1999 Honda Odyssey complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V119000 NOTICE CONCERNING SLIDING DOOR LATCH. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

SLIDING DOOR LATCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. BUT SLIDING DOOR WILL STILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. IF OCCUPANT IS NOT SEAT BELTED HE/SHE MAY BE FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID HE NEEDS TO REPLACE SLIDING DOOR LATCH. BUT, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE GOING UP A MOUNTAIN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME AND CONSUMER KEPT DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FOWARD, IT KEPT GOING BACKARDS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY FOR THEIR KIDS.*AK

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS OF MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX DO NOT REBOUND WHEN CONSISTANT PRESSURE IS APPLIED. IT TAKES VARIOUS LEVELS OF PRESSURE TO GET THE DOORS TO REBOUND WHILE CLOSING. AT TIMES , I FEEL THE PRESSURE TO REBOUND THESE DOORS ARE TOO MUCH FOR SMALL CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO BOTH HONDA WINDWARD AND AMERICAN HONDA AND HAVE DOCUMENTS THAT CLAIM THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY MY COMPLAINT. BOTH HONDA WINDWARD AND AMERICAN HONDA DO NOT CONSIDER MY DOORS A PROBLEM AND SAY THE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ODYSSEY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY YOUR OFFICE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OPENED A QUARTER WAY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. BOTH SLIDING DOORS NEVER OPENED OR CLOSED PROPERLY. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THAT DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT LESS THEN 5 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. HONDA SAID THE AIRBAGS FUNCTIONED AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. *AK *ML

THE LOCATION OF THE CELL PHONE JACK ON THE DASH UNDER THE CD HOLDER DRAWER IN THE FRONT IS NOT CONVENIENT, THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED ON TO USE THE PHONE DUE TO DESIGN. *MJS

WHILE TRAVELING SLIDING DOOR OPENED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DOOR 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR SLIDING DOOR LATCHTHAT WAS REPAIRED. DEALER IS TRYING TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WHEN CONSUMER OPENS THE DOOR THE DOORM IS SUPPOSE TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOM OF RECALL(PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS VERY HARD TO OPEN AND RATTLES, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS BY ITSELF AND THE OTHER DOORS REMAIN UNLOCKED) PRIOR TO NOTICE (99V-158) VEHICLE REPAIR UNDER RECALL BUT PART FAILED AGAIN. YH

THE REBOUND FEATURE ON THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DID NOT WORK AS SPECIFIED IN THE BROCHURE, WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS ACCIDENTALLY PULLED WHILE PASSENGER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE AND HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE SHOULDER, DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE. NLM

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE ON INCLINE/HILL OR DRIVEWAY WITH TRANSMISSION PAWL IN PARK , VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARD. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY REBOUND MOST OF THE TIME DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. YH

RIGHT REAR LUGGAGE RACK COVER KEEPS COMING OFF WHEN DRIVING; DEFECTIVE CLIP TO HOLD COVER IN PLACE. *AK

WHILE CHANGING LANES TO PASS A STOPPED BOX VAN ON THE RIGHT, I NICKED THE REAR CORNER OF THE BOX VAN WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HOUSING. ALTHOUGH THE HOUSING FOLDED FORWARD AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, THE MIRROR "POPPED" OUT, FELL TO THE ROADWAY AND BROKE. THIS LEFT ME WITHOUT A DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, POSING AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE REPAIR, WHICH I AM PERFORMING MYSELF, IS NOT YET COMPLETE DUE TO PARTS DELAYS. NOTE: THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. *AK

ELECTRONIC DOORS CLOSE TO EASILY, KEY TO SENSITIVE, CHILD/ADULT CAN EASILY BE SQUEEZED IN DOORWELL, TOLD BY SALES THAT DOORS WOULD OPERATE LIKE GARAGE OR ELEVATOR DOORS. *AK

PUTTING A CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT ACCIDENTLY HIT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ON THE KEY CHAIN AND SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE. APPLIED PRESSURE TO KEEP IT FROM CLOSING, BUT IT FAILED. HAD TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. MANUAL STATES THAT IF A POWER SLIDING DOOR RUNS INTO ANY OBSTACLE WHILE IT IS CLOSING, DOOR WILL STOP AND THEN REVERSE DIRECTION. CONTACTED DEALER , AND THEY CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER SAID IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK LIKE THIS. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES (RIGHT AND LEFT) WILL POP OPEN WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK IN POSITION AND THEN SUDDENLY RELEASED, PROPELLING AUTO VERY QUICKLY IN REVERSE. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR POPS OPEN BY ITSELF,SOMETIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT OPEN. YH

OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED LOOSE GASKET AT FRONT WINDSHIELD, STICKING LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, SQUEAKY BRAKES (NOT YET RESOLVED) AND PULLING TO RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ROAD

WHILE FILLING THE VAN WITH FUEL IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY ARE ADVERTISED AS HAVING THE ABILITY TO STOP WHEN CONFRONTED WITH AN OBSTACLE , BUT THEY CLEARLY DO NOT AND WILL EASILY CRUSH ANYTHING THAT GETS IN THEIR PATH. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DESIGN FOR ANY VEHICLE BUT UNTHINKABLE AND UNFORGIVABLE IN A VEHICLE DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. *AK

RECALLS 99V158000 AND 99V157000: CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES, AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT IN AUG 1999, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS. THIS DEFECT MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER IS MANLEY HONDA, 2750 CORBY AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA PHONE # 707542-5377. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE RETRACTOR ONLY GOES IN AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL IT GOES IN COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE 4 REAR SEATBELTS. OWNER'S CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN SEATBELT. DEALER SAID IT WAS PART OF DESIGN FLAW. IT WAS NECESSARY TO CUT THE TIGHTLY TWISTED BELT FROM AROUND CHILD'S WAIST. *AK *YC

PROBLEMS WITH POWER DRIVER SEAT. I SET THE RECLINE POSITION IN THE FURTHEST UPRIGHT POSITION OUT OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE. EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR I HAVE TO INCLINE TO SEAT TO ITS MOST UPRIGHT BECAUSE THE SEAT ALWAYS HAS RECLINED TO SOME DEGREE. THE DEGREE THE SEAT RECLINES VARIES EVERY DAY. OCASSIONALLY WHEN I EXIT MY VEHICLE, THE SEAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECLINE ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN I HAVE NOT EVEN TOUCHED THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING NUISANCE AND MY DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HARD TO DUPLICATE WHILE AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND ARE FULLY EXTENDED OUT. BELTS CANNOT BE USED. DEALER IS REPLACING SEAT BELTS. *AK

THE SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR RETRACTER REQUIRES TO MUCH PRESSURE TO RETRACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RIGHT DOOR BEEPS WHILE OPENING DUE TO DOOR MOTOR FAILURE. YH

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS DO NOT RETRACT. YH

PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I MAY MAIL OR FAX THE LONG HISTORY OF DEFECTS ON THIS VEHICLE. CURRENTLY I WISH TO ADDRESS THE UNSAFE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU

NHTSA RECALLS #99 V 158 000/SLIDING DOOR LATCH & #99 V 157 OOO/ THROTTLE AND LINKAGES. ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING. RECALL NOTICES; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. CONSUMER NEEDS TO INCLUDE DEALER NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON . VEHICLE WAS PURACHASED THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

SRS WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. DIAGNOSTICS SHOW SRS MODULE FAILURE (AIRBAGS NON-FUNCTIONAL) REPLACEMENT PART NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 12/29/1999. DEALER CLAIMS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN SLOWLY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING. TWO 0-RINGS IN MASTER CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT PEDAL STILL GOES DOWN. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALLOWS THE MINIVAN TO SLIP BACKWARD ON A HILL WHEN THE FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE. SINCE I HAD NEVER DRIVEN THIS MINIVAN BEFORE, I ALMOST SLID BACKWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS THIS TRANSMISSION IS UNLIKE THAT ON OTHER CARS I HAVE DRIVEN, A WARNING SHOULD BE PLACED PROMINENTLY IN THE MANUAL, AND THE DEALER SHOULD INSTRUCT NEW HONDA OWNERS ABOUT THIS RISK.

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE OR SHIMMYS AT 70 MPH AND UP. DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER CANNOT FIX.

LEFT SLIDING DOOR NOT LOCKING, UNLOCKING, OR OPENING PROPERLY. DEALER TRIED TO FIX TWICE NOW AND STILL BROKEN. DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION. IT POPS, CLICKS, AND BUZZES AT RANDOM. RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER TRIED TO FIX ONCE AND STILL BROKEN. A/C MAKES TREMENDOUS "THUNKING" NOISE-CLUTCH ENGAGING IMPROPERLY. DEALER TRIED TO FIX TWICE-TOLD ME"COULD NOT DUPLICATE" STILL BROKEN. LEFT & RIGHT FRONT WINDOWS BOTH HAD BAD PARTS. LEFT STILL WAITING ON PARTS TO BE PUT IN. SEATBELT IN MIDDLE, LEFT REAR LOCKED SO TIGHTLY WHILE VAN IN MOTION THAT I WAS TRAPPED. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE EVEN WHILE VAN WAS NOT BRAKING, TURNING, ETC. DOORS ARE MAIN SAFETY CONCERN AND DEALER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEMS AND ZONE OFFICE #6 UNWILLING TO RETURN MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALLS 99V-158000 AND 99V157000, CONCERNING HONDA/SLIDING DOOR LATCH, AND HONDA/AIR INTAKE RESONATOR; DEALER BEEN NOTIFIED AND STILL INFORMING CONSUMER OF NO PARTS RECEIVED. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER BEFORE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH MAY OCCUR BECAUSE DEALER NOT TAKING MFR. RECALL SERIOUSLY. *AK

VEHICLE HAS DEMONSTRATED ABNORMAL FRONT END VIBRATION SINCE 3/99 AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER INDICATED THAT " MUD" WAS IN THE TIRES CAUSING THE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VAN HAS BEEN REALIGNED TWICE SINCE MY OWNERSHIP ( ONCE WITH THE ORIGINAL 4 FACTORY EQUIPPED TIRE AND ONCE WITH THE REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRES). THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPALCED AT 11,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE WEAR WHICH WARRANTED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE LININGS AS THE VEHCLE WAS SAID TO BE " UNSAFE" BY THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE VIBRATION HAS CONTINUED WITH ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND " CUPPING" ON BOTH THE 4 FACTORY EQUIPPED FIRESTONE TIRES AND NOW WITH THE 4 REPALCEMENT MICHELIN TIRES. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND ALSO TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNITIANS INDICATE THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE REASON FOR THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND VIBRATION, BUT DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ALSO EXPERIENCE THE VIBRATION, AS WELL AS SEE THE TIRES ARE WEARING ABNORMALLY. THE ORIGINAL FACTORY EQUIPPED TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 13,000-18,000 MILES ON THEM. THE MICHELIN REPLACEMENT TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 2,000-3,000 MILES ON THEM. THE VEHICLE HAD HONDA RECOMMENDED SNOW TIRES FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH 1999, AFTER WHICH THE ORIGINAL TIES WERE PALCED BACK ON THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DELLA HONDA HAS SAID THAT "HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FEELS IT

VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR A PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING WITH DOOR LATCHES. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WENT ON VACATION, AND WHEN HE RETURNED THE LATCHES WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. DOOR ALMOST SLICED HIS DAUGHTER IN HALF. THESE WERE AUTOMATIC DOOR SENSORS THAT COULD DETECT AN OBJECT IN OR AROUND DOOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER HAS A BRUISE ACROSS HER SHOULDER. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT (99V-158) FOR SLIDING DOOR IS BEING EXPERIENCED, LATCH/MOTOR FAILURE, HOWEVER REPAIR UNDER RECALL IS DENIED DUE TO VIN #, REPAIR COMPLETED (CONSUMER PAID) HOWEVER FAILED. MJS

WHEN ON A HILL AND BRAKE IS RELEASED VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. IT DOES NOT IDLE AND KEEPS PULLING FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

POWER LOCKS ON THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FIRST TIME PROBLEM OCCURED, BRAKES MAKING GROANING NOISE AND ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKE FADING. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS. REPEAT OF PROBLEM AT 13,500 MILES; IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. LOTS OF BRAKE DUST. BRAKE SYSTEM MAY BE INADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLE, OR BRAKE PAD MATERIAL TOO SOFT.

WHEN EXITING THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE SEAT ANGLE SWITCH IS DEPRESSED, WHICH LOWERS THE SEAT BACK. WE HAD NOTICED THE SEAT WAS IN A RECLINED POSITION EACH TIME WE REENTERED THE VEHICLE, BUT UNTIL THE CURRENT INCIDENT WHEN I REMAINED IN MY SEAT WITH ONE LEG OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BEGAN TO RECLINE ON MY SON DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THIS OF COURSE SCARED US AND HE CRIED FOR SOME TIME DUE TO THE PAIN OF THIS INCIDENT. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR HE SEEMED TO BE OK OTHER THAN SOME BRUISING. I WILL CONTACT MY LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS, BUT THE POSITION OF THIS SWITCH OR THE SWITCH ITSELF NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO PREVENT INJURIES.*AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE HIT BUMP SOUNDS LIKE SLIDING DOOR IS AJAR. THE BRAKES SOUND LIKE TRACTOR TRAILER. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED THE LINING ON BRAKES. *AK

THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR SEEMS TO SLIDE OPEN BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALTHOUGH, THANKFULLY, IT HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.