IllustrationMANUAL SIDE DOORS OFTEN STICK SO BADLY IT CANNOT BE OPENED EXCEPT BY SOMEONE GETTING INSIDE AND KICKING THE DOOR. A CHILD COULD NOT EXERT ENOUGH FORCE. ONCE THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
2000 Honda Odyssey
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Odyssey years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Honda Odyssey are substantially higher than the model-year median of 249.5.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Odyssey years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
200–25K
4525–50K
5350–75K
6575–100K
109100–150K
55150K+
347 reports with mileage · 328 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 228 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 119 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 105 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
23 crash reports3 fire reports26 injury reports
What owners actually said
675 reportsTRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY BELOW 100000 MILES. *TR
REPEATED SURGING IN ENGINE SPEED FROM IDLE WITHOUT PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I BOUGHT IT USED,I BELIEVE HONDA MADE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT YEAR. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT AS MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER,DESPITE THEY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HONDA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN.. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY CHILDREN, THE DOOR'S WILL SHUT ON THEM MY SON HAS ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID BEING MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE WARRANTY EVERYTHING WILL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO THIS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND HAS LOST HIS JOB IS THERE ANYT…
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2000 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN.. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY CHILDREN, THE DOOR'S WILL SHUT ON THEM MY SON HAS ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID BEING MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE WARRANTY EVERYTHING WILL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO THIS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND HAS LOST HIS JOB IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? THANKS *TR
2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS CONTINUING PROBLEM AND LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION REGARDING MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A 5TH TRANSMISSION. *JB
WE HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER RECALL AT ABOUT 68,0000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE WE NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. WE WERE OUTSIDE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY THEY HAD GIVEN US ON THE REPLACEMENT WHEN WE STARTING NOTICING THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY WHE…
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WE HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER RECALL AT ABOUT 68,0000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE WE NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. WE WERE OUTSIDE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY THEY HAD GIVEN US ON THE REPLACEMENT WHEN WE STARTING NOTICING THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY WHEN WE TOOK IT IN, TELLING US REPAIR COST WOULD BE $4500. AT ABOUT 130,0000 MILES, THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. AFTER IT FAILED, WE PAID SOMEONE ELSE TO REPAIR IT, CAUSING US OVER 3500 IN TOWING, REPAIR AND RENTAL CAR COSTS. WE WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD WITH A FAMILY OF 4 IN THE 105 DEGREE TEXAS HEAT UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, HALF OF THE LATCH ON THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OUT OF THE SOCKET HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING USED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, HALF OF THE LATCH ON THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OUT OF THE SOCKET HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING USED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK ALSO DID NOT LATCH CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ
HAD TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED ON 2007 BECAUSE IT HAD GONE SOUTH. NOW 2 YEARS LATER THE REPLACEMENT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THEY OFFERED 50% AS APPARENTLY THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION HAD ALL OF A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON IT. THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT WAS NO CHARGE, BUT SAYS NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT WARRANTY ON THE PAPERWORK. …
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HAD TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED ON 2007 BECAUSE IT HAD GONE SOUTH. NOW 2 YEARS LATER THE REPLACEMENT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THEY OFFERED 50% AS APPARENTLY THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION HAD ALL OF A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON IT. THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT WAS NO CHARGE, BUT SAYS NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT WARRANTY ON THE PAPERWORK. ONLY WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER DID WE FIND OUT APPARENTLY IT WAS A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. THE GUY AT THE SERVICE COUNTER TOLD ME "IF A CUSTOMER PAYS ANY MONEY FOR THE REPLACEMENT, IT IS A 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANT. IF IT'S FREE, IT'S A ONE YEAR WARRANTY". TALKED TO THE 800-999-1009 NUMBER AND THE PHONE REP, WHILE POLITE, WAS DEFENSIVE AND AVOIDED HONDA TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. SAID 50% WAS "MORE THAN FAIR" AND "ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY", EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT HAD CRAPPED OUT AFTER JUST 2 YEARS.
I OWN A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM SURE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WITHOUT A RECALL, DECIDED TO SIMPLY EXTEND THE WARRANTY FROM 5YRS TO 7YRS, KNOWING THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD RUN INTO PROBLEMS AFTER THE 7YR MARK, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE 6YR MARK. I HAVE …
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I OWN A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM SURE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WITHOUT A RECALL, DECIDED TO SIMPLY EXTEND THE WARRANTY FROM 5YRS TO 7YRS, KNOWING THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD RUN INTO PROBLEMS AFTER THE 7YR MARK, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE 6YR MARK. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. AS THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I WAS TOLD TO JUST IGNORE IT, AS IT MUST HAVE COME ON AFTER FILLING UP GAS, AND NOT TO WORRY, AS IT WILL GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. FINALLY I TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE CODES, AND NOW THEY TELL ME IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT, AS JUST BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ON, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT "DEAD" AND TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL I NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS. WELL, AFTER A 4HR ROAD TRIP, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, UNTIL I STOPPED AND HAD TO MAKE A LT HAND TURN. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION, THE VAN HESITATED, AND THEN JERKED FORWARD. HAD THE DELAY BEEN ANY LONGER, MY FAMILY AND MYSELF WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT HONDA, AND NOW 18MONTHS LATER, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. WHY KEEP REPLACING A TRANSMISSION KNOWING IT WILL ONLY LAST ANOTHER UNDER 2YRS. MY ONLY OPTION IS TO SELL THIS VAN, BUT IT'S NOT FARE TO THE NEXT UNFORTUNATE PERSON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Official recalls
620V026000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Jan 17, 2020
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 1998 Acura 2.2CL, 1998-1999 Acura 2.3CL, 1998-1999 Acura 3.0CL, 2001 Acura 3.2CL and Acura MDX, 1998-2000 Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Sedan, Odyssey and Acura 3.5RL, 1999-2000 Acura 3.2TL, 1996-2000 Civic Coupe, 1997-2000 CR-V, 1997-1998 EV Plus, and 1998-1999 Isuzu Oasis vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver frontal air bag inflator, and replace it if necessary, with an inflator of a different design, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138 or Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727.
20V027000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Jan 17, 2020
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138.
00V183000 · Interior Lighting
Jul 6, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAN FAIL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND DISPLAYS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MULTIPLEX UNIT.
00V119000 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Apr 25, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN. THE SLIDING DOORS MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AN IMPROPERLY LATCHED DOOR COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A DOOR COULD OPEN COMPLETELY. AN UNRESTRAINED REAR SEAT PASSENGER COULD FALL OUT OF AN OPEN DOOR OF A MOVING VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY ON ALL ODYSSEY MINVANS BUILT FROM DECEMBER 3, 1999 THROUGH DECEMBER 16, 1999. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,612 ODYSSEY MINIVANS THAT HAD THE LATCHES REPLACED UNDER RECALL 99V-158 OR UNDER WARRANTY, THAT MAY NEED TO HAVE THE LATCHES REPLACED AGAIN. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY HONDA TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED LATCH ASSEMBLY. LATCHES WITH THE SUSPECT DATE CODE WILL BE REPLACED.
00V030000 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood
Feb 11, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. A WIRE HARNESS, LOCATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COULD BE DAMAGED BY CONTACT WITH A METAL PIPE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A BLOWN FUSE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A FUSE BLOWS, ENGINE POWER, OR OPERATION OF ANY OR ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, CAN BE LOST, INCLUDING LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, AND THE ANTI-LOCK FUNCTION OF THE BRAKES. A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OR LIGHTING, OR A FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FEATURE IN BAD WEATHER, COULD RESULT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVERING OVER THE WIRE HARNESS AND METAL PIPE TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. IF ANY WIRES ARE DAMAGED, THE DEALER WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, AND THEN INSTALL THE PROTECTIVE COVERING.
99V339000 · Structure:frame And Members
Dec 15, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FRONT BODY/FRAME IS MISSING SPOT WELDS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE MISSING WELDS MIGHT AFFECT THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION PERFORMANCE IN A COLLISION.
Remedy: DEALERS INSPECTED ALL THE VEHICLES AND THEY WERE FOUND TO BE PROPERLY WELDED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2PE06007 · Front Coil Spring Fracture
Opened Jan 24, 2006 · Closed May 24, 2006
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension:front:springs:coil Springs
THE POPULATION OF 116,000 VEHICLES IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY (AHM) DATA IDENTIFYING ORIGINAL STATE OF SALE OR DELIVERY.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (SV) UTILIZE LIGHT WEIGHT COIL SPRINGS MANUFACTURED FROM HIGH STRENGTH STEEL (HSS).IF THE COATING MATERIAL OF A HSS SPRING IS BREACHED, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS (SALT) MAY ATTACK THE SPRING.SPRING CORROSION RESULTS IN A STRESS RISER AND MAY CAUSE A FRACTURE.DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION WHERE THE SPRING BREAKS, THE JAGGED EDGE MAY PIERCE THE TIRE; A RAPID DEFLATION OF THE TIRE MAY OCCUR AND CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OR CRASH.SV SPRING FAILURE MECHANICS AND TIRE CONTACT LIKELIHOOD ARE DISCUSSED IN AN AHM PRESENTATION TO ODI DATED APRIL 20TH, 2006 (AVAILABLE ON ODI?S WEB SITE; WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV).AHM?S PRESENTATION IDENTIFIED TWO MECHANISMS WHICH CAUSE THE SPRING COATING TO BECOME BREACHED; 1) CONTACT WITH THE LOWER SPRING SEAT, AND 2) ENTRAPMENT OF ABRASIVE MATERIALS BETWEEN THE SILENCER TUBE AND SPRING.THE PRESENTATION COMPARED SV SPRING FRACTURE RATES TO THE HONDA MDX MODEL, A SISTER VEHICLE RECALLED FOR FRONT SPRING FRACTURE UNDER NHTSA RECALL 05V385, AND TO OTHER VEHICLES INVESTIGATED AND OR RECALLED FOR FRONT SPRING FRACTURE.THE SPRING FRACTURE RATE FOR THE SV, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF THE RATE OF THE MDX MODEL EVEN THOUGH THE SV'S HAVE ONE YEAR LONGER IN SERVICE, IS COMPARABLE TO RATES OBSERVED IN PRIOR SPRING FRACTURE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE CLOSED WITH NO RECALL AND LOW IN COMPARISON TO INVESTIGATIONS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL.OF THE 7 REPORTS ODI IDENTIFIED ALLEGING TIRE DAMAGE DUE TO SPRING FRACTURE, 6 INVOLVED SPRING-TIRE CONTACT WHICH RESULTED IN SLOW OR NO LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE; ODI WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE ONE REPORT ALLEGING A PUNCTURE OCCURRED.ODI NOTES THAT THE SV FRONT SPRING DIFFERS FROM THE MDX SPRING IN THAT IT HAS A SINGLE SILENCER TUBE (UPPER ONLY, AS OPPOSED TO UPPER AND LOWER ON THE MDX) WHICH IS, ACCORDING TO AHM, LOCATED IN AN AREA LESS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A TIRE PUNCTURE SHOULD A FRACTURE OCCUR.A DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES IS NOT WARRANTED.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
RQ00014 · Upexpected Opening Of Sliding Door
Opened Jul 28, 2000 · Closed Apr 25, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
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