Five problems related to check engine light on have been reported for the 1999 Honda Odyssey. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I got check engine light on recently for my 2000 Honda Odyssey, with the code p0740. It's really unlucky for so bad transmission problem.
The engine of the vehicle would suddenly shut-off while on the road (local or freeway) with all engine lights lit on dashboard. Most of the time the engine would come back on by itself after 1 to 2 seconds. But occasionally I need to pull over the car to restart the engine. This symptom has been happening almost everytime I drove the vehicle in the past 2 months.
My wife was driving the 1999 Honda Odyssey ex home on the freeway. We were going home after having dinner. And the check engine light went on,we heard a noise and soon after all the dash lights went on followed by stiff steering wheel, and then the Honda completely shut off. We were able to coast to the side off ramp off the freeway. We tried to restart but the Honda would not restart. I had the Honda Odyssey towed to my regular mechanic. He looked at the Odyssey and informed me that my engine was shot. The Honda has not been driven ever since,it is parked and non operational. I do have a Honda invoice that states that they performed safety recall (ignition switch) repair on my Honda Odyssey invoice date of 8/30/2002.
We were in the first day of a 10 day trip in our 1999 Honda Odyssey. The check engine light and the tcs light came on and then the transmission began slipping. (the van had been in to the dealership for a similar issue with the tcs light and check engine light in may, 2003 and had also been checked out prior to the trip to make sure everything was in good shape). Three hours into our trip, the lights come on and we're dealing with an out of town Honda dealer. We were unable to get a new transmission done in a timely mannerat the out of town dealership and we needed a van due to a disabled child and no vans were available for rent. Therefore, we were left with the only choice we felt we had which was to purchase a new Honda Odyssey (03) at the dealership. After we get home and research this issue, we feel that Honda has been less than fair and honest. We called the 800 number for Honda customer care. What a joke! they felt that they owed us nothing, since we no longer owned the 99 Honda. They are not even acknowledging that they have a problem with the 99 Odyssey in terms of transmission. Their very words were "we can't talk about this. . . There is no problem with the 99 Odyssey transmission. . . It is only your opinion. " in addition, now we have this expensive car payment and are wondering what if this transmission fails us on the road? no longer confident that this is a great automobile company! although we were not involved in an accident, we were tremendously inconvenienced, both emotionally and financially.
Check engine light on, rough sound on accleration at 50 mph.