8.5
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$221.00
Average Mileage:
133,000 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- bring to Honda dealer for ignition switch recall (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace ignition switch (1 reports)
- replace main fuel pump relay (1 reports)
electrical problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
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2009Jul 24
Odyssey EX
- Automatic transmission
- 115,000 miles
The vehicle is my wife's and the stalling problem has been happening for the last 6 months or so. We had my wifes brother who use to be a mechanic to take a look at it. He replaced the ignition switch and we replaced the transmission as well. We also the replaced the fuel pump. I first witnessed the stalling this morning when driving on the highway at about 55 mph. The wife was driving(she didn't want me to be driving when/if this happened). The power just quit...the air went off and it was like all the electrical stuff just went out. The wife shifted the van into neutral and restarted it and it ran fine the rest of the morning. The wife has said it happens randomly. Sometimes it would start by itself...she didn't have to restart it. It really sounds like some electrical type problem. Could it be the darn starter again...or some other wiring? The dreaded computer? Our vehicle was also made in Canada and I remember we had to wait several months to get this vehicle. We looked into the new Cash for Clunkers program and find out the the fuel economy was listed as 19 mpg so this model is not available for the program. A later model 2001...is available for the program...
2007Apr 01
(reported on)Odyssey LX 3.8L V6 VTEC
- Automatic transmission
- 102,000 miles
My Honda Odyssey would stall and kill engine while underway at highway speeds... VERY DANGEROUS. Also, very random. Very hard to duplicate or mechanics. After several incidents and many mechanics checking it out, it was researched that 1999 Odyssey had a bad ignition and related wiring. The problem is that my Honda was a CANADIAN HONDA. Apparently, there IS a difference, and Honda America wouldn't stand behind the vehicle. Luckily, after several hours of research and waiting, my local HONDA dealer was able to replace it under a recall FREE. That was the only repair to that Honda that was FREE... The transmission and catalytic converter have gone now at 126,000 miles, and I have no choice but to liquidate the vehicle, after taking a $7000+ loss and a bad credit hit. Thanks, Honda... Your CANADIAN cars SUCK! Don't believe what they tell you... There are bad Hondas.
2009Mar 08
Odyssey LX
- Automatic transmission
- 150,000 miles
Driving down the highway, the minivan stalls going 70MPH and then starts up again automatically. The only way I can tell it has stalled is I see the odometer go to zero and then back up again. I lose power in the accelerator temporarily until it starts back up again on its own. It is a bit concerning (to say the least). It has happened about once a week on the highway. Then recently, it stalled in a supermarket parking lot going about 10 mph and did NOT restart automatically. I parked and restarted it with no problem. I saw that the ignition switch was recalled a long time ago and was replaced in 2002 with about 67k miles on it. It now has 150k miles on it. Should the ignition switch be the problem again?
Update from Jul 23, 2009: UPDATE: Honda replaced the ignition switch and all is fine now. But they made me pay for the whole thing stating it was already replaced and the amount of miles on this replaced one was enough to warrant a replacement.
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2009Aug 08
Odyssey ES V6
This part is hard to diagnose since it makes you think it is the fuel pump or the ignition switch. The first time my car died on me it made a real loud clicking noise to where I thought I had major problems. But to my surprise my car started right back up with no problem. It died periodically on me off and on for the following 6 months mainly when I was traveling on neighborhood roads or taking off from a red light. Finally one day it died on me and I thought ok lets start it right back up...but this time it took many tries to get my car running. I drive an hour to work every day so I knew I finally had to deal with the problem. This is when I started talking to people about my problem and I realized that my car died on me after it got hot. So I knew it wasnt the fuel pump. I also knew it wasnt vapor lock b/c my car ws too new. I even went to Auto Zone to have then Diagnose the problem and all they could tell me was that it might be a sensor. Finally a friend of mine who works on hondas told me it had to be the main fuel pump relay b/c that was an issue with hondas. Sure enough I did my research and that is what it was. Bought it striaght from Honda and it is cheaper. Its basically a big fuse that goes in under the steering wheel. Without this part you are stuck!
Laura E.
Houston, TX, USA
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