2006 Honda Odyssey

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SHUTTERING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 97,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60+ MPH TRANSMISSION SMOKES, FLUID SPEWS FROM TAILPIPE AND FRONT, GEARS RACE AND VEHICLE BECOMES UNABLE TO CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPS, MUST BE ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED. GEARS SOMETIME LOCK CAUSING INABILITY TO STEER. OCCURS OCCASIONALLY AT 80,000-90,000, MORE FREQUENTLY AT 90,000 MILES. DEFECT IN TORQUE CONVERTER APPARENTLY CAUSES FLUID TO BOIL INSIDE TRANSMISSION, CAUSES DAMAGE TO GEARS, SMOKING, ETC.. ONLY FIX IS A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *TR

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. WHILE CRUISING (NOT ACCELERATING, NOT CLIMBING) AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON I-5 SOUTH IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE DRIVER SAW THE TACHOMETER SUDDENLY SHOOT UP ABOVE THE RED LINE (>5000 RPM). THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WITH ACCOMPANYING VERY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT EVEN AS THE DRIVER EASED OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE DRIVER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BACK OF THE CAR WAS SOAKED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CAR WAS SURROUNDED BY THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL. THE CAR WAS TOWED 129 MILES TO A SERVICE STATION. DIAGNOSIS: "BLOWN TRANSMISSION", APPARENTLY A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEYS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAND NEW WITH WARRANTY AND AT 20,000 MILES STARTED COMPLAINING OF A WHINING OR HUMMING NOISE AFTER TRAVELING DISTANCES OVER 30 MINUTES LONG. THE WEATHER DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I COMPLAINED 5 SEPARATE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, EACH TIME BEING TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE. AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED AND AFTER MUCH TALK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA, THEY REPLACED IT COVERING 75% OF THE COST. THAT WAS IN OCTOBER 2009. ON MARCH 15, THE NOISE RETURNED AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ASSUMING IT WAS MY POWER STEERING PUMP. IT WAS MY POWER STEERING RACK WHICH AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS SEEMS TO BE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS ALL ALONG. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK AT A COST OF $1500. I HAVE TRIED TO GET HELP FROM HONDA, BUT THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR ALL MODELS 2005-2007 AND SOME 2008 MODELS FOR POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE AND A RECALL OF THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT OR MORE HONDA OWNERS ARE GOING TO RUN INTO THE ISSUE I HAVE. IF I DON'T REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK, FLUID COULD POUR OUT AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE ME TO LOSE STEERING AT ANY POINT. SO THAT IS WHY I AM HAVING IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH WAS REVISED IN 2007, IS BULLETIN NUMBER 07-005.*TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX ON SLIGHT SLOPES AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, MY VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUDDER STRONGLY ENOUGH THAT I CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE FOOT PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN MY IN-TOWN DRIVING FOLLOWING FREQUENT STOPS, AND CONTINUES FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL I INCREASE SPEED AND RPM. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A STRONG FORWARD JOLTING MOTION WHEN MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AS I AM SLOWING BEHIND OTHER CARS OR AS I AM SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN OF MY OWN. THE JOLT FORWARD HAS BEEN SO STRONG THAT IT FEELS LIKE I'M HITTING THE ACCELERATOR, AND I HAVE HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO KEEP FROM OVERSHOOTING MY TURN OR REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER ON MY 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. MILES IS ABOUT 86000, TOOK VAN TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD SERVICE MANAGER SAID THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN KNOWN FOR SHUDDER PROBLEMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLES WEIGHT WAS NOT MATCHED TO THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY IN DESIGN. SHUDDER HAPPENS AT ABOUT 30-40 MPH WITH A LIGHT ENGINE LOAD. *TR

WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER FOR A LONG DISTANCE, WHEEZING SOUND COMES FROM STEERING WHEEL. OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT'S A POWER STEERING PUMP, RESERVOIR TANK. IT ONLY HAS 57K MILES, AND ALREADY PROBLEMS. HONDA DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE NOR WAS IT COLD. IT WON'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT'S PAST THE MILES, BUT HONDA MAKES A DEFECTIVE PART(S) AND THE OWNER HAS TO PAY FOR THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR