2000 Honda Odyssey Suspension Problems

WHEN WE (FAMILY OF 4) WERE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVE WAY, AT/ABOUT 5MPH, A LOUD METALLIC NOISE WAS HEARD. IT APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDER THE VAN, FRONT/LEFT SIDE. WE PARKED THE VAN AND LOOKED UNDER THE VAN, EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. BUT THE NOISE WAS QUITE LOUD AND WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT CORRECT. WE DROVE THE VAN ABOUT 50 FEET IN OUR CUL-DE-SAC AND HEARD ANOTHER METALLIC NOISE AND SOMETHING FELL UNDER THE VAN. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE VAN, WE FOUND A PIECE OF SUSPENSION SPRING, ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. THE PIECE WAS NOT RUSTED OR BRITTLE, IT LOOKED PRETTY STONG, BUT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SUDDENLY BROKEN/SNAPPED. LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN WE WERE ARE ON ANY HIGHWAY OR AT A HIGHER SPEED. LATER WE TOOK VAN TO GET, THE SPRINGS/STRUTS REPLACED. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE NOT ALONE, THIS SEEM TO HAVE HAPPENED LOTS OF OTHER FAMILIES. A TYPICAL WEBSITE EXAMPLE IS BELOW. I COULD FIND MANY MORE. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SYSTEMIC OR MATERIAL PROBLEM WITH THESE SPRINGS AND HONDA MUST DO SOMETHING SO THAT NONE WOULD GET INJURED OR HURT. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/FRONT-SUSPENSION-COIL-SPRING-PROBLEMS.PHP. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO RUMBLE AND VIBRATE WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE. THERE WAS A LOUD POP NOISE WHEN ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND AGAIN WHEN I STARTED IT THE NEXT MORNING. THOUGHT IT WAS AN EXHAUST PROBLEM BUT MY RIGHT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ENGINE MOUNTS I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY. MORE THAN LIKELY, I WILL BE NEEDING THE OTHER MOUNTS REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IF SOMEONE THINKS IT IS AN EXHAUST ISSUE, THEY MAY PUT OFF HAVING IT CHECKED WHICH CAN PUT STRESS ON THE OTHER MOUNTS. SEEMS TO ME WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS MODEL CAR, IT SHOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE. CAN BE A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD IF SEVERAL OF THE MOUNTS BREAK AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE. RUBS TIRE ON TURNS. VEHICLE HANDLES POORLY. *TR

SMELLED BURNING RUBBER WHEN DRIVING MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. ALSO HEARD RUBBING AND POPPING SOUNDS. FOUND BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN. ABS LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BOTH SPRINGS BROKE IN SAME PLACE....MAKING ME THINK THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THESE SPRINGS. *TR

CLUNKING IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S AREA. THEN SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE PART IN THE SAME AREA. TURNS OUT THE DRIVER'S FRONT COIL CRACKED AND BROKE OFF. TOP PORTION, MAYBE ABOUT 1 COIL'S WORTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SUDDENLY, A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSING TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. UPDATED 02/18/10

RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN HALF. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE06007. *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ~103K MILES. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BROKEN RIGHT FRONT SPRING. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY IF SPRING WOULD CUT TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WILL BE REPLACING NEXT WEEK. *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY COIL SPRING FAILURE ON DRIVERS SIDE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, A LOUD NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BUT RESET AFTER RESTARTING VAN. STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER VAN, BUT ALL LOOKED OKAY. WHEN DRIVING CAR WOULD SUDDENLY PULL HARD TO RIGHT. NOISE CONTINUED AND NEXT DAY REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THAT RIGHT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WE WERE LUCKY IT DIDN'T PUNCTURE TIRE. THEY CUT A PORTION OF THE SPRING AWAY TO KEEP SPRING FROM CAUSING BLOWOUT. NOT REPAIRED AS COST PROHIBITIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN SUCH A FASHION THAT THE NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THE BROKEN PIECE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE COILS. THE SPRING WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE BROKEN SPRING IS STILL IN THE CAR AND WILL BE SAVED. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE WITH LOUD EXPLOSION AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF ABOUT 55 MPH. I GOT OFF TO CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SAW PART OF THE COIL SPRING HANGING, NEARLY TOUCHING MY FRONT TIRE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (ROUTE 20, TRAVELING EAST, DOWN TOWN NORTHBOROUGH, MA, SPEED ~20 MPH) AS VEHICLE PASSED OVER A RAILROAD EXPANSION TYPE JOINT, THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. APPROXIMATELY .5 TO 1 SECOND AFTER LOUD METALLIC NOISE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG, CONTINUED HOME CAUTIOUSLY ~ 1/2 MILE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND A PIECE OF THE BROKEN COIL SPRING HANGING DOWN FROM THE LEFT FRONT HALF SHAFT. DISASSEMBLY OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL ALLOWED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BROKEN COIL SPRING. IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE BROKEN PIECE OF COIL SPRING HAD STRUCK THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR LINE, RIPPED THE LEFT FRONT OUTBOARD CV JOINT BOOT AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE HALF SHAFT. I FELT LUCKY IN KNOWING THAT THE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS ~ 2 INCHES TO THE LEFT OF THE ABS SENSOR APPEARED UNDAMAGED. HAD THE VERY SHARP BROKEN PIECE FROM THE DAMAGED SPRING HIT EITHER THE BRAKE LINE OR THE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE OR A TIRE BLOW OUT. HAD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVEN WITH THE SHARP BROKEN PIECE OF COIL SPRING WRAPPED AROUND THE HALF SHAFT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, MOST LIKELY A CUT BRAKE LINE. IN TALKING WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY FELT THERE WAS / IS NO ISSUE (EVEN THOUGH I RAISED THE ISSUE OF SAFETY), YET MY OWN RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE ODYSSEY HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED IN THE PAST WITH NO FINDING AND MANY FAILURES ARE DOCUMENTED ACROSS THE INTERNET. REPLACEMENT OF THE COIL SPRING, STRUT, ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CV JOINT BOOT ARE REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE A SPRING FAILURE FROM THE LEFT SIDE HAS OCCURRED, THE SPRING ALONG WITH STRUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WILL BE REPLACED AS A PRE-CAUTION. I HAVE BOTH PIECES OF THE BROKEN COIL SPRING IN MY POSSESSION, MY INITIAL INVESTIGATION DOES NOT POINT TO CORROSION AS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE SPRING FAILURE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE. THE FRACTURED SPRING PUNCTURED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPDATED 10//17/2006 - THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SLIDING DOOR*NM

FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. VEHICLE NOW PULLS HARD TO RIGHT. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT HAPPEN AT SPEED. DEALER ADVISES ME THAT THIS WOULD BE A WARRANTY REPAIR IF WARRANTY HAD NOT EXPIRED 7000 KM AGO. *JB

1. COLD WEATHER OR NONE 2. DRIVER SIDE FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE TRAVELING DOWN THE STRUT AND WRAPPING THROUGH THE ABS LINE (NO LINE DAMAGE, BUT POTENTIAL ABS LINE FAILURE PRESENT) PRESSING AGAINST THE TIRE (RESULTING IN A BURNED RUBBER SMELL AND POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURE). 3. FRONT SPRING REPLACED, BEARING REPLACED, RUBBER REPLACED. (OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE - ALSO HAVE PHOTO OF FAILURE IN PLACE ON VEHICLE). *JB

FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING LET GO FROM WHATEVER HOLDS THE SPRING IN PLACE. THE LEFT FRONT COLLAPSED . THE SPRING RIPPED THE SIDE WALL OF THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOWOUT. DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE A.B.S. CABLE .THIS OCCURRED AT 78000 MILES TO A 2000 ODYSSEY. I REPLACED THE FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS AND WILL HAVE TO GET BRAKE WORK DONE AS A RESULT OF THIS SCARY SITUATION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN AUGUST OF 2000. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 52K MILES ON IT AND THE COIL SPRING AROUND THE STRUT OF ONE OF THE WHEELS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA THAT MADE IT SNAP. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THAT HAD HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN REAL TROUBLE. I DON'T THINK THAT THE COIL SHOULD HAVE SNAPPED AT 52K MILES. IT'S GOING TO COST MORE THAN $900 TO FIX. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THE SWAY BAR CONNECTION BECAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK