2001 Honda Odyssey: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Sep 17, 2021 · Suspension · 164,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Mar 25, 2012 · Engine · 40 miles · TX

I was driving my van. It showed no problems at all but the engine light appeared while driving home friday evening. I had the shop pick it up and check it out on monday. They found two codes but no support for the problem in the test drive. Approximately 20 minutes after I left the shop, the first sign appeared with my RPM revving up to 5k before shifting into 2nd gear. I stopped at a stop light briefly. When I started to go forward, the van bumped and hesitated before getting in to gear and being able to accelerate forward. This continued at the next two stop lights back to the shop. Since it is my only vehicle and I am a single mom, he had me keep the van until monday. The car drove fine home and then would not accelerate above 20 MPH on the way home from church. Reading a honda forum informed me this is not a unique situation.

Filed Mar 13, 2012 · Engine · 119,000 miles · PA

While I was driving, the vehicle hesitated and then came to a full stop with engine still running but the vehicle will not move forward or backward.

Filed Dec 28, 2011 · Airbags, Transmission · 75,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate to accelerate when pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be repaired. The torque converter was replaced instead of replacing the transmission as it was recommended by the mechanic, but honda motor co had the final word. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The contact also stated that the vehicle intermittently stalled while driving at various speeds. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was once involved in a crash in which the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 11v260000 (air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module). The failure mileage was 75,000. Kmj ...update 01/20/12 *bf updated 02/07/12 the consumer stated on august 8, 2008 he was involved in an accident, and the air bags failed to deploy. The consumer stated he never received a recall regarding a problem with the air bags. Updated 03/26/12

Filed Sep 14, 2011 · Engine, Transmission · 72,046 miles · OH

(2001 odyssey-one owner)-tcs and check engine light came on while driving at 35 MPH at 72,000 miles/7 yrs & 5 months on the road. Van stalled/hard shifting and was driven to nearby auto repair shop. Diagnosis was transmission failure. Towed to the honda dealership. Honda replaced the transmission under warranty, however suggested replacing the timing belt and water pump as well. Power steering cable also found to be corroded. $850 total. Tcs and check engine light came on again on 9-2011 with 102,000 miles with some hesitation and a grinding noise heard. Diagnoses was transmission again (po-740 code ). Called honda dealership who said it was about $4000 for a "honda" replacement transmission, or the dealer could do it themselves for about $2600.

Filed Jul 8, 2009 · Transmission · 58,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle felt as if it would hesitate. The engine did not rev and the vehicle was not accelerating properly. The contact took the vehicle to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that there was an issue with the solenoid switch, which caused the transmission to fail and possibly lock up completely. Through research, the contact discovered that this was a very common issue with this type of vehicle. The contact believes that a recall should be issued. The manufacturer has not been notified. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 58,000.

Filed Jun 12, 2009 · Transmission · 197,000 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated, shook, and surged when attempting to switch gears. An independent mechanic stated that the second gear failed. During acceleration, the vehicle would shift from first into third gear, completely skipping second gear. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 197,000.

Filed Mar 23, 2009 · Transmission · 50,700 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions, the vehicle hesitated unexpectedly and there was excessive gear slippage. Immediately, the emissions control warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they stated that the failure was related to the transmission's internal gear ratio. The vehicle is operable and has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 50,700.

Filed Feb 24, 2008 · Transmission · 111,434 miles · NY

I am the original owner of a 2001 honda odyssey, which I purchased new from honda in march 2001. My case involves the failure of the transmission on this vehicle, the transmission warranty extension campaign conducted by ahmc and the offer I was provided by ahmc. According to information contained in the transmission warranty extension campaign obtained from the ahmc website, in september 2002 honda was aware of transmission failure in odyssey and prelude models manufactured in model years 1999 ' 2001. As a result of this recall honda extended the transmission warranty coverage to 93 months or 109,000 miles for these select vehicles. Having known transmission failure was inevitable, ahmc should have taken more diligent strides to inform owners of this pending failure. In failing to due so, ahmc should, without hesitation or delay, recognize the transmission failure was due to a manufacturing defect by honda and take full responsibility for its replacement. Providing full replacement coverage is the right and just course of action for ahmc. Anything short of that level of coverage would represent total lack of concern by ahmc for complete customer safety and protection, particularly given the extended period of the known manufacturing defect and safety hazard of a transmission failure.

Filed Jun 20, 2007 · Engine · 51,880 miles · FL

I took my 2001 honda odyssey mini van to kuhn honda in tampa, fl for routine maintenance and was told by the service dept that the passenger's side and front engine mounts were broken and needed to be replaced. The van had only 51,880 miles on it. I was told that the service department had replaced the same mounts on numerous other odyssey van,s and even the one next to it in the shop needed them. The service manager indicated that honda did not cover this repair under any warranty extension despite what seemed to me to be a clearly defective part that could have grave safety consequences. Honda should issue a recall and replace these engine mounts as their failure can cause hesitation during acceleration and other drive-train related problems.

Filed Sep 12, 2005 · Transmission · 55,800 miles · NC

With the vehicle stopped (as at a stop sign or traffic light), and then accelerated to move, the engine revs but the vehicle hesitates. Suddenly, the transmission engages and the vehicle lurches forward. The intensity is anywhere from a moderate bump to enough to cause the tires to ??squeal?? And loose traction. The same sensation occurs when the transmission shifts to the next gear. In reviewing these conditions on the internet, the repair is a replacement of the transmission. My check engine light is on and the obd code is a p0740. Honda has extended the warranty and voluntarily replacing this transmission for vehicles originally destined and sold with in the us. My honda was purchased in the us and is registered in the us [north carolina] but was originally destined and sold in canada. They will not replace mine transmission since it is what they term a gray?? Vehicle [a term honda USA uses to represent vehicles that are now in the us, but were delivered to a canadian dealer]. Honda has said the only way they will replace my transmission is if there is a recall from the federal safety agency, something they do not expect to occur since they are voluntarily doing it for us vehicles. My vehicle was purchased in the us and is registered in the us and should be treated the same as other us vehicles. According to internet searches this can evolve to failure modes of sudden down shifts without notice and at any speed. Currently the frequency of this condition occurring is now 60% -70% of the time. The significant number of vehicles that have had these symptoms and had the transmission replaced voluntarily indicate a systemic problem with a potential fatal failure mode. Since a recall is the only mechanism to remove the discriminatory practices, a recall should be issued that requires all 2001 honda odyssey registered in the us showing these symptoms to have their transmission replaced. No discrimination should be permitted.

Filed Feb 24, 2004 · Engine · 33,800 miles · AZ

After getting our 30000 miles maintenance completed which included (but not limited to) an oil change and replacement of the transmission fluid, we started noticing a hesitation in the car when the accelerator was depressed. When the transmission fluid was replaced, it took longer than expected thus I assumed that there may have been a problem with the transmission. We took it back to the service center to have them assess the situation and they found that two of the engine mounts were broken. The car only has 34k miles on it. It seems premature that something like this would happen, therefore, I feel it necessary to bring this to your attention to address the safety of this part (the engine mounts).