2001 Honda Odyssey
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 629 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 9th highest complaint count among 26 Odyssey model years with reports.
Of the 2001 reports, 19 involved a crash and 4 involved a fire. 57 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleJan 17, 2020
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138.
Campaign 20V027000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Nov 2, 2010
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
Power train, Oct 26, 2010
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
Power train, Oct 22, 2010
OUR MONEY VS. HONDA TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR
Power train, Sep 27, 2010
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
Power train, Sep 24, 2010
2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HWY AT ABOUT 60MPH NO WARNING ENGINE JUST STARTING REVVING FROM WHAT I HEAR THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR OF HONDAS. *TR
Power train, Sep 17, 2010
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
Power train, Sep 16, 2010
FAULTY HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Power train, Sep 13, 2010
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 ONE). THE $4000 COST TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IS ALMOST HALF THE CURRENT PRICE OF MY CAR BASED ON CURRENT ESTIMATES. I AM REQUESTING HONDA MOTOR CO. TO BEAR THE COST OF THIS DEFECT, AS THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY BUILD/ DESIGN ISSUE WHICH CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. HONDA MOTOR CO. NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE, AS I PAID FULL PRICE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR WITH TRANSMISSION DEFECTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Power train, Sep 10, 2010
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Power train, Sep 9, 2010
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.
Power train, Sep 8, 2010
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
Power train, Aug 28, 2010
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
Power train, Aug 24, 2010
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
Power train, Aug 15, 2010
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
Power train, Aug 14, 2010
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
Power train, Aug 4, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Power train, Aug 2, 2010
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
Power train, Jul 30, 2010
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
Power train, Jul 28, 2010
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 VALUE IN TRYING TO SELL THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Power train, Jul 26, 2010
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
Power train, Jul 14, 2010
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
Power train, Jul 12, 2010
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
Power train, Jun 29, 2010
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.
Power train, Jun 22, 2010
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.
Power train, Air bags, Jun 21, 2010
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