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Honda Odyssey: Problems & Solutions:(1995-2004 Models)
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The dealer claims the rear seatbelt must be sticking in the door -- impossible. The carseats are always in the same place. And as far as it being the driver's seatbelt improperly retracting and sticking -- well we'll keep a closer watch -- but we're doubtful.
go for the DVD and get a portable GPS.
Check out "Street Pilot III" from www.garmin.com
A lot cheap than factory NAV.
I say go for the Nav and buy the DVD aftermarket. Those portible GPS's are ok but no where near as nice as the Nav. Where the DVD's are as nice and depending on what you buy better than factory. Remember you buy the portible GPS and don't like it you can't add the Nav later to the dash but you can a DVD.
My question is, the extended warranty is really a 4 year 64k warranty, at least for me since I wouldn't get it until I get near 36k, so would paying $800 for a 4 year warranty be worth it? I guess no if I don't have any problems, and of course if I do.....but I haven't had any of the 'normal' Ody problems so far....
argh!
Yes, there is overlap.
Scott
Thanks - Charlie
Anyone out there have a better solution or a way to reduce the vibration?
Find another dealer.
QUESTION: Do you think any damage could have been done?
If you don't mind me asking, how did you fair financially turning over a 1 year old Ody? As a habitual leaser, I bought an '02 EX with some reservations. If I were to decide to move on in a year or two, how would I make out? Did you sell it privately, or trade it in?
Thanks for sharing some details...
Steve
The 2001 Ex I had, I had leather put in , cross bars and mud flaps. The 2002EXL came with the leather, cross bars and mud flaps.
I sold the 2001 for $28,250 in a private party sale. I paid $31,077 driveaway for the 2002. That included 6% sales tax and $40 tag and title fee. Considering the 2002 has more HP, side airbags, heated seats and a five speed transmission, I thought that was pretty good.
Ed
Also, there is some condensation right beneath the passenger side sliding door---seems to evaporate quickly. Is this normal?
Do we have any consumer rights, especially since the van is brand new? Thankyou.
PS:seeingred - did you have similar problems
The driver's side power door on our '01 just quit. Wouldn't even open manually with the latch.
The buzzer also goes off continuously in gear. Luckily, I knew about the master switch.
Sometimes the rear of it is sticking out a little, but when it's pushed back in, the buzzing still won't stop.
Fob and dash switch won't work either.
Dealer appt. is still a ways off. Has anyone else recently had these problems?
Actually, I did get it open manually once and got it closed again. All the contacts looked fine, no misalignment.
A few weeks prior to this I did hear a slight knocking sound with the track as the door would open.
Thanks for sharing that. Beth was afraid that she would not like the Honda after good experiences with the Dodge and Ford. I assured her that if she was really unhappy, we could always move on in a year or two without losing too much on the deal. Your experience supports the point.
BTW, it is different, and there are some things she is not crazy about, but overall, I think she is falling in love with it.
Thanks,
Steve
You need to pull the fuse on the top row, 4th fuse in from the door, in the passenger side fuse box. Keep it out for 15 secounds and then re-install. You will need to reset the clock when you are done. Now you will need to re-learn the doors. You can do this by turning the power on the master switch, push and hold a door switch until it completely opens then push and hold it till it fully closes. Repete for the other door. Now try and see if the doors will operate now.
Or just wait for the service appointment ..Good luck
Someone posted this earlier back. We too had terrible experiences with our purchase from College Park Honda in MD. They totally did a bait/switch on us. I live 1.5 hours away in VA - I called them on the phone on a random Saturday morning and ask if they have any in stock - sure! they say. They tell me about a specific van in the color we are looking for - sure! they say. I ask if they'll sell it at sticker price - sure! they say. I drive the 1.5 hours with family in tow, excited to soon be driving home in a new van. We get there, the van is there as promised, with a "sticker" price that has $4k dealer market adjustment. I probe the salesman about this and get the response to just work with him and he'll get it for my suppsed sticker price. 4 hours (!) of dealing later with the sales mgr. I drive home in our new van - I get it for $400 over sticker. The look on my families face about 3 hours into the dealing when I told them I was going to walk made me have to buy the van.
Fine, why am I telling this story? Because while we love our van, this is an Odyssey Problems forum - Honda has a serious problem with their dealers. Recently our neighbor ordered an '02 on our recommendation from Congressional Honda in MD. They put the deposit down and were told to wait 2 months. A few days later they got a call that their van was in and they had to drop everything and go to the dealer immediately or loose their van and deposit. They called me practically in tears after they had been pounded by their sales staff on purchasing several thousand dollars worth of dealer add-ons. They had a really negative first time Honda buying experience, just as we did. Would either of us buy another Honda again - doubtful.
Also, this problem is 2 phased. We have had some minor nagging problems with our van - and hence my participation in this forum over the last few years. We have been so fearful to take the van in to get any kind of warranty work done because our nearest dealer in VA (Koons) has been really combatant on our problems. All we've ever been able to get them to service was the broken door handle and seal replacement. The vibrations, noises, etc have all been denied for one reason or another. I recall posting in a previous message how I can't wait to be out of warranty so I won't have to think about taking the van back to any dealer...I still feel that way.
Honda's problems start on day 1, at the dealer. Until they can fix that problem you won't get me to buy another new Honda...
Keith Richmond
Warrenton, VA
Both Toyota and Honda have the absolute worst service and customer relations through their dealers.
It has been likened to the best looking girl in high school. She can act like a bi**h and still get all the dates she wants. The less pretty girls need to be nicer in order to get a date.
Supposedly, Honda has already taken some steps to try to improve this lousy dealer customer service and attitude towards customers; and, as always, I guess we'll see what we shall see. So far, it hasn't taken effect at the once closest to my home.
Guess it is time to crawl underneath for a look...
Thanks for the link,
Steve
Two days ago I dropped a kayak on it (yeah, I'm a klutz) and busted the mirror innards again. Maybe I didn't mix it right the last time I fixed it?
Steve
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Steve
Actually, just pulling the fuse and re-inserting it worked.
Saved me a dealer trip. Thanks a lot!
Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks.
has anyone had the following problem:
Rear Air - turn the fan on high, ac compressor button off. Fan speed in the rear sometimes fluctuates as you are driving around town. This only happens when the fan speed for the rear is on high.
Fluid levels- Both power steering and coolant levels were at high with cold engine. Now after 400 miles with engine cold, levels have dropped about 1/2 inch from the high mark. Is this normal during the break in?
AlSO:
Any break in tips.
I hear that there is special break in oil in the engine and one should not change this oil until the first 5k miles or 5 months whichever comes first.
Thanks all for your help!
I removed the panel myself and I could see a plastic sheet behind the air handler. This sheet was covering a fender well cavity of some sort. I think it was intended to act as sort of a cold air plenum/return for the rear unit. In any event, it was loosened by whatever the dealer did and that caused it to flap and get sucked in against the fan inlet and caused the restriction. I solved the problem myself by taking a long screwdriver and punched holes in the plastic sheet till It quieted down and stopped flapping in the air intake. Seems OK now, works fine. Don't know if it works as designed, but it works OK for me.
If you're still under warranty, I'd take it to the dealer and tell them to inspect the plastic sheet behind the rear air handling unit.
Hope this helps.
I was never sure what to do about it but yesterday I had the van into the dealer for it's 15k service and explained the problem to them. They said I could have the SPEAKERS replaced under warranty if I wanted. The thing I'm worried about is just getting another set of the same sub-par speakers put in. The dealer said the part number of the speakers had not changed since 2000 indicating that Honda has not changed the speakers available for the 2000 Ody.
So I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with getting the sound system fixed through the dealer? If you had speakers replaced did it help? I guess I have nothing really to lose by letting the dealer replace the speakers since there is no cost to me but it might be just a waste of time.
Please share your experiences with fixing the sound system in the Ody especially if done through the dealer.
BTW, why is the "Honda Odyssey and Sound" board marked 'read only'? I would think this post would belong there. Yes, I'm new.
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