2001 Honda Odyssey Body & Structure Problems

THE REAR BUMPER BEAM ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY RUSTED AND BROKE UP INTO PIECES THAT HAVE FALLEN OUT FROM UNDER THE BUMPER COVER. I ASSUME THAT I NO LONGER HAVE FULL REAR END CRASH PROTECTION. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE, I SHOULD SEE ABOUT HAVING THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE IT FOR ME. THEY REFERRED ME TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER REFERRED ME TO THEIR PREFERRED BODY SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE. NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT, BUT AM HOPING THE LOCAL DEALER WILL ASK THE MANUFACTURER TO COVER THE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN IF THE VEHICLE'S GEAR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY DO NOT CLOSE AT TIMES. OUR PASSENGER DOOR WON'T CLOSE. WHEN YOU DRIVE, IT OPENS AUTOMATICALLY. THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2000 BUT NOT 2001. THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP IT SHUT MANUALLY. SOMEONE COULD FALL OUT, VAN IS USELESS. COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PIECES OF RUSTED METAL AND OTHER UNKNOWN SHARDS, HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FRAME. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,000. UPDATED 02/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION IN DEC 2011. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT T HE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTING, WHICH WAS PRODUCING SHARDS OF METAL, THAT WERE DROPPING THROUGH THE SEAM BETWEEN THE REAR BUMPER AND FUEL TANK. UPDATED 02/13/12

FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN ON HONDA ODYSSEY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OWNERS OF HONDA ODYSSEY THAT REPORT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET. I WOULD LIKE DOT TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AS EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD AND DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CASES TO OPEN A CASE ON THIS ISSUE. I AM GETTING THIS WORK DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL PART AND SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN OR WORN OUT. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOORS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT MANUALLY OPERABLE. AUTOMACTIC DOOR FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED WITH DOOR HANDLES, FROM THE DASH, OR FROM THE KEY FOB. THESE FUNCTIONS ALTERNATELY WORK POORLY OR NOT AT ALL. ON A SNOWY & ICY DAY ONE DOOR QUIT COMPLETELY AND COULD ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. THEN THE OTHER DOOR ALSO. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE LED ME TO USER POSTED ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS INVOLVING VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF PULLING FUSES AND TURNING SWITCHES. AFTER PULLING THE BATTERY CABLE AND LEAVING IT OFF 1 MINUTE, THEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE DOOR FUNCTION WAS RESTORED. ASIDE FROM NORMAL OPERATION BEING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY, THE SYSTEM IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE THAT CAN BE A COSTLY VISIT TO A REPAIR SHOP OR DEALERSHIP. I HOPE LATER MODELS OF THE ODYSSEY HAVE AN IMPROVED SYSTEM IN PLACE.

SLIDING REAR DOORS FAIL TO OPEN OR CLOSE. ONE MUST REMOVE FUSE #13 TO RESET THE DOOR. IN THE EVEN OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY, PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE RE REAR SEATS COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIR QUOTES ARE IN THE $400 - $600 RANGE. BUT THE REMOVAL OF A FUSE RESETS THE DOORS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2001. POWER SLIDING DOORS ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS. THIS BEGINS ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE MY VAN WITH DOORS NOT BEING SECURED AND SWITCH OFF SO BUZZER SHUTS OFF. I ONLY CAN OPEN ONE SIDE DOOR (RDRIVER SIDE) BECAUSE OTHER ONE IS NOT WORKING. I'S REALLY BRING ME CONCERN ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND TELL HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS POWER SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING WHILE VISITING MY SISTER IN AURORA, COLORADO AROUND DEC. 26, 2009 BECAUSE IT SNOWED THERE OVERNIGHT. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW LOOKED UP IF THIS PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED ONLINE. THE PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED AND THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT A BATTERY CABLE THEN RECONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE SO IT WILL RESET THE ELECTRONICS FOR THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. SURE ENOUGH THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THE SLIDING POWER DOORS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. WE WAITED FOR THE SUN TO COME OUT BEFORE DOING THIS. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY: THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS INTERMITTENTLY STICK SHUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO COOPERATE. THIS, TO MY MIND, IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT, AND EMT PERSONNEL WOULD BE GREATLY HINDERED IN EXTRACTING VICTIMS OF A CRASH. THIS CONDITION CAN AND DOES OBTAIN FOR DAYS AT A TIME UNTIL, SUDDENLY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE DOORS WILL START TO OPERATE NORMALLY. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE INCESSANT ALARM IS TO SHUT OFF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FUNCTION AND TRY TO KEEP IT SHUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIALLY BIG PROBLEMS WITH THIS. NUMBER ONE - THE KIDS CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM. THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE TO EXIT THE CAR IS ON THE TRAFFIC SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR WILL SUDDENLY BECOME AJAR WHEN WE ARE DRIVING, EVEN WITH THE LOCKS CLOSED, WHICH IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED PROFESSIONALLY NUMEROUS TIMES AND I CANNOT GET A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR IN GOOD CONSCIENCE WITH AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN ANY LONGER. THERE ARE 19 SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS BUT YET NO RECALL. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN POWER SLIDING DOORS KEEP FAILING ESPECIALLY IN ICY CONDITIONS. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN MY CAR WHEN THE DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE FULLY. I HAD TO CRAWL TO THE BACK THROUGH MY FRONT DOORS TO REACH MY VERY YOUNG CHILDREN TO PUT THEM IN AND OUT OF THEIR CAR SEATS. THEN I NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME IN ICY CONDITIONS WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN NEXT TO ONE OF MY CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT MAKES GETTING TO THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEIR SAFETY. THESE POWER DOORS ARE SIMPLY HAZARDOUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE. FROM THE DISCUSSIONS ON OWNER FORUMS, THIS IS HAPPENING TO QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF YEARS. AFTER SPENDING A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH THE DEALER TO TRY TO FIX THIS, THE DEALER GAVE ME A NEW 'FIX'. I NEED TO REMOVE A FUSE FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN REPLACE THE FUSE. THE DOORS NEEDS TO BE 'RESET' I.E. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT IN A SENSOR RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL PHYSICAL PART NEEDING REPLACED. I HAVE REPLACED NEARLY EVERY PART OF ONE OF MY SLIDING DOORS AND STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER IT HAS BEEN ICY. USUALLY MY HUSBAND CAN MANUALLY OPERATE THE DOOR AFTER THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I AM NOT AS STRONG AS HE IS AND I CANNOT FULLY OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. RESETTING THE DOOR BY REMOVING THE FUSE FOR 30 SECONDS MAKES THE DOOR START WORKING AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. UNTIL RECENTLY, MY DEALER DID NOT TELL ME THE TRICK WITH THE FUSE SO WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN, I WOULD BE FORCED TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN HOME WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN. *TR

WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY THE SLIDING DOORS WILL CONTINUE GOING NO MATTER WHAT IS IN THE WAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS I HAVE BEEN PUT MY KIDS IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND THE DOOR STARTS TO CLOSE. THE DOOR WOULD HAVE CRUSHED ME IF I DID NOT JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHILD IT WOULD KILL THEM. I WOULD THINK THE MINI VAN WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF SENSOR ON THE DOORS BUT IT DOESN'T. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN POWER SIDE DOORS SHORT OUT REGULARLY AND WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOORS WILL STILL FUNCTION MANUALLY BUT REQUIRE A STRONG ADULT. YOUTHS HAVE TROUBLE OPENING THE DOORS. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND REQUIRES REGULAR VISITS TO THE MECHANIC TO KEEP THE DOORS OPERABLE. *TR

SLIDING SIDE DOORS STICK AND DO NOT OPEN PERIODICALLY. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN DURING THE 1ST YEAR WE HAD THE VAN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT DOES NOT ALWAYS OPEN EASILY, EVEV FROM THE OUTSIDE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, & THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SO THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN 2000 AND IS STILL OCURRING. *TR

HONDA 2001 ODYSSEY EX. 1. DOOR WOULD BUZZ AND NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS OF MINIVAN. 2. HAD CHILDREN WHO WERE TRAPPED AND HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. ALSO, HAD TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY AJAR. 3. FUSE #13 WAS PULLED, DOORS WERE LUBRICATED. HONDA THEN TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR. THEN A DAY LATER WHEN BOTH DOORS WOULDN'T WORK THEY SAID IT'S THE CONTACT PINS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

AUTOMATIC, SLIDING DOORS ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND LATCH. *JB

THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE VAN SEAL SHUT AFTER RAIN, SNOW OR CAR WASHES. I HAVE TO CLIMB INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND PUSH THE DOORS OUT WHILE SOMEONE YANKS FROM THE OUTSIDE ON THE HANDLE. THE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBRICATED OVER AND OVER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I FEAR THAT IN AN ACCIDENT AN EMERGENCY RESPONDER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE VAN TO HELP MY CHILDREN. *NM

MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR, SO I TOOK MY VAN IN TO MY DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE. BUT, APPARENTLY A ROCK MUST HAD HIT MY CONDENSER AND CAUSED A LEAK. MY CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH ENDED UP COSTING $750. THIS WAS A 5 HOUR JOB. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER HONDA ODYSSEYS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY. THE DOOR HAD TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CENTRAL ROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OVER THE YEARS, THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE WITH BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOORS IN COLD WEATHER.

POWER SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY REQUIRING COSTLY REPAIRS. SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALERSHIP INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM REQUIRING CORRECTION WITH THESE VEHICLES (PARTICULARLY THIS MODEL YEAR).

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE SHIELD UNDERNEATH THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE CEMENT BARRIER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING COOLANT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED.

REAR MANUAL SLIDING DOORS STICK CLOSED. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR RESCUE. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT TAPE ON THE DOOR SEALS. THIS WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE SECOND TIME THEY PUT GREASE ON THE DOOR SEALS. THIS WAS EFFECTIVE FOR A SHORT TIME. *JB

EARLY IN 2002 I BEGIN HAVING DIFFICULTIES OPENING THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I MUST NOT BE CLOSING THE DOOR CORRECTLY. IN JUNE 2003, I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP- AT THAT TIME THEY REPLACED THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE DOOR, ADMITTING OTHER VEHICLES WERE HAVING THAT PROBLEM. JULY 2005 THE DOOR AGAIN BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPEN, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP APPLIED A SPRAY "THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM". BY OCTOBER 2005 SOME DAYS THE DOOR WOULD OPEN, SOME DAYS IT WOULD NOT. DEC. 4, 2005, I WAS TRAVELING HOME, ALONE, FROM CHURCH ABOUT 8:45 PM WHEN ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON. I SAW THE DOOR OPEN SIGNAL FOR THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS ON. IT WAS DARK, AT A SECTION OF THE COUNTY THAT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE STOPPING AT, SO I DROVE FOR APPROX. 2 MILES TO REACH AN AREA WHERE I FELT SAFE TO STOP, GET OUT, GO AROUND THE CAR AND CLOSE THE DOOR. I CONTACTED HONDA ON MONDAY - IF I WANT TO PAY FOR IT, THEY WILL REPLACE THE SEAL AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED THE HONDA 800 NUMBER THEY GAVE ME AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. BECAUSE I REFUSED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS (THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE 800 NUMBER SAID NOTHING ABOUT THAT DURING THE FIRST CALL) HONDA WILL DO NOTHING. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST, I FEEL HONDA HAS NEVER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, JUST MADE IT BEARABLE FOR A WHILE. IT IS UNSAFE. *NM

WHILE EXITING OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN, MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT IN THE MOTORIZED DOOR MECHANISM AS THE DOOR WAS OPENING. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF SENSOR TO DETECT AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING BUT THERE IS NO SENSOR TO DETECT AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENING. SHE HAD HER FOOT PINCHED IN THE MECHANISM ALONG THE DOOR SILL. HER FOOT WAS "SQUASHED". WE TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE XRAYS DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE DOCTOR WHO EXAMINED HER SAID THAT PERMANENT DAMAGE MAY NOT BE DETECTED OR NOTICEABLE UNTIL SHE IS FULLY GROWN. WE CONTACTED HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THE EVENT. WE ASKED THAT SOME SORT OF SENSOR BE INSTALLED IN FUTURE MODELS OR AT THE VERY LEAST A WARNING APPEAR SOMEWHERE IN THE CAR. WE ALSO ASKED THAT SOME SORT OF NOTIFICATION BE SENT TO ALL OWNERS OF THEIR VANS WITH MOTORIZED DOORS. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HONDA SAID THAT HONDA WOULD NOT DO THAT. *NM

POWER SLIDING DOOR SAFETY MECAHNISM ROUTINELY FAILS. *JB

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 DO NOT STOP WHEN CLOSING AND A PERSON GETS IN THE WAY. IT IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS!*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO STOP THE SLIDING DOOR FROM CLOSING CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

SLIDING REAR DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY CAUSING DOOR TO POP OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOOR INDICATOR BELL WOULD RING STATING DOOR WAS NOT CLOSE, BUT CONSUMER HAD CLOSED DOOR. *AK

THE VEHICLES SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM

THE SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK, ALSO AT TIMES THE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING.*JB

THE SAFETY TENSIONER IN THE DOOR WAS NOT PRESENT TO PREVENT THE COMPLETE CLOSING OF THE SLIDING DOOR.*JB

THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

VEHICLES SLIDING DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE IN COLD WEATHER. DOORS UNLOCK BUT DON'T SLIDE OPEN, AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON, BUT CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS BACK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY CANNOT. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SIDE DOORS . ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS GET STUCK NOT ALLOWING HIM TO OPEN THE DOOR NEITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND LATCHES WERE CHANGE AND STILL DID NOT WORK. TS

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO OBJECTS IN IT'S PATH AND IS CONCERNED THAT A CHILD MAY BE INJURED BY THE DOORS. *TS TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT THE DOOR WILL COME OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENLEY. AND GET STUCK SHE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOORS HAVE A HIGH TOLERANCE FOR SOMETHING BLOCKING THEM AND ONLY THE FULL PRESSURE OF AN ADULT'S UPPER BODY STOPS THE DOOR AND GETS IT TO GO BACKWARDS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *SCC

THE SLIDING POWER DOORS DO NOT STOP WHEN THEY HIT RESISTANCE. I WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN FRAME AND DOOR FOR A GOOD 5 MINUTES IN A LARGE PARKING LOT AND COULD NOT GET FREE UNTIL I FINALLY WRESTLED THE KEY REMOTE OUT OF A POCKET AND HIT DOOR OPEN, OTHERWISE, I WAS STUCK. I COULD NOT MOVE TO FREE MYSELF. I COULD NOT MOVE THE DOOR. THANK GOODNESS IT WASN'T MY CHILD THAT GOT STUCK (I HAD MY 1 YEAR OLD WITH ME, AND IT WAS PRETTY SCARY FOR HER TO SEE ME TRAPPED). THIS IS A REACCURING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S JUST THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS, IT'S NOT DEFECTIVE. EVIDENTLY, THE DOOR WON'T REVERSE FOR AN OBSTRUCTION UNTIL IT IS 2" FROM CLOSING (MUCH SMALLER THAN A CHILD'S HEAD OR TORSO). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD A BRUISED SIDE. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW (SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR) - WHO'S A BIG GUY - GOT HIS ARM TRAPPED AND BRUISED. WE TOLD YET ANOTHER BROTHER-IN-LAW INTERESTED IN SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR - NOT TO GET THE POWER DOOR OPTION ... "IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR THE KIDS"... AND HE DIDN'T!! THIS IS ALL VERY ALARMING FOR ADULTS. I WORRY ABOUT THE FIRST CHILD WHO WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY BOTH SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN. BOTH DOORS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INDICATED HONDA IS AWARE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A YEAR. NLMBOTH REAR SLIDING DOOR SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ALSO THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A SENSOR OR INDICATOR OR ANY TYPE OF REVERSE MECHANISM TO STOP DOOR FROM MOVING FORWARD WHILE PASSENGERS ARE ENTERING VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE PASSENGER TO BECOME INJURED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH KEY RING WITH REMOTE CONTROL FOR DOOR LATCHES WHEN CHILD HIT REMOTE. THIS CAUSED DOOR TO START CLOSING WITH PARENT IN DOOR FRAME. DOOR HANDLE WAS GRABBED TO PREVENT DOOR FROM CLOSING. BUT DOOR KEPT CLOSING UNTIL STOPPING. CONSUMER'S ARM AND WRIST WAS PULLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC, NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT REMOTE CONTROL LOCKS ON DOOR.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY TO REPORT AS OF YET. I FEEL THAT THE POWER CLOSING DOORS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THEY EXERT A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE BEFORE THE PRESSURE SENSOR KICKS IN AND REVERSES THE DOOR. A CHILD COULD REACH UP GETTING IN THE VAN, PULL THE HANDLE AND INITIATE THE DOOR TO CLOSE. IF HE FALTERED, IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR A BODY PART (IE NECK) TO GET LODGED IN THE DOOR AND THE FORCE MECHANISM WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO REVERSE THE DOOR BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUR.*AK

POWER DOORS DO NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION IS MET. THIS ALMOST INJURED MY CHILD. I BELIEVE THAT THESE DOORS SHOULD AT LEAST MEET THE STANDARD OF A GARAGE DOOR FOR REVERSING/STOPPING. I AM TOLD BY THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE SENSITIVITY CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE HAZARD FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS MARKETED FOR FAMILIES WITH SMALLCHILDREN.*AK

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL DOORS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. SEVERAL TIMES MY DAUGHTER W. *AK

TWO SLIDING DOORS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. TWO SLIDING DOORS WILL OPEN WITHOUT CONSUMER USING REMOTE KEY PAD. ALSO, DOORS WILL BEGIN TO CLOSE ON THEIR OWN. IN ADDITION, EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY WHEN OPENING DOOR BECAUSE OF DOOR JAMMING/LOCKING. *AK BOTH THE SLIDING DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED ON WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE OPEN/CLOSE SWITH AND ADJUST THE LEFT DOOR STRIKER. *YH

THE EX MODEL HAS AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC DOORS THAT DO NOT STOP CLOSING TO PROTECT SMALL CHILDRENS BODIES, FINGERS, ETC. THE DOOR STOPS WHEN AN ADULTS STRENGTH CAN PUSH IT BACK. HAVEN'T WE LEARNED FROM AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR OPENERS. PLEASE WORK HARD TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN OR HANDICAPPED. THIS MINIVAN VEHICLE IS MEANT FOR CHILDREN.*AK

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON THIS VAN DO NOT STOP CLOSING VERY EASILY IF AN OBSTRUCTION (IE A PERSON) IS IN THE WAY. THE REMOTE DOOR OPEN/CLOSE IS VERY SENSITIVE AND EASILY TRIGERRED. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE SOMEONE IS IN THE WAY OF THE DOOR AND A SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT. THIS HAPPENED TODAY TO MY WIFE AND WHILE SHE WAS ONLY BRUISED FROM THE INCIDENT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF ONE OF OUR SMALL CHILDREN WAS IN THE WAY OF THE DOOR. IF YOU TURN OFF THE POWER CLOSER, THE DOORS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE BY HAND. I FEEL THAT, LIKE AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOORS, THESE DOORS SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER AT DETECTING OBSTRUCTIONS AND STOPPING ACCORDINGLY.*AK

SLIDING DOOR HAD TOO MUCH RESISTANCE BEFORE DOOR RETRACTED BACK. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CONSUMER WEIGHS 220 POUNDS , AND DOOR STARTED TO HURT BEFORE IT RETRACTED BACK. IF DOOR RETRACTED ON A SMALL CHILD IT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE HIM/HER. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE SLIDING DOORS SHOULD RETRACT WITH MUCH LESS RESISTANCE. *YH

SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE PROPERLY IF ANYTHING IS IN DOORWAY. DOOR WOULD CLOSE TO APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES, IF ANYTHING WAS IN THE WAY, BEFORE IT OPENED BACK UP. ADULT ARM WAS CAUGHT, AND DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE UNTIL REQUIRED INCHES WERE MET. THEN, DOOR OPENED UP. MECHANIC CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK

CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, SUSPENSION PARTS INSTALLED BUT VAN STILL HAD CLUNKING NOISE, ON 2/1/01 NOISE WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY WELDING BREAKS IN THE FRONT SUB-FRAME. CJ