2005 Honda Odyssey: sudden loss of power

Filed Apr 12, 2022 · Brakes, Engine · 190,000 miles · IA

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power, power steering and braking functionality before the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to coast into a parking lot. The contact did not notice any warning lights being illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the drive belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had become difficult to turn with the occasional recurring loss of power steering functionality. The contact related the steering failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 05V039000 (Steering). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Filed Apr 18, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 55,000 miles · CA

While driving, acceleration of first gear is hampered, vehicle has loss of power and slips gears. Unable to get out of the way of fast moving traffic or the ability to get out of the way when in the middle of a busy intersection safely. Vehicle has less than 57000 miles on engine.

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 Apr 27, 2015 · Engine · 230,000 miles · TX

Crank shaft pulley separated from hub and caused sudden & total loss of power steering while in motion.

Filed Feb 26, 2015 · Engine · 120,000 miles · NJ

Summer of 2014 my 2005 honda odyssey was losing power on the road to the point I had to be towed to my mechanic. Turned out I was low on oil with no leaks at all and not due for an oil change. This is very stressful on my engine. My van is only used for local travel, about 20 miles per day and I have been needing to add oil about once per month, still with no leaks. I understand there is a class action suit for honda odysseys 2008-2013 for excessive oil burning, entering the combustion chamber and burning excessive oil at normal operating speeds and conditions. Copied from the internet, http://www.hondaproblems.com/trends/excessive-oil-consumption/ the original lawsuit claims honda hid the problem from consumers. Honda denied the allegation, despite issuing a technical service bulletin (tsb #11-033) in july of 2011 that quietly acknowledged the problem. The tsb states that "the vcm (variable cylinder management) may be repeatedly switching on and off during light throttle operation, at cruising speeds, on flat roads." essentially, the engine is working much harder than it has to in normal driving conditions. In fact, if your commute doesn't consist of climbing through the rockies, you're probably going to see more oil consumption than normal. Just spoke to american honda who advised I need to take my vehicle to honda for an inspection.

Filed Jun 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Steering · 50,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH and making a turn, there was a loss of power steering as the warning light illuminated. In combination to the steering failure a delayed response occurred when the brake and accelerator pedals were depressed. The failure recurred intermittently but only when the vehicle was being driven in severe rainy weather. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed May 14, 2014 · Steering · 126,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH and making a turn, there was a loss of power steering without warning. The steering wheel became extremely hard to turn. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off for a brief moment. Upon restarting the vehicle it functioned normally. The failure recurred three times. The failure was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

Filed Feb 22, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 152,000 miles · NJ

After going over a hill, the engine lost power. Pressing the gas pedal did not do anything. After pulling over, and waiting 10 mins. The car worked normally. The same incident happened 2 weeks earlier after going over a hill. The symptoms matches what is stated in complaint id 05v132000.

Filed Feb 4, 2009 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · CA

This behavior happened a few times in the past according to my wife. The last time happened on 1/30/09 while I was driving on a city street under normal speed and suddenly the transmission lost power, the d drive failed to engage. I immediately move the gear shift several time to re-engage the d gear. Very unsafe, unpredictable and scare in a busy street.

Filed Jan 22, 2009 · Steering · 40,000 miles · CA

Sudden loss of power steering: when engine is at idle speed (as when pulling into a parking place), there is a sudden loss of power steering when trying to turn the wheel quickly (as in trying to avoid an incident). This can have minor to serious consequences depending on what you may be trying to avoid. This seems to be a common problem based on internet postings.

Filed Oct 27, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 58,200 miles · OH

While making a hard right hand turn, van had a complete loss of power. Engine, lights, power steering and power brakes all died instantly. Managed to stop the van without hitting anything, but if someone had been coming the other way, no way an accident wouldn't have happened. Put car in park, turned key and it restarted and drove fine. Called dealer and took it in for them to look at it. There were approx. 10 error codes recorded. They kept van for four hours, ended up saying it was a dead battery and they replaced it and sent me on my way. They said paperwork has to be sent through warranty and will send me a copy when it comes back. Explanation doesn't fit situation.