general problems of the 2005 Honda Odyssey - part 1

I bought the 2005 Odyssey van in 12/2015. It now has 192,426 miles on it. Three or four times every year since I bought it, the engine will suddenly surge when coming to a stop sign or light, with my right foot on the brake pedal, braking and slowing the van for the stop sign or light. The engine revs to about 5000 or 6000 rpms. It is as if the engine is flooring the gas pedal. Every time, I have been able to push the brake pedal down hard, even though the car continues to slowly roll forward, and shove it into neutral. I have to then tap the gas pedal to stop the engine accelerating. It then goes back to idling normally. Note, it even happened to me one time when I put it into reverse while parking! so very scary each and every time it happens. On 2/2/2017, I took the van to don jacobs Honda dealership, lexington, ky. They said there were no reports of this ever happening to anyone else. They charged me $3216. 06, with most of the cost for a new timing belt/water pump and a valve adjustment. When their repairs did not solve the problem, I called them. They said they would like to put a monitor on the van and drive it until the surge happened again. I told them to let me drive the van with the monitor, as the next surge might not happen for several months, and I needed to drive the van on a daily basis for work. They said they weren't allowed to let customers use the monitor! I finally had time today to research the surging problem. . Read more...

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.

The transmission was making noise and missing and the vehicle was not picking up speed.

While servicing the timing components I notice the timing belt not damage. But the tensioner was out of place with a bolt broken and the other was missing like it was never bolted.

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 NHTSA campaign number: 05v039000 (steering). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

On 05 Honda Odyssey touring at 170,000 the vehicle will become so powerless. Wont shift. Let it cool down even with a extra tranny cooler and cleaned the sylenoids and replaced transmission filter and fluid did a flush to. It still is guttless. I have done exactly what it says to do, nothing changes. Did have tranny blowing out tranny fliuid and got that fixed . After driving the vehicle for a time frame and the fluid get hot the vehicle then looses all its power. This is bad and it must be recalled .

2005 Odyssey touring model bearings wear and come loose causing rod knocking ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

The van die while driving after about 2 hours. If you wait an hour it will restart and drive for another 2 hours then will die again while driving.

I bought this van and it had a simple problem that we fixed. . It still wouldn't stay running. . I dead on the interstate 3 times. . I dead on a main hwy 5 times. . Had to leave the van in a parking lot 5 times. . Ive had to have it towed to the house bc we cant get it to stay running 3 tims. . . . I believe its one of the recall sincerer . . Maybe. . Or mayb the fuel pump. . But I would love to have what needs to be. . Replaced so I can enjoy my van again. . .

Engine mount failure, looking at a 2000 dollar repair to replace, seems is a common problem needs attention. Has caused an additional mount to fail , and is affecting the transmission mounts as well.

Front & rear engine mounts both went bad and the engine shakes at the same time is their any recall about this issure.

Vehicle will not go over 25 mph without shaking violently. Pilling misfire codes.

Our 2005 Honda Odyssey vibrates, especially around 35-45 mph. Honda told us that the engine mounts have broken and that is what is causing it. They are not a cheap fix. Engine mounts, the last thing that you would think would go out on a vehicle! yet, when you go online, this apparently seems to be a massive problem with these vans. Honda has a problem with their engine mounts braking and this seems to be ok with them. This is not ok. They need to take responsibility for this failure. We have already been through having to replace many other failures from Honda throughout the years, including replacing the fuel cap before they recalled it. We will no longer be purchasing Honda vehicles.

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.

Dealer said 2 engine mounts bad. The front one, is over $500 just for the part. Two issues: how was it determined this part was bad and with such a significant price for one of them (there are two on this model), I take issue with the obviously flawed design. I am seriously considering legal action referencing both the above issues. My biggest concern is a fault design to drive service sales later in the life of the vehicle.

The back motor mount needs to be replaced. I have low mileage in this vehicle and the engine shudders when it is in the eco setting.

Driving at about 65 then acceleration, the can starts to shack bad, to the point danger to drive, I was able to advoide a crash, don't know about next time. Looked online this happened to allot of people at different number of miles, as little as 50k and different speeds (40-65)odyssey's 2005-2010. Design problem. May happen multiple times in life of van, car be expensive to fix each time. I bought this van used with 145k expected some problem. But from what I have found this is a big problem to allot of drives. Danger, danger, danger.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. While the vehicle was at the service center for maintenance, the independent mechanic diagnosed that the engine mounts would need to be replaced. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Motor mounts are broken/cracked and dealer quoted $2,466. 00 to replace them!.

Oil pan plug unable to screw tight,the plug where u drain the oil can't screw tight.

Car jiggers and vibrates when eco mode kicks in. Car also vibrates constantly. Multiple motor mounts have been deemed bad and needing replacement. Motor mounts should be able to handle the eco shift and last longer than this.

My 2005 Honda Odyssey ex-l has only about 66,000 miles on it and a Honda dealership said that one of the engine mounts has broken when I brought my car in for a Honda's fuel pump safety recall service. I searched on the internet and found that there are thousands of Honda's owners that are experiencing the same issue with Honda vehicles manufactured between 2000 - 2012. The engine mounts on Honda vehicles, especially the Odyssey, break easily and this seems to be a design flaw that Honda has neglected to correct. Engine mounts should not break at about 50,000 miles. They should last even much longer than 100,000 miles. The cost of replacing the engine mount runs at approximately $1000/mount, which is very expensive. Please help look into this issue. Thank you.

Torque converter going in the transmission. I see that there are numerous complaints about this issue and that Honda has been aware of this and has done a service bulletin but no recall. This has been going on for over a year.

Told by dealer that the engine mounts are cracked and need to be replaced. In looking online, I've found this complaint on numerous sites.

Brought the car to a Honda dealership (tony Honda, waipahu hi 96797) for recall (fuel pump) and routine maintenance and two broken motor mounts were discovered (right side and rear side). Was advised that repair of the two broken mounts would most likely lead to damage to the remaining mounts, which would then have to be replaced as well.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, there was smoke coming from under the hood and moments later flames were present. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that when driving over bumpy road surfaces, the engine would vibrate abnormally. The contact also stated that when shifting gears the vehicle would jolt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the rear engine mount was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would vibrate and become very difficult to steer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the motor mounts needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 105,000.

The transmission on my 2005 Honda Odyssey has to replaced and Honda is claiming that is normal for a transmission to go at 100000 miles. The car drives fine for short distances but then after long distances it goes 5 miles an hour and revs really high. It was towed to Honda where they told me nothing was wrong. I asked them to drain the fluid and replace it. They did that then drove it around and drained it again and it was dirty and burning. They are putting in a refurbished transmission with an extended warranty. I feel that with a Honda the transmission should last a lot longer and think this is a Honda issue.

Dealer said that the front engine mounts were cracked and needed to be replaced. Side engine mounts are also failing.

When accelerating on the highway (began at approx. 55mph), my vehicle began to shake violently. Any acceleration at or higher than the 55mph mark continues to make the vehicle shake. We believe the issue is caused by damaged/broken motor mounts.

Replaced front engine mount on March 2014, now (oct 2014) car is due for rear mount at 102,500 miles. Honda Odyssey vibration caused by failed rear engine mount dangerous at high speed. There should be a safety recall on this, affecting to thousands of Odyssey owners. What are we waiting for?.

My wife had a doctor's appointment and was waiting in the office. She has parked the car in parking lot. After sometime all of a sudden car's alarm went off. All from doctor's office rushed out to parking lot to see what happened. She noticed some smoke coming out under the hood. And within seconds car caught fire and burnt. Whole front of the car burnt completely. Insurance company has called it a total loss. I'm still puzzled to figure it out why this has happened. Car was parked and engine was off. Car was maintained as per the Honda's guidelines. There were no problems or warning signs what so ever. It was running perfectly fine. Had only 76000 miles on it. And strongly believe many years of driving left in it. We were pleased with the performance of it over the years. I'd ask nhsta to look in to the incidence and have Honda contact me and reimburse for our loss which is not at all our fault.

We were driving along 101 in the afternoon, turned on the ac, it started to blow out hot air, really hot air. Have a mechanic checked on it, we were told that the condenser broke, a/c defects. Found lots of Honda owners have the problem.

Where do I start. . . . Original owner, purchased brand new. No problems for about 3-4 years, and then: transmission whine, took in to dealer off and on for several years, could never identify issue, they said. But as soon as the drivetrain warranty expired, miraculously, they identified it, and now say I need a new transmission. Motor mounts found to have cracked; problem is very common per internet forums, but Honda dealership denies responsibility for poor design/faulty mounts. Door for second row has issues sliding; another common problem per internet but not per dealer. And finally, the struts for the rear hatch broke, almost injuring my son very badly when he was putting his bike in the back. Took the car to the dealer and asked about a recall and they said no. I paid $300 4 months ago, and just now found that there was a recall 3 years ago, and they denied it!!!!! I hate Honda and will never buy their cars, and do not trust the dealership. Ughhh!!!!.