Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Honda Odyssey.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CRUISING AT 35 MILES AN HOUR DOWN PARK BOULEVARD WITHOUT HITTING ANY BUMPS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODED. THE EXPLOSIO… |
| 2016-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON THIS 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT WILL SOMETIMES STAR… |
| 2014-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR… |
| 2014-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS WAITING IN THE LEFT TURN LANE TO MAKE THE TURN, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WHEN TRYING TO MAKE THE TURN, VEHICLE STALLE… |
| 2011-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE JUST QUIT..IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN ON ANY LIGHTS ,BUT RADIO WOULD WORK HAD IT TOWED 45 MI… |
| 2011-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | HONDA ODYSSEY LX 1996 WOULD NOT START IN A PARKING LOT SO I CALLED FOR A TOWING SERVICE. TOWING SERVICE TRIED TO UNLOC… |
| 2011-04-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND TOLD THAT REAR ENGINE MOUNTS NEED REPLACED AT 71,000 MILES. TOLD REPAIR COST WAS $… |
| 2009-12-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY DIED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE STATIONARY AND/OR DRIVING, INCLUDING ONE INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIG… |
| 2009-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AN… |
| 2008-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY. IF THE CONTACT RELEASES THE KEY AFTER PLACING IT INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHI… |
| 2008-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS - WOULD CRANK BUT NOT ALWAYS CATCH AND RUN. THEN ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING S… |
| 2007-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY DIED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE STATIONARY AND 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING 2 … |
| 2006-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA 02V120000 IGNITION PROBLEM OCCURS ON 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY TOO. HONDA DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNDER RECALL BECAUSE 1996… |
| 2006-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | 2 RELATED INCIDENTS -- CAR NO LONGER RUNS OR SHUTS OFF IF IGNITION KEY IS NOT FIDDLED WITH. SOLDER FROM IGNITION SWITCH… |
| 2005-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCHES I HAVE A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. … |
| 2005-08-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VAN AT 120 KM AN HOUR. A CAR PASSED AND THEN PULLED CLOSELY IN FRONT OF ME SO I TOUCHED … |
| 2004-10-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | AT 117,000 MILES THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON OUR 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME ABS SYS… |
| 2004-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY LX AND IT HAS STALLED OUT MANY TIMES WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN ATLANTA, GA RUSH HOU… |
| 2004-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COMPLAINED ABOUT A SMALL OIL LEAK WHEN AT DLR FOR OIL CHANGE AT 90000 MI. WAS TOLD THAT CAM SHAFT SEAL WAS LEAKING. O… |
| 2004-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL FAILED IN JANUARY 2000. OIL HOUSING OIL SEAL (O-RING) FAILED IN JANUARY 2004. BOTH FAILURES C… |
| 2003-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FRONT BALANCER SHAFT SEAL FAILED AND ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE...RAPIDLY!!! *JB |
| 2003-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, WHICH SEEMED TO BE ELECTRICAL RELATED. *JB |
| 2003-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1996 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN NEW IN 1996. (VIN#: [XXX]) ON MARCH 11, 2003 WE DROVE IT WITH SOME FRIENDS TO A N… |
| 2003-01-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE NEEDS NEW SRS MODULE. DEALER WOULD INSTALL IT FOR $875.*AK |
| 2003-01-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AT 73522 MI. HONDA DEALER CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND WIRING, ALSO TRIED RE-PROGRAMMIN… |
| 2002-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND ABS MODULATOR. *MR THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD T… |
| 2002-09-12 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD STAYED ON AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE FROM PARK. IT STAYED ON UNTIL THE I BROUG… |
| 2002-07-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | JULY 2002, I TOOK MY ODYSSEY TO A HONDA DEALER BECAUSE I WAS HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: 1. MY SRS LIGHT CAM… |
| 2002-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OR FASTER, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE, DEALER CONTACTED AND STATES THAT THE WHEEL S… |
| 2002-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT. OIL WAS PUMPED OUT OF ENGINE RAPIDLY. WE DISCOVERED BY FINDING POOL OF OIL UND… |
| 2002-02-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY SUPPLEMENT RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO CAUSED BY NO OBVIOUS REASON. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED AT … |
| 2002-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | FRONT WINDSHIELD IS DEVELOPING A HAZE DISCOLORATION AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOT… |
| 2001-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER WAS UNSURE WHICH COMPONENTS OF … |
| 2001-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL OR SOMETIMES WILL NOT EVEN START. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 6 TI… |
| 2001-10-15 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | UPON IMPACT IN A REAR END COLLISION FRONT SEATS MOVED FORWARD, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *JG *AK |
| 2001-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AIR BAG -- CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AT 67000 MILES. SRS LIGHT ON PANEL INDICATED PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED CODE 6-2. … |
| 2001-07-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | INSTALLED NEW BATTERY IN VEHICLE JUNE 2001. AFTER BATTERY INSTALLATION, SRS LIGHT WENT ON. HONDA MECHANIC DIAGNOSED "… |
| 2001-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2ND INCIDENT OF SRS LIGHT STAYING ON IN 11 MONTHS. BOTH TIMES LIGHT RESET, HOWEVER THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT … |
| 2001-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED AND RESET BY MECHANIC, HAS COME ON AGAIN WITH DIFFERENT CODE, RESET AGAIN. *AK |
| 2001-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLEW OUT, CAUSING OIL TO GUSH OUT OF ENGINE. DEALER COVERED REPAIR. *AK |
| 2000-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SEAL POPPED OUT, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE, MASSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE CAM SHAFT AND MASTER CYLINDER, VAN… |
| 2000-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WE PAID $85 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. IT INDICATED THE SRS COMPUTER HAD FAILED AND IT WILL COST $850 … |
| 2000-10-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (AIR BAGS) WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, DEALER SAYS AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER RESET CON… |
| 2000-09-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CAR WAS IN DRIVE, AND BEFORE CONSUMER COULD PUT FOOT ON PEDAL TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF INTO ANOTHER CAR.*AK |
| 2000-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT … |
| 2000-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE PULLED OVER. OIL WAS POURING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED… |
| 2000-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. *YD |
| 2000-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MODULATOR AND ACCELERATOR WERE LEAKING, BALANCE SHAFT SEAL CAUSED OIL TO POOR OUT, AND THEY REPL… |
| 2000-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HONDA DEALERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SRS COMPUTER FAILURE IS "COMMON ON 1996 ODYSSEYS".*AK |
| 1999-12-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2ND TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 6 MONTHS AFTER 30,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED BY SUNSET HONDA BECAUSE COULD NOT TRAC… |