2001 Honda Odyssey Engine Problems

"TAKATA RECALL" TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SHIFTING PROBLEMS

TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR AND THE D4 FLASHES AND THE TCS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON CONSTANTLY- WAS TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. DID RESEARCH ON IT AND CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS BUT IT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT ENDED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT- AS I AM 2ND OWNER OF VEHICLE. ALL OTHER MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON TIME OR EARLY I HAD IT A YEAR BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO DO THIS. THE HONDA DEALER TRIED TO TALK ME INTO TRADING IT IN FOR A NEWER MODEL FOR LESS PAYMENTS THAN I WAS MAKING ON BUT I OWN IT OUT RIGHT BOUGHT FROM THEM! THEY KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION AND KEEP SELLING THEM!!!! *TR

I NOTICED THAT ENGINE OIL GOES MORE THAN A QUART LOW AFTER 2500 MILES. IN JULY, BEFORE AN OIL CHANGE THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED. BUT THIS DECEMBER, IT CAN BE CONFIRMED THAT OIL DOES GO LOW. I WILL CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVE HOW MUCH THE OIL GOES LOW PER 1000 MILES. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS AROUND THE ENGINE OR THE OIL FILTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN. IT SHOWED NO PROBLEMS AT ALL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING HOME FRIDAY EVENING. I HAD THE SHOP PICK IT UP AND CHECK IT OUT ON MONDAY. THEY FOUND TWO CODES BUT NO SUPPORT FOR THE PROBLEM IN THE TEST DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP, THE FIRST SIGN APPEARED WITH MY RPM REVVING UP TO 5K BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT BRIEFLY. WHEN I STARTED TO GO FORWARD, THE VAN BUMPED AND HESITATED BEFORE GETTING IN TO GEAR AND BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS CONTINUED AT THE NEXT TWO STOP LIGHTS BACK TO THE SHOP. SINCE IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM, HE HAD ME KEEP THE VAN UNTIL MONDAY. THE CAR DROVE FINE HOME AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH ON THE WAY HOME FROM CHURCH. READING A HONDA FORUM INFORMED ME THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE SITUATION. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN CAME TO A FULL STOP WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *TR

I PURCHASED OUR 2001 ODYSSEY VAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. I USED THE VAN ONLY IN THE CITY WITH LOW MILEAGE ABOUT 83,300 MILES. RECENTLY, I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON, AND SOMETIMES THE TCS LIGHT TO GO ON AND D4 LIGHT FLASHING. I FELT THE VAN WAS SLIPPING IN/OUT OF GEAR AND NOT UNDER CONTROL. I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC CHECKED THE VAN AND TOLD ME THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND PROBABLY NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING HONDA COMPLAINTS FOR 2001 ODYSSEYS THERE IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

3 OUT OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN WHEN I TOOK VAN TO DEALER AFTER BAD VIBRATION. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS "SEEN OFTEN". VAN HAS 180K MILES. NO RACING OR OFF ROAD DRIVING ECT. THE COST WAS $940.00. HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION THE FAIRFAX HONDA DEALER INFORMED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. CAR MILEAGE 85K. A MONTH (2/21/2011) BACK, I HAD CHANGED TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME DEALER BUT THEY DIDN'T INFORM ABOUT MOTOR MOUNT CONDITION. YESTERDAY (6/19/2013) THE SAME DEALER DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE CALLED TO INFORM THE VAN IS FAILING THE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNT CRACK. CONSIDERING THE EXPENSE AND EXPERIENCE ABOUT ANOTHER VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS, I PREFERRED TO HOLD THE REPAIR AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER. AFTER READING THE ON-LINE BLOGS AND CARTALK WEBSITE, IT SEEMS THE HONDA ODYSSEY VANS HAS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE THE YEAR 2000 AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY THROUGH THE DEALER SERVICE ALL MY OTHER HONDA OR ACURA VEHICLES. TO MY AMAZEMENT MANY VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAINED SIMILAR RECURRING PROBLEM, SO I TOOK SOME TIME TO REPORT. I STRONGLY FAVOR A RECALL ON THIS MAJOR SAFETY PART OF THE MOST POPULAR FAMILY VAN. HONDA SEEMS TO IGNORE OUR CALLS AND CONTINUE USE SAME SUSPENSION COMPONENT. I AM PREPARED TO JOIN THE GROUP FOR A CLASS-ACTION LAW SUITE FOR VEHICLE REPAIR. ALREADY MAKING DECISION NOT TO OWN IN FUTURE HONDA VEHICLES IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL ISSUE CURRENT AND FUTURE OWNERS WILL EXPERIENCE. *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

THE 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS OF STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON 01/15/10. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 01/20/10, WE BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALER FOR EXAMINATION. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR NINE DAYS UNTIL 01/29/10 BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. ON 01/29/10, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK. ON 02/03/10 AND 02/04/10, THE STALLING RECURRED SO WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. NOW, HAVING BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY MORE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES OF ROUTINE DRIVING ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS HELD TO A BETTER THAN AVERAGE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL, BUT DID NOT INFORM ME OF ITS EXISTENCE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I REGULARLY VISITED A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE RECALLS TIME/MILEAGE PARAMETERS. *TR

IN APRIL 2009, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT(CEL) CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLED WHEN I STOPPED. IT RESTARTED AND WOULD REPEAT THIS WITH EACH STOP. I TOOK IT TO MY USUAL GARAGE (THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE WAY THERE!) AND THEY SAID THE ONLY CODE THAT COME UP WAS P0172 FOR RICH FUEL, THEY PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN THE GAS AND IT DROVE FINE--WHICH IT DOES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. IN MAY, THE CAR 'S CEL WAS STILL SPORADICALLY COMING ON AND STALLING,AND I CALLED THE 800# FOR HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH A RIANO. WHEN I TOLD HIM OF MY CAR'S SYMPTOMS AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS GOING ON OR RECALLS ABOUT THIS HE SAID "NO", AND TO JUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK. AS THE LIGHT WAS OFF AT THAT POINT AND WHAT I'D GONE THROUGH AT THE OTHER GARAGE I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT WAS ON. ON JULY 20TH, I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THE DOT SITE WHICH MENTIONED THE EGR VALVE PROBLEM AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 8 YRS AND 80,000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT BY HONDA. MY MILEAGE HAD JUST PASSED 80,000 THAT WEEKEND. I CALLED THE 800# FOR HONDA AND SPOKE WITH A BRIAN WHO STATED THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN MADE JUNE 26, 2001 AND IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. I TOOK IT TO BILL PAGE HONDA IN FALLS CHURCH, VA, (CEL STILL OFF AT THIS TIME) , THEY SAID IT WAS THE EGR VALVE PLUS A THIRD PRESSURE SWITCH. IF I'D BEEN TOLD OF THE EGR PROBLEM IN MAY WHEN I ASKED RIANO I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN THEN AND BEEN WELL UNDER THE TIME AND MILEAGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THEY OWE ME THE $835.70 FOR REPAIRS AS THEY "LIED BY OMISSION". THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

(2001 ODYSSEY-ONE OWNER)-TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AT 72,000 MILES/7 YRS & 5 MONTHS ON THE ROAD. VAN STALLED/HARD SHIFTING AND WAS DRIVEN TO NEARBY AUTO REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSIS WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP AS WELL. POWER STEERING CABLE ALSO FOUND TO BE CORRODED. $850 TOTAL. TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 9-2011 WITH 102,000 MILES WITH SOME HESITATION AND A GRINDING NOISE HEARD. DIAGNOSES WAS TRANSMISSION AGAIN (PO-740 CODE ). CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS ABOUT $4000 FOR A "HONDA" REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, OR THE DEALER COULD DO IT THEMSELVES FOR ABOUT $2600. *KB

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON (A $1,500 REPAIR) FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED (AT 93K). APPARENTLY THESE ARE BOTH INCREASINGLY COMMON PROBLEMS IN THIS MODEL. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT MY VAN CARRIES THE HONDA NAME. THEN I STARTED GOOGLING AND FOUND MANY SITES REPORTING THE SAME HORROR STORIES HERE I REALIZED THAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH FAULTY PARTS AND MAY BE A LEMONS AS WELL? THE PROSPECT TO PAYING $100 EVERY TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON IS NOT A PLEASANT ONE. VEHICLES BUILT TODAY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TRANSMISSIONS & EMISSION CONVERTER AT A MERE 93,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RELIABILITY OF MY HONDA ODYSSEY. THE BRAND IS CONSIDERED HIGHLY REPUTABLE AND HAS A PRICE PREMIUM (AND SUPPOSEDLY A RESALE VALUE) TO MATCH - BUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ODYSSEY HAS BEEN ONE OF REPEATED MECHANICAL BREAK DOWNS AND POOR PERFORMANCE AS MANY OWNER HAVE WRITTEN AND BLOGGED. I FEEL HELPLESS AND KNOW HONDA IS POWERFUL CORPORATION WHO WILL DO NOTHING ... WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PROTECT CONSUMERS OF THESE PRACTICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER SERVICES AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT FOR FREE. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITH LESS THAN 19,000 MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN FOR FREE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,234 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,910. UPDATED 08/20/08 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSION WITHIN SIX YEARS. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. UPDATED 08/21/08. *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE GENERAL MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE MOUNTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY.*AK

AFTER GETTING OUR 30000 MILES MAINTENANCE COMPLETED WHICH INCLUDED (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AN OIL CHANGE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WE STARTED NOTICING A HESITATION IN THE CAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED, IT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED THUS I ASSUMED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THEM ASSESS THE SITUATION AND THEY FOUND THAT TWO OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34K MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS PREMATURE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN, THEREFORE, I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY OF THIS PART (THE ENGINE MOUNTS).*AK

VEHICLE FIRE WHILE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD BACKED HIS CAR INTO THE PARKING SPOT, AND THE TAIL PIPE WAS JAMMED INTO THE MULCH. THE BLOCKING OF THE TAILPIPE CAUSED THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST TO START THE MULCH ON FIRE SPREADING TO THE PLASTIC BUMPER OF THE CAR AND INTO THE CAR. AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IT CAME TO THE CONSUMER ATTENTION THAT THE TAIL PIPE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD PAY FOR ALL EXPENSES AND REPAIRS MADE AS A RESULT. *CB