Side/rear Glass problems of the 2005 Honda Odyssey

Three problems related to side/rear glass have been reported for the 2005 Honda Odyssey. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Honda Odyssey based on all problems reported for the 2005 Odyssey.

1 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 07/24/2015

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear window shattered in two places. The contact indicated that no glass was found inside the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

2 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 10/25/2009

The sunroof spontaneously combusted while driving (speed 50, temp 63 degrees). We had 4 kids in the car at the time (2 not mine) and glass hit each occupant. Luckily no one got cut, but my son did get hit in the eye. Will be bringing it to the dealer today.

3 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 10/04/2005

We bought Honda 2005 Odyssey last June. On oct 4, we were involved in an accident. I was going 40 mph when someone in a Ford f250 pulled out right in front of me with the speed of 15 mph (according to the police report). The Ford truck crashed into the left front side of the van. Only the two front air bags deployed. My 2-year-old boy was sitting right behind the driver' seat. He was buckled in a 5-point car seat. His side sliding door's window (tinted) shattered and the broken glass flew into his face with force. His face was covered in blood at once. At the er, the doctor had to use x-ray and dug out chunks of glasses out of his face. He got 30 plus stitches and will need to have plastic surgeries later due to flesh loss and big cuts on the left-side of his face. If the window didn't shatter and fly with force, my boy should have been unhurt in this accident. As a family vehicle, Odyssey should have shatter-proof windows. We believe this is a major defect and would like to start an investigation on this issue. We are looking forward to hear from you. We still have the van at the repair shop untouched. The van is going to be totaled. If you need to have a look at the van, we will be happy to do so. I have contacted the sales person whom we bought the van from, but he never called me back on this issue.




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