Anyone have/had a Honda Odyssey?

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Looking at a 2009 ex with 125K. Appreciate any info on that vehicle. Thanks.

 

[TxLite]

We’ve got a 2023. Roughly 20k miles on it. So far it’s fine, some quirky stuff and weird glitches but overall nice. The air conditioner in this gen is horrible for hot environments, it’s way underpowered. Different generation from the 2009 so I’m not sure what all is different. My grandparents had that generation and liked it though.

Keep in mind Honda uses a timing belt and not a timing chain like the Toyota Sienna, and requires the belt to be changed at 100k miles. If the belt goes it will tear everything up.

 

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The timing belt is important info.....thanks. Hopefully he has maintenance records that show it was changed.. They sell a kit for that, water pump, tb, pulley and some other stuff. I heard it is around 1K parts and labor.

 

[TSAMP]

How do you go from looking at 1 ton dually diesels to mini van shopping in the span of a week?

Look at a Toyota sienna. They're awd and I hear lift kits are now commercially available as it's popularity as a offroad camper has risen.

 

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How do you go from looking at 1 ton dually diesels to mini van shopping in the span of a week?

Look at a Toyota sienna. They're awd and I hear lift kits are now commercially available as it's popularity as a offroad camper has risen.

I need a way to carry all the women I pick up with the ram 3500 as a group....the Odyssey seats 8.

 

[The_Jim]

This thread was a huge letdown when I realized you weren’t talking about this kind of Honda odyssey.

 

[mlchase]

Had a 2010 Ex and kept it until 2022. Loved it. Worked great for our little kids. Ran awesome. Tons of storage. At 125k, you are near timing belt so as others have said need to have that done - likley $700-$900. We got rid of our before doing that.

 

[doc holiday13]

ECO mode will kill your motor. Deactivates the rear 3 cylinders when not under load. Engine shakes a lot more and tears up the motor mount. You end up burning lots of oil, and fouling those rear plugs. The burning oil ends up clogging your catalytic converters.

My wifes made it to 238k miles. Almost bought a honda pilot but it too has the cylinder deactivation. You can defeat it with a plug in device but it tricks your motor into falsely reading engine temp and kills a few mpgs

The timing belt is important info.....thanks. Hopefully he has maintenance records that show it was changed.. They sell a kit for that, water pump, tb, pulley and some other stuff. I heard it is around 1K parts and labor.

You'll want to get a motor mount as well

 

[ResearchinStuff]

had a 2020 - did not really like it. the controls were all in stupid spots, the lane assist routinely tried to kill us, and the drivers seat was very, very uncomfortable. The seat seemed to be sized for a ~160# person max. The steering wheel was also off-center from the drivers seat by a significant amount - probably 6+".

Miraculously, I was able to sell it at a slight profit during the car craziness of 2021.

 

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Had a 2010 Ex and kept it until 2022. Loved it. Worked great for our little kids. Ran awesome. Tons of storage. At 125k, you are near timing belt so as others have said need to have that done - likley $700-$900. We got rid of our before doing that.

Maybe it had one already? Gonna see later today.

 

[hikenhunt]

We had a 2007 and currently have a 2011. My wife has loved them and they do have a ton of storage. We had issues with the AC on the 2007 where it would turn on and off on its own and it needed a transmission at 210k. We haven't had any issues with the ECO mode. Ours transitions super smooth and can only tell because of the light indicator on the dash. The 2007 oil drain would pour onto a frame rail, but they fixed that on the 2011. The oil filter could be in a better spot, but that seems like every car now...

 

[GSPHUNTER]

The timing belt is important info.....thanks. Hopefully he has maintenance records that show it was changed.. They sell a kit for that, water pump, tb, pulley and some other stuff. I heard it is around 1K parts and labor.

100 % on timing belt. Very important.

 

[Yoder]

Seal of awesome from Car Complaints:

2009 Honda Odyssey problems

The 2009 Honda Odyssey has 322 problems & defects reported by Odyssey owners. The worst complaints are engine, body / paint, and electrical problems.

www.carcomplaints.com

 

[Adam B]

Timing belt recommended everything 90k miles, valve cover gaskets are common for leaking and getting on the alternator taking out the alternator. If it the Vtec engine the Vtec solenoid by the front valve cover will also leak and get on the alternator. Can't remember the mileage you should have trans service but have it done with Honda fluid they seem to do better with Honda fluid compared to some of the aftermarket fluids. Won't say it's common but we have seen few Odyssey with trans problems and have to have replacement trans. Hope this helps

 

[CorbLand]

I need a way to carry all the women I pick up with the ram 3500 as a group....the Odyssey seats 8.

Depending on the women your into…the extra payload of the 3500 might be better.

My brother has one and they lost the transmission around 100K. Other than that, it’s been a good vehicle.

Lots of vans where I live and mostly see Toyota and Honda.

 

[TSAMP]

How do you go from looking at 1 ton dually diesels to mini van shopping in the span of a week?

Look at a Toyota sienna. They're awd and I hear lift kits are now commercially available as it's popularity as a offroad camper has risen.

Toyota Sienna

Journeys Off Road - Toyota Sienna Lift Kits and Accessories.

www.journeysoffroad.com

 

[Hoosker Doo]

We have had horrible car luck over the last 5 years but that ended when we picked up 2012 Honda Odyssey someone one was selling down the road with 115,000 miles when we were in a pinch after our nicer SUV was totalled. 3 years later it has around d 150,000 miles. We did replace an alternator, but overall it's been very reliable. Studded tires in the winter with front wheel drive is about as good as AWD. The switch to more seats may have motivated us to have another kid though, so watch out for that haha

 

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Winds up that Odyssey has 100,000 more miles than it shows on the odometer....yikes.

The used vehicle market is just nuts......very hard to track down a good deal. I may have to get something at an auction to get value.

 

[5MilesBack]

We had a 2004 Odyssey that we got on a great deal with just 3400 miles on it in 2005. When it had about 125k miles on it, the transmission went wonky. Took it in and they said it needed a new transmission. We did some online research and saw that a LOT of those transmissions were being replaced. Then found an article that said most of those probably didn't even need replacing, and it listed several of the possible problems. The one we were experiencing was fixed easily with a simple solenoid replacement. I think it cost me about $30, and took about 10 minutes to replace.

We eventually sold it at about 175k miles after our daughters used it at college for a few years. In the time we owned it, we did a timing belt/water pump, coolant flush, transmission fluid, the brakes, oil/filter, a motor mount, and that solenoid. That was it.

 

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^ seems like alot of misdiagnosis going on. My xj was making a noise and 3 shops told me the motor was shot (bearing). Wound up being the bolts that hold the flywheel to the clutch were loose....I got under it and crawled all over which enabled me to pinpointed it.