2000 Honda Odyssey complaints

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE TRANSMISSION STALLED WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT UP FROM FIRST GEAR, THEN LURCHED FORWARD VIOLENTLY. ON DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT HONDA EQUIPPED THE ODYSSEY WITH SUBSTANDARD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, WITH A VERY HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. IT'S A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THERE'S EITHER NOT ENOUGH ACCELERATION POWER WHEN NEEDED...OR TOO MUCH WHEN IT DOES FINALLY ENGAGE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA, AS THEIR REPUTATION OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN GOOD FOR OTHER MODELS, BUT THE ODYSSEY HAS BEEN SADDLED WITH A VERY POORLY MANUFACTURED, WEAK AND PRONE TO EARLY FAILURE, TRANSMISSION. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE ASTRONOMICAL, $3,000 OR MORE. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER IN THE PAST, BUT THIS HAS LEFT A BITTER TASTE IN MY MOUTH. HONDA HAS FAILED ITS CUSTOMERS! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED "AGAIN" REBUILT IN 2008 THE DEALER WHOM MAINTAINED THIS CAR WANTS 5400 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILT UNIT. THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT THIS RATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS AT A STOP WHEN HE WAS REAR-ENDED. THE CONTACT'S HEAD AND CHEST STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. THE DRIVER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/14/12 *BF

@ 74560 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TOOK IT DEALERSHIP BUT COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM TWO WEEKS AND DUE TO BEING AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION COULD NOT WAIT AROUND. TOOK TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING HOME BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS OVER MILEAGE FOR RECALL. SINCE I HAD TO PAY FULL PRICE TOOK IT TOO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER @ 5000 MILES DEALERSHIP BLAMED OUTSIDE MECHANIC WHO SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH CONVERTER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING THE WHOLE TIME BUT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT A RECALL. NOW IT IS OVER 140000 THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SHOT EVEN AFTER I HAVE KEPT REFILLING IT TO MAKE SURE THE FLUID STAYED AT PROPER LEVELS AND I HAVE TO EITHER HAVE TO REPAIR IT MYSELF OR TRADE IT IN. THE DEALER NEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT NEVER INFORMED ME WHEN I WAS IN THERE. *TR

I HAD ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, NOW MY SECOND ONE AT 3.5 YEARS OLD IS SOMETIMES GOING OUT OF REVERSE AND INTO DRIVE ALONG WITH DRIVING ALONG IN DRIVE AND ALL THE SUDDEN DOES NOTHING WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GAS. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. WHEN I NEGOTIATED A TURN INTO MY TURNAROUND, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRE AREA. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, SAW NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, THEN DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC'S GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ELECTRIC SEAT DOES NOT WORK. *TR

THIS IS MY 2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON THE CAR. UNLIKE THE FIRST ONE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THIS TIME WE WERE DRIVING ON THE SUNOL GRADE IN FREMONT CALIF. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE SLOW LANE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS EVIDENT BY READING REVIEWS ON THE CAR. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST HONDA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I CAN JOIN IN. HONDA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM VERY EARLY ON BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE LETTER THAT THEY SENT TO ME IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO EVERY ODYSSEY OWNER REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THE LETTER BACK IN 2000 UNTIL MY FIRST TRANNY WENT OUT IN 2006. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY VAN QUIT WORKING, FIRST THE SUPER CHEEP PLASTIC HANDLES BROKE. I'VE REPLACED THEM 3 TIMES. THEN THE AUTOMATIC OPENER QUIT WORKING. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED 3 TIMES, AND REPLACING THE LATCHES, THE DOORS STILL DON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE DOORS ARE NOT BEING SECURED! I'M HAVING TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR AJAR AND REAR DOOR SWITCH OFF SO THE BUZZER SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES MY KIDS GET TRAPPED IN MY VAN AND HAVE TO EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT OR THE BACK. I WORRY ABOUT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. HONDA WONT FIX IT. "IT IS NOT A REGULAR OCCURRENCE." SAYS HONDA SHOP MANAGER. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, IT IS A PROBLEM! THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2000-2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S SLIDER DOORS AND THE DEALERS' INABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 AT 55 MILES/HR, MY HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION GAVE UP. IT STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. THIS IS MY 2ND TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA WHICH WAS INSTALLED LAST 12/2009. NOW AFTER LESS THAN 2 YRS AND 23,9000 MILES LATER, THE RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE WORST THING, I WAS WITH MY FAMILY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND WE WERE ALMOST HAD A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. JUST IMAGINE A VAN TRAVELING @ 55/HR AND SUDDENLY STOPPED ON A BUSY 1-4 IN ORLANDO FLORIDA. LOOKING AT THE HONDA ODYSSEY'S FORUM, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HOW CAN WE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? HONDA HAD BEEN SITTING FOR NOTHING AND WAITING FOR A SENTINEL EVENT TO HAPPEN. THIS EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD ENFORCE A MUCH STRICTER RULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE STOPPED THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE HILL OF HER DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED TO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER A RECALL AND IT FAILED AGAIN 50,000 MILES LATER. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT US STRANDED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER TIME I HAD TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE AN UNRELIABLE TRANSMISSION ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHIFT IRREGULARLY WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ALL GEARS. I WONDER WHY YOU DON'T HAVE TRANSMISSION AS ONE OF "FAILED COMPONENTS " FIELD>? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPER AND WOULD COME OFF TRACK WHILE CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR BACK ON TRACK IN ORDER FOR THE DOORS TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE UPPER TRACK FOR THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY FAILED. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I HAVE ON RECORD REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I HAVE SEVERAL SERVICE RECORDS WITH RICK CASE HONDA IN DAVIE FLORIDA REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. IN 12/08 I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION COST 1298.00. I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY HONDA THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON JUNE 23 2010 WHILE TRAVELING FROM CANADA ON I-95 THE TRANSMISSION BLEW WITH HEAVY THICK BLACK SMOKE WHICH OBSCURED MY VISION. THICK BLACK OIL SPEWED EVERYWHERE AND WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH MACON GA. THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AND IT STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-95. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRASHED RIGHT IN BACK OF US. I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR, MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN AGES 16,15,11,9. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OFF OF THE RAMP. WE WERE GREATLY INCONVENIENCED AND HAD TO STAY IN MACON GA FOR TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS AND IT COST ME ADDITIONAL 525.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THAT I JUST REPLACED IN DEC 2008. HONDA NEVER INFORMED ME ABOUT THE 2000 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF SINCE SEPT 2002. IN JAN 2007 I COMPLAINED YET AGAIN OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME DEALERSHIP. ON 11/26/11 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURNPIKE WHICH IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SPEW OIL. AGAIN THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD HAVE CRASHED IN BACK OF MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OFF THE RAMP AT BIRD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TOLD SPECIFICALLY WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

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.

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 P

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.

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.

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

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.

AUTO TRANSMISSION ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 137K MILES. NO HELP FROM HONDA OR DEALERSHIP. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FAILURE AT 130000. *KB

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. *KB

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

TRANSMISSION FAILING. *TR

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

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

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

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

CAR TYPE : 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS OVERHAUL/REBUILD. *TR

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

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

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.

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.

I NOTICED THE FIRST SHIFTING PROBLEM WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SLEEPING ALL THE TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VAN NOW AS THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO ANY TIME AND MAY RESULT IN MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE EVEN IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE.

I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR P0401 CODE FOR CLOGGED EGE SYSTEM AND P1739 FOR THE TRANSMISSION CODE MY TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY REPLACED THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA. ON AUGUST 2010 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS. THEY PULLED UP THE 2 CODES P0401 AND P1739 FOR CLOGGED EGR SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION CODE. I REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND STILL THE SAME CODE CAME UP. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAS TO BE PERFORMED TO UNCLOGG THE EGR SYSTEM THAT IS TO HONDA BULLETIN 00-009 TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE MANIFOLD AND INSTALL A PIPE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE UNDER WARRANTY IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO BAD A GAIN BECAUSE IT HAS THE P1739 CODE. I WANT BOTH OF THESE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 4 TIMES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,557.

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE AT AN INTERSECTION ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS RAVING. TRANSMISSION STICK WOULD ALSO NOT GO BEYOND D4 WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE VAN. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY LX MINIVAN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 105,366 MILES. HONDA MOTOR CORPORATE REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY REIMBURSEMENT TOWARDS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 105,366 MILES. *TR

MY WIFE TOOK OUR YOUNG CHILDREN TO TOWN AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT JERK AS MUCH WHEN DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

MY MINIVANS FAILS TO CHANGE GEARS LIKE IT SHOULD. WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE MINIVANS SEEMS TO HESITATE TO CHANGE GEARS. I WOULD NOT CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM BUT MY MINIVANS CARRIES FOUR CHILDREN IN IT AT ALL TIMES. IF I'M GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LIKE I'M ALWAYS DOING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY MINIVANS TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO GO? I'M UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE AND I HAVE MY FOUR CHILDREN WITH ME. I JUST DON'T THINK SO. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I WOULD LOVE HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT YOU NEED MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SO WHAT AM I TO DO? SIMPLE RIGHT? WRONG I NEED TO BORROW A VEHICLE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND DO WHAT I NEED TO DO. *TR

2ND FAULTY TRANSMISSION! MY STORY ECHOES MANY OTHERS (E.G. ODI 10354768) IN THAT MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER 5 YEARS/65K MILES (EXTENDED MFG WARRANTY COVERED THAT ONE) AND NOW ANOTHER NEW ONE AFTER 5 MORE YEARS, 60K MILES (NOT COVERED BY HONDA; REBUILT THROUGH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND AAMCO). SO FRUSTRATING, EXPENSIVE, AND MIMICKED BY OTHER HONDA OWNERS' EXPERIENCE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO BEND HONDA'S MGMT TO THE CUSTOMER'S SIDE? *TR