2001 Honda Odyssey

WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY THE SLIDING DOORS WILL CONTINUE GOING NO MATTER WHAT IS IN THE WAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS I HAVE BEEN PUT MY KIDS IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND THE DOOR STARTS TO CLOSE. THE DOOR WOULD HAVE CRUSHED ME IF I DID NOT JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHILD IT WOULD KILL THEM. I WOULD THINK THE MINI VAN WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF SENSOR ON THE DOORS BUT IT DOESN'T. *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

FRONT SPRING FAILURE ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, I RECENTLY BROKE A SPRING AND RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT WITHOUT SUCCESS SO I WENT TO A SALVAGE YARD AND FOUND OUT THE SPRINGS ON THE VANS THEY HAD WERE BROKE ALSO. AFTER READING THE NHTSA REPORT #PE06007 I FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT'S A LITTLE SCARY KNOWING A TIRE COULD BE PUNCTURED RESULTING IN INJURY OR WORSE. I HOPE I WILL GET SOME KIND OF RESPONSE ON THIS, THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, GERALD LAHNAN. *TR

HONDO ODYSSEY, 2001 DOOR LATCHES. DOOR DID NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN DOOR COMPLETELY STOPPED OPENING OR CLOSING EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE SYSTEM. HONDA GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $995.00 FOR THE LEFT DOOR AND $875.00 FOR THE RIGHT DOOR. I KNOW PRIOR TWO YEARS THIS MODEL WAS PRODUCED THE LATCH WAS RECALLED. I CAN NOT FIND A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I FEEL IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 1999 AND 2000. *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

REAR DRIVER TIRED EXPLODED. DAMAGE : 3 INCH HOLE TO INSIDE RIM OF TIRE, TWO COMPLETE PENETRATION HOLES WITHIN TIRE WELL, BENT METAL AT EDGES, BUMPER HAS TO BE REPLACED THE CORNER BLOWN OFF, VAN IS AT BODY SHOP BEING REPAIRED. PARTS OF THE WHEEL HUB MISSING. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED DAY BEFORE. NO PROBLEMS NOTED. ONE OF THE HOLES VERY EASILY COULD HAVE GONE THOUGH GAS TANK. TIRES ONLY HAD ABOUT 36,000 MILE ON THEM. NORMAL WEAR ON TIRES. NO OTHER PROBLEMS. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT RUN OVER OBJECTS NOR DID I HIT AND OBJECT IN THE ROAD. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. BRIDGESTONE REP STATES THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN HIGH IMPACT , BUT I DID NOT SEE NOR HIT ANY THING. *TR