1999 Honda Odyssey: check engine light

Filed Mar 12, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · 195,511 miles · MI

Recently, while traveling on interstate 94, the check engine light came on in my vehicle along with a light that reads "tcs". Shortly after these two lights came on, my vehicle began having problems accelerating. When I drive my vehicle, I have problems with the van taking off and maintaining stability once in motion. During travel on highways, freeways, interstates, or city streets, my vehicle violently shifts from first gear to second gear when I press on the accelerator, causing it to slow down unexpectedly before jerking into motion in the middle of traffic. Also, during recent night time travel the headlights began to flicker, go dim then get bright again. The vehicle also slows down when turning corners then will suddenly jump into motion. Also, the driver side passenger door recently went off track causing a screaming alarm to sound during travel. I have recently had to have the high pressure power steering line replaced because it had a hole in the upper hose.I am extremely concerned that the poor acceleration of my vehicle and the violent jerking from first to second gear will cause an accident. My vehicle is my only mode of transportation to work, school and any important place that I need to travel to.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 147,353 miles · AZ

Going uphill on a curve at about 35 MPH at 9:45pm with a slight drizzle. The tcs and engine lights came on and gears disengaged. Gear was at d4. No power to drive the minivan uphill and van started to roll backwards and downwards. When accelerator was pressed, the RPM went up to 6000-7000 RPM but the gears remain disengaged. Suspect transmission defect. Set emergency lights on and roll over to the curb. Parked and hitch a ride home. Filed a complaint with the federal safety agency and reported it to american honda on 8/4/2014 as this is a very dangerous event.

Filed Mar 18, 2014 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact stated that check engine warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the fuel tank and cover were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. Updated 4/28/14

Filed Jul 28, 2013 · Transmission · 161,300 miles · AA

Vehicle stop shifting gears first, unresponsive to accelerator. Slipping constantly as it started motion. Second gear not working at all. Check engine lights and emergency light went on. Can only operate on l1 gear. At the time was moving to costa rica. Did not have time to fix in us. Vehicle currently in costa rica. Made flush and repairs but it does not work properly. Parked most of the time.

Filed May 25, 2012 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the check engine warning light illuminated. While attempting to accelerate from a traffic stop, the vehicle became resistant and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but could not shift into drive. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene after several attempts. The dealer was notified and informed the contact that the transmission needed to be rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic for a second opinion. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under warranty and provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Jul 5, 2011 · Transmission · 123,421 miles · CA

Check engine light on with error code p0740 indicating transmission failure on 99 honda odyssey. According to the honda service person, honda won't pay any repair or replace cost because it's out of my extended warranty even though there were numerous similar complaints reported on 1999 - 2002 odyssey transmission problems including a recall and class action lawsuit in california against honda for 1999-2001 accord transmissions that showed the same malfunction code. I'm the original owner of the car with extended warranty. I have the car serviced regularly at the dealer. The car was at very low mileage without showing the transmission problem when the extended warranty expired at 2006. I believe honda should perform a "goodwill" repair on my transmission and pickup most cost instead for me to pickup the $5000 expense for the parts and labor or the option of getting a new car..

Filed Mar 5, 2011 · Transmission · 190,000 miles · LA

I have a 1999 honda odyssey ex with 190,000 miles. I have maintained this car very well. To my surprise, I just found out on 03/05/2011 that the transmission failed and needs to be replaced for about $1,500 (used) or $3,000 new. The engine lights had been on for a while but honda did not acknowlegde nothing wrong. Too many honda odyssey's owners had the same problem. This is no doubt a defect with these transmissions. I request a full investigation on this matter.

Filed Mar 5, 2011 · Transmission · 150,869 miles · NY

Check engine light was indicating that there was an egr valve issue. Turned into much bigger underlying problem with the transmission. Cleaned out the valve on 3 occasions and light kept coming on. Transmission started slipping until it was no longer safe to drive...wouldn't drive in "drive". Had to put it in 3rd, then 2nd and still it was very unsteady. Brought it in and was told it needs a new transmission. Honda already replaced the transmission 2 years after we bought it. We have maintained this vehicle religiously! We are very disappointed. It also makes this odd clicking noise inside the van...this appears to be electrical in nature.

Filed Mar 2, 2011 · Transmission · 90,002 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the transmission began slipping and all of the instrument panel lights illuminated while stopped at a traffic stop. Then, all of the warning lights except for the check engine and pcs warning lights stopped illuminating. The contact stated that there was a recall for the automatic transmission (recall information not available) but the manufacturer advised that the recall was only being offered to those vehicle owners who had less than 100,000 miles or whose vehicle was less than seven years old. No further assistance was offered. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired for the failure. The current mileage was 90,036. The failure mileage was 90,002.

Filed Oct 13, 2010 · Engine · 122,444 miles · CA

I got check engine light on recently for my 2000 honda odyssey, with the code p0740. It's really unlucky for so bad transmission problem.

Filed Sep 23, 2010 · Transmission · 114,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 30 MPH he applied light pressure to the brake pedal and various unknown lights began to illuminate on the dashboard. The vehicle stalled and when the vehicle was restarted it began operating normally but the check engine light illuminated on the dashboard. The failure recurred approximately one week later and the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where he was informed that the failure was within the transmission. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 114,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Aug 10, 2010 · Transmission · 76,493 miles · IL

My husband and I purchased a used 1999 honda odyssey with low mileage for our family vehicle. We have had the van for approximately 2.5 years. It currently has less than 100,000 miles, and the check engine light came on indicating there is a malfunction with the transmission. After researching this issue, I came across the honda customer service website in which a recall was listed for this exact problem (but ironically not the same year). After calling jessica in the customer service dept. And requesting a goodwill extension on the warranty (since the vehicle has less than 100,000 miles) I was told there was nothing they could do for us (since the time had expired) even though through their own website they clearly have a defect with the transmission during this time parameter.