1999 Honda Odyssey

CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY, IT KEEPS POPPING OPEN. DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK THE DOORS POP BACK OUT AFTER CLOSING, CAUSING THE AJAR LIGHT TO COME ON AND ALARM TO SOUND, ALARM FAILS IF THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. DOORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED, SWITCHES AND LATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *YH

WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, TRANSMISSION JERKS AND LURCHES. VEHICLE CANNOT INCREASE SPEED BEYOND 20 MPH. DEALER (NOT THE SAME AS WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED) THIS IS MOREHEAD HONDA IN NEWBURGH NY SAID IT NEEDED TRANSMISSION SERVICING AND NEW PARTS, CHARGED US $250. NOW THEY TELL US IT NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL COVER ALL BUT $800. WE HAVE SPENT ENOUGH ALREADY ON REPAIRING THIS POORLY BUILT VEHICLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND IT IS TIME THAT THE MANUFACTURER BE SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. *AK

IN AUGUST THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY ADVISED IT HAD A BROKEN CENTER ROLLER AND IT WAS REPLACED (AT A DEDUCTIBLE COST 100). IN NOVEMBER THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE SAME DOOR THEY WORKED ON WAS BEEPING CONTINUOUSLY (THE CHIME FOR THE DOOR NOT LATCHED), AND THAT THERE WAS 1 OCCURRENCE OF THE DOOR OPENING ON THE HIGHWAY 1FOOT ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALER LOOKED IT AND ADVISED IT HAD A BROKEN LATCH. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS THEY WERE CONTACTED 2 TIMES FOR ME TO BE ADVISED IT WASN'T IN YET. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I COULD BRING IT IN ON FRIDAY 12/28. BY THIS TIME THE DOOR HAD OPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON IT'S OWN. THEY INITIALLY LOOKED AT THE DOOR AND ASKED WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM--THEY WERE AGAIN ADVISED OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH AGAIN AT A DEDUCTIBLE COST OF 100. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THEY WORK ON THESE ALL OF THE TIME AND HE FELT THEY SHOULD GET A BETTER FIX SINCE IT IS SAFETY RELATED (MINI-VAN, DOORS OPENING ON OWN, CHILDREN--DIDN'T MIX). THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CANADIAN MODEL. VIN [XXX], I HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NOTICE 00V119000 BUT WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE DIDN'T "NEED" THAT DONE. IT DIDN'T FALL IN THE RECALL PROGRAM---BASED ON MY 2 PROBLEMS I FEEL IT SHOULD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I MAY DO TO SEE THAT THIS IS FIXED PROPERLY. I AM THINKING OF SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BUT CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE PASS THIS ONLY ANOTHER PERSON. THANK YOU. [XXX].*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY PROBLEMS HOWEVER WE HAVE A HONDA SERVICE BULLITEN THAT STATES OTHERWISE SB #00-065 PLEASE READ IT. THEY ARE REPLACING THEM WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE FREE FROM THIS SAME DEFECT. THAT IS WHY HONDA HAS PUT A TOTALLY NEW TRANSMISSION DESIGN INTO THE 2002.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TURNS ON REPEATEDLY. HONDA SERVICE SAYS FAILURE CODE INDICATES NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED, ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT DETECT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS JUST YET. INTERNET SEARCH HAS TURNED UP A LOT OF OTHERS MENTIONING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND I DONT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BEFORE REPORTING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OTHERS OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR/FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS CLEANED GROUND AND SLIDE FOR SLIDING DOOR FAILING TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 72,000 MILES. TOOK THE CAR IN TO LEIGTH HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID. I PAID $400 AND IT WAS REPLACED . ABOUT 1,000 MILES LATER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME TOOK IT TO AUTO PARK HONDA IN CARY, NC. IT HAD A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE CODE AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD THE REPAIRED VAN BACK FOR TWO WEEKS AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AGAIN. WE ARE WAITING FOR AUTO PARK'S RESPONSE. I HAVE BEEN REA MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AT THE AUTOFAN.COM WEB SITE.*AK

THOUGH WE BOUGHT THE ODYSSEY USED, IT ONLY HAD 10K MILES ON IT BY AN ELDERLY COUPLE. NO TOWING, NO STEEP HILLS, NO ABUSIVE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING AT WRONG TIMES, THEN WE HEARD LOUD 'CLUNK' WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED ONE FOR $3075 (90 DAY WARRANTY) OR NEW ONE FOR $4700 (50K/50 MTH WARRANTY). WE TRANSFERRED CAR TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO IS REBUILDING IT FOR $2100. NO MENTION AT DEALER OF ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A CONSISTENT DEFECT. HAVE HEARD MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE GETTING POST-WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS FROM THEIR DEALER, AFTER PRESSURING THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK