Our 2005 honda odyssey lx is having massive paint peeling issues. There was an extended warranty offered for this problem a few years ago and has since expired, but at the time of the warranty we did not notice a problem. It now has 60% paint loss on the roof and patches as large as a hand on the body are peeling. Van is garage kept and well maintained. After contacting the honda dealership where van was purchased, we were told there were no honda reps in our area to inspect van and they don't expect one until next month or so. The service manager is aware of the issue but did not offer any suggestions other than to wait until the rep is available to inspect van. By the time the rep sees our van, we may have no paint left.
2005 Honda Odyssey body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear driver side sliding door failed to open and the rear passenger side sliding door would not close. The contact mentioned that both of the rear sliding doors were rusted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 12/16/14*lj updated 8/31/2017
I have a navy blue color honda odyssey 2005. Now, that car is becoming a junk because of the paint defect. And it start changing with rust. Paint peeling becomes serious day after day, almost everywhere the top of the car, and paint start to peel bonnet too. Recently, I found that certain model cars which I have had paint defect, but honda company said they couldn't fix my car because the date they sat for repairing was over. They never send any recall information about this defect. This paint peeling originally start from the roof, so it is hard to notice quickly. It is definitely the manufactural defect, so honda company has to fix this no matter what date customers find out, and honda had to send information about this paint defect early for preventing this happening. I hope someone review my complaint, and help me. Thank you for your reading.
Paint failure on roof and spreading.
Brought the car to a honda dealership (tony honda, waipahu hi 96797) for recall (fuel pump) and routine maintenance and two broken motor mounts were discovered (right side and rear side). Was advised that repair of the two broken mounts would most likely lead to damage to the remaining mounts, which would then have to be replaced as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear sliding door was not opening properly. The contact had to apply force to the sliding door in order to open it and to ensure that it was closed. The contact also stated that the window regulator was not contacting the lever arm properly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the power window regulator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger side doors were fractured. The contact mentioned that the motor function to secure the doors became inoperable. The contact also stated that the instrument panel and all of the interior lighting in the vehicle failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 107,000.
Large patches of paint have come off the hood, roof and above the passenger-side sliding door. Washing the car with a standard garden hose nozzle results in paint actually flying off these body panels as if it were being sand blasted. The first time I noticed this (october 2012) was less than one year after the extended warranty (dealing with this precise problem) ran out. Up until this time, there was no problem with the paint so it wouldn't have occurred to the original owner to avail himself of the extended warranty.
The power sliding doors will not close on a hill. They will start to close and then reopen automatically on there own, they will only then close when you get to level ground. I bring this up now because I was with 7 odyssey owners that have the exact same problem.
Tl* the contact owns 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear driver's side door would not latch closed and the failure would recur intermittently for six months. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000. Updated 06/27/14*lj the consumer stated while driving the door opened,cable snapped, then came off the brackets. Updated 07/1/2014
Our 2005 honda odyssey had just been serviced by the dealership and we were on our way home. We were at a stoplight when we noticed smoke coming from the engine. We quickly drove it a short distance away from anyone, jumped out and called the fire department. The engine compartment was completely burnt/destroyed and the vehicle was written off by the insurance company. A report was made to the dealership, as well as american honda with accompanying investigative report and photographs.the cause of the fire was undetermined but originated in the engine compartment..
Strong vibration felt in passenger compartment and steering wheel when driving at 40 to 45 MPH. There was a droning noise as well. This has been an issue since 2010, but identified by dealer service advisor only in feb 2014. Quoted 800 dollars to replace both front engine mounts. Also identified rear engine mount to be close to needing replacement. Called honda customer service asking for assistance in replacing the engine mounts. We just replaced catalytic converters due to diagnostic code p0420 two months ago for 800 dollars. Honda's representative (his name is [xxx] refused to assist in any way. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Hi I purchased used honda odyssey touring 2005 and driving the same present meter reading is 160k. I did not get any service records of the vehicle from previous owners and could not know whether these problems exists previously also. One day left sliding door of the touring could not open manually and auto also. After a week a time it started opening it self. Later I found the front passenger door and tail gate door or back trunk door are locked and can not open with electrical switches and also can not open manually also. It is serious safety issue not able to open manually also in case any accident which may take life of person not able to come out of the van. I would like to complain about this feature in this vehicle and I did not approach the honda company about this problem. Please suggest me to take further action.
For the second time, the passenger side power door on our car opened while we were driving. The doors are very troublesome, refusing to close, shutting on passengers and emit a loud beeping noise when not able to latch. No matter what we do, we cannot get the noise to stop and have to put the door in manual to get the noise to stop. After the first time the door opened, I took it to the dealer who said the mechanisms were fine and it was probably a string. Yesterday it opened about 5 inches when I had a child in that seat. The dealer told us today there is nothing they can do unless they can recreate it. Honda told us to make sure the kids wear seat belts. An online search proved our situation is not unique. We are shopping for a new car, but are astonished at the lack of care honda has about the safety of their clients.
Rolling side doors - and rear hatch struts massive problems. Bought car in jan 2006, new. In 2007 one of the side doors quit rolling. Had to have the roller replaced - cost over $700. Then a year later, the other side rolling door went out. Then, the rear hatch struts totally gave way and the rear hatch came slamming down about 2 inches from my 7 year olds head. I called dealer - honda carland in roswell - they could care less. Until I had to raised the roof with honda corporate before anybody would offer to cover the cost to replace struts. For certain, this would have been a serious injury to someone's head if it fell on them. After the hatch, then came the third sliding door problem, again I had to fix the door. So, three door fixes at over $700 each. Now, in 2013 for the fourth time door is going out again. I am trading the car in before having it fixed.
During cold weather, the automatic rear passengers doors failed to close and lock properly, allowing the doors to open. This only seems to happen when the temperature gets below 32 degrees. Problem is the van is kept in garage where it is warm, but when out of the garage (away from home) and this happens, no way to safely get home with the doors not closed properly, especially with children in the back.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear passenger's sliding door would not close automatically. The vehicle was taken to dealer for diagnosis. The contact was unaware of the necessary repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rollers broke on the rear driver's side door, causing the door to become detached from the hinge. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 130,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the liftgate failed and had to be held open. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the struts needed to be replaced. The contact spoke with the manufacturer about the failure due to a recall on the 2008-09 models but the manufacturer stated that it did not pertain to the 2005 model year. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was not available. The current mileage was 145,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated the rear liftgate struts failed and the door closed abruptly when being accessed. The liftgate was manually operated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v0550 (structure). The manufacturer was notified and they informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.
Power sliding door on 05' honda odyssey fell off when unloading my children from the vehicle. The middle bracket/strut that holds the sliding door on the center rail along the side of the van totally failed. I was at the bus stop with my children and the door fell off as I opened the door to help my child out. I was mortified as you might imagine. Two men came to my rescue just after my son jumped out of the way. The door has concerned me for some time but I never heard of a sliding door falling off nor did the dealer mention it. Previously, the door would click when we closed it and the automatic door would beep and fail to close. We had the door checked during a routine service appointment 2-3 years ago. The dealer said it was a sensor or possibly a motor issue. No one said anything about the door possibly falling off - nor did they mention any potential bracket failure. I would have had that bracket fixed had they even hinted that this could happen. But what's also very disturbing is that a friend with an '07 is having significant problems with her doors as well. After my incident, she immediately went and had her door brackets checked and found hers were also imminently close to complete failure. They were replaced. She has special needs children and a door failure for her could be catastrophic. The day of this event I called two area dealers. Both service counter reps acknowledged this bracket issue. Parents really need to be warned about this. I fear honda corporate may be ignoring the issue when children may be hurt. This isn't a starter or a transmission - it's a door. Please investigate the issue and at least issue a safety bulletin or recall.
Drivers side rear passenger 'power sliding door' (psd) failed to close, requiring wife and children to drive to garage with open door, and door alarm sounding. Door closed normally at garage, and neither that mechanic nor the honda dealer could find any problem with door. Problem repeated sporadically through the years, and dealer could never resolve problem. I discovered that I could manually assist the door to close and, with several tries, get it closed. Because of the hazards in having to drive to a mechanic with children and an open passenger door & screaming alarm, our solution has been to never open that door, but occasionally a passenger has unknowingly opened it, causing difficulty closing it. Over the years I've observed that this failure happens whenever the vehicle is parked on a noticeable incline. I suggested to the honda service manager that some mechanical part may be loose, causing binding in the track, but he always reported that everything about the mechanism was "fine". I discovered today that the federal safety agency action number 10016777 and honda service bulletin number 204110 were issued in 2005, relating to this problem. The honda dealer was, or should have been, aware of the defect each time I returned to them to fix it under warranty. I believe this flaw should be recalled for repair: there is a genuine safety hazard to a vehicle full of children when having to drive to a garage when a door refuses to close.
While on vacation, the electric sliding door on the passenger side failed in such a way that the door could not be opened more than a few inches. We were still able to close the door and safely drive the vehicle. There was no way to manually override the electric opening mechanism where it was stuck, so the door could not be used. Several months later, the driver side sliding door also failed. In this case, the door was stuck half open and could not be moved either to fully open it or close it. The door was stuck open until we could get the vehicle to the dealer for repair. This is a safety issue. The electrically operated doors should be designed in such a way that allows easy manual operation of the doors in the event of a failure of the electric motor and opening mechanism.
The support struts for the tailgate failed. The door came crashing down on mother and daughter. Mother pushed daughter out of way but the door caught the mother on the right arm. Upper arm received a deep bruise 1 inch in diameter. The door worked well prior to this. There had been no warning like slow to lift or hard to lift open (or to close).
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear hatch was opened using the automatic key fob. The rear hatch then came in contact with a pole located outside of the vehicle and the hatch began to close but it could not be closed because the hatch was knocked out of alignment by the pole. As a result, the rear hatched continued to automatically open and close until the contact slammed it closed. The contact expressed concern because the rear hatch continued to unintentionally open and close independently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was operating to specifications. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and she opened the rear sliding door on the driver's side. While opening the door, two pins detached from the back end of the door and the door hung downward. The contact examined the pins and noticed that they were corroded. An authorized dealer was notified, but offered no assistance. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000. Updated 6/4/12
The driver side rear sliding door stuck closed. Son could not get out. Panicked state because he went back to get something from van and closed the door while he looked for it. Could not get out as door was stuck. He tried to open several times, but no use. Door will not open manually or automatically. This could have been a bigger problem if it were summer here in phoenix arizona as the temperature could have been 115 degrees or higher outside making the temperature at least 20-30 degrees hotter inside. Luckily the outside temperature was in the 80's in the phoenix area today. We visit our relatives in arizona at least once every year and cannot afford to have door issues on our almost 3,000 mile round trip. We have 2 children and for safety reasons cannot have our doors fail to close or open properly for any reason, at any time!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey . The contact stated while driving at the speeds of 15 MPH, the rear passenger sliding door detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to an authorized dealer where they diagnosed the failure and stated the vehicle could be repaired at the owners expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 180,000. Updated 03/14/12
Both tailgate struts 74820-shj-a01 failed simultaneously causing the gate to close while occupants were under the gate. Not sure yet if anyone is injured. Honda informed me that my model was not one of the affected models, therefore I am not covered by a recall. This is a dangerous situation.
My 2005 honda odyssey is taking on water in the hatchback/liftgate. After it rains when the liftgate is raised water will poor out of it where the liftgate will latch. It is not a few drops of water, it pours out. Also the water leaks inside as sits in the back cargo area.
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