2005 Honda Odyssey engine and engine cooling problems

“ONE MORNING AS WE WERE STARTED UP THE ENGINE I NOTICED A SOMEWHAT LOUD NOISE AS IS THE MUFFLER HAD A HOLE IN IT. I DROVE IT FOR AWHILE AND NOTICED AT THIS POINT THAT THE NOISE WAS HEARD AS WE ACCELERATED AND WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO ECO MODE. I HAD STOOD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MY WIFE DROVE AWAY BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY NOISE. THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER ON A RECALL, FUEL PUMP, AND ASKED FOR THEM TO LOOK UNDER IT. THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNT THAT WAS WORN DOWN. I SEE THAT HONDA ODYSSEY, 2005 (OUR YEAR MODEL) THROUGH 2007 HAS THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO HAVE HONDA REPAIR THIS INCIDENT WITHOUT THE COST COMING FROM ME. *TR”

“ACCELERATION TO 65-68MPH UP TO APPROXIMATELY 73-75MPH THE VAN'S FRONT WHEELS ENTER A MILD TO FAIRLY STRONG, ALARMING, SHIMMY FELT DISTINCTLY AND SYNCHRONIZED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. WE HAD JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VAN 2 MONTHS PRIOR AND IRONICALLY HAD 2 BRAND NEW YOKOHAMA TIRES ON THE FRONT RIMS. WE TOOK A TRIP FROM MIDWEST TO UP AND ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. SYMPTOMS INITIALLY REASONABLE GOT STRONGER BUT APPEARED AT THE SLOWER END OF THE RANGE MENTIONED ABOVE. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN AGGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT YOU'D THINK I'D NEED NEW TIRES, BUT THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH LOTS OF MEAT ON THE TREADS STILL. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS NOW THAT INDICATE VERY BAD DESIGN ON ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE CAUSED THIS AND CON CONCUR WITH THE GENERAL POPULOUS OF 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN OWNERS OUT THERE THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL FIX THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY HONDA. SINCERELY, [XXX] 11/2/14. *TR”

“STRONG VIBRATION FELT IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THERE WAS A DRONING NOISE AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 2010, BUT IDENTIFIED BY DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR ONLY IN FEB 2014. QUOTED 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS. ALSO IDENTIFIED REAR ENGINE MOUNT TO BE CLOSE TO NEEDING REPLACEMENT. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE ENGINE MOUNTS. WE JUST REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0420 TWO MONTHS AGO FOR 800 DOLLARS. HONDA'S REPRESENTATIVE (HIS NAME IS [XXX] REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. *TR”

“TRANSMISSION TROUBLE HAPPENS WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING. HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT EVERY SPEED. WILL NEVER GO INTO TOP GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, IS TURNED OFF, AND TURNED BACK ON. THEN SHIFTS NORMALLY. REPLACING WITH NEW ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) DID NOT FIX. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE MOUNTS TOO, DID NOT FIX EITHER. *TR”

“WE WERE DRIVING ALONG 101 IN THE AFTERNOON, TURNED ON THE AC, IT STARTED TO BLOW OUT HOT AIR, REALLY HOT AIR. HAVE A MECHANIC CHECKED ON IT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CONDENSER BROKE, A/C DEFECTS. FOUND LOTS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR”

“I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM DEALER WITH MINIMAL PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 85,000 MILE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAY AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED TO ENSURE THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE. MY SISTER-IN-LAW DROVE THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN TO HER, SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AT 65 MPH. I THEN STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM TO FIND MANY ARTICLES ON HOW THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT FAILS ON VEHICLES WITH AS LITTLE AS 50,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATES THIS IS A DRIVABILITY ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE FINE WITH A NEW MOTOR MOUNT AT THE TUNE OF $700. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A MOTOR MOUNT ISSUE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WHEN THE MOUNT FAILS THE ENGINE DOES NOT JUST RISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT BEGINS TO VIBRATE WITH THE VEHICLES TIRES IN MOTION. *TR”