2001 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

I HAD A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 169,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS THE ONLY OWNER, AND IT WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. ON JAN, 6, 2011 AT 12:50 IN THE AFTERNOON I WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-43 IN MILWAUKEE AND EXITED AT THE MCKINLEY/FOND DU LAC EXIT. DESPITE REPEATEDLY PUMPING AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VAN. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN WITH GREAT EFFORT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FULLY STOP IT. IN ORDER TO AVOID DRIVING INTO CROSS-TRAFFIC ON FOND D LAC AVE. AT THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM ON THE EXIT RAMP, I TURNED UP ONTO A SIDEWALK/GRASSY AREA. THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND, IN ORDER TO STOP IT, I INTENTIONALLY DROVE IT INTO AN ABUTMENT/CONCRETE WALL THAT IS PART ON AN UNDERPASS THAT GOES UNDER I-43. I WAS IN NO WAY IMPAIRED, AND AM CERTAIN THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IN FACT, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE AND MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE VAN WAS TOTALED AND EVENTUALLY DESTROYED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS. A FIELD ADJUSTOR FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID HE CHECKED THE CABLE AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE FLOOR MATS. NEITHER WAS A CAUSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/25/11

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 2006 THAT ENDED IN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK (1/3/11), THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ACCELERATING UP A HILL WHEN I LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. ALL OF MY FORWARD GEARS WERE GONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THRU REMAINDER OF THE WAY IN REVERSE. I HAVE 95,000 ON THE VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR WRECK IF I HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING A MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS AND WANT NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST HONDA. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OF 2006 DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN JUNE '06, MY TRANNY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 100K MILES. AT THE TIME, AMERICAN HONDA(AH) REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM AS I WAS ADVISED BY LANCASTER HONDA. IN A MATTER OF FEW SHORT MINUTES & COUPLE OF MILES THE TRANNY ON MY VAN BURNT UP & I NEARLY LOST MY FATHER IN A SENSELESS SITUATION CAUSED BY AH'S MISREPRESENTATION OF FACT & CARELESS DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING NB HWY 14 IN SANTA CLARITA VALLEY RETURNING HOME WHEN HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TROUBLE WITH THE VAN. THE VAN'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET @ 65 MPH & HE WAS DRIVING IN THE # 3 LANE. AS HE APPROACHED THE GRADE HE NOTICED THE TCS AND MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER BUT WAS HAMPERED BY A TRUCK-N-TRAILER IN THE LANE TO HIS RIGHT. NEXT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A SCREAMING NOISE. AS HE STILL TRIED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS, THE SCREAMING NOISE CONTINUED, SO HE TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE NOISE STOPPED BUT AT THIS POINT HE NOTICED SMOKING BILLOWING UP THE BACK OF THE VAN FROM THE REAR WINDOW. BY NOW, HE HAD REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL, WITHIN MOMENTS OF TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VAN HAD LOST POWER ' HE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WITHOUT POWER & RIDING ON DOWNHILL MOMENTUM WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC SPEEDING PAST MY FATHER @ SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH HE IS STILL TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. FINALLY, THE TRUCK-N-TRAILER HAS PASSED MY FATHER & HE PROCEEDS TO MERGE RIGHT & GETS TO THE SHOULDER & HE PARKS SO. OF AQUA DULCE CANYON ROAD. THEN HE IS NEARLY HIT BY A CORVETTE DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER RACING A MUSTANG @ 100 MPH. MY FATHER CALLED FOR A TOW TO LANCASTER HONDA (LH) WHERE IT STILL SITS. LH WANTS $6K TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO ALREADY BE FIXED. THE 'NEW' TRANNY IN '06 SHOULD LAST AT LEAST ANOTHER 100K MILES NOT ONLY 70K. MY STORY IS LIKE ONE OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WHO OWN HONDA ODYSSEYS. THEY PUT FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER. BAD TRANNYS. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY IN SEPT. 2001. IN 2007 I HAD PROBLEM WITH ITS TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED IT FREE WITH HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY IN AUGUST 2007. IN DECEMBER 2010, ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA, THE NEW TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT BAD. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT FREE STATING THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AT 113,000 MILES NOW AND THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION THEY PUT DOES NOT COME WITH ANY WARRANTY! THE DEALER QUOTED $5,285 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT HONDA INSTALLED A LEMON TRANSMISSION IN MY VAN THE SECOND TIME AND SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF OWNING IT I BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPS WENT UP AND DOWN AND THE VAN STOPPED WITHIN 60 SECONDS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND SINCE BUYING THE CAR THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND THEN TO A DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST BETWEEN 2100 AND 2500.00. *TR

SLIDING REAR DOORS FAIL TO OPEN OR CLOSE. ONE MUST REMOVE FUSE #13 TO RESET THE DOOR. IN THE EVEN OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY, PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE RE REAR SEATS COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIR QUOTES ARE IN THE $400 - $600 RANGE. BUT THE REMOVAL OF A FUSE RESETS THE DOORS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED TO FAIL. ON ONE DRIVE, I NOTICED IT "SLIPPING" A LITTLE. ON THE NEXT DAY, THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT ALMOST TOTALLY WENT OUT ON ME. I WAS TRYING TO ENTER INTO A MAJOR MILE STREET, PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR, WITH ONLY A SLIGHT RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ONE CAR HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A BIG HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE WAS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED WHICH EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE HAS 121,000 MILES. I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED, IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. AMERICAN HONDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME, THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX W/TOWING PACKAGE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 115000MI. HONDA DEALER QUOTED $7500 TO REPLACE, INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP QUOTED $3000 TO REBUILD. OTHER THAN THE TRANS, THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN IS THE DIGITAL CLOCK LIGHT THAT WENT OUT AFTER 6 YEARS. I WAS HOPING TO KEEP IT FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES A REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION WILL LAST 50K MILES? *TR

MY 2001 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FIRST SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE IN SEPT 2009 (105K MI) WHILE I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA. I TOOK THE VAN TO A HONDA DEALER IN MINOT ND AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT AND SAID THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS BUT IT SHOULD BE CHECKED WHEN I GOT HOME. AFTER RETURNING HOME I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO A LOOSE GAS CAP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT BUT I DID NOT SENSE ANY SLIPPAGE UNTIL SEPT 2010. I KNEW IT WAS GOING BUT CONTINUED DRIVING IT UNTIL ONE COLD EVENING WHEN I COULD BARELY GET THE VAN MOVING, I HAD THE SENSE THAT THE TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A LOW GEAR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO START OUT IN 3RD GEAR (115K MI) . HONDA QUOTED $7500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3200. I WAS TOLD THAT CORRODED TERMINALS ON THE VEHICLE COMPUTER MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY TO BLAME FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GETTING THE PROPER SIGNALS AS TO WHEN TO SHIFT. *TR

SECOND 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 1) DRIVING TO PICK UP HUSBAND AT DENVER AIRPORT. NO UNUSUAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. 2) 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 120000 MILES; REBUILT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 168000 MILES. 3) REPLACED FIRST TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT ONE. HONDA KNOWS THAT THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILS. THEY ARE ASKING FOR $5000 TO REPLACE IT. WE CANNOT BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION; ONLY REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. WITH HONDA ONLY PROVIDING REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS, THEY ARE GUARANTEEING THAT WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY 3-4 YEARS. ALWAYS JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND KICKING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN; IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 215,000.

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIRST REPLACED BACK IN 2004 WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NOW 60,00 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CRACKED SEAL. *JB

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ACCORDING TO THE HONDA OWNER LINK WEBSITE THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR THE ODYSSEY MINIVANS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND MENTIONED THE RECALL, THEY DIDN'T RESPOND. THEY JUST DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS AS A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, A NEW ECU WAS NEEDED, THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDEED FAILING. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL 2 MPH BEFORE IT JERKED INTO GEAR AND BEGAN ACCELERATING FURTHER. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED; AFTER THE RESTART, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. 2 BAD TRANSMISSION, THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FROM CHICAGO TO CLEVELAND OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. TOOK IT TO HONDA AND CONFIRMED THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS BAD AS WELL WITH 70K MILES ON IT. THEY WANT $5400.00 TO CHANGE TRANNY, YET ITS THEIR PROBLEM. THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY JUST REPLACED A BAD TRANNY WITH THE SAME BAD TRANNY HOPING THE CAR WOULD BE SCRAPPED BEFORE IT FALLS APART. HONDA DEALERSHIPS EXTREMELY RUDE AND WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. WE WERE STUCK ON THE TOLL ROAD UNTIL MY 64 YEAR OLD CANCER PATIENT FATHER CAME TO GET THE WIFE AND GRANDKIDS OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD OF FREAKED OUT DRIVING AND WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE WOULD OF DONE. ANYWAYS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BY HONDA. *TR

MY FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED JUST AT 40K MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. WAS IN THE HOV LANE. MANAGED TO GET OFF THE NEARBY EXIT RAMP AND CALLED THE HONDA DEALER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED IT. ONCE AGAIN AT 107K MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD JUST GOT THE SERVICE DONE AND A TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED. IT HAPPENED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THIS SERVICE. STALLED IN THE CENTER LANE IN FRONT OF THE KIDS SCHOOL DURING PEAK DROP OFF TIME. HAD TO CALL AAA TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO HAD A OXYGEN SENSOR RECALLED ON THIS ONE. THANK GOD IT WAS ME WHO WAS DROPPING OFF AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR OFFICE. I GET SCARED EVEN TO THINK IF MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ALONE IN THIS ONE. AMERICAN HONDA WAS THE WORST. THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN. THEY SAY WE CANT DO ANYTHING. THEY KEEP REPEATING IT LIKE A BROKEN RECORD. READING OF A SCRIPT. I HAVE PURCHASED A HONDA TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AND THE LAST TIME. STAY AWAY FROM IT.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE DURING SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT GAIN TRACTION. ROLLING BACKWARD AT AN INCLINE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. ENGINE SPEEDS UP, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT, AND WHEN IT DOES FINALLY ENGAGE THE SHIFT IS EXTREMELY ROUGH, WITH A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER. OBDII CODE INDICATES A P0740 (TCC ENABLE SOLENOID CIRCUIT ELECTRICAL) PROBLEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 119,344 MILES. I'VE DISCOVERED THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT, AND HAVE ISSUED SEVERAL EXTENDED WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 1999-2002 HONDA ODYSSEYS, YET THEY HAVE NEVER ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. AGAIN. THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED BY HONDA UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AROUND 60,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO). SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED THE OTHER DAY WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. CLEARLY, HONDA DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT CORRECTED THE DESIGN FLAW. RATHER, THEY INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. HONDA WAS FULLY AWARE AT THE TIME THEY FACED A DESIGN FLAW - BUT INSTALLED A FLAWED TRANSMISSION ANYHOW. THIS WAS DONE MOST LIKELY KNOWING THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD "ON AVERAGE" MAKE IT AT LEAST THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND BECOME THE OWNERS PROBLEM AFTERWARDS. I, PERSONALLY, CONSIDER SUCH BEHAVIOR POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT. THAT IS, INSTALLING SOMETHING THAT KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND SUBJECT TO EARLY FAILURE RELATIVE TO WHAT THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF THE SYSTEM IS AS MEASURED AGAINST THE NORM AND WITHIN STATISTICAL REASON. I AM AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND OUTCOME (MINOR EXTENSION OF WARRANTY). I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT SIMPLY FOR RECORD AND OUT OF DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HONDA'S ACTIONS. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 87000 MILES LYNNWOOD HONDA DEALER SOLD AND INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3600. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN LESS THAN A YEAR AT 37000 MILES. I BELIEVE THEY INSTALLED A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HONDA SAYS THEY WON'T ASSIST ME. RESULTS: I LOST $3600 DOLLARS ON THE REPAIR. PLUS I HAVE A VAN WORTH $7000(KBB) THAT DOESN'T WORK. TOTAL LOSS $11000. *TR

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

THE ENGINE & TCS LIGHT WENT ON. PER THE DEALERSHIP PERRY MOTORS .. ALL WAS OK - THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SAID ALL WAS OK .. AT 81,092 MILE THE TCS LIGH & ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN.. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING & WE HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT- I TRIED GOING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR HELP (WEIR CANYON HONDA)-THEY SENT ME TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP (LESS COST)WHERE WE HAD IT REBUILT GAVE US A 2 YR WARRANTY OR 24,000 MILES... AT 91,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN (UNFORTUNATELY THE SHOP WHERE WE HAD IT REPAIRED WENT OUT OF BUSINESS) SO NOW IT IS BEING REBUILT AT A COST OF ANOTHER COST OF $3,000.00- $3,500.00 .. I TRIED CALLING HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO .. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH HANDS AND THE FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT AND STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE SLIGHT IMPACT SHOULD NOT HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAGS, AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE DID NOT CONSTITUTE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING A TRIP. *TR

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

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

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

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.

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

OUR MONEY VS. HONDA TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR

2006: NOTIFIED BY HONDA CORP THAT OUR VEHICLE MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION TOOK TO SIM FRYSON HONDA, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHLAND, KY FOR EVALUATION - DETERMINED TO BE PART OF RECALL.AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER, . VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD AND A MADE A "WHIRRING NOISE". WE ADVISED THE DEALER OF THIS ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS BUT WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN HONDA PART AS INSTRUCTED BY HONDA. THIS DEALERSHIP WAS SOLD AND THE SUBSEQUENT OWNER FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND WOULD NOT LISTEN TO OUR COMPLAINTS. DURING THE FALL, 2010 WE NOTICED THE CAR WAS BEGINNING TO SHIFT EVEN MORE HARDER AND SEEMED TO STALL BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR BUT IRONICALLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARMER IT WOULD BEHAVE OKAY. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY 2011 IT WOULD NOT INITIALLY GO INTO GEAR AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE GEAR SHIFTING LEVER THAT WAS PERHAPS OUT OF SYNC AND TOOK IT TO MOSES HONDA, RT. 60, HUNTINGTON, WV SINCE THE OTHER DEALER WAS OUT OF BUSINESS. MOSES TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO OFF AND ON BEHAVE THE SAME WAY. WE AGAIN HAD MOSES TO TEST IT IN MARCH/APRIL 2011 AND WAS TOLD THEN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. WE CONTACTED THE ASHLAND KENTUCKY DEALERSHIP (NOW REOPENED) AND WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN JANUARY AND TO CONTACT HONDA FOR ADDITIONAL INFO. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH HONDA SEVERAL TIMES AND WILL NOT DISCUSS NOR RETURN CALLS TO US. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, HAVING RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN R&D OF DEFECTIVE AND POORLY DESIGNED PARTS. I AM REQUESTING FULL CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL HONDA OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND FOR HONDA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN I-25 HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND DUE TO LESS TRAFFIC I WAS SAVED. I CALLED UP THE HONDA AMERICA ON THE NEXT DAY AND THEIR SUPPORT PERSON TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE PROCEDURE IN PLACE TO FIGURE OUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THEY CANNOT HELP IN TERMS OF EVEN GOODWILL REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO TOLD THE NIGHTMARE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WE ALL HAVE BEEN KILLED ON HIGHWAY. THE PEOPLE IN HONDA SAID--SORRY TO HEAR THAT BUT WE WON'T HELP YOU NEITHER WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU ANY EXPLANATION. THIS IS A GREAT SURPRISE TO ME THAT THEY HAVE 100% FAILURE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY LACK REALLY A TRANSPARENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. I WANT REALLY MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR THEY SHOULD GIVE A REASON OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY CANNOT SIMPLY SAY THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO DO THIS. THIS IS MY VERY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE WITH HONDA AMERICA PEOPLE--YOU CAN'T EVEN TALK TO SOMEBODY TO HELP. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

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

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

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

OUR CARS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. WE BRING THEM IN FOR ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND DO NOT DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VAN AND WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THEN IN 2010, ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT UP AND DROVE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. WE BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID WE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THEY OFFERED TO DO THAT FOR A HEFTY PRICE AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL HELP BECAUSE WE HAD BOUGHT THE VAN ON AN AIR FORCE BASE IN GERMANY. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THE VAN WAS RACED OR NOT, WHICH IT NEVER WAS. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND PUT IN A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY ALSO INCLUDED ALL THE UPGRADES TO THE TRANNY. THE VAN NOW HAS 153,000MILES ON IT AND WE ARE HOPING THAT IT KEEPS DRIVING WELL BECAUSE THAT TRANSMISSION REPAIR IS SO EXPENSIVE. *TR

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.

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

FAULTY HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DOWNSHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE HONDA DOWNSHIFTED SHARPLY AND THEN I FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY CAREFULLY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY . I DROVE TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY DID HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE UNDER 109,000 MILES. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND HAVE HAD CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS AGAINST THEM REGARDING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THEY WILL DO NOTHING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR HONDA OWNERS AND THIS COMPANY IS JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN DRIVING, HE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX: TRANSMISSION DROPPED "SLAMMED" INTO LOWER GEAR WHEN DECELERATING BELOW 40 MPH. OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT MORE HARSHLY AS TIME PROGRESSED. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT WAS JUST OVER 117,000. HONDA DEALER REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

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

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

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TODAY (MAY 24, 2010) ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 97,000 MILES. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT FAILED. IT WAS A CHALLENGE BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAS STATION. VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (DESPITE A 2ND FAILURE). FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 43,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED TO UP SHIFT WHILE I AM ENTERING A HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH THE BIG RIG BEHIND ME. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 95K MILES AND HAD TO BE REBUILD. I ALSO FIND MANY SIMILAR REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A QUALITY ISSUE REGARDING HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 VIN [XXX] DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE 3RD LINE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT MY RPMS GOING VERY HIGH AND MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING !!; EVEN THAT THE VAN WAS ACCELERATED IT WAS NOT MOVING. I HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FIND MY WAY OUT TO THE SIDE LINE. I WILL TELL YOU IT IS VERY SCARY TO START LOOSING POWER AND HAVING OTHERS CARS FULL SPEED BEHIND YOU. LUCKY ME I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND NOBODY WAS HURT. WHEN I STARTED LOOKING AT PRICES AND INFORMATION, IN THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY EVEN LOST A LEGAL BATTLE IN 2006 FOR THE SAME REASONS. THEY KNOW THAT THIS 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FALLS INTO THE BAD BATCH. AT THAT TIME THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 AND 93 MONTHS. MY VAN HAS 102,000 MILES BUT IS OUT OF THE 93 MONTHS. MY QUESTION TO HONDA AND TO NHTSA, IF YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, ALSO YOU SHOULD AGREE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS, WHY WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY HAS AN ACCIDENT AND DIES. WHY WAS THERE NEVER A RECALL? TODAY I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY OFFERED ME A DEAL, FROM 4K TO $3,000 (OH! WHAT A DEAL- I COULD BUY ANOTHER 2001 VAN FOR JUST A LITTLE MORE). I CALLED AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME $2,200 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, SO WHERE IS THE REAL DEAL FROM HONDA?. ANOTHER QUESTION, CAN WE SUE HONDA AGAIN FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY ALREADY RECOGNIZED THEY HAD A PROBLEM BACK IN 2006 BUT DIDN'T DO A RECALL. EVEN IF I FIX MY TRANSMISSION I HAVE BEEN READING THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THEIR TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES IN 100,000 MILES. FROM WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE MONEY? WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE AND CONTROL THIS KIND OF ABUSE? *TR

THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE IN 2 PLACES. UPDATED 06/21/10.*JB *TR