“Vehicle stop shifting gears first, unresponsive to accelerator. Slipping constantly as it started motion. Second gear not working at all. Check engine lights and emergency light went on. Can only operate on l1 gear. At the time was moving to costa rica. Did not have time to fix in us. Vehicle currently in costa rica. Made flush and repairs but it does not work properly. Parked most of the time. *tr”
Owner complaint, filed Jul 28, 2013 at 161,300 miles
“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the check engine warning light illuminated. While attempting to accelerate from a traffic stop, the vehicle became resistant and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but could not shift into drive. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene after several attempts.”
Owner complaint, filed May 25, 2012 at 110,000 miles
Complaints and recalls over time
By year of filing
All complaintsAbout the transmissionRecall (red: the transmission)NHTSA investigation opened
Complaints about the 1999 Odyssey peaked in 2003, with 60 filed that year. No recall on file covers the transmission, the subject of 30% of the complaints. In 2023 owners filed 1 so far.
9 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module20V026000
Filed Jan 17, 20201,439,841 vehiclesHonda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 1998 Acura 2.2CL, 1998-1999 Acura 2.3CL, 1998-1999 Acura 3.0CL, 2001 Acura 3.2CL and Acura MDX, 1998-2000 Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Sedan, Odyssey and Acura 3.5RL, 1999-2000 Acura 3.2TL, 1996-2000 Civic Coupe, 1997-2000 CR-V, 1997-1998 EV Plus, and 1998-1999 Isuzu Oasis vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
Risk. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
Remedy. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver frontal air bag inflator, and replace it if necessary, with an inflator of a different design, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138 or Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727.
Filed Oct 27, 2003563,861 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND PREVENT PROPER INTERLOCK OPERATION, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO "PARK."
Risk. IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR DOES NOT SHIFT TO "PARK" BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF CYLINDER BODY WEAR. IF SIGNIFICANT WEAR IS INDICATED, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CYLINDER BODY, COLLAR, AND LATCH PLATE. IF NO SIGNS OF WEAR ARE INDICATED, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LATCH PLATE WITH A REDESIGNED PART. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Filed May 16, 20021,000,000 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.
Risk. WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Filed Apr 25, 20007,085 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. THE SLIDING DOORS MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY.
Risk. AN IMPROPERLY LATCHED DOOR COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A DOOR COULD OPEN COMPLETELY. AN UNRESTRAINED REAR SEAT PASSENGER COULD FALL OUT OF AN OPEN DOOR OF A MOVING VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY ON ALL ODYSSEY MINVANS BUILT FROM DECEMBER 3, 1999 THROUGH DECEMBER 16, 1999. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,612 ODYSSEY MINIVANS THAT HAD THE LATCHES REPLACED UNDER RECALL 99V-158 OR UNDER WARRANTY, THAT MAY NEED TO HAVE THE LATCHES REPLACED AGAIN. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY HONDA TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED LATCH ASSEMBLY. LATCHES WITH THE SUSPECT DATE CODE WILL BE REPLACED.
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood00V030000
Filed Feb 11, 200077,695 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. A WIRE HARNESS, LOCATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COULD BE DAMAGED BY CONTACT WITH A METAL PIPE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A BLOWN FUSE.
Risk. IF A FUSE BLOWS, ENGINE POWER, OR OPERATION OF ANY OR ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, CAN BE LOST, INCLUDING LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, AND THE ANTI-LOCK FUNCTION OF THE BRAKES. A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OR LIGHTING, OR A FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FEATURE IN BAD WEATHER, COULD RESULT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVERING OVER THE WIRE HARNESS AND METAL PIPE TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. IF ANY WIRES ARE DAMAGED, THE DEALER WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, AND THEN INSTALL THE PROTECTIVE COVERING.
Filed Jun 24, 19996,714 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. THE POWER DOOR LOCK REMOTE CONTROL ACTUATOR UNLATCHES THE DOOR IN RESPONSE TO INPUT FROM THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER. EXCESSIVE GREASE IN THE ACTUATOR COULD CAUSE A SLOW RETURN OF THE ACTIVATION LEVER TO THE PROPER LATCHING POSITION.
Risk. IF THE ACTIVATION LEVER HAS NOT RETURNED TO THE PROPER LATCHING POSITION BY THE TIME THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES, THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER DOOR LOCK REMOTE CONTROL ASSEMBLY.
Filed Jun 24, 199931,097 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. IN EXTREMELY COLD, WET WEATHER, ICE CAN FORM IN THE THROTTLE BODY PREVENTING THE THROTTLE RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO REMAIN OPEN EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HAS REMOVED HIS OR HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Risk. IF THE VEHICLE CONTAINS TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER IS EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL DRILL TWO ADDITIONAL DRAIN HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RESONATOR.
Filed Jun 24, 199919,830 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. THE SLIDING DOORS MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY.
Risk. AN IMPROPERLY LATCHED DOOR COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A DOOR COULD OPEN COMPLETELY. AN UNRESTRAINED REAR SEAT PASSENGER COULD FALL OUT OF AN OPEN DOOR OF A MOVING VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY.
All 9 campaigns on file, newest first.
NHTSA investigations
Office of Defects Investigation
Before a recall there is often an investigation: NHTSA opens one when complaints or manufacturer data point to a safety defect. One names the 1999 Odyssey.
UPEXPECTED OPENING OF SLIDING DOORRecall query RQ00014Closed
Opened Jul 28, 2000Closed Apr 25, 2002Led to recall 99V158000body and frame
There is no summary currently available
Technical service bulletins
280 on file
Repair instructions the manufacturer sent its dealers for the 1999 Odyssey. Not recalls: the fix is usually free only while the car is under warranty.
body and frame 38engine 36transmission 36equipment 31electrical system 30visibility 18brakes 17fuel system 15
05-026Warranty extensionFeb 5, 2008engine
HONDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION: EGR VALVE CONTAMINATION OR EGR PORT CLOGGING MAY CAUSE DTC P0401, DTC P1491, OR ENGINE HESITATION/SURGE. CSC WAS RECEIVED. *NJ
00009Warranty extensionJul 20, 2005engine
WARRANTY EXTENSION: EGR VALVE CONTAMINATION OR EGR POR CLOGGING MAY CAUSE DTC P0401, DTC P1491, OR ENGINE HESITATION/SURGE. *TT
02062Warranty extensionOct 1, 2004transmission
WARRANTY EXTENSION: ACCORD, ODYSSEY, AND PRELUDE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UPDATE. *TT
903Warranty extensionSep 16, 2003transmission
WARRANTY EXTENSION TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSIS. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT
WHEEL BEARING NOISE AFTER TRANSMISSION REMOVED AND REPLACED. *SC
Showing the newest 6 of 36 bulletins about the transmission, and any warranty extensions or service campaigns.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jan 18, 2023119,617 milesNM
The contact owns a 1999 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the ignition switch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,617.
Electrical System
Filed Jan 16, 2021200,000 milesCA
VEHICLE TURNS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE IN MOTION ON THE STREET.
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 2, 2020100,000 milesCA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SIDESWIPED TWO VEHICLES GOING 25 MPH. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG RUPTURING AND SPRAYING METAL PELLETS. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS INJURED. THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST WAS MANGLED, CUT AND BLEEDING. THE DRIVER DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT'S SON THEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE FENDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S SON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FRAME WAS DAMAGED AND REPAIRED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE AIR BAGS WERE JUST PUSHED BACK INTO THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE VEHICLE HAD A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAG) FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.*DT*JB
Air Bags
Filed Sep 11, 2020CA
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000(AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air Bags
Filed Sep 10, 2020WA
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED RAIRDON'S HONDA OF BURIEN (15026 1ST AVE S, BURIEN, WA 98148, (206) 489-2608) WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT*JB
Air Bags
Filed Aug 20, 2020PA
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED SCOTT HONDA OF WEST CHESTER (706 AUTOPARK BLVD, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382; (610) 692-6000) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air Bags
Filed Aug 2, 2020153,900 milesVA
A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME IN MARCH/2020. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, AND CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME RESPONSE THAT "NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE" A COMPANY THIS LARGE SHOULD HAVE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION BY NOW. I'M GETTING TO THE POINT OF BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HAVE THEM REMEDY THIS SITUATION!
Air Bags
Filed Apr 6, 2020CT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. HOFFMAN HONDA (40 ALBANY TURNPIKE, WEST SIMSBURY, CT 06092) WAS INITIALLY CONTACTED AND WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air Bags
Filed Feb 18, 2020248,538 milesFL
THERE HAVE BEEN 2 RECALLS FOR MY 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST WAS ON TRANSMISSION A FEW YEARS BACK N NOW THERE IS ONE OPEN FOR MY AIRBAGS. WELL MY TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER FIXED BY HONDA. AND NOW I CAN'T GET THEM TO FIX MY AIRBAGS
Structure › Body
Filed Oct 16, 201986,000 milesPA
DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. I GOT A EMERGENCY TONE TELLING ME SOMETHING WAS WRONG, BUT NO INDICATION ON THE DASH. I FOUND A COUPLE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STOPPED BY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER (PIAZZA), BUT THEY SAID THE VIN HAS NO RECALLS AND THE RECALL IS TOO OLD. I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE KNOWN BY HONDA AND EVEN IF IT IS HAPPENING ONLY NOW, THE DEALER SHOULD REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME.
Power Train
Filed Sep 12, 2019220,000 milesTX
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A GREEN KEY ICON FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000.
Engine
Filed Aug 12, 2019169,400 milesCA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS HOT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HOT, THE CONTACT HAD NO ISSUES STARTING THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,400.
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 6, 2018215,892 milesCA
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BUT STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON A CITY STREET
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jun 4, 2018212,729 milesCA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES, SIZE: 215/65R16. WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL RUMBLING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TREAD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY REPLACED THE FAILED TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS EXCHANGED FOR THE SPARE TIRE; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,729 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,600.
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 18, 2018NY
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST DUE TO THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNING THE VEHICLE. *JS
Air Bags
Filed Dec 8, 2017235,215 milesIA
RIGHT REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH SHUT
Electrical System
Filed Aug 22, 2017177,000 milesCO
IGNITION SWITCH RECALL
Electrical System
Filed Apr 26, 2017158,500 milesPA
SEVERAL TIMES OVER PAST TWO WEEKS VEHICLE HAS STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY SHORTLY AFTER STARTING OR WHILE DRIVING - DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES (INCLUDING ODOMETER) ALL BLANK EXCEPT 3 BLINKS OF GREEN "KEY" LIGHT (IMMOBILIZER INDICATOR); ACCESSORIES STAY OPERATIONAL (RADIO, ETC) BUT ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WILL RE-START AFTER A FEW TRIES, TYPICALLY; FAILED TRIES INCLUDE ENGINE STARTING WHILE KEY HELD IN START POSITION BUT DYING IMMEDIATELY WHEN RETURNING KEY TO "RUN" POSITION. WILL STAY RUNNING IF KEY IS HELD BETWEEN "START" AND "RUN" LOCATION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, WAS ABLE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND RESTART THE ENGINE, HOLDING KEY NEAR START, TO GET ENOUGH RUNTIME TO GET THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE OFF THE ROAD. RECALL TO THIS EFFECT APPARENTLY WAS PERFORMED BACK IN 2002-2003; LOOKS LIKE RECURRENCE OF SAME PROBLEM?? WHAT ARE MY RECOURSES?
Electrical System
Filed Mar 12, 2017195,511 milesMI
RECENTLY, WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 94, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE ALONG WITH A LIGHT THAT READS "TCS". SHORTLY AFTER THESE TWO LIGHTS CAME ON, MY VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. WHEN I DRIVE MY VEHICLE, I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN TAKING OFF AND MAINTAINING STABILITY ONCE IN MOTION. DURING TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS, FREEWAYS, INTERSTATES, OR CITY STREETS, MY VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, CAUSING IT TO SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY BEFORE JERKING INTO MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ALSO, DURING RECENT NIGHT TIME TRAVEL THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER, GO DIM THEN GET BRIGHT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ALSO SLOWS DOWN WHEN TURNING CORNERS THEN WILL SUDDENLY JUMP INTO MOTION. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR RECENTLY WENT OFF TRACK CAUSING A SCREAMING ALARM TO SOUND DURING TRAVEL. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD A HOLE IN THE UPPER HOSE.I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE POOR ACCELERATION OF MY VEHICLE AND THE VIOLENT JERKING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK, SCHOOL AND ANY IMPORTANT PLACE THAT I NEED TO TRAVEL TO.
Air Bags
Filed Mar 11, 2017CA
SLIDING DOOR ALWAYS WAS DEFECTIVE FROM 2006. ALWAYS NOT CLOSING TO THE END. ONE SLIDER DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE NOT WORKING FROM 2006, PROBABLY CABLE BROKEN INSIDE OF SLIDER DOOR. SLIDING DOOR HANDLE IS LOSE. MY WIFE NOT USING SLIDER DOOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, BECAUSE IT STOCK AND CAN'T OPEN AT ALL. FRONT DOOR LOCK ALSO NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ALSO I WANT REPLACE ALL AIR BACK IN MY MINI VAN, I NEVER RECEIVE ANY PAPER RECALL FROM DEALER.
Electrical System
Filed Feb 24, 2017200,000 milesOR
I'M CONTINUOUSLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SLIDER DOORS JAMMING ,STICKING SHUT, SAYING THEY AREN'T SHUT ALL THE WAY. USED TO BE ABLE TO FIX BY PULLING FUSES TO REST DOORS..NOW THEY WON'T EVEN OPEN MANUALLY AT TIMES. PASSENGER SIDE FILES OPEN WHILE DRIVING
Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 8, 2016CA
I SPOKE WITH ERIC AT HONDA RECALL AND CAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT--I TOLD HIM THAT MY CAR WAS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL. THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND IT HAS ROLLED ALREADY. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS ALREADY REPAIRED AND EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE CAR IS STILL AT RISK--HE SAYS THAT HONDA MUST EVALUATE IT FIRST AND THEY MIGHT REPAIR IT. OR THEY MAY NOT.
Power Train
Filed Aug 18, 2016194,120 milesRI
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS NEARLY KILLED, AS I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR INTO A SAFE AREA
Engine
Filed Jul 30, 2016125,000 milesOH
I BELIEVE STRONGLY, IT HAS TO DO WITH MY IGNITION. MY ENGINE JUST QUITS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONE TIME IT QUIT ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH WAY. AND MULTIPLE TIMES IT QUITS ON THE REGULAR DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS.
Engine
Filed Jun 6, 2016133,000 milesNJ
I WAS DRIVING THE VAN AND ALL OF SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED AND COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD IN MY STREET
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Dec 3, 2015213,000 milesOH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRUNK WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SLIDER BUTTON HAD TO REMAIN DEACTIVATED IN ORDER FOR THE ALERT FOR THE SLIDER DOOR TO DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 213,000.
Electrical System
Filed Nov 18, 2015175,000 milesNJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 30 MINUTES, IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Electrical System
Filed Jul 22, 2015195,000 milesOH
DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SPUTTERING OR OTHERWISE INDICATING A PROBLEM ALL GAUGES AND ENGINE CUTS OUT, I CAN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND USUALLY IT WILL RESTART AND GO, BUT LATELY NOT ALL THE TIME. IT MAY TAKE GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUTTING IT IN PARK AND RESTART 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN STAY RUNNING AND NOT HAVE A PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN IT DOES THIS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH NO WARNING, THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR THE PERSON BEHIND ME. WHEN IT STOPS RUNNING AND I LOSE POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND COASTING TRYING TO RESTART WHILE IN NEUTRAL PRAYING I DON'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND AS I NAVIGATE DECELERATING CUTTING ACROSS TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. SCARY. CHANCES ARE MY AIRBAG WON'T WORK EITHER AT THIS CRITICAL TIME IF THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP ME. ALL THE BUILT IN SAFETY FEATURES ARE NOT WORKING.
Power Train
Filed Jun 5, 2015154,354 milesWA
OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD THE P0740 TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID CIRCUIT (OPEN) CODE DISPLAYED NUMEROUS TIMES, WE THOUGHT SINCE IT WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 20,000 MILES THAT WE SHOULD ACTUALLY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IN MARYSVILLE, WA AND HAVE THEM DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THEN A SUPERVISOR AND SAID NO YOU SHOULD HAVE US RUN A DIAGNOSTIC BY ONE OF OUR MASTER TECHS. AFTER REITERATING THIS SERIOUSNESS OF OUR TRANSMISSION ISSUE THE CODE COMING ON AND DELAYS IN SHIFTING MOSTLY JUST BARELY NOTICEABLE, THEY ASSURED US IF WE PAID $129 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT A MASTER TECH COULD GET TO THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY LATER TOLD US AFTER WE GOT THE CAR BACK AND CALLED ON THE ISSUE THAT AN APPRENTICE (NOT A MASTER TECH) HAD DONE THE ENTIRE INSPECTION AND CAME UP WITH NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT A DIFFERENT CODE HAVING TO DO WITH UP BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE BEFORE AND TOLD US WE MAY NEED TO GET THAT REPLACED SOON. THE TRANSMISSION CODE P0740 CAME UP ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM OF THE CODE AND THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE AND ASKED WHAT ELSE TO DO AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT IS A TRANSMISSION DEATH CODE AND WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, TO WHICH I ASKED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO AND HE SAID MAYBE YOU GOT A BAD TRANSMISSION. Q: ARE THEY JUST ALL BAD FOR THIS VEHICHLE?
Unknown or Other
Filed May 21, 201593,000 milesWA
IN 2008 WE BOUGHT THIS VAN FROM THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN GRESHAM, OR. SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WE FOUND OUT THAT OUR VAN WAS ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED FOR SALE IN CANADA, AND IT WAS IMPORTED BACK IN 1999 WHEN THE VAN WAS NEW. THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO US THROUGHOUT THE SALE, AND WE ONLY FOUND OUT WHEN WE TRIED TO HAVE A SECOND KEY MADE AND THE HONDA DEALER SAID THAT THE VIN NUMBER DIDN'T EXIST IN THEIR SYSTEM. HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE IN THE USA OR CANADA. THIS HAS LED TO THE VEHICLE DYING MULTIPLE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN REPLACED BACK IN 2002 WHEN IT WAS RECALLED IN BOTH CANADA, AND THE US.
Power Train
Filed Apr 20, 2015128,000 milesIL
I WAS DRIVING ON A CROWDED EXPRESSWAY WHEN MY CAR SEIZED UP COMPLETELY DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH PUT ME IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH THREE LARGE SEMI TRAILER TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME, IN BACK OF ME, AND TO THE RIGHT OF ME ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO BARELY SLOW DOWN BUT IT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ME. I TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF A SLIGHTLY UPHILL EXIT RAMP, NARROWLY ESCAPING SERIOUS INJURY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO VERY SLOWLY MOVE THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE FLASHERS GOING, AND FORTUNATELY WAS CLOSE TO A SIDE STREET WHERE I PARKED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. ALTHOUGH HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION FOR FREE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BACK IN 2007, THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR THE LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND LITERALLY SEIZED UP THE CAR AND PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER. THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER TO HONDA. I AM REGISTERING THIS COMPLAINT NOT ONLY TO GET SATISFACTION FROM HONDA, BUT ALSO TO WARN OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN TO THEM, AND LET THEM KNOW THIS IS POTENTIALLY DEADLY. *TR
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 4, 2015256,000 milesNY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 256,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Engine
Filed Jan 2, 201595,000 milesCA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Nov 21, 2014232,000 milesFL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.
Electrical System
Filed Nov 19, 2014FL
FIRST, I'M JUST GUESSING ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE MADE TO PALM BAY HONDA IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES NORTH OF WHERE I LIVE. THERE IS SEVERAL RECALLS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. I AM OWED FROM HONDA REIMBURSEMENT FROM CARETENDER'S AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WORKING SHOP FOR DOING THE WIREHARNESS RECALL WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED ALTOGETHER PLUS THE CAR RENTAL (AFTER I HAD BEEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL TO BE DONE A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENED) OF WHICH LONG TIME AGO I WROTE CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE OWNER OF HONDA IN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. TO THIS DATE, NO REFUND ISSUED TO ME. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE RECALLS LISTED BY YOU REGARDING LOCKS/LATCHES/ETC. OF WHICH I HAD PROBLEMS WITH SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE HONDA NEW IS THE REASON FOR APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BEING BACK IN 1998 AND I'VE HAD ABOUT SEVEN DIFFERENT INVOICES FROM DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERSHIPS SOME NOTED (NWD MEANING NO WORK DONE) WITH THE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTING TODAY. THE RECEIPTS MAY ALSO BE WITH YOU AND/OR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONERS AND STILL UNRESOLVED TO THIS DATE. NOW, I JUST READ ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS ON YOUR RECALL LIST AND NOTHING HAS BEEN MAILED TO ME REGARDING THIS RECALL TO BE GIVEN TO HONDA TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHY HASN'T IT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE NEW ISSUES OF THE AIR BAGS EXPLODING, AS INDICATED THROUGH U. S. SENATOR BILL NELSON'S WEB PAGE, INVOLVES MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY! FINALLY, I'M TH
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 4, 2014147,353 milesAZ
GOING UPHILL ON A CURVE AT ABOUT 35 MPH AT 9:45PM WITH A SLIGHT DRIZZLE. THE TCS AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND GEARS DISENGAGED. GEAR WAS AT D4. NO POWER TO DRIVE THE MINIVAN UPHILL AND VAN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND DOWNWARDS. WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE RPM WENT UP TO 6000-7000 RPM BUT THE GEARS REMAIN DISENGAGED. SUSPECT TRANSMISSION DEFECT. SET EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND ROLL OVER TO THE CURB. PARKED AND HITCH A RIDE HOME. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND REPORTED IT TO AMERICAN HONDA ON 8/4/2014 AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT. *TR
Electrical System
Filed Jul 9, 2014189,770 milesWI
DRIVING ALONG AND ENGINE STOPPED, DASH WAS BLACK. STOPPED AND PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED ON AND OFF THREE TIMES BEFORE DASH LIT UP AND STARTED ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE. *TR
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 12, 2014IL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED AND SECURED IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,598.
Structure › Body
Filed Apr 26, 2014WA
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. BOTH OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND COULD NOT BE SECURED BECAUSE BOTH LATCHES BROKE OFF . THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR PLASTIC LATCH CRACKED AND BROKE, AND THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BROKE OFF AND DETACHED. BOTH SLIDING DOORS CAN NOT BE SECURED. IT WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT BE CLOSED, LEAD ME TO INSPECT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND IT SHOWED THAT THE LATCH HAS BEEN CRACKED AND BROKE, BUT IT IS STILL IN PLACE. IT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO CLOSE BUT NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *TR
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 18, 201495,000 milesNY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND COVER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 4/28/14*CN
Power Train
Filed Mar 17, 2014217,000 milesNC
TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD, THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY HOW HONDA EXPRESSED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE AT A HONDA DEALER AT OUT OF POCKET COST WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 124K MILES. I CALLED THE HONDA PRODUCT & CONCERN DEPARTMENT, AND FILED A CASE # [XXX]. THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS AND SITES WITH CONSUMERS HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ODYSSEY 1999-2003 OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY DESIGN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Dec 26, 2013140,000 milesKY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE CONTACTED ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 01/08/14*LJ
Power Train
Filed Oct 4, 2013OH
OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE (~125000 MILES) AND IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AGAIN. WHEN IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 30000 MILES, IT HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND ITS REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURE WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. WE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A VERY COMMON FOR HONDA VEHICLES. WE CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA AND THEY TOLD US IT HAS ALREADY PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. WE PAID FULL STICKER PRICE FOR THIS VAN 14 YEARS AGO AND WISH IT CAN LAST UP TO 200000 MILES. NOW WE ARE RELUCTANT TO PAY FOR THE HIGH REPAIR COST OR WE COULD NOT SELL IT AT A SATISFACTORY PRICE. WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH AMERICA HONDA'S RESPONSE AND TOTALLY LOST OUR TRUST IN HONDA VEHICLES. *TR
Power Train
Filed Sep 23, 201342,000 milesCA
MY ODYSSEY FIRST HAD A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BACK IN AUGUST, 2003, ONLY 4 YEARS AND 42,000 MILES AND THE DEALER COMPLETED THE REPAIR WITHOUT ANY COST SINCE IT IS STILL WITHIN THE MANUFACTORY WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN IN 2008 AT 96,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR AND THEY AGREED TO COVER IT WITH NO COST. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE RESURFACED AGAIN. THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS HAVE REOCCURRED AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AT 126,000 MILES LAST WEEK. HAD A MECHANIC CHECKED IT AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THIS VAN IS MY WEEKEND CAR AND I HARDLY DRIVE IT SO I HAVE ONLY ADDED 30,000 MILES AFTER THE LAST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IN 2008. THIS PROVES TO ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION CAN ONLY SUSTAIN ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES BEFORE BREAKING DOWN.
Electrical System
Filed Aug 21, 2013135,000 milesNY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF
Power Train
Filed Aug 16, 2013105,000 milesPA
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FROZE (LOCKED-UP). THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE, THE FIRST WAS REPLACED UNDER A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA. FORTUNATELY, DRIVER WAS NEAR SIDE OF ROAD AND RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE LOCK-UP, OTHERWISE THE VAN WOULD HAVE SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HONDA INFORMS THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH ANY REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AND WILL ONLY OFFER A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. IT COSTS OVER $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. HONDA IS COMPLETELY UNSYMPATHETIC TO THE POTENTIAL RISKS THEY ARE FORCING ON ODYSSEY OWNERS. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF ODYSSEY OWNERS AND HONDA NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Power Train
Filed Jul 28, 2013161,300 milesAA
VEHICLE STOP SHIFTING GEARS FIRST, UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR. SLIPPING CONSTANTLY AS IT STARTED MOTION. SECOND GEAR NOT WORKING AT ALL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND EMERGENCY LIGHT WENT ON. CAN ONLY OPERATE ON L1 GEAR. AT THE TIME WAS MOVING TO COSTA RICA. DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FIX IN US. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN COSTA RICA. MADE FLUSH AND REPAIRS BUT IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. PARKED MOST OF THE TIME. *TR
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 16, 2013174,000 milesMI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.
Electrical System
Filed May 25, 201375,114 milesNC
VAN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. NUMEROUS TIMES. HONDA REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF IGNITION SWITCH. THEY SUGGESTED WE PUT NEW WIRING HARNESS ALSO. SO WE DID AND PAID FOR BOTH REPAIRS. NOW IT HAS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, THREE TIMES TODAY WHILE DRIVING. I FILED A COMPLAINT IN 2007 BECAUSE I SAW THE SWITCH PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE AND GOT NO RESPONSE. CASE ID# [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Engine
Filed May 13, 2013100,000 milesFL
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I GOT MY TRANSMISSION DONE AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES OF WHICH I NEVER GOT REIMBURSED FOR PER CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. SECOND TIME WAS A FEW YEARS BACK. NOW I'M TOLD THAT MY MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AT ST. LUCIE BATTERY IN JENSEN BEACH, FLORIDA. THESE MOTOR MOUNDS THAT HONDA IS PUTTING IN THEIR VANS DON'T HOLD THE ENGINE WELL WITHOUT BREAKING. *TR
Complaints 1-50 of 518, newest first, reproduced as filed.
It is not among the Odyssey years to avoid. Owners filed 518 complaints, against about 271 for a typical Odyssey year. The most common complaint is about the transmission (30%).
What is the most common problem with the 1999 Honda Odyssey?
The transmission: 154 of the 518 complaints (30%) are about it. Owners most often say it turns on the check engine light (20%), slips or will not engage a gear (14%) and sets off warning lights on the dash (12%). The typical report comes at 91,000 miles.
How many recalls does the 1999 Honda Odyssey have?
9 safety recalls on file with NHTSA, the most recent filed Jan 17, 2020. The largest, 20V026000, covered 1,439,841 vehicles. Recall repairs are free at a dealer; whether a specific car still has one open depends on its VIN.
At what mileage do 1999 Honda Odyssey problems start?
Half of the complaints that record an odometer reading came in before 100,000 miles. For the transmission the midpoint is 91,000 miles.
Has NHTSA investigated the 1999 Honda Odyssey?
Yes, once. RQ00014 ("UPEXPECTED OPENING OF SLIDING DOOR") was opened Jul 28, 2000 and closed Apr 25, 2002.
Are there service bulletins for the 1999 Honda Odyssey?
The manufacturer filed 280 technical service bulletins and other notices for it with NHTSA, most of them about the body and frame (38), the engine (36) and the transmission (36). They include a warranty extension, 05-026, filed Feb 5, 2008. A bulletin is a repair instruction to dealers, not a recall: the fix is usually free only under warranty.
Reading this record
2 deaths reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Jan 17, 2020. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.