Door problems of the 2002 Honda Odyssey

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. While the vehicle was parked, the rear sliding doors on both sides of the vehicle would not open without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnosis testing. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

2002 Honda Odyssey ex - left (driver's side) sliding door opened while I was driving with 4 children in the car. At the time I was making a right turn at a slow speed, fortunately they were all buckled in, but they were none the less terrified by the event. My son, who was closest to the door, is refusing to ride in a car. The car is at the Honda dealer in keene, where they say that I need to replace the two sliding door hinges for around $500. I have contacted american Honda, and they say that there is no TSB for the 2002 Honda Odyssey sliding doors (they acknowledge that there is one for the 1999-01 models). I have seen several complaints of the sliding doors opening while driving on 2002 Honda Odyssey's on websites such as carcomplaints. Com and carsurvey. Org. This was a frightening event and there needs to be, at the very least, a TSB in regards to this defective door. Thank you for your help.

The power sliding door on our van failed causing the door to whip open while traveling on the interstate with our children in the seats next to the suddenly open door (our dog was also in the vehicle and could have stepped out onto the road at 65mpg)! we had zero warning that there was a problem or that anything was wrong. Pulling into a service station they were unable to correct the problem nor could Honda or its dealers via phone. We were forced to drive home with the door taped from the outside and traveling at low speeds so the door would not open on the highway once again. What really makes the situation difficult is finding out via the internet that this is a very common problem with fixes posted on numerous pages. Why there is not a recall when something this dangerous could happen and is this common is why I am writing. I am afraid to drive the 35 miles to the dealership!!! the problem is still not fixed because I am afraid to take the van on the highway. I don't remember the exact day or month we purchased the van but we did purchase the vehicle new. The internet fix did not cure the problem but we did try and it looked like it worked for others. We did not use aaa to tow the vehicle since we were at a service station and they called around for us to try and get a solution. A minor problem is understandable but when a door suddenly opens at interstate speeds I believe there should be a recall or at the very least an investigation. Please respond so we know something is being done to prevent this from happening to anyone else and before someone or something gets seriously injured. If our dog fell out onto a busy interstate I couldn't even imagine the chaos that would ensue much less the heartache of the children (thank god for childseats!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

Yesterday (2/1/08), odometers read approximately 41,000. Passenger side sliding door refuses to latch close. After open and closing several times, finally a hard push after the last close, the door latches close. This happened 3 times the whole day. Today, this happened again, while my wife was driving with two small child's. The door won't latch & car won't lock a call to Honda customer service, got the answer there's no recall on the 2002 Odyssey regarding the sliding door. When ask if 2008 model has all the bugs fixed, answer was "what can american Honda do for you". You should bring the vehicle to dealer for check up. I answer there's nothing you can do, thanks.

When the temperature is below 30 degrees both of the passenger sliding doors on the 2002 Honda Odyssey freeze and will not open. When I have to drive my children to school each cold morning, they need to climb in through the front doors and proceed to the middle and last seats in the van. I have even installed a remote starter, so I can have the car running trying to heat up the inside for 20 minutes or so. This running of the car still does not help the situation. When the children exit the vehicle, they must exit in the reverse manner when we get to school. I feel this is extremely dangerous in the event that we all need to exit the vehicle quickly for an emergency. This situation of the doors freezing has been going on since we purchased the vehicle new. The first time it happened in December of 2002, I mentioned this to the dealer, however, all they did was add some silicone spray to the sides of he doors and the seals/gaskets around the doors. I park outside every day in the elements of the winter months in chicago and when the car was at the dealer, of course, it was indoors, and they could not re-create the freezing door situation. In checking with carstats. Com, it appears that other vehicles have the same problem in cold weather. Something should be done before someone does get injured. Right now it has just been a major inconvenience to me and my children as this happens every time the weather is below freezing (with or without freezing rain). No here is it December 2007, five years later, and I now own the vehicle and the problem still exists. Of course there is no more warranty, and I refuse to have to pay for something like this. I had a 1994 voyager and this never happened to that van. I am just really frustrated at this door freezing situation every winter since we have owned this vehicle.

Vehicle came to abrupt stop while traveling at a speed around 40mph, in some instances, it downshifted and won't accelerate at the same rate of speed that almost cause an accident (transmission was causing the vehicle to act like that). 2nd, sliding door on both side of the vehicle won't open in so many occassion, winter or summer.

The automatic sliding doors continually and sporadically: 1 won't open manually or using the key, trapping person inside 2. Will not close all the way using either method, causing a moving hazard 3. Does not "sense" when something is obstructing the pathway (my hand) so does not stop, causing an injury hazard 4. Opens by itself when the car is parked, causing potential weather damage or theft oportunity.

The sliding door failed to open at times, which indicated a serious safety hazard. Occupants of the vehicle were unable to open the door from inside or with the automatic button. As result a two year old child's hand became stuck in the door.

Passenger side auto-sliding door opens and closes itself on occasion; has not yet happened while driving, as having door locked seems to prevent it from opening on its own. Usually closes itself while I am leaning in putting my child in the car seat, and pushes me against the door frame until the sensor makes it open again.

The passenger's sliding door closed up on child's finge, the button was pushed by accident. The door was suppose to have a sensor to open automatically if something or someone was in its path.

The right or passenger side automatic door has intermittent problems where it will not function properly. It may only open half way and stop, then either close or not at all unless done manually. Certain times it opens and does not close at all, or slowly at first and then stops. Sometimes it does closes but does not pull itself in towards the car to latch shut. It wont do it for weeks then it may do it once or multiple times a day. Once had to go for 2 days with just manual doors as the electric did not respond at all, and then finally it did. Its frustrating because it is intermittent, and I knew it was going to happen and should not have bought automatic doors since the Odyssey has had this problem ever since it came out.

Consumer states that they are unable to open sliding doors, cause they are stuck shut. And door ajar lights comes on ,indicating that the door is open. Consumer afraid that door will just open while driving. Mr.

When vehicle is parked over night, the vehicles sliding door will open by itself. When consumer opens sliding door it will only open half way. Dealership has been contacted. Please provide more details. Mr.

This is a serious potential safety hazard. I was unable to get to my daughter and get her out of the vehicle because of the sliding side doors sticking. Had there been an emergency, who knows what could have happened. Honda looked at it and lubed the door. I looked online and found many other consumers with the same complaint. This is very serious and please investigate as this could be a matter of life or death. Dt.

While child was standing near sliding door consumer hit keyless entry button by mistake and child was caught in between the vehicle and door. Door has no sensors.

Consumer states sliding door sticks. Dealer lubricated door seals.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. When appyling pressure to the brake pedal, the contact heard and felt a loud grinding noise. The dealer changed the brake shoes, but the problem still persists. The vehicle was inspected by two additional professional technicains and they advised her that nothing was wrong with the brake system. On two occasions, the sliding door would spontaneously open, allowing her children to exit the vehicle while in motion. The dealer could not duplicate the failure; however, they greased the rollers on the sliding door, which remedied the failure. Several months later, the vehicle was rear ended directly in the center of the vehicle by another vehicle traveling 35 mph. None of the air bags deployed. There were no warning lights prior to the crash. The dealer was not notified. The cotnact took her vehicle to the dealer for NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission). Because there was no discoloration in the transmission fluid, the dealer informed her that the vehicle could not be repaired until it showed signs of failure. The contact called the dealer when she began experiencing failures shifting gears, and they advised her that they would not repair the vehicle under the free remdey outlined in the recall. The dealer refused to provide an explanation. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileaege was 80,000. *updated 10/20/08 updated 10/21/08.

The passenger side door opens and closes intermittently. The consumer's wife pushed the button for the automatic door to open, but the sliding doors only opened a few inches. When the consumer tried to open the door, the door closed on his fingers. The dealership is aware of the problem. Ts scc.

Driver and passenger side rear doors stick.

Sliding doors will not open at times. Serious safety hazard especially when you may need to get children out of the car. Occupants of the car cannot open the doors fromt he inside at times. The doors stick shut and will not open. Went to the dealer over six times and was told each time that it was normal and they would lube the track. This does not fix the problem and this is not normal. I need this fixed before there is an accident and someone is seriously injured.

Slding rear door electrical malfunction - will not stay closed. Potential safety hazard with the vehicle.

Door opened overnight and rain soaked interior. Door slides open unexpectedly.

Consumer state power door would not properly close electrical. Consumer would have to close door manual. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information. Mr.