1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD $600 WORTH OF REPAIR DONE, NOW LIGHT IS GONE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. ALSO, VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 118,000 MILES. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THESE FAILURES.

AS OTHERS HAD NOTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER CODES (AT 55,000 MILES). ROUGH SHIFTS AT HIGHER-THAN- NORMAL RPM'S AND SLUGGISH DURING ACCELERATION. INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND DEALER CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. MENTIONED TO DEALER ABOUT PREVIOUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS HONDA'S TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2000 AND 2001 MODEL YEARS. REBUILT TRANSMISSION ORDERED AND INSTALLED BY DEALER. ROAD TEST FINDS SLIPPING IN GEARS SO A 2ND ONE IS ORDERED AND INSTALLED BY DEALER. HONDA DID NOT CHARGE BUT SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 1999 MODELS IN THE FIRST PLACE. HOPE THE DUPLICATE COMPLAINTS ENTERED BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DOES NOT DILUTE ODI'S DETERMINATION OR INVESTIGATION OF HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. *TT

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. INCIDENT DATE IS THE DAY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. *NLM

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS GETTING THE CHILD OUT OF THE REAR SEAT THE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF. *NLM

I BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY IN SEPTEMBER 1999 AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATING A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND TWICE AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PROBLEM RECURS SHORTLY AFTER EACH VISIT. NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITHOUT ANY ASSURANCE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS AS WELL AND WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT. *JB

'99 HONDA ODYSSEY, 21K MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON, DEALER CHECKED AND WAS TOLD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *NLM

TRANSMISSION ON 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN STARTED TO FAIL AT 85,000 MILES. TOLD BY DEALER THAT ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO REPLACE AT MY COST ($4,000). MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JB

I NOTICED MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. TOOK VAN TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED, WITH 57,600 MILES AND LESS THAN FOUR YEARS ON IT, MY VAN NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WARRANTY WAS RECENTLY EXPIRED. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER ANY REPAIRS. OPERATOR ASKED WHAT I EXPECTED OF THEM. I ASKED THEM TO COVER THE COST OF PARTS (ABOUT $4600). SHE SAID SHE'D SUBMIT THE REQUEST. SHE DIDN'T MENTION THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF 1999 ODYSSEYS (APPARENTLY ALSO 2000'S, 2001'S AND 2002'S.) SUSPECT (FROM A WEB SEARCH) THAT THIS WILL BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *JB