1998 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

1998 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT SHOULD BE RECALLED. HE STATES THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER TO BE INVESTIGATED. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGH. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DIPSTICK WAS DRY.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE ENGINE WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF IN LOCAL STREETS OR WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS WITH HER DAUGHTER INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT JUMPED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. SHE LATER REALIZED THAT EVEN WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE KEY WAS STILL ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. SHE FOUND A RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,150.

VEHICLE STALLS (DIES OUT) WHILE DRIVING. OWNER FINDS OUT ABOUT RECALL ITEM AS PROBABLE REASON FOR VEHICLE STALL. OWNER CONTACTS THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER, WHICH REPRESENTS THAT RECALL ITEM REMEDY WAS COMPLETED ON A GIVEN DATE. OWNER ASKS FOR INFORMATION ON WHO REPORTED THAT THE RECALL ITEM WAS REMEDIED. VEHICLE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. OWNER DISAGREES THAT REMEDY ON THE RECALL ITEM WAS COMPLETED, THEN CHECKS WITH THE LOCAL DEALER (THE ONLY ONE IN TOWN). DEALER DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF RECALL ITEM BEING COMPLETED, THOUGH HAVE CONFIRMED THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS THAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF THE RECALLED ITEM. NO EVIDENCE OF CENTER-PUNCH FOUND AT ENGINE COMPARTMENT VIN TO INDICATE THAT RECALLED ITEM WAS REMEDIED. WORK MUST BE DONE, AND DEALER WILL CHARGE OWNER FOR WORK (PARTS AND LABOR). OWNER FEELS THAT MANUFACTURER INFORMATION IS INCORRECT, AND THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD HONOR ITS RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REMEDIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 164,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPRESENTATIVE MADE A COMMENT THAT THE FIRE MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BATTERY CABLES. UPDATED

JUST ANOTHER OWNER WISHING RECALL # 03V423000 APPLIED TO THE 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY IN ADDITION TO THE 1998 HONDA ACCORD. SINCE AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE THAT RECALL WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF THE ODYSSEY WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN PARK. ON OCCASION THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD OR BACK UNTIL IT BUMPED SOMETHING OR ROLLED PART WAY INTO THE STREET. WHEN THE HONDA RECALL CAME OUT THE DEALER HOWDY HONDA IN AUSTIN SAID THAT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE ODYSSEY, AND HONDA DEALERSHIPS DID NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX ODYSSEYS IF OWNERS COMPLAINED.*AK

THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE HAD A NHTSA RECALL PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. AK NOW THE VEHICLE CAN BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE IN ANY GEAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I MAY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS STILL IN DRIVE AND IT WILL ROLL AWAY AND RUN OVER SOMEONE. THIS IS THE SAME RECALL NHTSA ISSUED FOR 1998 HONDA ACCORDS AS WELL AS 1999 HONDA ODYSSEYS. I OWN AN AUTO REPAIR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S OBD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM REMAINED ACTIVATED WHICH IS AN EMISSION RELATED FAILURE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DIM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 150,000 MILES. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 153,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

FAILURE OF DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FAILED. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF HIS 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ONE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER INADVERTENTLY REMOVING THE KEY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL # 03V43000. HIS CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,845. UPDATED 1/29/2007 - *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HOWEVER THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. *BF *NAR NAR *JLS *SC *JB