2000 Honda Odyssey Latches/Locks

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH AND CLOSE. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PARKWAY HONDA LOCATED AT 855 COMMERCIAL PKWY DOVER, OH 44622) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V158000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,150. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN UPDATED 04/28/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO COMPLETELY CLOSE AND THE DOORS WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,620.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND AS A RESULT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 ( LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPER AND WOULD COME OFF TRACK WHILE CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR BACK ON TRACK IN ORDER FOR THE DOORS TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE UPPER TRACK FOR THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, HALF OF THE LATCH ON THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OUT OF THE SOCKET HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING USED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK ALSO DID NOT LATCH CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A FEW FAILURES TO CLOSE COMPLETELY BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID CLOSE PROPERLY. HONDA SERVICE SAID IT REQUIRED A NEW MOTOR (COST $600 CDN), BUT MANAGED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY AND SHOWED US HOW TO SHUT OFF THE "BEEPING". WE HAVE AVOIDED USING THAT DOOR, BUT THIS WEEKEND A FRIEND OPENED IT AND WE COULD NOT SHUT IT PROPERLY. WE HAD A 6-HOUR DRIVE HOME FROM THE COTTAGE. SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY HOME THE DOOR SLID OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. I MANAGED (FROM THE FRONT SEAT) TO PULL THE DOOR BACK TO ALMOST CLOSED. WE HAVE NOW TAKEN IT BACK TO HONDA -- THE COST TO FIX WILL BE ABOUT $600. FOR SAFETY REASONS, THERE SHOULD BE A MANUAL OVERRIDE TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED. *TR

MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC DOORS DON'T WORK. I DON'T TRUST THEM BECAUSE IT COULD TRAP MY YOUNG DAUGHTER PLUS WHEN THEY FAIL TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY SEEMS DANGEROUS. I KNOW THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY DON'T YOU PEOPLE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *TR

SLIDING DOORS DO NOT LATCH OR CLOSE COMPLETELY, LIKE LEAVING THE DOORS PARTLY OPEN, HAPPENED TO PASS SIDE, REPLACED THE RH CLOSER 72610-SOX-A53 NOW THE LH SIDE IS NOW BEING REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY HONDA ODYSSEY SINCE 2004 AND I LOVE IT. I HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH HONDA IN GENERAL. THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THE SLIDING DOORS STICK SO MUCH THAT I HAVE TO PUSH ON THE INSIDE AND PULL ON THE OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO OPEN. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE HANDLES WHICH WERE AROUND $80-$90 EACH TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE PLASTIC AND KEEP ON BREAKING. THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BROKE AGAIN AND I HAVEN'T YET GOTTEN IT FIXED. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH, THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, FIRST TWO TIMES WAS AN EASY FIX, THIS TIME THE 'FIX' IS NOT WORKING. *TR

MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD TROUBLE (SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES) WITH ITS SLIDING POWER DOORS NOT LATCHING PROPERLY AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS ON THEM OVER THE 8 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO, MY DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL USING THE POWER. I HAVE A BABY CARSEAT INSTALLED IN THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT, SO I'VE HAD TO GET MY BABY IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND I REALIZED THAT IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN MY CAR, THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY BABY OUT QUICKLY. IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR, I WOULD HAVE TO REACH INTO THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR, SLIDE THE LOCKING MECHANISM INTO THE "UNLOCKED" POSITION, TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE SLIDING DOORS, AND THEN USE A LOT OF FORCE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR. AND SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE TRIED THIS, THE LOCKING MECHANISM IMMEDIATELY SLIDES ITSELF BACK INTO THE "LOCKED" POSITION BEFORE I AM ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A CHIME SOUNDED TO INDICATE THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT LATCHED. BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS WERE SHUT AGAIN, BUT THEY WOULD NOT FULLY LATCH. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-5 MPH, THE SLIDING DOORS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHAT REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

MY 2000 LX HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOORS LEADING THEM TO GET STUCK AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THEM. WE LIVE IN FL AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE THROUGH THE YEAR AND THIS WILL HAPPEN ALL YEAR ROUND. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALER AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WE REALIZE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THESE MODELS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE FAULTY. THANKS! *TR

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPEN. WOULD ALLOW MANUAL OPENING ON SEVERAL OCCASION THEN THE DOOR LATCHED INTO LOCKED POSITION AND WOULDN'T OPEN EVEN MANUALLY. TAKEN TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER. THAT WORKED ON IT HALF A DAY TO FIND THAT THEY REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. NO REMEDY. TOOK TO A HONDA/ACURA SHOP TO HAVE LOOKED AT. SAME OUTCOME. SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS TO BE IN WORKING ORDER HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHY DOOR WAS NOT OPENING AND COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPENED. CLAW THAT HOOKS TO LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE. DEALER SERVICE CENTER SUGGESTED CUTTING THE LATCH WITH PLASMA CUTTERS IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR OPEN, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THEN. WE CAN'T FIND ANYONE WHO CAN FIX THE DOOR. WE ARE IN A SAFETY DILEMMA AS OUR 2 YEAR OLDS CAR SEATS SITS ON THIS SIDE OF THE DOOR. SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO GET ALL THREE CHILDREN OUT DUE TO THE DOOR NOT WORKING. CAN ANYONE PROVIDE A SOLUTION????? *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2000. SOME MANUFACTURING DEFECT HAS CAUSED THE REAR MOTORIZED SLIDING DOOR TO FAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE SECURELY. IF THE DOOR HANDLE, OUTSIDE OR INSIDE WAS PULLED OR BUMPED THE DOOR CAME UNLATCHED BUT WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, WHETHER THE VEHICLEWAS IN PARK OR NOT. THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE SO THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE THAT CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK WERE AT RISK. *AK

2000 HONDA ODYESSY. SLIDING DOOR(S) WILL NOT TOTALLY CLOSE SOMETIMES, OR WILL APPEAR CLOSED. WILL BE TURNING A CORNER AND THE DOOR ALARM WILL GO OFF AND DOOR WILL CLICK LIKE COMING AJAR. WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. HAVE TO STOP AND OPEN DOOR ALL THE WAY AND THEN RECLOSE, THEN LOCK AND MOST OF THE TIME WILL HELP, NOT ALWAYS. HAVE TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER AND AFTER $600 REPAIR IT LASTED A TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT STARTED TO IT AGAIN.

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS THAT MALFUNCTION. THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE DOOR IS NOT FLUSH WITH THE SIDE (REAR) PANEL. THERE IS ABOUT A 3/8 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE REAR PANEL AND THE BACK OF THE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR MIGHT NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT SECURE. WILL THE DOOR FLY OFF DURING AN IMPACT? I HAVE HAD TO TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE DOORS SO THAT IT OPERATES MANUALLY. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE - MY WIFE AND FOURS KIDS, INCLUDING MY 15 YEAR OLD SON CANNOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE KIDS MAY BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE TRAPPED. IT ALSO WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM IF WE HAD TO ENTER THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO. *TR

SLIDING DOOR ON YEAR 2000 HONDA MINI VAN JAMS PARTIALLY CLOSED. RELEASED AFTER CAR GOES OVER SEVERAL BUMPS IN ROAD, ALLOWING DOOR TO SLAM SHUT SIMILAR TO GUILLOTINE. *AK VAN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, HONDA SERVICE PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM: DEFECTIVE PLASTIC BEARING ON DOOR. PLASTIC BEARING PROBABLY FAILED IN PART DUE TO JAMMING OF DOOR'S SEALS (WHICH HAVE A HONDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN).

HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T OPEN OR CLOSE IT IS STUCK - BUT IT IS OPEN ENOUGH TO HAVE THE ALARM SOUNDING IF YOU ARE NOT IN PARK. I AM WORRIED FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY - WHAT IF THE DOOR DECIDES TO FLY OPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL. LOOKING ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND OPEN SOMETIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER TO SEE IF HIS VEHICLE APPLIED TO RECALL NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BASED OFF THE MANUFACTURED DATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE SPEED AND FUEL TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

POWER SLIDING DOORS, DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL NOT LATCH OR LOCK. HONDA CLAIMS THERE ARE "NO" PROBLEMS OR DEFECTS. $528.19 LATER, THEN THEY WORK LIKE IT WAS NEW..... *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T LOCK INTO POSITION. THE CONTACT HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE CONTACT WANTS THE DEALER TO HONOR THE SAFETY RECALL ON HIS CAR. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKEN WITH HONDA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A CASE NUMBER N012006-12-040028 ON DECEMBER 4, 2006. ALSO SENT A LETTER TO MR. TAKEO SUKUI WHO IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HONDA MOTORS VERBALLY RESPONDED AND TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON HIS CAR. LETTER SENT DECEMBER 1, 2006 AND VERBAL RESPONSE TODAY DECEMBER 21, 2006. THE CONTACT HAS KEPT CORRESPONDENCE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, IT WOULD NOT LATCH NOR LOCK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL,# 00V119000, REGARDING THE DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/15/2006 - *NM

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY VAN COME OPEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN CLOSED. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED HAD BEEN RECALLED SO I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DID NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT SAID ALL HONDA ODYSSEYS 1999-2001 MY HONDA IS A 2000. HE SAID THAT I COULD HAVE IT REPAIRED MYSELF BECAUSE THIS WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN NOT A RECALL ANYWAY,THAT THEIR PARTS DON'T LAST FOREVER. THE LADY AT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN. AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE SAID THAT IT WAS A RECALL AND TO CONTACT THIS WEB SITE. *JB