2001 Honda Odyssey

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT I PURCHASED USED IN 2008. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, ON AN INCLINE WHEN MY ODYSSEY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE ROLLING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL UNTIL I FOUND A DRIVEWAY TO TURN AROUND IN. ON THE WAY HOME THE CAR JERKED AND JUMPED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. *TR

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, 139,000 MILES - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. TECHNICIAN SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VAN ACCELERATED WHILED APPLYING BRAKES AND TRYING TO TURN. HARD SHIFTS. SLOW SHIFTS. VERY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE VAN SOMETIMES DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO TURN. RESEARCH INTO PROBLEM REVEALS HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VANS BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE TRANSPORT 3 CHILDREN IN OUR VAN. APPEARS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED IN A HONDA ODYSSEY - WITH KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. IT'S TIME TO STEP IN AND HOLD HONDA RESPONSIBLE BEFORE THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS. THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO INDIVIDUAL OWNERS. WE NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE. *TR

BROUGHT MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX TO MY LOCAL MIDAS SHOP TO HAVE A SCAN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF AN ERROR MESSAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE CAME BACK SHOWING THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN WIDE SPREAD TRANSMISSION DEFECTS ON MY CAR'S MODEL YEAR. SO MUCH SO THAT HONDA FELT PRESSURED TO LENGTHEN THE WARRANTY OF THE TRANSMISSION COVERAGE. IT TURNS OUT THAT MY CAR WAS WELL WITHIN TO ALLOTTED MILES TO BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT WAS 9 MONTHS BEYOND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE LOCK FOR THE REAR SLIDING DOORS, THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. WHEN USING THE MANUAL LOCK, SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE DOORS WERE FULLY CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, THE DOOR FUSES AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SRS LIGHT ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. HAD AN SMALL ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T NOT DEFLATE, LIGHTS BEEN ON FOR 2 YRS AND THE DEALER SAYS THE WILL STILL DRIVE WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE IS CHARGING ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHEN HE KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AND THEN HE SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE A FEE TO FIX IT BUT HE CANNOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE BEFORE CHARGING ME A DIAGNOSIS FEE. *TR

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WOULD SHIFT ABRUPTLY. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE THE OLD TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED OUT AND REPLACED WITH NEW FLUID AND WE HAD THAT WORK DONE BY THE HONDA DEALER FROM WHICH WE BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS NEW. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION ?LOCKED? IN HIGH GEAR AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. WE COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN; IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE FINALLY HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES WITH A LOT OF FORCE AND THE CAR FINALLY SLOWED DOWN, STOPPED AND DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS NOW OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALED HUNDREDS OF CASES OF ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THE CARS HAD LOW MILEAGE. WE ALSO FOUND THAT HONDA HAD AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS AT NO CHARGE AS THE RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF $3500. THIS MALFUNCTION CREATES A DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION FOR DRIVERS OF HONDA ODYSSEYS. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAR AND YET THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). THIS IS 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS HAVING 75,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS ALL OF SUDDEN CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION & DE-ACCELERATION MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. TODAY I TOOK THIS TO THE HONDA OF FREEHOLD SALES: 877-934-6665 - SERVICE: (732) 414-3720) [XXX] & THE DEALER CONFIRMED ME THAT IT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE [XXX] & BY ENTERING THIS AT HONDA WEB SITE I GET THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE YOUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY IS INCLUDED IN THE 1999-01 TRANS WARRANTY EXT CAMPAIGN. DESCRIPTION1999-01 TRANS WARRANTY EXT TYPEWARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN STATUSOPEN THE RECALL INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 600,000 LIGHT TRUCKS MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. AFFECTED MODELS INCLUDE CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002, 2003 AND EARLY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVANS; 2003 AND EARLY 2004 HONDA PILOTS; AND 2001 AND 2002 ACURA MDX SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLES. OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE CONTACTED VIA MAIL AND WILL BE ASKED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA OR ACURA DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE AFTER CONTACTING HONDA I AM BEING ASKED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT COST WHERE AS IT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE AS PER THIS RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR