Door Latch problems of the 2006 Honda Odyssey

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side rear sliding door inadvertently opened. Additionally, the driver's side rear sliding door detached, and the driver's and passenger's side rear sliding doors failed to close once opened. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was confirmed as a common failure for the model vehicle; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, a warning light indicating that the rear passenger's side sliding door was ajar was displayed. The contact stated the door failed to closed after one attempt. The contact was able to close the rear passenger's side sliding door securely with the assistance of someone who operated the door master switch while he was pushing the door from the outside. However, the door failed to reopen. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact the VIN was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 248,000.

The owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while attempting to close the passenger’s side sliding door, the door failed to lock securely. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by a friend with an unknown door failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger side sliding doors malfunctioned. While driving 20 mph, the rear driver's side sliding door opened independently. The contact stated that the rear passenger side sliding door also failed. When the rear passenger sliding door was latched, the door indicator displayed that the rear passenger door was ajar. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 263,901.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the rear passenger side sliding door did not close completely and the door ajar indicator illuminated. The door had to be manually closed. While driving approximately 35 mph, the door flung open. The failure recurred several times. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Our Honda Odyssey is equipped with automatic sliding doors. My 3 year old daughter got her fingers caught in the rear part of the slider and the door closed all the way. It appears there are no safety features as we thought in the rear part of the door. This to me seems to be a design flaw.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Odyssey ex. The contact stated that the automatic passenger side sliding door closed on her child's hand on two occasions. The door usesd a sensor when opening, but the sensor failed when closing the door. The child sustained finger and hand injuries. The contact has photos. The current mileage is 40,000 ,and failure mileage was 35,000. There is no sensor on the back half of the door. Update 07/03/07.

: the contact stated that the shortness of the steering column creates fatigue while driving 65 mph for prolonged hours on normal road conditions. The vehicle's doors cannot open without pressing the unlock button first which creates a delay in case of emergency conditions. The vehicle's doors will not lock if one of the doors are not closed. The contact expressed that the rear windshield wiper only works intermittently which creates a rear vision problem.

If side sliding doors are closed electrically they can not be opened unless the transmission is in "park" or "neutral with brake pedal depressed". If an accident occurs where the driver is incapacitated and cannot move the shift lever to the park or neutral position , the doors cannot be opened manually since they are held closed by the electrical assembly which operates them. Even if the driver is not incapacitated he/she must have the presence of mind to move the shift lever to the appropriate position before the sliding doors can be opened. To not have a manual door over ride prevents the rear passengers from emergency egress! I consider this a serious safety defect and should either be corrected or a warning should be plainly visible to the driver to "disable the electrical door system if passengers are in the rear seats".