2007 Honda Odyssey Wipers & Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY A DEALER (HONDA OF SPRING, 17350 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77090), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY MORE THAN ONE UNKNOWN DEALER AND EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ACCESS RAMP WHEN SUDDENLY HEARD AN EXPLOSION/GUN TYPE SOUND FROM THE TOP OF THE MINI-VAN (HONDA ODYSSEY 2007). I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND FOUND THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED TO PIECES. I WAS NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS AND ONLY ONE LOW PROFILE CAR WAS SLIGHTLY BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED SO DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY ANOTHER CAR. GLASS IS LIFTED UPWARDS ON THE EDGES. TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 50 DEG F. *TR

MY TEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NEARLY CHOKED BY THE WINDOW IN THE DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) OF MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED OFF WHEN SHE STUCK HER HEAD OUT OF THE OPEN WINDOW AND ANOTHER CHILD MISTAKENLY CLOSED THE WINDOW AND IT CLOSED ON HER NECK. I WAS STILL IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPEN THE WINDOW WITHIN A FEW SECONDS SO SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. HOWEVER, HAD I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR AFTER TURNING IT OFF I'M HORRIFIED TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH , THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR GLASS WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO VEHICLE ON THAT SIDE OF THE VAN. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE HOUSTON AREA APPROX 5-6 MILES AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE FROM A COVERED PARKING GARAGE . THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 90 DEG F. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE LOCAL HONDA REP REFUSED TO ENTERTAIN THE REQUEST AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A CASE N012012-08-230-0553 WAS OPENED WITH AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND I WAS PROMISED THAT A REP WOULD CALL ME BY END OF DAY FRIDAY . HOWEVER, NO ONE CALLED. THERE ARE SEVERAL INCIDENTS REPORTED LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET , NOT JUST FOR THE VAN BUT FOR OTHER HONDA VEHICLES AS WELL. ALSO , A RECALL HAS RECENTLY BEEN ISSUED FOR 2800 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY VANS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS. THE IGNORANCE ON THE PART OF HONDA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS ME BECAUSE ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS SITTING IN THAT SEAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GRAVELY HURT . HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO SOME OTHER DISCUSSION FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/HONDA_WINDSHIELD.HTML HTTP://WWW.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=5950-EN HTTP://WWW.PILOTEERS.ORG/FORUMS/14-PROBLEMS/15332-SHATTERED-WINDOW-WHILE-DRIVING-PRINT.HTML HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/9-PROBLEMS-CONCERNS/972-ANYONES-SLIDING-DOOR-WINDOW-SHATTERING.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE WHILE IN OPERATION AND WERE NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

WE ARE OWNERS OF 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (VIN # [XXX] ). ON JULY 13, 2010 AS WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE RIGHT HAND SIDE BACK WINDOW SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 PER HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ALTHOUGH FOUR KIDS AND ONE ADULT WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT (RPT # [XXX] WITH CITY OF COLUMBUS DIV. OF POLICE). THE POLICE SEARCHED FOR ANY FOREIGN OBJECT THAT MAY HAVE HIT THE WINDOW. THEY FOUND NOTHING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TEMPERATURE IN THE HIGH 80'S LOW 90'S, IT WAS IN THE 70'S LOW 80'S ON THAT DAY. WHEN WE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS, THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH REAR WINDOW EXPLODING. WE NOTIFIED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FOR POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE WINDOWS. ALTHOUGH THEY INDICATED NO SPECIFIC COMPLAINT SPECIFIC TO RIGHT BACK WINDOW, THEY SAID HONDA OF AMERICA WILL BE CONTACTED AND WILL GET BACK WITH US. WE HAVE THREE KIDS UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE WHO PRIMARILY GET TRANSPORTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY, WE REQUEST THE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE WINDOW BE ADDRESSED ASAP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AN OBJECT HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED IN MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY EXPLODED. *TR