Sliding doors on honda odyssey (van) have the tendency to stick and not open without repeated eforts if not used for a day or two. In many instances the handle of the vehicle broke off. It is potentially dangerous, incase of an emergecy the childern in the car seat in the rear of the car can not be easly reached. The manufacturer is well informed of the problem but does not given it a serious consideration.
2000 Honda Odyssey body complaints
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Doors do not slide easily, they stick and I notice a little bump protruding from just below each handle. Now the paint is starting to come off where the bumps are!!
Rear bucket seat buckle unbolted from its structure without any impact or force being applied. *ak there were problems with the temperature control knob. (the entire heat A/C control panel was replaced), the front brake pads had to be replaced and the rotors had to be cut, the check engine light had come on, and gasoline was smelled each time the engine was shut off. *sc
2000 honda odyssey lx manual sliding doors "sticking" problem solution: a) after attempting to open the sliding door, and it only "pops open" slightly and sticks; b) from inside the vehicle, push outward on the upper corner (of the sliding door) which is closest to the rear of the vehicle. It should push outward easily, and the door should slide open freely. C) apply lubricant to the upper rear corner of the weather stripping rubber: try silicon grease, or silicon spray lubricant, or graphite powder, or talcum powder. Problem solved. No more sticking when re-opening the previously stuck door. Its probably the physics of the pressure of the door against the rubber creating sufficient friction to prevent the door from "popping" completely away from the rubber weather stripping and thus preventing the door from sliding open.
Since day one of owning our 2000 honda odyssey lx, both sliding doors stick. Recently, the driver's side door handle broke. Dealer has only greased the door, which only prevents the seal or vacuum or whatever for a short period.
The child was standing in the middle of the sliding door when it closed without the owner pressing the close button. The owner took the vehicle to the dealership. The mechanic had not resolve the problem.
Problems with the sliding doors getting stuck closed. *mr it would take two adults to open the door. The consumer's children had gotten stuck inside of the vehicle too many times. The dealer was aware of the problem. The vehicle had been in the shop many times for the problem where all the parts had been replaced and adjustments were made. *scc
Rear sliding doors stick and will not open. Dealer has greased the seals many times. This fixes the problem sor only a short time. This is a safety hazard as passengers in the rear cannot get out if the doors are stuck. This has been a problem ever since the vehicle was purchased.
The passenger sliding door did not open when the door was unlocked from the inside.
The vehicles sliding door was stuck which resulted in the door handle breaking. The dealer has been contacted.
Problems with passenger side power door since vehicle purchase. Door will not close completely, buzzer will sound. Repeated attempts to close door may/may not correct problem. Vehicle has been to dealership numerous times (5+) with replacement of door closer motor, re-alignment and adjustments. Door now nearing end of warranty period and is completely inoperative. American honda contacted. Consider this a design flaw that should be covered under extended warranty by mfr.
The sliding doors became stuck.
While driving the vehicle the driver side sliding door would open. The door does not latch. Dealer has been notified. Ph
Automatic sliding door on driver's side does not open at all when handle is used. Must open from inside or via remote. Doors make buzzing sound intermittently advising that doors are ajar even when closed contact pads have been replaced, yet problem continues. Sometimes door will not close fully. It closes, attempts to latch and then re-opens partially. Other sliding door has similar issues to a lesser extent. Lots of other diverse issues.
We own the lx model with the manual sliding doors. The rear passenger door seals have been replaced at least 4 times on both rear sliding doors. They stick most of the time to the point we have broken the door handles off while attempting to open the doors. This is a huge safety issue. The dealer has been very willing to replace seals on the doors at no charge, but we are concerned that if there were a need to get our children out of the car in a hurry, that the doors might not operate at all. There are times I have not been able to open the doors at all. This is a frustrating problem - as well as a safety issue. I don't even want to fathom what it is going to cost me to have these seals replaced after the warranty is up. Yet once the seals fail, the doors do not open. Web sites like edmunds.com have significant numbers of anecdotal reports of odyssey owners with continuing problems with these doors. Someone could easily be trapped in one of these cars after an accident. Please investigate this problem and encourage honda to find a permanent solution to this issue. *ph **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**770820
Rear passengers doors will frequently not open, exposing consumer's three children and other rear seat passengers to danger not being able to enter or exit van, if necessary. *jg.
The consumer states that the automatic sliding doors had failed to shut completely which caused a buzzer to continuously go off and the cabin lights to stay on. (when the incident occured, the consumer was unable to see as she drove down a dirt road, and almost drove into a dtich) the consumer had gotten the entire mechanism replaced under warranty but is scared that when the warranty runs out, the other door will fail as well, and feels that honda should issue a recall.
Consumer states that the manual sliding door would intermittently not open. Vehicle been to the dealer on six occasion and the problem is still occurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
While traveling, the highway and without warning, the driver and passenger doors will come open intermittenley. The dealership is aware of the problem.
After it rains or there has been humid weather doors will not open. Took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced doors. But, outside handle problem is still occurring. Please provide any further information.
Passenger side slider periodically sticks, sometimes difficult to open, sometimes impossible. Worse in cold weather. Sometimes will un-latch partially, causing door ajar light to come on. Dealer has fixed this problem several times by lubricating the seals, giving a temporary fix. In freezing weather neither slider will open. At one point both doors developed dents from the inside out, that the dealer repaired as a warrenty service. Now service department has told me that lubricating the seals will have to be a regular service, which I find unacceptable as this is a safety issue for passengers riding in the car who could be trapped inside. We also had a problem with the power door locks that the dealer fixed under warranty. (car is lx model, manual sliding doors)
There was a creaking noise coming from the passenger left side sliding door when a turn was made, the sliding door failed on 2 occasions, which caused the passengers to have to enter through the driver left side sliding door. *ak
Passenger side rear power sliding door will not close all the way. Door slides fully shut, but then reverses about 1/2inch and is visibly not latched/closed. Also at times when door does visually close all the way, while driving the audible warning noise for an open door comes on but the dashboard indicator does not show which door. Depress the 'close' button on the right side power door will silence the alarm while driving, yet the problem recurs....it's tough to drive with that [xxx] noise blaring and you also wonder if the door is really shut and safely locked? I'm taking the vehicle to the dealer on 5/30/02, but based on the complaints shown on the federal safety agency website for similar problems, I am uncertain whether it is even possible to satisfactorily and completely fix in one visit. I'm 12 miles from passing the warranty period on the vehicle...called the dealer when I was 450 miles away but couldn't get appt. Until 6 days later...I cannot park the vehicle just to make sure I don't go over 36,000 miles.... I'm also wondering if they do fix, will future fixes if same occurs or if not fixed satisfactorily will be covered as the problem has started while under warranty. The dealer I am going to, hinshaws honda has been in my experience in the past given 100% to all repairs, and I'm looking forward to getting the same honest and satisfactory service on this problem as I've had in the past. (or I'll be emailing the federal safety agency again) I am doing this, to add my problem so if a recall is warranted, my problem can be counted. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The consumer stated that the trunk handle cable fell off.
Left side sliding door keeps sticking closed will not open until car is repeatedly turned off and on. This has happened repeatedly since the van was new! Seems to be electrical rather than "door seal sticking" as honda claims. Each time they just grease the door seal. Now the left outside handle has broken when trying to open door. And now the right side sliding door is starting to stick also. Have complained about this every time we take it in for service/repair. Honda just shrugs it off and says they will fix the broken handles free while its under warranty. The dealship has never once let on to me they are having problems with other vans until I said I found out from the federal safety agency website. Does my family have to be trapped in the vehicle and die before honda does something about this?
This is the second report I have filed on this problem. The first was 2 weeks ago. Everytime I get injured, I am reminded! This morning while backing out of my drive at less than 5 miles an hour, the convertible roof structure, impacted my left temple. I still have a headache. The supporting frame of hte convertible top is about two inches away from left temple. Any passenger taller than 5'11" has the same problem on the opposite side. A simple solution would be to install seats that seat passenger and driver lower in the car. Either by lowering the seat rails or a different seat would work. I have told my wife if I suffer a head injury in this car, that she has grounds to file a lawsuit. I would much rather not be the cause! I have been unable to find my previous complaint when I searched your database. I have reportedc this problem to honda and was told that they won't fix it. I am now researching other avenues to get this problem resolved. Please help, my next step will be to complain to my federal representatives.
Sliding door locks will automatically lock and stay locked. At other times door will lock in an open position. Contacted dealer.
Door handles on both sides of vehicle on sliding doors have broken off numerous amount of times. Contacted dealer, and dealer replaced handles only for them to break off sometimed later.
While child was entering vehicle through sliding door, it closed on child's hand and broke finger. Dealer contacted. Please add VIN.
Brakes are making grinding noise, dealer replaced the front brake pads.
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