general problems of the 2006 Honda Odyssey - part 2

I am the original owner of 2006 Honda Odyssey. The vehicle was always serviced by Honda dealer every few months for oil change and other scheduled maintenance. Right after my extended warranty expired last August 2013, santan Honda in chandler had told me that I had two cracked engine mounts. The vehicle was never raced nor towed anything. It was purely used by wife to haul my dogs to the park and grocery the cost was close to $900 including part, labor and tax. I have afraid the other engine mounts will fail anytime soon. It is very unusual for engine mounts to fail immaturely at such low mileage. I have seen many Odysseys owner of model year 2005-2006 had similar complaints. Please refer to another compliant number 10425453. Please investigate if it qualifies for a recall.

Rear engine mount is broken. There are many other such complaints on this vehicle. A long list of complaints is noted on cartalk. Com website including a previous complaint, (10425453. ) Honda should offer a recourse for all of these individuals.

I am the owner of a 06 Honda Odyssey which I bought with alittle over 35000 miles. I just took van in for service and got the bad news it needs motor mounts! had to laugh to myself thinking the dealer was full of it. No way could a vehicle with low miles possibly need motor mounts! so did some online research and found there are a tons of people having the same issue. There obviously is a bad design if so many people are having this issue. Of course when you call Honda they deny that the problem even exist! someone needs to hold the company accountable! there is a great deal of danger for our family's sake! the sad truth is it will take several families before Honda acknowledges it was a bad design!.

My problem is with my 2006 Honda Odyssey. We took the car in for an oil change and was informed that the oil pan threads were striped. We were informed this was a common problem with Honda and Acura. From my research this has been a problem since 1984. The problem with Honda's steel oil pans is the drain plug threads are frequently damaged and the drain plug sealing area tends to distort. Honda uses an aluminum sealing washer to seal the drain plug against the pan. From my research I discovered the problem is the flimsy threads and thin sheet metal can not take this amount of torque and will fail after repeated oil changes. The mechanic suggested a helicoil as a possible permanent solution to the problem. If that does not work than ultimately I have to change the whole oil pan with oe equipment. The only problem with that is Honda has not corrected the flaw, so in a few years I will be in the same position of having stripped oil pan threads. No one wants to drive down the road and lose oil pressure because the treads of the oil pan has stripped over time. And consumers do not want to spend several hundred dollars every few years replacing an oil pan because of Hondas flawed design.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle began to jerk and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was told to allow the computer to reset independently. The contact restarted the vehicle and it resumed normal operation. The contact later took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and was advised that the spool valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the part needed to complete the repair was on backorder. The failure continuously recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 72,000. Kmj.

My car's starter broke and the mechanic then told me that the engine mounts in the front and rear were broken and needed replacing. In doing an online search, I discovered that this is a common and nagging problem with Odyssey owners. I have owned 6 cars and never heard of such a thing! thankfully the problem is being fixed before it caused an accident. Is there a recall or planned recall for this problem? my extended warranty expired 2,000 miles ago. Thank you.

My Odyssey lost power/wouldn't accelerate/wouldn't shift as we approached the top of a 7% grade. We pulled over, shut the car off and checked fluids etc. . Everything was fine. We tried to get going again and the van wouldn't go. We sat for about an hour and tried again, and the van got going again perfectly fine. We were able to get to Honda when it broke down again. Honda diagnosed it with a bad transmission/torque converter. The atf fluid was burnt (my Odyssey has the atf fluid cooler too). The tech said the vcm (eco mode, variable cylinder management) increases the load/stress on the vehicle and is a contributing factor of the break down. My Odyssey has been meticulously maintained at Honda y Honda specs/recommendations. I had no previous indication my trans was going out (no gear slipping anything. It drove fine up until it broke down) I called american Honda for assistance in the repair, and they failed to even offer any sort of help. From what I've googled, Honda Odysseys have common trans/torque converter issues and american Honda is well aware of the problems on the Odysseys. After this, I will not buy another Honda.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 20 mph after the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was a blown head gasket. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the yaw rate sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,001.

Have had intermittent vibration coming from engine compartment. Primarily occurs at any speed when the vcm or eco mode activates. Not sure what other issues this may cause but seems unsafe. Honda dealer diagnosed issue as a broken rear engine mount. Cost to repair is $866.

My Odyssey's motor mount failed last year before I hit 100,000. I was recently told that I need to replace the other three. It is my understanding that this is an ongoing problem with the vehicle, and Honda should recall the vehicles for this defect.

I am writing with regards to my 2006 Honda Odyssey. Took it to the dealer for a recall related issue with my brakes and while fixing it, they noticed that the vehicle had issues with rear engine mount. Delaer told me my rear engine mount is broken and thats why my vehicle vibrates and that will eventually lead to failure with power steering, a/c, engine, transmission. . . Etc. Since the vehicle can come to a halt in the middle of dirving if left unattended, I think this is a serious safety concern with any Honda minivan's and wanted to bring this to your attention. I started reading about this on the internet and looks like lots of people have the same issue with their engine mounts (both front & rear) with Odyssey's especially from 2005 - 2009. I would imagine Honda is well aware of this issue and they did nothing to fix the problem in the first place. Filed a formal complaint with Honda and it went nowhere and I was told since my vehicle is out of warranty (5 years or 60000 miles which ever comes first) there is nothing they can do to help me with it. I paid 711$ to fix the issue, which should have never been the case had Honda taken some responsibility to fix it in the first place. Whats really annoying is a broken engine part with just 48000 miles on it? I just hope this does not lead to any loss of life. Please consider this as a top priority issue and do the needful to address it. Thank you!.

On multiple occasions the car would jerk violently when decelerating from 20 to 10mph. In addition, when driving from 25 to 40mph the car would shake violently às if was going to explode. Needless to say this was very unnerving and I did not feel safe with my family in this car. I took it to the Honda dealer and was told my rear and front motor mounts were cracked and needed to be replaced. At the time the car only had 80k milres on it. Total cost was over $1,200. Ñow, at 170k miles it is doing the same thing! brought it to the dealer and they're telling me my motor mounts are cracked, again! I am extremely disappointed the NHTSA has not made this a recall.

Our van has two broken motor mounts. Most of our car's mileage is highway and easy driving. There seems to be no good reason for why they are broken. Judging from the experience of others on-line, it would appear that the design is poor and the cost to repair them (replace) is extremely high. Not sure if this falls within your area of review or not.

I took my vehicle to the dealer for 90k mile maintenance and was told that the rear engine mount was broken, which was the reason the vehicle felt unstable. They said all other mounts were wearing severely and would have to be replaced as well. I have never had this problem with any other vehicle I have owned - regardless of mileage. After online research I realize this is an extremely common occurrence with Honda Odysseys. This is a serious safety issue!!! Honda is aware of it but does nothing.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while the vehicle was inspected by a local mechanic who advised that the engine motor mounts were cracked and two were broken due to defective material. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 84,000.

Front motor mount broken. I have taken good care of this van and do not drive aggressively. I have had every recommended maintenance service (10k, 15k, etc. Etc. ) after looking on line, I see that this is a common problem. Obviously a design flaw!.

Rear engine mounts broken. Front engine mounts very poor condition. Been advised that common problem.

Motor mount went bad and causing vibrations when low driving speeds in eco. The vibrations started when I had about 60k miles and the van was 5 years old. It affects acceleration because I have to decelerate to stop the vibrations.

Rear motor mounts went bad and causes vibrations when driving between 30-45mph.

We have been told that there are 3 cracked engine mounts on the car. We have been told that this is typical on the Honda Odyssey. We were also told by the dealer that the cost to replace is about $1,000 each. The car is only 6 years old and driven by a soccer mom.

At less than 80,000 my Honda Odyssey have been diagnosed as having a broken rear engine mount causing vibration/ratlling noise. Several Honda Odyssey van owners have similar complaint.

Travelling on vaction on freeway at 100km ( 60 mph ) when my transmission went on my Honda Odyssey. Smoke from under hood, engine started to rev up and tacometer reved up bascially enough function to pull over to the side of freeway. We had towed to Honda where I was informed that my vehicle that I havent even owned for 5yrs at the time and only 120000km (75000miles) that the transmission was gone and would cost me $5000 to repair. We had our van towed back to our local dealer (2hrs away and across us boarder back to canada) where they charged us $3700 do to us keeping up with all services. After all cost to have returned home and our family of six returned home I paid $4500 out of my pocket on a vehicle im still making $600 a month payments on. Unaccceptable.

My 2006 lx Honda Odyssey with 72,000 miles had both front engine mounts fail. No accident occurred to create this problem. Repair bill is estimated at $ 500.

I was told at a 90,000 mile service that my rear motor mount is cracking. This seems awfully early for this problem. Further research on the internet showed a lot of complaints on this on various car-based websites.

The engine mount in my 2006 Honda Odyssey is damaged and needs to be repaired. This has created dangerous driving conditions.

Motor mounts on Honda Odyssey are defective in design, resulting in frequent, expensive replacement. Before the mounts die, they allow the motor to jerk against the transmission, and could result in dangerous failure at highway speed.

My 2006 Honda odyssy minivan has had all 4 motor mounts fail; I am informed that his could result in in a hazardous condition, including a transmission failure while driving. Honda has offered no explanation as to why this would happen to my car, which had approximately 92,000 miles on it at the time of detection.

Hi I would like to bring it to your attention that my 2006 Odyssey(ex-l with dvd) a/c switch will not work in winter, when pressed it is like a rock. A/c switch becomes hard to press in winter/fall driving conditions. In summer no issue at all. Why this is a safety issue: under certain night driving conditions in fall or winter, windshield fog forms during night driving. I was unable to turn on front DE-fog switch which works only when ac is on. As a result I had to pull over & press ac switch hard to make it work. Due to thick fog on glass, was unable to see infront until ac switch was turned on with front windshield defog mode. Hope NHTSA looks in to this issue & recommend manufacturer to fix this issue.

2006 Honda Odyssey excessive vibration from engine when at idle and especially when eco mode engaged or during slow acceleration. Honda dealer states the cause to be a broken motor mount which is a special design and costs over $500 - $600. The van has only 80000 miles but that puts it past warranty. See Honda service bulletin TSB 06-083 for a more detailed report from Honda. The reason I bring this to you is the many web sight blogs with similar issues and Honda's unwillingness to help with costs and or replacements. This could become a serious safety issue if someone can't afford to replace them and if the mounts design is at fault, simple replacement will only result in future failures. If this issue is allowed to persist for too long the other mounts begin to fail and the motor dropping out becomes a real possibility. This should be a recall by Honda and a redesign of the mount should be investigated.

2006 Honda Odyssey with 78000 miles suffered broken engine mounts, seals. Also had power steering pump failure causing difficulty in steering while driving.

My wife left work and drove home, approximately 2miles, and advised she smelled/saw smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. She exited the vehicle and advise the vehicle was on fire. Fire department responded and put out the fire, however the vehicle was a total loss. Local fire inspector investigated and advise the source of ignition was in the right rear of the vehicle in the area of the rear a/c unit and pbc. I contacted the manufacturer's customer service and they responded that "if your insurance company does not subrogate, there is nothing they can do. " the recent service on the vehicle was an oil change and new tires approximately one month prior.

Debris must have hit my air conditioner condenser and put a hole in it. Only 12,150 miles on it and just out of warranty by 2 months. Cost me $1334 to have it replaced.

2006 Honda Odyssey vehicle was smoking upon arriving at destination. The smoke was coming from the right front of van, odor present. Two days later, air conditioning was not working. Took van to dealership. They said that a rock must have hit the condenser. They said this is not covered by my 60,000 mile Honda care warranty because it wasn't mechanical. There are plenty of complaints about this, even the dealer said this is very common with the Odyssey. Sounds like a design flaw & a recall is due.

1. Unknown - research suggests bad design, rocks fly up into lower grill and puncture condenser. No protection of a/c condenser. 2. Once - air conditioning failed 3. Honda dealership replaced condenser at a charge of $870. Dealership refused to fix free of charge or reduce fee.

A/c problems yearly, ac condenser needs to be replaced due to hole, design flaw from Honda makes this a recurring problem, not covered under warranty.