Honda Odyssey Complaints (1999)

518 consumer complaints on file.

#8016515August 16, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LATCH ASSEMBLY TO POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED,UNABLE TO CLOSE OR LOCK DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED.THERE WAS RECALL 00V119000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015972August 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH CAR JUST CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567036August 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BAD FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN USED, AND THE DEALER CLEANED THE EGR SYSTEM, HOWEVER SEVERAL WEEKS LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICED REGARDING THE PCV AND EGR CLOGGING, CONSUMER THEN PETITIONED THE DEALER FOR A REFUND, AND WAS SUSEQUENTLY REIMBURSED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015886August 8, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILEDTO LATCH. TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO LATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED/ REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015615August 6, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT HAVE PRESSURE SENSOR. 7 YEAR OLD THUMB WAS STUCK IN DOOR, AND DOOR DIDN'T SLIDE BACK TO INDICATE THAT SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN IT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE VEHICLE?S DOORS DETECT ONLY HEAVIER PRESSURE AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO CHILDREN?S HANDS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#765274August 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE SMOOTHLY WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. ALSO, DOES NOT DOWN-SHIFT SMOOTHLY AT HIGH RPM. OTHER SYMPTOMS ARE THE TCM LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER CONFIRMED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA AGREES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL COVER THE PARTS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $700.00 IN LABOR TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON A TRANSMISSION IS INADEQUATE - I'VE DRIVEN HONDAS AND TOYOTAS 150,000 AND MORE IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WITH THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED FOR THIS VEHICLE ON THIS WEB SITE, HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR REPUTATION AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM LONG-TERM. I PLAN ON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO 120,000 MILES OR MORE - AT THIS RATE, THAT MEANS 3 TRANSMISSIONS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765183August 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SUDDENLY QUITE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED . ALL GAUGES, DIALS, ETC. WENT BLANK AND VEHICLE SUFFERED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. ABLE TO RESTART EACH TIME, EITHER BY PLACING VEHICLE IN "N" OR PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE REQUIRED NO MORE THAN TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764973July 31, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH SLIDING DOORS LATCHES FAILED TO ENGAGE (LOCK) THE DOOR. ONE OF THE LATCHES BROKE (DRIVER SIDE) AFTER REAPETED ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO MAKE IT CLOSE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE INTERNAL LATCHING MECHANISM BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR AND ALMOST POKED A HOLE THROUGH THE OUTER DOOR WALL. THE LATCHES WHERE SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED ONCE DURING A RECALL BY HONDA ISSUED JULY 1999 WHICH THE DEALER PERFORMED. BUT THE LATCH FAILED AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS POSSIBLE ONLY 1999 MODELS (FIRST YEAR PRODUCTION MODELS). AS WITH ANY REDESIGNED MODELS, HONDA HAS SOME PROBLEMS IT WILL NEED TO CORRECT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE LATCHES AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL DEBATING ON THE BODY WORK. WHEN THE LATCH/SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL'S DOOR LAMP WARNS ABOUT IT AND A BUZZER SOUNDS. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR SEALS THAT COME OUT WHEN I BUMP THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014905July 26, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SECURE PROPERLY. DOOR CAN OPEN IF PULLED WITHOUT FORCE. OWNER TOOK VAN TO DEALER, DOOR IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014649July 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD JUST STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786044July 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, ALL FOUR OCCURANCES HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012820June 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JERK OUT OF GEAR, NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF A BAD TRANSMISSION. HAD PART REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. 1 YEAR LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012692June 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763286June 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAVE FOUND MANY INCIDENTS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION/DOOR LATCH FAILURES WITH 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY... TOO MANY TO BE A COINCIDENCE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762848June 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IT STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN BUT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762235May 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION FAILING. CLUTCH ENGAGES LATE AND SUDDENLY: ENGINE REVS AS GAS IS APPLIED BUT CLUTCH DOESN'T ENGAGE, THEN CLUTCH ENGAGES SUDDENLY, CAUSING CAR TO JERK FORWARD HARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS--CAN'T PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF CAR WILL ACTUALLY GO WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, AND CAR COASTS AS TRANSMISSION TRIES (BUT FAILS) TO SHIFT BETWEEN E.G. 1ST AND 2ND. PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL ON THIS--MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM IN AUTO NEWSGROUPS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010370May 23, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALERT BUZZER OF BOTH SLIDING DOORS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 5-6 TIMES. THE TRACKS AND CONTACTS HAVE BEEN CLEANED, DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB DUE TO THE CONSTANT BUZZING OF THE DOOR ALARM AS IF THE DOOR IS OPENED, CONSUMER RESULTED TO TURNING OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FEATURE, BUT WHEN USING THE DOORS MANUALLY, THE DOORS ARE HARD TO OPEN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010400May 23, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH MANUAL SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN IT'S HOT OR RAINING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759547March 19, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 5 TIMES OVER 4 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005778February 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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