2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 4 CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING IRRADICALLY AND BECOMING VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND PUT HER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. *TR HONDA REPLACED THE FAILED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY BUT DID NOTHING TO PREVENT WHAT WAS TO COME. NOW ON 2/25/12 AT 108622 MILES, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT STARTED SHIFTING TO A NEUTRAL STATE BETWEEN GEARS AND JUMPING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER AND EMITTING A LOUD WHINING NOISE. AGAIN, A VERY UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS TIME THERE IS HASSLE COMING FROM HONDA TO HONOR A REPLACEMENT. I ALSO FEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT WON'T BE PERFORMED WITH A CORRECTED UNIT AS PER MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY ISSUE KNOWING THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME ON THE ROAD.

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD WITH VERY LITTLE APPARENT THRUST THEN WOULD SUDDENLY "KICK" INTO THE NEXT GEAR AND LURCH FORWARD, THEN SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THE GREEN DRIVE (D) INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH. THIS PROBLEM IS PRIMARILY WITH THE DRIVE GEAR AND NOT SO MUCH THE REVERSE GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO AND HAS REMAINED ON. AN OBD CODE READER ON 22 FEB 2012 INDICATED 3 DIFFERENT FAULT CODES -2 GENERIC AND 1 MANUFACTURER- WITH THE MAJORITY OF EXPLANATIONS INDICATING SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION FAULTS AND ONE- A TCC CODE -ELECTRICAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VACATION IN NASHVILLE, TN ON I-65N THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. THE PARTICULAR AREA IN NASHVILLE DID NOT HAVE MUCH OF A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. MY FAMILY AND I WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO FIND AN OFF RAMP SOON AND EXIT THE INTERSTATE. I FOUND A HONDA DEALER IN NASHVILLE AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT THREE DAYS TO WAIT FOR ANY KIND OF SERVICE. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME TO INDIANAPOLIS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 43,865 MILES, 85,069 MILES, AND JUST RECENTLY AT 152,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 143,169 MILES ON 2001 HONDA, ODYSSEY EX VAN. TRANSMISSION HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE UNIT PRIOR TO FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO A POOR MANUFACTURING DESIGN. HONDA WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING REGARDING THIS PROBLEM DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE THEY KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THESE UNITS. A TRANSMISSION PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF SHOULD LAST A MINIMUM OF 200,000 MILES NOT ANY LESS AND MANY A/T GO TO 300,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

***DO NOT BUY A HONDA**** PURCHASED A HONDA ODYSSEY ON 9.22.09 ,HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION A WEEK LATER,TRUSTED HONDA DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM,PROBLEM STILL EXISTS,STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION,ITS BEEN COSTING ME TIME,MORE TIME,MONEY,AGGREVATION,QUALITY OF LIFE,HONDA JUST DONT CARE.THEY CANT BUILD TRANSMISSIONS BUT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS IN AMERICA!!! WHEN WILL SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! I NEVER OWNED A CARE LIKE THIS EVER!! THEY JUST CANT BUILD TRANSMISSIONS !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. SMOKE WAS RELEASED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CASE OF A FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FRO THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I AM ON MY 3RD FAILED TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA WITH MY 2001 ODYSSEY. IT SEEMS THEY GO OUT EVERY 60,000-80,000 MILES. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPLACED WITH A FIGHT ALL THE WAY, BUT NEVERTHELESS REPLACED. NOW THEY ABSOLUTELY WONT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THEY GO BY THE CARS MILEAGE AND YEARS, NOT THE TRANSMISSIONS. I'M SO FRUSTRATED AND DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF IT EVER COMES TO BE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A WONDERFUL FAMILY CAR, AND ASSUMED RELIABLE SINCE IT'S HONDA, BUT I HAVE BEEN HUGELY DISAPPOINTED. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN ACTUALLY DO. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR A LARGE CORPORATION TO MAKE THE CONSUMER WHO BELIEVED IN THEIR PRODUCT SUFFER AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF A CAR WITH 3 CHILDREN, INCLUDING AN INFANT, FOR 9 MO NOW. VERY SAD THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT TO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. *KB

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN OCTOBER, 2007, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 99,860 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4500.00. I GAVE THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK.THE NEXT DAY I WAS INFORMED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAD ENTERED INTO A COURT SETTLEMENT WHICH RECOGNIZED THE DEFICIENT TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY REGISTERED NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A SETTLEMENT. UPON MY INSISTENCE THEY AGREED TO CHECK WITH AMERICAN HONDA. MY CLAIM WAS SUBSTANTIATED AND I RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AT NO COST. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION CONTAINED THE SAME DESIGN FAULTS AND FAILED THIS WEEK WITH 57,000 MILES RECORDED. THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA HAS REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR A SECOND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN SPITE OF THEIR AWARENESS OF CONTINUOUS DESIGN FLAWS WHICH CONTINUE TO LEAD TO INEVITABLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE DUE TO A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS REPLACEMENT. TO DO OTHERWISE WOULD REPRESENT A TOTAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR COMPLETE CUSTOMER SAFETY AND PROTECTION, PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF THE KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

1ST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2001 ODYSSEY CAME AT 73,900 MILES. GOT WARRANTED NEW TRANSMISSION. AT 84,000 MILES 3RD GEAR PRESSURE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE FIXED. NOT WARRANTED. AT 107,443 INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. FULL REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT AGREED TO CHARGE ME 50% OF THE $4800.00 DOLLAR COST SO I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY $2410.35. IMAGINE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES ESPECIALLY FROM MY RESEARCH, FOR THE YEARS 1999-2002. MANY HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF HAD TO REPLACE MULTIPLE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS. IMAGINE I HAVE ONLY GONE 107,443 MILES AND I'M ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS TO KNOW THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW ETC., IN THOSE TRANSMISSIONS, BUT DIDN'T RECALL THEM AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE YEARS 1999-2002. I SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST OF MY THIRD LATEST ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH MURDER. AT LEAST TOYOTA RECALLED THE MANY CARS THAT SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. HONDA SHOULD BE DOING THE SAME THING FOR ITS ODYSSEY CUSTOMERS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS FAILED TRANSMISSION WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. UNUSUAL TO HAVE 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 150,000 MILES. *TT