Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#10073693May 17, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073505May 11, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE LOCKS WILL WORK NORMALLY, AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073468May 11, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN AND CAME OFF THE DOOR TRACK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061282March 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GASOLINE ODOR ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK SEAL, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061284March 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GASOLINE ODOR ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK SEAL, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK TWO DAYS LATER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060273March 3, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 DO NOT STOP WHEN CLOSING AND A PERSON GETS IN THE WAY. IT IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058828February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER GETTING OUR 30000 MILES MAINTENANCE COMPLETED WHICH INCLUDED (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AN OIL CHANGE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WE STARTED NOTICING A HESITATION IN THE CAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED, IT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED THUS I ASSUMED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THEM ASSESS THE SITUATION AND THEY FOUND THAT TWO OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34K MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS PREMATURE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN, THEREFORE, I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY OF THIS PART (THE ENGINE MOUNTS).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059704February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE GENERAL MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE MOUNTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059720February 24, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER FINGER BECAME WEDGED IN THE HOLE IN THE MALE SECTION OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE BUCKLE WAS CUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND CARRIED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR REMOVAL. THE CHILD SUFFERED TISSUE DAMAGE AND MUSCLES BRUISING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10057044February 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODESSEY. 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING THE VAN BEGAN SHIFTING HARD UP AND DOWN. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I WENT TO TURN LEFT AND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO GO BEFORE A CAR CAME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD!! THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED SENDING US FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. I DID NOT WANT TO CHANCE ANYTHING HAPPENING AND TOOK IT RIGHT INTO A TRANSMISSION PLACE. THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A NEW CAR AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE "RELIABLE" . ALSO, I HAD ANOTHER CAR WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE EFFECTS WERE NOT SO SUDDEN AND FREIGHTENING! I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN I BEGAN TO RESEARCH MY PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I WAS EVEN MORE UPSET WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, ONLY A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS WARRANTY BECAUSE MY CAR WAS INITALLY PURCHACED IN CANADA AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. SHE PROCEDED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE CAR IF THE NHTSA TELLS THEM THEY HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL. I THOUGHT A HONDA WAS A HONDA. I AM EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED IN READING OTHER ACCOUNTS WHERE REPLACED AND REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057296February 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING DIFFERENT WHEN STARTING. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER DOESN'T WANT TO HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. *LA *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
12
Deaths:
0
#10055120January 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
AT 49,000 MILES THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A ROARING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHICH BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER DAILY. THESE BEARINGS ARE SEALED AND SHOULD AT LEAST LAST FOR 100,000 MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED AND THE NOISE STOPPED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070991January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPEN ELECTRONICALLY, EITHER THROUGH THE REMOTE, THE DRIVER'S CONTROLS ON THE DASH, OR THE HANDLES (BOTH INTERIOR & EXTERIOR) ON THE DOOR. THIS ONLY AFFECTS ONE DOOR (SO FAR). THE DEALER SAYS THAT WASHERS HAVE TO BE ATTACHED TO FOUR GROUNDING WIRES INSIDE THE DOOR IN ORDER FOR THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY TO WORK CORRECTLY, AT A COST OF $240. IT IS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT IT SEEMS THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN EITHER THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069415January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE MINIVAN HAS AUTOMATIC SLIDING REAR DOORS THAT DO NOT STOP CLOSING EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AND AM VERY AFRAID THAT IF THE DOOR DOES NOT STOP WHEN I AM OBTRUCTING IT, THAT IT IS SIMILARLY NOT STOP FOR UNKNOWING KIDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057297January 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED DUE TO BULB BEING DEFORMED FROM HEAT BUILD-UP. *LA *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052989January 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY HONDA 2001 ODYSSEY SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WHILE DOING ABOUT 50 MPH. THE SHIFTING WAS CRAZY AND HIGHLY ERRATIC. IT HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALER BUT HAS TO BEGGED FOR A LOANER CAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052642January 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILS TO RESTART FROM TIME TO TIME REQUIRING JUMPSTART. BATTERY WAS CHANGED EARLY LAST YEAR WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SO FAR. THE LATEST ONE OCCURRED YESTERDAY WITHIN ABOUT THREE WEEKS OF THE PREVIOUS SUCH INCIDENT. THE VAN HAS BECOME VERY UNRELIABLE NOW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051487January 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA IS NOT HONORING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY HAVE ON THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. I PURCHASED A HONDA RECENTLY AND IT TURNS OUT THE SELLER DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I FOUND OUT 5 DAYS AFTER BRINGING IT HOME FROM A HONDA DEALER. I ALSO FOUND OUT HONDA HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS BUT WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THE CAR CAME FROM CANADA WHICH WAS ALSO NOT DISCLOSED. BOTH HONDA US AND HONDA CANADA HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON THIS BUT WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT IS A CANADIAN HONDA (ALTHOUGH IT WAS SOLD BY A US DEALER IN THE US TO THE PARTY I BOUGHT IT FROM) AND BECAUSE I AM A US CITIZEN. I READ AN ARTICLE IN USA TODAY THAT SAID HONDA HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THIS YEAR OF HONDA ODYSSEY AND OTHER VEHICLES THEY MAKE TO 100,00 MILES OR 7 YEARS DUE TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE NHTSA BECAUSE NHTSA WAS GETTING READY TO ISSUE A RECALL. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE HONDA I PURCHASED AND IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2001. I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT AS HONDA TERMS GRAY MARKET CARS. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED MOST OF THE HONDA'S ARE MADE IN CANADA THAT COME INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST , SOME ARE ALLOTED FOR CANADA AND SOME FOR THE US AS I HAVE FOUND OUT. BUT ME AS THE AVERAGE CONSUMER KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THAT. HONDA MADE THIS AUTOMOBILE, THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. THEY HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON IT IN BOTH COUNTRIES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW AS I DO NOT WANT TO RISK MY CHILDRENS SAFETY OR MINE IF THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL COMPLETELY, SAY ON THE FREEWAY. HONDA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS AND HAS REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE . CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051633December 16, 2003
AIR BAGS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER STATED ON 11/25/03 HE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT, WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THAT HIS SEAT, WHICH WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, COLLAPSED. HE STATED HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER, AND WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS SEATED ON THE THIRD SEAT, SHE WAS ALSO INJURED. HE STATES ALSO THAT HIS WIFE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10049445December 9, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ODYSSEY SURGES AT SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH. DURING THIS TIME THE RPM SURGES TO 4000 AND THEN BACK DOWN TO 1.5-2000. DEALER HAD ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM 5 TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS SO INTERMITTENT THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR DUPLICATED THE ISSUE. THEY EVEN KEPT THE VAN FOR A FULL WEEK AND DROVE IT. AMERICA HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY UNRESPONSIVE AS I HAVE FILED ISSUE WITH THEM AS WELL. THEY JUST SEEM THAT THEY WOULD RATHER HIDE THE PROBLEM THAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND HOPE THAT THE ISSUE BECOMES LARGE AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS HONDA PRODUCT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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