1996 Honda Odyssey

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY DIED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE STATIONARY AND/OR DRIVING, INCLUDING ONE INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED. I TOOK IT TO AAA CARE PLUS, GOT SPARK PLUG, SPARK PLUG WIRE SET, DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED. IT STILL STALL FREQUENTLY. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH LEARNED THAT 1996 ODYSSEY HAS PROBLEM. OTHER HAVE ALSO REPORTED. WANT TO KNOW WHAT HONDA IS DOING ABOUT IT AS THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN CHINA AND EUROPE. *TR

• 12/23/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FAILURE, LIGHT PANE INDICATING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER CAN'T AFFORD REPAIR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/20/2000· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. *SLC

• 12/19/2001· SEATSCrash

  UPON IMPACT IN A REAR END COLLISION FRONT SEATS MOVED FORWARD, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *JG *AK

• 12/18/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE ACCUMULATOR WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.*AK

• 12/13/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCHES I HAVE A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAD THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *NM

• 12/11/2002· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OR FASTER, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE, DEALER CONTACTED AND STATES THAT THE WHEEL SUSPENSION IS OFF BALANCE WHICH CAUSES STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/27/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILED RESULTING IN IT BEING UNSTABLE WHILE GOING UPHILL.

• 10/25/1996· AIR BAGS

  AT 5MPH THE CONSUMER BUMPED BUMPERS WITH A PARKED CAR AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRBIE IN DETAIL. *AK

• 10/18/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT 117,000 MILES THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON OUR 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME ABS SYSTEM WOULD IMPROPERLY ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER, WAS GIVEN DIAGNOSIS THAT ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $1227 PLUS TAX, WHICH IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE. IN MY OPINION THIS UNIT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAS FAILED BECAUSE HONDA PROVIDED A CONTROL UNIT OF POOR QUALITY. EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND SAFETY-RELATED ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT TO COMPLETELY FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE - THE AIR BAG SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILED AT 73,000 MILES. WHERE IS THE MUCH-TOUTED HONDA QUALITY AND RELIABILITY? IT SEEMS TO BE ABSENT ON THIS 1996 OCYSSEY. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE CONTROL UNITS.*AK

• 10/18/1998· POWER TRAIN

  AXLE SHAFT SEAL FAILED.

• 10/17/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL OR SOMETIMES WILL NOT EVEN START. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX. FINALLY CONSUMER ASKED TO HAVE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD REPEATEDLY FAILED. TSCONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF A RECALL ISSUED REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JG

• 10/10/2004· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AT 73522 MI. HONDA DEALER CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND WIRING, ALSO TRIED RE-PROGRAMMING-THAT DID NOT WORK. DEALER SAID THAT AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE, AND THAT A NEW SRS CONTROL UNIT IS NEEDED - AT COST OF OVER $700. THE COST IS PROHIBITIVE FOR US. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS SRS CONTROL UNITS ON ODYSSEYS. THIS INDICATES A MANUFACTURING DEFECT RENDERING KEY SAFETY SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE OF KEY SAFETY COMPONENT DURING NORMAL USE--THE STATED REASON IS THAT "YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SAFETY BELTS." I BELIEVE THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITHIN NORMAL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS THAT IT ONLY NEEDS TO BE CHECKED EVERY 10 YEARS. *NM

• 10/04/2000· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH AND PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/03/2001· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. *YD

• 09/30/2002· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD STAYED ON AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE FROM PARK. IT STAYED ON UNTIL THE I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK-UP. I HAD TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE SRS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS AN ELECTRONIC BOX THAT SENDS SIGNALS TO THE AIRBAG TO TELL IT WHEN TO DEPLOY (ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REP). I HAD TO SPEND $697.91 TO REPLACE IT WITH A BRAND NEW ONE THAT HAS A WARRANTY OF "12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST". THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE OF THE SAID PART. MR

• 09/22/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CAR WAS IN DRIVE, AND BEFORE CONSUMER COULD PUT FOOT ON PEDAL TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF INTO ANOTHER CAR.*AK

• 09/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MODULATOR AND ACCELERATOR WERE LEAKING, BALANCE SHAFT SEAL CAUSED OIL TO POOR OUT, AND THEY REPLACED THAT.*AK

• 09/14/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000

• 09/06/2001· AIR BAGS

  THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, THE 1995 MODEL VEHICLE WAS RECALLED (96V-217)AND CONSUMER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HIS VEHICLE YEAR WAS NOT RECALLED. NLM

• 09/02/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,064.

• 09/01/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM DIDN'T DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. IN AUGUST 1998, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS BAD. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $435. IN FEBRUARY 1999, A FRONT OIL SEAL GASKET BLEW. REPAIR COST WERE $320. NOW, AUGUST 1999, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE ACCUMULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 1 YEAR TO THE DATE THAT THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS REPLACED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUNBELT HONDA IN LAKE CITY THIS TIME FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE EVALUATED. NOT ONLY DO THEY SAY THE ACCUMULATOR IS BAD BUT THAT THE MODULATOR MAY BE THE CAUSE FOR THE ACCUMULATOR GOING BAD. ESTIMATED COST IS $500-$2000. HONDA CORPORATION (SEAN THEUS) CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SAID THAT HONDA WILL ABSORB SOME OF THE COST BUT THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY PROBABLY AT LEAST HALF OF THE BILL. I FEEL THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS A LEMON, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE FOUND NO LAWS TO PROTECT USED CAR BUYERS AGAINST LEMONS. I NEED HELP BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I ARE MAKING A $380 VAN PAYMENT ON TOP OF THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. IF YOU CANNOT BE OF HELP TO US, PLEASE DIRECT US TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO. SINCERELY, LISA RICHARDSON

• 08/26/1997· SEAT BELTS

  THE CONSUMER CAN NOT SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE VEHICLES SEAT BELTS.

• 08/24/1999· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *YC

• 08/22/2002· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD IS DEVELOPING A HAZE DISCOLORATION AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/15/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VAN AT 120 KM AN HOUR. A CAR PASSED AND THEN PULLED CLOSELY IN FRONT OF ME SO I TOUCHED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I PRESSED RESUME TO RE-ESTABLISH MY SET SPEED, THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 130. I TOUCHED THE BRAKES, SLOWED THE CAR, AND AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN. I PUSHED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. IT HAD NO EFFECT. I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS JAMMED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT GOING TO SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT ON MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RE-STARTED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND THE ENGINE ROARED AT FULL THROTTLE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP WHERE A TECHNICIAN CUT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. *JB

• 08/13/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BACKING OUT DRIVEWAY; TURNED A/C ON; PUT INTO DRIVE & VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD; A BRICK WALL IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS HIT DUE TO BRAKES FAILING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *AK

• 08/12/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. IF THE CONTACT RELEASES THE KEY AFTER PLACING IT INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

• 08/08/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATED THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER WAS UNSURE WHICH COMPONENTS OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE SRS WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING UNLESS THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER DENIED THE REPAIRS AND AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, HOWEVER IN APRIL 2002 THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *JB NAR *SCC *CB

• 08/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE JUST QUIT..IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN ON ANY LIGHTS ,BUT RADIO WOULD WORK HAD IT TOWED 45 MIKES BACK HOME. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON 97 ACCORDS BAD IGNITION SWITCH.HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD QUICK TO KEEP FROM BEING REARENDED, HIWAY 252. *TT

• 08/06/2002· AIR BAGS

  SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (AIR BAGS) WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, DEALER SAYS AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER RESET CONTROL UNIT. LIGHT APPEARED TWO MONTHS LATER. ASKED DEALER IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS CONTROL UNITS. SHOULD A SAFETY DEVICE OF THIS MAGNITUDE FAIL WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE? THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO CHECK THIS SYSTEM EVERY TEN YEARS. FROM THE DEALERS COMMENT OF REPLACING NUMEROUS CONTROL UNITS, IT'S MY OPINION THAT A PART OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD INDEED LAST THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS.*****765263

• 07/21/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HONDA ODYSSEY LX 1996 WOULD NOT START IN A PARKING LOT SO I CALLED FOR A TOWING SERVICE. TOWING SERVICE TRIED TO UNLOCK ENGINE USING DOOR LOCK TRICK AND THE ENGINE STARTED. TWO DAYS LATER THE ENGINE DIED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO COAST TO AN EXIT RAMP, AND IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL AFTER THAT. MODOT TRUCK STOPPED TO CHECK IT OUT AND RECOMMENDED TO HAVE IT TOWED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA DEALER; SAID IT WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. *KB

• 07/21/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE PULLED OVER. OIL WAS POURING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL. HAD POPPED OUT.*AK

• 07/20/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NHTSA 02V120000 IGNITION PROBLEM OCCURS ON 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY TOO. HONDA DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNDER RECALL BECAUSE 1996 VIN NUMBERS ARE NOT FLAGGED FOR RECALL. *NM

• 07/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AIR BAG -- CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AT 67000 MILES. SRS LIGHT ON PANEL INDICATED PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED CODE 6-2. CAR NEEDS CONTROL UNIT #06772-SX0-A70. COST $654.00 + TAX. IF OWNER CANNOT AFFORD REPAIR, CAR WILL BE DRIVEN WITHOUT BENEFIT OF AIR BAGS. POWER WINDOW -- DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT, CLICK SOUND WHEN ROLLING UP WINDOW AT 42,000 MILES. WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY AT DEALER'S REPAIR FACILITY. REGULATOR AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED. POWER DOOR LOCKS -- LOCKS WOULD RECYCLE WHEN OWNER ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE CAR. LEFT FRONT POWER DOOR LATCH AND ACTUATOR REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES. ENGINE -- OWNER DROVE THE CAR 9 MILES TO WORK BEFORE OIL INDICATOR LAMP FINALLY CAME ON WHEN PARKING. SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN CAR STARTED, EVIDENCE OF SUDDEN OIL LEAK IN HOME DRIVEWAY, AND OIL SPILLED OUT OF ENGINE ALL THE WAY TO WORK. ENGINE OIL COMPLETELY GONE. CURRENTLY UNDER INSPECTION FOR REPAIR AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY.*AK

• 07/06/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELTS IN MY VEHICLE AND PERHAPS ALL HONDA ODYSSEYS ARE DEFECTIVE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SECURE ANY TODDLER CHILD SEAT (I TESTED MANY OF THEM) IN THE THIRD BENCH AND VERY DIFFICULT IN THE MIDDLE BENCH (I ONLY FOUND ONE OF MANY THAT COULD BE SECURED). *AK

• 06/30/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  2ND INCIDENT OF SRS LIGHT STAYING ON IN 11 MONTHS. BOTH TIMES LIGHT RESET, HOWEVER THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF CONTROL UNIT AT A COST OF $750 DUE TO CODE8-3 REPORTED BY COMPUTER. DECLINED THIS SERVICE DUE TO LACK OF ABILITY TO CONFIRM DIAGNOSTICS. ALSO WAS TOLD ON FIRST INCIDENT THAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAN CAUSE THIS UNIT TO REPORT FAULTS -- AT THAT TIME BATTERY WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO RUMORED THAT CELL PHONE USAGE OR RADIO TRANSMITTERS CAN MAKE SYSTEM REPORT FAULTS. NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THESE UNITS AND THEIR FAILURES.. *AK

• 06/24/2000· AIR BAGS

  HONDA DEALERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SRS COMPUTER FAILURE IS "COMMON ON 1996 ODYSSEYS".*AK

• 06/22/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON THIS 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT WILL SOMETIMES START, WITH SOME JIGGLING OF THE KEY, OR WILL NOT START AT ALL. IT HAS CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING, A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN CARRYING CHILDREN. AT THIS POINT, IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. HOW OFTEN DO WE NEED TO REPLACE THIS? HONDA ODYSSEYS OF THIS YEAR WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, AND CHINA. WHY NOT HERE? CHINA, IN THIS INSTANCE, HAS MORE CONCERN FOR SAFETY THAN THE OBSESSIVELY SAFETY-ORIENTED USA.

• 06/15/2001· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED AND RESET BY MECHANIC, HAS COME ON AGAIN WITH DIFFERENT CODE, RESET AGAIN. *AK

• 06/13/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2ND TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 6 MONTHS AFTER 30,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED BY SUNSET HONDA BECAUSE COULD NOT TRACE DOWN WHAT CAUSED LIGHT TO COME ON THE FIRST TIME IT LIT. *AK

• 06/10/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH RESULTED IN THE CESSATION OF THE FLASHING WARNING LIGHT, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS.*JB JG

• 06/05/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2 RELATED INCIDENTS -- CAR NO LONGER RUNS OR SHUTS OFF IF IGNITION KEY IS NOT FIDDLED WITH. SOLDER FROM IGNITION SWITCH MELTED, DRIPPED AND BURNED MY WIFE'S FOOT. *JB

• 06/04/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND ABS MODULATOR. *MR THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE MODULATOR COULD BE RESET BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. WITHIN TWELVE MILES AFTER THE REPAIR, THE LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. *SCC *JB

• 05/27/2003· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THE AIR BAG WAS NOT IMPORTANT AS THE SEAT BELT AND WAS NOT MANDATORY TO REPAIR. *NLM. *AK *TS *JB

• 05/22/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT. OIL WAS PUMPED OUT OF ENGINE RAPIDLY. WE DISCOVERED BY FINDING POOL OF OIL UNDER LEFT FRONT TIRE. DEALER REPAIR WAS PROMPT. HONDA PAID FOR SEAL AND NEW TIMING BELT. I HAD TO PAY FOR CAM SEAL, CRANKSHAFT SEAL, WATER PUMP, AND COOLANT. HONDA'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-999-1009 WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THEIR ATTITUDE WAS "NOT OUR FAULT" . I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "TO PROBABLY DENY CLAIM SINCE THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON.*AK

• 05/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FRONT BALANCER SHAFT SEAL FAILED AND ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE...RAPIDLY!!! *JB

• 05/14/1998· VISIBILITY

  THERE ARE OPTICAL IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ACRYLIC WINDSCREEN. WHEN LOOKING THROUGH IT, UNDER SOME CONDITIONS, THE IMPERFECTIONS ARE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING.

• 05/07/1998· VISIBILITY

  HONDALINE WINDSHIELD HAS DISTORTIONS.