Body problems of the 2008 Honda Odyssey - part 1

The passenger side door of my 2008 Honda Odyssey fell off when attempting to close it and nearly fell onto my child. The automatic sliding door was closing and around halfway closed it fell off of the track and started opening back up unprompted, thus damaging the rear right quarter panel as well. This is a major safety issue as it nearly crushed my [xxx] daughter, but thankfully was caught in time. A man parked near us in the parking lot helped us pick the door back up and said the same thing happened to him, also in a 2008 Honda Odyssey! prior to the incident, the door would occasionally hesitate to open when button was pressed. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

My doors wasn't latching or shutting all the way. The power doors and windows wouldn't work sometimes. Then the back sliding door fell off. Engaged the automatic door and damaged the side of the van. I seen there were recalls but none for my VIN I don't know what to do.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that when opening the rear driving sliding door the door detached. The door ended up falling to the ground onto the contact's foot causing permanent injury. Medical attention was needed. The dealer was contacted who stated they were no recall on the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated they noticed that the door was attached by two small arms on the front end of the door (none on the rear end of the door) and a wheel with the track. There was nothing else there to hold the door. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case regarding the matter. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

My car was stationary, and someone hit it on the driver side and sped off. They backed into me hard though and messed up the back driver side door off won't open.

Van side sliding doors have rear locking latch acuator that fails. Under power close, the rear of the door will pull in, latch, then unlatch and release the rear of the door. With power to doors off (fuse #13 removed) the door rear latch will not engage at all. The door with a failed rear latch will allow the door to slide open completely on acceleration, slam forward but not latch on braking, and will also slide open around a corner. This happened to me while I had 2 children in the center seat, at the sliding door openings. Dealer wants $511 plus tax, and there is a rebuild service for the rear latch on ebay for around $90, proving it is a chronic, wide spread problem. As a side note, if the 7. 5 amp fuse is left installed in slot 13 for sliding door power, the battery will discharge over night. The dealer will not guarantee I will not have a power discharge after the rear latch (my left side door in my case) is changed, and fuse 13 is reinstalled. I'm glad my kids were strapped in when the door flew open the first time. The door would chop off a hand if it slams shut while breaking the vehicle. This should be a safety recall issue, and Honda should be made to rectify the rear latch (unlatched) issue. . Read more...

Sliding door on drivers side started to become hard to open without resistance. Eventually didn't open more than half way. It became so hard to close that it needed to be pushed after the initial closing. Before it was taken in for repairs the door completely fell of the track along the side and top of the door track. It was hanging on by the bottom track alone. It appears the rollers for the track have broken completely and are no longer attached.

Started 2019 peel off the paint body between moonroof and windshield. Area is bigger, bigger. . .

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. While driving various speeds in the rain, water leaked through the roof and dripped onto the a-post, front driver's side air bag, and electrical components. The failure caused the electrical system to shut down, and the power doors and windows did not work. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

The automatic sliding door on the drivers side, when opened, became detached from the rails both top & bottom falling completely off, hanging only by the cable. Badly scrapping the side of the van the entire length of the door. Apparently Honda has been aware of this design defect for many years, but unlike Toyota who had similar problems, Honda has not yet issued a recall. Aside from the obvious malfunctioning of the door this could have caused serious if not fatal injuries to a small child. The open button on the dashboard panel was hit while the vehicle was parked in a driveway(not running). The door made a grinding sound, opened, fell off it's tracks and continued to open scraping all the way down the side of the van and hanging by only the cable when it stopped. From looking on the internet & from talking to a Honda service rep, this seems to be a fairly common problem which Honda has chosen to ignore. The service persons' only comment was that my vehicle is out of warranty. I would like to know what Honda plans to do about this known defect. Are they waiting for someone to be seriously injured or worse? wouldn't it make sense to do a recall and fix the problem before a major injury and large lawsuit?.

While stationary in a parking lot, while opening the passenger side sliding door the entire door jumped out of the channel, almost falling on top of myself and others and damaging the side of the car and rendering the door useless. The bearings for the door appear to be factory originals and are made of a cheap plastic that has broken. This appears to be dangerous and common for odyssees. I have never had a car ever have a door jump out of a track like this and I have had astro vans since the 1980s, and still currently own a 2002 that has never had such an issue. Sliding doors should not be able to spring out of tracks this way or use such easily broken, unreliable parts.

Passenger side sliding door jumped track and broke off during normal operations. Vehicle was parked, and passengers had exited.

My driver side sliding door fell off. It was on one minute and then the next it completely fell off. We were in a parking lot and I went to open the door. I pulled on it and it just popped right off. As a result it scratched up the side of my car very badly.

I had just taken my children to a water park. Upon returning to my vehicle at the park's closing, I opened the driver's side passenger sliding door with no problem. When I tried to close it, it would not close completely, and when I gave it another hard pull, it came completely off. The center side roller had come completely off track. I was able to hold the door up with some difficulty, but was unable to get the side roller back in track. Thankfully, I was able to remove the side roller apparatus from the door, get the upper roller somewhat back on track, and get the door closed. Otherwise, we would have been stranded. As heavy as that door was, it could have really hurt my child if it had fallen inward on her, and I was very fortunate that it did not hurt me. Vehicle was obviously stationary in a parking lot when this occurred.

The back hatch door won't stay open hydraulic system failed and gate fell on head and shoulders hard.

The power lift gate struts (?) stopped working causing the lift gate to collapse on my head causing a small cut. After they stopped working, the lift gate would not power lift or stay open unless you manually held it open. My 2005 Odyssey had the same problem and it was fixed with a recall.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear door collapsed. The contact was putting things in the rear of the vehicle when the door came down and slammed shut. The shocks on the great hatch failed. The hatch would not stay up and the vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer and it was determined that the shocks needed to be replaced, but told the contact this was not a normal failure. The current mileage was 70000. Rl.

We own a 2008 Honda Odyssey ex that should have been included in the recall for this safety issue, as it has been discovered that the power lift gate can fail as the struts are leaking pressurized gas. The reason the recall come to our attention in the first place is because the power lift gate on our vehicle has failed and has injured an employee. Upon our own research, we entered our VIN number into your database to check for any recall notifications, and the website stated our VIN number was invalid. However, when searching on your website for recalls for the 2008 Honda Odyssey, it is clear that a recall has been issued on 2/16/2012 with a NHTSA recall number of 12v-062. We then contacted the where we had purchased our vehicle. They denied any recall for the power lift gate issue and failed to help us resolve this major safety issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The ignition coil and spark plugs was replaced. The failure recurred within 73 miles. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the front cylinder head, the head gasket, water pump, and spark plugs was replaced. The contact stated that the lift gate on the rear of the vehicle was opened, but failed to remain open. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the failure in NHTSA campaign id number: 12v060000 (structure) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000. Mf.

Tl - the contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v062000 (structure) the contact stated while lifting the lift gate the door fell on the contact which knocked her to the ground. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Bt.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear doors failed to latch completely. The rear doors reopened independelty once remotely closed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing, however test, however test was not done due to diagnostic fee. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. Rg.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the hinges failed causing the lift gate to close unexpectedly. As a result, the lift gate failed to remain open and fell on the contact¿s head and neck. The contact stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v062000 (structure). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

The lift gate struts that support the rear door failed with out any indication they were getting weak. They were working fine earlier in the day. But when I tried to open the hatch in the evening it was very heavy an would not stay open, until I supported it with a make shift pole. I replaced the struts with an after market version, but wonder if other owners have had similar failures, especially when the hatch was open.

Me and my 3 children pulled into my driveway. As my 6 year old daughter got out of the van (like every other day) she went to pull close the drivers side back sliding door. Without any warning, the door fell off. Completely off!! thank god she was not smashed by the door, because I learned after, it is not light! when I called the dealership, they suggested I drive it up to get looked at!!! drive, without a door and 3 kids!? no way!! also, their response when I told them the door fell off (I was shocked) was "OH yea, that happens sometimes with minivans"! if I knew that, I wouldn't have gotten one! how is that safe at all?!? and they estimated around $400 to fix it!! after calling my step dad over, we figured out what part was needed and got the piece ourselves. It worked for a while and about 6 months later, both sliding doors now won't latch all the way. One of two of the latches (both the back ones) won't latch. One my dashboard, it constantly shows both doors are open. I have to keep the light switched to "off" instead of "door", otherwise, the lights stay on and battery dies. This is very inconvenient and as I am a single mother of 3, I do not have much time nor money to get this issue fixed right away!.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear lift gate door would independently open. The contact would experience difficulty in manually closing the lift gate door. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the rear struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number:12v062000 (structure) due to the authorized dealer stating that the failure was only associated with the power lift gate models. The contacts stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure as the power lift gate and on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92500.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear hatch would close independently. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 12v062000(structure) but was advised that the VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 76,116.

Issue is the same as with recall notice 12v062000. The gas filled struts are not holding the lift gate open. Issue became more noticeable when weather was cold. Recall should not be limited to power lift models as the same struts are used for other models. I read many complaints regarding this issue when I researched online. My model is the lx.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear lift gate independently closed with an abnormally large amount of force. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the struts would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 120,000. Kmj.

I tried to open the trunk and realized it felt like dead weight. I lifted it, closed it slowly and tried again. I'm guessing the pneumatic lift is not working. This could have been very dangerous if I lifted it and let it go without realizing the weight. For now, I cannot use the trunk.

The tail gate of my 2008 Odyssey does not work correctly the gas power struts that help open and close the tail gate have internal failure and need to be replaced so the Honda dealer says. It is a safety hazard because the tail gate slams shut without these struts working. Honda has not included my car in the recall of 2/2012.

I went to open and lift up the rear lift gate to retrieve items in the back. Without any warning, the rear gate came down abruptly and struck me on the back of the head and hurt my neck as well.

The r & r glove box locked and will not open. After two attempts by mechanics, I was told I would need to replace the striker and lock at an exorbitant cost to me. This vehicle has less than 30000 miles. What would cause the glove compartment to lock and not unlock?.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the lift rear gate latch became inoperable and the gate would not remain open. The symbol on the driver's side front air bag leaked water whenever it would rain. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified, who advised that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 3/19/13 the dealer informed the consumer the roof rack was loose and let in water, which leaked out of the driver side curtain air bag.

Automatic rear sliding doors fell off while parked. Door jammed, and a screw had fallen out from under panel. Dorr fel off less than a minute later.

Both doors appear to be too close to the outside of the van. It rubs the exterior, ie paint from the exterior of the vehicle. Otherwise, they function perfectly well.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the lift-gate failed as she opened it. The contact mentioned that the lift gate was very hard to open up and once it was opened it came back down very quickly. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 47,716.