2001 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO BUCK. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID ALL OVER THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED. ON MARCH 3, 2008, THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTING. THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. BEGINNING ON MARCH 7, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A NEW NOISE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 04-03-08 *BF THE TRANSMISSION WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 115K MILES IN MAR 2007. FELT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID TWICE IN 6 MONTHS AND NOTICED THE FLUID COLOR TO BE BROWNISH EVERY TIME AFTER LESS THAN 5K MILES. HARD SHIFTING HAS NOT GONE AWAY SINCE. THERE IS NO FAULT CODES YET BUT ONCE THAT HAPPENS I AM GOING TO BRING IN IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

PASSENGER FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH. NO FURTHER DAMAGE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS DEALER HAS THE LARGER PORTION, I HAVE THE SMALLER PORTION. *TR

ON DECEMBER 11 AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, SHE HEAR A LOUD BANG (LIKE A GUNSHOT) AND NOTICED A LARGE RUBBER DISC ON OUR DRIVEWAY. NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG WITH OUR VAN. DRIVING THE VAN WAS OK BUT ANY TURNING OF THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN LOUD SCREECHING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN SPRING. NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM HONDA IN MARCH 2001. MY CASE INVOLVES THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED BY AHMC AND THE OFFER I WAS PROVIDED BY AHMC. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN OBTAINED FROM THE AHMC WEBSITE, IN SEPTEMBER 2002 HONDA WAS AWARE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN ODYSSEY AND PRELUDE MODELS MANUFACTURED IN MODEL YEARS 1999 ' 2001. AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL HONDA EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 93 MONTHS OR 109,000 MILES FOR THESE SELECT VEHICLES. HAVING KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS INEVITABLE, AHMC SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE DILIGENT STRIDES TO INFORM OWNERS OF THIS PENDING FAILURE. IN FAILING TO DUE SO, AHMC SHOULD, WITHOUT HESITATION OR DELAY, RECOGNIZE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY HONDA AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS REPLACEMENT. PROVIDING FULL REPLACEMENT COVERAGE IS THE RIGHT AND JUST COURSE OF ACTION FOR AHMC. ANYTHING SHORT OF THAT LEVEL OF COVERAGE WOULD REPRESENT TOTAL LACK OF CONCERN BY AHMC FOR COMPLETE CUSTOMER SAFETY AND PROTECTION, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF THE KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON BOTH OCCASIONS. DUE TO THE MILEAGE (111,700) I HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST FOR THE SECOND TRANSMISSION INSTALLATION. *TR

DRIVING ON I-10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND SAN ANTONIO, 200 MILES AWAY FROM ANY MAJOR TOWN, WE HAD A TROUBLE WITH OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION . IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO GO FROM 0 TO 10MILES/HR. AFTER THE CAR REACHED 30 MILES/HR,IT WORKED OK. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN SAN ANTONIO, HONDA DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. BUT WE HAVE TO RENT A CAR AND FLY BACK TO PICK UP THE VAN. SINCE THEN, WE HAD 2 MORE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BY HONDA DEALERS IN LESS THAN HALF A YEAR. AFTER THE THIRD REPLACEMENT, THE CAR STILL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AGREED BY HONDA DEALER'S TECHNICIAN, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANY COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND REFUSED TO REPLACE IT . *TR

MY 2001 ODYSSEY VAN HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND THAT THE BROKEN RIGHT FRONT SPRING WAS THE CAUSE OF A NOISE. WHILE IN THE COURSE OF REPLACING IT, I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT WAS BROKEN AS WELL, AND IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE. I SEE FROM THE OTHER INCIDENTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN, AND THAT IT IS (OF COURSE) POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC. THE NEW SPRINGS LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE OLD ONES- THEY HAVE A PLASTIC SLEEVE OVER PART OF THE SPRING. THIS PUTS A STRESS POINT AT THE END OF THE SLEEVE. I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND IN MY OPINION, THE DESIGN OF THE SPRINGS AND THE SPRING MOUNTS, AS WELL AS THE VERY HIGH PRE-LOAD ON THESE SPRINGS, IS A RECIPE FOR FAILURE. I SAW THAT THE NHTSA STARTED AN INVESTIGATION TWO FULL YEARS AGO. WHEN ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING TO START SAVING PEOPLE? ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE FIRST HEAD-ON COLLISION TO RESULT? I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD FORCE A RECALL AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE REPLACING THESE FOR FREE WITH THE (REDESIGNED) SPRING. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX, I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE A ERRATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS DURING DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND I SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR IT CAUSES A REAL HARD BANGING JERK IN THE TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT AND THEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT (WHICH I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED AT A COST OF $100.00 FOR THE PART). I ALSO WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AS WELL (ANOTHER $40.00 FOR PARTS). THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AND I NOW DISCOVER THEY KNEW IT BY READING ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION BUT MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY PASSED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE EXTENSION. I THINK THERE SHOULD NOT BE A MILEAGE PLACED ON THE WARRANTY.....IT IS OBVIOUS, THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHEN IT COMES TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HONDA OF AMERICA SHOULD REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A HONDA DEALER AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CERTIFIED. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS IT HAS HAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING CHANGED AS DIRECTED EVERY 30,000 MILES WITH HONDA ATF FLUID SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE SUSPENSION WAS ERRATIC CAUSED BY A BROKEN FRONT COIL. AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,138. UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SPRING AND THE THRUST BEARING ABOVE IT. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSEY EX WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND OFTEN OPEN SLIGHTLY WHILE DRIVING, TRIGGERING THE INTERIOR BUZZER SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OFF AND ON DURING RANDOM OCCASIONS WITH NO APPARENT WARNING OR CAUSE. THE SLIDING DOOR FUSES HAVE BEEN RESET NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM FAILS TO BE REMEDIED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN/PASSENGERS WHEN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE, AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS MAY FAIL TO STAY CLOSED! *CN

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TRANSMISSIONS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT 64,000 MILES (TORQ CONVERTER), THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 38,000 MILES (TORQ CONVERTER). THE SECOND FAILURE I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS ALMOST HIT 3-4 TIMES BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED. I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT PANIC AND GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE. IMAGINE IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY/ INTERSTATE WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. HOW CAN A COMPANY PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE? *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH IS NOW ON ITS 5TH TRANSMISSION AND HAS 104,850 MILES. CONTACT STATED VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 2-3 ON THE RPM GAUGE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM..*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, IT CEASED TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IT WAS BECAUSE OF A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. THE EGR WAS REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS HAD ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED A CODE DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH WAS ELECTRICAL. THE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN POWER SIDE DOORS SHORT OUT REGULARLY AND WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOORS WILL STILL FUNCTION MANUALLY BUT REQUIRE A STRONG ADULT. YOUTHS HAVE TROUBLE OPENING THE DOORS. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND REQUIRES REGULAR VISITS TO THE MECHANIC TO KEEP THE DOORS OPERABLE. *TR

REFERENCE PE06007. 1 1/2 YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND OUR VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME SO THIS WAS COVERED BUT APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YRS LATER AND THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THIS EVENING. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING APPEARED OK ON MARCH 28TH OF 2006 AND THEREFORE THE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND THIS COIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME THE OTHER ONE WAS FIXED AND COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. SEE ALSO 10153819 *DSY *TR

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN COMPLETELY WHEN A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED INTO PIECES. DRIVING THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP WAS DIFFICULT. THE CAR PULLED TO THE SIDE AND THERE WERE VIBRATIONS AND RUBBING NOISES DURING THE 1.5 MILE DRIVE. AT THE SHOP THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH SPRINGS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FRACTURED. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE 2ND SPRING FAILURE AND DO NOT KNOW IF IT HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY OR NOT. REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $900 AND CAR WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR 4 DAYS. CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AND OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE JERKED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT UPSHIFT. WHEN IT DID, IT SHIFTED VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SURGE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,342 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,152.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD VIOLENTLY ONCE IT DID SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND ON JUNE 24, 2006, HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT PAID $1,092 FOR THE REPAIR, PLUS LABOR FEES. ON OCTOBER 24, 2007, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UPSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND WOULD SHIFT DIRECTLY INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,786 FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 210,312 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,342. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ

HONDAY ODYSSE SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO PULL OUT A FUSE AND RESET THE DOOR COMPUTER.

SLIDING SIDE DOORS STICK AND DO NOT OPEN PERIODICALLY. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN DURING THE 1ST YEAR WE HAD THE VAN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT DOES NOT ALWAYS OPEN EASILY, EVEV FROM THE OUTSIDE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, & THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SO THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN 2000 AND IS STILL OCURRING. *TR

MY 2001 ODYSSEY IS NOW ON ITS FIFTH TRANSMISSION; THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED FOUR TIMES. DEALER KEEPS REPLACING MY FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WITH REBUILT FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR ANY MORE; I'VE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TOO MANY TIMES BECAUSE HONDA & DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO INSTALL A RELIABLE TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS SAID IT IS FOLLOWING THE WARRANTY BY INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND SAYS "NEW" TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS FAIL TO OPEN OR CLOSE PERIODICALLY. MUCH OF THE TIME THE SLIDING DOORS ARE IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND WILL NOT OPEN. THIS IS UNSAFE AS THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK CANNOT EXIT THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER. CHILDREN ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THEM MANUALLY. THE VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE FIX IS ALWAYS TEMPORARY. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL OR THE DOOR MOTORS WEAR OUT. IT IS HAZARDOUS TO BE UNABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THIS VEHICLE AS NEEDED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EGR VALVE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2005 FOR THE EGR VALVE. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD ONLY CHECK IT IF THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE RECALL WAS GOOD FOR 80,000 MILES OR EIGHT YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO ITS MILEAGE. THE NHTSA RECALL # WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT FIRST HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE REPLACED THEN HE RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA**CC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF BILL OF SALE AND MOTORVEHICLE CONSUMER COMPLAINT FORM. *TR

I TOOK MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN TO KUHN HONDA IN TAMPA, FL FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAD ONLY 51,880 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD REPLACED THE SAME MOUNTS ON NUMEROUS OTHER ODYSSEY VAN,S AND EVEN THE ONE NEXT TO IT IN THE SHOP NEEDED THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT HONDA DID NOT COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER ANY WARRANTY EXTENSION DESPITE WHAT SEEMED TO ME TO BE A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT COULD HAVE GRAVE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THESE ENGINE MOUNTS AS THEIR FAILURE CAN CAUSE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION AND OTHER DRIVE-TRAIN RELATED PROBLEMS. *AK

WE BACKED OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE JULY 04 FIREWORK! STOPPED THE VAN AND I FOUND BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING!!! LUCKILY THIS HAPPENS ON OUR DRIVEWAY INSTEAD OF HIGHWAY AT 65-75 MILES/HOUR!!! THANKS GOD IT HAPPENS AT HOME. THE FACT: 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 75K MILES - BOUGHT NEW IN 2001 IN CHICAGO IL. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS FROM DAY 1. - MOVED TO OMAHA NE 2005 - NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT - NEVER RAN OVER HUGE POT HOLE. - NO TRAILER HITCH OR PULLING. - 90% OF THE TIME DRIVING 4 KIDS TO SCHOOL AND SHOPPING. - A FEW LONG-DISTANCE TRIPS OVER 800 MILES (HIGHWAY). - ADMITTEDLY THE VAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE ''SNOW BELT'' OF ILLINOIS AND NEBRASKA AND THEREFORE SALT ON THE ROAD, BUT I WASHED THE ODYSSEY''S CHASSIS AND COIL SPRING EVERY SPRING TO CLEAN OUT THE SALT. HERE IS MY OPINION: I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND VANS IN MY LIFE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT COIL SPRING WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL BUT THIS IS USUALLY SEEN IN CARS/VANS/PICK-UP TRUCKS OVER 15 YEARS OLD AND 180-200K MILES OR SO. FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN AT 6 YEARS AND 75K MILES IS PREMATURE AND MUST BE MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF SOME SORT. INFO IS POSTED AT HONDA ODYSSEY FORUM: HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=38700*JB

HONDA 2001 ODYSSEY EX. 1. DOOR WOULD BUZZ AND NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS OF MINIVAN. 2. HAD CHILDREN WHO WERE TRAPPED AND HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. ALSO, HAD TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY AJAR. 3. FUSE #13 WAS PULLED, DOORS WERE LUBRICATED. HONDA THEN TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR. THEN A DAY LATER WHEN BOTH DOORS WOULDN'T WORK THEY SAID IT'S THE CONTACT PINS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NOTHING HAPPENED LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE THAT I KNOW OF. I WAS DRIVING MY VAN SUNDAY 3-25-07 ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY THROTTLE STUCK I WAS DRIVING UP TO SPEEDS OF AROUND 95 I HAD THE BRAKE TO THE GROUND AND STILL GOING 80 TO 85 I ALOMOST HIT 2 OTHER CARS AND I COULD NOT GET MY VAN STOPPED IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED UP ON ME. FIMALLY AFTER 2 MILES I GOT OT TO STOP. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN WITH ME AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH THANK GOD NOBODY WAS HURT. *JB

OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD METAL ON METAL CLUNK WHENEVER WE WENT OVER ANY KIND OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE NOISE WAS CENTRALIZED TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN TAKING IT IT TO BE REPAIRED, A SECTION OF THE FRONT COILD SPRING THAT HAD SHEARED OFF FELL FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WE PULLED OVER AND RECOVERED THE SECTION OF COIL AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE GOING SLOW AND THAT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE DONE ANY OTHER DAMAGE. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ($560) AND WE WERE ALSO ADVISED TO REPLACE THE STRUTS EVEN THOUGH THEY APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO LEAKAGE (WHICH WE CHOSE NOT TO DO AT THIS TIME DUE TO COST).

FRONT SUSPENSION - COIL SPRING FAILURE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE THE RT FT SPRING BROKE WITH A LOUD NOISE, CAR PULLED TO ONE SIDE ON SHORT DRIVE WITH HARD TO CONTROL PULL TO RIGHT, A 8" PIECE WAS FOUND ON GARAGE FLOOR, NO TIRE DAMAGE FROM BROKEN SPRING UPON INSPECTION THE LEFT SIDE SPRING IS NEAR FAILURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED VEHICLE MILEAGE 75K, THIS IS A FAULTY HONDA PROBLEM BUT HONDA NEVER OWNS UP TO EVER HAVING SUCH PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH NEIGHBORS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM, THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE SO THEY SAY. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED. *JB

AUTOMATIC, SLIDING DOORS ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND LATCH. *JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BECOME FRAYED ON ONE SIDE. I AM AFRAID THIS HAS COMPROMISED ITS STRENGTH AND SAFETY. HONDA REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *NM

HONDA ODYSSEY 01 EX MODEL, POWER SLIDE DOORS. MANY TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SLIDING DOOR ALARM CHIMES OR THE DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE/OPEN. WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR ALARMS SHOWS THAT THE DOOR IS OPENED AND BUZZES. THIS CAUSES US TO STOP CAR AND CHECK THE DOORS WITH NO CLUE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. A FEW TIMES, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AND HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS OK IF ONLY ONE SIDE FAILED, BUT BOTH DOORS FAILED LAST WEEK. I RESET THE FUSE BUT THAT ONLY FIXED ONE DOOR LEAVING THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF JUST BEFORE ALL POWER FAILED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A CLUCK NOISE WAS NOTICED FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES WAS CANCELLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE CANCELLATION WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT A USED VEHICLE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD IT AS A SALVAGED VEHICLE, WHICH WAS TOTALLY REPAIRED AND CERTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AS SAFE TO BE OPERATED.

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY WILL NOT OPEN. AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE SIMPLY CEASE TO WORK. THIS CREATES A TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT THE CAR, NOR CAN ANYONE GET INTO THE CAR IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. *NM

THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE VAN SEAL SHUT AFTER RAIN, SNOW OR CAR WASHES. I HAVE TO CLIMB INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND PUSH THE DOORS OUT WHILE SOMEONE YANKS FROM THE OUTSIDE ON THE HANDLE. THE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBRICATED OVER AND OVER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I FEAR THAT IN AN ACCIDENT AN EMERGENCY RESPONDER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE VAN TO HELP MY CHILDREN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A DING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR SIDE DRIVERS WINDOWS AS IF A PEBBLE HAD BEEN THROWN AT THE WINDOW, THEN THE SIDE REAR WINDOWS IMPLODED SHATTERING IN PIECES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THE SHATTERED WINDOW WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE WINDOWS WERE NOT REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO IMPLODE. UPDATED 11/30/06.*JB

MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR, SO I TOOK MY VAN IN TO MY DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE. BUT, APPARENTLY A ROCK MUST HAD HIT MY CONDENSER AND CAUSED A LEAK. MY CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH ENDED UP COSTING $750. THIS WAS A 5 HOUR JOB. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER HONDA ODYSSEYS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *NM

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC LENS ARE DETERIORATING (BECOMING UNCLEAR,FOGGING) TO THE POINT THAT IT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THROUGH TO SEE WHERE YOUR GOING AT NIGHT. *NM

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT AND LOST ALL GEARS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON JULY 6 ,2006 THE SHIFT SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 TRANSMISSION'S. UPDATED 09/19/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY. THE DOOR HAD TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CENTRAL ROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OVER THE YEARS, THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE WITH BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOORS IN COLD WEATHER.

POWER SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY REQUIRING COSTLY REPAIRS. SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALERSHIP INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM REQUIRING CORRECTION WITH THESE VEHICLES (PARTICULARLY THIS MODEL YEAR).

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE BACK REST PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET BEEN INFORMED. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 7/21/2006 - *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEW TRANS INSTALLED AND FAILED SOON THEREAFTER. THE TRANS WENT INTO 2ND GEAR AT HIGH SPEED AND MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP FRONT WHEELS. IF PAVEMENT WAS WET AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I THEN FOUND TROUBLE SYMPTOMS IS COMMON AND FACTORY HAS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR PATTERN FAILURE DEFECT. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEW TRANS INSTALLED AND FAILED SOON THEREAFTER. THE TRANS WENT INTO 2ND GEAR AT HIGH SPEED AND MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP FRONT WHEELS. IF PAVEMENT WAS WET AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I THEN FOUND TROUBLE SYMPTOMS IS COMMON AND FACTORY HAS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR PATTERN FAILURE DEFECT. *NM

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS BOTH STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I LEARNED THAT THEY COULD BE RESET BY REMOVING FUSE #13 FOR A FEW SECONDS AND REPLACING IT. THIS WORKED UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW ONE DOOR WORKS BUT BECAUSE THE OTHER DOESN'T I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE AUTO-DOOR SWITCH BECAUSE IT BUZZES CONSTANTLY. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE CLOCK LIGHT BURN OUT AND MY HONDA MECHANIC (WHO SPECIALIZES IN HONDAS) CANNOT REMOVE THE COVER TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHT INCIDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT ONLY A MATTER OF DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONCERNING PAYMENT OF REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND SLIDING DOORS. *JB

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT 86K MILES. IT WAS REPLACED "FREE OF CHARGE" UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION WAS GUARANTEED FOR 1 YR OR 12K MILES. I COMMUNICATED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE WARRANTY OF 100K ON THE FIRST TRANSMISSION AND ONLY 12K ON THE NEW/IMPROVED ONE? WHEN I SPOKE TO HONDA CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS GIVEN THE BROKEN RECORD ABOUT THE 1 YR/12K MILE FREE REPLACEMENT. I STILL ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT IT IS NOT FAIR TO ASSURE THIS CUSTOMER THAT THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION WAS GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR AND I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THEIR SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BUCK STOPPED HERE AND THERE WAS NO HIGHER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. AT THE TIME, I WAS FRUSTRATED BUT HAD NOWHERE TO TURN. THE DEALER GAVE ME THE HONDA CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND THE CENTRAL REP PRETTY MUCH SHUT ME DOWN. LITTLE DID I KNOW AT THE TIME THAT MY NEW/IMPROVED REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WOULD IN 35K MILES GO OUT AGAIN. THE TCS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AWHILE WITH THE EGR CODE AND THE 1559 CODE SHOWING. I SEE THERE IS AN ONGOING THEME BASED ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE SAME THING. THE VAN ROLLS WHEN I AM ON AN INCLINE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, I CANNOT AFFORD A 5K REPLACEMENT AND CANNOT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. MY WIFE IS USING THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT KIDS IN HER CHILDREN'S SERVICES JOB AND I WOULD HAT