Honda Odyssey Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10533475August 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN/CLOSE USING ANY OF THE CONTROLS. WE HAVE TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY BUT IT WON'T LATCH COMPLETELY SO WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR SLIGHTLY AJAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS SITTING THERE. BECAUSE THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY OPEN WE HAVE TO TURN OFF THE MAIN POWER SWITCH TO THE SLIDING DOORS TO AVOID HAVING THE CONSTANT BUZZING NOISE. THIS MEANS THEY ARE LOCKED IN THE BACK SEAT AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN AFTER TRIPS TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532989August 1, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
- MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 GOT THE 1ST TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN AT 106K MILES IN 7/2009. HONDA AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST AND I PAID HALF (~$2000) TO REPLACE A NEW REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FR HONDA. - THE 2ND TRANSMISSION LAST ME ANOTHER 34K MILES (4 YEARS) AND IT SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN YESTERDAY. - I LOSE TRUST IN HONDA. NOT SURE IF HONDA STILL CONTINUE HONOR THEIR WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION WITH THEY CLAIMED THEY HAVE FIX THE ISSUE ON THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532835July 31, 2013
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND USUALLY ON COLD STARTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE GEARS FAILED. THE DEALER FIRST ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 8/26/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532560July 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING SOUTH ON RT84, JUST ENTERING CT, THE ENGINE BEGINS TO OVER-REV TO 8000RPMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, AND THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, DISENGAGING OUT OF DRIVE. COASTING, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING, NORMAL RPMS FOR IDLE SPEED. TRYING TO REENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AT A LOWER GEAR, FAILED. PULLED OFF RT84 IN VERNON ROCKVILLE, CT, AND MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE OVER-REVVING TO GET TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. PARKED, THE CAR WAS ALLOWED TO SIT, SHUT OFF FOR 45 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR, ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR. WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, BUT NOT IN A FORWARD GEAR. HAD CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALER IN MANCHESTER, CT. DEALER SUBSEQUENTLY CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. UP TO THIS POINT, NO SIGN OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE; NO SLIPPAGE, NO HESITATION. TRANSMISSION WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES OLD, HAVING BEEN REPLACED AT HONDA DEALER UNDER RECALL BACK IN 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519723June 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MINIVAN STARTED JERKY AND LOST POWER CLIMBING GENTLE SLOPE ON GEARY BLVD IN SAN FRANCISCO. AFTER I FRANTICALLY MOVED TO THE SIDE TO PREVENT BEING HIT BY A TRUCK, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513922May 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
NOTICED CAR SLIPPING WHEN IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TOOK VAN INTO DEALER IN JUNE OF 2008 FOR DIAGNOSES. INTERNAL FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND IN AUG TRANNY WENT OUT AT 120,549MILES. HAD HONDA DEALER REPAIR ISSUE. WE WERE OFFERED A DISCOUNT THRU CUSTOMER RELATIONS. NOW IN 2013 WITH ABOUT 194,000 MILES TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO GO. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. TWO TRANSMISSIONS GO BAD IN 13 YEARS. HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR LOUSY PRODUCT. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508141April 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 73000 MILES. HONDA REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT ONLY DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FILED AGAINST THEM. THE REPLACEMENT TRANS WAS RETURNED TWICE TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A HIGH PITCH WINE IN 3RD GEAR. THEY SAID IT WAS OK AND DID NOTHING. NOW THIS REMAN TRANS HAS ONLY 35000 MILES AND IT SHOWS A PO740 CODE AND HAS AN ENGAGEMENT PROBLEM FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. HONDA SAYS TOUGH LUCK, YOUR ON YOUR OWN. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504273March 23, 2013
STRUCTURE, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ALL THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE, BUT AFTER DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH I DISCOVERED IT IS COMMON IN ODYSSEYS. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES WITHOUT BEING CONCERNED FOR THE STABILITY OF OUR ENGINE AND TRANNY. THIS JUST SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501117March 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER THAT POINT, BUT WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS HAPPENED 2 MINUTES EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN A ACUTE TURN IN THE FREEWAY WITHOUT A GOOD SHOULDER TO PULL OF ON, LEAVING ME STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499709February 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY HONDA ODYSSEY (YEAR 2000) STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THEN WHEN GREEN LIGHT WAS ON, IT ROARED BIG TIME AT VERY HIGH RPM, AND MOVED VERY LITTLE. LOTS OF CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, MY CAR SUDDENLY MOVED, AND MOVED AS NORMAL AS USUAL. SINCE THEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD, MY CARS MOVES VERY TEENY-TINY BIT AFTER A STOP, AND THEN SUDDENLY PULL FORWARD. THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORSE IF MY CAR STOPS AT BOTTOM OF A HILL, THEN CLIMBING UP THE HILL AFTER THAT IS A BIG CHALLENGE. I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THERE WAS A RECALL. BUT HONDA DEALERS SAID HONDA DOES NOT SHARE ANY COST IF I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (ABOUT $4000) WHICH IS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS NOW JUST A BIT MORE THAN 70K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498487February 18, 2013
SUSPENSION
WHEN WE (FAMILY OF 4) WERE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVE WAY, AT/ABOUT 5MPH, A LOUD METALLIC NOISE WAS HEARD. IT APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDER THE VAN, FRONT/LEFT SIDE. WE PARKED THE VAN AND LOOKED UNDER THE VAN, EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. BUT THE NOISE WAS QUITE LOUD AND WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT CORRECT. WE DROVE THE VAN ABOUT 50 FEET IN OUR CUL-DE-SAC AND HEARD ANOTHER METALLIC NOISE AND SOMETHING FELL UNDER THE VAN. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE VAN, WE FOUND A PIECE OF SUSPENSION SPRING, ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. THE PIECE WAS NOT RUSTED OR BRITTLE, IT LOOKED PRETTY STONG, BUT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SUDDENLY BROKEN/SNAPPED. LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN WE WERE ARE ON ANY HIGHWAY OR AT A HIGHER SPEED. LATER WE TOOK VAN TO GET, THE SPRINGS/STRUTS REPLACED. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE NOT ALONE, THIS SEEM TO HAVE HAPPENED LOTS OF OTHER FAMILIES. A TYPICAL WEBSITE EXAMPLE IS BELOW. I COULD FIND MANY MORE. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SYSTEMIC OR MATERIAL PROBLEM WITH THESE SPRINGS AND HONDA MUST DO SOMETHING SO THAT NONE WOULD GET INJURED OR HURT. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/FRONT-SUSPENSION-COIL-SPRING-PROBLEMS.PHP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496376February 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I AM A LICENSED USED VEHICLE SALESPERSON. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT A DEALER AUCTION FEB. 2012. UPON PURCHASE THAT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FAIL WITH ITS 11 MPH SHIFT UNTIL IT GOT WARM. WE THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY A FILTER AS OTHER VEHICLES HAVE HAD. WHEN WE GOT IT HOME, WE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION HAS NO WAY TO CHANGE FLUID OR FILTER. I CALLED HONDA ABOUT A RECALL, THEY SAID NO RECALLS. IT WOULD ONLY COST ME $3797 DEALER COST TO REPLACE IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT HONDA STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM EVERY VEHICLE YEAR UP TO 2012. I THINK IF THEY CAN PRODUCE AND USE SUCH A TRANSMISSION, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THEM ALL. TOYOTA RECALLED ALL THEIR ENGINES 2 YEARS AGO, REGARDLESS OF YEAR OR MILEAGE AND THEY SURVIVED THE RECALL. I AM STILL DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. CAN'T AFFORD TO ADD THIS MUCH MONEY TO THIS VEHICLE AND STILL BE ABLE TO RESELL IT TO THE PUBLIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496209February 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
FIRST INCIDENT 5/5 08-TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WENT ON. BROUGHT IT TO HONDA DEALER THE RAN THE CODE AND STATED INTERNAL TRANS FAILURE. SINCE WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAD ALL TRANS SERVICE AT HONDA THEY AGREED TO SPLIT HALF THE COST. I ASKED WHAT IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN THE SERVICE REP STATED "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT" IT WILL LAST AT LONG TIME. WELL HERE I AM AGAIN WITH 45,000 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT TO HONDA AND THEY SAID "SORRY YOU ON YOUR OWN" 4-5 THOUSAND TO REPLACE. THAT IS MORE THAN THE VAN IS WORTH. I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT REFUSE TO RECALL OR FIX THEM CORRECTLY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING ON 12/8/12 I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. I ALMOST WAS HIT. I COULDN'T MOVE, THE VAN HAD NO POWER, JUST REVERTED UP THE 3000 RPM'S I WAS SCARED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I GUESS WHEN PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENTS FROM THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FROM HONDA MAYBE SOMETHING WILL HOPEFULLY BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494818January 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE HAD THREE TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THIS ODYSSEY. TWO WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 50K MILES, SO IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE 36K WARRANTY. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A VEHICLE COULD GO THROUGH THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490214December 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489531December 22, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I PURCHASED BRAND NEW MICHELIN DEFENDER TIRES THREE WEEKS AGO FROM A MICHELIN CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR SHOP. TODAY WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUT...CONSISTENT WITH A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE WERE DRIVING LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM OUR HOME, ON A CLEAR DAY, WITH NO POT HOLES, OR OBSTACLES IN THE ROAD. WE DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. WE WERE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR...ON A CLEAR CITY STREET IN VIRGINIA. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE....IT WAS OBVIOUS THE TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WE WENT ACROSS THE STREET TO MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO. THE TIRE HAD FOUR BLOW OUT HOLES ON EVERY SINGLE SIDE OF THIS TIRE. THIS TIRE IS ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD. IT HAS LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. MICHELIN REFUSED TO WARRANTY THIS TIRE. THEY COVERED ONLY 50 % OF THE TIRE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY...WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE TIRE WAS CONFISCATED (PER MICHELIN) BY MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488131December 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD ERRONEOUSLY BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING SECURED IN PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY AS HE REALIZED THAT THE ALTHOUGH THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, HE FAILED TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486612November 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MOVING FROM STOP AT LOW SPEED THE TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD THUMP WHEN IT DOES SHIFT. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ONCE IN MOTION, THERE IS ROUGH SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR ALSO. JUDGED BY ME TO BE UNSAFE IF DRIVEN BY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT OK WITH CAUTION IF DRIVEN CAREFULLY BY ME SINCE I HAVE BEEN PRINCIPAL DRIVER FOR 13 YEARS. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED 11/13/12 BY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY SINCE NEW (IT IS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE) CONFIRMING INTERNAL SLIPPAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. DEALERSHIP VOLUNTARILY CONTACTED HONDA DISTRICT MANAGER IN CALIFORNIA FOR A DECISION ON WHETHER HONDA WOULD PARTICIPATE IN REPLACEMENT COST. REQUEST DENIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486220November 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HONDA RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6,400. WE DID SOME WEB RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN 2000 ODYSSEYS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF EARLY MALFUNCTION. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED WE CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE AGE PORTION OF THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM (8 YEARS) DESPITE BEING WELL INSIDE THE MILEAGE PORTION OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486008November 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 229,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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