Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#10461117June 10, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD STALLED, BUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING... I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AT INCREASINGLY SLOWER SPEEDS. ONCE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT HELPED ME TO MOVE FORWARD UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, TURNED ON AND OFF AT EVERY CHANCE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THAN I TRIED TO CUT OFF AND SEE IF REVERSE WOULD WORK AND IT DID NOTHING, I CUT OFF ONE LAST TIME AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PULL THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460623June 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY 20 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME ALONE WHEN SUDDENLY ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. SINCE THEN WE CANNOT TAKE CAR OVER 30MPH AND AS SOON AS IT HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO OVERHEAT. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE GEAR INDICATOR D4 STARTS FLASHING RED. ALTHOUGH HONDA PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR 7 YRS OR 100,000 MILES WHEN I CALLED THEM I WAS TOLD TOO BAD, THE CAR IS TOO OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460191May 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION BLEW WITHOUT WARNING ON REMOTE STRETCH OF ARIZONA HIGHWAY WHERE THERE ISN'T EVEN CELL PHONE COVERAGE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THIS CAR HAS HAD. IT IS A MINIVAN AND DOES NOT TOW OR EVEN HAVE A TOW HITCH. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS, EITHER ONE OF THEM, AND NOT LEAVE ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED THIS WAY. WE DO ALL THE REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE. EVEN HONDA ADMITS IT'S JUST A PROBLEM FOR THIS PART, BUT THEY DON'T CARE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459966May 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELT PARKWAY IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED TO BE LESS RESPONSIVE AND BECAME VERY SLOW. A MINUTE LATER, I GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I GOT OFF THE NEAREST EXIT AFTER BEING VERY NERVOUS AND SCARED BY THE SLOW SPEED OF THE CAR. I STOPPED BY THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. I DID COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND TURNED TO BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (CODES: P0730, P0740). NOW MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND DAY GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459975May 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WE WERE GOING FROM NYC TO NC AND THE ENGINE STARTED RACING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE... WE STARTED SEEING SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW AND STARTED SMELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID... WE PULLED OFF AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE GOING TO THE DESTINATION BUT COULD GO NO FURTHER AFTER THAT.. WE HAD TO GET A RENTAL BACK HOME AND THE CAR IS STILL IN NC... AND THIS IS THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALER INSTALL AFTER THE RECALL.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458214May 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AT AROUND 120K OUR ODYSSEY WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A "FUNNY" SHIFT WHERE IT CLUNKED A BIT. THIS HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THE SYMPTOMS WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY GO AWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER OR IN THE SHOP. WITH 149K, WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE SPEED TO BE QUICKLY REDUCED WITHOUT THE BREAKS BEING APPLIED, CREATING AN UNSAFE AND INOPERABLE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. YOU ARE DRIVING NORMALLY, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE YOUR CAR'S TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOW GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457110May 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE HONDA ODYSSEY & PRELUDE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY EARLY (AND LATE) FAILURES DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL PROBLEMS DUE TO DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP. (HIGHER THAN NORMAL DEFECTS DUE TO WORKMANSHIP IN MATERIAL... ARE EXACTLY THE WORDS USED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTICED I RECEIVED A FEW YEARS AGO. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES HOWEVER MANY CUSTOMERS LIKE ME ARE CONSERVATIVE DRIVERS, NOT PUSHING THEIR VEHICLES TO EXTREMES, SO FAILURES OFTEN OCCUR AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE (DISCOUNT OR WHATEVER) HOWEVER THEY HAVE DECLINED. CASE NUMBERS [XXX] & [XXX]. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND ASK FOR ASSISTANCE GETTING HONDA TO OWN UP TO THE ISSUE BEYOND A SIMPLE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456588April 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AS FOLLOWS: FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 20 MAY 2003 AT 37,531 MILES. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 14 MAY 2007 AT 119,849 MILES. THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 23 APRIL 2012 AT 193,820 MILES. THESE FAILURES ARE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP OF THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE AS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IN THEIR LETTER TITLED "AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION N WARRANTY EXTENSION" IN THE WINTER OF 2002. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH HONDA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURES; HOWEVER HONDA WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE CASE OF THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION ON THE OPEN ROAD WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE LATTER CONDITION IS HAZARDOUS ON ROADS WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HIGH ROAD SPEEDS. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED TO ENCOURAGE HONDA TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455445April 16, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN PULLING INTO A PACKING SPACE, THE CAR HAD A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CAR THEN LEAP OVER CURB AND BUSHES AND HIT THE WALL AT FRONT. FRONT BUMPER DAMAGED AND AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454187April 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ERROR CODE PO74Q TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER ENGINE, LOTS OF SMOKE BUT NO FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452918March 25, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY VAN. IT SHOWED NO PROBLEMS AT ALL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING HOME FRIDAY EVENING. I HAD THE SHOP PICK IT UP AND CHECK IT OUT ON MONDAY. THEY FOUND TWO CODES BUT NO SUPPORT FOR THE PROBLEM IN THE TEST DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP, THE FIRST SIGN APPEARED WITH MY RPM REVVING UP TO 5K BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT BRIEFLY. WHEN I STARTED TO GO FORWARD, THE VAN BUMPED AND HESITATED BEFORE GETTING IN TO GEAR AND BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS CONTINUED AT THE NEXT TWO STOP LIGHTS BACK TO THE SHOP. SINCE IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM, HE HAD ME KEEP THE VAN UNTIL MONDAY. THE CAR DROVE FINE HOME AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH ON THE WAY HOME FROM CHURCH. READING A HONDA FORUM INFORMED ME THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452236March 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT APPROX. 70,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND WAS REPLACED. NOW AT APPROX. 105,000 TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR TO HELP RECTIFY A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451996March 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A USED 2001 ODYSSEY WITH 104,000 MILES. WITHIN A MONTH THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. WE LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THAT THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS YEAR WAS ON RECALL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED US THAT WE HAD EXCEEDED THE RECALL LIMIT BY 3000 MILES (WE WERE THEN AT 118,000). WE COULD HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED FOR $4000. WE TOLD THEM THAT WAS INSANE CONSIDERING IT WAS ONLY A 3000 MILE DISCREPANCY FOR THE RECALL.....THEY SHRUGGED. WE TOOK IT TO AAMCO, WHO REBUILT IT FOR $2600, A SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS. HOWEVER, HERE WE ARE, TWO YEARS LATER AND IT GOES AGAIN....SUDDENLY! I WAS DRIVING IN TAMPA RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, WHEN MY TCS LIGHT COMES ON, AND MY D4 STARTS FLASHING. I FELT THE TRANSMISSION DROP WHEN I PULLED TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT. WHEN I BEGAN TO GO AGAIN, IT BARELY CRAWLED, THOUGH REGISTERING 2500 RPM. I STOPPED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE, WHOSE COMPUTER READ VARIOUS CODES: DRIVESHAFT, O2 SENSOR, SOLENOID, AND TWO OTHERS WHICH HE SAID WERE TRANSMISSION RELATED. SO I BEGIN TO DRIVE THE CAR TO AAMCO WHICH IS 1 MILE AWAY. I HAD TO MAKE A U-TURN, AND TWO LEFTS WITH THE CAR BARELY MOVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I GET TO AAMCO, AND HE TELLS ME THAT I PASSED MY WARRANTY WITH HIM 7000 MILES AGO AND I'M OUT OF LUCK. SO I DANGEROUSLY CHUG THIS THING AND MY CHILDREN HOME, HOPING WE MAKE IT. WE DID, BUT NOW WHAT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451557March 13, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN CAME TO A FULL STOP WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451233March 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED OUR 2001 ODYSSEY VAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. I USED THE VAN ONLY IN THE CITY WITH LOW MILEAGE ABOUT 83,300 MILES. RECENTLY, I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON, AND SOMETIMES THE TCS LIGHT TO GO ON AND D4 LIGHT FLASHING. I FELT THE VAN WAS SLIPPING IN/OUT OF GEAR AND NOT UNDER CONTROL. I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC CHECKED THE VAN AND TOLD ME THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND PROBABLY NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING HONDA COMPLAINTS FOR 2001 ODYSSEYS THERE IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449638February 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 4 CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING IRRADICALLY AND BECOMING VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND PUT HER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. *TR HONDA REPLACED THE FAILED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY BUT DID NOTHING TO PREVENT WHAT WAS TO COME. NOW ON 2/25/12 AT 108622 MILES, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT STARTED SHIFTING TO A NEUTRAL STATE BETWEEN GEARS AND JUMPING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER AND EMITTING A LOUD WHINING NOISE. AGAIN, A VERY UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS TIME THERE IS HASSLE COMING FROM HONDA TO HONOR A REPLACEMENT. I ALSO FEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT WON'T BE PERFORMED WITH A CORRECTED UNIT AS PER MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY ISSUE KNOWING THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449053February 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD WITH VERY LITTLE APPARENT THRUST THEN WOULD SUDDENLY "KICK" INTO THE NEXT GEAR AND LURCH FORWARD, THEN SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NEXT GEAR. ALSO THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THE GREEN DRIVE (D) INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH. THIS PROBLEM IS PRIMARILY WITH THE DRIVE GEAR AND NOT SO MUCH THE REVERSE GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO AND HAS REMAINED ON. AN OBD CODE READER ON 22 FEB 2012 INDICATED 3 DIFFERENT FAULT CODES -2 GENERIC AND 1 MANUFACTURER- WITH THE MAJORITY OF EXPLANATIONS INDICATING SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION FAULTS AND ONE- A TCC CODE -ELECTRICAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448274February 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VACATION IN NASHVILLE, TN ON I-65N THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. THE PARTICULAR AREA IN NASHVILLE DID NOT HAVE MUCH OF A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. MY FAMILY AND I WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO FIND AN OFF RAMP SOON AND EXIT THE INTERSTATE. I FOUND A HONDA DEALER IN NASHVILLE AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT THREE DAYS TO WAIT FOR ANY KIND OF SERVICE. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME TO INDIANAPOLIS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 43,865 MILES, 85,069 MILES, AND JUST RECENTLY AT 152,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447808February 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 143,169 MILES ON 2001 HONDA, ODYSSEY EX VAN. TRANSMISSION HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE UNIT PRIOR TO FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO A POOR MANUFACTURING DESIGN. HONDA WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING REGARDING THIS PROBLEM DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE THEY KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THESE UNITS. A TRANSMISSION PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF SHOULD LAST A MINIMUM OF 200,000 MILES NOT ANY LESS AND MANY A/T GO TO 300,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447205February 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN
***DO NOT BUY A HONDA**** PURCHASED A HONDA ODYSSEY ON 9.22.09 ,HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION A WEEK LATER,TRUSTED HONDA DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM,PROBLEM STILL EXISTS,STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION,ITS BEEN COSTING ME TIME,MORE TIME,MONEY,AGGREVATION,QUALITY OF LIFE,HONDA JUST DONT CARE.THEY CANT BUILD TRANSMISSIONS BUT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS IN AMERICA!!! WHEN WILL SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! I NEVER OWNED A CARE LIKE THIS EVER!! THEY JUST CANT BUILD TRANSMISSIONS !! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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