2001 Honda Odyssey Wipers & Visibility Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON MY PART. THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE WINDOW DROPPING, THE RUSH OF AIR COMING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND THE LOUD FREEWAY NOISE CAUSED ME TO REDIRECT MY FOCUS FROM THE ROADWAY. AFTER PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY REPOSITION THE WINDOW TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE BACK HOME AND PARK THE MINIVAN UNTIL MY MECHANIC COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AT A COST OF $200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THIS TIME THE COST AT THE DEALER WAS $340. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS INHERENT PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE PROBLEM OCCUR WHILE DRIVING. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND/OR REIMBURSE CURRENT OWNERS FOR THE COST OF POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACEMENTS. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A DING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR SIDE DRIVERS WINDOWS AS IF A PEBBLE HAD BEEN THROWN AT THE WINDOW, THEN THE SIDE REAR WINDOWS IMPLODED SHATTERING IN PIECES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THE SHATTERED WINDOW WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE WINDOWS WERE NOT REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO IMPLODE. UPDATED 11/30/06.*JB

WE PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM GARCIA HONDA AND STILL OWN THE VEHICLE, HE VIN IS [XXX]. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE 2ND ROW SEATING. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM ACADEMY ROAD (IN ALBUQUERQUE), ONTO VENTURA (NORTH) WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IMPLODED INTO A PILE OF GLASS, ALL OVER THE CAR. MY WIFE THOUGHT THE WINDOW HAD BEEN SHOT OUT OR OTHERWISE MALICIOUSLY DESTROYED FROM SOME EXTERNAL SOURCE, AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE POLICE FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE FILED A POLICE REPORT ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED VIA ALLSTATE INSURANCE. NO PROJECTILES WERE FOUND IN THE VEHICLE, AND WE JUST HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED AND WENT ABOUT OUR BUSINESS. AT NIGHT ON LEAVING OUR SON'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HINKLE FAMILY FUN CENTER, AND MERGING ONTO I-40 WEST AT JUAN TABO (MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY), THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW IMPLODED (BY ITSELF) INTO ANOTHER PILE OF GLASS, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND SHOOTING GLASS ALL OVER MY WIFE (DRIVING) AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR (WHICH HAD THREE OTHER CHILDREN IN IT AT THE TIME), CAUSING SOME SMALL CUTS ON HER ARMS, AND RUINING THE CLOTHES SHE WAS WEARING. THIS IS WAY TOO BIG OF A CO-INCIDENCE FOR BOTH OF THESE PASSENGER WINDOWS TO JUST SELF DESTRUCT BY THEMSELVES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. I WOULD EXPECT AND HOPE HONDA WOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, AND INVESTIGATE THE BLOCK OF VANS AND THE GLASS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE SAME RUN OF GLASS AND WINDOW ASSEMBLIES, BEFORE ONE EXPLODES IN A VEHICLE THAT DOES CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE MINIVAN HAS AUTOMATIC SLIDING REAR DOORS THAT DO NOT STOP CLOSING EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AND AM VERY AFRAID THAT IF THE DOOR DOES NOT STOP WHEN I AM OBTRUCTING IT, THAT IT IS SIMILARLY NOT STOP FOR UNKNOWING KIDS.

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPEN ELECTRONICALLY, EITHER THROUGH THE REMOTE, THE DRIVER'S CONTROLS ON THE DASH, OR THE HANDLES (BOTH INTERIOR & EXTERIOR) ON THE DOOR. THIS ONLY AFFECTS ONE DOOR (SO FAR). THE DEALER SAYS THAT WASHERS HAVE TO BE ATTACHED TO FOUR GROUNDING WIRES INSIDE THE DOOR IN ORDER FOR THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY TO WORK CORRECTLY, AT A COST OF $240. IT IS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT IT SEEMS THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN EITHER THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH BATON ROUGE ENROUTE TO NEW ORLEANS, THERE WAS A MAJOR EXPLODING SOUND AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED IN MY LAP. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WERE NO CARS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF OR ON THE SIDE OF OUR CAR. WE DID NOT SEE ANY FLYING DEPREE OR ROCKS. A TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS BEHIND US DID NOT SEE ANY ROCKS OR ANYTHING EITHER , HE WAS AS SHOCKED AS WE WERE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF HONDA HAS REPLACED MANY SIDE WINDOWS AND IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. I KNOW IF A ROCK HITS A WINDOW, IT USUALLY SHATTERS IN PLACE, BUT THIS WINDOW EXPLODED IN MY FACE AND LAP.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD IS MADE OF SOME MATERIAL OTHER THAN GLASS, WHICH HAS CAUSED CONSUMERS VISION TO BE OBSTRUCTED BY THE SCRATCHES.*AK *JG

CONSUMER STATES THE MIRRORS ARE TOO SHORT, WHICH FORCED HIM TO MAKE NEW BRACKETS EXTENDING THE MIRRORS OUT AN ADDITIONAL 4 1/2 INCHES, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO SMALL. (THIS IS 2001 HONDA REFLEX MOTOR SCOOTER)*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE MIRRORS ARE TOO SHORT, WHICH FORCED HIM TO MAKE NEW BRACKETS EXTENDING THE MIRRORS OUT AN ADDITIONAL 4 1/2 INCHES, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO SMALL. (THIS IS 2001 HONDA REFLEX MOTOR SCOOTER)*JB

I'VE CAME CLOSE 3 TIMES IN A CRASH BECAUSE I CANT SEE CARS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN AT A STOP SIGN. I LOOK AND LOOK AND I THINK THERE NO CARS COMING BUT WHEN I PROCEEDED I CUT OFF THE ON COMING CAR BECAUSE I DIDNT SEE IT. HAS THERE BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE?.*AK