Faults:

This is my 58-year old mother's Van.

The van was real nice for the first week or two, and then it started to get a vibration in the dash. The dealer fixed it. It was a loose bolt.

The next thing that went wrong was the front left wheel bearing. It went out at like 7,000-miles.

After this at 10,000-miles the alternator went almost out…It was charging real low.

Around the 12,000-mile check up the dealer informed me of a leak in the transmission. They had to take the transmission out of the van to fix the leak. This took about 2-weeks and they could only offer her a used 99-Civic to drive, which was junk.

Right after the factory warranty went out, at 38,000-miles, the Timing Belt Idler broke and caused the timing belt to get chewed in half. It didn’t damage the engine. Miracle…

Then at 40,000-miles the solenoid inside of the transmission went out. She had it fixed for almost $1,000.

Now at 44,000-miles the camshaft oil seal blew out and they are charging her over $600.00 to fix this $4.00 part.

We are going to trade this thing off before it decides to blow up for good and catch on fire or something like that.

She is getting another Mercury Grand, as her last one (1994) had 124,000-miles with not one problem and it still had the factory original back brakes on it. Not one problem and the lady that bought it at the church still drives it today and she has had not one problem.

General Comments:

Honda's have Lemonade pouring out the tail pipe from new. Want to drink some, then buy a Honda... Free Lomonade...

Japanese Junk Quality, but really=Junk, Never Again.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

If you need a big empty box on wheels, it's probably one of the finest big empty boxes on wheels made today.

Complaints? Well, it's big!

Maintenance? Needed to replace the brake pads, which is not unreasonable considering the weight of the vehicle. Also, replaced 2 brake light bulbs, wiper blades, and a set of tires. I've heard the stories about the power doors and about the automatic transmission, so I bought the Honda extended warranty. Honda subsequently extended the warranty on the transmission to 100,000 miles for free.

My wife doesn't like the lack of rear visibility, so I added a backup radar system. This is probably a common complaint, since Honda introduced an optional rear vision camera system since then.

I've been so impressed by the reliability that after driving European imports for the past 20 years I plan to buy an Acura for my next car.

Faults:

Power sliding doors are unsafe.

General Comments:

I (unfortunately) own Honda Odyssey EX with power sliding doors. These power doors cause nothing but problems! One of my doors refuses to shut all the way now and it has even popped open while the vehicle was in motion! Fortunately, my 5 year old daughter was belted into her seat.

I would consider this a MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

Faults:

Big Brake Eater! Master Cylinder has gone bad twice! Brakes had to be replaced at 25k and now at 48k. Rotors warp fast. Honda needs to re-design the braking system on this large van. The Accord braking system does not work! Van has wind noises and the rear brake light has foam padding that slips out. Dealership likes to tell owners that they have to deal with the brakes! Never again, glad I didn't pay more than sticker like some did.

General Comments:

The only big plus is the van has leg room for my 6'4" son.