2000 Honda Odyssey EX from North America - Comments

I'm not sure if the "trick" works on a later model, but boy did it work on my 2001 Odyssey!! We've been pushing and pulling the driver's side slider for months now. I went through every connection from the power to the motors, and found nothing wrong - except that the door didn't operate any more. It stopped one day between errands. I pulled Fuse #13 (7.5amp), waited a bit and thought myself silly for believing this would work, and stuck the fuse back in. I was absolutely shocked when the door worked, perfectly, after about six months of the 'manual hassle' of that slider. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, person who posted that solution way back in this blog. I almost wept at the sight of it, tried it several times over and over, and can't wait to show my (sleeping) wife and kids the 'fixed' door. This is almost like winning the lottery (almost)!

Thanks!!!

2 experiences with the sliding electric door problems on my 1999 Odyssey.

Just after purchase (1999), the passenger side slider would not operate - but contrary to other comments on this site - dealer (different from seller) did cover repair under warranty.

No further problems until last weekend (2008). After travelling in slushy highway and cold conditions for several hours and leaving van outdoors overnight, both sliders next morning refused to open, frozen. Slider motors cranked once or twice and stopped dead. Fuse 13 removal for 60 seconds cured the problem for both doors.

Many thanks to all site contributors whose comments have probably saved me enough in repair bills to pay for my next computer!

My 02 Odyssey power doors both quit simultaneously today. Tried the fuse 13 trick, didn't work. So disappointed! What did I do wrong? Car was turned off, both doors closed, unplugged fuse for a minute, put back in, tried to open doors, nothing. Help!

My wife and I purchased a 1999 Honda Odyssey at the beginning of December, and we have had intermittent issues with both sliding doors... mostly because it's the first minivan we have ever owned with electric powered sliding doors, and we have made plenty of mistakes where one of us is opening the door from the inside while the other simultaneously attempts to open it from the driver-seat console, or the key chain, etc.

I'm pretty sure it was one of those conflicting signal combinations that locked our left door... at least I hope that is all it is. I just stumbled across this website today, and as there are over 100 posts with 95% of them being success stories, I'm hopeful that the "fuse 13" trick will help as well. I'll be trying the trick when I get home.

**** NOTE: There are a lot of posts regarding the sliding door problem, so to the last poster, there *ARE* a few other things that you may want to try:

1.) A previous poster recommended removing Fuse 12 at the same time, if removing Fuse 13 alone didn't resolve the issue.

2.) Also, some people have removed the battery connection completely for a few minutes, which would reset EVERYTHING.

3.) Another possible fix that may work (especially on more recent Odyssey's) is to push the Gas door release completely down; this can affect the van door mechanism as well.

4.) Make sure the switch that gives power to the sliding doors (on the driver's console controls) is turned off. Then MANUALLY open the door all the way until it stops. Then close it all the way until everything latches. Make sure the door is tight, and then try the fuse trick with Fuses 12 and 13 again.

If those steps don't work, try lubricating everything really well and cleaning the door's electronic contacts. It could be a seized sliding door.

Beyond that, it could just be a loose wire, a dead solenoid, or a failed motor. If the doors have not been regularly lubricated in the past, it could be enough to wear the motor(s) out. Also, a good freeze (especially from an ice storm) would prevent the doors from opening, and could burn out the motor(s) as well.

Hope my rather novice recommendations are still enough to get your doors operational again!

- Michael.

Learned a valuable lesson today - always check the internet before you fork out the cash to a dealer!

My power sliding doors went out and I took it in to the dealer. After a day at the dealer and $150 diagnostic check I was told that I needed to replace the switches on both sides. And oh by the way, they would do it for over $1000.

I went ahead and purchased the parts ($300) and after spending about 3 hours replacing one set of the switches it didn't work. I called the dealer to inform them that I was concerned that they had misdiagnosed the issue. I got the run around because they couldn't verify my work. I told them that the hardest part was just getting to the switch, but once their it was rather simple. I didn't do the other side.

Anyway, I have a fuse box that sits in the upper left hand corner of the engine area. I pulled the 30amp fuse for 30 seconds and replaced it. That didn't work. I pulled the battery connections and cleaned those. While doing that I noticed a small box next to the battery that was labeled 30 amp fuse for the power sliding door. I pulled that for thirty seconds. After I put it all back together the doors worked.

I have a 2003 Odyssey EX. It doesn't have a problem with the sliding doors not functioning. However, the door ajar warning sound started to come on intermittently, and would stay on for some time. This was very annoying as you can imagine, and I was about to go to the dealer for repair. I usually check the Internet before having any work done (car or otherwise), and I was fortunate to find this site and the now famous "Fuse 13" solution. I tried it and the problem completely went away! Apparently this solution works for Odysseys of different years and for most (if not all) problems associated with the sliding doors. Bless the submitter of this solution!

I have a 1999 Honda Odyssey. The #13 fuse trick worked for me, I removed it and replaced it after 60 seconds. The door now works, I have no idea why, but I am so happy. Thanks for the info.

Fuze 13 Trick did the Job... Lucky I googled the problem and saved myself $$$.

Is there a fuse to fix the transmissions on these vehicles too? I bought a used 2000 Odyssey with 50K miles in 2002 with a salvage title. It has worked great for the past several years except for the typical door issues that everyone has mentioned. My problem however is the transmission. My vehicle now has 90K and has recently developed some real hard shifting issues between 1st and 2nd gear. It is also slipping (torque converter) between the shifts. I called up the dealer, and because this vehicle was in an accident and now has a salvage title, honda will not stand behind fixing the transmission issues. I've called Honda Corp and they told me the same thing. They simple hide behind that fact that this vehicle was a salvage and that they will not uphold the warranty. I questioned them on the fact that if I had purchased the vehicle with the corrections already performed, I would be paying for it myself with no question, but because I purchased this vehicle with an inherent flaw from the manufacturer... they should be responsible for the fix. They didn't see my point, and I'm now out $4000. I love Hondas, but you can be sure this is the last one I will ever own. Oh yeah, thanks for the #13 fuse secret.

Just spent $320.00 to fix passenger sliding door, for a door lock motor. Today the left side door had the same problem, did the old fuse 13 thing and just can't believe it worked!!

You think Honda would send out some kind of recall letter or at least advise owners of this solution.

Has anyone had problems with the door alarm chiming/buzzing when driving over bumps or going around curves? I've had my 2004 Odyssey into the dealer for this a few times before the warranty expired, they made adjustments to the sliding doors, but never fixed the problem. Now being told, out of warranty, so I have to pay to have a diagnosis done...

For later Odyssey owners, I have a 2004 EX-L w/sliders. Drivers side wasnt closing all the way and we had resorted to manually closing it. Really made me mad the way that warning buzzer would go off when I tried closing electrically. Cleaned/lubed tracks, etc.. Was about to call dealer to fix and wanted some potential ammo about a recall. Found you guys and the fuse thing. The fuse in later models is in the engine bay on the passenger side. 30A fuse in the main box. Tried the trick and it worked 100%. I tried the slider 10x before my wife came out and asked why I kept saying "no freaking way" to the minivan. She chimed in when she saw the door working. Excellent trick- THANK YOU!!!

I will definitely try out the fuse trick on my 2004 Odyssey (when I get it back from the body shop!!)

My 2004 Midnight Blue Odyssey has the peeling paint problem that Honda finally issued a service bulletin to fix. The body shop has had my van for 4 weeks now (Honda was dragging their feet cause it was much more than the original bulletin covered). They have to re-paint everything but the front doors.

I can't wait to get the van back to try the fuse trick!

Left sliding door would close and partially release.

Door open warning beep and light coming on and off.

Fuse 13 did not work until I pulled it, when the door was completely closed, just before it partially released.

Door is now properly closed, but I am scared to use it.

Thank God for the internet and this site specifically. Same problem with my 2000 Odyssey. My son tried to open it using the outside handle while it was locked. It stopped working. But the buzzer still worked and wouldn't go off until a Honda dealer told us to just turn the sliding door switch to off! Pulling the #13 fuse passenger side worked!

That problem, coupled with having to take the whole dash off to: #1-change the clock bulb ($80 repair)

and: #2-change the Cabin filter ($80 repair). And the difficulty in changing the air cleaner has convinced me to buy a Toyota for my wife's next car. Mine is a Toyota.

Sorry Honda. You're not user-friendly.