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2003 Honda Odyssey latches & locks problems

26 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2003 Honda Odyssey, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
26 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
98,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2003 Honda Odyssey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 98,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 98,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

The automatic passenger sliding door opened while the child was entering inside the vehicle. The door closed on child's head, and child sustained head injuries. The mother drove him to the hospital. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, but the problem could not be duplicated or solved.

Reported at 7,000 miles, October 2003 Injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the doors on the vehicle fail to shut properly. NHTSA campaign id number 00v119000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) was referenced for an earlier model. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that both latch assembly motors needed to be replaced. One of the rollers needed to be replaced again, which had previously been replaced in the past year. In addition, the passenger side body junction switch needed to be repaired.

Reported at 177,000 miles, September 2008

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