Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#10446569February 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. SMOKE WAS RELEASED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CASE OF A FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FRO THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446332February 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM ON MY 3RD FAILED TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA WITH MY 2001 ODYSSEY. IT SEEMS THEY GO OUT EVERY 60,000-80,000 MILES. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPLACED WITH A FIGHT ALL THE WAY, BUT NEVERTHELESS REPLACED. NOW THEY ABSOLUTELY WONT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THEY GO BY THE CARS MILEAGE AND YEARS, NOT THE TRANSMISSIONS. I'M SO FRUSTRATED AND DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF IT EVER COMES TO BE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A WONDERFUL FAMILY CAR, AND ASSUMED RELIABLE SINCE IT'S HONDA, BUT I HAVE BEEN HUGELY DISAPPOINTED. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN ACTUALLY DO. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR A LARGE CORPORATION TO MAKE THE CONSUMER WHO BELIEVED IN THEIR PRODUCT SUFFER AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF A CAR WITH 3 CHILDREN, INCLUDING AN INFANT, FOR 9 MO NOW. VERY SAD THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT TO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445669January 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN OCTOBER, 2007, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 99,860 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4500.00. I GAVE THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK.THE NEXT DAY I WAS INFORMED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAD ENTERED INTO A COURT SETTLEMENT WHICH RECOGNIZED THE DEFICIENT TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY REGISTERED NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A SETTLEMENT. UPON MY INSISTENCE THEY AGREED TO CHECK WITH AMERICAN HONDA. MY CLAIM WAS SUBSTANTIATED AND I RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AT NO COST. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION CONTAINED THE SAME DESIGN FAULTS AND FAILED THIS WEEK WITH 57,000 MILES RECORDED. THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA HAS REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR A SECOND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN SPITE OF THEIR AWARENESS OF CONTINUOUS DESIGN FLAWS WHICH CONTINUE TO LEAD TO INEVITABLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE DUE TO A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS REPLACEMENT. TO DO OTHERWISE WOULD REPRESENT A TOTAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR COMPLETE CUSTOMER SAFETY AND PROTECTION, PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF THE KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445233January 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
1ST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2001 ODYSSEY CAME AT 73,900 MILES. GOT WARRANTED NEW TRANSMISSION. AT 84,000 MILES 3RD GEAR PRESSURE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE FIXED. NOT WARRANTED. AT 107,443 INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. FULL REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT AGREED TO CHARGE ME 50% OF THE $4800.00 DOLLAR COST SO I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY $2410.35. IMAGINE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES ESPECIALLY FROM MY RESEARCH, FOR THE YEARS 1999-2002. MANY HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF HAD TO REPLACE MULTIPLE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS. IMAGINE I HAVE ONLY GONE 107,443 MILES AND I'M ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS TO KNOW THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW ETC., IN THOSE TRANSMISSIONS, BUT DIDN'T RECALL THEM AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE YEARS 1999-2002. I SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST OF MY THIRD LATEST ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH MURDER. AT LEAST TOYOTA RECALLED THE MANY CARS THAT SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. HONDA SHOULD BE DOING THE SAME THING FOR ITS ODYSSEY CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444673January 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS FAILED TRANSMISSION WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. UNUSUAL TO HAVE 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 150,000 MILES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443153January 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED MARCH 19, 2007 AT 80,726 MILES FOR THE FIRST TIME. REPLACED BY HONDA UNDER CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT UNIT FAILED AT 137,084 MILES ON JANUARY 02, 2012. THUS THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNIT LASTED ONLY 56,358 MILES WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL UNIT. CALLED HONDA JANUARY 05, 2012 AND ASKED IF THEY COULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I'D PAY FOR THE LABOR AND SHOP SUPPLIES. HONDA REJECTED THE REQUEST AND SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. NOT SURE IT WAS IT WAS EVER THE INTENTION OF THE COURT IN FINALIZING THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT UNITS WOULD FOLLOW IN SUCH SHORT ORDER. IT'S UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNIT SHOULD LAST LESS THAT THE 109,000 MILES THE COURT AGREED TO. HONDA CUSTOMER CARE REFERENCE NUMBER[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
#10442454January 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 116,000 MILES. DAVID HOBBS DEALER (MILWAUKEE) COULD NOT DUPLICATE. COMPLETE FAILURE AT 178,000 MILES. REBUILT AT MY COST OF $1900. FAILED AGAIN. AT 231,000, REBUILT AGAIN. AT 237,500 MILES SLIPPING AGAIN ON 1/3/12. HONDA SHOULD HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM AND PROVIDED A FREE REPLACEMENT TRANS AT ORIGINAL START OF PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442334January 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS LATER. SAME PROBLEM, A BAD TRANSMISSION AT 172,868. 55,781 MILES ON 2ND TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF 3YR/36K WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442174January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGING VIOLENTLY AND FINALLY DIDN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442175January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING A TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442177January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGING VIOLENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441486December 28, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AS IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE MECHANIC, BUT HONDA MOTOR CO HAD THE FINAL WORD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. KMJ ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF UPDATED 02/07/12 THE CONSUMER STATED ON AUGUST 8, 2008 HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. UPDATED 03/26/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10441371December 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440843December 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. LESS THAN 31,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440513December 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HONDA HAS A HISTORY OF FAILURES OF THIS KIND WITH THE 2001 ODYSSEY. ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440145December 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY
BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL, MY ODYSSEY WOULD SLIP GEARS AND MAKE A THUMP SOUND UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION AND SUBSEQUENT INCREASES IN SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND STAY LIT. AFTER THE OVERHAUL, I FOUND OUT THERE WERE BULLETINS OUT ON PARTS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE AND WITH REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS ADDITIONAL COOLING AND FILTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL CHANGES. A YEAR AFTER THE OVERHAUL, STARTED HAVING THE SAME SLIPPAGE AND SOUNDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THIS TIME, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 70MPH, MY BACK WINDOW GETS COVERED UP BY AN OILY DISCOLORED SUBSTANCE. IT WAS TO THE POINT I COULD NOT SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THE SMELL OF BURNED RUBBER OR TAR WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENT AND THE A/C OR HEAT WAS NOT ON. MY RPM NEEDLE STARTED SHIFTING UP FROM 3 TO 5 AND BOUNCING BACK BETWEEN THEM, THEN DOWN TO 2 AND THEN FINALLY BACK TO 3....WITH NO CHANGE IN SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY LIT. MY BRAKES TENDED TO BE A LITTLE SOFT THEN A LITTLE HARD. CALLED A MECHANIC THAT I KNEW WAS AVAILABLE AND WORKED ON TRANSMISSIONS AND ASKED HIM WHAT TO DO AND HE SAID GET OFF THE ROAD FAST AND CHECK YOUR FLUID LEVELS. MY ODYSSEY HAD SPIT OUT ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SOME OIL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE, UNDERNEATH AND BACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE AREA. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE FACT THAT I WAS EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH MY VAN (SINGLE OWNER) AND PAID ATTENTION TO THE LAST PROBLEMS I HAD, I MIGHT HAVE LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MAY NOT HAVE LIVED TO SEE ANOTHER DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440169December 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WITHOUT ANY WARNING BESIDES THAT MORNING IT HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO 2 GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN 70,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. BUT, IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT JERKING DOWN TO 0MPH AND NOT EVEN BEING ABLE TO GET IT TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY, WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440176December 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND DECELERATED UNTIL COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439359December 12, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PIECES OF RUSTED METAL AND OTHER UNKNOWN SHARDS, HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FRAME. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,000. UPDATED 02/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION IN DEC 2011. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT T HE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTING, WHICH WAS PRODUCING SHARDS OF METAL, THAT WERE DROPPING THROUGH THE SEAM BETWEEN THE REAR BUMPER AND FUEL TANK. UPDATED 02/13/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438805December 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF ITS 3RD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. 1ST FAILURE AT 81668 MILES IN DECEMBER OF 2004, 2ND FAILURE AT 125840 MILES IN JULY OF 2006, 3RD FAILURE AT 181000 MILES IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. ALL REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS WERE FROM HONDA AND REPLACED AT A HONDA DEALER. LAST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 54,000. WAS ASSURED BY DEALER SERVICE TECH AND HONDA THAT WITH THE LAST TRANSMISSION ALL PROBLEMS WERE CORRECTED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 154,000 MILES IN JUNE OF 2010. NOW HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS 54,000 MILES IS GOOD AMOUNT TO GET OUT OF A TRANSMISSION AND CAN OFFER NO WARRANTY BEYOND THE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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