2000 Honda Odyssey complaints

LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR KEEPS STICKING CLOSED WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL CAR IS REPEATEDLY TURNED OFF AND ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE THE VAN WAS NEW! SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL RATHER THAN "DOOR SEAL STICKING" AS HONDA CLAIMS. EACH TIME THEY JUST GREASE THE DOOR SEAL. NOW THE LEFT OUTSIDE HANDLE HAS BROKEN WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. AND NOW THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STARTING TO STICK ALSO. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE/REPAIR. HONDA JUST SHRUGS IT OFF AND SAYS THEY WILL FIX THE BROKEN HANDLES FREE WHILE ITS UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALSHIP HAS NEVER ONCE LET ON TO ME THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VANS UNTIL I SAID I FOUND OUT FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. DOES MY FAMILY HAVE TO BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND DIE BEFORE HONDA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?

THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT I HAVE FILED ON THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. EVERYTIME I GET INJURED, I AM REMINDED! THIS MORNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR, THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF STRUCTURE, IMPACTED MY LEFT TEMPLE. I STILL HAVE A HEADACHE. THE SUPPORTING FRAME OF HTE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS ABOUT TWO INCHES AWAY FROM LEFT TEMPLE. ANY PASSENGER TALLER THAN 5'11" HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. A SIMPLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO INSTALL SEATS THAT SEAT PASSENGER AND DRIVER LOWER IN THE CAR. EITHER BY LOWERING THE SEAT RAILS OR A DIFFERENT SEAT WOULD WORK. I HAVE TOLD MY WIFE IF I SUFFER A HEAD INJURY IN THIS CAR, THAT SHE HAS GROUNDS TO FILE A LAWSUIT. I WOULD MUCH RATHER NOT BE THE CAUSE! I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WHEN I SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE. I HAVE REPORTEDC THIS PROBLEM TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT. I AM NOW RESEARCHING OTHER AVENUES TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. PLEASE HELP, MY NEXT STEP WILL BE TO COMPLAIN TO MY FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.*AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE EGR VALVE SYSTEM. ALSO, THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AND STALL WHILE DRIVING. *YH

CONSUMER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. *JG

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. DOORS ARE STUCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE ON SLIDING DOORS HAVE BROKEN OFF NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED HANDLES ONLY FOR THEM TO BREAK OFF SOMETIMED LATER.*AK

SLIDING DOOR LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND STAY LOCKED. AT OTHER TIMES DOOR WILL LOCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

REAR RESTAINT BELT TIGHTENED UP ON ACCUPANT, CUTTING OFF THE OCCUPANT'S AIR.*AK

REAR RIGHT SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AROUND CHILD'S STOMACH AND WOULDN'T UNLOCK. CHILD'S AIR WAS CUT OFF, AND SEAT HAD TO BE CUT.*AK

WHILE CHILD WAS ENTERING VEHICLE THROUGH SLIDING DOOR, IT CLOSED ON CHILD'S HAND AND BROKE FINGER. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPEN FROM HANDLE ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITHOUT APPLYING GREAT FORCE TO HANDLES, PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM ENTERING AND EXISTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKES ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *YD

I AM FILING THIS WITH YOU BECAUSE I CANT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HONDAS LOGIC IN DEALING WITH A SERIOUS SAFETY EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION ON A NEWER CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM IS THAT THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ON MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX HAS BROKEN AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THE GENERAL PROBLEM IS THAT I NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO CANADA FROM SEATTLE TO GET IT FIXED. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX FOUR MONTHS AGO WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT. THE VAN WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHO HAD BOUGHT IT WITH 192 MILES ON IT FROM A DEALER. WITH THE PURCHASE CAME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY LEADING US TO ASSUME THAT WE WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IF THE HONDA ODYSSEY EX HAD ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I THINK OF A BROKEN SEATBELT THAT HOLDS IN MY CHILDREN AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. MY REGULAR MECHANIC TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER BECAUSE HE SAID HONDA HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTEE ON THEIR SEATBELTS. MY EXTENDED WARRANTEE COMPANY (HERITAGE) DOES NOT COVER SEATBELTS OR AIRBAGS BUT INSISTED THAT HONDA SHOULD. WE TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER (BURIEN HONDA) WHO SAID THAT SEATBELTS ARE ALWAYS COVERED BY HONDA. THEY TOOK MY INFO AND SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. A FEW HOURS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT BECAUSE THE CAR HAS A VIN INDICATING IT WAS PURCHASED IN CANADA IT WAS NOT COVERED. I THEN CALLED HONDA (IN AMERICA) CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER THEY WERE NICE BUT TOLD ME THAT CARS SOLD IN CANADA ARE NOT COVERED BY HONDA WE DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE WA

WE WERE TOLD THE AUTOMATIC DOORS HAVE SENSORS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF GARAGE DOOR OPENERS-THEY DO NOT AND IT TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ADULT FORCE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHEN IT CLOSES ON A PEROSN OR BODY PART. ACHILD COULD EASILY BE CRUSHED BY THIS MECHANISM.*AK

WHEN DOORS ARE UNLOCKED BY MASTER LOCK, SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HIGH CENTER BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. *YH

WHEN POWER DOORS ARE CLOSED USING HANDLE, IF RESISTANCE IS ENCOUNTERED, THE DOOR CLOSES WITH INCREASED FORCE AND DOES NOT SHOP. WHEN A ROLL OF PAPER TOWELS IS PUT INTO THE DOOR, THE DOOR DESTROYED THE PAPER TOWELS.

REFER TO ODI#755486- DEALER VISIT TODAY- CODE 31-2 PFINH SIGNAL--DEALER CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TECH LINE FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY STATE THE TCS LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR EGR CODE, THEY STATE THE TCS SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL, TCS CODE IS A FALSE CODE DUE TO MOMENTARY INTERUPTION OF SIGNAL TO PRIMARY CONTROL MODULE, AND IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. CAR AFTER 7 VISITS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

MIDDLE OF BACK DOOR METAL IS FATIGUE. DOOR METAL IS DENTING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED CONSUMER WAS PUSHING ON METAL WHEN CLOSING DOOR. *AK

VIN#[XXX]-ODYSSEY 2000 FAX BEING SENT WITH DETAILS ON 12/11/01. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DEALER REPLACED A SOLENOID THE FIRST TIME. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS EXISTS AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TH VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL.*AK

THE REAR SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS STICK AND ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THIS VAN BECAUSE OF IT'S HIGH SAFETY RATING AND IT'S USED TO TRANSPORT OUR SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IF IT WAS NECESSARY TO EXIT FROM EITHER OF THE REAR DOORS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO. I HAVE TALLKED TO SEVERAL OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS AND THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE TH SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DOORS. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO BLUFF CITY HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE MADE AN EFFORT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS MAY SOUND LIKE A MINOR INCONVENIENCE BUT I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. TO

THERE APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE HARDWARE. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I OCCASIONALLY FELT A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH SEEMED LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK FEATURE KICKING IN WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. I LATER REALIZED THE PROBLEM WAS EXCESSIVE HORIZONTAL PLAY IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VIBRATION IS MOST EVIDENT ON A BUMPY ROAD. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHEN MY SHOE WAS WET, MY FOOT CAME CLOSE TO SLIDING OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM THE VIBRATION, SO THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SAT IN A FEW ODYSSEYS AT HONDA DEALERS. IN ONE CASE THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS PLAY THAN MINE; IN THE OTHERS THE PLAY SEEMED TO BE SIMILAR TO MINE. I DID NOT DRIVE THESE OTHER CARS, BUT I ASSUME THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE THE VIBRATION THAT MINE DOES. THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CHECKED AT A HONDA DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL". I THEN CALLED HONDA MOTORS, AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED AT ANOTHER DEALER. THEY ACKNOWLEGED THE PLAY AND COMPARED IT TO ANOTHER ODYSSEY AND ALSO CLASSIFIED IT AS "NORMAL".*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN IN THE DRIVE POSITION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS EVALUATING THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T CONFIRM YET (4 DAYS NOW). I HAVE BECOME AWARE THRU OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH MANY TRANSMISSIONS GOING QUICKLY OR EVENTUALLY (1999-2001 ENGINE MODELS). THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT NO CHARGE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE BY THE AUTO MAKER. APPARENTLY, THE REPLACEMENTS ARE "USED/REPAIRED" TRANSMISSIONS THAT ALSO FAIL. *AK

SLIDING DOOR ON BOTH DRIVER/S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES IS VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BOTH HANDLES. CURRENTLY, DOOR HAS TO BE LUBED EVERY 3 MONTHS. A FOUR YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO BREAK HANDLE. CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS DEFECT IN SLIDING DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER "FIXED" TRANSMISSION PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION AND SPECIFICATIONS AND IT FAILED A SECOND TIME ONE WEEK AFTER FIRST REPAIR. I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT I COULD HAVE HAD I BEEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY OR ANOTHER SITUATION WHEN NOT GETTING INTO GEAR WOULD BE A DANGER.*AK

RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TURNED IN RIGHT FRONT SEAT TO ADJUST REAR AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS. IN DOING THIS, PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE SEAT BACK AND THE SEAT BACK SNAPPED AND BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SEAT BOTTOM ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO SIT IN BECAUSE THE SEAT BACK WAS NOT SECURED TO THE SEAT BOTTOM ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE INNER ADJUSTER STUD WAS BROKEN. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART OUT OF WARRANTY ($100) BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE LABOR AT FIRST. IN TALKING TO AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID LABOR HAD TO BE HANDLED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY AGREED TO COVER $60 OF THE $160 LABOR CHARGE. THE COST IS ONE THING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS PART FOR OTHER PEOPLE. I FEEL THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE SEAT BACK TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK, THE SEAT WOULD HAVE SURELY FAILED IN AN ACCIDENT (MUCH GREATER FORCE), POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PART THAT FAILED WAS DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO FIND OUT AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT THAT POSSIBLY INJURES SOMEONE. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PART REPAIRED, BUT NEED TO DO SO THIS WEEK. I WILL HAVE THE DEALERSHIP SAVE THE PART FOR ME IN CASE YOU NEED IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. BACK TO THE COST OF REPAIR, I FEEL THAT DUE TO THE NATURE

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK GETS BELOW 1/2 TANK. THE DEALER STAES THAT THEY OR HONDA CAN NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THEY ARE CHANGING PARTS, BUT CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OUTSIDE LATCH HAS BROKEN DUE TO TOO MUCH EFFORT TO OPEN DOOR. *AK *ET

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 1999, VEHICLE HAD 35 MILES. FIRST BUYER RETURNED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT 31,000 MILES, HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. MAKING A CLUNK AND HUMMING NOISE, THEN LOOSES POWER AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, THERES A CLUNK. TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED WITHOUT QUESTION. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, 9/25/01, VEHICLE MAKES A HUMMING NOISE WHEN TRAVELLING EVEN AT 25 MPH GETS WORSE ON FREEWAY, DOESN'T SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, LOOSES POWER. ENGINE HUMS LIKE IT'S HARD AT WORK. HEARS CLUNK IN REVERSE GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER DEALER IN RCH. CUCAMONGA. INFORMED THEM OF THE HISTORY. ASST. SERVICE MGR. SAID A CLUTCH SILINOID WOULD BE REPLACED AND 3 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES WERE RECOMMENDED. AFTER FLUSHES WERE DONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND DOESN'T HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. VERY UNSATISFIED AND FEAR OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!!*AK

PROBLEM:1). STEERING VIBRATION-THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIGOROUSLY AT 65+ MPH. ORIGINAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER B. DEALER B ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR WITH BALANCING, QUOTED ORIGINAL TIRESWERE OUT OF ROUND (DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY CHECKED AND ROTATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/65R16). NLM

STEERING COLUMN AND INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOW THAT VEHICLE IS IN "R" BUT IS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS USED. HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS W/ 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN PARKED DOWNHILL. *AK

A CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT HIS ENTIRE ARM IN EXHAUST PIPE, RESULTING IN BURNS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAL TIRE SUDDENTLY BLEW OUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)

BOTH ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRONICALLY. WHEN ELECTRONIC DOOR IS DIABLED, AND DOORS CLLOSED MANUALLY --- THE DOORS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO DOOR CLOSES ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT INTERVENTION MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS. ALSO DOORS SAFETY SYSTEM (NOT CLOSING AND CRUSHING SOMEONE WHEN IN THE PATH OF CLOSING ELECTRONIC DOOR) DOES NOT WORK.*AK

LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTS LIKE IT IS LOCKED EVEN THOUGH ALL OTHER DOORS NOT LOCKED. RIGHT POWER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. THIS WAS SECOND TIME FOR THIS DOOR, AND HAS HAPPENED ON LEFT DOOR PREVIOUSLY.*AK

I AM A SHARP 62 YEAR OLD WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. I WAS PULLING ONTO AN OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE AT A SLOWED CRAWL PACE. MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE I HAD SLOWED TO ENTER THE PARKING SPACE AND I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO A HIGH ACCELERATION MOVING THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME 5 FEET WHICH SLOWED ME DOWN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ONLY WHEN I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. DO NOT DISCRIMINATE BECAUSE I AM 62 - THIS WAS NOT OPERATOR ERROR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE STICKS WHEN DECELERATING. DEALER HAS CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, THROTTLE STILL STICKS.*AK CONSUMER HAS SINCE RETURNED TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, THEY HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. *SLC

POWER SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO REVERSE W/O A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE. ACCORDING TO HONDA DOORS MUST BE STOPPED SUDDENLY, NOT GRADUALLY

FAMILY WAS DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HAD TO REALLY HOLD VEHICLE STEADY TO KEEP CONTROL. WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC HE CHECKED IT, AND FOUND THAT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD CAME APART. FIRESTONE, SIZE P215/65/R16.

DOOR LOCK SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED WITH INFANT IN CAR IN SUMMER HEAT. FIRE AND RESCUE WERE CALLED IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET INTO VEHICLE, BUT EVENTUALLY HAD TO BREAK WINDOW TO GAIN ACCESS AND REMOVE CHILD. MINIVAN HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR SLIDING DOORS NOT SHUTTING AND OR LOCKS NOT ENGAGING, OR DOORS OPENING WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING ON ROAD. HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, BUT HAS ADMITTED TO US IN THE PAST THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS ON THIS VEHICLE.

FROM WEEK OF PURCHASE, FRONT END HAS VIBRATED VIGOROUSLY AT 65+ MPH. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ALIGN PROPERLY. AFTER SECOND VISIT, DEALER SAID PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. I HAD TO REPLACE ORIGINAL TIRES AT 18,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, AND WONDER IF VIBRATIONS WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN OTHER COMPONENT FAILURE. *AK

WHEN CLOSING SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT LATCH. LOCKING LATCH FAILS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION 00V183000 IN MAIL, AND WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ELECTRONIC DOOR CAN STILL BE OPENED BY CONTINUOUSLY JIGGLING OF DOOR, EVEN WHEN GAS CAP DOOR IS OPEN. CONTINUING JIGGLES CAN BYPASS SAFETY FEATURE THAT DOOR SHOULD HAVE AT ALL TIMES. IN OWNER MANUAL ON PAGE 97 IT STATES THIS INFORMAITON. CONSUMER STATES UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD SAFETY FEATURE BE BYPASSED. *AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE INCHES OF ITS TRAVEL, STICKS SO THAT WHEN YOU TRY TO GENTLY ACCELERATE, YOU ARE FORCED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO GET PAST THE "STICKING POINT" CAUSING THE CAR TO CHARGE FORWARD. DEALER HAS ALREADY REMOVED CARBON DEPOSITS FROM THROTTLE BODY (1/11/01), BUT PROBLEM IS NOW BACK AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND/OR LOSS OF CONTROL COULD RESULT FROM THIS PROBLEM. *AK

SLIDING DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. VEHICLE BACK IN DEALER SHOP FOR SEVENTH TIME FOR CORRECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

TWO SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT STAY SHUT MOSTLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. COSNUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR DOOR OPENING, AND PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. *AK