NHTSA Complaint #10259158 — 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I WAS ABLE TO DO A VISUAL CHECK OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH LOOKED FINE.UPON STARTING UP AGAIN IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE I WAS DRAGGING METAL. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT RIGHT HOME AND CALL THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEIR INSPECTION THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING HAD CRACKED AND BROKEN. THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH AND SAID THAT WITH MY MILEAGE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AND IN FACT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. UPON BEING GIVEN THAT DIAGNOSIS I DECIDED TO TALK TO OTHER CERTIFIED REPAIR PEOPLE AS WELL AS TWO OTHER HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY AGREED THAT IT IS NOT A NORMAL ISSUE. UPON EVEN FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS COMMON, BUT ON ONE WEBSITE I FOUND 24 OTHERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE HOW MANY MORE ARE THERE THAT HAVEN'T REPORTED THIS ISSUE AND HAS ANYONE BEEN INJURED BECAUSE OF IT. RIGHT NOW MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE FINAL REPAIR WILL CONSIST OF OR IF IT WILL LEAD TO ANY OTHER ISSUES .THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR