Problems with 1999 Honda Odyssey EQUIPMENT

Transmission recalled in 05 for defect, was replaced at that time with local dealer. july 29, 2008 transmission failed while traveling far from home and was replaced at my cost of $5,000 as i went 6 months past warranty. transmission is failing again and has to be replaced at my cost because i put 4,000 miles over the 36,000 mile warranty. contacted american honda for help and they will not assist me. the transmission has never been fixed for the original defect with the recall in 05, if it had, i certainly would not be told by honda that it needs it's 4th transmission. (3 in 5 years time). *tr

On june 28, our 1999 honda odyssey lx lost all electrical power and engine power while traveling on i-94 e bound between battle creek mi and the exit to i-69. the emergency flashers would not activate. we were able to coast to a stop on the shoulder, then after placing the car in park and switching off the ignition, i was able to restart the car. it ran fine for the next two hours, but the same thing happened while traveling south on i-75 north of dayton, oh. this time, i noticed the gauges came back on and was able to resume the cruise control and proceed with out stopping. in got case, traffic was not so heavy as to be a danger, and luckily we were not in the passing lane. the same failure occurred just before we made it onto our street, but for a shorter time and we continued home. the next night, while returning home on local streets, going about 35mph, this failure occurred again, but this time, we had the headlight on (it was about 9:15pm), and we lost all lighting (interior gauges and exterior). on june 30, the dealer was able to locate the problem - failed ignition switch electrical contacts. the dealer claims this car had been serviced for this problem previously as a result of a recall. i checked your online notices: may 16, 2002 nhtsa: 02v120000. electrical system ignition switch. this recall needs to be re-issued for this safety related problem. we would have had serious problems in bad weather; loss of windshield wipers as well as lighting and brake lights. and at night, it could have been very bad on the highway. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Engine stopped while driving on turnpike. restarted while trying to get off of the road. honda dealer replaced start switch. it was replaced at 65000 miles under recall. current mileage 127,000 miles. i guess that it has to be replaced every 60,000 miles or so. $385 to replace it this time. honda said that they would replace it only once. mechanic said that it is the same as the original. never improved upon. definitely a safety hazard. *tr

I'm filing this complaint to report three ongoing problems and one new problem, all related to the rear sliding door latches, locks and handles: 1. the door latch on the rear passenger-side sliding door of our 1999 honda odyssey lx becomes loose while the vehicle is in motion, causing the interior lights and rear door-open indicator to flash on intermittently. 2. the rear sliding doors often are extremely difficult to open from the outside. the van has been serviced for these two problems at no cost on three separate occasions by a local honda dealership (trickett honda). 3. sometimes the locks on the sliding doors don't engage when the automatic lock button is pushed. 4. the outside door handle on the rear passenger-side sliding door does not retract back into the indented slot and no longer opens the door. *nm

1. sliding doors would not open at times. door latch system replaced on both doors.2. sliding door on passenger side would indicate on dash to be open. this would happen when cornering or hitting bumps. overhead light would turn on and off and crackling sound from below steering would be heard (coinciding with lights going on and off). latch system on this door was replaced. 3. air conditioner sound/humming when on. belt tensioner previously replaced after same noise was heard. same problem occurring approximately 15,000 miles after work was performed. due to take in 3/15/01 to inspect once again.

Right rear luggage rack cover keeps coming off when driving; defective clip to hold cover in place. *ak

Left sliding door not locking, unlocking, or opening properly. dealer tried to fix twice now and still broken. door locks and unlocks itself while in motion. it pops, clicks, and buzzes at random. right sliding door opens while in motion. dealer tried to fix once and still broken. a/c makes tremendous "thunking" noise-clutch engaging improperly. dealer tried to fix twice-told me"could not duplicate" still broken. left & right front windows both had bad parts. left still waiting on parts to be put in. seatbelt in middle, left rear locked so tightly while van in motion that i was trapped. it would not release even while van was not braking, turning, etc. doors are main safety concern and dealer not able to correct problems and zone office #6 unwilling to return my phone calls regarding this important matter.

Right door beeps while opening due to door motor failure. yh