Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 12/13/2012 | 74920 | ||
| We have a 2007 honda odyssey with 76,000 miles. in december 2012 we had been driving for aproximately 3-4 minutes, exiting onto the highway and accelerating to reach 65 miles per hour. when we reached aproximately 55-60 mph and were still accelerating the car spontaneously applied the brakes for approximately 3 seconds, lurching us forward. we stopped accelerating and began to pull over. it again spontaneously braked as we were slowing down. we attempted to drive slowly along the side of the road, to get to the next exit, and it happened again. once we were finally able to stop in a safe place we turned off the car. we turned the car back on and it did not do it again. we took the car to the dealer and they only found one code - the steering sensor. they re-calibrated it but were not convinced that was the problem. sure enough, approximately two months later the same thing happened. we were not going quite as fast and it did not lurch quite as severe. after it did this three times i was at a stop light and pushed the switch to turn the vsa off. it did not occur again. took it to the dealer and they found no codes. they drove 17 miles and could not duplicate the problem. the weather conditions both times were aproximately 30-40 degrees with some snow or wetness on the ground from prior precipitation. the dealer continues to say there is no problem because it shows no code and they can't replicate the problem. manufacture was contacted and they instructed dealer to drive again and try to duplicate. they deny any other incidents documented (despite listings on this website that say they have been notified of the same problem.) | |||
| 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 $1,600. it is not a problem caused by wear-and tear and honda should be responsible for making the electronics more reliable in odyssey models. | |||
| 05/09/2010 | 70000 | ||
| While driving in heavy raining conditions or flow of water pool, on roadway or hwy, vehicle wants to shut off displaying no charging, like i have no power for a few seconds. twice this occurred on hwy speed 70+ or 25-30 +, on roadway with heavy rain and flow of water pool splash during turn vehicle shut off and power up within approximately 3-5 seconds. i was able to move over to the off road medium and regain engine power. this has happen numerous times in the course of 2 yrs. bringing vehicle to honda dealership which they cant repeat complaint even with hosing engine belt with water,,though the tech stated many customers has reported this during raining conditions. note no power steering due to this event. ret nypd | |||
| 03/12/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I have a honda 2007 odyssey and the all four brake rotors need to be changed, and i have been the only owner of the vehicle i have had the van since nov. 20/2006 i always drive the van every where how can this be to a new van? i was quoted a price of 1200$ to fix. this may be a safety problem but not sure how much of one, but when stopping is concedered it is serious. | |||
| 10/17/2007 | 17 | 1 | 10/16/2007 |
| The vsa light comes on. they replaced everything and now are going to replace the entire wiring harness. this occurred one day after driving the vehicle of the lot. i would have happily exchanged it for another odyssey but honda wants to stick me with this lemon instead of doing what is right. i am now disappointed in the way this has been handled and i will look toward other manufacturers in the future. *tr | |||