1999 Honda ODYSSEY problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
471 owner complaints analyzed
9 distinct recall campaigns
100,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 model year. Data snapshot: . 260 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 129 of 471 complaints (27.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 149 | 31.6% |
| Engine operation | 52 | 11.0% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 39 | 8.3% |
| Steering behavior | 24 | 5.1% |
| Braking behavior | 20 | 4.2% |
| Fuel system concerns | 5 | 1.1% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 129 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch | 62 |
| Electrical System | 52 |
| Structure:Body:Door | 48 |
| Electrical System:Ignition:Switch | 38 |
| Power Train | 29 |
| Air Bags | 15 |
| Unknown Or Other | 15 |
Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 129; Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch: 62; Electrical System: 52; Structure:Body:Door: 48; Electrical System:Ignition:Switch: 38; Power Train: 29; Air Bags: 15; Unknown Or Other: 15
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 15 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 22 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 36 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 51 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 86 |
| 150,000 and above | 50 |
Under 25,000: 15; 25,000 to 49,999: 22; 50,000 to 74,999: 36; 75,000 to 99,999: 51; 100,000 to 149,999: 86; 150,000 and above: 50
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (86). 211 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 53 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 56 |
| 2003 | 60 |
| 2004 | 39 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 32 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
2000: 53; 2001: 35; 2002: 56; 2003: 60; 2004: 39; 2005: 14; 2006: 20; 2007: 29; 2008: 32; 2009: 23; 2010: 26; 2011: 20; 2012: 12; 2013: 11; 2014: 8; 2015: 8; 2016: 4; 2017: 6; 2018: 3; 2019: 3; 2020: 7; 2021: 1; 2023: 1
Pattern summary
Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 149 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 52 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 39 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10000364 · 2002-12-26 (December 26, 2002)
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT US WARRANTY AND WITHIN THE CANADIAN WARRANTY THE CAR WAS SOLD UNDER. HONDA HAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OTHER SIMILAR MODEL YEARS AND SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS ONE UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT AN ALARMING RATE, OUTSIDE THE IDENTIFIED TRANSMISSIONS, AND WITHOUT RECALL IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONSUMER SITUATION.
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000364 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10000933 · 2003-01-10 (January 10, 2003)
POWERTRAIN: TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000933 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10005369 · 2003-02-05 (February 5, 2003)
1999 HONDAY ODYSSEY MINIVAN, STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING OPERATION. AT START, AT LOW SPEEDS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO WARNING, VEHICLE JUST LOSES POWER AND YOU MUST PULL OVER AND RESTART. FIVE SUCH FAILURES SINCE DECEMBER, 2002.
Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005369 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10151296 · 2006-02-27 (February 27, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THIS STARTED ONE MONTH AGO AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE THEN. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V120000, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - THE VEHICLE IGNITION…
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151296 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10089184 · 2004-08-18 (August 18, 2004)
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER UNLESS HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE OVERALL PROBLEM INVOLVED THE DOORS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 71,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10089184 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10127755 · 2005-07-07 (July 7, 2005)
DT: CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER; THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MAY. . SO SHE TOOK IT A DEALER; THEY HAD DONE A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK BEFORE THIS. 3 WEEKS LATER ON MAY 16, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE AND THEY ( THE DEALERSHIP) TOLD HER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. IT WOULD BE READY BY 6-24-04. ON THE 24TH, THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD BROKEN AN AXLE AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS OVERNIGHT AND IT WOULD BE READY ON 6-25 AT 2PM. SHE CALLED AT 1:30 AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T RECEIVED THE PART…
Owner-reported narrative. 91,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127755 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10032967 · 2003-08-17 (August 17, 2003)
POWER SEAT WILL ACTIVATE ITSELF WHEN DRIVER SITS ON IT, WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY CONTROLS. THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD PINNING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT JUST ACTIVATES ITSELF. I AM NOT AN OVERWEIGHT PERSON. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SITTING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS ANOMOLIE HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10032967 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10075328 · 2004-06-14 (June 14, 2004)
IN MAY OF 2002, I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A REPUTABLE HONDA DEALER IN CONWAY, AR. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE CAR HAD 48,680 MILES. THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED TWO THINGS: MY GEARS WERE SLIPPING AND MY POWER STEERING FLUID GETTING VERY LOW. ON 10/29/02 (AND 57,163 MILES), I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I RESIDE IN MONROE, LA. IT WAS DETERMINED FROM THE TECHNICIAN THAT MY POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE STEERING RACK. THANK GOODN…
Owner-reported narrative. 57,163 miles reported. Look up ODI 10075328 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10025167 · 2003-06-30 (June 30, 2003)
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIDENTLY. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM EARLY ON. NOW 82,000 MILES...OUT OF WARRANTY...AND SERVICE DEPT. USED DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID IT WAS AN OZONE COMPONENT. REPLACED THAT ON FRIDAY AND ON MONDAY LIGHTS WERE BACK ON.THEY SAY THEY CAN DIAGNOSE AGAIN AND IT COULD BE 70 THINGS. CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE 70 THINGS! HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY STILL SQUEAK. MANY PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOORS. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS HAVE THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10025167 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10049716 · 2003-12-14 (December 14, 2003)
WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW-WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OF THE BRAKES IS HEARD -IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO MOVE FOR UNSAFE DISTANCES. BRAKE PEDAL TAKES A LONG TIME TO FULLY DEPRESS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ENCOUNTERED IN DRY CONDITIONS. I DROVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS CARS ON THIS SAME DAY WITH NO PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE WINTER. THESE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A HONDA CERTIFIED USED VEH…
Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049716 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10034025 · 2003-08-15 (August 15, 2003)
SEALANT THAT SEALS THE FUEL FILLER PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK UNSEALED, AND GAS WAS ABLE TO LEAK THROUGH. THE CAUSE OF THE UNSEALING STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 135,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10034025 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10573086 · 2014-03-18 (March 18, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND COVER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 4/28/14*CN
Owner-reported narrative. 95,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10573086 at NHTSA ↗