1999 Honda Odyssey

DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SPUTTERING OR OTHERWISE INDICATING A PROBLEM ALL GAUGES AND ENGINE CUTS OUT, I CAN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND USUALLY IT WILL RESTART AND GO, BUT LATELY NOT ALL THE TIME. IT MAY TAKE GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUTTING IT IN PARK AND RESTART 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN STAY RUNNING AND NOT HAVE A PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN IT DOES THIS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH NO WARNING, THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR THE PERSON BEHIND ME. WHEN IT STOPS RUNNING AND I LOSE POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND COASTING TRYING TO RESTART WHILE IN NEUTRAL PRAYING I DON'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND AS I NAVIGATE DECELERATING CUTTING ACROSS TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. SCARY. CHANCES ARE MY AIRBAG WON'T WORK EITHER AT THIS CRITICAL TIME IF THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP ME. ALL THE BUILT IN SAFETY FEATURES ARE NOT WORKING.

OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD THE P0740 TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID CIRCUIT (OPEN) CODE DISPLAYED NUMEROUS TIMES, WE THOUGHT SINCE IT WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 20,000 MILES THAT WE SHOULD ACTUALLY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IN MARYSVILLE, WA AND HAVE THEM DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THEN A SUPERVISOR AND SAID NO YOU SHOULD HAVE US RUN A DIAGNOSTIC BY ONE OF OUR MASTER TECHS. AFTER REITERATING THIS SERIOUSNESS OF OUR TRANSMISSION ISSUE THE CODE COMING ON AND DELAYS IN SHIFTING MOSTLY JUST BARELY NOTICEABLE, THEY ASSURED US IF WE PAID $129 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT A MASTER TECH COULD GET TO THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY LATER TOLD US AFTER WE GOT THE CAR BACK AND CALLED ON THE ISSUE THAT AN APPRENTICE (NOT A MASTER TECH) HAD DONE THE ENTIRE INSPECTION AND CAME UP WITH NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT A DIFFERENT CODE HAVING TO DO WITH UP BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE BEFORE AND TOLD US WE MAY NEED TO GET THAT REPLACED SOON. THE TRANSMISSION CODE P0740 CAME UP ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM OF THE CODE AND THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE AND ASKED WHAT ELSE TO DO AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT IS A TRANSMISSION DEATH CODE AND WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, TO WHICH I ASKED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO AND HE SAID MAYBE YOU GOT A BAD TRANSMISSION. Q: ARE THEY JUST ALL BAD FOR THIS VEHICHLE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

FIRST, I'M JUST GUESSING ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE MADE TO PALM BAY HONDA IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES NORTH OF WHERE I LIVE. THERE IS SEVERAL RECALLS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. I AM OWED FROM HONDA REIMBURSEMENT FROM CARETENDER'S AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WORKING SHOP FOR DOING THE WIREHARNESS RECALL WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED ALTOGETHER PLUS THE CAR RENTAL (AFTER I HAD BEEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL TO BE DONE A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENED) OF WHICH LONG TIME AGO I WROTE CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE OWNER OF HONDA IN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. TO THIS DATE, NO REFUND ISSUED TO ME. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE RECALLS LISTED BY YOU REGARDING LOCKS/LATCHES/ETC. OF WHICH I HAD PROBLEMS WITH SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE HONDA NEW IS THE REASON FOR APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BEING BACK IN 1998 AND I'VE HAD ABOUT SEVEN DIFFERENT INVOICES FROM DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERSHIPS SOME NOTED (NWD MEANING NO WORK DONE) WITH THE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTING TODAY. THE RECEIPTS MAY ALSO BE WITH YOU AND/OR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONERS AND STILL UNRESOLVED TO THIS DATE. NOW, I JUST READ ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS ON YOUR RECALL LIST AND NOTHING HAS BEEN MAILED TO ME REGARDING THIS RECALL TO BE GIVEN TO HONDA TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHY HASN'T IT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE NEW ISSUES OF THE AIR BAGS EXPLODING, AS INDICATED THROUGH U. S. SENATOR BILL NELSON'S WEB PAGE, INVOLVES MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY! FINALLY, I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WHY DOES MY VIN NUMBER SHOW O RECALLS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED AND SECURED IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,598.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF

VAN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. NUMEROUS TIMES. HONDA REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF IGNITION SWITCH. THEY SUGGESTED WE PUT NEW WIRING HARNESS ALSO. SO WE DID AND PAID FOR BOTH REPAIRS. NOW IT HAS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, THREE TIMES TODAY WHILE DRIVING. I FILED A COMPLAINT IN 2007 BECAUSE I SAW THE SWITCH PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE AND GOT NO RESPONSE. CASE ID# [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR OPENED PARTIALLY BEFORE BECOMING STUCK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHENEVER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK PERTAINING TO THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS. THE VEHICLE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.