Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ODYSSEY / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290924 Incident Date: Jul, 22 2004
Consumer's City: SARASOTA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ODYSSEY Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2HKRL18661H Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle began to have difficulty shifting from park to gear with foot on brake pedal. eventually complete failure of switch meant using the manual release for th engagement of gear. upon identifying this failure, it is noted this switch also controls the brake lights on the rear exterior of vehicle, and presented a serious safety concern. new switch was purchased and installed, problem eliminated. exact same problem occured at same mileage on 1999 vehicle from same manufacturer, and was solved by replacing the same part. *ak