2007 Honda Odyssey: pulls to one side

Filed Sep 10, 2016 · Suspension · 91,295 miles · FL

Vehicles pulls very hard to the right all the time especially when driving on the highway at 65 MPH. We have to hold the steering wheel at almost a 20 degree angle to the left to counter the pull to the right. We took it to the honda dealership twice and they claim that the alignment is within the manufacturer specifications. I think this a big safety issue when the car wants to change lanes by itself.

Filed Sep 27, 2013 · Acceleration · 92,236 miles · NJ

I was driving about 35-40 MPH at a steady rate on an empty street. My foot was on the gas pedal and the car suddenly slowed down quickly. The car steering pulled to the right and I felt vibrations in my foot that was on the gas pedal. This lasted about 5-10 seconds, then resolved and the car went back to it's previous speed. This happened 4 more times in the next few minutes. During these episodes I looked down and confirmed that my foot was in the proper place, and I actually saw the brake depress spontaneously a few millimeters. I also checked the carpet and pulled it far away to make sure it was not interfering with the pedal. I was on an isolated road, so fortunately no cars were behind me. I arrived at my destination and had the car towed to the honda dealer. My car was at the burns honda repair shop for a week and they insisted there was nothing wrong with it and returned I never drove it again.

Filed Jan 3, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · CA

I would like to file a complaint regarding the 2007 model year for the honda odyssey. The car currently pulls to the right while driving on flat ground. There is a current issue with the way the plant assembled the struts and we are not the only ones who have been affected as I have looked online and found other drivers affected by the issue as well.

Filed Jun 12, 2011 · Steering · 100 miles · MD

2007 honda odyssey ex-l: purchased new from dealer, had problem with pulling to the left from the first days we owned it. We returned to the dealer who insisted it was normal and gave various reasons (torque, road crown, nothing at all). Have had new tires, including replacing one that bald badly on the outside by 20,000 miles. Have had multiple alignments. Honda insists no issue, all within normal limits. Car always pulls to the left unless we're driving on a heavily crowned road in the right lane. Causes driver fatigue and has sometimes been a safety issue. This is a problem that is discussed over and over on various websites, including lots of do-it-yourselfers who have had good success with a very simple realignment of strut bearings. I can't believe a reputable company such as honda could allow this safety issue to continue unaddressed. Please investigate this matter; there are many complaints already about this issue on the federal safety agency forum. Honda does not even acknowledge that this is an issue.

Filed Mar 4, 2011 · Steering · IL

2007 honda odyssey: car continually pulls to the left during all speeds. Corrects itself after steering hard right (drives straight). When I then turn left, car retains "memory steer" and continues to pull to the left. Had car into honda service five times. Changed a tire, did alignment, they never noticed pull, etc. Tired of repeat visits to honda without results. Many other published complaints with similar issue by others.

Filed Jan 1, 2011 · 55,000 miles · MI

My 2007 honda odyssey has a problem with "memory steer". When you make a turn to the left them the car has a problem with pulling to the left. When you make a turn to the right then the car has a problem with pulling to the right. This condition seems to be worse to the left. This is a major problem. The vehicle will change lanes into oncoming traffic or head toward the ditch very quickly. This condition caused driver fatigue in that you have to constantly grip the steering wheel tightly fighting against the pull of the car causing you wrist and hand to hurt on longer drives (over 30 to 60 minutes).

Filed Dec 31, 2010 · Steering, Suspension · 38,000 miles · CA · crash

After installing new set of 4 tires for my honda odyssey and have the tires balance and align by professional goodyears service mechanics. I can feel the mini van keep pulling to the left pretty fast and dangerously. I talk to the wheel shops manager, and there is nothing they can do since the wheel alignment is fine. After looking at this issues online, I see lots of people who own 2007 honda odyssey have the same issues and turn out to be issues with the factory installed spring and strut that need to be aligned and fixed. I almost got into an accident due to the car sudden turn to the left without any kind of warning on hwy 85.

Filed Dec 24, 2010 · Steering · 29,838 miles · CA

2007 odyssey power steering seems to fail on low speed(and in parking lots), and the vehicle pulls to right at every speeds, and the vehicle is used everyday for my family, I do really concern about my family's safety.

Filed Nov 28, 2010 · Steering · 2,000 miles · CA

2007 honda odyssey steering continually pulls to the right. Most noticeable at speeds above 45 MPH. Issue has been occurring for three years, since I bought the van new from honda dealership. This is well documented across the internet, especially the forum on edmunds: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f17a7b3/0 (refer to post #23 and more specifically it looks like the struts were assembled wrong from the factory as seen on post #103).

Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Steering, Suspension · 56,000 miles · FM

2007 honda odyssey pulls hard right after right turn and hard left after left turn. This is a major driving hazard as the vehicle has the potential to pull off the road very quickly or into other vehicles if the steering is not constantly corrected. I bought a used cpo honda odyssey in august of 2010, and we noticed this pulling problem right off the lot. On a flat surface after a right or left turn, the vehicle will change lanes in 3 seconds if not corrected. We have taken this vehicle to the dealership 2 times, and they tried many things to no avail (tire rotations, alignment, tire deflations, etc...). I asked them to check the suspension and struts because a person posted an unofficial fix online that deals with improperly aligned struts that worked. The service advisor claimed that they removed the struts and the problem was fixed. However, the problem is not fixed, and actually the problem seems worse now. I am pretty sure they did not remove the struts at all since I requested to see the struts when they were removed and they did not show them to me at all. The service advisor and two technicians experienced this problem when they rode along on test drives with me, but the are claiming that the issue well within the specs defined by honda. They continue to exclaim that there is nothing else they can do. There has to be a way to fix this, but it seems that they do not want to spend the money to fix the problem properly. My concern is that this is a major safety hazard, and I am worried that my family of five may be involved in a catastrophic accident because the pulling problem is so bad. Please help my family and all the other honda odyssey owners who are having this pulling / alignment problem get a proper fix by issuing a recall that requires honda to confess to the issue officially and fix the problem once and for all before something catastrophic happens.

Filed Aug 24, 2010 · Steering · 100 miles · NC

2007 honda odyssey steering continually pulls to the left when at speeds over 50 MPH. Issue has been occurring for three years, since I bought the van new from honda dealership. Issues has not been corrected or recognized to date by the manufacturer.

Filed Aug 18, 2010 · Steering, Suspension · 40,206 miles · UT

Vehicle had memory steer. Wandered left quickly if wheel is not held tightly. May pull right if last turn was to the right. Hard steering in general. Sore wrists after driving 60 minutes on freeway due to holding on to wheel tightly to stay in lane on freeway. Owned the van less than 1 month at time of travel. Purchased used. Two alignments performed and no change. Upon further inspection found upper strut rubber components not correctly installed on oem struts on vehicle. Disassembled struts and re-installed coil spring rubber on struts correctly, realigned tires again, and problem seems to have been corrected. No new parts needed to correct as old parts were functional but had not been installed correctly according to honda technical service manual.