Honda Odyssey Complaints (2001)

619 consumer complaints on file.

#10489097December 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
STARTED GETTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WENT TO DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HONDA HAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS IT SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL AND HAVE REFUSED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $5328. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488968December 17, 2012
ENGINE
I NOTICED THAT ENGINE OIL GOES MORE THAN A QUART LOW AFTER 2500 MILES. IN JULY, BEFORE AN OIL CHANGE THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED. BUT THIS DECEMBER, IT CAN BE CONFIRMED THAT OIL DOES GO LOW. I WILL CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVE HOW MUCH THE OIL GOES LOW PER 1000 MILES. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS AROUND THE ENGINE OR THE OIL FILTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488913December 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
IN JUNE OF 2009, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, HAD IT REPAIRED AT A HONDA DEALER - GOT A 3 YEAR, 36K MILE WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485511November 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOWERED DRIVING SPEED AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO DESTINATION. TOOK VAN INTO A FOREIGN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER CHECKING THE VAN USING COMPUTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAVEL HOME AND ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AS SOON AS I RETURNED. . RETURNED THE VAN TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $6,000. TOOK VAN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL COST; $ 2,250.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482781October 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, ENDANGERING PEDESTRIANS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND IN WORKING ORDER WITH A MINIMUM ABOUT OF WEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER TRAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477018September 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE & TCS LIGHT WENT ON. PER THE DEALERSHIP PERRY MOTORS .. ALL WAS OK - THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SAID ALL WAS OK .. AT 81,092 MILE THE TCS LIGH & ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN.. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING & WE HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT- I TRIED GOING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR HELP (WEIR CANYON HONDA)-THEY SENT ME TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP (LESS COST)WHERE WE HAD IT REBUILT GAVE US A 2 YR WARRANTY OR 24,000 MILES... AT 91,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN (UNFORTUNATELY THE SHOP WHERE WE HAD IT REPAIRED WENT OUT OF BUSINESS) SO NOW IT IS BEING REBUILT AT A COST OF ANOTHER COST OF $3,000.00- $3,500.00 .. I TRIED CALLING HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO .. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475451September 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE RANGE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,623.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474503September 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. SUDDEN STOP CAUSING CAR TO TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. PUSHING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A BUSY STREET HAD TO TOW CAR BACK TO HOME ADDRESS. TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED BY HONDA. TOLD ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN'T LEAVING ME STRANDED ON BUSY ROAD. MANY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ALL WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473211August 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 147K MILES. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83,000 AND WAS REPLACED BY HONDA AT NO CHARGE. THE TRANSMISSION THEY INSTALLED HAS NOW FAILED AS WELL, AFTER ONLY 64,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471708August 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASES WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471528August 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
SECOND TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACMENT. FIRST ONE REPLACED IN 2006 AT APPROX. 44,000 MILES BY DEALER. CONFIRMED THAT THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. CAR ONLY WORTH $5,000 TO $6,000; NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS $5,000 (AS PER DEALER). CALLED HONDA, THEY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE. (THEY DID PAY FOR 2006 REPLACEMENT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471555August 20, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,429.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471455August 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN JERKING WHEN SHIFTING AROUND 5-15 MPH. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER IT JUST WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL AFTER ABOUT 5 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471025August 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, IT WOULD COST $3,500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470177August 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT THE START AFTER EVERY STOP. TCS LIGHT IS ON WITH TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR D4 IS FLASHING. CAN NOT SHIFT TO OTHER D3, 2, 1 GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469245August 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 75K MILES BY HONDA, LASTED 36K MILES AND FAILED AGAIN. REPLACED AT 145K MILES AND FAILED AGAIN AFTER LESS THAN ONE YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468897August 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHEN MY DAUGHTER DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE INDICATED VEHICLE COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME SHE ELECTED TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS MODEL WAS ONE OF MANY BY HONDA THAT WAS SUBJECT TO UNDISCLOSED FAILURE TYPE BUT IT CAN BE ASSUMED THAT FAILURE COULD INCLUDE LOCKUP, LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS, ETC.. HONDA ELECTED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY BUT HONDA USA AND THE DEALER (HONDA OF MIDDLETOWN, NY) STATE THERE WAS NO RECALL AS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WE BEG TO DIFFER IN THAT HAVING YOUR WHEELS LOCK UP AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC INCLUDING INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS DOES LOSS OF POWER IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS WON BY CONSUMERS IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND NOTICES WERE SENT TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY MY DAUGHTER, SON-IN-LAW OR MYSELF WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2007. THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA ARE REFUSING TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE IS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AGAIN BOTH CLAIM THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. INTERNET RESEARCH SUGGESTS THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO "COVER UP" THIS ISSUE TO PREVENT HARM TO THE HONDA REPUTATION, MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AND OF COURSE THE DENIAL THAT A TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR FIXED AS THEY HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, AN INCOME JUST ABOVE POVERTY LEVEL FOR THE FAMILY SIZE AND NO RESOURCES TO PAY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT MUST BE MADE TO MAKE THEIR VEHICLE ROADWORTHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468169July 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CAR DISPLAYED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON SURFACE STREETS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS ULTIMATELY TOWED TO AN ORANGE COUNTY HONDA DEALER WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGED INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HONDA UNDER THE TERMS CLASS ACTION SUIT COVERING 2001 ODYSSEY MINI-VANS HAD FAILED AND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REQUIRED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE ONGOING, AND THAT WE COULD EXPECT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY THREE YEARS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464771July 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY 2 HOURS FROM HOME ON 07/06/2012 AT 9PM AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) STOPPED WORKING AND FORCED MY WIFE TO BARELY GET OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITHOUT AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS FORCED TO CALL 911 AND REQUEST SC HIGHWAY PATROL TO ASSIST HER IN GETTING HER VAN OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THIS IS OUR 3RD, YES 3RD TRANSMISSION THAT HAS FAILED. HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE AN UNSAFE AND KNOWN DEFECT AND CONTINUE TO DO NOTHING TO HELP REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464482July 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 15236 MILES. NO WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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