NHTSA Complaint #11170982 — 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY

AFTER EXPERIENCING INCREASING VIBRATION ONLY DURING ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY, I DID SOME RESEARCH. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE ENGINE MOUNTS (ALTERNATELY REFERRED TO AS "MOTOR MOUNTS") ARE AN EXTREMELY WELL-KNOWN DEFECT AMONG CONSUMERS. I WAS AS MUCH AS TOLD BY THE PLEASANT YOUNG WOMAN WHO ANSWERED AT HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT BECAUSE THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS ARE NEGLIGIBLE, THAT THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T REALLY CARE - DESPITE THE FACT THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT, IS EXTREMELY PREVALENT, IS RECURRING REQUIRING MANY OWNERS TO REPLACE THE MOUNTS 2,3 4 OR MORE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, IT HAS A KNOWN CAUSE (THE "ECO DRIVE" SYSTEM, AND CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. IN FACT, WHAT SHE ACTUALLY SAID WAS THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WHEN I INFORMED HER THAT I ALREADY KNEW THAT, BUT WANTED TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AND TO INQUIRE AS TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION OR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I AGAIN EXPLAINED I'D LIKE TO DEAL WITH HONDA, AND WAS AGAIN ASSURED THAT NO ONE THERE - NO ONE - WAS INTERESTED IN HEARING MY CONCERNS, NOR WOULD ANYONE THERE DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WITHOUT INTERVENTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT. WHY HAS HONDA NOT ISSUED A RECALL? EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED CAN, AND DOES, CAUSE ISSUES WITH STABILITY AND CONTROL. THE RANGE OF SPEED AT WHICH THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IS WIDENING, AND THE VIBRATION IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY STRONG. AS OF NOW, IT OCCURS ONLY WHILE ACCELERATING, NOT AT ALL DURING COASTING, MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY SPEEDS, OR LOWER SPEEDS DURING RAPID ACCELERATION.