2000 Honda Odyssey EX from North America - Comments

Started to have problem with the sliding doors (Both side) early. The door warning “Buzz” went off when drive. Finally right side door kept “Buzzing” does not matter what I do. Brought it to dealer (at 30K mile) they changed motor, switch, junction… on the right side, and few mine adjustment on the left, no problem since then.

The rear wiper felt a part also; I had to re-tighten the nut many times. I have to add the lock washer before tighten the nut. The rear wiper is in place now.

The van made a loud clunk noise when on reverse sometimes, asked dealer and they said that was normal.

Have problem with the CD player. The fuse was blown when playing CD, one tech at the dealer told me that it might get a quarter inside. Removed the CD player and sure enough inside were a quarter and a dime (I have 2 yrs old kid), I got them both out and everything runs a normal.

Very powerful for a van, seem a little roomier than other vans. Honda sent me an extended warranty for transmissions to 100000 mile, they acknowledged this problem.

Even though that I have few more problems with this van compare to other Honda cars, I still happy with it.

Lady, the clunk in reverse is your transmission possibly going out. You need to take it in a ensure they note that complaint on your record so when it fails you have proof of your complaint under the warranty.

We park our Odyssey on a moderately steep driveway. To prevent a "clunk" when moving transmission from park to reverse, I set the parking brake, shift to neutral, then let up on the foot brake. This causes the weight of the van to be held by the parking brake rather than the transmission. If you still have a "clunk" when shifting from park to reverse on the level, then something must be wrong with the transmission.

We have 100,000 miles on our van. I drive in D3 unless I am going 65 mph. At lower highway speeds the transmission makes a hum that might cause excessive wear over time (my hypothesis).