2007 Honda Odyssey Engine

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT A ROCK MUST HAVE HIT THE CONDENSER AND PUT A SMALL HOLE IN IT. BECAUSE IT WAS "DAMAGED" THE DEALER SAYS THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE. THE REPAIR COST IS $900. FROM READING THE STORIES ON THE WEB, IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING EASY DAMAGE TO HONDA ODYSSEY AIR CONDITIONERS WITH DEALERS CLAIMING THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

I PARKED MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS - DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. I HEARD A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT THE NOISE WAS FREON ESCAPING FROM THE COMPRESSOR (AIR CONDITIONER). THEY 'THINK' A SMALL ROCK MAY HAVE PENETRATED THE CONDENSER ALTHOUGH NO ROCK WAS FOUND. THIS COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS $725 AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

AFTER DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR 30 MINUTES, THE RIGHT REAR COMPARTMENT AND CUP HOLDER BY THE 3RD ROW SEATS HEAT UP. THE TEMPERATURE HEATS UP TO 122 DEGREES INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT, AND BOTTOM OF THE CUP HOLDER UP TO 110 DEGREES. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME AFTER DRIVING 30 MINUTES OR MORE, REGARDLESS WHETHER THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND HEATERS ARE ON OR OFF. THIS CAN EASILY BURN A PERSON'S SKIN, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN. *TR

SMALL ROCK PENETRATED THE A/C CONDENSER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BELT FAILED DUE TO A HARMONIC BALANCER AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,200.

HONDA ODYSSEY CONDENSER HAD A HOLE IN IT CAUSED BY "ROAD DEBRIS". REPAIRMAN SAYS THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH HONDA'S AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY $1000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE FORCE HONDA TO RECALL AND PUT A PROTECTION GRILL ON THESE CARS TO PREVENT THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE!!!! *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. ENGINE HAS ALWAYS PINGED AND I'M UNSURE IF HONDA ADMITS THERE'S A PROBLEM AND I'M UNSURE IF THEY'RE WORKING ON A RESOLUTION. SEE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F153159/[email protected]@ EVERYONE COMPLAINS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE HAD THE VAN CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. EVEN WITH PREMIUM UNLEADED, THERE IS SOME PING WHILE DRIVING UP STEEP HILLS, BUT PREMIUM DOES MAKE THE PINGING SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND FREEWAY. 2. ENGINE PINGING, EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. LONG TERM EFFECT (ENGINE DAMAGE). 3. HONDA HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. TECH LINE STATES THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO KNOWN RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. THE MOST RECENT LETTER FROM HONDA WAS NOTHING IS WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER STATES THE PINGING IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

ON THE 3RD ROW SEAT THERE IS A GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE BOX GETS EXTREMELY HOT. WE FOUND OUT WHEN MY CHILD PUT IN HER CRAYONS AND ALL THE CRAYONS MELTED. THE REAR HEATING SYSTEM IS RIGHT UNDER THERE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS HOT AND WHEN REMOVING THE BAG OF MELTED CRAYONS (WHICH I DID NOT REALIZE THEY WERE MELTED CRAYONS) I BURNED MY SELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME. ON LONGER DRIVES IT GETS EVEN HOTTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. I THEN CALLED HONDA BUT THEY SAID IF THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING THEN THAT WAS THAT. THE SIDE WALL ALSO GETS QUITE WARM. NOT AS HOT AS THE BOX HOWEVER THIS IS A CHILD SAFETY HAZARD AS CHILDREN COULD GET BURNED AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE WHO TOUCHES IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO GAIN SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

2006 ODYSSEY WITH 32K MILES. STARTING AT OR AROUND 28K NOTICED A CHIRPING OR RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. SOUNDS LIKE VALVES RATTLING FROM GOING UP HILL W/LOW OCTANE GAS. TOOK TO DEALER AT 30K THEY COULD NOT HEARD NOISE. NOW NOISE OCCURS AT ALL TIMES FROM IDLE TO NO A/C ON TO A/C OFF TO APPLYING A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF GAS PEDAL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY (PURCHASED JULY 2006). LAST WEEKEND, I NOTICED BLUE FLUID (COOLANT) ON THE GRILL ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNT SMELL AND THE COOLANT FLUID WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL. JUST TWO WEEKS PRIOR, THIS CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERS FOR THE 1 YEAR MINOR TUNE-UP. THE DEALERS REPORTED THAT A ROCK HAS PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR, SO THAT IS WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CASE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS NOT FROM THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I FIND IT UNFAIR THAT DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE GRILL THAT I HAVE TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR

AT 2,666 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, MY HONDA ODYSSEY EXL, PURCHASED ON 2/28/2007, SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. WHILE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNCLEAR ON THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY FOUND THE FRONT CAM SHAFT FROZEN IN THE CYLINDER HEAD WITH THE SPECULATION THAT THERE WAS A CASTING HEAD PROBLEM WITH DEBRIS INSIDE THE VALVE ASSEMBLY. ALL FLUIDS WERE AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS. A PARTIAL LIST OF REPAIRS: - FRONT HEAD ASSEMBLY AND GASKET REPLACED - REAR HEAD GASKET REPLACED. - TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER REPLACED. - DRIVE BELT IDLER TENSIONER REPLACED. - COOLANT SYSTEM GASKET REPLACED. - FRONT ENGINE SEALS REPLACED. - OUTER HEAD ASSEMBLY REPLACED. HOW NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, IS JUST MY GOOD FORTUNE. MY BAD FORTUNE IS HAVING TO NAVIGATE A RUDE AND UNACCOUNTABLE CORPORATE "SERVICE" DEPARTMENT AND LIVE WITH THE LEGACY OF A MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JB