2001 Honda Odyssey complaints

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CAR PULLED VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT AND COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I PURCHASED USED IN 2008. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, ON AN INCLINE WHEN MY ODYSSEY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE ROLLING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL UNTIL I FOUND A DRIVEWAY TO TURN AROUND IN. ON THE WAY HOME THE CAR JERKED AND JUMPED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, 139,000 MILES - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. TECHNICIAN SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VAN ACCELERATED WHILED APPLYING BRAKES AND TRYING TO TURN. HARD SHIFTS. SLOW SHIFTS. VERY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE VAN SOMETIMES DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO TURN. RESEARCH INTO PROBLEM REVEALS HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VANS BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE TRANSPORT 3 CHILDREN IN OUR VAN. APPEARS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED IN A HONDA ODYSSEY - WITH KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. IT'S TIME TO STEP IN AND HOLD HONDA RESPONSIBLE BEFORE THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS. THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO INDIVIDUAL OWNERS. WE NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE. *TR

BROUGHT MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX TO MY LOCAL MIDAS SHOP TO HAVE A SCAN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF AN ERROR MESSAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE CAME BACK SHOWING THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN WIDE SPREAD TRANSMISSION DEFECTS ON MY CAR'S MODEL YEAR. SO MUCH SO THAT HONDA FELT PRESSURED TO LENGTHEN THE WARRANTY OF THE TRANSMISSION COVERAGE. IT TURNS OUT THAT MY CAR WAS WELL WITHIN TO ALLOTTED MILES TO BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT WAS 9 MONTHS BEYOND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE LOCK FOR THE REAR SLIDING DOORS, THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. WHEN USING THE MANUAL LOCK, SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE DOORS WERE FULLY CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, THE DOOR FUSES AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AUTOMATIC TRANNY, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING AND ONGOING ISSUE WITH DOWNSHIFTING VERY SUDDENLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 MILES, ISSUE BEGAN AT 111,000 MILES. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE NEEDED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN FOR S COMPANY MAKING A FAULTY UNSAFE PRODUCT. CURRENTLY RESEARCHING A FIX. REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SRS LIGHT ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. HAD AN SMALL ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T NOT DEFLATE, LIGHTS BEEN ON FOR 2 YRS AND THE DEALER SAYS THE WILL STILL DRIVE WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE IS CHARGING ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHEN HE KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AND THEN HE SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE A FEE TO FIX IT BUT HE CANNOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE BEFORE CHARGING ME A DIAGNOSIS FEE. *TR

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WOULD SHIFT ABRUPTLY. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE THE OLD TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED OUT AND REPLACED WITH NEW FLUID AND WE HAD THAT WORK DONE BY THE HONDA DEALER FROM WHICH WE BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS NEW. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION ?LOCKED? IN HIGH GEAR AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. WE COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN; IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE FINALLY HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES WITH A LOT OF FORCE AND THE CAR FINALLY SLOWED DOWN, STOPPED AND DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS NOW OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALED HUNDREDS OF CASES OF ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THE CARS HAD LOW MILEAGE. WE ALSO FOUND THAT HONDA HAD AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS AT NO CHARGE AS THE RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF $3500. THIS MALFUNCTION CREATES A DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION FOR DRIVERS OF HONDA ODYSSEYS. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAR AND YET THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). THIS IS 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS HAVING 75,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS ALL OF SUDDEN CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION & DE-ACCELERATION MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. TODAY I TOOK THIS TO THE HONDA OF FREEHOLD SALES: 877-934-6665 - SERVICE: (732) 414-3720) [XXX] & THE DEALER CONFIRMED ME THAT IT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE [XXX] & BY ENTERING THIS AT HONDA WEB SITE I GET THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE YOUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY IS INCLUDED IN THE 1999-01 TRANS WARRANTY EXT CAMPAIGN. DESCRIPTION1999-01 TRANS WARRANTY EXT TYPEWARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN STATUSOPEN THE RECALL INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 600,000 LIGHT TRUCKS MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. AFFECTED MODELS INCLUDE CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002, 2003 AND EARLY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS; 2003 AND EARLY 2004 HONDA PILOTS; AND 2001 AND 2002 ACURA MDX SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLES. OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE CONTACTED VIA MAIL AND WILL BE ASKED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA OR ACURA DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE AFTER CONTACTING HONDA I AM BEING ASKED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT COST WHERE AS IT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE AS PER THIS RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS POWER SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING WHILE VISITING MY SISTER IN AURORA, COLORADO AROUND DEC. 26, 2009 BECAUSE IT SNOWED THERE OVERNIGHT. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW LOOKED UP IF THIS PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED ONLINE. THE PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED AND THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT A BATTERY CABLE THEN RECONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE SO IT WILL RESET THE ELECTRONICS FOR THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. SURE ENOUGH THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THE SLIDING POWER DOORS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. WE WAITED FOR THE SUN TO COME OUT BEFORE DOING THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. SHE HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS PROBLEM: DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS TRANSMISSIONS TYPICALLY SELF-DESTRUCT BETWEEN 75,000 AND 130,000 MILES. HONDA LOST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY AND SOUNDS HORRIBLE. "D4" INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN HONDA EXTENDING THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST TRANSMISSIONS BREAKDOWN SHORTLY AFTER THAT MILEAGE AND HONDA TYPICALLY DOES NOT HELP OUT AFTER THAT PERIOD. AFTER "GOOGLING" HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE, AND HONDA WILL NOT HELP OUT. IN FACT, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOTED AS BEING TRAINED TO "ACT LIKE ROBOTS AND BELITTLE THE CUSTOMER" WHEN IT COMES TO OFFERING ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FOR NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. I BELIEVE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST WELL OVER 100,000 MILES. MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AT 119,000 MILES. I DID HAVE IT AT THE LOCAL DEALER COMPLAINING OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT AROUND 94,000 MILES, BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND SUGGESTED I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. I WENT ALONG WITH THEIR SUGGESTION AND HAD IT CHANGED. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME; UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEMS RETURNED AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY FAILED. UPON REVIEWI

I HAVE BOUGHT MY USED SALVAGE REREGISTED HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 EX IN SEPTEMBER 2009. IT APPEARS THAT MY CAR HAVE THE SOFT BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE FEELS SPONGY AND TAKES LONGER TO BRAKE, ESPECIALY WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED RIGHT BEFORE IT IS RELEASED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND ALSO IN SLOW SPEED. *TR

FAULTY GAS PEDAL THAT FAILS TO WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN USE FOR MORE THAN FIVE HOURS. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THIS HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS LED TO NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AT YIELDING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS VERY OFTEN, OR ABOUT FOUR TIMES A DAY. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

A WHINE IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION (4TH) BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER AND AFTER MANY TRIPS TO DEALER WITH NO SUCCESS A HONDA TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANY MORE. THE FIRST 3 TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE DETECTED WITH ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ON. MY 5TH TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE WHINE IS GETTING LOUDER AND MANY TRIPS TO HONDA DEALER ARE GETTING NOWHERE. I DRIVE OVER 20000 MILES PER YEAR AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS WITH DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. *TW

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE. THE "SLIDING DOOR LIGHT" IS ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WORKS FINE. *CN (THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSES 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).

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY: THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS INTERMITTENTLY STICK SHUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO COOPERATE. THIS, TO MY MIND, IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT, AND EMT PERSONNEL WOULD BE GREATLY HINDERED IN EXTRACTING VICTIMS OF A CRASH. THIS CONDITION CAN AND DOES OBTAIN FOR DAYS AT A TIME UNTIL, SUDDENLY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE DOORS WILL START TO OPERATE NORMALLY. *TR

THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS OF STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON 01/15/10. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 01/20/10, WE BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALER FOR EXAMINATION. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR NINE DAYS UNTIL 01/29/10 BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. ON 01/29/10, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK. ON 02/03/10 AND 02/04/10, THE STALLING RECURRED SO WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. NOW, HAVING BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY MORE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED BRAND NEW. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE OBSERVED A COIL SPRING HANGING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SLIT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAUSING THE BLOW OUT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED ON THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE BUT DID NOT LEAD INTO A RECALL STATING, " A DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES IS NOT WARRANTED" (SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06007: COMPONENT :SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD WHEN GENTLY DEPRESSED AND DOES NOT RESUME IDLE SPEED FAST ENOUGH AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN MAY/JUNE 2009I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME FLUID LEAKING NEAR THE UNDERCARRIAGE -THIS WAS NOTICED RIGHT AFTER A DEALER SERVICING WHERE THEY CHANGED A LOT OF FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, HE TOOK A LOOK AND DETERMINED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. HE ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD COST ME UP TO $4000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO KEEP THE FLUID TOPPED OFF AND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. ON 01-21-2010, MY VAN DID NOT START EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS WORKING. I HAD IT JUMP STARTED. TO PREVENT FURTHER SUCH ISSUES, I TOOK THE VAN TO AAMCO TO GET THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK EXAMINED. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS FROM THE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION BOX AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE$600 TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION AND FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN THEY OPENED THE TRANSMISSION THEY DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION HAD SOME ISSUES AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT/ OR NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THEY PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $2300. I LOOKED UP THE HONDA WEBSITE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY VANS OF MY MODEL YEAR AND HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THESE VANS TO 7 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. I HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY MAILING TO THIS EFFECT FROM HONDA AND THIS WAS NEW INFORMATION TO ME. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED - THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION EXAMINED - THEY WILL CONSIDER MY

TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON 12/28/2006 UNDER WARRANTY FOR SLIPPING AT 57,748 ORIGINAL MILES. NOW AT 92,000 MILES THIS REPLACED TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN AND ON THREE OCCASION IT SEEMED TO BE DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I MEAN I PUSH THE GAS BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE, THE SPEED IS REDUCED MOMENTARILY AND THEN PICKED UP AND AT OTHER TIMES I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT IT TO GO. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW AND I HAVE TO PAY ($2700) 75% OF THE REPAIR COST. THIS INCIDENTS BEGAN AROUND JANUARY 9TH, 2010 UNTIL JANUARY 16 2010. HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF INCORRECT GEAR RATIO. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS FOUND DEFECTIVE AT 37,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WITH MY WIFE AND OUR 5 CHILDREN AT A STEADY SPEED OF 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SNAP/JERKING MOTION FELT AND SLIGHT RUBBER SMELL AND THE VAN IMMEDIATELY LOST ACCELERATION. THERE WAS STEADY TRAFFIC I HAD TO NEGOTIATE THROUGH TO GET OUR VAN SAFELY OFF THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT DO SO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED FOR THE LAST REPLACEMENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO ADVISE OF RECOURSE OPTIONS I HAVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR ESTIMATE AT $1,200.00. THE VAN HAS 70,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED IN THIS REGION DUE TO A COLLISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WIFE & KIDS HOME FROM XMAS VACATION 2009 IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH 104,000 MILES. WE HEAR A "POP" NOISE FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT OF VEHICLE, STEERING PULLING TO THE LEFT. I PULLED OVER & INSPECTED. I FOUND A LARGE SEMI-CIRCULAR SHAPED PIECE OF STEEL APPROX 1/2 IN DIAMETER. THIS PIECE OF STEEL WAS CAUGHT AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT & THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. FINALLY I GOT IT PRIED IT OFF (IT WAS ACTUALLY STRUCK IN THAT POSITION) ONCE HOLDING IT IN MY HAND & NOW KNOW IT TO BE A COIL OF THE FRONT LEFT SPRING. *TR

WAS DRIVING A 2001 ODYSSEY VAN ON 11/24/2000 AND AT 8:00 PM ON 321 NORTH TO BLOWING ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VAN OFF THE ROAD AND WERE FORTUNATE IT OCCURRED WHERE IT DID BECAUSE PART OF THAT HIGHWAY HAS NO EASY PULL-OFF AREA. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY HONDA IN LATE 2006.....THIS TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED WAS ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD, HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO HONDA GUIDELINES. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.....I BELIEVE THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR THAT HONDA HAS HAD TRANSMISSION DEFECT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH BETTER BUSINESS AND WITH AMERICAN HONDA....CASE NUMBER FOR HONDA IS NO12009-11-3--1138. *TR

BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FEB '01. TRANSMISSION REPLACED @99,729 MILES, W/REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE OF STRANGE NOISES WHEN GEARS CHANGED. ON 11/24/09, APPROX 7:30PM, TRAVELING ON I-695 NEAR BALTIMORE MD, WE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TEN MINUTES EARLIER TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY; TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, WE GLIDED ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND STOPPED. VAN WAS IMMOBILIZED. SMELL OF BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID FILLED THE VAN. HAD WE NOT BEEN IN RIGHT TRAVEL LANE, THE SUDDEN STOP COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA TO BROWN'S HONDA SERVICE, GLEN BURNIE MD. THIS VAN HAD ABOUT 156,532 MILES ON IT, MEANING THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 52,803 MILES. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE INCESSANT ALARM IS TO SHUT OFF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FUNCTION AND TRY TO KEEP IT SHUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIALLY BIG PROBLEMS WITH THIS. NUMBER ONE - THE KIDS CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM. THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE TO EXIT THE CAR IS ON THE TRAFFIC SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR WILL SUDDENLY BECOME AJAR WHEN WE ARE DRIVING, EVEN WITH THE LOCKS CLOSED, WHICH IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED PROFESSIONALLY NUMEROUS TIMES AND I CANNOT GET A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR IN GOOD CONSCIENCE WITH AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR

I HAVE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED VERY WELL. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT OVER THE YEARS. LAST WEEK, I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A LOCAL WALMART WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL (TCS) LIGHT TURNED ON AND REFUSED TO GO OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. WHEN IT FINALLY DID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I LEARNED FROM THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR HONDA ODYSSEYS MADE BETWEEN 1999-2002 AND HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILES WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER OF 2000, SO I DO NOT QUALIFY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT HONDA AGREED TO PAY HALF FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH STILL LEFT ME WITH $2200 TO PAY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR ODYSSSEYS AND THE LEAST THEY SHOULD DO IS COVER ALL THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND OFFER A RECALL. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I TOOK GREAT CARE OF AND NOW IN 9 YEARS AND ONLY 82,000 MILES ENDED UP PAYING MORE THAN 2K FOR NO FAULT OF MINE. I AM NEVER GOING TO BUY A HONDA AGAIN. I URGE YOU GUYS TO TAKE STRICT ACTION AGAINST HONDA. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY - ORIGINAL OWNER - NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION - THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. *TR

WE ARE A ASIAN ONLY AUTO REPAIR SHOP. WE HAVE SEEN THE FOLLOWING FAILURE, SIX OR SEVEN TIMES. ON HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES, THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE EATING AWAY & DESTROYING THE INNER BEAD OF THE TIRES. THREE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS. THE LATEST ONE JUST HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND, AND THE WIFE OF OUR EMPLOYEE HAD AN ABRUPT PRESSURE LOSS ON THE FRT TIRE AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THIS SCENARIO CAN & EVENTUALLY WILL RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS UP. YOU MAY CONTACT ME IF NEEDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES, SO IT MUST BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE VEHICLE, RATHER THAN THE TIRE. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE BOUGHT IT BECAUSE WE WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE FOR DRIVING. IN 2006, WE DROVE OUR VAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO FLORIDA. WE TOOK ROUTE 81. WHILE DRIVING WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN ODD PULLING WHEN PUTTING PRESSING THE GAS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. WE WERE BEING WATCHED BY AN ANGEL. WE WERE FORTUNATELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND FIND A PLACE TO LOOK AT THE CAR. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPAIR. WE WERE WITHIN A FEW MILES OF A HONDA DEALER IN STAUNTON, VA. HONDA GAVE US A RENTAL CAR AND WE PROCEEDED ON OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA, WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. I FELT SAFE. I FELT THAT THE ISSUE WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT THE HONDA WOULD BE OKAY. OUR VAN IS NOW AT 140,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO DRIVE THE CAR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES AND THEN ENTERTAIN THAT IDEA OF ANOTHER VAN. TODAY I TOOK MY CHILDREN ON A FAMILY OUTING. WE WERE ENJOYING THE FALL COLORS ON A 2 LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD. OUR CAR BEGAN TO PULL A BIT AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO NOT MOVE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR AROUND THE BEND OF A WINDING ROAD, BUT I HAD TO LEAVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. I PUT ON THE FLASHERS, GOT MY KIDS OUT OF THE CAR AS QUICK AS I COULD AND THEN QUICKLY CROSSED THE ROAD WITH THEM AND WENT TO THE SCENIC LOOKOUT THAT WAS A BIT OFF OF THIS 2 LANE ROAD. I DID NOT WANT TO BE NEAR MY VAN THAT COMPLETELY DIED ON A 2 LOAN WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD!!!!!!!! THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE ANY CARS BEHIND ME AT TH

FAX ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A 2001 THE HONDA ODYSSEY HE PURCHASE IN 2002. HE HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. *JB

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY - VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY, BUT THERE ISN'T AN ACTUAL PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE BLEW A FUSE WHICH OPERATES THE RADIO AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS. EVERY TIME THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, IT BLEW AGAIN. I HAD MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. HE TRACED THE WIRE FROM THE FUSE BOX TO LOCATE THE ELECTRICAL SHORT. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HOLDING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BROKE AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE LAYING ON A HOT PART OF THE CAR AND ALL THE WIRES MELTED TOGETHER AND EXPOSED THE WIRES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS AT SERIOUS RISK FOR AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT I WILL LOSE ALL MY ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, BOTH OF WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS, LIFE-THREATENING ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSIS INDICATES TRANSMISSION INTERNAL FAILURE REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. MY CAR HAS 86,353 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CODE IS P0740. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST ME ABOUT $3,900. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEP 2000 FROM THE SAME DEALER AND ALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES WERE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER/HONDA SCHEDULE. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, I CAME TO KNOW THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I NEVER GOT A LETTER FROM EITHER DEALER OR HONDA REGARDING THIS. THIS IS IRRESPONSIBILITY. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I SHOULD DO? I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

ENG LIGHT & TSC LIGHT BOTH CAME ON TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HWY. DIAGNOSED AS A P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. CHECK. NO TROUBLE FOUND. RESET. SAME OCCURRENCE WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS. CHECK BY TWO LOCAL HONDA DEALER GARAGES. TOLD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX WITH ABOUT 94000 MILES WAS PURCHASED USED BY CURRENT OWNERS WITH ABOUT 22,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA AT 47191 (APR 21, 2005) AFTER MUCH COMPLAINTS BY OWNER TO DEALERS AND REGULAR MECHANIC. OWNER WAS EVEN TOLD TO FLUSH ENGINE AT A COST OF $70.48. ON JUNE 11, 2009, ODYSSEY WAS CHECKED OUT FOR ROAD TRIP BY REGULAR MECHANIC (OIL CHANGED, FILTERS REPLACED, BRAKES SHOES REPLACED, AND REAR WHEEL CYLS REPLACED) HOWEVER TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ROAD TRIP LEAVING 6 STRANDED IN CA DESERT OUTSIDE OF BARSTOW. CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO REGULAR MECHANIC FOR REVIEW AND REPAIR. OVER THE YEARS THIS CAR HAS RECEIVED REGULAR SERVICE FROM MECHANIC AND TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 67851 MILES BY REGULAR MECHANIC (NOT HONDA DEALER). HONDA HAS DENIED CLAIM FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT DUE TO SERVICE BY NON HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE REQUESTING PROOF THAT GENERIC TERM "QT SYNTHETIC ATF" WHICH WAS USED BY MECHANIC (AS NOTED ON MECHANICS INVOICE FOR SERVICE DATED 3/19/2007) WAS PURCHASED FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ACTUALLY A HONDA PART. MECHANIC HAS REGULAR RELATIONSHIP WITH HONDA DEALER AND SUPPLIERS AND CONTINUES TO USE HONDA PARTS FOR HONDA CARS (TOYOTA PARTS FOR TOYOTA CARS, ETC). DURING OWNER'S DISCUSSION WITH HONDA, THEY ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION REGARDING ATF HONDA PART. OWNER SPOKE WITH MECHANIC REGARDING THIS. MECHANIC WENT BACK TO CLARIFY ORIGINAL 3/19/2007 RECEIPT AND ADDED PHRASE "HONDA ATF-Z1" AND REPRINTED RECEIPT WITH "PRINT DATE: 6/23/2009"

I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTY UPSHIFTING!I TRIED RETURNING IT BUT THE HONDA DEALER THAT ORIGINALLY SERVICED THE CAR SAID THAT IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY! THE CAR IS DANGEROUS! I DRIVE TO THE STORE IN IT AND AT EACH STOP SIGN WHEN I ACCELERATE! THE CAR SUDDENLY SCREECHES FORWARD AND ENGAGES AFTER REVVING UP TO 4000RPM THIS CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BRAKE THE WHEELS MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE! THE HONDA DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY HOWEVER THIS IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION OF 2006 WITH ATTN JARED STAMELL! HONDA HAS MADE A VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO TAKE THESE MODELS OFF THE ROAD! I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE HONDA REPAIR THIS 2001 ODYSSEY AUTO TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS CAUSED ME A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BEING STUCK WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT THEY DO NOT WISH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT THEY ADMIT IT NEEDS! THIS HONDA COMPANY HAS A VERY NON RESPONSIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PEOPLE HAVE EVEN POSTED THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE KILLED PEOPLE!EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I DRIVE THE HONDA ODYSSEY THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP AND DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT! *TR

IN APRIL 2009, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT(CEL) CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLED WHEN I STOPPED. IT RESTARTED AND WOULD REPEAT THIS WITH EACH STOP. I TOOK IT TO MY USUAL GARAGE (THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE WAY THERE!) AND THEY SAID THE ONLY CODE THAT COME UP WAS P0172 FOR RICH FUEL, THEY PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN THE GAS AND IT DROVE FINE--WHICH IT DOES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. IN MAY, THE CAR 'S CEL WAS STILL SPORADICALLY COMING ON AND STALLING,AND I CALLED THE 800# FOR HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH A RIANO. WHEN I TOLD HIM OF MY CAR'S SYMPTOMS AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS GOING ON OR RECALLS ABOUT THIS HE SAID "NO", AND TO JUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK. AS THE LIGHT WAS OFF AT THAT POINT AND WHAT I'D GONE THROUGH AT THE OTHER GARAGE I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT WAS ON. ON JULY 20TH, I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THE DOT SITE WHICH MENTIONED THE EGR VALVE PROBLEM AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 8 YRS AND 80,000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT BY HONDA. MY MILEAGE HAD JUST PASSED 80,000 THAT WEEKEND. I CALLED THE 800# FOR HONDA AND SPOKE WITH A BRIAN WHO STATED THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN MADE JUNE 26, 2001 AND IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. I TOOK IT TO BILL PAGE HONDA IN FALLS CHURCH, VA, (CEL STILL OFF AT THIS TIME) , THEY SAID IT WAS THE EGR VALVE PLUS A THIRD PRESSURE SWITCH. IF I'D BEEN TOLD OF THE EGR PROBLEM IN MAY WHEN I ASKED RIANO I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN THEN AND BE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD HESITATE. THE ENGINE DID NOT REV AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SOLENOID SWITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND POSSIBLY LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SHOOK, AND SURGED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH GEARS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR FAILED. DURING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST INTO THIRD GEAR, COMPLETELY SKIPPING SECOND GEAR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 197,000.

ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 26, AS I WAS APPROACHING MY COMPANY PARKING LOT, I HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT END. AFTER PARKED VEHICLE I FOUND ICE/SNOW BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND FENDER SKIRT. I THOUGHT NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ACCUMULATED ICE/SNOW, SO I REMOVE IT FROM VEHICLE. WHEN I LEFT AFTER WORK, THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. I TURNED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT SPRING WAS BROKEN AT THE LAST COIL AT BOTTOM OF THE SPRING. BROKEN SPRING ONLY HAD ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER SPRING SEAT TO SUPPORT VEHICLE'S WEIGHT. THE BROKEN PORTION WAS HANGED ON THE BROKEN SPRING. THE NOISE WAS FROM THE BROKEN PORTION TOUCHING ROLLING WHEEL. THE BROKEN SECTION WAS VERY SHARP WHICH POSED GREAT DANGER OF PIERCING, OR PUNCTURING THE TIRE. WHEN I ASKED THE HONDA DEALER TO REPLACE THE SPRING, I WAS TOLD THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS DAMAGED BY THE BROKEN SPRING. CONSEQUENTLY THE STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY I DROVE ON A LOCAL STREET AT A LOW SPEED THAT DAY. HAD THE SPRING BROKEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENT, WITH POTENTIAL FOR FATALITIES. A METALLURGIST TOOK A LOOK AT THE SPRING AND TOLD ME THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO CORROSION ACCELERATED PREMATURE FATIGUE FAILURE. THE METALLURGIST ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HONDA HAS CHANGED SPRING DESIGN AFTER 2001 MODEL. I CALLED HONDA NORTH AMERICA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INCIDENT AND DEFECTIVE SPRING. I BELIEVE THIS DE

PASSENGER AUTOMATIC VAN DOOR ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TO COMPLETELY CLOSE EVEN AFTER BEING "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES. DOOR HAS ACTUALLY COME OPEN AFTER VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VAN, TILL MY HUSBAND FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO "BUMP" THE DOOR CLOSE AND KEEP SAFETY LOCK ON. MY KIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SIT NEAR THIS DOOR. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AS SAFETY HAZARD THAT HONDA WILL NOT COMMENT ON. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN ANY LONGER. THERE ARE 19 SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS BUT YET NO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. HE IS CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO GET HONDA TO REPLACE IT FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE OTHER HALF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,454.

HONDA 2001 ODYSSEY MINI-VAN TRANSMISSION FAILURE - HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE WITH THE ENGINE ACCELERATING BUT NO MOVEMENT. HONDA HAS A CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN LITIGATED WITH A SETTLEMENT IN DEC 2006 TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA. HONDA EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY BY 9 MONTHS !! THE FACT IS THAT HONDA SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED - ALL THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE REPLACE BY HONDA AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR