2001 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS PROBLEM: DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS TRANSMISSIONS TYPICALLY SELF-DESTRUCT BETWEEN 75,000 AND 130,000 MILES. HONDA LOST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY AND SOUNDS HORRIBLE. "D4" INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN HONDA EXTENDING THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST TRANSMISSIONS BREAKDOWN SHORTLY AFTER THAT MILEAGE AND HONDA TYPICALLY DOES NOT HELP OUT AFTER THAT PERIOD. AFTER "GOOGLING" HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE, AND HONDA WILL NOT HELP OUT. IN FACT, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOTED AS BEING TRAINED TO "ACT LIKE ROBOTS AND BELITTLE THE CUSTOMER" WHEN IT COMES TO OFFERING ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FOR NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. I BELIEVE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST WELL OVER 100,000 MILES. MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AT 119,000 MILES. I DID HAVE IT AT THE LOCAL DEALER COMPLAINING OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT AROUND 94,000 MILES, BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND SUGGESTED I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. I WENT ALONG WITH THEIR SUGGESTION AND HAD IT CHANGED. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME; UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEMS RETURNED AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY FAILED. UPON REVIEWING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET RELATING TO HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE HONDA IS "BLOWING OFF" ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE AUTOS CAN BREAKDOWN DURING TRAVEL RISKING AN ACCIDENT. IT CAN LEAVE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS STRANDED. HONDA NEEDS TO OFFER COMPLETE REPLACEMENTS OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT COST TO CUSTOMERS. THEY PRODUCED A "BAD BATCH" OF TRANSMISSION OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS BEGINNING IN YEAR 2000. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR

TRANSMISSION DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING, THE D4 INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES. AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. D4 INDICATOR. EXTREMELY SLOW OR DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, UPSHIFTS, OR DOWNSHIFTS. ABNORMAL GEAR SLIPPAGE DURING UPSHIFTS OR DOWNSHIFTS. ERRATIC OR EXCESSIVELY HARSH SHIFTING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEAKS. TCS LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL DOOR PROBLEMS. DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK, VERY DANGEROUS SHOULD THERE BE A VEHICLE FIRE OR IF VEHICLE WERE TO TURN OVER. PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR ALREADY HAD SAME PROBLEM AND WAS FIXED. DOORS DON'T FULLY CLOSE PROPERLY EITHER. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE SAME ISSUES. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX FOR FREE DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL DOOR PROBLEMS. CURRENT LOCK PROBLEM OCCURRED 6/5/08; HOWEVER, HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH DOOR CLOSING PROPERLY FOR YEARS NOW. *TR

WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY THE SLIDING DOORS WILL CONTINUE GOING NO MATTER WHAT IS IN THE WAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS I HAVE BEEN PUT MY KIDS IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND THE DOOR STARTS TO CLOSE. THE DOOR WOULD HAVE CRUSHED ME IF I DID NOT JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHILD IT WOULD KILL THEM. I WOULD THINK THE MINI VAN WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF SENSOR ON THE DOORS BUT IT DOESN'T. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2001. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS SHIFTING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO ISSUE. FINALLY, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, THE DEALER CONCEDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 77,000 MILES AND WAS STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE DEALER THAN TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. IN READING THE STRINGS ON THE NHTSA ODI WEBSITE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS ACROSS THE 2001 MODELS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT HONDA AND NHTSA BEGAN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND/OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION TO 100K OR 10 YEARS. *TR

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

THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 4 CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING IRRADICALLY AND BECOMING VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND PUT HER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. *TR HONDA REPLACED THE FAILED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY BUT DID NOTHING TO PREVENT WHAT WAS TO COME. NOW ON 2/25/12 AT 108622 MILES, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT STARTED SHIFTING TO A NEUTRAL STATE BETWEEN GEARS AND JUMPING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER AND EMITTING A LOUD WHINING NOISE. AGAIN, A VERY UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS TIME THERE IS HASSLE COMING FROM HONDA TO HONOR A REPLACEMENT. I ALSO FEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT WON'T BE PERFORMED WITH A CORRECTED UNIT AS PER MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY ISSUE KNOWING THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME ON THE ROAD.

SRS LIGHT ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. HAD AN SMALL ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T NOT DEFLATE, LIGHTS BEEN ON FOR 2 YRS AND THE DEALER SAYS THE WILL STILL DRIVE WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE IS CHARGING ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHEN HE KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AND THEN HE SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE A FEE TO FIX IT BUT HE CANNOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE BEFORE CHARGING ME A DIAGNOSIS FEE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT - IS SHIFTING LATERALLY (SIDE TO SIDE) ON THE TRACKS DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS DURING ANY MODE OF OPERATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CORNERING IN TURNS. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR > 1 YEAR. *TR

TRAVELING DOWN I-75 NEAR MARIETTA GEORGIA, TRAFFIC CAME TO A NEAR STOP AS TORNADO PRODUCING STORM ENTERED THE AREA. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT, BUT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RE-ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED RAPIDLY BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID FINALLY ENGAGE, THE VAN LURCHED FORWARD WITH A VERY UNHEALTHLY SOUNDING MECHANICAL CLUNK. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO DELAY ENGAGING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEEK COVER FROM THE STORM. AS THE TORNADO SIRENS WAILED AND THE HAIL STARTING COMING DOWN, MY FAMILY AND I FOUND OURSELVES ESSENTIALLY STRANDED 8 HOURS FROM HOME IN THE MIDST OF VERY SEVERE AND DANGEROUS WEATHER. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE 2001 ODYSSEY AND PURCHASED IT SPECIFICALLY FOR HONDA'S PURPORTED RELIABILITY. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS PRONE TO FAILURE. AT A MINIMUM, HONDA SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ALL OWNERS SO THAT THEY COULD ACT ACCORDINGLY - INSTEAD HONDA ALLOWED OWNERS TO UNWITTINGLY PLACE THEIR LOVED ONES IN DANGER. I'M A LONG TIME HONDA PROPONENT AND I'M ENRAGED THAT THEY WOULD ACT WITH SUCH NEGLIGENCE! NOT ONLY ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENDANGERING, BUT THEY DISRUPTED OUR VACATION, COST US A CAB TRIP TO THE ATLANTA AIRPORT PILED WITH BAGS FOR SEVEN PEOPLE AS WELL AS A WEEK'S CAR RENTAL CHARGE. AFTER PRESSING HONDA, THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION COST BUT NO LABOR. *TR

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. FAILURE CAUSED SPRING TO CONTACT RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND RUIN IT. HAD TO CUT SPRING TO REMOVE FROM TIRE. PURCHASED NEW TIRE AND COIL SPRING TO REPAIR VEHICLE. STILL HAVE OLD SPRING AND TIRE. WILL THE LEFT SIDE FAIL NEXT, AND WHEN?? *TR

REAR DRIVER TIRED EXPLODED. DAMAGE : 3 INCH HOLE TO INSIDE RIM OF TIRE, TWO COMPLETE PENETRATION HOLES WITHIN TIRE WELL, BENT METAL AT EDGES, BUMPER HAS TO BE REPLACED THE CORNER BLOWN OFF, VAN IS AT BODY SHOP BEING REPAIRED. PARTS OF THE WHEEL HUB MISSING. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED DAY BEFORE. NO PROBLEMS NOTED. ONE OF THE HOLES VERY EASILY COULD HAVE GONE THOUGH GAS TANK. TIRES ONLY HAD ABOUT 36,000 MILE ON THEM. NORMAL WEAR ON TIRES. NO OTHER PROBLEMS. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT RUN OVER OBJECTS NOR DID I HIT AND OBJECT IN THE ROAD. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. BRIDGESTONE REP STATES THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN HIGH IMPACT , BUT I DID NOT SEE NOR HIT ANY THING. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION IN 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE DROVE FROM STARKVILLE, MS TO OUR FAMILIES HOMES IN OCEAN SPRINGS, MS FOR CHRISTMAS. WE GOT ABOUT 45 MINUTES FROM OUR HOME WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. AFTER WE STOPPED WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SHIFTED VERY HARD. IT SHIFTED HARD EVERY TIME IT CHANGED GEARS. WE MADE IT DOWN TO OUR FAMILIES FOR CHRISTMAS. ON OUR RETURN TRIP HOME WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT TO CROSS THE HWY. ON TO THE ON-RAMP THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWN-SHIFT OUT OF 4TH GEAR. THE VAN STRUGGLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. IT TOOK US ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO GET ACROSS THE 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO AMERICAN HONDA. HE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HIM THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WASN'T TOO BAD WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD BUT AS SOON AS IT WOULD GET WARM IT WOULD SHIFT HARD AGAIN. IT FINALLY GAVE OUT ON OUR WAY HOME ONE DAY IN MARCH, 2008. IT WOULD SHIFT HARD AND THEN HANG UP LIKE THE GEARS WOULDN'T LOCK IN. IT WAS TERRIFYING TO DRIVE. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST $3,000 TO FIX. WE KEPT THE MAINTENANCE UP ON THIS VEHICLE AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. *TR

THE COIL SPRING OF THE FRONT RIGHT-HAND WHEEL WAS FOUND BROKEN, AFTER I HEARD CLUNK NOISES WHEN TURNING. *TR

FRONT SPRING FAILURE ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, I RECENTLY BROKE A SPRING AND RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT WITHOUT SUCCESS SO I WENT TO A SALVAGE YARD AND FOUND OUT THE SPRINGS ON THE VANS THEY HAD WERE BROKE ALSO. AFTER READING THE NHTSA REPORT #PE06007 I FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT'S A LITTLE SCARY KNOWING A TIRE COULD BE PUNCTURED RESULTING IN INJURY OR WORSE. I HOPE I WILL GET SOME KIND OF RESPONSE ON THIS, THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, GERALD LAHNAN. *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

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

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

HONDO ODYSSEY, 2001 DOOR LATCHES. DOOR DID NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN DOOR COMPLETELY STOPPED OPENING OR CLOSING EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE SYSTEM. HONDA GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $995.00 FOR THE LEFT DOOR AND $875.00 FOR THE RIGHT DOOR. I KNOW PRIOR TWO YEARS THIS MODEL WAS PRODUCED THE LATCH WAS RECALLED. I CAN NOT FIND A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I FEEL IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 1999 AND 2000. *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

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

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

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

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

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

I AM SINGLE OWNER OF HONDA ODYSSEY 2001, I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, AT 125,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE IT, BUT STILL SLIPPING. I AM VERY ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED, WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN

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

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

ODYSSEY HAD 85,517 AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVABLE WITH SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER REPLACED SWITCH AT "MY" EXPENSE. NHTSA IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 HAD ISSUED A RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER O3V422000 ON THE IGNITION SWITCHES FOR THE HONDA ACCORDS (1998-2001) WITH MENTION OF SOME ODYSSEYS AND ACURAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. SINCE THAT TIME THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL WITH THEIR 2003-04 PILOTS (CAMPAIGN #S73/SERVICE BULLETIN #13-011) FOR THIS SAME IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED HONDA VIA A LETTER ON JULY 17, 2013 ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION FOR A REFUND CITING THE ABOVE MENTIONED DOCUMENTS/CAMPAIGNS, ETC. HONDA OF AMERICA CONTACTED ME VIA THE PHONE WITHIN A WEEK AND STATED THAT THE VAN NOW HAS OVER 150,000 MILES AND THAT THE VAN WOULD HAVE TO BE UNDER 70,000 IN MILEAGE. I THEN ASKED WHY THEN THEY WOULD BE RECALLING THE 2003-2004 PILOTS AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY ANY OF THOSE VEHICLES WOULD MEET THE CRITERIA OF 70,000 MILES. THEY HAD NO ANSWER BUT SIMPLY DENIED MY CLAIM. FYI. MY VAN HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. FIRST TIME AT 30,000, THEN AT 65,000 AND THEN THE LAST TIME JUST AFTER 100,000. CLEARLY MY MODEL HAS ISSUES BUT I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA WILL NOT BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

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

INTERMITTENT "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING ACCOMPANIED BY "TCS" WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD; SLIPPING TRANSMISSION DURING ROUTINE ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2ND/3RD GEARS AND 3RD/4TH GEARS. WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM STARTED IN AUG '07; RECURRING NOW IN AUG '08 WITH CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE/FAILURES DURING NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

IT HAS BEEN A YEAR, BUT I STILL SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT DON'T RISE TO RECALL STATUS. WE BOUGHT OUR 2001 HONDA USED ALBEIT NOT FROM THE DEALER. WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE IN THE US ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MADE IN CANADA. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CANADA. OUR VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS BUT WAS DEEMED VOID SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED. HONDA WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO $3,000. WE BOUGHT A NEW CAR RECENTLY, WHICH WAS NOT A HONDA. *TR

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.

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

RIGHT FRONT CALIPER STUCK TOGETHER, PRODUCING LOTS OF HEAT ON THE ROAD. *TR

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

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

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

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. FAILURES OCCURRED AT 83,000 MILES (2007), 117,000 MILES (2010) AND 135,000 MILES (2011). ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED IN ALL THREE CASES, BUT COULD EASILY HAVE OCCURRED AS CAR WAS IN HIGHWAY USE SURROUNDED BY OTHER CARS/ TRUCKS WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. HONDA HAS NOT REIMBURSED ANY OF THESE FAILURES AND IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TOLD VEHICLE OWNER THAT CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH (WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED) THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENSION ON THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY PERIOD TO 109,000 MILES AND CAR WAS ONLY AT 83,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY ONLY 7,000 MILES FROM LAST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND IS EXHIBITING GEAR CHANGING PROBLEMS CURRENTLY. VEHICLE OWNER IS RELUCTANT TO SELL VEHICLE ALONG TO ANOTHER OWNER, KNOWING OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL FOR A FOURTH TIME. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE 2001 VEHICLES, AS THEY DID FOR 2002-2004 MODELS. THERE IS NO RATIONALE FOR HAVING EXCLUDED THE 2001 YEAR. THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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).

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

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

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.