2003 Honda Odyssey Latches & Locks Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2003. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE CLOSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. HE ALSO STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT INTENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO LATCH CLOSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NOT A MANUAL OVERRIDE WHICH ALLOWED THE DOOR TO LATCH CLOSED. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK INCLUDING HIS SMALL CHILDREN POTENTIALLY FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE TYPE OF FAILURE. REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY POWER DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS FORCED. INDICATORS ALERT THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT REOPEN LEAVING PASSENGERS (KIDS) NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. NEVER SURE THAT THE DOOR IS ENGAGED PROPERLY SO THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ONCE IN MOTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE FAIL TO SHUT PROPERLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) WAS REFERENCED FOR AN EARLIER MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH LATCH ASSEMBLY MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE OF THE ROLLERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE BODY JUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $905 FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 177,000.

THE POWER DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY IS FAILING TO LATCH ON SO IT IS NOT SECURED. I'M FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE BUZZER GOING OFF SO I HAD TO TURN OFF THE SWITCH. THERE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AS THE DOOR MAY ACTUALLY OPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING. ONE OF THE REASONS WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER DOOR IS TO HAVE SOME HELP IF I'M CARRYING MY CHILDREN IN AND OUT OF THE CAR AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE I'M HAVING TO EITHER TURN ON THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE DOOR OR I HAD TO CLOSE AND OPEN THE HEAVY DOOR MANUALLY. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THESE MATTERS AS THESE MAY CAUSE SAFETY HAZARDS WITH THE DOOR OPENING SUDDENLY. SINCERELY, RACHEL ESTRADA *TR

DRIVER SIDE MANUAL DOOR LOCK WAFERS BROKE, NOW USING THE PASSENGER SIDE OR REAR DECK DOOR FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. PROBLEM BEGAN 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. *TR

DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. ADULT FAMILY MEMBER HAD JUST SWITCHED SEATS WITH CHILD, MOVING THE CHILD TO THE BACK SEAT. EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE PUT ON, CAREFULLY PULLED OVER AND TRIED ALL TRICKS WE COULD THINK OF TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOOR, ALL IN VAIN. FINALLY, USED CORD/ROPE/STRINGS CONTRAPTION TO PULL THE DOOR SHUT AND TIED IT TO DRIVER SEAT WITH ANOTHER ADULT MEMBER HOLDING/PUSHING THE DOOR WITH LEG TO KEEP IT SHUT TILL WE REACHED HOME THAT EVENING. CALLED DEALER & HAD IT FIXED NEXT DAY AT 730AM FOR $450.00. OFFICIAL PROBLEM NAME: "LATCH BROKEN.' SEARCHED NHSTA AND SURPRISINGLY FOUND MANY MORE PEOPLE REPORTING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FATALITY GIVEN THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THIS DOOR FAILURE FLINGING WIDE OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. I HOPE NHSTA AND HONDA WILL LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. THANKS. //JM *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE REAR POWER DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN NEXT TO WHERE THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED. THE DOOR BEGAN TO PUSH AGAINST THE CHILD'S LEG AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CHILD'S LEG WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,935.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY POWER SLIDING DOORS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO CLOSE AND LATCH. ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DOORS FREQUENTLY CAN NOT BE CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE AND MUST BE FORCIBLY CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO BUMP IT WITH MY HIP OR CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THEN THE VAN STILL THINKS IT'S OPEN AND WILL BEEP AND BEEP WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT CONCERNS ME AS MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT DOOR AND I'M CONCERNED AS TO WHETHER HE'S SAFE OR NOT. I WORRY ABOUT THE DOOR STAYING CLOSED. *JB

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003. NEED KEY TO OPEN LOCKS ON DOORS. DRIVER DOOR KEY LOCK WAS STICKY AND NOW OVER TIME IMPOSSIBLE TO USE KEY. HAVE HAD DEALERSHIP AND AUTO BODY SHOP TO LOOK AT IT TO TRY TO FIX. SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF LOCKS. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE IS STICKING. THE ONLY DOOR I CAN STICK KEY INTO NOW, IS THE BACK HATCH DOOR! THIS VAN IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD.......THIS STARTED HAPPENING OVER A YEAR AGO. WHY WOULD THIS BE HAPPENING? MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT THIS IS A DEFECT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR.*AK

AUTOMATIC DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE ALARM WENT OFF. CONSUMER PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, OPENED AND SHUT THE DOORS FOR THE ALARM TO SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PREVIOUSLY FOR DOOR DEFECTS. *AK

IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. DOOR SENSOR MADE A LOUD BEEPING NOISE UNTIL THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE CHILD WAS ENTERING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR CLOSED ON CHILD'S HEAD, AND CHILD SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. THE MOTHER DROVE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR SOLVED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TRIES TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR JAMS UP AND DOES NOT OPEN. CRITICAL IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. FIRST NOTICE IN FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2002 WEEK AFTER BUYING THE CAR. SERVICE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAS TO BRING IN AFTER SO MANY OCCURRENCES ON JULY 16, 2003. THEY SAID DOOR LOCK NEEDS ACTUATOR REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON CONSUMER'S HAND. CONSUMER STATES THERE'S NO SENSOR ON THE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK