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.
Air bags, May 18, 2020
RECALL 20V-027 , GETTING RUN AROUND, DEALER SAYS CALL HONDA, CANT GET AN ANSWER ON WHERE ARE PARTS ARE AND WHEN I WILL BE PROTECTED FROM AN ACCIDENT, RECALL 3 MONTHS AGO AND NO PARTS. *TR
Air bags, May 5, 2020
THIS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED BY HONDA CORP. PLEASE ADVISE TO NEXT STEPS. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. NHTSA RECALL 20V-027. *TR
Air bags, Apr 21, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*BF*JB
Air bags, Apr 15, 2020
HONDA SENT AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" TO ME. IT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. IT SAID NO ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN BY ME UNTIL PARTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE. I CALLED HONDA WHOSE REPRESENTATIVE STATED: 1) THE NOTICE REALLY WASN'T VERY IMPORTANT AND WAS ONLY ISSUED TO MEET A NHTSA REQUIREMENT. 2) THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN THREE INCIDENTS AND THOSE INVOLVED DERELICT CARS IN SCRAP YARDS. 3) MOST AFFECTED VEHICLES WOULD ONLY REQUIRE INSPECTION AND NOT A REPLACEMENT PART. THERE HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD PRESS REPORTS OF A FATALITY AND AN INJURY CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. "BMW SAYS IN DOCUMENTS POSTED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WEDNESDAY THAT ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN AND A DRIVER IN CYPRUS WERE INJURED." HTTPS://WWW.CNBC.COM/2019/12/04/TAKATA-RECALLS-1POINT4-MILLION-POTENTIALLY-DANGEROUS-AIR-BAG-INFLATORS.HTML THE ABSENCE OF PARTS DOES NOT PREVENT AN INSPECTION. THAT INSPECTION WOULD TELL ME IF MY CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE COMPEL HONDA TO CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. IN THE EVENT THE CAR IS FOUND UNSAFE, PLEASE COMPEL HONDA TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *TR
Air bags, Apr 9, 2020
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PROCTOR HONDA LOCATED AT 2373 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304, (850) 576-5165, WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *JS
Air bags, Apr 3, 2020
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE UNAVAIABLE. *JS
Seats, Mar 22, 2020
CENTER PASSENGER SEAT BACK DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ENDANGERING OCCUPANT DURING A ROLL OVER OR SUDDEN STOP / ACCIDENT SITUATION. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT, AND ALSO DURING HARD IMPACT FORCE ON THE SEAT BACK THE SEAT BACK WILL START TO MOVE FREELY . DEALER REFUSED TO ENTERTAIN DEFECT REQUEST TO ADDRESS. DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE A PART INFORMATION THAT SHOWS THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THAT A REPLACEMENT COULD BE OBTAINED. THE APPARENT DEFECT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS.
Air bags, Mar 19, 2020
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (HONDA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 ACCORD COUPE, 2000 ACCORD SEDAN, 2000 CIVIC COUPE, 2000 CIVIC SEDAN, 2000-2001 CR-V, AND 2000-2001 ODYSSEY 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 FRAGMENT STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OCCUPANTS.
Air bags, Mar 17, 2020
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. O' DANIEL HONDA OF OMAHA LOCATED AT (123 BEVERLY DR, OMAHA, NE 68114, (402) 393-7801), AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF*JB
Power train, Mar 11, 2020
I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IN MY LANE AND DIRECTION I WAS TRAVELING, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURN RED, WHICH IMPLIES MY VEHICLE TO STOP. I STOPPED. WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURN GREEN, WHICH IMPLIES MY VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL FORWARD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE, WITH SOUNDS AND FEEL OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SLIPPING AND AT TIMES NOT MOVING. I BARELY MADE IT TO A SAFE PLACE , A NEAR STORE PARKING LOT, TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF DANGER OF A BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FRIEND'S HOME SOME 40 MILES FROM THE VEHICLE OCCURRING PROBLEM OF NOT OPERATING IN A SAFE MANNER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT RAN SINCE. IF YOU PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE PERIOD. THE VEHICLE IS AND HAS REMAINED IN MY YARD AT MY RESIDENT.
Air bags, Mar 10, 2020
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA OF ANNAPOLIS LOCATED AT (1736 WEST ST, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401), AND WAS INFORMED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Oct 21, 2019
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND NO ATTEMPT TO RESET IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Power train, Aug 22, 2019
MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS SHAKING AND WHEN I WOULD SHIFT IT IN GEAR AND WOULDN'T SHIFT AND IT WOULD DRIVE ROUGH. I CHANGED ALL THE SOLENOID BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. NOW I'M JUST GOING TO JUNK IT I CAN'T AFFORD PUTTING A NEW TRANSMISSION IT ONLY HAS 112,000 MILES. I ONLY USED MY HONDA TO GO TO WORK AND HOME IN THE CITY STREETS.
Other or unspecified, Jun 17, 2019
WHEN DRIVING THE VAN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AFTER 10 - 15 MINUTES. HAD TO PULL OVER THREE TIMES TO COOL DOWN, ON THIRD TIME PULLING OVER, VAN WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE.
Air bags, Seat belts, May 26, 2019
MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY JUST RECENTLY SHOWS THAT THE RED SRS LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATES THAT SOME PART OF THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS MAY INCLUDE THE AIR BAG OR SEAT BELT TENSIONING SYSTEM.
Engine, Mar 1, 2019
"TAKATA RECALL" TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SHIFTING PROBLEMS
Other or unspecified, Sep 6, 2018
CHECKING ON PURCHASE
Power train, May 14, 2018
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NORMAL AND THE NEXT MOMENT MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AS NORMAL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WITHOUT PROPELLING MY VEHICLE ANY FARTHER. I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I EXPERIMENTED ONCE I WAS SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RE ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. IT LET ME GO FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES THEN I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED TO DRIVE IT TO MY MECHANICS SHOP AND ON THE WAY IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF FROM MY HOME. FITTINGLY ENOUGH I HAD TO PARK IT IN THE PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS. THAT BUSINESS WAS A FUNERAL HOME. ALL THIS TOOK PLACE ON A CITY STREET WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING, I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY A CO-WORKER WHO WAS GOING TO GIVE ME A RIDE AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE ERUPTED REVVING AND AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT SLOWED OBVIOUSLY BUT THE SECOND I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL AGAIN IT WAS REV WITH NO MOTION. NOW I HAVE A VAN WITH A NEW TIMING BELT, NEW REAR BRAKE LIGHT (I PUT IN MYSELF) AND NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES AND WHEELS. WHAT A SHAME THE PUBLIC WASN'T PROTECTED FROM THIS BETTER. SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL ON ALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND BE MADE RIGHT. MY MECHANIC CANT EVEN FIND ONE FOR LESS THAN $1500 WHICH IS INSANE. HE HAD A QUOTE FOR $2400 AND I ONLY PAID $3700 FOR THE VAN IN JUNE OF 2014. THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION WITH OUT DOUBT.
Air bags, Oct 28, 2017, crash
TAKATA RECALL IN JANUARY, 2014, I LEFT THE ROAD TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR, HIT A DEER-CROSSING SIGN WHICH THEN DEPLOYED THE DRIVERS AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG BLASTED OUT TO THE RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL THUS HITTING MY RIGHT ARM. MY RIGHT ARM WAS BROKEN AND REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR. 2 TITANIUM PLATES AND 15 SCREWS. BLACK CLOUD OF WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN A PROPELLANT WAS PUMPED INTO MY FACE AND UPPER BODY. THE SKIN ON MY RIGHT HAND PEELED 4 TIMES.
Power train, Aug 15, 2017
I HAVE 115,000 MILES ON THIS VAN AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I SEEN THAT THIS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF THESE VANS I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED .
Other or unspecified, Apr 11, 2017
MY CAR, 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, WITH 110,000 MILES HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS), ENGINE, AND GEAR (DRIVE SIGN) WERE ALL FLASHING. THE CAR'S GEARS SEEM TO BE SLIPPING WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR ON IDLE TOO MUCH. I HAD A NON-HONDA MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REPAIR COST OF $2400. IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT THAT HONDA DOES NOT TAKE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRANSMISSION.
Seat belts, Mar 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WEBBING WAS SHREDDED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Power train, Dec 11, 2016
FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN ISN'T DRIVABLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS Y/M/M WITH MANY COMPLAINTS. NHTSA AND HONDA NEED TO DO A RECALL. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD ANY CARS AROUND ME. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT BY HONDA. WE'RE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS IS NHTSA BUT NO MAJOR ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Power train, Nov 22, 2016
DRIVER ABLE TO SHUT OFF IGNITION AND REMOVE KEY WHILE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR STILL IN DRIVE. MY TEEN DRIVERS THAT ARE LEARNING TO DRIVE HAVE DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES, EVEN AFTER I HAVE POINTED IT OUT TO THEM. THE VEHICLE SAFETY INTERLOCKS SHOULD PREVENT THIS SCENARIO BUT IN THIS VEHICLE, THE SAFETY FEATURE HAS FAILED
Power train, Nov 16, 2016
THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR STILL IN DRIVE. MY TEENAGE DRIVERS HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LEFT THE VAN IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE VAN STILL IN DRIVE, IGNITION OFF. LUCKILY, OUR HOME'S DRIVEWAY IS FLAT AND WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE OF THE VAN ROLLING AWAY - YET!