2005 Honda Odyssey Engine Problems

I bought the 2005 Odyssey van in 12/2015. It now has 192,426 miles on it. Three or four times every year since I bought it, the engine will suddenly surge when coming to a stop sign or light, with my right foot on the brake pedal, braking and slowing the van for the stop sign or light. The engine revs to about 5000 or 6000 RPMs. It is as if the engine is flooring the gas pedal. Every time, I have been able to push the brake pedal down hard, even though the car continues to slowly roll forward, and shove it into neutral. I have to then tap the gas pedal to stop the engine accelerating. It then goes back to idling normally. Note, it even happened to me one time when I put it into reverse while parking! So very scary each and every time it happens. On [XXX], I took the van to Don Jacobs Honda Dealership, Lexington, KY. They said there were no reports of this ever happening to anyone else. They charged me $3216.06, with most of the cost for a new timing belt/water pump and a valve adjustment. When their repairs did not solve the problem, I called them. They said they would like to put a monitor on the van and drive it until the surge happened again. I told them to let me drive the van with the monitor, as the next surge might not happen for several months, and I needed to drive the van on a daily basis for work. They said they weren't allowed to let customers use the monitor! I finally had time today to research the surging problem. I noticed on [XXX] that this problem with Honda has never been figured out or fixed! And it keeps happening on even newer Honda Odysseys! I now have the resources to quit driving this van. I would be willing to donate the van to the NHTSA so that they may research and try to figure out how to stop this defect! No telling how many people have been injured or killed due to this defect. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11590841

Incident

May 1, 2024

The engine VCM system is burning oil and destroying emissions systems on the vehicle. Catalytic converters are mainly affected as burned oil goes through the exhaust system. The check engine light comes on and the the engine starts to misfire and very abrupt engine vibrations make it into the cabin.

NHTSA ID

11554437

Incident

Nov 9, 2023

The transmission was making noise and missing and the vehicle was not picking up speed.

NHTSA ID

11542317

Incident

Aug 31, 2023

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power, power steering and braking functionality before the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to coast into a parking lot. The contact did not notice any warning lights being illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the drive belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had become difficult to turn with the occasional recurring loss of power steering functionality. The contact related the steering failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V039000 (Steering). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

NHTSA ID

11460551

Incident

Oct 17, 2021

Mileage

190,000 mi

While servicing the timing components I notice the timing belt not damage. But the tensioner was out of place with a bolt broken and the other was missing like it was never bolted

NHTSA ID

11444901

Incident

Dec 24, 2021

ON 05 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING AT 170,000 THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME SO POWERLESS. WONT SHIFT. LET IT COOL DOWN EVEN WITH A EXTRA TRANNY COOLER AND CLEANED THE SYLENOIDS AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUID DID A FLUSH TO. IT STILL IS GUTTLESS. I HAVE DONE EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS TO DO, NOTHING CHANGES. DID HAVE TRANNY BLOWING OUT TRANNY FLIUID AND GOT THAT FIXED . AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A TIME FRAME AND THE FLUID GET HOT THE VEHICLE THEN LOOSES ALL ITS POWER. THIS IS BAD AND IT MUST BE RECALLED .

NHTSA ID

11407162

Incident

Apr 8, 2021

Mileage

174,000 mi

2005 ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL BEARINGS WEAR AND COME LOOSE CAUSING ROD KNOCKING

NHTSA ID

11374656

Incident

Oct 2, 2020

Mileage

178,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11343202

Incident

Aug 3, 2020

Mileage

136,000 mi

I BOUGHT THIS VAN AND IT HAD A SIMPLE PROBLEM THAT WE FIXED.. IT STILL WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING.. I DEAD ON THE INTERSTATE 3 TIMES.. I DEAD ON A MAIN HWY 5 TIMES.. HAD TO LEAVE THE VAN IN A PARKING LOT 5 TIMES.. IVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE HOUSE BC WE CANT GET IT TO STAY RUNNING 3 TIMS....I BELIEVE ITS ONE OF THE RECALL SINCERER .. MAYBE.. OR MAYB THE FUEL PUMP.. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE WHAT NEEDS TO BE.. REPLACED SO I CAN ENJOY MY VAN AGAIN...

NHTSA ID

11341839

Incident

May 9, 2020

Mileage

150,000 mi

ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE, LOOKING AT A 2000 DOLLAR REPAIR TO REPLACE, SEEMS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NEEDS ATTENTION. HAS CAUSED AN ADDITIONAL MOUNT TO FAIL , AND IS AFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AS WELL

NHTSA ID

11221789

Incident

Jun 18, 2019

Mileage

132,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A GAPING HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK FROM WHERE THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

NHTSA ID

11103879

Incident

Jun 23, 2018

Mileage

135,000 mi

FRONT & REAR ENGINE MOUNTS BOTH WENT BAD AND THE ENGINE SHAKES AT THE SAME TIME IS THEIR ANY RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSURE

NHTSA ID

11055957

Incident

Dec 21, 2017

Mileage

64,672 mi

VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 25 MPH WITHOUT SHAKING VIOLENTLY. PILLING MISFIRE CODES

NHTSA ID

10934960

Incident

Dec 12, 2016

Mileage

133,400 mi

THE BACK MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE LOW MILEAGE IN THIS VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SHUDDERS WHEN IT IS IN THE ECO SETTING.

NHTSA ID

10881899

Incident

Sep 2, 2015

MY HONDA ODYSSEY IS BURNING TOO MUCH OIL THAN IT SHOULD. I AM NEEDING TO ADD 1 QUART EVERY 2 WEEKS IF THAT AS IT IS ALREADY DOWN 1 QUART. IT IS REGULARLY ON TIME GOING IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT IN 2015. IT HAS HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED. NOW THIS IS SEEMINGLY A PROBLEM. THE OIL PERCENTAGE IS NOT TELLING ME THAT IT IS LOW OR NONE AT ALL. NO OIL DUMMY LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WHEN I HAVE NOT A DROP OF OIL. I HAVE SWITCHED AND USED HIGH MILEAGE OIL RATHER THAN CONVENTIONAL AND GO EVERY 3,000 MILES & EVEN DID A TREATMENT RECENTLY. NOTHING IS DOING THE JOB.

NHTSA ID

10874972

Incident

Apr 1, 2016

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH 3.5L VTEC ENGINE FOR WHICH HONDA WAS FOUND LIABLE ON 2008-2013 ODYSSEY AND A SLEW OF OTHER MODELS. MY 2005 IS DOING THE SAME THING YET 2005-2007 CARS ARE NOT INCLUDED. SAFETY WISE - WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW ENOUGH, THE ENGINE WILL LOSE NEARLY ALL POWER AND CANNOT SAFELY ACCELERATE (BARELY MAINTAIN SPEED) YET, THE ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON IN THE VEHICLE...

NHTSA ID

10861399

Incident

Apr 22, 2016

Mileage

164,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING, ACCELERATION OF FIRST GEAR IS HAMPERED, VEHICLE HAS LOSS OF POWER AND SLIPS GEARS. UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC OR THE ABILITY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION SAFELY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 57000 MILES ON ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

10860131

Incident

Mar 15, 2016

Mileage

55,000 mi

OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY AROUND 35-45 MPH. HONDA TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THEY ARE NOT A CHEAP FIX. ENGINE MOUNTS, THE LAST THING THAT YOU WOULD THINK WOULD GO OUT ON A VEHICLE! YET, WHEN YOU GO ONLINE, THIS APPARENTLY SEEMS TO BE A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. HONDA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINE MOUNTS BRAKING AND THIS SEEMS TO BE OK WITH THEM. THIS IS NOT OK. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH HAVING TO REPLACE MANY OTHER FAILURES FROM HONDA THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, INCLUDING REPLACING THE FUEL CAP BEFORE THEY RECALLED IT. WE WILL NO LONGER BE PURCHASING HONDA VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

10851830

Incident

Mar 23, 2016

MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN/CRACKED AND DEALER QUOTED $2,466.00 TO REPLACE THEM!

NHTSA ID

10819256

Incident

Apr 15, 2015

Mileage

129,229 mi

TORQUE CONVERTER GOING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS AND HAS DONE A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR.

NHTSA ID

10787502

Incident

Nov 3, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

DEALER SAID 2 ENGINE MOUNTS BAD. THE FRONT ONE, IS OVER $500 JUST FOR THE PART. TWO ISSUES: HOW WAS IT DETERMINED THIS PART WAS BAD AND WITH SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PRICE FOR ONE OF THEM (THERE ARE TWO ON THIS MODEL), I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE OBVIOUSLY FLAWED DESIGN. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION REFERENCING BOTH THE ABOVE ISSUES. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS A FAULT DESIGN TO DRIVE SERVICE SALES LATER IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10777889

Incident

Sep 25, 2015

Mileage

205,000 mi

DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 THEN ACCELERATION, THE CAN STARTS TO SHACK BAD, TO THE POINT DANGER TO DRIVE, I WAS ABLE TO ADVOIDE A CRASH, DON'T KNOW ABOUT NEXT TIME. LOOKED ONLINE THIS HAPPENED TO ALLOT OF PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT NUMBER OF MILES, AS LITTLE AS 50K AND DIFFERENT SPEEDS (40-65)ODYSSEY'S 2005-2010. DESIGN PROBLEM. MAY HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN LIFE OF VAN, CAR BE EXPENSIVE TO FIX EACH TIME. I BOUGHT THIS VAN USED WITH 145K EXPECTED SOME PROBLEM. BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM TO ALLOT OF DRIVES. DANGER, DANGER, DANGER

NHTSA ID

10743539

Incident

Jul 26, 2015

Mileage

145,887 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE SERVICE CENTER FOR MAINTENANCE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10734829

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

ON JUNE 15, 2015 MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED UNTIL NOW, I WAS SCARED DUE TO AIRBAG MIGHT BLOWN OUT OR CAUSING ANY TROUBLE WHILE VEHICLE IN USE OR WORST SOMETHING HAPPEN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER ON JUNE 16, AND I WAS TOLD NO RECALLS. THEY DID SOME DIAGNOSE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND WIRING ON DRIVER SIDE, THE BUCKLE WAS REPLACE (FREE OF CHARGE), BUT THE WIRING COST $550 TO HAVE IT FIX. I REFUSED THE SERVICE DUE TO NO SENSE AND NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE ISSUE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SAME ISSUE ON SAME VEHICLE THAT HAS AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER SHOULD ADDRESS THIS AS RECALL ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANKS

NHTSA ID

10725670

Incident

Jun 15, 2015

Mileage

108,000 mi

CRANK SHAFT PULLEY SEPARATED FROM HUB AND CAUSED SUDDEN & TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10713212

Incident

Apr 27, 2015

Mileage

230,000 mi