1999 Honda Odyssey

I TOOK WIFE AND MY SON TO DMV IN WILLIMANTIC.ON OUR WAY BACK, AROUND ROUTE 32 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING..I SHUT OFF THE ODYSSEY FOR A MIM, TURN IT ON DROVE FINE FOR 3 MIM AND SLIP AGAIN FINALLY I CALL TOW TRUCK..TOOK IT TO MY HOUSE.. CALL AAMCO TO PICK IT UP AND FIX IT..$3,600 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND REINSTALL $384.00 RADIATOR AND THEY ONLY OFFERED 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

ON JUNE 28, OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON I-94 E BOUND BETWEEN BATTLE CREEK MI AND THE EXIT TO I-69. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, THEN AFTER PLACING THE CAR IN PARK AND SWITCHING OFF THE IGNITION, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. IT RAN FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-75 NORTH OF DAYTON, OH. THIS TIME, I NOTICED THE GAUGES CAME BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PROCEED WITH OUT STOPPING. IN GOT CASE, TRAFFIC WAS NOT SO HEAVY AS TO BE A DANGER, AND LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN THE PASSING LANE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED JUST BEFORE WE MADE IT ONTO OUR STREET, BUT FOR A SHORTER TIME AND WE CONTINUED HOME. THE NEXT NIGHT, WHILE RETURNING HOME ON LOCAL STREETS, GOING ABOUT 35MPH, THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, WE HAD THE HEADLIGHT ON (IT WAS ABOUT 9:15PM), AND WE LOST ALL LIGHTING (INTERIOR GAUGES AND EXTERIOR). ON JUNE 30, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM - FAILED IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF A RECALL. I CHECKED YOUR ONLINE NOTICES: MAY 16, 2002 NHTSA: 02V120000. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE RE-ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. WE WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN BAD WEATHER; LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS WELL AS LIGHTING AND BRAKE LIGHTS. AND AT NIGHT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD ON THE HIGHWAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT-OFF WHILE ON THE ROAD (LOCAL OR FREEWAY) WITH ALL ENGINE LIGHTS LIT ON DASHBOARD. MOST OF THE TIME THE ENGINE WOULD COME BACK ON BY ITSELF AFTER 1 TO 2 SECONDS. BUT OCCASIONALLY I NEED TO PULL OVER THE CAR TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS SYMPTOM HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYTIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR SAFETY RECALLS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND JUMP WHEN SHIFTING. THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL. THE TURN SIGNAL/HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE VAN ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON THE THIRD LANE. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. VAN SPEED WAS DOWN TO 40MPH WHILE MAKING RIGHTS TO GET THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE VAN STARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND WE WENT ON OUR WAY. AFTER EXITING THE FREE WAY THE ENGINE AGAIN STOPPED BUT THIS TIME WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE LIGHTS TURNED RED AND I WAS BLOCKING ON COMING TRAFFIC AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS HONKING HIS HORN. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE IT AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. MEAN WHILE MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT EVENING I REMOVED THE COVER AND IGNITION SWITCH WAS OVERHEATING AND KILLING THE ENGINE ( SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WIRES WERE MELTING). I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT CONFORMED THE SWITCH PROBLEM ALSO THE VAN WAS RECALLED FOR THAT REASON. I CALL HONDA AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL WAS DONE ON THIS VAN. THE ENGINE STOPPED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING TILL I GOT THE PART REPLACED. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT THE RECALL DID NOT WORK, AND THE REPLACED PARTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINAL RECALL ( OVERHEATING SWITCH) . I HAVE REPLACED THE SWITCH. BUT THE DESIGN IS STILL BAD AND THAT WILL HELP ONLY TEMPORARY. STOPPING THE VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY OF THE INTERSECTION COMES WITH HEAVY RISKS. *TR