2007 Honda Odyssey Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE SECOND REAR PASSENGER SEAT DISENGAGED AS THE PASSENGER WENT FORWARD COLLIDING WITH THE REAR OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BLOODY NOSE WHICH REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V9333000 (SEATS) AND 18V170000 (SEATS), HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,500.

NHTSA ID

11386503

Incident

Dec 23, 2020

Mileage

131,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT DECLINED TO DO SO DUE TO THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID

11089572

Incident

Jul 10, 2017

Mileage

115,000 mi

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PAINT CHIPPING DAMAGES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PAINT CHIPPING WAS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HER MODEL AND COLOR VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM.

NHTSA ID

10872018

Incident

Nov 20, 2015

PURCHASED 6/8/15 FROM COS CENTRAL AUTO, MERIDEN, CT. ON 6/18/15 AT 9:00 AM VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT CENTRAL PARKING SP GARAGE AT 800 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (CORNER OF 28TH AND 6TH) NY MANHATTAN, NY. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM. OWNER [XXX] WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BEING PARKED (STATIONARY) THERE FOR THE DAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

NHTSA ID

10809526

Incident

Jun 18, 2015

Mileage

88,000 mi

LOTS OF CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY 65 MILE SPEED LIMIT,I STOPPED COMPLETELY AFTER FEW SECOND LATER REAR VEHICLE HIT MY VAN. POLICE CAME MAKE REPORT,REAR CAR'S FAULT. I DID NOT RIDE AMBULANCE. I SEE DOCTORS,I THOUGHT I WAS O.K. BUT 10 MONTH LATER I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL ALMOST 2 MONTHS. I GOT SURGERY MY UPPER BACK BECAUSE MY SPINAL WAS PINCHED BY BONE AND LEAKING. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED ACCIDENT TIME,IF IT WORK ,I DID NOT INJURED. REAR CAR HIT MY VAN AND MY VAN HIT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. MY CHAIR FRAME WAS LIFTED UP REAR DOOR AND BUMPER AND BODY FRAME NEED STRAIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617941

Incident

Jan 29, 2010

Mileage

68,270 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER INTERIOR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UNDERNEATH THE CARPET. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,105....UPDATED 08-26-14-*BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS THE FIRE WAS TAKING PLACE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN THE DASH AND PANEL CONTROL LIGHTING FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND PULLED THE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 09/04/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10616766

Incident

Jul 23, 2014

Mileage

123,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOORS PREVIOUSLY FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LOCK LATCH WAS NOT LINED UP PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10586630

Incident

May 6, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK ACTUATOR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE DOORS TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND FAILING TO UNLOCK WITH REMOTE. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE IS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK WITH THE KEY AND THE ONLY WAY TO FULLY LOCK THE VEHICLE IS TO PUSH DOWN ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK BUTTON (ON SUPERIOR PORTION OF DOOR). THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN BEING LOCKED INSIDE A VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS INSIDE. AT THE TIME, THEY WERE TOO YOUNG TO UNBUCKLE THEMSELVES AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER WHEN TEMPERATURES INSIDE A VEHICLE ARE DANGEROUSLY HIGH. WE WERE TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $400. IN ADDITION TO THE INITIAL LOCKING OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAS POSED ADDITIONAL SAFETY HAZARDS AS PEOPLE MUST WAIT ON DRIVER TO MANUALLY OPEN DOOR, OR TO LOCK DOOR. SECURITY HAS BEEN GREATLY AFFECTED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CORRAL CHILDREN WHILE TRYING TO UNLOCK VEHICLE AS WELL AS POSING SECURITY ISSUES WHEN IN UNSAVORY AREAS OF TOWN. AS WE UNDERSTAND, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF HONDA VEHICLE MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10572706

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BOTH SLIDING DOORS TO LOCK PROPERLY BEFORE THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH ROLLER ASSEMBLIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR HAD NOT POPPED OPEN BUT THAT BOTH DOORS WERE STILL HARD TO LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10466760

Incident

Mar 15, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS WORKING PERFECTLY UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN THE HATCH SHUT ON ME. IT KNOCKED ME OUT FOR A MINUTE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THAT IT JUST STOPPED WORKING BUT IT JUST MISSED OUR NEW PUPPY WHO WAS IN MY ARMS AT THE TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10416281

Incident

Jul 28, 2011

Mileage

51,000 mi

REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS ON 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE CAUSING THE REAR LIFTGATE TO SUDDENLY CLOSE ON PERSON STANDING BENEATH. LIFTGATE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, LIFTED AND CLOSED NO ISSUES. SUNDAY 06/12 OPENED THE LIFTGATE AND PROCEEDED UNDERNEATH AS THE LIFTGATE CAME CRASHING DOWN. NO LONGER HAS STRUT ASSIST TO OPEN OR SUPPORT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10408942

Incident

Jun 12, 2007

Mileage

35,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER OPERATED REAR LIFTGATE WOULD CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

NHTSA ID

10390412

Incident

Mar 10, 2011

Mileage

28,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY, WHICH COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN SITTING IN THE CAR. I GET AN AUDIBLE CHIME TELLING ME "A" DOOR IS AJAR, BUT NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH. WHEN I COME TO A STOP BY HITTING THE BREAKS I HEAR THE DOOR FINALLY CLOSE. THIS IS A VERY SCARY KNOWING THAT I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY DOORS COULD SLIDE OPEN AT ANYTIME. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES IN WHICH THEY HAVE REPLACED A FAILED DOOR LATCH AND TIGHTENED THE CHAIN AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. I HAVE SEEN MANY ISSUES WITH THIS IN OTHER FORUMS AND I WONDER WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384106

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

30,300 mi

I HAVE 2007 ODYSSEY EX-L WITH DVD. THE LIGHT IN CAR LIKE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHT, ROOM LIGHT ETC IS BLINKING ALL THE TIME EVEN I DRIVE MY CAR. I ALREADY WENT TO DEALER SHIP TWO TIMES, THEY JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE BATTERY DURING THE DAY TIME AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. AT NIGHT, MY BOY CAN'T READ A BOOK IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF BLINKING. IT LOOKS THE GENERATOR HAS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363516

Incident

Sep 22, 2007

Mileage

10 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. SHE HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OR TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, SHE NOTICED REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING; THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT AND WOULD DRIFT TO THE SIDE. ALSO, PERIODICALLY, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, AS IF SHE WERE DRIVING ON GRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A SEAL ON THE DOOR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IN REFERENCE TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT DID ATTEMPT REPAIRS WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,950. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,500.

NHTSA ID

10360276

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

20,500 mi

WHEN I OPENED THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE, IT GOT ALMOST COMPLETELY OPEN AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED WHILE MAKING A BEEPING SOUND. IT WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON MY HEAD IF I DIDN'T JUMP OUT OF THE WAY FAST ENOUGH. I TRIED IT AGAIN USING THE REMOTE AGAIN AND THEN W/ THE LIFTGATE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324660

Incident

Apr 9, 2010

Mileage

28,500 mi

THE REAR HATCH OF MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING VAN SUDDENLY FELL ON MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS SHE WAS LEANING INTO THE CARGO AREA OF THE VAN. THE IT APPEARS THAT THE STRUTS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE DOOR OPENED FAILED. THE DOOR WEIGHS AT LEAST 50 POUNDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313499

Incident

Feb 23, 2010

Mileage

81,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND WINDOWS IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. AN OCCUPANT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNINTENTIONALLY DISENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR OFF MECHANISM. IMMEDIATELY, BOTH PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS CLOSED FORCEFULLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CONTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

NHTSA ID

10275264

Incident

Jun 21, 2009

Mileage

41,700 mi

MY COMPLAINT REGARDING MY HONDA ODYSSEY MAY BE MORE OF A MANUFACTURER OVERSIGHT THAT MAY NOT POSE AN IMMEDIATE HARM TO ITS OCCUPANTS/OTHER DRIVERS, BUT RATHER POTENTIAL HARM TO ITS OCCUPANTS OTHER DRIVERS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LIGHTS. THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS ARE ON CONTINUOUSLY, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY GO ON MANUALLY. WHILE THIS IS FINE DURING THE DAY, IT POSES THE POTENTIAL HARM AT NIGHT WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND THEY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT. I LIVE IN A CITY AND A FEW TIMES AT NIGHT WHILE LEAVING A VERY LIT AREA, I HAVE FAILED TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE WITH THE DASHLIGHTS ON I HAVE FORGOTTEN. WHILE THESE OCCURRENCES WERE MY ERROR, I FEEL THAT WITH CAR LIGHTING IT NEEDS TO BE ALL OR NOTHING. WHILE THE MANUFACTURERS MAY SEE THIS FEATURE AS A CONVENIENCE I SEE IT AS A HAZARD. IF THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON ALL OF THE TIME, THEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE ON. DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS ON AT NIGHT IS HAZARDOUS TO ALL AROUND AND AS I SAID, I LIVE IN A CITY WHERE IT IS BRIGHTLY LIT AND MANY TIMES THE STREETS ARE SO BRIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT MAKE THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE FOR MY LIGHTING BUT RATHER JUST MAKE ME NOTICEABLE TO OTHERS. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECTIFIED. I KNOW THAT OTHER CARS HAVE AN AUTO FUNCTION, WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS CAN BE LEFT ON ALL OF THE TIME TO GO ON WHEN IT GETS DARK AND THIS WOULD BE A SAFER FEATURE THAN HAVING THEM MANUALLY OPERATED WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON ALL OF THE TIME. OR THEY CAN MAKE IT SO THAT THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. LIKE I SAID, WITH LIGHTS IS NEEDS TO BE ALL OR NOTHING (ALL MANUAL OR ALL AUTOMATIC, NOT HALF AND HALF). IT IS JUST TOO CONFUSING AND IN MY CASE, LIKELY TO BE FORGOTTEN. WHILE THIS ISSUE MAY NOT HAVE CAUSED HARM YET, I DO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS SUFFICIENT POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A FAILURE ON THE MANUFACTURERS PART TO SAVE MONEY, BUT IT HAS MADE A MINI VAN (WHICH IS KNOWN FOR SAFETY) TO FEEL UNSAFE. ESTIMATED DATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259802

Incident

Feb 1, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SHOWED THAT HER DOOR WAS OPEN. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WENT TO CLOSE THE SLIDING DOORS AND IT TOOK AT LEAST A HALF HOUR FOR THEM TO CLOSE AND LOCK. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

NHTSA ID

10252847

Incident

Dec 18, 2008

Mileage

23,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON MARCH 10, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS WERE MISSING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD INSTALL THE MISSING SEAT. THEY INSTALLED THE SEAT HOWEVER; THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL SEAT BELTS FOR THAT SEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700.

NHTSA ID

10222271

Incident

Mar 10, 2008

Mileage

200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO SENSORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. AS A RESULT, A PASSENGER'S FINGERS WERE SMASHED BY THE DOOR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400. UPDATED 12/12/07

NHTSA ID

10202173

Incident

Aug 31, 2007

Mileage

2,400 mi

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL SLIDING DOORS NOISE AND CANNOT BE OPENED INSIDE THE CAR BY PASSENGER. HAD THE STREERING COLUMN REPAIRED TWICE A FEW MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10196220

Incident

Apr 7, 2007

Mileage

1,000 mi

MY SIX-YEAR-OLD SON WAS REACHING FOR HIS SEAT BELT AT THE SAME TIME THE DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED BY THE DRIVER. THE CAR WAS PARKED. MY SON'S FINGERS WERE CAUGHT IN THE BACK OF THE SLIDING DOOR. EVEN MORE UPSETTING WAS THAT ONCE THE DOOR WAS CLOSE, IT COULD NOT BE OPENED AGAIN FOR 30-45 SECONDS, WITH MY SCREAMING SIX-YEAR-OLD'S FINGERS STILL CLOSED INSIDE. THERE IS A SENSOR ON THE DOOR, BUT IT IS ON THE FRONT OF THE DOOR, NOT THE BACK. FURTHER, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN EMERGENCY RELEASE OF THE DOOR INSTALLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10195254

Incident

Jul 3, 2007

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L 2007. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WON'T LATCH AND CLOSE PROPERLY. THE OBJECT DETECTION UNIT ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER HAVE TO REPLACE MANY PARTS AND FIXED THE WIRING PROBLEMS TO GET IT FIXED. WENT THROUGH 4 REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10194835

Incident

May 29, 2007

Mileage

78 mi