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Honda Odyssey: Problems & Solutions (2005+ Models)
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This months Motor Trend has Ody getting 18.6 mpg combined over 20,000 miles.
THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT SO WE ARE SUING THEM. :lemon:
Sorry to hear that your problem was not fixed.
There is a law in my state that requires that the manufacturer reimburse you or give you a new car after three unsuccessful repairs of the same problem and if the car is in the shop for a certain number of days during the first year or 15K miles, whichever comes first.
Check your rights, bug your dealer until they fix it or your meets the criteria of a . :lemon:
">Good luck.
Has anyone else had the A pipe swapped? If so, did it work?
Thanks.
I called American Honda today and they suggested everyone with the humming/noise give them a call and register their complaint and vin number.... implying this would help pressure the engineers to find a fix.
I hope everyone will be encourage by this information and make the call......... 1-800-999-1009
I have a 2005 Odyssey (navi) and 5000miles.
Honda mechanic said that was normal sound and he said don't compare to toyota.
I had already visited 2times with this problem.
They didn't have clear solution but care about their customer satisfaction grade.
Actually This minivan is my first honda car.
Next time I will hesitate to buy honda car.
DL
Now My feeling better to hear that.
That was not my own car's problem alone.
What should we do now?
DL
I think they complaine same problem under different title.
My car has same problem, hummning noise or vibration. when it goes around 2000 rpm.
Honda should know this problem is not comming from sensitive and choosey person.
DL
I've been following this forum and decided not to post my problem until the honda service dept looked and checked my odyssey. Well they did today and guess what ... they said that there's no problem with your van ... its normal !!!!
I don't buy that ... I have the same problem as you guys have, I am hearing/feeling the noise/vibration around 2000RPM @ 45-55MPH. They checked the A-pipe (my recommendation) but the problem is still there. I'll go to the dealer tonight and see if I can duplicate the problem with another 06 odyssey.
I've also called American Honda Corp. to report this problem and as usual, they are not aware of the problem. :confuse:
EA
Read message #106 where I described the symptoms of my car and how it got fixed. It did fix my car.
DEW
Thanks!
Maybe they are not determining by inspection if the mesh is loose?
Even if that is where the noise is coming from, it still seems that it is a natural harmonic resonance (that the right techie term?) at a certain RPM that causes the vibration that leads to the noise.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I am willing to contact your lawyer too, I contact several lawyers after trying to deal with Honda Headquarters (imposible) they delayed your case to lost time to sue them. Be aware!!!
Let me kow and email me to try to fix this problem. thanks :lemon: :mad:
Pausing it for long periods of time will ruin the dvd player.
One has to pull over and stop and than lean back and use the stop button in the remote control in the back.
I called and complained to American Honda, they said that they were following California laws. I told them that is BS, so he changed his story to " OK I will write a complain" but noone else has called about it. And they wont do anything about it either.
I also complained about the vibration and noise at 1500 and 2200RPM, he said he had never heard about it. Another BS.
I hope my Odyssey is a simple pipe issue. I love the vehicle, just like my piece and quite.
I have read all of the threads for this problem. You mention that your problem occured around 2100rpm (that would put the speed over 65mph). My hum starts at 45mph or 1500rpm and continues up to 70mph(I don't drive much faster than 70). It does not bother me when accelerating but when I set it on cruise and maintain a constant speed it is annoying. When I let off the gas, it stops.
My question for you is this, Do we have the same problem? Does my problem sound similar to yours and the others? I am glad that your problem was corrected. Did the other swapped out A pipes solve their problem?
Thanks again.
Yes, it turns off the rear system. I'm trying to figure out a situation where I would want the DVD stopped but need power to the RES. I guess if kids were playing video games or something, but then if they can play video games they could push the stop button on the remote.
The humming noise happened when the rpm was between 2100 and 2300, at any speed. It was most obvious on uphill roads when I maintained a constant speed. In city, when I drove at low speed, it was hard to keep the rmp in that range but I could easily detect the noise. The trick is to maintain the rmp in that range when you detect the noise. You mentioned that it does not bother you during acceleration. My guess is is that the rpm goes in and out of the range fairly quickly enough that you are not bothered. Just like your van, when I eased off the gas the noise stopped.
It seems to me that your problem is very similar to mine if not the same. Take your car to your dealer and have a mechanic sit with you. But first, you need to reproduce the problem consistently so you can make it occur with a mechanic.
I think the humming noise is an inherent problem with the design of the Odyssey's exhaust system. Even after I had my A pipe swapped out, I can still hear a faint noise under the same condition. I did not come to the conclusion just because of my van. I did drive 2 other Ody. In both I could also detect a very faint humming noise. But at least, after my car was fixed, it behaves like my friendss cars. I am now happy with it. Some said that the A pipe swapout did not help.
Bug your dealer until you have it fixed.
Good luck.
2003 Acura TLS: City:20MPG, HWY:23MPG -cruise at 65
Honda's claim for mileage are completely wrong.
Not so fast...although I kindof agree with the fact that the numbers are off. My Accord is EPA listed at 24city/34hwy. I have never gotten below 28mpg after 3800 miles total and I drive downtown rush hour everyday. On my last highway trip I garnered 36.4mpg (250 miles of highway each way). I'm not overly light on the gas pedal (I don't merge at 40mph as you may be saying to yourself)...but I don't go excessively fast (5-10mph over the limit tops). Generally I go 70 on the highway (my 36.4 mpg was with cruise on 75mph). I think maybe you drive a little harder than I? How long are your highway cruises? HWY mileage is only a good measure if you are at a constant speed. Ten miles of highway is not a good measure, with a big merge at the beginning, and more stop and go once off the highway.
See, I'd say the numbers are off, TOO LOW, this is why they are called EPA ESTIMATES, not guaranteed figures. Check the sticker...it gives leeway up and down for likely mileage figures (in small print below the big numbers).
And Motor Trend is a lead-footed magazine. You can read MANY articles there about how "We only managed XX mpg in the hands of our heavy-footed testers."
keep in mind, they are going to drive to TRY to expose faults in performance or reliability, not like they want to own the car for 300,000 miles. Frankly, I'm impressed they are so close to listed EPA figures. With the Toyota Prius, they were down by over 10 Mpg vs. the EPA listings.
18.6mpg combined seems close to you?...when it should be 20mpg in just city :confuse:
Motor Trend tests the 2006 Civic sedan in its COTY competition. It lists at 30/38 EPA mileage, yet Motor Trend garnered only 20.6 mpg (not the Hybrid or Si, just the EX). This wasn't strictly track testing, but included real-world driving for days...they are just heavy-footed drivers! I've never been able to get my Honda to hit the city number...its always higher. Even my 10 1/2 year old Accord gets 27-28 mpg in driving to school (in morning and afternoon rush times, 9 and 4) in downtown Birmingham from the suburbs. On one trip in Fall of 2005, I got 33 mpg going 65 mph (the car is rated at 23/31).
Some fluctuation is bound to happen due to the driver's characteristics...i.e. I coast to every red light i see change within a reasonable distance, I rarely leave a stoplight at over 3,000 RPMs, etc.
If I can achieve higher numbers than the over-optimistic EPA, then surely Motor Trend Magazine is going to get lower than that.
I have obtained close to the EPA Highway mileage when driving at or around 70mph and with the front and rear AC switched off (fan on)....it is tough to do that in the summer. With variable speeds in the 70-80+mph range and with AC on, which is how I drive most of the time, I barely make 23-24mpg...par for the course.
However, in pure city stop-and-go driving (more stop than go), I have at best been able to get around 17mpg. Again nothing strange there, since when stopped at signals, the fuel consumption goes on, while the miles don't add on.
In my 2000 Acura TL, which is rated at 19city/29hwy, I have regularly obtained well above 30mph (upto 33mpg in one instance), in all highway trips with AC blasting away.
We brought it in to the dealership, where they couldn't find anything wrong. We went to another dealership, who said it's the power steering pump and they replaced it. The problem persists. We brought it back and were told all of the cars make the same noise, more or less. This can't be true, because it's very loud and annoying.
The car didn't make that noise for the first 11 months and I believe it started after we took it in for the first time for the airbag sensor recall.
Does anybody have a similar problem? Was it fixed? Could it be a computer/controller issue that occured due to a computer reset when they replaced the airbag sensor?
Not sure if it is a DIY project, but would be simple for a mechanic to do, since the drain is under the car someplace. Stop at a local AC shop if you have one nearby to see how expensive it is.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
1. He has the PAX tires, and says that the ride is rough. From reading these forums, this seems to just be something that comes along with the tires. He was told that these tires can't be changed, but, I have seen on here that it is possible, if you change the wheels and tires. Is this true?
2. He has only gone about 6000 miles and has had front suspension problems, and has had to change the brakes two or three times. Is this a problem that others have been having?
3. How common is this wind noise issue that deals with the windshield liner?
Thanks for the help
Have you taken your car to your dealer and have them reproduce the problem. If they can, you will go from there.
My humming noise virtually was fixed with a new A-pipe.
It is so much nicer to to drive. It used to bother me a lot.
Good luck.
I am going to take my van to the dealer tomorrow for the power steering pump noise and the humming/vibration problem. I will mention your fix to the dealer. One question, does the new A pipe fix the humming noise occuring at ~62-67 mph?
thanks
Thanks for the advice. So you no longer experience that humming sound at 60-65 mph? I'll bring it up to my dealer when I visit them. Might be a silly question, but I assume the replacement of this A pipe is covered under warranty? I just ask since I've read on these forums of some dealers not acknowledging that it's a problem.
thanks.