1999 Honda Odyssey: jerking or lurching

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 Mar 28, 2012 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would decelerated and stall without warning. In addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle would jerk violently and shift gears automatically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the ignition and the transmission were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.

Filed Jun 25, 2009 · Electrical · 142,150 miles · CA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed smoke coming from the steering column. All of the instrument panel lighting illuminated. While continuing to drive, the vehicle began to stall and jerk as if it would shut off. The contact was able to safely maneuver the vehicle to her destination. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop and inspected by a technician, who determined that the ignition switch was failing and the wires were melting. The vehicle was repaired at the cost of $150. The contact called the honda manufacturer and was informed that no compensation or replacements would be made because the vehicle was previously repaired according to a recall. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 142,150 and current mileage was 142,260.

Filed Nov 10, 2008 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · IL

I have been having transmission problems with this van since 2003, honda did replace the transmission in january 2004, the van is a 1999, at that time I had about 30000 miles on it, october of 2007 my transmission completely went out while I was driving my son home from a sport event on the highway, both of us were very scared seeing as it just wouldn't accelerate, thank goodness no one behind us or they would have hit us, I was able to get to the side of the i90. I called honda is regards to this asking what the warranty was , they told me it was only a 3 year warranty on the replaced transmission, I had 75000 miles on it..so I went to a local shop and now 1 year later I was driving home from visiting my son at the university of iowa and my van was jerking whenever it was shifting into a different gear...again a great hazard on the road when you are in traffic with cars going 60-90 miles per hour...this is a great defect on hondas part with their transmissions...I only have 83000. On this van and it is due for a 4th transmission, doesn't that sound un real. I also have my van is working order and to the mechanic often.

Filed Oct 21, 2008 · Transmission · 54,000 miles · NY

I have a 1999 honda odyssey lx minivan with 54k miles. The transmission slams into gear. I brought it to hempstead honda and they said I need a new transmission. When I'm on the highway and brake and reaccelerate, the car jerks forward almost causing an accident.

Filed May 13, 2007 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · TX

Shfiting of gears , during regular driving with automatic transmission became slow and jerky at times, then progressed to complete failure of the transmission.

Filed Apr 26, 2007 · Electrical, Locks · 117,000 miles · LA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 honda odyssey ex. While driving 35 MPH on a clear day the contact smelled something burning and noticed smoke rising from the steering column. He stated that the instrument panel shut off and the lights dimmed. Also , the vehicle began to thrust, jerk, and finally shut off. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. He stated that the engine sounded as if the battery was losing power. The vehicle was towed to his residence and was able to restart a few days later. The contact discovered recalls 00v0300 concerning electrical system:wiring:front underhood, and 03v423000 concerning electrical system :ignition :switch, and called the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was included in the abovementioned recalls. However, the first recall repair was performed in april 2001, and the second repair was performed on october 8, 2002. The contact informed the manufacturer that the vehicle had the same stalling failure noted in the recall. The manufacturer stated that the repair was completed by them. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer and was issued case number n012007-04-26-00304. In addition, the passenger's side sliding door failed, and could only be unlocked manually. The current mileage is 119,000, and failure mileage was 117,000.

Filed Jan 31, 2007 · Transmission · 16,800 miles · GA

Tl*- the contact stated that the 1999 honda odyssey had transmission failure since 1/07. While driving 20-40 MPH the vehicle was trying to go into 2nd gear and started jerking and hesitating while changing gears. The contact called the manufacturer, and they told him that this vehicle is on recall for transmission failures. The manufacture rgave him case# n012007-01-3100124. The contact stated that the manufacturer informed him that he needed to get a diagnostic report from a honda dealership for the transmission.

Filed Nov 26, 2006 · Transmission · 120,232 miles · NC

In august 2003 I received a warranty extension from honda concerning the automatic transmission. At the time I had 70k miles and sporadic instances of transmission slippage. Now at 120k I am experiencing all of the signs of transmission failure to include: slippage while driving 35-40 MPH and severe lurching when downshifting to 1st at a stop. The dealer I have been using said I would have to buy a new transmission and told me to call the honda customer care number to see if they would provide some financial assistance. That was a joke! The woman said that since my miles were over the magical number of 100k miles they were unable to do anything for me. Apparently I have been very lucky to have lasted this long with the original transmission. I recently received a letter that a class action lawsuit is being filed against honda because of the transmission failures, however you have to have less than 100k miles as of august 2006 to qualify for the suit. I have never had a transmission failure on any of my vehicles, some driven over 200k, I am confident this is not related to anything I have done, as there is substantial documentation by the hundreds of odyssey owners going through transmission failures. Because of my recommendation two of my family members bought odysseys, a 2000 and a 2001, now I worry about their safety as well as my own. Honda should not have to be sued to make this right. Make them take responsibility for this. As their credibility is strained I will have to buy another make to replace the odyssey.

Filed Sep 14, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · TX

We bought a 1999 honda odyssey from carmax and the first week that we got the car the check engine light came on and we took it to carmax. According to them they fixed the problem and everything was fine the engine light went off. Then when it came back on for the same problem they apparently fixed it again. This happened a few times. Now we didn't have warranty and our van was acting up. The transmission would give a jerk when going from 1st to 2nd gear. The egr ports were clogged and the catalytic converter was messed up from day 1. We took it to our honda dealership and they said it wasn't the transmission, but it was. About a 4 months later it got really bad and we had to get our transmission rebuilt, the ignition switch problem started also (the car engine would stall randomly and it we would have to stop the car on the shoulder of the freeway and restart the car going at 60 MPH+), now we spent 2500 bucks to get everything fixed. But now our electrical system is bad. The in dash lights don't work and the back lights don't work. The doors just died for some reason. One second the handles would work and the next second the handles are dead from inside. Our alarm system doesn't work either because of the electric problem. All we want is our car to be fixed. We've been lied to by carmax and the honda dealership over and over. Can you guys just help us fix our car?

Filed Jun 12, 2003 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · GA

Vehicle lurches when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. Couple of months ago the check engine light came on and had $600 worth of repair done, now light is gone but problem persists. Also, vehicle rolls back when on a slight incline while in drive.

Filed Nov 7, 2002 · Transmission · FL

When accelerating from a stop, vehicle will initially "balk", but then jerk into gear and lurch forward. The dealer has not been able to determine cause of problem. Ts