2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WITH MY WIFE AND OUR 5 CHILDREN AT A STEADY SPEED OF 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SNAP/JERKING MOTION FELT AND SLIGHT RUBBER SMELL AND THE VAN IMMEDIATELY LOST ACCELERATION. THERE WAS STEADY TRAFFIC I HAD TO NEGOTIATE THROUGH TO GET OUR VAN SAFELY OFF THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT DO SO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED FOR THE LAST REPLACEMENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO ADVISE OF RECOURSE OPTIONS I HAVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR ESTIMATE AT $1,200.00. THE VAN HAS 70,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED IN THIS REGION DUE TO A COLLISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WIFE & KIDS HOME FROM XMAS VACATION 2009 IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 104,000 MILES. WE HEAR A "POP" NOISE FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT OF VEHICLE, STEERING PULLING TO THE LEFT. I PULLED OVER & INSPECTED. I FOUND A LARGE SEMI-CIRCULAR SHAPED PIECE OF STEEL APPROX 1/2 IN DIAMETER. THIS PIECE OF STEEL WAS CAUGHT AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT & THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. FINALLY I GOT IT PRIED IT OFF (IT WAS ACTUALLY STRUCK IN THAT POSITION) ONCE HOLDING IT IN MY HAND & NOW KNOW IT TO BE A COIL OF THE FRONT LEFT SPRING. *TR

WAS DRIVING A 2001 ODYSSEY VAN ON 11/24/2000 AND AT 8:00 PM ON 321 NORTH TO BLOWING ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VAN OFF THE ROAD AND WERE FORTUNATE IT OCCURRED WHERE IT DID BECAUSE PART OF THAT HIGHWAY HAS NO EASY PULL-OFF AREA. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY HONDA IN LATE 2006.....THIS TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED WAS ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD, HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO HONDA GUIDELINES. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.....I BELIEVE THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR THAT HONDA HAS HAD TRANSMISSION DEFECT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH BETTER BUSINESS AND WITH AMERICAN HONDA....CASE NUMBER FOR HONDA IS NO12009-11-3--1138. *TR

BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FEB '01. TRANSMISSION REPLACED @99,729 MILES, W/REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE OF STRANGE NOISES WHEN GEARS CHANGED. ON 11/24/09, APPROX 7:30PM, TRAVELING ON I-695 NEAR BALTIMORE MD, WE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TEN MINUTES EARLIER TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY; TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, WE GLIDED ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND STOPPED. VAN WAS IMMOBILIZED. SMELL OF BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID FILLED THE VAN. HAD WE NOT BEEN IN RIGHT TRAVEL LANE, THE SUDDEN STOP COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA TO BROWN'S HONDA SERVICE, GLEN BURNIE MD. THIS VAN HAD ABOUT 156,532 MILES ON IT, MEANING THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 52,803 MILES. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE INCESSANT ALARM IS TO SHUT OFF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FUNCTION AND TRY TO KEEP IT SHUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIALLY BIG PROBLEMS WITH THIS. NUMBER ONE - THE KIDS CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM. THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE TO EXIT THE CAR IS ON THE TRAFFIC SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR WILL SUDDENLY BECOME AJAR WHEN WE ARE DRIVING, EVEN WITH THE LOCKS CLOSED, WHICH IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED PROFESSIONALLY NUMEROUS TIMES AND I CANNOT GET A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR IN GOOD CONSCIENCE WITH AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR

I HAVE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED VERY WELL. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT OVER THE YEARS. LAST WEEK, I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A LOCAL WALMART WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL (TCS) LIGHT TURNED ON AND REFUSED TO GO OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. WHEN IT FINALLY DID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I LEARNED FROM THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA ODYSSEYS MADE BETWEEN 1999-2002 AND HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILES WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER OF 2000, SO I DO NOT QUALIFY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT HONDA AGREED TO PAY HALF FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH STILL LEFT ME WITH $2200 TO PAY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR ODYSSSEYS AND THE LEAST THEY SHOULD DO IS COVER ALL THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND OFFER A RECALL. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I TOOK GREAT CARE OF AND NOW IN 9 YEARS AND ONLY 82,000 MILES ENDED UP PAYING MORE THAN 2K FOR NO FAULT OF MINE. I AM NEVER GOING TO BUY A HONDA AGAIN. I URGE YOU GUYS TO TAKE STRICT ACTION AGAINST HONDA. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY - ORIGINAL OWNER - NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION - THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. *TR

WE ARE A ASIAN ONLY AUTO REPAIR SHOP. WE HAVE SEEN THE FOLLOWING FAILURE, SIX OR SEVEN TIMES. ON HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES, THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE EATING AWAY & DESTROYING THE INNER BEAD OF THE TIRES. THREE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS. THE LATEST ONE JUST HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND, AND THE WIFE OF OUR EMPLOYEE HAD AN ABRUPT PRESSURE LOSS ON THE FRT TIRE AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THIS SCENARIO CAN & EVENTUALLY WILL RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS UP. YOU MAY CONTACT ME IF NEEDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES, SO IT MUST BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE VEHICLE, RATHER THAN THE TIRE. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE BOUGHT IT BECAUSE WE WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE FOR DRIVING. IN 2006, WE DROVE OUR VAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO FLORIDA. WE TOOK ROUTE 81. WHILE DRIVING WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN ODD PULLING WHEN PUTTING PRESSING THE GAS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. WE WERE BEING WATCHED BY AN ANGEL. WE WERE FORTUNATELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND FIND A PLACE TO LOOK AT THE CAR. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPAIR. WE WERE WITHIN A FEW MILES OF A HONDA DEALER IN STAUNTON, VA. HONDA GAVE US A RENTAL CAR AND WE PROCEEDED ON OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA, WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. I FELT SAFE. I FELT THAT THE ISSUE WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT THE HONDA WOULD BE OKAY. OUR VAN IS NOW AT 140,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO DRIVE THE CAR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES AND THEN ENTERTAIN THAT IDEA OF ANOTHER VAN. TODAY I TOOK MY CHILDREN ON A FAMILY OUTING. WE WERE ENJOYING THE FALL COLORS ON A 2 LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD. OUR CAR BEGAN TO PULL A BIT AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO NOT MOVE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR AROUND THE BEND OF A WINDING ROAD, BUT I HAD TO LEAVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. I PUT ON THE FLASHERS, GOT MY KIDS OUT OF THE CAR AS QUICK AS I COULD AND THEN QUICKLY CROSSED THE ROAD WITH THEM AND WENT TO THE SCENIC LOOKOUT THAT WAS A BIT OFF OF THIS 2 LANE ROAD. I DID NOT WANT TO BE NEAR MY VAN THAT COMPLETELY DIED ON A 2 LOAN WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD!!!!!!!! THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE ANY CARS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!! I CALLED THE POLICE FOR HELP. THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK RIGHT AWAY AND THEN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THERE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAD PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR. I AM GOING TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLY GOING AGAINST HONDA LEGALLY. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VERY SERIOUS AND DEADLY ACCIDENT. ALSO, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND TO WARN OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR