2000 Honda Odyssey Suspension

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT END VIBRATION CAUSING POOR VEHICLE CONTROL, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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. *AK

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. *AK

TIRES DID NOT FAIL. THERE IS A STEERING SHIMMY THAT HAS NOT GONE AWAY AFTER NUMEREOUS ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE AND ROTATE TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. MOST OF THE HONDA HONDA ODYSSEYS HAVE THE SAME PRBLEM. YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS MAKES DRIVING THE CAR DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN. IT ALSO CREATES DANGER ON THE HIGHWAY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TEY CONTACTED HONDA AND HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION EITHER. *AK

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. *AK

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. *AK

THE VAN VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED (ABOVE 65 MPH), THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SEVERE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN WITH EYES. DEALER STATES THAT ALL HONDA ODYSSEY LXS ALL HAVE SAME PROBLEM - THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE. YOU MUST INVESTIGATE TO FORCE HONDA TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PART OR CHANGE THEIR DESIGN SO THE VAN WOULD NOT VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )

RIGHT FRONT AND REAR WHEEL OUT OF ALIGNMENT, ALREADY HAD PERFORMED ALIGNMENT TWICE, CAR STILL PULL TO RIGHT; BODY RATTLE SINCE NEW. BROUGHT TO DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE FOR EITHER PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEED 55MPH VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. VAN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, BUT THE VAN CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. VAN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON JAN, 22,2000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,(55 MPH) VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, BUT THE VAN STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VAN WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM ON JAN 22, 2000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK