Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#8020875October 15, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT THE DOOR WILL COME OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENLEY. AND GET STUCK SHE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020891October 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE WARPED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020510October 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE VAN NEEDED TO BE JUMPED STARTED TWICE A WEEK. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ERRATIC PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020019October 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER NOTICE WHEN RESTARTING VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WOULD NEED A JUMP, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767654September 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HOLD THE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR CAN DRIFT BACKWARD, REQUIRING I USE THE BRAKES AND THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING BEHIND ME. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SLOW THE CAR ON HILLS. IF I AM IN D1, THE CAR WILL FLY DOWN A HILL AS IF IT IS NOT IN ANY GEAR. THE HONDA DEALER INSISTS THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR YOUR SAFETY STANDARDS BUT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DRIVE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WITHOUT WEARING THE BREAKS OUT, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567509September 18, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOORS HAVE A HIGH TOLERANCE FOR SOMETHING BLOCKING THEM AND ONLY THE FULL PRESSURE OF AN ADULT'S UPPER BODY STOPS THE DOOR AND GETS IT TO GO BACKWARDS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767379September 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALER STATED THAT SHIFT SOLENOIDS SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THAT PAST CASES THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING TRANSMISSION AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE ODYSSEY AND SHOULD MERIT A RECALL. WE ARE PURSUING LEGAL ADVICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018797September 17, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDING DOOR WILL JAM AND NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO OPEN DOOR. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES DEALER FIXED THE DOOR, BUT PROBLEM WAS NEVER REMEDIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767196September 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON RAINY ROAD, APPX 50 MPH, TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, NO VEHICLES BEHIND, SO NO ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION THEN REPEATEDLY TRIED TO UPSHIFT, SLIPPED DOWN TO 2ND, REPEATEDLY. PROCEEDED TO SAFE STOPPING AREA IN 2ND GEAR (MANUALLY SELECTED). COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY DANGEROUS IF DRIVER DOES NOT RESPOND CAREFULLY, IF TRAFFIC IS FOLLOWING, IF ROAD IS SLICK, OR IF IN THE MIDST OF NEGOTIATING A CURVE. A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VEHICLE DISABLING FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766594September 2, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH BATON ROUGE ENROUTE TO NEW ORLEANS, THERE WAS A MAJOR EXPLODING SOUND AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED IN MY LAP. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WERE NO CARS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF OR ON THE SIDE OF OUR CAR. WE DID NOT SEE ANY FLYING DEPREE OR ROCKS. A TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS BEHIND US DID NOT SEE ANY ROCKS OR ANYTHING EITHER , HE WAS AS SHOCKED AS WE WERE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF HONDA HAS REPLACED MANY SIDE WINDOWS AND IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. I KNOW IF A ROCK HITS A WINDOW, IT USUALLY SHATTERS IN PLACE, BUT THIS WINDOW EXPLODED IN MY FACE AND LAP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766406August 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OUR TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. FIRST IT WENT OUT AT 19,000 MILES, WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND HAS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. HOW CAN WE PROCEED WITH HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765487August 11, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT EMERGENCY RETRACTION MODE ENGAGED WHEN SEAT BELT WAS NOT LOCKED IN. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED AND ALMOST STRANGULATED A LITTLE BOY. IT HAD TO BE CUT TO RELEASE HIM OR HE MAY HAVE DIED. WE CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION THAT PROVIDED ANY OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE SEAT BELT SHOULD HAVE RETRACTED IN THIS MANNER WHEN NOT BUCKLED. WE ARE NOT SURE WHETHER HONDA WOULD CHARGE ANYTHING TO REPAIR THIS. THE LITTLE BOY HOWEVER IS STILL VERY UPSET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764901July 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WITH VEHICLE STOPPED (AS AT A STOP SIGN OR AT A RED LIGHT), WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, ENGINE REVS UP BUT VEHICHLE HESISTATES. THEN ,TRANSMISSION ENGAGES SUDDENLY AND VEHICHLE LURCHES FORWARD. THE INTENSITY WAS ANYWHERE FROM A MODERATE BUMP, TO ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TIRES TO "SQUEAL" AND LOOSE TRACTION. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WE GOT THE VEHICHLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE; WE JUST BEGAN TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AS IF THEY HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM MANY TIMES BEFORE. WHEN QUESTIONED THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, ALTHOUGH THEY DID SAY THAT THEIR ODYSSEY SHUTTLEVAN (SAME YR/MODEL) HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THE PRIOR WEEK. WHILE CONDUCTING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, WE FOUND DOZENS OF INSTANCES OF ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES, ALL WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AS THE REMEDY. WHILE IN OUR CASE THIS WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY AT NO CHARGE, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT CAN EASILY LEAD TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566755July 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
CONSUMER STATES THE VAN STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. DEALER FOUND VEHICLE IS STALLING BECAUSE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT AIR FLOW CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A DELAY ON REPAIRS DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014650July 24, 2002
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN TURNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012400June 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OPENED SLIDING DOOR AND NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE. TEN SECONDS LATER, VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. POLICE INVESTIGATOR SAD IT WAS A RESULT OFF BAD ELECTRIC SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763215June 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT AXLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762658June 4, 2002
TIRES
ALL TIRES ARE BALD ON INNER EDGES-EVEN AFTER ROTATION AT 6,200 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762459May 30, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN PROCEEDING FROM STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM SLOW (UNDER 20MPH) SPEEDS. PRESSING GAS PEDAL WITH MORE FORCE FREES IT UP AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS LACK OF SENSITIVITY IN ACCELERATOR MODULATION HAS RESULTED IN A FEW NEAR CRASHES. DEALER WORKED ON ACCELERATOR ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762392May 29, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING POWER DOORS DO NOT STOP WHEN THEY HIT RESISTANCE. I WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN FRAME AND DOOR FOR A GOOD 5 MINUTES IN A LARGE PARKING LOT AND COULD NOT GET FREE UNTIL I FINALLY WRESTLED THE KEY REMOTE OUT OF A POCKET AND HIT DOOR OPEN, OTHERWISE, I WAS STUCK. I COULD NOT MOVE TO FREE MYSELF. I COULD NOT MOVE THE DOOR. THANK GOODNESS IT WASN'T MY CHILD THAT GOT STUCK (I HAD MY 1 YEAR OLD WITH ME, AND IT WAS PRETTY SCARY FOR HER TO SEE ME TRAPPED). THIS IS A REACCURING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S JUST THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS, IT'S NOT DEFECTIVE. EVIDENTLY, THE DOOR WON'T REVERSE FOR AN OBSTRUCTION UNTIL IT IS 2" FROM CLOSING (MUCH SMALLER THAN A CHILD'S HEAD OR TORSO). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD A BRUISED SIDE. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW (SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR) - WHO'S A BIG GUY - GOT HIS ARM TRAPPED AND BRUISED. WE TOLD YET ANOTHER BROTHER-IN-LAW INTERESTED IN SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR - NOT TO GET THE POWER DOOR OPTION ... "IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR THE KIDS"... AND HE DIDN'T!! THIS IS ALL VERY ALARMING FOR ADULTS. I WORRY ABOUT THE FIRST CHILD WHO WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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