1999 Honda Odyssey

WELL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME BACK ON LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THREE MONTHS. ON 01/07/04, THEY CHECKED THE CAR AGAIN AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE CONVERTER AND THAT WHILE THEY WERE IN THERE I SHOULD ALSO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR. I AGREED TO IT AND MY ESTIMATE (FOR PARTS) WAS NOW $742.83. AFTER TEN DAYS, I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE PARTS WERE IN AND THEY WERE, BUT NO ONE BOTHERED TO CALL ME. ON 1/21/04 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND AT 88,846 MILES, MY CONVERTER AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $857.81.*AK

ON 12/17/03, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM STILL FEELING SOME HARD SLIPPAGE ON DOWNSHIFTS. WITH APPROXIMATELY 82,500 MILES ON MY CAR, THE TECHNICIANS BELIEVED IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE ESTIMATE WAS $701.90. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO PREPAY. I WAS UNEASY ABOUT THIS (AND NOT TO MENTION THE AMOUNT OF MONEY), SO THEY RESET THE INDICATOR AND SAID THAT "IT WOULDN'T DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR IF I DIDN'T FIX IT NOW. ALL THAT WOULD HAPPEN WOULD BE THAT THE LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO COME ON. *AK

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE TCS LIGHT ONE YEAR AFTER HAVING MY ENTIRE STEERING RACK REPLACED. ON 10/06/03 (AND 81,372 MILES), I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN THAT AGAIN I FELT MY CAR DRIVING ROUGH AND SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATIONS. THEY ASKED ME WHAT KIND OF GAS I WAS USING.(?) FOUND CODE P0420 "CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. INTERMITTENT CODE". THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT.*AK

AT 54,700 MILES (JULY 2001) THE CAR MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE COULDNOT REPRODUCE CLUNKING PROBLEM. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRENTY I KEPT DRIVING MAKING SURE TO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT CONTINUED TO "REV" WHEN STARTING TO MOVE OR EXCELLERATING QUICKLY. TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 100,000 (DEC 2002). I QUESTIONED THEM AGAIN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM.( OUT OF STOCK UNTIL FEBRUARY). TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AGAIN IN JUNE 2003 AT 117,900. CODE SHOWED A TRANSMISSION PO740.TRANSMISSION "SMELLED BURNED." SEPT. 2003 TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATE TRAINSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD TOLD ME THAT THE WARRENTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE ODYSSEY, AND OTHER HONDAS, IS SO WIDE SPREAD THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR THE CONSUMER. MY COUSIN IN MISSOURI OWNS A 1999 ODYSSEY AND SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE TRAINSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR AS WELL. A PRETTY BIG COINCIDENCE. I COULD NAME OTHER PARTS WE HAVE BOTH REPLACED. COULD IT BE THAT SOME PARTS OF THE ODYSSEY ARE LEMONS? CALLING HONDA COPOROATE IS A JOKE. THEY PUT YOU ON HOLD, HAVE A GOOD LAUGH AND THEN TELL YOU THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AN INVESTIGATION MIGHT CHANGE THIS ARROGANT COMPANY.

WE WERE IN THE FIRST DAY OF A 10 DAY TRIP IN OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. (THE VAN HAD BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN MAY, 2003 AND HAD ALSO BEEN CHECKED OUT PRIOR TO THE TRIP TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS IN GOOD SHAPE). THREE HOURS INTO OUR TRIP, THE LIGHTS COME ON AND WE'RE DEALING WITH AN OUT OF TOWN HONDA DEALER. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION DONE IN A TIMELY MANNERAT THE OUT OF TOWN DEALERSHIP AND WE NEEDED A VAN DUE TO A DISABLED CHILD AND NO VANS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RENT. THEREFORE, WE WERE LEFT WITH THE ONLY CHOICE WE FELT WE HAD WHICH WAS TO PURCHASE A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY (03) AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER WE GET HOME AND RESEARCH THIS ISSUE, WE FEEL THAT HONDA HAS BEEN LESS THAN FAIR AND HONEST. WE CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR HONDA CUSTOMER CARE. WHAT A JOKE! THEY FELT THAT THEY OWED US NOTHING, SINCE WE NO LONGER OWNED THE 99 HONDA. THEY ARE NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 99 ODYSSEY IN TERMS OF TRANSMISSION. THEIR VERY WORDS WERE "WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS...THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE 99 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION...IT IS ONLY YOUR OPINION." IN ADDITION, NOW WE HAVE THIS EXPENSIVE CAR PAYMENT AND ARE WONDERING WHAT IF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILS US ON THE ROAD? NO LONGER CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS A GREAT AUTOMOBILE COMPANY! ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WE WERE TREMENDOUSLY INCONVENIENCED, BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIDENTLY. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM EARLY ON. NOW 82,000 MILES...OUT OF WARRANTY...AND SERVICE DEPT. USED DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID IT WAS AN OZONE COMPONENT. REPLACED THAT ON FRIDAY AND ON MONDAY LIGHTS WERE BACK ON.THEY SAY THEY CAN DIAGNOSE AGAIN AND IT COULD BE 70 THINGS. CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE 70 THINGS! HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY STILL SQUEAK. MANY PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOORS. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS HAVE THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS OR IF THERE IS A RECALL. READY TO TRADE!*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BAD FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN USED, AND THE DEALER CLEANED THE EGR SYSTEM, HOWEVER SEVERAL WEEKS LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICED REGARDING THE PCV AND EGR CLOGGING, CONSUMER THEN PETITIONED THE DEALER FOR A REFUND, AND WAS SUSEQUENTLY REIMBURSED.*JB