2000 Honda Odyssey

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

• 12/31/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY KEY LIGHT IS ON AND MY KEY WON'T TURN MY VAN.I JUST TURNED IT OFF AND 2 DAYS LATER I FOUND THIS PROBLEM.

• 12/29/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION OUT AFTER 107K MILES. *TR

• 12/29/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON CRASH. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER & BACK INJURIES. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. *NM

• 12/29/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DURING A RECENT (MILD) SNOW STORM, BOTH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN REFUSED TO OPEN. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE MOTORS OF BOTH DOORS GAVE UP ALTOGETHER; THE BEEPING SOUND THAT INDICATES THE BLOCKING OF DOORS ALSO STOPPED. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. I HAD THE DOOR MOTORS REPAIRED AT MY HONDA DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CONTACTS WERE MOIST AND THEREFORE THE DOORS DID NOT WORK. AT 42.000 MILES I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD, BUT I COULD ACCEPT SUCH A DEFECT. I AM REALLY CONCERNED, THOUGH, ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF JUST LIKE THAT. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN (4 AND 5). THE YOUNGEST CANNOT GET OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT BY HIMSELF AND I COULD NOT GET TO HIM QUICKLY. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I NOTIFIED HONDA ABOUT THIS AND I HEREWITH REPORT THE ISSUE. I HOPE THAT HONDA WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY FOR THESE MATTERS. I CONTACT THE NHTSA ALSO, SINCE I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. I KNOW THAT I DID NOT APPLY ANY UNREASONABLE FORCE TO THE DOOR HANDLE TO MAKE IT BREAK. I CAN EASILY IMAGINE SOMEONE (IN A PANIC?) DOING THE SAME. *AK

• 12/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES ARE GINDING. NLM

• 12/27/2012· POWER TRAINCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

• 12/27/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  POWER SLIDING DOORS, DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL NOT LATCH OR LOCK. HONDA CLAIMS THERE ARE "NO" PROBLEMS OR DEFECTS. $528.19 LATER, THEN THEY WORK LIKE IT WAS NEW..... *JB

• 12/24/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOOR LATCH ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT BUILT DECEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 16, 1999 THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING THE DOOR LATCH. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE BROKEN LATCH WAS A FACTORY DEFECT THEREFORE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM

• 12/22/2012· TIRES

  I PURCHASED BRAND NEW MICHELIN DEFENDER TIRES THREE WEEKS AGO FROM A MICHELIN CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR SHOP. TODAY WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUT...CONSISTENT WITH A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE WERE DRIVING LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM OUR HOME, ON A CLEAR DAY, WITH NO POT HOLES, OR OBSTACLES IN THE ROAD. WE DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. WE WERE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR...ON A CLEAR CITY STREET IN VIRGINIA. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE....IT WAS OBVIOUS THE TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WE WENT ACROSS THE STREET TO MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO. THE TIRE HAD FOUR BLOW OUT HOLES ON EVERY SINGLE SIDE OF THIS TIRE. THIS TIRE IS ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD. IT HAS LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. MICHELIN REFUSED TO WARRANTY THIS TIRE. THEY COVERED ONLY 50 % OF THE TIRE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY...WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE TIRE WAS CONFISCATED (PER MICHELIN) BY MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO. *TR

• 12/21/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE STOPPED THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE HILL OF HER DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED TO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/21/2009· SEATS

  THE 2ND ROW CAPTAIN SEAT IN MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY CAME OFF THE FLOOR AND CAN'T BE SECURED. *TR

• 12/21/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T LOCK INTO POSITION. THE CONTACT HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT WANTS THE DEALER TO HONOR THE SAFETY RECALL ON HIS CAR. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN WITH HONDA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A CASE NUMBER N012006-12-040028 ON DECEMBER 4, 2006. ALSO SENT A LETTER TO MR. TAKEO SUKUI WHO IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HONDA MOTORS VERBALLY RESPONDED AND TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON HIS CAR. LETTER SENT DECEMBER 1, 2006 AND VERBAL RESPONSE TODAY DECEMBER 21, 2006. THE CONTACT HAS KEPT CORRESPONDENCE.

• 12/21/2001· STRUCTURE

  WHEN POWER DOORS ARE CLOSED USING HANDLE, IF RESISTANCE IS ENCOUNTERED, THE DOOR CLOSES WITH INCREASED FORCE AND DOES NOT SHOP. WHEN A ROLL OF PAPER TOWELS IS PUT INTO THE DOOR, THE DOOR DESTROYED THE PAPER TOWELS.

• 12/20/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,557.

• 12/20/2006· SEAT BELTS

  TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SEAT BELT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DUE TO HIS LARGE SIZE. HE STATED THAT HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SEAT BELT EXTENDER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERN ABOUT HIS SAFETY AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP HE CAN TAKE.

• 12/20/2005· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 52K MILES ON IT AND THE COIL SPRING AROUND THE STRUT OF ONE OF THE WHEELS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA THAT MADE IT SNAP. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THAT HAD HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN REAL TROUBLE. I DON'T THINK THAT THE COIL SHOULD HAVE SNAPPED AT 52K MILES. IT'S GOING TO COST MORE THAN $900 TO FIX. *NM

• 12/20/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SINCE PURCHASING A 2000 ODYSESSY EX, I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SLIDING DOORS. ONCE AGAIN TODAY, NEITHER DOOR WOULD OPEN. I HAVE HAD LATCHES REPLACED, HANDLES REPLACES, REMOTES REPLACED AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS AS BAD AS EVER. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR GENERALLY NEVER CLOSES PROPERLY AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLICKERS ON AND OFF FORCING ME TO SHUT THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE OFF SO THEY STOP FLASHING. WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS DAMP OR COLD, THE DOORS WILL NOT WORK. TONIGHT I HAD THE CAR RUNNING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AND THE DOORS STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER THERE IS EITHER AN ATTEMPT TO GET ME TO REPLACE EVERY CONCEIVABLE PART HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR THEY SIMPLY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS SITUATION. NOT ONLY IS IT EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT TO GET 4 CHILDREN IN AND OUT THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. IF THERE WAS EVER A NEED TO QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER SITUATION, IT OFTEN TIMES WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THE DOORS WOULDN'T WORK. AFTER 18 MONTHS DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION, I'VE HAD ENOUGH. I THINK IT IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH THE DEALERS SIMPLY CAN NOT FIX. I'M WILLING TO BET THE ORIGINAL OWNER TRADED IT IN BECAUSE OF THE SAME SITUATION BECAUSE IT STARTED FOR ME THE FIRST DAY WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *LA

• 12/19/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE AT AN INTERSECTION ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS RAVING. TRANSMISSION STICK WOULD ALSO NOT GO BEYOND D4 WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE VAN. *TR

• 12/18/2011· POWER TRAIN

  HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER A RECALL AND IT FAILED AGAIN 50,000 MILES LATER. *TR

• 12/18/2000· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENTCrash

  ON JUNE 16, 2000 MY 2000 HONDA ODYESSY WAS REAR ENDED OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR BUMPER. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES ON THE ODYESSY. I WAS SOUTHBOUND ON EUCLID AVE. AT INTERSTATE 5. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN A UPHILL POSITION. I WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE AT THE LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURN GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO GO AND MY ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THEN CAUGHT AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. THIS CAUSED THE ODYSSEY TO LURCH FORWARD AND THEN STOP SUDDENLY. WHEN THE ODYSSEY STOPPED I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO GO SO THAT NO BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON TO WARN THE DRIVERS TO MY REAR THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STOP. MY ODYSSEY WAS HIT IN THE REAR BUMPER BY THE VEHICLE TO MY REAR. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE ANAHEIM POLICE WHO CAME TO THE SCENE AND MADE REPORT # DR NO 00-23199. THE VEHICLE TO MY REAR WAS WITHOUT INSURANCE. I REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO HONDA OF AMERICA AND THE CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN APPRAISAL OF MY DAMAGES YET IT COULD BE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. I AM HOLDING OFF BECAUSE ON THE APPRAISAL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BEHIND MINE HAD NO INSURANCE AND AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ON A SEPARATE INCIDENT ON JUNE 24, 2000 MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLUE OUT AT 70 MPH WITH ONLY 7,500 MILES ON IT. I CAME TO A SAFE STOP AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED FOR $100.00 . ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES GRIND WITH A METAL TO METAL SOUND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT MY POWER STEERING SOMETIMES HESITATES AND JERKS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WHEN RUNNING THE REAR AIRCONDITIONING ON HIGH THE REAR BLOWER SPEED FLUCTUATES LIKE AS IF IT HAS A BAD CONNECTION. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THE COLDER WEATHER AROUND NOVEMBER, 2000 WHEN I USE THE DEFROSTER ON THE FRONT WINDOWS IT SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, OR LIKE WIRES ARE BURNING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M30D TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)

• 12/17/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT US STRANDED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER TIME I HAD TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE AN UNRELIABLE TRANSMISSION ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 12/17/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH, THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, FIRST TWO TIMES WAS AN EASY FIX, THIS TIME THE 'FIX' IS NOT WORKING. *TR

• 12/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REFER TO ODI#755486- DEALER VISIT TODAY- CODE 31-2 PFINH SIGNAL--DEALER CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TECH LINE FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY STATE THE TCS LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR EGR CODE, THEY STATE THE TCS SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL, TCS CODE IS A FALSE CODE DUE TO MOMENTARY INTERUPTION OF SIGNAL TO PRIMARY CONTROL MODULE, AND IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. CAR AFTER 7 VISITS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

• 12/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ABOUT A WEEK AFTER SERVICE. ADVISE FROM DEALER TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND FILL TANK A COUPLE OF TIMES AND LIGHT SHOULD GO OFF. RESULT 1 MONTH LATER LIGHT STILL ON. IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER REVEALS CODE P0420. THEY (DOBBS HONDA TUCSON AZ) ARE SAYING THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS WELL AS AN O2 SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED COST $1,200. VEHICLE HAS 95K MILES. THIS EXCEEDS THE 80K EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I THIS CASE THESE ITEMS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 75K MILES IN MAY OF 2004 BUT IT IS NOW DECEMBER 2005 AND THE VEHICLE IS PAST THE 1YR/12K MILES REPAIR WARRANTY. I HAVE APPEALED THIS PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND THE ARE TALKING TO AMERICAN HONDAS WESTERN REGION MANAGER AS I AM WRITING THIS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL DECIDE TO COVER THE REPAIR OR NOT, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME. AFTER READING VARIOUS HONDA FORUMS IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS ON OTHER MODELS AS WELL (ACCORDS). PLEASE CONSIDER ASKING HONDA TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE EMISSION DEVICES AND FIGURE OUT SOME SOLUTION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE PROBLEMS. THANKS. *NM

• 12/14/2005· STRUCTURE

  MANUAL SLIDING DOORS STICK TO THE POINT THAT OCCUPANTS CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. IT HAS TAKEN TWO LARGE ADULTS (ONE PULLING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE OTHER KICKING FROM THE INSIDE) TO OPEN THE DOORS. PROBLEM BEGAN IN SUMMER, 2003. WE BROKE AND HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES IN 11/04 BECAUSE WE WERE PULLING SO HARD TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. COMPLAINED WHENEVER WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, BUT OUR COMPLAINTS NEVER APPEAR ON OUR INVOICES. THEREFORE, ACCORDING TO HONDA, THERE IS NO RECORD OF A PROBLEM WITH OUR DOORS. HONDA'S RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN TO LUBRICATE THE DOORS, BUT WE NEVER NOTICE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN THE PROBLEM. MY DEALER JUST INFORMED ME THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED RECOMMENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR SEALS AT A COST TO US OF NEARLY $400. AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE, THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, BUT WE WILL PAY NEARLY $200 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD CORRECT, BUT AS THE PROBLEM AROSE AFTER OUR 30,000 MILE WARRANTY, THEY FEEL THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT MY CHILDREN BEING TRAPPED, PERHAPS WITH THE CAR ON FIRE, AND WONDER HOW HONDA CAN TREAT THE ISSUE SO CASUALLY. *NM

• 12/13/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHIFT IRREGULARLY WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

• 12/13/2010· POWER TRAIN

  ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 105,366 MILES. HONDA MOTOR CORPORATE REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY REIMBURSEMENT TOWARDS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 105,366 MILES. *TR

• 12/13/2007· STRUCTURE

  I OWN A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX MINIVAN WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS, AS IT FAILS TO AUTOMATICALLY OPEN AND/OR CLOSE USING THE DASH SWITCH, REMOTE (KEY) BUTTON, OR THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE SLIDING DOOR ITSELF. THE DOOR WILL DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: UPON ACTUATION OF ABOVE OPENING METHODS, IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL, BUT BEEP THREE TIMES; OPEN PARTIALLY AND STOP - AND BEEP THREE TIMES; OPEN PARTIALLY, THEN CLOSE ON ITS OWN; OR SUCCESSFULLY OPEN. I ESTIMATE THE FAILURE RATE FOR FAILING TO SUCCESSFULLY OPEN TO BE APPROXIMATELY 66% - ROUGHLY 2/3 OF THE TIME. THIS VAN IS USED, AT TIMES, TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN, AND I CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM TO BE SAFETY-RELATED, AS IT IS MOST-DIFFICULT TO OPEN THIS DOOR MANUALLY - FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE MINIVAN. *TR

• 12/13/2000· STRUCTURE

  THE PUTRUDING BOLTS IN THE DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I WAS TOLD HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS AND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER VANS BUT DON'T FEEL JUSTIFIED IN REPAIRING IT.*AK

• 12/12/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD ERRONEOUSLY BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING SECURED IN PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY AS HE REALIZED THAT THE ALTHOUGH THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, HE FAILED TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

• 12/11/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CLEAR DRIVING CONDITIONS NO WATER, OIL OR MUD ON PAVEMENT. DRIVER WAS ATTENTIVE. I HAD STOPPED IN TURN BAY, CROSSED OVER THREE TRAFFIC LANES TO SIDE STREET. THEN IMMEDIATELY MADE A LEFT TURN INTO PARKING LOT AND A RIGHT TURN INTO PARKING SPACE. AS I ENTERED PARKING SPACE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY DECELERATION, JUMPED A SMALL CURB AND HIT A TREE. I NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL OR RUBBER AT IMPACT. THE HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECT AND THEN DENIED ANY LIABILITY FOR ACCIDENT. SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, AND I KNOW THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, I AM AFRAID TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND BE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM TO NHTSA. THE DEALER REFUSED TO BUY THE VAN BACK AT ANY PRICE EVEN AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. DT

• 12/11/2001· STRUCTURE

  MIDDLE OF BACK DOOR METAL IS FATIGUE. DOOR METAL IS DENTING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED CONSUMER WAS PUSHING ON METAL WHEN CLOSING DOOR. *AK

• 12/10/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF WEEKDS SLIDING SIDE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD OPEN ON THEIR OWN. THEN, THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT APPLICATION OF MANUAL FORCE. *AK

• 12/10/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER COULD REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. *AK HONDA WAS NO HELP TO THE MATTER. *SCC *JB

• 12/10/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER HAD COLLISION ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING INJURIES. PH

• 12/07/1999· SEAT BELTS

  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

• 12/06/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ALL GEARS. I WONDER WHY YOU DON'T HAVE TRANSMISSION AS ONE OF "FAILED COMPONENTS " FIELD>? *TR

• 12/06/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION MADE A CLANKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 12/06/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS DURING THE INITIAL RANGE OF MOTION. THIS FORCES THE DRIVER TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL IN ORDER TO BREAK THRU THE STICKING POINT THUS CAUSING THE VAN TO SURGE FORWARD. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE SAFELY IN A CONGESTED AREA SUCH AS THE CARPOOL LINE AT OUR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT SEVERAL TIMES BY CLEANING CARBON BUILDUP. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY RETURNS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE ALREADY COMPLAINED ABOUT. EVEN THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE A CHILD GETTING RUN OVER BEFORE SOMEONE DOES THEIR JOB AND FORCES HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. DT

• 12/04/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THE SWAY BAR CONNECTION BECAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

• 12/04/2000· SEATS

  IS THERE A LAW/REGULATION ON THE ACCEPTABLE SEAT HEIGHT OF A MOTORCYCLE? MY BIKE SEAT IS APPROX 38" OFF OF THE GROUND. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE HEIGHT WAS ADJUSTABLE AND IN FACT IT IS NOT. I REALLY FEEL AS THOUGH THE EXTREME SEAT HEIGHT IS A HAZARD WHEN RIDING THE BIKE ON THE STREET. I CAN ONLY TOUCH THE GROUND WITH MY TIP TOES. HOW IS IT THAT THEY CAN SELL ME A BIKE THAT IS WAY TO TALL FOR ME TO RIDE SAFELY? *AK

• 12/04/2000· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOORS PRIOR TO AND AFTER RECALL 00V119, ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR OPENED ABOUT ONE FOOT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *SLC

• 12/03/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE WAS STRONG GASOLINE ODOR ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE CABIN. DEALERSHIP NOTICED FUEL TANK FILLER NECK HAD A HOLE. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROPER TESTING WASN'T DONE. THE CAUSE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FOURTH VISIT. THE SMELL HAD BEEN PRESENT SIX MONTHS OR MORE. *PH

• 12/03/2001· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/02/2010· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE TOOK OUR YOUNG CHILDREN TO TOWN AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/02/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/02/2001· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/01/2011· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPER AND WOULD COME OFF TRACK WHILE CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR BACK ON TRACK IN ORDER FOR THE DOORS TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE UPPER TRACK FOR THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

• 12/01/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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