1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TORQUE CONVERTER/ TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 104,800 MILES ON 12-YEAR OLD VEHICLE DESPITE BEING DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEING METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY (OFFERED AS SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT) ENDED AFTER 7 YEARS DESPITE LOW MILEAGE. *TR

WHEN I TRY TO ADVANCE SUDDENLY, ACCELERATE OR SOME TIMES IT'S LIKE I'M IN NEUTRAL; AND THIS IS EVERY TIME I USED THE VAN, MY CONCERN IS THAT I CAN CRASH OR SOMEONE COULD HIT ME, I TRYED TO REPAIR IT LAST YEAR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILED TO OPEN ON MANY OCCASIONS AND I DIDN'T THINK OF IT AS ANYTHING MORE THAN A NUISANCE. THIS TIME ONE OF MY CHILDREN'S FINGERS WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT A PASSERBY TO FORCE IT OPEN. HIS FINGER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DAMAGED THAN IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE DOOR, NOT TO MENTION THE PANIC AND DISTRESS AND BEING TRAPPED. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, IT OCCURRED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY STREET AND THE ODYSSEY STRUGGLED TO GET UP TO A SAFE SPEED SLIPPING IT'S WAY INTO VARIOUS GEARS. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT HONESTLY THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY AS WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO A BUSY STREET. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN INTO THE MOST IMMEDIATE PARKING LOT. WHEN I SEARCHED IN THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOT MANY COMPLAINS ON HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT THE SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO FAR. WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO CONSIDER THIS CASE AND MAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE WE LOOSE MORE LIVES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST QUIT, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC.... FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO NURSE THE CAR TO A SPOT ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND IT CONTINUED TO RUN FINE UNTIL I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN WHILE APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP. I COASTED TO THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND DROVE HOME. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN EGR VALVE ISSUE. TURNED INTO MUCH BIGGER UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CLEANED OUT THE VALVE ON 3 OCCASIONS AND LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE...WOULDN'T DRIVE IN "DRIVE". HAD TO PUT IT IN 3RD, THEN 2ND AND STILL IT WAS VERY UNSTEADY. BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 2 YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE RELIGIOUSLY! WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED. IT ALSO MAKES THIS ODD CLICKING NOISE INSIDE THE VAN...THIS APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE.

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 190,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR VERY WELL. TO MY SURPRISE, I JUST FOUND OUT ON 03/05/2011 THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1,500 (USED) OR $3,000 NEW. THE ENGINE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR A WHILE BUT HONDA DID NOT ACKNOWLEGDE NOTHING WRONG. TOO MANY HONDA ODYSSEY'S OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NO DOUBT A DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I REQUEST A FULL INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THEN, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE AND PCS WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RECALL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY BEING OFFERED TO THOSE VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES OR WHOSE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,036. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,002.

1. NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. 2. SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN/CLOSE. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE FAILURE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY 3. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PARTS REPLACED AND FAILURE OCCURS AGAIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 05 FOR DEFECT, WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME WITH LOCAL DEALER. JULY 29, 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING FAR FROM HOME AND WAS REPLACED AT MY COST OF $5,000 AS I WENT 6 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST BECAUSE I PUT 4,000 MILES OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA FOR HELP AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED FOR THE ORIGINAL DEFECT WITH THE RECALL IN 05, IF IT HAD, I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE TOLD BY HONDA THAT IT NEEDS IT'S 4TH TRANSMISSION. (3 IN 5 YEARS TIME). *TR