2001 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

ON 4TH OF JULY 2014 - (INVOICE OF $4000 ON INDEPENDENCE DAY) - WAS DRIVING FROM FAMILY WEDDING EVENTS AND SUDDENLY FEELING DRIVE SHIFT AND SLIPPING GEARS ISSUE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID ACCIDENTS FROM THIS HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSION IT IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CAN LOCK UP FRONT WHEELS ON HIGHWAY AND CAN CREATE MAJOR ACCIDENT... NOW NEED TO DO REPLACEMENT/REBUILT OF POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) TO FIX FOLLOWING ISSUE " FLARED 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFTS, LONG PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO DRIVE ENGAGEMENT TIMES, OR IN EXTREME CASES NO TAKEOFF IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AFTER START UP." ALSO ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHTS STAY ON... BECAUSE OF HONDA'S FAULTY POWER TRAIN I GOT TO COME UP WITH $4000-$4500 TO MAKE MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE ON ROAD SAFE... *TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 81,681 MILES, $5026.00, ALL WORK DONE BY HONDA DEALERSHIP 4/13/11. NOW AT 142,000 HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. COASTED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY. *TR

INITIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES. HONDA MADE GOOD ON WARRANTY AND REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED AT 170,000 MILES - AFTER ONLY 70,000 MILES OF USE. *TR

I REALIZED THAT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AFTER BEING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN IT FINALLY DID IT WOULD JERK BETWEEN GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON FOR THE 2ND TIME (THE 1ST LAST WEEK FOR A SHORT THAT WAS FIXED). THEN MY TCS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THE TRANSMISSION IS ERRATIC AND PREVIOUSLY HAD ISSUES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. NOW I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT HAS LESS THAN 96,000 MILES. I'M A SINGLE MOM W/ 2 KIDS I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. I GOT THIS VAN FROM A RELATIVE AFTER MY PATHFINDER (W NEARLY 300,000 MILES ON IT) HAD AN ENGINE GASKET ISSUE I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE FIXED BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE BROKEN DOWN. I'M SEEING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 12 YRS WORTH OF MODELS? WHY IS THERE NO WARNING? WHEN I LOOKED AT OTHER CARS THERE WERE STATEMENTS WITH THEM ABOUT ISSUES. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS. THIS IS HORRIBLE QUALITY MANAGEMENT. A MINI VAN IS A KID MOBILE - HOW WOULD HONDA LIKE THE PRESS IF KIDS ARE HURT BECAUSE THIS GOES OUT WHEN KIDS ARE IN IT? I GET MY VAN SERVICED BY A MECHANIC EVERY 2 MOS - I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS. MY LAST ONE WAS 17 YRS OLD. I WON'T BUY HONDA AGAIN IF THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT QUALITY. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION UNDER 225,000 MILES BEFORE ON ANY MAKE OR MODEL. *TR

ON THE EVENING OF SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2014, I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH MY YOUNG SON GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. AS I BEGAN TO ASCEND A SLIGHT HILL ONTO A BRIDGE, THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATED. AS I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL, THE RPMS SHOT UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT PROPEL FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT OVER THE BRIDGE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. AFTER I BEGAN THE DESCENT DOWN, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHATSOEVER. I THEN COASTED DOWN TO A STOP IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. MY CAR WAS LATER TOWED AND SEEN AT A REPAIR SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT ON THE BRIDGE, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT'S MORE IS APPROXIMATELY 8 YEARS AGO, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE (ON A FREEWAY, ALTHOUGH NOT AT AN INCLINE). THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT TIME AS WELL. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT STARTUP. HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. RECOMMENDED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AT APPOX $4000 OR REBUILT OR USED AT ABOUT $2500. STILL THINKING OVER MY DECISION. *JS

ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHEN TOOK TO MARIN HONDA WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 74,000 MILES. *TR

THE TCS. & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TURNED ON, GEAR WOULD JAM IN, AFTER A STOP THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, WOULD FREQUENT JUMPS WHEN THE GEAR CHANGED, CANNOT ACCELERATE, AFTER REGULAR MAINTAINENCE WITH OIL CHANGES N TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, THE ISSUE UNRESOLVED. DIAGNOSED BY 3. AUTO EXPERTS AS TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH 1999- 2001 ODYSSEY MODELS. ONLY 82540 MILES. I AM 2 ND OWNER. I AM RETIRED AND NEED REDRESSAL OF THIS ISSUE AS I CAN'T AFFORD SERIOUS REPAIR COSTS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT AROUND 25 MPH WITH D3 FLASHING AND TCS LIGHT INDICATOR ON. THE VAN BEGAN LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AND REVOLUTION HIGH IN THE POWER TRAIN. THIS IS THE REBUILD TRANSMISSION I REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 19, 2010. SO IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 3 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY FROM HONDA MANUFACTURE HAS EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHILD WAS ABLE TO WRAP THE SEAT BELT AROUND THEIR NECK, POSING A POSSIBLE CHOKING HAZARD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT FROM THE CHILD'S NECK BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ALSO BECOME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT DISLODGE AT THE BASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SEVER THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE BELT FROM AROUND THE CHILD'S THROAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.