I OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS WITH MY AC. IT WORKED ONE DAY AND THE VERY NEXT DAY IT STOPPED WORKING. GIVEN THE FACT THAT I VE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, I DECIDED TO GOOGLE THE INTERNET JUST TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AND SURE ENOUGH I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
2003
POWER TRAIN
MY HUSBAND PARKED OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN OUR DRIVEWAY, ALONGSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUR HOME. HE REMOVED THE KEY AND WENT INSIDE, PLACING THE KEY IN THE USUAL LOCATION. HE CHANGED HIS SHIRT, INTENDING TO REMOVE FROM THE CAR THE 4' X 8' SHEET OF EXTERIOR PLYWOOD HE HAD JUST PURCHASED. WHEN HE WENT BACK OUTSIDE, THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE ROAD, AND WAS FLOATING IN THE LAKE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. THE CAR SLOWLY SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND A DIVER LOCATED THE VEHICLE IN THE 15 FOOT DEEP WATER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY "TOTALED" THE CAR, AND SAID THE INCIDENT WAS THE FAULT OF THE DRIVER, FOR NOT PUTTING THE CAR IN "PARK", EVEN THOUGH THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPED ON A SLOPING SURFACE, BUT THE WEIGHT OF THE PLYWOOD PROBABLY CAUSED THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS ONTO THE SLOPING PART OF OUR DRIVEWAY. SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL BASED ON THIS DEFECT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY PLACES FULL BLAME ON THE DRIVER. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO NOT CHARGE THIS INCIDENT TO DRIVER NEGLIGENCE? HE HAS NEVER HAD A CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT, AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *TR