2000 Honda Odyssey EX from North America - Comments

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.

Another fuse 13 success story. Thank you many times over for that tip. My boys were goofing off when I went back into the house to get another load of stuff for the trip and they opened / closed the door one too many times in quick succession. Resetting the fuse did the trick. Money saved and a happy mom.

On an unrelated note, the transmission in our 2000 Odyssey has been replaced three times, once by the previous owner, once under our ownership with what the dealer told us was a "rebuilt transmission", and then a final time with a new transmission. Works fine now, and luckily it was still under warranty.

I wish there was an easy fix for the manual doors. We just had one of the doors fall completely off the track of 02 EX. Needed to replace the track, center roller and associated parts. We complained to the dealer numerous times before it went off warranty they found nothing. Once it did..Voila..they figured it needed to be replaced. Now the drivers side door is doing the same thing. The door sticks and won't close without some gentle maneuvering. Needless to say the dealer is not returning calls or emails about the issue. Looks like we're only going to use one door.

Thanks goodness for Google and the original poster for fuse #13 remedy. Wife and daughter tried to open door on 2000 Odyssey and it just died. Door would not close properly and indicator stayed on. Thought that this meant expensive dealer trip. But did a quick search and tried this fix. As posted, fuse box is located on passenger side (7.5) amps. Used pliers to take out for 30 seconds and put back in and all was well.

OK, so I've been driving with a "busted" door for a year on my 2000 Honda Odyssey, after my kids broke it fighting over who gets to ride in the front seat (one kid locking while one kid was trying to open the sliding door). I will definitely try the fuse, as soon as I figure out why my van just quit working tonight.

Any suggestions? We had been out, all systems working fine. When we went back out to leave again, my son happened to be using the electric window lever as I was trying to start the car. (A fluke that it happened at the same time.) Nothing. The car had an extremely brief starting noise, then nothing. No click, no lights, except for the door indicator lights. After waiting, we got more dash board lights, but no starting. The battery is fine. All fuses look fine. The longer we wait between attempts to start the car, we get a little more noise in the area of the fuses under the hood. It is something electrical, possibly a relay.

We tried disconnecting the battery. When reconnected, we got more electrical activity - interior lights came on (previously would not) etc. Is there any merit in leaving the battery disconnected for longer?

We would appreciate any advice. Thanks.