2000 Honda Odyssey complaints

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I BOUGHT WITH 119K MILES ON IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT SERVICED BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT AROUND 60K AND NOW AT 170K MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 25K, ONE AT 120K AND ANOTHER AT 145K. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, TWO FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN 170K MILES IN UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY (80K MILES) AND FEW DAYS BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND NEITHER HONDA NOR THE DEALER WOULD PAY ANY OF IT. SEARCHING IN THE WEB, NOW I SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY SUCH CASES- SO THIS SEEM LIKE A KNOWN ISSUE AND SO I'D LIKE HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE OR GIVE SOME FINANCIAL ASSIST AT THE LEAST. IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO GET HELP? THANKS. *TR

HONDA IS REPLACING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE JUST AS FAULTY, IF NOT MORE SO, THAN THE ORIGINAL. MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR ITS 4TH TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT 62K MILES, THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT HONDA HAD FIXED THE ISSUES AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WOO HOO FOR HONDA! THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM, FIXED IT, AND TOOK MEASURES TO ADDRESS IT AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THEY SCORED BIG POINTS WITH THAT MOVE... UNTIL THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED 57K MILES LATER (10K MILES PAST THE 109K CLASS ACTION WARRANTY EXTENSION). WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THIS TIME, I QUESTIONED HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE TRANSMISSION THEY WERE ABOUT TO INSTALL. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SOME OF THE EARLY REPLACEMENTS DID STILL HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT HONDA REALLY HAD FIXED THEM THIS TIME. I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT, BUT SURE ENOUGH, 38K MILES LATER, THAT ONE FAILED TOO. HOW CAN HONDA CONTINUE TO GET AWAY WITH INSTALLING THESE FAULTY REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS? I'M NOW LOOKING AT THE WORK ORDER FOR THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION AND IT LISTS THE PART NUMBER AS '06200-P7T-030RM WARRANTY A/T KIT'. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER THAT WAS ON THE INVOICES FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD TRANSMISSIONS. REALLY? THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY'VE FIXED THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PART NUMBER STAYS THE SAME AND THE OUTCOME DOESN'T CHANGE? THIS IS FRAUD. THEY ARE CHARGING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ($4,000-6,0

WHILE RETURNING FROM A LONG DISTANCE TRIP, "CHECK ENGINE" AND "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" LIGHTS CAME ON. STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR DIAGNOSIS - ADVISED TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD AND NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 260 MILES TO PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD ITS REGULAR AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AS PER OWNER'S MANUAL. A NOTICE WAS RECEIVED A FEW YEARS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO COVER 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE OR 100,000. THE VEHICLE IS TEN YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST TURNED 100, 965 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK; THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS ON HER HUSBAND WHO SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000-136000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED 10/19/10*JB UPDATED 12/13/10*JB

MY HONDA 2000 ODYSSEY HAS HAD TWO TRANSMISSION GO OUT. ONCE IN 2005 (COVERED BY WARRANTY AND NOW 2010 ( NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). THE DEALER TALKED TO HONDA HEADQUARTERS, AND SAID THEY WONT COVER THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRANS MISSION JUST WENT OUT AND I ALMOST HAD A COLLISION WITH OTHER CARS. *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY, THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY AND THERE IS POSSIBILITY THAT IT CAN OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, THAT CAN RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE MOSTLY SMALL CHILDREN ARE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SEALS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT KNEW THAT SHE WAS LOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TODAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,114 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,250.

HONDA ODYSSEY - TRANSMISSION SECOND TIME, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 64,067. *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT MY VAN SHOWING A TRANSMISSION CODE. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY @53 ,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. AUGUST ODF 2010, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION CODE. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY @84,000 MILES ON IT. I SPOKE WITH ED VOYLES HONDA AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ELSE CONCERNING THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT PER THEIR JAPAN OFFICE. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IF I WOULD HAVE PAID FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR IT WOULD HAVE CAME WITH A WARRANTY. IF I KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE PAID SOME TOWARDS THE REPAIR. I DISCOVERED HONDA ONLY PROVIDED A WARRANTY ON THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT EXPIRED. 1999-2001 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS HAD A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. THEY BUT A BAND AID ON THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS OVER. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION LASTED JUST A LITTLE LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE INFORMATION I READ SHOWS THEY TREATED EACH CUSTOMER DIFFERENTLY CONCERNING THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. THE SERVICE MANAGER MADE SURE HE TOLD ME YOU DIDN'T BUY YOUR VEHICLE FROM US AND YOU DON'T HAVE IT SERVICE HERE. HE WAS CORRECT AND I WOULD BE BUYING ONE FROM THEM EITHER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY IN SEPTEMBER, 1999. AT APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NO RENTAL CAR WAS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES LATER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WENT OUT AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN...THIS TIME UNDER WARRANTY WITH A WARNING THAT I WAS GETTING A BIG BREAK. AGAIN, FOR 4 DAYS I HAD TO GO WITHOUT A VEHICLE. NOW IT'S 45,000 MILES LATER AND THE SECOND REPLACEMENT IS ALSO DONE...THIS TIME THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE GEARS SLIPPED AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE OR COMPENSATION BY HONDA AND THE BILL FOR THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION IS $4,700. THIS IS DUE TO BEING OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 109,000 MILES. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO THINK ABOUT MY OPTIONS. THREE (3) TRANSMISSIONS IN 136,000 MILES. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? MY QUESTION IS...AND I DON'T THINK IT'S AN UNFAIR ONE...WHAT KIND OF SUB-PAR TRANSMISSIONS WERE THEY THROWING INTO MY VEHICLE? THIS IS NOT A NORMAL LIFE SPAN OF A TRANSMISSION; 40,000 MILES. IF I WERE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN, I WOULD BE DRIVING ON MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION IN 10 YEARS. PLEASE; SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS IS PERMISSIBLE. LIKE MOST EVERYTHING THESE DAYS, WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY? *TR

THE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND THEN FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION AND WAS INSTALLED NEW UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY TRAVELED ABOUT 55 MPH, WHEN THE SLIPPAGE STARTED AND QUICKLY LOST FORWARD GEAR AND THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ROAD IS HILLY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED US AT THAT POINT. THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

1. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 250 MILES FROM HOME AND TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TCS LIGHT WENT OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. 2. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY FOR SERVICE (OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE STILL 250 MILES FROM HOME) AND WAS TOLD "TRANSMISSION FAILURE", AS WELL AS GIVEN RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION (1999-2001). COST WOULD BE $5,400 AND A $92 CHARGE FOR THE "DIAGNOSIS". WAS AMAZED BY THIS AND SERVICE MGR WAIVED DIAGNOSIS FEE AT LEAST. TOLD TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 3. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA WITH ALL DETAILS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER AND TO ASK DEALER TO WORK WITH US (DEALERSHIP TOLD US ASK AMERICAN HONDA FOR HELP). ACKNOWLEDGED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND CLASS-ACTION SUIT, BUT STILL WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO AMERICAN HONDA DETAILING SITUATION AND ASKING FOR AT THE VERY LEAST, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IN REPAIRING TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER NEEDED TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,695 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE SHE REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND REALIZED THAT SHE HAD NOT SHIFTED INTO PARK. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECKS WITH THE DEALER SHE ADVISED THEM OF THE FAILURE AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND WAS PURCHASED IN 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. SHE TALKED TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TEN TIMES ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THEY HAVE NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,868. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/04/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK WHEN SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE LOCK IN THE IGNITION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DROVE IN HER GARAGE, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN SHE STOPPED, SHE TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK IN THE GARAGE DOOR THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK EVEN THOUGH THE KEYS WERE IN HER HAND. UPDATED 10/26/10

APPROX -JUNE OF 2010 I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT 114500M "AS IS". WHEN PURCHASED, IT DIDN'T LEAK WHEN SITTING STILL. I PAID JIFFY $122.00 TO POWER FLUSH THE TRANSMN FLUID. I LIFTED THE CAR AND INSPECTED IT MYSELF AFTER I THEN SAW A LEAK. I WAS GOING TO SIMPLY REPLACE THE DRIVERSIDE AXLE SEAL TO SOLVE THE LEAK PROBLEM. BUT I FOUND A MUCH MORE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WAS BUILD INTO THIS CAR, THAT THE MFG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE LEFT SIDE INNER SHAFT AT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL AREA WAS LOOSE. (I WIGGLED IT BY HAND). I FOUND THAT WHEN DRIVEN IT SPILLS FLUID AT A RATE OF 1/2 QUART PER DAY, AT THE SEAL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO PURCHASE AT $5000.0 AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PAY $5025 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA AMERICA SAID "THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL IS THE PROBLEM, YOU CAN PUT SEALS IN IT ALL DAY AND THAT WON'T FIX IT, IT MUST BE REPLACED". TODAY 07/30/10 IT STOPPED FORWARD MOTION ON A HILL. I TURNED ON MY FLASHER AND ROLLED 3 BLOCKS BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL TO A SAFE LEVEL AREA. I CARRY LOTS OF TRANSMSN FLUID NOW AND ADD A QUART A DAY TILL I CAN COME UP WITH AN OUT. I CAN'T JUST SELL THE CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE, IT'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO.AND I MUST GET TO WORK IM THINKING ABOUT BUYING A USED ONE AT THE JUNK YARD. THE SCARY THING IS DID HONDA EVER PUT OUT A TRANSMISSION THAT WORKS RIGHT T? OR HAVE THEY SIMPLY ABANDONED THERE BRAIN CHILD. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN TODAY'S SITUATION. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION, THAT I FIND MY SELF IN NOW. ONE OTHER THING. HON

1. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WE ARE EASY CAREFUL DRIVERS. HOWEVER, WE FOUND OUT WHEN DEALERSHIP SERVICE PLACES "FLUSH" THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON CARS BUILT BY HONDA DURING THIS TIME, IT FLUSHES METAL PARTS DOWN TO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND NEEDING FULL REPLACEMENT. 2. TRANSMISSION ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAD WE IGNORED ENGINE LIGHT, WE MIGHT OF HAD CAR FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. 3. $3000 LATER, GETTING IT REPLACED. *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SAFETY ISSUE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED HAD THE 3RD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE) BY HONDA. THIRD TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 135K AND NOW AT 190K IT HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA CORPORATION THAT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND AND CORRECT A WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH DAUGHTER IN CAR DURING TRAFFIC. *TR

MANUAL SIDE DOORS OFTEN STICK SO BADLY IT CANNOT BE OPENED EXCEPT BY SOMEONE GETTING INSIDE AND KICKING THE DOOR. A CHILD COULD NOT EXERT ENOUGH FORCE. ONCE THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY BELOW 100000 MILES. *TR

REPEATED SURGING IN ENGINE SPEED FROM IDLE WITHOUT PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I BOUGHT IT USED,I BELIEVE HONDA MADE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT YEAR. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT AS MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER,DESPITE THEY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HONDA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN.. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY CHILDREN, THE DOOR'S WILL SHUT ON THEM MY SON HAS ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID BEING MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE WARRANTY EVERYTHING WILL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO THIS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND HAS LOST HIS JOB IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? THANKS *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS CONTINUING PROBLEM AND LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION REGARDING MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A 5TH TRANSMISSION. *JB

WE HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER RECALL AT ABOUT 68,0000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE WE NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. WE WERE OUTSIDE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY THEY HAD GIVEN US ON THE REPLACEMENT WHEN WE STARTING NOTICING THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY WHEN WE TOOK IT IN, TELLING US REPAIR COST WOULD BE $4500. AT ABOUT 130,0000 MILES, THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. AFTER IT FAILED, WE PAID SOMEONE ELSE TO REPAIR IT, CAUSING US OVER 3500 IN TOWING, REPAIR AND RENTAL CAR COSTS. WE WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD WITH A FAMILY OF 4 IN THE 105 DEGREE TEXAS HEAT UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, HALF OF THE LATCH ON THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OUT OF THE SOCKET HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING USED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK ALSO DID NOT LATCH CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

HAD TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED ON 2007 BECAUSE IT HAD GONE SOUTH. NOW 2 YEARS LATER THE REPLACEMENT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THEY OFFERED 50% AS APPARENTLY THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION HAD ALL OF A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON IT. THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT WAS NO CHARGE, BUT SAYS NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT WARRANTY ON THE PAPERWORK. ONLY WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER DID WE FIND OUT APPARENTLY IT WAS A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. THE GUY AT THE SERVICE COUNTER TOLD ME "IF A CUSTOMER PAYS ANY MONEY FOR THE REPLACEMENT, IT IS A 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANT. IF IT'S FREE, IT'S A ONE YEAR WARRANTY". TALKED TO THE 800-999-1009 NUMBER AND THE PHONE REP, WHILE POLITE, WAS DEFENSIVE AND AVOIDED HONDA TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. SAID 50% WAS "MORE THAN FAIR" AND "ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY", EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT HAD CRAPPED OUT AFTER JUST 2 YEARS.

I OWN A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM SURE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WITHOUT A RECALL, DECIDED TO SIMPLY EXTEND THE WARRANTY FROM 5YRS TO 7YRS, KNOWING THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD RUN INTO PROBLEMS AFTER THE 7YR MARK, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE 6YR MARK. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. AS THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I WAS TOLD TO JUST IGNORE IT, AS IT MUST HAVE COME ON AFTER FILLING UP GAS, AND NOT TO WORRY, AS IT WILL GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. FINALLY I TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE CODES, AND NOW THEY TELL ME IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT, AS JUST BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ON, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT "DEAD" AND TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL I NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS. WELL, AFTER A 4HR ROAD TRIP, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, UNTIL I STOPPED AND HAD TO MAKE A LT HAND TURN. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION, THE VAN HESITATED, AND THEN JERKED FORWARD. HAD THE DELAY BEEN ANY LONGER, MY FAMILY AND MYSELF WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT HONDA, AND NOW 18MONTHS LATER, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. WHY KEEP REPLACING A TRANSMISSION KNOWING IT WILL ONLY LAST ANOTHER UNDER 2YRS. MY ONLY OPTION IS TO SELL THIS VAN, BUT IT'S NOT FARE TO THE NEXT UNFORTUNATE P

THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY AND AFTER A REPAIR IN 5/2007, HONDA REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND ANY WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR

SLIDING DOOR DON'T OPEN AND CLOSE RIGHT,DOORS STAY OPEN AT REAR EDGE. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. ON OUR 2000 EXL ODYSSEY, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS CLOSE BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON). I HAVE TO GET OUT AND BUMP THE REAR OF THE DOOR TO GET IT FLUSH. FOR SOME REASON THE BACK LOCK PART ISN'T "CATCHING". *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 TRANSMISSION ISSUE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES AND NOW ISSUES AT 99,000 HONDA SAID THEY WOULD COVER 10% NO MORE THEY INSTALLED ANOTHER BAD TRANSMISSION I SHOULD PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE I THINK NOT THE DEALER IS ON MY SIDE AND AGREES THAT HONDA INSTALLED THE SAME BAD TRANSMISSION A 2ND TIME. THAT DOES NOT SEAM TO BE CORRECT THING TO DO. HELP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL 2-LANE ROAD WHEN MY MINI-VAN STARTED TO SLID ACROSS THE ROAD DUE TO AN ICE/SNOW COVERING. MY VAN SLID ACROSS THE LANE AND SLAMMED HEAD-ON INTO A LARGE TREE. THE ENTIRE FRONT-END OF THE VAN WAS DESTROYED, BUT MY AIR-BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. BOTH THE POLICE OFFICER AND TOW-TRUCK DRIVER WERE DISMAYED AT THIS. FORTUNATELY, I ONLY HAVE A SLIGHT CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH (THANKS TO MY SAFETY-BELT). *TR

ON 12/22/09, THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED THROTTLE MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VAN WOULD NOT SLOW WHEN YOU REMOVED YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

2000 HONDA ODDESSY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 85,000 MILES REPLACED TRANSMISSON COST ME ALMOST 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 2 YRS LATER TRANSMISSION IS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAY ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TCS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING PAID FOR MANY REPAIRS WITH NO SUCCESS. *CN

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS STICKY SLIDING DOORS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN AFTER IT RAINS. DEALERSHIP GREASED THE DOORS AND THE SITUATION GOT WORSE. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A FIRE. I GOOGLED PROBLEM AND OTHERS COMPLAIN. WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR IT UNLOCKS BUT WILL NOT OPEN. WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT AND YOU COME BACK TO YOUR CAR THE SLIDING DOOR IS AJAR AND UNLOCKED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SUDDENLY, A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSING TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. UPDATED 02/18/10

RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN HALF. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE06007. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT 100,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH REGULAR SERVICES DONE ON THE CAR. *TR

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APPROXIMATELY THE 3RD FAILURE SINCE PURCHASED IN 2005 OR EARLY 2006. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, THE VAN DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL AND WITHOUT WARNING. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE ONCE STRANDED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN GOD INTERVENED AND GAVE HER JUST ENOUGH POWER TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE WAS TOWED FROM. JANUARY 2ND AT 2AM THE TRANNY WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY 80 AND MY WIFE THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS THE TRANNY. AND MY 4 YOUNGEST CHILDREN WAS WITH HER. *TR

THE 2ND ROW CAPTAIN SEAT IN MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY CAME OFF THE FLOOR AND CAN'T BE SECURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE SECOND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED IN APRIL OF 2005 FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE REBUILT AT AN EXPENSE OF $2500.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,100.

HAZY HEADLAMPS. THIS IS A QUOTE FROM POPULAR MECHANICS THAT DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM BETTER THAN I COULD: "MOST CARS AND A LOT OF TRUCKS TODAY ARE MANUFACTURED WITH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES THAT USE QUARTZ-HALOGEN BULBS PLUGGED INTO THE BACK OF A LARGE PLASTIC REFLECTOR. THE OUTER SURFACE OF THESE HEADLAMP MODULES IS MOLDED POLYCARBONATE PLASTIC. THAT PLASTIC IS MUCH LIGHTER THAN GLASS AND FAR MORE RESISTANT TO STONE CHIPS AND CRACKS. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT AND ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICALS, POLYCARBONATE HAS A TENDENCY TO GET HAZY." RECENTLY I THOUGHT ONE OF MY HEADLAMPS HAD GONE OUT ON MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. TURNED OUT THE PLASTIC HEADLAMP COVER IS WAS JUST A TOTAL HAZE & MESS AND REALLY KNOCKING DOWN THE LAMP LIGHT. I SUSPECT THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT FROM MY HEADLIGHT IS DIMINISHED BY AT LEAST 50 PERCENT, MAYBE MORE. LOOKING AT OTHER VARIOUS OTHER CARS ON A TRIP THROUGH A PARKING LOT SHOWS TONS OF OTHERS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. NOT A HARD PROBLEM TO CONFIRM. SO MY QUESTION IS: WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT PERMIT CAR MAKERS TO USE PLASTIC FOR HEADLAMP COVERS WHEN EVERY SINGLE CAR WILL, IN TIME, HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED HEADLIGHT OUTPUT AS A RESULT OF THIS HAZY BUSINESS? SEEMS WE'RE PUTTING EVERYBODY AT RISK JUST TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE SIMPLE, RATIONAL, INTELLIGENT SOLUTION SEEMS TO GO BACK TO REQUIRING GLASS HEADLAMP COVERS. PROBLEM SOLVED. THANKS FOR LISTENING! *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 SLIDING DOORS SINCE THE YEAR BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN TRY WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH SLIDING DOORS WORK OFF AND ON, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED ANY MORE WITHOUT HAVING TO MANUALLY PUSH IT FROM THE OUT SIDE. TO KEEP THEM FROM BUZZING WE TURN THE DOOR CONTROL SWITCH OFF, WHICH IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. NO ONE CAN OPEN THE DOORS UNTIL THE SWITCH IS TURNED BACK ON. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN EVERYONE IN THE CAR HAS TO GET OUT THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT BECAUSE NEITHER SLIDING DOOR WILL WORK CONSISTENTLY. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY. THE DOORS CAN BE OPENED MANUALLY ONLY IF YOU ARE A STRONG ADULT. *TR

WE BOUGHT A USED HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 VAN WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK METICULOUS CARE OF THE VAN AND HAD IT MAINTAINED REGULARLY WHICH IS WHY WE WERE SURPRISED AT 67,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING. I WAS IN A 50 MILE PER HOUR ZONE WHEN THE GEARS WOULDN'T SHIFT AND I WAS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS CRASH. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A VERY NARROW SHOULDER. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS, I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH HONDA VANS. WE INQUIRED ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE OUTSIDE OF THE 93 MONTH PARAMETER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THEREFORE DID NOT NEED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY (SERVICE BULLETIN 02-062). WE WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY $3500 FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED NO MATTER THE TIME FRAME. IF IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE HAD I LIVED IN A BIG CITY AND EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS ON A FREEWAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!! *TR

HONDA 2000 ODYSSEY LX IRREGULAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2000 ODYSSEY, IT WAS SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED DOWN GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS ARE ON. THE FAILURE CODE WAS READ AS P0740 IN A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE CAR MAY SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR SPEED UP OR COMPLETE STOP IN THE TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY PREDICTION FROM THE DRIVER. IT'S NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS TO ODYSSEY DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BUT ALSO TO THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. MY 2000 ODYSSEY GOT 2 TRANSMISSIONS FAILED ALREADY. I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE ON THE 3RD ONE. IN NHTSA SAFETY COMPLAINT DATA BASE YOU HAVE SO MANY SIMILAR REPORTS ALREADY. NHTSA CANNOT ALLOW THIS SITUATION CONTINUES AND SO MANY DANGEROUS ODYSSEY VANS RUNNING WITH DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA ONCE RECALLED SOME MODEL YEARS ODYSSEY BUT NOT ALL PROBLEMATIC YEARS. WHY THIS HAPPENED? ON THE INTERNET CAR COMMUNITIES LIKE EDMOUND.COM AND ODYCLUB.COM, MANY CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS NOW. IT MAY BE THE HIGH MILEAGES OF THE CARS LED TO HIGH RATE OF FAILURES. HONDA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE ANY REAL FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. IT HAS 79,000 MI ON IT. IT JOGS WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. AND IT SLIPS WHEN DRIVING , FROM 1ST GEAR GOING INTO 2ND. AND JOGS WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT WILL SLIP WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WILL NOT LOOK INTO, WITHOUT CHARGING OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY IS LNG OVER. WE HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC DO WORK , BUT PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED. HONDA IS HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS, WE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS AT ONLY 79,000 MILES. *TR