1999 Honda Odyssey

ON AUGUST 16, 2010 AT 3:12PM, I RECEIVED EMAIL STATING: "AFTER INSPECTION THE TIRE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST." MESSAGE WAS SENT TO MFR. ON MAY 8, 2010: TO CUSTOMER SERVICE; I PURCHASED 98T FUTURA 2000 LTE PART NUMBER 8694568 2156516 AND WHEN I WAS ON I95, I HAD TO EXIT TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALER OF TIRES (HOPING TO AVOID A TOWING BILL) BEING FIRESTONE TIRE PLACE JUST OFF OF I95 AT THE PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD. AREA IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. YOUR TIRE ACTED LIKE A FLAT TIRE WOULD BEING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. YOUR TIRE WAS LOOKING VERY WAVY AND WHEN TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE A PARTIAL TWISTED PRETZEL. I GOT MY VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, AS WELL AS, PURCHASED A NEW FIRESTONE TIRE! REPLACING TIRE WITH APPROX. LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM YOUR TIRE PURCHASE. I WAS GOING OUT-OF-TOWN TO MY DAD'S HOME, A TRIP APPROX. 100 MILES AWAY ONE WAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN ROUTE. I KEPT THE TIRE AND AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED DEFECTIVE TIRE AND WAS GOING TO WRITE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REMEDY. I'M JUST DISCOVERING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AND EXPECT TO BE COMPENSATED FOR! TRULY YOURS, [XXX] AND PLEASE SEND ANY MAILINGS TO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE A SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WHO WONT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST. I AM SECOND OWNER TO THIS VEHICLE AND GOT IT WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY HAVE USED IT FOR ONLY OVER 33,000 MILES ONLY. WENT TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. ITS NO REASON FOR ONLY 93,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO BE GOING BAD. MADE A CALL TO AMERICAN HONDA AND GOT DENIED FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY SAID ITS OVER THE WARRANTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND I KNEW THAT THEY KNEW THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHO WOULD BUY A CAR LESS THAN A 100,000 MILE THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO BAD? I AT LEAST EXPECT 150K OR 200K BEFORE IT GOES DOWN. REALLY DISAPPOINTED ON HONDA AUTOMOBILES. NEED SOME HELP. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NEEDS HONDA TO REPAIR THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

ON AUGUST 9, 2010, OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX STALLED WHILE WE WERE IDLING ON AN OPEN DRAWBRIDGE, ON HWY 42 IN STURGEON BAY, WI. THIS IS A TWO LANE BRIDGE, PROBABLY NEARLY A MILE LONG, WITH NO SHOULDER, SO WE WERE LOOKING AT A MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEM HAD WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR ABOUT A MINUTE LATER AND DRIVE OFF THE BRIDGE. TWO DAYS LATER, AUGUST 11, THE CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING ON PORT WASHINGTON RD, IN GLENDALE, WI. AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. THIS TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE RIGHT LANE OF 4 LANE ROAD, AND WERE AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, THIS TIME WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THE HONDA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED THE SWITCH. WE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IN 2004, WITH THE ODYSSEY ONCE STALLING ON A BUSY FREEWAY AT 60 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO RENEWED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS THESE SWITCHES SEEM TO LAST ABOUT 5 YEARS AND THEN GO BAD AGAIN. WE ARE LUCKY WE DID NOT NEED TO BE TOWED A MILE ACROSS A BRIDGE, WITH 4 MILES OF CARS BACKED UP BEHIND US. *TR

I PURCHASED A 99 HONDA ODYSSEY IN NOV 2004 WITH 60,000 MILES FROM DEALER. 6 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION GOES OUT BECAUSE OF THE 109,000 WARRANTY THE HONDA DEALER CHANGED AT NO COST. NOW 51/2 MONTHS LATER IT GOES OUT AGAIN' I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE DEALER THAT PUT THE SECOND TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLE THERE RESPONSE WAS SORRY YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY. SO I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, SAME THING THEY WERE NO HELP. I HAVE 6 SMALL CHILDREN THAT I AM TRYING TO CLOTHE, FEED, AND GIVE SHELTER I HAVE KIDS TO DRIVE TO SCHOOLS, APPOINTMENTS WHAT ABOUT WORK HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO WORK. I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION, CAR PAYMENT, OR EVEN A NEW CAR. I AM SO SORRY I PURCHASED SUCH AS SORRY VAN. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH LOW MILEAGE FOR OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I CAME ACROSS THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WEBSITE IN WHICH A RECALL WAS LISTED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (BUT IRONICALLY NOT THE SAME YEAR). AFTER CALLING JESSICA IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. AND REQUESTING A GOODWILL EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY (SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US (SINCE THE TIME HAD EXPIRED) EVEN THOUGH THROUGH THEIR OWN WEBSITE THEY CLEARLY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION DURING THIS TIME PARAMETER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT FROM A HONDA DEALER AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED IN 2001. TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I REPLACED IT UNDER HONDA CERTIFIED WARRANTY IN 2005. VEHICLE TURNED 149,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION (CONFIRMED BY SANTA MONICA HONDA) MUST AGAIN BE REPLACED MEANING CAR NEEDS A 4TH TRANSMISSION. HONDA WILL NOT EXTEND ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ME NOR WILL THEY RELEASE FACTORY TRANSMISSION TO ME SAYING THEY ARE HOLDING FACTORY PARTS FOR "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS! THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS? *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY - DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH THE FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN THE DASH LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COME ON. VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT OR KEEP SPEED. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE DECREASING SPEED. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VAN. HONDA DID COVER THE FIRST THREE BUT HAS ADAMANTLY STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ONE. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL. BECAUSE THIS IS A MINI VAN IN WHICH FAMILIES ARE DRIVING, HONDA PUTS YOU AND YOURS AT RISK WITH A REPETITIVE ISSUE. *TR

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

ALMOST HAD A REAL LIVE AUTO ACCIDENT. THEN RESEARCHED AND CAME ACROSS NHTSA RECALL #03V423000. CALLED HONDA, AND THEY SAID, "NOT OUR PROBLEM, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO YOUR VIN". END OF CONVERSATION. SO, WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS? IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE HIGHER UP I CAN CONTACT AS OPPOSED TO THE HONDA 800 #? THANKS. *TR