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
629 reports, newest first.
Power train, May 13, 2009
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.
Power train, Apr 29, 2009
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
Power train, Apr 20, 2009
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY ON TRIP TO CHARLOTTE, NC FROM DETROIT, MI. DROVE ABOUT 350 MILES FROM DETROIT AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING SPEED IN I77 SB. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BROKE DOWN, POLICE CAME DOWN AND HELP ME TO CALL TOWING COMPANY. TOWED THE VAN @43 MILES TO HONDA DEALER IN PARKERSBURG, WV. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BLEW UP AND IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WILL TAKE APPROX 5 DAYS TO FIX IT. I RANTED A CAR ACROSS FROM DEALER AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. 3 DAYS LATER, I GOT CALL FROM DEALER THAT THE TR WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE TIME HAS EXPIRED. TR PROBLEM IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE SO IT MUST BE COVERED UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. I AM FEELING THAT I GOT CHEATED BY HONDA BY USING FAULTY PARTS IN CAR WHICH HAS COST ME @3200 DOLLARS. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Apr 17, 2009
USING THE VEHICLE DAILY UNDER NORMAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS AROUND A SMALL TOWN NOISE WAS HEARD EMANATING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. INSPECTION OF THE EQUIPMENT FOUND BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKEN AND THE UPPER TURNING BEARINGS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COIL SPRING FRACTURES. THE USAGE OF THE VEHICLE AS A GROCERY GETTER DOES EXPLAIN A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AND THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. BOTH FRONT COIL/STRUT ASSEMBLIES ALONG WITH THE STABILIZER LINKS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. *TR
Power train, Apr 9, 2009
WE ARE HAVING OUR TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. HONDA PAID FOR THE FIRST TWO BUT NOT THIS ONE. CLEARLY SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WHEN YOU ONLY GET ABOUT 30K MILES PER TRANSMISSION. *TR
Power train, Apr 3, 2009
MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 77,000 MILES AND SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE, TCS AND THE BLINKING D4 LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING IN LIGHTS, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND IT TOOK LONG TIME TO GET TRACTION. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT!! TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST $3900. IN MY OPINION, TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS EARLY AND I WANT HONDA TO TAKE COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT THEY OFFER. *TR
Electrical system, Structure, Mar 31, 2009
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS HAVE MANY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT SOME ISSUES ARE ELECTRICAL AND STICKING LOCKS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DIDN'T CLOSE COMPLETELY AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN SHE COULDN'T OPEN THE DOORS AT ALL. *JB
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 24, 2009
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RAW GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN OF OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN CONSISTENTLY OVER THIS TIME. THEY SMELL IT TOO BUT CAN'T FIND IT. WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED EVERYTHING THEY HAVE SAID IT WAS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. GOOGLE SHOWS ABOUT 4800 POSTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA OF AMERICA SAYS THEY ARE DONE LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM AND SAYS TOO BAD. THE SMELL LASTS ABOUT 2-4 MINUTES AND HAPPENS SOMETIMES EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK AND SOMETIMES WILL SKIP A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WHEN WE HAVE FRIENDS IN THE CAR, THEY ARE ALL AFRAID AS WE ARE THAT THE CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE. IT LEAVES US SICK TO OUR STOMACH AND HEAD. *TR
Power train, Mar 23, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE GEAR SLIPPAGE. IMMEDIATELY, THE EMISSIONS CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION'S INTERNAL GEAR RATIO. THE VEHICLE IS OPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,700.
Suspension, Mar 18, 2009
AS BEST WE CAN DETERMINE (BASED ON NOISE) THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED WHILE PARKING AT LOW SPEEDS. NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE CAR WAS USED AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR A SHORT TRIP FOLLOWING THIS. IT PULLED HARD TO ALTERNATING SIDES (RIGHT AND LEFT). CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO REPAIR WHERE WE WERE ADVISED WE ARE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD THE SPRING PUNCTURE THE TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT COST OF $850. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS TWO FOLD. FIRST - THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT I DO NOT FEEL IS ACCEPTABLE IN A CAR OF ANY AGE; AND SECOND - THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA COVER. *TR
Suspension, Mar 17, 2009
ON JUNE 28, 2006 I HEARD A NOISE NEAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING CRACKED AND WAS IMPINGING ON THE TIRE. HONDA COVERED THE COST OF THE SPRING, BUT NOT THE STRUT OR THE LABOR. ON MARCH 12, 2009- I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PART OF THE CAR AND BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING CRACKED- WE PAID OUT OF POCKET THE COST OF THE SPRING AND THE STRUT AND THE LABOR. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE CRACKED SPRING CAUSED THE STRUT TO LEAK WHICH THEREFORE REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Power train, Mar 11, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK UPON SHIFTING GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED AT SEVEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED $1,200 OFF THE COST OF THE $3,700 REPAIR COST THAT WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.
Power train, Mar 3, 2009
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR WHO WARNED ME THAT AROUND 125 THOUSAND MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO ACT UP ON THE VEHICLE AND AT 125 IT DID. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE ODYSSEY THIS REPAIR COMES UP TO $3200 HUNDRED DOLLARS. I DON'T THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD FITTING THE BILL FOR A PROBLEM THAT THE DESIGNER KNOWS ABOUT IN THE CAR, SO PLEAS CHECK THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE THANK YOU *TR
Power train, Feb 23, 2009
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN NOV 2006 BY LOCAL HONDA DEALER HERE IN NORTHERN ITALY. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 2 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AND 32K MILES. THE 2001 ODYSSEYS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED THE FIRST ONE, BUT I'M BEING TOLD I'M OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, SO THE NEXT TRANSMISSION ISN'T COVERED. AS OF TODAY, THE ODYSSEY ENGINE IS FINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. IT'S HARD-BROKE. MY CHIEF COMPLAINT IS HONDA NOT REPLACING THE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT ONLY LASTED 2 YEARS. *TR
Suspension, Feb 17, 2009
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I WAS ABLE TO DO A VISUAL CHECK OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH LOOKED FINE.UPON STARTING UP AGAIN IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE I WAS DRAGGING METAL. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT RIGHT HOME AND CALL THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEIR INSPECTION THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING HAD CRACKED AND BROKEN. THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH AND SAID THAT WITH MY MILEAGE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AND IN FACT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. UPON BEING GIVEN THAT DIAGNOSIS I DECIDED TO TALK TO OTHER CERTIFIED REPAIR PEOPLE AS WELL AS TWO OTHER HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY AGREED THAT IT IS NOT A NORMAL ISSUE. UPON EVEN FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS COMMON, BUT ON ONE WEBSITE I FOUND 24 OTHERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE HOW MANY MORE ARE THERE THAT HAVEN'T REPORTED THIS ISSUE AND HAS ANYONE BEEN INJURED BECAUSE OF IT. RIGHT NOW MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE FINAL REPAIR WILL CONSIST OF OR IF IT WILL LEAD TO ANY OTHER ISSUES .THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Power train, Feb 10, 2009
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPAGE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE, STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.
Power train, Feb 2, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN MAY OF 2008, THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY BEGAN SLIPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR. HONDA EXPLAINED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE PART, BUT NOT THE LABOR. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE HONDA TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AS WELL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.
Power train, Jan 25, 2009
OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY JUST REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 113,000 MILES, AND AFTER JUST 60 MILES OF DRIVING IT'S NOT WORKING AGAIN. READING A DISCUSSION FORUM I DISCOVERED THAT THE ODYSSEYS HAVE HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SOMETIME LEADING TO SAFETY ISSUES. OURS HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS AND SMELLS TERRIBLE. *TR
Suspension, Jan 21, 2009
TODAY, NOTICED SOME VIBRATION AND GRINDING COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE GRINDING WAS BAD ON BACKING UP OR TURNING RIGHT, AS WELL AS WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. THE STEERING ALSO PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A MILE, I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND THE SAW THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND HAD CUT INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC STRONGLY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS DOING THE DRIVER SIDE. SINCE I DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT REPAIRING CARS, I WANTED TO RESEARCH PRICES ON THE INTERNET. MY SEARCH TURNED UP A RECALL ON THE PART FOR A 2001 ACURA MDX, BUT ONLY THESE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2001 ODYSSEY. I DID REGISTER THE COMPLAINT WITH HONDA. THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES. *TR
Suspension, Jan 19, 2009
LAST WEEK ASS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR MINIVAN MADE A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VAN APPEARED TO DRIVE OK, ALTHOUGH SHE ONLY DRIVES IT AROUND TOWN AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 40MPH. TODAY, THE DEALER TOLD US THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SPRING HAD SNAPPED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OUR VAN. THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING SNAPPED IN DECEMBER 2007. THE HONDA ODYSSEY FORUMS AT WWW.ODYCLUB.COM HAVE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR
Power train, Jan 5, 2009
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 56,000 MILES AND NOW AT 114,000 IT NEEDS ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. WE GOT STUCK 1 1/2 HOURS FROM HOME AS THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT RUN - NOO WARNING AT ALL. WE KEEP UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WAITING FOR AMERICAN HONDA TO CALL US TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP. BECAUSE OF THEIR WINTER HOLIDAY, WE HAVE NOW HAD TO WAIT 17 DAYS WITHOUT THE CAR. *TR
Power train, Dec 30, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $3,500. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Power train, Dec 29, 2008
IN SEPT 2002 WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 12,500 MILES FROM A DEALER IN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN. IN MAY 2008, WITH ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON IT (AND A VEHICLE INSPECTION BEFORE OUR TRIP)ON AN EXTENDED TRIP OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND 'TCS' LIGHT CAME ON. WE DROVE IT BACK HOME. AFTER THAT WE WOULD NOTICE AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING TIME THERE WOULD BE SHIFTING ISSUES. WE THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD US WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, APPROX $3000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, WE FOUND OUT RATHER QUICKLY THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAD BEEN A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE 2001 ODYSSEY AND THAT NOT UNTIL AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, HONDA AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NEVER BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WE THEN FOUND OUT BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE, WHICH HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN TITLED IN CANADA, BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT, WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. WE CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA & WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US. THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS. THIS IS A TOTAL SAFETY ISSUE - HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND ITS PRODUCT. WE FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION - THEY BUILT IT ORIGINALLY - IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY TITLED. CAN YOU HELP US?*TR
Suspension, Dec 29, 2008
ON MARCH 14, 2008, WHEN STARTING 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, A LOUD BANG SOUNDED. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING WHEN BANG SOUNDED. MILEAGE 39,139. VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, PULLING STRONGLY TO RIGHT. HUSBAND CHECKED VEHICLE, FOUND RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN. ORDERED NEW COIL SPRING AND STRUT AND REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 17, 2008, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HEARD ANOTHER LOUD BANG, WHILE VEHICLE NOT MOVING, AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY DRIVING IT, AS IT WAS PULLING STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. HUSBAND FOUND LEFT COIL SPRING BROKEN. MILEAGE 43,743. TALKED TO HONDA USA, AND REPORTED PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER TO CONFIRM LEFT COIL SPRING BROKEN. BOTH BROKEN PARTS HAD NO CORROSION, IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK. PARTS CURRENTLY ORDERED THROUGH HONDA ESTORE. HONDA REVIEWING CASE. FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR SITE, AND OTHERS. HOW SERIOUS OF AN ACCIDENT MUST IT BE BEFORE YOU WILL FIND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS? THANK GOODNESS MY CHILDREN WEREN'T IN THE VEHICLE, AND I HADN'T BEEN MOVING WHEN THE COIL SPRINGS BROKE. *TR
Structure, Dec 9, 2008
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN POWER SLIDING DOORS KEEP FAILING ESPECIALLY IN ICY CONDITIONS. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN MY CAR WHEN THE DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE FULLY. I HAD TO CRAWL TO THE BACK THROUGH MY FRONT DOORS TO REACH MY VERY YOUNG CHILDREN TO PUT THEM IN AND OUT OF THEIR CAR SEATS. THEN I NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME IN ICY CONDITIONS WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN NEXT TO ONE OF MY CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT MAKES GETTING TO THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEIR SAFETY. THESE POWER DOORS ARE SIMPLY HAZARDOUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE. FROM THE DISCUSSIONS ON OWNER FORUMS, THIS IS HAPPENING TO QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF YEARS. AFTER SPENDING A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH THE DEALER TO TRY TO FIX THIS, THE DEALER GAVE ME A NEW 'FIX'. I NEED TO REMOVE A FUSE FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN REPLACE THE FUSE. THE DOORS NEEDS TO BE 'RESET' I.E. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT IN A SENSOR RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL PHYSICAL PART NEEDING REPLACED. I HAVE REPLACED NEARLY EVERY PART OF ONE OF MY SLIDING DOORS AND STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER IT HAS BEEN ICY. USUALLY MY HUSBAND CAN MANUALLY OPERATE THE DOOR AFTER THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I AM NOT AS STRONG AS HE IS AND I CANNOT FULLY OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. RESETTING THE DOOR BY REMOVING THE FUSE FOR 30 SECONDS MAKES THE DOOR START WORKING AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. UNTIL RECENTLY, MY DEALER DID NOT TELL ME THE TRICK WITH THE FUSE SO WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN, I WOULD BE FORCED TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN HOME WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN. *TR