1999 Honda Odyssey

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

• 12/30/2008· POWER TRAIN

  MY HONDA WAS VERY SLOW TO START IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. THOUGHT I WASN'T WARMING IT UP LONG ENOUGH ONCE THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER. ONCE IT WAS RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT WAS FINE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT I HAVE BEEN HAUNTED BY THIS LIGHT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. USUALLY SOMETHING MINOR. ONE TIME I HAD MY CAT CONVERTER REPLACED. MY SON AND THREE OF HIS YOUNG FRIENDS TOOK THE VAN TO THE SNOW. I INSISTED HE TAKE THE VAN OVER HIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS "SAFER". THERE WAS HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. ON AN INCLINE, HE WENT TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. IT STARTED DRIFTING BACKWARDS! VERY DANGEROUS IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. HE DRIFTED ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON CALLED AAA. THESE KIDS WERE STRANDED IN THE SNOW UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. IT JUST STOPPED! INCREDIBLE! I REPLACED THE TRANNY ONCE BEFORE WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER ITS ORIGINAL EXTENDED WARRANTY. REPLACED THE TRANNY AT 90,200 MILES. NOW AT 147,000 MILES, I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS COMPED, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANNY. IT WAS NOT REPLACED WITH ANEW TRANNY BUT A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. WAS HONDA SUPPOSE TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE IF MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY? *TR

• 12/30/2001· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  IN AUGUST THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY ADVISED IT HAD A BROKEN CENTER ROLLER AND IT WAS REPLACED (AT A DEDUCTIBLE COST 100). IN NOVEMBER THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE SAME DOOR THEY WORKED ON WAS BEEPING CONTINUOUSLY (THE CHIME FOR THE DOOR NOT LATCHED), AND THAT THERE WAS 1 OCCURRENCE OF THE DOOR OPENING ON THE HIGHWAY 1FOOT ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALER LOOKED IT AND ADVISED IT HAD A BROKEN LATCH. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS THEY WERE CONTACTED 2 TIMES FOR ME TO BE ADVISED IT WASN'T IN YET. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I COULD BRING IT IN ON FRIDAY 12/28. BY THIS TIME THE DOOR HAD OPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON IT'S OWN. THEY INITIALLY LOOKED AT THE DOOR AND ASKED WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM--THEY WERE AGAIN ADVISED OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH AGAIN AT A DEDUCTIBLE COST OF 100. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THEY WORK ON THESE ALL OF THE TIME AND HE FELT THEY SHOULD GET A BETTER FIX SINCE IT IS SAFETY RELATED (MINI-VAN, DOORS OPENING ON OWN, CHILDREN--DIDN'T MIX). THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CANADIAN MODEL. VIN [XXX], I HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NOTICE 00V119000 BUT WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE DIDN'T "NEED" THAT DONE. IT DIDN'T FALL IN THE RECALL PROGRAM---BASED ON MY 2 PROBLEMS I FEEL IT SHOULD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I MAY DO TO SEE THAT THIS IS FIXED PROPERLY. I AM THINKING OF SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BUT CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE PASS THIS ONLY ANOTHER PERSON. THANK YOU. [XXX].*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/29/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/29/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED---OR A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IN MY OPINION. (I HAVE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR OVER 18 YEARS). ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*******770793. *AK *JB

• 12/28/2012· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE CAR SEEMS TO CONSUME MOTOR OIL AND I HAVE TO ADD MOTOR OILS AFTER CERTAIN MILES. I DID OIL LEVEL CHECK EVERY MONTH OR BI-MONTHLY AND I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT I WAS DRIVING THE VAN WITH VERY LOW OIL LOW LEVEL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OLD BUT FROM MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER MUCH OLDER CAR, OIL CONSUMPTION HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. CHECK WITH THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY ALL GAVE ME THE SAME EXPLANATIONS THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR (GETTING OLD). AT THE TIME I STARTED TO REALIZE THE ISSUE, THE CAR HAD ONLY APPROXIMATELY 80K MILES... *TR

• 12/28/2001· POWER TRAIN

  MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY PROBLEMS HOWEVER WE HAVE A HONDA SERVICE BULLITEN THAT STATES OTHERWISE SB #00-065 PLEASE READ IT. THEY ARE REPLACING THEM WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE FREE FROM THIS SAME DEFECT. THAT IS WHY HONDA HAS PUT A TOTALLY NEW TRANSMISSION DESIGN INTO THE 2002.*AK

• 12/27/2005· SEATS

  DRIVER POWER SEAT BASE BROKE MAKING THE SEAT UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD KEEP ME FROM GOING FORWARD, BUT THEN THE SEAT WOULD JOLT BACK AND MOST LIKELY FLIP ME BACKWARDS INTO THE SEAT BEHIND ME OR MY CHILD IF HE WERE IN THE SEAT! *JB

• 12/27/2004· POWER TRAIN

  NORMAL DRIVING OF MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY AND AT 107,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT CHARGED ME THE LABOR EVEN THOUGH THERE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW I HAD A TRANSMISSION COOLER INSTALLED, WHICH I BELIEVE EXTENDED ITS LIFE. I BELIEVE HONDA HAS SURPRESSED A DRECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND IS PASSING THE INSTALLATION LABOR ON TO THE CONSUMER. THEREFORE, I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.*AK

• 12/26/2013· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE CONTACTED ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 01/08/14*LJ

• 12/26/2002· POWER TRAIN

  1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT US WARRANTY AND WITHIN THE CANADIAN WARRANTY THE CAR WAS SOLD UNDER. HONDA HAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OTHER SIMILAR MODEL YEARS AND SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS ONE UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT AN ALARMING RATE, OUTSIDE THE IDENTIFIED TRANSMISSIONS, AND WITHOUT RECALL IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONSUMER SITUATION.

• 12/22/1998· POWER TRAIN

  DESIGN OF THE GEAR SHIFTER INTERFERES WITH THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RADIO. WHENEVER THE GEAR IS IN DRIVE IT OBSTRUCTS THE CONTROL OF THE RADIO, AND CAUSES DANGER IN SHIFTING GEAR INTO ANOTHER . MANUFACTURER NOTIFED AND INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

• 12/20/2007· POWER TRAIN

  1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA TOLD HIM THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. *KB

• 12/19/2001· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TURNS ON REPEATEDLY. HONDA SERVICE SAYS FAILURE CODE INDICATES NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED, ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT DETECT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS JUST YET. INTERNET SEARCH HAS TURNED UP A LOT OF OTHERS MENTIONING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND I DONT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BEFORE REPORTING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OTHERS OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR/FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/17/1999· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED LOOSE GASKET AT FRONT WINDSHIELD, STICKING LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, SQUEAKY BRAKES (NOT YET RESOLVED) AND PULLING TO RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ROAD

• 12/16/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHILE FILLING THE VAN WITH FUEL IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

• 12/16/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY ARE ADVERTISED AS HAVING THE ABILITY TO STOP WHEN CONFRONTED WITH AN OBSTACLE , BUT THEY CLEARLY DO NOT AND WILL EASILY CRUSH ANYTHING THAT GETS IN THEIR PATH. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DESIGN FOR ANY VEHICLE BUT UNTHINKABLE AND UNFORGIVABLE IN A VEHICLE DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. *AK

• 12/15/2005· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS IN CONCERN TO A 1999 HONDA ODSSYEY MINIVAN. HONDA HAS VOLUNTARILY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT PROBLEM FOR 7YRS/100K MILES. I TOOK MY MINIVAN IN AROUND 95K TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON IT AS I ALREADY NOTICED SOME MINOR SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND DECLINED TO FIXED ANY TRANSMISSION PARTS. MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO DEGRADE VERY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 20K MILES AND THE DEALER NOW TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE RETURNED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K. I BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BUILT AT THAT TIME NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THE DEALER NOW SAID IT HAS DETERIOATED TO SUCH A STATE THAT IT MAY BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. *NM

• 12/14/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW-WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OF THE BRAKES IS HEARD -IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO MOVE FOR UNSAFE DISTANCES. BRAKE PEDAL TAKES A LONG TIME TO FULLY DEPRESS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ENCOUNTERED IN DRY CONDITIONS. I DROVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS CARS ON THIS SAME DAY WITH NO PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE WINTER. THESE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A HONDA CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE TIRES AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE AT THE END OF LAST WINTER-NOW WITH THE FIRST SNOWFALL THIS YEAR-SAME PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/14/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrashFire

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IN WHICH AFTER THE IMPACT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS OCCURRED DUE A CRACKED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WHICH LEAKED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/13/2008· POWER TRAIN

  MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS CAN ATTEST TO HAVING TWO TO THREE TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED IN 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY'S . BREAKDOWN OCCURRING DURING ACCELERATION OR HIGHWAY DRIVING IS PARTICULARITY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SOLD VEHICLE AFTER IT OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. I WAS CHARGED $3,500 TO INSTALL A NEW ONE AT 100,000 MILES BECAUSE OF WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/13/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT BELTS LOOKED AND FELT LOOSE. *SC *JB

• 12/12/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHENEVER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK PERTAINING TO THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS. THE VEHICLE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

• 12/11/2008· POWER TRAIN

  1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES BY A HONDA DEALER BECAUSE OF SHIFTING ISSUES. HONDA REPLACED THIS FOR FREE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 137,000 BECAUSE OF SHIFTING ISSUES. I CANNOT GET 70,000 OUT OF A HONDA TRANSMISSION. THE VAN HAS A HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. HONDA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 12/10/2001· STRUCTURE

  POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS CLEANED GROUND AND SLIDE FOR SLIDING DOOR FAILING TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

• 12/09/2011· 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

• 12/09/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02120000 IGNITION SWITCH. BRANFORD HONDA 203-481-1616 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS. TS

• 12/09/2002· POWER TRAIN

  HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTEE ON THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS AND SHOULD DO SO WITH THE 1999 MODELS AS WELL AS THERE ARE MANY FAILURES BEING REPORTED. DT

• 12/09/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RECALLS 99V158000 AND 99V157000: CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES, AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT IN AUG 1999, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS. THIS DEFECT MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER IS MANLEY HONDA, 2750 CORBY AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA PHONE # 707542-5377. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/08/2017· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  RIGHT REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH SHUT

• 12/06/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BUT STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON A CITY STREET

• 12/03/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRUNK WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SLIDER BUTTON HAD TO REMAIN DEACTIVATED IN ORDER FOR THE ALERT FOR THE SLIDER DOOR TO DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 213,000.

• 12/03/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE HALTED AND SURGED DURING TRAVEL, WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2003. NOW IT FAILS AGAIN IN 2007. THE LIFESPAN IS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/03/2002· BACK OVER PREVENTION

  THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES DEALER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF ALARM IS BROKEN WHILE PERFORMING THE RECALL. CONSUMER FEELS ITS NOT GOOD BUSINESS. TS

• 12/02/2010· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 05 FOR DEFECT, WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME WITH LOCAL DEALER. JULY 29, 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING FAR FROM HOME AND WAS REPLACED AT MY COST OF $5,000 AS I WENT 6 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST BECAUSE I PUT 4,000 MILES OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA FOR HELP AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED FOR THE ORIGINAL DEFECT WITH THE RECALL IN 05, IF IT HAD, I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE TOLD BY HONDA THAT IT NEEDS IT'S 4TH TRANSMISSION. (3 IN 5 YEARS TIME). *TR

• 12/02/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DOWNHILL, THE VAN SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE ARE AFFECTED DURING THE FAILURE, SUCH AS LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUTS OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) IN 2002 AND THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2005; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

• 11/30/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CONSUMER FEARED THAT IF THE VEHICLE GOT INVOLVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THEY COULD NOT GET THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/30/1999· SEAT BELTS

  THE RETRACTOR ONLY GOES IN AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL IT GOES IN COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE 4 REAR SEATBELTS. OWNER'S CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN SEATBELT. DEALER SAID IT WAS PART OF DESIGN FLAW. IT WAS NECESSARY TO CUT THE TIGHTLY TWISTED BELT FROM AROUND CHILD'S WAIST. *AK *YC

• 11/29/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP A HILL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

• 11/29/2009· TIRES

  BOUGHT A MICHELIN HARMONY TIRE FOR OUR HONDA ODYSSEY IN MARCH OF 2008. WE HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW OUT A 3 IN SQUARE PART OF SIDEWALL IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND STOP SAFELY. *TR

• 11/29/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 120,000 MILES. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 75,000 MILES ABOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. RIGHT NOW THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE SHIFTER MOVES INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, BUT WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. NOT EVEN REVERSE. I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, HONDA OF ANNAPOLIS, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3500.00 FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE TO A LOCAL AAMCO SHOP WHO REPORTED TO ME THAT THEY HAD REPLACED NO LESS THAN 6 TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE 1999-2002 MODEL HONDA ODYSSEY. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. I RECEIVED NO WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE OF A PROBLEM. I JUST GOT IN IT ONE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NOW I WISH I HADN'T HAD THE RECALL DONE. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WORKED JUST FINE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 11/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IN APRIL, 1999. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 13,000 MILES. ON 11/13/2000, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. WITHIN A MILE, ALL ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VAN; WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE; THEY SAY THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THAT THERE IS $18,000 IN DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INVESTIGATED; THEY SAY THERE IS $19,000 IN DAMAGE -- A TOTAL LOSS. MY QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT'S THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE FIRE -- A HONDA DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, OR A DEALER INSTALLATION ERROR? (I HAD THE LOCAL DEALER INSTALL A HONDA CASSETTE DECK IN NOVEMBER, 1999; I HAD TO TAKE THE VAN BACK FOR REPAIRS A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I NOTICED THAT CERTAIN ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES NO LONGER WORKED CORRECTLY AND MY BATTERY WENT DEAD.) 2. WHAT LEVERAGE DO I HAVE TO GET SPECIAL TREATMENT (E.G., A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW VAN, TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION) FROM HONDA AND THE DEALER? (MY WIFE IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, SHE HAD OUR 20-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VAN WITH HER; THEY ARE FINE, BUT A BYSTANDER HAD TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE VAN -- THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT.) I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO HAS CONTACTED HONDA. NEITHER WANTS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION (MY INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER IT); THE BEST THEY'VE OFFERED IS TO EXPEDITE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMENT (AT LEAST 2-3 MORE WEEKS). AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL CHARGE ME MSRP OR GIVE ME A DISCOUNT. *AK

• 11/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  I BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IN APRIL, 1999. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 13,000 MILES. ON 11/13/2000, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. WITHIN A MILE, ALL ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VAN; WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE; THEY SAY THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THAT THERE IS $18,000 IN DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INVESTIGATED; THEY SAY THERE IS $19,000 IN DAMAGE -- A TOTAL LOSS. MY QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT'S THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE FIRE -- A HONDA DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, OR A DEALER INSTALLATION ERROR? (I HAD THE LOCAL DEALER INSTALL A HONDA CASSETTE DECK IN NOVEMBER, 1999; I HAD TO TAKE THE VAN BACK FOR REPAIRS A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I NOTICED THAT CERTAIN ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES NO LONGER WORKED CORRECTLY AND MY BATTERY WENT DEAD.) 2. WHAT LEVERAGE DO I HAVE TO GET SPECIAL TREATMENT (E.G., A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW VAN, TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION) FROM HONDA AND THE DEALER? (MY WIFE IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, SHE HAD OUR 20-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VAN WITH HER; THEY ARE FINE, BUT A BYSTANDER HAD TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE VAN -- THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT.) I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO HAS CONTACTED HONDA. NEITHER WANTS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION (MY INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER IT); THE BEST THEY'VE OFFERED IS TO EXPEDITE DELIVERY OF A REPLACEMENT (AT LEAST 2-3 MORE WEEKS). AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL CHARGE ME MSRP OR GIVE ME A DISCOUNT. *AK

• 11/27/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEEL BED IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE#19570R14 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT# TS

• 11/27/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

• 11/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  1ST DEALER ROADTEST OK, 2ND DEALER TECHNICIAN ROADTEST CHECK OK "YOU MUST GO" 3TH NO BODY HEARS MY REASON, SOMETIME , GOTO STOP SIGN STOP CAR, BUT IT CANT 100% STOP , IT STILL POWER OUTPUT . *AK (DOT NUMBER: 96T M+S TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)

• 11/27/2000· CHILD SEAT

  CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS IN REAR SEAT WHEN SEATBELT BUCKLE LOCKED UP, AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. SEATBELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T MOVE TO RETRACTOR IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER. AT THIS POINT, CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD TO REMOVE HER CLOTHING TO WIGGLE OUT OF SEATBELT. *AK

• 11/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  IN AUGUST 2003 I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM HONDA CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME I HAD 70K MILES AND SPORADIC INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW AT 120K I AM EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO INCLUDE: SLIPPAGE WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND SEVERE LURCHING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST AT A STOP. THE DEALER I HAVE BEEN USING SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE HONDA CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS A JOKE! THE WOMAN SAID THAT SINCE MY MILES WERE OVER THE MAGICAL NUMBER OF 100K MILES THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. APPARENTLY I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE LASTED THIS LONG WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS BEING FILED AGAINST HONDA BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO HAVE LESS THAN 100K MILES AS OF AUGUST 2006 TO QUALIFY FOR THE SUIT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES, SOME DRIVEN OVER 200K, I AM CONFIDENT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING I HAVE DONE, AS THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DOCUMENTATION BY THE HUNDREDS OF ODYSSEY OWNERS GOING THROUGH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. BECAUSE OF MY RECOMMENDATION TWO OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS BOUGHT ODYSSEYS, A 2000 AND A 2001, NOW I WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MY OWN. HONDA SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE SUED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. MAKE THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. AS THEIR CREDIBILITY IS STRAINED I WILL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER MAKE TO REPLACE THE ODYSSEY. *NM

• 11/25/2003· SEAT BELTS

  PROBLEM IS NOT WITH CAR SEAT BUT SEAT BELT ON THE HONDA ODYESSY 1999. THE MIDDLE ROW, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. IT LOSSES SPRING ACTION, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. OUR FOUR YEAR OLD SITS IN THE SEAT WITH A BOOSTER. ATTENDING A CAR SEAT SEMINAR THROUGH THE COUNTY WE LIVE IN, THEY STATED THAT ONCE THE BELT IS FASTENED IT MUST BE FULLY EXTENDED TO THE LOCKED POSITION. WITH THE FIRST TWO REPLACEMENTS OF THE SEAT BELT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS CORRECT TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. UPON THE LAST REPLACEMENT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO NOT EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. WE FEEL THIS IS NOT PROPER OPERATION FOR FULL SAFETY. WE ALSO FEAR FOR OUR CHILD'S SAFETY IF WE DO EXTEND AND LOCK THE BELT, DUE TO THE THREE FAILURES. *LA

• 11/22/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, DEALER SAID IT NEEDS REPLACED AFTER CHECKING IT ON COMPUTER. HE SAID HONDA HAD BEEN REPLACING SOME OF THESE IN THE 1999 ODYSSEY MODEL, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE MINE BECAUSE THE CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES. *TR

• 11/21/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000.