Honda Odyssey Complaints (2000)

675 consumer complaints on file.

#10432357October 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND AS A RESULT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 ( LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429179October 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
IN MAY 2005 THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS 2000 ODYSSEY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY OUR LOCAL DEALER AT NO CHARGE UNDER THE DIRECTIONS OF SERVICE BULLETIN 02-062. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS ALMOST 72,000 MILES. WE HAD HEARD THAT THERE HAD BEEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WE THOUGHT THAT THE 2005 REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. NOW, AFTER ANOTHER 68,000 MILES, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THIS REPLACEMENT ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SUNSET AT ABOUT 7:00 PM ON AN UNLIT TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD WITH LITTLE ROOM OR OPPORTUNITY TO PARK SAFELY. MY HUSBAND, WHO IS ALMOST 70 YEARS OLD WAS DRIVING AND WITH NO GEARS BARELY MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS STILL DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE ROAD, BUT FORTUNATELY ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED AND HELPED MY HUSBAND PUSH THE ODYSSEY A FEW EXTRA FEET TO A SLIGHTLY SAFER AREA. WE WERE ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM A CURVE WHERE APPROACHING CARS COULD NOT SEE US UNTIL THEY WERE ALMOST UPON US. THE ONLY PROTECTION WE HAD WAS OUR EMERGENCY FLASHERS. WE WERE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM OUR HOME IN A VERY RURAL AREA WITH NO CLOSE SERVICES. WE HAD TO WAIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. SINCE WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUS IN DEALER RECOMMENDED AND PROVIDED MAINTENANCE, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT INADEQUATE AND/OR SHODDY HONDA REPLACEMENTS PARTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THAT FAILURE PUT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF IN A DISTURBING AND PERILOUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425161September 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE SOLENOID SWITCH FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425218September 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS OF THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THERE WERE REPAIRS MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT TO NO AVAIL, AS THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424224September 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAND NEW, AT 40,000 MILES IN 2006 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AN INTERSECTION THAT ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY. HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. THEN IN 2009 WHILE I WAS ON VACATION ABOUT 150 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME ABOUT 2AM IN THE MORNING ON A HIGHWAY IN PA WITH 80,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN ONCE AGAIN PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER ! THE HONDA DEALER IN PA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS STUCK IN PA WITH MY FAMILY. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR OUT THERE FOR A WEEK. THEN AGAIN AFTER HONDA REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 111,000 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS NOT FIXING ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422715August 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 10 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418299August 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 137K MILES. NO HELP FROM HONDA OR DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416591August 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FAILURE AT 130000. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416592August 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TWO ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410266July 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY MODELS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION DURABILITY. HONDA SPOKESMAN [XXX] STATED THAT FOUR-SPEED MODELS WERE AFFLICTED WITH A BAD BEARING THAT COULD BREAK APART, SCATTERING FRAGMENTS OF METAL THAT CLOGGED FLUID PASSAGEWAYS IN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY.[11] HONDA RESPONDED TO THE PROBLEMS BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION ON U.S.A. '99-'01 MODELS TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (160,900 KM). A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FURTHER EXTENDED COVERAGE TO 109,000 MILES (175,400 KM) OR 93 MONTHS FOR SOME '99-'01 ODYSSEYS IN THE U.S.A.[12] CANADA IS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIVE-SPEED AUTOMATIC WAS FIRST INSTALLED IN ODYSSEY IN THE 2002 MODEL, BUT GENERAL RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT IMPROVE UNTIL 2004 ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS.[XXX], A SPOKESMAN FOR ACURA, SAID THAT THE FIVE-SPEED MODELS TYPICALLY WERE DAMAGED BY PREMATURE WEAR OF THE THIRD-GEAR CLUTCH PACK. AS THE CLUTCH FRICTION MATERIAL ABRADED, IT SCATTERED BITS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CASE, CLOGGING FLUID LINES AND CAUSING ERRATIC SHIFTING. DRIVERS MIGHT SUFFER SLIPPING, POOR OR NO SHIFTS, OR SUDDEN DOWN-SHIFTS FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. 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
#10407328June 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402005May 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE HAD 2000 ODYSSEY LX SINCE 19K MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 125K MILES, NOW AT 197K MILES IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN, MY WIFE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, SHE WAS GOING 60 MPH, IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED WITH AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE TRANNY FOR $8900, TRYING TO HAVE US BUY A NEW ONE? WE DON'T HAVE THE INCOME TO AFFORD A NEW ONE OR A RIDICULOUS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED JUST THE WEEK PRIOR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THEY CLEARED THE CODE. HONDA IS TRYING TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG, I HAVE READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND GUESS WE ARE FORTUNATE TO ONLY HAVE HAD 1 REPLACEMENT. MY WIFE HAS TALKED TO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND HAS HEARD FROM THEM THE SAME THAT HAS BEEN REPEATED IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. BUILDING SUBSTANDARD COMPONENTS TO GET MORE OF A PROFIT WITH THE SAFETY OF FAMILIES AT RISK IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. HOW MANY AMERICANS MUST SUFFER AT THE HANDS OF BIG BUSINESS? BUILDING PERCEPTION OF WHAT HAS BEEN TOUTED AS QUALITY, BUT BLINDSIDED BY GREED FOR THE MIGHTY DOLLAR AND INFERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400890May 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY THE POWER SLIDING DOORS FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS WHICH ENTAILS NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN AND OR CLOSE SLIDING VAN DOORS. THEY WILL START TO CLOSE THEN REOPEN, NOT CLOSE AT ALL AND WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. WHEN YOU START TO DRIVE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE BUZZER WILL BUZZ INDICATING THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED. MY SON HAS DIFFICULTY WITH THESE POWER DOORS AND HAS GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT ONCE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A LIABILITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10399813May 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS DETECTED BY THE ERROR CODE SHOWN BY THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON OFTEN , SOMETIMES THE TCS LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IN 126000, BUT THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN WHEN IT WAS 115,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395658April 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED I REPLACED IT AT THE DEALER. THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED IT WAS REPLACED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP (ABOUT 1YEAR 3 MONTHS AGO) THIS IS THE THIRD TIME, I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAID ITS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. IT SEEMS THAT IT WORKS FOR 1 YEAR AND THE IT FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393037March 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CAR TYPE : 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS OVERHAUL/REBUILD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392249March 20, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SMELLED BURNING RUBBER WHEN DRIVING MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. ALSO HEARD RUBBING AND POPPING SOUNDS. FOUND BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN. ABS LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BOTH SPRINGS BROKE IN SAME PLACE....MAKING ME THINK THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THESE SPRINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386383March 3, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLUNKING IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S AREA. THEN SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE PART IN THE SAME AREA. TURNS OUT THE DRIVER'S FRONT COIL CRACKED AND BROKE OFF. TOP PORTION, MAYBE ABOUT 1 COIL'S WORTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384996February 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
IN A SCHOOL FILED TRIP WITH 5 KIDS IN THE VAN, AFTER THE DRIVER CAME OFF AN I-75 EXIT, FOR EVERY STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED A STRONG JERKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHENEVER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TO 40 MILES/HR. EVERYONE GOT SCARED AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE TRANSMISSION CAN SUDDENLY BEHAVE LIKE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381557February 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BY REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT COULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF ABNORMAL VIOLENT JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, STABILIZER AND LINKS, FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT, AND ALIGNMENT ALL NEEDED REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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