES WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES ON THEM (WARRANTY FOR 65,000) BOUGHT THE TIRES AT WAL-MART IN FEB 2012 - GOODYEAR VIVA AUTHORITY 235/65/R16 DOT M746JN1R4111. *TR

• 11/30/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  I MERGED ON TO THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROX. 50MPH WHEN MY ODYSSEY MINIVAN STARTED TO BRAKE ON IT'S OWN. I LOOKED AT MY PANEL TO MAKE SURE I WAS IN 'D' (DRIVE AND NOT 1 OR 2) AND CHECKED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN THE VAN ACCELERATED AND THEN BRAKED A COUPLE TIMES THEN IT BRAKED REALLY HARD MAKING THE VAN DO A NOSE DIVE. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE OR LESS. I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE VAN, IT DID ALL THIS ON IT'S OWN. I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY 2 YEAR OLD FROM PRESCHOOL AND I HAD MY 10 MONTH OLD REAR FACING AS WELL. IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD HAVE DONE, I WOULD HAVE. I HIT MY FLASHERS AND PULLED OVER. BUT LIKE I SAID, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I FELT LIKE A SITTING DUCK WITH MY BABIES IN THE BACK SO I STARTED DRIVING BECAUSE THERE WAS AN OFF RAMP JUST A LITTLE AHEAD OF ME, AND WHEN I REACHED APPROX 25MPH THE VAN DOVE ON THE BRAKES AGAIN. ONCE I WAS SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY, I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. WE BOUGHT THE VAN 12/11 CERTIFIED USED. *TR

• 11/29/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LATCH WHILE STATIONARY. WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE UNLESS PHYSICALLY FORCED.

• 11/29/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50 MPH, I HEAR A LOUD SOUND THAT WAS LIKE A GUNSHOT. MY SUNROOF EXPLODED AND THE PIECES FELL ON ME, MY SON, AND FLEW OFF THE CAR ONTO THE ROAD WHILE I SLOWED DOWN.

• 11/28/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE LIFTGATE, IT FAILED TO STAY UP AND STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE BACK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

• 11/28/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. PEDAL CONTINUES TO GET SOFTER AND SOFTER. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM, YOU CAN PUMP THEM UP IF YOU HAVE TIME BEFORE YOU STOP. IT NOW REQUIRES YOU TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL LOWER THAN THE GAS PEDAL TO STOP. THIS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE GAS PEDAL IS ALSO HIT WITH THE SIDE OF YOUR FOOT WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN A PANIC STOP. HONDA SAYS ALL OF THIS "NORMAL AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

• 11/28/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AND WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN. VEHICLE HAS SOFT BRAKES AND NO DEFINITE BRAKE ENGAGEMENT ZONE. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE AND CAN RESULT IN SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MUST MAINTAIN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRAKING MARGIN. HAVE DESCRIBED PROBLEM TO DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" BEHAVIOR. WE HAD A 2005 ODYSSEY THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/27/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY VAN HAS SOFT BRAKES. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. FROM ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT IS QUITE NORMAL FOR ODYSSEY. WHEN I CHECKED WITH HONDA CUSTOMER CARE, THEY AID THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY FIXED IT AND SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. OBVIOUSLY THE FIX THAT THEY DID IS NOT WORKING NOW. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VAN WITH WIFE AND TWO KIDS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE FOR THIS ISSUE?

• 11/27/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

• 11/26/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. THE WINDOWS ALSO WOULD NOT FUNCTION. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OF STARTING AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE HE WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FAILURE THE ANTI THEFT ALARM SYSTEM WAS SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

• 11/25/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CENTER SLIDING ROLLERS ON EACH SLIDING DOOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR THERE COULD BE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

• 11/25/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HONDA 2008 ODYSSEY BRAKES FEEL LOW AND SQUISHY AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. A GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY. OWNED A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND EXPERIENCED THE GRINDING NOISE ONLY. HONDA REPLACED FRONT PADS AT 7000 MILES AND AFTER ANOTHER 4,000 MILES GRINDING SOUND RETURNED. HONDA DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/24/2014· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS

  AUTOPARK HONDA REPLACED DRIVE SHAFTS BECAUSE THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING WHILE SLOW TURNS. I DROVE AWAY AND WITHIN 2 MILES, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR AND I NEARLY LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I COULD BREAK I THINK. BUT STEERING AND ENGINE POWER WERE DANGEROUSLY AFFECTED. ME AND MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I SUSPECT THE PARTS USED WERE NOT OF PROPER QUALITY OR THE WORKMANSHIP WAS POOR. I CAN'T DECIDE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN PERFECT WITH OTHER REPAIRS SO I DOUBT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORKMANSHIP BUT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SAY. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES. *TR

• 11/24/2013· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  SPARK PLUGGED FOULED IN MAY. OIL CONSUMPTION WAS AT LEAST A QUART PER 1000 MILES AT THE TIME (EVERY FEW WEEKS OF DRIVING). HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUG AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION REMAINS THE SAME OR GREATER. I AM AFRAID THAT OIL CONSUMPTION WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. SPOKE TO HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY EITHER SAY OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL OR WAIT UNTIL FAILURE FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO KICK IN. *TR

• 11/22/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. LOCKS VEHICLE UP AND CANNOT REMOVE KEY. CANNOT START VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS WHEN STOPPING AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK.

• 11/21/2011· SEATS

  WHEN THE SECOND ROW SEATS ARE FOLDED DOWN (IE. SOME ONE ENTERS THE THIRD ROW) .TO RETURN THE SEAT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION YOU HAVE TO LEAN OVER THE SEAT TO RELEASE THE MECHANISM, WHICH SENDS THE SEAT BACK UP VIOLENTLY CAUSING A BLOW TO THE HEAD AND FACE AND BREAKING GLASSES, LET ALONE A SEVERE HEADACHE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. PLEASE CHECK IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAFETY SITUATION. THIS OCCURS WITH SECOND ROW CAPTAINS SEATS. *TR

• 11/20/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE WAS OPENED HOWEVER, IT INDEPENDENTLY AND ABRUPTLY CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V062000 SRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

• 11/20/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICCrash

  BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT. HAD ACCIDENT TWICE ALREADY BECAUSE BRAKES DONT REACT LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN REALLY HARD. WITH THAT ALSO SAID TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. YOU HEAR A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU CHANGE GEARS. WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NORMAL. I DONT THINK THIS SHOULD BE MAKING LOUD GRUNTING NOISE. *TR

• 11/19/2012· STRUCTURE

  THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY HEAVY AND DOES NOT HOLDUP ON ITS OWN. REFERENCING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE: SUPPORT DEVICE) I CALLED THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE SOMETHING HONDA NEEDS TO FIX ON THEIR OWN. *TR

• 11/19/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NEW 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L MINIVAN / MAY 28, 2008 TOOK DELIVERY A FEW DAYS LATER, IN JUNE. TWO WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT MYSTERIOUSLY CAME ON FOR 1/2 A DAY AND THEN TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. A WEEK LATER THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. ON WED ( NOV 12, 2008) WHILE DRIVING MY 3 YEAR OLD & 8 YEAR OLD SONS TO SCHOOL, THE THROTTLE STARTED TO STICK. IT DID IT ONCE LIGHTLY - DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I APPLIED THE BRAKE & THE CAR STOPPED. THE ENGINE SETTLED DOWN AND WE SET OUT AGAIN & IT DID THE SAME THING. WE STOPPED BUT WERE ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM SCHOOL & THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL AGAIN, SO WE SET OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME, WHILE GOING UP A FAIRLY STEEP HILL, THE ENGINE TOOK OVER AND THE THROTTLE WENT ON FULL BLAST - THE REGULAR BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR ! I APPLIED THE BRAKE- MASHING IT TO THE FLOOR & WE KEPT GOING FORWARD ! I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL & PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH STOPPED THE CAR RIGHT BEFORE HITTING THE PARKING LOT FENCE BUT THE ENGINE WAS SCREAMINGLY HIGH & I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BLOW. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE KEY & IT STOPPED. WE HAD AAA TOW IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 30 MIN LATER. THE SERVICE DEPT. DID INVESTIGATE & WAS ABLE TO SEE THE ENGINE LIGHT ERROR MESSAGE FROM TWO WEEKS AGO - BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS "AN ODD UNRELATED SENSOR CODE" THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE. THAT CODE WAS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION & IT WAS RESET. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND & ON MONDAY WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE GIVING THE CAR BACK TO US WITH NOTHING FIXED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT TRACK ANY OTHER ERROR MESSAGES & COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED HONDA WHO DECLINED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. THE DEALERSHIP ASKED IF THEY COULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER AS GOOD WILL & HONDA TOLD THEM THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ASSUME ALL RISK FOR LIABILITY - SO THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP DECLINED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. WE ARE NOW FACED WITH THIS NEW/LEMON CAR THAT HAS A LIFE THREATENING COMPUTER GLITCH/VIRUS AND NO RECOURSE. *TR

• 11/18/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,656.

• 11/18/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN"SOFT". IT HAS JUST BEEN GETTING WORSE.ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER JAN 2010 THE PEDAL ALMOST REACHES THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF A HONDA RECALL IN MAY 2010, I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT A HONDA DEALER IN SANDUSKY, OH. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN DELAND, FL THREE (3) TIMES. ON NO OCCASION HAS THE BRAKE PEDAL BEEN ADJUSTED TO PREVENT THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO NEAR THE FLOOR. ALSO SEVERAL TIMES AS I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, MY FOOT HAS SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALMOST CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HIT AN OBJECT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I CANNOT EVEN SELL THIS VEHICLE KNOWING OF THIS APPARENT DEFECT. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALER CONFIRM THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE 2007 AND 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND THERE IS "NOTHING" THEY CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT I WILL HAVE TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY TO SETTLE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE MORE THAN 35,000 DOLLARS INVESTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOT BEING TREATED FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

• 11/18/2009· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. THIS NOISE WAS PRESENT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COLD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN SO THAT THEY COULD DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD HER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

• 11/16/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  2008 HONDA ODYSSEY LN VAN; BRAKES FADED DRASTICALLY, WITHOUT WARNING, VAN STOPPED JUST BEFORE IMPACT. SPEED APPROX. 50MPH, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL GRADE. AFTERWARDS, BRAKES MADE A SCRUBBING NOISE. THIS WENT AWAY AFTER DRIVING VERY CAUTIOUSLY HOME. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. DEALER CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE WHICH IS A LIE, IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, SAME ISSUE, AND SOMEONE WILL DIE SOON. I AM A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVE, MOST ARE NOT. IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WHICH "HELPS' DURING THE BREAKING PROCESS AND WHILE IN "ECO" DOES NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RELY STRICTLY ON THE BREAKING SYSTEM. THIS DOES NOT WORK AT MODERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DOWN HILL IS WORSE. IT ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WITH A 2007 MODEL OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *NOTE; I HAVE OVER ONE MILLION MILES LOGGED USING A VARIETY OF VEHICLES OVER 31 YEARS. THIS IS NOT DRIVER ERROR OR "MISSING" A BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

• 11/15/2014· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  I PURCHASED THIS 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY IN 2011, WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE WINTER OF 2013, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE GROANING (AND SOMETIMES "HUMMING") NOISES FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. I ASSUMED THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FLUIDS SO WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE (AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP) , I INSISTED THE POWER STEERING FLUID BE FILLED. THE HONDA DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY NOISES. HOWEVER, LAST NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 10PM, THE NOISE RE-APPEARS. THE STEERING ISSUE IS NOW FOLLOWING THE NOISE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I KNOW I SHARE THESE CONCERNS WITH OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS AND OUR COMPLAINTS ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS WITH THE DEALERS. I REALLY WANT TO SEE THESE CONCERNS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR