2009 Honda Odyssey Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 4%of 198 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 37,250miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the steering of the 2009 Honda Odyssey, 4% of the 198 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 37,250 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The 2009 Honda Odyssey has a known power steering failure. American Honda knows that it is a design flaw and has only offered an extended warranty of 7 yrs/100,000 miles via a TSB, not a recall. Unfortunately my car did not experience this problem till a year later after the warranty expired. I had difficulty reversing my car and it was harder to make turns from a stop position or when I was slowing down. …”
NHTSA complaint #11034326, filed 2017-10, 95,500 miles“2009 Honda Odyssey, problem started on monday 04/26/10. Early morning as I was leaving my place for work, I noticed that the brakes were 'soft'; at the first stop sign, it took the brake to stop the van a longer distance than usual, speed is below 20mph. I was still able to drive to work without further incident that time. …”
NHTSA complaint #10327876, filed 2010-04, 15,900 miles“I just bought 2009 Odyssey from used car dealer at 37125 miles and on the first day itself I noticed few problems with the van which is still under power train warranty. 1) it makes a noise with little jerk during startup, seems like transmission issue 2) steering wheel gets lots of vibration between the speed of 45mph and 57mph and looks like van is being dragged... 3) at the speed of 40-50mph there is wind sound coming underneath of the van looks like it has some kind of resistance by the badly designed aerodynamic body and which makes you feel that car will be dragged by the wind. …”
NHTSA complaint #10484013, filed 2012-11, 37,250 miles“I leased a 2009 Honda Odyssey with 0 miles. The van pulls to the right, Honda dealer work on the car 4 times but no success, my wife and 2 little children drive this car, one of the mechanic stated to me that some of Honda Odyssey are defected and cannot be repaired. The van has only $4000 miles and Honda dealer is not accepting the fact that Odyssey has manufacturing problem. Please advice what to do. Thank you”
NHTSA complaint #10320989, filed 2010-03“The contact owns a 2009 Honda Odyssey touring. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, there was resistance in the steering and also a loud whining noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated the power steering column needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and a claim was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 157,000 and the current mileage was 171,000. …”
NHTSA complaint #10500503, filed 2013-02, 157,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10036938Jul 15, 2011Honda: see document search button for owner letter. Steering wheel is hard to turn quickly at low speeds. When turning wheel, quickly, while driving at low speeds, it is hard…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 | 5 | 5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 4 | 1% |
| 2019 | 8 | 1% |
| 2018 | 13 | 1% |
| 2016 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 6 | 3% |
| 2014 | 11 | 4% |
| 2013 | 14 | 7% |
| 2012 | 21 | 9% |
| 2011 | 10 | 4% |
| 2010 | 12 | 5% |
| 2009 | 8 | 4% |
| 2008 | 27 | 5% |
| 2007 | 109 | 13% |
| 2006 | 127 | 18% |
| 2005 | 99 | 12% |
| 2004 | 12 | 2% |
| 2003 | 12 | 1% |
| 2002 | 12 | 1% |
| 2001 | 6 | 1% |
| 2000 | 11 | 2% |
| 1999 | 9 | 2% |
| 1997 | 1 | 5% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2009 Honda Odyssey
63 complaintsEngine
34 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Honda Odyssey
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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