Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#10278615July 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTY UPSHIFTING!I TRIED RETURNING IT BUT THE HONDA DEALER THAT ORIGINALLY SERVICED THE CAR SAID THAT IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY! THE CAR IS DANGEROUS! I DRIVE TO THE STORE IN IT AND AT EACH STOP SIGN WHEN I ACCELERATE! THE CAR SUDDENLY SCREECHES FORWARD AND ENGAGES AFTER REVVING UP TO 4000RPM THIS CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BRAKE THE WHEELS MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE! THE HONDA DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY HOWEVER THIS IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION OF 2006 WITH ATTN JARED STAMELL! HONDA HAS MADE A VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO TAKE THESE MODELS OFF THE ROAD! I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE HONDA REPAIR THIS 2001 ODYSSEY AUTO TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS CAUSED ME A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BEING STUCK WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT THEY DO NOT WISH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT THEY ADMIT IT NEEDS! THIS HONDA COMPANY HAS A VERY NON RESPONSIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PEOPLE HAVE EVEN POSTED THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE KILLED PEOPLE!EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I DRIVE THE HONDA ODYSSEY THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP AND DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278112July 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN APRIL 2009, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT(CEL) CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLED WHEN I STOPPED. IT RESTARTED AND WOULD REPEAT THIS WITH EACH STOP. I TOOK IT TO MY USUAL GARAGE (THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE WAY THERE!) AND THEY SAID THE ONLY CODE THAT COME UP WAS P0172 FOR RICH FUEL, THEY PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN THE GAS AND IT DROVE FINE--WHICH IT DOES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. IN MAY, THE CAR 'S CEL WAS STILL SPORADICALLY COMING ON AND STALLING,AND I CALLED THE 800# FOR HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH A RIANO. WHEN I TOLD HIM OF MY CAR'S SYMPTOMS AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS GOING ON OR RECALLS ABOUT THIS HE SAID "NO", AND TO JUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK. AS THE LIGHT WAS OFF AT THAT POINT AND WHAT I'D GONE THROUGH AT THE OTHER GARAGE I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT WAS ON. ON JULY 20TH, I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THE DOT SITE WHICH MENTIONED THE EGR VALVE PROBLEM AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 8 YRS AND 80,000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT BY HONDA. MY MILEAGE HAD JUST PASSED 80,000 THAT WEEKEND. I CALLED THE 800# FOR HONDA AND SPOKE WITH A BRIAN WHO STATED THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN MADE JUNE 26, 2001 AND IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. I TOOK IT TO BILL PAGE HONDA IN FALLS CHURCH, VA, (CEL STILL OFF AT THIS TIME) , THEY SAID IT WAS THE EGR VALVE PLUS A THIRD PRESSURE SWITCH. IF I'D BEEN TOLD OF THE EGR PROBLEM IN MAY WHEN I ASKED RIANO I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN THEN AND BEEN WELL UNDER THE TIME AND MILEAGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THEY OWE ME THE $835.70 FOR REPAIRS AS THEY "LIED BY OMISSION". THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276089July 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD HESITATE. THE ENGINE DID NOT REV AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SOLENOID SWITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND POSSIBLY LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275718July 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273615June 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SHOOK, AND SURGED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH GEARS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR FAILED. DURING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST INTO THIRD GEAR, COMPLETELY SKIPPING SECOND GEAR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270134May 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269560May 20, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268957May 17, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN ANY LONGER. THERE ARE 19 SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS BUT YET NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268648May 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267285April 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266130April 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265724April 17, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264772April 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264044April 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264551March 31, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262929March 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RAW GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN OF OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN CONSISTENTLY OVER THIS TIME. THEY SMELL IT TOO BUT CAN'T FIND IT. WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED EVERYTHING THEY HAVE SAID IT WAS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. GOOGLE SHOWS ABOUT 4800 POSTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA OF AMERICA SAYS THEY ARE DONE LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM AND SAYS TOO BAD. THE SMELL LASTS ABOUT 2-4 MINUTES AND HAPPENS SOMETIMES EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK AND SOMETIMES WILL SKIP A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WHEN WE HAVE FRIENDS IN THE CAR, THEY ARE ALL AFRAID AS WE ARE THAT THE CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE. IT LEAVES US SICK TO OUR STOMACH AND HEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
20
Deaths:
0
#10262799March 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE GEAR SLIPPAGE. IMMEDIATELY, THE EMISSIONS CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION'S INTERNAL GEAR RATIO. THE VEHICLE IS OPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262236March 18, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AS BEST WE CAN DETERMINE (BASED ON NOISE) THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED WHILE PARKING AT LOW SPEEDS. NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE CAR WAS USED AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR A SHORT TRIP FOLLOWING THIS. IT PULLED HARD TO ALTERNATING SIDES (RIGHT AND LEFT). CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO REPAIR WHERE WE WERE ADVISED WE ARE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD THE SPRING PUNCTURE THE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT COST OF $850. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS TWO FOLD. FIRST - THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT I DO NOT FEEL IS ACCEPTABLE IN A CAR OF ANY AGE; AND SECOND - THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262202March 17, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
ON JUNE 28, 2006 I HEARD A NOISE NEAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING CRACKED AND WAS IMPINGING ON THE TIRE. HONDA COVERED THE COST OF THE SPRING, BUT NOT THE STRUT OR THE LABOR. ON MARCH 12, 2009- I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PART OF THE CAR AND BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING CRACKED- WE PAID OUT OF POCKET THE COST OF THE SPRING AND THE STRUT AND THE LABOR. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE CRACKED SPRING CAUSED THE STRUT TO LEAK WHICH THEREFORE REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261529March 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK UPON SHIFTING GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED AT SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED $1,200 OFF THE COST OF THE $3,700 REPAIR COST THAT WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Honda Odyssey