Honda Odyssey Tires/Wheels

spikey09

Final resolution after a full week of tests: trial and error. Replacement of THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR finally did the trick. And we finally got to enjoy our new car after all the angst and nightmarish tension... Thanks to Russell and supporting team at the Service Dept of APPLETREE HONDA of Fletcher, NC (near Asheville). Their dedicated focus, together with amazing cooperation from Honda, (and a little help from up there). Thank God this is resolved!
Our advice: Document a running diary of date, time, persons contacted, and "blow-by-blow" notes. Read and scour the internet - and get "learnt" quick! Then, sit back and pray...saving the "manuscripts" in your Auto Warrantee and Service Folder (just in case).

bigdadi118

How much time and other stuffs did you put in regarding this Honda new car problems? This is a TOURING, the most expensive Ody. Should Honda have better quality controls? You bought a 1st class ticket and they put you in the last row of seat right next to the toilet in the coach class. Steering Angle sensor, uh, prepare for crash landing if the touring is a plane.

rihoops

After driving the Hankook's for a few weeks I was able to trade them in for the Yoko TRZ's. They drive better, are quieter and are much better in rain. The Odyssey was slipping in the rain with the Hankook's. It poured here today and the TRZ's were rock solid. Glad we swapped them.

noblethomas

Which model Hankooks did your buy & then trade for the Yoko TRZs?

rihoops

They were the Optimo H727's. They were highly ranked by consumer reports but I was very disappointed in them. They were quiet, but they did not seem to handle well and they were slipping in the rain quite a bit. The TRZ's seem to handle better and were significantly better in the rain in my opinion. They also seem quiet.

bachok0808

I owned ODY EX "08 model . Today,it's 26F,saw the front tires looks slighty worn. Dont know if I need a new set of tires, or does it need to be rotated?

billwynne

I depaxed my 2006 Odyssey today and wanted to share my experience. I am just so thankful that it was not as frustrating as I thought it was going to be.

Here is a link to the story on my blog. I saved money, time and frustration.

http://www.billwynne.com/depax-kits/

hairmechanic

lol. you need work on your "anonymous" referral to your own business. come on now, the script needs work, especially the dead giveaway of your "he called me back in 30 minutes" thingy.

billwynne

Hi there,
Not my business. I live in NC and Mike lives in San Jose or San Diego. It is on his eBay auctions. I am Bill Wynne with ancestors from Wales and he is Mike Tran, which I think is Vietnamese.

I understand how common it is to hide their business like this but I can assure you that it is not what I am doing. The reason why I go through a redirect on my site is that if the link is ever broken I have the ability to change the redirect to a live page. If I dont do that it ends up being another dead end on the Internet.

"Scout's Honor" (:

I do understand your comment...

artchee

Thanks, Tom; for such a detailed explanation on the depax. My 2006 Ody Touring had been depaxed before I bought it last Thanksgiving. So I wasn't familiar with the PAX tires, and was looking for my SPARE. I found the compartment that contains the compact spare on the left side of the rear storage area, but there was no spare inside. That's when I learned of the Michelin Run-Flats on the Touring models. Am hunting for the spare, even tho in many, many trips from Sarasota FL to No Carolina over the last 40 years have never had to use a spare.

BTW, did you notice a reduction in your MPG read-out after switching to 17" tires/wheels??