2001 Honda Odyssey

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY'S. HONDA WILL CONDUCT REPAIRS IF FAILURE OCCURS WITHIN 7 YRS OR 109K MILES. MY VAN JUST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 120K MILES. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL INTERNET SITES THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, AND WHILE WE ARE JUST NOW AT THE 7 YR (2008) LIMIT, MOST PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE THE 109K WINDOW. IS THERE ANY HOPE/HELP THAT THE NHTSA CAN OFFER TO INFLUENCE HONDA TO PERFORM A FULL OR AT LEAST SHARED REPAIR? *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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