1999 Honda Odyssey Suspension Problems

“I have a 1999 Honda Odyssey, 147,000 miles. On saturday, march 3, 2007 at approximately 11:30 am, I was driving and heard a loud noise beneath my vehicle. I then heard a piece of metal sliding down the roadway behind me. After pulling over and noticing that my front right tire had been punctured and going flat, I retrieved the large piece of coiled metal from the roadway. My first thought was a broken coil spring, but it appeared that the springs were ok. …”

“The front right coil spring on my 1999 Honda Odyssey broke off at the bottom. There was no other damage. I have not correct the problem, but heard there where other people with the same problem.”

“Our first coil spring broke at 46,751 miles yr 2002 rt side. The second one broke 97653 miles lf side 2005 luckily my wife and son were stopped at a traffic light when the left side of the van fell down resulting in a tire and sway bars wheel sensor damage. The third coil spring broke 123,000 miles rt side. We are very fortunate that we were stopped or the dealer found the broken spring. I have the current coil spring and the only difference between the two are one has a coating on it the other is painted. Same size dia metal. …”

“1999 Honda Odyssey. When we were in our dealership for a state inspection the mechanic notice our front coil spring broken,when questioned this was one in a million , they said it was the only one in our area that had this problem. When I asked to have the other coil spring replaced as a safety concern they told me it was not necessary due to they have only seen one in there dealership with this problem I was always told that if you replace one tire or shock or strut you should do it in pairs! …”

“While driving at any speed the consumer had to struggle to keep the vehicle from drifting to the left. The dealer informed the consumer that the problem is a factory problem.”