1999 Honda Odyssey

1999 ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. **CC THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR OVER THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL WHILE ON HILLS, WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE 1/07. WHILE DRIVING 20-40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR AND STARTED JERKING AND HESITATING WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE IS ON RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURE RGAVE HIM CASE# N012007-01-3100124. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

IN AUGUST 2003 I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM HONDA CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME I HAD 70K MILES AND SPORADIC INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW AT 120K I AM EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO INCLUDE: SLIPPAGE WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND SEVERE LURCHING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST AT A STOP. THE DEALER I HAVE BEEN USING SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE HONDA CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS A JOKE! THE WOMAN SAID THAT SINCE MY MILES WERE OVER THE MAGICAL NUMBER OF 100K MILES THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. APPARENTLY I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE LASTED THIS LONG WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS BEING FILED AGAINST HONDA BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO HAVE LESS THAN 100K MILES AS OF AUGUST 2006 TO QUALIFY FOR THE SUIT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES, SOME DRIVEN OVER 200K, I AM CONFIDENT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING I HAVE DONE, AS THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DOCUMENTATION BY THE HUNDREDS OF ODYSSEY OWNERS GOING THROUGH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. BECAUSE OF MY RECOMMENDATION TWO OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS BOUGHT ODYSSEYS, A 2000 AND A 2001, NOW I WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MY OWN. HONDA SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE SUED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. MAKE THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. AS THEIR CREDIBILITY IS STRAINED I WILL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER MAKE TO REPLACE THE ODYSSEY. *NM

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100K MILES. GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND WORSE, UNTIL RECENTLY (137K MILES) THE SHUDDERING WAS SO BAD, WE HAD TO FINALLY BITE THE BULLET AND GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HONDA FOR A WHOPPING $3700 ($300 OF THAT IS 2 BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS). FOR A $32,000 VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A MINIMUM OF 150K MILES. I TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF MY VEHICLES--IMAGINE IF I HAD NEGLECTED IT! HONDA SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER EXTENDING ALL 2ND GENERATION ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION WARRANTIES OUT TO 150K. *JB

MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY BROKE DOWN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHO TOLD US THERE WAS A "WARRANTY EXTENSION". I CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I SEEMS LIKE BY CALLING IT A WARRANTY EXTENSION THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT AND FIX IT PROACTIVELY, INSTEAD WAITING FOR YOU TO BREAK DOWN, RISK AN ACCIDENT AND THEN COVERING THE COST. *NM

THIS IS IN CONCERN TO A 1999 HONDA ODSSYEY MINIVAN. HONDA HAS VOLUNTARILY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT PROBLEM FOR 7YRS/100K MILES. I TOOK MY MINIVAN IN AROUND 95K TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON IT AS I ALREADY NOTICED SOME MINOR SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND DECLINED TO FIXED ANY TRANSMISSION PARTS. MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO DEGRADE VERY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 20K MILES AND THE DEALER NOW TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE RETURNED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K. I BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BUILT AT THAT TIME NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THE DEALER NOW SAID IT HAS DETERIOATED TO SUCH A STATE THAT IT MAY BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. *NM