2001 Honda Odyssey

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 76,000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2008. HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY PROVIDED 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 28,000 MILES AND 33 MONTHS. AT 104,000 MILES, BEGAN NOTICING SHIFTING PROBLEMS ON OR ABOUT JULY 8, 2011. BROUGHT ODYSSEY TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN WHITE PLAINS NY FOR EVALUATION. HONDA DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND IT WAS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. CLEARLY TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF MORE THAN 28,000 MILES. LETTER SENT TO HONDA REQUESTING REPLACEMENT. HONDA MOTORS REFUSED TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE TOOK OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING DUE TO A "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT CODE MEANT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED - AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 84K MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 105K MILES. WE BELIEVE A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 21K MILES, BUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWERTRAIN HAS EXPIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY IS WIDESPREAD AND WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET, BY THE MANUFACTURER ITSELF AND BY THE THOUSANDS OF DEALERS THAT HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT WARRANTS ANOTHER RECALL AND PERMANENT FIX BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS STYLE OF VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT FAMILIES AND IS NOT USED FOR TOWING OR OFFROAD PURPOSES. HONDA CORPORATION OF AMERICA SHOULD PAY OR REIMBURSE CONSUMERS FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE ON THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

HONDA DEALERSHIP (HOEN HONDA/ POWAY HONDA) KNOWINGLY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS (3 TIMES) ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2001. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL THREE TIMES!! THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN THEY FAIL. RECENTLY, MY WIFE WAS STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH HER ELDERLY PARENTS. LUCKILY, SHE GOT OUT OF CAR AND REDIRECTED TRAFFIC. HONDA CHARGED ME $4700 TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. HONDA AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS ARE VERY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THEY INSTALL AND ARE NOT WILLING TO STAND-BY THEIR PRODUCTS. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO KINDLY INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY OF THE THE DEFECTIVE REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED BY HONDA. *KB

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

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED YET AGAIN ON THE 2001 ODYSSEY VAN. WE CALLED HONDA US TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. HONDA'S ONLY REPLY IS THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THAT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING ADDITIONALLY. WE APPEALED TO HONDA ON SEVERAL FRONTS, INCLUDING THE POOR DESIGN, HISTORY OF THE VAN BEING UNAVAILABLE, LOST VACATION AS WE WERE ACTUALLY DRIVING TO A DESTINATION ONE TIME THAT IT FAILED, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SAFETY. WE REQUESTED THAT HONDA TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS HIGHER BECAUSE OF THE OVERALL CUSTOMER DISRUPTION, POOR DESIGN, FAULTY MANUFACTURING, TIME WITHOUT USE OF THE VEHICLE (THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE AND THIS TIME AS WELL), EXPENSE OVER TIME, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SAFETY... THE AGENT HUNG UP ON ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS STATING MY CASE IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. HE GOT AGITATED WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WITH MORE DECISION AUTHORITY. HE INDICATED THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO I TALK TO- EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF HONDA US WOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION. WE ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND FACING YET ANOTHER COSTLY REPAIR AND CAR RENTAL THAT WE CANNOT REALLY AFFORD. IN THE LAST DAY, MY FAMILY HAS INCURRED EXPENSES OF (ORDER INCURRED) $99 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP, $70 INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC FROM A TRANSMISSION REBUILDER SHOP, $70 RENTAL CAR THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND THE REBUILDER JUST CALLED TO HAVE ME AUTHORIZE ANY $865 TO GET INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. SO FAR THE TOTAL IS $1,104 AND THE CAR IS NOT OPERATIONAL. GIVEN THE POOR DESIGN, FAULTY MANUFACTURING, AND SAFETY OF THIS UNIT, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT HONDA BE COMPELLED TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE INCURRED ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. HOWEVER, ABOUT 100 MILES LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. SOON AFTER, THE D4 INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW GEAR ENGAGEMENT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT. ALSO, THE WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. *JB

(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