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1998 Honda Odyssey

Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 Honda Odyssey.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2202-01-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT TOO…
2025-01-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 The contact owns a 1998 Honda Odyssey. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch. The contact w…
2023-10-24 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 The contact's friend owns a 1998 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while attempting to drive from a complete stop,…
2021-06-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 The 1998 Honda Odyssey recall for ignition switch I don't believe included all VIN numbers affected. My van is having t…
2021-06-01 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 1998 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V026000 (Air Bags)…
2020-10-19 AIR BAGS No 0 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFAC…
2020-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR B…
2020-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 RECALL 20V-026. A3877WC012823 RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. MADE APPOINTMENT AT DEALERSHIP. HONDA IS UNABLE TO INSPECT OR R…
2020-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 2…
2016-10-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AND LEAVES US STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AT FIRST AND THEN WITH INCREASING …
2016-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT PARTS RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUM…
2015-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 98 ODYSSEY, ENGINE CAN BE TURNED OFF AND KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PUTTING CAR IN PARK. APPEARS …
2014-12-26 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 1 WAS IN MY DAUGHTERS DRIVEWAY IN NESCONSET NY, I TURNED THE KEY PUT IN DRIVE, THE CAR REVVED, TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED FIN…
2013-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED DOORS AND WINDOWS MECHANISMS FAILURE. …
2013-04-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I PUT ANOTHER ONE IN AND IT FAILED WITHIN TWO DAYS. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THA…
2013-03-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE AT A STOP OR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA…
2013-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ST…
2012-09-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 WE WERE JUST TOLD THAT OUR 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000. THIS WOULD BE THE 3RD TRANSMISSION …
2012-01-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND IN PARK, THE V…
2011-08-31 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 1 THE HONDA DEALER HAS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR UNTIL THIS EVENT. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BACKED UP AND BARELY HIT A P…
2010-10-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED ACCORDING TO RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRIC…
2010-07-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AT AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM READ THE CODE. THE CODE P0740, INDICATED A TCC FAILURE. …
2010-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN 02V120000 FOR 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY CAR WAS REPLACED IN THE RECALL OF 2002…
2010-02-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IGNITION SWITCH FAILED FACTORY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN 2003, AS PER NHTSA RECALL SUBSEQUE…
2010-01-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED …
2009-07-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT ANY …
2008-09-08 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD…
2007-10-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE ENGINE WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF IN LOCAL STREETS OR WHILE DRIVING LOW SPE…
2007-10-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 VEHICLE STALLS (DIES OUT) WHILE DRIVING. OWNER FINDS OUT ABOUT RECALL ITEM AS PROBABLE REASON FOR VEHICLE STALL. OWNE…
2007-05-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE …
2007-04-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE HAD A NHTSA RECALL PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF…
2006-12-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF HIS 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE THE TRANSMISS…
2006-11-20 INTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 FAILURE OF DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FAILED. *JB
2004-10-05 AIR BAGS Yes 1 THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HOWEVER THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID N…
2004-06-16 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 90K MILES. HAVE READ THAT MANY '98 HONDA ODYSSEY'S HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND MANY WERE RE…
2004-06-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S OBD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM REMAINED ACTIVA…
2004-04-06 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL DRIVER SEAT WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATIO…
2003-12-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I TOOK IT TO PALM HARBOR HONDA, AND THEY CHARGED ME ABOUT $100 JUST TO LOOK …
2003-10-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 JUST ANOTHER OWNER WISHING RECALL # 03V423000 APPLIED TO THE 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY IN ADDITION TO THE 1998 HONDA ACCORD. S…
2003-03-17 VISIBILITY No 0 VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHILE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT IT DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. WHEN IT BROKE, IT DANGLED IN F…
2002-11-17 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCE…
2002-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER FOR IGNITION. DEALER STATES THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT PROVIDED THE DEALERSHIPS WITH PA…
2002-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 CONSUMER STATES A RECALL ON THE IGNITION, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, DUE TO MANUFACTURED. …
2002-09-23 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLY THE BRAKE AND A LOUD GROUNING SOUND CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OW…
2002-09-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE No 0 DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPLACE ALARM SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BROUGHT/INSTALLED BY THEM.*AK
2002-09-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARING CONSUMER TO RE-ATTACH THE ALARM AND KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM, DUE TO A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWI…
2002-09-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 02V120000 NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. SERVICE MANAGER MR WELLMAN FROM LEITH HOND…
2002-06-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 NO PARTS AVAILABLE::::::::::::THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THE DEALER NAME LARRY HOPKIN…
2002-06-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 NO PARTS AVAILABLE::::::::::::THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THE DEALER NAME LARRY HOPKIN…
2002-01-29 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0740 - WE ARE BEING TOLD ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (EVEN THOUGH IT STILL SEEMS TO BE WO…