1. Bad automatic transmission causing van to speed forward by itself.van constitute danger to us and other road users. 2. In the federal safety agency record, there are no open recall for this vehicle whereas honda (manufacturer) has recall for automatic transmission open for this vehicle. Why is the government record at variance with that of the manufacturer?
2000 Honda Odyssey transmission complaints
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Transmissions on the odyssey have a habit of seizing up. I'm on my 3rd tranny for my 2000 oddysey. I replaced it at 112,000 miles and 150,000 miles at $3,000 a pop. It's a scandal and customers should be paid damages for the design flaws that are behind these failures.
My gear started shifting while I was on the highway with my 3 small children in the car. It was one of the scariest things I've experienced. The car started slowing down and coasting then lights on the dash starting displaying followed by the car revving up but not moving. Now the gears won't shift at all.
This car has a defective transmission. The first one failed at 80k, and the new replacement from honda failed a 119k, only 39k miles later! Honda refused to warranty it or help in any way.
Transmission not shifting right, lock out, car not moving. Van cannot go in reverse. Before it happened notice that when turning left, indoor lighting flickers especially obvious at night time driving. At stop it hesitate and when stepping at accelerator, the van jerks and jumps to high speed causing me to brake right away, felt a whiplash every time. Check recall ended after seven years but owner did nor receive any letter from honda office about the recall. Try to contact honda but told me recall ended.
This vehicle's transmission has failed for the second time. We replaced the transmission at a honda dealer in july 2010 (with about 88k miles) & this transmission has failed once again, requiring it to be replaced.
Transmission converter caused the red light to come on after all the emission control systems had been fixed by a honda mechanic. There has been slipping of shifting from 1st to 2nd. I am wondering if there is a recall on this model because the corporate officials do not provide info if there is any. Please seeking assistance.
Vehicle has had a serious problem with the transmission. Replacement dates: october 2002 - february 2003 - april 2005 - june 2008 - presently at honda dealership requiring a 5th transmission - it has gone only 42,000 since the 2008 transmission was installed. Honda refuses to help or see that there is a bigger issue here. I am asking that they repair the transmission at their expense. During the 2008 transmission failure, the vehicle locked up completely while on the highway, it was our good fortune to have gotten to the side of the road. Please help me.
Transmission failure. Honda replaced transmission under class action extended warranty in 2009, but I had to pay $1,200. Now in october 2013, and just 46,000 miles later the transmission is failing again. Honda is refusing to help with it citing that the "vehicle is too old." my response to them was, if the repair in 2009 was done correctly then I shouldn't be having this problem today regardless of how old or how many miles the vehicle has. Honda is washing their hands of any responsibility and any repair now is 100% mine, which unfortunately costs as much as the vehicle might be worth. That is not right that honda teased so many customers in to thinking they were getting a solid repair under warranty only to find out it lasts just long enough so they can avoid further responsibility. Not cool honda! Our children are afraid to drive the vehicle now as they and we are concerned that the transmission could lock up on them and cause an accident. I can't say I blame them. I expected more from honda.
While driving I had to turn on the hazard lights because the van was installing then would drive again and then kept jerking then the van totally would not drive after 5 minutes. Need to find out if there are any recalls for the transmission because it is very expensive to try to get fix.
Vehicle was on cruise control and the transmission went to high rpms, tcs and engine light came on. We just bought it and paid extra for a honda - failed transmission at 120k ?
- my honda odyssey 2000 got the 1st transmission breakdown at 106k miles in 7/2009. Honda agreed to pay half of the repair cost and I paid half (~$2000) to replace a new remanufactured transmission fr honda. - the 2nd transmission last me another 34k miles (4 years) and it suddenly broke down yesterday. - I lose trust in honda. Not sure if honda still continue honor their warranty on the transmission with they claimed they have fix the issue on the remanufactured transmission.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the transmission slipped while driving at low speeds and usually on cold starts. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was determined that the pressure switch for the gears failed. The dealer first attempted to change the transmission, but that did not work. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 104,000 and the current mileage was 114,000. Updated 8/26/13
Driving south on rt84, just entering ct, the engine begins to over-rev to 8000rpms. The cruise control was on, and the car was traveling at approximately 65mph. The transmission failed, disengaging out of drive. Coasting, the engine was operating, normal rpms for idle speed. Trying to reengage the transmission at a lower gear, failed. Pulled off rt84 in vernon rockville, ct, and made it to a parking lot. Engine over-revving to get transmission to engage. Parked, the car was allowed to sit, shut off for 45 minutes. Restarted car, attempted to drive, and the transmission failed to engage in any forward gear. Was able to engage the transmission in reverse, but not in a forward gear. Had car towed to honda dealer in manchester, ct. Dealer subsequently confirmed the vehicle required a transmission replacement. Up to this point, no sign of transmission trouble; no slippage, no hesitation. Transmission was approximately 70,000 miles old, having been replaced at honda dealer under recall back in 2004, at approximately 32,000 miles.
Minivan started jerky and lost power climbing gentle slope on geary blvd in san francisco. After I frantically moved to the side to prevent being hit by a truck, the "check engine" light came on. When I had a mechanic check the vehicle, I was told the transmission had failed and needs to be replaced.
Noticed car slipping when in 2nd and 3rd gear. Took van into dealer in june of 2008 for diagnoses. Internal failure was diagnosed and in aug tranny went out at 120,549miles. Had honda dealer repair issue. We were offered a discount thru customer relations. Now in 2013 with about 194,000 miles transmission is about to go. Completely unacceptable. Two transmissions go bad in 13 years. Honda needs to be held accountable for their lousy product. This was an expensive investment.
Transmission went out at 73000 miles. Honda replaced with a remanufactured unit only due to the class action law suit filed against them. The replacement trans was returned twice to the dealer to complain about a high pitch wine in 3rd gear. They said it was ok and did nothing. Now this reman trans has only 35000 miles and it shows a po740 code and has an engagement problem from park to drive or neutral to drive. Honda says tough luck, your on your own. Honda customer service case # [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
All the motor mounts and transmission mounts need to be replaced. I've never heard of this being an issue in any other vehicle, but after doing a quick google search I discovered it is common in odysseys. We should be able to drive our vehicles without being concerned for the stability of our engine and tranny. This just shouldn't happen.
I was driving at 60 miles per hour on the freeway when the transmission spontaneously failed. I was unable to accelerate after that point, but was fortunately able to coast off the freeway. Had this happened 2 minutes earlier, I would have been stuck in a acute turn in the freeway without a good shoulder to pull of on, leaving me stopped in the middle of the freeway.
My honda odyssey (year 2000) stopped at a traffic light, then when green light was on, it roared big time at very high RPM, and moved very little. Lots of cars behind me. After about a minute, my car suddenly moved, and moved as normal as usual. Since then, especially when it is cold, my cars moves very teeny-tiny bit after a stop, and then suddenly pull forward. The situation is even worse if my car stops at bottom of a hill, then climbing up the hill after that is a big challenge. I was told it is probably transmission problem, there was a recall. But honda dealers said honda does not share any cost if I replace the transmission system (about $4000) which is recommended by the dealer, because it is out of warranty period, even though the mileage is now just a bit more than 70k.
I am a licensed used vehicle salesperson. I bought this vehicle at a dealer auction feb. 2012. Upon purchase that day, the transmission did not fail with its 11 MPH shift until it got warm. We thought it was only a filter as other vehicles have had. When we got it home, we called honda and they said this particular transmission has no way to change fluid or filter. I called honda about a recall, they said no recalls. It would only cost me $3797 dealer cost to replace it. Since then I have found that honda still has this problem every vehicle year up to 2012. I think if they can produce and use such a transmission, they should be forced to recall them all. Toyota recalled all their engines 2 years ago, regardless of year or mileage and they survived the recall. I am still driving this vehicle, because I don't know what to do with it. Can't afford to add this much money to this vehicle and still be able to resell it to the public.
First incident 5/5 08-transmission was shifting hard and then engine light and tcs light went on. Brought it to honda dealer the ran the code and stated internal trans failure. Since we are the original owners and had all trans service at honda they agreed to split half the cost. I asked what if this should happen again the service rep stated "don't worry about it" it will last at long time. Well here I am again with 45,000 miles later same problem. Brought it to honda and they said "sorry you on your own" 4-5 thousand to replace. That is more than the van is worth. I think it's terrible that honda is aware of transmission problems but refuse to recall or fix them correctly. When the transmission starting slipping on 12/8/12 I was in the middle of traffic and it slipped into neutral without warning. I almost was hit. I couldn't move, the van had no power, just reverted up the 3000 RPM's I was scared. I didn't know what to do. I guess when people start getting killed in car accidents from the defective transmissions from honda maybe something will hopefully be done about it.
We have had three transmission failures with this odyssey. Two were replaced under warranty, the last failure occurred at 50k miles, so it was not covered by the 36k warranty. It is ridiculous that a vehicle could go through three transmissions in this amount of time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle rolled away independently and crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the incident. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 145,000.
Moving from stop at low speed the transmission frequently hesitates before shifting, followed by a loud thump when it does shift. At higher speeds, once in motion, there is rough shifting from 3rd to 4th gear also. Judged by me to be unsafe if driven by other family members, but ok with caution if driven carefully by me since I have been principal driver for 13 years. Vehicle was inspected 11/13/12 by honda dealership where it has been serviced regularly since new (it is a one-owner vehicle) confirming internal slippage of the transmission with replacement recommended. Dealership voluntarily contacted honda district manager in california for a decision on whether honda would participate in replacement cost. Request denied.
Engine light came on. Honda ran diagnostics and said transmission had to be replaced at a cost of $6,400. We did some web research and found that the transmissions in 2000 odysseys have a long history of early malfunction. The technician at the dealer also acknowledged that these transmissions have been a problem and suggested we contact american honda customer service for financial assistance. We contacted american honda, but they said it is not their problem since the vehicle is outside the age portion of the warranty for this problem (8 years) despite being well inside the mileage portion of the extended warranty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the traction control light illuminated on the instrument panel and the transmission failed. The contact mentioned that the vehicle did not experience any problems with the transmission prior to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle had not been inspected. The failure and current mileage was 229,000.
Left sliding door latch does not work, transmission doesn't work after 61 miles of purchase !
I have a 2000 honda odyssey that the transmission failed at 129000. When honda coggin replaced at no cost we were happy. That only lasted 56000 miles however when it also failed! Tired of honda failed trans solutions, we had best transmission jacksonville fl trans shop repair 2nd transmission. It failed after 44,000! Do these businesses have free reign to screw the public as they so choose?
This vehicle has encountered numerous engine and transmission problems since we acquired it in 2006. The transmission failed at just over 100,000 miles. After a huge fight with honda they reluctantly agreed (because it was just outside of the "warranty extension" for this known defect) to pay half the cost of the repair. Check engine lights continued to come on, in addition to other issues, including egr problems, despite replacing the egr, etc. The vehicle is now at approximately 165,000 miles and the transmission has failed again!!
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