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"Trim around both front seats is broken. Driver's door cloth trim is torn due to my leg/knew riding there when I drive the car"

"The clear coat on the exterior horizontal surfaces of my Odyssey has failed. There are large dull, white patches on both the hood and the roof of the car. Although the sides and back of the car look good, the rest is unacceptable. In researching on the web, it is clear that Honda has a major problem with this failure that affects all of its vehicles, especially the darker colors."

"The whole car body has been cracking and peeling for several years. Especially the hood."

"Paint above sliding doors (and spreading) is peeling off. Honda refuses to do anything about it because it is not the grey color paint that was recalled awhile ago. It is Havasu Blue."

"Midnight Blue color had issues after 5 or 6 years with peeling paint. A recall was issued many years ago but I was not aware of it. I see other midnight blue Honda Odyssey vans that appear to have the same issue."

"Car sits out in the weather all the time; had paint chipping repaired once about 9 years ago; it needs painting again. But everything else works great."

"has required multiple paint jobs"

"The body and roof panels (sheet metal skin) of the Honda Odyssey are not continuously welded together. Instead, the seams are joined with a flexible sealant, over which the factory paint is applied. Not surprisingly, these seams become the sites for flexure, expansion, and contraction, and hence the factory paint cracks along these seams with normal vehicle operation. this is especially pronounced at the rear of the car, where the roof panel and rear corner pillars are subjected to the stresses caused by the opening and closing of the liftgate. My roof paint on my 2003 Odyssey began to crack by 2015, causing water leaks along the edges of the roof panels, and pooling into the rear cargo basin.."

"Paint flaking off in a few areas. Primed and repainted. Looks new"

"Original paint was repaired 2-3 years ago under warranty coverage due to a defect in factory paint for the roof; now this (repainted) surface and several panels of the original paint are again blistering and peeling off down to bare metal"

"Paint is fading, cracking and peeling. Horrible paint. Very disappointed with Honda on this"

"Paint is peeling, mostly on the roof"

"Paint continues to peel"

"Paint is peeling on both power sliding doors around the windows, and those areas are beginning to rust"

"The hood is a mess and paint is cracking and peeling on other areas of my car"

"Paint coming off all over Van"

"Several areas of paint have peeled off; we had one door repainted but really need to live with it or repaint the other door and roof -- not worth it on a 12 year old car"

"About 3 years into ownership, the Navajo Blue paint began to peel away from under the side windows (both sides) and the roof"

"Several panels had severe peeling several years ago (about 6 years after purchase) which triggered a recall, and were repainted under warranty. Since then other panels have had less extensive peeling and chipping, not covered under warrantee"

"The problem was a failure of a prior warranty-covered repainting, which originally was a recall. The repaint from the recall started to chip and flake, so the dealership accepted that the recall repainting was not done well, and covered this new repainting job as if it were under warranty."

"The paint had been peeling for several years. The color of paint had a recall in Japan but not in the U.S.A.. Attempted to get Honda to cover cost of repainting the van but Honda would not. I paid for a new paint job because the van ran well."

"Fading on hood. Peeling below windows on drivers side"

"Patches of paint have started peeling off in various areas of the car. That has exposed a couple of spots to rust"

"Large section of paint on roof peeled or flacked off. Poor paint or sealer coat quality. History of this problem with Blue, my color is White"

"Paint peeling and flaking which looks really bad on a dark blue van. Dealer tells me it happens a lot"

"The white paint peals off the undercoat ever since I bought the car in 2007. If I try to repaint an area,when removing the masking tape the paint in the surrounding area comes up with the tape. Honda has refused to do anything about it"

"Peeling clear coat on driver's side windshield pillar"

"Paint peeling in patches on numerous areas on body, including above center windshield"

"The paint chipped off in a section of about 6 square inches on the back hatch"

"Paint defect, actual Honda recall, but our paint problems appeared right after recall timeframe.. Peeling all over. Could actually see it flake off from hood as van was being driven. Honda wouldn't do anything. Entire van repainted at our cost"

"My car is peeling paint on the hood and different parts the car"

"I had this replaced not even a year ago and having same proble. Paint was supposed to be covered as long as I owned now will not cover and there is a recall. Paint is pealing"

"PAINT IS PEALING OFF OF THE ROOF ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT"

"Paint started to peel in numerous areas"

"Peeling paint"

"Midnight Blue paint was susceptible to peeling paint. A limited recall was issues that I did not get in time and so no repainting was done years ago so the paint is coming off all over the car"

"White paint.Chipping all over vehicle allowing rust to gain hold"

"Paint peeling around side windows"

"No clear coat applied. For last year, large flakes of color coat, coming off"

"Paint started pealing off of car on hood and both tops of sliding doors and top"

"paint pealing off one spot on roof edge, (6"x4"), and around rear two side windows on passenger side"

"Paint is flaking up. I thought Honda did better than that"

"required new paint job"

"Overall the paint is very good, however the back bumper cover started peeling the clear coat after about five years and is now quite unsightly. Otherwise the paint has held up well"

"25% of the paint has peeled away completely, with more coming off each day. I've learned that there was an issue with primer (or lack of being applied), and there was a 1 year warranty to repair, but it happened prior to my ownership. Now Honda will"

"Chipping and peeling of paint around doors and up around front window. Honda said not their problem. Decided to have car repainted since it is such a great car"

"We first noticed paint peeling in 2006 on roof, hood, sides above rear windows, and rear lift gate. In 2009 it finally came under a recall and parts were repainted. The vehicle continues to lose paint in places it was repainted and in new places. The"

"Paint is chalking/fading coming off above windshield and on hood, fading on front bumper"

"paint began peeling off starting on the front roof area and now other areas including more of the roof and other areas. It began rusting at the front roof area. I contacted Honda but found out the paint issue was not a recall on my year van"

"vehicle start to rust above rear wheel hub below gas lid after 9 years."

"The body of the car rusted under the back hatch on the car frame and on the front corners of the roof."

"Bottom of tailgate is very rusty. Bottom of Driver's door is very rusty."

"Rust is now appearing at the rear wheelwells"

"when the right side between the sliding door and the right rear wheel got a small dent the paint got stripped off we found the metal under it was rusted."

"The rust is caused by the paint flaking off,leaving only undercoat which soon breaks down leaving bare metal to rust. A fine car except for the paint"

"Just noticed rust ocuring at the bottom of the drivers door, visible only on inside seam of the door. Not affecting outside appearance"

"Started in 2013 - Rust causing paint to bubble just under fuel filler door. Rust also at bottom of both front doors and rear hatch"

"when the paint pealed off then the rust started especially on top Honda would not do anything about the pealing paint or rust saying car was too old"

"rust on rear quarter panels, near joins"

"Needs alignment about twice a year but still pulls left when driving in left lane"

"Rear adjustment knuckle frozen"

"Front left end is shot and a danger to drive"

"Getting noise from on ball joint. Will need to be replaced soon"

"The problem was caused by the roads conditions."

"Compliance bushing were causing play and ride issues"

"motor mounts replaced"

"need to replace lower compliance bushings every 12 months"

"Dealer said they needed replacing (when it was in for airbag recall). It was expensive. Was this a dealer problem, or real problem? Not sure. I did the fix"

"Bushing wore out causing replacement of expensive components"

"Slow leak"

"Power steering unit constantly leaks. I have replaced unit, but am still having to add fluid. I am told that it may be the hose that's leaking, I am not sure"

"The power steering rack has a leaking seal that cannot be fixed without replacing the entire assembly for over $1100 bucks. The high pressure power steering hose also failed recently"

"Few drops on floor will have it looked at"

"Leaked for over a year. Put stop leak fluid in it and that kept it going. Finally failed at 235000 miles"

"High pressure hose leaking and had to be replaced"

"Have been advised to monitor power steering leak; doing so and nothing serious yet. Top off fluid every oil change, 3000 miles"

"Steering rack is leaking at the seals"

"Steering fluid has been leaking and at one point even refilling the fluid did not help with the steering, which had become extremely difficult"

"System is leaking. Honda diagnosed need for new rack and pinion steering system"

"I have to refill the power steering reservoir about once a month. I need to take it into the shop to get it looked at"

"Power steering switch also had to be replaced."

"Power steering has worn out. Minor leaks in hoses and the pump needs replaced."

"Loosening power steering fluid, need to fill every 4-5 days. Need to take it in to be looked at."

"Power steering fluid started leaking. Put on a new pump and hose myself. Would have been much more expensive if I'd had it done"

"Could not steer the car, struggled to get it into the garage. Was completely busted PS pump and also needed all new hoses"

"I had to replace all of it"

"Pump had a serious leak, had to be replaced"

"Within the first month, there was problems steering the car. The steering wheel would shake continuously. I visited the dealership and they replaced not only the power steering pumps and hose but the rank and pinion which still did not help."

"Worn out hoses requiring replacement"

"Shocks and struts were worn out"

"the shocks and struts were worn out at 141000"

"Need to be replaced as steering wheel was jerking. mechanic inspected and found front 2 struts leaking oil - repalced."

"Parts wore out and were replaced"

"Expensive repair. Couldn't do myself. Needed when I bought the car"

"At 210000 miles we replaced the shocks and struts. This was expected. I thought they actually went further than we expected. We're happy!"

"I had a rough ride and replaced the struts and shocks with Monroe Shocks and struts, I then replaced the struts and shocks with Honda parts, neither were satisfactory. I think the problem was in the transmission. To be fair, the car had 200000 miles"

"Broken coil spring. Limped into a tire shop and they would not let us leave with it before repairs."

"I had to replace those parts also"

"Worn out rack and pinion"

"Steering wheel vibration started getting worse and turned out to be the bushings on the control arm. Cost was minimal since I did the work myself but it had the potential to be a safety issue"

"Have been advised to monitor leaks; doing so. Steering linkage issue just cropped up. Taking to dealer next week"

"The ignition on the steering column wouldn't let my key out. It was stuck in there. Most locksmiths wouldn't touch it. Had to go to dealer. Very expensive fix and seems to be common in these Odyssey vans"

"very expensive repair, and common failure with Odyssey"

"Vibration resolved with new tires and balancing"

"After the dealership replaced the rank and pinion, power steering pump, we got 2 alignments, new tires, then we were told that the only other problem it could be was hub caps on the tires. Frustrated I went to Firestone and they took off my new tire and found out that there was rust around the axle cleaned it out and the steering wheel stopped shaking. Sometimes dealerships don't have the best mechanics."

"I think we have bad tires"

"Front suspension has been repaired, but problems remain. Additional repairs cost prohibitive"

"The vibration was so bad the car had to be fixed immediately"

"Tie rods had to be replaced after 144000 miles and then the wheels had to be alligned"

"passenger outside tie rod joint loose. replaced it."

"Chicago potholes, miscl bumps and road conditions leax to the replacement of the tie rods"

"tie rods worn and needed replacement"

"The tie rods have had to be replaced on at least two occasions"

"Thunking noises led to discovery of multiple suspension problems"

"Had to have a rebuilt transmission when it was 8 years old."

"problem after 120000 miles"

"intermittent failure to go into first gear from a full stop"

"This vehicle is known for transmission failure. As a consequence I had been scrupulous in changing the transmission fluid more frequently than recommended always using genuine Honda fluid. Eventually at about 134000 miles my luck ran out and I got a total failure. I spent about $3500 for a rebuilt unit and new transmission cooler. Cross your fingers for another 100,000 miles!"

"Have quit driving because it needs a transmission and can't afford to get one. This would be the second one. Replaced first one under warranty."

"I experienced a problem with the Odyssey when on the freeway. The transmission basically sounded like it was in neutral, though was in drive. I contacted Honda Motor Corp. They said that since the original owner brought this vehicle in for the transmission recall inspection and no problem was noted, and I was not the original owner there would be no warranty coverage. So I had the transmission completely rebuilt out of pocket. Since that time the transmission has been ok."

"Van kept bucking/jerking on the road; had to have it towed to the mechanic."

"The transmission failed at 90000 miles and 180000 miles. Complete failure. Stopped on side of road"

"Transmission went out at 236k"

"Odysseys of this era are notorious for catastrophic transmission failure around 70,000 miles or so. Ours was a near total loss and cost almost $3000.00 to rebuild. The motor and transmission mounts also failed and had to be replaced"

"transmission failed the other month (about 177,000 miles). I had to have it rebuilt"

"Transmission failed, was rebuilt improperly and was rebuilt again"

"The transmission rebuilt 4 years ago. Then it was replaced with a new (rebuilt by Honda). Since the transmission was replaced by a Transmission business, Honda charges $1200.00 extra for some kind of policy. This amount was added to the so called new transmission. They have a 4 year warranty on the transmission they put in. Honda takes old transmissions and rebuilds them some were in the U.S. I asked is this a new transmission and they then told me it was a rebuilt one. They do not put new"

"The transmission had to be rebuilt"

"Transmission failed, so we had to let this car go"

"The transmission began slipping more and more, and I had it rebuilt"

"would go a short distance, the disengage, after a while it could be driven another short distance until the cycle repeated itself. I have not yet had it repaired due to cost."

"After my transmission completely failed, I researched on the internet and found out that this is a recurring problem in all Odysseys between 120K and 130K miles and Honda does not consider it a recall issue and won't pay to repair. I abandoned the vehicle because replacement was $4500"

"clutch plates had to be replaced"

"torque convertor malfunctioned. trans rebuilt"

"I made the dealer change the transmission fluid before I took delivery. After approximately 35000 miles, the transmission went out and I had to have a rebuilt transmission installed - a $3700 repair bill for me"

"Transmission went bad and had to be replaced"

"We have had three major transmission repairs/replacements since we bought it in 2005"

"Transmission quit with no warning. Had been working fine then just stop shifting while driving"

"Transmission starting slipping last year . At first, it was only occasionally. Then, it started becoming more frequent. The ultimate repair came down to having the transmission replaced which cost ~$3500"

"no problem Just had to replace the transmission"

"Transmission is of poor design. Two complete failures in 200K miles. Cost higher because of tansmission module ($1200) that must be replaced with transmission"

"Replaced slipping transmission with new transmission. No special issues encountered"

"Reverse gear no longer worked. Had a rebuilt transmission installed and have had no issues"

"First transmission was replaced under warranty at 92,000km. That lasted another 100,000 then bearings blew up. A (new) rebuilt trans. installed, also lasted just over 100,000. Fourth transmission installed May 2013. Ridiculous"

"original transmission had problems caused by part wearing into the transmission shell"

"tranny failed @ 193000km, put in a reconditioned one for $4500"

"Transmission began to slip at 120,000 miles. Had a transmission shop rebuild rather than Honda dealer replace transmission. I year warranty"

"Transmission malfunctioned at 180000 miles. Had to replace it. Expensive!!!"

"Transmission started slipping. Had it replaced at a reputable transmission replacement facility"

"I have had NO problems with the rebuilt transmission; The original transmission broke apart (internally), started smoking and leaking fluid; caused me to stop side of the Interstate and call for help"

"My transmission went out at 63,000"

"Transmission experienced known failure with second gear-began slipping and jumping out of gear. Honda refused to provide any relief"

"Torque converter problem at approx 98,000 miles. Had same problem with a 2001 but Honda extended warranty on 2001 to cover. Not so on the 2003"

"The transmission started shifting "late" and the van would "jerk". I took it to Carl Gregory Honda and was told that it could not simply be repaired, that I need to replace it. I purchased a Honda rebuilt transmission and had it installed"

"we knew that the transmission was a weakness in the odyssey and it was no surprise when it needed replacing. a large expense that we debated whether or not to spend but we decided to since the van was in good condition otherwise"

"Transmission suddenly stopped shifting. Immediately drove about 5 miles to Honda dealer @ about 20 mph. Transmission & computer required replacement. Honda partially covered the cost"

"Transmission quit. Had it rebuilt by Aamco. They said the failure was due to engine coolant contamination from a leak in the radiator allowing coolant into the transmission fluid line. Of course, this could all be BS"

"2nd gear slipping, eventually not able to shift into 2nd.Rebuilder said is actually the 3rd gear problem as 2nd & 3rd are engage at once. Common issue known as Honda Blue due to heat on gear causing failure.Using accord's trans on a van is not ideal"

"Put in a used rebuild one"

"Transmission started slipping and shifting rough at about 80K miles. By it failed altogether. Ridiculously expensive for a new on at $8k, so went with a rebuilt which is now about to fail again at 135k miles. NOT a reliable transmission"

"Transmission would work fine until it warmed up then would not work at all. I had it rebuilt and haven't had any problems so far"

"Had to replace the transmission. We had already done this once 2 years earlier too! Yuck!"

"Would not shift into Drive"

"Transmission started slipping, and mechanic recommended replacement"

"Transmission began shifting erratically. Research showed 2003 Odyssey transmissions commonly only last about 150000 mi before failure. Dealer confirmed problems were real and would only get worse. Had to replace transmission"

"It was not switching from second to third gear"

"The Honda automatic transmission appears to be an inadequate design that results in frequent malfunction and requires replacement, Honda has not been willing to cover this as the car had slightly more than 100,000 miles"