2007 Honda Odyssey

EXCESSIVE SHUDDERING / JARRING WITH 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL. PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED WHEN INITIALLY PURCHASES USED FROM LUTHER HONDA IN HOPKINS, MN. THEY SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT ISSUE AND REPLACED ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH SHUDDERING/JARRING OCCURRING WHEN THE ECO SYSTEM KICKS IN AND OUT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HINGE DOOR STRUTS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SLAM SHUT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR IMPACTED HER ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAINING CONDITIONS OR FLOW OF WATER POOL, ON ROADWAY OR HWY, VEHICLE WANTS TO SHUT OFF DISPLAYING NO CHARGING, LIKE I HAVE NO POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS. TWICE THIS OCCURRED ON HWY SPEED 70+ OR 25-30 +, ON ROADWAY WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FLOW OF WATER POOL SPLASH DURING TURN VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND POWER UP WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE OFF ROAD MEDIUM AND REGAIN ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE COURSE OF 2 YRS. BRINGING VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY CANT REPEAT COMPLAINT EVEN WITH HOSING ENGINE BELT WITH WATER,THOUGH THE TECH STATED MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THIS DURING RAINING CONDITIONS. NOTE NO POWER STEERING DUE TO THIS EVENT. RET NYPD *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

CAR HESITATES ON DOWNSHIFT AT 40 AND 20 MPH. ON 6/26/11 I BROUGHT CAR INTO LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO HAVE A MANUFACTURER PRODUCT UPDATE ADDRESSED THAT WAS TARGETING THIS TRANSMISSION JUDDER ISSUE. DEALER PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH PROVED TO BE INEFFECTIVE. ON 9/7/11 I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AGAIN SINCE THE TRANSMISSION JUDDER WAS STILL PRESENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $115 TO LOOK AT THE CAR, NOT INCLUDING COST OF ANY REPAIRS. SINCE HONDA'S PRODUCT UPDATE NOTIFICATION INDICATED THIS UPDATE SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE AND THE DEALER WAS INTENDING TO CHARGE ME, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP IN ANGER WITHOUT HAVING THEM LOOK AT THE CAR. ON 11/19/11 I BROUGHT CAR BACK IN BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS STILL PRESENT AND AGREED TO PAY THEIR DIAGNOSIS FEE OF $115. THEY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO TRY TO RESOLVE. ON 12/17/11 THE ISSUE WAS STILL NOT CORRECTED SO I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN. THE DEALER RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS "SLIGHT" AND THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. THIS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT HONDA'S DOCUMENTATION SAYS DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE FIXED COULD DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA'S PRODUCT UPDATE LETTER TO THE DEALER INDICATED TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD BE REPLACED IF SOFTWARE UPDATE WASN'T EFFECTIVE, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THAT. 12/19/11 I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN OUT OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE 12/17/11 VISIT. DEALER AGAIN ATTEMPTED A SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH AGAIN PROVED TO BE INEFFECTIVE. ON 2/6/12, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA TO EXPLAIN THE HISTORY. I AM NOW BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR PART OF THIS REPAIR, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN FREE OF CHARGE TO ME HAD THE DEALER ADDRESSED IT DURING ONE OF MY INITIAL VISITS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD INCUR ANY COST FOR THIS UPDATE. *TR

I AM GETTING A THUD SOUND FROM THE BACK OF MY 2007 ODYSSEY MINI VAN. WE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COME IN WITH THIS. THEY FOUND THAT THERE IS A GLAZING THAT HAPPENS WITH THE BRAKES AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO GRIND THE DRUMS AND IT MAKES IT GO AWAY FOR AWHILE. THEY SAID IF THE BRAKE SHOES ARE OK IT WOULD RUN ABOUT $200.00. THIS IS CRAZY IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OTHER THAN WEAR AND TEAR THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. I HAVE PUT TWO SETS OF BRAKES ON THIS VAN SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKES GO SO FAST. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A VERY POOR DESIGN. IF I HAD NOT BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT 1000 OF DOLLARS WITH ALL THE PROBLEM THIS 2007 HONDA HAS HAD. IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN I WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. THE WINDSHIELD WHISTLES, THE TRANSMISSION PART HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE COMPRESSOR MELTED, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD ON A TRIP BEFORE A YEAR WAS UP. THE BEARINGS IN THE WHEELS WENT BAD. THE AXLE WENT BAD. THE RIGHT REAR DOOR MOTOR WENT BAD. THE LEFT REAR DOOR WILL OPEN PART WAY AND SHUT. ALL IN ALL HONDA HAS GONE DOWN HILL. $37,000 AND ITS A PIECE OF JUNK. THANK GOD OTHER THAN THE BRAKES THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY VERY GOOD AND HAS FIXED EVERYTHING AT LEAST ONCE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS ALSO DURING COLD WEATHER WE HEAR A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED THE PUMP AND TOLD US IF WE HEAR THE WHINING NOISE AGAIN IT IS PROBABLY THE POWER STEERING RESOVIOR WHICH WAS NOT REPLACED. THERE IS ALSO A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHICH THEY SAY IS THE RACK AND PINION AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOW THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE BUT BEFORE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED WE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE POPPING NOISE BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MAGICALLY NOW THEY HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM. WITH THEM NOW WANTING TO CHARGE $2000 TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS MUCH TROUBLE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE NEEDING THIS MUCH WORK THIS SOON. ALTHOUGH I DO LOVE MY VEHICLE I CAN HONESTLY SAY I AM HAVING DOUBTS OF EVER OWNING ANOTHER ONE. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB

ON 1/23/12 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WITH REMOTE, IT WAS NOTED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE, SAID DOOR CLOSED ABOUT HALF-WAY AND THEN REOPENED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CLOSE ABOVE DOOR UNTIL IT FINALLY DID CLOSE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED AT THIS TIME THAT WHEN IT DID CLOSE IT MADE A THUMPING NOISE. "THUMP... THUMP... THUMP..." WHILE THE DOOR WAS CLOSING. IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES THIS PAST WEEK, HOWEVER NOT ALL THE TIME. THE THUMPING NOISE WAS NOTED ALL THE TIME THOUGH, ONLY UPON CLOSING. ANNOYING, BUT NOT TERRIBLE. TONIGHT, 2/1/12, HOWEVER IS A DIFFERENT STORY. I OPENED THE ABOVE DOOR USING THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, THE DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN. WHEN IT (SLIDING DOOR) WAS JUST ABOUT COMPLETELY OPEN (MORE THAN 3/4 OPEN BUT NOT FULLY), MY SIX YEAR-OLD SON ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB INTO THE VAN (SOMETHING HE HAS DONE BEFORE WITHOUT THERE EVER BEING A PROBLEM) WHEN THE DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN! THANKFULLY, I WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL HIM OUT OF HARMS WAY AND STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON HIM. THE DOOR THEN OPENED, WHEN I PHYSICALLY STOPPED IT FROM CLOSING ON MY SON, AND THEN BEGAN TO CLOSE AGAIN AND THEN OPEN, TO WHERE IT STAYED. IT WAS THEN THAT I TURNED OFF THE POWER SLIDER AND CLOSED THE DOOR MANUALLY. I REALIZE NOWHERE ON THIS FORM DOES IT ASK FOR POTENTIAL INJURIES, HOWEVER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING. A NECESSARY COMPONENT (A DOOR) THAT ONE BELIEVES TO BE SAFE IS NOT ONLY UNRELIABLE BUT HAZARDOUS. *TR