This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact was driving 35 mph when the steering wheel failed to move while making a left turn. The contact stated that every warning light illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 61,000.
Engine whines and shakes steering wheel. First at 70000 miles. Checked and added ps fluid. Worked for a while. 73K started again. Added more fluid. 75K replaced drive belt. 80K noticed increased noise (whining), but no shaking of the wheel. Brought into dealer and they said there are many issues with others and Honda extended warranty to 7 years, but no recall. Mechanic stated that at high speeds (hwy), ps pump seal could fail, leak and cause loss of power steering and possible safety issue. Called Honda usa and they said yes to warranty, but no to safety campaign- how can they be so irresponsible!
While driving 2006 Honda Odyssey at highway speed noticeable steering wheel shimmy while accelerating and coasting. Changed wheels tires powersteering pump rotation of tires brake rotors and nothing has changed. All tires were balanced.
My Honda Odyssey has a manufacturers defect associated with the power steering system. It has an inconsistent buzz, whine, hum that can be heard predominantly at lower speeds. At times, the steering becomes tight making it difficult to steer the car. I have read about the service bulletins: Tsb 2007 for the steering reservoir, and tsb 2010 for the steering pump. I will be calling the local dealer with hopes of correcting a poor design by Honda.
- Hartford, ME, USA
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Occasionally during heavy rain, we loose our power steering for a period of 20-45 seconds or more. At the same time the battery warning indicator lights up. It is almost impossible to control the vehicle when this occurs. Fortunately it has not happened in heavy traffic and have not had an accident as of yet. This is dangerous and could cause a very serious accident with serious injury or death. We have notified the Honda dealer whom tried to remedy the problem by changing the power steering pump but this failed to solve the problem and the issue remains. The dealer has been unable to fix the problem.
I received a letter from the american Honda dated summer 2011, regarding the warranty extension of the "steering wheel is hard to turn at low speeds and engine RPM." The term is up to 7 years or 100,000 miles. I bought my van in August of 2006, however, since I drive almost 100 miles a day (home to work), I have more than 100,000. Here is my concern, I have been complaining about this said problem (regarding the steering wheels is hard to turn) in the Honda dealer in corona even before receiving this letter, but all they said that it could be related to cold weather. Later on about 4 months ago, they said the power steering pump needs to be replace. Right after I received this letter from american Honda, I gave them a call and told them that I'm already having this problem before, and that this is a known problem, but I didn't do anything about it because I was broke. I asked them if I can bring my van to the dealer to have them replace the power steering pump eventhough my mileage now is more than what they want which is 100,000 miles. They said, they can't help me because they are strict on warranty extension. And, since my mileage is now 165,000 miles, they can't help me even if the years qualifies me. They said to contact my local dealer where I bought the car and where I bring my car for repair and see if they can give me a discount to fix it. The point is it is not fair for them to set a limit on their warranty because this is an obvious factory defect. They should have covered the Odyssey 2006 regardless of the mileage because based on this letter, it is obvious that there is a lot of complains about it. I do not have the money to fix this problem, but I am hoping that by reporting this, we can consider this product defect as a recall.
Every time it is raining and car goes through a puddle the battery light comes on and the car looses power steering. Has happened numerous times and when going to the dealership I was told that they could not duplicate the problem because it was not raining at the time. They stated they could replace the power steering pump & reservoir and it might fix the problem. This is very dangerous and seems to be happening on quite a few of the Honda vehicles. I know another person who owns they exact same model and year and they are experiencing the same problem. Last few times it rained power steering went out 5-7 times during a 20 min drive so the number of times is increasing.
While the vehicle was in the slow motion or trying to park position, the steering is very tight and unable to handle the vehicle. The other day I am almost hitting a vehicle because I am unable to turn the van while pulling from a parking lot.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the steering wheel would become very difficult to turn approximately thirty minutes after the vehicle was started. The steering wheel required excessive force to make turns during the failures. The contact also stated that the power steering fluid reservoir was not large enough to maintain an adequate amount of fluid. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the reservoir would need to be replaced with a larger version. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 39,700. Honda has released a service bulletin and Honda had acknowledged that there indeed is a problem and will fix it only if the vehicle is still under warranty. Updated 09/14/2011 upated 12/19/11
The power steering went out on my 2006 Honda Odyssey. It appears too be happening on all the 2006 Honda Odyssey van. The power steering does not work at all. I feel it is unsafe especially at low speeds. I believe it could easily lead too an accident.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey touring. The contact stated that the power steering pump would exhibit a loud, abnormal noise when the engine was warmed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power steering system was defective. The manufacturer was contacted who offered to pay fifty percent of the repair costs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 24,000 and the current mileage was 42,000.
TL * the contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the power steering was hard to turn and would sporadically exhibit an abnormal noise when driving at low speeds. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been contacted to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 48,356.
Since early 2010, the steering pump in my 2006 Odyssey has been making an intermittent whining noise. When it makes this noise, the steering wheel becomes difficult to turn. A few days ago it became bad enough to take in to the dealer for service. Prior to taking it in, I noted that Honda has 2 tech service bulletins for this issue, one to the replace the pump (Dec 2010) and one to replace the steering fluid reservoir (2009). The bulletin for the pump specifically stated that the pump design was insufficient to provide enough power for the steering system, and needed to be replaced by a higher power pump with a new part number. I called american Honda to try to get this covered by Honda as a safety issue and a known design defect (bad steering), they offered to pay for $250 out of a $750 total repair bill. My car is approximately 1 1/2 years out of warranty time limit, but under warranty mileage (35000). I feel this is definitely a safety issue (steering) and should be subject to a recall before a steering failure and someone gets injured or worse.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and as the steering wheel was turned, it exhibited an abnormal whining and became difficult to turn. The failure progressed and would occur whether the vehicle was parked or in motion. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that there was a rack and pinion leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 42,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph the steering wheel became very difficult to maneuver. The power steering malfunctioned sporadically. The power steer pump and reservoir were replaced by the dealer. Two years after the vehicle was repaired the power steering malfunctioned again. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer who replaced the identical parts. The contact noticed complaints regarding the power steering issue and stated that the manufacturer should issue a recall because of the safety issue. The failure mileage was 80,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. While the vehicle was in the park position, the contact heard a loud buzzing noise intermittently thirty minutes after the vehicle was started. When attempting to turn the steering wheel in any direction, the noise became louder. The dealer was notified a diagnostic test was scheduled. The contact did not inform the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 42,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 41,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. While parked, the contact heard a loud buzzing noise coming from the steering and the steering wheel became slightly stiff. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repair but was informed by the dealer of a technical service bulletin. The technical service bulletin number was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
2006 Honda Odyssey. Power steering pump causing humming sound when turning the steering to the left or right. There is a tsb 07-005 for this. It's a known issue (defective part) and there are numerous owners who have reported the same on the internet, but Honda has not recalled the vehicles.
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- Miami, FL, USA