Honda Odyssey Complaints (1999)
518 consumer complaints on file.
- #10190947May 16, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR DIED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING, WITH NO WARNING , ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10190677May 14, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART HOWEVER; IT WOULD SHUT OFF AFTER TWO SECONDS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH (RECALL # 02V120000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL ONE TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10190611May 13, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHFITING OF GEARS , DURING REGULAR DRIVING WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAME SLOW AND JERKY AT TIMES, THEN PROGRESSED TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10189924May 6, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER-SIDE SLIDING REAR DOOR DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT APPEARS TO LATCH, SO WE START TO DRIVE, THEN THE CAR'S BUZZER GOES OFF, SIGNALING THE DOOR IS AJAR. I HAVE TO SWITCH OFF THE DOOR BUTTON ON THE DASH TO STOP THE BUZZER. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR MAY NOT BE SAFELY LATCHED. WE HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN... WE HAVE TRIED TO RE-SET THE CAR BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, AND DISCONNECTING THE FUSE, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HONDA DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SAFETY BULLETIN OUT. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10189037April 26, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHTS DIMMED. ALSO , THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO THRUST, JERK, AND FINALLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART A FEW DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RECALLS 00V0300 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, AND 03V423000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM :IGNITION :SWITCH, AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE ABOVEMENTIONED RECALLS. HOWEVER, THE FIRST RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN APRIL 2001, AND THE SECOND REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 8, 2002. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME STALLING FAILURE NOTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THEM. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER N012007-04-26-00304. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED, AND COULD ONLY BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 119,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10188178April 17, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I OWN A PRE-OWNED 1999 ODYSSEY EX. WE HAVE RECENTLY HAD SEVERAL THINGS GO OUT ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS NO DASH LIGHTS AND THE DRIVERS?? SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. I HAD THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON 3/28/2007 BECAUSE OF A RECALL. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE DASH LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE TWO ARE RELATED. MAYBE INADVERTENTLY A WIRE TO THE DASH LIGHTS WAS LOOSENED WHEN REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTING PANEL HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THE WIRING WAS LOOSENED IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE IGNITION SWITCH OR THE RECALLED INSTRUMENT LIGHT PANEL HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THIS WITHOUT CHARGING ME, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. THE TWO TIMES I HAVE CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER, THE PERSONS WHO HAVE HELPED ME HAVE BEEN VERY RUDE AND UNACCOMMODATING. *JB I AM VERY SURPRISED AT THE POOR LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER AND THE 800-CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. I ASSOCIATE HONDA WITH QUALITY AND SUPERIORITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR BUSINESS, BUT I CANNOT SAY THAT ANYMORE. I WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BUY A HONDA AS A NEW VEHICLE WHEN I WOULD NEED ONE, BUT SINCE THIS EXPERIENCE, I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER OTHER CARMAKERS. IN REFERENCE TO THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY RECALL, MY ODYSSEY DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE VIN #, BUT IT DOES FALL UNDER THE YEAR, 1999. I THINK IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY MY 1999 ODYSSEY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER 1999 ODYSSEYS THAT DO HAVE QUALIFYING VIN'S FOR THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THE HANDLING OF MY VEHICLES ISSUES. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10187843April 14, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANMISSION FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10185864March 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX HOME ON THE FREEWAY. WE WERE GOING HOME AFTER HAVING DINNER. AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON,WE HEARD A NOISE AND SOON AFTER ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT ON FOLLOWED BY STIFF STEERING WHEEL, AND THEN THE HONDA COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OFF RAMP OFF THE FREEWAY. WE TRIED TO RESTART BUT THE HONDA WOULD NOT RESTART.I HAD THE HONDA ODYSSEY TOWED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC.HE LOOKED AT THE ODYSSEY AND INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS SHOT.THE HONDA HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN EVER SINCE,IT IS PARKED AND NON OPERATIONAL.I DO HAVE A HONDA INVOICE THAT STATES THAT THEY PERFORMED SAFETY RECALL (IGNITION SWITCH) REPAIR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY INVOICE DATE OF 8/30/2002.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10184256March 5, 2007SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, 147,000 MILES. ON SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM, I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE BENEATH MY VEHICLE. I THEN HEARD A PIECE OF METAL SLIDING DOWN THE ROADWAY BEHIND ME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND NOTICING THAT MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD BEEN PUNCTURED AND GOING FLAT, I RETRIEVED THE LARGE PIECE OF COILED METAL FROM THE ROADWAY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING, BUT IT APPEARED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE OK. I REPLACED THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY BELIEVING THAT I HAD PROBABLY RUN OVER THE BROKEN SPRING WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE ROADWAY BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD THE SAME SOUND, AND ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL SLIDING DOWN THE ROAD. I RETRIEVED THAT PIECE OF METAL AND COMPARED IT WITH THE FIRST, AND IT IS A NEAR DUPLICATE MATCH, INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF THE BREAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT MY VAN HAD BROKEN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, NEARLY IDENTICALLY, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL BECAUSE THEY APPEARED TO STILL BE SEATED PROPERLY IN THE COIL HOUSING CLOSEST TO THE TIRE. IT APPEARS THAT THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS ARE RUSTED THROUGH THE BLACK MANUFACTURERS PAINT AT THE LOCATION OF THE FRACTURE. I HAD TWO OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME AT THE TIMES OF THE BREAKS. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT 50 MPH ON THE FIRST BREAK, ON THE TWO LANE ROADWAY, AND THE ROADWAY WAS LEVEL, CLEAR AND DRY. THE SECOND BREAK OCCURRED PROBABLY WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE FIRST AND I ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. I WAS OPERATING ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY, AND THE ROADWAY WAS LEVEL, CLEAR AND DRY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A TIME BETWEEN THE TWO BREAKS, AFTER CRESTING A HILL ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY, I HEARD A METAL SCRAPING NOISE BENEATH THE VEHICLE, AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND WALKED THE ROADWAY BEHIND THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE WHAT CAUSED THE SOUND. AFTER PULLING AWAY, THE SOUND WAS GONE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10184771February 27, 2007POWER TRAIN
1999 ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. **CC THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR OVER THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL WHILE ON HILLS, WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181542February 4, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ON MANY OCCASIONS MY POWER SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY FREQUENTLY NOT LATCHING AT ALL (LEAVING THE DOOR ESSENTIALLY "OPEN") THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181196January 31, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE 1/07. WHILE DRIVING 20-40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR AND STARTED JERKING AND HESITATING WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE IS ON RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURE RGAVE HIM CASE# N012007-01-3100124. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179432January 22, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER WITH THE SLIDING POWER DOORS ON MY 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. THIS IS A HAZARD. THERE ARE TIMES I CANNOT SHUT THE DOOR AND HAVE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THE DOOR AJAR, AND I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BACK. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE DOOR WON'T OPEN, IF THERE WAS A FIRE OR ACCIDENT WE WOULD BE STUCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNTIL WE COULD CLIMB OUT SOMEHOW. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND HONDA DOES NOTHING. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10178021January 7, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY'S SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. THEREFORE IN ORDER TO DRIVE WITHOUT INSIDE LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF AND BUZZER SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY, WE HAVE TO TURN OFF AUTOMATIC DOORS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BACK SEAT PASSENGERS THAT MIGHT NEED TO EXIT THE VAN IN AN EMERGENCY AND ARE UNABLE TO WITH THE DOORS TURNED OFF. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10174292November 26, 2006POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN AUGUST 2003 I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM HONDA CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME I HAD 70K MILES AND SPORADIC INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW AT 120K I AM EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO INCLUDE: SLIPPAGE WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND SEVERE LURCHING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST AT A STOP. THE DEALER I HAVE BEEN USING SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE HONDA CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS A JOKE! THE WOMAN SAID THAT SINCE MY MILES WERE OVER THE MAGICAL NUMBER OF 100K MILES THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. APPARENTLY I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE LASTED THIS LONG WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS BEING FILED AGAINST HONDA BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO HAVE LESS THAN 100K MILES AS OF AUGUST 2006 TO QUALIFY FOR THE SUIT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES, SOME DRIVEN OVER 200K, I AM CONFIDENT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING I HAVE DONE, AS THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DOCUMENTATION BY THE HUNDREDS OF ODYSSEY OWNERS GOING THROUGH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. BECAUSE OF MY RECOMMENDATION TWO OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS BOUGHT ODYSSEYS, A 2000 AND A 2001, NOW I WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MY OWN. HONDA SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE SUED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. MAKE THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. AS THEIR CREDIBILITY IS STRAINED I WILL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER MAKE TO REPLACE THE ODYSSEY. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10172314October 31, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY [XXX] NEEDS TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED SINCE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE SHIFTER IN PARK. RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA ID 03V42300) INCLUDES HONDA ODYSSEYS BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. REQUEST ASSISTANCE TO GET HONDA/DEALER TO PERFORM REPAIR AS WARRANTY. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10171511October 21, 2006LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EQUIPMENT
I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO REPORT THREE ONGOING PROBLEMS AND ONE NEW PROBLEM, ALL RELATED TO THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCHES, LOCKS AND HANDLES: 1. THE DOOR LATCH ON THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX BECOMES LOOSE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND REAR DOOR-OPEN INDICATOR TO FLASH ON INTERMITTENTLY. 2. THE REAR SLIDING DOORS OFTEN ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THESE TWO PROBLEMS AT NO COST ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (TRICKETT HONDA). 3. SOMETIMES THE LOCKS ON THE SLIDING DOORS DON'T ENGAGE WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON IS PUSHED. 4. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE INDENTED SLOT AND NO LONGER OPENS THE DOOR. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10170066October 6, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT ROADS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 10/30/2006 - THE DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL PARTS. THE RECALLED PART HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WHEN THE RECALL WAS RECEIBED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10169216September 25, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I WAS TRAVELING FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO COLUMBUS, IN ON I-65 IN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT 6:00 PM ON 9/23/2006. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES ON I-65 (SOUTH) I NOTICED A SMELL LIKE HOT INSULATION AND SEVERAL MINUTES LATE SAW SMOKE RISING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN COVER. SMOKING CONTINUED AS I PROCEEDED TOWARD AN EXIT. I FELT THE TOP STEERING COLUMN COVER AND IT FELT WARM OVER THE LEFT TOP SIDE AS THE SMOKE CONTINUED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. I COASTED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF I-65 AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND FAILED. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED IN 2002 AS PART OF NHTSA RECALL. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10168861September 21, 2006AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN AND CROSSED OVER A 2 TRACK RAILROAD CROSSING. THE AIR SHIELD UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VAN CAME DOWN AND HIT ONE OF THE TRACKS. THIS CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. MY MECHANIC WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0