1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

WE CONSIDER THE CAR TO BE A LEMON AS IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION MANY MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE GREATEST DANGER IS THE INOPERABLE DOORS AND LOCKS THAT INTERMITANTLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN BEING LOCK IN A CAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS CRACKED, CAUSING FUMES TO ESCAPE AND FUEL TO LEAK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NEW MODEL YEAR IN '99. GAS TANK IS PLASTIC. HAS A "MINOR" SCRATCH DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE TNK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. RESULTED IN SEEPAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK. NTICEC STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AND BROUGHT TO DEALER (NOT WHERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED). ASVISED BY DEALER THT WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD AND TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EASE WITH WHICH THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AND CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT TIME THERE MIGHT BE A FIRE OR FATALITY. THERE IS NOT A SHIELD OR OTHER PREVENTATIVE MECHANISM ON THE ROADSIDE, UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICVLE TO PREVENT THIS FROM RE-OCCURRING AND THE VISIBLE DAMAGE IS NEGLIGIBLE...SINCE IS A NEW MODEL YEAR, I DONT WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO MAKES THE NIGHTLY NEWS AS THE FIRST FIRE FATALITY.!! THE DEALER SO FAR HAS NOT CONCEEDED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. RATHER HAS QUOTED THEIR ENGINEERS AS HAVING SAID THAT THIS VAN HAS PASSED ALL GOVERNMENT TESTS ANT THERE IS A SHIELD BUT IS LOCATED ON THE VAN SIDE NOT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TANK. FRANKLY THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT WILL OFFER MUCH IN THE WAY OF PROTECTION SHOULD THIS RE-OCCUR. AGAIN, THE DAMAGE IS BARELY VISIBLE TO THE EYE. A SLIGHT SCRATDH TAHT IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LEAK, BU RATHER A SEEPING OF GAS. NO PUNCTURE, DENTS, BANGS ETC APPEAR ON THE TANK...HELP! THANKSDHEIDPS THEBRRBVEUAAHA ROAD HASSEOD

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. I COULD PUT MY FINGER BETWEEN TREAD AND TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VN2HAAA029 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )

ABS SYSTEM BANGS A LOT WHEN ENGAGING BUT DOESN'T REALLY ASSIST IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE THAT CUT IN FRONT OF HER IN A PARKING LOT. THE ABS KICKED IN AND MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE BUT THE VAN NEVER STOPPED AND WENT IN TO THE OTHER CAR.

AT SPEEDS 70 MPH AND GREATER, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO THE TIRES AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THEM. AT APPROX 20,000 MILES I DECIDED TO DO SO AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. I HAVE HEARD THAT HONDA IS REIMBURSING SOME OWNERS FOR THE EXPENSE OF NEW TIRES IN THIS SITUATION. I AM LOOKING FOR THE SAME FROM HONDA.( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE PARKED. NOTICED SIDEWALL ON LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD AN OPENING DUE TO A HUGE CRACK. ALL 4 TIRES HAD 4,800 MILES ON THEM. TOOK TO DEALER & THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY-BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE ALL SEASON P215/55R16. *AK *SLC

MY CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. ON JUNE 14,2000, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS OVER 100 DEGREES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT, AND THE FIRESTONE DEALER I TOOK THE TIRE TO COULD FIND NO PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE. THE DEALER (FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE IN REDWOOD CITY, 650-364-1900) TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND THE TIRE TO A LAB FOR ANALYSIS. AS OF LAST WEEK, THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY WORD BACK FROM THE LAB. ON JULY 28, THE NEWLY INSTALLED TIRE (WITH LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON IT) BLEW OUT UNDER SIMILAR HIGH HEAT-65 MPH CONDITIONS. AGAIN, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COINCIDENCE OF TWO FIRESTONE TIRES BLOWING OUT UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. HAS THE NTSB RECEIVED OTHER COMPALINTS ABOUT BLOW-OUTS FROM CAR OWNERS WHOSE CARS USE THE SAME TIRE BRAND (I REALIZE THESE ARE NOT AMONG THE RECALLED TIRES). I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES AND CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT COMPENSATION AND FOLLOWING UP ON THE LAB ANALYSIS. THE SECOND TIRE ALSO SUFFERED AN EXTERIOR WALL BLOW-OUT ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT AS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS THE FIRST. I STILL HAVE THE SECOND BLOWN-OUT TIRE AND ALL THE REMAINING FIRESTONE TIRES THAT CAME ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCED, AND THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD EXAMINE TIRES BEYOND THE RECALLED TIRES FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21565R16 )

SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ONE SIDE UNDER RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLS AGAINST TRANSMISSION, EVEN ON MINIMAL SLOPES (I.E. ROLLS BACK IN 1ST GEAR, ROLLS FWD IN RVRS GEAR). TRANSMISSION FAILS TO HOLD AGAINST ROLLING. INADEQUATE TORQUE RESISTANCE TO ROLLING. THIS OCCURS REPEATEDLY IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAYS, AND AT STOP SIGNS ON GENTLE HILLS. COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOW-SPEED COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE OR STRUCTURE. SIMILAR TO ODI COMPLAINTS #705175, 712383, 847173.