2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN IF THE VEHICLE'S GEAR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SRS MODULE OR THE SRS UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 14V351000 (AIR BAGS), 14V349000 (AIR BAGS), 13V132000 (AIR BAGS), AND 11V260000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WITHOUT WARNING NO DASH LIGHTS NOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC..A SLIGHT UP REV AND THEN COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION....JUST AVOIDED BEING REARENDED AS THE CAR SLOWED QUICKLY ON A RISE AND JUST MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER IN TRAFFIC..FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL BUT FLUID HAD A ODOR ...MY MECHANIC TOWED THE CAR AND DRAINED AND FILLED THE TRANS (NOT CONVERTOR) TO VERIFY CONDITION..TRANS WILL MOVE IN REVERSE AT HIGH RPM. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 6/6/05 AT 37400 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AND TOPPED OFF AS NEEDED UNTIL NOW..IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURED IF NOT FOR OBSERVANT DRIVER BEHIND ME..I UNDERSTAND FROM TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND REBUILDERS THAT HONDA TRANSMISSION ARE BUILT TO FAIL WITH VERY POOR DESIGN (NO FILTERING OF FLUIDS,,AND VERY WEAK CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES) TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IT WILL COST $3800.00-TO $5000.00 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND $3000.00 FOR A RELIABLE REBUILT (JASPER) THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED TO REPLACE MY 2004 FREESTAR WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES THREE TIMES WITHIN 75.000 MILES. *TR

VAN WAS PARKED AFTER A LONG TRIP (~700 MILES) AND NO TROUBLE NOTED AT THAT POINT. NEXT TIME THE VAN WAS DRIVEN THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND WITH FREQUENCY AT TIRE SPEED AND A RATTLING SOUND. CHECKED WHEEL WELL AND FOUND PIECE OF BROKEN FRONT SPRING IN THE PASSENGER WHEEL WELL, STILL TANGLED WITH THE STRUT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WE REMOVED SO WE COULD DRIVE HOME. FORTUNATELY NO TIRE DAMAGE WAS NOTED, BUT THE SPRING LOOKS LIKE IT COULD POP OUT OF THE CONTAINING COLLAR. LOOKED LIKE A FATIGUE FRACTURE, SUSPECT IT OCCURRED DURING THE TWO WEEKS THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN UNHEATED BUILDING. ABOUT 3/4 TURN OF THE COIL WAS BROKEN OFF. AFRAID THE OTHER SPRING COULD GO AT ANY TIME! THIS COULD BE BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON MY PART. THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE WINDOW DROPPING, THE RUSH OF AIR COMING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND THE LOUD FREEWAY NOISE CAUSED ME TO REDIRECT MY FOCUS FROM THE ROADWAY. AFTER PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY REPOSITION THE WINDOW TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE BACK HOME AND PARK THE MINIVAN UNTIL MY MECHANIC COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AT A COST OF $200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THIS TIME THE COST AT THE DEALER WAS $340. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS INHERENT PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE PROBLEM OCCUR WHILE DRIVING. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND/OR REIMBURSE CURRENT OWNERS FOR THE COST OF POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACEMENTS. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, PURCHASED WITH 83,610 MILES FROM SUBARU OF EXETER. JUNE 23, 2008, 104,527 MILES. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WARRANTY COVERED UP TO 109,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL WARRANTY AT DOVER AUTO WORLD, HONDA SERVICE, DUE TO CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS BEING ON. TRANSMISSION CAME WITH A 3YR/36,000 WARRANTY. DECEMBER 1, 2014, 184,148 MILES (80K ON 2ND TRANSMISSION), DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE SOMETIMES ENGINE SLIPS BEFORE FINALLY ENGAGING INTO GEAR, OVER THE NEXT WEEK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS AND D4 LIGHT FLASHING LIGHT ON. TRANSMISSION FAULT CODE P0780, DIAGNOSED, DROVE VAN TWO MORE DAYS WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOWED TO LOCAL IN TOWN MECHANIC, GIVEN ESTIMATE FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION + LABOR $4,500. SPOKE WITH HONDA MOTORS OF AMERICA, ON DEC 18TH 2014 PROVIDED WITH ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION, THE RESPONSE PROVIDED BY HONDA IS THAT THE VAN HAD EXCEEDED WARRANTY AND I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE LIABILITY AND PAY FOR IT. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHERE SURPRISED THAT IT WAS REPLACED IN 2008 UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA CLAIMED THE MILEAGE LIMIT WAS 100,000. BOTTOM LINE IS NO HELP, SPOKE WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP...THEY COULD NOT HELP. SINCE HONDA OF AMERICA HAD DENIED ME. I AGREE THAT I SHOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE COST (LABOR) BUT HONDA SHOULD COVER FOR MATERIALS SINCE ITS THEIR PRODUCT AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. *TR

OUR CARS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. WE BRING THEM IN FOR ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND DO NOT DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VAN AND WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THEN IN 2010, ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT UP AND DROVE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. WE BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID WE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THEY OFFERED TO DO THAT FOR A HEFTY PRICE AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL HELP BECAUSE WE HAD BOUGHT THE VAN ON AN AIR FORCE BASE IN GERMANY. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THE VAN WAS RACED OR NOT, WHICH IT NEVER WAS. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND PUT IN A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY ALSO INCLUDED ALL THE UPGRADES TO THE TRANNY. THE VAN NOW HAS 153,000MILES ON IT AND WE ARE HOPING THAT IT KEEPS DRIVING WELL BECAUSE THAT TRANSMISSION REPAIR IS SO EXPENSIVE. *TR

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOOR, SEAT BELT AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AT 160K REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $5000. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED TO GO AND PUSHED THE GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I TURNED THE VAN OFF AND ON BY THE IGNITION A FEW TIMES THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING OTHER THAN A TRANSMISSION GEAR ISSUE. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, IT CAUGHT GEAR SO I PROCEEDED TOWARDS WORK. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A HALF BLOCK FROM MY JOB. AS I WAS PULLING IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED AGAIN AND I BARELY COASTED INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, RESET THE SYSTEM AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS GOING TO NEED TO HAVE IT REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS THESE ISSUES AND IT HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE APPEARED TO BE A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SPORADIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THE SLIPPING WAS NORMAL, BECAUSE IT MEANT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE DEALER STATED THE FLUID REPLACEMENT, WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE SLIPPING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM 20,000 MILES LATER, EXCEPT TO A GREATER DEGREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS A CONCERN, AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO COVER A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, IT WASN'T AND THE WARRANTY HAD SINCE EXPIRED. *JB