2005 HONDA ODYSSEY Electrical System Problems

The sliding doors would not open by any of the control switches and would not open manually to allow persons seated in back two rows to exit in emergency.

Van turns off while driving after front lights is turn on or radio with charging a phone

YES WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS MISSING A FEW FUSES, MY BACK LEFT DOOR WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE ON MY CAR DISPLAY IT ALWAYS SHOWS THAT THE BACK LEFT DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. ALSO THE CAR WAS MISSING A BREAK PAD ON THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. IT'S ALSO MISSING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE DVD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK IT ALWAYS SAYS ERROR. AND THE CAR IS MISSING ALL MOTOR MOUNTS SO BASICALLY MY MOTOR IS JUST HANGING ON TOP OF CABLES IN MY CAR. THE GPS DISPLAY WAS ALSO MISSING AND MY FRONT RIGHT WINDOW DOESN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY UP. THE MAJOR #1 ISSUE IS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY CAR. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN I'M SCARED ON DAY EVERYTHING IS FINE & THEN ONE DAY IT'S NOT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR GOD FORBID. OH YEAH AND THE MIDDLE ROW LEFT SEAT DOESN'T LEAN FORWARD OR...

THE SLIDING DOORS FELL OF THE HINGES OR GET STUCK BEFORE THAT HAPPENED

THE VAN DIE WHILE DRIVING AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS. IF YOU WAIT AN HOUR IT WILL RESTART AND DRIVE FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS THEN WILL DIE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.

FAILURE OF HIGH BEAM, RUNNING LIGHTS, DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS, POWER DOOR LOOKS, INTEMITTENT WIPERS. FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION. MECHANIC WORKED ALL DAY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. I DROVE IT HOME. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT WAS WORKING. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO GET A INSPECTION STICKER. ALL GOOD. WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN STOPPED WORKING. I REALILIZED THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. IT FAILED IN THE COLD. I RAN THE HEATER IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON MAX HEAT. STILL NO GOOD. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE WALKING BY I PRESSED THE DOOR OPEN BUTTON ON THE KEY RING AND THEY WORKED , I JUMPED IN AND TRIED THE DIRECTIONALS, HIGH BEAM, RUNNING LIGHTS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPPED AND IT STOPPED WORKING. TODAY (MILDER WEATHER) I TRIED IT WASN'T WORKING. I TURNED ON THE HEAT TO HIGH AND...

THE PAINT IS CHIPPED OFF THE CAR SLOWLY , AND THE ELECTRONIC PART OF THE CAR ACTING WEIRD, THE DAISY DOOR SOME TIMES WORK AUTOMATICALLY AND SOME TIMES NOT

PASSENGER' SLIDING DOOR ALARM SOUNDED WHEN DRIVING WAS NOT OPEN. BATTERY REPEATEDLY BEING DRAINED. DEALER REMOVED SLIDING DOOR CLOSER MOTOR (!) NOW DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED AND IF YOU FORCE IT CLOSED ALARM WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY. THIS PROBLEM WITH POWER DOORS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. PLEASE HELP.

MY VEHICLE DOES WHEN ITS SITTING AFTER A DAY. SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE DRAINING THE BATTERY. I THINK IT'S THE DOORS.

TWICE IN 3 DAYS VEHICLE REFUSED TO START IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES , SEVERAL TRIES PRODUCED NO RESULTS , JUMPING IT PRODUCED NO RESULTS , IT ACTED AS IF THERE WAS NO BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THE STARTER WAS CONCERNED , HOWEVER ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS REQUIRING ELECTRICITY WERE OPERATING NORMALLY ,THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY FOR THE REPAIR SHOP OR FOR MYSELF . BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON LEVEL GROUND .

WHEN ENGINE IS OFF AND I LOCK THE DOORS BY REMOTE CONTROL, AFTER FEW MINUTES SAFETY ALARM WILL BE ACTIVE ( LIGHTING STARTED TO ON/OFF FOR 120 SECOND AND WHISTLE ALSO CONTINUES ACTIVE).

DRIVING THE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY POWER SHUTS OFF TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. YOU DIDN'T TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WILL START. WHEN THERE IS A HEAVY LOAD ON THE VEHICLE THE CAR WILL STALL. THE POWER SHUT OFF HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND EVEN BLINKERS WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS DRIVING IN LOCAL AND HIGHWAY THE CAR STOPS.

CAR WILL ONLY RUN FROM 3 TO 8 DAYS. THEN HAS TO JUMPED OFF. NEW BATTERY. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CHECKED NO PROBLEM. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE FUSE BOXES OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL.VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.

THE SLIDING DOORS ARE UNSAFE. THEY DO NOT STAY LOCKED AND ARE HARD TO CLOSE. I HAVE SEEN WERE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. I HAVE SLAMMED THE DOORS AND THE DOORS STILL SHOW AS OPENED AND HAVE SLID OPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED. THE AUTO FUNCTION OF THE DOORS ALSO DOESN'T WORK WELL.

COMPLAINT - AIR BAGS & SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM TAKATA RECALL. MY HONDA VAN HAS THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON. MOST DAYS, IT IS NOT LIT, BUT FOR INSTANCE, DRIVING TODAY, I GOT THE LIGHT. VAN HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS STILL THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT. AIRBAGS DON'T FAIL UNLESS IT IS FAULTY MANUFACTURER SUCH AS PART OF TAKATA RECALL. HONDA VAN RECALL IS LIMITED TO 2004 BUT I THINK 2005 CAN ALSO BE AFFECTED.ALSO ANTI THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM IS OUT OF CONTROL AND ANY TIME IS ACTIVATED.

WE HAVE OWNED OUT DARK BLUE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS. RECENTLY, I AM FINDING THAT THE PAINT ALONG THE ROOF AND SIDE/FRONT TRIM PANELS IS CHIPPING AWAY. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SAND SOME OF THE BED SPOTS AND PAINT /PROTECT AGAIN, BUT IT IS NO USE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE BASE LAYER BELOW THE BLUE PAINT. I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS WAS IDENTIFIED, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEFECT THE SECOND AREA OF CONCERN IS IN THE WIRING FOR THE RADIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOOSE WIRE OR CONNECTION BEHIND THE PANELS. THE BACK-LIGHTS FOR THE RADIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL WILL TURN ON OR OFF WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION AS TO WHY. THE SYSTEMS THEMSELVES WORK FINE, IT'S ONLY THE VISIBLE LIGHTS THAT FLICKER, OR TURN OFF AND ON WITH NO...

AIR BAGS RECALL STEERING RECALL FUEL PUMP RECALL STRUCTURE RECALL BRAKES RECALL FUEL SYSTEM RECALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL

MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT'S DOING THAT

DRIVING THROUGH A LOCAL PARK WITH 3 SPEED TABLES, AFTER CROSSING THE 3RD TABLE I HEARD A CLUNK FROM THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, LOST THE POWER STEERING AND THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING AS THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I DROVE SLOWLY WITHOUT POWER STEERING, THE CLUNKING CONTUNIED UNTIL SOMETHING BROKE FREE AND I NOTED IT'S LOCATION ON THE ROAD IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE PLACE WITHIN 30 MINS SO THE PART WAS STILL THERE. IT WAS A METAL RING WITH GROOVES ON THE OUTSIDE, LOOKED LIKE A BELT WENT ON IT. I GOT IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS GONE AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOOSING STEERING IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, AND NEEDS TO BE...

THE SAFETY HAZARD IS PRESENT WHEN THE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED (ELECTRIC AND NON ELECTRIC MODE), AND WILL NOT CLOSE LEAVING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR PASSENGER CHILDREN. THE DOOR WILL NOT COMPLETELY LATCH CLOSED WHILE IN MOTION. THE DOOR STILL WOULD NOT CLOSE WHILE IN MANUAL USE (ELECTRIC DOOR SWITCHED OFF). AFTER SLIDING THE DOOR OPEN TO SHUT IT, THE DOOR BECAME STUCK IN AN OPENED POSITION AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR OCCURRED IN JUNE 2010, WHEN VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT, DENTS, OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE FUNCTION OF THE DOORS. SINCE THEN, BOTH PASSENGER AUTO SLIDING DOORS NOW HAVE TROUBLE CLOSING, AND WILL OFTEN CLOSE ON A PASSENGER, WITH THE PASSENGER'S BODY BEING THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES THE DOOR STOP CLOSING. SUMMARY: BOTH SLIDING DOORS EITHER DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY (STOP SHORT AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES, OFTEN FORCED TO CLOSE); OR THEY CLOSE BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING AND SCARE OR SQUISH THE PASSENGER WHO IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND WE FEAR THAT SOON THE DOORS WILL NOT STOP AND COMPLETELY CRUSH THE PERSON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, OR WE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN IF IT WILL NOT...

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS FOR A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE RIGHT PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE ODOMETER READ 99722. AT THE TIME IT STOPPED WORKING, THE VAN WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR REFUSED TO OPEN AND A LIGHT WENT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL "SLIDE DOOR". WHEN I CONSULTED THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, IT SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. I WAS REALLY SUSPICIOUS WITH THE SUDDEN FAILING OF THE DOOR BECAUSE UP UNTIL THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT, THE DOOR WAS WORKING FINE. THE WAY I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IT WAS IN REMAINED THE SAME FROM WHEN THE ODOMETER READ 99700 UNTIL THE INCIDENT. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ODYSSEY OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS MODEL...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUSH THE WINDOW DOWN WHILE HOLDING THE BUTTON. *TR

HEADSETS WON'T WORK AT ALL ONLY STATIC SOUND . I HEARD IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HONDA DOESN'T ADMIT IT NOR FIX IT FOR FREE . I THINK HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO REDLINE. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. NO POWER WAS GOING TO THE WHEELS. WE PULLED OVER, CAME TO A STOP, AND SHUT OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS SMOKE. *TR

I WENT OUT TO UNLOCK MY VAN AND IT WOULDN'T UNLOCK. THOUGHT THE BATTERY IN KEY FOB WAS DEAD. FOUND OUT THAT THE DELAY WIPER SETTING, REAR WIPER, HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, TURNING SIGNALS. DOOR LOCKS, WASHER FLUID, OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY, WARNING LIGHTS, LIKE THE SEAT BELT AND THE ONE THAT TELLS YOU THAT YOU LEFT YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION, ARE NOT WORKING. HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES. NEED HELP PLEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

MY WIFE HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND WAS WAITING IN THE OFFICE. SHE HAS PARKED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT. AFTER SOMETIME ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR'S ALARM WENT OFF. ALL FROM DOCTOR'S OFFICE RUSHED OUT TO PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. SHE NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING OUT UNDER THE HOOD. AND WITHIN SECONDS CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT. WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR BURNT COMPLETELY. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS CALLED IT A TOTAL LOSS. I'M STILL PUZZLED TO FIGURE IT OUT WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. CAR WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS OFF. CAR WAS MAINTAINED AS PER THE HONDA'S GUIDELINES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR WARNING SIGNS WHAT SO EVER. IT WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE. HAD ONLY 76000 MILES ON IT. AND STRONGLY BELIEVE MANY YEARS OF DRIVING LEFT IN IT. WE WERE PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF IT OVER THE YEARS. I'D ASK NHTSA TO LOOK IN TO...

HI I PURCHASED USED HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING 2005 AND DRIVING THE SAME PRESENT METER READING IS 160K. I DID NOT GET ANY SERVICE RECORDS OF THE VEHICLE FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS AND COULD NOT KNOW WHETHER THESE PROBLEMS EXISTS PREVIOUSLY ALSO. ONE DAY LEFT SLIDING DOOR OF THE TOURING COULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY AND AUTO ALSO. AFTER A WEEK A TIME IT STARTED OPENING IT SELF. LATER I FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND TAIL GATE DOOR OR BACK TRUNK DOOR ARE LOCKED AND CAN NOT OPEN WITH ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND ALSO CAN NOT OPEN MANUALLY ALSO. IT IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT ABLE TO OPEN MANUALLY ALSO IN CASE ANY ACCIDENT WHICH MAY TAKE LIFE OF PERSON NOT ABLE TO COME OUT OF THE VAN. I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS FEATURE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I DID NOT APPROACH THE HONDA COMPANY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SUGGEST ME...

THIS PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. IT BECAME WORSE TILL THE IGNITION KEY JAMMED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN TO START THE ENGINE THEN, LAST WEEK, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS ASKED TO BRING IT IN TO THEM BUT WAS HESITANT TO. I WENT ON TO MY COMPUTER, DID A SEARCH, AND SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE 2005 ODYSSEY EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEMS AND THE COST THAT THEY WERE QUOTED WAS ASTRONOMICAL. I THEN LOOKED UP A RELIABLE LOCKSMITH, THAT WORKED ON IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRS, LOCATED IN MY CITY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE TUMBLERS, ACTUAL ONE (1), HAD BECOMES WORN AND THAT CAUSED THE SWITCH TO FREEZE. I DO REMEMBER A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS OF HONDA FOR HAVING THIS SIMILAR TYPE OF SITUATION. I DID FIND OUT DURING THIS VISIT WITH THIS LOCKSMITH THAT A LOCAL DEALER, NOT...

AFTER GOING OVER A HILL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT DO ANYTHING. AFTER PULLING OVER, AND WAITING 10 MINS. THE CAR WORKED NORMALLY. THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED 2 WEEKS EARLIER AFTER GOING OVER A HILL. THE SYMPTOMS MATCHES WHAT IS STATED IN COMPLAINT ID 05V132000. *TR

BIG O EURO TIRE TIRE TRACKING WITH LONGITUDINAL ROAD CONTOUR CHANGES CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT RIGHT OR LEFT. BIG O REP SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. AFTER ALIGNMENT THE TRACKING WAS ONLY MORE PRONOUNCED. WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE THE TRACKING ALMOST PULLED MY CAR INTO VEHICLE I WAS PASSING. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONE AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR MY AIR CONDITION WAS BLOWING COLD AIR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AND I THOUGHT I MAY NEED SOME FREON, BUT SINCE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE END OF SUMMER LAST YEAR I FIGURED I COULD HOLD ON UNTIL SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. I FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT RECHARGED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY AIR COMPRESSOR WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO SIGN AT ALL AND I AM WONDERING WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOP WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING, THE RADIO WOULD ACTIVATE ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE NOR DID THE COMPUTER SHOW A CODE FOR THE MALFUNCTION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AS FAR AS A REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER DUE TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH FOR 45 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR REENACT IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V132000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

THE AIRCONDITIONING IN MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED WORKING ON AND OFF AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE VAN HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC AND HE HAS FOUND THAT THE MAIN FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAS POWER ON ONE SIDE BUT NOT THE OTHER. ALL FUSES AND RELAYS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE OK. SINCE THE AC HAS STOPPED WORKING, THE RADIO AND CLOCK NOW DO NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE IGNITION MECHANISM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FRACTURED PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH DOOR ALARM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALARM SOUNDED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THERE WAS NO LIGHT ON THE DISPLAY DASHBOARD AND THE DOOR WAS PHYSICALLY OPENED WITH WIND NOISE. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS NOT A SUCCESS AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER A MONTH LATER, IT APPEARED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE CONSUMER STATED THREE YEARS LATER, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND WITH NO DASHBOARD DISPLAY . WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE DOOR OPENED AND THE DOOR DISPLAY ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR AND LOCK IT LEAVING THE MASTER SWITCH OFF. *JB

MY 05 ODYSSEY'S LIGHTS IN THE ODOMETER WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES, THEY JUST FLASH. SOMETIMES, THEY FLASH AND ALL THE GAUGE, SPEED, RPM, TEMP, AND FUEL DROPPED BRIEFLY BEFORE THEY GO BACK UP AGAIN. WHEN THEY WERE DOING THAT (DROPPED) THE VEHICLE DID NOT JERK. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT A FEW DAYS LATER IT DISAPPEARED. THEN IT CAME ON AGAIN. I USED AN OBD II READER TO READ IT AND IT GAVE ME A CODE ABOUT THE ECM/PCM MODULE. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED BOTH RELAYS BUT TO THIS DAY (3/21/11) THE FLASHING IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. TODAY EVERYTHING FLASHES AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE (INCLUDING ALL THE GAUGES) WERE DOWN FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS WHILE THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH. *TR

THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS SHUTTING OFF WITH NO WARNING. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 6 INSTANCES OF THE VEHICLE BEING OPERATED AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IN REVERSE. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INCIDENTS AT LOW SPEED, WHILE MAKING TURNS, AND 2 INCIDENTS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED (ONE AT 40 MPH AND ONE AT 70 MPH). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES SENT TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT ON 3/6/2011 WAS WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WE REFERRED THE SERVICE WRITER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V132000 AND 07V097000 BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO CONSIDER THAT OUR ISSUE WAS RELATED TO EITHER OF THESE PREVIOUSLY NOTED FAILURES.

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AND WAS DRIVING TO WORK, WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE VAN WAS OVERHEATING BUT NOTICED THE TEMP GAUGE WAS NORMAL. PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. CONTACTED AMERCIAN HONDA REGARDING THE SITUATION, AND LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. *TR

REF: 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY ENGINEER COMPUTER MALFUNCTION ' DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE 2005 ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL 1) LET'S START WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS ODYSSEY ENGINE COMPUTER, OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHT LAST THREE YEARS, TWO PROBLEMS SO FAR: A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR AFTER I GOT THIS ODYSSEY, THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON. TOOK IT TO DIAMOND BAR HONDA, THEY JUST RESET THE LIGHT WITHOUT DOING ANY CHECKING; THEY TOLD ME THIS IS HONDA IMPOSED STANDARD PROCEDURE. ANOTHER FEW MONTHS WENT BY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME HONDA CARE FINALLY AUTHORIZED THE PART REPLACEMENT. 2) I THOUGHT THINGS WERE OK NOT UNTIL THE 'ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH BIG AMBER MESSAGE STATING 'INSPECT VSA' ALSO. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. ON THE SECOND DAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT I-60, SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING, BOTH 'ENGINE'...

MY WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY THREE CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL WHEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. SHE CHECKED THE RADIATOR GAUGE THINKING IT WAS THE RADIATOR BUT THE TEMP WAS NORMAL. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD ON THE SIDE STREET WHEN SHE GOT OUT SHE SAW FIRE DRIP DOWN FROM UNDER THE CAR THANK GOD SHE GOT THE CHILDREN AND HERSELF OUT. SHE CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE TRUCK PUT THE FIRE OUT.THE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IS TOTALED. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 I BROUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND EVERY TIME I SIT IN THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT START. THE DEALER TOLD ME BATTERY DRAINED OUT. IT ALREADY HAPPEN 4 TIMES AND THE MAIN SWITCH OF THE LIGHT IS ALREADY OFF THEY KEEP ON SAYING THAT WE LEFT THE LIGHT ON. FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!! WE HAVE 3 CARS AND THIS VAN ONLY HAS THE PROBLEM. WE THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG IN THE SYSTEM THAT'S DRAINING THE BATTERY I TOLD THEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WARRANTY WHAT IF IT EXPIRES THEN SUDDENLY THEY WILL FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND PAYMENT WILL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. PLEASE ADVISE THANKS. *JB

WHILE MAKING A HARD RIGHT HAND TURN, VAN HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE, LIGHTS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL DIED INSTANTLY. MANAGED TO STOP THE VAN WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, BUT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN COMING THE OTHER WAY, NO WAY AN ACCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED KEY AND IT RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE. CALLED DEALER AND TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THERE WERE APPROX. 10 ERROR CODES RECORDED. THEY KEPT VAN FOR FOUR HOURS, ENDED UP SAYING IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY AND THEY REPLACED IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEY SAID PAPERWORK HAS TO BE SENT THROUGH WARRANTY AND WILL SEND ME A COPY WHEN IT COMES BACK. EXPLANATION DOESN'T FIT SITUATION. *NM

EXPERIENCING A VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS. PROBLEMS STARTED BACK IN JULY OF 05' @7600 MILES. NOISE WOULD BE INTERMITTENT - DEALER REPLACED 1ST SET OF REAR SPEAKERS. 4 DAYS LATER VEHICLE BATTERY RAN DOWN WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. I CHARGED BATTERY AND DROVE VEHICLE TO A DRIVE-IN MOVIE WHERE BATTERY RAN DOWN AGAIN, WITH-IN THE COURSE OF A TWO HOUR MOVIE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY - TESTED SYSTEM AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND. 10 DAYS LATER @8500 MILES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BUZZING - THE BUZZING NOISE WAS SO LOUD, THAT THE KIDS WERE COMPLAINING THAT IT WAS HURTING THEIR EARS. --ONLY WAY TO STOP NOISE WAS TO SPEED VEHICLE UP OR LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. -- SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED BOTH REAR SPEAKERS AGAIN AND THE ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL UNIT. APPEARED THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNTIL IT STARTED AGAIN IN DEC. OF...

MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. 1ST EPISODE WAS JAN 2005(~1030MI). AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT,WENT OVER A CURB. CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. EVERYTHING IN CAR WENT OUT AS IF SOMEONE PULLED AN ELECTRICAL PLUG. I TURNED KEY TO OFF & WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART.BROUGHT CAR TO FISCHER HONDA,YPSILANTI,MI.SERVICE DEPT SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.I THOUGHT THEY CALLED TECH SUPPORT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED SEPT 13,2005(~7665MI).AS WAS TURNING LEFT FROM TURN LANE,CAR STALLED IN ON-COMING TRAFFIC,CAUSING A NEAR-ACCIDENT.PUT CAR IN PARK,TURNED KEY TO OFF,&RESTARTED CAR IMMEDIATELY.BROUGHT CAR TO HOWARD COOPER HONDA SERVICE,ANN ARBOR,MI NEXT MORNING.I FILED CASE # &COMPLAINT W/AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. CUST. SERVICE. HONDA SVC. DEALER CALLED SAYING FOUND NOTHING WRONG&THAT I NEEDED TO PICK UP CAR.WE ARGUED THAT NEEDED FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE,NOT JUST FOR US BUT POTENTIALLY OTHER ODYSSEY...

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN DECEMBER 2004, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH MEDIUM HARD BRAKING. THE GRINDING HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OR LOSS OF CONTROL HOWEVER THIS IS A CONCERN TO ME SINCE I DRIVE WITH A 5 YEAR OLD IN MY CARE. I TOOK THE ODYSSEY TO THE SERVICE CENTER IN MAY O5 FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. AGAIN THIS MONTH (JULY) I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AGAIN, I TOOK IT IN TWO DAYS AGO AND HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM SAYING THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. THEY TELL US THAT THEY WON'T HAVE THE PARTS IN UNTIL THEN. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING THE FIXING THE PROBLEM AS TO AVOID...

WIRELESS HEADPHONES OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ON AUDIO SOURCE, E.G., CD IS PLAYING ON THE FRONT CHANNELS AND THE DVD IS SELECTED FOR THE REAR CHANNELS. FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 30-90 MINS AFTER THE SPLIT SOURCE IS SELECTED. WHILE THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR A VEHICLE, WE HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD THAT USES THE DVD TO REMAIN CALM AND, THE SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY LIMITED IN ITS CURRENTLY DEFECTIVE CONDITION, PREVENTING US FROM A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NO RESOLVE AT PRESENT. THEY EXPECT APPROXIMATELY 50% FAILURE RATE TO THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO THEIR TECHLINE.

THIS CAR HASN'T WORKED SINCE WE FIRST GOT IT ON THE LOT. ALL THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. FIRST PROBLEM NOTED WAS THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR NOT OPENING WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED. IT WOULD OPEN ABOUT 1/4 INCH AND THEN START BEEPING. IT THEN IS STUCK AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT IS TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR OPEN. SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR, THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FREEZES UP - CAN'T OPEN OR SHUT THE DOOR, CAN'T LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS. MUST SHUT CAR DOWN AND RE-START. SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE LOUD RATTLING IN BACK LEFT PART OF CAR. SIX WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, WENT ON TRIP. RETURNED TO AIRPORT & CAR WAS DEAD. GOT A JUMP. NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT BACK-UP BEEPERS/SENSORS NOT WORKING. AT ONE POINT, A TROUBLE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP FOR NO...