2000 Honda Odyssey

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VAN WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 AND HAS 51,200 MILES ON IT. THE VAN HAS HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. A NEW VEHICLE WITH ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND PROPER CARE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAILING ALREADY. HAVE TALKED WITH HONDA MECHANIC WHO SAYS THAT 2000 V6 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN'S HAVE A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY OR DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT DALLAS AREA HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE SEEING MORE 2000 HONDA ODYSSEYS VANS WITH FAILED TRANSMISSIONS. FAY OIA HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED ON YOUR NHTSA AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD FAILED TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE WANT HONDA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE ALL 2000 V6 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS.*AK

SEATBELT DESIGN DEFECTIVE ON ODYSSEY MINIVANS. IN THE CENTER ROW OF SEATS, WITH A BENCH SEAT CONFIGURATION, THE SEATBELT DOES NOT PROTECT THE SEAT OCCUPANT FROM THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM A SIDE OR CORNER IMPACT COLLISION. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE SEATBELT AND THAT THE FLIP DOWN ARMRREST IS WHAT WOULD PROTECT THE BELTED OCCUPANT FROM HARM, WHICH IS NONSENSE. THE FORD WINDSTAR HAS THE PROPER RESTRAINT - THERE IS A SECONDARY LATCH USED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT INSOFAR AS PEOPLE MAY ALSO PLACE BABY SEATS IN THIS SEAT AND ASSUME THE SEATBELT WILL PROTECT THE CHILD. IT WON'T - THE CHILD SEAT WOULD SLIP OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT STEPS HAPPEN NEXT.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. DOOR SLIDES FULLY SHUT, BUT THEN REVERSES ABOUT 1/2INCH AND IS VISIBLY NOT LATCHED/CLOSED. ALSO AT TIMES WHEN DOOR DOES VISUALLY CLOSE ALL THE WAY, WHILE DRIVING THE AUDIBLE WARNING NOISE FOR AN OPEN DOOR COMES ON BUT THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW WHICH DOOR. DEPRESS THE 'CLOSE' BUTTON ON THE RIGHT SIDE POWER DOOR WILL SILENCE THE ALARM WHILE DRIVING, YET THE PROBLEM RECURS....IT'S TOUGH TO DRIVE WITH THAT [XXX] NOISE BLARING AND YOU ALSO WONDER IF THE DOOR IS REALLY SHUT AND SAFELY LOCKED? I'M TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 5/30/02, BUT BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS SHOWN ON NHTSA WEBSITE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE TO SATISFACTORILY AND COMPLETELY FIX IN ONE VISIT. I'M 12 MILES FROM PASSING THE WARRANTY PERIOD ON THE VEHICLE...CALLED THE DEALER WHEN I WAS 450 MILES AWAY BUT COULDN'T GET APPT. UNTIL 6 DAYS LATER...I CANNOT PARK THE VEHICLE JUST TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GO OVER 36,000 MILES.... I'M ALSO WONDERING IF THEY DO FIX, WILL FUTURE FIXES IF SAME OCCURS OR IF NOT FIXED SATISFACTORILY WILL BE COVERED AS THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER I AM GOING TO, HINSHAWS HONDA HAS BEEN IN MY EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST GIVEN 100% TO ALL REPAIRS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE SAME HONEST AND SATISFACTORY SERVICE ON THIS PROBLEM AS I'VE HAD IN THE PAST. (OR I'LL BE EMAILING THE NHTSA AGAIN) I AM DOING THIS, TO ADD MY PROBLEM SO IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED, MY PROBLEM CAN BE COUNTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY WIFE STOPPED TO GET SOME GAS. THE VAN WAS STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE WENT TO TURN THE FUEL CAP AND JUST TURNED IT WHEN FLAMES SHOOT OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ABOUT 12-18 LONG . MY WIFE SAID IT WAS LIKE A BLOW TORCH. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE VAN ALSO WHO IS HANICAPPED AND HAD TO CRAWL AWAY FROM THE VAN BECAUSE MY WIFE THOUGHT THE VAN MIGHT BLOW UP. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP ON THROTTLE BODY. PEDAL REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TRAVEL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RESPONSE FROM ENGINE. AS A RESULT, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND MORE RAPIDLY THAN NECESSARY. SUDDEN ACCELERATION HELPED CONTRIBUTED TO DAMAGE IN A REAR-END COLLISION AT A STOP SIGN. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN CLEANED TWICE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AGAIN.*AK

MIDDLE ROW SEATS CAN BE CONFIGURED AS BENCH SEATS OR CAPTAINS CHAIRS. IN THE BENCH SEAT CONFIGURATION, THE PASSENGER IS NOT SAFELY RESTRAINED FROM A SIDE OR CORNER IMPACT. THE PASSENGER CAN SLIP OUT OF THE SEAT BELT ON IMPACT, RISKING INJURY OR DEATH. I COMPENSATED FOR THIS WHEN MY SON WAS IN A BOOSTER SEAT BY STRAPPING THE BOOSTER SEAT TO THE SEAT BUT NOW THAT HE IS NO LONGER IN A BOOSTER SEAT HE IS NOT RESTRINED BY THE SEATBELT. PUTTING HIM IN THE SEATS IN THE CAPTAINS CHAIR CONFIGURATION PUTS HIM AT RISK SINCE HE WOULD THEN BE NEXT TO THE DOOR AND POINT OF IMPACT. FORD DEALS WITH THIS BY REQUIRING YOU TO "LATCH" THE SEATBELT ON THE SIDE FACING THE DOOR, WHICH RESTRAINS THE PASSENGER SECURELY. HAVE ANY INJURIES BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT WITH THE HONDA MINIVAN?*AK

WHEN I BUMPED A METAL SIGN IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT ON FEB 18 2002 DRIVING 5 MPH, MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS FROZE. I FOUND IN THE MANUAL THAT THEY ARE ONLY SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY UPON MODERATE TO SEVERE IMPACT. I ALONG WITH 3 OTHER BODY SHOPS AND MY INSURANCE, STATE FARM, FELT THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FAULTY AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, DEMONSTRATING HOW LIGHTLY THE SIGN WAS HIT. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE DEFECT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT, IN CASE IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TS ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****760765