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2006 Honda Odyssey

The Verdict

14 Total Klunk

The 2006 Honda Odyssey has 703 owner complaints filed with NHTSA. The most reported issues are body (343 complaints) and engine (168 complaints). With a Klunk Score of 14/100, it earns a "Total Klunk" rating. If you're shopping for a Honda Odyssey, consider the 2017 model year which has 94% fewer complaints.

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14

Klunk Score: Total Klunk

Among the most complained-about vehicle years on record. Strongly consider alternatives.

How is this calculated?

The Klunk Score ranks this vehicle year against all others in our database based on total owner complaints filed with NHTSA. 100 = fewest complaints (top tier), 0 = most complained-about. Scores above 60 are better than average; below 40 means more problems than most.

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Under the Hood

Each number is a complaint. Darker = bigger problem.

YearBodyBrakesElectricalEngineTransmission
2000342187248214
2001182166253316
20021552611582592
20031411419689498
20041391014294198
20053517312818988
2006343705116871
20073352278011473
2008202155407032
20099220244715
20109040357118
20117240743115
20128053435213
2013555319766
20149548347060
2015757335628
20168373710332
20171325135
201831234200264121
20193073517625497
2020181181268310
202147047244
2022549331714
202343920131
202422414265
20254664012710

By Category

Body
343
Engine
168
Transmission
71
Brakes
70
Electrical
51

By Severity

1
312
2
336
3
17
4
37
5
1

Worst Problems

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Complaints

Electrical 2

Forward collision mitigation system displays an error message and does not function. This has been replaced once and continues to fail. The car also turns off at stop lights with the fuel saving automatic restart system, but will not automatically restart.

2mo ago
Electrical 1

Electrical issues

11mo ago
Electrical 1

The night before Christmas Eve, I was commuting home from the neighboring city, which is about a 25 minute drive home from where I was currently located. It was late in the evening and 2 of my children were in the car with me. I live in a rural area that is extremely dark in most of the areas. As I'm driving along both of my low beams go out without warning. This made for a very dangerous situation. I reacted as quickly as I could to prevent an accident and tried my high beams. Fortunately, they turned on but unfortunately I had to drive the rest of the way home with my high beams on possibly blinding any driver that came in contact with me. Currently the low beams still are not working. I have read forum, after forum, after forum stating how this is a problem from a 2004 to at least a 2010 Odyssey before I discontinued reading any further. I'm not exactly sure what causes but I do know it's not caused by the spark plus, the light bulbs and there is no individual relay for this vehicle low beams independently.

18mo ago
Electrical 1

The back doors start to open and close alone, then they did not open. I had to disconnect the electric doors .And the A/C It turns on by itself

20mo ago
Engine 2

On [XXX] I purchased a 2006 Honda Odyssey from DFW cash cars LLC 325 N RIVERSIDE DRIVE fort Worth Texas and the dealer gdn is p167677 the VIN number for the vehicle is [XXX] WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I NOTICED IT WAS MAKING A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY SAID EVEN WITH THE WARRANTY I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE CAR IS ALREADY IN MY NAME THE SECOND DAY I CALLED THEM TEXT HIM AND GO BACK UP THERE BECAUSE NOW MY ENGINE WAS SPITTING OUT THICK WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONLY WHEN I WAS IDLING THEN A WEEK LATER I PARKED MY VEHICLE AT THE STORE TRY TO LEAVE THE STORE AND IT TOOK ME 2 HOURS BECAUSE MY GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOW IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY GOING OUT THE TRUNK NEVER OPENED THE HANDLE IS NOT EVEN INTACT SO THEN FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO THE VEHICLE STARTS MAKING THESE LOUD ROARING MUMBLING SOUNDS LIKE A LAWN MOWER IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHATSOEVER BY THE TIME I GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I HAVE TO HOPE NOT TO GET HIT BY OTHER CARS BECAUSE THE LIGHT HAS ALREADY CHANGED NOW ALONG WITH ALL OF THOSE ISSUES ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A WIRING CRACKLE POP KIND OF SOUND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE NO THAT IS ALSO COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND IT'S EVEN LOUDER LIKE A HORRIBLE MOTORBOAT LAWN MOWER MOTORCYCLE ALL IN ONE AND WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT GETS MORE INTENSE AND LOUDER AND THE NEEDLE IN THE IN-DASH LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THE ONE ON THE LEFT MOVES UP AS IF I AM ACCELERATING AND THE ROARING SOUNDS GET LOUDER LIKE THE ENTIRE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP OR THE CAR IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE OR QUIT I AM A SINGLE MOM OF FIVE CHILDREN I HAVE NOT HAD ANY TRANSPORTATION IN A YEAR I JUST HAD A BABY ON [XXX] I WALKED MY ENTIRE PREGNANCY UNTIL I GOT THIS VEHICLE AND I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR A FEW MONTHS AND IT IS A TOTAL WRECK A LEMON INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

25mo ago
Electrical 4

When my kids and I were a hit and run accident. We were struck on the drivers side of the van. The side curtain airbags didn’t deploy.

27mo ago
Brakes 2

When braking for an intersection the engine revved after lifting foot from the accelerator and brakes were not able to stop the vehicle until I was in the middle of the intersection. Luckily no other vehicles were in the intersection at the time otherwise it would have caused a crash.

36mo ago
Brakes 2

Hello, the vehicle needs new tires and the alignment is not working properly after going 60 MPH on the highway it shakes.

36mo ago
Body 2

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side rear sliding door inadvertently opened. Additionally, the driver's side rear sliding door detached, and the driver's and passenger's side rear sliding doors failed to close once opened. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was confirmed as a common failure for the model vehicle; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

39mo ago
Transmission 2

The contact owned a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal sound and shuddered. Additionally, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact restarted and parked the vehicle at the residence. An independent mechanic went to the residence and diagnosed the vehicle with a failed transmission. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

40mo ago
Body 2

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the rear passenger's side sliding door ajar message was displayed. The contact stated that the door failed to close after one attempt. The contact was able to close the rear passenger's side sliding door securely with the assistance of someone operating the door master switch while he was pushing the door from the outside; however, the door failed to reopen. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 248,000.

44mo ago
Body 2

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey equipped with Michelin Tires. Tire Line: PAC Tire Tire Size :235/710R460A. The contact stated that the tire tread was low and he was unable to have the tires removed and replaced. The TPMS warning indicator illuminated and rendered the system inoperable. The contact called several local dealers Honda Service of Omaha 4111 S 144th St, Omaha, NE 68137(402) 408-1000, O'Daniel Honda Service123 Beverly Dr, Omaha, NE 68114(402) 393-7801where it was informed the tires have been discontinued and/or the machine for removal was not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle mileage was approximately 197,243. The tire mileage was unknown.

47mo ago
Body 3

The power sliding door on my driver's side completely fell off. This is due to a faulty hinge with plastic rollers that was I told totally disentgrate after being used normally. This hinge is located at back part of sliding door. I had no warning in any way. There was no warning lights or any sounds of any kind that told me something was wrong. I was closing my door after loading my groceries into my vehicle when the door literally fell off hinges and onto me. Luckily, it was me and not one of my children as I could just barely bear that weight and ended up hurting my back and shoulder because of it. There is no way that they could have, it would have crushed them! My vehicle is available to view issue at request. Please check into this it definitely needs to be recalled and fixed before a child gets hurt! There are thousands of people that have dealt with this happening to them with their Honda Odyssey, why hasn't this vehicle been recalled and fixed? What is going on?

48mo ago
Body 1

Both of the automatic sliding doors have came off tracks and fell off and will not close all the way it seems the door is only in place with a wire that supports the sliding component and has fallen off and the doors now are only supported by a single top track and this is a safety issue due to passengers riding in the van and if this falls off going down the road it could cause a accident

49mo ago
Body 2

Sunroof exploded and shattered

50mo ago
Engine 1

One main problem I have consistently noticed is signs someone other than me is getting in my car or leaving at least impression they did inside the car alot although I am the only one supposed to have a key. It was happening so much I paid Lafontaine Honda more than $1000 to change out the keys including the ignition but that hasnt resolved the problem. I still see normal evidence they are actually touching things inside my car and even stealing alot of fuel which they took so much last night it was ridiculous. I keep sending my local police reports and photos of as much as I can using the tipline and they never contact me back like they either ignoring, staying anonymous, or have no time to read my messages. They fuel is being stolen everytime I fill the tank by someone nearbye. The next issue is that there is a malfunction clearly feels like it is inside the steering wheel mechanics and not my tires that something or one is overriding the steering when I am on the freeway and highway jerking me in the direction of other vehicles when they start passing me like they trying to make them think I am threatening to hit them or threatening me to cause a collision. Exactly how it feels. They were even doing it to lyrics in the music while I was driving alot the whole trip there and back. The car seems very insecure. I see also that other people in like models cars locally are popping up on me like they have a gps on me and that is threatening. The steering wheels ignition switch was checked and I told them of the intrusion problems but they offered me no solution. Insurance is not helping me with repairs of anything and wont even offer me an option to get me discounts on car repairs or inspection help. I cant even report that type of stuff. Police also wont inspect a car but sends me away to a mechanic all the time. I think the previous owner may have modded a bunch of the parts but it is my car and should only be responding to me. Not others.

52mo ago
Body 2

The owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while attempting to close the passenger’s side sliding door, the door failed to lock securely. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by a friend with an unknown door failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

52mo ago
Brakes 2

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 - 25 MPH, the brake pedal went to the floorboard while depressed and failed to stop the vehicle immediately. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with rear brake caliper failure. The mechanic informed the contact that the rear brake caliper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.

52mo ago
Transmission 1

When Echo light on the ban vibrate the mechanic said it's the rear motor mount

52mo ago
Body 1

Steering wheel has been vibrating. Took to pass safety inspection and failed due to rear motor mount defect.

53mo ago

703 total

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