2008 HONDA ODYSSEY Structurebody Problems

AUTOMATIC REAR SLIDING DOORS FELL OFF WHILE PARKED. DOOR JAMMED, AND A SCREW HAD FALLEN OUT FROM UNDER PANEL. DORR FEL OFF LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER. *TR

STRUCTURE/BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE---I WENT TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR ON THE VAN TO GET A STROLLER OUT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND VERY HEAVY. WHEN I LET GO THE DOOR SHUT ON ME. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, INFORMING ME THAT THE STRUTS WERE BAD AND COULD GIVE OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. (REF #12V062000) WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN. AFTER THE PARTS ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS CALLED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR THE REPAIR. UPON MY ARRIVAL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR, I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AFTER ALL. AT THAT POINT THERE WAS NO HELPFUL PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS OF WEIGHT LIFTING GETTING THE STROLLER, GROCERIES, ETC. IN AND OUT OF THE VAN. STILL NO HELP...

THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY HEAVY AND DOES NOT HOLDUP ON ITS OWN. REFERENCING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE: SUPPORT DEVICE) I CALLED THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE SOMETHING HONDA NEEDS TO FIX ON THEIR OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY LIFTING THE REAR LIFT GATE. UPON SUCCESSFULLY OPENING THE LIFT GATE, THE HYDRAULICS FAILED AND THE DOOR ERRONEOUSLY CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V062000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,778.

REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FALL SUDDENLY ON ME BENEATH THE REAR DOOR. HONDA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL ON SOME 2008 MODELS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SUPPORT REGARDING THE INCIDENT, THEY REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR UNDER RECALL. INFORMED ABOUT SAFETY CONCERN BUT NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY HONDA THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER MORE VEHICLES THAN ACKNOWLEDGED BY HONDA. HONDA SHOULD ACT RESPONSIBLY TO PREVENT INJURY TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND RECALL AND REPLACE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE MORE INJURIES OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $200 TO REPLACE THE STRUTS. MY ODYSSEY DOES NOT HAVE ELECTRIC COMPONENT STRUTS FOR THE REAR HATCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY HEAVY. THE LIFTGATE DOOR WOULD ALSO CLOSE ABRUPTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V062000(STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE: SUPPORT DEVICE) AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,803.

REAR LIFTGATE OF ODYSSEY FAILED, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS THE TRUNK SLAMMED SHUT. TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL BUT APPARENTLY ONLY SOME, NOT ALL, HAVE BEEN RECALLED, SO I AM PAYING FOR THIS FAILURE TO BE REPAIRED MYSELF. FRUSTRATING! *TR

REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS FAILED CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FALL SUDDENLY ON PERSON BENEATH THE REAR DOOR. HONDA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL ON SOME 2008 MODELS. WHEN DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER SUPPORT CONTACTED REGARDING THE INCIDENT REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR UNDER RECALL. INFORMED ABOUT SAFETY CONCERN BUT NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY HONDA THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER MORE VEHICLES THAN ACKNOWLEDGED BY HONDA. HONDA SHOULD ACT RESPONSIBLY TO PREVENT INJURY TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND RECALL AND REPLACE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE MORE INJURIES OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT-GATE FAILED AS SHE OPENED IT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIFT GATE WAS VERY HARD TO OPEN UP AND ONCE IT WAS OPENED IT CAME BACK DOWN VERY QUICKLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,716.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES TAILGAE HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND FELL ON THE CONTACT'S SHOULDERS. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE TAILGATE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE MORNING OF THE 24TH I OPENED MY LIFT GATE TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK AND ONCE I LIFTED THE GATE UP IT JUST FELL BACK DOWN NEARLY CRUSHING ME. HAD I NOT STOPPED IT THE GLASS WOULD HAVE BROKEN AS WELL. *TR

BACK REAR HATCH LIFT STRUTS SUDDENLY FAILED. HATCH CAME CRASHING DOWN WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE. DID NOT DIRECTLY SEE THE EVENT BUT IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE REMOVING ITEMS FROM REAR COMPARTMENT. REAR HATCH IS VERY HEAVY AND WITHOUT OPERABLE STRUTS THE GATE DEVELOPS A SIGNIFICANT FORCE (APPEARS TO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE INJURY). IT IS NOTICED THAT 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A RECALL TO SIMILAR PART BUT FOR THE POWERED LIFT GATE VERSION ONLY. HONDA DEALER HAS REPLACE PARTS, CHARGED TO OWNER = $178. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE STRUTS. THE LIFT GATE WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND WOULD NOT REMAIN OPENED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V0620000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE: SUPPORT DEVICE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS UNLOADING THE TRUNK AREA WITH THE LIFT GATE OPENED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD SLAMMING NOISE AS THE LIFTGATE CLOSED ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN. THE CONTACT REALIZED THE STRUTS ON THE LIFT GATE WERE FAULTY AND COULD NO LONGER HOLD THE LIFTGATE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE) BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR LIFT GATE AND NOTICED THAT IT SUDDENLY CLOSED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V062000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE). THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE FAILED PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OR NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GAS FILLED STRUTS ON THE REAR LIFT GATE FAILED AND THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V062000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT WHEN OPENED AND THE DOOR WOULD ABRUPTLY SLAM SHUT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V062000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE) AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE ABRUPTLY CLOSED WHILE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V062000 (: STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CENTER SLIDING ROLLERS ON EACH SLIDING DOOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR THERE COULD BE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

LIFT-GATE STRUTS FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE DOOR CLOSED ON HIM UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

PASSENGER DOORS ON 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY DON'T LOCK IN PLACE WHEN THEY ARE OPEN...THIS ALMOST CAUSE HARM TO MY FOUR SMALL CHILDREN WITH THEIR HANDS AND HEADS GETTING SHUT IN THE DOOR...TOOK THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SEEMED TO NOT FIND THE PROBLEM WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THEM... *TR

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. THE SLIDING DOORS ARE VERY HARD TO OPEN MANUALLY (FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) WHEN UNLOCKED. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, A CHILD OR SENIOR WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE/SHE WOULD NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR. *TR

HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS. COMPLAINT ONE: THERE IS EXTREMELY LONG PEDAL TRAVEL FOR BRAKE PEDAL. THIS TRAVEL GIVES THE DRIVER A SENSE OF BRAKE FAILURE, AS THOUGH THE BRAKES DON'T WORK OR WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAS BEEN NOTED IN VEHICLE FORUMS AS A COMMON PROBLEM COMPLAINT TWO: WIND NOISE ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER PILLAR THAT SEPARATES THE FRONT SEAT AND THE MIDDLE SEAT COMBINATION. HAS BEEN NOTED IN VEHICLE FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. COMPLAINT THREE: THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DIRT IN PAINT AND PAINT SHADING WHERE IT DOESN'T MATCH REST OF VEHICLE (PAINT SHADING CAN BE SEEN IF THE SUN SHINES ON THE VEHICLE JUST RIGHT). HONDA HAS OFFERED TO REPAINT AFFECTED PARTS. I FEEL THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE OWNER SHOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A NEW CAR REPAINTED WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES. HAS BEEN NOTED IN VEHICLE FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM....