Honda Odyssey Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10192561June 6, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2000 HONDA ODYESSY. SLIDING DOOR(S) WILL NOT TOTALLY CLOSE SOMETIMES, OR WILL APPEAR CLOSED. WILL BE TURNING A CORNER AND THE DOOR ALARM WILL GO OFF AND DOOR WILL CLICK LIKE COMING AJAR. WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. HAVE TO STOP AND OPEN DOOR ALL THE WAY AND THEN RECLOSE, THEN LOCK AND MOST OF THE TIME WILL HELP, NOT ALWAYS. HAVE TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER AND AFTER $600 REPAIR IT LASTED A TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT STARTED TO IT AGAIN.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190925May 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE OTHER GEARS SHIFT SMOOTHLY. HONDA STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 92,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 06/13/07 *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188560April 23, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS THAT MALFUNCTION. THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE DOOR IS NOT FLUSH WITH THE SIDE (REAR) PANEL. THERE IS ABOUT A 3/8 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE REAR PANEL AND THE BACK OF THE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR MIGHT NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT SECURE. WILL THE DOOR FLY OFF DURING AN IMPACT? I HAVE HAD TO TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE DOORS SO THAT IT OPERATES MANUALLY. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE - MY WIFE AND FOURS KIDS, INCLUDING MY 15 YEAR OLD SON CANNOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE KIDS MAY BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE TRAPPED. IT ALSO WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM IF WE HAD TO ENTER THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188083April 17, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDING DOOR ON YEAR 2000 HONDA MINI VAN JAMS PARTIALLY CLOSED. RELEASED AFTER CAR GOES OVER SEVERAL BUMPS IN ROAD, ALLOWING DOOR TO SLAM SHUT SIMILAR TO GUILLOTINE. *AK VAN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, HONDA SERVICE PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM: DEFECTIVE PLASTIC BEARING ON DOOR. PLASTIC BEARING PROBABLY FAILED IN PART DUE TO JAMMING OF DOOR'S SEALS (WHICH HAVE A HONDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185840March 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES REQUIRING MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS. THE LAST ONE WAS LESS THAN 20000 MILES, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE LATEST FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD HONDA NOTIFIED TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITIES TO ALSO REPLACE A CONTROL MODULE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184739March 11, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MARCH 2007. WAS INFORMED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN IRVINE, CA THAT THE PROBLEM THAT EXISTED WITH MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY NOT PROVIDING COLD AIR WAS IN FACT A DAMAGED A/C CONDENSER. THE SERVICE TECH. SHOWED ME THE AREA IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER HAD OCCURRED. THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME THAT THE RESULT WAS MOST LIKELY FROM A ROCK OR SIMILAR OBJECT STRIKING THE CONDENSER. AFTER FURTHER REVIEWING THE DAMAGED CONDENSER, I REALIZED THAT THE CONDENSER IS MOUNTED IN SUCH A FASHION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS NOT HAVING THE PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS THAT IT POSSIBLY SHOULD. THERE IS ONLY A SMALL GRILL THAT COVERS THE FRONT OF THE A/C CONDENSER. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A DESIGN PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE ODYSSEY, IN THE FACT THAT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MY SITUATION THAT OTHERS CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY HAVE HAD WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180754January 25, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T OPEN OR CLOSE IT IS STUCK - BUT IT IS OPEN ENOUGH TO HAVE THE ALARM SOUNDING IF YOU ARE NOT IN PARK. I AM WORRIED FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY - WHAT IF THE DOOR DECIDES TO FLY OPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL. LOOKING ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180616January 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. SOMETIMES WHENTRYING TO CHANGE GEARS FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE, AND HE HAD TO, CHANGE GEARS BY FIRST PUTTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE HAD 119,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE SO SOON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177140December 27, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
POWER SLIDING DOORS, DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL NOT LATCH OR LOCK. HONDA CLAIMS THERE ARE "NO" PROBLEMS OR DEFECTS. $528.19 LATER, THEN THEY WORK LIKE IT WAS NEW..... *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176736December 21, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T LOCK INTO POSITION. THE CONTACT HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT WANTS THE DEALER TO HONOR THE SAFETY RECALL ON HIS CAR. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN WITH HONDA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A CASE NUMBER N012006-12-040028 ON DECEMBER 4, 2006. ALSO SENT A LETTER TO MR. TAKEO SUKUI WHO IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HONDA MOTORS VERBALLY RESPONDED AND TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON HIS CAR. LETTER SENT DECEMBER 1, 2006 AND VERBAL RESPONSE TODAY DECEMBER 21, 2006. THE CONTACT HAS KEPT CORRESPONDENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176687December 20, 2006
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SEAT BELT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DUE TO HIS LARGE SIZE. HE STATED THAT HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SEAT BELT EXTENDER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERN ABOUT HIS SAFETY AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP HE CAN TAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174533November 28, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, IT WOULD NOT LATCH NOR LOCK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL,# 00V119000, REGARDING THE DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/15/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172940November 8, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. BOTH SLIDING DOORS STICK WHEN EITHER OPENING FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. NOT MAJOR INJURY - YET! I AM CONCERNED IF ANYTHING DID HAPPEN AND WE COULD NOT GET THE DOORS OPEN IN A HURRY. THEN WHAT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172556November 3, 2006
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE, CHILD SEAT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHILD KICKED THE BUTTON ON THE CHILD SEAT THAT RELEASED THE BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS A BRITAX ROUNDABOUT, MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER 22, 2004.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172399November 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SECOND GEAR FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171894October 26, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSING. IT REQUIRES US TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT ON WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT. THE BUZZER SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING US TO MANUALLY TURN OFF POWER TO THE DOOR HENCE TRAPPING OUR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. MY MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN INCESSANT PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171057October 17, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ELECTRONIC DOORS DO NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE DOORS TO NOT LOCK COMPLETELY. THE BUZZER HAS TO BE DISABLED FOR OUR SANITY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT A PERMANENT FIX CANNOT BE MADE. THESE DOORS HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE THE VAN WAS FIRST RELEASED, AND THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM AFRAID THE PARTIALLY CLOSED DOOR MAY OPEN AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY TO MY CHILDREN, OR CAUSING THE DISTRACTED DRIVER TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS DEFECT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170970October 16, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN. THE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED TO DETECT HER FINGER IN ITS PATH AND PROCEEDED TO CLOSE RESULTING IN CONTUSION AND ABRASION. SHE WAS TREATED AT AN EMERGENCY CARE FACILITY WHERE THEY RULED OUT ANY BROKEN BONES (THANKFULLY). EXTREME HUMAN FORCE WAS NEEDED TO PRY THE DOOR OPEN SO THAT SHE COULD REMOVE HER INJURED FINGER FROM THE CLOSED DOOR. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN CHECKED IN THE PAST ON 2 OCCASIONS BY 2 SEPARATE HONDA DEALERSHIPS. BOTH DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT THE OUTCOME WAS NOT MORE SERIOUS AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN. I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN GETTING THE WORD OUT TO OTHER OWNERS AND FIND OUT WHAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO SAY ABOUT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170529October 11, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY VAN COME OPEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN CLOSED. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED HAD BEEN RECALLED SO I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DID NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT SAID ALL HONDA ODYSSEYS 1999-2001 MY HONDA IS A 2000. HE SAID THAT I COULD HAVE IT REPAIRED MYSELF BECAUSE THIS WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN NOT A RECALL ANYWAY,THAT THEIR PARTS DON'T LAST FOREVER. THE LADY AT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN. AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE SAID THAT IT WAS A RECALL AND TO CONTACT THIS WEB SITE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169271September 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE. THE FRACTURED SPRING PUNCTURED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPDATED 10//17/2006 - THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SLIDING DOOR*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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