2001 Honda Odyssey

WITHOUT WARNING NO DASH LIGHTS NOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC..A SLIGHT UP REV AND THEN COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION....JUST AVOIDED BEING REARENDED AS THE CAR SLOWED QUICKLY ON A RISE AND JUST MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER IN TRAFFIC..FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL BUT FLUID HAD A ODOR ...MY MECHANIC TOWED THE CAR AND DRAINED AND FILLED THE TRANS (NOT CONVERTOR) TO VERIFY CONDITION..TRANS WILL MOVE IN REVERSE AT HIGH RPM. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 6/6/05 AT 37400 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AND TOPPED OFF AS NEEDED UNTIL NOW..IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURED IF NOT FOR OBSERVANT DRIVER BEHIND ME..I UNDERSTAND FROM TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND REBUILDERS THAT HONDA TRANSMISSION ARE BUILT TO FAIL WITH VERY POOR DESIGN (NO FILTERING OF FLUIDS,,AND VERY WEAK CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES) TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IT WILL COST $3800.00-TO $5000.00 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND $3000.00 FOR A RELIABLE REBUILT (JASPER) THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED TO REPLACE MY 2004 FREESTAR WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES THREE TIMES WITHIN 75.000 MILES. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, PURCHASED WITH 83,610 MILES FROM SUBARU OF EXETER. JUNE 23, 2008, 104,527 MILES. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WARRANTY COVERED UP TO 109,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL WARRANTY AT DOVER AUTO WORLD, HONDA SERVICE, DUE TO CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS BEING ON. TRANSMISSION CAME WITH A 3YR/36,000 WARRANTY. DECEMBER 1, 2014, 184,148 MILES (80K ON 2ND TRANSMISSION), DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE SOMETIMES ENGINE SLIPS BEFORE FINALLY ENGAGING INTO GEAR, OVER THE NEXT WEEK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS AND D4 LIGHT FLASHING LIGHT ON. TRANSMISSION FAULT CODE P0780, DIAGNOSED, DROVE VAN TWO MORE DAYS WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOWED TO LOCAL IN TOWN MECHANIC, GIVEN ESTIMATE FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION + LABOR $4,500. SPOKE WITH HONDA MOTORS OF AMERICA, ON DEC 18TH 2014 PROVIDED WITH ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION, THE RESPONSE PROVIDED BY HONDA IS THAT THE VAN HAD EXCEEDED WARRANTY AND I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE LIABILITY AND PAY FOR IT. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHERE SURPRISED THAT IT WAS REPLACED IN 2008 UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA CLAIMED THE MILEAGE LIMIT WAS 100,000. BOTTOM LINE IS NO HELP, SPOKE WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP...THEY COULD NOT HELP. SINCE HONDA OF AMERICA HAD DENIED ME. I AGREE THAT I SHOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE COST (LABOR) BUT HONDA SHOULD COVER FOR MATERIALS SINCE ITS THEIR PRODUCT AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. *TR

OUR CARS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. WE BRING THEM IN FOR ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND DO NOT DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VAN AND WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THEN IN 2010, ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT UP AND DROVE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. WE BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID WE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THEY OFFERED TO DO THAT FOR A HEFTY PRICE AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL HELP BECAUSE WE HAD BOUGHT THE VAN ON AN AIR FORCE BASE IN GERMANY. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THE VAN WAS RACED OR NOT, WHICH IT NEVER WAS. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND PUT IN A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY ALSO INCLUDED ALL THE UPGRADES TO THE TRANNY. THE VAN NOW HAS 153,000MILES ON IT AND WE ARE HOPING THAT IT KEEPS DRIVING WELL BECAUSE THAT TRANSMISSION REPAIR IS SO EXPENSIVE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED TO GO AND PUSHED THE GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I TURNED THE VAN OFF AND ON BY THE IGNITION A FEW TIMES THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING OTHER THAN A TRANSMISSION GEAR ISSUE. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, IT CAUGHT GEAR SO I PROCEEDED TOWARDS WORK. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A HALF BLOCK FROM MY JOB. AS I WAS PULLING IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED AGAIN AND I BARELY COASTED INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, RESET THE SYSTEM AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS GOING TO NEED TO HAVE IT REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS THESE ISSUES AND IT HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE APPEARED TO BE A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SPORADIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THE SLIPPING WAS NORMAL, BECAUSE IT MEANT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE DEALER STATED THE FLUID REPLACEMENT, WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE SLIPPING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM 20,000 MILES LATER, EXCEPT TO A GREATER DEGREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS A CONCERN, AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO COVER A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, IT WASN'T AND THE WARRANTY HAD SINCE EXPIRED. *JB

ON 4TH OF JULY 2014 - (INVOICE OF $4000 ON INDEPENDENCE DAY) - WAS DRIVING FROM FAMILY WEDDING EVENTS AND SUDDENLY FEELING DRIVE SHIFT AND SLIPPING GEARS ISSUE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID ACCIDENTS FROM THIS HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSION IT IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CAN LOCK UP FRONT WHEELS ON HIGHWAY AND CAN CREATE MAJOR ACCIDENT... NOW NEED TO DO REPLACEMENT/REBUILT OF POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) TO FIX FOLLOWING ISSUE " FLARED 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFTS, LONG PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO DRIVE ENGAGEMENT TIMES, OR IN EXTREME CASES NO TAKEOFF IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AFTER START UP." ALSO ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHTS STAY ON... BECAUSE OF HONDA'S FAULTY POWER TRAIN I GOT TO COME UP WITH $4000-$4500 TO MAKE MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE ON ROAD SAFE... *TR

I REALIZED THAT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AFTER BEING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN IT FINALLY DID IT WOULD JERK BETWEEN GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON FOR THE 2ND TIME (THE 1ST LAST WEEK FOR A SHORT THAT WAS FIXED). THEN MY TCS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THE TRANSMISSION IS ERRATIC AND PREVIOUSLY HAD ISSUES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. NOW I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT HAS LESS THAN 96,000 MILES. I'M A SINGLE MOM W/ 2 KIDS I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. I GOT THIS VAN FROM A RELATIVE AFTER MY PATHFINDER (W NEARLY 300,000 MILES ON IT) HAD AN ENGINE GASKET ISSUE I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE FIXED BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE BROKEN DOWN. I'M SEEING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 12 YRS WORTH OF MODELS? WHY IS THERE NO WARNING? WHEN I LOOKED AT OTHER CARS THERE WERE STATEMENTS WITH THEM ABOUT ISSUES. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS. THIS IS HORRIBLE QUALITY MANAGEMENT. A MINI VAN IS A KID MOBILE - HOW WOULD HONDA LIKE THE PRESS IF KIDS ARE HURT BECAUSE THIS GOES OUT WHEN KIDS ARE IN IT? I GET MY VAN SERVICED BY A MECHANIC EVERY 2 MOS - I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS. MY LAST ONE WAS 17 YRS OLD. I WON'T BUY HONDA AGAIN IF THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT QUALITY. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION UNDER 225,000 MILES BEFORE ON ANY MAKE OR MODEL. *TR