2001 Honda Odyssey complaints

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ACCORDING TO THE HONDA OWNER LINK WEBSITE THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR THE ODYSSEY MINIVANS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND MENTIONED THE RECALL, THEY DIDN'T RESPOND. THEY JUST DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS AS A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, A NEW ECU WAS NEEDED, THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDEED FAILING. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. *JB

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIRST REPLACED BACK IN 2004 WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NOW 60,00 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CRACKED SEAL. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED TO FAIL. ON ONE DRIVE, I NOTICED IT "SLIPPING" A LITTLE. ON THE NEXT DAY, THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT ALMOST TOTALLY WENT OUT ON ME. I WAS TRYING TO ENTER INTO A MAJOR MILE STREET, PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR, WITH ONLY A SLIGHT RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ONE CAR HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A BIG HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE WAS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED WHICH EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE HAS 121,000 MILES. I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED, IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. AMERICAN HONDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME, THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

SECOND 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 1) DRIVING TO PICK UP HUSBAND AT DENVER AIRPORT. NO UNUSUAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. 2) 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 120000 MILES; REBUILT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 168000 MILES. 3) REPLACED FIRST TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT ONE. HONDA KNOWS THAT THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILS. THEY ARE ASKING FOR $5000 TO REPLACE IT. WE CANNOT BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION; ONLY REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. WITH HONDA ONLY PROVIDING REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS, THEY ARE GUARANTEEING THAT WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY 3-4 YEARS. ALWAYS JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND KICKING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN; IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 215,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL 2 MPH BEFORE IT JERKED INTO GEAR AND BEGAN ACCELERATING FURTHER. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED; AFTER THE RESTART, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 87000 MILES LYNNWOOD HONDA DEALER SOLD AND INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3600. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN LESS THAN A YEAR AT 37000 MILES. I BELIEVE THEY INSTALLED A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HONDA SAYS THEY WON'T ASSIST ME. RESULTS: I LOST $3600 DOLLARS ON THE REPAIR. PLUS I HAVE A VAN WORTH $7000(KBB) THAT DOESN'T WORK. TOTAL LOSS $11000. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE DURING SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT GAIN TRACTION. ROLLING BACKWARD AT AN INCLINE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. ENGINE SPEEDS UP, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT, AND WHEN IT DOES FINALLY ENGAGE THE SHIFT IS EXTREMELY ROUGH, WITH A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER. OBDII CODE INDICATES A P0740 (TCC ENABLE SOLENOID CIRCUIT ELECTRICAL) PROBLEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 119,344 MILES. I'VE DISCOVERED THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT, AND HAVE ISSUED SEVERAL EXTENDED WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 1999-2002 HONDA ODYSSEYS, YET THEY HAVE NEVER ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. AGAIN. THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED BY HONDA UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AROUND 60,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO). SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED THE OTHER DAY WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. CLEARLY, HONDA DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT CORRECTED THE DESIGN FLAW. RATHER, THEY INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. HONDA WAS FULLY AWARE AT THE TIME THEY FACED A DESIGN FLAW - BUT INSTALLED A FLAWED TRANSMISSION ANYHOW. THIS WAS DONE MOST LIKELY KNOWING THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD "ON AVERAGE" MAKE IT AT LEAST THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND BECOME THE OWNERS PROBLEM AFTERWARDS. I, PERSONALLY, CONSIDER SUCH BEHAVIOR POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT. THAT IS, INSTALLING SOMETHING THAT KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND SUBJECT TO EARLY FAILURE RELATIVE TO WHAT THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF THE SYSTEM IS AS MEASURED AGAINST THE NORM AND WITHIN STATISTICAL REASON. I AM AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND OUTCOME (MINOR EXTENSION OF WARRANTY). I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT SIMPLY FOR RECORD AND OUT OF DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HONDA'S ACTIONS. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX: TRANSMISSION DROPPED "SLAMMED" INTO LOWER GEAR WHEN DECELERATING BELOW 40 MPH. OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT MORE HARSHLY AS TIME PROGRESSED. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT WAS JUST OVER 117,000. HONDA DEALER REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" LIGHTS CAME ON. UPON SHUTTING DOWN AND RE-STARTING, THE "TCS" LIGHT WENT OUT BUT "CHECK ENGINE" REMAINED LIT. THE JEFF WYLER HONDA DEALERSHIP IN FLORENCE, KY TELLS ME THERE IS SOME SORT OF CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING THAT I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000 PLUS AND EXTRA $1,000 IN LABOR. WE HAVE SERVICE DOCUMENTATION GOING BACK TO SIX MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2000, STATING OUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE "RUMBLE" IN THE TRANSMISSION UPON REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED OF AROUND 45-65 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING REPLACING SOME SORT OF MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED TO THIS DAY. NOW, AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THAT THE VEHICLE IS "TOO OLD". *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUNE OF 2006. HONDA INSTALLED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT 66K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 108K MILES ON OCTOBER 24, 2010. REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 42K MILES. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OLD TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA SAID THAT UNLESS THERE IS ANOTHER CLASS ACTION SUIT, THEY WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY TYPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN AFTER 40K MILES. HONDA SAID THAT THEY CONSIDERED THE TOTAL MILES ON MY CAR AS THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. I HAD MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME. *TR

OUR MONEY VS. HONDA TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN DRIVING, HE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

I HAVE A HONDA ODYSSEY 2001. POWER SLIDING DOORS ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS. THIS BEGINS ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE MY VAN WITH DOORS NOT BEING SECURED AND SWITCH OFF SO BUZZER SHUTS OFF. I ONLY CAN OPEN ONE SIDE DOOR (RDRIVER SIDE) BECAUSE OTHER ONE IS NOT WORKING. I'S REALLY BRING ME CONCERN ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY. I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND TELL HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY; TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BUCKS AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, D4 LIGHT BLINKS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AS IT LURCHES FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. JUST STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM LAST WEEK; CAR CURRENTLY HAS 95,000 MILES. ORIGINAL OWNER; MAINTAINED THE CAR PRIVATELY ONCE THE DEALER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED VIOLENTLY INTERMITTENTLY, NOT ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCE FOR DEALER WARRANTY. ONE DAY AT STOP LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. *TR

FAULTY HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY VIN [XXX]. IT HAS 53,000 MILES. RECENTLY, ON JUNE 5TH, 2010, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AS IS EVIDENT, I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 53,000 MILES IN THE PAST 9 YEARS, WHICH IS MUCH BELOW THE AVERAGE OF 12,000 MILES DRIVEN PER YEAR. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN PRIMARILY FOR DOING GROCERIES AND DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL. THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR; WE DRIVE IT WITH UTMOST CARE AND GET IT SERVICED REGULARLY PER THE REQUIREMENTS. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER MR. DARRELL HARVILLE. HE MENTIONED THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA. HONDA ALSO ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE PERIOD OF 7 YEARS AND 9 MONTH OR 109,000 WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I CHECKED ON HONDA'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT MY VIN# IS IN THE RECALL LIST. I VALIDATED MY VIN# [XXX] ON HTTP://WWW.HONDATRANSMISSIONSETTLEMENT.COM/PHP/LOGIN.PHP WEBSITE AND GOT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT, PLEASE READ THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION." HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS OR EMAILS REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND RECALL. SINCE MY CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD I AM LATE AND WOULD HAVE TO FIX TRANSMISSION AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH A FEW HONDA DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT, IT WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $4000 TO FIX THIS DEFECT (TO FIX TRANSMISSION WITH FACTORY REBUILT

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REVV. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE LOWEST GEAR, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE HIS EXPENSE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $2,800. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 87,861 MILES IN MAY OF 2010. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY US. HONDA WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE TIME LIMIT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, DESPITE BEING WELL UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. CLUTCH SLIPPAGE GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. SERVICE SHOP SAYS REPAIR AND REPLACE 3100 PLUS TAX. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER ALIKE VEHICLE OWNERS. CLUTCH SLIPPAGE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS BUT MY PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY FOR MY YEAR OF HONDA EXPIRED. FAMILY OF 6 AND UNABLE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT . *TR

WHEN I WOULD GO TO PASS AND PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND IT WOULD TAKE 2 OR 3 SECONDS TO KICK IN TO PASSING GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THEM AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE CODE SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WASN'T RIGHT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT. I TOOK IT TO THEM TWICE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 15000 MILES AND IT STILL HAPPENED. I WENT TO HONDA AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. THE ONLY REASON IT TOOK THIS LONG TO GO BAD WAS BECAUSE I SERVICED IT REGULARLY. THE BEST PART WAS WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM AFTER THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS GONE ON THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF ME BRINGING MY VAN FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT A COINCIDENCE. *TR

HONDA 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE IS NUMBER 2. FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED AT 42,000 AT NO CHARGE IN JULY 2006. NOW AT 79,000 THE SECOND ONE IS FAILING AND HONDA WANTS $5000 FOR A REPLACEMENT. HELP. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY 1ST TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES. VEHICLE SITTING AT INTERSECTION. ATTEMPTED TO PULL ACROSS TRAFFIC AND TURN LEFT AT 4 LANE BUSY ROAD WITH NO LIGHT. CAR REVIVED BUT DID NOT MOVE. THEN TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND AS RPM'S CAME DOWN, CAR LURCHED AND MOVED INTO TRAFFIC AS 18 WHEELER APPROACHED.3 KIDS IN VEHICLE AND WIFE. NEARLY A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 109000 MILES. VEHICLE UNDER CRUISE CONTROL 50 MILES NORTH OF WACO. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY REVIVED TO RECLINED ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED OF 70 MPH. LEFT WIFE AND 3 KIDS STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF NOWHERE NORTH OF WACO. TOOK 3 HOURS FOR TOW TRUCK TO FIND. ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 180000 MILES. VEHICLE JUST. QUIT RUNNING ENGINE REVIVED LIKE BEFORE. SPOUSE AND KIDS WERE ABLE TO LIMP TO SHOPPING MALL AT 30 MPH AND 4000 RPM. VEHICLE OS ON 4TH TYRANNY IN 180,000 MILES. HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TYRANNY. COST 4000. VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED. EACH NEW TYRANNY CAME WITH 3/36 WARRANTY AND HONDA LOST LAWSUIT FOR TRANSMISSION AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 109K MILES. SUBSEQUENT LAWSUIT EXTENDED WARRANTY FURTHER. RESIDUAL VALUE WHEN SOLD WAS COMPLETELY STOLEN DEALER GAVE 3900 IN TRADE. HAD LISTED ON CRAIGSLIST...NOBODY AND I MEAN NOBODY WANTED TO BUY IT OF CALLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN I-25 HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND DUE TO LESS TRAFFIC I WAS SAVED. I CALLED UP THE HONDA AMERICA ON THE NEXT DAY AND THEIR SUPPORT PERSON TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE PROCEDURE IN PLACE TO FIGURE OUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THEY CANNOT HELP IN TERMS OF EVEN GOODWILL REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO TOLD THE NIGHTMARE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WE ALL HAVE BEEN KILLED ON HIGHWAY. THE PEOPLE IN HONDA SAID--SORRY TO HEAR THAT BUT WE WON'T HELP YOU NEITHER WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU ANY EXPLANATION. THIS IS A GREAT SURPRISE TO ME THAT THEY HAVE 100% FAILURE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY LACK REALLY A TRANSPARENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. I WANT REALLY MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR THEY SHOULD GIVE A REASON OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY CANNOT SIMPLY SAY THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO DO THIS. THIS IS MY VERY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE WITH HONDA AMERICA PEOPLE--YOU CAN'T EVEN TALK TO SOMEBODY TO HELP. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. POTENTIAL FOR TRANSMISSION TO LOCKUP AND STOP CAR ABRUPTLY AT ANY SPEEDS. HONDA WAS DIRECTED TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS AND 109,000 PER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS APPLIES TO ORIGINAL SALES DATE ONLY. DOES NOT APPLY TO TRANSMISSIONS THEY HAVE REPLACED ONE OR MORE TIMES ALREADY. SOME OWNERS ARE REPORTING THEY ARE ARE ON THEIR FOURTH TRANSMISSIONS. HONDA AND HONDA OF AMERICA OF AMERICA HAVE NOT PERFORMED ANY MAJOR UPGRADES TO THESE TRANSMISSIONS, MERELY REPLACING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION OF THE THE SAME TYPE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AFFECTING 2000-2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. NO RECALL EVER ISSUED. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 47,800, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,200. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND AT A LITTLE OVER 75,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I NOW HAVE 44,000 MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS GONE BAD AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1999-2004 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND SECONDS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE AT ALL. THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ON AN INTERSTATE WHICH COULD CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WHICH COULD INCLUDE DEATH. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOR DO THEY OFFER ANY HELP TO CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN THE GOOD FAITH THAT THEY ARE BUYING A SAFE RELIABLE CAR. CONSUMERS ARE NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND ARE THE ONES THAT SUFFER BY PAYING THE PRICE OF A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO HONDA'S ISSUE. HONDA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS NOT RIGHT. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY A NEW CAR NOR REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA WAS CONFRONTED ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS SO WHY HAS HONDA NOT BEEN IN THE NEWS? ARE WE WAITING FOR FATALITIES? *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW. FACT: THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHEREIN HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON ALL 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS TO 109,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS MORE FLAWED THAN HONDA ADMITTED. MY VAN IS ON ITS 4TH TRANSMISSION WITHIN 180,000 MILES, AVERAGING JUST 60,000 MILES PER TRANSMISSION. HONDA PAID TO REPLACE IT TWICE BUT REFUSED THE LAST ONE. MY VAN HAS NO TOWING PACKAGE AND HAS BEEN WELL SERVICED. AS A DEGREED ENGINEER, I INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ALSO HAD MY MECHANIC TAKE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE TRANNY. DEEPER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT HONDA HAS MADE NO SIGNIFICANT DESIGN CHANGES TO THE TRANSMISSIONS THEY USED WHEN REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL UNIT. THIS MEANS THAT THE SAME DESIGN INHERENT TO THE UNIT WAS PLACED BACK IN THE VEHICLE. DOING THIS MEANS THAT HONDA EFFECTIVELY PUT DEFECTIVE MERCHANDISE BACK IN MY CAR. IN NEARLY EVERY CASE I HAVE INVESTIGATED, THE 3RD CLUTCH PACK IS THE FAILURE MODE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. INVESTIGATION TURNED OUT SEVERAL REASONS THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE. THE THIRD CLUTCH PACK GETS STARVED FOR OIL AND HEAT BUILDUP IS NOT REMOVED FROM THE UNIT DUE TO POOR OIL FLOW. THE PATHS FOR OIL FLOW GET CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS AS THE TRANNY FAILS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF 2000-2002 HONDA ODYSSEYS LIKE MINE WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED, RISKED THEIR LIFE IN A "LURCH" INTO TRAFFIC AND STOLEN MY RESIDUAL VAL

AT 99K MILES MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. AT 143K THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT WENT ON AND REMAINED ON. THE CAR WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. AFTER LETTING IT REST CAR WOULD REGAIN POWER, BUT SOON POWER WOULD BE LOST AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION, BUT I HOPED IT JUST NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH SO I HAD THAT DONE. NOPE. CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 YEARS PRIOR. THEY CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION (AFTER ONLY 43K MILES). *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ERRATIC SHIFTING, THEN COMPLETE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SINCE I HAD MY FAMILY OF 4 IN THE CAR UNDER VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. I THEN HAD TO GET TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE FAILED IN FEBRUARY 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER HONDA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. SO THE NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HONDA WAS 2 YEARS OLD WITH 49,000 MILES. AMERICAN HONDA OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN THIS INSTANCE AND SAID THERE DECISION IS BASED ON THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE NOT THE AGE OR MILEAGE OF THE NEW DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY PUT IN. THERE RESPONSE ON THAT WAS THAT IT IS IRRELEVANT SINCE I DIDN'T PAY FOR IT. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. FAILURE CAME WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT IN 2007 MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TODAY AS WE WERE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. THE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT REPLACED THE BAD ONE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY AND THAT LEAVES THE CONSUMER TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS AT A HIGH COST. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION BUT I ALSO DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY A NEW CAR. THIS CAR TRANSPORTS MY FAMILY OF 5 AND IS NOW SITTING AT A SHOP. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP. HONDA IS THE ONLY CAR I WOULD EVER BUY, UNTIL NOW AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE HAVING THESE ISSUES FEELS THE SAME WAY. SO WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE? IS IT GOING TO BE WHEN THERE ARE FATALITIES DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING DURING RUSH HOUR AND YOU CAN'T MOVE IT? THANK GOD WE COULD COAST TO SAFETY, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU ARE NOT WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING, YET THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR OR ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED OF 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. NEITHER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

ODYSSEY 2001 SUFFERED TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2005 UNDER 7-YEARS WARRANTY AND LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND HONDA DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. OWNER OF VEHICLE WAS NOT NOTIFIED FOR RECALL AND ABILITY TO FILE COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA DURING RECALL PROCESS. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2010 VEHICLE STOPPED ON MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND OWNER WAS FORCED TO PUSH VEHICLE ON SHOULDER DESPITE OF DISABILITY CONDITION TO AVOID COLLISION. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO QUOTED FOR $5,000.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS DISCOVERED VEHICLE VIN #[XXX] IS NOT IN HONDA MANUFACTURER'S DATABASE FOR RECALL BECAUSE OF INABILITY OF REGISTERED OWNER TO FILE A COMPLAINT DURING RECALL PROCESS. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELEVANT TO ODI#10335008 THAT I BELIEVE RECORDED INACCURATE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DOWNSHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE HONDA DOWNSHIFTED SHARPLY AND THEN I FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY CAREFULLY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY . I DROVE TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY DID HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE UNDER 109,000 MILES. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND HAVE HAD CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS AGAINST THEM REGARDING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THEY WILL DO NOTHING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR HONDA OWNERS AND THIS COMPANY IS JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PUSHED TO THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/31/10 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO DRIVE IN A SLUGGISH MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED TO UP SHIFT WHILE I AM ENTERING A HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH THE BIG RIG BEHIND ME. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 95K MILES AND HAD TO BE REBUILD. I ALSO FIND MANY SIMILAR REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A QUALITY ISSUE REGARDING HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TODAY (MAY 24, 2010) ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 97,000 MILES. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT FAILED. IT WAS A CHALLENGE BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAS STATION. VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (DESPITE A 2ND FAILURE). FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 43,000 MILES. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 VIN [XXX] DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE 3RD LINE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT MY RPMS GOING VERY HIGH AND MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING !!; EVEN THAT THE VAN WAS ACCELERATED IT WAS NOT MOVING. I HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FIND MY WAY OUT TO THE SIDE LINE. I WILL TELL YOU IT IS VERY SCARY TO START LOOSING POWER AND HAVING OTHERS CARS FULL SPEED BEHIND YOU. LUCKY ME I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND NOBODY WAS HURT. WHEN I STARTED LOOKING AT PRICES AND INFORMATION, IN THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY EVEN LOST A LEGAL BATTLE IN 2006 FOR THE SAME REASONS. THEY KNOW THAT THIS 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FALLS INTO THE BAD BATCH. AT THAT TIME THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 AND 93 MONTHS. MY VAN HAS 102,000 MILES BUT IS OUT OF THE 93 MONTHS. MY QUESTION TO HONDA AND TO NHTSA, IF YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, ALSO YOU SHOULD AGREE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS, WHY WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY HAS AN ACCIDENT AND DIES. WHY WAS THERE NEVER A RECALL? TODAY I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY OFFERED ME A DEAL, FROM 4K TO $3,000 (OH! WHAT A DEAL- I COULD BUY ANOTHER 2001 VAN FOR JUST A LITTLE MORE). I CALLED AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME $2,200 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, SO WHERE IS THE REAL DEAL FROM HONDA?. ANOTHER QUESTION, CAN WE SUE HONDA AGAIN FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY

TRANSMISSION DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING, THE D4 INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES. AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. D4 INDICATOR. EXTREMELY SLOW OR DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, UPSHIFTS, OR DOWNSHIFTS. ABNORMAL GEAR SLIPPAGE DURING UPSHIFTS OR DOWNSHIFTS. ERRATIC OR EXCESSIVELY HARSH SHIFTING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEAKS. TCS LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE IN 2 PLACES. UPDATED 06/21/10.*JB *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2001 MY HONDA ODYSSEY OVER BUMPY ROADS THERE WERE A LOT OF CLUNKS AND VIBRATION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CHECKED VEHICLE AND SAID FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. THE WHEELS WERE TURNED FOR EXITING THE DRIVEWAY ONTO THE ROAD. CONTINUED TO HEAR RANDOM NOISES DURING THE NEXT 3 DAYS OF DRIVING AND FINALLY CRAWLED UNDER THE VAN. THEN I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. LUCKILY IT DID NOT PUNCTURE ANYTHING AND LODGED ITSELF AGAINST THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE SUSPENSION CAVITY. IN THIS POSITION IT STILL PROVIDED SOME SUSPENSION. I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN IN TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN REPAIRED. I WILL BE INSISTING THAT HONDA PAYS FOR THE REPAIRS AS I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND PRIOR INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA THAT SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL. *TR

I STARTED DRIVING MY VAN THIS MORNING, WHEN I MADE A SLIGHTLY TURNING, I HEARD SOME CRACKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT WHEELS, LATER ON; I SENT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK WHAT WAS HAPPENED, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE'S SPRING COIL WAS BROKEN, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED DUE TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THE HONDA PARTS WAS NOT AVAILABLE THEN I DROVE HOME FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES DRIVING, ANOTHER LOUD CRACKING NOISE AGAIN UNDERNEATH LIKE EARLIER INCIDENCE, I THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WATCHED THE FRONT TIRE OF THE DRIVER SIDE, I FOUND THE SPRING COIL BROKEN NOT LONG AGO AFTER THE RIGHT ONE BROKEN. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE THE MILEAGE FOR MY MINIVAN WAS ONLY AROUND 122,950 KM FOR A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, I DOUBT THIS INCIDENT WILL INFLUENCE MY FAMILY AND MY LIFE IF I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY. COULD YOU PLEASE SET UP AN INVESTIGATION GROUP TO STUDY THE RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY OF SPRING COIL MATERIAL TO AVOID FUTURE FAILURE OF SUCH INCIDENCE. I DO HOPE I CAN HAVE COMPENSATION FOR ME TO FIX MY CAR DUE TO MATERIAL FRACTURE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AND DISSATISFACTION WITH HONDA DEALER. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SWITCH GEARS SMOOTHLY AND IT MADE NOISES. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THERE WAS A WEIRD VIBRATION ABOVE 35 MPH. THE NOISES WERE STILL PERSISTENT, THE D4 LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TSC LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. THE DEALER PERFORMED SOME WORK ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. OCTOBER 18, 2006 THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED WHICH WOULD COST $4,200. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLASH SINCE THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. AFTER THE FLUSH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO PERFORM MUCH BETTER. HOWEVER, OCCASIONAL GEAR SLIPPING AND NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE HEARD FROM TIME-TO-TIME. NOVEMEBR 27, 2007 THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TSC LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THERE WERE NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *JB

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN 2003 FROM 1ST OWNER -- DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING FAULTY TRANSMISSION - NOW HAVE 150K MILES AND TRANSMISSION FAILING -- STOPS IN TRAFFIC - DEALERSHIP AND USA HONDA NON-COOPERATIVE WITH REGARD TO GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE OR OTHERWISE --. *TR