11 problems related to ignition switch have been reported for the 1996 Honda Odyssey. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
This is the second time that we have had an ignition switch failure on this 1996 Honda Odyssey. It will sometimes start, with some jiggling of the key, or will not start at all. It has cut out while driving, a dangerous situation, especially when carrying children. At this point, it will not start at all. How often do we need to replace this? Honda Odysseys of this year were subject to recall for this very problem in australia, japan, and china. Why not here? china, in this instance, has more concern for safety than the obsessively safety-oriented USA.
Was waiting in the left turn lane to make the turn, light turned green and when trying to make the turn, vehicle stalled suddenly without any notice or engine problems. A family member was present in the car when this happened. Have had engine stall after starting before and had the battery checked. No issues were noted with anything before this sudden stall in traffic. Have researched and found numerous similar complaints with Honda vehicles and ignition switch problems with same results about vehicle stalling in traffic without any signs of the stalling about to occur.
Driving down the road engine just quit. . Ignition would not turn on any lights ,but radio would work had it towed 45 mikes back home. Honda knows about the problem on 97 accords bad ignition switch. Had to pull off the road quick to keep from being rearended, hiway 252.
The contact owns a 1996 Honda Odyssey. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle shut off in the middle of the interstate and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to a repair facility. There were no warning lights before or after the failure occurred. The mechanic stated that the ignition switch caused the failure and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer has not been notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 197,000.
Vehicle began having starting problems - would crank but not always catch and run. Then engine stopped while driving several times, an unsafe situation. Finally would not start again. Replaced ignition switch, works fine. Noted that similar (model, year) vehicles in australia and japan had the ignition switch recalled for same symptoms - is there a link?.
In the past 2 months my 1996 Honda Odyssey died numerous times while stationary and 3 times while driving, including 2 incidents on the highway at high speed in rush hour traffic on a busy highway. I was able to recognize the power failure and react quickly enough to get off the road and avoid being rammed into by other vehicles, but it was a frightening and dangerous situation. After the first episode on the highway, I took it to my local mechanic, who suspected either a fuel line problem or ignition switch problem, but given that the vehicle was not dead, they could not identify the problem with certainty. On January 3, 2007 the car died while driving on the highway, and I had the vehicle towed back to my local mechanic. They were able to determine that the problem was a faulty ignition switch. It is clear from searching online about this problem that this year and model has had many reported problems of this nature. There are also numerous bulletins about this problem for the 1996 Honda Odyssey. There is a report of a recall for faulty ignition switches by Honda of over 484,000 vehicles in japan and china for models including my vehicle model and year. . Read more...
Nhtsa 02v120000 ignition problem occurs on 1996 Honda Odyssey too. Honda dealer will not fix under recall because 1996 VIN numbers are not flagged for recall.
2 related incidents -- car no longer runs or shuts off if ignition key is not fiddled with. Solder from ignition switch melted, dripped and burned my wife's foot.
Ignition switches I have a 1996 Honda Odyssey van and the vehicle completely shut off while driving on the freeway. This was extremely dangerous and I had three children in the vehicle at the time.
I have a 1996 Honda Odyssey lx and it has stalled out many times with my four year old daughter in atlanta, GA rush hour traffic. I drive thirty miles to work each day and is very dangerous to not know when the car will just quit. I took the car to catherine's automotive repair & service and they determined it was an electrical problem with the ignition switch. They have seen many other Hondas with the same problem and are aware of Honda recalls. My car is a '96 and was not under the recall. I believe this is unfair that a certain year should be disqualified when it has exactly the same problems as other Hondas.
Consumer states that while drving, vehicle will stall or sometimes will not even start. Vehicle has been serviced 6 times for the same problem. Dealer is unable to fix. Finally consumer asked to have ignition switch replaced. Found out that it had repeatedly failed. Tsconsumer requests reimbursement of monies paid for repairs because of a recall issued regarding this same problem.