Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Honda Odyssey submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 55 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 55, in the owner's own words
THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS CONTINUE TO FAIL TO OPEN ELECTRONICALLY AND ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN IF THEY DO NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY. THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AS EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OUT THE FRONT DOORS. THE DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY WHEN STATIONARY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN MANUALLY, DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED A FEW INCHES.
I STOPPED BEHIND A CAR WAITING TO MERGE FROM A PARKING LOT TO HIGHWAY 193. THE CAR AHEAD PULLED OUT A LITTLE. THEN APPARENTLY CHANGING HIS MIND, HE BACKED UP INTO ME. I HAD NOT PULLED FORWARD, BUT HE STILL TOTALED MY CAR. SURPRISINGLY, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE COLLISION BENT MY HOOD, CRACKED THE GRILL, BROKE THE BUMPER.
PAINT BEGAN PEELING SOMETIME BUT NOT NOTICEABLY UNTIL A YEAR AGO. WHEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALER, THEY SHRUGGED AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HANDLE PAINT. THE DAMAGE HAS INCREASED GREATLY (SEE PHOTOS) AND RUST IS BEGINNING TO BE VISIBLE. THE PAINT FLAKES OFF WHILE I DRIVE. I CANNOT SELL THE CAR IN THIS SHAPE. HONDA'S UNDERCOAT IS BLAMED IN RESEARCH I HAVE MADE. I HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED HONDA, BUT AM ALARMED AND UNABLE TO BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. WANT TO SELL THIS CAR BACK TO HONDA FOR BLUE BOOK PRICE.
THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BUMPERS RUSTING AWAY WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING. MY FAMILY RODE AROUND IN THIS CAR FOR MAYBE 2-3 YEARS WITH A BUMPER THAT HAD RUSTED SO BADLY IT WAS LITERALLY FALLING APART, BUT REMAINED INSIDE OF THE BUMPER COVER, SO WE DID NOT KNOW IT. FINALLY IT RUSTED SO BADLY THAT IT BEGAN TO LEAVE RUST STAINS ON THE DRIVEWAY AND I TRACED IT TO THIS PROBLEM. BY THIS TIME THE BUMPER WAS ALMOST GONE. IT PROBABLY PAST THE POINT OF PROVIDING ANY PROTECTION MAYBE 2 YEARS AGO. THIS CAR HAS A REAR FACING SEAT AND IS USED OFTEN. IT TERRIFIES ME TO KNOW A REAR END COLLISION AT PRACTICALLY ANY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE THEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND PROBABLY IMPACTED THE FUEL TANK, AGAIN, AT FAR LOWER SPEEDS THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY. MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. IN MY OPINION THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT ON ALL ODYSSEY'S. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND THINKING THEY ARE PROTECTED AND PROBABLY AREN'T. A REAR COLLISION COULD RESULT IN DEATH DUE TO THE GAS TANK BEING LEFT UNPROTECTED AND REAR PASSENGERS EXPOSED TO SERIOUS INJURIES AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS. I DO NOT LIVE IN AN AREA WITH LOTS OF SALT WATER OR SALTED ROADS, THERE IS NOT A RUST ISSUE ANYWHERE ELSE, THIS SEEMS TO BE ISOLATED TO JUST THE REAR BUMPER.
PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE ROOF IN BIG PATCHES DOWN TO THE BARE METAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OFF TRACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR FROM THE RADIO CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
THE PAINT IS NOW PEELING OFF THE CAR. IT SHOULD NOT DO THAT.
I HAD ALL MAJOR SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER ( FOUR WHEELS ALIGNMENT AT 95000 MILES IN 2012, TIMING BELL AT 100000 MILES IN 2012, OIL TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 109500 MILES IN 2013, ALIGNMENT AT 121000 IN 2013). I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR. DURING THAT TIME PERIOD AND ALL SERVICES AT HONDA DEALER THEY DID NOT ADVISE ANY THING. TODAY I BROUGHT MY CAR FOR AIR BAG RECALL, ALIGNMENT AND OIL TRANSMISSION SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE ALL THREE ENGINE MOUNT COST APPROXIMATELY $1380. I WAS SHOCK BECAUSE IT TOO EXPENSIVE. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ENGINE MOUNTS EASY TO BREAK. I WENT HOME RESEARCHING ONLINE AND SURPRISING TO DISCOVER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS ENGINE MOUNT DEFECTED OR DESIGN PROBLEM CAUSE ENGINE MOUNTS EASY TO BREAK (NORMALLY NEED TO REPLACE OVER 200000 MILES) AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT I SUPPOSE TO DO BECAUSE IF ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE IT GOING TO EFFECT SUSPENSION, BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT SYSTEM ETC... THANK YOU VERY MUCH.BEST REGARD, *TR UPDATED 4/28/16 *JS
A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WAS BRINGING THE WINDOW DOWN. THE PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR, JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD NOISE. THE WINDOW DID NOT SHATTER BUT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE DOOR HAD TO BE TAKEN APART TO FIX THE WINDOW. ALSO, WE REPLACED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND DRIVER DOOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS. THE FIRST TIME, THE WINDOW DID NOT WORK. THE SECOND TIME BOTH UNITS WERE REPLACED, THE WINDOW CAN NOW BE CONTROLLED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE. SINCE THEN, A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY (2003-2005) HAVING THIS EXACT ISSUE HAVE SURFACED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DEALER NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOCK SWITCH HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN ORDER TO LOCK THE DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN UPDATED 04/13/2015 *JS
BROKEN REAR MOTOR MOUNT. *TR
PAINT IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. EVEN WIND ON THE HIGHWAY IS MAKING IT FALL OFF. *TR
PAINT IS PEELING OVER THE WHOLE BODY OF THE CAR. *JS
DRIVERS SIDE TOP SLIDING DOOR TRACK IS COMING LOOSE THE SPOT WELDS ARE BRAKING LOOSE FROM THE BODY. THE SLIDING DOOR IS A LITTLE LOSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BRAKE LOOSE COMPLETELY AND THE DOOR WILL FALL OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THIS IS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. I HAVE CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY BUT THEY SAY THAT I HAVE TO VISIT A DEALER FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL DECIDE ANYTHING. *TR
I WAS ENTERING AN 4WAY AND IT WAS MY WAY TO CLEAR TO ENTER, WHEN A DRIVER ON MY RIGHT SIDE ENTER AFTER I HAD ALLREADY ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AND WAS WELL UNDERWAY. THE OTHER DRIVER COMPLAIN THAT HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN AND RAN INTO ME ON MY RIGHT SIDE OF VAN. MY INSURANCE ASKED IF MY AIRBAGS HAD OPENED THEY DIDN'T. THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE BACK SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN IT AND THE OPENED DOOR DING WOULD NOT STOP RINGING. I AM CONCERNED WHY THE BAG DIDN'T OPENED? *TR
HAVE OWNED THIS ODDYSEY SINCE 2008 AND THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT. LAS WEEK I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR 90K SERVICE AND THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT MIDDLE MOUNT AGAIN!!!. SO THESE MOUNTS LAST 40 TO 50K MILES AT MAX, OUTRAGEOUS FOR A BRAND LIKE HONDA. I WILL COST ME NOW 800$ TO REPLACE THESE 2. *TR
I STARTED LEASING HONDA ODYSSEY 2004 FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2004 FOR 3 YEARS, HAS NOT ANY PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IN THAT PERIOD (WARRANTY PERIOD). I BOUGHT AFTER LEASE AND ALL PROBLEMS STARTED. 1): RADIO STOPPED WORKING, HONDA REPLACED "FREE" BECAUSE I BOUGHT ADDITIONAL 2 YEAR WARRANTY WITH $100 DEDUCTIBLE, 2): BACK SIDE WINDOW ALSO STOPPED ON OPEN POSITION, HONDA FIXED FOR $100 DEDUCTIBLE, (PAST 4 YEARS BOTH SIDE WINDOWS DOESN'T WORK), 3): (ONE OF MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR BLUE COLOR ODYSSEY'S THIS YEAR), PAINT STARTED PEELING FROM HOOD, ROOF, UNDER GLASS OF BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS, AROUND BACK BOTH SIDE WINDOWS AND WHOLE PAINT ON TAILGATE, HONDA COVERED ONLY HOOD, ROOF AND AROUND BACK BOTH SIDE WINDOWS, WHEN ASKED TO PAINT REST OF PLACES THEY SAID DON'T HAVE INSTRUCTION ABOUT OTHER SPOTS FROM HONDA (ITS WAS VERY FUNNY, LIKE: "DOCTOR KNOW BETTER, ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE"), NOW HONDA OFFERS ME FOR PAINT IT WITH DISCOUNTED PRICE. 4) TRANSMISSION FAILS, COULDN'T GET ANY GEAR UNTIL RESETTING FROM HOLE TOP OF STEERING WILL,CHANGING TRANS OIL DIDN'T RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM (THIS WHAT MECHANIC TOLD ME) IN HONDA DEALERSHIP 5) IN 2011 ON SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CHANGE ALL ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT SHOCKS FOR $2500, HYDRAULIC ENGINE MOUNT GOT LEAK AND BROKE OTHER MOUNTS, I BOUGHT ALL ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT SHOCKS FOR $700 AND CHANGED MY SELF....NOW SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT....I GUESS ITS TOO MANY DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS FOR THIS CAR....BTW I'M A FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS ODYSSEY AND GOT ONLY 96K MILES ON IT.... *TR
THE MIDNIGHT BLUE PAINT IS PEELING. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF HONDA'S 2008 RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM IN 2012 I THEN WENT TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HONDA SAID THAT IT WAS PAST THE WINDOW OF TIME IN WHICH HONDA WOULD RESTORE THE PAINT JOB AT THEIR EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THEY DID NOT CARE. *TR
TWO SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF WITHOUT CORROSION OR SCRATCH. AREAS AFFECTED: HOOD, ROOF, NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS AND SLIDING DOORS. THE PEELING ARE MAJOR ON THE ROOF. THIS SEEMS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DARK BLUE HONDA ODYSSEYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT SAID BECAUSE IT'S 9 YEARS OLD THEY WEREN'T OBLIGATED TO FIX IT. *TR
ABOUT MAY 2013, I NOTICED THE PAINT PEELING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS. WHEN I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN AT HONDA ROSEVILLE, HE JUST SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. IT CAN'T BE WEAR AND TEAR IN THE UPPER FRAME OF THE WINDOWS. IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED SOON, THE PAINT WILL CONTINUE PEELING UP TO THE ROOF AREA. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEELING PAINT ON THIS MODEL AND COLOR OF VEHICLE. *TR
I WAS COMING OUT OF APARTMENT PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY CAR STOPPED. I HAVE TO TOWED CAR TO HERB CHAMBER OF HONDA IN WESTBOROUGH, MA. TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMPUTER FAILURE. I AM NOT SURE WHY COMPUTER FAIL AS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT MY USED NOT TO START AFTER PARKING. TO START I HAD TO INSERT KEY AND MOVE GEAR FROM PARKING TO D1 AND MOVE IT BACK TO P AND IT STARTED ALL THE TIME. I NOT SURE THIS IS A COMPUTER ISSUE. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $1500.00 FOR THIS. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP TO RESOLVE THIS. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I AM HAVING ISSUES, MY CAR PAINT IS PEELING OFF TOO, WITHOUT CORROSION OR SCRATCH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE LATCH AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, DESTROYING THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ROOF WOULD NEED REPAIRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
TOOK OUR HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. DEALER SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AND WAS A REAL RISK TO OUR SAFETY IF WE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. IF IT IS SUCH A RISK, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, THERE ARE SO MANY IS IT TO NUMEROUS TO COUNT THEM ALL. *TR
TWO SECTIONS OF PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF OF THE HOOD,ABOUTH THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DARK BLUE HONDA ODYSSEYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THRY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BUT SAID BECAUSE IT'S 9 YEARS OLD THEY WERENT OBLIGATED TO FIX IT. *TR ## VIN PASSED ## 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY ##
PARKED CAR IN PARKING LOT--BACKED INTO SPOT--PUT INTO PARK?--SHUT OFF ENGINE/REMOVED KEY AND EXITED VEHICLE/LOCKED DOOR AND WENT INTO STORE--WAS INFORMED WITHIN 5 MINUTES CAR HAD ROLLED APPROX' 50 FEET INTO FRIENDS PICKUP TRUCK..MY LEFT FRONT[DRIVER SIDE] HAD SMASHED INTO RIGHT REAR OF TRUCK-NO DAMAGE TO TRK--MY CAR ACTUALLY IN REVERSE WHEN KEY REMOVED AND ENGINE STOPPED. *TR
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