Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact was entering the vehicle when the electronic sliding door failed to work properly. The sliding doors were open for a brief moment before closing on their own causing a shoulder injury. The failure occurred on two previous occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 133,000.
2005 Honda Odyssey body complaints
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Sliding doors do not latch completely. They close but a few seconds later open again with light showing they are open. Doors have come open while driving with children in back, even when they were supposed to be locked. This is a huge safety issue despite children being secured in a seatbelt.
2005 honda odyssey. Consumer states problems with door alarm *tgw the consumer stated the alarm sounded on two separate occasions. In both instances, there was no light on the display dashboard and the door was physically opened with wind noise. The first repair was not a success as the problem continued. When the consumer returned to the dealer a month later, it appeared the problem was fixed. The consumer stated three years later, the problem resurfaced again. While driving down the highway, the alarm began to sound with no dashboard display . When the consumer turned the steering wheel to the right, the door opened and the door display illuminated. The consumer had to manually close the door and lock it leaving the master switch off.
Sliding door will get stuck. Center door bracket 72521-shj-a21 is defective, small plastic wheel will get worn and comes off. Improper design and lack of routine lubrication is the cause.
2005 honda odyssey both sliding door broken cable.
Had to replace a front motor mount in my 2005 honda odyssey. My mechanic indicated that he contacted a honda dealer and they were out of the part because there were several odyssey's with the same problem. I didn't know how many complaints needed to be launched before a recall notice would be considered. I wanted my vehicle noted since I did not go to a honda dealer.
The driver side electric sliding door will not close all the way.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rollers broke on the rear driver side door which caused the door to come off the hinge. The contact noticed no prior problems with the door. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 150,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for repair for recall 10v055000 (structure: body: hatch-back lift-gate support) in june 2010. On november 6, 2010, the contact opened the lift gate which fell on her. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the strut was replaced. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the part with the same defective material. The contact called the manufacturer who offered to sell the contact a one year warranty on the part. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000 and the current mileage was approximately 110,000.
Rear lift gate struts fail without notice. At this point, the rear lift gate is extremely heavy and dangerous to ones safety. This is the second time this issue has occurred on this vehicle. Honda keeps replacing the struts with the same part number that continues to fail. Same repair was completed on this vehicle eighteen months ago. I requested a better stronger or beefier replacement strut,but since my vehicle is under extended warranty they keep replacing with the same part number. I have four small kids and if it were to fail with one of them standing under the lift gate it could be a very dangerous situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear passenger door opened independently while driving 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility numerous times for the failure. The door sensor was cleaned several times and the fuse was replaced yet the failure persisted. The manufacturer stated they had not received any reports concerning the failure and would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage was 140,066.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. While the vehicle was parked with the hatch back lift gate open the struts failed. She stated that the lift gated closed with great force and speed. She referenced recall 10v055000 structure body hatchback/liftgate and was advised by the dealer and the manufacturer that her vehicle was not a part of the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 101,750 and the current mileage was 101,856.
The driver side rear sliding door on my 2005 honda odyssey opened while I was driving down the road at 55 MPH. If this is not a safety issue, I don't know what is!!!!!!
I have 2005 honda odyssey ex-l (3.5l 6cyl 5a) and a problem as follows; nature of defect: hatchback liftgate hydraulic shock is not working. I am planning to repair shortly. Part number 74820-shj-a01 stay,tai please advice. Thanks.
We were informed that our 2005 honda had a damaged/broken rear engine mount. Additionally, we were told by the honda service writer that this if from normal driving wear and tear, such as shifting from reverse to drive, acceleration and the transmission shifting. It certainly seems af if honda terribly under engineered this part. There activities are part of normal driving. Our van has 62,xxx miles on it and used mostly for suburban driving, and not exceeding the recommended driving conditions from honda. The dealer wants to charge $850 for the one mount. Clearly honda should recognize the issue and replace these items, at their expense, for defective parts.
2005 honda odyssey liftgate struts failed. Opened the rear liftgate to remove something from the trunk and the liftgate did not stay up. Now everytime I try and open the liftgate, I would need to open with one hand and remove items or put items inside with the other hand.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey ex. While the vehicle was parked, the tailgate lift rods would not stay in place. He had to hold the lift rods manually in order to open the tailgate. The contact stated a passenger sustained a minor head injury while loading the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a local repair shop to be repaired. The contact was unable to provide a VIN. The approximate failure and current mileage were 52,000.
2005 honda odyssey ex tailgate strut failed, causing tailgate to drop suddenly. The dropping tailgate would likely injure a smaller person.
Issue: design flaw in 2005 honda odyssey exl nav res which exposes the vehicles air conditioner condenser to unnecessary puncture damage from common street debris allowing dangerous freon gases to escape to damage the environment and provide great financial hardship to the vehicle owner. Common issue experienced by many of the exact same vehicle owners. This is a serious environmental issue that needs to be resolved by honda as well as reimbursement for repairs and prevention steps taken by consumers to protect vehicles from future damage. My honda had just experienced this issue and now all the freon released unnecessarily into the atmosphere and we are stuck with a $1000 repair and the vehicle is then still easily susceptible to future damage. I would like to file a formal complaint against honda for this serious issue environmentally damage issue caused by their design flaw which easily exposes the air conditioning condenser to unnecessary damage and great financial hardship to the vehicle owner.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated when opening the rear lift gate, the struts failed and almost struck the contact. He attempted to keep the lift gate from falling but to no avail. He had to hold the lift gate up to prevent it from falling. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him to contact the dealer. The vehicle had not yet been taken to the dealer for an assessment of the failure or repairs. The failure and current mileages were 54,000.
At highway speed, we noticed a thunk sound coming from the rear of the car. When we stopped, we noticed that the rear spoiler of our 2005 honda odyssey had come off. There were no injuries, the danger is the piece of the car flying through the air in the highway. The part is the size of a 2x4, it was located at the roof line above the rear gate. I do not know if anyone hit the part on the highway.
Left (driver's side) sliding door on honda odyssey will not close or lock. Had to drive to the dealer with the door constantly opening and my children inside the car. My friend sat on the back seat to try to keep the door closed. I do think this is a safety issue since this happened out of the blue without any warning at all. The dealer said that "honda does not see it as a safety issue". I see the door property closing as a safety issue since it is a family car with children involved. I see it as a safety issue just like I see seat belts as a safety issue. I think there is something wrong with this problem, it is unsafe.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the contact stated that the driver side sliding door open and closed on its own. When the contact locked the doors, the door would remain closed. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 91,000. The failure mileage was approximately 90,980.
Tail gate failure honda odyssey 2005 lx model. The tail gate struts have failed and will not hold open the tailgate door. It takes two people to access the trunk now. I called honda to see if they could help with the issue and because it is not under the VIN recall for the touring models that I am out of luck. Seems like the same problem on the same year of van should also be covered. Rather than waiting for serious injury to happen.
A/c condenser punctured by road debris for third time in 5 years. Design flaw; condenser has no protection behind grill. Expensive, non-warrantied item and repair!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear trunk lift gate was defective and would shut without intent. When the trunk was opened, the consumers husband was struck in the head by the lift gate. The dealer repaired the lift gate at the owners expense. The contact was able to locate a recall on her year, make and model vehicle for the exact same failure (the federal safety agency campaign id numbers 10v055000 and 10v055000: structure: body: hatchback/lift gate and structure: body: hatchback/lift gate: support device); however, the dealer could not confirm the recall. The failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was 95,000. Updated 06/07/10
We were driving in our 2005 honda odyssey, and noticed something knocking. It also sounded like someone had their window down. We pulled over to look at the vehicle. Our newborn started to cry, so my husband went to open the driver's side sliding door. Upon pulley the handle, the whole door fell back off the van. We were told the plastic rollers were defective. They cracked when we hit a pot hole and let the door slide off the track. Then the pins that are supposed to stop the door from going off the track failed. Honda said it's not covered under warranty, and they have not received enough complaints to warrant looking into the safety of this vehicle.
2005 honda odyssey tailgate failure - while my wife was unloading some groceries with the tailgate open, she heard this beeping sound (from the tailgate) and the tailgate began closing. She did not suffer any significant injury aside from freaking out while trying to get out of the way. Now, the tailgate does not stay open.
Passenger power sliding door malfunctioned. Door would not close in automatic mode. Door also could not be fully closed manually. Rear door latch would not hold door in closed position. As a result, door partially came open while driving.
Driving home after having vehicle detailed passenger rear door would snap back out of the latch wouldn't stay completely closed beeps when in drive runs battery down won't always open or shut suddenly started working properly year later had car detailed door wouldn't work replaced a fuse next year had it detailed messed up started working messed up off and on took it in may of 2009 replaced closer motor nov 2009 took it for detailing neither door worked replaced the junction box has messed up off and on since then beeps when in gear runs battery down unlatches on its own will be okay for a while then acts up again acting up more than fixed since nov 2009.
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