1999 Honda Odyssey Body & Structure Problems

Your driver's side automatic sliding door unlatched while you were driving on the interstate, triggering an emergency warning tone with no dashboard indication. You found that Honda has issued recalls for this problem, but your dealer says your vehicle's VIN doesn't match the recall records and claims the recall is too old to honor. Since this is a known safety issue, the door latch mechanism may need to be inspected and potentially replaced or repaired by the dealer.

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. BOTH OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND COULD NOT BE SECURED BECAUSE BOTH LATCHES BROKE OFF . THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR PLASTIC LATCH CRACKED AND BROKE, AND THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BROKE OFF AND DETACHED. BOTH SLIDING DOORS CAN NOT BE SECURED. IT WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT BE CLOSED, LEAD ME TO INSPECT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND IT SHOWED THAT THE LATCH HAS BEEN CRACKED AND BROKE, BUT IT IS STILL IN PLACE. IT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO CLOSE BUT NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *TR

1. NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. 2. SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN/CLOSE. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE FAILURE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY 3. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PARTS REPLACED AND FAILURE OCCURS AGAIN. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY POWER SLIDING DOOR TROUBLE. *TR

I HAVE AN HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 99' AND ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS WHEN OUT FIRST THEN THE OTHER A CPLE MONTHS LATER. I'VE BEEN STUCK WITH IT JAMMED OPEN AND HAD TO RIDE HOME LIKE THAT W CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND TAKING A TURN AND ONE OF THE DOOR SLID OPEN, NEXT TO MY 3YR.OLD WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ITS DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. BUT NOW NEITHER OF THE DOORS WORK, SO THE KIDS HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO GET IN FOR MONTHS NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY SAY ITS THE MOTOR IN BOTH DOORS WHICH WILL BE 900 DOLLARS EACH TO FIX! I DON'T HAVE THAT. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM IN ALOT OF HONDA VANS NOT BEEN RECALLED!? *TR

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. *TR

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR HONDA ODYSSEY STAYS OPEN REFUSES TO CLOSE. *TR

BOTH SLIDING DOORS ARE STUCK, WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN CARRYING 6 CHILDREN, AS MY WIFE OFTEN DOES. *TR

THE SLIDING DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER WILL NOT OPEN MANY TIMES. SOMETIMES IT STICKS AND EVEN MY HUSBAND CAN ONLY OPEN IT AFTER REPEATED POWERFUL PULLS. SOMETIMES IT STAYS LOCKED. THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN SOMETIMES ALSO. *TR

I HAVE HONDA ODYSSEY 99. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE. THE "SLIDING DOOR LIGHT" IS ILLUMINATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SLIDING DOOR LOCKS ARE FAILING. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A BUMP, THE DOOR ALARM SOUNDS, WARNING THAT THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT HAS TO DEPRESS THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON LOCATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOORS LOCKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY AMONGST OTHER MODELS THAT USE THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS HAVE A PROBLEM THAT ALSO IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THE CONSUMER. THE SAFETY HAZARDS INCLUDE DOORS NOT BEING SECURED, HAVING TO DRIVE WITH DOOR AJAR AND SWITCH OFF SO BUZZER SHUTS OFF, SHOULD A PERSON BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK WILL BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. AND THE HONDA DEALERS REFUSE TO RECALL THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. *TR

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

'99 ODYSSEY--SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR--PASSENGER DOOR FAILED--DEALER REPAIRED. THIS JULY--AGAIN. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY SHUT--BUZZER SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY. VERY SCARY WHEN GRANDCHILDREN RIDING IN CAR! I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF THIS COMPLAINT ON WEBSITES--ISN'T IT TIME FOR HONDA TO OWN UP TO THE DANGER WITH THESE DOORS AND RECALL FOR REPAIR? *TR

I BOUGHT MY 1999 ODYESSE IN MARCH OF 2004. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY MY DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING COMPLETLY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LATCHES AND HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOTALLING $420. THEY CHECKED MY WARRANTY AND THOSE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T HAVE $420, TO REPAIR THE DOOR. ONE WEEK LATER THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED CLOSING ALL THE WAY. I LOOKED UP THE 1999 ODYESSE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND THERE ARE PLENTY, BUT WHEN I SPOKE WITH AMERICA HONDA THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER HAD NO RECALLS. THEN I SPOKE WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY RECALL FOR MY VIN WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. SO, I BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT BEING COVERED UP. I HAVE FOUR SMALL CHILDREN THAT ARE RIDE IN THIS VAN EVERYDAY AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THIS WEB-SITE MY CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE WITH DOORS THAT CAN JUST COME OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

PROBLEMS WITH POOR OPERATING SLIDING DOORS. *MR THE PROBLEM EXISTED DURING 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE DOORS WITH LUBRICANT, PLACED BLAME ON COLD WEATHER, THE KEY WAS USED, LOCK SWITCH, ROLLERS, USER ERROR AND PLACED REPAIR COST RESPONSIBILITY ON THE CONSUMER. NONE OF THE ATTEMPTS WERE SUCCESSFUL. *SC *JB

INTERMITTENTLY BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE UNFAIR TREATMENT HE RECEIVED FROM HONDA EMPLOYEES PERTAINING TO THE SAFETY OF HIS VEHICLE. *PH CONSUMER REPORTING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DOOR ON VAN. *LA

CONSUMER STATED BOTH SLIDING DOORS BECAME STUCK WHILE DOORS WERE BEING UNLOCKED. CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO DOOR TO OPEN IT, RESULTING IN DOOR HANDLE BREAKING. *AK

THE FRONT DOORS ON THIS VAN DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE "NOTCHES," FOR THE DOOR TO REST WHEN OPEN. MOST DOORS ARE MADE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY CAN BE FULLY AND/OR PARTIALLY OPEN AND HAVE THE DOORS REST IN A RELATIVELY SECURE STATE SUCH THAT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE SUDDENLY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE VEHICLE IN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHERE GRAVITY CAN CAUSE THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN AND HIT ANOTHER CAR (AS IN A PARKING LOT) OR PERSON; OR CLOSE BY ITSELF AND HIT A PASSENGER WHO MIGHT BE ENTERING OR EXITING. THE DOORS ON THE 1999 ODYSSEY JUST SEEM TO SIT AT WHATEVER POSITION YOU SET THEM TO. THERE IS A SLIGHT FEEL OF A NOTCH IN THE FULLY OPENED POSITION, BUT IT'S NOT OBVIOUS AND CERTAINLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO COUNTER ANY FORCE THAT TRIES TO MOVE IT. THE PROBLEMS I FACE IS THAT MY DRIVEWAY HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE. EVEN THE SLIGHTEST TILT IN THE VEHICLE (NOSE UP) WILL CAUSE THE DOORS TO CLOSE BY ITSELF WHEN LET GO. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE USING THE SLIDING DOORS (AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF PROBLEMS AS MANY OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS ALREADY KNOW) WHEN THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO USE THE FRONT DOORS TO GET IN AND OUT JUST TO PREVENT THE YOUNGER KIDS FROM GETTING HURT. AND OF COURSE, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GET CAUGHT MYSELF IF I STEP OUT AND TURN AROUND TO REACH FOR SOMETHING ON THE FLOOR (FOR INSTANCE). RECENTLY, WE HAD SOME MODERATELY HIGH WINDS AND THE DOORS BLEW SHUT WITH THE CAR ON LEVEL GROUND. I'M NOT TALKING HURRICANES OR EVEN GALE FORCE WINDS; I'M TALKING THE WIND BLOWING HARDER THAN NORMAL. THESE DOORS ARE DANGEROUS; THEY SHOULD REST OF NOTCHES LIKE ALL OTHER CAR DOORS. IT SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO VERIFY MY CLAIM ! *LA

THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE IT THINKS THE AGAS CAP DOOD IS OPEN. IT'S COMPLETLY CLOSED THOUGH.*AK

I BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY IN SEPTEMBER 1999 AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATING A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND TWICE AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PROBLEM RECURS SHORTLY AFTER EACH VISIT. NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITHOUT ANY ASSURANCE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS AS WELL AND WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS STICK IN WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THE DOORS OPEN BUT IT TAKES SEVERLA MINUTES. MANYL TIMES I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN EITHER SLIDING DOOR AND HAVE HAD TO PULL MY KIDS OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO GET THEM OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS TO GET YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD ON HONDA ODYSSEYS. MY SISTER HAS A 2000 ODYSSEY AND PULLED THE ENTIRE HANDLE OFF THE DOOR TRYING TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. HONDA HAS 2 SERVICE BULLETINS DETAILING A FIX FOR REPLACING THE WEATHERSTRIPPING BUT THEY WON'T COVER THE COST FOR ME BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THESE DOORS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

HONDA SAID THE OTHER 3 RECALLS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF 1999'S DOES NOT COVER MINE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR DOOR IS A HAZARD AND COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. THEY SHOULD FIX MINE JUST LIKE THEY FIXED THE OTHERS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD START ANOTHER RECALL. DT

LATCH ASSEMBLY TO POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED,UNABLE TO CLOSE OR LOCK DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED.THERE WAS RECALL 00V119000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT HAVE PRESSURE SENSOR. 7 YEAR OLD THUMB WAS STUCK IN DOOR, AND DOOR DIDN'T SLIDE BACK TO INDICATE THAT SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN IT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE VEHICLE?S DOORS DETECT ONLY HEAVIER PRESSURE AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO CHILDREN?S HANDS. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SECURE PROPERLY. DOOR CAN OPEN IF PULLED WITHOUT FORCE. OWNER TOOK VAN TO DEALER, DOOR IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

BOTH MANUAL SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN IT'S HOT OR RAINING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB

IN AUGUST THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY ADVISED IT HAD A BROKEN CENTER ROLLER AND IT WAS REPLACED (AT A DEDUCTIBLE COST 100). IN NOVEMBER THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE SAME DOOR THEY WORKED ON WAS BEEPING CONTINUOUSLY (THE CHIME FOR THE DOOR NOT LATCHED), AND THAT THERE WAS 1 OCCURRENCE OF THE DOOR OPENING ON THE HIGHWAY 1FOOT ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALER LOOKED IT AND ADVISED IT HAD A BROKEN LATCH. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS THEY WERE CONTACTED 2 TIMES FOR ME TO BE ADVISED IT WASN'T IN YET. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I COULD BRING IT IN ON FRIDAY 12/28. BY THIS TIME THE DOOR HAD OPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON IT'S OWN. THEY INITIALLY LOOKED AT THE DOOR AND ASKED WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM--THEY WERE AGAIN ADVISED OF THE PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH AGAIN AT A DEDUCTIBLE COST OF 100. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THEY WORK ON THESE ALL OF THE TIME AND HE FELT THEY SHOULD GET A BETTER FIX SINCE IT IS SAFETY RELATED (MINI-VAN, DOORS OPENING ON OWN, CHILDREN--DIDN'T MIX). THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CANADIAN MODEL. VIN [XXX], I HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NOTICE 00V119000 BUT WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE DIDN'T "NEED" THAT DONE. IT DIDN'T FALL IN THE RECALL PROGRAM---BASED ON MY 2 PROBLEMS I FEEL IT SHOULD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I MAY DO TO SEE THAT THIS IS FIXED PROPERLY. I AM THINKING OF SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BUT CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE PASS THIS ONLY ANOTHER PERSON. THANK YOU. [XXX].*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS CLEANED GROUND AND SLIDE FOR SLIDING DOOR FAILING TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS STOPS AT 50% OF TRAVEL. DOORS (LEFT AND RIGHT) WILL NOT CLOSE. DOORS APPEAR TO CLOSE BUT 'DOOR OPEN' ALARM IS ACTIVATED. DOORS STUCK IN FULL OPEN POSITION.*AK

SLIDING DOORS WOULD FAIL TO SUCTION TIGHT, DOOR CANNOT BE READILY OPENED. WOULD STRUGGLE TO GET IT OPEN. HANDLE HAD CAME OFF TWICE IN OWNER'S HAND. AT DEALER'S 1ST TIME, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED TO REPLACE HANDLE AND CHECK DOOR. THE 2ND TIME, SUCTION TAPE WAS REPLACED, BUT IT FAILED AFTER AWHILE. VEHICLE IS GOING BACK FOR A THIRD TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN MANUALLY OR BY POWER LOCK, DEALER REPLACED AND LATER IT FAILED AGAIN, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND PASSENGER COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN WAS UNABLE TO OVERRIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK BY USING DOOR HANDLE. DESIGN ISSUE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR DISABLED OR ELDERLY PERSONS TO REACH ACROSS THEIR SHOULDERS TO LIFT/MOVE MANUAL UNLOCK SWITCH. *AK THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH FOR THE DOORS DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE SWITCH SHOULD NOT UNLOCK ALL DOOORS. THAT IS, SHOULD UNLOCK ONLY THOSE DOORS THAT THE CONSUMER DESIRES TO UNLOCK. *YH

PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR 5-6 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED LATCHES. CURRENTLY, DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. CONSUMER ABLE TO CLOSE WITH REMOTE CONTROL, DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE MANUALLY. *AK

THE SUNVISORS ARE SO LOOSE THAT WHEN NORMAL BREAKING PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE CAR, THE VISORS WILL MOVE OUT OF POSITION IF NOT LOCKED, BLINDING THE DRIVER. THE VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE, RE-TIGHTENED ONCE. TWO DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HONDA WHO SAID THAT ONLY A DEALER COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD, AS I'VE ALMOST WRECKED WHEN I WAS BLINDED WHEN SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THE SUN VISOR MOVED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

THE SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT AFTER IT HAS RAINED AT NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING, THE WATER FREEZES THE ROLLERS THAT SLIDE IN THE TRACK, LEAVING BOTH SLIDING DOORS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. *SLC

SLIDING SIDE DOOR STICK. THEY DO NOT OPEN SMOOTHLY. I HAVE CONFIRMED THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY JUST NEED LUBRICATING. AND THEY SEEM TO SNICKER WHEN I MENTION THE DOORS AS IF THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. THIS LAST TIME THAT PROMPTED THIS REPORT IS THAT THE ACTUAL DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF!! THANK YOU. *AK

ERRATIC POWER LOCK OPERATION, INTERMITTENTLY LOCK WOULD UNLOCK BY ITSELF AFTER LOCKING BY PANEL CONTROL OR REMOTE. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN APPROXIMATELY 6" AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN, WOULD WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND AND MADE SOME REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS ARE STILL UNLATCHING.RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OFF IN 1999. RECALL ID#99V159000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL#99054. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER.*AK

AUTOMATIC DOORS STAY OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE. CONSUMER SWITCHED TO MAUNAL AND DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TMES ,DEALER HAS REPLACED LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH SPECIAL TOOL WITH CONJUNCTIONS SWITCHES, AND ALSO ALIGNED CONJUNCTION SWITCHES. DEALER WAS NOT SURE IF DEFECT WAS FIXED PERMANENTLY. *AK

WE CONSIDER THE CAR TO BE A LEMON AS IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION MANY MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE GREATEST DANGER IS THE INOPERABLE DOORS AND LOCKS THAT INTERMITANTLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN BEING LOCK IN A CAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

WE CONSIDER THE CAR TO BE A LEMON AS IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION MANY MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE GREATEST DANGER IS THE INOPERABLE DOORS AND LOCKS THAT INTERMITANTLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN BEING LOCK IN A CAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

DOOR WEATHER STRIPS COME LOOSE. *SLC

ELECTRIC DOORS ON THE VAN ARE DESIGNED TO STOP IF SOMETHING IS IN THE PATH, HOWEVER FAILED CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER, ROLLER WENT OVER FINGER AND CRUSHED THE FINGER. *MJS

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WHEN CONSUMER OPENS THE DOOR THE DOORM IS SUPPOSE TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. *AK

THE REBOUND FEATURE ON THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DID NOT WORK AS SPECIFIED IN THE BROCHURE, WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS ACCIDENTALLY PULLED WHILE PASSENGER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE AND HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE SHOULDER, DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE. NLM

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY REBOUND MOST OF THE TIME DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. YH

ELECTRONIC DOORS CLOSE TO EASILY, KEY TO SENSITIVE, CHILD/ADULT CAN EASILY BE SQUEEZED IN DOORWELL, TOLD BY SALES THAT DOORS WOULD OPERATE LIKE GARAGE OR ELEVATOR DOORS. *AK

PUTTING A CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT ACCIDENTLY HIT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ON THE KEY CHAIN AND SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE. APPLIED PRESSURE TO KEEP IT FROM CLOSING, BUT IT FAILED. HAD TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. MANUAL STATES THAT IF A POWER SLIDING DOOR RUNS INTO ANY OBSTACLE WHILE IT IS CLOSING, DOOR WILL STOP AND THEN REVERSE DIRECTION. CONTACTED DEALER , AND THEY CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER SAID IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK LIKE THIS. *AK *ML

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY ARE ADVERTISED AS HAVING THE ABILITY TO STOP WHEN CONFRONTED WITH AN OBSTACLE , BUT THEY CLEARLY DO NOT AND WILL EASILY CRUSH ANYTHING THAT GETS IN THEIR PATH. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DESIGN FOR ANY VEHICLE BUT UNTHINKABLE AND UNFORGIVABLE IN A VEHICLE DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. *AK

THE SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR RETRACTER REQUIRES TO MUCH PRESSURE TO RETRACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RIGHT DOOR BEEPS WHILE OPENING DUE TO DOOR MOTOR FAILURE. YH

LEFT DOOR SQUEALS WHILE CLOSING AND OPENING. YH

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS DO NOT RETRACT. YH

NHTSA RECALLS #99 V 158 000/SLIDING DOOR LATCH & #99 V 157 OOO/ THROTTLE AND LINKAGES. ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING. RECALL NOTICES; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. CONSUMER NEEDS TO INCLUDE DEALER NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR A PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING WITH DOOR LATCHES. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WENT ON VACATION, AND WHEN HE RETURNED THE LATCHES WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. DOOR ALMOST SLICED HIS DAUGHTER IN HALF. THESE WERE AUTOMATIC DOOR SENSORS THAT COULD DETECT AN OBJECT IN OR AROUND DOOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER HAS A BRUISE ACROSS HER SHOULDER. *AK

POWER LOCKS ON THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OFTEN WILL NOT CLOSE AND LATCH SHUT, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ONE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS CLOSED, BUT IT SLID OPEN ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

THE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN BY REMOTE AND ITS "VERY HARD" TO OPEN BY THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ELECTRONIC LEFT SLIDING DOOR CLOSURE MECHANISM CLOSES ON MY LEFT ARM, AND FAILS TO EMERGENCY STOPPING AND RETRACTING. *AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CONTAIN A SAFETY FEATURE TO STOP WHEN OPENING DOOR AS IT DOES DURING CLOSURE, RESULTING IN GAS CAP/NOZZEL GETTING JAMMED INTO DOOR. MJS

IF OPENING SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT, IT MAY OR MAY NOT CLOSE. DEALERS SAYS THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST THE SLIDING DOOR STRIKERS. DEALERSHIP HAS ADJUSTED STRIKER TWICE. *AK