at 174,000 miles
Middleburg, FL
SEAT BELTS
MOTOR MOUNTS WORN OUT
NHTSA complaint #11414907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2006 Honda Odyssey seat belt problems
10 of the 879 complaints about the 2006 Honda Odyssey are about the seat belts — 1% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 85,000 miles.
10
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Seat Belts
7
70.0%
Front
2
20.0%
Rear/Other
1
10.0%
Seat Belts across every Honda Odyssey year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Algonquin, IL
SEAT BELTS
MY PASSENGER DOORS STOPPED OPENING BY BUTTON AND HANDLE, TURNING SIGNALS, BRIGHTS, DASH SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, HORN. ALL STOP WORKING WHENEVER THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT AND MORE THEN A COUPLE DON'T WORK AT SAME TIME. DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEATBELT DOESNT STAY TIGHT FOR MY DAUGHTERS CAR SEAT ABD UNABLE TO USE OTHER SEAT AS THAT DOOR DOESNT WORK AT ALL ANYMORE. THE STEERING IS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO USE ALL STRENGTH FROM BOTH ARMS TO PULL THE WHEEL INTO THE DIRECTION I NEED THE CAR TO GO
NHTSA complaint #11319667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sharon, MA
SEAT BELTS
ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE MIDDLE SEAT DOES NOT HAVE A STANDARD RELEASE BUTTON. INSTEAD, YOU HAVE TO TRY TO USE THE METAL CLIP PIECE OR A KEY OR OTHER RIGID THING ITEM TO RELEASE THE BELT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THIS AS AN ANNOYING DESIGN, BUT DID NOT REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THIS WAS UNTIL MY DAUGHTER GOT IT WRAPPED AROUND HER NECK. THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED IN THE CEILING AND RETRACTING TIGHTER AS SHE STRUGGLED. SHE IS FINE AND I GOT HER OUT WITHOUT ANY REAL DAMAGE, BUT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DESIGN AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AS SOME OTHER CHILD MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME, IT WAS PARKED. IT HAPPENED IN MY MOMS 2016 ODYSSEY, BUT IT HAS THE SAME DESIGN IN MY VEHICLE LISTED.
NHTSA complaint #10920179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
West Hartford, CT
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE GETS WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS. WATER IS GETTING INTO WHERE THE SEAT BELT RECOILS WHEN NOT ON THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #10903446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monroe City, MO
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PART IN REAR MOTOR MOUNTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM THEY WERE PASSING THE COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VIBRATION PROBLEM IN JULY 2007. DESPITESEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, WITHOUT FULLY GETTING THE PROBLEM RESOLVED THE REAR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NEVER LOOKED AT UNTIL THE VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED IT WOULD COST $1000 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT HONDA WAS WELL AWARE OF. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE WAS CHARGED $26.00 TO UN-TWIST THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATED SEAT BELT DON'T TWIST BY THEMSELVES. TWO WEEKS LATER, AFTER LIMITED USE OF THE SET BELT, IT TWISTED AGAIN. *JB THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/04/11
NHTSA complaint #10427308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 123,000 miles
Passaic, NJ
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS ABLE TO BE UNLATCHED BY A PASSENGER AND THE SEAT BELT THEN RETRACTED AND STARTED CHOKING THE PASSENGER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ACTING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SEAT BELTS POSED A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTED AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.
NHTSA complaint #10422720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,000 miles
Lebanon, NJ
1 injured
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER CHILD BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE THIRD ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT BUCKLED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WITH A KNIFE IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE THE CHILD COULD NOT BREATH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA PAID FOR 90% OF THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 03/14/11
NHTSA complaint #10384705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 85,000 miles
Katonah, NY
Crash
2 injured
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT DEFECT: WHEN OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS REAR-ENDED, THE REAR SEAT CHILD OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED OUT OF HIS SEAT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE OCCUPANTS SEATBELT RELEASED ON IT'S OWN UPON IMPACT. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE WHETHER THE SEATBELT MALFUNCTION CONTRIBUTED TO THE CHILD'S WHIP LASH INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #10371211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bergenfield, NJ
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
MY DAUGHTER, HANNAH (AGE 2 YEARS, 3 MONTHS WAS SITTING IN THE CAR SEAT BEHIND DRIVER IN THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAVE THE 8 SEAT MODEL. SHE TOOK THE SEAT BELT FROM THE CENTER ROW MIDDLE SEAT AND TWISTED IT AROUND HER NECK. I REALIZED THIS WHEN WE GOT TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. WHEN SHE MOVED HER HEAD OR I TRIED TO LOOSEN THE BELT IT GOT TIGHTER. MY FRIEND HAD TO COME OUT WITH A SCISSOR AND WE HAD TO CUT THE BELT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT FOR THE CENTER SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW CAME DOWN FROM THE CEILING, AND WAS VERY EASY FOR A YOUNG CHILD SITTING IN A CAR SEAT TO REACH OVER AND GRAB IT.
NHTSA complaint #10190134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 12,884 miles
Dillsburg, PA
Crash
2 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
ON 4 NOV 06 AT APPROXIMATELY 1128 MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED WITH A FRONT IMPACT CRASH AND THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEFECTS OCCURRED CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: WEATHER: CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS: DRY LEVEL GRADE SPEED: APPROX 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN 2 LANE SECONDARY ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF IT. MY VEHICLE IMPACTED THE OTHER ONE IN THE LEFT REAR QUADRANT. THE DAMAGE TO MY ODYSSEY WAS DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT GRILL AND BUMPER AREA. THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE DISLODGED FROM THE MOUNTS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE DOOR POST. I THINK THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE. BOTH OF THE ITEMS WERE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AND AIRBAG WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. PART NUMBERS LISTED BELOW. MODULE AIRBAG CONTROL: 77960SHJA02 SEAT BELT LT: 04818SHJA01ZC SEAT BELT RT: 04814SHJA01ZC BUCKLE FRT SEAT BELT LT: 04816SHJA21ZC BUCKLE FRT SEAT BELT RT: 04813SHJA01ZC ALONG WITH OTHER VARIOUS BODY PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #10178006 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.