2000 Honda Odyssey LX from North America - Comments

The side doors have stuck 4 times. This last time American Honda refuses to fix them. This is really a safety issue that they have been ignoring. They also want me to pay money to a dealer that I gives me poor service just to tell me that the doors don't work. I guess they are going to wait until someone gets hurt before they help us out. I would have bought a Ford Pinto if I wanted that type of service.

I love the rear fold down seat.

The power of the van is good.

Honda has fixed this defect three times for me, but didn't fix the body damage that the defective doors caused.

The stock tires and brakes wore out at 40K miles.

Air Conditioning is great so far.

We had door problems with our 2000 Odyssey. They wouldn't close, and the buzzer would go off. Our mechanic (we don't use the dealer if we can help it) looked at it, and tipped us off they were a known problem. We called the dealer, and they said "that's the first I've heard of it". The dealer wanted $100 to look at, and

then they'd call. They called, and said $1200. We said: that's outrageous; we

want our car back. When we picked it up, the doors wouldn't work at all because

they had accidentally started to work on it, and were in mid-progress. We complained, and they responded 'you should have brought this in to the dealer earlier". We said -- I'm sorry, you are responsible for getting the doors back

to the condition they were in. They finally agreed. We were going to live with

it, but found out on the internet that others were having problems. We called,

and politely, but firmly insisted they fix it. We love Honda (cars, not the dealership) and have always believed in them. The dealership finally agreed -- OK, we'll do it for free. But when we picked up the car, they said, that's only parts, not labor. We complained politely, but firmly, and they relented (though

they still charged us the $100). What a pain..."that's the first I've heard of it".

I have the 2000 Odyssey and have the same problem that the sliding door on the passenger side does not fully latch in after closing. The door needs a "calibrated" shove to fully latch it.

I'm happy for you that your air conditioning works - so far. My air conditioner failed after 33,000 miles, well under the 36,000 mile warranty limit. Honda refused to fix it under warranty because I had the Odyssey for almost 40 months, less than 3 months over the warranty limit. I certainly would have expected a company concerned with its reputation to have fixed at no charge under the warranty. Honda no longer deserves its alleged good reputaion in my mind.

We have replaced both door handles on our 2000 Odyssey. I was in the shop one day and there was a little old lady complaining that she'd broken the door handle off her Odyssey as well.

I have a 2000 Honda Odyssey... Drivers side power door won't close all the way. We have to "bump" it to get it closed. Otherwise, the car seems to be fine. There is evidence that the previous owner had the door off for some kind of work... there's even a dent from the inside out.

Anybody know a fix for the door problem?

Thought my air conditioner is still work, I heard a big noise for right front side when I turn on. My 2003 car is only 22,000 miles, but Honda refused to fix it because I had the Odyssey for 41 months (more than the warranty limit 36 months). I like the HONDA except dealer.