1999 honda odyssey rear power sliding door will not latch.
1999 Honda Odyssey body complaints
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Electric sliding door honda odyssey stays open refuses to close.
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.
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.
I have honda odyssey 99. The power sliding door on the driver side does not open and close. The "sliding door light" is illuminated.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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
Intermittently both sliding doors opened while driving the vehicle. Dealership and manufacturer were notified.
This vehicle has a multitude of problems. 1) vehicle is having problems with the brakes. 2) this vehicle has an automatic transmission and when the driver's foot was lifted off the brake pedal the vehicle began to roll backwards when on an incline. 3) the side molding strips kept falling off. 4) there is air and wind coming through the sliding doors on each side of the vehicle when in motion. *nm
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.
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.
Problems with transmission slippage on a 1999 honda odyssey. *mr the problem was found during a major performance of service where the dealer found that the transmission fluid was burned. There was intermittent slippage, which eventually became worse, even after the part was replaced. *scc also the automatic doors did not work at times.
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 !
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.
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.
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
At 73,000 miles my transmission needs to be replaced. Many other people have reported this problem. Two incidents were cited in the los angeles times of catastrophic failures that could lead to serious accidents. This car is our family vehicle, I am scared of what might happen even if the transmission is replaced. Several posts to the internet indicate that people have replaced the transmission up to three times over the life of the vehicle. I understand honda has issued a recall or extended the warranty on the 2000-2001 odysseys but will not being doing anything for the 1999 model. Also, the locking actuator on the door of the vehicle has failed repeatedly. The alarm system will arm, but the door is not locked. When the door is then opened the alarm sounds. This has scared my children enough to make them run from the vehicle to the street. This problem appears to corrected now, but it took three tries. Nlm
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alert buzzer of both sliding doors go off intermittently while driving. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer 5-6 times. The tracks and contacts have been cleaned, does not remedy the problem.*jb due to the constant buzzing of the door alarm as if the door is opened, consumer resulted to turning off the automatic door feature, but when using the doors manually, the doors are hard to open.
Consumer stated the sliding door will not shut properly, it keeps popping open. Door ajar light is constantly on. Cause is unknown. *ak the doors pop back out after closing, causing the ajar light to come on and alarm to sound, alarm fails if the vehicle is put in park or neutral. Doors have been serviced, switches and latches have been replaced.
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 the federal safety agency 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).
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.
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.
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