Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| 06012004 | 06/01/2004 | 10014213 | Rodent damage to knock sensor subharness. *sc | 04/29/2005 | |
| 204 | 02/16/2004 | 10014248 | Water leak at doors and/or floor. *nm | 04/29/2005 | |
| 804 | 08/16/2004 | 10014070 | Body paint defects. *sc | 04/27/2005 | |
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| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014117 | Rear tailgate glass broken. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014136 | Body paint defects. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014108 | A thumping sound from the rear of the passenger's compartment when accelerating or braking can be caused by the back and forth movement of fuel in the fuel tank. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014107 | Paint code location. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 1002 | 10/16/2002 | 10005935 | Re-keying sidewinder locks. honda october tech line information. *tt | 03/18/2004 | |
| 090103 | 09/01/2003 | 10005079 | Clicking or ticking from the a-pillar/ dashboard area. honda servicenews. *tt | 01/28/2004 | |
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| 406 | 04/16/2006 | 10019974 | Left power sliding door inop, beeps 3x. *tt | 05/17/2006 | |
| 01012004 | 01/01/2004 | 10009079 | Power sliding door comes off its track. honda. servicenews. *tt | 09/09/2004 | |
| 1202 | 12/16/2002 | 10002581 | Power sliding door service bulletin index. *tt | 09/05/2003 | |
| 020103 | 02/01/2003 | 10001809 | Front door howls in strong crosswind. *tt *jb | 07/18/2003 | |
| 010103 | 01/01/2003 | 10001800 | Power sliding door service bulletin index. *tt *jb | 07/18/2003 | |
| 00091 | 10/29/2002 | 00091 | 10000259 | Manual sliding door is difficult to open. *tt | 02/20/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| 10/18/2010 | 92746 | ||
| 2003 honda odyssey - neither front door will stay open, they slam shut. when we open either or both doors, they will not stay open for you to get in or out. they slam shut on legs, body, etc. have hurt my legs several times. what is the problem? it has not only happened on one occasion, but all the time. also, both sliding doors slam open, make loud noise. before, they closed quieter. | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| Paint is peeling from the roof by the passengers sliding door and rear windows. *tr | |||
| 09/26/2008 | 1 | ||
| My paint on my 2003 honda o is peeling. rich holtz in honda tomsriver said being we ought it in germany on a army base honda does not need to cover it. there is a 7 year recall on it. he said he would contact honda, but it is a $ 4000.00 job, and more then likely will not be covered. *tr | |||
| 09/19/2005 | 6714 | 13 | 10/13/2002 |
| Dt: 2003 honda odyssey. the consumer stated that the horn did not blow and the srs light was on. the consumer had an appointment on thursday to have the vehicle looked at. the srs light came on september 30, 2005, and the horn quit working on september 19, 2005. the consumer stated that the vehicle had the cruise control switch replaced. this did not help the problem. *ak the alternator was replaced, since the consumer purchased the vehicle a metal on metal sound had been present, the keyless entry has never performed properly, the cruise control was inoperative, the srs light stayed on, the horn had gone out, the windshield wiper was inoperative, the alarm had gone off for no reason, there was a wind noise coming from the driver window, the remote was intermittent, the dash lights would illumnate while the vehicle was in motion, and the alternator bracket had broken. *sc | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| Problems with 2003 honda odyssey.*mr the consumer informed the dealer that the vehicle's windows rattled. the vehicle has been taken to the dealer three times or more since the vehicle was purchased. the service department work on the vehicle but told the consumer they fixed the vehice the best they could. *nm | |||
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| 08/30/2012 | 130000 | 1 | |
| I parked the car in the driveway to pick up my 4 yr grandson. i left the car, with keys in hand, but left the car door open. i turned my back to the door to walk around the back of the car, and noticed the car was rolling backwards toward the street. i turned quickly in the direction of the steering wheel attempting to insert my right leg to press the brake. i hopped a few times on my left leg, as the car door was pushing me backwards. unable to reach the brake, the force of the car door slammed me to the ground on my right buttock and right side. the bottom of the door scraped over my left knee, leaving two gashes and bruised knee, scraped up over my left arm and shoulder, compressing my shoulders, clavicle, chest cavity and base of skull (shoulder to shoulder measuring 19) so they would fit beneath the door (12 clearance).the bottom of the car door is crimped where it gave into the pressure of pushing my body into the ground. the car continued to roll across the street, up over the curb, and finally stopped with the rear wheels on the sidewalk and the front wheels still in the street against the curb. no tires rolled over me. when my daughter entered the car to reposition and park it, she found the car in reverse, and i had the keys in my hand. a neighbor had difficulty inserting the key, but was able to start and park it. i drove the van to mohawk honda, with blood dripping from abrasions. they gave me a ride home while they replaced ignition cylinder, gave me 2 new keys, told me there were no recalls, and charged me $555. when i asked if this should be reported somewhere, i was told no. i saw the nhtsa article in the newspaper today 10/6/12. i have a no fault claim, head ct scan, continuing pt and therapy dealing with ptsd and constant head and neckaches .a brother of my son's classmate was killed 4 days ago as a dodge caravan rolled over him in his driveway. he was 11 yr. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2012 | 130000 | ||
| I parked the car in the driveway to pick up my 4 yr grandson.i left the car, with keys in hand, but left the car door open. i turned my back to the door to walk around the back of the car, and noticed the car was rolling backwards toward the street.i turned quickly in the direction of the steering wheel attempting to insert my right leg to press the brake.i hopped a few times on my left leg, as the car door was pushing me backwards.unable to reach the brake, the force of the car door slammed me to the ground on my right buttock and right side.the bottom of the door scraped over my left knee, leaving two gashes and bruised knee, scraped up over my left arm and shoulder, compressing my shoulders, clavicle, chest cavity and base of skull (shoulder to shoulder measuring 19) so they would fit beneath the door (12 clearance).the bottom of the car door is crimped where it gave into the pressure of pushing my body into the ground.the car continued to roll across the street, up over the curb, and finally stopped with the rear wheels on the sidewalk and the front wheels still in the street against the curb.no tires rolled over me.when my daughter entered the car to reposition and park it, she found the car in reverse, and i had the keys in my hand.a neighbor had difficulty inserting the key, but was able to start and park it.i drove the van to mohawk honda, with blood dripping from abrasions.they gave me a ride home while they replaced ignition cylinder, gave me 2 new keys, told me there were no recalls, and charged me $555.when i asked if this should be reported somewhere, i was told no.i saw the nhtsa article in the newspaper today 10/6/12.i have a no fault claim, head ct scan, continuing pt and therapy dealing with ptsd and constant head and neckaches.a brother of my son's classmate was killed 4 days ago as a dodge caravan rolled over him in his driveway. he was 11 yr. | |||
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| 07/25/2012 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was parked. driver used front dash auto open button to open side door on driver's side. 6 year old child in the back seat had gotten out of her car seat and as the door was opening her leg slipped into the open space between the door and the retractor bar. the door did not register that there was an object and continued to press on her leg until driver was able to exit vehicle and pull sliding door handle to reverse direction to free up the child's leg. leg was painful but no serious injury on this occasion. *tr | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. while driving approximately 30 mph on an exit ramp, the left passenger sliding door opened and it cannot be closed or locked. the dealer estimated cost to diagnose the failure was $103.00. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer will be notified. the current and the failure mileages were 60,000. | |||
| 08/11/2008 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Sliding doors on 2003 honda oddosey swing open and malfunction on highway at high travel speeds. 3 times this problem has occured on this vehicle. dealer charges $700 to repair a safety problem tha continually repeats itself. door does not work properly and is a major safety risk to anyone not wearing a seat belt in midrow seats. *tr | |||
| 06/10/2007 | 23486 | 300 | 06/10/2003 |
| Power sliding doors and rear side windows fail to close properly and or inop sporadically during normal operation of opening or closing. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2006 | 5000 | 1 | 04/01/2003 |
| Both rear sliding doors on my 2003 honda odyssey stick so that they cannot be opened, when the ambient temperature is approximately 85 fahrenheit or above. in order to open a stuck side door, i must either have a second person push hard on the inside while i pull hard on the handle on the outside, or i must yank repeatedly on the handle. i was trying to open the door last may, 2006, when the handle broke off entirely, probably from the repeated yanking i'd done during the three years i'd had the van. i fell hard into the pavement as well as into the car parked next door, but i am more concerned that, should i have an accident, my children wouldn't be able to open the doors to free themselves. the problem seems to be with the rubber seals on the doors sticking to the metal of the body when the door is shut. when the handle broke, i took it to the honda dealer that sold me the van for replacement, which they did at no charge even though the van was out of warranty, as they'd replaced several other handles due to the same problem. however, there was no fix for the seal/sticking problem itself. they advised me to apply a silicone-based lubricant to the seals, which i did several times, but each time the lubricant only lessened (not stopped) the problem for a day or two before the door was sticking again. the defective seals are still on my vehicle. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2006 | 1 | 03/28/2003 | |
| The right side sliding door opens while the vehicle in motion. the dealership reported that they could not find no problem and could not recreate it. when the door does open you must pull over to the side of the road and place the vehicle in park to close the door with the drivers controls, there is not always a safe area to park when this happens which increases the risk to slow down and stop the vehicle. in my opinion this creates a big concern for the safety of my children who sit next to it. *jb | |||
| 02/01/2006 | 18000 | 1 | 10/01/2005 |
| My child experienced a leg injury suffered when his right foot got caught in the driver side power door as it was opening. the door lacks any safety feature to prevent the door from stopping when a limb gets caught in the crack between the door hinge and the door. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Consumer complaint regarding 2003 honda odyssey as being a lemon.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer had problems with the vehicle sliding doors. *nm | |||
| 01/10/2003 | 1 | 12/02/2002 | |
| Honda odyssey 2003 ,recurring problem with power sliding doors not open/or close due to unknown reason. *bf the consumer stated his children were trapped inside the vehicle. *jb | |||
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| 10/09/2003 | 30 | 09/18/2002 | |
| I own a 2003 honda odyssey minivan with manual side doors. when it is damped, the doors form a suction and cannot easily be opened. they cannot be opened from the inside, and only after yanking on them numerous times, they can be opened from the outside. in my opinion, this is a safety hazard. i have contacted several dealerships and their recommendation is lubing the seals. i have had this done twice and it has not worked either time. one dealership informed me that they had to be able to recreate the problem in order to fix it. since this only occurs under certain conditions, and not regularly, that would be near impossible. after not receiving any satisfaction from my dealership, i did contact honda directly. they then contacted my dealership and the problem was fixed immediately. they replaced the weatherstripping and subseals. so far, i have had no problems (this was done less than a week ago). my concern is that the dealerships will not fix this problem right away. the buyer has to go through several steps for this to happen. i had to file a formal complaint with the company. the dealerships only recommended lubing the doors which, at best, is only a temporary fix to a potential dangerous problem. (the incident date i chose below is the last date of the problem. the problem began march 2003). *la | |||