2004 Honda Odyssey Body & Structure Problems

THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS CONTINUE TO FAIL TO OPEN ELECTRONICALLY AND ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN IF THEY DO NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY. THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AS EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OUT THE FRONT DOORS. THE DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY WHEN STATIONARY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN MANUALLY, DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED A FEW INCHES.

THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BUMPERS RUSTING AWAY WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING. MY FAMILY RODE AROUND IN THIS CAR FOR MAYBE 2-3 YEARS WITH A BUMPER THAT HAD RUSTED SO BADLY IT WAS LITERALLY FALLING APART, BUT REMAINED INSIDE OF THE BUMPER COVER, SO WE DID NOT KNOW IT. FINALLY IT RUSTED SO BADLY THAT IT BEGAN TO LEAVE RUST STAINS ON THE DRIVEWAY AND I TRACED IT TO THIS PROBLEM. BY THIS TIME THE BUMPER WAS ALMOST GONE. IT PROBABLY PAST THE POINT OF PROVIDING ANY PROTECTION MAYBE 2 YEARS AGO. THIS CAR HAS A REAR FACING SEAT AND IS USED OFTEN. IT TERRIFIES ME TO KNOW A REAR END COLLISION AT PRACTICALLY ANY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE THEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND PROBABLY IMPACTED THE FUEL TANK, AGAIN, AT FAR LOWER SPEEDS THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY. MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. IN MY OPINION THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT ON ALL ODYSSEY'S. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND THINKING THEY ARE PROTECTED AND PROBABLY AREN'T. A REAR COLLISION COULD RESULT IN DEATH DUE TO THE GAS TANK BEING LEFT UNPROTECTED AND REAR PASSENGERS EXPOSED TO SERIOUS INJURIES AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS. I DO NOT LIVE IN AN AREA WITH LOTS OF SALT WATER OR SALTED ROADS, THERE IS NOT A RUST ISSUE ANYWHERE ELSE, THIS SEEMS TO BE ISOLATED TO JUST THE REAR BUMPER.

I STOPPED BEHIND A CAR WAITING TO MERGE FROM A PARKING LOT TO HIGHWAY 193. THE CAR AHEAD PULLED OUT A LITTLE. THEN APPARENTLY CHANGING HIS MIND, HE BACKED UP INTO ME. I HAD NOT PULLED FORWARD, BUT HE STILL TOTALED MY CAR. SURPRISINGLY, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE COLLISION BENT MY HOOD, CRACKED THE GRILL, BROKE THE BUMPER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OFF TRACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR FROM THE RADIO CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE ROOF IN BIG PATCHES DOWN TO THE BARE METAL.

PAINT BEGAN PEELING SOMETIME BUT NOT NOTICEABLY UNTIL A YEAR AGO. WHEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALER, THEY SHRUGGED AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HANDLE PAINT. THE DAMAGE HAS INCREASED GREATLY (SEE PHOTOS) AND RUST IS BEGINNING TO BE VISIBLE. THE PAINT FLAKES OFF WHILE I DRIVE. I CANNOT SELL THE CAR IN THIS SHAPE. HONDA'S UNDERCOAT IS BLAMED IN RESEARCH I HAVE MADE. I HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED HONDA, BUT AM ALARMED AND UNABLE TO BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. WANT TO SELL THIS CAR BACK TO HONDA FOR BLUE BOOK PRICE.

HAVE OWNED THIS ODDYSEY SINCE 2008 AND THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT. LAS WEEK I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR 90K SERVICE AND THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT MIDDLE MOUNT AGAIN!!!. SO THESE MOUNTS LAST 40 TO 50K MILES AT MAX, OUTRAGEOUS FOR A BRAND LIKE HONDA. I WILL COST ME NOW 800$ TO REPLACE THESE 2. *TR

I WAS ENTERING AN 4WAY AND IT WAS MY WAY TO CLEAR TO ENTER, WHEN A DRIVER ON MY RIGHT SIDE ENTER AFTER I HAD ALLREADY ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AND WAS WELL UNDERWAY. THE OTHER DRIVER COMPLAIN THAT HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN AND RAN INTO ME ON MY RIGHT SIDE OF VAN. MY INSURANCE ASKED IF MY AIRBAGS HAD OPENED THEY DIDN'T. THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE BACK SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN IT AND THE OPENED DOOR DING WOULD NOT STOP RINGING. I AM CONCERNED WHY THE BAG DIDN'T OPENED? *TR

DRIVERS SIDE TOP SLIDING DOOR TRACK IS COMING LOOSE THE SPOT WELDS ARE BRAKING LOOSE FROM THE BODY. THE SLIDING DOOR IS A LITTLE LOSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BRAKE LOOSE COMPLETELY AND THE DOOR WILL FALL OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THIS IS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. I HAVE CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY BUT THEY SAY THAT I HAVE TO VISIT A DEALER FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL DECIDE ANYTHING. *TR

THE PAINT IS NOW PEELING OFF THE CAR. IT SHOULD NOT DO THAT.

PAINT IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. EVEN WIND ON THE HIGHWAY IS MAKING IT FALL OFF. *TR

TWO SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF WITHOUT CORROSION OR SCRATCH. AREAS AFFECTED: HOOD, ROOF, NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS AND SLIDING DOORS. THE PEELING ARE MAJOR ON THE ROOF. THIS SEEMS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DARK BLUE HONDA ODYSSEYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT SAID BECAUSE IT'S 9 YEARS OLD THEY WEREN'T OBLIGATED TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE LATCH AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, DESTROYING THE GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ROOF WOULD NEED REPAIRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

ABOUT MAY 2013, I NOTICED THE PAINT PEELING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE BACK WINDOWS. WHEN I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN AT HONDA ROSEVILLE, HE JUST SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. IT CAN'T BE WEAR AND TEAR IN THE UPPER FRAME OF THE WINDOWS. IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED SOON, THE PAINT WILL CONTINUE PEELING UP TO THE ROOF AREA. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEELING PAINT ON THIS MODEL AND COLOR OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE MIDNIGHT BLUE PAINT IS PEELING. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF HONDA'S 2008 RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM IN 2012 I THEN WENT TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HONDA SAID THAT IT WAS PAST THE WINDOW OF TIME IN WHICH HONDA WOULD RESTORE THE PAINT JOB AT THEIR EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THEY DID NOT CARE. *TR

TOOK OUR HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. DEALER SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AND WAS A REAL RISK TO OUR SAFETY IF WE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. IF IT IS SUCH A RISK, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, THERE ARE SO MANY IS IT TO NUMEROUS TO COUNT THEM ALL. *TR

TWO SECTIONS OF PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF OF THE HOOD,ABOUTH THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DARK BLUE HONDA ODYSSEYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THRY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BUT SAID BECAUSE IT'S 9 YEARS OLD THEY WERENT OBLIGATED TO FIX IT. *TR ## VIN PASSED ## 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY ##

PAINT IS PEELING OVER THE WHOLE BODY OF THE CAR. *JS

MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ONTHE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. IT ALSO OPENED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IT OPENS ON ITS OWN WHENEVER IT WANTS AND WILL NOT CLOSE OR LOCK COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORP AND THEY STATE THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $100'S OR MORE TO GET DIAGNOSED. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. AN AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT OPENS ON ITS OWN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATE I SHOULD PAY FOR IT AS WELL. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A KID COULD FALL OUT WHEN THE DOOR OPENS OR IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT DOOR OPENS THE PERSON SITTING THERE WOULD BE DEAD!!! I HAVE VIDEO TAPED IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING! *TR

SLIDING DOORS DON'T OPEN/CLOSE AS THEY SHOULD TRAPPING PEOPLE INSIDE. *TR