Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#10575820March 31, 2014
SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TCS. & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TURNED ON, GEAR WOULD JAM IN, AFTER A STOP THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, WOULD FREQUENT JUMPS WHEN THE GEAR CHANGED, CANNOT ACCELERATE, AFTER REGULAR MAINTAINENCE WITH OIL CHANGES N TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, THE ISSUE UNRESOLVED. DIAGNOSED BY 3. AUTO EXPERTS AS TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH 1999- 2001 ODYSSEY MODELS. ONLY 82540 MILES. I AM 2 ND OWNER. I AM RETIRED AND NEED REDRESSAL OF THIS ISSUE AS I CAN'T AFFORD SERIOUS REPAIR COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575479March 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561420January 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT AROUND 25 MPH WITH D3 FLASHING AND TCS LIGHT INDICATOR ON. THE VAN BEGAN LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AND REVOLUTION HIGH IN THE POWER TRAIN. THIS IS THE REBUILD TRANSMISSION I REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 19, 2010. SO IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 3 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY FROM HONDA MANUFACTURE HAS EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557688December 30, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHILD WAS ABLE TO WRAP THE SEAT BELT AROUND THEIR NECK, POSING A POSSIBLE CHOKING HAZARD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT FROM THE CHILD'S NECK BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ALSO BECOME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT DISLODGE AT THE BASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SEVER THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE BELT FROM AROUND THE CHILD'S THROAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10557464December 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE HAS HAD ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 56,297 MILES ON ODOMETER. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 109,474 MILES ON ODOMETER. TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN TRANSMISSION FAILURES - 6.2 YEARS EACH. MILES ON UNIT 53,170 MILES. HONDA USA WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST OWNER IN REPLACING TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557048December 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY PREOWNED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITHIN THE FIRST 20 DAYS I COULD FEEL THE TRANNY SLIPPING SOMETIMES. SO I CALL THE DEALER AND HE SAID SOLD AS IS. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AROUND THE BLOCK FROM MY WORK. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A SCANNER AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS "A LOCK UP SOLENOID FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER." BASICALLY SAID TOO BAD YOUR OUT OF LUCK. I AM DONE WITH HONDA. I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY USUAL AND RESEARCHED BEFORE BUYING AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED AN ODYSSEY. I FIGURED IT WAS A HONDA SO WHAT COULD THE WORST BE? ALL OTHERS I HAVE OWNED RAN GREAT WITH VERY FEW PROBLEMS. I JUST BROUGHT THIS VAN NOT KNOW HONDA HAD BAD TRANS. PROBLEM I NEED HELP WITH THIS CASE SOME BODY HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551663November 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ODYSSEY HAD 85,517 AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVABLE WITH SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER REPLACED SWITCH AT "MY" EXPENSE. NHTSA IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 HAD ISSUED A RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER O3V422000 ON THE IGNITION SWITCHES FOR THE HONDA ACCORDS (1998-2001) WITH MENTION OF SOME ODYSSEYS AND ACURAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. SINCE THAT TIME THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL WITH THEIR 2003-04 PILOTS (CAMPAIGN #S73/SERVICE BULLETIN #13-011) FOR THIS SAME IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED HONDA VIA A LETTER ON JULY 17, 2013 ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION FOR A REFUND CITING THE ABOVE MENTIONED DOCUMENTS/CAMPAIGNS, ETC. HONDA OF AMERICA CONTACTED ME VIA THE PHONE WITHIN A WEEK AND STATED THAT THE VAN NOW HAS OVER 150,000 MILES AND THAT THE VAN WOULD HAVE TO BE UNDER 70,000 IN MILEAGE. I THEN ASKED WHY THEN THEY WOULD BE RECALLING THE 2003-2004 PILOTS AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY ANY OF THOSE VEHICLES WOULD MEET THE CRITERIA OF 70,000 MILES. THEY HAD NO ANSWER BUT SIMPLY DENIED MY CLAIM. FYI. MY VAN HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. FIRST TIME AT 30,000, THEN AT 65,000 AND THEN THE LAST TIME JUST AFTER 100,000. CLEARLY MY MODEL HAS ISSUES BUT I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA WILL NOT BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551640November 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE D LIGHT START BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ,TRANSMISSION START TO ACT FUNNY,A YEAR LATER START TO SLIP, ANOTHER YEAR IT'S DEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548065October 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
FOURTH TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A VAN I'VE OWNED SINCE NEW. FIRST ONE FAILED AT APPROX. 55K MILES, THE SECOND ONE AT 96K MILES, THE THIRD ONE AT 122K MILES AND FINALLY THE FOURTH ONE AT APPROX 155K MI. AHM PICKED UP THE COST FOR THE FIRST TWO (THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 105K MILES AND I HAD ALSO PURCHASED THE 7 YEAR / 100K MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY). THE THIRD TRANSMISSION COST ME $1000 FOR LABOR, BUT AHM PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE WARRANTY ON THIS THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN THE CAR WAS 3 YEARS OR 36K MILES. IT FAILED AGAIN UNDER 36K MILES, BUT A FEW MONTHS OVER THE 3 YEAR MARK (EXPIRED IN JUNE '13, AND IT FAILED AT BEGINNING OF OCT '13). IT LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED 90 MILES NORTH OF SAN DIEGO LATE AT NIGHT. WHILE CLEARLY THE LETTER OF THE LAW IS WITH AHM AS THE WARRANTY PERIOD INDEED EXPIRED, I THINK I HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT LASTED LONGER THAT THE HONDA TRANSMISSION ON THIS VAN. AS A SIDE NOTE, THIS WAS A GOOD CAR AND WE HAD MINIMAL ISSUES WITH IT OTHER THAN THE DISPOSABLE TRANSMISSIONS. AHM SHOULD FIGURE OUT THAT PUSHING OUT A BADLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION (BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ) IS NOT A WAY FOR GETTING REPEAT CUSTOMERS. I HAD AN ACCORD (WHICH WAS OK) AND I STILL HAVE MY S2000 (WHICH I LOVE), BUT I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA EVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546395October 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544687September 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY - 92000 MILES - WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STARTED. CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON AND D4 LIGHT BLINKING. CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT WITHIN THE 100,000 MILES. HONDA HAD RECALLED THIS MODEL AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS, WHICH MEANS THEY DID PUT FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE MODELS. BUT NOW THEY ARE NOT HONORING THEIR WARRANTY. WHY LIMIT THE WARRANTY BY TIME. THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES THAT DO NOT USE THE CAR TO DO 100,000 MILES IN 7 YEARS. TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES ARE BASED ON USE SO WHY LIMIT THE WARRANTY TO TIME OF 7-YEARS. IT SHOULD BE LIMITED BY MILEAGE. VERY DISAPPOINTED BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541940September 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AFTER 137,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ODYSSEY WENT BAD. I PUT A REBUILT 2001 TRANSMISSION IN IT, AND GUESS WHAT? YOU GOT IT! THAT ONE WENT BAD AFTER 300 MI. I GOT ZERO HELP FROM HONDA AMERICA AND AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW, AS I DO NOW, THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN THE '99-01 TRANS. NOT THAT I'M EXPECTING ANYTHING FROM THIS, BUT JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL. I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING HONDA AGAIN. BUY AMERICAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537530August 27, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING IN I-78 WEST AND SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED WHILE RPM INCREASED. STEERED OVER TO SHOULDER AND STOPPED. SHIFTED CAR INTO PARK. THEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. RPM INCREASED AGAIN. VAN TOWED OFF HIGHWAY AND THEN EVENTUALLY HOME. TRANSMISSION SHOT PER MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 56,125 MILES. CURRENTLY AT 143,000 MILES. HONDA WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. TOTALLY UNHAPPY WITH HONDA AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536907August 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
NO CRASH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION, SAID THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION. LOCAL HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING (AS THE CAR WAS PAST THE WARRANTY EXTENSION) EXCEPT LOWER COST OF REPLACEMENT BY ABOUT 20% (FROM $5400 TO $4500). HAD CURRENT TRANSMISSION REPAIRED BY ANOTHER FIRM, COST $2900. WE HAD NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF WARRANTY EXTENSION. CAR HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT DURING PERIOD OF WARRANTY EXTENSION (JULY 2009); DEALER "NEGLECTED" TO INFORM ME OF PROBLEM, NOTWITHSTANDING ENTRY OF VIN INTO THEIR DATABASE. THE TERMS OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION. MAILING A NOTICE IS A GOOD START, BUT IF A CAR AFFECTED COMES IN, THE DEALER HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THE OWNER. WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE BY THE MAIL. THIS WAS NOT DONE, AND I THINK IT'S CRIMINAL. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF HONDA AMERICA, WHO COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LESS INTERESTED IN MY SITUATION, AND OFFERED ME NOTHING. I'M SENDING AN ACCOUNT OF THIS TO LISA MADIGAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IL. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534006August 7, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. THE MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME. AND THIS AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2007, 2011 AND NOW 2013. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE 2011 AND NOW THEY SAY FOR THE 2013. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING SO SOON. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521524June 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TCS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521206June 22, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY DO NOT CLOSE AT TIMES. OUR PASSENGER DOOR WON'T CLOSE. WHEN YOU DRIVE, IT OPENS AUTOMATICALLY. THIS WAS RECALLED IN 2000 BUT NOT 2001. THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP IT SHUT MANUALLY. SOMEONE COULD FALL OUT, VAN IS USELESS. COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520897June 20, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION THE FAIRFAX HONDA DEALER INFORMED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. CAR MILEAGE 85K. A MONTH (2/21/2011) BACK, I HAD CHANGED TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME DEALER BUT THEY DIDN'T INFORM ABOUT MOTOR MOUNT CONDITION. YESTERDAY (6/19/2013) THE SAME DEALER DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE CALLED TO INFORM THE VAN IS FAILING THE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNT CRACK. CONSIDERING THE EXPENSE AND EXPERIENCE ABOUT ANOTHER VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS, I PREFERRED TO HOLD THE REPAIR AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER. AFTER READING THE ON-LINE BLOGS AND CARTALK WEBSITE, IT SEEMS THE HONDA ODYSSEY VANS HAS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE THE YEAR 2000 AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY THROUGH THE DEALER SERVICE ALL MY OTHER HONDA OR ACURA VEHICLES. TO MY AMAZEMENT MANY VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAINED SIMILAR RECURRING PROBLEM, SO I TOOK SOME TIME TO REPORT. I STRONGLY FAVOR A RECALL ON THIS MAJOR SAFETY PART OF THE MOST POPULAR FAMILY VAN. HONDA SEEMS TO IGNORE OUR CALLS AND CONTINUE USE SAME SUSPENSION COMPONENT. I AM PREPARED TO JOIN THE GROUP FOR A CLASS-ACTION LAW SUITE FOR VEHICLE REPAIR. ALREADY MAKING DECISION NOT TO OWN IN FUTURE HONDA VEHICLES IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL ISSUE CURRENT AND FUTURE OWNERS WILL EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520028June 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I FIND OUT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'VE DONE THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE WHILE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, SO THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST. I WAS TOLD HONDAS LAST A LONG TIME - NOT TRUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519611June 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 77 VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD A RPM SURGE OVER 5RPMS AND PROPULSION WAS LOST WE WERE IN FAST LANE AND HAD TO COAST OVER TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE . NO WARNING OF TRANS FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD ONLY REVERSE WORKED. THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS SEMI'S AND OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND US AND BESIDE US. THE CAR JUST LOST ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED WAS A RECALL REPLACEMENT DONE BY HONDA DEALER (STOKE'S HONDA CHARLESTON ,SOUTH CAROLINA) ON 4-29-2008 !!!!! AT THE TIME OF FAILURE CAR HAD 150,000. AT THE TIME OF RECALL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT CAR HAD 103,000 MILES ON IT WE GOT 47,000 MILES OUT THE TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA REPLACED IN 2008. NO WARNING LIGHTS NO SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT JUST DIED. DEALER TOLD US 5000.00 TO REPAIR . HONDA REP SAID SORRY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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