1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CONSUMER STATED BOTH SLIDING DOORS BECAME STUCK WHILE DOORS WERE BEING UNLOCKED. CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO DOOR TO OPEN IT, RESULTING IN DOOR HANDLE BREAKING. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH REAR DOORS CHILD SAFETY LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN SWITCH BUTTON WAS OFF. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH 99V158000 BUT THE VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NM *NM

SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN OPENING DOOR. PIN THAT SHEARED OFF AND THAT DOOR PIVOTS ON APPEARS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC. THESE DOORS NORMALLY ARE POWERED OPEN. DUE TO PROBLEM WITH SWITCH DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. WHEN OPENING MANUALLY THESE DOORS TAKE CONSIDERABLY MORE FORCE TO OPEN THAN A NORMAL SLIDING DOOR. WITH MY LITTLE EXPERIENCE OPENING MANUALLY I APPARENTLY PULLED TOO HARD! THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE HANDLE.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OUR TRANSMISSION THAT IS SETTING OUR ENGINE CODE OFF. I BELIEVE THE CODE IS A PO740. THIS PROBLEM SAID TO BE VERY COMMON IN THESE VANS

TRANSMISSION WOULD BUCK AND SLIP IN 3RD & 4TH GEARS. WOULD DRIVE ONLY IF PLACED IN 1ST & 2ND GEARS. REQUIRED NEW CLUCHES, SOLENOIDS, AND CONVERTER. WENT TO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR. HONDA WANTED $5,400 TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT.

WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW-WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OF THE BRAKES IS HEARD -IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO MOVE FOR UNSAFE DISTANCES. BRAKE PEDAL TAKES A LONG TIME TO FULLY DEPRESS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ENCOUNTERED IN DRY CONDITIONS. I DROVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS CARS ON THIS SAME DAY WITH NO PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE WINTER. THESE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A HONDA CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE TIRES AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE AT THE END OF LAST WINTER-NOW WITH THE FIRST SNOWFALL THIS YEAR-SAME PROBLEM.*AK

PROBLEM IS NOT WITH CAR SEAT BUT SEAT BELT ON THE HONDA ODYESSY 1999. THE MIDDLE ROW, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. IT LOSSES SPRING ACTION, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. OUR FOUR YEAR OLD SITS IN THE SEAT WITH A BOOSTER. ATTENDING A CAR SEAT SEMINAR THROUGH THE COUNTY WE LIVE IN, THEY STATED THAT ONCE THE BELT IS FASTENED IT MUST BE FULLY EXTENDED TO THE LOCKED POSITION. WITH THE FIRST TWO REPLACEMENTS OF THE SEAT BELT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS CORRECT TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. UPON THE LAST REPLACEMENT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO NOT EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. WE FEEL THIS IS NOT PROPER OPERATION FOR FULL SAFETY. WE ALSO FEAR FOR OUR CHILD'S SAFETY IF WE DO EXTEND AND LOCK THE BELT, DUE TO THE THREE FAILURES. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE ON A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. *MR THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING A MAJOR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE WHERE THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNED. THERE WAS INTERMITTENT SLIPPAGE, WHICH EVENTUALLY BECAME WORSE, EVEN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. *SCC ALSO THE AUTOMATIC DOORS DID NOT WORK AT TIMES. *JB

THE SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN HAVE BEEN HARD TO OPEN FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. RECENTLY, I PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR - IT SNAPPED OFF AND IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SERVICE MANUAL, I CAREFULLY REMOVED THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL TO FIND A BROKEN LEVER INSIDE. I HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED HOW MUCH IT MAY COST TO REPAIR THIS BUT I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RECENT QUALITY OF HONDA PRODUCTS. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE OWNED 3 OTHER HONDAS WITH ONLY MINOR REPAIR ISSUES. THE ODYSSEY IS DEFINITELY NOT UP TO THE USUAL HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS. THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SIDE DOOR IS NOW TOTALLY USELESS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART MIGHT COST $300 OR MORE. WITH THIS OUTRAGEOUS PRICE, I AM WILLING TO SPEND MY OWN TIME TO LOCATE A USED REPLACEMENT MECHANISM. THE ACTUAL BROKEN PART IS A SMALL PLASTIC LEVER INSIDE THE DOOR HANDLE. FROM MY INVESTIGATION, THIS LITTLE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY AND WILL WARRANT TO PURCHASE OF THE COMPLETE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR FAILURE REPORTS FROM MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS - IT'S TIME TO LET THEM KNOW HOW UNHAPPY WE ARE. *LA