Honda Odyssey Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10005534February 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 HONDA ODY TRANS HAS FAILED FOR 3RD TIME. ORIGINAL WENT BAD AT 75K. COMPLAINED ABOUT IT 1ST AT 34K. DEALER SAID FOUND NO PROBS. NOW AT 75K WE ARE ON 3RD REBUILT TRANS TO BE PUT IN NEXT WEEK. 1ST 2 REBUILT ONES DIDN'T LAST 10 MILES BEFORE SAME LOUD CLUNK IN REVERSE STARTED AGAIN. HONDA NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM WITH NEW TRANS, NOT REBUILT ONE, AND 3/36 WARRANTY. I DIDN'T PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR A CAR TO HAVE A 3 REBUILT TRANS BY 75K. IT IS APPARENT THAT REBUILTS AREN'T ANY BETTER THAN ORIGINAL TRANS. THE 100K EXTENSION OF WARRANTY IS USELESS. HONDA CALLS IT 'GOODWILL'. SOUNDS MORE LIKE WILLINGFUL NEGLECT & FRAUD. LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS FILED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004426February 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REFUND FOR TRANSMISSION. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006686February 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005178February 3, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE STICKS WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE. THE VAN WILL ACCELERATE AFTER APPLYING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, BUT IT IS NOT A SMOOTH ACCELERATION. RESULT IS GOING FROM 0 MPH TO 20 MPH WITHOUT GRADUAL ACCELERATION. THROTTLE HAS BEEN CLEANED IN THE PAST, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO WORSEN. DEALER RECOMMENDS COMPLETE BREAK DOWN OF THROTTLE WITH BUTTERFLY VALVE BEING CLEANED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005924January 29, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN. THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003596January 28, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AT ALL WHEN HANDLE IS USED. MUST OPEN FROM INSIDE OR VIA REMOTE. DOORS MAKE BUZZING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY ADVISING THAT DOORS ARE AJAR EVEN WHEN CLOSED CONTACT PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, YET PROBLEM CONTINUES. SOMETIMES DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE FULLY. IT CLOSES, ATTEMPTS TO LATCH AND THEN RE-OPENS PARTIALLY. OTHER SLIDING DOOR HAS SIMILAR ISSUES TO A LESSER EXTENT. LOTS OF OTHER DIVERSE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003508January 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2000 HONDAY ODYSSEY W/40,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PLUGGED AND WOULD OVERHEAT. TWO WEEKS LATER THE PART CAME IN AND THEY THEN ADVISED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS WERE ALSO BAD. ARE THESE UNDER EMISSION WARRANTY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003084January 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MANY HONDA MECHANICS HAVE INPUT TO THIS PROBLEM. CHECK CODE INDICATES THAT THE SOLENOID BYPASS AND THE TWO WAY VALVE WITHIN THE EMISSION SYSTEM HAVE GONE BAD. WE WERE BEING BLAMED FOR OVERFILLING THE GAS TANK. WE DO NOT DO THIS. FINALLY MECHANICS FIND ANOTHED CHECK CODE INDICATING THE FUEL FILLER NECK HAS A VACUUM LEAK. ONCE THEY REPLACED FILLER NECK, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. DEALERSHIP WAS VANN YORK HONDA IN HIGH POINT NC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002440January 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRYING TO PULL VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006801January 6, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE OWN THE LX MODEL WITH THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES ON BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS. THEY STICK MOST OF THE TIME TO THE POINT WE HAVE BROKEN THE DOOR HANDLES OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOORS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY WILLING TO REPLACE SEALS ON THE DOORS AT NO CHARGE, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IF THERE WERE A NEED TO GET OUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR IN A HURRY, THAT THE DOORS MIGHT NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THERE ARE TIMES I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS AT ALL. THIS IS A FRUSTRATING PROBLEM - AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO FATHOM WHAT IT IS GOING TO COST ME TO HAVE THESE SEALS REPLACED AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP. YET ONCE THE SEALS FAIL, THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN. WEB SITES LIKE EDMUNDS.COM HAVE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF ANECDOTAL REPORTS OF ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS. SOMEONE COULD EASILY BE TRAPPED IN ONE OF THESE CARS AFTER AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND ENCOURAGE HONDA TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770820
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002104January 6, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AFTER THE SLIDING DOORS WERE CLOSED, THE DOOR CHIME WOULD SOUND OFF WHILE DRIVING. BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS DID NOT LATCH AND THE DOORS WOULD UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. PH SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770749December 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CLEAR DRIVING CONDITIONS NO WATER, OIL OR MUD ON PAVEMENT. DRIVER WAS ATTENTIVE. I HAD STOPPED IN TURN BAY, CROSSED OVER THREE TRAFFIC LANES TO SIDE STREET. THEN IMMEDIATELY MADE A LEFT TURN INTO PARKING LOT AND A RIGHT TURN INTO PARKING SPACE. AS I ENTERED PARKING SPACE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY DECELERATION, JUMPED A SMALL CURB AND HIT A TREE. I NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL OR RUBBER AT IMPACT. THE HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECT AND THEN DENIED ANY LIABILITY FOR ACCIDENT. SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, AND I KNOW THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, I AM AFRAID TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND BE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM TO NHTSA. THE DEALER REFUSED TO BUY THE VAN BACK AT ANY PRICE EVEN AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023979December 9, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD COLLISION ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING INJURIES. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#770529December 6, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS DURING THE INITIAL RANGE OF MOTION. THIS FORCES THE DRIVER TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL IN ORDER TO BREAK THRU THE STICKING POINT THUS CAUSING THE VAN TO SURGE FORWARD. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE SAFELY IN A CONGESTED AREA SUCH AS THE CARPOOL LINE AT OUR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT SEVERAL TIMES BY CLEANING CARBON BUILDUP. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY RETURNS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE ALREADY COMPLAINED ABOUT. EVEN THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE A CHILD GETTING RUN OVER BEFORE SOMEONE DOES THEIR JOB AND FORCES HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023391November 26, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR OPEN AND WILL NOT LATCH OR CLOSE INTERMITTENLEY. PLEASEPROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770062November 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CLEAR DRIVING CONDITIONS. NO WATER, OIL OR MUD ON PAVEMENT. DRIVER WAS ATTENTIVE. I HAD STOPPED IN TURN BAY, CROSSED OVER THREE TRAFFIC LANES TO SIDE STREET. THEN IMMEDIATELY MADE A LEFT TURN INTO PARKING LOT AND A RIGHT TURN INTO PARKING SPACE. AS I ENTERED PARKING SPACE THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY DECELERATION, JUMPED A SMALL CURB AND HIT A TREE. I NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL OR RUBBER AT IMPACT. THE HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECT AND THEN DENIED ANY LIABILITY FOR ACCIDENT. SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, AND I KNOW THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I AM AFRAID TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND BE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM TO NHTSA. THE DEALER REFUSED TO BUY THE VAN BACK AT ANY PRICE EVEN AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022233November 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS A BURN SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. ALSO THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THERE IS NO POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769255November 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE LOOSE. THE CALIPER ASSEMBLIES SHIFT AND CLUNK WHEN BRAKING IS APPLIED AND ALSO CAN BE MOVED BY HAND. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOISY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PRODUCING A KNOCKING TYPE OF SOUND. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568027October 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR PASSENGERS DOORS WILL FREQUENTLY NOT OPEN, EXPOSING CONSUMER'S THREE CHILDREN AND OTHER REAR SEAT PASSENGERS TO DANGER NOT BEING ABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT VAN, IF NECESSARY. *JG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567900October 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS VIBRATION PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT TORQUE CONVERTER VIBRATIONS WHICH ARE A KNOWN ISSUE, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR A BEARING FAILURE, AND COULD RESULT IN SPONTANEOUS 4-2 DOWNSHIFTS. CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT HONDA REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A REPLACEMENT WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. *JG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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