Honda Odyssey Complaints (1999)

518 consumer complaints on file.

#10453390March 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATED AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND SHIFT GEARS AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449079February 23, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443776January 14, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK WIFE AND MY SON TO DMV IN WILLIMANTIC.ON OUR WAY BACK, AROUND ROUTE 32 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING..I SHUT OFF THE ODYSSEY FOR A MIM, TURN IT ON DROVE FINE FOR 3 MIM AND SLIP AGAIN FINALLY I CALL TOW TRUCK..TOOK IT TO MY HOUSE.. CALL AAMCO TO PICK IT UP AND FIX IT..$3,600 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND REINSTALL $384.00 RADIATOR AND THEY ONLY OFFERED 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442147January 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441594December 29, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WAS A RECALL BACK ON 4/25/00 FOR THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL # WAS 00V119000. I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE DOOR NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY. I CALLED HENNESSEY HONDA IN WOODSTOCK, GA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT RECALL ON RECORD. THEN THEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE RECALLS AND DON'T SEE WHERE THIS WAS DONE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WHEN IT WAS ALREADY DETERMINED THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? IS THERE A TIME LIMIT ON HOW LONG HONDA WILL FIX THIS REPAIR FOR FREE? *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439237December 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH (3150-S0X-A01) FAILED AND STALLED ENGINE WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES. SWITCH FELT HOT AT TIME OF FAILURES. CONTACTS INSIDE WERE BURNED AT TIME OF FAILURE. SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AT ABOUT 73,000 MILES FOR SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS THIS VEHICLE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL ALTHOUGH OTHERS OF THIS VINTAGE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM WERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435119November 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I JUST BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY YEAR 1999. THE TRANSMISSION JUST BROKE AT ONLY 91,000 MILES. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I FELT I SHOULD EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION IN THIS MATTER. ONE THING I WILL TELL YOU, I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA CAR AGAIN. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA JUST TO BE DENIED ANY KIND OF HELP. HONDA SHOULD STAND FOR THEIR CRAPPY TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ODYSSEY AND OFFER SOME HELP. I'VE ALWAYS OWNED TOYOTA CARS AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THEY VERY RELIABLE CARS. IF YOUR PLANNING ON BUYING A HONDA, PLEASE THINK ABOUT TWICE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430023October 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND RESUME DRIVING. IN 2002, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRONICS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425034September 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423715September 6, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLIDING DOORS AND IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY USING THE ELECTRIC CLOSE SWITCH, BUT THEY CAN BE CLOSED MANUALLY. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. HONDA MOTOR CO. INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DOORS WERE FIXED IN 2002 WHICH WAS BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN WHICH HE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FIXED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421768August 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT AN AUCTION 4 DAYS AGO AND STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TODAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND STALLS WHEN SHIFTING TO UPPER GEARS ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRST 3 GEARS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A USED VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE PROBLEMS. BUT WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/MANUFACTURER'S FLAW, GOING BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM ODYSSEY USERS (BRAND NEW AND SECOND/THIRD OWNERS), SHOULD HONDA NOT BE LIABLE FOR THESE DESIGN FLAWS? ONLY AFTER BUYING, EXPERIENCING AND THEN RESEARCHING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DID I REALIZE MY GRAVE MISTAKE OF INVESTING IN THIS VEHICLE. THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD FROM 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN THESE ODYSSEYS! I AM A STUDENT AND PUT EVERY PENNY OF MY SAVINGS INTO BUYING A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE! ANY HELP IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411960July 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410627July 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ERROR CODE P0740 INDICATING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE PERSON, HONDA WON'T PAY ANY REPAIR OR REPLACE COST BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED ON 1999 - 2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST HONDA FOR 1999-2001 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT SHOWED THE SAME MALFUNCTION CODE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS AT VERY LOW MILEAGE WITHOUT SHOWING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 2006. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD PERFORM A "GOODWILL" REPAIR ON MY TRANSMISSION AND PICKUP MOST COST INSTEAD FOR ME TO PICKUP THE $5000 EXPENSE FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR OR THE OPTION OF GETTING A NEW CAR.. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408917June 26, 2011
SEATS
GOT INTO MY CAR ONE MORNING AND NOTICED THAT MY SEAT WAS COMPLETELY RECLINED. USED THE POWER SWITCH TO BRING IT BACK UP, BUT WHEN I SAT BACK ON IT, IT RATCHED BACK INTO THE RECLINE POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405767June 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN I TRY TO ADVANCE SUDDENLY, ACCELERATE OR SOME TIMES IT'S LIKE I'M IN NEUTRAL; AND THIS IS EVERY TIME I USED THE VAN, MY CONCERN IS THAT I CAN CRASH OR SOMEONE COULD HIT ME, I TRYED TO REPAIR IT LAST YEAR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405780June 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUE CONVERTER/ TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 104,800 MILES ON 12-YEAR OLD VEHICLE DESPITE BEING DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEING METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY (OFFERED AS SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT) ENDED AFTER 7 YEARS DESPITE LOW MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402240May 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILED TO OPEN ON MANY OCCASIONS AND I DIDN'T THINK OF IT AS ANYTHING MORE THAN A NUISANCE. THIS TIME ONE OF MY CHILDREN'S FINGERS WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT A PASSERBY TO FORCE IT OPEN. HIS FINGER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DAMAGED THAN IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE DOOR, NOT TO MENTION THE PANIC AND DISTRESS AND BEING TRAPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10393956April 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, IT OCCURRED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY STREET AND THE ODYSSEY STRUGGLED TO GET UP TO A SAFE SPEED SLIPPING IT'S WAY INTO VARIOUS GEARS. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT HONESTLY THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY AS WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO A BUSY STREET. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN INTO THE MOST IMMEDIATE PARKING LOT. WHEN I SEARCHED IN THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOT MANY COMPLAINS ON HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT THE SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO FAR. WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO CONSIDER THIS CASE AND MAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE WE LOOSE MORE LIVES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393429March 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST QUIT, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC.... FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO NURSE THE CAR TO A SPOT ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND IT CONTINUED TO RUN FINE UNTIL I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN WHILE APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP. I COASTED TO THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND DROVE HOME. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390564March 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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