2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX: TRANSMISSION DROPPED "SLAMMED" INTO LOWER GEAR WHEN DECELERATING BELOW 40 MPH. OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT MORE HARSHLY AS TIME PROGRESSED. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT WAS JUST OVER 117,000. HONDA DEALER REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" LIGHTS CAME ON. UPON SHUTTING DOWN AND RE-STARTING, THE "TCS" LIGHT WENT OUT BUT "CHECK ENGINE" REMAINED LIT. THE JEFF WYLER HONDA DEALERSHIP IN FLORENCE, KY TELLS ME THERE IS SOME SORT OF CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING THAT I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000 PLUS AND EXTRA $1,000 IN LABOR. WE HAVE SERVICE DOCUMENTATION GOING BACK TO SIX MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2000, STATING OUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE "RUMBLE" IN THE TRANSMISSION UPON REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED OF AROUND 45-65 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING REPLACING SOME SORT OF MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED TO THIS DAY. NOW, AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THAT THE VEHICLE IS "TOO OLD". *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUNE OF 2006. HONDA INSTALLED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT 66K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 108K MILES ON OCTOBER 24, 2010. REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 42K MILES. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OLD TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA SAID THAT UNLESS THERE IS ANOTHER CLASS ACTION SUIT, THEY WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY TYPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN AFTER 40K MILES. HONDA SAID THAT THEY CONSIDERED THE TOTAL MILES ON MY CAR AS THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. I HAD MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN DRIVING, HE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2001. POWER SLIDING DOORS ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS. THIS BEGINS ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE MY VAN WITH DOORS NOT BEING SECURED AND SWITCH OFF SO BUZZER SHUTS OFF. I ONLY CAN OPEN ONE SIDE DOOR (RDRIVER SIDE) BECAUSE OTHER ONE IS NOT WORKING. I'S REALLY BRING ME CONCERN ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND TELL HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY; TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BUCKS AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, D4 LIGHT BLINKS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AS IT LURCHES FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. JUST STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM LAST WEEK; CAR CURRENTLY HAS 95,000 MILES. ORIGINAL OWNER; MAINTAINED THE CAR PRIVATELY ONCE THE DEALER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY, NOT ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCE FOR DEALER WARRANTY. ONE DAY AT STOP LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY VIN [XXX]. IT HAS 53,000 MILES. RECENTLY, ON JUNE 5TH, 2010, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AS IS EVIDENT, I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 53,000 MILES IN THE PAST 9 YEARS, WHICH IS MUCH BELOW THE AVERAGE OF 12,000 MILES DRIVEN PER YEAR. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN PRIMARILY FOR DOING GROCERIES AND DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL. THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR; WE DRIVE IT WITH UTMOST CARE AND GET IT SERVICED REGULARLY PER THE REQUIREMENTS. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER MR. DARRELL HARVILLE. HE MENTIONED THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA. HONDA ALSO ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE PERIOD OF 7 YEARS AND 9 MONTH OR 109,000 WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I CHECKED ON HONDA'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT MY VIN# IS IN THE RECALL LIST. I VALIDATED MY VIN# [XXX] ON HTTP://WWW.HONDATRANSMISSIONSETTLEMENT.COM/PHP/LOGIN.PHP WEBSITE AND GOT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT, PLEASE READ THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION." HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS OR EMAILS REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND RECALL. SINCE MY CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD I AM LATE AND WOULD HAVE TO FIX TRANSMISSION AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH A FEW HONDA DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT, IT WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $4000 TO FIX THIS DEFECT (TO FIX TRANSMISSION WITH FACTORY REBUILT ONE). THE $4000 COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IS ALMOST HALF THE CURRENT PRICE OF MY CAR BASED ON CURRENT ESTIMATES. I AM REQUESTING HONDA MOTOR CO. TO BEAR THE COST OF THIS DEFECT, AS THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY BUILD/ DESIGN ISSUE WHICH CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. HONDA MOTOR CO. NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE, AS I PAID FULL PRICE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR WITH TRANSMISSION DEFECTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REVV. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE LOWEST GEAR, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE HIS EXPENSE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $2,800. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 87,861 MILES IN MAY OF 2010. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY US. HONDA WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE TIME LIMIT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, DESPITE BEING WELL UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. *TR