1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT FROM A HONDA DEALER AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED IN 2001. TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I REPLACED IT UNDER HONDA CERTIFIED WARRANTY IN 2005. VEHICLE TURNED 149,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION (CONFIRMED BY SANTA MONICA HONDA) MUST AGAIN BE REPLACED MEANING CAR NEEDS A 4TH TRANSMISSION. HONDA WILL NOT EXTEND ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ME NOR WILL THEY RELEASE FACTORY TRANSMISSION TO ME SAYING THEY ARE HOLDING FACTORY PARTS FOR "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS! THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS? *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY - DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH THE FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN THE DASH LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COME ON. VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT OR KEEP SPEED. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE DECREASING SPEED. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VAN. HONDA DID COVER THE FIRST THREE BUT HAS ADAMANTLY STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ONE. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL. BECAUSE THIS IS A MINI VAN IN WHICH FAMILIES ARE DRIVING, HONDA PUTS YOU AND YOURS AT RISK WITH A REPETITIVE ISSUE. *TR

ON JUNE 28, OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON I-94 E BOUND BETWEEN BATTLE CREEK MI AND THE EXIT TO I-69. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, THEN AFTER PLACING THE CAR IN PARK AND SWITCHING OFF THE IGNITION, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RAN FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-75 NORTH OF DAYTON, OH. THIS TIME, I NOTICED THE GAUGES CAME BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PROCEED WITH OUT STOPPING. IN GOT CASE, TRAFFIC WAS NOT SO HEAVY AS TO BE A DANGER, AND LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN THE PASSING LANE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED JUST BEFORE WE MADE IT ONTO OUR STREET, BUT FOR A SHORTER TIME AND WE CONTINUED HOME. THE NEXT NIGHT, WHILE RETURNING HOME ON LOCAL STREETS, GOING ABOUT 35MPH, THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, WE HAD THE HEADLIGHT ON (IT WAS ABOUT 9:15PM), AND WE LOST ALL LIGHTING (INTERIOR GAUGES AND EXTERIOR). ON JUNE 30, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM - FAILED IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF A RECALL. I CHECKED YOUR ONLINE NOTICES: MAY 16, 2002 NHTSA: 02V120000. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE RE-ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. WE WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN BAD WEATHER; LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS WELL AS LIGHTING AND BRAKE LIGHTS. AND AT NIGHT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD ON THE HIGHWAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ALMOST HAD A REAL LIVE AUTO ACCIDENT. THEN RESEARCHED AND CAME ACROSS NHTSA RECALL #03V423000. CALLED HONDA, AND THEY SAID, "NOT OUR PROBLEM, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO YOUR VIN". END OF CONVERSATION. SO, WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS? IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE HIGHER UP I CAN CONTACT AS OPPOSED TO THE HONDA 800 #? THANKS. *TR

I OWN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FIRST REPLACED DUE TO CLASS ACTION. IS NHTSA EVER GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE A RECALL AND GET OUR VANS FIXED? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE LEFT STRANDED ON BUSY HIGHWAYS WITH FAMILIES. *TR

THE VAN SUDDENLY SHUTS ITSELF OFF (ENGINE STALLED, NO RADIO, NO LIGHTS ON DASH) WHILE DRIVING. IT FEELS LIKE A "PARKED" VEHICLE MOVING ON THE ROAD.*TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT JUST OVER 56,000. DID NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE PROTECTION SO WAS ENTIRELY ABSORBED BY ME. INCIDENT FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND SAFELY MADE IT BACK HOME WITH PRAYERS AND CAUTIOUS DRIVING TECHNIQUES LIKE A BAD THEME PARK RIDE. COST WAS OVER $2,000.00. REPLACED IN FEB. 2010. *CN

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. IT WAS SENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD DT CODE 1-1. FURTHER CHECK BY THE DEALER IN THE SECOND VISIT RESULTED IN THE DIAGNOSIS FOR "CABLE REEL REPLACEMENT" IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHARGE FOR THE INITIAL DIAGNOSTICS WAS $95 PLUS TAX AND THE CHARGE FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CABLE REEL WILL BE ANOTHER $250. THE CABLE REEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT BE DAMAGED BY NORMAL DRIVING FOR A VEHICLE AT 54K MILES. IT HAS TO BE DUE TO THE BAD DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE AND SHOULD BE UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. IRONICALLY, IF THE SAFETY BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSES THE SRS LIGHT ON, HONDA HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR AND DIAGNOSIS COST. ONE CAN THINK THAT THE SEAT BELT MAY BE DAMAGED THROUGH NORMAL OR EXCESSIVE USAGE. HOW COULD A DRIVER DAMAGE THE CABLE REEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE AIRBAG IS NEVER DEPLOYED? *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, 153K MI. TRANSMISSION REPLACED JULY 2007 AT 100K UNDER HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS DRIVEN BY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. ON 3/15, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROX 65 MPH), WHILE IN MOUNTAINOUS PASS (MARKER 77) ON I-8 EAST OF SAN DIEGO . DRIVER (SON) AVOIDED ACCIDENT & OTHER TRAFFIC, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS FOR HIM & 5 PASSENGERS. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. TRANSMISSION SERVICED PER PRESCRIBED MAINT SCHEDULE (FLUID DRAIN & FILL AT 30K MI INTERVAL). 50K MILES SEEMS A BIT LOW FOR THE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COMMONLY SEEN IN 1999-2001 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND RESTARTED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PROCEED THROUGHOUT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THE STARTER, BOTH OF WHICH THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED AND DID NOT BELIEVE THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STARTER; YET, THAT THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION WIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,000.