2000 Honda Odyssey

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY (80K MILES) AND FEW DAYS BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND NEITHER HONDA NOR THE DEALER WOULD PAY ANY OF IT. SEARCHING IN THE WEB, NOW I SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY SUCH CASES- SO THIS SEEM LIKE A KNOWN ISSUE AND SO I'D LIKE HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE OR GIVE SOME FINANCIAL ASSIST AT THE LEAST. IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO GET HELP? THANKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I BOUGHT WITH 119K MILES ON IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT SERVICED BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT AROUND 60K AND NOW AT 170K MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 25K, ONE AT 120K AND ANOTHER AT 145K. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, TWO FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN 170K MILES IN UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

HONDA IS REPLACING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE JUST AS FAULTY, IF NOT MORE SO, THAN THE ORIGINAL. MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR ITS 4TH TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT 62K MILES, THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT HONDA HAD FIXED THE ISSUES AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WOO HOO FOR HONDA! THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM, FIXED IT, AND TOOK MEASURES TO ADDRESS IT AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THEY SCORED BIG POINTS WITH THAT MOVE... UNTIL THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED 57K MILES LATER (10K MILES PAST THE 109K CLASS ACTION WARRANTY EXTENSION). WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THIS TIME, I QUESTIONED HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE TRANSMISSION THEY WERE ABOUT TO INSTALL. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SOME OF THE EARLY REPLACEMENTS DID STILL HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT HONDA REALLY HAD FIXED THEM THIS TIME. I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT, BUT SURE ENOUGH, 38K MILES LATER, THAT ONE FAILED TOO. HOW CAN HONDA CONTINUE TO GET AWAY WITH INSTALLING THESE FAULTY REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS? I'M NOW LOOKING AT THE WORK ORDER FOR THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION AND IT LISTS THE PART NUMBER AS '06200-P7T-030RM WARRANTY A/T KIT'. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER THAT WAS ON THE INVOICES FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD TRANSMISSIONS. REALLY? THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY'VE FIXED THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PART NUMBER STAYS THE SAME AND THE OUTCOME DOESN'T CHANGE? THIS IS FRAUD. THEY ARE CHARGING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ($4,000-6,000) FOR A PRODUCT THAT HAS PROVEN TO BE FAULTY (JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON 'ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION'), AND ARE INTENTIONALLY PUTTING THE SAFETY OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT RISK. *TR

WHILE RETURNING FROM A LONG DISTANCE TRIP, "CHECK ENGINE" AND "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" LIGHTS CAME ON. STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR DIAGNOSIS - ADVISED TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD AND NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 260 MILES TO PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD ITS REGULAR AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AS PER OWNER'S MANUAL. A NOTICE WAS RECEIVED A FEW YEARS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO COVER 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE OR 100,000. THE VEHICLE IS TEN YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST TURNED 100, 965 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK; THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS ON HER HUSBAND WHO SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000-136000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED 10/19/10*JB UPDATED 12/13/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SEALS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT KNEW THAT SHE WAS LOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TODAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,114 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,250.

2000 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT MY VAN SHOWING A TRANSMISSION CODE. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY @53 ,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. AUGUST ODF 2010, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION CODE. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY @84,000 MILES ON IT. I SPOKE WITH ED VOYLES HONDA AND HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ELSE CONCERNING THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT PER THEIR JAPAN OFFICE. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IF I WOULD HAVE PAID FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR IT WOULD HAVE CAME WITH A WARRANTY. IF I KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE PAID SOME TOWARDS THE REPAIR. I DISCOVERED HONDA ONLY PROVIDED A WARRANTY ON THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT EXPIRED. 1999-2001 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS HAD A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. THEY BUT A BAND AID ON THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS OVER. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION LASTED JUST A LITTLE LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE INFORMATION I READ SHOWS THEY TREATED EACH CUSTOMER DIFFERENTLY CONCERNING THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. THE SERVICE MANAGER MADE SURE HE TOLD ME YOU DIDN'T BUY YOUR VEHICLE FROM US AND YOU DON'T HAVE IT SERVICE HERE. HE WAS CORRECT AND I WOULD BE BUYING ONE FROM THEM EITHER. *TR