NHTSA Complaint #10340754 — 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY

HONDA ODYSSEY 2007 MODEL - A/C COMPRESSOR BROKEN BECAUSE OF A HOLE MADE BY A ROCK (AS STATED BY HONDA DEALER IN DIAGNOSIS). THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF A/CS FAILING IN HONDA ODYSSEY MODELS OF YEAR 2007 AND PRIOR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS THE COMPRESSOR IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED FROM OUTSIDE DEBRIS HITTING IT. TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS INDEED IS A DESIGN FLAW, THE 2008 ODYSSEY AND LATER MODEL NOW COME WITH A PROTECTIVE MESH COVERING THE CONDENSER, TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED SO FAR FOR THIS DEFECT. I REQUEST YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND IF FOUND TRUE, HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL 2007 ODYSSEYS AND PRIOR MODELS WITH THIS FLAW. *TR