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Does anyone have any experience with a similar transaction? Also, are there any other problems associated with buying a car imported from Canada?
Thanks for your co-operation!
Drew
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acsmith
I did this on my EX sliding door problems that could not get fixed on 3 tries - you would not believe how the dealership jumped to help me when I came in time #4, Honda also extended my warranty to 5/50 and they actually seemed to have fixed it (though only been 1 week now) by replacing a number of parts including the latch and contacts.
Good luck.
cebren: write to BBB. I do not think Honda cares about a $100 tranny change service when they are dealing with some of the more serious problems raised in this and Odyssey problem forums. Perhaps they should care, but as noted, the dealerships seem to run in laisez faire mode on most things. Honda zone offices do seem to jump to action in quality/manufacturing problems, however.
dwilkers: nice van comparison. Clearly, Odyssey is the van for other dealers to knock. You do not see folks waiting months for the Quest van, do you?? At least thay got one sucker to buy one (the 'free TV' sales pitch actually worked on him - probably the only one ever. It's a little known fact, but the tires on the Odyssey are actually free as well. What a deal!)
If someone has, I would like to hear details. The problem I have is that the transmitter is plugged in to the wall, and sends signals through home wiring, although there are remote units you can buy - although why buy a remote unit when the Home Link should be able to do this?
http://www.highwaysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/low_speed_vans.htm
http://www.HandA-Accessories.com/cr/crvkeyless.pdf
couple things to note are the time limit for each step, all doors have to be closed while programming, have all emotes on hand for the final step.
-Tremor
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BTW, the 2001 fog lights I got from you are really nice. It took me longer to install than I had expected but it's way worth it. Thanks.
Mike
http://www.handa-accessories.com/crv/crvkeyless.pdf
Steve
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That is a blatant lie. I have the issue you are referring to and it says "Currently this is our top rated mini-van". You must sell some other brand for a living.
http://www.smarthome.com/4000.html
You program the Homelink using the transmitter. You can get the transmitter/receiver combo for around $40. I've seen them at Home Depot, Radio Shack, etc. I've programmed buttons 2 and 3 to turn on and off my garage and exterior lights. Button 1 works the garage door. Works great.
You can get the X10 tranciever pieces much cheaper than $40.00!! Try X10.com. I bought my last 2 for less than $10.00. Oh and also every now and then you can sign up for a free firecracker, it is a product that uses the wireless reciever to allow your windoze 95 + system to act as a remote. You get all the pieces you need for free plus shipping.
I have yet to get my homelink to work with my new rolling code genie door opener!! I have tried everything. Holding the buttons down much longer for each step did not fix it, although I think it thinks it is programmed. It just does not open the door.
I have the Genie intellicode remote and didn't have any problem programing the Homelink on the Ody. Try it again, it should work. Try clearing the Homelink on the Ody first by holding the 2 outside buttons down until the red light flashes (warning, this will clear all 3 buttons). BTW, did you train your Genie garage door opener (not the remote but the power unit)after you trained your Homelink? You shouldn't have to hold the buttons down any longer than it is required to get the indicated feedback from the Homelink or opener as described in the instructions e.g. flashing light blinks faster or stays on etc. You should be able to tell from the feed back signal if your individual training steps were successful.
Good luck.
As to the EGR valve, the TCS and Check Engine lights have been coming on. The DTC error codes indicated EGR problems. Replacing the EGR did not cure the lights, and the same codes show up. Now they want to decarbonize/purge the EGR flow passageways in the manifold for $120. Before I let them do that, I may let another mechanic read the codes and give me his opinion.
The van runs fine. The lights just keep coming on.
Sam has some issue with the Odyssey that makes him attack without too much concern for actual facts. It is more than fair, I think, to take such blanket statements and identify them as false. While not PC, it is nonetheless true that the frequently-posted statement in question was both "blatant" (in every sense of the word) and a "lie."
Personally, I doubt that Sam is generally a liar. Really accomplished liars tend to avoid making the mistake of saying things (especially in writing) that are so easily checked for veracity and so clearly proven to be false.
Because some states like California require chains to be used in mountain areas with snow, I am wondering if it’s a good idea to put the chains on the Odyssey’s rear wheels instead of the fronts, allowing for better steering control by letting the ABS and TCS work on the front tires without the interference of chains.
Has anyone experienced having the ABS or TCS engage on an Odyssey with tire chains on? If so, did anything out of the ordinary happen?
Thanks in advance for your input.
1) I kinda think they'd build these factories to withstand a good deal of snowfall. I was there a couple of years ago in January when they had one of the worst snowfalls ever . . shutting the air point down, downtown Toronto was a mess . . and it didn't cause an problems at the factory whatsoever.
2) Severe snowfall like that (roofs caving in) would make news elsewhere
3) If the roof fell in, I would suspect it would be a small area and they would fix it within a couple of days. The Honda folks are relentless production people.
Go tell your dealer he's full of hooey.
As for the issue of Consumer Reports, it was my intention to point out that this has been discussed a couple times on this forum (most recently posts near 794 and 796 on 1/21/00 around 5-6PM). Based on the email I received, and what appears to be on the CR website, I'd say the "blatant lie" is more like "speculation based on existing data." I am almost certain the April '01 auto issue will show the 1999 Odyssey to be well below average in reliability based on this information. Whether or not it will be on the "Used Cars to Avoid" list is speculation. None of this is to excuse Sam7068's trolling. Sam7068's biggest problem was claiming it was in the April 2000 issue, even though he had preceded it with the future tense implying that he meant the 2001 issue. Either way, the 1999 Odyssey will not be rated well by CR for reliability. Maybe grplavloff can fill us in as to whether the '99 Odyssey is already listed as a used car to avoid on the website.
Of course, if Edmunds had a search utility or still allowed you to load all posts in a thread to do a browser search, this may not have come up....
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Now, not to be facetious (well, at least, not too facetious! ;-)), perhaps "blantant lie" should have been "inflammatorilly-stated, assumption-based speculation misrepresented as fact?" However, to me, someone who does the former and someone who does the latter are in pretty much the same high-ignorability, low-trust zone.
Peace and may your valuable postings continue.
I should also state that, according to the same e-mail, the 2000 Odyssey did at least average. I suspect the poor reliability for the 1999 Odyssey may well be due to "first year syndrome", recalls, and the power door issues that appear to be much worse for that year. Guess we'll find out in about a month.
I've read this board for about two months, but since I never had anything to contribute, I never posted. That's about to change: we pick up our 2001 GG LX on Saturday; no dealer add-ons, MSRP-$200. The salesman (who has been great (so far) in all respects) mentioned something about adding floormats as an option. When I mentioned that I thought the floormats were included, he said that they're standard on the EX, but not the LX.
True?
The printed Odyssey brochure says, under "Interior Features," that floormats *are* standard equipment for both the LX and the EX. A studied reading of the "Standard Equipment" listing on the Edmunds.com review, however, seems to indicate that floormats are only included on the EX.
I suppose I could call up Honda and ask directly, but this way I have an excuse to bother y'all and introduce myself to the group besides.
Thanks!
-- sdg
I have been told many times that the MSRP sticker by federal law is to remain attached to the vehicle and is to be removed by the owner.
http://www.simcoe.com/news/stories121700/was.html
dmathews3--the new software doesn't "blow up" at ~500 posts like the old stuff did, so there's no mandatory cut-off. We may impose an arbitrary limit if it improves the reader's experience, but for now we're going to push the envelope.
Steve
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By not having a cutoff it is easier if you want to go back and search the archives. In order to do that now you have to search through Honda Odyssey I through XXX and go back and find each heading I through XXX individually
Don't see why we could not have 99,000 messages. After a while it would crowd the Subject line.
Thanks
If it is true, what kind of problems are the '99s having, and is it affecting the '00 and '01 models?
I guess I wouldn't be floored to find out that this were true. It was the first year for a completely new model at a brand new plant . . all on a vehicle that was larger than anything Honda had ever built before. I read somewhere that they got some type of advice from Ford on dealing with the large liftgate, but that's just a vague memory of mine and I don't remember any specifics (and I am probably completely wrong).
I just hope they got it right on my '01.
Again just my opinion.