2005 Honda Odyssey: check engine light

Filed Nov 9, 2023 · Engine, Lights · CA

The engine VCM system is burning oil and destroying emissions systems on the vehicle. Catalytic converters are mainly affected as burned oil goes through the exhaust system. The check engine light comes on and the the engine starts to misfire and very abrupt engine vibrations make it into the cabin.

Filed Dec 7, 2018 · Transmission · 145,000 miles · AZ

We are the only owner of the van bought brand new from a honda dealer. At approximately 145k miles the engine light came on. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a second opinion who diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The local dealers wanted a small fortune to repair it, more than the car was worth it. I learned that it is a typical problem with those honda odysseys. The car has been repaired though.

Filed Jun 25, 2018 · Engine · 135,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 60 MPH, a loud noise was heard underneath the hood. The vehicle was pulled over onto the side of the road. The contact opened the hood and noticed a gaping hole in the engine block from where the ignition coil and spark plug blew out of the engine. The check engine indicator illuminated. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Fuel system · 147,550 miles · IL

On saturday august 1, 2015, I was on my way from the airport with three other family members when the van suddenly lost power and stalled in the middle of the road. Upon several attempts to restart it, the van would crank, but would not turn over. My fuel gauge and light were not indicating no fuel (which was the first thing that the officer who assisted in pushing the vehicle off the road looked at). The local auto repair shop ran a diagnostics on the vehicle and decided that all the vehicle's six cylinders were mis-firing due to low fuel pressure (5psi) and that I needed a new fuel pump. The last time I had driven the van prior to august 1, was july 21, 2015 when I took it to honda dealer for the fuel pump filter replacement (the vehicle had 147,504 miles on it leaving the dealership). The dealer called to tell me that the reason why the vehicle stopped was that I had run out of fuel. I asked how the cylinder misfirings and check engine light that came on earlier on august 1st was related to an empty tank, the service manager said that they were related. But he said he could not promise that the vehicle will not stall again because all the fuel pump part could be getting old and failing. Now, about the fuel gauge that "failed" to work after the fuel pump recall work was done, the dealership refused to take responsibility and claimed that their technician rechecked what he did on july 21st and found no problem with it. Furthermore, it appears that the problem with the 2005 odyssey fuel pump is deeper than the "filter" replacement patch that honda has improvised to resolve the issue. Please help us go after honda of america to do the right thing by replacing all defective fuel pumps and not just the fuel pump filter.

Filed Jul 23, 2015 · Steering · 96,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the steering wheel shook violently and the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred daily. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jun 2, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 140,000 miles · GA

The vehicle started to redline. The speedometer quit working. The check engine light came on. The d light started blinking. No power was going to the wheels. We pulled over, came to a stop, and shut of the engine. There was smoke.

Filed Dec 3, 2012 · 128,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the torque converter clutch seized and as a result, the transmission needed to be rebuilt. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 128,000.

Filed Sep 4, 2012 · Transmission · 123,593 miles · NY

This is a new car purchased and serviced by the dealer from the date of delivery (12/28/04). The honda service dept did not discover the transmission problems until it malfunctioned. This is very unusual. I have all the service documents to prove it. The honda service department would like me to replace the transmission at my own expense. Their negligence caused this auto transmission failure. The consumer stated a malfunction indicator light illuminated on the dashboard. The dealer stated it was a wiring problem and fixed it. However, three days later, the light illuminated again and the vehicle would not move when it was put in drive and therefore it had to be towed. Later in the day, the consumer received a call from the dealer stating the transmission needed to be replaced. Updated 09/12/12

Filed Jan 8, 2012 · Transmission · 102,500 miles · CA

Just bought a 2005 honda odyssey. Right off the lot got on the freeway and the check engine light came on and started shuttering and slipping . Very unhappy , slapped down $4000 as a down payment and financed the rest. Now I own a van that has major problems and no cash to fix it. Haven't even had it for a day and it already has transmission problems. Need honda to fix it at their expense. Their impeccable reputation is getting destroyed with this transmission problem that all odyssey owners are having with models 2005- 2009 . They charge a premium for their vehicles and should be forced to repair their defective transmissions regardless of mileage on vehicles. Our government needs to step in and help its citizens with this problem.

Filed Nov 29, 2011 · Transmission · 96,900 miles · CA

We are orig owner of vehicle. In 4/11 had van serviced at honda dealership. In 5/11 while driving on freeway got a check engine light. Took to repair shop. Needed a new transmission. Called honda (while it was being serviced a tranny shop) and they said if I towed it to a dealership they'd take a look and doubted anything could be done, but they'd look. At that point I would have had to pay repair shop for work already done (near 1000). I see a recall in the news for 2005+ odysseys but have never been notified by honda personally. We would like reimbursement for faulty transmission that is a recurrent theme according to the internet with these vehicles.

Filed Jun 2, 2011 · Engine · 149,247 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. While the contact was driving approximately 25 MPH, the engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel until the engine was turned off. In addition, the engine revved and the engine power was extremely low. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the timing belt jumped time and the head gasket valves were bent. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The failure mileage was 149,247.

Filed Mar 21, 2011 · Electrical · CA

My 05 odyssey's lights in the odometer were flashing on and off. Sometimes, they just flash. Sometimes, they flash and all the gauge, speed, RPM, temp, and fuel dropped briefly before they go back up again. When they were doing that (dropped) the vehicle did not jerk. A couple of months ago the engine light came on, but a few days later it disappeared. Then it came on again. I used an obd ii reader to read it and it gave me a code about the ECM/PCM module. I bought and replaced both relays but to this day (3/21/11) the flashing is still not resolved. Today everything flashes and it seems like all the electronics in the vehicle (including all the gauges) were down for about two seconds while the car was on the freeway going about 65-70 MPH.