Left sliding door latch does not work, transmission doesn't work after 61 miles of purchase !

- Centerville, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the driver side sliding door latch failed which prevent it from closing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 100,000.....updated 10/11/12 updated 10/15/2012 the consumer stated the door latch was repaired (on 09/03/2012) with no assistance from the manufacturer nor dealer. The transmission failed for the third time in 117,000 miles. Updated 10/16/2012.

- Happy Valley , OR, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated both rear sliding doors failed to completely close and the doors would open while driving. The dealer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 00V119000 (latches/locks/linkages: Doors: Latch). The manufacturer was notified and also stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 55,620.

- Riverton, OR, USA

Manual side doors often stick so badly it cannot be opened except by someone getting inside and kicking the door. A child could not exert enough force. Once the handle broke off. 2000 Honda Odyssey.

- East Lansing, MI, USA

The passenger side sliding door will not stay closed. The problem started with a few failures to close completely but eventually it did close properly. Honda service said it required a new motor (cost $600 cdn), but managed to close the door manually and showed us how to shut off the "beeping". we have avoided using that door, but this weekend a friend opened it and we could not shut it properly. We had a 6-hour drive home from the cottage. Several times on the way home the door slid open when making a turn. I managed (from the front seat) to pull the door back to almost closed. We have now taken it back to Honda -- the cost to fix will be about $600. For safety reasons, there should be a manual override to keep the doors closed.

- Camlachie, Ontario, Canada, 00, USA

Electric back doors are inconsistent with either not opening/shutting all the way. Sometimes will not open at all. Not safe with children/persons in backseats for emergency situations. Honda repaired once when under certified warranty. Has happened several times after. Vehicle not under warranty and Honda dealer is charging astronomical amount to repair. Saying there could be electrical shorts and possible danger. Hope something can be done to help all of us, according to online info, several hundred similar complaints exist.

- Hudson Falls, NY, USA

My 2000 Honda Odyssey automatic doors don't work. I don't trust them because it could trap my young daughter plus when they fail to close all the way seems dangerous. I know that so many people are having the same problem. Why don't you people do something about this?

- Indio, CA, USA

Sliding doors do not latch or close completely, like leaving the doors partly open, happened to pass side, replaced the rh closer 72610-sox-A53 now the LH side is now being replaced.

- Haysville, KS, USA

I have owned my Honda Odyssey since 2004 and I love it. I have been happy with Honda in general. The only complaint I have is the sliding doors stick so much that I have to push on the inside and pull on the outside in order to get them to open. I have had to replace 3 of the handles which were around $80-$90 each time because they are plastic and keep on breaking. The one on the passenger side is broke again and I haven't yet gotten it fixed.

- Appleton, WI, USA

Automatic sliding door will not latch, third time it has happened, first two times was an easy fix, this time the 'fix' is not working.

- Westfield, IN, USA

2000 Honda Odyssey driver side power sliding door does not close and lock properly.

- Fleming Island, FL, USA

My 2000 Honda Odyssey has had trouble (several different times) with its sliding power doors not latching properly and I've had several repairs on them over the 8 years I've owned the vehicle. As of a few days ago, my driver's side sliding door will not open at all using the power. I have a baby carseat installed in the seat behind the driver's seat, so I've had to get my baby in and out of the car through the passenger side sliding door over the last few days, and I realized that if there were an accident or fire in my car, this would be a safety issue because I would not be able to get my baby out quickly. In order to open the driver's side sliding door, I would have to reach into the car from the driver's door, slide the locking mechanism into the "unlocked" position, turn off the power to the sliding doors, and then use a lot of force to manually open the sliding door. And sometimes when I have tried this, the locking mechanism immediately slides itself back into the "locked" position before I am able to get the door open.

- Glendale, CA, USA

The driver's side door failed to open while my wife and daughter were in the car, a 2000 Honda Odyssey that we have had continual "design flaw" problems with from virtually the day we bought it new. I had to pay close to $535 to get this door latch replaced!! and american Honda motor Corp. In torrance refused my request for any assistance whatsoever!! I do not think a door latch should ever have to be replaced, on any car, as this is part of the basic car chasis/frame and should last the life of the car. We had no choice because this door would not open at all and my wife had to crawl in/across from the front passenger-side door to get in until we could get it fixed.

- Arcadia, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey. The contact started the vehicle and all of the interior lights dimmed ten seconds later. The following day, the locks began to randomly lock on there own. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The current mileage was 69,538 and failure mileage was 69,496.

- Burke, VA, USA