2004 Honda Odyssey Electrical System

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power without warning. The contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with an ignition switch failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 308,000.

MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE STORE, CAME BACK FOR MY 3 YEAR OLD AND I. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CAME INSIDE FOR 10 MINS, WHEN WE CAME OUT TO LEAVE, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES IT WAS THE SEAT MOTOR THAT MALFUNCTIONED.

HI THERE, I HAVE ISSUES WITH IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK SYSTEM AND LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE MODEL/YEAR OF HONDA ODYSSEY I CURRENTLY OWN. I WAS WONDERING IF THE RECALL MISSED OTHER BATCHES OF HONDA ODYSSEY VANS MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME TIME. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH RECALL FOR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY THANKS, RAJ

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT BEING IN PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY REMAINED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE PASSENGER DOOR START, IT TO BEEP TO MY WIFES SURPRISE THE POWER DOOR NEVER LATCHED, SHE HAD TO PULL OVER AND BUMP THE DOOR TO MAKE IT LATCH. WHEN SHE CAME HOME I CHECKED THE DOOR AND CLEARLY SEE THE DOOR APPEAR AS CLOSED BUT IT DOES NOT SHUT AND IF YOU DON'T BUMP THE DOOR IT DOES NOT LATCH AT ALL. EVIDENTLY THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE BUT SHE NEVER HAD IT TO ADJURE BEFORE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. WE HAD IT LOOKED AT ONCE AND THEY SAID IT IS FIXED BUT HERE WE GO AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE HORN INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER FRONTAL AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO ENTER AND REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V257000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE ON POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS FRACTURED AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO INSERT IT BACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN JANUARY OF 2014. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED DUE TO A HANDICAP THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO PAY TO HAVE THE MODIFIED HAND CONTROLS DISCONNECT AND RECONNECTED IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE REMEDY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 8/30/2017*CN

THE KEY WOULD FREQUENTLY FALL OUT OF THE LOCK, OR GET STUCK IN THE LOCK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE INTERLOCK LEVER IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE WERE UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BRING OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS OUR SOLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. WHILE I WAS AWAY IN CALIFORNIA ATTENDING MY AUNT'S MEMORIAL, THE KEY TO THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FUNCTION WHETHER IN PARK OR OTHERWISE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER BROKE THE KEY OFF IN THE LOCK TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BECAUSE THE SWITCH WOULD NOT PROPERLY RELEASE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TO APPLY THE RECALL REPAIR TO THE INTERLOCK LEVER *AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH* PER THE RECALL NOTICE. AFTER REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE DECIDED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PART OF THE REPAIR COST, EVEN THOUGH THE NOTICE CLEARLY STATES THAT REPAIRS TO THE INTERLOCK LEVER AND *ANY NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH* SHOULD BE COVERED AT NO COST. [XXX] IN THE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATE (HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME HIS LAST NAME, BUT INDICATED THAT HE WAS THE ONLY [XXX] IN THAT DIVISION) AND [XXX] AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CROWN HONDA OF GREENSBORO, BOTH REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REPAIR AND FORCED US TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE REPAIR IN ORDER TO RELEASE MY VAN. THE RECALL NOTICE CLEARLY STATES THAT NOT ONLY THE FAULTY INTERLOCK LEVER BUT ANY NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT WAS STILL SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE THAT THIS WOULD BE COVERED AT NO COST. APPARENTLY, HONDA DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT HAS TO HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MINOR MECHANICAL ISSUES EXISTING IN THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN UNDERIVABLE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SAFETY RECALL 12V-573 DUE TO THIS ABOVE RECALL MY VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AND DAMAGE THE NEIGHBOR STORAGE SHED AND MY VEHICLE GOT DAMAGE, THE TOTAL FOR BOTH DAMAGES ARE $2,313.94. ON 02/082013 I HAD CALL AMERICAN HONDA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION TO FILE A CLAIM AND THEY HAD TURN DOWN MY CLAIM# [XXX].. COULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH THIS CLAIM? THANK YOU, INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABOUT A MONTH OR SO BEFORE....KEY WOULD ALMOST GET STUCK AND NOT BE ABLE TO START CAR. THEN, IT GOT STUCK OFFICIALLY. STUCK!!!!!!!!! IT WILL NOT TURN,MOVE AT ALL. CAR IS LOCKED UP. CURRY HONDA SAYS IT REQUIRES A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. $400.00+ THIS CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE SEEING AS ONLINE SEARCHES HAVE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HONDA ODYSSEYS REQUIRING IGNITION SWITCHES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED; HOWEVER, THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,710.

UNSURE OF EXACT DATE THIS FIRST STARTED OCCURRING, BUT CERTAINLY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. WE ARE ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL ENGAGED IN GEARS OTHER THAN PARK (D, N, R) . TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN WE PULL INTO A PARKING PLACE OR DRIVEWAY. DEPENDING ON VEHICLE ORIENTATION, CAR WILL START TO ROLL IF WE DO NOT ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, FORTUNATELY NO ROLL-AWAYS, ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY FITTING INTO THE IGNITION AND STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALMOST AS IF THE ENTIRE IGNITION / INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS WEARING OUT, VERY LOOSE TOLERANCES, AS IF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDERS ARE NOT LINED UP ANY MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/15/2012 *JS

I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE GEAR ON PARK AND WENT FOR A MOVIE WITH FAMILY. AFTER WATCHING MOVIE, I CAME BACK, I PUT THE KEY AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T START. I COULDN'T REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK, IT WAS LATE NIGHT, MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WAS LEFT ALONE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS VERY SCARY, AND LATER REALIZED AND STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER PUTTING IT TO PARK. *TR

I OWN 04 HONDA ODYSSEY AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR MULTIPLE 2003-2004 HONDA MODELS. YOU CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING TO PARK. THE VAN STARTED ROLLING, I WAS PUSHED BY IT AND INJURED MY KNEE AS I WAS TRYING TO GET IN AND STOP THE CAR. THE CAR HIT THE RAILS RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. I TESTED THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT ANY EFFORT WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE. WHY HONDA ODYSSEY IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED FOR HONDA ELEMENT AND FEW OTHER HONDA MODELS? HANDA ODYSSEY 2004 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED HERE: HTTP://AUTOS.AOL.COM/CARS-HONDA-ELEMENT-2004/RECALLS/ SUMMARY: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC TWO AND FOUR DOOR, AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 HONDA ELEMENT VEHICLES. THE INTERLOCK LEVER OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY UNEXPECTEDLY DEFORM, WHICH CAN ALLOW THE INTERLOCK FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFEATED. CONSEQUENCES: REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTED TO THE PARK POSITION CAN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE ORIGINAL INTERLOCK PIN AND LEVER WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW, DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I DRIVE KIDS AND MY DISABLED MOTHER IN MY VAN, SOMEONE CAN GET INJURED. I HAVE TWO MORE OLDER HONDA CRV CARS AND THEY DON"T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ONLY HONDA ODYSSEY HAS THIS ISSUE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE. HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO USE THE GEAR SHIFTER AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION WIRING WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE AN 04 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AS THIS RECALL. YOU CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING TO PARK. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND THE VAN STARTS ROLLING. SINCE THE ENGINE IS OFF THE BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PRESS. IN ONE INCIDENT I WAS OUT OF THE VAN WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TURN TO LOCK, THERE IS NO RESISTANCE. HONDA ELEMENT RECALLS ELEMENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION RECALL ' ID# 58731 RECALL DATE AUG 05, 2010 PART AFFECTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION MODEL AFFECTED ELEMENT POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 384220 GET DETAILS RECALL DATE AUG 05, 2010 MODEL AFFECTED 2004 HONDA ELEMENT DESCRIPTION HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC TWO AND FOUR DOOR, AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 HONDA ELEMENT VEHICLES. THE INTERLOCK LEVER OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY UNEXPECTEDLY DEFORM, WHICH CAN ALLOW THE INTERLOCK FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFEATED. CONSEQUENCE REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTED TO THE PARK POSITION CAN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE ORIGINAL INTERLOCK PIN AND LEVER WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW, DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 29, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 384220 NOTES HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) R44. *TR

2004 HONDA ODYSSEY: ODOMETER ACCRUES MORE MILES THAN THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY TRAVELS, I.E., IT SHOWS ABOUT 10% MORE MILES THAN IT SHOULD. THE DEALER HAS NEVER MENTIONED THIS NOR OFFERED A "FIX." *TR