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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5FNRL18623B••••••2003 Honda ODYSSEY
This build draws 2.9× more complaints than the average 2003 Honda ODYSSEY build (21 vs 7).
21on this build
776on the model
108builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedPower Train 15Engine And Engine Cooling 3Electrical System 2Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireApr 2018
The interior roof of the vehicle caught fire and burned after the car was turned off. The smoke started while driving and the smoke was coming from the drivers side seat belt area where it connects to the frame top
Air BagsDec 2017
Takata airbags - I never received paperwork from honda to have my airbags serviced at a dealership. Our local dealership won't repair without paperwork
Power TrainJul 2016
Can't accelerate from 20 mph to 30 mph. Only has 104,000 miles on the vehicle. Took the car to the dealer who said transmission failed and it would cost over $4,000 to fix it. This is totally wrong from the manufacturer. Honda should pay for it. See attached diagnostic invoice…
Engine And Engine CoolingOct 2011
Front and passenger engine mounts are broken at 48k mileages during a maintain checking at a honda dealer shop
Service BrakesJul 2008
A scraping noise in the front brakes as well as poor braking prompted removal of the tires for inspection. I found that the inside brake pads on both wheels were worn down to 1mm while the outside pads still had 5-6 millimeters of pad material left. This is the same issue I had…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5FNRL18623B111393 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.