1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TCS/CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. PREVIOUS OWNER CONFIRMS THAT TCS/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED ON BEFORE. IN BOTH CASES, THE REPAIR SHOP RESET THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ON THE MOST RECENT SHOP VISIT, THE LIGHTS WERE RESET AND THE REPAIRMAN COMMENTED ON A SLIGHT LATE SHIFT BETWEEN 1 AND 2. I HADN'T NOTICED ANYTHING UP UNTIL THIS POINT, SO I DECIDED TO WAIT AND WATCH FOR THE SHIFT ISSUE. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE LATE SHIFT PROBLEM HAS GROWN. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO REV TOO HIGH AND SHUDDER WHEN THE SHIFT IS FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED. IT IS SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO APPLY THE GAS PEDAL IN A VERY SPECIFIC MANNER TO AVOID THE STUTTER. OTHERWISE IT OCCURS DURING EVERY SHIFT BETWEEN 1 AND 2. HAVING FOUND MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE (PENDING A REQUEST THAT HONDA PAY FOR THE REPAIR). *TR

WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NO LONGER COULD OPERATE UNTIL STOPPED, PUT INTO PARK, AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IGNITION SWITCH OF CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IGNITION SWITCH WAS ALREADY REPLACED IN 2002 UNDER HONDA RECALL AND IT FAILED AGAIN. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACE IN 2008 WAS PAID BY OWNER, NOT HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AGREED WITH THE MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,038.

NORMAL USE OF THE CAR DRIVERS ELECTRICAL SEAT ADJUSTMENT PLATFORM FAILED SO THE THE SEAT WAS VERY LOOSE AND ROCKING. FELT LIKE SEAT WOULD COME LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE VERY SERIOUS. CERTAINLY VIOLATING THE SAFETY RATING WHICH HONDA ADVERTISES. THE CAR HAS NEVER TO MY KNOWLEDGE, BEEN WRECKED. IT FIRST FAILED IN DEC. 2008 AND WAS REPAIRED BY WELDING, WHICH FAILED JAN. 27, 2009. THE ENTIRE ADJUSTMENT FRAME WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200.00. I HAVE THE OLD PART FOR YOU OR HONDA TO INSPECT, IF YOU WISH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000. UPDATED 4/14/09 *CN UPDATED 04/17/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COMPLETELY OPENED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY OCCURS WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V158000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS, LATCH). THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

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

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

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

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.