1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY IN THE MORNING THEN IN THE AFTERNOON MADE A HUGE GRINDING, BANGING NOISE IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS 2ND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM HONDA. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT HONDA'S COST JUST 18 MONTHS AGO. CLEARLY REFURBISHED TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUST AS DEFECTIVE AS THE ORIGINALS. IN FACT THIS ONE DIDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS A LEMON!!*AK

VEHICLE STARTED WHEN IGNITION TURNED ON, BUT GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER MANY FAILED ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, WE HAD TO FOLLOW THE HONDA ODYSSEY USER MANUAL DIRECTIONS( PG 201) AND UNLOCK THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL USING THE CAR KEY- YOU THEN INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN THE VAN ON.*AK

BOTH MANUAL REAR SLIDING DOORS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN 1999. DEALER GREASED BOTH DOORS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS SERVICED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE LATCHES ON BOTH DOORS HAVE BROKEN AND NOW THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS POSSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DOORS NEED TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. SLIDING REAR MANUAL DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD INDICATE ON THE DASH TO BE OPEN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN CORNERING OR HITTING BUMPS. OVERHEAD LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AND CRACKLING SOUND FROM BELOW STEERING WOULD BE HEARD. *JB

THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING IN THE CITIES OR HIGHWAYS.THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO DIFFENT GEAR WITHOUT WARNING GOES FROM DRIVING TO NOT MOVING IN ANY GEAR.I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND CAN BRING IT TO YOUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND YOU CAN RIDE OR DRIVE IT TO SEE HOW DANGEROUS IT REALLY IS FOR MY WIFE AND 3YR OLD SON AND 2 1/2 MONTH OLD DAUGTHER .I PRAY THAT THEY ARE SAFE EVERY DAY LEAVE IN THAT 5 STAR AWARDED DEATH TRAP.*AK

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR TO HAVE THE DOOR REPAIRED, BUT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER UNLESS HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE OVERALL PROBLEM INVOLVED THE DOORS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IN AUG 1999. FIRST ACCOUNT WAS IN MAR 2000. BY NOV 2000, VEHICLE WAS SEEN 3 TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FIVE YEARS LATER, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 12 TIMES (WORKING ON NUMBER 13 NOW) FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. EGR KIT HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, REMAINING VISITS ACCOUNTED FOR MY CLEANING EGR PORTS, REPLACING THE EGR VALVE, AND REPLACING THE GAS CAP. I'VE HAD OTHER VEHICLES FOR 7+ YEARS AND NEVER REPLACED A GAS CAP! THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 2? CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS TIED TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS PASSING INSPECTION. DURING THE LAST VISIT, LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE EGR KIT IN ORDER TO GET THE 05 INSPECTION COMPLETED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IN ADDITION, INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION IN AUG 03. DEALER AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN GOOD FAITH. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE. AT THE TIME OF SERVICE THE MILEAGE WAS CLOCKED AT 81823. LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER (JUNE 2004), IT WAS DISCOVERED BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE THAT THE LEFT AXLE SEAL GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY GRITTY. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE REQUIRED (MILEAGE WAS CLOCKED AT 102000). AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, MY MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THEM IN A SAFE, RELIABLE MANNER. GIVEN THE EXTENT OF MY EMISSION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT REMAIN UNRESOLVED, I CANNOT DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS SITUATION WAS FIRST DOCUMENTED TO HONDA IN NOV 2000. AT THAT TIME THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS/75,000 MILES. ANOTHER LETTER WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL (SIGNED FOR ON 6 AUG 2004). I'VE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM HONDA. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS HONDA PRODUCT AND EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR (LACK OF) CUSTOMER SERVICE.*JB

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. DEALERSHIP SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT SINCE THE CAR IS 6K MILES OVER WARRANTY LIMIT, I HAVE TO FOOT THE $5000 BILL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT BASED ON INFORMATION GLEEMED FROM THE WEB STILL HAS THE SAME BASIC FLAW...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. VEHICLE WAS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND BURNING FLUID. TRANSMISSION THEN COMPLETELY FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIFTH TRANSMISSION. *AK

I BOUGHT MY 1999 ODYESSE IN MARCH OF 2004. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY MY DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING COMPLETLY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LATCHES AND HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOTALLING $420. THEY CHECKED MY WARRANTY AND THOSE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T HAVE $420, TO REPAIR THE DOOR. ONE WEEK LATER THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED CLOSING ALL THE WAY. I LOOKED UP THE 1999 ODYESSE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND THERE ARE PLENTY, BUT WHEN I SPOKE WITH AMERICA HONDA THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER HAD NO RECALLS. THEN I SPOKE WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY RECALL FOR MY VIN WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. SO, I BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT BEING COVERED UP. I HAVE FOUR SMALL CHILDREN THAT ARE RIDE IN THIS VAN EVERYDAY AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THIS WEB-SITE MY CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE WITH DOORS THAT CAN JUST COME OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.