2008 Honda Odyssey Fuel System Problems

Your car had a fuel pump filter housing recall, but when you took it to the dealer, they didn't replace the part. You later noticed a gasoline smell and found a crack in the fuel filter housing. Both the dealer and Honda USA refused to fix it, saying it wasn't their responsibility since they hadn't done the original work. According to Honda's recall notice, the fuel filter set on the fuel pump assembly should be replaced as a fire hazard fix.

Your 2008 Honda Odyssey is leaking gasoline while parked with the engine running. The leak was significant enough to be recorded on video, but no warning lights appeared on your dashboard. The vehicle hasn't been diagnosed or repaired yet, but you plan to have it towed to the dealer.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE LEAK IN ONE OF THE FUEL VALVES WHICH THEN LEAKED ONTO THE ALTERNATOR. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AT RANDOM SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A LEAKING SPOOL VALVE COVER. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

REFERENCE CAMPAIGN ID: 14V112000. AFFECTS 888,000+ HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VANS BUILT BETWEEN 2005 TO 2010. RECALL ISSUE: FUEL PUMP COVER MAY CRACK & LEAK FUEL. FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED IN CENTER REAR OF AUTO. A SMELL OF GASOLINE IS PRESENT AFTER THE MINI-VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING. COMPLAINT: VIN FOR 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY SHOWING 0 (ZERO) RECALL ISSUES UNATTENDED. HOWEVER, THE FUEL PUMP COVER ON THIS ODYSSEY IS LEAKING. POSSIBLE CAUSES: 1) RECALL NOTICE AND SERVICE TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP COVER WAS NOT ISSUED; 2) REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP COVER SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BUT WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, OR HAS FAILED AGAIN. HONDA WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP COVER W/ IMPROVED VERSION THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. IF AN ORIGINAL PART REPLACEMENT COVER WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL, THIS WAS TO BE CONSIDERED TEMPORARY UNTIL THE IMPROVED VERSION WAS AVAILABLE, HONDA WAS TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP COVER W/ IMPROVED VERSION. WHAT REMEDIES/ACTIONS ARE AVAILABLE?

I CONTACTED HONDA CONCERNING THIS CAMPAIGN ORIGINAL HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2014/RCRIT-14V112-7697.PDF MOST RECENT VERSION HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2014/RCRIT-14V112-5917.PDF FOR THE FUEL FILTER COVER CRACKING THAT RESULTS IN A FUEL LEAK/SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. HONDA WAS VERY UNHELPFUL IN EXPLAINING WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED, EVEN AFTER ADMITTING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED IN THE FACTORY IDENTIFIED IN THE ORIGINAL TSB (ALABAMA PLANT). HTTPS://AUTOWEEK.COM/ARTICLE/CAR-NEWS/HAS-YOUR-HONDA-ODYSSEY-BEEN-RECALLED NOW MY FAMILY IS LEFT IN A DANGEROUS, UNSAFE SITUATION IN WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO BEAR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT NOR EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL; RATHER THEY ARE TRYING TO EXTRACT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO "INVESTIGATE" AND CORRECT A WELL KNOWN, DOCUMENTED ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE IS UNCOVERED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE PROBLEM FACILITY, USING THE PROBLEM PARTS. CAN SOMEONE AT NHTSA HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN, IS NOT AND HOW TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. AS MENTIONED HONDA WAS COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL. I DO NOT PLAN TO PURCHASE A HONDA AGAIN BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU.

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP SAFETY RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNER OF RECALL. *LD *JS

"TAKATA RECALL" I GOT GAS LEAK SUDDENLY.

THE CAR KEEPS GIVING A "TIGHTEN FUEL CAP" WARNING..I HAVE CHECKED AND REPLACED THE FUEL CAP WITH A HONDA GEM FUEL CAP AND I STILL GET THE WARNING...I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A SEAL ON THE FUEL TANK/PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT PERISHES WHICH MUST SURELY BE A FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD. THIS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS AT IDLE OR MOVING AND STAYS ON FAIRLY CONSTANTLY.

CAR LOST POWER ON EXPRESSWAY, FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 FULL, CAR WAS EMPTY. FUEL PUMP IS BEING REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E049000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V112000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), THE DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS UNLESS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE PAID FOR A DETAILED CLEANING FIRST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V112000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE CONTACT FOUND BOLTS THAT WERE LEFT IN THE CUPHOLDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BOLTS BELONGED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED ADEQUATELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,200.

UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION FOR MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

THE VAN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL PARKED OVER NIGHT IN DRIVE WAY. OUR DRIVEWAY IS SLIGHTLY INCLINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE FACING FORWARD. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR STARTED FINE AND WAS WARMING UP. 5 MINUTES LATER IT STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 DAYS THEY SAID THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VAN IS AGAIN SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE THIS WEEK. I NOTICED A SIMILAR POSTING ON THIS WEB SITE CLAIMING THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED BEHIND THE GAS TANK AND IT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY. THEREFORE THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS CLAIM. KNOWING THIS DETAIL, I WENT OUTSIDE AND PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL TO LET THE VAN COAST TO A MORE LEVEL STATE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED AFTER THE 2ND ATTEMPT. I'M STILL GOING TO KEEP THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AS I FEEL THIS CONDITION IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE OWNED 2 OTHER HONDA'S (DIFFERENT MODELS) AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF CONDITION WHILE LIVING AT THE SAME RESIDENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WITH A HALF A TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL PUMP IS AT THE REAR OF THE TANK; THEREFORE, IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FACING DOWNHILL, FUEL CANNOT FLOW BACK TO THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO START. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,100.