2007 Honda Odyssey Body Problems
- 55
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 55 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 10 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- sliding door · 26 records
- door fell · 13 records
- passenger side · 7 records
- side sliding · 7 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- side rear · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Engine · Steering
Loss of power steering & difficulty turning steering wheel. Paint on top of the roof has begun to fade. Had to replace oil pan because of lug nut damage to pan. According to the mechanic damaged was caused to the oil pan due to the quality of metal within the lug nut that is of harsher material than the oil pan. Therefore, it caused damage to the oil pan that required us to have an immediate oil pan replacement…
ODI 10610161
Body · Electrical System
Passenger sliding door automatically opened while vehicle was in motion, exposing my 5 year old to serious injury. This is the 3rd occurrence. Baierl honda of wexford pa cannot identify any faults even though the vehicle has been taken to them on several occasions. *tr
ODI 10563545
Body
Paint has been oxidizing & peeling on the top of the van & on the hood. It has done so at an alarming pace & the van looks older than it is.
ODI 11025463
Body · Hatchback/Liftgate
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear lift gate failed while he unloaded items. The contact mentioned that as a result of the failure, the gate droped impacting the contact in the head. The contact inspected the lift gate and found the tail gate struts fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not include in nhtsa campaign number…
ODI 10594308
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the driver side power sliding door by positioning her body in the path of the door, the door continued to close entrapping the baby inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10609081
Body · Support Device/Strut
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the tailgate failed to stay open. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failed mileage was 87,000. Updated 09/05/13*lj the struts that supported the hatch failed. They were replaced at the local dealer. Updated 09/05/13
ODI 10531603
Body
The paint on our honda odyssey is failing. Honda offered a recall/warranty extension for this issue, but made no attempt to alert us about it until after the recall/warranty was expired. We specifically asked about any service bulletins or recalls before the recall/warranty expired and were told there were none. It wasn't until after the recall/warranty expired that were we told about it. Honda is now telling us…
ODI 10641164
Body
PAINT PEELING OFF HOOD AND ROOF OF VAN
ODI 11141652
Body
Passenger side rear sliding door fell off when it was opened. Roller assembly had broken, cables were still attached. *tr
ODI 10514544
Body
Both my power sliding doors are starting to fail. There seem to be numerous complaints about rear power door issues on the odysseys. Our driver side rear power door does not lock or unlock properly unless done manually and it will not open with the remote or the button on the dashboard. The passenger side doors makes a loud popping noise when it opens and also make a noise after its closed as if the door hadn't…
ODI 10495244
Body
We have a 2007 honda odyssey that suddenly started to have the paint bubble up and begin peeling. It started off in two small areas on the hood and the roof and has grown tremendously in the past six months. It looks awful. *tr
ODI 10508434
Body
Sliding doors keep failing even after several replacements by honda. Doors do not remain closed even when locked. Rear section of sliding door remains ajar. A side impact or side swipe crash could easily tear open the doors. Side airbag deployment could also cause injury if tripped by the failing doors. As i said this is an ongoing re-occurrence even after honda repair. I know of several other odyssey owners dealing…
ODI 10637446
Body
My wife had mentioned she had been experiencing some problems with the hatch on her honda. Yesterday she said it was slow to open; today she said it would not open at all. I went out to look at the hatch and try to determine if she had a blown fuse, etc. I pushed the button on the remote and the tailgate opened, contrary to what she had told me. It seemed to open slower than normal. I went to see if anything was…
1 injury
ODI 10465622
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact attempted to open the rear lift gate and noticed that it had become extremely heavy and would not remain open. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 12v062000 (structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device) but the recall only covered the 2008-2009 honda odyssey vehicles and not the 2007 models. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for…
ODI 10462307
Body
The rear tailgate struts on my honda odyssey van failed once i opened it. The heavy tailgate began to close on me while i was under it and had i not noticed it coming down it would have crushed me. I'm elderly and struggled with the weight of the tailgate as i caught it. The passenger-side strut completely failed, leaking some kind of fluid out of it and the driver-side strut is also leaking. These leaks and…
ODI 10462204
Body
Left side (driver side) power door stopped working. Door can't be opened either under power or manually. *tr
ODI 10491787
Body
On 1/23/12 while attempting to close drivers side power sliding door with remote, it was noted that while attempting to close, said door closed about half-way and then reopened. Several attempts were made to close above door until it finally did close. It was also noted at this time that when it did close it made a thumping noise. "thump... Thump... Thump..." while the door was closing. It should be stated that this…
ODI 10446211
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear passenger side sliding door closed on a child, causing bruises to the childs right hand. The contact stated that the door should have retracted when it sensed an obstruction but it did not. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a complaint was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
1 injury
ODI 10425079
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey touring. The contact stated the rear hatch on the vehicle slammed shut while it was in the upright position. When it closed, it damaged the bottom of the hatch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and stated the struts had failed. There were no recalls and she will be responsible for the repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and informed her that…
ODI 10414953
Body
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated the lift gate strut fractured. The dealer advised the contact that her vin was not included in recall number: 10v055000, structure body hatchback/liftgate. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 43,000. The vin was unavailable.
ODI 10407035
Body
Drivers side rear sliding door fell off when it was opened. Cables were still attached. Roller assembly had broken. *tr
ODI 10514542
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts
I received a recall notice relating to faulty vsa system in honda odysseys. My vehicle was totalled as a result of a single driver accident that occured on ct-15 merrit parkway in january 2011. It snowed that day in connecticut although there was no visible snow on the highway when this happened and at a particular turn, the vehicle skidded (no break was applied), and after trying to control through turning the…
Crash reported
ODI 10592385
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the rear hinge door struts fractured, causing the door to slam shut. The contact mentioned that the door impacted her on the top of her head. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 103,000.
1 injury
ODI 10455028
Body
Paint on the roof peeling on top. Can see metal now and started as bubble. Worried about rusting. Contacted dealer they are doing nothing. *tt
ODI 10459151
Body
Both rear tailgate struts had leaked fluid, causing automatic tailgate to open but then slam shut rather than stay open. Service advisor explained that the problem only became evident after both of the struts had failed but, until then, one functioning strut may have been concealing the failure of the other. Problem manifested at 16,000 miles, and was less than two weeks out of warranty, but dealership charged me to…
ODI 10355676