Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| SB-09-053 | 10/07/2010 | 10034974 | Honda: pcm update for lock up clutch function. a judder from the torque converter lock up clutch may be felt while driving between 20-45mph. to minimize the opportunity for the judder to occur, a software update for the transmission is a | 02/02/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/24/2012 | 15000 | 1 | |
| Today all the lights on my car's dashboard start blinking non-stop. i was able to drive the car to the dealership for repair but the lights were blinking throughout the whole trip. *tr | |||
| 12/24/2012 | 15000 | ||
| Today all the lights on my car's dashboard start blinking non-stop. i was able to drive the car to the dealership for repair but the lights were blinking throughout the whole trip. | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 1 | ||
| Vsa warning light went on suddenly during driving. steering wheel feels not stable when turning after the light is on. took the vehicle to honda dealer and was told the communication between the vsa module and the computer is lost and need replace vsa module for $1,600. it is not a problem caused by wear-and tear and honda should be responsible for making the electronics more reliable in odyssey models. *tr | |||
| 10/02/2012 | |||
| Vsa warning light went on suddenly during driving. steering wheel feels not stable when turning after the light is on. took the vehicle to honda dealer and was told the communication between the vsa module and the computer is lost and need replace vsa module for $1,600. it is not a problem caused by wear-and tear and honda should be responsible for making the electronics more reliable in odyssey models. | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 75000 | 1 | |
| My vehicle was parked and unoccupied for over 8 hours from its last drive time. no key was in the ignition and no equipment or accessories were operating. the wiring under the driver seat ignited and the resulting fire consumed the cabin totaling the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 75000 | ||
| My vehicle was parked and unoccupied for over 8 hours from its last drive time. no key was in the ignition and no equipment or accessories were operating. the wiring under the driver seat ignited and the resulting fire consumed the cabin totaling the vehicle. | |||
| 05/28/2012 | 41000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. the contact stated that the air conditioning condenser was leaking from under the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that there were damages to the condenser which would need replacing. the manufacturer was notified who advised that there were no recalls and offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 41,000. kmj | |||
| 05/28/2012 | 41000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. the contact stated there was an air condition condenser leakage coming from underneath the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was damages to the condenser and it needs to be replacing at the expense of $100 to the contact. the manufacturer was notified who stated there are no recalls and offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 41,000. mw | |||
| 03/10/2011 | 28000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. while parked the contact noticed the power operated lift gate would close on its own. the dealer was contacted and informed the contact repairs were not covered under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 28,000. ds | |||
| 11/07/2010 | 68265 | ||
| The alternator froze up causing the belt to slip and generate heat. a burning smell was the first detection of a problem. the alternator light came on in the dash. as a precaution, the car was returned home. the plastic casing on the alternator caught fire. the fire was extenquished with water immediately. the fire department was called and responded to confirm the fire was extinquished. the part was replaced. | |||
| 09/22/2007 | 10 | ||
| I have 2007 oddyssey ex-l with dvd. the light in car like head and tail light, room light etc is blinkng 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. | |||
| 10/25/2010 | 50405 | ||
| On my daughters 2007 honda oddessy, it has an autometic up feature for the drivers window. once the window starts up (closing), if you put down pressure on the window it will reverse, do down a few inches and stop. but if you put pressure on the window, like a child leaning out the window, and it starts up the override feature will not stop the window and make it go down a few inches. the window will continue to close, only stopping when the motor is overpowered. this does not happen until quite a bit of force is applied to whatever is blocking the window, and in the case of a small child it could cause quite a bit of injury. i have never encountered a vehicle with an auto-up feature for a window. with the amount of force it takes to overload the motor a childcan be seriously injured. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2007 honda odyssey. consumer writes regarding recall *tgw the consumer stated while driving, the (vsa) vehicle stability assist light illuminated. the vehicle would stall and all power was lost. *jb | |||
| 06/28/2010 | 50044 | ||
| The 50,000 miles honda odyssey alternator creats smokes and sparks. the car schedule maintained at dealership and also no after market product installed in the car. | |||
| 06/06/2010 | 41000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. when the contact when to start his vehicle it was dead, he jumped the vehicle and drove it 5mph about 100 feet and heavy smoke was in the cabin of the vehicle. he stated he pulled over got out of the vehicle and disconnected the battery cable. the vehicle has not been repaired. he reference two recall honda bulletin 10-017, 09-053, and 0.k4130a5, he stated the recall work was performed. he stated he called the dealership back on 6/5/10 after the recall work was performed and advised them that the brake work did not work. he stated the brakes would go all the way to the floor. the failure and current mileage was 41,000. vwb | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 69000 | ||
| Failure of front a/c condenser by a supposed rock impact resulting in loss of refrigerant and a/c service. i contend this is related to design defect of the front bumpers and lack of grill in large opening. honda provided no compensation and extended warranty refused by stating dealer stated rock impact is considered a collision under warranty a google search reveals this is a wide spread problem with many models of honda, not just odyssey. | |||
| 06/03/2008 | 1 | ||
| My 2007 honda odyssey lost it's electrical system functioning - when it did only the driver's door could be opened. the others are automatic and would not open from inside or outside. i had to pull my 2 grandchildren from the back thru my door. if this had been a wreck & the driver's seat was blocked by damage, no one could get out, and no one could get a door opened from the outside to help. *tr | |||
| 03/25/2007 | 1100 | 1 | 03/09/2007 |
| My 2 week old honda odyssey has 1200 miles on it and a damaged air conditioner a/c condenser. a rock went through the wide open front grill and easily punctured it. the repair cost was $600. my dealer says it wasn't under warranty. i complained to honda, but haven't heard back from them yet. many online car forums report that thiswas a major design flaw in the odyssey and i agree. i'm going to spend $600 to repair and no telling how much to try to prevent more damage to my brand new $30,000 vehicle. that made no sense. i will not purchase another honda ,and i will tell everyone that crosses my path that they shouldn't either!*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 12/07/2007 | 15 | 30 | 12/06/2007 |
| 2007 honda odyssey lx purchased dec 6, 2007. approximately 45% of the time according to my logs the vehicle does not crank on the first attempt. safety issue concern the potential to requiring the starting of the vehicle to leave a dangerous location, or potential life threatening environment. *tr | |||