# 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `799084` · 2010-07-13 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ODYSSEY
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 2,500
## Narrative
MECHANICAL SLIDING SIDE DOORS  1) WHEN PARKED ON A HILL, FRNT END DWNHILL THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS ALL OF THE WAY THEN SLAMS FORWARD FRM 4 TO 6 INCHES BACK TOWARD THE FRNT JAM, THE FORCE WILL KNOCK A CHILD DOWN  2) THE DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A SENSOR ( LIKE AN ELEVATOR) THAT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE MIGHT BE N ITS    PATH WHEN CLOSING & IT WILL CLOSE ON ANYTHING OR ANYONE IN ITS PATH WHEN CLOSING.  MY CHILD GOT HER ARM CRUSHED BTWN THE DOOR & THE JAM WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED ON HER.  I HAD OPENED THE DOOR W/ THE REMOTE, I REACHED N & THE DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE B4 I COULD BACK OUT & CRUSHED ME BETWN THE DOOR & THE JAM, EVEN AFTER MAKING CONTACT W/ MY BODY IT CONTINUED TO CRUSH ME, THE ONLY WAY N BOTH INSTANCES TO STOP THE DOOR FRM CRUSHING MY 4YR OLD'S ARM FRM HER BODY & IT DOING I HAVE NO IDEA THE EXTENT OF WHAT IT WOULD HAVE DONE TO ME, WAS TO GET 2 THE MANUAL HANDLE NSIDE THE DOOR.  THE REMOTE WILL NOT STOP IT & THE DASHBOARD BUTTON WILL NOT STOP IT. THE RE  OTE DOES NOT HAVE AN OPEN & SHUT BUTTON FOR THE DOOR. REMOTE BUTTONS ARE A MINOR POINT, THE DOORS NEED SENSORS.    THE CHALLENGES W/ THE DOORS NOT HAVING SENSORS TO STOP THEM & 1BUTTON OPEN/CLOSE ON THE REMOTE R ISSUES WE DEAL W/ ON A FREQUENT BASIS. MY DAUGHTER & I R NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE BEEN CRUSHED N THE DOORS. WE HAVE HAD OTHER CHILDREN EVEN OUR 65 YR OLD GRANDMOTHER HAS BEEN CRUSHED N THEM. *TR
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