2000 Honda Odyssey Latches/Locks

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSING. IT REQUIRES US TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT ON WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT. THE BUZZER SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING US TO MANUALLY TURN OFF POWER TO THE DOOR HENCE TRAPPING OUR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. MY MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN INCESSANT PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *NM

ELECTRONIC DOORS DO NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE DOORS TO NOT LOCK COMPLETELY. THE BUZZER HAS TO BE DISABLED FOR OUR SANITY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT A PERMANENT FIX CANNOT BE MADE. THESE DOORS HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE THE VAN WAS FIRST RELEASED, AND THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM AFRAID THE PARTIALLY CLOSED DOOR MAY OPEN AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY TO MY CHILDREN, OR CAUSING THE DISTRACTED DRIVER TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS DEFECT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *NM

WE (MY WIFE AND I) HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS ARE CONSTANTLY BREAKING AND THEY COST A SMALL FORTUNE TO REPAIR. WE PURCHASED THE HONDA BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION FOR CREATING RELIABLE AUTOMOBILES. AT A MINIMUM, THEY SHOULD OFFER A WAY TO CONVERT THE DOOR FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL SO THEY CAN BE SAFELY CLOSED AND SO THE AUTOMATIC MECHANISM DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REPAIRED EVERY 6 MONTHS. *JB

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. BOTH SLIDING DOORS STICK WHEN EITHER OPENING FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. NOT MAJOR INJURY - YET! I AM CONCERNED IF ANYTHING DID HAPPEN AND WE COULD NOT GET THE DOORS OPEN IN A HURRY. THEN WHAT? *JB

THE AUTOMATED POWER SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WE GET AN ALARM LIGHT ON OUR DASH INDICATING A AUTOMATED SLIDING DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED, AND THEN WE HAVE TO REPEATEDLY HIT THE CLOSE DOOR BUTTON TO GET THE DOOR TO FINALLY ENGAGE. EVEN THOUGH ALL ODYSSEY'S MADE IN 2000 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, HONDA MOTOR HAS TOLD US THAT OUR 2000 ODYSSEY IS NOT INCLUDED IN 2000 RECALL CAMPAIGN, AND WE WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR IT OURSELVES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE REAR POWER PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DOOR LATCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V119000, REGARDING THE DOOR LATCH; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 6/16/2006 - NM

UNRELIABLE DOOR LATCHES ON SLIDING (POWERED) SIDE DOORS. *JB

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD LOCK BY THEMSELVES, AND NOT OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE. ALSO, THE DOOR AJAR/OPEN ALARM REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING, AND BOTH DOORS WOULD BE CLOSED. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE ALARM, WHICH CAUSED BOTH DOORS NOT TO OPEN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR LATCH/CLOSERS FAILED. THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED IN 02. AND THE LATCH WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARENTEE. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED RECENTLY, AUG. 05. THE FAILURE, AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AS DESCRIBED IN A 2000 HONDA RECALL ID # 00V119000, BUT, IN CONTACTING HONDA DIRECTLY, WAS TOLD MY VEHICLES VIN # WAS NOT A RECALL VEHICLE.

AUTOMATIC DOORS ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. SAFETY MECHANISM DOES NOT PREVENT DOOR FROM CLOSING ON CHILD. DOORS DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND ARE FAULTY. DOORS NEED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT AT 64K MILES DUE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR OPEN ON IT'S OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT NUMEROUS TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE LEFT AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER CLOSES ALL THE WAY ON ITS OWN (MISSES BY ABOUT 1/32") AND TO KEEP THE BUZZER FROM SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY, YOU HAVE TO "BUMP" THE DOOR CLOSED WITH YOUR HIP. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL, SHARP POINT THAT IS TRYING TO WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THIS DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND FIXING IT WOULD COST APPROX. $700. I ASKED "IF YOU'VE SEEN IT BEFORE, HOW COME THERE'S NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?", AND THEY SAID TO TALK TO THE MANAGER (WHO WASN'T THERE AT THE TIME), AND HE NEVER RETURNED MY CALL. ANYWAY, I NEVER GOT THE REPAIR DONE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. THEN THE NEXT WEEK MY OTHER DOOR STARTED BUZZING CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CLOSED ALL THE WAY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THAT BUZZING WAS TO DISABLE THE DOOR ENTIRELY (USING THE DASHBOARD DOOR SWITCH). FOR SOME REASON, THAT PROBLEM STOPPED ALL BY ITSELF ABOUT A WEEK AFTER IT STARTED, AND HASN'T COME BACK....BUT I'M STILL STUCK WITH THE DOOR FROM HELL ON THE OTHER SIDE. SINCE THEN, I'VE GONE TO OTHER CAR COMPLAINT WEBSITES AND SEEN JUST HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS WITH ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS, AND THAT EVEN WHEN PEOPLE GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, IT SOMETIMES RETURNS WITH THE NEW INSTALLED EQUIPMENT TOO -- REQUIRING ANOTHER FIX FOR $700. CAN'T HONDA JUST RECALL THIS MODEL AND FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL AT HONDA'S EXPENSE, IF IT'S SO WIDESPREAD?? I LOVE MY ODYSSEY, BUT THIS MAKES ME THINK TWICE ABOUT GETTING ANOTHER ONE (MY VERY FIRST ODYSSEY, A 1999 FIRST-YEAR MODEL, HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS (INCLUDING THE SAME SHARP POINT COMING THROUGH THE DOORS) THAT I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER A YEAR AND 1/2 AND SAID THEY'D BETTER SWAP ME OUT WITH SOMETHING BETTER BECAUSE I WAS FED UP. THAT'S HOW I GOT MY "NEW IMPROVED" ODYSSEY.*AK

OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF WEEKDS SLIDING SIDE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD OPEN ON THEIR OWN. THEN, THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT APPLICATION OF MANUAL FORCE. *AK

00 V 119 000/ SLIDING DOOR LATCH: THE VAN'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VIN # WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *JB *TC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FAILED TO OPEN AFTER THE DOORS HAD BEEN UNLOCKED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS MIGHT BECOME A PROBLEM IF A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.*AK

CONTINUOUS DOOR FAILURES,HAD CORRECTED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, PROBLEM ALWAYS RETURNS. SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE SECURELY WITH ALARMS GOING OFF, HAVE TO TURN OFF POWER TO SIDE DOORS. DOORS DON'T ALWAYS STOP WHEN CLOSING AND SOMEONE IS IN THE WAY. DOOR HAS OPENED ON IT'S OWN WHILE WE WERE AWAY FROM VEHICLE.DOORS FAIL TO OPEN ON OCCASIONS. GAS DOOR JAMS SLIDING DOOR, HAD IT REPAIRED,STILL A PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE COMPLETELY - SOMETIMES LEAVES APPROXIMATLEY A FOUR INCH GAP BETWEEN DOOR POST AND EDGE OF DOOR. DOOR MUST EITHER BE PUSHED CLOSED OR RE-OPENED COMPLETELY AND THEN CLOSED WITH PRESSURE ON REAR DOOR EDGE. OCCASIONALLY, DOOR WILL SEEM LOCKED (DASHBOARD OPEN DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT IS OFF) AND WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS, BOTH THE OPEN DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES AND CEILING MAP LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF WHEN TURN HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, I AM EXTREMLY CONCERNED THAT EITHER THE DOOR(S) WILL OPEN DURING DRIVING OR THE DOOR(S) WILL NOT OPEN DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I CANNOT BELIEVE HONDA WOULD SUBJECT ITSELF TO THIS TYPE OF POTENTIAL LIABILITY.*AK

WE HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. GREAT CAR, EXCEPT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR LATCHES KEEP GIVING OUT. THIS HAPPENED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD TOO AND WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE REPLACED; THEY JUST RESET THE COMPUTER (CLEARED ERROR CODES). BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS. NOW HONDA HAS RECOMMENDED WE PAY $700 TO INSTALL NEW RE-DESIGNED LOCK MECHANISMS ( WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD). HONDA HAS NO OFFICIAL RECALL COVERING THIS PROBLEM FOR OUR VAN AS THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT BUILT DURING THE DEC-JAN PERIOD COVERED BY THE DOOR LATCH RECALL. BUT THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY AFFECTING MANY MANY OTHER VEHICLES: WITNESS THE MANY HONDA SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN EITHER DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DOOR LATCHES, IF NOT REPLACED/REPAIRED, LEAVE THE DOORS SUBJECT TO OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OWNER'S PROBLEM TO FIX BY BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN REPEATEDLY TO CLEAR COMPUTER ERROR CODES OR PAY $700 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY LATCHES. I ASK THAT YOU REQUEST OR ORDER HONDA TO EXPAND THEIR DOOR LATCH RECALL TO CORRECT THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. JOHN SCHLOSSER [email protected]. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOORS DID NOT CLOSE AND LOCK PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT SECURED. A RECALL (#00V-119000) WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY REAR DOORS WERE HARD TO OPEN. CONSUMER PULLED THE HANDLE OFF ONCE TRYING TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR. CONSUMER FELT THAT TREMENDOUS SUCTION WAS BEING FORMED BY THE DOOR GASKET. THIS SUCTION MADE IT DIFFICULT OPEN THE DOOR. *AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH RECALL (00V-119000) BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM *SC *JB UPDATED 7/2/12 *CN

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR NOT LATCHING PROPERLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MAKE, MODEL , AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

BOTH OF MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED TODAY. THEY GET STUCK VERY OFTEN. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY GET STUCK MOST OFTEN AFTER BAD WEATHER. THE DANGER HERE IS IF THERE AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED TO GET OUT A CHILD FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.*AK

PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR STICKS. THE HANDLE BROKE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY OPENED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SHUT THE DOOR. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WASNOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK