2000 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V030000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,734...UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF *TR

THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT A HONDA DEALER IN JULY 2010 (WITH ABOUT 88K MILES) & THIS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN, REQUIRING IT TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION CONVERTER CAUSED THE RED LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER ALL THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS HAD BEEN FIXED BY A HONDA MECHANIC. THERE HAS BEEN SLIPPING OF SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL BECAUSE THE CORPORATE OFFICIALS DO NOT PROVIDE INFO IF THERE IS ANY. PLEASE SEEKING ASSISTANCE. *TR

VEHICLE HAS HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT DATES: OCTOBER 2002 - FEBRUARY 2003 - APRIL 2005 - JUNE 2008 - PRESENTLY AT HONDA DEALERSHIP REQUIRING A 5TH TRANSMISSION - IT HAS GONE ONLY 42,000 SINCE THE 2008 TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. HONDA REFUSES TO HELP OR SEE THAT THERE IS A BIGGER ISSUE HERE. I AM ASKING THAT THEY REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR EXPENSE. DURING THE 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS OUR GOOD FORTUNE TO HAVE GOTTEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER CLASS ACTION EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 2009, BUT I HAD TO PAY $1,200. NOW IN OCTOBER 2013, AND JUST 46,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN. HONDA IS REFUSING TO HELP WITH IT CITING THAT THE "VEHICLE IS TOO OLD." MY RESPONSE TO THEM WAS, IF THE REPAIR IN 2009 WAS DONE CORRECTLY THEN I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM TODAY REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD OR HOW MANY MILES THE VEHICLE HAS. HONDA IS WASHING THEIR HANDS OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND ANY REPAIR NOW IS 100% MINE, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY COSTS AS MUCH AS THE VEHICLE MIGHT BE WORTH. THAT IS NOT RIGHT THAT HONDA TEASED SO MANY CUSTOMERS IN TO THINKING THEY WERE GETTING A SOLID REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY ONLY TO FIND OUT IT LASTS JUST LONG ENOUGH SO THEY CAN AVOID FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY. NOT COOL HONDA! OUR CHILDREN ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW AS THEY AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP ON THEM AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CAN'T SAY I BLAME THEM. I EXPECTED MORE FROM HONDA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS BECAUSE THE VAN WAS INSTALLING THEN WOULD DRIVE AGAIN AND THEN KEPT JERKING THEN THE VAN TOTALLY WOULD NOT DRIVE AFTER 5 MINUTES. NEED TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO TRY TO GET FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H727 P215/65/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR TIRES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT TO HIGH RPMS, TCS AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE JUST BOUGHT IT AND PAID EXTRA FOR A HONDA - FAILED TRANSMISSION AT 120K ? *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED A SMALL WISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE PLASTIC COVER OFF THE STEERING COLUMN AND INVESTIGATED. SEEING NO MORE SMOKE WE FIGURED A FUSE HAD BLOWN OR SOME SUCH AND TOOK A SHORT BREAK FROM DRIVING. WE GOT BACK IN THE VAN AND STARTED OFF DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND FOR 30 MILES OR SO NO PROBLEMS. SUDDENLY WE NOTICED THE SMOKE AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS A SMALL CIGARETTE LIGHTER TYPE FLAME COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL BOX ON THE COLUMN. WE IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE NEXT EXIT AND PARKED ON THE EXIT RAMP. WE TRIED MANGO JUICE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WHICH WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME BUT THEN THE FIRE WAS BACK. WE CALLED 911 AND BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD GET THERE (APPROX. 2-3 MINUTES) THE SMALL LITTLE FLAME HAD GROWN TO CONSUME THE ENTIRE CAR IN FLAMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DEMOLISHED BY THE FIRE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN/CLOSE USING ANY OF THE CONTROLS. WE HAVE TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY BUT IT WON'T LATCH COMPLETELY SO WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR SLIGHTLY AJAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS SITTING THERE. BECAUSE THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY OPEN WE HAVE TO TURN OFF THE MAIN POWER SWITCH TO THE SLIDING DOORS TO AVOID HAVING THE CONSTANT BUZZING NOISE. THIS MEANS THEY ARE LOCKED IN THE BACK SEAT AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN AFTER TRIPS TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *TR

- MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 GOT THE 1ST TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN AT 106K MILES IN 7/2009. HONDA AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST AND I PAID HALF (~$2000) TO REPLACE A NEW REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FR HONDA. - THE 2ND TRANSMISSION LAST ME ANOTHER 34K MILES (4 YEARS) AND IT SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN YESTERDAY. - I LOSE TRUST IN HONDA. NOT SURE IF HONDA STILL CONTINUE HONOR THEIR WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION WITH THEY CLAIMED THEY HAVE FIX THE ISSUE ON THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND USUALLY ON COLD STARTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE GEARS FAILED. THE DEALER FIRST ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 8/26/13 *CN

DRIVING SOUTH ON RT84, JUST ENTERING CT, THE ENGINE BEGINS TO OVER-REV TO 8000RPMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, AND THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, DISENGAGING OUT OF DRIVE. COASTING, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING, NORMAL RPMS FOR IDLE SPEED. TRYING TO REENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AT A LOWER GEAR, FAILED. PULLED OFF RT84 IN VERNON ROCKVILLE, CT, AND MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE OVER-REVVING TO GET TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. PARKED, THE CAR WAS ALLOWED TO SIT, SHUT OFF FOR 45 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR, ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR. WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, BUT NOT IN A FORWARD GEAR. HAD CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALER IN MANCHESTER, CT. DEALER SUBSEQUENTLY CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. UP TO THIS POINT, NO SIGN OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE; NO SLIPPAGE, NO HESITATION. TRANSMISSION WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES OLD, HAVING BEEN REPLACED AT HONDA DEALER UNDER RECALL BACK IN 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES. *TR

MINIVAN STARTED JERKY AND LOST POWER CLIMBING GENTLE SLOPE ON GEARY BLVD IN SAN FRANCISCO. AFTER I FRANTICALLY MOVED TO THE SIDE TO PREVENT BEING HIT BY A TRUCK, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NOTICED CAR SLIPPING WHEN IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TOOK VAN INTO DEALER IN JUNE OF 2008 FOR DIAGNOSES. INTERNAL FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND IN AUG TRANNY WENT OUT AT 120,549MILES. HAD HONDA DEALER REPAIR ISSUE. WE WERE OFFERED A DISCOUNT THRU CUSTOMER RELATIONS. NOW IN 2013 WITH ABOUT 194,000 MILES TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO GO. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. TWO TRANSMISSIONS GO BAD IN 13 YEARS. HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR LOUSY PRODUCT. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 73000 MILES. HONDA REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT ONLY DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FILED AGAINST THEM. THE REPLACEMENT TRANS WAS RETURNED TWICE TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A HIGH PITCH WINE IN 3RD GEAR. THEY SAID IT WAS OK AND DID NOTHING. NOW THIS REMAN TRANS HAS ONLY 35000 MILES AND IT SHOWS A PO740 CODE AND HAS AN ENGAGEMENT PROBLEM FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. HONDA SAYS TOUGH LUCK, YOUR ON YOUR OWN. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ALL THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE, BUT AFTER DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH I DISCOVERED IT IS COMMON IN ODYSSEYS. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES WITHOUT BEING CONCERNED FOR THE STABILITY OF OUR ENGINE AND TRANNY. THIS JUST SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER THAT POINT, BUT WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS HAPPENED 2 MINUTES EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN A ACUTE TURN IN THE FREEWAY WITHOUT A GOOD SHOULDER TO PULL OF ON, LEAVING ME STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. *TR

MY HONDA ODYSSEY (YEAR 2000) STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THEN WHEN GREEN LIGHT WAS ON, IT ROARED BIG TIME AT VERY HIGH RPM, AND MOVED VERY LITTLE. LOTS OF CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, MY CAR SUDDENLY MOVED, AND MOVED AS NORMAL AS USUAL. SINCE THEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD, MY CARS MOVES VERY TEENY-TINY BIT AFTER A STOP, AND THEN SUDDENLY PULL FORWARD. THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORSE IF MY CAR STOPS AT BOTTOM OF A HILL, THEN CLIMBING UP THE HILL AFTER THAT IS A BIG CHALLENGE. I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THERE WAS A RECALL. BUT HONDA DEALERS SAID HONDA DOES NOT SHARE ANY COST IF I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (ABOUT $4000) WHICH IS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS NOW JUST A BIT MORE THAN 70K. *TR

WHEN WE (FAMILY OF 4) WERE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVE WAY, AT/ABOUT 5MPH, A LOUD METALLIC NOISE WAS HEARD. IT APPEARED TO COME FROM UNDER THE VAN, FRONT/LEFT SIDE. WE PARKED THE VAN AND LOOKED UNDER THE VAN, EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. BUT THE NOISE WAS QUITE LOUD AND WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT CORRECT. WE DROVE THE VAN ABOUT 50 FEET IN OUR CUL-DE-SAC AND HEARD ANOTHER METALLIC NOISE AND SOMETHING FELL UNDER THE VAN. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE VAN, WE FOUND A PIECE OF SUSPENSION SPRING, ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. THE PIECE WAS NOT RUSTED OR BRITTLE, IT LOOKED PRETTY STONG, BUT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SUDDENLY BROKEN/SNAPPED. LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN WE WERE ARE ON ANY HIGHWAY OR AT A HIGHER SPEED. LATER WE TOOK VAN TO GET, THE SPRINGS/STRUTS REPLACED. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE NOT ALONE, THIS SEEM TO HAVE HAPPENED LOTS OF OTHER FAMILIES. A TYPICAL WEBSITE EXAMPLE IS BELOW. I COULD FIND MANY MORE. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SYSTEMIC OR MATERIAL PROBLEM WITH THESE SPRINGS AND HONDA MUST DO SOMETHING SO THAT NONE WOULD GET INJURED OR HURT. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/FRONT-SUSPENSION-COIL-SPRING-PROBLEMS.PHP. *TR

I AM A LICENSED USED VEHICLE SALESPERSON. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT A DEALER AUCTION FEB. 2012. UPON PURCHASE THAT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FAIL WITH ITS 11 MPH SHIFT UNTIL IT GOT WARM. WE THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY A FILTER AS OTHER VEHICLES HAVE HAD. WHEN WE GOT IT HOME, WE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION HAS NO WAY TO CHANGE FLUID OR FILTER. I CALLED HONDA ABOUT A RECALL, THEY SAID NO RECALLS. IT WOULD ONLY COST ME $3797 DEALER COST TO REPLACE IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT HONDA STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM EVERY VEHICLE YEAR UP TO 2012. I THINK IF THEY CAN PRODUCE AND USE SUCH A TRANSMISSION, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THEM ALL. TOYOTA RECALLED ALL THEIR ENGINES 2 YEARS AGO, REGARDLESS OF YEAR OR MILEAGE AND THEY SURVIVED THE RECALL. I AM STILL DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. CAN'T AFFORD TO ADD THIS MUCH MONEY TO THIS VEHICLE AND STILL BE ABLE TO RESELL IT TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT 5/5 08-TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WENT ON. BROUGHT IT TO HONDA DEALER THE RAN THE CODE AND STATED INTERNAL TRANS FAILURE. SINCE WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAD ALL TRANS SERVICE AT HONDA THEY AGREED TO SPLIT HALF THE COST. I ASKED WHAT IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN THE SERVICE REP STATED "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT" IT WILL LAST AT LONG TIME. WELL HERE I AM AGAIN WITH 45,000 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT TO HONDA AND THEY SAID "SORRY YOU ON YOUR OWN" 4-5 THOUSAND TO REPLACE. THAT IS MORE THAN THE VAN IS WORTH. I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT REFUSE TO RECALL OR FIX THEM CORRECTLY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING ON 12/8/12 I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. I ALMOST WAS HIT. I COULDN'T MOVE, THE VAN HAD NO POWER, JUST REVERTED UP THE 3000 RPM'S I WAS SCARED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I GUESS WHEN PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENTS FROM THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FROM HONDA MAYBE SOMETHING WILL HOPEFULLY BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THREE TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THIS ODYSSEY. TWO WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 50K MILES, SO IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE 36K WARRANTY. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A VEHICLE COULD GO THROUGH THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I PURCHASED BRAND NEW MICHELIN DEFENDER TIRES THREE WEEKS AGO FROM A MICHELIN CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR SHOP. TODAY WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUT...CONSISTENT WITH A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE WERE DRIVING LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM OUR HOME, ON A CLEAR DAY, WITH NO POT HOLES, OR OBSTACLES IN THE ROAD. WE DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. WE WERE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR...ON A CLEAR CITY STREET IN VIRGINIA. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE....IT WAS OBVIOUS THE TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WE WENT ACROSS THE STREET TO MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO. THE TIRE HAD FOUR BLOW OUT HOLES ON EVERY SINGLE SIDE OF THIS TIRE. THIS TIRE IS ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD. IT HAS LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. MICHELIN REFUSED TO WARRANTY THIS TIRE. THEY COVERED ONLY 50 % OF THE TIRE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY...WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE TIRE WAS CONFISCATED (PER MICHELIN) BY MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD ERRONEOUSLY BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING SECURED IN PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY AS HE REALIZED THAT THE ALTHOUGH THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, HE FAILED TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

MOVING FROM STOP AT LOW SPEED THE TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD THUMP WHEN IT DOES SHIFT. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ONCE IN MOTION, THERE IS ROUGH SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR ALSO. JUDGED BY ME TO BE UNSAFE IF DRIVEN BY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT OK WITH CAUTION IF DRIVEN CAREFULLY BY ME SINCE I HAVE BEEN PRINCIPAL DRIVER FOR 13 YEARS. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED 11/13/12 BY HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY SINCE NEW (IT IS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE) CONFIRMING INTERNAL SLIPPAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. DEALERSHIP VOLUNTARILY CONTACTED HONDA DISTRICT MANAGER IN CALIFORNIA FOR A DECISION ON WHETHER HONDA WOULD PARTICIPATE IN REPLACEMENT COST. REQUEST DENIED. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HONDA RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6,400. WE DID SOME WEB RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN 2000 ODYSSEYS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF EARLY MALFUNCTION. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED WE CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE AGE PORTION OF THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM (8 YEARS) DESPITE BEING WELL INSIDE THE MILEAGE PORTION OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 229,000.

LEFT SLIDING DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WORK AFTER 61 MILES OF PURCHASE ! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 129000. WHEN HONDA COGGIN REPLACED AT NO COST WE WERE HAPPY. THAT ONLY LASTED 56000 MILES HOWEVER WHEN IT ALSO FAILED! TIRED OF HONDA FAILED TRANS SOLUTIONS, WE HAD BEST TRANSMISSION JACKSONVILLE FL TRANS SHOP REPAIR 2ND TRANSMISSION. IT FAILED AFTER 44,000! DO THESE BUSINESSES HAVE FREE REIGN TO SCREW THE PUBLIC AS THEY SO CHOOSE? *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE WE ACQUIRED IT IN 2006. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES. AFTER A HUGE FIGHT WITH HONDA THEY RELUCTANTLY AGREED (BECAUSE IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE "WARRANTY EXTENSION" FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT) TO PAY HALF THE COST OF THE REPAIR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON, IN ADDITION TO OTHER ISSUES, INCLUDING EGR PROBLEMS, DESPITE REPLACING THE EGR, ETC. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 165,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,324.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED WHICH PREVENT IT FROM CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPAIRED (ON 09/03/2012) WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 117,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WAS NO OTHER ISSUES. LATER CHECKED WITH THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH $4500. CHECKED THE HONDA OWNER LINK AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HONDA'S TRANSMISSION. IT EXTENDED ITS WARRANTY ON IT TO 100000 MILES/7 YEARS. MY CAR IS ALMOST 13 YEARS. I ALWAYS TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA DEALER TO SERVICE. I WAS NEVER BEEN TOLD IT HAD A RECALL. READ ON INTERNET ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION, THERE WERE SO MANY MANY ODYSSEY OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE I HAVE NOW. IT WAS HONDA'S DESIGN FAULT. CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND FILED COMPLAIN. IT WAS RUDE AND COLD.IT IS TRUE MY CAR WAS ALMOST 13 YEARS. TOLD TO SOME MECHANICS ON THIS ISSUE, THEY ALL TOLD ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE COMMON AMONG HONDA CARS. I WAS LUCKY THE CAR WAS NOT DIE WHEN WE WERE 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. *TR

I HAVE BOUGHT MY USED ODYSSEY IN JANUARY 2012 FROM A DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 107,000 MILES. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 THAT HAD THE WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES AND AN APPROVED CLASS LAWSUIT IN 2006 THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UP TO 109,000 MILES. THEREFORE, MY VAN IS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY SINCE ITS AT 107,000. I STRONGLY REQUEST THAT THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THAT HONDA FIXES AND PAYS FOR THE REPAIR; OR AT LEAST GIVE ME A CALL AND DISCUSS THE MATTER. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION ENTIRELY BECAUSE I AM A STUDENT AND I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT. THANK YOU. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO RUMBLE AND VIBRATE WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE. THERE WAS A LOUD POP NOISE WHEN ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND AGAIN WHEN I STARTED IT THE NEXT MORNING. THOUGHT IT WAS AN EXHAUST PROBLEM BUT MY RIGHT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ENGINE MOUNTS I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY. MORE THAN LIKELY, I WILL BE NEEDING THE OTHER MOUNTS REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IF SOMEONE THINKS IT IS AN EXHAUST ISSUE, THEY MAY PUT OFF HAVING IT CHECKED WHICH CAN PUT STRESS ON THE OTHER MOUNTS. SEEMS TO ME WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS MODEL CAR, IT SHOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE. CAN BE A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD IF SEVERAL OF THE MOUNTS BREAK AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN AND SIDE MOUNT WORN. BOTH NEED REPLACING. READING BLOGS AND FINDING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDAS, WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND IT SLIPS AND SUDDENLY GOES INTO GEAR, ALSO WHEN IN 4TH GEAR IT TENDS TO SLIP, REV UP THEN JUMPS BACK INTO GEAR. I THINK ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I READ THE FOURMS ON PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANS ON THE ODYSSEY AND NOTICED THERE IS TOO MANY COMPLANTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR ME AND ALL THE OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS. THANK YOU...... *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN UPSHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES WITH A DANGEROUS SURGE FORWARD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONDITION PERSISTED FOR TWO DAYS AND REQUIRED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL WITH A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS ALL TOO COMMON IN HONDA ODYSSEY VANS. *JS

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *JS

START VEHICLE AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) LIGHT GOES ON AND CAR VIBRATES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. IN FACT, THERE'S A DEDICATED WEBSITE AT WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA THIS MORNING AND TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THEY'VE PUT IN. THEY GAVE ME A CASE# N012012-06-1100441 AT THIS POINT AM GOING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THIS AFTERNOON WEARY OF HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $3K. *TR

THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE VEHICLE JERKED OCCASIONALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO COMPLETELY CLOSE AND THE DOORS WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,620.

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY - HAD TRANS. REPLACED IN 2005 WITH 98,000 MILES ON CAR. NOW NEED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED (7 YEARS LATER, 98,000 MILES AGAIN). I AM FRUSTRATED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE A 7 YEAR OLD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN METICULOUS ABOUT MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR. ALL SERVICE BY HONDA DEALER. I HAVE OWNED OTHER BRANDS OF CARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. SPOKE TO HONDA AMERICA REP AND MY CAR REPAIRMAN. NEITHER WERE ABLE TO HELP ME TO GET ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. HOW DISAPPOINTING. I KNOW IT IS BEYOND THE WARRANTY FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, THE 7 YEAR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THAT WAS DONE IN 2005 MAY BE DEFECTIVE AS RECOGNIZED IN THE 2006 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAIN HONDA. HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MATTER ACCORDING TO HONDA AMERICA. I AM BEING FACED WITH A $4000 REPAIR OR PURCHASING A NEW CAR (WAS NOT PLANNED FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO). PROBABLY WILL NOT BE A HONDA IF WE GO THE ROUTE OF PURCHASING A NEW CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,776.

DRIVING HOME ON HUNTINGTON DRIVE, 40 MPH, AT 5 P.M., I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND I WENT NOWHERE. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, AND MY VAN "JUMPED" FORWARD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED AND THE DRIVERS ALLOWED ME TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT, WITH MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS, NOW ON. ALSO, NO BIKERS WERE ALONG SIDE ME! I STOPPED THE CAR AND PARKED. MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL. I STARTED THE CAR, GINGERLY WENT A BLOCK WHEN IT TOTALLY DIED. I WAITED FOR 3 HOURS, AAA SYSTEM HAD LINES DOWN FOR SOME REASON, AND A SO. PASADENA TOW TRUCK CAME TO THE RESCUE. I WAS THEN TOWED TO HORIZON HONDA, THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS...COMMUNICATION WITH HONDA AND HORIZON TO GET APPROVAL FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION...TOOK AWHILE! LUCKILY,I WAS 6 MONTHS OR 300 MILES AWAY FROM THE 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, SO THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR FREE! ALL I AM ASKING IS THE SAME WARRANTY ON THIS TRANSMISSION. HONDA IS NOT OFFERING ONE. I WILL WRITE, CALL, COMPLAIN, ETC., UNTIL I GET ONE! DOES HONDA NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR TRANSMISSIONS? I WILL BE IN NEED OF A CAR SOON... *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE. RUBS TIRE ON TURNS. VEHICLE HANDLES POORLY. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER REVEALS CODE P0420. THEY (RUSS DARROW MILWAUKEE, WI) ARE SAYING THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS WELL AS AN O2 SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED COST $1,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. STICKING SLIDING DOOR'S IN WINTER (RUSS DARROW & DAVID HOBBS MILWAUKEE, WI) HAVE ALL THE SERIVICE RECORDS ON THE STICKING DOOR ISSUSE AND THEY WHERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE IT. DEALER'S FIX FOR STICKING SLIDING DOOR WAS TO LUBE THE SLIDING DOOR EVERY WINTER INSTEAD OF FINDING A SOLUTION. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 2002 AND NOW I JUST LUBE THE DOOR'S MY SELF INSTEAD OF WASTING MY TIME AT DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER. *TR