Honda Odyssey Complaints (1999)

518 consumer complaints on file.

#10080215July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.. IT WOULD BE IN ONE GEAR THEN SLIP INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE SPEED VARIED WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT MAY COST UP TO $5000.00 TO REPLACE IT.*AK CONSUMER FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM TWO DIFFERENT WEBSITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *LA
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079895June 25, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BOTH SLIDING DOORS. THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE MECHANISM SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075328June 14, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
IN MAY OF 2002, I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A REPUTABLE HONDA DEALER IN CONWAY, AR. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE CAR HAD 48,680 MILES. THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED TWO THINGS: MY GEARS WERE SLIPPING AND MY POWER STEERING FLUID GETTING VERY LOW. ON 10/29/02 (AND 57,163 MILES), I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I RESIDE IN MONROE, LA. IT WAS DETERMINED FROM THE TECHNICIAN THAT MY POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE STEERING RACK. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY! RACK WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075329June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE TCS LIGHT ONE YEAR AFTER HAVING MY ENTIRE STEERING RACK REPLACED. ON 10/06/03 (AND 81,372 MILES), I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN THAT AGAIN I FELT MY CAR DRIVING ROUGH AND SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATIONS. THEY ASKED ME WHAT KIND OF GAS I WAS USING.(?) FOUND CODE P0420 "CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. INTERMITTENT CODE". THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075331June 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ON 10/16/03, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WOULD GO DEAD WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS AFTER I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE WAS ON" DUE TO "CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. INTERMITTENT CODE". AND THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. IT WAS DETERMINED THIS TIME BY MY HONDA DEALER THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL (02-031). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075332June 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
ON 12/17/03, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM STILL FEELING SOME HARD SLIPPAGE ON DOWNSHIFTS. WITH APPROXIMATELY 82,500 MILES ON MY CAR, THE TECHNICIANS BELIEVED IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE ESTIMATE WAS $701.90. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO PREPAY. I WAS UNEASY ABOUT THIS (AND NOT TO MENTION THE AMOUNT OF MONEY), SO THEY RESET THE INDICATOR AND SAID THAT "IT WOULDN'T DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR IF I DIDN'T FIX IT NOW. ALL THAT WOULD HAPPEN WOULD BE THAT THE LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075334June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WELL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME BACK ON LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THREE MONTHS. ON 01/07/04, THEY CHECKED THE CAR AGAIN AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE CONVERTER AND THAT WHILE THEY WERE IN THERE I SHOULD ALSO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR. I AGREED TO IT AND MY ESTIMATE (FOR PARTS) WAS NOW $742.83. AFTER TEN DAYS, I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE PARTS WERE IN AND THEY WERE, BUT NO ONE BOTHERED TO CALL ME. ON 1/21/04 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND AT 88,846 MILES, MY CONVERTER AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $857.81.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075336June 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE MY LAST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON 05/10/04, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME SINCE 10/06/03. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE PERSON, DALE, TOLD ME IT COULD BE NUMEROUS THINGS (E-VAL, TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER OR SHIFT SOLENOIDS). WOW! DID SOMEONE SAY TRANSMISSION? BUT HE TOLD ME THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE COMPLETELY SURE, I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS TO RUN THE "THOROUGH" TEST AND THEY WOULD CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $70. SO, WHEN THEY REPLACED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOUR MONTHS AGO (AND DIDN'T DO THE 5 HOUR TEST), WERE THEY COMPLETELY SURE IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER? UPSET ABOUT THIS NEW DISCOVERY, I TOLD THEM I JUST SPENT OVER $800 FOUR MONTHS AGO ON SOMETHING THAT THEY "THOUGHT" WAS WRONG AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME TO LOOK AT THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. DALE LATER CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD RESET THE LIGHT TODAY AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO COME BACK RIGHT AWAY AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO "NARROW IT DOWN." *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075339June 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WELL, OF COURSE, WOULDN'T YOU KNOW...ON FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2004 AT 5:00 PM AND APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER (FROM 05/10/04), MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIFTH TIME SINCE 10/06/03. DALE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CALL IF IT CAME ON AGAIN AND BRING IT IN ASAP. THE EARLIEST THE DEALER COULD SEE ME IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004. MY MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY 99,383. HONDA HAS EXTENDED THEIR TRANMISSION WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. LOOKS LIKE 100,000 MILES WILL BE HERE BEFORE I KNOW IT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SHARING A VEHICLE BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PUT ANYMORE MILES ON THIS CAR. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE? IT SEEMS THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075340June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
02/25/03-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 65,654 MILES. DEALER INSTALLED NEW EGR PIPE KIT. TCS LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. DEALER SAID IT WAS RELATED TO JOB #1. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075855June 4, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075673June 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072275May 7, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERMITTENTLY BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068091April 30, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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 DAMAGED. PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *LA *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057398April 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071866April 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064761April 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066604March 31, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062688March 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060051February 29, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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