1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

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

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN SINCE 2003, HONDA DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN JANUARY 2004, THE VAN IS A 1999, AT THAT TIME I HAD ABOUT 30000 MILES ON IT, OCTOBER OF 2007 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM A SPORT EVENT ON THE HIGHWAY, BOTH OF US WERE VERY SCARED SEEING AS IT JUST WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, THANK GOODNESS NO ONE BEHIND US OR THEY WOULD HAVE HIT US, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE I90. I CALLED HONDA IS REGARDS TO THIS ASKING WHAT THE WARRANTY WAS , THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION, I HAD 75000 MILES ON IT..SO I WENT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND NOW 1 YEAR LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VISITING MY SON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND MY VAN WAS JERKING WHENEVER IT WAS SHIFTING INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR...AGAIN A GREAT HAZARD ON THE ROAD WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC WITH CARS GOING 60-90 MILES PER HOUR...THIS IS A GREAT DEFECT ON HONDAS PART WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS...I ONLY HAVE 83000. ON THIS VAN AND IT IS DUE FOR A 4TH TRANSMISSION, DOESN'T THAT SOUND UN REAL. I ALSO HAVE MY VAN IS WORKING ORDER AND TO THE MECHANIC OFTEN. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN WITH 54K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO HEMPSTEAD HONDA AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKE AND REACCELERATE, THE CAR JERKS FORWARD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE STOPPING IN AN INTERSECTION, AS THIS DRIVER WAS APPLYING BRAKE THE DASHBOARD JUST FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE GEAR POSITION. THE CAR BEHIND US ALMOST HIT US. THE VAN RESTARTED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT ON PARK AND RESTARTED. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS SAME NIGHT, THIS DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH WHEN THE KEY DASHBOARD DISPLAY FLICKERED 3 TIMES THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND DRIVER UNABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. WE WERE LUCKY BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT US BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST FIVE YES AND THIS IS THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE SAME NIGHT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS THE PRIMARY TRANSPORT FOR MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY 2 KIDS. AS FAR AS I KNOW AS THE DEALER TOLD ME BEFORE MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL WITH REGARDS TO IGNITION FAILURE 02V120000 AND 03V423000. MY QUESTION WILL BE IS THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT THEY HAVE PUT ON WAS DEFECTIVE TOO OR IS THIS A NEW PROBLEM. WHAT WILL BE MY COURSE OF ACTION NOW? I'M PLANNING TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. MY HONDA VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICE BY HONDA. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR REPLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE REAR DOOR LATCH OPENS AND CLOSES WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAS SEEN THIS RECALL ISSUED TO MANY VEHICLES; HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE AT ALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE. RESTARTED WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. HONDA DEALER REPLACED START SWITCH. IT WAS REPLACED AT 65000 MILES UNDER RECALL. CURRENT MILEAGE 127,000 MILES. I GUESS THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 60,000 MILES OR SO. $385 TO REPLACE IT THIS TIME. HONDA SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT ONLY ONCE. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL. NEVER IMPROVED UPON. DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE VAN ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON THE THIRD LANE. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. VAN SPEED WAS DOWN TO 40MPH WHILE MAKING RIGHTS TO GET THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE VAN STARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND WE WENT ON OUR WAY. AFTER EXITING THE FREE WAY THE ENGINE AGAIN STOPPED BUT THIS TIME WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE LIGHTS TURNED RED AND I WAS BLOCKING ON COMING TRAFFIC AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS HONKING HIS HORN. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE IT AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. MEAN WHILE MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT EVENING I REMOVED THE COVER AND IGNITION SWITCH WAS OVERHEATING AND KILLING THE ENGINE ( SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WIRES WERE MELTING). I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT CONFORMED THE SWITCH PROBLEM ALSO THE VAN WAS RECALLED FOR THAT REASON. I CALL HONDA AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL WAS DONE ON THIS VAN. THE ENGINE STOPPED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING TILL I GOT THE PART REPLACED. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT THE RECALL DID NOT WORK, AND THE REPLACED PARTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINAL RECALL ( OVERHEATING SWITCH) . I HAVE REPLACED THE SWITCH. BUT THE DESIGN IS STILL BAD AND THAT WILL HELP ONLY TEMPORARY. STOPPING THE VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY OF THE INTERSECTION COMES WITH HEAVY RISKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. A PIN KIT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIFTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. MOST RECENTLY, THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER DEFECTIVE SWITCH. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD MELTED SOLDER JOINTS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHICH WERE THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL HAD BEEN SATISFIED PREVIOUSLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH THAT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2002 WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED. THE RIGHT DOOR ACTUATOR HAD SHORTED OUT. *JB

FAILURE OF A ENGINE PART THAT WAS "VOLUNTARILY" REPLACED BY HONDA, WITH THE CORP. CITING A LESSER WARRANTY PERIOD ON THE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR