2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PIECES OF RUSTED METAL AND OTHER UNKNOWN SHARDS, HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FRAME. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,000. UPDATED 02/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION IN DEC 2011. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT T HE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTING, WHICH WAS PRODUCING SHARDS OF METAL, THAT WERE DROPPING THROUGH THE SEAM BETWEEN THE REAR BUMPER AND FUEL TANK. UPDATED 02/13/12

VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF ITS 3RD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. 1ST FAILURE AT 81668 MILES IN DECEMBER OF 2004, 2ND FAILURE AT 125840 MILES IN JULY OF 2006, 3RD FAILURE AT 181000 MILES IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. ALL REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS WERE FROM HONDA AND REPLACED AT A HONDA DEALER. LAST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 54,000. WAS ASSURED BY DEALER SERVICE TECH AND HONDA THAT WITH THE LAST TRANSMISSION ALL PROBLEMS WERE CORRECTED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 154,000 MILES IN JUNE OF 2010. NOW HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS 54,000 MILES IS GOOD AMOUNT TO GET OUT OF A TRANSMISSION AND CAN OFFER NO WARRANTY BEYOND THE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP A NARROW, TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROAD, TRANSMISSION FAILED, RENDERING CAR UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND, DESPITE APPLICATION OF POWER, CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN SLOPE. WAS ABLE TO FIND A CROSSROAD TO BACK INTO TO GET CAR OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE FIFTH TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS CAR IN 150,000 MILES. ALL OF THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. FAILURES OCCURRED AT 83,000 MILES (2007), 117,000 MILES (2010) AND 135,000 MILES (2011). ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED IN ALL THREE CASES, BUT COULD EASILY HAVE OCCURRED AS CAR WAS IN HIGHWAY USE SURROUNDED BY OTHER CARS/ TRUCKS WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. HONDA HAS NOT REIMBURSED ANY OF THESE FAILURES AND IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TOLD VEHICLE OWNER THAT CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH (WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED) THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENSION ON THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY PERIOD TO 109,000 MILES AND CAR WAS ONLY AT 83,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY ONLY 7,000 MILES FROM LAST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND IS EXHIBITING GEAR CHANGING PROBLEMS CURRENTLY. VEHICLE OWNER IS RELUCTANT TO SELL VEHICLE ALONG TO ANOTHER OWNER, KNOWING OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL FOR A FOURTH TIME. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE 2001 VEHICLES, AS THEY DID FOR 2002-2004 MODELS. THERE IS NO RATIONALE FOR HAVING EXCLUDED THE 2001 YEAR. THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH HANDS AND THE FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT AND STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE SLIGHT IMPACT SHOULD NOT HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAGS, AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE DID NOT CONSTITUTE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2001--ONLY 63000 MILES. DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET EARLY OCTOBER WHEN I NOTICE THE TCS LIGHT AND D3 INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE, VAN WOULD MOVE ONLY VERY VERY SLOWLY. HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A TRANNY FAILURE, REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $5300. DID THE DANCE WITH SERVICE REP, ETC. GOT AMERICAN HONDA INVOLVED, HAD TO ASK, OFFERED REPLACEMENT FOR $4320. TOLD THEM NO THANKS, WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN (UNLESS THEY OWN THIS) AND WILL DISCOURAGE ANYONE ELSE FROM DOING SO. THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO CHARGE ME $80 FOR GIVING ME THE DIAGNOSIS THAT I NOW OWNED AN $8200 PAPER WEIGHT! WHEN I OBJECTED, THEY RELENTED. ABOUT THE ONLY GOOD THING I CAN SAY ABOUT THE SERVICE REPS EFFORT AND KEEPING ME AS A HAPPY HONDA CONSUMER. TOOK IT TO AN APPROVED JASPER TRANSMISSION INSTALLER AND HAD THEM PUT IN THE RECOMMENDED JASPER REPLACEMENT (WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD I WANT THE SAME PRODUCT FROM HONDA AGAIN?) TOTAL BILL JUST UNDER $4K. WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T DRIVE OUR VAN MUCH, BUT SO FAR IT IS RUNNING PERFECTLY. JASPER COMES WITH 3YR/100,000MI WARRANTY. I JUST DISCOVERED TONIGHT THAT THERE IS NOW A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FILED. UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS TO COVER ONLY 2005/06 MODEL YEARS. YOU CAN BET I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM TO SEE IF THE SUIT CAN BE EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL YEARS. THERE IS ALSO AN OCCUPY HONDA FACEBOOK PAGE! IT IS SIMPLY REPREHENSIBLE THAT HONDA IS ACTING THIS WAY AND THEY OUGHT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

THE CAR STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND D4 WAS FLASHING. THE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED MINUTES LATER. TCS LIGHT WAS OFF AND D4 STOPPED FLASHING, BUT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WENT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 108,000 MILES. HONDA SERVICE SAYS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS 2 ENGINE MOUNTS. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT HONDA ONLY, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE SERVICE SCHEDULE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2 TIMES @ 76000.00 MILES DEALER SAID THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT @125000 MILES IT GAVE OUT AGAIN WORST THAN LAST TIME SHOP THAT DID WORK 2ND TIME SAID DEALER ONLY REPLACED CONVERTER ? DO NOT UNDERSTAND NOT VERY HAPPY. *TR

5/28/05 FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 06/03/05 10/12/07 SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 10/15/07 WITH 87,344 MILES 11/14/11 THIRD TRANSMISSION NOT REPLACED WITH 166,230 MILES ALL TIMES INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. TWO TIMES WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND CAR STOPPED WORKING AND TOWED TO HONDA DEALER. 1ST INCIDENCE SERVICED AT MAINE MALL MOTORS S. PORTLAND, ME. 2ND AND 3RD INCIDENCES DEALT WITH EXECUTIVE HONDA WALLINGFORD, CT. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. FOUR TRANSMISSIONS IN A VEHICLE IS EXCESSIVE. EVEN WITH MY 166K+ MILEAGE, CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. BELIEVE DEFECTIVE AND EXCESSIVE REPLACEMENT OF MY TRANSMISSIONS IS UNREASONABLE AND IS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. NEVER HAVE HAD FAILURE WITH TRANSMISSION IN PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES EVEN WITH HIGH MILEAGE. HONDA IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS WHO PAY GOOD $$$ FOR BELOW AVERAGE WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS DEEPER. *TR