1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

POWER SEAT WILL ACTIVATE ITSELF WHEN DRIVER SITS ON IT, WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY CONTROLS. THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD PINNING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT JUST ACTIVATES ITSELF. I AM NOT AN OVERWEIGHT PERSON. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SITTING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS ANOMOLIE HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. *AK

SEALANT THAT SEALS THE FUEL FILLER PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK UNSEALED, AND GAS WAS ABLE TO LEAK THROUGH. THE CAUSE OF THE UNSEALING STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 107,000 MILES. VEHICLE NEVER USED TO TOW, ONLY PASSENGER VEHICLE USE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A LOUD BANG WHEN GOING TO REVERSE, NOT ALLOWING VAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS ON SLIGHT ENCLINE, INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, VAN LOST MOVEMENT WHEN DRIVER WAS MAKING A 3 POINT TURN WHICH HE HAD TO PUSH THE VAN. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE IT THINKS THE AGAS CAP DOOD IS OPEN. IT'S COMPLETLY CLOSED THOUGH.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. LOCAL DEALER EXPLAINED THAT WE NEEDED TO REPLACE SOLONOIDS; $600 REPAIR. TWO DAYS LATER BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. DEALER SAYS WE NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. INTERNET CHAT ROOM PARTICIPANTS CLAIM HONDA ISSED A SERVICE BULLETIN 00-065 ABOUT THE PROBLEM. YOUR WEBSITE LISTS TENS OF IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WHILE ONE SITE AUTOFAM.COM LISTS SEVERAL HUNDRED IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS.

SLIDING DOOR IS STICKING. HAD BROUGHT TO DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. EVERY TIME, THEY DIAGNOSED DIFFERENTLY BUT COULD NOT FIXED IT CORRECTLY.

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OURS HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING REQUIRED SERVICING AT 90K MILES (INCLUDING NEW TIMING BELT AND NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID). WE ALSO HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (EXTENDS WARRANTY OUT TO 100K MILES). NOW, AT 114K MILES, OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OR CLUNK INTO GEAR GOING FROM A SLOW SPEED AND ACCELERATING GENTLY (ENGINE WOULD REV, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD TAKE HOLD, GO CLUNK!, AND VAN WOULD BE IN GEAR). OUR HONDA DEALER'S SERVICE SAYS THAT IT'S A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WE NEED TO PAY $5,050 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS IT'S BEYOND WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T COVER ANY REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT (EVEN PARTIAL). MY LAST HONDA PRODUCT (A 1994 ACURA INTEGRA) WENT NEARLY 200,000 MILES WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION (UNTIL I TRADED IT IN FOR A NEW CIVIC THIS YEAR). 114K HIGHWAY MILES ON A 1999 ODYSSEY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A $5,000 REPAIR BILL TO KEEP THE CAR SAFE. (I.E. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION CAN STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME, POTENTIALLY STRANDING ANYONE IN MY FAMILY WHO IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, OR, I WOULD IMAGINE, CAUSE AN ACCIDENT UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS).*AK I NOTICE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_25578.HTML AND AT EDMUNDS: 2,919 POSTS ALL ABOUT BAD HONDA TRANSMISSIONS! GO HERE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.EEA6370.EE93EE8 SOME EXAMPLES: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.EE93EE8/2886 HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.EE93EE8/2760 HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.EE93EE8/2683 CAN THE NHTSA HELP?

WE WERE IN THE FIRST DAY OF A 10 DAY TRIP IN OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. (THE VAN HAD BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN MAY, 2003 AND HAD ALSO BEEN CHECKED OUT PRIOR TO THE TRIP TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS IN GOOD SHAPE). THREE HOURS INTO OUR TRIP, THE LIGHTS COME ON AND WE'RE DEALING WITH AN OUT OF TOWN HONDA DEALER. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION DONE IN A TIMELY MANNERAT THE OUT OF TOWN DEALERSHIP AND WE NEEDED A VAN DUE TO A DISABLED CHILD AND NO VANS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RENT. THEREFORE, WE WERE LEFT WITH THE ONLY CHOICE WE FELT WE HAD WHICH WAS TO PURCHASE A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY (03) AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER WE GET HOME AND RESEARCH THIS ISSUE, WE FEEL THAT HONDA HAS BEEN LESS THAN FAIR AND HONEST. WE CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR HONDA CUSTOMER CARE. WHAT A JOKE! THEY FELT THAT THEY OWED US NOTHING, SINCE WE NO LONGER OWNED THE 99 HONDA. THEY ARE NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 99 ODYSSEY IN TERMS OF TRANSMISSION. THEIR VERY WORDS WERE "WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS...THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE 99 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION...IT IS ONLY YOUR OPINION." IN ADDITION, NOW WE HAVE THIS EXPENSIVE CAR PAYMENT AND ARE WONDERING WHAT IF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILS US ON THE ROAD? NO LONGER CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS A GREAT AUTOMOBILE COMPANY! ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WE WERE TREMENDOUSLY INCONVENIENCED, BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIDENTLY. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM EARLY ON. NOW 82,000 MILES...OUT OF WARRANTY...AND SERVICE DEPT. USED DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID IT WAS AN OZONE COMPONENT. REPLACED THAT ON FRIDAY AND ON MONDAY LIGHTS WERE BACK ON.THEY SAY THEY CAN DIAGNOSE AGAIN AND IT COULD BE 70 THINGS. CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE 70 THINGS! HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY STILL SQUEAK. MANY PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOORS. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS HAVE THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS OR IF THERE IS A RECALL. READY TO TRADE!*AK