1999 Honda Odyssey Body and structure Problems

“Driver side automatic sliding door unlatched while driving on interstate. I got a emergency tone telling me something was wrong, but no indication on the dash. I found a couple recalls for this problem and stopped by the local Honda dealer (piazza), but they said the VIN has no recalls and the recall is too old. I just bought the vehicle a month ago. This is a safety issue known by Honda and even if it is happening only now, the dealer should repair at no cost to me.”

“The passenger side sliding door on my 1999 Honda Odyssey has failed to open on many occasions and I didn't think of it as anything more than a nuisance. This time one of my children's fingers was caught in the door and we were unable to open the door either from the inside or the outside for several minutes until we got a passerby to force it open. His finger was significantly more damaged than if we had been able to immediately open the door, not to mention the panic and distress and being trapped.”

“I have an Honda Odyssey van 99' and one of the sliding doors when out first then the other a cple months later. I've been stuck with it jammed open and had to ride home like that w children in the car and taking a turn and one of the door slid open, next to my 3yr.old while I was driving, its done that several times. But now neither of the doors work, so the kids have to climb over the front seat to get in for months now. I've taken it to the Honda place and they say its the motor in both doors which will be 900 dollars each to fix! I don't have that. …”

“Every winter since we purchased our 1999 Odyssey brand new, the power sliding doors would freeze and lock up. It will not work. Since our Odyssey is out of manufacturer's warranty, the cost to repair is very expensive - a dealer estimated $2000 just to fix one door. So we decided not to fix the sliding power doors and just open them manually instead. Even in manual mode, they still freeze during winter. The dangerous part is that they open by itself even when the vehicle is in motion. I respectfully submit that this may be a serial defect.”

“I bought my 1999 odyesse in march of 2004. I took my van to the Honda dealership to find out why my driver's side sliding door was not closing completly. They told me that the latches and hinges needed to be replaced totalling $420. They checked my warranty and those parts were not covered. I told them I didn't have $420, to repair the door. One week later the other sliding door stopped closing all the way. I looked up the 1999 odyesse to find out if there were any recalls for this and there are plenty, but when I spoke with america Honda they said that my VIN number had no recalls. …”