2000 Honda Odyssey

I PURCHASED AN USED 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY (62000 MILES) FROM DREXEL HILL HONDA ( PA) ON 08/11/2008 IT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 09/01/2008. I JUST GOT MY CAR LESS THAN A MONTH, AND PUTTED ON 500 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER, FOUND DTC P0740: TC FAILURE DTC P0730: INCORRECT GEAR RATIO THEY ADVISED TO REPLACE AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION. BUT AMERICAN HONDA DON'T REPLACE THEIR FAILED TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THEY OFFER ME 50-50. I DON'T WANT TO PAY $1200 FOR THEIR BAD TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-I0 WITH MY CHILDREN MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED JERKING AND JUMPING WHENEVER I HAD TO EXCEL. FINALLY IT CAME TO AN JERKING STOP I HAD TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND DID NOT SNOW WHAT TO DO I AM SCARED TO DEATH OF BEING HIT WHEN FINALLY MY 17 YEAR OLD SON JUMPS UP AND PUTS MY CAR INTO PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND SLOWLY JERKED IT OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN 40 MPH IS REACHED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCED ERROR CODE AP0740 (A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WILL LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE). THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBERS 0104101 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND 10013844 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

2000 ODYSSEY, FULLY SERVICED BY DEALER SINCE PURCHASE. RECENTLY TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING A PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND ALSO GOT A CHECK ENGINE SIGN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (100,000 MILES) FROM HONDA AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. LATER THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 109,000 FROM THEIR STANDARD WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS 141,000 MILES. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA -- BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THIS MODEL YEAR HAS PROBLEMS AND THERE WAS ALREADY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN PLACE. I THINK HONDA QUALITY AND SERVICE ARE GOING DOWN. *TR

PURCHASED HONDA ODYSSEY NEW IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2000. VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED HARD WHILE BRAKING SINCE NEW. THOUGHT IT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE OPERATED. I GOT A POSTCARD IN THE MAIL A FEW YEARS AGO STATING HONDA WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE 136,000 MILES ON THE VAN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE INSPECTION DONE & TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO AND HONDA SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE DEALER (PIAZZA HONDA OF READING, PA) REPLACED IT FOR FREE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN FROM THE INSPECTION AND THE GARAGE WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION. THE ERROR CODE THAT CAME UP WAS "PO740" AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY. I TOOK THE VAN FROM THE GARAGE TO THE DEALER AND GAVE THEM THE RECEIPT FROM MY INSPECTION (WHICH HAD THE ERROR CODE ON IT). THE SERVICE GUY TOOK THE RECEIPT WITH HIM INTO THE GARAGE BAY, TALKED TO THE MANAGER AND CAME BACK OUT. HE TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ME $2500-$4500 TO REPLACE IT. I ASKED HIM IF THEY WERE DOING ANY "GOODWILL" WITH THE ON GOING TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HE SAID NO. I ALSO ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST AND HE SAID NO. I HAVE HAD THE VAN SERVICED SEVERAL TIME AT THAT SPECIFIC HONDA DEALER AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID TO ME ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HONDA EXPECTS ME TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING FOR WORK IN MY HONDA ODYSSEY (2000) , MY TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND I EXPERIENCED "BUCKING" AS I ACCELERATED FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO REV. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALREADY ON FROM A PREVIOUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS NOT RESOLVED FOR 2 YEARS. I BROUGHT MY ODYSSEY INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE (P0740) AND AN EMISSION PROBLEM (T1457). I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PAY 25% OF THE BILL AND I WOULD COVER 75%. I AM NOT SATISFIED SINCE 2000 ODYSSEY'S HAVE A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WILL HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED HOWEVER FELT THAT MY SAFETY WAS JEOPARDIZED DURING MY TRAVELS AS I HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND THROUGHOUT MAJOR CITIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO ITS MILEAGE. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

MY 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS HAD TROUBLE (SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES) WITH ITS SLIDING POWER DOORS NOT LATCHING PROPERLY AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS ON THEM OVER THE 8 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO, MY DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL USING THE POWER. I HAVE A BABY CARSEAT INSTALLED IN THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT, SO I'VE HAD TO GET MY BABY IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND I REALIZED THAT IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN MY CAR, THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY BABY OUT QUICKLY. IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR, I WOULD HAVE TO REACH INTO THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR, SLIDE THE LOCKING MECHANISM INTO THE "UNLOCKED" POSITION, TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE SLIDING DOORS, AND THEN USE A LOT OF FORCE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR. AND SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE TRIED THIS, THE LOCKING MECHANISM IMMEDIATELY SLIDES ITSELF BACK INTO THE "LOCKED" POSITION BEFORE I AM ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR, A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT WE HAVE HAD CONTINUAL "DESIGN FLAW" PROBLEMS WITH FROM VIRTUALLY THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAD TO PAY CLOSE TO $535 TO GET THIS DOOR LATCH REPLACED!! AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP. IN TORRANCE REFUSED MY REQUEST FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER!! I DO NOT THINK A DOOR LATCH SHOULD EVER HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ON ANY CAR, AS THIS IS PART OF THE BASIC CAR CHASIS/FRAME AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. WE HAD NO CHOICE BECAUSE THIS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL AND MY WIFE HAD TO CRAWL IN/ACROSS FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR TO GET IN UNTIL WE COULD GET IT FIXED. *TR