1999 Honda Odyssey Electrical System

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 1999 INTO CRESCENT CITY, CA ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD DOWNHILL IN 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN PULLING A SMALL CAMPING TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAD 102,606 MILES ON THE VAN - JUST SHORT OF THE 105,000 MAINTENANCE PERIOD WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD BE REPLACED. A SPARK PLUG HAD COME LOOSE AND STARTING PINGING UP AGAINST THE IGNITION COIL. THIS CAUSED THE IGNITION COIL TO FAIL AND BLEW THE IG COIL FUSE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETING STOP. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILED. I WAS ABOUT 20 MILES OUSIDE CRESCENT CITY WHERE I WAS TOWED INTO CRESCENT CITY. THE VAN WAS SERVICED BY KEN'S AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, 1250 6TH STREET, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531, (707) 464-4955. THERE WAS NO HONDA DEALER IN TOWN AND GETTING PARTS WAS DIFFICULT. A NEW IGNITION COIL WAS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE HONDA DEALER IN EUREKA, CA ON FRIDAY JUNE 10. KEN'S REPLACED THE FUSE AND DETACHED THE BURNED-OUT COIL AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE MY WAY TO REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK TO CAMP ON 5 CYLINDERS ON THEN ON TO EUREKA ON JUNE 10 TO HAVE THE HONDA DEALER FIX THE VAN. HOWEVER, JUST OUTSIDE OF CRESCENT CITY THE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN RIGHT OUT OF THE CYLINDER TAKE THE REMAINING PART OF THE IGNITION COIL WITH IT. THE THREADS FOR THE SPARK PLUG WERE COMPLETED STRIPPED OUT. I HOBBLED BACK TO KEN'S. KEN HAD TO INSTALL A THREAD REPLACEMENT WHILE I RENTED A CAR TO GET THE NEW IGNITION COIL FROM THE HONDA DEALER. THE HONDA DEALER COULD NOT RE-ROUTE THE PART (THEY CLAIMED) AND COULD NOT GET THE PART TO KEN'S UNTIL SATURDAY JUNE 11. KEN'S SUCCESSFULLY RETHREADED FOR A NEW SPARK PLUG, EVACUATED A PIECE OF THE OLD SPARK PLUG OR COIL THAT FELL INTO THE CYLINDER, PUT ON THE NEW COIL AND GOT ME BACK ON THE ROAD. KEN'S REPRTED TO ME THAT 2 OTHER SPARK PLUGS WERE LOOSE. THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD FOR REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS OF 105,000 MILE IS TOO LONG. I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH FATAL CONSEQUENCES FOR MY FAMILY.

THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V423000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE OFF POSITION WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK VEHICLE OWNER SPOKE WITH AMERICAN HONDA ON 03/08/2005 AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. AMERICAN HONDA CONFIRMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, AND STATED THAT THE OWNER COULD BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON THIS ISSUE. DEPENDING ON THE REPORT OF THE DEALER TO HONDA, HONDA MIGHT BE WILLING AS A GOOD-WILL GEATURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *BF *NM

ON 10/16/03, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WOULD GO DEAD WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS AFTER I HAD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE WAS ON" DUE TO "CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. INTERMITTENT CODE". AND THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. IT WAS DETERMINED THIS TIME BY MY HONDA DEALER THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL (02-031). *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

1999 HONDAY ODYSSEY MINIVAN, STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING OPERATION. AT START, AT LOW SPEEDS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO WARNING, VEHICLE JUST LOSES POWER AND YOU MUST PULL OVER AND RESTART. FIVE SUCH FAILURES SINCE DECEMBER, 2002.

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM THE IGNITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. RELATED INVESTIGATION PE03-013. *JB

NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL # 02V120, IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEALERS ADDRESS.

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REINSTALLATION OF ALARM SYSTEM DURING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *TT

NO PART AVAILABLE:::::::: THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. KENDALL HONDA 2O COBURG ROAD EUGENE OR 97401 SERVICE MANAGER NAME IS [XXX]##WORK PHONE [XXX]. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE THEM TO RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA NORTH DANVERS, MA 978-539-5000. RECALL#02120000IGNTION SWITCH TS

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWTICH. MAIN MALL MOTOR 207-741-1429 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS TS

CONSUMER STATES INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY. DLR ADVISED CONTROLLER UNIT HAD FAILED. TS

CONSUMER STATES AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETED, THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYEDS ON. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO FIX PROBLEM, WHEN LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO HAVING SERVICE DONE. *AK *YH

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#02120000 IGNITION SWITCH. BRANFORD HONDA 203-481-1616 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS. TS

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH CAR JUST CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING .*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (O2V120000) THE LETTER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE MADE FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $42.69 FOR AN ALARM WIRE REINSTALLATION, WHICH THE DEALER STATED WAS MANDATORY IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE RECALL IGNITON SWITCH, CONSUMER STATES THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO NEED FOR AN ALARM WIRE REINSTALLATION HAD THERE BEEN NO DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FEELS THE CHARGE IS UNFAIR AND UNETHICAL.*JB

AFTER GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE ALARM AUTOMATICLY SET OFF ITSELF. VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WAS IN PARK GEAR. AFTER ACIDENT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS FROM IGNITION IN DRIVE GEAR. WHICH ACCORDING TO HONDA HE SHOULD NOT BEE ABLE TO DO. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED, WHAT HE FEELS ARE, DANGER IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH IGNITION SAFETY PROBLEMS. DEALER (GERALD JONE HONDA) REFUSED TO REPAIR, WHEN CONSUMER TOLD THEM THAT THERE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS EXPECTING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR NOT ONLY THE AMOUNT THEY PAID TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT ALSO FOR THE MAILING OF THE DEFECTIVE PART, THE TWO DAYS THEY WERE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE WHEN DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THE REFUSAL TO REPAIR THE IGNITION SWITCH. (THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED THAT THIS WAS ANDIS A WARRANTY ITEM) CONSUMER THEN DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HONDA SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. CONSUMER THEN HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THEIR MECHANIC (MANNYS) AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT CUT OFF YET. CONSUMER EXPECTS HONDA TO REFUND THE FULL AMOUNT PAID TO MANNYS FOR THE WARRANTY PART. *SCC

THE INTERNAL FUSE BOX THAT IS LOCATED ABOVE THE DEAD-PEDAL FOR THE DRIVERS LEFT FOOT DOES NOT HAVE A COVER, CONSUMER STATES THE LACK OF NOT HAVING A COVER HAS RESULTED IN THE LOWEST FUSE BEING KICKED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN USING THE PARKING BRAKE, WHEN THE FUSE IS KICKED OUT OF POSITION OR KICKED OUT OF THE SLOT COMPLETELY, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND CAN NOT BE RESTARTED BECAUSE THE FUSE IS PART OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM, THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK ON ONE OCCASION WHEN HE TOUCHED THE FUSE THAT WAS HALFWAY OUT OF THE FUSE SLOT.*JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON IT, BUT SINCE I PURCHASED IT LEGALLY IN CANADA HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANY REPAIRS ON IT, FORCING ME TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A FEW DEALERS ABOUT THIS & THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HONDA WANTS TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM BUYING ITS' CARS IN CANADA SO THEY ARE NOT HONORING THE WARRANTIES AND RECALLS IN THE U.S. FORCING MANY PEOPLE TO DRIVE WITH UNSAFE VEHICLES. I ALSO HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR WHICH COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL THE ABOVE. PLEASE HELP ME. IN THE LIGHT OF THE FORD EXPLORER ISUUE THIS IS JUST UNBELIVEABLE. *AK

REPORTING A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL GO OUT.*AK

MULTIPLEX CONTROLLER THAT CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHT OF INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS, CAUSING POOR VISIBIITY. CANNOT SEE GAUGES AT NIGHT. *AK