2007 Honda Odyssey Other Problems
26 owner-reported other complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (26)
Your back passenger door keeps opening and closing on its own, sometimes slamming shut with enough force to catch your head. The door has made a grinding noise during operation and eventually came completely off its track. The issue may involve the door latch mechanism, track, or rollers that guide the door.
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VSA AND ABS LIGHT ON AND THE CAR IS SHAKING WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I SAW IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY, I DON'T KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARK IN THE PARKING LOT AT HER APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SEEN AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED BUT DEEMED TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. IT ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN BUT REFERENCED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE 180,000.
WHEN I GO TO PASS OR ACCELERATE MY VEHICLES BRAKE FEEL THEY ARE BEING ACTIVATED OR SOMETHING IS MISFIRING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VSA FOR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEYS ALREADY BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BUT I THINK DIFFERENTLY. AFTER THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING THE VSA LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHICH MAKES ME PRESUME IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO VERIFY THAT MINE IS INDEED NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL OR HAVE IT FIXED PROPERLY UNDER THIS RECALL?.
THE VEHICLE MAKES A SHUDDERING SOUND ON START AND HAS PROBLEMS IN SHIFTING GEARS. THE NOISE CAN BE HEARD EVEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET.. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO IS THERE ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY 76000 MILES ON IT AND DRIVEN SINGLEHANDEDLY.
SLIDING DOOR WITH NOT LATCH AND BATTIER DOES NOT CHARGE.
VSA LIGHT IS ON AND HAVING PROBLEMS BREAKING. AS WELL AS NOT WANTING SHIFT PAST GEAR 3 OR GO MORE THAN 20MPH.
THE PASSENGERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. IT STAYS SLIGHTLY CRACKED OPEN AND CAN STILL DRIVE AND DOES NOT GIVE THE WARNING BEEPS ANYMORE AFTER THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A MONTH. THE DASH LIGHT THAT SAYS THE DOOR IS OPEN STILL DOES SHOW THAT IT'S OPEN.
MY BACK PASSENGERDOOR BEEN ACTING UP SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY I WILL HIT THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE PASSENGERBACK DOOR IT WILL START OPENING AND ALL A SUDDEN IT WILL JUST START SHUTTINGON PEOPLEI HAVE TO HIT THE BUTTON TO STOP IT FROM SHUTTING ON PEOPLE AND WHEN MY FUELGET DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A TANK MY FUEL PUMP START MAKING A WEIRD SOUND UNTIL I FILL MY TANK UP WITH FUEL THEN WHEN IT GET LOW AGAIN IT START MAKING THE SOUND AGAIN AND I HAVE HAD MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE ALREADY CHANGE MY BRAKES 3 TIMES ALREADY AND CHANGE MY ROTORS ONCE
VSA RECALL.. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN A COUPLE YEARS AGO ABOUT THIS RECALL AND NOW THE LIGHT COMES ON HERE AND THERE AND THE VEHICLE DON'T HAVE TO BE IN ROLLING ACTION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SOFTWARE RECALL BUT NOW THE LIGHT COMES ON HERE AND THERE. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND CONTACT ME.,
MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE
ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS I'M HAVING TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND START MOVING BEFORE MY SIDE DOORS WHICH ARE AUTOMATIC ON MY 07 HONDA ODYSSEY EX TO CLOSE. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CLOSING PROPERLY FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND I HAVE CHILDREN AT TIMES IN MY VEHICLE WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE.
MY TAILGATE IS POWERED. IT OPENS UP AND THAN IT CLOSES ON ITS OWN. IT ALMOST INJURED MY WIFE. IT LOOKS LIKE HONDA HAS RECALL FOR 2008 AND 2009 ODYSSEY BUT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2007 ODYSSEY TOURING.
THE POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT ROLLING DOWN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE BACK WINDOWS. ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ARE GETTING ROLLED DOWN. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND DURING THE DAY TIME, IT IS VERY HOT AND NEEDS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO ESCAPE FROM THE EXTREME HEAT. BUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. IT IS BECOMING DIFFICULT WITH THE KIDS. I SEE SIMILAR ISSUE HAPPENING WITH MOST OF THE HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS.
I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED IT HAS BEEN HAND WASHED AND DETAILED. I HAVE NOW ENCOUNTER MY PAINT PEELING IN PLACES WHERE THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND RUST IN PLACES WHERE THERE HAS BEEN DAMAGE AS WELL. IN RESEARCHING THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT FOR THIS CAR. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THIS. I SPOKE WITH HONDA BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WASN'T THE COLOR THEY RECALLED PREVIOUSLY THEY COULD NOTHING ABOUT IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AND I AND MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMERS FOR 15 YEARS YET THERE ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE THIS RESOLVED AND BE ABLE TO HAVE MY PAINT REPAIRED BEFORE I HAVE MORE PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD.
BOTH SIDE DOORS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THEY WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER 30-40 MINUTES I FORCED THEM CLOSED. HONDA TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AS THE ROLLERS WERE CRACKED ON BOTH DOORS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEATS.
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING VAN PARKED IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. USED KEY FAB TO AUTOMATICALLY OPEN TAILGATE. WHILE LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE BACK OF THE VAN, THE TAILGATE SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, DROPPED HITTING THE PERSON LOADING GROCERIES IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, RESULTING IN A MILD CONCUSSION. THE TAILGATE NO LONGER STAYS OPEN WHEN OPENED MANUALLY, AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS AGAIN WHEN OPENED AUTOMATICALLY. THIS STRUT FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES ON THE 2008-2009 ODYSSEYS THAT WERE RECALLED.
HI WE PURCHASED THIS VAN A FEW MONTHS BACK AS A USED CAR AND IM REALLY SCARED SINCE IT HAS FEW RECALLS ON THIS CAR I HAVE 3 KIDS IM NOT GOING TO RISK ANY TYPE OF INCIDENT WITH THE RECALLS THIS CAR HAS I WAS WONDERING IF I CAN GET SUPPORT TO EXCHANGE THIS CAR. *TR
THE CAR IS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE REAR TAILGATE STRUTS FAILED TO HOLD THE TAILGATE OPEN AND HIT MY WIFE'S BACK.THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON JAN. 2013. *TR
EXCESSIVE SHUDDERING / JARRING WITH 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL. PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED WHEN INITIALLY PURCHASES USED FROM LUTHER HONDA IN HOPKINS, MN. THEY SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT ISSUE AND REPLACED ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH SHUDDERING/JARRING OCCURRING WHEN THE ECO SYSTEM KICKS IN AND OUT. *JS
COMPONENT FAILURE: A/C CONDENSER, DUE TO SMALL OBJECT HITTING IT. A/C NO LONGER WORKS AND DEALER WANTS $1,000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT SINCE 2004 AT LEAST, I.E., THE A/C CONDENSER IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM SMALL ROAD OBJECTS (STONES MOSTLY). HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR FAULT, CLAIMING DAMAGE IS "ACCIDENTAL". MY POSITION IS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF AND COULD HAVE EASILY PREVENTED. IN 2008 MODEL YEAR, HONDA COVERED THE CONDENSER WITH A SHIELD TO PREVENT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MY DEALER IS OFFERING TO ADD THIS SHIELD FOR $70.00 (IN ADDITION TO THE $1,000 REPAIR BILL) TO PREVENT FURTHER OCCURENCES. THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT IT SURELY SMACKS OF A CONSUMER RIP-OFF. HONDA POORLY DESIGNED THE SHIELDING FOR THE CONDENSER, KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS (JUST GOOGLE THE ISSUE), AND THEN ALLOWED ITS DEALERS TO CHARGE $1,000 FOR THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. OBVIOUSLY, THE DELAERS ARE HAPPY WITH THIS COMMON PROBLEM. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS REPAIR EITHER. HONDA CLAIMS THE DAMAGE IS LIKE A STONE HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER, THE PURPOSE OF THE WINDSHIELD IS TO PREVENT A STONE FROM HITTING THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS; NO ONE WOULD ARGUE HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDSHIELD DOING THE JOB IT WAS INTENDED TO DO BY PREVENTING A STONE FROM HITTING THE OCCUPANTS. WITH REGARD TO THE CONDENSER, HONDA COULD EASILY HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBLEM BY PLACING A SHIELD OVER THE AFFECTED PART(S). IT CHOSE NOT TO WITH THE FULL UNDERSTANDING THIS COMMON PROBLEM WOULD COST ITS CUSTOMERS HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND (IF NOT MILLIONS) OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR.
MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A PROBLEM WITH "MEMORY STEER". WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN TO THE LEFT THEM THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH PULLING TO THE LEFT. WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN TO THE RIGHT THEN THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO BE WORSE TO THE LEFT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL CHANGE LANES INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR HEAD TOWARD THE DITCH VERY QUICKLY. THIS CONDITION CAUSED DRIVER FATIGUE IN THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY FIGHTING AGAINST THE PULL OF THE CAR CAUSING YOU WRIST AND HAND TO HURT ON LONGER DRIVES (OVER 30 TO 60 MINUTES).
CONSUMER STATING PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GENERAL MANAGER WITH THE DEALER ARRANGED TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEMS WILL BE FIXED. *KB
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. RESULT WAS A DAMAGED CONDENSER DUE TO "ROAD DEBRIS". WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED BY HONDA. CONDENSER PROXIMITY TO ROAD SURFACE MAKES IT PRONE TO DAMAGE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DESIGN DEFECT. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEALED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *JB
BRAND NEW VEHICLE - MINIVAN PURCHASED FROM GRAINGER HONDA SAVANNAH GA. UPON DELIVERY OF THE "BRAND NEW" VEHICLE WE NOTICED A MISALIGNED REAR BUMPER AND SMUDGED PAINT WORK. WE SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT IT WAS ACTUALLY RE-PAINTED! WE TOLD THE DEALER WE WANTED EITHER A FULL REFUND IF NOT A NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE BUMPER! AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED THE VEHICLE IS NOT NEW AND DAMAGE WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US, THE BUYER. *TR
BOUGHT A NEW 2007 HONDA ODESSEY VAN IN EARLY DECEMBER 2006. THE FIRST WARM DAY IN MARCH, I TURN ON THE AC AND IT DOES NOT WORK. WE TAKE THE VAN IN ASSUMING THAT THE AC NEVER WORKED (AS IT WAS NOT USED) AND THEY SAID A ROCK FROM THE ROAD HIT MY CONDENSOR AND IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. NOW I HAVE DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FIND A TON OF THE SAME STORIES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM I AM GETTING A SECOND OPINION AND NOW THEY WANT TO SHARE IN THE COST OF REPAIR TO ME. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT ARE NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.