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2005 Honda Odyssey equipment problems

40 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 Honda Odyssey cite equipment, 5% of all 829 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
40
5% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the equipment

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“HEADSETS WON'T WORK AT ALL ONLY STATIC SOUND . I HEARD IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HONDA DOESN'T ADMIT IT NOR FIX IT FOR FREE . I THINK HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 15, 2014Electrical system, EquipmentODI 10644977
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH, A ROCK STRUCK THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. THE CONTACT STATED LATER THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COLD AIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER WAS PUNCTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,445. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 31, 2011EquipmentODI 10393879
“THE WIRELESS HEADPHONES DO NOT WORK FOR THE DVD PLAYER. THERE IS ONLY A HISSING "WHITE" NOISE. I KNOW MANY ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 15, 2010EquipmentODI 10349432
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONDENSER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,200.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 6, 2010EquipmentODI 10347626
“DRIVING IN TYPICAL CITY ENVIRONMENT AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE. HONDA DEALERSHIP THEN REPLACED THE POWER-STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR (THIS IS THE 3RD RESERVOIR DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE VAN). ORIGINAL POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR INSTALLED AT BUILD DATE, 2ND INSTALLED IN DEC 2006. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 6, 2010Steering, EquipmentODI 10317416
“"HOLE" IN CONDENSER. APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH HONDA ODYSSEY 2005 MODEL, BUT NO RECALL. WILL COST $900.00 TO REPAIR. DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY UNLESS REPAIRED. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN RAINY/ICY WEATHER. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 17, 2009EquipmentODI 10280737

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 29, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.