Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#10405818June 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOTH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS ARE ON. WHEN I PRESSED ACCELERATOR, ENGINE IS RAISING BUT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING - GEARS ARE SLIPPING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY ASKED ME $3800 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION + $1200 FOR LABOUR + TAX. I HAVE ONLY 108K MILES. STILL UNDER 109K MILES WARRANTY. SINCE IT IS BEYOND THE 93 MONTHS WARRANTY, AMERICAN HONDA OR DEALER ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANY HELP EVEN THOUGH THE MILES ARE STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404132June 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT CLOSE OR FULLY RETRACT. MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER AND IT WE RECEIVED AN INITIAL ESTIMATE OF $415 TO REPAIR. WE RECEIVED A REVISED ESTIMATE OF $717 TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR SWITCH FOLLOWED BY A THIRD REVISION OF $1033 TO REPLACE THE CONTROL UNIT. A FOURTH REVISION TOTALING $1955 WAS RECEIVED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR MOTOR. THIS DID NOT FULLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR OPEN ALARM CONTINUES TO SOUND. THE RECOMMENDED CORRECTIVE ACTION NOW IS TO REPLACE THE INTERIOR WIRE HARNESS. THIS WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL COST. WE HAVE DECLINED THIS REPAIR BELIEVING THAT THE WIRE HARNESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED EARLY ON DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS. I NOW BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY AND POTENTIAL FIRE ISSUE. AS I CONTINUE TO READ OF THESE PROBLEMS HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403781May 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THE MINIVAN. THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE D STARTED BLINKING. I LOST POWER AND IT WAS LIKE IN A HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT TAKE OFF. I ABOUT GOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND IT WOULD HAVE HURT ME AND MY CHILDREN. I CALLED HONDA. THEY SAID THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT NO RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS HOW PEOPLE GET HURT AND HAVE ACCIDENTS. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT AMERICA WOULD ALLOW THESE VEHICLES TO BE ON THE ROADS. I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR A "DEPENDABLE" VEHICLE, THAT IS NOT DEPENDABLE AND THE PROBLEMS ARE WIDELY KNOWN. I JUST WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND SOME INFO OUT ABOUT THESE VEHICLES BEFORE I BOUT IT. THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS 100K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403935May 31, 2011
STRUCTURE
FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN ON HONDA ODYSSEY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OWNERS OF HONDA ODYSSEY THAT REPORT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET. I WOULD LIKE DOT TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AS EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD AND DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CASES TO OPEN A CASE ON THIS ISSUE. I AM GETTING THIS WORK DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL PART AND SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN OR WORN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403685May 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ODYSSEY DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A FEW WEEKS AGO AT 155,000 MI. REPAIRS ARE NOW OFFERED BY DEALER AFTER ANALYSIS OF $4,500 FOR A TOTALLY NEW TRANSMISSION. EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFER RECEIVED FROM HONDA IN 2006 WAS BEYOND OUR THEN CURRENT MILEAGE. WE HAVE FOUND FROM INTERNET POSTINGS THIS RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT SOLVE THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE. AFTER CALLS TO HONDA THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY SUPPORT FOR US. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403652May 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY IN 2010, SUDDENLY AT 132,000 MILES IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND, BYPASSES 2ND GOES INTO 3RD WITH THE RPMS RACING, THEN SETTLES TO 1500 RPMS, WITH STEADY SPEED REPEATEDLY RACES UP THE RPMS THEN SETTLES BACK, COMPUTER READOUT WAS POSSIBLE 2ND CLUTCH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE WHICH WAS REPLACED, DID NO GOOD, NOW LOOKING AT 3000 PLUS TRANNY REPLACEMENT. CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY BY 1ST OWNER AT HONDA DEALER,AND SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT A POSSIBLE TRANNY PROBLEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, CALLED DEALER, WAS TOLD TOO BAD AND GOODBYE, I HAVE OWNED 4 NEW HONDAS AND AM SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR FOR MY SON, I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT HONDA, BUT NOW NO WAY, THEY HAVE HAD TOO MANY ODYSSEY TRANNY PROBLEMS AND KNOW IT IS THERE POOR DESIGN. ALL MY OTHER HONDAS I NEVER HAD A TRANNY REPLACED, I HAVE A COROLLA 95 WITH 25000 MILES AND RUNS LIKE A TOP. ANOTHER I SOLD TO A FRIEND SOME YEARS BACK AND HE HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS.NOW MY ODYSSEY WAS CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 8 WEEKS AGO AND AT 50 MILES AN HOUR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMS INTO THE REAR END, IT LOCKED UP AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY WIFE SUFFERED NECK PAIN THAT IS GETTING WORSE, SHOULD HAVE HAD HER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL THAT INSTANT BUT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SPRAIN, A FEW WEEKS L LATER IT IS DETERMINED A POSSIBLE HERNIATION, SHE IS A PARAPLEGIC FROM THE WAIST DOWN DUE TO AN OLD INJURY, AND NOW IS GETTING NUMBNESS IN HER HANDS, AND POSSIBLE SURGERY, ALL BECAUSE HONDA DECIDED TO SWEEP THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE UNDER THE RUG, IF HONDA OF AMERICA THINKS THIS IS OVER, THEY HAVE ANOTHER THING COMING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10401351May 17, 2011
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, POWER TRAIN
ON 6/30/08 I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND TODAY 5/17/11 I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT SINCE MY FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, I HAVE NO KIND OF MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ON THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IF I WOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE FIRST ONE AND NOT CLAIMED IT UNDER MY WARRANTY I WOULD STILL BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THEY GAVE ME A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND NOW WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SITUATION. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION AND FAILED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WERE PUTTING ANOTHER CRAPPY TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE UNLAWFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400377May 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THE ODYSSEY NEW AND AM STILL THE OWNER. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL UNDER NORMAL USE IN THE RANGE OF 60,000 MILES AND FAILED COMPLETELY AT 85,000. THIS WAS VERY COMMON AND PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN A LAWSUIT AND FREE REPLACEMENT BY HONDA OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER, I AM TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS TOO OLD, REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE FOR HONDA TO OFFER ANY HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE EARLY ODYSSEYS WAS MECHANICALLY DEFECTIVE AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HONDA, AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE COST OF REPAIRS SHOULD BE SHARED BY HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398179April 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON 2001 HONDA ODY STARTED LEAKING ONE DAY LAST WEEK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME HONDA HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS YEAR OF ODYSSEY. IN MY CASE THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING SO BAD BETWEEN THE TWO HALVES OF THE TRANSMISSION RETURNING IT INOPERABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397112April 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2001. CHECK ENGINE AND TC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE ON DRIVING BACK FROM WORK. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT LED TO ISSUES. TOOK IN TO HAVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSED. DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAYS TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES DOCUMENTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR. TOLD ME IT WILL COST $5000. I ENDED UP GOING TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND REBUILT FOR $2000. HONDA IS DOING PRITALITY FOR SOME CUSTOMER. IF YOU HAVE YOU VEHICLE SERVICED IN HONDA DEALER THEN THEY CONSIDER GIVING SOME DISCOUNT. WHAT CAME OUT OF THIS IS, OTHER SHOP LIKE FIRESTONE, MINEKY, MERLIN PEOPLE ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL. IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN THOSE SHOPS SHOULD BE CLOSED. WHEN WE BUY CAR, HONDA DOES NOT TELL US TO DO SERVICE ONLY TO THEIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397079April 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2001. CHECK ENGINE AND TC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING BACK FROM VACATION. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT LED TO ISSUES. TOOK IN TO HAVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSED. DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAYS TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES DOCUMENTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396106April 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY USED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TWO YEARS AGO. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VAN. I HAVE NOW NOTICED WHEN I TRY TO PICK UP SPEED AROUND 40 MPH IT STARTS SLIPPING. HONDA IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. HONDA'S ARE KNOWN FOR THERE LONG LASTING TRANSMISSIONS, I HAVE FIVE KIDS AND NOW I AM STUCK ! I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHO IS HERE TO HELP US VICTIMS??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395686April 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 107,000 MILES AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL SINCE THE RECALL WAS LIMITED TO LESS THAN 100,000. TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR $3400 IN FALL, 2007 WITH A HONDA-REBUILT TRANSMISSION. MARCH 2011, SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 73, 000 WITH REPAIRS COSTING $3150. UNABLE TO ENTER VIN: [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
#10389208March 10, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER REQUEST NHTSA REVIEW HIS CASE CONCERNING WARRANTY AND NEEDED REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO IT BEING STUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386508March 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES OF ROUTINE DRIVING ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS HELD TO A BETTER THAN AVERAGE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL, BUT DID NOT INFORM ME OF ITS EXISTENCE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I REGULARLY VISITED A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE RECALLS TIME/MILEAGE PARAMETERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384696February 28, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
SUPERLATCH ON MY RADIAN XTSL CAME UNDONE AT SOME POINT BETWEEN BUCKLING MY CHILD IN AND RIGHT AFTER OUR CAR CRASH. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2001, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384736February 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY LX - 2001 MODEL YEAR I HAD A CHECK ENGINE AND A TCS INDICATOR LIGHT THAT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO AN HONDA AUTHORIZED MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT HELP. EVENTHOUGH THERE IS RECALL WITH THIS ISSUE AND HONDA HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR REPAIR (LIMITED BY 7 YRS 9 MONTHS OR 109K MILES). INTERNET SEARCH WITH EDMUNDS AND OTHER CONSUME SITES INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS A WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND HONDA IS REFUSING TO HELP PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN IF ITS LIMITED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384948February 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED JUST AT 40K MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. WAS IN THE HOV LANE. MANAGED TO GET OFF THE NEARBY EXIT RAMP AND CALLED THE HONDA DEALER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED IT. ONCE AGAIN AT 107K MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD JUST GOT THE SERVICE DONE AND A TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED. IT HAPPENED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THIS SERVICE. STALLED IN THE CENTER LANE IN FRONT OF THE KIDS SCHOOL DURING PEAK DROP OFF TIME. HAD TO CALL AAA TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO HAD A OXYGEN SENSOR RECALLED ON THIS ONE. THANK GOD IT WAS ME WHO WAS DROPPING OFF AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR OFFICE. I GET SCARED EVEN TO THINK IF MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ALONE IN THIS ONE. AMERICAN HONDA WAS THE WORST. THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN. THEY SAY WE CANT DO ANYTHING. THEY KEEP REPEATING IT LIKE A BROKEN RECORD. READING OF A SCRIPT. I HAVE PURCHASED A HONDA TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AND THE LAST TIME. STAY AWAY FROM IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383291February 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH A HONDA ODYSSEY WAS REBUILT NOW BROKE AGAIN. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378724January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. 2 BAD TRANSMISSION, THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FROM CHICAGO TO CLEVELAND OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. TOOK IT TO HONDA AND CONFIRMED THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS BAD AS WELL WITH 70K MILES ON IT. THEY WANT $5400.00 TO CHANGE TRANNY, YET ITS THEIR PROBLEM. THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY JUST REPLACED A BAD TRANNY WITH THE SAME BAD TRANNY HOPING THE CAR WOULD BE SCRAPPED BEFORE IT FALLS APART. HONDA DEALERSHIPS EXTREMELY RUDE AND WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. WE WERE STUCK ON THE TOLL ROAD UNTIL MY 64 YEAR OLD CANCER PATIENT FATHER CAME TO GET THE WIFE AND GRANDKIDS OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD OF FREAKED OUT DRIVING AND WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE WOULD OF DONE. ANYWAYS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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