1999 Honda Odyssey complaints

WE BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM CARMAX AND THE FIRST WEEK THAT WE GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO CARMAX. ACCORDING TO THEM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY APPARENTLY FIXED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY AND OUR VAN WAS ACTING UP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GIVE A JERK WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE EGR PORTS WERE CLOGGED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS MESSED UP FROM DAY 1. WE TOOK IT TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WAS. ABOUT A 4 MONTHS LATER IT GOT REALLY BAD AND WE HAD TO GET OUR TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM STARTED ALSO (THE CAR ENGINE WOULD STALL RANDOMLY AND IT WE WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE CAR GOING AT 60 MPH+), NOW WE SPENT 2500 BUCKS TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED. BUT NOW OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS BAD. THE IN DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND THE BACK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE DOORS JUST DIED FOR SOME REASON. ONE SECOND THE HANDLES WOULD WORK AND THE NEXT SECOND THE HANDLES ARE DEAD FROM INSIDE. OUR ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM. ALL WE WANT IS OUR CAR TO BE FIXED. WE'VE BEEN LIED TO BY CARMAX AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER. CAN YOU GUYS JUST HELP US FIX OUR CAR? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V158000, REGARDING THE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE PRECEDED BY WARNING LIGHTS, IMPROPER SHIFTING, FAILURE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRATION

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100K MILES. GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND WORSE, UNTIL RECENTLY (137K MILES) THE SHUDDERING WAS SO BAD, WE HAD TO FINALLY BITE THE BULLET AND GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HONDA FOR A WHOPPING $3700 ($300 OF THAT IS 2 BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS). FOR A $32,000 VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A MINIMUM OF 150K MILES. I TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF MY VEHICLES--IMAGINE IF I HAD NEGLECTED IT! HONDA SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER EXTENDING ALL 2ND GENERATION ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION WARRANTIES OUT TO 150K. *JB

TREAD CAME OFF FUTURA 2000 215 65 16 TIRE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. WAS RIGHT REAR TIRE. *JB

TREAD CAME OFF LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE ON RT 85 NORTH OF ATLANTA GA. *JB

TENSION WHEEL TO SERPENTINE BELT IS CORRODING CAUSING PREMATURE WEARING OUT OF SERPENTINE BELT. NO ACCIDENT NO INJURY. *JB

MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY BROKE DOWN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHO TOLD US THERE WAS A "WARRANTY EXTENSION". I CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I SEEMS LIKE BY CALLING IT A WARRANTY EXTENSION THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT AND FIX IT PROACTIVELY, INSTEAD WAITING FOR YOU TO BREAK DOWN, RISK AN ACCIDENT AND THEN COVERING THE COST. *NM

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN THE SAME WEEK AS I WOULD DRIVE MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT NOTICE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS EVENT WOULD OCCUR AT TIMES WHEN I TRAVELED ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50- 60 MPH OR ON THE CITY ROADS WHEN I WOULD TRAVEL BETWEEN 25- 30 MPH. I CALLED LEITH HONDA TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSIS AND I EXPLAINED THAT I BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY A RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA CORP. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS COVERED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED AT NO COST AND MY DIAGNOSIS FEE WOULD BE REFUNDED. I HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED ON 4-28-06. THE REPAIR ORDER STATES DIAGNOSE AND REPLACED ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE RECALL REPORT ON THE HONDA CORP. WEBSITE STATES "HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON CERTAIN 97-00 HONDA AUTOMOBILES. ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN WEAR PREMATURELY DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH. WORN OUT IGNITION CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING." THIS DESCRIBES MY EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER ON 5-2-06 AND TOLD HIM THAT REPAIRS I HAD ON 4-28-06 SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL. HE TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO THE PAPER WORK HE COULD NOT TELL THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE WAS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED BY

I OWN A 1999 HOONDA ODYSSEY - REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED UNDER A NHTSA RECALL IN 2000 (CAMPAIGN 99V158000). THE LATCHES AND SLIDE RAILS ON BOTH DOORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I AM BEING TOLD BY LOCAL HONDA DEALER THAT SINCE THE LATCHES WERE REPAIRED ONCE, WE ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL - IS THIS TRUE? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THIS STARTED ONE MONTH AGO AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE THEN. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V120000, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE STALLING HAS NOT RECURRED IN OVER 3 WEEKS. *NM

MY HONDA ODYSSEY WAS PURCHASED ON APR. 1999. ON 5/7/2004, I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AT NARDY HONDA AS THE VEHICLE WON'T CHARGE. ON 8/2/04, THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND LATER FOUND OUT THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE (SHEARED IN HALF). HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LATER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRACKET. ON 8/27/05, THE BRACKET BROKE AGAIN IN HIGH WAY. HONDA AGAIN PAID FOR THE REPAIR AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (LUNDGREN IN MA SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING OUTSIDE NY). I COMPLAINED BOTH TIME AND THIS TIME QUESTIONED IF THE DESIGN OR PART IS AT FAULT. HONDA TOLD ME THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE TORQUE OF THE SCREWS FOR THIS BRACKET SO I ASKED IT TO BE DOUBLE CHECKED. THE CAR WAS THEN CHECKED AT NARDY HONDA IN OCT. 05 (PAID FOR BY HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN). ON 2/4/06, THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ALTERNATOR TO THE BRACKET. I HAVE THE BROKEN BOLT AND BRACKET FROM THE 2ND TIME. I HAVE CALLED HONDA SERVICE AGAIN AND QUESTIONED THE DESIGN, PART, AND OR SERVICE PROCEDURE TO BE AT FAULT SINCE I BELIEVE THE ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO FAIL INSTANTLY UNDER HIGH STRESSES CAUSED BY EITHER THE TENSION OF THE BELT ENGAGEMENT OR CONSTANT TENSION. THE BOLT WAS SHEARED OFF AS WELL. BOTH FAILURES INDICATE HIGH STRESSES. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO FOR ME THIS TIME. NOW, I AM REALLY WORRIED THAT THE CAR CAN BREAK DOWN ANY TIME AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF THE DRIVER OTHER THAN ME (MY WIFE OR MY SON) DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO HAN

THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN ARE SEALED SHUT AND WILL NOT SLIDE OPEN AFTER A CAR WASH, RAIN, OR IN FREEZING WEATHER. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS ARE DRY AGAIN OR DEFROSTED . I FEEL THIS CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF REAR PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS TO LEAVE THE MINIVAN IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION. *NM

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! LUCKY FOR US WE HAD A EXT COVERAGE (MILEAGE 46751) THE SECOND TIME WAS AT (97653) LUCKY FOR MY WIFE THE VAN WAS AT A LIGHT AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. AT THE DEALER THE MECHANIC FOUND THE RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKEN WITH A FLAT TIRE AND A LIST OF BENT AND BROKEN PARTS A TOTAL OF $617.00 OUT OF OUR POCKET. COIL SPRINGS SHOULD NEVER BRAKE , THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

DRIVER POWER SEAT BASE BROKE MAKING THE SEAT UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD KEEP ME FROM GOING FORWARD, BUT THEN THE SEAT WOULD JOLT BACK AND MOST LIKELY FLIP ME BACKWARDS INTO THE SEAT BEHIND ME OR MY CHILD IF HE WERE IN THE SEAT! *JB

THIS IS IN CONCERN TO A 1999 HONDA ODSSYEY MINIVAN. HONDA HAS VOLUNTARILY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT PROBLEM FOR 7YRS/100K MILES. I TOOK MY MINIVAN IN AROUND 95K TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON IT AS I ALREADY NOTICED SOME MINOR SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND DECLINED TO FIXED ANY TRANSMISSION PARTS. MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO DEGRADE VERY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 20K MILES AND THE DEALER NOW TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE RETURNED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K. I BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BUILT AT THAT TIME NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THE DEALER NOW SAID IT HAS DETERIOATED TO SUCH A STATE THAT IT MAY BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 00V183000 CONCERNING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND THE HORN BEGAN TO HONK CONTINUOUSLY. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AS THE INTERIOR BEGAN TO FILL UP WITH ACRID, DARK SMOKE RISING FROM BENEATH THE STEERING COLUMN BY HER LEGS. SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED AND QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VAN SINCE THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS BURNING HER EYES. THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT WORK. AFTER STRUGGLING IN PANIC, SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SQUEEZE OUT THE OPEN WINDOW. LUCKILY MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING AND THE KEY IN HAND, SHE CALLED ME AT WORK. I HAD HER CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT . WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE BY CUTTING THE BATTERY WIRE AND FINALLY STOPPED THE BURNING OF THE WIRES BY PULLING THE MASTER FUSE. I CONTACTED OUR HONDA DEALER AND THEY REFERRED ME TO HONDA AMERICA. HONDA AMERICA AUTHORIZED OUR SHOP TO DO AN INITIAL TEAR DOWN. AT THAT TIME, THEY FOUND A COMPONENT IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT SHORTED WHICH CAUSED THE BURNING OF THE WIRES. THE WIRES BURNED COMPLETELY FROM THE FUSE BOARD AND INTO A WIRE HARNESS BUNDLE. NO FUSE WAS BURNED. I DO NOT KNOW YET HOW FAR THE DAMAGE PROGRESSED OR WHAT OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FRIED BY THIS RUNNING SHORT. AFTER A WEEK OF DELIBERATION, HONDA INFORMED ME THIS MORNING THAT IT WAS A WEAR OUT OF A PART AND OF NO FURTHER CONCERN TO THEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. BEING TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE WITH WIRES BURNING, THE OCCUPANT EXPERIENCED SEVERE SICKNESS A COUPLE

HONDA DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VAN BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER TO RECALL ID NUMBER 00V183000. INSTRUMENT LIGHTS NOT WORKING, WHICH POSES A HAZARD DURING NIGHT DRIVING. RECALL ONLY ON SPECIFIC MODEL. *JB

BEGINNING IN 2000, WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES. FIRST, THE EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED; IT WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED AT HONDA'S EXPENSE. NEXT, ONE OF THE MOTORS FOR THE SIDE POWER DOORS FAILED. THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HONDA EVENTUALLY COVERED THE FULL COSTS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS, WE WERE PLAGUED WITH AN ERRATIC "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE COMPUTER CODE WAS INADEQUATE TO DIRECT A REPAIR. IN 2003 THE RADIATOR ROTTED OUT, AND THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $800. IN 2004 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED, AND THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $1400. ON JULY 22, 2005, THE REAR A/C VENTS FAILED TO COOL, AND I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THAT CHECKED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 25, 2005. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON JULY 23 WITH THE A/C TURNED ON (THE FRONT VENTS CONTINUED TO COOL), THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE A/C. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALER'S SHOP, AND THE LABOR COSTS ALONE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE A/C FAILURE WILL COST MORE THAN $350. AFTER INSPECTING THE SYSTEM FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS JULY 25, THE DEALER'S MECHANIC STILL COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HATE THIS CAR! I HAVE HAD MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAN I EVER EX

DT: CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER; THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MAY. . SO SHE TOOK IT A DEALER; THEY HAD DONE A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK BEFORE THIS. 3 WEEKS LATER ON MAY 16, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE AND THEY ( THE DEALERSHIP) TOLD HER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. IT WOULD BE READY BY 6-24-04. ON THE 24TH, THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD BROKEN AN AXLE AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS OVERNIGHT AND IT WOULD BE READY ON 6-25 AT 2PM. SHE CALLED AT 1:30 AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T RECEIVED THE PARTS YET. AT 3:40 SHE CALLED AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS READY. THEY DROVE TO GET THE CAR. AFTER THAT THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THEY TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AGAIN. HER HUSBAND CHECKED THE CAR AND ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO RANDY; HE GAVE THEM A RENTAL TO GO BACK HOME. THEY (THE DEALERSHIP) DROVE TO HER HOME (AN HOUR AWAY) ON MONDAY 6-27 AND DROPPED OFF HER CAR AND GOT THEIR RENTAL. THEY TOLD HER THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE SRS LIGHT WAS STILL ON; THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT. TO BRING THE CAR BACK. THEY ARE UPSET BECAUSE THE SRS LIGHT WAS NOT ON BEFORE. THE CLOCK ON THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON. THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THE ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE A RECALL NUMBER. *NM

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 1999 INTO CRESCENT CITY, CA ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD DOWNHILL IN 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN PULLING A SMALL CAMPING TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAD 102,606 MILES ON THE VAN - JUST SHORT OF THE 105,000 MAINTENANCE PERIOD WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD BE REPLACED. A SPARK PLUG HAD COME LOOSE AND STARTING PINGING UP AGAINST THE IGNITION COIL. THIS CAUSED THE IGNITION COIL TO FAIL AND BLEW THE IG COIL FUSE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETING STOP. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILED. I WAS ABOUT 20 MILES OUSIDE CRESCENT CITY WHERE I WAS TOWED INTO CRESCENT CITY. THE VAN WAS SERVICED BY KEN'S AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, 1250 6TH STREET, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531, (707) 464-4955. THERE WAS NO HONDA DEALER IN TOWN AND GETTING PARTS WAS DIFFICULT. A NEW IGNITION COIL WAS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE HONDA DEALER IN EUREKA, CA ON FRIDAY JUNE 10. KEN'S REPLACED THE FUSE AND DETACHED THE BURNED-OUT COIL AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE MY WAY TO REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK TO CAMP ON 5 CYLINDERS ON THEN ON TO EUREKA ON JUNE 10 TO HAVE THE HONDA DEALER FIX THE VAN. HOWEVER, JUST OUTSIDE OF CRESCENT CITY THE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN RIGHT OUT OF THE CYLINDER TAKE THE REMAINING PART OF THE IGNITION COIL WITH IT. THE THREADS FOR THE SPARK PLUG WERE COMPLETED STRIPPED OUT. I HOBBLED BACK TO KEN'S. KEN HAD TO INSTALL A THREAD REPLACEMENT WHILE I RENTED A CAR TO GET THE NEW IGNITION COIL FROM THE HONDA DEALER. THE HONDA DEALER COULD NOT RE-ROUTE THE PART (THEY CLAIMED) AND COULD NOT GET T

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON HIS 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. *NM WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. 5 MONTHS LATER, THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND THE BUZZER CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE DEALER ONLY LUBED THE TRACK AND CLEANED THE CONTACTS. AFTER ANOTHER 5 MONTHS, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE POWER DOOR LATCH FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR AND THE REPLACEMENT LAST FOR 2 YEARS. ON SEPT 30, 2002 THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER LATCH AND CLOSER MOTOR WHICH WAS THE SECOND TIME FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN DEC 2004, BUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ON MAY 26, 2005 FOR THE SIXTH TIME. *JB *NM

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. IT CURRENTLY HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT. IN 2003, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA CORP. DUE TO DEFAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS APPARENTLY 'USED' TRANSMISSION' WAS ADDITIONALLY GUARANTEED FOR 3YR/30K MILES. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND REPAIRING HONDA DEALER REPORTS TRANSMISSION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.

THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V423000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE OFF POSITION WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK VEHICLE OWNER SPOKE WITH AMERICAN HONDA ON 03/08/2005 AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. AMERICAN HONDA CONFIRMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, AND STATED THAT THE OWNER COULD BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON THIS ISSUE. DEPENDING ON THE REPORT OF THE DEALER TO HONDA, HONDA MIGHT BE WILLING AS A GOOD-WILL GEATURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *BF *NM

MICHELIN TIRE X-RADIAL DT, P215/65R16. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAS A 2 INCH TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE BLOWOUT. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TIRE INSPECTED. *AK

THE DRIVE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL LATCH INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE A BUZZER LETS THE DRIVER KNOW THE DOORS WERE NOT CLOSED. OTHER TIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE SLIDING DOOR, NHTSA 99V158000 OR 00V119000. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION. PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. WHILE DRIVING UP A DRIVEWAY TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE CASE MANAGER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT BELTS LOOKED AND FELT LOOSE. *SC *JB

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CONSUMER FEARED THAT IF THE VEHICLE GOT INVOLVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THEY COULD NOT GET THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY IN THE MORNING THEN IN THE AFTERNOON MADE A HUGE GRINDING, BANGING NOISE IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS 2ND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM HONDA. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT HONDA'S COST JUST 18 MONTHS AGO. CLEARLY REFURBISHED TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUST AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ORIGINALS. IN FACT THIS ONE DIDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS A LEMON!!*AK

VEHICLE STARTED WHEN IGNITION TURNED ON, BUT GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER MANY FAILED ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, WE HAD TO FOLLOW THE HONDA ODYSSEY USER MANUAL DIRECTIONS( PG 201) AND UNLOCK THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL USING THE CAR KEY- YOU THEN INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN THE VAN ON.*AK

BOTH MANUAL REAR SLIDING DOORS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN 1999. DEALER GREASED BOTH DOORS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS SERVICED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE LATCHES ON BOTH DOORS HAVE BROKEN AND NOW THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS POSSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DOORS NEED TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. SLIDING REAR MANUAL DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD INDICATE ON THE DASH TO BE OPEN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN CORNERING OR HITTING BUMPS. OVERHEAD LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AND CRACKLING SOUND FROM BELOW STEERING WOULD BE HEARD. *JB

THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING IN THE CITIES OR HIGHWAYS.THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO DIFFENT GEAR WITHOUT WARNING GOES FROM DRIVING TO NOT MOVING IN ANY GEAR.I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND CAN BRING IT TO YOUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND YOU CAN RIDE OR DRIVE IT TO SEE HOW DANGEROUS IT REALLY IS FOR MY WIFE AND 3YR OLD SON AND 2 1/2 MONTH OLD DAUGTHER .I PRAY THAT THEY ARE SAFE EVERY DAY LEAVE IN THAT 5 STAR AWARDED DEATH TRAP.*AK

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR TO HAVE THE DOOR REPAIRED, BUT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER UNLESS HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE OVERALL PROBLEM INVOLVED THE DOORS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IN AUG 1999. FIRST ACCOUNT WAS IN MAR 2000. BY NOV 2000, VEHICLE WAS SEEN 3 TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FIVE YEARS LATER, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 12 TIMES (WORKING ON NUMBER 13 NOW) FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. EGR KIT HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, REMAINING VISITS ACCOUNTED FOR MY CLEANING EGR PORTS, REPLACING THE EGR VALVE, AND REPLACING THE GAS CAP. I'VE HAD OTHER VEHICLES FOR 7+ YEARS AND NEVER REPLACED A GAS CAP! THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 2? CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS TIED TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS PASSING INSPECTION. DURING THE LAST VISIT, LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE EGR KIT IN ORDER TO GET THE 05 INSPECTION COMPLETED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IN ADDITION, INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION IN AUG 03. DEALER AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN GOOD FAITH. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE. AT THE TIME OF SERVICE THE MILEAGE WAS CLOCKED AT 81823. LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER (JUNE 2004), IT WAS DISCOVERED BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE THAT THE LEFT AXLE SEAL GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY GRITTY. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE REQUIRED (MILEAGE WAS CLOCKED AT 102000). AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, MY MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THEM IN A SAFE, RELIAB

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. DEALERSHIP SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT SINCE THE CAR IS 6K MILES OVER WARRANTY LIMIT, I HAVE TO FOOT THE $5000 BILL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT BASED ON INFORMATION GLEEMED FROM THE WEB STILL HAS THE SAME BASIC FLAW...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. VEHICLE WAS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND BURNING FLUID. TRANSMISSION THEN COMPLETELY FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIFTH TRANSMISSION. *AK

I BOUGHT MY 1999 ODYESSE IN MARCH OF 2004. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY MY DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING COMPLETLY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LATCHES AND HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOTALLING $420. THEY CHECKED MY WARRANTY AND THOSE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T HAVE $420, TO REPAIR THE DOOR. ONE WEEK LATER THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED CLOSING ALL THE WAY. I LOOKED UP THE 1999 ODYESSE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND THERE ARE PLENTY, BUT WHEN I SPOKE WITH AMERICA HONDA THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER HAD NO RECALLS. THEN I SPOKE WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY RECALL FOR MY VIN WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. SO, I BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT BEING COVERED UP. I HAVE FOUR SMALL CHILDREN THAT ARE RIDE IN THIS VAN EVERYDAY AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THIS WEB-SITE MY CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE WITH DOORS THAT CAN JUST COME OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.. IT WOULD BE IN ONE GEAR THEN SLIP INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE SPEED VARIED WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT MAY COST UP TO $5000.00 TO REPLACE IT.*AK CONSUMER FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM TWO DIFFERENT WEBSITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BOTH SLIDING DOORS. THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE MECHANISM SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

IN MAY OF 2002, I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A REPUTABLE HONDA DEALER IN CONWAY, AR. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE CAR HAD 48,680 MILES. THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED TWO THINGS: MY GEARS WERE SLIPPING AND MY POWER STEERING FLUID GETTING VERY LOW. ON 10/29/02 (AND 57,163 MILES), I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I RESIDE IN MONROE, LA. IT WAS DETERMINED FROM THE TECHNICIAN THAT MY POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE STEERING RACK. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY! RACK WAS REPLACED. *AK

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE TCS LIGHT ONE YEAR AFTER HAVING MY ENTIRE STEERING RACK REPLACED. ON 10/06/03 (AND 81,372 MILES), I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN THAT AGAIN I FELT MY CAR DRIVING ROUGH AND SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATIONS. THEY ASKED ME WHAT KIND OF GAS I WAS USING.(?) FOUND CODE P0420 "CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. INTERMITTENT CODE". THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT.*AK

ON 10/16/03, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WOULD GO DEAD WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS AFTER I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE WAS ON" DUE TO "CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. INTERMITTENT CODE". AND THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. IT WAS DETERMINED THIS TIME BY MY HONDA DEALER THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL (02-031). *AK

ON 12/17/03, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM STILL FEELING SOME HARD SLIPPAGE ON DOWNSHIFTS. WITH APPROXIMATELY 82,500 MILES ON MY CAR, THE TECHNICIANS BELIEVED IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE ESTIMATE WAS $701.90. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO PREPAY. I WAS UNEASY ABOUT THIS (AND NOT TO MENTION THE AMOUNT OF MONEY), SO THEY RESET THE INDICATOR AND SAID THAT "IT WOULDN'T DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR IF I DIDN'T FIX IT NOW. ALL THAT WOULD HAPPEN WOULD BE THAT THE LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO COME ON. *AK

WELL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME BACK ON LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THREE MONTHS. ON 01/07/04, THEY CHECKED THE CAR AGAIN AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE CONVERTER AND THAT WHILE THEY WERE IN THERE I SHOULD ALSO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR. I AGREED TO IT AND MY ESTIMATE (FOR PARTS) WAS NOW $742.83. AFTER TEN DAYS, I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE PARTS WERE IN AND THEY WERE, BUT NO ONE BOTHERED TO CALL ME. ON 1/21/04 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND AT 88,846 MILES, MY CONVERTER AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $857.81.*AK

IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE MY LAST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON 05/10/04, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME SINCE 10/06/03. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE PERSON, DALE, TOLD ME IT COULD BE NUMEROUS THINGS (E-VAL, TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER OR SHIFT SOLENOIDS). WOW! DID SOMEONE SAY TRANSMISSION? BUT HE TOLD ME THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE COMPLETELY SURE, I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS TO RUN THE "THOROUGH" TEST AND THEY WOULD CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $70. SO, WHEN THEY REPLACED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOUR MONTHS AGO (AND DIDN'T DO THE 5 HOUR TEST), WERE THEY COMPLETELY SURE IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER? UPSET ABOUT THIS NEW DISCOVERY, I TOLD THEM I JUST SPENT OVER $800 FOUR MONTHS AGO ON SOMETHING THAT THEY "THOUGHT" WAS WRONG AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME TO LOOK AT THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. DALE LATER CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD RESET THE LIGHT TODAY AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO COME BACK RIGHT AWAY AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO "NARROW IT DOWN." *AK

WELL, OF COURSE, WOULDN'T YOU KNOW...ON FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2004 AT 5:00 PM AND APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER (FROM 05/10/04), MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIFTH TIME SINCE 10/06/03. DALE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CALL IF IT CAME ON AGAIN AND BRING IT IN ASAP. THE EARLIEST THE DEALER COULD SEE ME IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004. MY MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY 99,383. HONDA HAS EXTENDED THEIR TRANMISSION WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. LOOKS LIKE 100,000 MILES WILL BE HERE BEFORE I KNOW IT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SHARING A VEHICLE BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PUT ANYMORE MILES ON THIS CAR. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE? IT SEEMS THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD.*AK

02/25/03-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 65,654 MILES. DEALER INSTALLED NEW EGR PIPE KIT. TCS LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. DEALER SAID IT WAS RELATED TO JOB #1. *AK