Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND TORQUE CONVERTER BAD? HAD THE TRANS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE? THIS PROBLEM GOT DANGEROUSLY WORSE WHEN THE IGNITION RECALLED SWITCH CASED EXCESSIVE STALLING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. PLEASE HELP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR OPENED PARTIALLY BEFORE BECOMING STUCK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
THE CAR SEEMS TO CONSUME MOTOR OIL AND I HAVE TO ADD MOTOR OILS AFTER CERTAIN MILES. I DID OIL LEVEL CHECK EVERY MONTH OR BI-MONTHLY AND I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT I WAS DRIVING THE VAN WITH VERY LOW OIL LOW LEVEL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OLD BUT FROM MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER MUCH OLDER CAR, OIL CONSUMPTION HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. CHECK WITH THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY ALL GAVE ME THE SAME EXPLANATIONS THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR (GETTING OLD). AT THE TIME I STARTED TO REALIZE THE ISSUE, THE CAR HAD ONLY APPROXIMATELY 80K MILES... *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHENEVER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK PERTAINING TO THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS. THE VEHICLE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, MY 99 ODYSSEY ENGINE DIED AND EVERY THING TURNED OFF !! OF COURSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO OPERATE AND STEER. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT FAR RIGHT LANE. THAN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING MORE OFTEN. I WONDER IF THE HONDA DEALERS WOULD FIX THAT FREE OF CHARGE, SINCE I HEARD THAT WAS A RECALL ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
DRIVING THRU THE MOUNTAIN FROM KANAB UT TO FLAGSTAFF AZ ON HWY 89 (SCENIC ROUTE) THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO WHINE AND TACH OUT AT 7000-8000 RPMS IN D4. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND, AS IF SLIPPING. THEN DOWN SHIFTED TO D3 AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THEY LIMPED INTO FLAGSTAFF AT D2 AND 40 MPH. NOTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOW ABOUT THEIR DESIGN FLAW FOR YEARS. *TR
AS I MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM THE RAMP THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I WAS SO SCARE! LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN TO THE SHOULDER BUT MULTIPLE START THE ENGINE THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN AGAIN. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES I AM ABLE TO START THE VAN AND RUN FINE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. AFTER 15 MINUTES DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I GOT OFF TO THE RESIDENTIAL STREET FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND AT THE STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE STOP AGAIN. *TR
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. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSED AS EARLY STAGE OF FAILURE. NO HELP FROM HONDA TO COVER COST OF REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATED AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND SHIFT GEARS AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
VEHICLE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
I TOOK WIFE AND MY SON TO DMV IN WILLIMANTIC.ON OUR WAY BACK, AROUND ROUTE 32 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING..I SHUT OFF THE ODYSSEY FOR A MIM, TURN IT ON DROVE FINE FOR 3 MIM AND SLIP AGAIN FINALLY I CALL TOW TRUCK..TOOK IT TO MY HOUSE.. CALL AAMCO TO PICK IT UP AND FIX IT..$3,600 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND REINSTALL $384.00 RADIATOR AND THEY ONLY OFFERED 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THERE WAS A RECALL BACK ON 4/25/00 FOR THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL # WAS 00V119000. I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE DOOR NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY. I CALLED HENNESSEY HONDA IN WOODSTOCK, GA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT RECALL ON RECORD. THEN THEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE RECALLS AND DON'T SEE WHERE THIS WAS DONE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WHEN IT WAS ALREADY DETERMINED THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? IS THERE A TIME LIMIT ON HOW LONG HONDA WILL FIX THIS REPAIR FOR FREE? *KB
IGNITION SWITCH (3150-S0X-A01) FAILED AND STALLED ENGINE WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES. SWITCH FELT HOT AT TIME OF FAILURES. CONTACTS INSIDE WERE BURNED AT TIME OF FAILURE. SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AT ABOUT 73,000 MILES FOR SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS THIS VEHICLE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL ALTHOUGH OTHERS OF THIS VINTAGE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM WERE. *TR
I JUST BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY YEAR 1999. THE TRANSMISSION JUST BROKE AT ONLY 91,000 MILES. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I FELT I SHOULD EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION IN THIS MATTER. ONE THING I WILL TELL YOU, I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA CAR AGAIN. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA JUST TO BE DENIED ANY KIND OF HELP. HONDA SHOULD STAND FOR THEIR CRAPPY TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ODYSSEY AND OFFER SOME HELP. I'VE ALWAYS OWNED TOYOTA CARS AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THEY VERY RELIABLE CARS. IF YOUR PLANNING ON BUYING A HONDA, PLEASE THINK ABOUT TWICE! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND RESUME DRIVING. IN 2002, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRONICS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLIDING DOORS AND IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY USING THE ELECTRIC CLOSE SWITCH, BUT THEY CAN BE CLOSED MANUALLY. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. HONDA MOTOR CO. INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DOORS WERE FIXED IN 2002 WHICH WAS BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN WHICH HE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FIXED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL. *JB
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT AN AUCTION 4 DAYS AGO AND STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TODAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND STALLS WHEN SHIFTING TO UPPER GEARS ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRST 3 GEARS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A USED VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE PROBLEMS. BUT WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/MANUFACTURER'S FLAW, GOING BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM ODYSSEY USERS (BRAND NEW AND SECOND/THIRD OWNERS), SHOULD HONDA NOT BE LIABLE FOR THESE DESIGN FLAWS? ONLY AFTER BUYING, EXPERIENCING AND THEN RESEARCHING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DID I REALIZE MY GRAVE MISTAKE OF INVESTING IN THIS VEHICLE. THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD FROM 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN THESE ODYSSEYS! I AM A STUDENT AND PUT EVERY PENNY OF MY SAVINGS INTO BUYING A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE! ANY HELP IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ERROR CODE P0740 INDICATING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE PERSON, HONDA WON'T PAY ANY REPAIR OR REPLACE COST BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED ON 1999 - 2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST HONDA FOR 1999-2001 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT SHOWED THE SAME MALFUNCTION CODE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS AT VERY LOW MILEAGE WITHOUT SHOWING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 2006. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD PERFORM A "GOODWILL" REPAIR ON MY TRANSMISSION AND PICKUP MOST COST INSTEAD FOR ME TO PICKUP THE $5000 EXPENSE FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR OR THE OPTION OF GETTING A NEW CAR.. *KB
GOT INTO MY CAR ONE MORNING AND NOTICED THAT MY SEAT WAS COMPLETELY RECLINED. USED THE POWER SWITCH TO BRING IT BACK UP, BUT WHEN I SAT BACK ON IT, IT RATCHED BACK INTO THE RECLINE POSITION. *TR
WHEN I TRY TO ADVANCE SUDDENLY, ACCELERATE OR SOME TIMES IT'S LIKE I'M IN NEUTRAL; AND THIS IS EVERY TIME I USED THE VAN, MY CONCERN IS THAT I CAN CRASH OR SOMEONE COULD HIT ME, I TRYED TO REPAIR IT LAST YEAR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR
TORQUE CONVERTER/ TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 104,800 MILES ON 12-YEAR OLD VEHICLE DESPITE BEING DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEING METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY (OFFERED AS SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT) ENDED AFTER 7 YEARS DESPITE LOW MILEAGE. *TR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILED TO OPEN ON MANY OCCASIONS AND I DIDN'T THINK OF IT AS ANYTHING MORE THAN A NUISANCE. THIS TIME ONE OF MY CHILDREN'S FINGERS WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT A PASSERBY TO FORCE IT OPEN. HIS FINGER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DAMAGED THAN IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE DOOR, NOT TO MENTION THE PANIC AND DISTRESS AND BEING TRAPPED. *TR
HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, IT OCCURRED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY STREET AND THE ODYSSEY STRUGGLED TO GET UP TO A SAFE SPEED SLIPPING IT'S WAY INTO VARIOUS GEARS. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT HONESTLY THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY AS WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO A BUSY STREET. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN INTO THE MOST IMMEDIATE PARKING LOT. WHEN I SEARCHED IN THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOT MANY COMPLAINS ON HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT THE SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO FAR. WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO CONSIDER THIS CASE AND MAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE WE LOOSE MORE LIVES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST QUIT, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC.... FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO NURSE THE CAR TO A SPOT ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND IT CONTINUED TO RUN FINE UNTIL I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN WHILE APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP. I COASTED TO THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND DROVE HOME. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 190,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR VERY WELL. TO MY SURPRISE, I JUST FOUND OUT ON 03/05/2011 THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1,500 (USED) OR $3,000 NEW. THE ENGINE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR A WHILE BUT HONDA DID NOT ACKNOWLEGDE NOTHING WRONG. TOO MANY HONDA ODYSSEY'S OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NO DOUBT A DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I REQUEST A FULL INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN EGR VALVE ISSUE. TURNED INTO MUCH BIGGER UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CLEANED OUT THE VALVE ON 3 OCCASIONS AND LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE...WOULDN'T DRIVE IN "DRIVE". HAD TO PUT IT IN 3RD, THEN 2ND AND STILL IT WAS VERY UNSTEADY. BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 2 YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE RELIGIOUSLY! WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED. IT ALSO MAKES THIS ODD CLICKING NOISE INSIDE THE VAN...THIS APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THEN, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE AND PCS WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RECALL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY BEING OFFERED TO THOSE VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES OR WHOSE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,036. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,002.
1. NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. 2. SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN/CLOSE. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE FAILURE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY 3. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PARTS REPLACED AND FAILURE OCCURS AGAIN. *TR
TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 05 FOR DEFECT, WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME WITH LOCAL DEALER. JULY 29, 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING FAR FROM HOME AND WAS REPLACED AT MY COST OF $5,000 AS I WENT 6 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST BECAUSE I PUT 4,000 MILES OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA FOR HELP AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED FOR THE ORIGINAL DEFECT WITH THE RECALL IN 05, IF IT HAD, I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE TOLD BY HONDA THAT IT NEEDS IT'S 4TH TRANSMISSION. (3 IN 5 YEARS TIME). *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP A HILL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.
I GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON RECENTLY FOR MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY, WITH THE CODE P0740. IT'S REALLY UNLUCKY FOR SO BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VARIOUS UNKNOWN LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
HONDA ODYSSEY POWER SLIDING DOOR TROUBLE. *TR
I HAVE AN HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 99' AND ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS WHEN OUT FIRST THEN THE OTHER A CPLE MONTHS LATER. I'VE BEEN STUCK WITH IT JAMMED OPEN AND HAD TO RIDE HOME LIKE THAT W CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND TAKING A TURN AND ONE OF THE DOOR SLID OPEN, NEXT TO MY 3YR.OLD WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ITS DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. BUT NOW NEITHER OF THE DOORS WORK, SO THE KIDS HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO GET IN FOR MONTHS NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY SAY ITS THE MOTOR IN BOTH DOORS WHICH WILL BE 900 DOLLARS EACH TO FIX! I DON'T HAVE THAT. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM IN ALOT OF HONDA VANS NOT BEEN RECALLED!? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE A SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
ON AUGUST 16, 2010 AT 3:12PM, I RECEIVED EMAIL STATING: "AFTER INSPECTION THE TIRE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST." MESSAGE WAS SENT TO MFR. ON MAY 8, 2010: TO CUSTOMER SERVICE; I PURCHASED 98T FUTURA 2000 LTE PART NUMBER 8694568 2156516 AND WHEN I WAS ON I95, I HAD TO EXIT TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALER OF TIRES (HOPING TO AVOID A TOWING BILL) BEING FIRESTONE TIRE PLACE JUST OFF OF I95 AT THE PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD. AREA IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. YOUR TIRE ACTED LIKE A FLAT TIRE WOULD BEING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. YOUR TIRE WAS LOOKING VERY WAVY AND WHEN TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE A PARTIAL TWISTED PRETZEL. I GOT MY VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, AS WELL AS, PURCHASED A NEW FIRESTONE TIRE! REPLACING TIRE WITH APPROX. LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM YOUR TIRE PURCHASE. I WAS GOING OUT-OF-TOWN TO MY DAD'S HOME, A TRIP APPROX. 100 MILES AWAY ONE WAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN ROUTE. I KEPT THE TIRE AND AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED DEFECTIVE TIRE AND WAS GOING TO WRITE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REMEDY. I'M JUST DISCOVERING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AND EXPECT TO BE COMPENSATED FOR! TRULY YOURS, [XXX] AND PLEASE SEND ANY MAILINGS TO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I HAVE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WHO WONT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST. I AM SECOND OWNER TO THIS VEHICLE AND GOT IT WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY HAVE USED IT FOR ONLY OVER 33,000 MILES ONLY. WENT TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. ITS NO REASON FOR ONLY 93,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO BE GOING BAD. MADE A CALL TO AMERICAN HONDA AND GOT DENIED FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY SAID ITS OVER THE WARRANTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND I KNEW THAT THEY KNEW THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHO WOULD BUY A CAR LESS THAN A 100,000 MILE THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO BAD? I AT LEAST EXPECT 150K OR 200K BEFORE IT GOES DOWN. REALLY DISAPPOINTED ON HONDA AUTOMOBILES. NEED SOME HELP. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NEEDS HONDA TO REPAIR THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
ON AUGUST 9, 2010, OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX STALLED WHILE WE WERE IDLING ON AN OPEN DRAWBRIDGE, ON HWY 42 IN STURGEON BAY, WI. THIS IS A TWO LANE BRIDGE, PROBABLY NEARLY A MILE LONG, WITH NO SHOULDER, SO WE WERE LOOKING AT A MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEM HAD WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR ABOUT A MINUTE LATER AND DRIVE OFF THE BRIDGE. TWO DAYS LATER, AUGUST 11, THE CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING ON PORT WASHINGTON RD, IN GLENDALE, WI. AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. THIS TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE RIGHT LANE OF 4 LANE ROAD, AND WERE AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, THIS TIME WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THE HONDA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED THE SWITCH. WE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IN 2004, WITH THE ODYSSEY ONCE STALLING ON A BUSY FREEWAY AT 60 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO RENEWED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS THESE SWITCHES SEEM TO LAST ABOUT 5 YEARS AND THEN GO BAD AGAIN. WE ARE LUCKY WE DID NOT NEED TO BE TOWED A MILE ACROSS A BRIDGE, WITH 4 MILES OF CARS BACKED UP BEHIND US. *TR
I PURCHASED A 99 HONDA ODYSSEY IN NOV 2004 WITH 60,000 MILES FROM DEALER. 6 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION GOES OUT BECAUSE OF THE 109,000 WARRANTY THE HONDA DEALER CHANGED AT NO COST. NOW 51/2 MONTHS LATER IT GOES OUT AGAIN' I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE DEALER THAT PUT THE SECOND TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLE THERE RESPONSE WAS SORRY YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY. SO I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, SAME THING THEY WERE NO HELP. I HAVE 6 SMALL CHILDREN THAT I AM TRYING TO CLOTHE, FEED, AND GIVE SHELTER I HAVE KIDS TO DRIVE TO SCHOOLS, APPOINTMENTS WHAT ABOUT WORK HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO WORK. I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION, CAR PAYMENT, OR EVEN A NEW CAR. I AM SO SORRY I PURCHASED SUCH AS SORRY VAN. *TR
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH LOW MILEAGE FOR OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I CAME ACROSS THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WEBSITE IN WHICH A RECALL WAS LISTED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (BUT IRONICALLY NOT THE SAME YEAR). AFTER CALLING JESSICA IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. AND REQUESTING A GOODWILL EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY (SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US (SINCE THE TIME HAD EXPIRED) EVEN THOUGH THROUGH THEIR OWN WEBSITE THEY CLEARLY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION DURING THIS TIME PARAMETER. *TR
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY - DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH THE FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN THE DASH LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COME ON. VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT OR KEEP SPEED. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE DECREASING SPEED. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VAN. HONDA DID COVER THE FIRST THREE BUT HAS ADAMANTLY STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ONE. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL. BECAUSE THIS IS A MINI VAN IN WHICH FAMILIES ARE DRIVING, HONDA PUTS YOU AND YOURS AT RISK WITH A REPETITIVE ISSUE. *TR
I PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT FROM A HONDA DEALER AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED IN 2001. TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I REPLACED IT UNDER HONDA CERTIFIED WARRANTY IN 2005. VEHICLE TURNED 149,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION (CONFIRMED BY SANTA MONICA HONDA) MUST AGAIN BE REPLACED MEANING CAR NEEDS A 4TH TRANSMISSION. HONDA WILL NOT EXTEND ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ME NOR WILL THEY RELEASE FACTORY TRANSMISSION TO ME SAYING THEY ARE HOLDING FACTORY PARTS FOR "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS! THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS? *TR
ON JUNE 28, OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON I-94 E BOUND BETWEEN BATTLE CREEK MI AND THE EXIT TO I-69. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, THEN AFTER PLACING THE CAR IN PARK AND SWITCHING OFF THE IGNITION, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RAN FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-75 NORTH OF DAYTON, OH. THIS TIME, I NOTICED THE GAUGES CAME BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PROCEED WITH OUT STOPPING. IN GOT CASE, TRAFFIC WAS NOT SO HEAVY AS TO BE A DANGER, AND LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN THE PASSING LANE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED JUST BEFORE WE MADE IT ONTO OUR STREET, BUT FOR A SHORTER TIME AND WE CONTINUED HOME. THE NEXT NIGHT, WHILE RETURNING HOME ON LOCAL STREETS, GOING ABOUT 35MPH, THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, WE HAD THE HEADLIGHT ON (IT WAS ABOUT 9:15PM), AND WE LOST ALL LIGHTING (INTERIOR GAUGES AND EXTERIOR). ON JUNE 30, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM - FAILED IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF A RECALL. I CHECKED YOUR ONLINE NOTICES: MAY 16, 2002 NHTSA: 02V120000. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE RE-ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. WE WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN BAD WEATHER; LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS WELL AS LIGHTING AND BRAKE LIGHTS. AND A
ALMOST HAD A REAL LIVE AUTO ACCIDENT. THEN RESEARCHED AND CAME ACROSS NHTSA RECALL #03V423000. CALLED HONDA, AND THEY SAID, "NOT OUR PROBLEM, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO YOUR VIN". END OF CONVERSATION. SO, WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS? IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE HIGHER UP I CAN CONTACT AS OPPOSED TO THE HONDA 800 #? THANKS. *TR
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