1999 Honda Odyssey

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER DEFECTIVE SWITCH. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD MELTED SOLDER JOINTS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHICH WERE THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL HAD BEEN SATISFIED PREVIOUSLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH THAT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2002 WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED. THE RIGHT DOOR ACTUATOR HAD SHORTED OUT. *JB

EVERY WINTER SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR 1999 ODYSSEY BRAND NEW, THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WOULD FREEZE AND LOCK UP. IT WILL NOT WORK. SINCE OUR ODYSSEY IS OUT OF MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, THE COST TO REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE - A DEALER ESTIMATED $2000 JUST TO FIX ONE DOOR. SO WE DECIDED NOT TO FIX THE SLIDING POWER DOORS AND JUST OPEN THEM MANUALLY INSTEAD. EVEN IN MANUAL MODE, THEY STILL FREEZE DURING WINTER. THE DANGEROUS PART IS THAT THEY OPEN BY ITSELF EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THIS MAY BE A SERIAL DEFECT. *TR

PROBLEM WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR. ON OUR 1999 EX ODYSSEY, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSES BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON). BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM MY SON GOT HURT BECAUSE THE DOOR DIDN'T STOP WHEN HE WAS GETTING INTO THE VAN SO THE DOOR TRAPPED HIS ARM. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $1,000 CANADIAN TO GET IT FIX. THE HONDA DEALER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS PROBLEM IN COURT IF IT IS POSSIBLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CLICKED. THE CONTROL PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE DOOR WAS AJAR, ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT. FURTHERMORE, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED, BUT IT WAS NOT PERFORMED BY HONDA. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) WAS REFERENCED, HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000. RECEIVED 12/12/07 64,200. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD PARTIALLY OPEN AND THEN REMAIN OPEN. HE STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR, SWITCHES, AND ROLLERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 158,000. UPDATED 02-21-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS ON HER VEHICLE CONSTANTLY BECOME JAMMED. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DOORS HAVE AUTOMATICALLY OPENED. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE DOORS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THE NEXT DAY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVER-SIDE SLIDING REAR DOOR DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT APPEARS TO LATCH, SO WE START TO DRIVE, THEN THE CAR'S BUZZER GOES OFF, SIGNALING THE DOOR IS AJAR. I HAVE TO SWITCH OFF THE DOOR BUTTON ON THE DASH TO STOP THE BUZZER. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR MAY NOT BE SAFELY LATCHED. WE HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN... WE HAVE TRIED TO RE-SET THE CAR BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, AND DISCONNECTING THE FUSE, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HONDA DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SAFETY BULLETIN OUT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHTS DIMMED. ALSO , THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO THRUST, JERK, AND FINALLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART A FEW DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RECALLS 00V0300 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, AND 03V423000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM :IGNITION :SWITCH, AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE ABOVEMENTIONED RECALLS. HOWEVER, THE FIRST RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN APRIL 2001, AND THE SECOND REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 8, 2002. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME STALLING FAILURE NOTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THEM. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER N012007-04-26-00304. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED, AND COULD ONLY BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 119,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.*AK