2001 Honda Odyssey

MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED TO UP SHIFT WHILE I AM ENTERING A HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH THE BIG RIG BEHIND ME. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 95K MILES AND HAD TO BE REBUILD. I ALSO FIND MANY SIMILAR REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A QUALITY ISSUE REGARDING HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TODAY (MAY 24, 2010) ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 97,000 MILES. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT FAILED. IT WAS A CHALLENGE BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAS STATION. VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (DESPITE A 2ND FAILURE). FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 43,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING, THE D4 INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES. AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. D4 INDICATOR. EXTREMELY SLOW OR DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, UPSHIFTS, OR DOWNSHIFTS. ABNORMAL GEAR SLIPPAGE DURING UPSHIFTS OR DOWNSHIFTS. ERRATIC OR EXCESSIVELY HARSH SHIFTING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEAKS. TCS LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HONDA ODYSSEY 2001 VIN [XXX] DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE 3RD LINE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT MY RPMS GOING VERY HIGH AND MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING !!; EVEN THAT THE VAN WAS ACCELERATED IT WAS NOT MOVING. I HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FIND MY WAY OUT TO THE SIDE LINE. I WILL TELL YOU IT IS VERY SCARY TO START LOOSING POWER AND HAVING OTHERS CARS FULL SPEED BEHIND YOU. LUCKY ME I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND NOBODY WAS HURT. WHEN I STARTED LOOKING AT PRICES AND INFORMATION, IN THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY EVEN LOST A LEGAL BATTLE IN 2006 FOR THE SAME REASONS. THEY KNOW THAT THIS 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FALLS INTO THE BAD BATCH. AT THAT TIME THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 AND 93 MONTHS. MY VAN HAS 102,000 MILES BUT IS OUT OF THE 93 MONTHS. MY QUESTION TO HONDA AND TO NHTSA, IF YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, ALSO YOU SHOULD AGREE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS, WHY WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY HAS AN ACCIDENT AND DIES. WHY WAS THERE NEVER A RECALL? TODAY I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY OFFERED ME A DEAL, FROM 4K TO $3,000 (OH! WHAT A DEAL- I COULD BUY ANOTHER 2001 VAN FOR JUST A LITTLE MORE). I CALLED AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME $2,200 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, SO WHERE IS THE REAL DEAL FROM HONDA?. ANOTHER QUESTION, CAN WE SUE HONDA AGAIN FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY ALREADY RECOGNIZED THEY HAD A PROBLEM BACK IN 2006 BUT DIDN'T DO A RECALL. EVEN IF I FIX MY TRANSMISSION I HAVE BEEN READING THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THEIR TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES IN 100,000 MILES. FROM WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE MONEY? WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE AND CONTROL THIS KIND OF ABUSE? *TR

I WAS BACKING MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. THE WHEELS WERE TURNED FOR EXITING THE DRIVEWAY ONTO THE ROAD. CONTINUED TO HEAR RANDOM NOISES DURING THE NEXT 3 DAYS OF DRIVING AND FINALLY CRAWLED UNDER THE VAN. THEN I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. LUCKILY IT DID NOT PUNCTURE ANYTHING AND LODGED ITSELF AGAINST THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE SUSPENSION CAVITY. IN THIS POSITION IT STILL PROVIDED SOME SUSPENSION. I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN IN TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN REPAIRED. I WILL BE INSISTING THAT HONDA PAYS FOR THE REPAIRS AS I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND PRIOR INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA THAT SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL. *TR

I STARTED DRIVING MY VAN THIS MORNING, WHEN I MADE A SLIGHTLY TURNING, I HEARD SOME CRACKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT WHEELS, LATER ON; I SENT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK WHAT WAS HAPPENED, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE'S SPRING COIL WAS BROKEN, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED DUE TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THE HONDA PARTS WAS NOT AVAILABLE THEN I DROVE HOME FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES DRIVING, ANOTHER LOUD CRACKING NOISE AGAIN UNDERNEATH LIKE EARLIER INCIDENCE, I THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WATCHED THE FRONT TIRE OF THE DRIVER SIDE, I FOUND THE SPRING COIL BROKEN NOT LONG AGO AFTER THE RIGHT ONE BROKEN. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE THE MILEAGE FOR MY MINIVAN WAS ONLY AROUND 122,950 KM FOR A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, I DOUBT THIS INCIDENT WILL INFLUENCE MY FAMILY AND MY LIFE IF I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY. COULD YOU PLEASE SET UP AN INVESTIGATION GROUP TO STUDY THE RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY OF SPRING COIL MATERIAL TO AVOID FUTURE FAILURE OF SUCH INCIDENCE. I DO HOPE I CAN HAVE COMPENSATION FOR ME TO FIX MY CAR DUE TO MATERIAL FRACTURE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AND DISSATISFACTION WITH HONDA DEALER. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SWITCH GEARS SMOOTHLY AND IT MADE NOISES. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THERE WAS A WEIRD VIBRATION ABOVE 35 MPH. THE NOISES WERE STILL PERSISTENT, THE D4 LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TSC LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. THE DEALER PERFORMED SOME WORK ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. OCTOBER 18, 2006 THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED WHICH WOULD COST $4,200. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLASH SINCE THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. AFTER THE FLUSH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO PERFORM MUCH BETTER. HOWEVER, OCCASIONAL GEAR SLIPPING AND NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE HEARD FROM TIME-TO-TIME. NOVEMEBR 27, 2007 THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TSC LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THERE WERE NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *JB