2008 HONDA ODYSSEY

614 complaints filed with NHTSA.

614
Complaints
46
Crashes
8
Fires
53
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC85
STRUCTURE:BODY75
SERVICE BRAKES62
ENGINE38
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM32
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER29
STEERING26
POWER TRAIN26
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)16
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING13
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM13
STRUCTURE12
AIR BAGS12

Recalls (5)

14E04900028/07/2014

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC (Delphi) is recalling certain replacement fuel pump modules, part number FG1155-11B1, sold for use in 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The affected fuel pump may send an incorrect fuel reading to the fuel gauge possibly causing the vehicle to run out of fuel. The fu

10V09800016/03/2010

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

HONDA HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 ODYSSEY AND ELEMENT PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 28, 2006 AND AUGUST 21, 2008. AIR CAN ENTER THE VSA MODULAR PUMP DURING AN INITIAL SELF-CHECK PROCESS THAT OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER EACH TIME THE ENGINE IS STARTED.

12V06200016/02/2012

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ODYSSEY VEHICLES, THE GAS-FILLED STRUTS THAT HELP TO RAISE AND SUPPORT THE LIFTGATE OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A POWER LIFTGATE SYSTEM MAY BE PRONE TO EARLY LIFE FAILURES DUE TO A MANUFACTURING FLAW. THE FLAW CAN RESULT IN A LEAK OF THE PRESSURIZED GAS

14V11200014/03/2014

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured June 23, 2004, through September 4, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the fuel pump strainer cover may deteriorate allowing fuel to leak out.

13V50000001/11/2013

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 8, 2006, through September 8, 2008. Due to a combination of system components and software, the Vehicle Safety Assist System (VSA) may apply the brakes unexpectedly.

Recent Complaints

20240725CrashTIRES

235/65/R16. Tire blew out throwing car to the left in a ditch going around a curve . Air bags went off from impact. Car front had significant damage.

20240607CrashTIRES

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving the vehicle at 45 MPH the front passenger tire flew off which caused the driver's front air bag to deploy with no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after the air bag deployed his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a cement block wall. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the Banner Baywood Emergency Room. The local sheriff's department was on the scene after the accident but the co

Mileage: 100,000

20240607CrashAIR BAGS

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving the vehicle at 45 MPH the front passenger tire flew off which caused the driver's front air bag to deploy with no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after the air bag deployed his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a cement block wall. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the Banner Baywood Emergency Room. The local sheriff's department was on the scene after the accident but the co

Mileage: 100,000

20220421UNKNOWN OR OTHER

My doors wasn't latching or shutting all the way. The power doors and windows wouldn't work sometimes. Then the back sliding door fell off. Engaged the automatic door and damaged the side of the van. I seen there were recalls but none for my Vin I don't know what to do.

20220421STRUCTURE:BODY

My doors wasn't latching or shutting all the way. The power doors and windows wouldn't work sometimes. Then the back sliding door fell off. Engaged the automatic door and damaged the side of the van. I seen there were recalls but none for my Vin I don't know what to do.

20211006FireFIRERELATED

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 10 mph. A driver alerted the contact that the rear of the vehicle had caught fire. Another driver passing by informed the contact to get into his vehicle for safety, and the contact exited her vehicle and went into the other driver's vehicle. The police and fire department was contacted and the fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehi

Mileage: 180,000

20211004STRUCTURE:BODY

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that when opening the rear driving sliding door, the door detached. The door ended up falling to the ground onto the contact's foot causing permanent injury. Medical attention was needed. The dealer was contacted who stated they were no recall on the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated they noticed that the door was attached by two small arms on the front end of the door (none on the rear end of the door) and a

20210319CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, AND SOMEONE HIT IT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND SPED OFF. THEY BACKED INTO ME HARD THOUGH AND MESSED UP THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR OFF WON'T OPEN

Mileage: 244,567

20210319CrashENGINE

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, AND SOMEONE HIT IT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND SPED OFF. THEY BACKED INTO ME HARD THOUGH AND MESSED UP THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR OFF WON'T OPEN

Mileage: 244,567

20210319CrashSUSPENSION

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, AND SOMEONE HIT IT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND SPED OFF. THEY BACKED INTO ME HARD THOUGH AND MESSED UP THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR OFF WON'T OPEN

Mileage: 244,567

20200902FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED EIGHT DAYS PRIOR AT THE LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A BURNING ODOR OCCURRED INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND HER FAMILY WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY. AFTER, EXITING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED FIRE AND LIQUID WAS DRIPPING UNDER THE CHASSIS. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS

Mileage: 196,000

20190402FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DRIVING VEHICLE AND ALTERNATOR OVER HEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE WE WERE IN THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 175,000

20190314CrashAIR BAGS

ODI COMPLAINT NUMBER 10263934 - UNABLE TO RETRIEVE COMPLAINT FROM SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE. CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME THE LINK TO REVIEW THE COMPLAINT I MADE? THE CARFAX REPORT ON MY CAR STATES THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS NOT AND I HAD COMPLAINED TO NHTSA ABOUT HONDA THAT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND IT WAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M TRYING TO CORRECT THE RECORD WITH CARFAX, BUT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT I HAD RAISED THIS ISSUE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THIS IS A

Mileage: 13,000

20180711STRUCTURE:BODY

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE MANUAL REAR TAILGATE GAS-CHARGED LIFT STRUTS/STAYS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE REAR TAILGATE TO FALL ON THE OCCUPANT WITH SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT AND VELOCITY, CAUSING MINOR HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED ROUGHLY 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND NO SIGNS OF IMMINENT FAILURE WERE DETECTED. NO SAFETY MECHANISM EXISTS TO PREVENT THE TAILGATE FROM FALLING IN THE EVENT OF LIFT SUPPORT FAILURE.

Mileage: 128,000

20180604CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION WAS UNINTENTIONAL SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO COMPLETE THE STOP WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE 2008 ODYSSEY WAS GOING VERY SLOW (JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN ON ROAD) IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, FOR THE HOUSE WE WERE VISITING WAS ON THE CORNER. WE THEN TURNED ANOTHER RIGHT TO PARK IN A PRIVATE PARKING AREA. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND SOUNDING VE

Mileage: 135,000

20171019CrashPOWER TRAIN

SUDDEN ACCELERATION: MY WIFE WAS TURNING THE CAR AROUND IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING WHILE IN REVERSE. MY WIFE PRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND. IT STARTED SLIPPING IN PLACE UNTIL IT HIT THE FENCE. MY WIFE CONTINUED TO PRESS THE BRAKE UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. MY WIFE INDICATED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR ISSUE LAST WINTER WHILE DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, BUT THE ACCELERATION STOPPED QUICKLY. AT THAT TIME, SHE THOUGHT THE CAR JUST S

Mileage: 65,000

20170223CrashAIR BAGS

THE AIRBAG SENSOR WILL NOT GO OFF OF THE DASHBOARD AND WHEN MY HUSBAND RAN THE SCAN ON MY CAR, NOTHING CAME UP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW AND IN OCTOBER I WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF, BUT THE ICON IS STILL ON, ON MY DASH. THE ICON IS ON AT ALL TIMES BUT THERE ARE DAYS WHEN IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL.

Mileage: 112,732

20161203STRUCTURE:BODY

THE BACK HATCH DOOR WON'T STAY OPEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED AND GATE FELL ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS HARD

20160920AIR BAGS

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A ROAD AT SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A HUGE BLOW TO THE SIDE OF MY HEAD, ALONG WITH A LOUD BANG. I THOUGHT AT FIRST MAYBE A DEER HAD COME THROUGH MY WINDOW, BUT BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NOTHING HAD HIT ME. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING EITHER. I HAD THE SHERIFF DOCUMENT THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THERE WERE ALSO CARS BEHIND ME THAT WITNESSED THIS EVENT. MY VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A REGIONAL ENGINEER

20160404CrashSERVICE BRAKES

MY 2008 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH TODAY BECAUSE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT DID NOT WANT TO STOP. MY PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR BUT MY VAN DID NOT STOP. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH BUT HAD NO STOPPING POWER. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON A FEW OTHER OCCASION BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PAST RECALL.

Mileage: 140,000