Honda Odyssey Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10034480August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES CHILD TURNED KEY IN IGNITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING V BRAKES AND VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018027August 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE PARKED THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. NLM HONDA PAID FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033027August 18, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON AUGUST 2ND, I WAS PUMPING GAS AT A GAS STATION ON THE NORTH SIDE. THE GAS NOZZLE WAS IN THE GAS TANK. THE SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO COME OPEN WHEN GAS IS BEING PUMPED, HOWEVER IT DID. I TRIED TO STOP THE DOOR, BUT COULDN'T, ENDED UP CUTTING MY HAND, THE DOOR JAMMED, THE PUMP WAS STUCK, GAS CAP HOLDER CAME UNDONE AND COULDN'T GET THE GAS DOOR SHUT. MY PAINT IS SCRATCHED ON THE GAS DOOR AND THE GAS DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED WITH THE GAS LEVER RELEASE BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR. AN ATTENDANT AT THE STATION CAME TO HELP, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SEVERE FIRE HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10033910August 14, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WITHOUT USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER SYSTEM THE TUBE THAT EXTRACTS THE WASHER FLUID EXTENDS OUTWARD. THIS ALLOWS ANY FLUID TO ENTER THROUGH THE WASHER TUBE INCLUDING RAIN. THAT DRAINAGE ENTERS THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033857August 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY.*MR POWER LOCKS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND POWER DOORS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032707August 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN 2000 HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION WITH HONDA INC WITH NJ LEMON LAW. SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH HONDA REPS (TO INCLUDE ARBITRATION) HAVE RESULTED IN NO SATISFACTION. I CANNOT DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ANY OF MY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS DUE TO CONTINUING PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031040August 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING FROM VA TO MI, GOING THROUGH MOUNTAINS OF PA, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 3RD. AS I PROCEEDED DOWN LONG STEEP MOUNTAIN GRADES, BUT ONLY AFTER I TOUCH THE BRAKES JUST A BIT. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 3 TIMES. THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. THEN I FIGURED IT WAS AN INGENIOUS DESIGN IN KEEPING THE CAR WITHIN A REASONABLE SPEED. ONCE I REACHED LEVEL GROUND AND PUT MY FOOT GENTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR UPSHIFTED TO 4TH AND OVERDRIVE WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS YET. YET! ADVICE: DRIVE IN 3RD GEAR WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN. ONLY PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO 4TH WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'LL BE DRIVING AT 50+ MPH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I TOO HAVE HEARD THE CLATTERING IN THE ENGINE BAY WHEN THE ENGINE RUNS AT ABOUT 1500-1700 RPMS, SO I KEEP IT IN 3RD GEAR UNLESS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 32000 MILES ON 2000 ODYSSEY AND NO PROBLEMS YET. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. FIRST OWNER BOUGHT 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM WARRANTY DIRECT UPON PURCHASE BACK IN 2000, WHICH WAS TRANSFERABLE TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT IT JUST AFTER CHRISTMAS 2002. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029036July 23, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AUTOMATIC DOORS FAIL. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR TO FAIL. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECT AND TOLD ME THE WOULDN'T FIX THE SECOND DOOR UNTIL IT FAILED. IT DID SO WHILE I WAS 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019909June 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020647May 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE A 2000 IMPORTED CANADIAN ODYSSEY EX. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 54000 MILES, TOOK TO THE DEALER, GOT FIXED. FROM THE NEXT DAY THE ACCELERATOIN DROPPED AND STARTED HEARING NOISE/VIBRATION WHEN THE TRANS SHIFTS FROM 1 TO 2. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO, SINCE ITS A CANADIAN VEHICLE. CALLED CANADIAN HONDA, THEY SAID THE WARRANTY IS GOOD ONLY IF ITS WITHIN CANADA. HONDA WHICH IS SUCH A BIG COMPANY, SHOULD NOT PLAY SUCH CHEAP TACTICS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET SOME ANSWER FROM HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018699May 14, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
HAD THE DOOR LATCH BREAK ON RIGHT SIDE AND WAS REPAIRED. THEN HAVE ON GOING ISSUES OF TRYING TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS. AT TIMES YOU COULD NOT OPEN EITHER SLIDER DOORS WITH OUT TRYING TO GET TO RELEASE BY PULLING ON IT WHICH YOU HAD TO OPEN THE OTHER DOOR AND EITHER TRY PULL IT OR PUSHING ON THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. HUSBAND CAME HOME THEN FORGOT HE HAD TO BE VERY GENTLE WITH DOOR OR THAT COULD NOT BELIEVE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN THEN BROKE THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR HANDLE OFF. NOW IT HAS NO HANDLE AT ALL. CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SAID IT WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WHEN TO HAVE IT REPAIR SAID DOOR LATCH WOULD BE COVERED. THEN WAS TOLD SINCE IT WAS A DESIGN FAULT (WELL KNOW) IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. SINCE THEN I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND IM THE PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE LABOR COST AND NOT THE PART COST. AFTER REVIEWING HOW MANY TIMES SOME ONE HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO FILE IT HERE. CONCERN WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. AS IT STANDS NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT THE FACT THE SIDE DOORS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED WERE MY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE TO EXIT THE VAN QUICKLY. DID CALL HONDA TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WAS TOLD IT MAY TAKE 3 DAYS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019445May 8, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DID NOT OPEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017112May 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HESITATED GEAR 1 TO 2 AND SHIFTED HARD GEAR 2 TO 3. TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH USED TRANSMISSION BY DEALER. COVERED UNDER 3RD PARTY WARRANTY SUPPLIED BY DEALER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017436April 23, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE VEHICLES SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND SOMETIMES NOT TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BUT IT RE-OCCURRED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017224April 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016096April 17, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE VEHICLES SLIDING DOOR WAS STUCK WHICH RESULTED IN THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015256April 11, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
THERE WAS A SLIGHT OIL LEAK AT THE JOINT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION AND THE SEALS WERE REPLACED. WHEN PULLING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE COLUMN, ALSO THERE WAS A SQUEAK COMING FORM THE REAR SUSPENSION, THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LEAK FROM THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER.*TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013821April 2, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY, BUZZER WILL SOUND. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE DOOR MAY/MAY NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES (5+) WITH REPLACEMENT OF DOOR CLOSER MOTOR, RE-ALIGNMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS. DOOR NOW NEARING END OF WARRANTY PERIOD AND IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. AMERICAN HONDA CONTACTED. CONSIDER THIS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY MFR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012448March 25, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING DOORS BECAME STUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011455March 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION CONTAINED A BEARING FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SPONTANEOUSLY DOWN SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 2ND GEAR, THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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