2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED MARCH 19, 2007 AT 80,726 MILES FOR THE FIRST TIME. REPLACED BY HONDA UNDER CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT UNIT FAILED AT 137,084 MILES ON JANUARY 02, 2012. THUS THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNIT LASTED ONLY 56,358 MILES WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL UNIT. CALLED HONDA JANUARY 05, 2012 AND ASKED IF THEY COULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I'D PAY FOR THE LABOR AND SHOP SUPPLIES. HONDA REJECTED THE REQUEST AND SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. NOT SURE IT WAS IT WAS EVER THE INTENTION OF THE COURT IN FINALIZING THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT UNITS WOULD FOLLOW IN SUCH SHORT ORDER. IT'S UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNIT SHOULD LAST LESS THAT THE 109,000 MILES THE COURT AGREED TO. HONDA CUSTOMER CARE REFERENCE NUMBER[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 116,000 MILES. DAVID HOBBS DEALER (MILWAUKEE) COULD NOT DUPLICATE. COMPLETE FAILURE AT 178,000 MILES. REBUILT AT MY COST OF $1900. FAILED AGAIN. AT 231,000, REBUILT AGAIN. AT 237,500 MILES SLIPPING AGAIN ON 1/3/12. HONDA SHOULD HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM AND PROVIDED A FREE REPLACEMENT TRANS AT ORIGINAL START OF PROBLEM. *TR

2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS LATER. SAME PROBLEM, A BAD TRANSMISSION AT 172,868. 55,781 MILES ON 2ND TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF 3YR/36K WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGING VIOLENTLY AND FINALLY DIDN'T WORK. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AS IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE MECHANIC, BUT HONDA MOTOR CO HAD THE FINAL WORD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. KMJ ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF UPDATED 02/07/12 THE CONSUMER STATED ON AUGUST 8, 2008 HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. UPDATED 03/26/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. LESS THAN 31,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HONDA HAS A HISTORY OF FAILURES OF THIS KIND WITH THE 2001 ODYSSEY. ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND DECELERATED UNTIL COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 143,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WITHOUT ANY WARNING BESIDES THAT MORNING IT HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO 2 GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN 70,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. BUT, IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT JERKING DOWN TO 0MPH AND NOT EVEN BEING ABLE TO GET IT TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY, WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR. *TR

BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL, MY ODYSSEY WOULD SLIP GEARS AND MAKE A THUMP SOUND UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION AND SUBSEQUENT INCREASES IN SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND STAY LIT. AFTER THE OVERHAUL, I FOUND OUT THERE WERE BULLETINS OUT ON PARTS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE AND WITH REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS ADDITIONAL COOLING AND FILTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL CHANGES. A YEAR AFTER THE OVERHAUL, STARTED HAVING THE SAME SLIPPAGE AND SOUNDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THIS TIME, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 70MPH, MY BACK WINDOW GETS COVERED UP BY AN OILY DISCOLORED SUBSTANCE. IT WAS TO THE POINT I COULD NOT SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THE SMELL OF BURNED RUBBER OR TAR WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENT AND THE A/C OR HEAT WAS NOT ON. MY RPM NEEDLE STARTED SHIFTING UP FROM 3 TO 5 AND BOUNCING BACK BETWEEN THEM, THEN DOWN TO 2 AND THEN FINALLY BACK TO 3....WITH NO CHANGE IN SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY LIT. MY BRAKES TENDED TO BE A LITTLE SOFT THEN A LITTLE HARD. CALLED A MECHANIC THAT I KNEW WAS AVAILABLE AND WORKED ON TRANSMISSIONS AND ASKED HIM WHAT TO DO AND HE SAID GET OFF THE ROAD FAST AND CHECK YOUR FLUID LEVELS. MY ODYSSEY HAD SPIT OUT ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SOME OIL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE, UNDERNEATH AND BACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE AREA. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE FACT THAT I WAS EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH MY VAN (SINGLE OWNER) AND PAID ATTENTION TO THE LAST PROBLEMS I HAD, I MIGHT HAVE LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MAY NOT HAVE LIVED TO SEE ANOTHER DAY. *TR