Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 47 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 47, in the owner's own words
THE METAL BRACKET THAT IS RIVETED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT SECURING IT TO THE FRAME SNAPPED. THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND IN A COLLISION THE SEAT WOULD NOT HOLD THE DRIVER IN A FIXED POSITION.
BRACKET HOLDING SEAT TO BODY OF VEHICLE SNAPPED. APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY JERK AND FALL.
OUR DRIVERS SIDE PLASTIC MOLD HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN THE SEAT FRAME HAS ALSO BROKE CAUSING THIS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF I AM REAR ENDED, THIS SEAT WILL HAVE NO WAY TO PREVENT ME FROM BEING THROWN BACKWARDS! THE SEAT IS WOBBLY AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE! I HAVE READ MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!
OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE FROM THE BRACKET. THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE SEAT TO THE BRACKET BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO START TILTING AND WOBBLING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING INCREASING RISK OF COLLISIONS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED INADVERTENTLY AND FAILED TO LATCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, AN ALARM SOUNDED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAS ABLE TO LATCH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUAL POWER SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM ON THE DASHBOARD REMAINED INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. SOUTHTOWNE AUTO MALL (10770 AUTO MALL DRIVE, SANDY, UTAH 84070, (866) 957-1679) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED UNTIL ONE WEEK FROM THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
NEED A RECALL TO BE ISSUED BY NHTSA OR PROPER GOV ORGANIZATION. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND THE BUCKLE WERE REPLACED AFTER THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NOW THE DRIVER-SIDE BUCKLE AND SEAT BELT TENSIONER IS CAUSING A PROBLEM AND SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. HONDA IS USING DELAY TACTICS. WANT TO SCAN THE CAR FOR $100 TO RE-CONFIRM THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS SCANNED IN THE PRIOR WEEK! SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER ENGINE START (OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY)
DRIVER SEAR FAILURE BROKE AND RECURRED AGAIN,5 MONTHS LATER. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA ODYSSEY I GOT FROM THIS DEALER. UP DATE DRIVER SEAT BROKE AGAIN.
DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COME LOOSE AND IT IS NOT STABLE WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ADJUSTED FOR DIFFERENT DRIVES IN THE FAMILY. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T FIX THAT!!! MOVES SIDE TO SIDE AND STAYS ON ONE SIDE. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, AND WHEN STOPPED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BENCH SEAT WAS LOOSE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE UNI-BODY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. DUE TO THE CORROSION, IT WAS UNSAFE TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 255,000.
THE DRIVER SEAT BROKEN FOR NO REAZON, THE ALUMINIUN[ PART ,THE SEAT SUDDEN ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND IS NOT STABLE
THE DRIVERS SEAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND IS NOT STABLE. I REMOVED THE SIDE PANEL AND COULD SEE THE METAL BRACKET THAT IS RIVETED TO THE SEAT HOLDING FRAME BROKE - METAL ACTUALLY CRACKED ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM STARTED.
DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED AND NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? I WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD WARN PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND COME ISSUE A RECALL?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BECAME FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE SEATBELT AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,835.
DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FAILURE (METAL FATIGUE) RENDERS BOTTOM OF SEAT LOOSE, NOT HOLDING DRIVER IN FIXED POSITION. FAILURE RENDERS SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM INEFFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP POSITION IS THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO AGE, AND WILL NOT REPLACE AT ITS COST. METAL BRACKET IS NOT RUSTED AT FAILURE LOCATION. PICTURES SHOW STRESS FATIGUE DUE TO RIVETING PROCESS. REPAIR COST = $1681. CURRENT BLUE BOOK VALUE = $2475. COST FOR ME TO REPAIR IS EXCESSIVE. OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES REPORTED ON INTERNET SINCE 2002. MY POSITION IS THAT HONDA CORPORATION IS SHIRKING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO MANUFACTURE A SAFE VEHICLE (THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED) REGARDLESS OF AGE. *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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT LIFTED UP INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/21/2015 *JS
DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT) SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLE BROKEN. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. A SEARCH OF FORUMS REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HONDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR ENGINEERING. TSB 02-059 PER HONDA. *TR
DRIVER'S SEAT TURNS INTO A ROCKER AND RECLINED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE SECOND ROW WHILE IN MID TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THAT THE SEAT TRAY IS BROKEN AND COSTS TO THE OWNER IS $2500 TO REPLACE IT. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE INCIDENT WAS NOT PROVOKED AND SEATS LOOKS NEW. I NOTICED DRIVERS SEATS IN MODELS POST 2004 ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY, A ONE-PIECE UNIT INSTEAD OF A TRAY+SEAT. BELIEVE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE PROMPTING REDESIGN OF SUBSEQUENT MODELS. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKING AND RECLINING. ALL OTHER SEATS SEEM TO BE FINE. *JS
MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ONTHE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. IT ALSO OPENED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IT OPENS ON ITS OWN WHENEVER IT WANTS AND WILL NOT CLOSE OR LOCK COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORP AND THEY STATE THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $100'S OR MORE TO GET DIAGNOSED. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. AN AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT OPENS ON ITS OWN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATE I SHOULD PAY FOR IT AS WELL. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A KID COULD FALL OUT WHEN THE DOOR OPENS OR IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT DOOR OPENS THE PERSON SITTING THERE WOULD BE DEAD!!! I HAVE VIDEO TAPED IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING! *TR
SLIDING DOORS DON'T OPEN/CLOSE AS THEY SHOULD TRAPPING PEOPLE INSIDE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR KEPT OPENING AND CLOSING ON ITS OWN. I TRIED TO MANUALLY SHUT IT AND IT STILL WILL NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. THE SAME HAPPENS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR. *KB
MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY KEYS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO OPEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FOR ALMOST A YEAR. A FEW WEEKS AGO I STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION. IT'S GETTING HARDER EVERY DAY AND TAKING MORE TIME TO TRICK MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION LOCK. IF I DON'T WIGGLE IT IN PERFECTLY IT WILL GET STUCK HALF WAY IN AND I HAVE TO TRICK IT BACK OUT OF THE LOCK. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO FIX WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS BUT HE SAID TO PLAN ON AT LEAST $500 FOR NEW CYLINDERS AND/OR IGNITION, PLUS POSSIBLY NEW KEYS. I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM SO IT MUST BE A DEFECT. *TR
THERE WERE NO EVENTS OR ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROX 35 MPH THE LATCH ON THE SLIDER DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) BECAME DISENGAGED AND THE SLIDER DOOR OPENED. THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED AND AND LOCKED. THE SLIDER FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THAT. PUT THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF LATCH. *TR
FACTORY INSTALLED SAFETY ALARM SIGNALS FALSE . THE ALARM HORN AND LIGHTS CAUSES CALLS TO POLICE AS TO A POSSIBLE CRIME ATTEMPT POLICE ARE THREATENING TO ISSUE A FALSE ALARM CITATION KNOWN AS A BOOKING VIOLATION THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE LOCKED WITHOUT BEING WATCHED AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD HONDA DEALERS ,GARAGES SAY THEY HAVE NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THIS SYSTEM AND CANNOT DISABLE THIS FEATURE IT OCCURS ANY TIME OF DAY OR NITE WILL NOT OCCUR FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEN WILL GO OFF MANY TIMES. *TR
THE WELD FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED IN MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 125,000 MILES. NO WARNING. MY WIFE ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE SHOP FOREMAN AT THE HONDA DEALER SAID IT WAS SAFE FOR A WHILE. IS A BROKEN WELD ON A SEAT A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION OR AT THE LEAST DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS? *TR
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