Honda Odyssey Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#718795February 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER SLIDING DOORS REVERSE THEMSELVES THE FIRST TIME ANYTHING GETS IN THEIR PATH. IF YOU STOP THE DOOR AND ATTEMPT TO CLOSE IT A SECOND TIME THE DOORS WILL NOT STOP CLOSING. THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY HUSBANDS FINGERS THE OTHER WEEK AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP. WE ARE LOOKING TO BUY A HONDA ODYSSEY, BUT ARE THINKING TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT A CHILD COULD GET HURT PRETTY BAD BY THE POWER OF THIS CLOSING DOOR. THE SALESMAN TOLD US THAT YOU CANNOT TRY TO CLOSE THE DOOR A SECOND TIME WITHOUT WAITING FOR A LEAST 1 WHOLE MINUTE, BECAUSE THE MECHANISM NEEDS TO RESET ITSELF. IF CHILDREN ARE GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE DOOR IT IS HARD TO SAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT WAIT THE FULL 1 MINUTE AND THAT SOMEONE MIGHT BE IN THE WAY OF THE SLIDING DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550920February 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER SLIDING DOORS ARE HARD TO OPEN AND CAN NOT BE LOCKED WITH REMOTE KEY DUE TO CONTROLLING COMPUTER FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856680February 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. ALSO, DOOR BECOMES STUCK. PASSENGERS CANNOT ENTER OR EXIT VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856121February 3, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE PUTTING KIDS IN THE CAR, ONE OF THE CHILDREN PULLED THE SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY ROLLED SHUT. THIS DOOR COULD INJURE SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY A CHILD IF CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR. CONSUMER FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER SENSOR SYSTEM TO STOP WHEN THERE ARE OBJECTS BLOCKING THE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855884February 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CAN HEAR THE SOUND OF GASOLINE SPLASHING AROUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HONDA DIDN'T HAVE A SOLUTION YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855837January 31, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEED 55MPH VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. VAN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, BUT THE VAN CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. VAN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON JAN, 22,2000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717997January 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TWICE (ON COLD DAYS) I HAVE FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON THE SECOND OCCATION I CHASED THE CAUSE DOWN TO THE THROTTLE MECHANISM LOCATED AT THE END OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AT 5 M/HR FOR 1/4 MILE OR SO AND THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP THE THOTTLE MECHANISM STARTED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MY DEALER HAS CHECKED OUT THE MECHANISIM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. (I'M SURE THERE IS.) *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855444January 24, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,(55 MPH) VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, BUT THE VAN STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VAN WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM ON JAN 22, 2000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854272January 22, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
POWER ADJUSTING DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD RECLINE BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND BOTH WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#855206January 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. WHEN THE DOOR IS PUSHED/SHUT IT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE, IT SLIDES BACK, AND BECOMES UNEVEN WITH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855025January 18, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
DRIVER BUMPED INTO SEAT LEVER WHEN IT BECAME STUCK, CAUSING DRIVER SEAT TO AUTOMATICALLY RECLINE BACKWARDS ON TOP OF CHILD THAT WAS IN CSS BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER SAYS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SEATBELT CAUGHT ON THE RECLINE LEVER, CAUSING IT TO CONTINUE TO RECLINE AFTER DOOR WAS SHUT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717272January 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC SLIDING POWER DOORS DO NOT REBOUND WHEN ENCOUNTERING OBSTACLE. SHOULD A PERSON INADVERTANTLY GET IN THE WAY OF A CLOSING DOOR, THE MOTOR WILL EXERT TREMENDOUS FORCE ON INDIVIDUAL, LIKELY CAUSING INJURY. THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTS PRESSING THE "OPEN" BUTTON ON THE REMOTE KEY RING OR THE DASH BOARD. IN THE CASE OF A SMALL CHILD ENTERING/EXITING (WHICH IN THE CASE OF A MINI-VAN IS QUITE LIKELY), THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IS SEVERE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE DESIGNED AN ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE SENSOR, OVER-CURRENT SENSER (SIMILAR TO GARAGE DOORS), OR OTHER DETECTION DEVICE TO CREATE A SAFER DOOR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715742December 7, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, GOT CAUGHT AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. MY SON WAS STUCK IN SEATBELT AND EVERYTIME HE MOVED, IT TIGHTENED. IT WAS SO TIGHT AROUND HIS STOMACH THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME BREATHING, AND IT WAS SO TIGHT THAT IT WOULDN'T RETRACT. HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, ASKED TWO MEN TO HELP RELEASE MY SON. THEY COULDN'T SO WE HAD TO CUT SEATBELT. ALSO, SEATBELTS COME UNDONE ON THEIR OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715463December 1, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND THERE IS A SCREW FROM THE LATCH PUSHING OUT THROUGH THE OUTSIDE PANEL OF THE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713941October 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH LEFT TURNS AND ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR INDICATORS SHOWING THAT DOOR IS OPEN. THE DOOR HAS NOT ACTUALLY OPENED AS OF YET. I KNOW THE 1999 MODEL HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT THEIR DOORS WERE OPENING. THIS SHOULD SERVE AS MOSTLY AN AWARENESS ALERT. I WILL HAVE DEALER LOOK AT IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN FOR FIRST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN ABOUT ONE MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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