2001 Honda Odyssey complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES, VEHICLE'S REAR SIGNAL LIGHT HAS MINIMUM VISIBILTY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIDIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

VEHICLES SLIDING DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE IN COLD WEATHER. DOORS UNLOCK BUT DON'T SLIDE OPEN, AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON, BUT CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS BACK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY CANNOT. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SIDE DOORS . ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS GET STUCK NOT ALLOWING HIM TO OPEN THE DOOR NEITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND LATCHES WERE CHANGE AND STILL DID NOT WORK. TS

CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS STARTED TO WARP AT 12,000 THE ROTORS WERE NEVER REPLACED ONLY CUT DOWN TO REDUCE WARPAGE, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ROTORS ARE CUT IT WOULD ONLY SHORTEN THE LIFE OF THE ROTORS, ALSO THE REAR HATCH SPOILER WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT BEING CRACKED. TS *JB

SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TWO MONTHS AGO, HAD UNEXPECTED DOWN SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 2ND ON HIGHWAY (LUCKILY DEVOID OF TRAFFIC). HONDA REPAIRED TRANSMISSION BY REPLACING SOLENOID SWITCH, NOT REPLACING TRANSMISSION. AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING (THIS TIME ACCELERATING) TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, UNEXPECTEDLY ALLOWING NO POWER TO DRIVE WHEELS DURING ACCELERATION. LUCKILY WAS ON A DESERTED ROAD, NO OTHER TRAFFIC. IF I WAS PULLING OUT INTO HIGHWAY (AS WE HAVE TO DO TO LEAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD) RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, AS UNEXPECTED INABILITY TO ACCELERATE/MOVE INTO TRAFFIC FLOW WOULD MOST CAUSE TRUCKS BARELLING DOWN HILL TO HIT US. LUCKY THIS HAPPENED 2 MINUTES AND 1/4 MILE EARLIER THAN THAT. OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. DT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY HESTIATE TO ACCELERATE AND DIE OUT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS A RESULT OF A DEFECT IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO OBJECTS IN IT'S PATH AND IS CONCERNED THAT A CHILD MAY BE INJURED BY THE DOORS. *TS TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE TIMING BELT FELL OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT THE DOOR WILL COME OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENLEY. AND GET STUCK SHE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE WARPED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

THE VAN NEEDED TO BE JUMPED STARTED TWICE A WEEK. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ERRATIC PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR

CONSUMER NOTICE WHEN RESTARTING VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WOULD NEED A JUMP, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HOLD THE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR CAN DRIFT BACKWARD, REQUIRING I USE THE BRAKES AND THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING BEHIND ME. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SLOW THE CAR ON HILLS. IF I AM IN D1, THE CAR WILL FLY DOWN A HILL AS IF IT IS NOT IN ANY GEAR. THE HONDA DEALER INSISTS THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR YOUR SAFETY STANDARDS BUT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DRIVE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WITHOUT WEARING THE BREAKS OUT, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME.

DEALER STATED THAT SHIFT SOLENOIDS SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THAT PAST CASES THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING TRANSMISSION AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE ODYSSEY AND SHOULD MERIT A RECALL. WE ARE PURSUING LEGAL ADVICE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOORS HAVE A HIGH TOLERANCE FOR SOMETHING BLOCKING THEM AND ONLY THE FULL PRESSURE OF AN ADULT'S UPPER BODY STOPS THE DOOR AND GETS IT TO GO BACKWARDS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *SCC

SLIDING DOOR WILL JAM AND NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO OPEN DOOR. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES DEALER FIXED THE DOOR, BUT PROBLEM WAS NEVER REMEDIED. *AK

DRIVING ON RAINY ROAD, APPX 50 MPH, TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, NO VEHICLES BEHIND, SO NO ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION THEN REPEATEDLY TRIED TO UPSHIFT, SLIPPED DOWN TO 2ND, REPEATEDLY. PROCEEDED TO SAFE STOPPING AREA IN 2ND GEAR (MANUALLY SELECTED). COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY DANGEROUS IF DRIVER DOES NOT RESPOND CAREFULLY, IF TRAFFIC IS FOLLOWING, IF ROAD IS SLICK, OR IF IN THE MIDST OF NEGOTIATING A CURVE. A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VEHICLE DISABLING FAILURE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH BATON ROUGE ENROUTE TO NEW ORLEANS, THERE WAS A MAJOR EXPLODING SOUND AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED IN MY LAP. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WERE NO CARS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF OR ON THE SIDE OF OUR CAR. WE DID NOT SEE ANY FLYING DEPREE OR ROCKS. A TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS BEHIND US DID NOT SEE ANY ROCKS OR ANYTHING EITHER , HE WAS AS SHOCKED AS WE WERE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF HONDA HAS REPLACED MANY SIDE WINDOWS AND IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. I KNOW IF A ROCK HITS A WINDOW, IT USUALLY SHATTERS IN PLACE, BUT THIS WINDOW EXPLODED IN MY FACE AND LAP.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OUR TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. FIRST IT WENT OUT AT 19,000 MILES, WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND HAS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. HOW CAN WE PROCEED WITH HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL?

SEAT BELT EMERGENCY RETRACTION MODE ENGAGED WHEN SEAT BELT WAS NOT LOCKED IN. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED AND ALMOST STRANGULATED A LITTLE BOY. IT HAD TO BE CUT TO RELEASE HIM OR HE MAY HAVE DIED. WE CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION THAT PROVIDED ANY OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE SEAT BELT SHOULD HAVE RETRACTED IN THIS MANNER WHEN NOT BUCKLED. WE ARE NOT SURE WHETHER HONDA WOULD CHARGE ANYTHING TO REPAIR THIS. THE LITTLE BOY HOWEVER IS STILL VERY UPSET.*AK

WITH VEHICLE STOPPED (AS AT A STOP SIGN OR AT A RED LIGHT), WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, ENGINE REVS UP BUT VEHICHLE HESISTATES. THEN ,TRANSMISSION ENGAGES SUDDENLY AND VEHICHLE LURCHES FORWARD. THE INTENSITY WAS ANYWHERE FROM A MODERATE BUMP, TO ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TIRES TO "SQUEAL" AND LOOSE TRACTION. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WE GOT THE VEHICHLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE; WE JUST BEGAN TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AS IF THEY HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM MANY TIMES BEFORE. WHEN QUESTIONED THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, ALTHOUGH THEY DID SAY THAT THEIR ODYSSEY SHUTTLEVAN (SAME YR/MODEL) HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THE PRIOR WEEK. WHILE CONDUCTING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, WE FOUND DOZENS OF INSTANCES OF ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES, ALL WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AS THE REMEDY. WHILE IN OUR CASE THIS WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY AT NO CHARGE, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT CAN EASILY LEAD TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VAN STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. DEALER FOUND VEHICLE IS STALLING BECAUSE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT AIR FLOW CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A DELAY ON REPAIRS DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *TT

DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN TURNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OPENED SLIDING DOOR AND NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE. TEN SECONDS LATER, VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. POLICE INVESTIGATOR SAD IT WAS A RESULT OFF BAD ELECTRIC SYSTEM. *AK

FRONT AXLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

ALL TIRES ARE BALD ON INNER EDGES-EVEN AFTER ROTATION AT 6,200 MILES. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN PROCEEDING FROM STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM SLOW (UNDER 20MPH) SPEEDS. PRESSING GAS PEDAL WITH MORE FORCE FREES IT UP AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS LACK OF SENSITIVITY IN ACCELERATOR MODULATION HAS RESULTED IN A FEW NEAR CRASHES. DEALER WORKED ON ACCELERATOR ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.*AK

THE SLIDING POWER DOORS DO NOT STOP WHEN THEY HIT RESISTANCE. I WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN FRAME AND DOOR FOR A GOOD 5 MINUTES IN A LARGE PARKING LOT AND COULD NOT GET FREE UNTIL I FINALLY WRESTLED THE KEY REMOTE OUT OF A POCKET AND HIT DOOR OPEN, OTHERWISE, I WAS STUCK. I COULD NOT MOVE TO FREE MYSELF. I COULD NOT MOVE THE DOOR. THANK GOODNESS IT WASN'T MY CHILD THAT GOT STUCK (I HAD MY 1 YEAR OLD WITH ME, AND IT WAS PRETTY SCARY FOR HER TO SEE ME TRAPPED). THIS IS A REACCURING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S JUST THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS, IT'S NOT DEFECTIVE. EVIDENTLY, THE DOOR WON'T REVERSE FOR AN OBSTRUCTION UNTIL IT IS 2" FROM CLOSING (MUCH SMALLER THAN A CHILD'S HEAD OR TORSO). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD A BRUISED SIDE. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW (SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR) - WHO'S A BIG GUY - GOT HIS ARM TRAPPED AND BRUISED. WE TOLD YET ANOTHER BROTHER-IN-LAW INTERESTED IN SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR - NOT TO GET THE POWER DOOR OPTION ... "IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR THE KIDS"... AND HE DIDN'T!! THIS IS ALL VERY ALARMING FOR ADULTS. I WORRY ABOUT THE FIRST CHILD WHO WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE. OWNER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MANAGE TO STOP VEHICLE AND CHECK TIRE, WHICH WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB *SCC

AUTO. DOOR OPENED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED WHEN GAS DOOR WAS OPENED FOR FUELING, STOPPED WHEN FUEL WAS BEING PUMPED TRAPPED FUEL PUMP BETWEEN DOOR AND VEHICLE

BOTH SLIDING DOORS "STICK" AND CANNOT BE OPENED. IN CRASH, OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TRAPPED IN VAN.*AK

1. WHEEL ALIGNMENT-VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT REQUIRING DRIVER TO OVER STEER TO THE LEFT TO KEEP VEHICLE WITHIN ITS LANE. WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED;PROBLE CORRECTED. 2. A/C SYSTEM-VEHICLE HAD APPROX 4500 MILES ONIT WHEN TRAVELING APPROX 50MPH A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM FRONT END, VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY HESITATED AND SHOOK. A/C SYSTEM THEN FAILED TO COOL PROPERLY. THREE REPAIR ATTEMPTS WER MADE AND A/C STILL FAILED TO COOL PROPERLY. NOTIFIED MFG. FOR FINAL REPAIR ATTEMP. COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. UPON COMPLETION OF REPAIR, VEHICLE WAS RELEASED WITH A/C DRAIN TUBE RUBBING & DRAINING ON STEERING RACK BOOT, COOLANT RESERVOIR LEFT EMPTY, COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKING AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR BODY SEAL DAMAGED. 3. PULLEY SYSTEM-VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIPS 5 TIMES FOR ABNORMAL NOISES & VIBRATIONS FROM CRANKSHAFT PULLEY SYSTEM. TENSIONER PULLEY REPLACED TWICE, CRANKSHAFT PULLEY & ALTERNATOR BELT REPLACED X 1. NOTIFIED MFG. FOR FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT. CONDITION CONFIRMED. OUR VEHICLE WAS COMPARED TO LIKE VEHICLES, YEAR 2000 & 2002. MFG STATED "OUR VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED." VEHICLE RELEASED WITH CONDITION UNREPAIRED & TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE IN D3, 2ND & 1ST DRIVE GEARS. PLEASE HELP! OUR VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 1 YEAR OLD YET. IT ONLY HAS 13,500 MILES ON IT. 4. RIGHT/LEFT FRONT DOORS-VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE INTERNAL WIND NOISE @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTIL BOTH FRONT DOOR WEATHER-STRIPS WERE REPLACED. 5. HOOD LATCH-COULD NOT OPEN HOOD ON VEHICLE TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID AFTER REP

6.COOLANT SYSTEM CONTINUED FROM ODI #760344. THIS LEFT SPLASH SHIELD LOOSE,VIBRATING & AT RISK OF COMING OFF, CAUSING RISK OF ACCIDENT/INJURY. IS IT POSSIBLE TO REQUIRE THAT HONDA SERVICE PERSONNEL ATTEND ADDITIONAL IN SERVICE TRAINING ON AUTOMOBILE COOLANT SYSTEMS? SO THAT CONSUMERS ARE NOT EXPOSED TO PREVENTABLE HAZARDS, EXAMPLES BEING: BREATHING COOLANT FUMES, INJURIES FROM ENGINE OVERHEATING, SLIPPERY SURFACES & ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS TO UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLIES FROM COOLANT RUN OFF. 7. RIGHT/LEFT SLIDING DOORS-RIGHT/LEFT SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN UPON PULLING OF HANDLES AS DESIGNED. THREE TIMES OUR VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR ABOVE COMPLAINT,AFTER SERVICE BULLETIN 00-0091 WAS ISSUED BEFORE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AS PER BULLETIN. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA LX OWNERS WHO STTED THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS. WHEN THEY TOOK VEHICLES TO DEALERSHIP DOOR SEALS WERE LUBRICATED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THESE VEHICLES ARE USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN TO & FROM SCHOOL AND BECAUSE THE SLIDING DOOR WON'T OPEN, CHILDREN MUST ENTER AREA OF TRAFFIC FLOW TO ENTER VEHICLE, INCREASING RISK OF INJURY. SLIDING DOORS CAN & WILL OEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTIION, DUE TO INABILITY TO FULLY OPEN/CLOSE SLIDING DOORS VIA HANDLES AS DESIGNED. 8.TRANSMISSION-I COMPLAINED OF GRINDING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM 40TO50MPH. RPM'S GO UP TO 2000 UPON ACCELERATION, AFTER REACHING 50MPH, RPM'S DROP TO BETW

INTERMITTENTLY BOTH SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN. BOTH DOORS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INDICATED HONDA IS AWARE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A YEAR. NLMBOTH REAR SLIDING DOOR SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ALSO THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD IS MADE OF SOME MATERIAL OTHER THAN GLASS, WHICH HAS CAUSED CONSUMERS VISION TO BE OBSTRUCTED BY THE SCRATCHES.*AK *JG

THERE WAS NO TIRE DAMAGE. DO NOT KNOW HOW WHEELS BECAME CRACKED. DO NOT KNOW OF ANY IMPACT DAMAGE THAT MAY OF CAUSED SUCH A PROBLEM. THE TIRES SHOW NO SIGNS OF ANY SIGNIFIVANT IMPACT. DEALER AND HONDA AMERICA CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO RE-IMBURSE ME FOR WHEELS, AND ALSO DECLINED TO AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH QUALITY OF THE WHEELS. I STILL HAVE BOTH WHEELS IF YOU NEED THEM TO BE LOOKED AT. I OBVIOUSLY HAD TO REPLACE THEM. I REPLACED THEM WHEN I NOTICED THE TIRES ON THOSE WHEELS LOOSING AIR. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. *AK

SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY. INSTEAD OF DOOR OPENING IT PRESSES FORWARD. *AK SEAT BELT REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE BELT CONTINUED TO COME OUT UNTIL MAXIMUM LENGTH AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS BROKE. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND FOR THE VEHICLE.*YH

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A SENSOR OR INDICATOR OR ANY TYPE OF REVERSE MECHANISM TO STOP DOOR FROM MOVING FORWARD WHILE PASSENGERS ARE ENTERING VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE PASSENGER TO BECOME INJURED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HONDA MOTOR CO. (HONDA) SOLD ME AND EQUIPMENT WITH A NEW VEHICLE, THAT IF USED AS SUCH, WILL DAMAGE THE VEHICLE AND WILL CONSTITUTE HAZARD TO OTHERS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. HONDA SOLD ODYSSEY - EX MINIVAN ALONG WITH A STANDARD PACKAGE THAT CONTAINED A ROOF RACK / CARRIER AMONG OTHER PERIPHERALS. I TRIED USING THE ROOF RACK / CARRIER AS PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 15, 2001, THE LOAD THAT I CARIED ON THE ROOF SLIPPED AND ALMOST FELL OFF THE VEHICLE INSPISTE OF MY BEST EFFORT IN TYING THE LOAD ON THE SET OF TWIN RACKS PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE SOFT UNDERNEATH OF THE LOAD THE VEHICLE ROOF WAS NOT DAMAGED DUE TO THE LOAD SLIDING OFF THE ROOF. I CONTACTED HONDA TO FIND OUT HOW BEST TO USE THE CARRIER RACK PROIVDED WITH THE VEHICLE. HONDA REPRESENTATIVE VERBALLY INFORMED ME THAT THE ROOF CARRIER / RACK AS ORIGINALLY PROVIDED WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY - EX MINIVAN CAN NOT BE USED, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BASICALLY, MY COMPLAIN IS THAT HONDA SOLD ME AN EQUIPEMENT WITH THE NEW VEHICLE THAT IF USED AS SUCH WILL DAMAGE THE VEHICLE, THE LOAD WILL MOST LIKELY FALL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OTHER DRIVING ON THE ROAD.

PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND FOOT LIGHTLY ON BRAKE PEDAL, EASING UP TO CURB AT A "SLOW WALK" SPEED, THROTTLE WENT FULLY OPEN, CAR LURCHED OVER CURB THROWING DRIVER BACK INTO SEAT. BEFORE DRIVER COULD RESPOND BY BRAKING, THE CAR TRAVELED APROX. 20 FEET UP AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A WATER PIPE RISER COMING TO A STOP. DRIVER PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED REVING AND TIRES STOPPED SPINNING.*AK

THE CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH KEY RING WITH REMOTE CONTROL FOR DOOR LATCHES WHEN CHILD HIT REMOTE. THIS CAUSED DOOR TO START CLOSING WITH PARENT IN DOOR FRAME. DOOR HANDLE WAS GRABBED TO PREVENT DOOR FROM CLOSING. BUT DOOR KEPT CLOSING UNTIL STOPPING. CONSUMER'S ARM AND WRIST WAS PULLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC, NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT REMOTE CONTROL LOCKS ON DOOR.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NOTICED VEHICLE LEAKING OIL APPROX. 2 1/2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. APPOINTMENT MADE FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. SEAL WHERE OIL PAN ATTACHES TO ENGINE WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED OR DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 8, 2001. APPROX. 2 1/2 WEEKS AFTER THIS I NOTICED MORE OIL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE IN GREATER QUANTITY THAN THE FIRST INCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING PARTS SINCE 8/31/01. I AM TOLD THIS TIME IT IS THE REAR MAIN SEAL (CRANK SEAL BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION) THAT IS LEAKING AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE PULLED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1030 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. ***DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEMS, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED BY LEESBURG HONDA-1 CARDINAL PARK DRIVE S.E. LEESBURG, VA 20175 703-777-1982. *AK

SID WALL HAS LARGE BULGE AND CRACK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN2H-AAA TIRESIZE: 16 IN)

THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY TO REPORT AS OF YET. I FEEL THAT THE POWER CLOSING DOORS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THEY EXERT A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE BEFORE THE PRESSURE SENSOR KICKS IN AND REVERSES THE DOOR. A CHILD COULD REACH UP GETTING IN THE VAN, PULL THE HANDLE AND INITIATE THE DOOR TO CLOSE. IF HE FALTERED, IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR A BODY PART (IE NECK) TO GET LODGED IN THE DOOR AND THE FORCE MECHANISM WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO REVERSE THE DOOR BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUR.*AK

THE 1999-2001 HONDA ODYSSEY ROOF TOP CARRIER CROSSBARS MAY BE UNSAFE. THE ROOF RACK CROSSBARS SOLD BY HONDA FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR USE WITH CARGO BOXES. THIS IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE ATTACH TO THEM. THERE IS NO WARNING ON THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS OR OWNERS MANUAL WARNING AGAINST USE FOR THIS PURPOSE. HONDA ADMITTED THE CROSSBARS MIGHT NOT WITHSTAND LIFT FORCES FROM THE BOX AND THE CROSSBARS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SIDE RAILS AND DAMAGE THE VEHICLE OR VEHICLES FOLLOWING IT. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD OFFER NO REMEDY, WARNING OR SOLUTIONS. SOME OF THE MAJOR CARGO BOX MANUFACTURERS ARE AWARE OF THE CROSSBARS SHORTCOMINGS AND WILL NOT WARRANT THEIR BOXES OR ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE SEPARATION OF THE CROSSBARS, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT ALWAYS DIVULGED BY THE SALEPERSONS AND WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT BE KNOWN IF BUYING A USED BOX. PLEASE MAKE HONDA SEND A WARING TO ALL PURCHASERS OF THE CROSSBARS AND INCLUDE THE WARNING IN THEIR OWNERS MANUALS, ADVERTISING LITEREATURE AND INSTALLATION/USE INSTRUCTIONS. THANK YOU. *AK

THE ROOF RACK CROSSBARS SOLD BY HONDA FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR USE WITH CARGO BOXES. THIS IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE ATTACH TO THEM. THERE IS NO WARNING ON THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS OR OWNERS MANUAL WARNING AGAINST USE FOR THIS PURPOSE. HONDA ADMITTED THE CROSSBARS MIGHT NOT WITHSTAND LIFT FORCES FROM THE BOX AND THE CROSSBARS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SIDE RAILS AND DAMAGE THE VEHICLE OR VEHICLES FOLLOWING IT. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD OFFER NO REMEDY, WARNING OR SOLUTIONS. SOME OF THE MAJOR CARGO BOX MANUFACTURERS ARE AWARE OF THE CROSSBARS SHORTCOMINGS AND WILL NOT WARRANT THEIR BOXES OR ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE SEPARATION OF THE CROSSBARS, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT ALWAYS DIVULGED BY THE SALEPERSONS AND WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT BE KNOWN IF BUYING A USED BOX. PLEASE MAKE HONDA SEND A WARING TO ALL PURCHASERS OF THE CROSSBARS AND INCLUDE THE WARNING IN THEIR OWNERS MANUALS ,ADVERTISING LITEREATURE AND INSTALLATION/USE INSTRUCTIONS. THANK YOU. ALBERT S. GUZICKI

POWER DOORS DO NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION IS MET. THIS ALMOST INJURED MY CHILD. I BELIEVE THAT THESE DOORS SHOULD AT LEAST MEET THE STANDARD OF A GARAGE DOOR FOR REVERSING/STOPPING. I AM TOLD BY THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE SENSITIVITY CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE HAZARD FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS MARKETED FOR FAMILIES WITH SMALLCHILDREN.*AK