1999 Honda Odyssey complaints

PROBLEMS WITH POOR OPERATING SLIDING DOORS. *MR THE PROBLEM EXISTED DURING 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE DOORS WITH LUBRICANT, PLACED BLAME ON COLD WEATHER, THE KEY WAS USED, LOCK SWITCH, ROLLERS, USER ERROR AND PLACED REPAIR COST RESPONSIBILITY ON THE CONSUMER. NONE OF THE ATTEMPTS WERE SUCCESSFUL. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FACTORY PROBLEM. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, [XXX], THAT I BOUGHT USED IN 2002. IT IS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN SPITE OF BEING SERVICED ABOUT 4 TIMES. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ALARM GOES OFF. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, OPEN THE DOOR AND CLOSE IT AGAIN AND THEN IT'S OK. THE MOST RECENT TIME IT WAS SERVICED, THE COST WAS $600 AND SUPPOSEDLY ALL OF THE DOOR SENSORS ON THE FRAME AND THE DOOR WERE REPLACED. THAT WAS ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO. SINCE THEN THE ALARM SOUNDS LESS OFTEN HOWEVER, THE ALARM HAS GONE OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR, THE DOOR HAS FAILED TO CLOSE AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, GET OUT AND PUSH THE DOOR AS IT WAS CLOSING AND SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I TRIED TO LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE, I HAD TO WALK BACK TO THE CAR, OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR BECAUSE THE ALARM INDICATOR SHOWED THE DOOR AJAR. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY. LAST NIGHT I WAS A NEWS STORY THAT VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS ARE SOMETIMES AUCTIONED AND MOVE FROM DEALER TO DEALER AND THE PAPER HISTORY OF THE CAR IS CHANGED. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT A CAR THAT HAS BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAS ENDED UP ON A NEW CAR DEALERS LOT AND WAS SOLD AS CERTIFIED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS I OFTEN HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN MY CAR IN CAR SEATS. IF IT IS FIXABLE, IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS MUCH EFFORT TO FIX. SINCE IT HAS TAKEN TRY AFTER TRY AND I STILL HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING DOOR I CAN ONLY THINK THAT MAYBE THE FRAME OF THE CAR IS D

THIS VEHICLE HAS A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. 1) VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. 2) THIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS LIFTED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN ON AN INCLINE. 3) THE SIDE MOLDING STRIPS KEPT FALLING OFF. 4) THERE IS AIR AND WIND COMING THROUGH THE SLIDING DOORS ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IN MOTION. *NM *LA

THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH INCLUDED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE BUT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED BEFORE 100K MILES. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNED WHILE THE SLIPPING WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT WORSENED AND WAS MORE FREQUENT THAN BEFORE. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH PROBLEM. THE DOOR ONLY SHUTS PARTIALLY. DRIVER MUST PHYSICALLY ENGAGE THE REAR LATCH AND PUSH THE DOOR WITH FORCE TO GET IT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. *AK *NM

CONSUMER FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE UNFAIR TREATMENT HE RECEIVED FROM HONDA EMPLOYEES PERTAINING TO THE SAFETY OF HIS VEHICLE. *PH CONSUMER REPORTING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DOOR ON VAN. *LA

AT 5 YEARS AND 64,000K OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD TO HAVE ITS TRANSMISSION REMANUFACTURED. IT SEEMS A BIT EARLY TO BE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF MILEAGE IT HAS. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY GOES TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000K. WE KEPT OUR LAST HONDA FOR 14 YEARS AND 160,000K. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE IF WE HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER 7 YEARS? *JB

DUE TO THE WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS BEING DIFFICULT TO OPEN (SEE HONDA ODYSSEY TSB 91, 10/29/02), MY DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS A HIGH NUMBER OF ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH HANDLE BREAKAGE DUE TO THE STICKING DOOR PROBLEM. THE COMPONENT THAT BREAKS IS A SMALL, UNDERSTRENGTH PLASTIC COMPONENT INSIDE THE HANDLE. BECAUSE OF A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE, DURING AN EMERGENCY--AND AT OTHER TIMES--IT COULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND FREE BACK OCCUPANTS, ESPECIALLY IF THE INTERNAL CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS ALSO ENGAGED, BLOCKING ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AS WELL. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH REAR DOORS CHILD SAFETY LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN SWITCH BUTTON WAS OFF. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED BOTH SLIDING DOORS BECAME STUCK WHILE DOORS WERE BEING UNLOCKED. CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO DOOR TO OPEN IT, RESULTING IN DOOR HANDLE BREAKING. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH 99V158000 BUT THE VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NM *NM

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 94.000. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD BUCK AND SLIP IN 3RD & 4TH GEARS. WOULD DRIVE ONLY IF PLACED IN 1ST & 2ND GEARS. REQUIRED NEW CLUCHES, SOLENOIDS, AND CONVERTER. WENT TO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR. HONDA WANTED $5,400 TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OUR TRANSMISSION THAT IS SETTING OUR ENGINE CODE OFF. I BELIEVE THE CODE IS A PO740. THIS PROBLEM SAID TO BE VERY COMMON IN THESE VANS

SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN OPENING DOOR. PIN THAT SHEARED OFF AND THAT DOOR PIVOTS ON APPEARS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC. THESE DOORS NORMALLY ARE POWERED OPEN. DUE TO PROBLEM WITH SWITCH DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. WHEN OPENING MANUALLY THESE DOORS TAKE CONSIDERABLY MORE FORCE TO OPEN THAN A NORMAL SLIDING DOOR. WITH MY LITTLE EXPERIENCE OPENING MANUALLY I APPARENTLY PULLED TOO HARD! THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE HANDLE.

WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW-WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OF THE BRAKES IS HEARD -IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO MOVE FOR UNSAFE DISTANCES. BRAKE PEDAL TAKES A LONG TIME TO FULLY DEPRESS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ENCOUNTERED IN DRY CONDITIONS. I DROVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS CARS ON THIS SAME DAY WITH NO PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE WINTER. THESE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A HONDA CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE TIRES AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE AT THE END OF LAST WINTER-NOW WITH THE FIRST SNOWFALL THIS YEAR-SAME PROBLEM.*AK

PROBLEM IS NOT WITH CAR SEAT BUT SEAT BELT ON THE HONDA ODYESSY 1999. THE MIDDLE ROW, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. IT LOSSES SPRING ACTION, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. OUR FOUR YEAR OLD SITS IN THE SEAT WITH A BOOSTER. ATTENDING A CAR SEAT SEMINAR THROUGH THE COUNTY WE LIVE IN, THEY STATED THAT ONCE THE BELT IS FASTENED IT MUST BE FULLY EXTENDED TO THE LOCKED POSITION. WITH THE FIRST TWO REPLACEMENTS OF THE SEAT BELT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS CORRECT TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. UPON THE LAST REPLACEMENT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO NOT EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. WE FEEL THIS IS NOT PROPER OPERATION FOR FULL SAFETY. WE ALSO FEAR FOR OUR CHILD'S SAFETY IF WE DO EXTEND AND LOCK THE BELT, DUE TO THE THREE FAILURES. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE ON A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. *MR THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING A MAJOR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE WHERE THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNED. THERE WAS INTERMITTENT SLIPPAGE, WHICH EVENTUALLY BECAME WORSE, EVEN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. *SCC ALSO THE AUTOMATIC DOORS DID NOT WORK AT TIMES. *JB

THE SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN HAVE BEEN HARD TO OPEN FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. RECENTLY, I PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR - IT SNAPPED OFF AND IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SERVICE MANUAL, I CAREFULLY REMOVED THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL TO FIND A BROKEN LEVER INSIDE. I HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED HOW MUCH IT MAY COST TO REPAIR THIS BUT I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RECENT QUALITY OF HONDA PRODUCTS. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE OWNED 3 OTHER HONDAS WITH ONLY MINOR REPAIR ISSUES. THE ODYSSEY IS DEFINITELY NOT UP TO THE USUAL HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS. THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SIDE DOOR IS NOW TOTALLY USELESS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART MIGHT COST $300 OR MORE. WITH THIS OUTRAGEOUS PRICE, I AM WILLING TO SPEND MY OWN TIME TO LOCATE A USED REPLACEMENT MECHANISM. THE ACTUAL BROKEN PART IS A SMALL PLASTIC LEVER INSIDE THE DOOR HANDLE. FROM MY INVESTIGATION, THIS LITTLE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY AND WILL WARRANT TO PURCHASE OF THE COMPLETE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR FAILURE REPORTS FROM MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS - IT'S TIME TO LET THEM KNOW HOW UNHAPPY WE ARE. *LA

WHEN I EXIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND STEP DOWN, MY THIGH SOMETIMES HITS THE POWER SEAT RECLINING CONTROL AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO RECLINE. THE SWITCH IS SPRING LOADED AND WOULD NORMALLY AUTOMATICALLY JUMP BACK TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN RELEASED. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, IT'S POSSIBLE TO NUDGE IT WITH MY THIGH AT JUST THE RIGHT ANGLE THAT THE SWITCH DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS CENTER/NEUTRAL POSITION. I'VE TRIED TO REPRODUCE THIS MANUALLY BY PUSHING IT IN THIS AND THAT DIRECTION AND I JUST CAN'T DO IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CAUSE RELATED TO BODY POSITIONING AND THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I'M 5'-10", ABOUT 180 LB SO IT'S NOT A CASE OF BEING OVER/UNDERWEIGHT OR ABOVE/BELOW HEIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED, I EXITED THE VAN AND RETURNED TO FIND THE SEAT RECLINED ALL THE WAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS CONFUSED. I THOUGHT THE SEAT SUPPORT HAD BROKEN. ONE TIME, I EXITED THE VEHICLE, TO CHECK SOMETHING IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AND HEARD MY SON CRYING. HE WAS SEATED IN A CAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD RECLINED AND THE HANDLEBAR BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS PRESSED FIRMLY AGAINST HIS LEGS. LUCKILY HE WAS OK; BUT THIS INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THIS DEFECT. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE OF THE SWITCHES AND/OR SEAT. THEY SHOULD NOT BE SO EASILY ACTIVATED. THE SWITCHES ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE FOAM OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH COMPRESSES EASILY. THE SWITCHES SHOU

THE FRONT DOORS ON THIS VAN DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE "NOTCHES," FOR THE DOOR TO REST WHEN OPEN. MOST DOORS ARE MADE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY CAN BE FULLY AND/OR PARTIALLY OPEN AND HAVE THE DOORS REST IN A RELATIVELY SECURE STATE SUCH THAT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE SUDDENLY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE VEHICLE IN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHERE GRAVITY CAN CAUSE THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN AND HIT ANOTHER CAR (AS IN A PARKING LOT) OR PERSON; OR CLOSE BY ITSELF AND HIT A PASSENGER WHO MIGHT BE ENTERING OR EXITING. THE DOORS ON THE 1999 ODYSSEY JUST SEEM TO SIT AT WHATEVER POSITION YOU SET THEM TO. THERE IS A SLIGHT FEEL OF A NOTCH IN THE FULLY OPENED POSITION, BUT IT'S NOT OBVIOUS AND CERTAINLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO COUNTER ANY FORCE THAT TRIES TO MOVE IT. THE PROBLEMS I FACE IS THAT MY DRIVEWAY HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE. EVEN THE SLIGHTEST TILT IN THE VEHICLE (NOSE UP) WILL CAUSE THE DOORS TO CLOSE BY ITSELF WHEN LET GO. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE USING THE SLIDING DOORS (AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF PROBLEMS AS MANY OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS ALREADY KNOW) WHEN THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO USE THE FRONT DOORS TO GET IN AND OUT JUST TO PREVENT THE YOUNGER KIDS FROM GETTING HURT. AND OF COURSE, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GET CAUGHT MYSELF IF I STEP OUT AND TURN AROUND TO REACH FOR SOMETHING ON THE FLOOR (FOR INSTANCE). RECENTLY, WE HAD SOME MODERATELY HIGH WINDS AND THE DOORS BLEW SHUT WITH THE CAR ON LEVEL GROUND. I'M NOT TALKING HURRICANES OR EVEN GALE FORCE WINDS; I'

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MANUALLY OPENING DOOR. PIN THAT HANDLE PIVOTS ON APPEARS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC - PERHAPS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS USE? SLIDING DOOR NORMALLY WOULD OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. AUTOMATIC MEACHANISM HAD MALFUNCTIONED REQUIRING DOOR TO BE PULLED OPEN BY MANUAL MEANS. THIS DOOR OPENS WITH MUCH MORE RESISTANCE THAN A NORMALLY SLIDING DOOR, PROBABLY DUE TO THE MOTOR BEING ATTACHED. KNOWING THIS YET NOT HAVING MUCH EXPERIENCE OPENING IT THIS WAY, I GAVE THE DOOR A GOOD TUG. THERE APPEARS TO BE A FINE LINE BETWEEN PULLING HARD ENOUGH TO GET DOOR OPENED AND BREAKING HANDLE OFF! REPAIR COST $185

AT 54,700 MILES (JULY 2001) THE CAR MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE COULDNOT REPRODUCE CLUNKING PROBLEM. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRENTY I KEPT DRIVING MAKING SURE TO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT CONTINUED TO "REV" WHEN STARTING TO MOVE OR EXCELLERATING QUICKLY. TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 100,000 (DEC 2002). I QUESTIONED THEM AGAIN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM.( OUT OF STOCK UNTIL FEBRUARY). TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AGAIN IN JUNE 2003 AT 117,900. CODE SHOWED A TRANSMISSION PO740.TRANSMISSION "SMELLED BURNED." SEPT. 2003 TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATE TRAINSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD TOLD ME THAT THE WARRENTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE ODYSSEY, AND OTHER HONDAS, IS SO WIDE SPREAD THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR THE CONSUMER. MY COUSIN IN MISSOURI OWNS A 1999 ODYSSEY AND SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE TRAINSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR AS WELL. A PRETTY BIG COINCIDENCE. I COULD NAME OTHER PARTS WE HAVE BOTH REPLACED. COULD IT BE THAT SOME PARTS OF THE ODYSSEY ARE LEMONS? CALLING HONDA COPOROATE IS A JOKE. THEY PUT YOU ON HOLD, HAVE A GOOD LAUGH AND THEN TELL YOU THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AN INVESTIGATION MIGHT CHANGE THIS ARROGANT COMPANY.

WHEN BACKING VEHICLE UP, TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A BANG SOUND WHEN UNDER NORMAL TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE. WHEN YOU DO, IT MAKES A LOUD BANG SOUND. VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AS YOU APPLY MODERATE ACCELERATION PULLING AWAY FROM A NEAR STOPPED CONDITION. THESE CONDITIONS WERE INTERMITENT BEGINNING AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES (3.5 YEARS OLD) AND HAVE WORSENED AS THE VEHICLE HAS REACHED 56,000 MILES (4.75 YEARS OLD).

THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO CLOSE AND POP OPEN. RECALL 00V119000 REPAIRS WERE DONE BEFORE THIS CURRENT OWNER OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING IN TO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A LOUD BANG AND THEN START SLIPPING. AT THE SAME TIME IT DEVELOPED A STEADY WHINE WHILE IN DRIVE. REVERSE GEAR TOTALLY FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND ON A BUSY ROAD. CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS OUT THE ROAD TO CLEAR THE CURB AND SIDEWALK. AFTERWARDS, WHEN REVERSE WAS SELECTED, IT MADE A LOUD SOUND LIKE A BEARING WAS SPINNING RAPIDLY ON A SHAFT. CONSUMER SEEN AT LEAST FIVE SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO HIS VEHICLE FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED BOTH CANADA HONDA AND AMERICAN HONDA. AMERICAN HONDA STATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN CANADA, IT FELL INTO THE GRAY AREA. CANADA HONDA STATED THEY HAVE A 5YR/100,00 MILE WARRANTY ON THEIR VEHICLES. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAGGED IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, THE U.S., PARTICULARLY HAWAII THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CONSUMER QUESTIONED HOW COULD HONDA EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF 2000 AND 2001 HONDA'S BUT NOT 1999 WITH THE SAME DEFECT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *PH

MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED AT 88,000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER WAS OF NO HELP WITH MY PROBLEM. THE HONDA WEB SITE DOES NOT HELP. IT COST ME $3,000 TO REPAIR.*AK

VEHICLE HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 WITH 42,549 MILEAGE ENCOUNTERRED PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE GEARS WERE SKIPPING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND MY WARRANTY ON THE CAR HAS ALREADY EXPIRED. THE DEALER CONTACTED HONDA AND HONDA INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I WAS THE FIRST REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THE THE 1999 ODYSSEY BUT THEY AGREED THAT SINCE I WAS A ONE TIME GOOD WILL TO CUSTOMER, THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION PART, HOWEVER I HAD TO PAY $535.19 FOR THE LABOR COST WHICH I DID. AS I AM NOW READING ABOUT HONDA EXTENDING THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY ON THE HONDA 2001-2 MODELS FOR THE ODESSEY, ACCORD AND PRELUDE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 MODEL AS WELL. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE PART AND LABOR. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT IT ONLY COST ME THE LABOR. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM THE DEALER AS PROOF. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN RECLAIM MY $539.19. THANKS COLLEEN AHAD. *AK

POWER SEAT WILL ACTIVATE ITSELF WHEN DRIVER SITS ON IT, WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY CONTROLS. THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD PINNING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT JUST ACTIVATES ITSELF. I AM NOT AN OVERWEIGHT PERSON. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SITTING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS ANOMOLIE HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. *AK

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 107,000 MILES. VEHICLE NEVER USED TO TOW, ONLY PASSENGER VEHICLE USE. *AK

SEALANT THAT SEALS THE FUEL FILLER PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK UNSEALED, AND GAS WAS ABLE TO LEAK THROUGH. THE CAUSE OF THE UNSEALING STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A LOUD BANG WHEN GOING TO REVERSE, NOT ALLOWING VAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS ON SLIGHT ENCLINE, INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, VAN LOST MOVEMENT WHEN DRIVER WAS MAKING A 3 POINT TURN WHICH HE HAD TO PUSH THE VAN. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE IT THINKS THE AGAS CAP DOOD IS OPEN. IT'S COMPLETLY CLOSED THOUGH.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. LOCAL DEALER EXPLAINED THAT WE NEEDED TO REPLACE SOLONOIDS; $600 REPAIR. TWO DAYS LATER BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. DEALER SAYS WE NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. INTERNET CHAT ROOM PARTICIPANTS CLAIM HONDA ISSED A SERVICE BULLETIN 00-065 ABOUT THE PROBLEM. YOUR WEBSITE LISTS TENS OF IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WHILE ONE SITE AUTOFAM.COM LISTS SEVERAL HUNDRED IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS.

WE WERE IN THE FIRST DAY OF A 10 DAY TRIP IN OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. (THE VAN HAD BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN MAY, 2003 AND HAD ALSO BEEN CHECKED OUT PRIOR TO THE TRIP TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS IN GOOD SHAPE). THREE HOURS INTO OUR TRIP, THE LIGHTS COME ON AND WE'RE DEALING WITH AN OUT OF TOWN HONDA DEALER. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION DONE IN A TIMELY MANNERAT THE OUT OF TOWN DEALERSHIP AND WE NEEDED A VAN DUE TO A DISABLED CHILD AND NO VANS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RENT. THEREFORE, WE WERE LEFT WITH THE ONLY CHOICE WE FELT WE HAD WHICH WAS TO PURCHASE A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY (03) AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER WE GET HOME AND RESEARCH THIS ISSUE, WE FEEL THAT HONDA HAS BEEN LESS THAN FAIR AND HONEST. WE CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR HONDA CUSTOMER CARE. WHAT A JOKE! THEY FELT THAT THEY OWED US NOTHING, SINCE WE NO LONGER OWNED THE 99 HONDA. THEY ARE NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 99 ODYSSEY IN TERMS OF TRANSMISSION. THEIR VERY WORDS WERE "WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS...THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE 99 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION...IT IS ONLY YOUR OPINION." IN ADDITION, NOW WE HAVE THIS EXPENSIVE CAR PAYMENT AND ARE WONDERING WHAT IF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILS US ON THE ROAD? NO LONGER CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS A GREAT AUTOMOBILE COMPANY! ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WE WERE TREMENDOUSLY INCONVENIENCED, BO

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OURS HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING REQUIRED SERVICING AT 90K MILES (INCLUDING NEW TIMING BELT AND NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID). WE ALSO HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (EXTENDS WARRANTY OUT TO 100K MILES). NOW, AT 114K MILES, OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OR CLUNK INTO GEAR GOING FROM A SLOW SPEED AND ACCELERATING GENTLY (ENGINE WOULD REV, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD TAKE HOLD, GO CLUNK!, AND VAN WOULD BE IN GEAR). OUR HONDA DEALER'S SERVICE SAYS THAT IT'S A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WE NEED TO PAY $5,050 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS IT'S BEYOND WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T COVER ANY REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT (EVEN PARTIAL). MY LAST HONDA PRODUCT (A 1994 ACURA INTEGRA) WENT NEARLY 200,000 MILES WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION (UNTIL I TRADED IT IN FOR A NEW CIVIC THIS YEAR). 114K HIGHWAY MILES ON A 1999 ODYSSEY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A $5,000 REPAIR BILL TO KEEP THE CAR SAFE. (I.E. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION CAN STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME, POTENTIALLY STRANDING ANYONE IN MY FAMILY WHO IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, OR, I WOULD IMAGINE, CAUSE AN ACCIDENT UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS).*AK I NOTICE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_25578.HTML AND AT EDMUNDS: 2,919 POSTS ALL ABOUT BAD HONDA TRANSMISSIONS! GO HERE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]

SLIDING DOOR IS STICKING. HAD BROUGHT TO DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. EVERY TIME, THEY DIAGNOSED DIFFERENTLY BUT COULD NOT FIXED IT CORRECTLY.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIDENTLY. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM EARLY ON. NOW 82,000 MILES...OUT OF WARRANTY...AND SERVICE DEPT. USED DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID IT WAS AN OZONE COMPONENT. REPLACED THAT ON FRIDAY AND ON MONDAY LIGHTS WERE BACK ON.THEY SAY THEY CAN DIAGNOSE AGAIN AND IT COULD BE 70 THINGS. CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE 70 THINGS! HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY STILL SQUEAK. MANY PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOORS. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS HAVE THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS OR IF THERE IS A RECALL. READY TO TRADE!*AK

99 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD $600 WORTH OF REPAIR DONE, NOW LIGHT IS GONE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. ALSO, VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 118,000 MILES. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THESE FAILURES.

AS OTHERS HAD NOTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER CODES (AT 55,000 MILES). ROUGH SHIFTS AT HIGHER-THAN- NORMAL RPM'S AND SLUGGISH DURING ACCELERATION. INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND DEALER CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. MENTIONED TO DEALER ABOUT PREVIOUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS HONDA'S TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2000 AND 2001 MODEL YEARS. REBUILT TRANSMISSION ORDERED AND INSTALLED BY DEALER. ROAD TEST FINDS SLIPPING IN GEARS SO A 2ND ONE IS ORDERED AND INSTALLED BY DEALER. HONDA DID NOT CHARGE BUT SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 1999 MODELS IN THE FIRST PLACE. HOPE THE DUPLICATE COMPLAINTS ENTERED BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DOES NOT DILUTE ODI'S DETERMINATION OR INVESTIGATION OF HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. *TT

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. INCIDENT DATE IS THE DAY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. *NLM

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS GETTING THE CHILD OUT OF THE REAR SEAT THE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF. *NLM

I BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY IN SEPTEMBER 1999 AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATING A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND TWICE AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PROBLEM RECURS SHORTLY AFTER EACH VISIT. NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITHOUT ANY ASSURANCE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS AS WELL AND WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 21000 MILES. *JB