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2001 Honda Odyssey: engine overheating

6 of the 619 complaints about the 2001 Honda Odyssey describe engine overheating.

owner complaints
6
of this car's complaints
1%
recalls
0
Is there a fix? 41 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

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What owners say

Filed Oct 6, 2016 · 150,000 miles · NE

The transmission was excellerating at a high speed then was overheating and smoking got standed on the highway thousands of miles from home.

Filed Jun 5, 2012 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed May 12, 2006 · Body · 105,000 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated while pulling into a parking lot the shield underneath the bumper of the vehicle hit the cement barrier causing damage to the radiator and the air conditioner. The vehicle began losing coolant and the air conditioner would not operate correctly. The contact believes this is a design flaw. The dealership has been alerted.

Filed Apr 6, 2002 · Suspension · FL

1. Wheel alignment-vehicle drifts to right requiring driver to over steer to the left to keep vehicle within its lane. Wheel alignment performed;proble corrected. 2. A/c system-vehicle had approx 4500 miles onit when traveling approx 50mph a loud bang was heard from front end, vehicle simultaneously hesitated and shook. A/c system then failed to cool properly. Three repair attempts wer made and A/C still failed to cool properly. Notified mfg. For final repair attemp. Complete A/C system was replaced. Upon completion of repair, vehicle was released with A/C drain tube rubbing & draining on steering rack boot, coolant reservoir left empty, coolant system leaking and right front door body seal damaged. 3. Pulley system-vehicle was returned to dealerships 5 times for abnormal noises & vibrations from crankshaft pulley system. Tensioner pulley replaced twice, crankshaft pulley & alternator belt replaced x 1. Notified mfg. For final repair attempt. Condition confirmed. Our vehicle was compared to like vehicles, year 2000 & 2002. Mfg stated "our vehicle is operating as designed." vehicle released with condition unrepaired & transmission inoperable in d3, 2nd & 1st drive gears. Please help! Our vehicle is not even 1 year old yet. It only has 13,500 miles on it. 4. Right/left front doors-vehicle had excessive internal wind noise @ highway speeds until both front door weather-strips were replaced. 5. Hood latch-could not open hood on vehicle to replace windshield washer fluid after replacement of A/C compressor & condenser. Had to return vehicle to dealership to have hoodlatch replaced. 6. Coolant system-fluid was dissipating from coolant system reservoir. Four times a honda representitive hs stated"it's normal for all odyssey's to do this." four repair attemps were made before coolant leak was identified & radiator hose was replaced. When vehicle was returned, clips were missing from bottom splash shield. This left splash shield loose, vibrating & at risk

Filed Apr 6, 2002 · Body, Engine · FL

6.coolant system continued from odi #760344. This left splash shield loose,vibrating & at risk of coming off, causing risk of accident/injury. Is it possible to require that honda service personnel attend additional in service training on automobile coolant systems? So that consumers are not exposed to preventable hazards, examples being: breathing coolant fumes, injuries from engine overheating, slippery surfaces & environmental dangers to underground water supplies from coolant run off. 7. Right/left sliding doors-right/left sliding doors fail to open upon pulling of handles as designed. Three times our vehicle was returned to dealership for above complaint,after service bulletin 00-0091 was issued before repair was completed as per bulletin. I have spoken with a number of other honda lx owners who stted they have same problem with being unable to open the sliding doors. When they took vehicles to dealership door seals were lubricated, but problem continues to exist. This is a safety issue as these vehicles are used to transport children to & from school and because the sliding door won't open, children must enter area of traffic flow to enter vehicle, increasing risk of injury. Sliding doors can & will oen while vehicle is in motiion, due to inability to fully open/close sliding doors via handles as designed. 8.transmission-I complained of grinding noise when vehicle accelerates from 40to50mph. Rpm's go up to 2000 upon acceleration, after reaching 50mph, RPM's drop to between1500 to 1700 and grinding is heard. Explained to dealership numerous times & test drove with service advisor, was told he heard nothing & vehicle was operating as designed. After final repair/vehicle defect notification inspection/repair was performed, vehicle continues to have grinding noise at 50mph & was returned to us with tranmission shifter inoperable in d3, 2nd & 1st drive gears. We are notifying you of what we feel are the dangerous conditions in which our vehicle is in.

Filed Mar 29, 2001 · Brakes · MD

Brake system overheated after repeated application of brakes. This resulted in increased stopping distance and erratic operation of brakes. Dealership informed consumer there was nothing that could be done for this problem. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Questions about the 2001 Honda Odyssey overheating

Is engine overheating a common problem on the 2001 Honda Odyssey?

6 of 619 owner complaints about the 2001 Honda Odyssey (1%) mention engine overheating. The model year with the most reports is 2003.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Honda Odyssey?

There are 0 recalls and 41 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

Other symptoms on the 2001 Honda Odyssey

Transmission failure 167Check engine light 84Slipping 60Coil spring 29Jerking 24Stalling 18Door locks 17Harsh shifting 14Hesitation 14Won't shift 14Grinding brakes 10Loss of power 6Seat belt 6Pulling 5

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