2001 Honda Odyssey

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. ON ACCELERATION, WILL SLIP THEN SUDDENLY CATCH PRODUCING A SHOCK AND SPINNING WHEELS. ON DECELERATION, WILL DOWNSHIFT AND GRAB ABRUPTLY, PRODUCING A SHOCK OR SHAKING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER LUTE REILEY HONDA REFUSED TO FIX IN JUNE, 2004. SEVERE SHOCKS FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAVE NOW CAUSED ENGINE MOUNTS TO FAIL. *JB

VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM PARK TO GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. EVENTUALLY COMPLETE FAILURE OF SWITCH MEANT USING THE MANUAL RELEASE FOR TH ENGAGEMENT OF GEAR. UPON IDENTIFYING THIS FAILURE, IT IS NOTED THIS SWITCH ALSO CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE, AND PRESENTED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. NEW SWITCH WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED, PROBLEM ELIMINATED. EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AT SAME MILEAGE ON 1999 VEHICLE FROM SAME MANUFACTURER, AND WAS SOLVED BY REPLACING THE SAME PART. *AK

WE HAVE OWNED THE ODYSSEY FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE CLOCK LIGHT HAS BURNT OUT TWICE, A HEATER LIGHT ONCE, THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT ONCE, AND THE DASH INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WENT DEAD AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT CAME BACK ON AFTER I HIT THE GAS. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE DASH INSTRUMENTS SO THEY CANT FIX IT. EITHER HONDA HAS LOW QUALITY BULBS SINCE NONE OF THESE LIGHTS HAVE EVER BURNT OUT IN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED OR THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO, WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DEALERS AND THEY HAVE SAID OUR WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OUR PROBLEMS. I FEEL LIKE I GOT SCAMMED. NORMALLY, I WOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT 1 BULB BURNING OUT BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN HERE AND HONDA SHOULD FIND OUT WHAT IT IS AT THEIR COST. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ODYSSEY IS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE.*AK

THE DOOR HANDLES OF THE SLIDING DOORS OF MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN HAVE BROKEN AT LEAST ONCE, POSSIBLY TWICE, SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP FROM THE DEALER. THE DOORS HAVE A TENDENCY TO "STICK", MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN. AND OPENING EITHER OF THE SLIDING DOORS WHEN IN SUCH CONDITION MAY AND DOES CAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE TO BREAK AND BECOME USELESS. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I DO SEND MY VEHICLE TO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS THE RECORDS OF FILE OF THESE INCIDENTS WITH THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. I ALSO HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE, AND THEY TOO HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES.*AK

THE TRANSMISSIONIS FAILING ON MY 3-YEAR-OLD HONDA ODYSSEY AT 65,500 MILES. HONDA ADMITS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WILL NOT DO IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAY THE VEHICLE IS A "GRAY MARKET" CAR. IT WAS PRODUCED IN CANADA LIKE ALL OTHER 2001 ODYSSEY'S AND "IMPORTED" TO THE USA ONE-YEAR-OLD WITH 18,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT USED. HONDA SAYS THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER THEIR NEWLY ANNOUNCED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE IT WAS INTENDED TO BE DRIVEN IN CANADA. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT CANADIAN ROADS WERE SO DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN MINNESOTA. I ASKED IF THAT MEANT THAT THEY WERE IMPLYING THAT I DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL. THEY SAID "OH NO, BUT "BROKERS" BRING THESE CARS IN FROM CANADA BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE USA AND THE PRICES ARE LESS IN CANADA." SOMEHOW IT IS MY FAULT THAT HONDA USA PRICE FIXING CREATES A GRAY MARKET? DOES THE VEHICLE NOT SAY HONDA ALL OVER IT? WAS IT NOT MADE ON THE SAME LINE IN THE SAME PLANT WITH THE SAME PARTS AS ALL OF THE OTHER 2001 ODYSSEY'S? IS CORPORATE DIVISIONAL INFIGHTING PUTTING ME THE CONSUMER IN THE MIDDLE? THEY MAKE A DEFECTIVE TRANNY AND NOW THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. HONDA HAD A STERLING REPUTATION UNTIL THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE STARTED TO SURFACE. A QUALIFIED TRANSMISSION SHOP RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT IS A SAFTEY HAZZARD AND COULD LOCK-UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DO THEY REALLY THINK IF SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS THEY WON'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN COURT? THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR POOR PRODUCT QUALITY. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET ME TO GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME HIGH AND DRY WITH A $5,000 FIX-IT BILL (DEALER QUOTE) ON A 3-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR. SEEMS FRAUDULENT TO ME! THIS IS A DISASTER IN THE MAKING AND MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE AN INNOCENT LIFE IS LOST.*AK