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#7142 of 7211 RE: Pull to Right [jen41766] by grandtotal Jul 20, 2007 (1:55 pm)
Replying to: jen41766 (Jul 20, 2007 12:03 pm) Should I call them on being full of crap?   Yes. It's most likely a faulty tire if everything was good before.
#7143 of 7211 RE: Pull to Right [jen41766] by user777 Jul 20, 2007 (5:57 pm)
Replying to: jen41766 (Jul 20, 2007 12:03 pm) grandtotal is right. you have every indication of a bad tire. demand two new ones.
#7144 of 7211 RE: Pull to Right [billg7] by jen41766 by autowrite Jul 23, 2007 (10:33 am)
What make, size, profile are these tires?   Should be 225R16 98T
#7145 of 7211 Lock Cylinder Problem on 2003 by user777 Jul 31, 2007 (8:27 am)
People, two reports of lock cylinder problems in '03 ODYs here in the Odyssey Care and Maintenance Forum. sbpceap, "Honda Odyssey: Care & Maintenance" #429, 30 Jul 2007 8:41 pm    If any of you can share your experience with lock cylinder problems in your ODY, can you post please? I have an LX obviously.   thanks.
#7146 of 7211 Question about purchasing a used Odyssey. by ovrthtop34 Aug 15, 2007 (9:51 am)
Replying to: KarenS (Nov 13, 2000 7:03 pm) My wife and I are in the market for another vehicle, and we have come across some very interesting choices, especially the Odyssey, a van we like quite a lot. Anyway we have our eyes on several 2003 and 2004 models, all of which have less than 50,000 miles on them. Most of them are decked out with Leather, DVD, wood grain, and all that stuff. The prices range from 18,000 all the way down to 14,000.   We are thinking of this because we don't want to spend $500 per month on payments.   WOuld any of these be good deals, or should we not worry and just suck it up and go brand new? Replies to this message: blackexv6 (Aug 15, 2007 1:39 pm) esteeze (Aug 29, 2007 1:21 pm)
#7147 of 7211 Re: Question about purchasing a used Odyssey. [ovrthtop34] by blackexv6 Aug 15, 2007 (1:39 pm)
Replying to: ovrthtop34 (Aug 15, 2007 9:51 am) If you can afford it, go with the new one. It is drastically improved, especially the ride quality & finishes are more refined (road noise is still an issue).   Also, the transmissions in the '03 are suspect. The '04 may be slightly more reliable, however, the 2007+ has a rugged 4-shaft design borrowed from the Pilot & Ridgeline.   Here is a link regarding the class action lawsuit for Honda V6 transmission failures from '00-'03. link title   My 2 cents.
#7148 of 7211 Odyssey is my last Honda by guntur Aug 16, 2007 (3:31 am)
250 miles into my 1000 miles one way trip, check engine light and TCS light came on. Drove another 250 to a Honda dealer. Transmission needed replacement. Dealer found more issues with mounting brackets, leaking strutts and couple of other things amounting to $2350 in estimate. All this with < 58,000 miles on my 2000 Odyssey. Luckily the transmission is under warranty but had to pay $150 to replace sway bars. Within the first year I had CD player replaced, had to take back to dealer 2-3 times to have something cleaned (I think it was choke!)in order to repair the accelerator pedal that was getting stuck after overnight parking. Gas cap release never worked right and always needed adjustment. Once had an EGR valve replaced when the check engine light was on. This is not what I expected with a Honda after the good experience I had with my 1987 Honda Civic Real Time 4WD wagon. Come to think of it that too had some annoying problems within the first 3 years but never caused as many problems. I guess the difference in quality may be due to that Ody was made in NA (I think Canada) and the Civic was made in Japan. Then my friend tells me all about the problems he had with his Accord which required several expensive repairs over the years. Well that too was made in NA. No more Hondas for me. Having driven two Camrys back to back, I would go for a Toyota next.........though it is made in NA.
#7149 of 7211 Door Rust by autowrite Aug 20, 2007 (6:59 pm)
I have a 2002 Honda Odyssey EX that has given me 5-years 4-months and 174,000 kilometers (108,000 miles) of reliable service. Two weeks ago, on July 4th, 2007, my wife noticed the rust on the outside-channel where the weather-strip is in the rear view mirror area. I took it to my dealer’s bodyshop area for them to look at and the bodyshop manager lifted the weather-strip showing most of this channel had rust area six inches long. He sprayed it with rustproofing and said that his brother’s Odyssey has the same thing happening. When I bought the van the dealer suggested that I buy a rust protection plan that covers all the vehicle’s panels. Unfortunately this plan does not cover this area. If it keeps rusting the weather strip will not fit into the channel designed to keep it into place. The driver’s side door has a lot less rust in this area. I was told that it’s unfortunate that I have over the ‘5 year warranty’ as I could have gotten new doors replaced ‘no charge’.   This certainly looks like a ‘design flaw’ and there should be a recall.   The body shop at the dealership worked up a price for Honda Canada and it came to about $4,800; with me to pay $2,800.   I send a letter of Honda Customer Relations in Toronto about their offer and my non-ability to pay more then $800 and this thing should not have happen. The early part of the week of August 6th Toronto Relations phoned to state what a great deal I had. I said I could not take it. Honda Relations left a message on Aug 14th for me to call. I spoke to Honda Relations on Aug 17th and they had lowered my price to $1,800. I showed a local Honda dealer and they suggest that CarStar look at it. CarStar said they could fix both doors for $534. My dealer says you cannot repair this properly without replacing the door(s) and Honda Relations says they have nothing to do with CarStar, although the local dealer uses CarStar for their body work.   If you own a 1998-2004 Odyssey, inspect this area... Take a close look because it is concealed and is not noticeable without lifting the weather-strip.   Also check http://www.odyclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27939&highlight=door+ru- st      I would like to hear from any 1998-2004 owners with the same problem and what solutions were taken and what they might recommend.   Thank you!
#7150 of 7211 Honda Dealer or Private Shop for Timing Belt/Water Pump Change by 09norcim Aug 24, 2007 (11:08 am)
My 2000 Honda Odyssey has 107K miles. Honda dealer has suggested to change timing belt and water pump for approx. $1,150.00.   I recently found a local shop who is very competent (45-60 yr. old senior mechanics and certified).   The private shop had quoted me labor and material, A. $580 Timing belt/Water Pump NAPA. Water Pump life time warranty   B. $630 - Honda Parts, 12 month warranty on labor. Honda Warranty on Parts. Even I can buy the parts for them (I asked them).   I know that these guys know what they do and are honest mechanics. However, in the past I always took Odyssey to the dealer since I had extended coverage.   What is your opinion? Dealer or Private Shop.   Thanks! Replies to this message: bobber1 (Aug 24, 2007 5:55 pm) cwalti (Aug 24, 2007 7:13 pm) user777 (Aug 25, 2007 2:47 am)
#7151 of 7211 Re: Honda Dealer or Private Shop for Timing Belt/Water Pump Change [09norcim] by bobber1 Aug 24, 2007 (5:55 pm)
Replying to: 09norcim (Aug 24, 2007 11:08 am) Private shop. With that many miles why spend double to make repairs. If it were still under warrantee it's a different story, but it doesn't appear to be anymore.

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