1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP A HILL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

I GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON RECENTLY FOR MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY, WITH THE CODE P0740. IT'S REALLY UNLUCKY FOR SO BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VARIOUS UNKNOWN LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE AN HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 99' AND ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS WHEN OUT FIRST THEN THE OTHER A CPLE MONTHS LATER. I'VE BEEN STUCK WITH IT JAMMED OPEN AND HAD TO RIDE HOME LIKE THAT W CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND TAKING A TURN AND ONE OF THE DOOR SLID OPEN, NEXT TO MY 3YR.OLD WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ITS DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. BUT NOW NEITHER OF THE DOORS WORK, SO THE KIDS HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO GET IN FOR MONTHS NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY SAY ITS THE MOTOR IN BOTH DOORS WHICH WILL BE 900 DOLLARS EACH TO FIX! I DON'T HAVE THAT. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM IN ALOT OF HONDA VANS NOT BEEN RECALLED!? *TR

ON AUGUST 16, 2010 AT 3:12PM, I RECEIVED EMAIL STATING: "AFTER INSPECTION THE TIRE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST." MESSAGE WAS SENT TO MFR. ON MAY 8, 2010: TO CUSTOMER SERVICE; I PURCHASED 98T FUTURA 2000 LTE PART NUMBER 8694568 2156516 AND WHEN I WAS ON I95, I HAD TO EXIT TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALER OF TIRES (HOPING TO AVOID A TOWING BILL) BEING FIRESTONE TIRE PLACE JUST OFF OF I95 AT THE PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD. AREA IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. YOUR TIRE ACTED LIKE A FLAT TIRE WOULD BEING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. YOUR TIRE WAS LOOKING VERY WAVY AND WHEN TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE A PARTIAL TWISTED PRETZEL. I GOT MY VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, AS WELL AS, PURCHASED A NEW FIRESTONE TIRE! REPLACING TIRE WITH APPROX. LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM YOUR TIRE PURCHASE. I WAS GOING OUT-OF-TOWN TO MY DAD'S HOME, A TRIP APPROX. 100 MILES AWAY ONE WAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN ROUTE. I KEPT THE TIRE AND AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED DEFECTIVE TIRE AND WAS GOING TO WRITE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REMEDY. I'M JUST DISCOVERING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AND EXPECT TO BE COMPENSATED FOR! TRULY YOURS, [XXX] AND PLEASE SEND ANY MAILINGS TO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE A SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WHO WONT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST. I AM SECOND OWNER TO THIS VEHICLE AND GOT IT WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY HAVE USED IT FOR ONLY OVER 33,000 MILES ONLY. WENT TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. ITS NO REASON FOR ONLY 93,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO BE GOING BAD. MADE A CALL TO AMERICAN HONDA AND GOT DENIED FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY SAID ITS OVER THE WARRANTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND I KNEW THAT THEY KNEW THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHO WOULD BUY A CAR LESS THAN A 100,000 MILE THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO BAD? I AT LEAST EXPECT 150K OR 200K BEFORE IT GOES DOWN. REALLY DISAPPOINTED ON HONDA AUTOMOBILES. NEED SOME HELP. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NEEDS HONDA TO REPAIR THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

ON AUGUST 9, 2010, OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX STALLED WHILE WE WERE IDLING ON AN OPEN DRAWBRIDGE, ON HWY 42 IN STURGEON BAY, WI. THIS IS A TWO LANE BRIDGE, PROBABLY NEARLY A MILE LONG, WITH NO SHOULDER, SO WE WERE LOOKING AT A MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEM HAD WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR ABOUT A MINUTE LATER AND DRIVE OFF THE BRIDGE. TWO DAYS LATER, AUGUST 11, THE CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING ON PORT WASHINGTON RD, IN GLENDALE, WI. AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. THIS TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE RIGHT LANE OF 4 LANE ROAD, AND WERE AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, THIS TIME WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THE HONDA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED THE SWITCH. WE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IN 2004, WITH THE ODYSSEY ONCE STALLING ON A BUSY FREEWAY AT 60 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO RENEWED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS THESE SWITCHES SEEM TO LAST ABOUT 5 YEARS AND THEN GO BAD AGAIN. WE ARE LUCKY WE DID NOT NEED TO BE TOWED A MILE ACROSS A BRIDGE, WITH 4 MILES OF CARS BACKED UP BEHIND US. *TR

I PURCHASED A 99 HONDA ODYSSEY IN NOV 2004 WITH 60,000 MILES FROM DEALER. 6 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION GOES OUT BECAUSE OF THE 109,000 WARRANTY THE HONDA DEALER CHANGED AT NO COST. NOW 51/2 MONTHS LATER IT GOES OUT AGAIN' I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE DEALER THAT PUT THE SECOND TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLE THERE RESPONSE WAS SORRY YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY. SO I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, SAME THING THEY WERE NO HELP. I HAVE 6 SMALL CHILDREN THAT I AM TRYING TO CLOTHE, FEED, AND GIVE SHELTER I HAVE KIDS TO DRIVE TO SCHOOLS, APPOINTMENTS WHAT ABOUT WORK HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO WORK. I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION, CAR PAYMENT, OR EVEN A NEW CAR. I AM SO SORRY I PURCHASED SUCH AS SORRY VAN. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH LOW MILEAGE FOR OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I CAME ACROSS THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WEBSITE IN WHICH A RECALL WAS LISTED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (BUT IRONICALLY NOT THE SAME YEAR). AFTER CALLING JESSICA IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. AND REQUESTING A GOODWILL EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY (SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US (SINCE THE TIME HAD EXPIRED) EVEN THOUGH THROUGH THEIR OWN WEBSITE THEY CLEARLY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION DURING THIS TIME PARAMETER. *TR