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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 reports
Mileage unknown · Sep 28, 2001
Power Train
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 1999, VEHICLE HAD 35 MILES. FIRST BUYER RETURNED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT 31,000 MILES, HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. MAKING A CLUNK AND HUMMING NOISE, THEN LOOSES POWER AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, TH…
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THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 1999, VEHICLE HAD 35 MILES. FIRST BUYER RETURNED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT 31,000 MILES, HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. MAKING A CLUNK AND HUMMING NOISE, THEN LOOSES POWER AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, THERES A CLUNK. TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED WITHOUT QUESTION. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME, 9/25/01, VEHICLE MAKES A HUMMING NOISE WHEN TRAVELLING EVEN AT 25 MPH GETS WORSE ON FREEWAY, DOESN'T SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, LOOSES POWER. ENGINE HUMS LIKE IT'S HARD AT WORK. HEARS CLUNK IN REVERSE GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER DEALER IN RCH. CUCAMONGA. INFORMED THEM OF THE HISTORY. ASST. SERVICE MGR. SAID A CLUTCH SILINOID WOULD BE REPLACED AND 3 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES WERE RECOMMENDED. AFTER FLUSHES WERE DONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND DOESN'T HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. VERY UNSATISFIED AND FEAR OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!!*AK
NHTSA ODI #752694
Mileage unknown · Aug 27, 2001
Suspension
PROBLEM:1). STEERING VIBRATION-THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIGOROUSLY AT 65+ MPH. ORIGINAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER B. DEALER B ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR WITH BALANCING, QUOTED ORIGINAL TIRESWERE OUT OF ROUND (DEFECTIVE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #751238
Mileage unknown · Aug 15, 2001
Tires
WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY CHECKED AND ROTATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/65R16). NLM
NHTSA ODI #562506
Mileage unknown · Aug 11, 2001
Power Train
STEERING COLUMN AND INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOW THAT VEHICLE IS IN "R" BUT IS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS USED. HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS W/ 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN PARKED DOWNHILL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #750236
Mileage unknown · Aug 10, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingInjury
A CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT HIS ENTIRE ARM IN EXHAUST PIPE, RESULTING IN BURNS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #894024
Mileage unknown · Aug 6, 2001
Tires
WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAL TIRE SUDDENTLY BLEW OUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)
NHTSA ODI #749919
Mileage unknown · Aug 3, 2001
Structure
BOTH ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRONICALLY. WHEN ELECTRONIC DOOR IS DIABLED, AND DOORS CLLOSED MANUALLY --- THE DOORS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO DOOR CLOSES ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT INTERVENTION MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS. ALSO DOORS SAFETY SYSTEM (NOT CLOSING AND CRUSHING SOMEONE WHEN IN THE PATH…
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BOTH ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRONICALLY. WHEN ELECTRONIC DOOR IS DIABLED, AND DOORS CLLOSED MANUALLY --- THE DOORS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO DOOR CLOSES ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT INTERVENTION MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS. ALSO DOORS SAFETY SYSTEM (NOT CLOSING AND CRUSHING SOMEONE WHEN IN THE PATH OF CLOSING ELECTRONIC DOOR) DOES NOT WORK.*AK
NHTSA ODI #749734
Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 2001
Structure
LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTS LIKE IT IS LOCKED EVEN THOUGH ALL OTHER DOORS NOT LOCKED. RIGHT POWER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. THIS WAS SECOND TIME FOR THIS DOOR, AND HAS HAPPENED ON LEFT DOOR PREVIOUSLY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #748933
Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 2001
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrash
I AM A SHARP 62 YEAR OLD WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. I WAS PULLING ONTO AN OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE AT A SLOWED CRAWL PACE. MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE I HAD SLOWED TO ENTER THE PARKING SPACE AND I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO A HIGH ACCELERATION MOVI…
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I AM A SHARP 62 YEAR OLD WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. I WAS PULLING ONTO AN OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE AT A SLOWED CRAWL PACE. MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE I HAD SLOWED TO ENTER THE PARKING SPACE AND I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO A HIGH ACCELERATION MOVING THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME 5 FEET WHICH SLOWED ME DOWN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ONLY WHEN I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. DO NOT DISCRIMINATE BECAUSE I AM 62 - THIS WAS NOT OPERATOR ERROR. *AK
NHTSA ODI #748709
Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 2001
Structure
POWER SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO REVERSE W/O A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE. ACCORDING TO HONDA DOORS MUST BE STOPPED SUDDENLY, NOT GRADUALLY
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
2
PE06007 · 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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