1999 Honda Odyssey

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT JUST OVER 56,000. DID NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE PROTECTION SO WAS ENTIRELY ABSORBED BY ME. INCIDENT FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND SAFELY MADE IT BACK HOME WITH PRAYERS AND CAUTIOUS DRIVING TECHNIQUES LIKE A BAD THEME PARK RIDE. COST WAS OVER $2,000.00. REPLACED IN FEB. 2010. *CN

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. IT WAS SENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD DT CODE 1-1. FURTHER CHECK BY THE DEALER IN THE SECOND VISIT RESULTED IN THE DIAGNOSIS FOR "CABLE REEL REPLACEMENT" IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHARGE FOR THE INITIAL DIAGNOSTICS WAS $95 PLUS TAX AND THE CHARGE FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CABLE REEL WILL BE ANOTHER $250. THE CABLE REEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT BE DAMAGED BY NORMAL DRIVING FOR A VEHICLE AT 54K MILES. IT HAS TO BE DUE TO THE BAD DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE AND SHOULD BE UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. IRONICALLY, IF THE SAFETY BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSES THE SRS LIGHT ON, HONDA HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR AND DIAGNOSIS COST. ONE CAN THINK THAT THE SEAT BELT MAY BE DAMAGED THROUGH NORMAL OR EXCESSIVE USAGE. HOW COULD A DRIVER DAMAGE THE CABLE REEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE AIRBAG IS NEVER DEPLOYED? *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, 153K MI. TRANSMISSION REPLACED JULY 2007 AT 100K UNDER HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS DRIVEN BY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. ON 3/15, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROX 65 MPH), WHILE IN MOUNTAINOUS PASS (MARKER 77) ON I-8 EAST OF SAN DIEGO . DRIVER (SON) AVOIDED ACCIDENT & OTHER TRAFFIC, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS FOR HIM & 5 PASSENGERS. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. TRANSMISSION SERVICED PER PRESCRIBED MAINT SCHEDULE (FLUID DRAIN & FILL AT 30K MI INTERVAL). 50K MILES SEEMS A BIT LOW FOR THE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COMMONLY SEEN IN 1999-2001 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND RESTARTED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PROCEED THROUGHOUT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THE STARTER, BOTH OF WHICH THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED AND DID NOT BELIEVE THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STARTER; YET, THAT THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION WIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL BOX WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE SRS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. UPDATED 07/27/10*JB

THE DECEDENT IS A 3 MONTH OLD FEMALE INFANT WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. THE INFANT WAS SECURED IN A BABY TREND FLEX LOC INFANT CAR SEAT (MANUFACTURED IN 062809 HH, MODEL # CS31029) AND THE BASE OF THE CAR SEAT WAS SECURED TO A SEAT BELT. THE REAR OF THE VAN WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CARRIER TO SEPARATE FROM THE BASE. THE INFANT, WHO WAS SECURED TO THE CARRIER, WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE INFANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PRONOUNCED DEAD IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON JANUARY 30, 2010 AT 16:02 HOURS. *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