The contact owns a 2001 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH, she heard an abnormal sound coming from the passenger’s side of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the passenger’s side front and rear wheel bearings had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred on the driver’s side while driving. The contact also stated while driving, the brake pedal was depressed but hesitated to respond causing a 3-feet stopping distance delay. There were no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.
2001 Honda Odyssey suspension problems
50 complaints (8% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 82,540.
- owner complaints
- 50
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 82,540
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Front: springs: coil springs22
- Front21
- Front: wheel bearing2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Honda Odyssey suspension problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2001 Honda Odyssey suspension
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Front coil spring fracture
The population of 116,000 vehicles is an estimate based on american honda motor company (ahm) data identifying original state of sale or delivery.the subject vehicles (sv) utilize light weight coil springs manufactured from high strength steel (hss).if the coating material of a hss spring is breached, corrosive elements (salt) may attack the spring.spring corrosion results in a stress riser and may cause a fracture.depending on the location where the spring breaks, the jagged edge may pierce the tire; a rapid deflation of the tire may occur and can result in a loss of control or crash.sv spring failure mechanics and tire contact likelihood are discussed in an ahm presentation to odi dated april 20th, 2006 (available on odi?s web site; www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov).ahm?s presentation identified two mechanisms which cause the spring coating to become breached; 1) contact with the lower spring seat, and 2) entrapment of abrasive materials between the silencer tube and spring.the presentation compared sv spring fracture rates to the honda mdx model, a sister vehicle recalled for front spring fracture under the federal safety agency recall 05v385, and to other vehicles investigated and or recalled for front spring fracture.the spring fracture rate for the sv, which is about half the rate of the mdx model even though the sv's have one year longer in service, is comparable to rates observed in prior spring fracture investigations that were closed with no recall and low in comparison to investigations that have resulted in a safety recall.of the 7 reports odi identified alleging tire damage due to spring fracture, 6 involved spring-tire contact which resulted in slow or no loss of air pressure; odi was unable to verify the one report alleging a puncture occurred.odi notes that the sv front spring differs from the mdx spring in that it has a single silencer tube (upper only, as opposed to upper and lower on the mdx) which is, according to ahm, located in an area less likely to result in a tire puncture should a fracture occur.a defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources is not warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
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What 2001 Honda Odyssey owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Van was parked after a long trip (~700 miles) and no trouble noted at that point. Next time the van was driven there was a rubbing sound with frequency at tire speed and a rattling sound. Checked wheel well and found piece of broken front spring in the passenger wheel well, still tangled with the strut assembly, which we removed so we could drive home. Fortunately no tire damage was noted, but the spring looks like it could pop out of the containing collar. Looked like a fatigue fracture, suspect it occurred during the two weeks the vehicle was parked in an unheated building. About 3/4 turn of the coil was broken off. Afraid the other spring could go at any time! This could be bad at highway speed if the tire was punctured.
The tcs. & check engine lights turned on, gear would jam in, after a stop the car would not accelerate at all, would frequent jumps when the gear changed, cannot accelerate, after regular maintainence with oil changes n transmission fluid change, the issue unresolved. Diagnosed by 3. Auto experts as transmission issue that is associated with 1999- 2001 odyssey models. Only 82540 miles. I am 2 nd owner. I am retired and need redressal of this issue as I can't afford serious repair costs.
Pulled out of my driveway and heard a noise coming from the passenger front. Heard it again when I came to a stop sign at end of block. Exited vehicle and could not see anything visible wrong with tire. Proceeded 1/2 mile down next street and came to a stop at light, upon which I heard another noise followed by a metal clank. I again exited my vehicle and found 3/4 of full coil near my tire. My car was towed to a repair facility upon which it was confirmed that the front passenger coil had cracked and dislodged from the vehicle. Told I need to replace both front struts/coils and recommended to replace rear shocks as well. Honda corporate does not acknowledge this as being a chronic issue with this vehicle, however I do see reports on line of other owners with similar issues.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH the drivers side front coil spring punctured the tire. The vehicle was unable to be driven and it was towed to an independent mechanic who confirmed that the drivers side coil spring punctured the tire. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000. Updated 3/14/11 *cn the sway bar link was replaced. Updated 04/25/11
2001 honda odyssey. Consumer states problem with transmission *tgw the consumer stated according to the honda owner link website there is an automatic transmission recall for the odyssey minivans. When the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and mentioned the recall, they didn't respond. They just diagnosed the problems as a slipping transmission, a new ecu was needed, the front and rear mounts were broken and the right front and left rear struts needed to be replaced. The consumer took the vehicle to an independent shop and they concluded the transmission was indeed failing. The recommendation was replacement or a complete overhaul.
The coil spring on the front passenger side broke and punctured the tire in 2 places. Updated 06/21/10.*jb
While driving our 2001 my honda odyssey over bumpy roads there were a lot of clunks and vibration. We took the vehicle to the dealer and the checked vehicle and said front coil springs were broken.
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 the federal safety agency that should make this a recall.
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.
Questions about the 2001 Honda Odyssey suspension
Does the 2001 Honda Odyssey have suspension problems?
Owners have filed 50 complaints about the suspension of the 2001 Honda Odyssey, 8% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2001 Honda Odyssey suspension problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 82,540 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2001 Honda Odyssey suspension?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Honda Odyssey have bad suspension?
The Honda Odyssey model years with the most suspension complaints are 2001 (50 complaints), 2000 (42 complaints) and 2005 (27 complaints).
Other 2001 Honda Odyssey problems
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