2003 Honda Odyssey Body & Structure Problems

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR GLASS SEPARATED FROM ITS FRAMEWORK/BRACKET AND FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT THE TIME - MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT I BELIEVE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE WE WERE GETTING THE VERY COSTLY REPAIR DONE, ANOTHER WOMAN WAS THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE - I JUST HAPPENED TO OVERHEAR HER - RIGHT AFTER THE MAINTENANCE REP INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT HAPPENING. I AM SUBMITTING IT NOW BECAUSE I REALIZE IF PEOPLE DON'T SPEAK UP, NOTHING WILL BE INVESTIGATED. WE NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE AND WE GAVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO THE GAL WE SOLD IT TO. IT WAS REPAIRED BY PARK HONDA IN AKRON OHIO AND WE CAN ONLY ESTIMATE THE TIMEFRAME AND THE MILEAGE. IF NEEDED, I COULD TRY TO FIND OLD CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS THAT MIGHT NARROW IT DOWN.

THE POWER DOOR FELL OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE!

PAINT ALL OVER THE HOOD, WINDOWS AND REAR TRUNK FLAKED OFF. COULD BLOCK OTHER DRIVERS VIEW IF IT LANDS ON THEIR WINDSHIELD. CAR LOOKS UNKEPT

HONDA ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE, SERVICE BULLETIN:08-031 " WARRANTY EXTENSION: PAINT PEELING ON DARK BLUE 2003-2005 ODYSSEYS". I AM ATTACHING THE SERVICE BULLETIN FOR YOUR REF. MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS AFFECTED AND ITS BLUE COLOR WAS PEELING OFF OF PLACES. ON FEB 24TH 2010, COLONIAL HONDA OF DARTMOUTH, MA REPAINTED THE AREAS OF CAR AS PER THE BULLETIN: WHICH WERE ROOF, HOOD, TOP HALF QUARTER PANELS, AND TOP HALF FENDERS. MY CONCERN WAS THAT HONDA CHOSE TO JUST PAINT THE FEW AREAS AND IF OTHER AREAS STARTS TO PEEL OFF AS WELL BUT I WAS TOLD BY COLONIAL DARTMOUTH DEALER THAT TO KEEP COST DOWN, HONDA IS ONLY WILLING TO RE-PAINT THE AFFECTED AREAS AND SHOULD ANY OTHER BE AFFECTED AT A LATER POINT, THOSE WILL BE DONE AT THAT POINT. WITH THAT SAID, I AGREED AND LET THE DEALER DO THE WORK. SOME TIME LATER I NOTICED THE PAINT IS PEELING FROM OTHER AREAS. IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IT IS PEELING, LIKE IT DID BEFORE AND MATCHES PICTURES SHOWN IN THE BULLETIN ATTACHED. SO, I WENT BACK TO COLONIAL HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO CALL HONDA I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THEY HAD PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AT A LATER POINT IF PEELING SHOULD OCCURS BUT NOW THEY ARE NOT HONORING THEIR WORD AND LOOKING THE OTHER WAY AND ALSO MADE DEROGATORY REMARKS ABOUT MY CAR, THAT " YOUR CAR IS 13 YEARS OLD" !!! SUBSEQUENTLY, I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED CASE# N012015-04-2100738. AFTER ABOUT 30 MIN OF KEEPING ME ON HOLD, HONDA CUSTOMER REP, MATTHEW TOLD ME THE SAME THING THE DEALER SAID, THAT IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. IF HONDA WOULD HAVE DONE THE RECALL PROPERLY THE 1ST TIME, BY PAINTING THE CAR ON ALL AREAS I WOULD NOT BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A RECALL THAT WAS NOT DONE IN ITS ENTIRETY.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WAS TAPPED IN THE REAR BY A LARGE PICKUP TRUCK WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, CREASING THE LIFT GATE AND SLIGHTLY PUNCTURING THE BUMPER COVER. JEFF'S BODY SHOP IN CHESTER MD IS THE REPAIR SHOP. UPON REMOVING THE REAR BUMPER COVER, THEY DISCOVERED THE STEEL FRAME TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED, WITH OVER HALF OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM MISSING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE STEEL FRAME MEMBER FROM THE ACCIDENT. HAD THIS BEEN A MORE SERIOUS COLLISION, THE BEAM COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY FAILED AT ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. THIS VAN WAS GARAGE KEPT FROM 2003-2010, WELL CARED FOR AND GENERALLY NOT DRIVEN WHEN IT SNOWED AND ROADS SALTED, AND IN TEMPERATE MARYLAND THE ENTIRE TIME. THE REPAIR SHOP WILL BE CUTTING OUT AND WELDING IN A NEW FRAME MEMBER. PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED PART ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. I'VE ALSO ASKED THE BODY SHOP TO SAVE THE PART FOR INSPECTION.

TOLD BY HONDA ON 4/9/2014 AFTER I CALLED AND THEY SAID THE DARK BLUE BODY PAINT EXTENSION EXPIRE. THEY SAID I WAS MAILED A LETTER ABOUT THE PAINT IN 2008. DID NOT GET THIS. FOUND OUT ABOUT IN RECENTLY ON THE WEB. *TR

NOTICED PAINT PEELING ON ROOF IN CHUNKS FROM MY UPSTAIRS WINDOW. GOT ESTIMATES TO REPAINT THINKING IT WAS DUE TO AGE. BOTH VENDORS ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN HIT AND REPAIRED ASSUMING THAT WAS THE CAUSE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER WITH IT NEVER BEING HIT WHICH CAUSED ME TO CHECK FOR RECALL I MAY HAVE MISSED AFTER IT BEING DIAGNOSED AS A PRIMER ISSUE. DEALER SAID THE REP TOLD THEM THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I'M TOLD THAT EVEN GETTING IT REPAINTED BEFORE IT RUSTS WILL WORK SINCE THE INITIAL PRIMER IS THE ISSUE AND NEW PAINT WON'T STICK ANY BETTER THAN THE OLD. DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO KEEP IT LOOKING LIKE A TRASH VAN.

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS STARTED NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSES BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON). HOWEVER, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON, SO THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS CLOSED, BUT IT IS STILL OPEN. I HAVE TO GET OUT AND PHYSICALLY BUMP THE REAR OF THE DOOR THE FINAL CENTIMETER OR SO TO GET IT FLUSH. SOMETIMES NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRY THE DOOR WILL NOT CATCH ALL THE WAY. FOR SOME REASON THE BACK LOCK PART ISN'T "CATCHING." THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS IS A DANGER FOR MY CHILDREN RIDING IN THE CAR IF THE DOOR IS NOT ENGAGED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 65 MPH WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR, THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS ALL BY ITSELF. WE HAD TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE DOOR OPENS FINE BUT WILL NOT LATCH ON AND CLOSE PROPERLY ANYMORE. THE INTERIOR CALL LIGHTS GO ON AND EVERYTHING STARTS BEEPING AND DASHBOARD STARTS FLASHING. IT IS NOT ONLY VERY DISTRACTING BUT ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. THE DOOR JUST WON'T SHUT ANYMORE. *KB

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL - EITHER OPENING/CLOSING BY HAND OR BY BUTTON CONTROL. THEY ARE NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY - NEITHER FRONT DOOR WILL STAY OPEN, THEY SLAM SHUT. WHEN WE OPEN EITHER OR BOTH DOORS, THEY WILL NOT STAY OPEN FOR YOU TO GET IN OR OUT. THEY SLAM SHUT ON LEGS, BODY, ETC. HAVE HURT MY LEGS SEVERAL TIMES. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? IT HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED ON ONE OCCASION, BUT ALL THE TIME. ALSO, BOTH SLIDING DOORS SLAM OPEN, MAKE LOUD NOISE. BEFORE, THEY CLOSED QUIETER. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSES BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON). HOWEVER, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON, SO THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS FINE, BUT STILL OPEN. I HAVE TO GET OUT, WALK AROUND, AND PHYSICALLY BUMP THE REAR OF THE DOOR THE FINAL CENTIMETER OR SO TO GET IT FLUSH. FOR SOME REASON THE BACK LOCK PART ISN'T "CATCHING." THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS IS A DANGER FOR ANY CHILDREN RIDING IN THE CAR IF THE DOOR IS NOT ENGAGED. FUSE #13 HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT SO DOORS WERE RESET AND EVERYTHING CLEANED AND OILED. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. IT OPENS AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS THE REAR LATCH SYSTEM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT THE 1999'S WERE HAVING AND THEY WERE RECALLED. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IN MY OPINION NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP. *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, TRAPPING MY 12 MONTH GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR SEAT. I HAVE HAD "ROLLERS" REPLACED. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR DOOR LATCH MOTOR WHICH WAS NOT AN ISSUE UNTIL THEIR "REPAIR". IT APPEARS FROM WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A GLOBAL ISSUE AND HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE ALARMS GO OFF WHILE IN MOTION INDICATING THE DOOR IS OPEN. WHEN THE DOORS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL THE PASSENGERS CAN BE TRAPPED REQUIRING CRAWLING OVER SEATS TO GET OUT OR TO RETRIEVE INFANTS/TODDLERS. *TR

JUST GETTING OLD, MAYBE THE MOTOR IS GETTING WEAK, BUT THE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE STOPPED LATCHING COMPLETELY. WE HAVE KIDS IN THE VAN, AND IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THIS IS VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WORTHY OF A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON AN EXIT RAMP, THE LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED AND IT CANNOT BE CLOSED OR LOCKED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED COST TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WAS $103.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE ROOF BY THE PASSENGERS SLIDING DOOR AND REAR WINDOWS. *TR

MY PAINT ON MY 2003 HONDA O IS PEELING. RICH HOLTZ IN HONDA TOMSRIVER SAID BEING WE OUGHT IT IN GERMANY ON A ARMY BASE HONDA DOES NOT NEED TO COVER IT. THERE IS A 7 YEAR RECALL ON IT. HE SAID HE WOULD CONTACT HONDA, BUT IT IS A $ 4000.00 JOB, AND MORE THEN LIKELY WILL NOT BE COVERED. *TR

SLIDING DOORS ON 2003 HONDA ODDOSEY SWING OPEN AND MALFUNCTION ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH TRAVEL SPEEDS. 3 TIMES THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGES $700 TO REPAIR A SAFETY PROBLEM THA CONTINUALLY REPEATS ITSELF. DOOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK TO ANYONE NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT IN MIDROW SEATS. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOORS AND REAR SIDE WINDOWS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND OR INOP SPORADICALLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING OR CLOSING. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE SRS SYSTEM CHECKED BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER DID A 40 POINT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT DUE TO A "FAILURE" IN THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THE MOUNTS (FRONT, SIDE AND BACK) FAIL ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY'S (NEWER MODELS, OURS IS AN '03) OFTEN. THE RESULT OF MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE IS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE WHEN UNDER "LOAD." I WAS TOLD THAT MEANS THE ENGINE MOVES WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING BRAKING, SHARP TURNS, BUMPS AND ACCELERATION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ONCE ONE MOTOR MOUNT "BREAKS" THE OTHERS HAVE MORE TENSION AND WILL ALSO FAIL. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PART BE REPLACED BEFORE THE OTHER MOTOR MOUNTS FAIL AND CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS IS CURRENTLY NOT A RECALL OR FREE LIFETIME WARRANTY. OUR LOCAL HONDA MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD NEVER FAIL (ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A NEW CAR). HE SAID MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD OUTLAST THE ENGINE/CAR AND HE HAD NEVER IN ALL OF HIS EXPERIENCE SEEN A MOTOR MOUNT FAIL. *TR

BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY STICK SO THAT THEY CANNOT BE OPENED, WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS APPROXIMATELY 85 FAHRENHEIT OR ABOVE. IN ORDER TO OPEN A STUCK SIDE DOOR, I MUST EITHER HAVE A SECOND PERSON PUSH HARD ON THE INSIDE WHILE I PULL HARD ON THE HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE, OR I MUST YANK REPEATEDLY ON THE HANDLE. I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR LAST MAY, 2006, WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE OFF ENTIRELY, PROBABLY FROM THE REPEATED YANKING I'D DONE DURING THE THREE YEARS I'D HAD THE VAN. I FELL HARD INTO THE PAVEMENT AS WELL AS INTO THE CAR PARKED NEXT DOOR, BUT I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT, SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, MY CHILDREN WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS TO FREE THEMSELVES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE RUBBER SEALS ON THE DOORS STICKING TO THE METAL OF THE BODY WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VAN FOR REPLACEMENT, WHICH THEY DID AT NO CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THE VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AS THEY'D REPLACED SEVERAL OTHER HANDLES DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE SEAL/STICKING PROBLEM ITSELF. THEY ADVISED ME TO APPLY A SILICONE-BASED LUBRICANT TO THE SEALS, WHICH I DID SEVERAL TIMES, BUT EACH TIME THE LUBRICANT ONLY LESSENED (NOT STOPPED) THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE DOOR WAS STICKING AGAIN. THE DEFECTIVE SEALS ARE STILL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND NO PROBLEM AND COULD NOT RECREATE IT. WHEN THE DOOR DOES OPEN YOU MUST PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO CLOSE THE DOOR WITH THE DRIVERS CONTROLS, THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A SAFE AREA TO PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHICH INCREASES THE RISK TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION THIS CREATES A BIG CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN WHO SIT NEXT TO IT. *JB

MY CHILD EXPERIENCED A LEG INJURY SUFFERED WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR AS IT WAS OPENING. THE DOOR LACKS ANY SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM STOPPING WHEN A LIMB GETS CAUGHT IN THE CRACK BETWEEN THE DOOR HINGE AND THE DOOR. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AS BEING A LEMON.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOORS. *NM

THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CHROME WHICH SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO PEEL AND CONTINUES CAUSING REPEATED PAINFUL AND ALARMING CUTS THAT OVBIOUSLY DISTRACT US FROM DRIVING.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY.*MR THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE'S WINDOWS RATTLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES OR MORE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WORK ON THE VEHICLE BUT TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY FIXED THE VEHICE THE BEST THEY COULD. *NM

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH MANUAL SIDE DOORS. WHEN IT IS DAMPED, THE DOORS FORM A SUCTION AND CANNOT EASILY BE OPENED. THEY CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, AND ONLY AFTER "YANKING" ON THEM NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY CAN BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS LUBING THE SEALS. I HAVE HAD THIS DONE TWICE AND IT HAS NOT WORKED EITHER TIME. ONE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO BE ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO FIX IT. SINCE THIS ONLY OCCURS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND NOT REGULARLY, THAT WOULD BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. AFTER NOT RECEIVING ANY SATISFACTION FROM MY DEALERSHIP, I DID CONTACT HONDA DIRECTLY. THEY THEN CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THEY REPLACED THE WEATHERSTRIPPING AND SUBSEALS. SO FAR, I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS (THIS WAS DONE LESS THAN A WEEK AGO). MY CONCERN IS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. THE BUYER HAS TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL STEPS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAD TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPANY. THE DEALERSHIPS ONLY RECOMMENDED "LUBING" THE DOORS WHICH, AT BEST, IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX TO A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS PROBLEM. (THE INCIDENT DATE I CHOSE BELOW IS THE LAST DATE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM BEGAN MARCH 2003). *LA

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 ,RECURRING PROBLEM WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS NOT OPEN/OR CLOSE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS CHILDREN WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB