2004 Honda Odyssey body problems

Filed Dec 21, 2018 · Body · IL

The sliding passenger doors continue to fail to open electronically and are extremely difficult to open if they do not open electronically. This can be an issue for passengers in the event of an accident as everyone would have to climb out the front doors. The doors can only be opened electronically when stationary. When attempting to open manually, doors can only be opened a few inches.

Filed Nov 3, 2017 · Body, Engine · 200,000 miles · UT · crash

I stopped behind a car waiting to merge from a parking lot to highway 193. The car ahead pulled out a little. Then apparently changing his mind, he backed up into me. I had not pulled forward, but he still totaled my car. Surprisingly, my airbags did not inflate. The collision bent my hood, cracked the grill, broke the bumper.

Filed Jun 2, 2017 · Body · 131,000 miles · WA

Paint began peeling sometime but not noticeably until a year ago. When serviced at a honda dealer, they shrugged and said they didn't handle paint. The damage has increased greatly (see photos) and rust is beginning to be visible. The paint flakes off while I drive. I cannot sell the car in this shape. Honda's undercoat is blamed in research I have made. I have always trusted honda, but am alarmed and unable to believe this is happening. Want to sell this car back to honda for blue book price.

Filed Feb 21, 2017 · Body · 165,000 miles · VA

There is a serious problem with the rear bumpers rusting away with no way of knowing. My family rode around in this car for maybe 2-3 years with a bumper that had rusted so badly it was literally falling apart, but remained inside of the bumper cover, so we did not know it. Finally it rusted so badly that it began to leave rust stains on the driveway and I traced it to this problem. By this time the bumper was almost gone. It probably past the point of providing any protection maybe 2 years ago. This car has a rear facing seat and is used often. It terrifies me to know a rear end collision at practically any speed would have been far worse then it should have been and probably impacted the fuel tank, again, at far lower speeds than it would normally. My search on the internet shows this is not an isolated issue, there are plenty of people complaining about this. In my opinion this needs to be checked out on all odyssey's. People are driving around thinking they are protected and probably aren't. A rear collision could result in death due to the gas tank being left unprotected and rear passengers exposed to serious injuries at much lower speeds. I do not live in an area with lots of salt water or salted roads, there is not a rust issue anywhere else, this seems to be isolated to just the rear bumper.

Filed Jan 16, 2017 · Body · 100,000 miles · IL

Paint is peeling off the roof in big patches down to the bare metal.

Filed May 17, 2016 · Body · 155,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the front driver side door was off track. The contact was unable to unlock the door and noticed an abnormal fuel odor from the radio console. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed Nov 16, 2015 · Body · TX

The paint is now peeling off the car. It should not do that.

Filed Feb 25, 2015 · Body, Engine · 131,916 miles · CA

I had all major services at honda dealer ( four wheels alignment at 95000 miles in 2012, timing bell at 100000 miles in 2012, oil transmission service at 109500 miles in 2013, alignment at 121000 in 2013). I bought extended warranty for 7 years or 100000 miles when I bought my car. During that time period and all services at honda dealer they did not advise any thing. Today I brought my car for air bag recall, alignment and oil transmission service, they told me that I need to replace all three engine mount cost approximately $1380. I was shock because it too expensive. I can not understand why engine mounts easy to break. I went home researching online and surprising to discover that a lot of people had same problem. I think this engine mount defected or design problem cause engine mounts easy to break (normally need to replace over 200000 miles) and honda needs to address this issue. Please advise me what I suppose to do because if engine mounts broke it going to effect suspension, balancing and alignment system etc... Thank you very much.best regard, *tr updated 4/28/16

Filed Nov 25, 2014 · Body, Visibility · 100,000 miles · NC

A passenger in the car was bringing the window down. The passenger window dropped into the door, just fell down into the door with a loud noise. The window did not shatter but the window would not roll up. We took the car in for service. The door had to be taken apart to fix the window. Also, we replaced the passenger door and driver door electronic control units. The first time, the window did not work. The second time both units were replaced, the window can now be controlled from the passenger side, but not the driver side. Since then, a number of other honda odyssey (2003-2005) having this exact issue have surfaced. This seems like a manufacturing issue and should be fixed by the dealer not the consumer.

Filed Sep 10, 2014 · Airbags, Body · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda odyssey. The contacted stated that the rear driver side door was difficult to latch in order to close the door. The contact also stated that the lock switch had to be depressed on several occasions in order to lock the door. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 10/23/14*cn updated 04/13/2015