2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

DRIVING TO SCHOOL ABOUT 25 MPH, THE TSC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND P4 TRANSMISSION LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. I TRIED TO LIMP IT BACK HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I HAD TO DRIVE IN REVERSE ONE BLOCK TO GET IT HOME. I PLUGGED IN MY ENGINE SCAN TOOL AND IT WAS READING A P0730 CODE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND DISCUSSED IT WITH HIM. HIS DATABASE INDICATES MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ODYSSEYS AND THAT THE RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WITH ABRUPT CHANGE AT 3RD GEAR. THIS IS A SIGN OF PREMATURE TRANSMISSION WEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE YET EXPERIENCED THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED WITH ALL OF THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ITEMS. WE ARE SURPRISED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING FROM INDIANA TO FLORIDA. ABOUT 100 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHLY BETWEEN GEARS AT LOW SPEEDS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF MORE THAN $5,000. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND ENGINE REVVED TO A HIGH RPM AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. USED HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN DRIVERS BEHIND ME. *TR

OUR VAN HAS 79,000 MILES. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 3 WEEKS AGO TO REPLACE A PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE TRANSMISSION. 2 DAYS AFTER REPLACEMENT, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, DEALER TELLS US THAT WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TOTAL COST $6000. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THEY'D ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION UP TO 100,000 MILES BUT LIMITED TO 7 YEARS AFTER COMPLAINTS LED TO REALIZATION THAT TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEM. DESPITE OUR MILEAGE BEING LOW, HONDA REFUSES TO HELP ON THESE REPAIRS. IF HONDA WILL WARRANTY ITS PRODUCT TO 100,000 MILES AFTER REALIZING THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, WHY SHOULD WE NOT BENEFIT FROM THAT EVEN IF OUR VAN IS 10 YEARS OLD? STILL ONLY 79,000 MILES ON THAT TRANSMISSION. *TR

STARTED GETTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WENT TO DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HONDA HAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS IT SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL AND HAVE REFUSED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $5328. *TR

I NOTICED THAT ENGINE OIL GOES MORE THAN A QUART LOW AFTER 2500 MILES. IN JULY, BEFORE AN OIL CHANGE THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED. BUT THIS DECEMBER, IT CAN BE CONFIRMED THAT OIL DOES GO LOW. I WILL CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVE HOW MUCH THE OIL GOES LOW PER 1000 MILES. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS AROUND THE ENGINE OR THE OIL FILTER. *TR

IN JUNE OF 2009, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, HAD IT REPAIRED AT A HONDA DEALER - GOT A 3 YEAR, 36K MILE WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOWERED DRIVING SPEED AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO DESTINATION. TOOK VAN INTO A FOREIGN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER CHECKING THE VAN USING COMPUTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAVEL HOME AND ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AS SOON AS I RETURNED. . RETURNED THE VAN TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $6,000. TOOK VAN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL COST; $ 2,250.

VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, ENDANGERING PEDESTRIANS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND IN WORKING ORDER WITH A MINIMUM ABOUT OF WEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER TRAIN. *TR