1999 Honda Odyssey complaints

'99 HONDA ODYSSEY, 21K MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON, DEALER CHECKED AND WAS TOLD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *NLM

TRANSMISSION ON 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN STARTED TO FAIL AT 85,000 MILES. TOLD BY DEALER THAT ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO REPLACE AT MY COST ($4,000). MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

I NOTICED MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. TOOK VAN TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED, WITH 57,600 MILES AND LESS THAN FOUR YEARS ON IT, MY VAN NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WARRANTY WAS RECENTLY EXPIRED. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER ANY REPAIRS. OPERATOR ASKED WHAT I EXPECTED OF THEM. I ASKED THEM TO COVER THE COST OF PARTS (ABOUT $4600). SHE SAID SHE'D SUBMIT THE REQUEST. SHE DIDN'T MENTION THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF 1999 ODYSSEYS (APPARENTLY ALSO 2000'S, 2001'S AND 2002'S.) SUSPECT (FROM A WEB SEARCH) THAT THIS WILL BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *JB

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, IT ROLLED FORWARD. RELATED INVESTIGATION PE-03-013. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM THE IGNITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. RELATED INVESTIGATION PE03-013. *JB

HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON MY 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. REPLACED IT AT 60000 MILES AT AAMCO TRANSMISSION. HONDA DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE I DID NOT BRING IT TO THE DEALER. NOW AT 90000 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE SHIFTING FEELS ROUGH. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT HONDA TRIES TO IGNORE. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE SECOND GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE WHILE WE ARE ON THE FREEWAY. *NLM

99 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *JB

IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK, THE CONSUMER WAS STILL ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 65,000 MILES ON IT. OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT THE DIF. BEARINGS WERE FAILING AND CAUSING THE SOLENOIDS TO MALFUNCTION. THEY SAY I NEED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM PURSUING HONDA TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A UNDER ENGINEERED / DEFECTIVE DESIGN. *NLM

HONDA ODYSSEY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION LUNGES AND HAS A DELAY SHIFTING GEARS. *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *JB

NAR 03/03/2003. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. THE CONSUMER STATED EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WOULD START RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEM. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE:SLUGGISH START. ENGINE ON HIGH REVS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND HEARS A LOUD NOISE BEFORE COMING INTO A STOP

TRANSMISSION LOUD NOISE - IT IS ONE OF SYMPTOMS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT INDICATED IN THE 2000-2001 ODYSSEY RECALL NOTICE. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRENTY TO 1999 MODEL AS WELL.

CAM PLUG FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH. *AK

1999 HONDAY ODYSSEY MINIVAN, STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING OPERATION. AT START, AT LOW SPEEDS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO WARNING, VEHICLE JUST LOSES POWER AND YOU MUST PULL OVER AND RESTART. FIVE SUCH FAILURES SINCE DECEMBER, 2002.

NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL # 02V120, IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEALERS ADDRESS.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AT 96,000 MILES. HIS TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL WHILE TRYING TO GO INTO GEAR. PH

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 23000 MILES LATER, PROBLEM RECURRED AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. TS

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH AT 55K MILES. DEALER FOUND METAL IN TRANS FLUID RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION REPLACED 60K WITH REBUILT UNIT.

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS STICK IN WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THE DOORS OPEN BUT IT TAKES SEVERLA MINUTES. MANYL TIMES I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN EITHER SLIDING DOOR AND HAVE HAD TO PULL MY KIDS OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO GET THEM OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS TO GET YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD ON HONDA ODYSSEYS. MY SISTER HAS A 2000 ODYSSEY AND PULLED THE ENTIRE HANDLE OFF THE DOOR TRYING TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. HONDA HAS 2 SERVICE BULLETINS DETAILING A FIX FOR REPLACING THE WEATHERSTRIPPING BUT THEY WON'T COVER THE COST FOR ME BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THESE DOORS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP AND TCS LAMP TURNED ON. CODE# P0740 WHICH IS TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE PROBLEM. TS

PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ENGINE RACES AND DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO 3RD GEAR. HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED, AND FOUND THAT THE 2ND GEAR CLUTCH PLATES HAD SEVERE PREMATURE WEAR, AND THE CLUTCH PLATES WERE GROOVED (NOT SMOOTH LIKE THE 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PLATES, AND NOT WHAT WAS SHOWN IN THE REPAIR MANUAL). THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH PLATES WERE SMOOTH, AS SHOWN IN THE REPAIR MANUAL. TS

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. VERY SLOW TO KICK IN GEAR. HAZARDOUS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR ON FAST MOVING HIGHWAY TRAVEL.

THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED ALONG WITH THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BACKS, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB *SCC

POWERTRAIN: TRANSMISSION FAILURE

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED---OR A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IN MY OPINION. (I HAVE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR OVER 18 YEARS). ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*******770793. *AK *JB

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT US WARRANTY AND WITHIN THE CANADIAN WARRANTY THE CAR WAS SOLD UNDER. HONDA HAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OTHER SIMILAR MODEL YEARS AND SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS ONE UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT AN ALARMING RATE, OUTSIDE THE IDENTIFIED TRANSMISSIONS, AND WITHOUT RECALL IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONSUMER SITUATION.

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02120000 IGNITION SWITCH. BRANFORD HONDA 203-481-1616 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS. TS

HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTEE ON THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS AND SHOULD DO SO WITH THE 1999 MODELS AS WELL AS THERE ARE MANY FAILURES BEING REPORTED. DT

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES DEALER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF ALARM IS BROKEN WHILE PERFORMING THE RECALL. CONSUMER FEELS ITS NOT GOOD BUSINESS. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEEL BED IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE#19570R14 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT# TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REINSTALLATION OF ALARM SYSTEM DURING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *TT

HONDA SAID THE OTHER 3 RECALLS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF 1999'S DOES NOT COVER MINE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR DOOR IS A HAZARD AND COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. THEY SHOULD FIX MINE JUST LIKE THEY FIXED THE OTHERS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD START ANOTHER RECALL. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

NO PART AVAILABLE:::::::: THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. KENDALL HONDA 2O COBURG ROAD EUGENE OR 97401 SERVICE MANAGER NAME IS [XXX]##WORK PHONE [XXX]. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE WILL INITIALLY "BALK", BUT THEN JERK INTO GEAR AND LURCH FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE THEM TO RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA NORTH DANVERS, MA 978-539-5000. RECALL#02120000IGNTION SWITCH TS

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWTICH. MAIN MALL MOTOR 207-741-1429 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS TS

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A EARLIER TRANSMISSIION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

TRANSMISSION - CLUTCH DT

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY. DLR ADVISED CONTROLLER UNIT HAD FAILED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER IS CHARGING FOR THE RECONNECTING OF THE ALARM AFTER RECALL IS PERFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (O2V120000) THE LETTER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE MADE FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $42.69 FOR AN ALARM WIRE REINSTALLATION, WHICH THE DEALER STATED WAS MANDATORY IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE RECALL IGNITON SWITCH, CONSUMER STATES THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO NEED FOR AN ALARM WIRE REINSTALLATION HAD THERE BEEN NO DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FEELS THE CHARGE IS UNFAIR AND UNETHICAL.*JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR ON COLD STARTS DRIVING BETWEEN 1-40 MPH OR COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD ONCE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR. MR

ERRATIC SHIFTING. SAME AS EVERY OTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT HONDA'S TRANSMISSIONS. MY VEHICLE IS BARELY THREE YEARS OLD AND THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I NEED AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT $7,000+. THIS IS AFTER NUMEROUS RECALLS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MR

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