Front Suspension Problems of Honda Odyssey - part 1

We experienced significant swaying while driving our Honda Odyssey 2005 with 4 other adults and 2 kids in our vehicle. We were in fairly normal weather conditions, no significant winds or icy roads but just trying to drive our vehicle we had too many difficulties to continue. We felt particularly unsafe and unsafe for other drivers on the road. We ended up having to cancel our trip as we were swerving and unable to control the "sway" of the van when reaching speeds of 55-60 mph. We were unsafe to maneuver on the highways and upon a check up we found out our right strut was completely blown out, and the left one also had to be replaced (on the front of the vehicle/van). We had the repairs done at river city tire, davenport, IA and it was a significant finding that they also said was very dangerous to be driving.

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2007 Honda Odyssey pulls hard right after right turn and hard left after left turn. This is a major driving hazard as the vehicle has the potential to pull off the road very quickly or into other vehicles if the steering is not constantly corrected. I bought a used cpo Honda Odyssey in August of 2010, and we noticed this pulling problem right off the lot. On a flat surface after a right or left turn, the vehicle will change lanes in 3 seconds if not corrected. We have taken this vehicle to the dealership 2 times, and they tried many things to no avail (tire rotations, alignment, tire deflations, etc. . . ). I asked them to check the suspension and struts because a person posted an unofficial fix online that deals with improperly aligned struts that worked. The service advisor claimed that they removed the struts and the problem was fixed. However, the problem is not fixed, and actually the problem seems worse now. I am pretty sure they did not remove the struts at all since I requested to see the struts when they were removed and they did not show them to me at all. The service advisor and two technicians experienced this problem when they rode along on test drives with me, but the are claiming that the issue well within the specs defined by Honda. They continue to exclaim that there is nothing else they can do. There has to be a way to fix this, but it seems that they do not want to spend the money to fix the problem properly. My concern is that this is a major safety hazard, and I am worried that my family of five may be involved in a catastrophic accident because the pulling problem is so bad. Please help my family and all the other Honda Odyssey owners who are having this pulling / alignment problem get a proper fix by issuing a recall that requires Honda to confess to the issue officially and fix the problem once and for all before something catastrophic happens.

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Vehicle had memory steer. Wandered left quickly if wheel is not held tightly. May pull right if last turn was to the right. Hard steering in general. Sore wrists after driving 60 minutes on freeway due to holding on to wheel tightly to stay in lane on freeway. Owned the van less than 1 month at time of travel. Purchased used. Two alignments performed and no change. Upon further inspection found upper strut rubber components not correctly installed on oem struts on vehicle. Disassembled struts and re-installed coil spring rubber on struts correctly, realigned tires again, and problem seems to have been corrected. No new parts needed to correct as old parts were functional but had not been installed correctly according to Honda technical service manual.

At 7000 miles, the transmission made a very loud grinding and rattling noise, shaking the vehicle, when shifting from r to d. This was repeated at 25,000 miles several months after the software upgrade. In July of 2010, vehicle was brought in for memory steering, they replaced the right strut. November of 2010, the vehicle steering is unstable at low speeds when turning left. The sensation is either over-activity of the power steering pump or under-activity. Vehicle seems very unstable under low speed driving conditions, especially on bumpy roads. Vehicle taken to dealer, they could not identify anything abnormal.

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All motor mounts on vehicle are damaged after just 45,000 miles. Cost of replacement is excessive ($1600). Vibration on the front suspension of the vehicle is excessive and causes temporary steering loss.

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2000 Honda Odyssey with ~103k miles. Normal wear and tear. Broken right front spring. Could have caused serious injury if spring would cut tire at highway speeds. Will be replacing next week.

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As best we can determine (based on noise) the coil springs failed while parking at low speeds. Not knowing what had happened the car was used at highway speed for a short trip following this. It pulled hard to alternating sides (right and left). Car was immediately taken to repair where we were advised we are lucky not to have had the spring puncture the tire at highway speed. Car has been repaired at cost of $850. The reason for my complaint is two fold. First - this was a dangerous failure that I do not feel is acceptable in a car of any age; and second - this was an expensive repair that I would like to see Honda cover.

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2000 Honda Odyssey coil spring failure on drivers side and transmission failure.

Front brake pads wear fast and causes steering to shake around 30-40 mph.

Last week ass my wife was driving our minivan made a loud snapping sound from the front of the vehicle. The van appeared to drive ok, although she only drives it around town at speeds less than 40mph. Today, the dealer told us the passenger side front spring had snapped. This is the second time this has happened to our van. The driver side spring snapped in December 2007. . Read more...

While driving on a city street, a loud noise from the right side. Abs light came on, but reset after restarting van. Stopped and looked under van, but all looked okay. When driving car would suddenly pull hard to right. Noise continued and next day repair shop informed that right coil spring was broken and we were lucky it didn't puncture tire. They cut a portion of the spring away to keep spring from causing blowout. Not repaired as cost prohibitive.

When car was parked, right front spring broke and pierced right front tire.

Right front spring is broken, which should not have happen. Now this is to cost me over $1,000. 00 to fix it.

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Shimmy in front end when applying brakes on downhill. Honda advised: caused by brake wearing. Honda replaced front brakes and resurfaced rotors , 32,310 miles. Now, 14,000 miles later, shimmy occurring on downhills when applying brakes. This is very unsafe especially to older or inexperienced drivers. I have been driving for over 55 years; I'm 74 years old. . . And I do know cars and engines, and have not had a vehicle with a shimmy since I was a kid! first occurred June 07 and started again 828/08. . Yesterday.

When purchased new off the lot, experienced substantial pull to the right. Drove 500 miles and returned to dealer for service. Was told they needed to install camber bolts then align suspension (they reduced tire pressure in all four tires by ten pounds). Problem was not abated. After 5000 road trip, returned to dealer to align again(again reducing tire pressure). Six months later was still experiencing pull, but now accompanied by progressively worsening vibration. Dealer rotated and cross switched tires (once again reducing tire pressure). Problem seemed solved. Midway though next 5000 mile road trip vibration and pull started to recur, growing progressively worse as trip was concluded. Now at 26000 miles both front tires have substantial wear and need to be replaced and the car once more needs to be aligned.

Clunking/thudding noise from passenger front of vehicle while traveling over small bumps in road or rough patches of highway. Vehicle evaluated by Honda dealer in 2006 for cause. Never fixed. Was told sound could not be reproduced. Have driven since listening to same sound. Disassembled front right strut assembly to replace strut/shock. Found passenger front spring broken. Has likely been broken since 2005. Suspect that other springs are broken on the vehicle as well.

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The van has drove terrible almost from the time we have bought it. It pulled very bad on the expressway to the left. It can change lanes all by itself, like autopilot. We took it in repeatedly, and all they would do is give it a front end alignment, and wouldn't test drive it or anything. Finally over christmas week they tried and tried to fix it. They adjusted the engine cradle so it was heavier on one side then the other, they adjusted the tire pressure off 2 pounds on one side and tilted one tire 10 degrees off from the other ones. They also put long camber bolts in the engine cradle. Well the van now drive worse then ever. They had a factory rep. Drive it and before that they told me that they might have to fly in a engineer to try to fix it. He test drove it and said OH it drive like all 2006 Honda odsseys. Then we were told there was nothing more they could do. We are now going through the bbb to get our money back. We cannot believe how terrible we were treated by brighton Honda dealership and by Honda's customer service. Don't buy a Honda ever!!! if there is something wrong with it ever they wont and don't stand behind their vehicles!!! I bought this van for safety for my 3 small children and feel like we are driving a death trap. Try driving a van that pulls to the left and then to the right on icy roads. Fun!!.

: the contact stated while the brake pedal was depressed, there was a growl and intermittent vibration. The dealership alerted the contact that the manufacturer is trying to design a better brake pad. There is also a heavy vibration while the economy load light is illuminated. The dealership has replaced the engine mounts, rotated and balanced the tires, but the problem persists.

: the contact stated while making u-turns, at 5 mph, a noise was heard coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the brake clip on the passenger front was replaced. The noise persisted and the dealer replaced the steering pump on a second visit. The replacement of the steering pump did not remedy the problem and the vehicle has not been returned to the dealer for further inspection. The driver side door did not close properly, the right side door seal was broke. Updated 05/23/06.

Passenger air bag is turning off frequently. There is always a strong crack when you press the brake. There is a decoloring passenger air bag place. It eats gas if you turn on the back air conditioner. The passenger console had a big vibration. The Odyssey has gone to the dealer more than four times for the same reason but it's never fixed. They said those claims are normal for a model 2004.

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While driving at any speed the consumer had to struggle to keep the vehicle from drifting to the left. The dealer informed the consumer that the problem is a factory problem.

Problem:1). Steering vibration-the steering wheel on the vehicle vibrates vigorously at 65+ mph. Original dealer refused to repair. Brought vehicle to dealer b. Dealer b attempted to repair with balancing, quoted original tireswere out of round (defective.

1. Wheel alignment-vehicle drifts to right requiring driver to over steer to the left to keep vehicle within its lane. Wheel alignment performed;proble corrected. 2. A/c system-vehicle had approx 4500 miles onit when traveling approx 50mph a loud bang was heard from front end, vehicle simultaneously hesitated and shook. A/c system then failed to cool properly. Three repair attempts wer made and a/c still failed to cool properly. Notified mfg. For final repair attemp. Complete a/c system was replaced. Upon completion of repair, vehicle was released with a/c drain tube rubbing & draining on steering rack boot, coolant reservoir left empty, coolant system leaking and right front door body seal damaged. 3. Pulley system-vehicle was returned to dealerships 5 times for abnormal noises & vibrations from crankshaft pulley system. Tensioner pulley replaced twice, crankshaft pulley & alternator belt replaced x 1. Notified mfg. For final repair attempt. Condition confirmed. Our vehicle was compared to like vehicles, year 2000 & 2002. Mfg stated "our vehicle is operating as designed. " vehicle released with condition unrepaired & transmission inoperable in d3, 2nd & 1st drive gears. Please help! our vehicle is not even 1 year old yet. It only has 13,500 miles on it. 4. Right/left front doors-vehicle had excessive internal wind noise @ highway speeds until both front door weather-strips were replaced. 5. Hood latch-could not open hood on vehicle to replace windshield washer fluid after replacement of a/c compressor & condenser. Had to return vehicle to dealership to have hoodlatch replaced. 6. Coolant system-fluid was dissipating from coolant system reservoir. Four times a Honda representitive hs stated"it's normal for all Odyssey's to do this. " four repair attemps were made before coolant leak was identified & radiator hose was replaced. When vehicle was returned, clips were missing from bottom splash shield. This left splash shield loose, vibrating & at risk.

While driving, vehicle steers to right which may cause a loss of control. Dealer cannot determine cause, but there is a TSB on this problem. The consumer stated that the dealer performed repair four times, but the problem was not corrected.

My wife experienced a castrophic failure of the right front susspension. The wheel buckeled under the car after the suspension broke. She was traveling at 30mph at the time of the failure. Honda did not interview her or the police officer to get any information related to the failure. They looked at the car in the shop and said my wife hit something to cause the failure. Both she and the police officer disagree with their assessment. I am disapointed that Honda was not interested in talking with my wife about the failure and placing blame on her for this failure. It could have been much more drastic if she had been traveling at higher speeds.

From week of purchase, front end has vibrated vigorously at 65+ mph. Dealer was unable to align properly. After second visit, dealer said problem could not be fixed. I had to replace original tires at 18,000 miles due to excessive wear. I'm concerned about continued excessive tire wear, and wonder if vibrations will eventually result in other component failure.

After purchasing vehicle from dealer I noticed that the vehicle was pulling hard to the right. After several attempts to repair this problem by the dealer, the vehicle still is pulling after all four camber bolts have been replaced and many alignments. Now the front tires are worn out. Tires firestone.

This problem has happened for several months. Alignment by dealer did not solve problem. When turning either direction it either goes approx 45 degree angle or so left or right into curb/side of road, does not return to center of road like it should without holding onto steering wheel very hard and agressively controlling it. It also will veer to the right when driving down the road--even in far left lane--if I direct it left it always veers to the right. Doesn't matter which road I'm on, if I try to lightly have my hands on the wheel which is normal for most vehicles it drifts into the side of the road/curb. My other vehicle, nor my husban'ds vehicle does not do this. It has a severe drift to the right, goes into curb if I don't agressively control when making turns. This has happened for 4 months, took it in, they realigned and it did not solve the problem. Continues to do this. My hands have to be on the wheel very hard to control this vehicle from going into the curb/drifting to the right while driving. I have never had a vehicle do this. Obviously a defect in steering, suspension, or something else. I have michelin tires and aluminum wheels. Many other people have reported this same problem on edmunds. Com Odyssey problems, so I am not the only one who's Odyssey has this safety problem. As far as failure date/how many failures, it has done this for at least 4 months, every time I drive. Thank you.

Vehicle pulls hard to right. Dealer said vehicle was aligned to specs but had to make some type of front bar adjustment anyway to correct.

Van pulls significantly to the right. Honda attempted to repair 6 times still pulls to the right. This is a serious safety issue and needs to be addressed. We filed the lemon law and would like any information that you have on problems like ours. Thank you. (dot number: n/a tiresize: n/a).

Tires did not fail. There is a steering shimmy that has not gone away after numereous attempts to balance and rotate tires. ( dot number: ).

Other problems have included loose gasket at front windshield, sticking left passenger sliding door, squeaky brakes (not yet resolved) and pulling to right hand side of road.

Vehicle pulls hard to right under acceleration. Dealer unable to fix, and american Honda denied problem existed, calling it a normal characteristic of the vehicle. I personally drove 7 other 2002 Odysseys and determined that this "characteristic" is not normal. Bbb arbitration was used, in which the bbb ruled against Honda. American Honda field engineer attempted to repair twice, but was unsuccessful. In last repair, the van was returned to customer with considerable pull to the left under steady speed, but hard pull to right when accelerating. Bbb ruling indicated that this is a safety issue, and I agree. Queries of internet websites for Odyssey owners indicates this problem does exist on other vehicles. I expect the NHTSA to force Honda to deal honestly with this issue. Dt.

When statrti ng vehicle it jerks violently. Dealer notified, said it' was normal use of parking braking. Please provide any additional information.

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Vehicle pulls to the right whether you are driving in the left or the right lane.