1999 Honda Odyssey Latches & Locks Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE CONTACTED ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 01/08/14*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COMPLETELY OPENED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY OCCURS WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V158000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS, LATCH). THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE REAR DOOR LATCH OPENS AND CLOSES WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAS SEEN THIS RECALL ISSUED TO MANY VEHICLES; HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE AT ALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

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

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WON'T LATCH. SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU IGNORE IT AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT? WILL DOOR STAY SHUT. MY OPINION IS NO! WE CARRY OUT GRANDKIDS QUITE OFTEN. HONDA ODYSSEY 1999. *TR

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

I OWN A PRE-OWNED 1999 ODYSSEY EX. WE HAVE RECENTLY HAD SEVERAL THINGS GO OUT ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS NO DASH LIGHTS AND THE DRIVERS?? SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. I HAD THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON 3/28/2007 BECAUSE OF A RECALL. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE DASH LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE TWO ARE RELATED. MAYBE INADVERTENTLY A WIRE TO THE DASH LIGHTS WAS LOOSENED WHEN REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTING PANEL HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT EITHER THE WIRING WAS LOOSENED IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE IGNITION SWITCH OR THE RECALLED INSTRUMENT LIGHT PANEL HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THIS WITHOUT CHARGING ME, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. THE TWO TIMES I HAVE CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER, THE PERSONS WHO HAVE HELPED ME HAVE BEEN VERY RUDE AND UNACCOMMODATING. *JB I AM VERY SURPRISED AT THE POOR LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER AND THE 800-CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. I ASSOCIATE HONDA WITH QUALITY AND SUPERIORITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR BUSINESS, BUT I CANNOT SAY THAT ANYMORE. I WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BUY A HONDA AS A NEW VEHICLE WHEN I WOULD NEED ONE, BUT SINCE THIS EXPERIENCE, I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER OTHER CARMAKERS. IN REFERENCE TO THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY RECALL, MY ODYSSEY DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE VIN #, BUT IT DOES FALL UNDER THE YEAR, 1999. I THINK IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY MY 1999 ODYSSEY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER 1999 ODYSSEYS THAT DO HAVE QUALIFYING VIN'S FOR THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THE HANDLING OF MY VEHICLES ISSUES. *JB

ON MANY OCCASIONS MY POWER SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY FREQUENTLY NOT LATCHING AT ALL (LEAVING THE DOOR ESSENTIALLY "OPEN") THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

1999 HONDA ODYSSEY'S SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. THEREFORE IN ORDER TO DRIVE WITHOUT INSIDE LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF AND BUZZER SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY, WE HAVE TO TURN OFF AUTOMATIC DOORS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BACK SEAT PASSENGERS THAT MIGHT NEED TO EXIT THE VAN IN AN EMERGENCY AND ARE UNABLE TO WITH THE DOORS TURNED OFF. *JB

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V158000, REGARDING THE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM

I OWN A 1999 HOONDA ODYSSEY - REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED UNDER A NHTSA RECALL IN 2000 (CAMPAIGN 99V158000). THE LATCHES AND SLIDE RAILS ON BOTH DOORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I AM BEING TOLD BY LOCAL HONDA DEALER THAT SINCE THE LATCHES WERE REPAIRED ONCE, WE ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL - IS THIS TRUE? *NM

THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN ARE SEALED SHUT AND WILL NOT SLIDE OPEN AFTER A CAR WASH, RAIN, OR IN FREEZING WEATHER. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS ARE DRY AGAIN OR DEFROSTED . I FEEL THIS CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF REAR PASSENGERS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS TO LEAVE THE MINIVAN IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION. *NM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON HIS 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. *NM WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. 5 MONTHS LATER, THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND THE BUZZER CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE DEALER ONLY LUBED THE TRACK AND CLEANED THE CONTACTS. AFTER ANOTHER 5 MONTHS, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE POWER DOOR LATCH FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR AND THE REPLACEMENT LAST FOR 2 YEARS. ON SEPT 30, 2002 THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER LATCH AND CLOSER MOTOR WHICH WAS THE SECOND TIME FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN DEC 2004, BUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ON MAY 26, 2005 FOR THE SIXTH TIME. *JB *NM

THE DRIVE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL LATCH INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE A BUZZER LETS THE DRIVER KNOW THE DOORS WERE NOT CLOSED. OTHER TIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE SLIDING DOOR, NHTSA 99V158000 OR 00V119000. *JB

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CONSUMER FEARED THAT IF THE VEHICLE GOT INVOLVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THEY COULD NOT GET THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH MANUAL REAR SLIDING DOORS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN 1999. DEALER GREASED BOTH DOORS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS SERVICED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE LATCHES ON BOTH DOORS HAVE BROKEN AND NOW THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS POSSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DOORS NEED TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. SLIDING REAR MANUAL DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD INDICATE ON THE 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. *JB

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR TO HAVE THE DOOR REPAIRED, BUT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER UNLESS HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE OVERALL PROBLEM INVOLVED THE DOORS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BOTH SLIDING DOORS. THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE MECHANISM SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, [XXX], THAT I BOUGHT USED IN 2002. IT IS A HONDA CERTIFIED CAR. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN SPITE OF BEING SERVICED ABOUT 4 TIMES. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ALARM GOES OFF. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, OPEN THE DOOR AND CLOSE IT AGAIN AND THEN IT'S OK. THE MOST RECENT TIME IT WAS SERVICED, THE COST WAS $600 AND SUPPOSEDLY ALL OF THE DOOR SENSORS ON THE FRAME AND THE DOOR WERE REPLACED. THAT WAS ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO. SINCE THEN THE ALARM SOUNDS LESS OFTEN HOWEVER, THE ALARM HAS GONE OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR, THE DOOR HAS FAILED TO CLOSE AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, GET OUT AND PUSH THE DOOR AS IT WAS CLOSING AND SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I TRIED TO LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE, I HAD TO WALK BACK TO THE CAR, OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR BECAUSE THE ALARM INDICATOR SHOWED THE DOOR AJAR. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY. LAST NIGHT I WAS A NEWS STORY THAT VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS ARE SOMETIMES AUCTIONED AND MOVE FROM DEALER TO DEALER AND THE PAPER HISTORY OF THE CAR IS CHANGED. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT A CAR THAT HAS BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAS ENDED UP ON A NEW CAR DEALERS LOT AND WAS SOLD AS CERTIFIED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS I OFTEN HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN MY CAR IN CAR SEATS. IF IT IS FIXABLE, IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS MUCH EFFORT TO FIX. SINCE IT HAS TAKEN TRY AFTER TRY AND I STILL HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING DOOR I CAN ONLY THINK THAT MAYBE THE FRAME OF THE CAR IS DAMAGED. PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *LA *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH PROBLEM. THE DOOR ONLY SHUTS PARTIALLY. DRIVER MUST PHYSICALLY ENGAGE THE REAR LATCH AND PUSH THE DOOR WITH FORCE TO GET IT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. *AK *NM

DUE TO THE WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS BEING DIFFICULT TO OPEN (SEE HONDA ODYSSEY TSB 91, 10/29/02), MY DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS A HIGH NUMBER OF ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH HANDLE BREAKAGE DUE TO THE STICKING DOOR PROBLEM. THE COMPONENT THAT BREAKS IS A SMALL, UNDERSTRENGTH PLASTIC COMPONENT INSIDE THE HANDLE. BECAUSE OF A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE, DURING AN EMERGENCY--AND AT OTHER TIMES--IT COULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND FREE BACK OCCUPANTS, ESPECIALLY IF THE INTERNAL CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS ALSO ENGAGED, BLOCKING ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AS WELL. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH REAR DOORS CHILD SAFETY LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN SWITCH BUTTON WAS OFF. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM INSIDE. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH 99V158000 BUT THE VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NM *NM

THE SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN HAVE BEEN HARD TO OPEN FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. RECENTLY, I PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR - IT SNAPPED OFF AND IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SERVICE MANUAL, I CAREFULLY REMOVED THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL TO FIND A BROKEN LEVER INSIDE. I HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED HOW MUCH IT MAY COST TO REPAIR THIS BUT I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RECENT QUALITY OF HONDA PRODUCTS. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE OWNED 3 OTHER HONDAS WITH ONLY MINOR REPAIR ISSUES. THE ODYSSEY IS DEFINITELY NOT UP TO THE USUAL HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS. THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SIDE DOOR IS NOW TOTALLY USELESS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART MIGHT COST $300 OR MORE. WITH THIS OUTRAGEOUS PRICE, I AM WILLING TO SPEND MY OWN TIME TO LOCATE A USED REPLACEMENT MECHANISM. THE ACTUAL BROKEN PART IS A SMALL PLASTIC LEVER INSIDE THE DOOR HANDLE. FROM MY INVESTIGATION, THIS LITTLE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY AND WILL WARRANT TO PURCHASE OF THE COMPLETE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR FAILURE REPORTS FROM MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS - IT'S TIME TO LET THEM KNOW HOW UNHAPPY WE ARE. *LA

SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MANUALLY OPENING DOOR. PIN THAT HANDLE PIVOTS ON APPEARS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC - PERHAPS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS USE? SLIDING DOOR NORMALLY WOULD OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. AUTOMATIC MEACHANISM HAD MALFUNCTIONED REQUIRING DOOR TO BE PULLED OPEN BY MANUAL MEANS. THIS DOOR OPENS WITH MUCH MORE RESISTANCE THAN A NORMALLY SLIDING DOOR, PROBABLY DUE TO THE MOTOR BEING ATTACHED. KNOWING THIS YET NOT HAVING MUCH EXPERIENCE OPENING IT THIS WAY, I GAVE THE DOOR A GOOD TUG. THERE APPEARS TO BE A FINE LINE BETWEEN PULLING HARD ENOUGH TO GET DOOR OPENED AND BREAKING HANDLE OFF! REPAIR COST $185

THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO CLOSE AND POP OPEN. RECALL 00V119000 REPAIRS WERE DONE BEFORE THIS CURRENT OWNER OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

SLIDING DOOR IS STICKING. HAD BROUGHT TO DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. EVERY TIME, THEY DIAGNOSED DIFFERENTLY BUT COULD NOT FIXED IT CORRECTLY.

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS GETTING THE CHILD OUT OF THE REAR SEAT THE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF. *NLM

PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILEDTO LATCH. TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO LATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED/ REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS.*JB

BOTH SLIDING DOORS LATCHES FAILED TO ENGAGE (LOCK) THE DOOR. ONE OF THE LATCHES BROKE (DRIVER SIDE) AFTER REAPETED ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO MAKE IT CLOSE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE INTERNAL LATCHING MECHANISM BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR AND ALMOST POKED A HOLE THROUGH THE OUTER DOOR WALL. THE LATCHES WHERE SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED ONCE DURING A RECALL BY HONDA ISSUED JULY 1999 WHICH THE DEALER PERFORMED. BUT THE LATCH FAILED AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS POSSIBLE ONLY 1999 MODELS (FIRST YEAR PRODUCTION MODELS). AS WITH ANY REDESIGNED MODELS, HONDA HAS SOME PROBLEMS IT WILL NEED TO CORRECT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE LATCHES AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL DEBATING ON THE BODY WORK. WHEN THE LATCH/SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL'S DOOR LAMP WARNS ABOUT IT AND A BUZZER SOUNDS. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR SEALS THAT COME OUT WHEN I BUMP THEM. *AK

SLIDING DOOR GETS STUCK AND ON OCCASSION HAS OPENED BY ITSELF ONCE WHILE DRIVING.

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL 00V119000/ SLIDING DOOR LATCH. BUT WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V119000/ MANUFACTURER RECALL 00V119000, DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO CANADA FOR RECALL REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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.

REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR SOMETIMES OPENS WHEN A BUMP IS HIT, OR THEY WON'T OPEN WHEN TRYING TO EXIT. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO RIDE WITH THEM OPEN BECAUSE THEY DON'T LATCH SHUT. HONDA HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VAN IS TURNED OFF SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. KEYLESS ENTRY WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHEN LOCKED OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. IF AN OCCUPANT IS NOT RESTRAINT MAY FALL OUT. HAVE NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 00V119 WAS COMPLETE, HOWEVER SLIDING DOORS ARE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *SLC

SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ONE SIDE UNDER RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V119000 NOTICE CONCERNING SLIDING DOOR LATCH. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

SLIDING DOOR LATCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. BUT SLIDING DOOR WILL STILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. IF OCCUPANT IS NOT SEAT BELTED HE/SHE MAY BE FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID HE NEEDS TO REPLACE SLIDING DOOR LATCH. BUT, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS OF MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY EX DO NOT REBOUND WHEN CONSISTANT PRESSURE IS APPLIED. IT TAKES VARIOUS LEVELS OF PRESSURE TO GET THE DOORS TO REBOUND WHILE CLOSING. AT TIMES , I FEEL THE PRESSURE TO REBOUND THESE DOORS ARE TOO MUCH FOR SMALL CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO BOTH HONDA WINDWARD AND AMERICAN HONDA AND HAVE DOCUMENTS THAT CLAIM THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY MY COMPLAINT. BOTH HONDA WINDWARD AND AMERICAN HONDA DO NOT CONSIDER MY DOORS A PROBLEM AND SAY THE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ODYSSEY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY YOUR OFFICE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OPENED A QUARTER WAY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. BOTH SLIDING DOORS NEVER OPENED OR CLOSED PROPERLY. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THAT DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING SLIDING DOOR OPENED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DOOR 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOOR NOT OPENING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR SLIDING DOOR LATCHTHAT WAS REPAIRED. DEALER IS TRYING TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOM OF RECALL(PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS VERY HARD TO OPEN AND RATTLES, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS BY ITSELF AND THE OTHER DOORS REMAIN UNLOCKED) PRIOR TO NOTICE (99V-158) VEHICLE REPAIR UNDER RECALL BUT PART FAILED AGAIN. YH

WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES (RIGHT AND LEFT) WILL POP OPEN WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR POPS OPEN BY ITSELF,SOMETIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT OPEN. YH

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALLS 99V-158000 AND 99V157000, CONCERNING HONDA/SLIDING DOOR LATCH, AND HONDA/AIR INTAKE RESONATOR; DEALER BEEN NOTIFIED AND STILL INFORMING CONSUMER OF NO PARTS RECEIVED. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER BEFORE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH MAY OCCUR BECAUSE DEALER NOT TAKING MFR. RECALL SERIOUSLY. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT (99V-158) FOR SLIDING DOOR IS BEING EXPERIENCED, LATCH/MOTOR FAILURE, HOWEVER REPAIR UNDER RECALL IS DENIED DUE TO VIN #, REPAIR COMPLETED (CONSUMER PAID) HOWEVER FAILED. MJS

THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR SEEMS TO SLIDE OPEN BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALTHOUGH, THANKFULLY, IT HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

SLIDING DOOR CONTINUES TO OPEN AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND OPEN PROPERLY. MJS