Honda Odyssey Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#755486December 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VIN#[XXX]-ODYSSEY 2000 FAX BEING SENT WITH DETAILS ON 12/11/01. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755248December 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THE DEALER REPLACED A SOLENOID THE FIRST TIME. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS EXISTS AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TH VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755176December 2, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE REAR SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS STICK AND ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THIS VAN BECAUSE OF IT'S HIGH SAFETY RATING AND IT'S USED TO TRANSPORT OUR SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IF IT WAS NECESSARY TO EXIT FROM EITHER OF THE REAR DOORS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO. I HAVE TALLKED TO SEVERAL OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS AND THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE TH SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DOORS. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO BLUFF CITY HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE MADE AN EFFORT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS MAY SOUND LIKE A MINOR INCONVENIENCE BUT I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. TO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755189December 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKE HARDWARE. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I OCCASIONALLY FELT A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH SEEMED LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK FEATURE KICKING IN WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. I LATER REALIZED THE PROBLEM WAS EXCESSIVE HORIZONTAL PLAY IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VIBRATION IS MOST EVIDENT ON A BUMPY ROAD. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHEN MY SHOE WAS WET, MY FOOT CAME CLOSE TO SLIDING OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM THE VIBRATION, SO THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SAT IN A FEW ODYSSEYS AT HONDA DEALERS. IN ONE CASE THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS PLAY THAN MINE; IN THE OTHERS THE PLAY SEEMED TO BE SIMILAR TO MINE. I DID NOT DRIVE THESE OTHER CARS, BUT I ASSUME THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE THE VIBRATION THAT MINE DOES. THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CHECKED AT A HONDA DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL". I THEN CALLED HONDA MOTORS, AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED AT ANOTHER DEALER. THEY ACKNOWLEGED THE PLAY AND COMPARED IT TO ANOTHER ODYSSEY AND ALSO CLASSIFIED IT AS "NORMAL".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755096November 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN IN THE DRIVE POSITION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS EVALUATING THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T CONFIRM YET (4 DAYS NOW). I HAVE BECOME AWARE THRU OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH MANY TRANSMISSIONS GOING QUICKLY OR EVENTUALLY (1999-2001 ENGINE MODELS). THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT NO CHARGE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE BY THE AUTO MAKER. APPARENTLY, THE REPLACEMENTS ARE "USED/REPAIRED" TRANSMISSIONS THAT ALSO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899356November 21, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOOR ON BOTH DRIVER/S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES IS VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BOTH HANDLES. CURRENTLY, DOOR HAS TO BE LUBED EVERY 3 MONTHS. A FOUR YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO BREAK HANDLE. CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS DEFECT IN SLIDING DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753955October 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER "FIXED" TRANSMISSION PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION AND SPECIFICATIONS AND IT FAILED A SECOND TIME ONE WEEK AFTER FIRST REPAIR. I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT I COULD HAVE HAD I BEEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY OR ANOTHER SITUATION WHEN NOT GETTING INTO GEAR WOULD BE A DANGER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753337October 17, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TURNED IN RIGHT FRONT SEAT TO ADJUST REAR AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS. IN DOING THIS, PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE SEAT BACK AND THE SEAT BACK SNAPPED AND BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SEAT BOTTOM ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO SIT IN BECAUSE THE SEAT BACK WAS NOT SECURED TO THE SEAT BOTTOM ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE INNER ADJUSTER STUD WAS BROKEN. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART OUT OF WARRANTY ($100) BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE LABOR AT FIRST. IN TALKING TO AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID LABOR HAD TO BE HANDLED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY AGREED TO COVER $60 OF THE $160 LABOR CHARGE. THE COST IS ONE THING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS PART FOR OTHER PEOPLE. I FEEL THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE SEAT BACK TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK, THE SEAT WOULD HAVE SURELY FAILED IN AN ACCIDENT (MUCH GREATER FORCE), POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PART THAT FAILED WAS DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO FIND OUT AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT THAT POSSIBLY INJURES SOMEONE. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PART REPAIRED, BUT NEED TO DO SO THIS WEEK. I WILL HAVE THE DEALERSHIP SAVE THE PART FOR ME IN CASE YOU NEED IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. BACK TO THE COST OF REPAIR, I FEEL THAT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. AMERICAN HONDA DID AGREE TO PAY FOR THE PART, OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT THE PART SHOULD OT HAVE FAILED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO INSTALL IT AT NO CHARGE. I WILL TAKE THE ISSUE UP WITH THEM AGAIN. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, RUSSELL CHASON *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753205October 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK GETS BELOW 1/2 TANK. THE DEALER STAES THAT THEY OR HONDA CAN NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THEY ARE CHANGING PARTS, BUT CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897266October 3, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OUTSIDE LATCH HAS BROKEN DUE TO TOO MUCH EFFORT TO OPEN DOOR. *AK *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752694September 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 1999, VEHICLE HAD 35 MILES. FIRST BUYER RETURNED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT 31,000 MILES, HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. MAKING A CLUNK AND HUMMING NOISE, THEN LOOSES POWER AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, THERES A CLUNK. TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED WITHOUT QUESTION. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, 9/25/01, VEHICLE MAKES A HUMMING NOISE WHEN TRAVELLING EVEN AT 25 MPH GETS WORSE ON FREEWAY, DOESN'T SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, LOOSES POWER. ENGINE HUMS LIKE IT'S HARD AT WORK. HEARS CLUNK IN REVERSE GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER DEALER IN RCH. CUCAMONGA. INFORMED THEM OF THE HISTORY. ASST. SERVICE MGR. SAID A CLUTCH SILINOID WOULD BE REPLACED AND 3 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES WERE RECOMMENDED. AFTER FLUSHES WERE DONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND DOESN'T HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. VERY UNSATISFIED AND FEAR OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751238August 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PROBLEM:1). STEERING VIBRATION-THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIGOROUSLY AT 65+ MPH. ORIGINAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER B. DEALER B ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR WITH BALANCING, QUOTED ORIGINAL TIRESWERE OUT OF ROUND (DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562506August 15, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY CHECKED AND ROTATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/65R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750236August 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STEERING COLUMN AND INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOW THAT VEHICLE IS IN "R" BUT IS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS USED. HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS W/ 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN PARKED DOWNHILL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894024August 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT HIS ENTIRE ARM IN EXHAUST PIPE, RESULTING IN BURNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#749919August 6, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAL TIRE SUDDENTLY BLEW OUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749734August 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRONICALLY. WHEN ELECTRONIC DOOR IS DIABLED, AND DOORS CLLOSED MANUALLY --- THE DOORS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO DOOR CLOSES ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT INTERVENTION MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS. ALSO DOORS SAFETY SYSTEM (NOT CLOSING AND CRUSHING SOMEONE WHEN IN THE PATH OF CLOSING ELECTRONIC DOOR) DOES NOT WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748933July 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTS LIKE IT IS LOCKED EVEN THOUGH ALL OTHER DOORS NOT LOCKED. RIGHT POWER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. THIS WAS SECOND TIME FOR THIS DOOR, AND HAS HAPPENED ON LEFT DOOR PREVIOUSLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748709July 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM A SHARP 62 YEAR OLD WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. I WAS PULLING ONTO AN OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE AT A SLOWED CRAWL PACE. MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE I HAD SLOWED TO ENTER THE PARKING SPACE AND I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO A HIGH ACCELERATION MOVING THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME 5 FEET WHICH SLOWED ME DOWN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ONLY WHEN I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. DO NOT DISCRIMINATE BECAUSE I AM 62 - THIS WAS NOT OPERATOR ERROR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003198July 11, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
POWER SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO REVERSE W/O A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE. ACCORDING TO HONDA DOORS MUST BE STOPPED SUDDENLY, NOT GRADUALLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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