Honda 2005 odyssey sliding door gets stuck. Does not close completely.
2005 Honda Odyssey body complaints
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2005 honda odyssey side door. When pressing the button to close the door automatically, it begins to close and then opens right back up and close again. This door has closed on my children and squishes them quite a bit before it retracts.
A strong vibration occurs when the transmission shifts from second to third gear. The driver must accelerate or decelerate to stop the rumpling. Eventually the transmission fails. This happened to me and hundreds of other owners as evidenced by reports to edmunds. Honda says it is normal.
2005 honda odyssey lift gate stays failed causing minor injury.
I have a 2005 honda odyssey ex. Summer of 2007 the struts went out the rear liftgate slammed down nearly catching my hand as I was unloading items. The struts were replaced. Last summer of 2008 the struts failed again and I was unable to open the gate and it would slam shut. They replaced the struts. This summer, august 2009 they failed again. Honda is not willing to replace the struts at no cost to me at this point. The hatch slams down and could easily decapitate a person that was leaning into the vehicle. Luckily none of my children or I have not been injured, just annoyed at this point.
I opened up the trunk gate of my 2005 honda odyssey to remove some items, as I was backing away from the van, the tail gate strut suddenly looses pressure and drops down. Honda odyssey tailgate strut failure. I went to honda to purchase replacements parts, and kept the orig ones as proof. Now the replacement parts is starting to have problems, it did not completely failed, but it does not have enough pressure to hold up the trunk gate and keep it open. I did receive a bump on the head, since I was not very close to the car, but the situation could have been much worst.
2005 honda odyssey has a problem with the engine mounts. *nj the dealer informed the consumer of the risk involved if the engine mounts were not replaced.
Tailgate closed unexpectedly while I was standing underneath while loading groceries. 1.) there was no warning that this was going to happen. Until this point the tailgate had functioned normally in the manual or automatic open/close mode. 2.) after the tailgate fell it never worked again until I made repairs to the hold open strut. 3.) I checked the struts and found that the drivers side strut had failed. The strut had no pressure left inside to push out the rod that holds the tailgate open. The passenger side strut was ok and I did not replace this. I purchased a replacement strut from my honda dealer. When I called to see if a part was in stock the person in the parts department asked me if the vehicle was a "touring model", which it is.
2005 honda odyssey touring automatic hatch closed on me while I was retrieving items.
The lift gate will not stay open. When you open it and let go of it will fall on top of you.
Failure of tailgate stay assembly.
We've had the left side sliding door on our 2005 honda odyssey fail to close numerous times over the past 3 years. The dealer has 'fixed' it at least four times in the past three years. Most recently, while returning from a trip to florida, the door failed to close at a rest stop. In attempting to close the door manually, the 'sliding spring' broke and the door slipped off the track. We had to lift the door and slide it shut. When the spring broke, the weight of the door caused the sliding track to be dented outward. Our fear is that the door can slide off the track and fall at any time since there's nothing to hold it in. We feel that this is a serious safety issue that should not be happening to any car much less a 3 year old vehicle. We contacted both honda and the dealer. We're being charged $95.00 for the dealer to diagnose the problem and may be charged the full cost of repairing the door. The dealer has indicated that in order to properly diagnose the problem, the door must be removed completely. This is a major repair that can run into several hundred dollars. Neither honda or the dealer is offering to cover the cost of the repairs at this point despite their record of repeated repairs to this vehicle for the same problem.
Front grill is designed in a manner that objects can fly through and cause damage to interior parts. A/c condenser was damaged - appearance of a rock shot puncture.
My 2005 honda odyssey touring van needed new hatch struts. I have 42,000 miles on van. Labor $44.78 - parts $130.80 - charge for preparing repair order $4.48 - tax $10.81. Total cost $190.87. I told my friend who has a toyota sienna and he just received a letter from toyota telling him they have had problems with the hatch struts and have extended the warranty for five years, I think. If you have had the problem repaired already they will pay you back. I wonder if they use the same struts? Good customer service from toyota. Are you listening honda?
A whistle developed around the windshield. Dealer said pillar molding needed to be replaced. Replacements were installed at owners expense, but did not fix problem. Dealer then said the cowl seemed to be warped. Dealer replaced, this time at their expense, and fixed problem. Said seal had come loose under cowl.
There were no events leading to failure. Failure of the rear door support strut was sudden. One of the strut failed immediately. Upon research on internet, found that strut making sound most likely had a failed seal and inert gas had escaped. Appeared similar to recall issue with toyota sienna's. Honda mfg had no recall issue with the failure of the strut. Upon contact with local honda distributor first honda in simi valley, because car had 37k miles it had gone beyond the 36k warranty for the vehicle. Cost for material and labor to repair the strut was $170k material $110 and labor $60 approx. The actual repair work took 10 - 15 minutes. Van is used to transport small children and the failure of the one, made owner- mom very difficult to put in and remove- strollers used and stored in back of vehicle. If failure had been while putting items in and out of the rear, the heavy weight of the door would have resulted in serious injury.
My 3 year old son sits in a booster seat, driver's side, in the 2nd row seats of our 05 odyssey ex-l. This model has electric sliding doors on both sides. My son routinely opens and closes the door by pulling the handle after asking permission. On this occasion, he was seated in his seat and buckled in when he started the door closing. About 10 seconds later, as the door was completing it's latching, he started screaming at the top of his lungs. His left hand was caught at the back edge of the door between the weatherstrip and the door itself. I had to open the door with the dash mounted button to release his hand. Upon examination by his mother and me, one of his fingers was scratched a bit and they hurt, but no indications of more serious injury, thanks to god. I've always been a bit concerned about the front of the door catching or pinching someone, but never really thought about the back of the door as it pulls in to latch. Upon testing myself after this, it actually takes a fair amount of force back there to make the door reverse. A child's' fingers will be no match for it. I think honda (and probably others) needs to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of automatic doors on minivans.
2005 honda odyssey tailgate hinge failure. Consumer states that the tailgate fell onto her while she was reaching into the back of the van. Mechanic determined that the left tailgate support malfunctioned and replaced it.
I am the original owner of the 2005 honda odyssey with about 15 k miles. In june we noticed loss of the AC system. Upon a visit to local honda dealer I was told that a rock/road debris punctured the AC condenser and the repair estimate runs about $ 700.00. In a process of calling 5 other local honda dealers trying to get a better pricing, I learned that my case is not that rare as it may sound. I was told that on average they replace about 2-3 AC condensers a month. Then I checked the internet and found much more odyssey's owner with identical stories. My issue is that 2005-2007 odyssey has a design flaw - too big opening under the bumper that allows any road debris to penetrate AC condenser and/or radiator. I am firm believer that honda acknowledges that problem because 2008 odyssey has a very nice, factory installed screen mesh under the bumper without any significant body upgrades for that year model. I called the regional honda customer service center but they denied any responsibility.
On 07/16/07 my wife drove about 65 miles to a dr. Appointment. When she stopped smoke came from under the hood. She called me and I drove the 65 miles to check the van. The air conditioner was not working so I took the van to the dealer thinking a warranty repair. They told me a object hit the air conditioner coil in front of the radiator and this was not covered under warranty. It cost me $720.35. They advised me to order a aftermarket billite grill from e bay and this will keep this from happening again. I did and this cost me $104.00. I did a search in the internet and found this is happening to a lot of people in all areas of the country. Seems there is poor designing for this area of the van allowing objects to damage the vehicle's parts. Please investigate this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The vehicle was at the dealer being serviced. When the contact arrived to pick up the vehicle, she was informed that the sunroof was rotting. The dealer stated that it appeared as if rodents had chewed on it and that the repair would not be covered under warranty. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 22,178.
2005 defective honda odyssey spoiler customer states that the spoiler had a defective design because ice and snow accumulated under it causing it to become loose**cc the consumer stated while driving down the highway, the spoiler became detached from the vehicle along with the brake light and fell onto the road.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The front passenger wont open from the inside when the door handle was engaged. The dealer informed the contact that the inside cable was disconnected. There was a recall for this problem in may of 2006. The dealer repaired the front door inner handle cable. The problem recurred on the front passenger door. The contact felt the dealer should correct the problem without cost to him because it was a recurring problem. The current mileage was 50000.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 MPH on normal road conditions, the front of the vehicle shook when the brakes were applied. No warning signal illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who determined the front wheel pads were worn out and the two front rotors were machined. After 4000 miles, the problem recurred and the dealership determined the front wheels brake pads were worn out and replaced them again. The problem persisted and the front shaking was noticed nine times. The manufacturer was contacted who opened a case with the commitment of calling back promptly which has not happened. There was a wind noise coming from the windshield and the left sliding door. The rear seat belt was ripped. Updated 11/14/06.
Welds between the rear driver's side wheel well and the vehicle floor failed/cracked resulting in water leaking into the van at this site. Dealer service department attempted to repair this 3 times without success. They determined the welds were cracked and rewelded this seam. It is not known if this solved the problem as the van has not been driven in the rain since the last repair.
Liftgate suddenly dropped closed. Difficult to subsequently open- very heavy, and would not stay in open position. Fluid from strut mechanism leaking. Serious injury could have occurred if anyone was standing under the liftgate. The liftgate is very heavy. Mechanisms replaced by dealer.
Load wind noise from both front doors, sticking of automatic sliding doors and faulty weather stripping both sliding doors. Multiple trips to dealer. Both front doors mounted incorrectly resulting in improper seal. Mechanism for both sliding doors replaced due to faulty parts. Weather stripping replaced lower part of both sliders replaced and already starting to fail again-pulling away from base board. After many trips to dealer door issues repaired and the van is finally quiet again.
Dt*: the contact stated while making u-turns, at 5 MPH, a noise was heard coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the brake clip on the passenger front was replaced. The noise persisted and the dealer replaced the steering pump on a second visit. The replacement of the steering pump did not remedy the problem and the vehicle has not been returned to the dealer for further inspection. The driver side door did not close properly, the right side door seal was broke. Updated 05/23/06.
Windshield wind noises.. Noises started 7 months and 9900 miles after possession of vehicle. Starting hearing whistling noise when drive vehicle @ low speeds on windy days. Took vehicle into the shop and they replaced both moldings and adjusted fender. Took vehicle back into the shop a month later with same problem. They preformed bulletin #04-078. Drove vehicle additional 2000 miles and wind noise started again. This time I had other dealership in town try to fix windshield. Picked up vehicle and drove it out of town and rt. Windshield moldings came loose. Pulled over and noticed that dealership had scratched and dented fender and windshield post. Pulled back the loose and flapping moldings and noticed that they had shoved a red shop towel in the fender/windshield area to stop the noise. **is this proper procedures in the repair manuel** shoving red shop rags in the fenders to stop wind noise?? What to do now - fender and windshield post and quarter needs to be repainted - I now have lost value on vehicle because vehicle will be painted and windshield molding is held on by duck tape. --fyi, windshield moldings are only held in with double sided tape clips - double sided tape will only hold for a couple of years, before they deter ate and they will need to be replaced.. Factory did not think of the longevity of the windshield moldings. Many, many more people will continuously have problems with wind noise.
Lower sliding door seals. Had vehicle for 6 months and 8200 miles later and I am starting to have problems with doors dragging and lower seals not staying under scuff plate. Took vehicle in later oct. Of 05' to lube doors. Then had to take vehicle back a month later to have seal replaced, because sliding door kept hitting lower seals causing door not to shut and wife having to drive home with door open and kids in the vehicle. Now, it appears that seals are starting to come off again.
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