1999 Honda Odyssey complaints

SLIDING DOOR WINDOW HAS SHATTERED AND IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A REASON FOR SHATTERING. . *NOTE: APPROXIMATELY IN JUNE 1999, REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND WAS REPLACED. REASON GIVEN FOR THAT DEFECT WAS EXCESSIVE HEAT. *AK VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY EXAMINED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

THE ENGINE HAS HAD A CONTINUAL OIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM, EIGHT REPORTS AND REPAIR ATTEMPTS SINCE FIRST REPORTED IN JULY 1999, HOWEVER THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO LEAK OIL. *MJS

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AND IT PULLED TO LEFTAGAIN. *AK

DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN MANUALLY OR BY POWER LOCK, DEALER REPLACED AND LATER IT FAILED AGAIN, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND PASSENGER COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN WAS UNABLE TO OVERRIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK BY USING DOOR HANDLE. DESIGN ISSUE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR DISABLED OR ELDERLY PERSONS TO REACH ACROSS THEIR SHOULDERS TO LIFT/MOVE MANUAL UNLOCK SWITCH. *AK THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH FOR THE DOORS DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE SWITCH SHOULD NOT UNLOCK ALL DOOORS. THAT IS, SHOULD UNLOCK ONLY THOSE DOORS THAT THE CONSUMER DESIRES TO UNLOCK. *YH

RETACTORS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, CAUSING CSS TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS WILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

1. SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN AT TIMES. DOOR LATCH SYSTEM REPLACED ON BOTH DOORS.2. SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WOULD INDICATE ON 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 (COINCIDING WITH LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF). LATCH SYSTEM ON THIS DOOR WAS REPLACED. 3. AIR CONDITIONER SOUND/HUMMING WHEN ON. BELT TENSIONER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AFTER SAME NOISE WAS HEARD. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES AFTER WORK WAS PERFORMED. DUE TO TAKE IN 3/15/01 TO INSPECT ONCE AGAIN.

INITALLY TOLD BY DEALER THAT NOISE WAS FROM TAIL PIPE HITTING TRAILER HITCH. I AM STILL CONCERNED AFTER READING ABOUT THE SAME TRANSMISSION NOISE FROM OTHERS. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR 5-6 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED LATCHES. CURRENTLY, DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. CONSUMER ABLE TO CLOSE WITH REMOTE CONTROL, DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE MANUALLY. *AK

THE SUNVISORS ARE SO LOOSE THAT WHEN NORMAL BREAKING PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE CAR, THE VISORS WILL MOVE OUT OF POSITION IF NOT LOCKED, BLINDING THE DRIVER. THE VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, RE-TIGHTENED ONCE. TWO DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HONDA WHO SAID THAT ONLY A DEALER COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD, AS I'VE ALMOST WRECKED WHEN I WAS BLINDED WHEN SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THE SUN VISOR MOVED. *AK

REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR SOMETIMES OPENS WHEN A BUMP IS HIT, OR THEY WON'T OPEN WHEN TRYING TO EXIT. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO RIDE WITH THEM OPEN BECAUSE THEY DON'T LATCH SHUT. HONDA HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT WAS VERY LOOSE. ELECTRIC POWER MECHANISM WOULD EITHER CAUSE IT TO TILT FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. OTHER SEATS DO NOT MOVE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP WAS FINALLY OFFERING A NEW SEAT.*AK

THE AFFINITY FIRESTONE TIRES RIPPED ALL AWAY AROUND THE TREAD OF THE TIRE NEAR THE OUTSIDE WALL ON THE FRONT TIRES. THESE HARE 80,000 MILE TREAD WARRANTY AND THESE TIRES WERE COMMING APART AT 35,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND WERE ROTATED ON SCHEDULE. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL SIMILAR TO THE OTHER CURRENTLY FIRESTONES TIRES. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT GO UNNOTICED BY THE NHTSA. WE ARE VERY LUCKLY THAT WE CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A FAILURE OCCURED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRES COME APART LIKE THIS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION QUICKLY. THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IS THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS NEW HEAVIER/BIGGER DESIGN. WHETHER THIS A TIRE ISSUE OR A CAR ISSUE A SAFETRY CONCERN EXIST.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )

INTERMITTENTLY ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

THE SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT AFTER IT HAS RAINED AT NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING, THE WATER FREEZES THE ROLLERS THAT SLIDE IN THE TRACK, LEAVING BOTH SLIDING DOORS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. *SLC

SLIDING SIDE DOOR STICK. THEY DO NOT OPEN SMOOTHLY. I HAVE CONFIRMED THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY JUST NEED LUBRICATING. AND THEY SEEM TO SNICKER WHEN I MENTION THE DOORS AS IF THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. THIS LAST TIME THAT PROMPTED THIS REPORT IS THAT THE ACTUAL DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF!! THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT. TOURING T2, P215/65R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, HONDA TRUCK, ODYSSEY. *AK *SLC

THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON IT, BUT SINCE I PURCHASED IT LEGALLY IN CANADA HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANY REPAIRS ON IT, FORCING ME TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A FEW DEALERS ABOUT THIS & THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HONDA WANTS TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM BUYING ITS' CARS IN CANADA SO THEY ARE NOT HONORING THE WARRANTIES AND RECALLS IN THE U.S. FORCING MANY PEOPLE TO DRIVE WITH UNSAFE VEHICLES. I ALSO HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR WHICH COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL THE ABOVE. PLEASE HELP ME. IN THE LIGHT OF THE FORD EXPLORER ISUUE THIS IS JUST UNBELIVEABLE. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IN APRIL, 1999. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 13,000 MILES. ON 11/13/2000, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. WITHIN A MILE, ALL ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VAN; WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE; THEY SAY THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THAT THERE IS $18,000 IN DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INVESTIGATED; THEY SAY THERE IS $19,000 IN DAMAGE -- A TOTAL LOSS. MY QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT'S THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE FIRE -- A HONDA DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, OR A DEALER INSTALLATION ERROR? (I HAD THE LOCAL DEALER INSTALL A HONDA CASSETTE DECK IN NOVEMBER, 1999; I HAD TO TAKE THE VAN BACK FOR REPAIRS A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I NOTICED THAT CERTAIN ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES NO LONGER WORKED CORRECTLY AND MY BATTERY WENT DEAD.) 2. WHAT LEVERAGE DO I HAVE TO GET SPECIAL TREATMENT (E.G., A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW VAN, TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION) FROM HONDA AND THE DEALER? (MY WIFE IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, SHE HAD OUR 20-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VAN WITH HER; THEY ARE FINE, BUT A BYSTANDER HAD TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE VAN -- THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT.) I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO HAS CONTACTED HONDA. NEITHER WANTS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION (MY INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER IT); THE BEST THEY'VE OFFERED IS TO EXPEDITE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMEN

I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IN APRIL, 1999. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 13,000 MILES. ON 11/13/2000, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. WITHIN A MILE, ALL ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VAN; WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE; THEY SAY THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THAT THERE IS $18,000 IN DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INVESTIGATED; THEY SAY THERE IS $19,000 IN DAMAGE -- A TOTAL LOSS. MY QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT'S THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE FIRE -- A HONDA DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, OR A DEALER INSTALLATION ERROR? (I HAD THE LOCAL DEALER INSTALL A HONDA CASSETTE DECK IN NOVEMBER, 1999; I HAD TO TAKE THE VAN BACK FOR REPAIRS A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I NOTICED THAT CERTAIN ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES NO LONGER WORKED CORRECTLY AND MY BATTERY WENT DEAD.) 2. WHAT LEVERAGE DO I HAVE TO GET SPECIAL TREATMENT (E.G., A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW VAN, TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION) FROM HONDA AND THE DEALER? (MY WIFE IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, SHE HAD OUR 20-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VAN WITH HER; THEY ARE FINE, BUT A BYSTANDER HAD TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE VAN -- THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT.) I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO HAS CONTACTED HONDA. NEITHER WANTS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION (MY INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER IT); THE BEST THEY'VE OFFERED IS TO EXPEDITE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMEN

CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS IN REAR SEAT WHEN SEATBELT BUCKLE LOCKED UP, AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. SEATBELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T MOVE TO RETRACTOR IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER. AT THIS POINT, CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD TO REMOVE HER CLOTHING TO WIGGLE OUT OF SEATBELT. *AK

THIS IS A 50,000 MILE TIRE THAT HAS SEPERATING BELTS AFTER ONLY 26,000 MILES. I FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AROUND 12,000 MILES, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A "BALANCING" PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS WHO ALSO ARE REPLACING THESE TIRES DUE TO BELT PROBLEMS. (TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )

MULTIPLEX CONTROLLER THAT CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHT OF INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS, CAUSING POOR VISIBIITY. CANNOT SEE GAUGES AT NIGHT. *AK

VAN SERVICED FOR 7500/6 MONTH SERVICE, BY DEALERSHIP. VAN HAS HAD A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE RIGHT EVER SINCE. VAN BACK AT DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES(7/6,7/19 & 8/20/2000) TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECT, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *CJ

ERRATIC POWER LOCK OPERATION, INTERMITTENTLY LOCK WOULD UNLOCK BY ITSELF AFTER LOCKING BY PANEL CONTROL OR REMOTE. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN APPROXIMATELY 6" AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN, WOULD WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND AND MADE SOME REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REPORTING A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS ARE STILL UNLATCHING.RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OFF IN 1999. RECALL ID#99V159000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL#99054. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VAN IS TURNED OFF SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. KEYLESS ENTRY WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHEN LOCKED OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. IF AN OCCUPANT IS NOT RESTRAINT MAY FALL OUT. HAVE NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. FIRSTONE, AFFINTY, P21565R16, DOT#WN2HAA109. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ODOMETER ROLLED TO 50,000 MILES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL & VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & TURNED VEHICLE OFF. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT PROBLEM.*AK

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT &/OR TREAD SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN 2H AAA TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)

AUTOMATIC DOORS STAY OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE. CONSUMER SWITCHED TO MAUNAL AND DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TMES ,DEALER HAS REPLACED LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH SPECIAL TOOL WITH CONJUNCTIONS SWITCHES, AND ALSO ALIGNED CONJUNCTION SWITCHES. DEALER WAS NOT SURE IF DEFECT WAS FIXED PERMANENTLY. *AK

SYSTEM ALARM OF THE DOOR ACITIVITIES WHEN SLIDING DOOR CLOSE ,OR NO ALARN ON WHEN DOOR NO CLOSE APROPIATELITY,SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSED APROPIATILITY,5 OR 6 TIME DEALERS CHECK MY SLIDING DOOR INCLUIDE 3 RECALL ,AND INCLUIDE ENGINER OF HONDA (LEMON LAW)AND NOW 4 TIME IN DEALER MY VAN FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE ANSWERS OF DEAL IN LAST TIME NOT DUPLICATE , NO PROBLEM,.NOISE IN FRONT BRAKES (4 TIME ), IN TIME I PAID $250,00 APPROX. FOR PROBLEM .THE PROBLEM CONTINUE.WARNING LIGHT OF BRAKES ON IN FRONT PANEL ,ANSWERS DEALER NOT DUPLICATE,?????.NOISE CONTINUE.I SEE NEW HONDA ODISSEY (1999 & 2000) WITH SAME PROBLEM IN SLIDING DOOR . I'M SORRY BY MY ENGLISH AND THANKS FOR YOUR HELP FOR MY, AND THE OTHER CUSTOMER( DOT NUMBER: )

SYSTEM ALARM OF THE DOOR ACITIVITIES WHEN SLIDING DOOR CLOSE ,OR NO ALARN ON WHEN DOOR NO CLOSE APROPIATELITY,SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSED APROPIATILITY,5 OR 6 TIME DEALERS CHECK MY SLIDING DOOR INCLUIDE 3 RECALL ,AND INCLUIDE ENGINER OF HONDA (LEMON LAW)AND NOW 4 TIME IN DEALER MY VAN FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE ANSWERS OF DEAL IN LAST TIME NOT DUPLICATE , NO PROBLEM,.NOISE IN FRONT BRAKES (4 TIME ), IN TIME I PAID $250,00 APPROX. FOR PROBLEM .THE PROBLEM CONTINUE.WARNING LIGHT OF BRAKES ON IN FRONT PANEL ,ANSWERS DEALER NOT DUPLICATE,?????.NOISE CONTINUE.I SEE NEW HONDA ODISSEY (1999 & 2000) WITH SAME PROBLEM IN SLIDING DOOR . I'M SORRY BY MY ENGLISH AND THANKS FOR YOUR HELP FOR MY, AND THE OTHER CUSTOMER( DOT NUMBER: )

ON SEPT. 6, 2000 WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 IN MISSISSIPPI MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT IN THE FAST LANE WITH MY SELF AND TWO VERY YOUNG CHILDREN ON BOARD. THE CAUSE OF THE BLOW OUT IS UNKNOW. I HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE TIRE STORE HAS COMMENT THAT THE TIRE IS WEARING IN AN UNUSAUL PATTERN FROM THE OUTSIDE IN, INSTEAD OF HOW THEY NORMALLY WEAR THE INSIDE OUT. THE VAN IS IN ALLIGNMENT. HONDA HAS BEEN WORDERFUL IN HELPING ME GET THE TIRE REPLACED. SIX DAYS AFTER THE BLOW OUT I GOT ALL NEW TIRES NOW KELLY SPRINGFIELD DUE TO ANOTHER BLOW OUT SCARE WITH MY REMAING TIRES AND DUE TO THE FACT THEY HAVE WORN SO BADLY DOWN ON THE OUTSIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: P215 TIRE SIZE: 65R16 )

EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS LEAKING THROUGH SEAL OF FUEL TANK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD ENTIRE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PARTS WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND IT WILL BE AT LEAST 1 MONTH BEFORE CONSUMER COULD GET TANK REPLACED.*AK

THE SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS IN OUR MINIVAN BOTH FAILED, WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND USE CHILD CAR SEATS FOR THEM. MY WIFE KNOWS MORE ABOUT CAR SEATS THAN MOST PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE CAR DEALERSHIPS, AND WE USE THEM IN THE MANNER THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE USED. YET, BOTH SEAT BELTS FAILED. I'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WHERE A SEAT BELT HAS FAILED. TWO FAILURES REGARDING THE SAME PART (ALBEIT, ONE IS THE LEFT SIDE AND THE OTHER IS THE RIGHT SIDE) IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND STRONGLY SUGGESTS THERE IS A DEFECT. WE HAD TO WAIT DAYS FOR THE SEAT BELT PART TO ARRIVE AT THE HONDA DEALER, THUS WE WERE FORCED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT SAFE. WE SIMPLY DID NOT ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO USE THE FAILED SEAT BELTS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RETRACTOR SOMEHOW GETS STUCK, AND THE SEAT BELT IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. AGAIN, 2 FAILURES OF THE SAME PART IS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. ARE THE SEAT BELTS SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN/IF THERE'S A CRASH. THE HONDA DEALERS CLAIM THERE THEY HAVE NOT NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS, BUT I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. SOUNDS LIKE A COVERUP.*AK

WE CONSIDER THE CAR TO BE A LEMON AS IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION MANY MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE GREATEST DANGER IS THE INOPERABLE DOORS AND LOCKS THAT INTERMITANTLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN BEING LOCK IN A CAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS CRACKED, CAUSING FUMES TO ESCAPE AND FUEL TO LEAK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NEW MODEL YEAR IN '99. GAS TANK IS PLASTIC. HAS A "MINOR" SCRATCH DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE TNK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. RESULTED IN SEEPAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK. NTICEC STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AND BROUGHT TO DEALER (NOT WHERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED). ASVISED BY DEALER THT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD AND TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EASE WITH WHICH THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AND CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT TIME THERE MIGHT BE A FIRE OR FATALITY. THERE IS NOT A SHIELD OR OTHER PREVENTATIVE MECHANISM ON THE ROADSIDE, UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICVLE TO PREVENT THIS FROM RE-OCCURRING AND THE VISIBLE DAMAGE IS NEGLIGIBLE...SINCE IS A NEW MODEL YEAR, I DONT WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO MAKES THE NIGHTLY NEWS AS THE FIRST FIRE FATALITY.!! THE DEALER SO FAR HAS NOT CONCEEDED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. RATHER HAS QUOTED THEIR ENGINEERS AS HAVING SAID THAT THIS VAN HAS PASSED ALL GOVERNMENT TESTS ANT THERE IS A SHIELD BUT IS LOCATED ON THE VAN SIDE NOT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TANK. FRANKLY THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT WILL OFFER MUCH IN THE WAY OF PROTECTION SHOULD THIS RE-OCCUR. AGAIN, THE DAMAGE IS BARELY VISIBLE TO THE EYE. A SLIGHT SCRATDH TAHT IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LEAK, BU RATHER A SEEPING OF GAS. NO PUNCTURE, DENTS, BANGS ETC APPEAR ON THE TANK...HELP! THANKSDHEIDPS THEBRRBVEUAAHA ROAD HASSEOD

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. I COULD PUT MY FINGER BETWEEN TREAD AND TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VN2HAAA029 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )

AT SPEEDS 70 MPH AND GREATER, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO THE TIRES AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THEM. AT APPROX 20,000 MILES I DECIDED TO DO SO AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. I HAVE HEARD THAT HONDA IS REIMBURSING SOME OWNERS FOR THE EXPENSE OF NEW TIRES IN THIS SITUATION. I AM LOOKING FOR THE SAME FROM HONDA.( DOT NUMBER: )

ABS SYSTEM BANGS A LOT WHEN ENGAGING BUT DOESN'T REALLY ASSIST IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE THAT CUT IN FRONT OF HER IN A PARKING LOT. THE ABS KICKED IN AND MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE BUT THE VAN NEVER STOPPED AND WENT IN TO THE OTHER CAR.

VEHICLE PARKED. NOTICED SIDEWALL ON LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD AN OPENING DUE TO A HUGE CRACK. ALL 4 TIRES HAD 4,800 MILES ON THEM. TOOK TO DEALER & THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY-BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE ALL SEASON P215/55R16. *AK *SLC

MY CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. ON JUNE 14,2000, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS OVER 100 DEGREES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT, AND THE FIRESTONE DEALER I TOOK THE TIRE TO COULD FIND NO PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE. THE DEALER (FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE IN REDWOOD CITY, 650-364-1900) TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND THE TIRE TO A LAB FOR ANALYSIS. AS OF LAST WEEK, THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY WORD BACK FROM THE LAB. ON JULY 28, THE NEWLY INSTALLED TIRE (WITH LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON IT) BLEW OUT UNDER SIMILAR HIGH HEAT-65 MPH CONDITIONS. AGAIN, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COINCIDENCE OF TWO FIRESTONE TIRES BLOWING OUT UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. HAS THE NTSB RECEIVED OTHER COMPALINTS ABOUT BLOW-OUTS FROM CAR OWNERS WHOSE CARS USE THE SAME TIRE BRAND (I REALIZE THESE ARE NOT AMONG THE RECALLED TIRES). I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES AND CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT COMPENSATION AND FOLLOWING UP ON THE LAB ANALYSIS. THE SECOND TIRE ALSO SUFFERED AN EXTERIOR WALL BLOW-OUT ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT AS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS THE FIRST. I STILL HAVE THE SECOND BLOWN-OUT TIRE AND ALL THE REMAINING FIRESTONE TIRES THAT CAME ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCED, AND THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD EXAMINE TIRES BEYOND TH

WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL GO OUT.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, ROUGH SOUND ON ACCLERATION AT 50 MPH. *SLC

SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ONE SIDE UNDER RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLS AGAINST TRANSMISSION, EVEN ON MINIMAL SLOPES (I.E. ROLLS BACK IN 1ST GEAR, ROLLS FWD IN RVRS GEAR). TRANSMISSION FAILS TO HOLD AGAINST ROLLING. INADEQUATE TORQUE RESISTANCE TO ROLLING. THIS OCCURS REPEATEDLY IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAYS, AND AT STOP SIGNS ON GENTLE HILLS. COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOW-SPEED COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE OR STRUCTURE. SIMILAR TO ODI COMPLAINTS #705175, 712383, 847173.