1999 Honda Odyssey

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), YET THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SENSOR TO THE ELECTRONIC DOOR DOES NOT SENSE MOVEMENT PROPERLY, WHICH FAILS TO KEEP THE DOOR OPENED OR CLOSED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SHE WAS NEARLY CRUSHED BY THE DOOR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND SERVICED DUE TO ENGINE STALLING. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE SOME OF THE KEYS FROM THE KEY CHAIN. THAT REMEDY ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY. ON JULY 15, 2007, THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 168,792 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX HOME ON THE FREEWAY. WE WERE GOING HOME AFTER HAVING DINNER. AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON,WE HEARD A NOISE AND SOON AFTER ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT ON FOLLOWED BY STIFF STEERING WHEEL, AND THEN THE HONDA COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OFF RAMP OFF THE FREEWAY. WE TRIED TO RESTART BUT THE HONDA WOULD NOT RESTART.I HAD THE HONDA ODYSSEY TOWED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC.HE LOOKED AT THE ODYSSEY AND INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS SHOT.THE HONDA HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN EVER SINCE,IT IS PARKED AND NON OPERATIONAL.I DO HAVE A HONDA INVOICE THAT STATES THAT THEY PERFORMED SAFETY RECALL (IGNITION SWITCH) REPAIR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY INVOICE DATE OF 8/30/2002.*AK

WE BOUGHT A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM CARMAX AND THE FIRST WEEK THAT WE GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO CARMAX. ACCORDING TO THEM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN WHEN IT CAME BACK ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY APPARENTLY FIXED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY AND OUR VAN WAS ACTING UP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GIVE A JERK WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE EGR PORTS WERE CLOGGED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS MESSED UP FROM DAY 1. WE TOOK IT TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WAS. ABOUT A 4 MONTHS LATER IT GOT REALLY BAD AND WE HAD TO GET OUR TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM STARTED ALSO (THE CAR ENGINE WOULD STALL RANDOMLY AND IT WE WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE CAR GOING AT 60 MPH+), NOW WE SPENT 2500 BUCKS TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED. BUT NOW OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS BAD. THE IN DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND THE BACK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE DOORS JUST DIED FOR SOME REASON. ONE SECOND THE HANDLES WOULD WORK AND THE NEXT SECOND THE HANDLES ARE DEAD FROM INSIDE. OUR ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK EITHER BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM. ALL WE WANT IS OUR CAR TO BE FIXED. WE'VE BEEN LIED TO BY CARMAX AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER. CAN YOU GUYS JUST HELP US FIX OUR CAR? *NM

BEGINNING IN 2000, WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES. FIRST, THE EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED; IT WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED AT HONDA'S EXPENSE. NEXT, ONE OF THE MOTORS FOR THE SIDE POWER DOORS FAILED. THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HONDA EVENTUALLY COVERED THE FULL COSTS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS, WE WERE PLAGUED WITH AN ERRATIC "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE COMPUTER CODE WAS INADEQUATE TO DIRECT A REPAIR. IN 2003 THE RADIATOR ROTTED OUT, AND THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $800. IN 2004 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED, AND THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST US $1400. ON JULY 22, 2005, THE REAR A/C VENTS FAILED TO COOL, AND I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THAT CHECKED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 25, 2005. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON JULY 23 WITH THE A/C TURNED ON (THE FRONT VENTS CONTINUED TO COOL), THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE A/C. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALER'S SHOP, AND THE LABOR COSTS ALONE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE A/C FAILURE WILL COST MORE THAN $350. AFTER INSPECTING THE SYSTEM FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS JULY 25, THE DEALER'S MECHANIC STILL COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HATE THIS CAR! I HAVE HAD MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAN I EVER EXPECTED, AND THE RESPONSES FROM AMERICAN HONDA AND FROM THE LOCAL DEALER HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING. NEITHER ESTABLISHMENT KNOWS HOW TO RELATE SUCCESSFULLY TO CUSTOMERS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A REAL LEMON, AND I AM STRUGGLING WITH MY DECISION ABOUT WHAT TO BUY TO REPLACE IT. ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS A GOOD REPUTATION, I HAVE NOT FOUND THIS CAR TO BE RELIABLE. IN FACT, IT IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF STRESS IN MY LIFE, CAUSING ME TO GNASH MY TEETH WHEN I AM DRIVING IT, FOR I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN IT AT ALL.

I PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY IN AUG 1999. FIRST ACCOUNT WAS IN MAR 2000. BY NOV 2000, VEHICLE WAS SEEN 3 TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FIVE YEARS LATER, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 12 TIMES (WORKING ON NUMBER 13 NOW) FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. EGR KIT HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, REMAINING VISITS ACCOUNTED FOR MY CLEANING EGR PORTS, REPLACING THE EGR VALVE, AND REPLACING THE GAS CAP. I'VE HAD OTHER VEHICLES FOR 7+ YEARS AND NEVER REPLACED A GAS CAP! THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 2? CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS TIED TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS PASSING INSPECTION. DURING THE LAST VISIT, LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE EGR KIT IN ORDER TO GET THE 05 INSPECTION COMPLETED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IN ADDITION, INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION IN AUG 03. DEALER AGREED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN GOOD FAITH. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE. AT THE TIME OF SERVICE THE MILEAGE WAS CLOCKED AT 81823. LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER (JUNE 2004), IT WAS DISCOVERED BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE THAT THE LEFT AXLE SEAL GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY GRITTY. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE REQUIRED (MILEAGE WAS CLOCKED AT 102000). AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, MY MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THEM IN A SAFE, RELIABLE MANNER. GIVEN THE EXTENT OF MY EMISSION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT REMAIN UNRESOLVED, I CANNOT DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS SITUATION WAS FIRST DOCUMENTED TO HONDA IN NOV 2000. AT THAT TIME THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS/75,000 MILES. ANOTHER LETTER WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL (SIGNED FOR ON 6 AUG 2004). I'VE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM HONDA. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS HONDA PRODUCT AND EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR (LACK OF) CUSTOMER SERVICE.*JB