Paint problems of the 2003 Honda Odyssey

Four problems related to paint have been reported for the 2003 Honda Odyssey. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Honda Odyssey based on all problems reported for the 2003 Odyssey.

1 Paint problem

Failure Date: 04/21/2015

Honda issued a recall notice, service bulletin:08-031 " warranty extension: paint peeling on dark blue 2003-2005 Odysseys". I am attaching the service bulletin for your ref. My 2003 Honda Odyssey was affected and its blue color was peeling off of places. On Feb 24th 2010, colonial Honda of dartmouth, MA repainted the areas of car as per the bulletin: which were roof, hood, top half quarter panels, and top half fenders. My concern was that Honda chose to just paint the few areas and if other areas starts to peel off as well but I was told by colonial dartmouth dealer that to keep cost down, Honda is only willing to re-paint the affected areas and should any other be affected at a later point, those will be done at that point. With that said, I agreed and let the dealer do the work. Some time later I noticed the paint is peeling from other areas. It is exactly the same way it is peeling, like it did before and matches pictures shown in the bulletin attached. So, I went back to colonial Honda and they told me that I need to call Honda I tried to explain that they had promised to take care of this problem at a later point if peeling should occurs but now they are not honoring their word and looking the other way and also made derogatory remarks about my car, that " your car is 13 years old" !!! subsequently, I called Honda customer service and opened case# n012015-04-2100738. After about 30 min of keeping me on hold, Honda customer rep, matthew told me the same thing the dealer said, that it is outside of the warranty period. If Honda would have done the recall properly the 1st time, by painting the car on all areas I would not been having this issue. This is a recall that was not done in its entirety.

2 Paint problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2013

Noticed paint peeling on roof in chunks from my upstairs window. Got estimates to repaint thinking it was due to age. Both vendors asked if it had been hit and repaired assuming that was the cause. I am original owner with it never being hit which caused me to check for recall I may have missed after it being diagnosed as a primer issue. Dealer said the rep told them they would not do anything about it. Now I'm told that even getting it repainted before it rusts will work since the initial primer is the issue and new paint won't stick any better than the old. Don't know what I can do to keep it looking like a trash van.

3 Paint problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2009

Paint is peeling from the roof by the passengers sliding door and rear windows.

4 Paint problem

Failure Date: 09/26/2008

My paint on my 2003 Honda o is peeling. Rich holtz in Honda tomsriver said being we ought it in germany on a army base Honda does not need to cover it. There is a 7 year recall on it. He said he would contact Honda, but it is a $ 4000. 00 job, and more then likely will not be covered.


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