2001 Honda Odyssey

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD STALLED, BUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING... I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AT INCREASINGLY SLOWER SPEEDS. ONCE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT HELPED ME TO MOVE FORWARD UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, TURNED ON AND OFF AT EVERY CHANCE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THAN I TRIED TO CUT OFF AND SEE IF REVERSE WOULD WORK AND IT DID NOTHING, I CUT OFF ONE LAST TIME AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PULL THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

MY 20 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME ALONE WHEN SUDDENLY ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. SINCE THEN WE CANNOT TAKE CAR OVER 30MPH AND AS SOON AS IT HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO OVERHEAT. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE GEAR INDICATOR D4 STARTS FLASHING RED. ALTHOUGH HONDA PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR 7 YRS OR 100,000 MILES WHEN I CALLED THEM I WAS TOLD TOO BAD, THE CAR IS TOO OLD. *TR

TRANSMISSION BLEW WITHOUT WARNING ON REMOTE STRETCH OF ARIZONA HIGHWAY WHERE THERE ISN'T EVEN CELL PHONE COVERAGE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THIS CAR HAS HAD. IT IS A MINIVAN AND DOES NOT TOW OR EVEN HAVE A TOW HITCH. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS, EITHER ONE OF THEM, AND NOT LEAVE ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED THIS WAY. WE DO ALL THE REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE. EVEN HONDA ADMITS IT'S JUST A PROBLEM FOR THIS PART, BUT THEY DON'T CARE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

WE WERE GOING FROM NYC TO NC AND THE ENGINE STARTED RACING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE... WE STARTED SEEING SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW AND STARTED SMELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID... WE PULLED OFF AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE GOING TO THE DESTINATION BUT COULD GO NO FURTHER AFTER THAT.. WE HAD TO GET A RENTAL BACK HOME AND THE CAR IS STILL IN NC... AND THIS IS THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALER INSTALL AFTER THE RECALL.... *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELT PARKWAY IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED TO BE LESS RESPONSIVE AND BECAME VERY SLOW. A MINUTE LATER, I GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I GOT OFF THE NEAREST EXIT AFTER BEING VERY NERVOUS AND SCARED BY THE SLOW SPEED OF THE CAR. I STOPPED BY THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. I DID COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND TURNED TO BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (CODES: P0730, P0740). NOW MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND DAY GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

AT AROUND 120K OUR ODYSSEY WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A "FUNNY" SHIFT WHERE IT CLUNKED A BIT. THIS HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THE SYMPTOMS WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY GO AWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER OR IN THE SHOP. WITH 149K, WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE SPEED TO BE QUICKLY REDUCED WITHOUT THE BREAKS BEING APPLIED, CREATING AN UNSAFE AND INOPERABLE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. YOU ARE DRIVING NORMALLY, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE YOUR CAR'S TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOW GEAR. *TR

THE HONDA ODYSSEY & PRELUDE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY EARLY (AND LATE) FAILURES DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL PROBLEMS DUE TO DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP. (HIGHER THAN NORMAL DEFECTS DUE TO WORKMANSHIP IN MATERIAL... ARE EXACTLY THE WORDS USED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTICED I RECEIVED A FEW YEARS AGO. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES HOWEVER MANY CUSTOMERS LIKE ME ARE CONSERVATIVE DRIVERS, NOT PUSHING THEIR VEHICLES TO EXTREMES, SO FAILURES OFTEN OCCUR AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE (DISCOUNT OR WHATEVER) HOWEVER THEY HAVE DECLINED. CASE NUMBERS [XXX] & [XXX]. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND ASK FOR ASSISTANCE GETTING HONDA TO OWN UP TO THE ISSUE BEYOND A SIMPLE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AS FOLLOWS: FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 20 MAY 2003 AT 37,531 MILES. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 14 MAY 2007 AT 119,849 MILES. THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 23 APRIL 2012 AT 193,820 MILES. THESE FAILURES ARE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP OF THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE AS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IN THEIR LETTER TITLED "AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION N WARRANTY EXTENSION" IN THE WINTER OF 2002. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH HONDA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURES; HOWEVER HONDA WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE CASE OF THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION ON THE OPEN ROAD WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE LATTER CONDITION IS HAZARDOUS ON ROADS WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HIGH ROAD SPEEDS. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED TO ENCOURAGE HONDA TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR