1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS CLEANED GROUND AND SLIDE FOR SLIDING DOOR FAILING TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

1ST DEALER ROADTEST OK, 2ND DEALER TECHNICIAN ROADTEST CHECK OK "YOU MUST GO" 3TH NO BODY HEARS MY REASON, SOMETIME , GOTO STOP SIGN STOP CAR, BUT IT CANT 100% STOP , IT STILL POWER OUTPUT . *AK (DOT NUMBER: 96T M+S TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES. TOOK THE CAR IN TO LEIGTH HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID. I PAID $400 AND IT WAS REPLACED . ABOUT 1,000 MILES LATER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME TOOK IT TO AUTO PARK HONDA IN CARY, NC. IT HAD A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE CODE AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD THE REPAIRED VAN BACK FOR TWO WEEKS AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AGAIN. WE ARE WAITING FOR AUTO PARK'S RESPONSE. I HAVE BEEN REA MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AT THE AUTOFAN.COM WEB SITE.*AK

THOUGH WE BOUGHT THE ODYSSEY USED, IT ONLY HAD 10K MILES ON IT BY AN ELDERLY COUPLE. NO TOWING, NO STEEP HILLS, NO ABUSIVE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING AT WRONG TIMES, THEN WE HEARD LOUD 'CLUNK' WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED ONE FOR $3075 (90 DAY WARRANTY) OR NEW ONE FOR $4700 (50K/50 MTH WARRANTY). WE TRANSFERRED CAR TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO IS REBUILDING IT FOR $2100. NO MENTION AT DEALER OF ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A CONSISTENT DEFECT. HAVE HEARD MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE GETTING POST-WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS FROM THEIR DEALER, AFTER PRESSURING THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

MANY HONDA ODYSSEY 1999/ 2000 HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHIN FIRST 50000 MILES. I AM ONE OF THEM.*AK

DURING A CHILD BELT SAFETY CHECK DONE IN MY COMMUNITY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT MY 8 1/2 MO . OLD CHILD WAS USING DID NOT WORK. THE SEAT BELT WAS LOOSE ,AND THE REASON WAS THAT IT WASN'T RETRACTING. THE SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN. IF I HAD'NT GONE TO HAVE THE SEATS CHECKED I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THAT IT WASN'T WORKING RIGHT AND MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.

UPON APPLYING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND IS HARD TO HOLD WITH THE BRAKE REQUIRING A SHIFT OF GEARS OR TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NLM

CONSUMER'S DAUGTHER OF 46 POUNDS/ 46 INCHES, AND 7 YEARS OLD GOT STRAPPED ON MIDDLE SEAT BELT OF LAST ROW OF VEHICLE WHERE LAP BELT WAS INTALLED CORRECTLY, BUT SHOULDER ONE WAS BEHIND HER BODY, WHERE IT WAS GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT WEBBING TO RELEASE CHILD. CONSUMER PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL 00V119000/ SLIDING DOOR LATCH. BUT WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS STOPS AT 50% OF TRAVEL. DOORS (LEFT AND RIGHT) WILL NOT CLOSE. DOORS APPEAR TO CLOSE BUT 'DOOR OPEN' ALARM IS ACTIVATED. DOORS STUCK IN FULL OPEN POSITION.*AK