2001 Honda Odyssey

ON THE EVENING OF SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2014, I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH MY YOUNG SON GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. AS I BEGAN TO ASCEND A SLIGHT HILL ONTO A BRIDGE, THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATED. AS I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL, THE RPMS SHOT UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT PROPEL FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT OVER THE BRIDGE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. AFTER I BEGAN THE DESCENT DOWN, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHATSOEVER. I THEN COASTED DOWN TO A STOP IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. MY CAR WAS LATER TOWED AND SEEN AT A REPAIR SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT ON THE BRIDGE, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT'S MORE IS APPROXIMATELY 8 YEARS AGO, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE (ON A FREEWAY, ALTHOUGH NOT AT AN INCLINE). THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT TIME AS WELL. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT AROUND 25 MPH WITH D3 FLASHING AND TCS LIGHT INDICATOR ON. THE VAN BEGAN LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AND REVOLUTION HIGH IN THE POWER TRAIN. THIS IS THE REBUILD TRANSMISSION I REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 19, 2010. SO IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 3 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY FROM HONDA MANUFACTURE HAS EXPIRED. *TR

REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE HAS HAD ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 56,297 MILES ON ODOMETER. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 109,474 MILES ON ODOMETER. TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN TRANSMISSION FAILURES - 6.2 YEARS EACH. MILES ON UNIT 53,170 MILES. HONDA USA WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST OWNER IN REPLACING TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT MY PREOWNED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITHIN THE FIRST 20 DAYS I COULD FEEL THE TRANNY SLIPPING SOMETIMES. SO I CALL THE DEALER AND HE SAID SOLD AS IS. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AROUND THE BLOCK FROM MY WORK. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A SCANNER AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS "A LOCK UP SOLENOID FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER." BASICALLY SAID TOO BAD YOUR OUT OF LUCK. I AM DONE WITH HONDA. I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY USUAL AND RESEARCHED BEFORE BUYING AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED AN ODYSSEY. I FIGURED IT WAS A HONDA SO WHAT COULD THE WORST BE? ALL OTHERS I HAVE OWNED RAN GREAT WITH VERY FEW PROBLEMS. I JUST BROUGHT THIS VAN NOT KNOW HONDA HAD BAD TRANS. PROBLEM I NEED HELP WITH THIS CASE SOME BODY HELP ME. *TR

FOURTH TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A VAN I'VE OWNED SINCE NEW. FIRST ONE FAILED AT APPROX. 55K MILES, THE SECOND ONE AT 96K MILES, THE THIRD ONE AT 122K MILES AND FINALLY THE FOURTH ONE AT APPROX 155K MI. AHM PICKED UP THE COST FOR THE FIRST TWO (THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 105K MILES AND I HAD ALSO PURCHASED THE 7 YEAR / 100K MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY). THE THIRD TRANSMISSION COST ME $1000 FOR LABOR, BUT AHM PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE WARRANTY ON THIS THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN THE CAR WAS 3 YEARS OR 36K MILES. IT FAILED AGAIN UNDER 36K MILES, BUT A FEW MONTHS OVER THE 3 YEAR MARK (EXPIRED IN JUNE '13, AND IT FAILED AT BEGINNING OF OCT '13). IT LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED 90 MILES NORTH OF SAN DIEGO LATE AT NIGHT. WHILE CLEARLY THE LETTER OF THE LAW IS WITH AHM AS THE WARRANTY PERIOD INDEED EXPIRED, I THINK I HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT LASTED LONGER THAT THE HONDA TRANSMISSION ON THIS VAN. AS A SIDE NOTE, THIS WAS A GOOD CAR AND WE HAD MINIMAL ISSUES WITH IT OTHER THAN THE DISPOSABLE TRANSMISSIONS. AHM SHOULD FIGURE OUT THAT PUSHING OUT A BADLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION (BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ) IS NOT A WAY FOR GETTING REPEAT CUSTOMERS. I HAD AN ACCORD (WHICH WAS OK) AND I STILL HAVE MY S2000 (WHICH I LOVE), BUT I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA EVER AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.