Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2008 Honda Odyssey.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
Power steering making wining noise. Fluid appears be bubbling.
On 12/17/2011, I took my 2008 Honda Odyssey in for service to have the transmission checked since there was fluid leaking and what felt like transmission slippage. Because I purchase the car new, had all of my services completed, and because the van only had 84,000 miles, you can imagine my surprise when sons Honda (same place where I purchased and had all services completed) informed me I needed a new transmission and quoted me a price of $4,105. Because the mileage was over 60,000 miles, when I filed a customer complaint with Honda customer relations, I was informed there was nothing that could be done.
While attempting to secure my child into his car seat, the right side door slammed into my arm, causing extensive bruising. This is not the first time that the door has been malfunctioning. I have frequent issues keeping the door opened while trying to secure my children in their seats. Door will not just stay opened.
While I was accelerating at aprox. 40-45 mhp the car suddenly brakes by his own. I saw the brake pedal moving by itself ! I got scared by the consecuences or the risk of having an accident. On the way to my home it happened two (2) more times while getting speed. Went to the dealer but they didn't find anything. One week before the incident the dealer replaced two front brake pads and cut the front rotors because the car vibrated when the brakes were applied. The rotors were attended before. Before this incident the vsa light turned on two times while stepping the brakes and the vehicle used to vibrate. I'm concern for the safety of my kids.
2008 Honda odessey suddenly stopped in the middle of road in cold winter evening with all alarm lights in the dash board on, and could not start. It didn't respond to even jump start. All dashboard lights were on about an hour and eventually all out. Police showed up at the scene and urged to tow the car and leave the site due to danger. Unfortunately, he didn't issue a report for this. The vehicle was towed to dealer to check with my own expense. Dealer mechanic checked it next day and he said the battery failed and replaced under warranty. After replacing the battery, everything was working fine and couldn't find anythingelse wrong, he said. I asked if there's a recall for this and answered no. He said that he saw this kind of issue a few times before. I don't understand that then why it is not recalled yet. It is dangerous and could kill my family if there's a car hehind. It is only 2y and 4m old now and has 33,000 miles. This is the first time experiencing this.
2008 Honda Odyssey. Consumer states that she was told by a friend there was a recall on 2008 Honda Odyssey vehicles and would like to know if her vehicle should be included in the recall since she did not receive a notice.
Minivan was brought to dealer to fix an overly-soft brake pedal, per a recall letter. Car was returned with brakes equally soft (or worse), so that even a "panic brake" procedure (using 240 lb of foot strength) could not trigger the abs, brake assist, or other brake safety features. Car was returned to the (same) dealer twice more, with no improvement. Calls to Honda brought no results. Although there may be a simple fix (e. G. , bleeding the brake fluid), Honda made no attempt to diagnose and repair the problems that arose during a recall procedure.
The ac stopped working on our year old vehicle. When taken to the dealership for diagnostics they advised a leak was found on the ac condenser which was caused by road debris. They indicated that type of damage was not covered under warranty and handed me a repair estimate for $764. 92. I declined the repair bid and took the vehicle home only to find out there are hundreds of other Honda Odyssey owners reporting the same problems and the same story given by the dealerships. After finding this information I confronted the dealer and attempted to bargain with them gladly offering to pay for the labor to install the new condenser but not for the part. Needless to say my efforts were futile and I was referred to Honda customer service. In January I filed a case with Honda who after about a week contacted me and informed that because the damage was caused by road debris they were could not be responsible. I certainly can not hold Honda responsible for road debris damage such as a cracked windshield or punctured tire. However, I still hold them responsible for their poor design and placement of such critical and fragile part in a place where is more susceptible to get hit by road debris. With years of car design experience you would expect a company like Honda would take this into consideration. However, they did not and expect the consumer to pay for their design flaw.