Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Honda Odyssey submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING ON MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY BROKE OFF AT THE BOTTOM. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. I HAVE NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT HEARD THERE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
RIGHT FRONT SPRING IS BROKEN, WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN. NOW THIS IS TO COST ME OVER $1,000.00 TO FIX IT. *TR
OUR FIRST COIL SPRING BROKE AT 46,751 MILES YR 2002 RT SIDE. THE SECOND ONE BROKE 97653 MILES LF SIDE 2005 LUCKILY MY WIFE AND SON WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VAN FELL DOWN RESULTING IN A TIRE AND SWAY BARS WHEEL SENSOR DAMAGE. THE THIRD COIL SPRING BROKE 123,000 MILES RT SIDE. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE STOPPED OR THE DEALER FOUND THE BROKEN SPRING. I HAVE THE CURRENT COIL SPRING AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ARE ONE HAS A COATING ON IT THE OTHER IS PAINTED. SAME SIZE DIA METAL. THESE FAILURE RATE IS EVIDENCE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS AND A GROWING TREND. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, 147,000 MILES. ON SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM, I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE BENEATH MY VEHICLE. I THEN HEARD A PIECE OF METAL SLIDING DOWN THE ROADWAY BEHIND ME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND NOTICING THAT MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD BEEN PUNCTURED AND GOING FLAT, I RETRIEVED THE LARGE PIECE OF COILED METAL FROM THE ROADWAY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING, BUT IT APPEARED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE OK. I REPLACED THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY BELIEVING THAT I HAD PROBABLY RUN OVER THE BROKEN SPRING WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE ROADWAY BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD THE SAME SOUND, AND ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL SLIDING DOWN THE ROAD. I RETRIEVED THAT PIECE OF METAL AND COMPARED IT WITH THE FIRST, AND IT IS A NEAR DUPLICATE MATCH, INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF THE BREAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT MY VAN HAD BROKEN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, NEARLY IDENTICALLY, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL BECAUSE THEY APPEARED TO STILL BE SEATED PROPERLY IN THE COIL HOUSING CLOSEST TO THE TIRE. IT APPEARS THAT THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS ARE RUSTED THROUGH THE BLACK MANUFACTURERS PAINT AT THE LOCATION OF THE FRACTURE. I HAD TWO OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME AT THE TIMES OF THE BREAKS. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT 50 MPH ON THE FIRST BREAK, ON THE TWO LANE ROADWAY, AND THE ROADWAY WAS LEVEL, CLEAR AND DRY. THE SECOND BREAK OCCURRED PROBABLY WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE FIRST AND I ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. I WAS OPERATING ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY, AND THE ROADWAY WAS LEVEL, CLEAR AND DRY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A TIME BETWEEN THE TWO BREAKS, AFTER CRESTING A HILL ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY, I HEARD A METAL SCRAPING NOISE BENEATH THE VEHICLE, AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND WALKED THE ROADWAY BEHIND THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE WHAT CAUSED THE SOUND. AFTER PULLING AWAY, THE SOUND WAS GONE. *JB
1999 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN WE WERE IN OUR DEALERSHIP FOR A STATE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC NOTICE OUR FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN,WHEN QUESTIONED THIS WAS ONE IN A MILLION , THEY SAID IT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN OUR AREA THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE THE OTHER COIL SPRING REPLACED AS A SAFETY CONCERN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THEY HAVE ONLY SEEN ONE IN THERE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT IF YOU REPLACE ONE TIRE OR SHOCK OR STRUT YOU SHOULD DO IT IN PAIRS! LUCKY FOR US WE HAD A EXT COVERAGE (MILEAGE 46751) THE SECOND TIME WAS AT (97653) LUCKY FOR MY WIFE THE VAN WAS AT A LIGHT AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. AT THE DEALER THE MECHANIC FOUND THE RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKEN WITH A FLAT TIRE AND A LIST OF BENT AND BROKEN PARTS A TOTAL OF $617.00 OUT OF OUR POCKET. COIL SPRINGS SHOULD NEVER BRAKE , THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FACTORY PROBLEM. *NM
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AND IT PULLED TO LEFTAGAIN. *AK
VAN SERVICED FOR 7500/6 MONTH SERVICE, BY DEALERSHIP. VAN HAS HAD A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE RIGHT EVER SINCE. VAN BACK AT DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES(7/6,7/19 & 8/20/2000) TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECT, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *CJ
OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED LOOSE GASKET AT FRONT WINDSHIELD, STICKING LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, SQUEAKY BRAKES (NOT YET RESOLVED) AND PULLING TO RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ROAD
VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT DEFECT. *AK
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