Honda Odyssey Complaints (1999)

518 consumer complaints on file.

#10168244September 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM CARMAX AND THE FIRST WEEK THAT WE GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO CARMAX. ACCORDING TO THEM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY APPARENTLY FIXED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY AND OUR VAN WAS ACTING UP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GIVE A JERK WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE EGR PORTS WERE CLOGGED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS MESSED UP FROM DAY 1. WE TOOK IT TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WAS. ABOUT A 4 MONTHS LATER IT GOT REALLY BAD AND WE HAD TO GET OUR TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM STARTED ALSO (THE CAR ENGINE WOULD STALL RANDOMLY AND IT WE WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE CAR GOING AT 60 MPH+), NOW WE SPENT 2500 BUCKS TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED. BUT NOW OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS BAD. THE IN DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND THE BACK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE DOORS JUST DIED FOR SOME REASON. ONE SECOND THE HANDLES WOULD WORK AND THE NEXT SECOND THE HANDLES ARE DEAD FROM INSIDE. OUR ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM. ALL WE WANT IS OUR CAR TO BE FIXED. WE'VE BEEN LIED TO BY CARMAX AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER. CAN YOU GUYS JUST HELP US FIX OUR CAR? *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167664September 8, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V158000, REGARDING THE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163116July 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE PRECEDED BY WARNING LIGHTS, IMPROPER SHIFTING, FAILURE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRATION
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160924June 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100K MILES. GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND WORSE, UNTIL RECENTLY (137K MILES) THE SHUDDERING WAS SO BAD, WE HAD TO FINALLY BITE THE BULLET AND GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HONDA FOR A WHOPPING $3700 ($300 OF THAT IS 2 BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS). FOR A $32,000 VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A MINIMUM OF 150K MILES. I TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF MY VEHICLES--IMAGINE IF I HAD NEGLECTED IT! HONDA SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER EXTENDING ALL 2ND GENERATION ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION WARRANTIES OUT TO 150K. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158748June 1, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD CAME OFF FUTURA 2000 215 65 16 TIRE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. WAS RIGHT REAR TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158753June 1, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD CAME OFF LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE ON RT 85 NORTH OF ATLANTA GA. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158168May 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TENSION WHEEL TO SERPENTINE BELT IS CORRODING CAUSING PREMATURE WEARING OUT OF SERPENTINE BELT. NO ACCIDENT NO INJURY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156927May 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY BROKE DOWN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHO TOLD US THERE WAS A "WARRANTY EXTENSION". I CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I SEEMS LIKE BY CALLING IT A WARRANTY EXTENSION THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT AND FIX IT PROACTIVELY, INSTEAD WAITING FOR YOU TO BREAK DOWN, RISK AN ACCIDENT AND THEN COVERING THE COST. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156621May 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN THE SAME WEEK AS I WOULD DRIVE MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT NOTICE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS EVENT WOULD OCCUR AT TIMES WHEN I TRAVELED ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50- 60 MPH OR ON THE CITY ROADS WHEN I WOULD TRAVEL BETWEEN 25- 30 MPH. I CALLED LEITH HONDA TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSIS AND I EXPLAINED THAT I BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY A RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA CORP. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS COVERED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED AT NO COST AND MY DIAGNOSIS FEE WOULD BE REFUNDED. I HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED ON 4-28-06. THE REPAIR ORDER STATES DIAGNOSE AND REPLACED ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE RECALL REPORT ON THE HONDA CORP. WEBSITE STATES "HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON CERTAIN 97-00 HONDA AUTOMOBILES. ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN WEAR PREMATURELY DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH. WORN OUT IGNITION CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING." THIS DESCRIBES MY EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER ON 5-2-06 AND TOLD HIM THAT REPAIRS I HAD ON 4-28-06 SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL. HE TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO THE PAPER WORK HE COULD NOT TELL THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE WAS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED BY MAHWAH HONDA ON 5-17-02. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MAHWAH HONDA AND THERE IS NO RECORD OF THAT REPAIR. (THE ADVISOR AT MAHWAH HONDA FAXED ME A LIST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS VEHICLE). I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LEITH HONDA THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS SHOWING AS COMPLETED IN 2002 THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED A SECOND TIME. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CO., LTD TO FURTHER PURSUE THIS MATTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156188April 26, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I OWN A 1999 HOONDA ODYSSEY - REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED UNDER A NHTSA RECALL IN 2000 (CAMPAIGN 99V158000). THE LATCHES AND SLIDE RAILS ON BOTH DOORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I AM BEING TOLD BY LOCAL HONDA DEALER THAT SINCE THE LATCHES WERE REPAIRED ONCE, WE ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL - IS THIS TRUE? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151296February 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THIS STARTED ONE MONTH AGO AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE THEN. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V120000, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE STALLING HAS NOT RECURRED IN OVER 3 WEEKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150650February 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
MY HONDA ODYSSEY WAS PURCHASED ON APR. 1999. ON 5/7/2004, I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AT NARDY HONDA AS THE VEHICLE WON'T CHARGE. ON 8/2/04, THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND LATER FOUND OUT THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE (SHEARED IN HALF). HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LATER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRACKET. ON 8/27/05, THE BRACKET BROKE AGAIN IN HIGH WAY. HONDA AGAIN PAID FOR THE REPAIR AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (LUNDGREN IN MA SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING OUTSIDE NY). I COMPLAINED BOTH TIME AND THIS TIME QUESTIONED IF THE DESIGN OR PART IS AT FAULT. HONDA TOLD ME THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE TORQUE OF THE SCREWS FOR THIS BRACKET SO I ASKED IT TO BE DOUBLE CHECKED. THE CAR WAS THEN CHECKED AT NARDY HONDA IN OCT. 05 (PAID FOR BY HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN). ON 2/4/06, THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ALTERNATOR TO THE BRACKET. I HAVE THE BROKEN BOLT AND BRACKET FROM THE 2ND TIME. I HAVE CALLED HONDA SERVICE AGAIN AND QUESTIONED THE DESIGN, PART, AND OR SERVICE PROCEDURE TO BE AT FAULT SINCE I BELIEVE THE ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO FAIL INSTANTLY UNDER HIGH STRESSES CAUSED BY EITHER THE TENSION OF THE BELT ENGAGEMENT OR CONSTANT TENSION. THE BOLT WAS SHEARED OFF AS WELL. BOTH FAILURES INDICATE HIGH STRESSES. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO FOR ME THIS TIME. NOW, I AM REALLY WORRIED THAT THE CAR CAN BREAK DOWN ANY TIME AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF THE DRIVER OTHER THAN ME (MY WIFE OR MY SON) DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE SUDDEN BREAK DOWN. I ALSO NOW QUESTION IF THE INITIAL REPAIR WAS NOT CAUSED BY BAD ALTERNATOR BUT WAS THE FACT THAT THE BRACKET WAS ALSO BROKEN SO THE ALTERNATOR WON'T CHARGE AS THE BELT WAS STUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150640February 19, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN ARE SEALED SHUT AND WILL NOT SLIDE OPEN AFTER A CAR WASH, RAIN, OR IN FREEZING WEATHER. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS ARE DRY AGAIN OR DEFROSTED . I FEEL THIS CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF REAR PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS TO LEAVE THE MINIVAN IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149071January 30, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN WE WERE IN OUR DEALERSHIP FOR A STATE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC NOTICE OUR FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN,WHEN QUESTIONED THIS WAS ONE IN A MILLION , THEY SAID IT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN OUR AREA THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE THE OTHER COIL SPRING REPLACED AS A SAFETY CONCERN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THEY HAVE ONLY SEEN ONE IN THERE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT IF YOU REPLACE ONE TIRE OR SHOCK OR STRUT YOU SHOULD DO IT IN PAIRS! LUCKY FOR US WE HAD A EXT COVERAGE (MILEAGE 46751) THE SECOND TIME WAS AT (97653) LUCKY FOR MY WIFE THE VAN WAS AT A LIGHT AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. AT THE DEALER THE MECHANIC FOUND THE RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKEN WITH A FLAT TIRE AND A LIST OF BENT AND BROKEN PARTS A TOTAL OF $617.00 OUT OF OUR POCKET. COIL SPRINGS SHOULD NEVER BRAKE , THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146116December 27, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER POWER SEAT BASE BROKE MAKING THE SEAT UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD KEEP ME FROM GOING FORWARD, BUT THEN THE SEAT WOULD JOLT BACK AND MOST LIKELY FLIP ME BACKWARDS INTO THE SEAT BEHIND ME OR MY CHILD IF HE WERE IN THE SEAT! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145282December 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS IN CONCERN TO A 1999 HONDA ODSSYEY MINIVAN. HONDA HAS VOLUNTARILY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT PROBLEM FOR 7YRS/100K MILES. I TOOK MY MINIVAN IN AROUND 95K TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON IT AS I ALREADY NOTICED SOME MINOR SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND DECLINED TO FIXED ANY TRANSMISSION PARTS. MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO DEGRADE VERY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 20K MILES AND THE DEALER NOW TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE RETURNED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K. I BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BUILT AT THAT TIME NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THE DEALER NOW SAID IT HAS DETERIOATED TO SUCH A STATE THAT IT MAY BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142289November 9, 2005
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 00V183000 CONCERNING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136329September 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND THE HORN BEGAN TO HONK CONTINUOUSLY. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AS THE INTERIOR BEGAN TO FILL UP WITH ACRID, DARK SMOKE RISING FROM BENEATH THE STEERING COLUMN BY HER LEGS. SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED AND QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VAN SINCE THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS BURNING HER EYES. THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT WORK. AFTER STRUGGLING IN PANIC, SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SQUEEZE OUT THE OPEN WINDOW. LUCKILY MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING AND THE KEY IN HAND, SHE CALLED ME AT WORK. I HAD HER CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT . WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE BY CUTTING THE BATTERY WIRE AND FINALLY STOPPED THE BURNING OF THE WIRES BY PULLING THE MASTER FUSE. I CONTACTED OUR HONDA DEALER AND THEY REFERRED ME TO HONDA AMERICA. HONDA AMERICA AUTHORIZED OUR SHOP TO DO AN INITIAL TEAR DOWN. AT THAT TIME, THEY FOUND A COMPONENT IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT SHORTED WHICH CAUSED THE BURNING OF THE WIRES. THE WIRES BURNED COMPLETELY FROM THE FUSE BOARD AND INTO A WIRE HARNESS BUNDLE. NO FUSE WAS BURNED. I DO NOT KNOW YET HOW FAR THE DAMAGE PROGRESSED OR WHAT OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FRIED BY THIS RUNNING SHORT. AFTER A WEEK OF DELIBERATION, HONDA INFORMED ME THIS MORNING THAT IT WAS A WEAR OUT OF A PART AND OF NO FURTHER CONCERN TO THEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. BEING TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE WITH WIRES BURNING, THE OCCUPANT EXPERIENCED SEVERE SICKNESS A COUPLE OF DAYS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT AND HER LUNGS HURT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE VEHICLE SITS IDLE AT THE SHOP WHERE WE TOWED IT. I DON'T WANT TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE NHTSA DETERMINES IF AN INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. THERE ARE NO AFTER MARKET ADDITIONS. ALL MAJOR, MAINTENANCE EVENTS WERE PERFORMED BY OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OUR POSSESSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10131964August 8, 2005
INTERIOR LIGHTING
HONDA DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VAN BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER TO RECALL ID NUMBER 00V183000. INSTRUMENT LIGHTS NOT WORKING, WHICH POSES A HAZARD DURING NIGHT DRIVING. RECALL ONLY ON SPECIFIC MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130048July 26, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
BEGINNING IN 2000, WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES. FIRST, THE EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED; IT WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED AT HONDA'S EXPENSE. NEXT, ONE OF THE MOTORS FOR THE SIDE POWER DOORS FAILED. THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HONDA EVENTUALLY COVERED THE FULL COSTS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS, WE WERE PLAGUED WITH AN ERRATIC "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE COMPUTER CODE WAS INADEQUATE TO DIRECT A REPAIR. IN 2003 THE RADIATOR ROTTED OUT, AND THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $800. IN 2004 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED, AND THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $1400. ON JULY 22, 2005, THE REAR A/C VENTS FAILED TO COOL, AND I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THAT CHECKED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 25, 2005. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON JULY 23 WITH THE A/C TURNED ON (THE FRONT VENTS CONTINUED TO COOL), THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE A/C. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALER'S SHOP, AND THE LABOR COSTS ALONE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE A/C FAILURE WILL COST MORE THAN $350. AFTER INSPECTING THE SYSTEM FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS JULY 25, THE DEALER'S MECHANIC STILL COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HATE THIS CAR! I HAVE HAD MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAN I EVER EXPECTED, AND THE RESPONSES FROM AMERICAN HONDA AND FROM THE LOCAL DEALER HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING. NEITHER ESTABLISHMENT KNOWS HOW TO RELATE SUCCESSFULLY TO CUSTOMERS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A REAL LEMON, AND I AM STRUGGLING WITH MY DECISION ABOUT WHAT TO BUY TO REPLACE IT. ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS A GOOD REPUTATION, I HAVE NOT FOUND THIS CAR TO BE RELIABLE. IN FACT, IT IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF STRESS IN MY LIFE, CAUSING ME TO GNASH MY TEETH WHEN I AM DRIVING IT, FOR I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN IT AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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