2001 Honda Odyssey

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX MINIVAN. WHEN AT A STOP, FACING UPHILL IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS AS SOON AS YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. IT ROLLS AS IF IT WERE A VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, OR AS IF YOU WERE IN NEUTRAL. PARKED FACING DOWNHILL, THAN STARTING IN REVERSE (BACKING UP THE HILL) THE SAME PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF, BUT IT IS EVEN WORSE. THIS HAS LED TO SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS AS WE HAVE ADJUSTED TO THIS UNUSUAL SITUATION, AS ALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AUTOMOBILES WE HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST DOI NOT BEHAVE IN THIS MANNER. THEY "HOLD" ON HILLS, AT LEAST MOMENTARILY, WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED AND THE AUTOMOBILE IS IN DRIVE. I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED WHILE THE DRIVERS DISCIOVERD THIS FLAW AND ADJUSTED THEIR DRIVING HABITS (IT'S A LOT LIKE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS IS "NORMAL" WITH THESE VANS AND ACCORD AUTOMOBILES.

WE PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM GARCIA HONDA AND STILL OWN THE VEHICLE, HE VIN IS [XXX]. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE 2ND ROW SEATING. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM ACADEMY ROAD (IN ALBUQUERQUE), ONTO VENTURA (NORTH) WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IMPLODED INTO A PILE OF GLASS, ALL OVER THE CAR. MY WIFE THOUGHT THE WINDOW HAD BEEN SHOT OUT OR OTHERWISE MALICIOUSLY DESTROYED FROM SOME EXTERNAL SOURCE, AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE POLICE FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE FILED A POLICE REPORT ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED VIA ALLSTATE INSURANCE. NO PROJECTILES WERE FOUND IN THE VEHICLE, AND WE JUST HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED AND WENT ABOUT OUR BUSINESS. AT NIGHT ON LEAVING OUR SON'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HINKLE FAMILY FUN CENTER, AND MERGING ONTO I-40 WEST AT JUAN TABO (MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY), THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW IMPLODED (BY ITSELF) INTO ANOTHER PILE OF GLASS, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND SHOOTING GLASS ALL OVER MY WIFE (DRIVING) AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR (WHICH HAD THREE OTHER CHILDREN IN IT AT THE TIME), CAUSING SOME SMALL CUTS ON HER ARMS, AND RUINING THE CLOTHES SHE WAS WEARING. THIS IS WAY TOO BIG OF A CO-INCIDENCE FOR BOTH OF THESE PASSENGER WINDOWS TO JUST SELF DESTRUCT BY THEMSELVES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. I WOULD EXPECT AND HOPE HONDA WOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, AND INVESTIGATE THE BLOCK OF VANS AND THE GLASS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE SAME RUN OF GLASS AND WINDOW ASSEMBLIES, BEFORE ONE EXPLODES IN A VEHICLE THAT DOES CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 2001HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED WORKING ON 3/12/2004. I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR NO MATTER WHAT I DO. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME ,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "DOOR CONTACTS WERE TOO SMALL, AND IT WAS FIXED ON THE NEW MODELS. THEY CHARGED ME $250 TO GET THE DOOR OPEN AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST APROXIMATELY $800 TO FIX IT PROPERLY. THE DOOR STOPPED WORKING WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL, BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THAT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND IF I HAD A COLLISION OR AN EMERGENCY THE PASSENGER ON THE DRIVER SIDE COULD NOT EXIT THE VAN QUICKLY. I HAVE OWNED MANY, MANY HONDAS AND CONSIDER MYSELF A HONDA PERSON BUT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING ME TO RETHINK MY LOYALTY. I WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE HONDA TO TASK FOR THIS PROBLEM!!!!!*AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED. THIS REPAIR WAS COVERED BY AN EXTENSION OF THE BASIC WARRANTY OF 36,000 MILES AS HONDA IS AWARE THAT THE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY ORIGINALLY INSTALLED WAS DEFECTIVE. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED AT 67,000 MILES AND WAS ALSO REPLACED BY HONDA. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED WITH ANYTHING BUT THE SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I REQUESTED HONDA TO EXTEND THE NEW TRANSMISSION'S WARRANTY PERIOD TO 100,000 MILES FROM THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT BUT WAS REFUSED MY REQUEST. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AND ARE INSTALLING DEFECTIVE PARTS IN MINE AND OTHER VEHICLES. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA LOOK INTO OTHERS (AS THERE ARE MANY) REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS AND FIND OUT IF MY EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE OR PART OF A TREND. I CAN BE CONTACTED TO SUPPLY EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED PROPERLY AND THIS FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO FAILURE TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES OF THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

NEAR DEATH/ACCIDENT EXPERIENCES =4 TRANSMISSION FAILURES= 2 REPLACEMENTS SINCE NEW PURCHASE EGR VALVE REPLACED= SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. IT WAS NOT EVEN ADDRESSED. JERKY ACTIONS IN VEHICLE AGGRAVATE INJURY. STRANDED IN GA. ON XMAS HOLIDAY. LOSS OF VISITATION, VACATION AND HONEYMOON. TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED (NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT), IT HAS BEEN STATED THAT WARRANTY EXTENDED LIFELONG, (WITHOUT PROOF OF DOCUMENTATION). ROTORS WARPING. DEALER (OWNER) STATES, THEY JUST SELL VEHICLES, THEY DON'T MAKE THE VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE EXITING OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN, MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT IN THE MOTORIZED DOOR MECHANISM AS THE DOOR WAS OPENING. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF SENSOR TO DETECT AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING BUT THERE IS NO SENSOR TO DETECT AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENING. SHE HAD HER FOOT PINCHED IN THE MECHANISM ALONG THE DOOR SILL. HER FOOT WAS "SQUASHED". WE TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE XRAYS DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE DOCTOR WHO EXAMINED HER SAID THAT PERMANENT DAMAGE MAY NOT BE DETECTED OR NOTICEABLE UNTIL SHE IS FULLY GROWN. WE CONTACTED HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THE EVENT. WE ASKED THAT SOME SORT OF SENSOR BE INSTALLED IN FUTURE MODELS OR AT THE VERY LEAST A WARNING APPEAR SOMEWHERE IN THE CAR. WE ALSO ASKED THAT SOME SORT OF NOTIFICATION BE SENT TO ALL OWNERS OF THEIR VANS WITH MOTORIZED DOORS. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HONDA SAID THAT HONDA WOULD NOT DO THAT. *NM