1995 Honda Odyssey

I NEEDED TO TAKE MY SON TO THE DR.'S OFFICE AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO HOLD THE KEY ON IN THE RUN POSITION, GIVE IT GAS AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WAS ABLE TO GO. CAR SEEMED TO BE OK AFTER THAT AND I HAD TO TAKE MY DISABLED FATHER-IN-LAW TO RUN ERRANDS WE WENT AHEAD. WHILE WAITING FOR HIM TO GET A RX, I HAD THE CAR RUNNING AS IT WAS A COLD DAY AND MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE CAR. IT QUIT RUNNING AFTER A MINUTE AND I WASN'T ABLE TO START IT AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. TOLD MY HUSBAND ABOUT IT WHEN I PICKED HIM UP AND HE CHECKED THE OIL ETC. AND THEN IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DIED ON HIM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING! SOME OTHER DRIVERS HELPED HIM PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD AND THEN SOMEONE USED JUMPER CABLES AND IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER CHECKING BATTERY CONNECTIONS ETC. AND TRYING TO GET IT TO START AGAIN, FINALLY AFTER AN HOUR IT STARTED. WENT TO AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD BATTERY TESTED - WAS AT 1/2 CAPACITY SO REPLACED IT THINKING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE AUTO PART STORE IT DIED AGAIN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND DISCOVERED IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED ON LATER YEARS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. CALLED THE DEALER THIS MORNING TO SEE IF OUR VIN # WAS ON THE LIST AND IT IS NOT!!! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS KNOWN TO EXIST BECAUSE MY CAR YEAR IS NOT ON THE APPROVED LIST. IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME PART FOR OUR 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY AS FOR THE 1997 ONES + THAT WERE RECALLED.*JB

INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO START OR IMMEDIATE STALL WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS GOING OUT. NEXT, IT STALLED WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AT RUSH HOUR. I MANAGED TO AVOID A CRASH AND TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. IT STARTED UP AFTER A FEW TRIES. IT IS NOW AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. I WOULD HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL #02VI20000. WILL HAVE LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIR, WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REIMBURSE.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH BURNT UP WHILE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SHUT DOWN INCLUDING ALL POWER (BRAKES, STEERING, DASH INDICATORS). SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HONDA RECALLED ON 1997-2000 VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE IS A 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 128000 MILES. THE SWITCH FAILED SEVERAL TIMES ON A 4 HOUR DRIVE HOME BEFORE FINALLY FAILING COMPLETELY THE FOLLOWING DAY. HONDA CHOOSES NOT TO COVER THIS DEFECTIVE PART, SINCE THE VIN DOESN'T MATCH THEIR DATABASE SEARCH WITH THE 1997-2000 RECALL.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTANTLY (VERY, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC!) AND MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO START (KEY HAD TO BE HELD BETWEEN ACC AND ON). SWITH DISASSEMBLY REVEALED MOLTEN PITTING ON ONE CONTACT. FILING CONTACTS RESTORED NORMAL OPERATION, BUT COPPER NOW LACKS SILVER PLATING, WHICH MAY ACCELERATE CORROSION. NEW SWITCH PURCHASED FROM DEALER FOR $60 AND DIY REPLACEMENT TOOK APPROX. 15 MINUTES TO INSTALL (TWO SCREWS AND SEVERAL HARNESS CLIPS). VEHIICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY HONDA RECALL FOR LATER (AND MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL) MODELS.*AK

ON MY 1995 HONDA ODYSSEY, THE ELECTRICAL PART OF IT HAS CAUSED OUR VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING FOR NO REASON WHILE WE ARE DRIVING - THAT HAS HAPPENED TO US TWICE IN THE LAST SIX DAYS. ALSO, WHEN WE TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WILL COME ON. IN READING OTHER THINGS, MY PROBLEM SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM THAT BROUGHT ABOUT THE 1997 MODEL YEAR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *JB

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON--BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED-DEALER WANTS $800+ TO REPLACE MODULE. THIS IS SECOND COMPLAINT I'VE MADE ON THIS SUBJECT. READING ABOUT OTHERS ON THE WWW.ODYCLUB.COM WEBSITE PROMPTED THIS ACTION. I'M AFRAID IT WILL EITHER DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. IF THIS WAS A SEATBELT PROBLEM OR CHILD RESTRAINTS HONDA WOULD FIX IT--THEY SHOULD FIX THE SRS MODULE ALSO. *AK