1999 Honda Odyssey

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT AN AUCTION 4 DAYS AGO AND STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TODAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND STALLS WHEN SHIFTING TO UPPER GEARS ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRST 3 GEARS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A USED VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE PROBLEMS. BUT WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/MANUFACTURER'S FLAW, GOING BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM ODYSSEY USERS (BRAND NEW AND SECOND/THIRD OWNERS), SHOULD HONDA NOT BE LIABLE FOR THESE DESIGN FLAWS? ONLY AFTER BUYING, EXPERIENCING AND THEN RESEARCHING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DID I REALIZE MY GRAVE MISTAKE OF INVESTING IN THIS VEHICLE. THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD FROM 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN THESE ODYSSEYS! I AM A STUDENT AND PUT EVERY PENNY OF MY SAVINGS INTO BUYING A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE! ANY HELP IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ERROR CODE P0740 INDICATING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE PERSON, HONDA WON'T PAY ANY REPAIR OR REPLACE COST BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED ON 1999 - 2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST HONDA FOR 1999-2001 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT SHOWED THE SAME MALFUNCTION CODE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS AT VERY LOW MILEAGE WITHOUT SHOWING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 2006. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD PERFORM A "GOODWILL" REPAIR ON MY TRANSMISSION AND PICKUP MOST COST INSTEAD FOR ME TO PICKUP THE $5000 EXPENSE FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR OR THE OPTION OF GETTING A NEW CAR.. *KB

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILED TO OPEN ON MANY OCCASIONS AND I DIDN'T THINK OF IT AS ANYTHING MORE THAN A NUISANCE. THIS TIME ONE OF MY CHILDREN'S FINGERS WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL WE GOT A PASSERBY TO FORCE IT OPEN. HIS FINGER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DAMAGED THAN IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE DOOR, NOT TO MENTION THE PANIC AND DISTRESS AND BEING TRAPPED. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 1999 MODEL AUTO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, IT OCCURRED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY STREET AND THE ODYSSEY STRUGGLED TO GET UP TO A SAFE SPEED SLIPPING IT'S WAY INTO VARIOUS GEARS. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT HONESTLY THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY AS WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO A BUSY STREET. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR WORSE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN INTO THE MOST IMMEDIATE PARKING LOT. WHEN I SEARCHED IN THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOT MANY COMPLAINS ON HONDA ODYSSEY ABOUT THE SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO FAR. WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO CONSIDER THIS CASE AND MAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE WE LOOSE MORE LIVES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST QUIT, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC.... FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO NURSE THE CAR TO A SPOT ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND IT CONTINUED TO RUN FINE UNTIL I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN WHILE APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP. I COASTED TO THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND DROVE HOME. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.