Passenger rear sliding door fell off and is hanging by a single cable. Car was in my home driveway.
2005 Honda Odyssey body complaints
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Sliding door fell off
Passenger sliding rear door fell off track after having problems closing both automatically and manually. Plastic rollers seem to have fallen apart. Drivers sliding door makes weird noises & does not close properly in either automatic or manual mode. The vehicle was parked when the door fell off the track & was hanging by the cable.
We were out if town when our van's driver's side sliding door wouldn't close and it came off the track and I caught it luckily. We had to rig it up and drive it home. Only to find out it's a common issue.
My sliding door off on me cause me to pull a muscle in my chest and put me in the emergency room.
1) I have occasional "check airbags" message popping up on the dashboard, which disappear after turning off/back on. It may happen while I am riding or when setting the gear to park and unplugging the seatbelt. Consumer reports shows that there was a recall declared on airbags back on august 1, 2005 shortly after I bought this car on may, 2005. American honda said that there is no recall on airbags. I would still drive this car and by that reason decided contact nhtds. 2) rust on the body of the car above the rear right wheel is getting deeper. I have seen exactly the same spot rusted on other odysseys made in 2005 or later, when driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door failed to open and close, and fell off the track without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 184,577.
Sliding doors on the van hesitate to open and close properly and then eventually fall off the hinges
While stationary, light appears on dashboard indicating problem with passenger side sliding door. Door will not open or close using any method. Message stays on dashboard preventing me from seeing other important messages until a reset is done, I reset by removing a fuse, turning the key twice without turning the car on and putting the fuse back in. That's a temporary fix because the problem returns after opening and closing the door a couple of times. Many honda owners have reported this problem to honda and indicated online the same problem which involved costly repairs that sometimes doesn't correct the problem. This is and has happened to enough owners of honda minivans that a recall is necessary.
Side door opened, automatic door cable jammed
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear passenger side sliding door failed to open. Also, while attempting to close the passenger side sliding door, the door became inoperable and detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the roller failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
We have owned out dark blue 2005 honda odyssey for approximately 5 years. Recently, I am finding that the paint along the roof and side/front trim panels is chipping away. I have attempted to sand some of the bed spots and paint /protect again, but it is no use. The problem seems to be with the base layer below the blue paint. I have seen where this was identified, but I do not know where to go for more information on this defect the second area of concern is in the wiring for the radio and temperature control. There seems to be a loose wire or connection behind the panels. The back-lights for the radio and temperature control will turn on or off with no warning or indication as to why. The systems themselves work fine, it's only the visible lights that flicker, or turn off and on with no pattern. My fear is that it is an electrical problem that may cause a fire if the crossing of wires or shorting continues. This will happen when driving, sitting still, car off (power on), there is no common flag or trigger that would point to a problem. And all functions work (even when lights are off). Also, the car just started to vibrate when acceleration between 55-65. My mechanic stated that this may be due to faulty axles or possibly the transmission, both of which have open issues with honda and to check with you first.
The driver's side sliding door completely locked in the open position saturday evening while out with my grandkids. My daughter's and I had to break the door off just to get home in the dark by securing the inside of the door with the seatbelt leaving one grandchild car seat unsecured. Now the van is parked with the door as is in the rain. I can't drive to the dealer and I can't afford to have it towed there much less pay for any repairs. Safety is a serious issue driving without a secure door.
The driver's side sliding door closes, latches and then 5 seconds later unlatches itself electronically. The door refuses to close completely and can easily open when the vehicle is moving. This is a very unsafe condition especially if passengers are in the second seating row. This happened by itself over the life of the vehicle - I cannot pin an exact action that made this occur other than repeated usage. In order to keep the door from reopening, I had to remove the fuse (#7) that controls the power sliding doors. Now only the passenger sliding door is used and must be operated manually. Also remote power locks have been disabled because of removal of the fuse. Very dangerous situation.
Our 2005 honda odyssey vibrates, especially around 35-45 MPH. Honda told us that the engine mounts have broken and that is what is causing it. They are not a cheap fix. Engine mounts, the last thing that you would think would go out on a vehicle! Yet, when you go online, this apparently seems to be a massive problem with these vans. Honda has a problem with their engine mounts braking and this seems to be ok with them. This is not ok. They need to take responsibility for this failure. We have already been through having to replace many other failures from honda throughout the years, including replacing the fuel cap before they recalled it. We will no longer be purchasing honda vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. In rainy weather, the contact observed water leaking into the trunk of the vehicle. The failure occurred every time it rained. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
On november 2015 we were traveling back from vacation. As we stopped for a bathroom break we opened the rear passenger side door opened and it would not close back. . It took several hours to get the door back on track in order for it to be shut. The door then did not open, causing a safety hazard. In case of an emergency I could bot use the door to get my children out. The end of february 2016, while dropping the children off at a babysitter, the driver rear passenger door opened and again would not close. I had the vehicle towed to a shop where I had to replace the cable, the motor and other components. I feel that this is a safety hazard to the body of the vehicle.
Criminal! Both sliding doors on our 2005 honda odyssey minivan (children) do not close. Not sure who is more culpable honda or the federal safety agency.
Around 10:30 am on wednesday, 1/13/16, driver-side sliding door would keep opening up "completely voluntarily" when the vehicle (2005 honda odyssey ex) was in motion and being operated on a local freeway. Multiple attempts to close the door either using the remote/automatic door-closing switch by the steering wheel or manually (upon stopping the vehicle on the roadside) would not fix the issue. The sliding door kept opening up "voluntarily" once the vehicle was put back in motion / drive mode (attempt to operate the vehicle). The vehicle had to be driven back home, its normal parking location, with the sliding door open during the drive (approximately 10 miles from home).
Honda's have been having issues with paint peeling on blue cars honda extended the warranty by two years for my 2005 honda odyssey I was not aware that honda was covering the paint issue I was not aware that honda had extended the warranty I am fairly sure that the dealer I purchased the vehicle from was aware that I purchased a vehicle that potentially had a paint issue and that it was covered under warranty. Honda of lisle (illinois) should have been more proactive in seeking out and covering this issue
Was parked at grocery store when a cable snapped on our drivers side sliding door. Power was lost to the door and upon attempting to close the manually the door fell off and could have potentially injured someone as the back of the doors corner hit the ground with enough force to crush if not sever a foot. This left our vehicle disabled and left us stranded.
Both my side doors have been been making noise. Then my passenger side door would not open. We used the drivers side rear door instead. On thursday, june 11, 2015 while opening it the entire door fell off and smashed my foot. Bruising and swelling on my big toe but nothing to go to er over. Iced it and still hurting a few days later. Called honda and they said it was normal wear and tear. My responsibility. Out of warranty. Researched online and this is a very common issue. Doors falling off their vans! Seems ridiculous and time for a recall. Customer service rep said that it was my car and they were not responsible to repair it. I said that coincidentally I just had my van in for a recall (fuel pump - was smelling gas while driving it) so that's not entirely true. Some things they do fix for free. This seems like a major problem. I opened the door for my 9-year-old daughter to get into the car. What is the door fell on her?
Both latches on sliding doors have been replaced twice now, while driving the doors come unlatched although they do not open they are unlatched and this is a serious safety concern.
Steering wheel severe vibrations while driving on highway at 50 up to 70 MPH went to auto mechanic and replaced 2 engine mounts ($1113 total).
The paint is coming off my car in sheets. The people at the repair shop said they have seen this and that it was recalled by honda. Honda will do nothing about my car. Said old age. That isn't true.
The sliding doors rollers and latches are defective! The left door will not latch and it's a safety hazard with kids in the back! This needs to be recalled!! 2005 honda odyssey.
The first incident of the driver side automatic sliding passenger door occurred in june 2010, when vehicle was only about 5 years old. There has never been an accident, dents, or anything that might impact the function of the doors. Since then, both passenger auto sliding doors now have trouble closing, and will often close on a passenger, with the passenger's body being the only thing that makes the door stop closing. Summary: both sliding doors either do not close properly (stop short and have to be restarted several times, often forced to close); or they close back immediately after opening and scare or squish the passenger who is getting into the vehicle. This is a safety hazard, and we fear that soon the doors will not stop and completely crush the person entering the vehicle, or we will have to drive with the door open if it will not close. Sometimes it takes about 4-6 attempts to close the doors after everyone is in the car and belted in. My friend has the same car and similar issue, so I was wondering if there are more complaints, perhaps there should be a recall? Thank you for your time and consideration!
I was driving my children to school, ages 9 and 6, and as I was driving the sliding passenger door on the driver's side opened. My 6 year old daughter who was sitting next to the door said "mommy the door is opening". I was driving only about 10 to 15 MPH and was able to immediately pull over and I kept on opening and closing the door and would appear to be closed but as I continued to drive it would open again. I continued to drive to school with my hazards on and if the door opened again I would have to pull over and open and close the door again. While this was happening we heard a continuous beeping noise like I would hear if the door was open. This incident scared my children and myself and should have never happened. I consider this to be a major safety flaw in this car and should be recalled. I have heard the beeping sound before when it is very cold but this is the first that the door actually opened while I was driving.
This issue is related to the electric sliding doors for a 2005 honda odyssey ex. The right passenger electric sliding door stopped working when the odometer read 99722. At the time it stopped working, the van was parked in a parking lot. When the button was pressed to open the door, the door refused to open and a light went on the instrument panel "slide door". When I consulted the instruction manual, it said to take the vehicle to the dealer. I was really suspicious with the sudden failing of the door because up until that particular moment, the door was working fine. The way I opened the door and the weather conditions it was in remained the same from when the odometer read 99700 until the incident. When I did some research online, I found that I was not the only odyssey owner with this issue. It seems model years 2005-2010 have these electric sliding doors problems without any clear indication of issues beforehand. Multiple reports have stated owners taking the vehicle to the dealer only to have the dealer charge thousands of dollars to fail diagnose the problem. I visited a forum that offered a solution to the problem. The solution stated to reset the internal computer by pulling a fuse labeled as "back up". I was skeptical of this solution because honda wouldn't design a vehicle that states an error with a door unless something was wrong with the door, for example the motor. However, given the circumstances in which the sliding door failed, I gave it a try and reset the internal computer. I started the engine back up and noticed immediately the error was gone which makes sense since the computer was reset. When I pushed the button to open the passenger electric door, the door opened normally without any hesitation of movement. I am now very concerned about the integrity of honda motor corporation. If help can be given, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
At the time of purchase I was forced to obtain an extended warranty, etching and many other things. One year later I began to have problems with the sliding doors. I informed honda because doors are covered under the extended warranty and the dealer refused to do any repairs. Summer of 2014 there's a recall on the fuel pump and the dealership claims that because the doors are stuck closed they cannot repair the recall. However the service advisor opened the sliding doors and still then they refuse to complete the recall. I contacted honda's manufacturer and per the case manager at corporate office," honda cannot help me the recall." I recently learned that on september of 2011 there was an extended warranty on the steering. I informed the case manager that I never received such notice. Her response was "perhaps the notice was mailed to the previous owner, because we go by the address noted at the dmv office."; september of 2011 the vehicle was registered under my name and address, the case manager did not have a response for me. Fuel pump recall has not been repaired.
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