2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. THE MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME. AND THIS AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2007, 2011 AND NOW 2013. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE 2011 AND NOW THEY SAY FOR THE 2013. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING SO SOON. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TCS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY DO NOT CLOSE AT TIMES. OUR PASSENGER DOOR WON'T CLOSE. WHEN YOU DRIVE, IT OPENS AUTOMATICALLY. THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2000 BUT NOT 2001. THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP IT SHUT MANUALLY. SOMEONE COULD FALL OUT, VAN IS USELESS. COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX. *TR

DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION THE FAIRFAX HONDA DEALER INFORMED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. CAR MILEAGE 85K. A MONTH (2/21/2011) BACK, I HAD CHANGED TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME DEALER BUT THEY DIDN'T INFORM ABOUT MOTOR MOUNT CONDITION. YESTERDAY (6/19/2013) THE SAME DEALER DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE CALLED TO INFORM THE VAN IS FAILING THE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNT CRACK. CONSIDERING THE EXPENSE AND EXPERIENCE ABOUT ANOTHER VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS, I PREFERRED TO HOLD THE REPAIR AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER. AFTER READING THE ON-LINE BLOGS AND CARTALK WEBSITE, IT SEEMS THE HONDA ODYSSEY VANS HAS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE THE YEAR 2000 AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY THROUGH THE DEALER SERVICE ALL MY OTHER HONDA OR ACURA VEHICLES. TO MY AMAZEMENT MANY VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAINED SIMILAR RECURRING PROBLEM, SO I TOOK SOME TIME TO REPORT. I STRONGLY FAVOR A RECALL ON THIS MAJOR SAFETY PART OF THE MOST POPULAR FAMILY VAN. HONDA SEEMS TO IGNORE OUR CALLS AND CONTINUE USE SAME SUSPENSION COMPONENT. I AM PREPARED TO JOIN THE GROUP FOR A CLASS-ACTION LAW SUITE FOR VEHICLE REPAIR. ALREADY MAKING DECISION NOT TO OWN IN FUTURE HONDA VEHICLES IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL ISSUE CURRENT AND FUTURE OWNERS WILL EXPERIENCE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I FIND OUT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'VE DONE THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE WHILE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, SO THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST. I WAS TOLD HONDAS LAST A LONG TIME - NOT TRUE. *TR

DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 77 VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD A RPM SURGE OVER 5RPMS AND PROPULSION WAS LOST WE WERE IN FAST LANE AND HAD TO COAST OVER TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE . NO WARNING OF TRANS FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD ONLY REVERSE WORKED. THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS SEMI'S AND OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND US AND BESIDE US. THE CAR JUST LOST ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED WAS A RECALL REPLACEMENT DONE BY HONDA DEALER (STOKE'S HONDA CHARLESTON ,SOUTH CAROLINA) ON 4-29-2008 !!!!! AT THE TIME OF FAILURE CAR HAD 150,000. AT THE TIME OF RECALL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT CAR HAD 103,000 MILES ON IT WE GOT 47,000 MILES OUT THE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA REPLACED IN 2008. NO WARNING LIGHTS NO SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT JUST DIED. DEALER TOLD US 5000.00 TO REPAIR . HONDA REP SAID SORRY *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM STANDSTILL; AND OCCASIONALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. HAD TRANSM. LUBED AND "FILTER CHANGED" BUT FILTER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CHANGED. IS INTERNAL? MAINT LITE GOES ON AND OFF, MAINLY ON. TCS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, MAINLY OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 82082 MILEAGE ON IT, AND NOW THE MILEAGE IS 82867, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, WENT TO THE MECHANIC, THEY PULLED OUT P0740 ISSUE, WHICH ACCORDING TO THEM IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, ACCORDING TO THE REVIEWS FOUND ONLINE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY 1999-2004 MODEL. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE HONDA SHOULD EITHER RECALL ALL THOSE MODEL OR FIX THE PROBLEM, OTHERWISE CUSTOMER LIKE ME WOULD GET RIPPED OFF. *TR

IN 2009, AT 90,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WE BOUGHT NEW. THE DEALER NEGOTIATED WITH HONDA A GOODWILL REPLACEMENT OF A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WHERE WE HAD TO PAY $1471.68. WE WERE NEVER TOLD OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT SHOULD HAVE COVERED ENTIRELY THE FIRST FAILED TRANSMISSION. SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON SCHEDULED AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON OUR CARS AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 12, 32,000 MILES LATER, THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP INTERMITTENTLY, THEN SERIOUSLY ON MY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. IT SLIPPED IN LOWER GEARS AND WOULD NOT GO INTO HIGHER GEARS. I BARELY ESCAPED BEING REAR ENDED ON THE WAY HOME AND WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA 7 DAYS AGO, IT TOOK HONDA OVER 1 WEEK BEFORE TELLING US THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING SINCE WE WERE OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS OR 36,000 MILES. WE ALSO OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD BROUGHT FROM THE SAME DEALER ON THE SAME DAY. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILED TRANSMISSION AT @ 90,000 MILES WITH THE ACCORD ALSO AND WERE GIVEN A GOODWILL OFFER BY HONDA THAT OFFSET THE COST WE HAD TO PAY. OUR 2001 ACCORD IS A TICKING BOMB WITH 120,000 MILES AND WE WILL NEED TO GET RID OF IT BEFORE IT FAILS ALSO. APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL AND THE REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE. I READ ONLINE THAT HONDA DID NOT REBUILD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, BUT ONLY REPLACED THE GEARS THAT FAILED. ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT TRANSMISSION MECHANIC, THERE IS AN ENDEMIC PROBLEM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY A SOFT DISK COMPONENT THAT RUNS VERY HOT THAT CAUSES GEARS TO BE CHEWED UP AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. THIS MEANS THAT REBUILT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BEING REINSTALLED IN THE CARS WHICH WILL FAIL AGAIN BECAUSE THE COMPONENT CAUSING THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REPLACED AND IT CONTINUES TO DAMAGE THE GEARS. WHAT RECOURSE IS THERE? *TR