2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 26, AS I WAS APPROACHING MY COMPANY PARKING LOT, I HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT END. AFTER PARKED VEHICLE I FOUND ICE/SNOW BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND FENDER SKIRT. I THOUGHT NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ACCUMULATED ICE/SNOW, SO I REMOVE IT FROM VEHICLE. WHEN I LEFT AFTER WORK, THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. I TURNED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT SPRING WAS BROKEN AT THE LAST COIL AT BOTTOM OF THE SPRING. BROKEN SPRING ONLY HAD ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER SPRING SEAT TO SUPPORT VEHICLE'S WEIGHT. THE BROKEN PORTION WAS HANGED ON THE BROKEN SPRING. THE NOISE WAS FROM THE BROKEN PORTION TOUCHING ROLLING WHEEL. THE BROKEN SECTION WAS VERY SHARP WHICH POSED GREAT DANGER OF PIERCING, OR PUNCTURING THE TIRE. WHEN I ASKED THE HONDA DEALER TO REPLACE THE SPRING, I WAS TOLD THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS DAMAGED BY THE BROKEN SPRING. CONSEQUENTLY THE STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY I DROVE ON A LOCAL STREET AT A LOW SPEED THAT DAY. HAD THE SPRING BROKEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENT, WITH POTENTIAL FOR FATALITIES. A METALLURGIST TOOK A LOOK AT THE SPRING AND TOLD ME THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO CORROSION ACCELERATED PREMATURE FATIGUE FAILURE. THE METALLURGIST ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HONDA HAS CHANGED SPRING DESIGN AFTER 2001 MODEL. I CALLED HONDA NORTH AMERICA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INCIDENT AND DEFECTIVE SPRING. I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT THAT COULD GREATLY IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, IF IN FACT A TIRE IS PUNCTURED, OR STEERING IS IMPAIRED, DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING. HONDA REFUSED TO ANALYZE THE FAILURE AND TOLD ME TO SCRAP, OR TO THROW AWAY, THE BROKEN SPRING. I KEEP THE BROKEN SPRING IN MY POSSESSION. IF NHTSA WOULD LIKE EXAMINE AND ANALYZE THE BROKEN SPRING, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF AN INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED, I WILL SEND IT TO YOU UPON YOUR REQUEST. *TR

PASSENGER AUTOMATIC VAN DOOR ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TO COMPLETELY CLOSE EVEN AFTER BEING "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES. DOOR HAS ACTUALLY COME OPEN AFTER VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VAN, TILL MY HUSBAND FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO "BUMP" THE DOOR CLOSE AND KEEP SAFETY LOCK ON. MY KIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SIT NEAR THIS DOOR. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AS SAFETY HAZARD THAT HONDA WILL NOT COMMENT ON. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN ANY LONGER. THERE ARE 19 SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS BUT YET NO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. HE IS CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO GET HONDA TO REPLACE IT FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE OTHER HALF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,454.

HONDA 2001 ODYSSEY MINI-VAN TRANSMISSION FAILURE - HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE WITH THE ENGINE ACCELERATING BUT NO MOVEMENT. HONDA HAS A CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN LITIGATED WITH A SETTLEMENT IN DEC 2006 TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA. HONDA EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY BY 9 MONTHS !! THE FACT IS THAT HONDA SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED - ALL THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE REPLACE BY HONDA AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY ON TRIP TO CHARLOTTE, NC FROM DETROIT, MI. DROVE ABOUT 350 MILES FROM DETROIT AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING SPEED IN I77 SB. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BROKE DOWN, POLICE CAME DOWN AND HELP ME TO CALL TOWING COMPANY. TOWED THE VAN @43 MILES TO HONDA DEALER IN PARKERSBURG, WV. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BLEW UP AND IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WILL TAKE APPROX 5 DAYS TO FIX IT. I RANTED A CAR ACROSS FROM DEALER AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. 3 DAYS LATER, I GOT CALL FROM DEALER THAT THE TR WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE TIME HAS EXPIRED. TR PROBLEM IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE SO IT MUST BE COVERED UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. I AM FEELING THAT I GOT CHEATED BY HONDA BY USING FAULTY PARTS IN CAR WHICH HAS COST ME @3200 DOLLARS. *TR

USING THE VEHICLE DAILY UNDER NORMAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS AROUND A SMALL TOWN NOISE WAS HEARD EMANATING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. INSPECTION OF THE EQUIPMENT FOUND BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKEN AND THE UPPER TURNING BEARINGS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COIL SPRING FRACTURES. THE USAGE OF THE VEHICLE AS A GROCERY GETTER DOES EXPLAIN A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AND THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. BOTH FRONT COIL/STRUT ASSEMBLIES ALONG WITH THE STABILIZER LINKS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. *TR

WE ARE HAVING OUR TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. HONDA PAID FOR THE FIRST TWO BUT NOT THIS ONE. CLEARLY SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WHEN YOU ONLY GET ABOUT 30K MILES PER TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 77,000 MILES AND SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE, TCS AND THE BLINKING D4 LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING IN LIGHTS, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND IT TOOK LONG TIME TO GET TRACTION. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT!! TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST $3900. IN MY OPINION, TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS EARLY AND I WANT HONDA TO TAKE COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT THEY OFFER. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS HAVE MANY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT SOME ISSUES ARE ELECTRICAL AND STICKING LOCKS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DIDN'T CLOSE COMPLETELY AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN SHE COULDN'T OPEN THE DOORS AT ALL. *JB