Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/17/2012 | 140000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact was driving 35 mph when she applied the accelerator pedal. the accelerator pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard and was unresponsive. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the contact was informed that the throttle cable was fractured with no signs of wear. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 140,000. | |||
| 11/17/2012 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact was driving 35 mph when she applied the accelerator pedal. the accelerator pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard and was unresponsive. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the contact was informed that the throttle cable was fractured with no signs of wear. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 140,000. kmj | |||
| 11/17/2012 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph when she went to apply pressure to the accelerator petal and realized that the petal all the way to the floor and was inoperative. the contact guided the vehicle to a stop and had it towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. she was informed that the throttle cable had fractured with no signs of kinking or wear. the manufacturer was notified but they offered no assistance. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 140,000. dt | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 82000 | ||
| I was driving my honda '04 odyssey mini-van on the taconic parkway, ny with my 3 young children when the transmission began to buck, then race then shut down. i slowly breaked to a stop, turned the engine off then let the car rest with hazards on for about 5 mins. i then restarted the car, it ran well for a few miles till a hill. then it bucked, raced again and i pulled off the highway. i was lucky that i was near home and was able to slowly get it to a honda dealer shop. this is the only time that this has ever happened to the car. they looked it over the next day and i was told i needed a new transmission which would cost about $4,000.00. i have had my car serviced religiously according to honda guide lines and recommendations by only honda dealers, first where i bought it in tarry town, then brewster, then finally in yorktown heights, ny. the car has 82,000 miles on it. the extended warrenty is for 75k miles and 7 years. i am over by 7k miles. i just had the mounts replaced, new serpentine belt, tires and breaks. i understand that this is an ongoing issue with this model and year and felt i should report it. | |||
| 04/01/2009 | 29000 | 2 | 02/02/2007 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey van ls. while turning into a driveway at speeds of less than 10 mph, there was a sudden increase in engine rpms. the vehicle momentarily began to accelerate without driver intent. the vehicle was placed in neutral as he depressed the brakes before bringing the vehicle to a stop. the dealer advised removing the driver | |||
| 01/08/2006 | 4 | 07/24/2004 | |
| Passenger air bag is turning off frequently. there is always a strong crack when you press the brake. there is a decoloring passenger air bag place. it eats gas if you turn on the back air conditioner. the passenger console had a big vibration. the odyssey has gone to the dealer more than four times for the same reason but it's never fixed. they said those claims are normal for a model 2004. *jb | |||
| 10/16/2004 | 5000 | 1 | 06/15/2004 |
| When driving around 60 mph on the highway our 2004 honda odyssey began to accelerate on its own like someone pushed the accelerator all the way to the floor and held it to the floor. this constant acceleration almost caused an accident as we were forced to weave around in traffic until we could pull over to the side of the road where the acceleration continued and we fought the van with the brakes on until we could shut the engine off. when restarting the engine in park, the engine continued to rev at redline levels. turned the engine off and on again a couple of times as it continued to be revving at red line levels. eventually after slamming on the accelerator several times, the engine idled at normal levels. this was a very frightening experience in a light traffic and could have been disastrous in moderate or heavy traffic - especially since we have 4 kids. *jb | |||
| 07/29/2004 | 1 | 07/28/2004 | |
| The consumer was not informed of recall 04v-176 until after he was almost in an accident. *nm the vehicle continued to accelerated while the brake pedal was pressed. *nm | |||
| 06/25/2004 | 200 | 1 | 06/23/2004 |
| While idling in the driveway vehicle accelerated backwards. as a result, the vehicle collided into the garage with children aboard. no injuries reported. *ak the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. *sc | |||
| 05/24/2004 | 6950 | 1 | 11/18/2003 |
| On four separate occasions, first in january 2004, and most recently on may 24, 2004, my 2004 honda odyssey lx lurched violently, causing driver and passengers to be thrown forward. driver was able to maintain control of the car on all occasions. on each occasion, the car was traveling approx. 40 mph. despite two visits to two different honda dealers, nothing is being done to fix this problem. american honda corp. also refuses help. driver of the vehicle fears that a serious accident could result if the car is traveling on the highway when this lurching occurs. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 02/10/2004 | 50 | 1 | 10/29/2003 |
| I had notice the accelarator pedal giving a jerky movement and car starting after hesititing for a few seconds since day 1 whenever i acclerate. this is continuing to happen and occurs more frequently when there is rain or snow. *ak | |||
| 01/10/2004 | 2100 | 1 | 10/23/2003 |
| Gas pedal stuck on a very cold day (~10 f). my wife complained that the pedal could not be pushed down at all; she finally got it to move after about 10 minutes of trying. because we can back down our driveway without pushing on the gas, she didn't notice until the car was already in the street.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 06/17/2005 | 24000 | 12/06/2003 | |
| As i was driving on the freeway my gas pedal no longer worked and i was forced to coast to the side of the road. honda told me it was a broken throttle cable and did pay for the repairs. i just want to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else because i could have been killed. | |||
| 08/21/2004 | 7200 | 1 | |
| The throttle cable failed. this would cause the vehicle not to accelerate. the dealership will be notified. the cause was not determined. please provide more information. | |||