2001 honda odyssey, multiple transmission failures. Potential for transmission to lockup and stop car abruptly at any speeds. Honda was directed to extend warranty to 93 months and 109,000 per a class action lawsuit. This applies to original sales date only. Does not apply to transmissions they have replaced one or more times already. Some owners are reporting they are are on their fourth transmissions. Honda and honda of america of america have not performed any major upgrades to these transmissions, merely replacing defective transmission with another rebuilt transmission of the the same type. This appears to be affecting 2000-2003 honda odyssey. No recall ever issued. Original transmission failed at 47,800, replacement transmission failed at 97,200.
2001 Honda Odyssey transmission complaints
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I have a 2001 honda odyssey and at a little over 75,000 miles I had to have the transmission replaced. I now have 44,000 miles on the new transmission and it has gone bad again. I have been doing a lot of research on this issue and have found out that there is a problem with the 1999-2004 odyssey transmissions. We were lucky enough to pull off the side of the road safely when the transmission began slipping and seconds later the transmission went out completely and we were not able to move at all. This could happen to someone on an interstate which could cause a terrible accident which could include death. Honda is aware of this issue but has done nothing to fix the problem nor do they offer any help to consumers who have purchased the vehicle in the good faith that they are buying a safe reliable car. Consumers are not told about this defect and are the ones that suffer by paying the price of a new transmission due to honda's issue. Honda will not take responsibility for this issue and it is not right. Most people do not have the money to buy a new car nor replace a transmission. Toyota was confronted about the issue with their cars so why has honda not been in the news? Are we waiting for fatalities?
2001 honda odyssey transmission design flaw. Fact: the 2001 honda odyssey transmission was part of a class action lawsuit wherein honda extended warranties on all 2001 honda odyssey transmissions to 109,000 miles. The transmission is more flawed than honda admitted. My van is on its 4th transmission within 180,000 miles, averaging just 60,000 miles per transmission. Honda paid to replace it twice but refused the last one. My van has no towing package and has been well serviced. As a degreed engineer, I investigate the transmission problems and also had my mechanic take pictures of the inside of the tranny. Deeper investigation determined that honda has made no significant design changes to the transmissions they used when replacing the defective original unit. This means that the same design inherent to the unit was placed back in the vehicle. Doing this means that honda effectively put defective merchandise back in my car. In nearly every case I have investigated, the 3rd clutch pack is the failure mode for the transmission. Investigation turned out several reasons this is such a common failure. The third clutch pack gets starved for oil and heat buildup is not removed from the unit due to poor oil flow. The paths for oil flow get clogged with debris as the tranny fails. There are thousands of 2000-2002 honda odysseys like mine with multiple failures of the transmission. Honda has left my family stranded, risked their life in a "lurch" into traffic and stolen my residual value in trying to sell this vehicle.
At 99k miles my transmission was replaced by honda dealership. At 143k the transmission failed again. The check engine and tcs light went on and remained on. The car would rev but there was no power. After letting it rest car would regain power, but soon power would be lost again. I was able to get it to a mechanic who said it was my transmission, but I hoped it just needed a transmission fluid flush so I had that done. Nope. Car continued to lose power so I had it towed to the dealer who originally replaced the transmission 3 years prior. They confirmed the diagnosis as a failed transmission (after only 43k miles).
2001 honda odyssey transmission failed on garden state parkway. The check engine light and tcs light came on followed by erratic shifting, then complete failure. Fortunately I was able to get to a safe place on the side of the highway since I had my family of 4 in the car under very heavy traffic. I then had to get towed to the dealership. The original transmission on this vehicle failed in february 2008 at approximately 80,000 miles. It was replaced under honda's extended warranty on the transmission. So the new transmission replaced by honda was 2 years old with 49,000 miles. American honda offered no assistance in this instance and said there decision is based on the age and mileage of my vehicle not the age or mileage of the new defective transmission that they put in. There response on that was that it is irrelevant since I didn't pay for it. This is not acceptable sooner or later someone will get hurt. Failure came with no prior warning.
I have a 2001 honda odyssey and one week after purchasing it in 2007 my transmission went out and it had to be replaced. Today as we were driving the transmission went out again. The new transmission that replaced the bad one only has 40,000 miles on it. I have been researching this problem and have found out that honda knows about this problem, but is not willing to fix the problem correctly and that leaves the consumer to continue to replace the transmissions at a high cost. I do not have the money to replace this transmission but I also do not have the money to buy a new car. This car transports my family of 5 and is now sitting at a shop. Something has to be done about this problem and it needs to be taken care of asap. Honda is the only car I would ever buy, until now and it seems that everyone having these issues feels the same way. So when is something going to be done? Is it going to be when there are fatalities due to the transmission failing during rush hour and you can't move it? Thank god we could coast to safety, but it could have been fatal. I certainly hope you are not waiting for this to happen.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. While driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle stopped accelerating and came to a stop without warning. The engine continued running, yet the contact was unable to shift into any gear or accelerate. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised that the transmission failed and would need to be replaced. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileage was 177,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. While traveling at relatively low speed of 5 MPH, the vehicle would not accelerate and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to both an independent mechanic and the dealer. Neither was able to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 114,000 and the current mileage was 119,000.
Odyssey 2001 suffered transmission failure in 2005 under 7-years warranty and less than 100,000 miles and honda dealer failed to replace transmission. Owner of vehicle was not notified for recall and ability to file complaints with the federal safety agency during recall process. On february 14, 2010 vehicle stopped on middle of highway and owner was forced to push vehicle on shoulder despite of disability condition to avoid collision. Car was towed to dealer who quoted for $5,000.00 to replace transmission. It was discovered vehicle VIN #[xxx] is not in honda manufacturer's database for recall because of inability of registered owner to file a complaint during recall process. This complaint is relevant to odi#10335008 that I believe recorded inaccurate. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2001 honda odyssey downshifts unexpectedly. As I was traveling down the highway, the honda downshifted sharply and then I felt like I was driving in neutral. I tried to get off the highway carefully without being able to accelerate. I had several cars almost hit me because I could not accelerate and dropped speed quickly . I drove to a mechanic and he said my transmission was blown. I called honda and they did have a recall on this issue, but they told me that I would not be covered because it had to be under 109,000 miles. Honda has known about this problem all along and have had class action law suits against them regarding this very same issue. They will do nothing. I feel that this is a safety issue for honda owners and this company is just waiting for someone to die.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. While driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact pushed to the vehicle to the side of the road and had it towed to an authorized dealership who stated that the failure was within the transmission. The vehicle was then taken to a local repair shop where the transmission was replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000. The current mileage was approximately 156,000. Updated 07/26/10. *lj the consumer stated this is the second time he has experienced transmission failure. The first time, the torque converter was replaced. The consumer was informed his vehicle was not included in the recall. Updated 08/31/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. While traveling at 40 MPH, the contact attempted to accelerate yet the vehicle would not respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the transmission was replaced. In addition, prior to the failure the contact noticed that the vehicle had began to drive in a sluggish manner. The failure mileage was 175,000 and the current mileage was 200,000.
My 2001 honda odyssey failed to up shift while I am entering a highway, almost causing a crash with the big rig behind me. My mechanic told me the transmission failed at 95k miles and had to be rebuild. I also find many similar reports on the internet about honda odyssey's transmission failure. Seems like there is a quality issue regarding honda odyssey's transmission.
The transmission failed today (may 24, 2010) on my 2001 honda odyssey for the second time at 97,000 miles. I was on the highway when it failed. It was a challenge but I was able to pull off the road into a gas station. Very dangerous experience. I contacted american honda and they refused to replace the transmission (despite a 2nd failure). First failure occurred at 43,000 miles.
Transmission defect. While driving, the d4 indicator on the instrument panel flashes. An abnormally loud noise from the transmission. D4 indicator. Extremely slow or delayed gear engagement, upshifts, or downshifts. Abnormal gear slippage during upshifts or downshifts. Erratic or excessively harsh shifting. Automatic transmission fluid (atf) leaks. Tcs light comes on.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) honda odyssey 2001 VIN [xxx] days ago I was driving on the 3rd line of a busy highway when I felt my rpms going very high and my car was slowing down, I didn't know what was happening !!; even that the van was accelerated it was not moving. I had to put my emergency lights and find my way out to the side line. I will tell you it is very scary to start loosing power and having others cars full speed behind you. Lucky me I didn't cause an accident and nobody was hurt. When I started looking at prices and information, in the internet I found out that honda knows about the problem and they even lost a legal battle in 2006 for the same reasons. They know that this 2001 honda odyssey falls into the bad batch. At that time they extended the warranty to 109,000 and 93 months. My van has 102,000 miles but is out of the 93 months. My question to honda and to the federal safety agency, if you know that there is a problem, also you should agree that this problem could cause some accidents, why wait until somebody has an accident and dies. Why was there never a recall? Today I called the dealer and they offered me a deal, from 4k to $3,000 (oh! What a deal- I could buy another 2001 van for just a little more). I called an independent auto repair and they will charge me $2,200 to repair the transmission, so where is the real deal from honda?. Another question, can we sue honda again for not fixing the problem which they already recognized they had a problem back in 2006 but didn't do a recall. Even if I fix my transmission I have been reading that people have had to change their transmission 3 times in 100,000 miles. From where are we supposed to get the money? Where is the government to enforce and control this kind of abuse?
2001 honda odyssey. Consumer states transmission malfunctions and dissatisfaction with honda dealer. Consumer requests reimbursement for repairs. *tgw the consumer stated the transmission didn't switch gears smoothly and it made noises. Five months later, there was a weird vibration above 35 MPH. The noises were still persistent, the d4 light was flashing, the check engine and tsc lights were flashing. The dealer performed some work on the front suspension. October 18, 2006 the transmission slipped from 3rd to 2nd gear while driving. The dealer advised the consumer a new transmission was needed which would cost $4,200. The dealer recommended a transmission flash since the consumer refused to pay for a transmission replacement. After the flush, the vehicle seemed to perform much better. However, occasional gear slipping and noise from the transmission could be heard from time-to-time. Novemebr 27, 2007 the vehicle became sluggish, the transmission slipped while driving, the check engine and tsc lights were flashing, there were noises coming from the transmission. While driving on the highway, the transmission downshifted and the consumer almost had an accident and the check engine and tsc lights illuminated again.
2001 honda odyssey purchased in 2003 from 1st owner -- did not receive any notice of class action suit regarding faulty transmission - now have 150k miles and transmission failing -- stops in traffic - dealership and USA honda non-cooperative with regard to good will assistance or otherwise --.
I have a 2001 honda odyssey that I purchased used in 2008. I was at a stop sign, on an incline when my odyssey started rolling backwards. Thankfully there was no one behind me and I used the emergency brake to stop the rolling. I was able to coast backwards down the hill until I found a driveway to turn around in. On the way home the car jerked and jumped when I tried to accelerate.
2001 honda odyssey, 139,000 miles - check engine light and tcs light came on and transmission was slipping. Technician said transmission was bad and needed to be replaced. Not covered under warranty. Van accelerated whiled applying brakes and trying to turn. Hard shifts. Slow shifts. Very dangerous at intersections because van sometimes does not accelerate while trying to turn. Research into problem reveals honda knows there is a problem with the transmissions in these vans but refuses to do anything about it. We transport 3 children in our van. Appears to be a very dangerous situation. It's time for something to be done. Will it take someone being killed in a honda odyssey - with known transmission problems - before anything is done about it. It's time to step in and hold honda responsible before the unthinkable happens. They will not listen to individual owners. We need your help. Please.
Brought my 2001 honda odyssey ex to my local midas shop to have a scan performed because of an error message. I was told that the code came back showing that there is a transmission defect in the car. I have since found out that there have been wide spread transmission defects on my car's model year. So much so that honda felt pressured to lengthen the warranty of the transmission coverage. It turns out that my car was well within to allotted miles to be covered by the warranty, but was 9 months beyond.
Automatic tranny, difficulty shifting and ongoing issue with downshifting very suddenly while slowing down. Honda extended the warranty to 109,000 miles, issue began at 111,000 miles. How many complaints are needed before action is taken for s company making a faulty unsafe product. Currently researching a fix. Replacement.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. While the contact was driving the vehicle he noticed that the transmission light had appeared on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 180000. The VIN was unavailable.
Over the past two years we have noticed that the automatic transmission in our 2001 honda odyssey would shift abruptly. It was suggested that we have the old transmission fluid flushed out and replaced with new fluid and we had that work done by the honda dealer from which we bought the car when it was new. About three months ago we were driving the car and the transmission ?locked? In high gear at about 60 MPH on a divided highway. We could not get the transmission to downshift and the car would not slow down; it was a dangerous situation. We finally had to press on the brakes with a lot of force and the car finally slowed down, stopped and downshifted to a lower gear. This now occurs about once a week. We called the dealer and they told us that the transmission was failing and would most likely need to be replaced at our expense. A search of the internet revealed hundreds of cases of odyssey owners having this same problem and having to have the transmission replaced even though the cars had low mileage. We also found that honda had agreed to replace the transmissions at no charge as the result of a class action lawsuit. We took the car to the dealer to have the transmission checked. The diagnosis was that the transmission needed to be replaced at a cost to us of $3500. This malfunction creates a dangerous, potentially life-threatening situation for drivers of honda odysseys. Honda has admitted this is a design flaw in the car and yet they will not accept any responsibility to remedy the problem.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). This is 2001 honda odyssey minivans having 75,000 miles. The transmission is slipping gears all of sudden causing unexpected acceleration & de-acceleration making it unsafe to drive at this time. Today I took this to the honda of freehold sales: 877‑934‑6665 - service: (732) 414-3720) [xxx] & the dealer confirmed me that it is transmission failure. The vehicle [xxx] & by entering this at honda web site I get the following message your 2001 honda odyssey is included in the 1999-01 trans warranty ext campaign. Description1999-01 trans warranty ext typewarranty extension campaign statusopen the recall involves approximately 600,000 light trucks manufactured in the u.s. And canada. Affected models include certain model year 2002, 2003 and early 2004 honda odyssey minivans; 2003 and early 2004 honda pilots; and 2001 and 2002 acura mdx sport-utility vehicles. Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted via mail and will be asked to take their vehicle to an authorized honda or acura dealer to be repaired free of charge after contacting honda I am being asked to pay 50% of the replacement cost where as it should be free of charge as per this recall notice. Please help me get this issue resolved.
2001 honda odyssey minivans problem: defective transmissions transmissions typically self-destruct between 75,000 and 130,000 miles. Honda lost a class action lawsuit relating to this issue. When this problem occurs, the transmission shifts harshly and sounds horrible. "d4" indicator light blinks as well as the check engine light comes on. The class action lawsuit resulted in honda extending the drivetrain warranty to 100,000 miles. Unfortunately, most transmissions breakdown shortly after that mileage and honda typically does not help out after that period. After "googling" honda odyssey transmission problems, I was shocked to find out that there are thousands of customers suffering from the same problems that I have, and honda will not help out. In fact, their customer service representatives are noted as being trained to "act like robots and belittle the customer" when it comes to offering assistance. I feel that honda should replace these defective transmissions for no cost to the customer. I believe transmissions should last well over 100,000 miles. My transmission has completely failed at 119,000 miles. I did have it at the local dealer complaining of transmission problems at around 94,000 miles, but they said nothing was wrong and suggested I have the transmission fluid changed. I went along with their suggestion and had it changed. This corrected the problem for a short time; unfortunately the problems returned and then the transmission eventually failed. Upon reviewing forums on the internet relating to honda transmission problems, I believe honda is "blowing off" odyssey owners with this problem. There is a major safety concern. The autos can breakdown during travel risking an accident. It can leave drivers and passengers stranded. Honda needs to offer complete replacements of these transmissions without cost to customers. They produced a "bad batch" of transmission over a period of years beginning in year 2000. Please investigate. Thank you.
Premature transmission failure.
A whine in my 2001 honda odyssey transmission (4th) became louder and louder and after many trips to dealer with no success a honda technician said it was not safe to drive any more. The first 3 transmission failures were detected with engine light turning on. My 5th transmission is experiencing the same problems. The whine is getting louder and many trips to honda dealer are getting nowhere. I drive over 20000 miles per year and am concerned about potential accidents with defective equipment.
Transmission replaced on 12/28/2006 under warranty for slipping at 57,748 original miles. Now at 92,000 miles this replaced transmission is slipping again and on three occasion it seemed to be disengaged while driving on the freeway, I mean I push the gas but the car does not accelerate, the speed is reduced momentarily and then picked up and at other times I pulled over, turned the car off and got it to go. The car is at the dealer now and I have to pay ($2700) 75% of the repair cost. This incidents began around january 9th, 2010 until january 16 2010. Honda says the transmission needs to be replaced because of incorrect gear ratio. The replacement transmission is found defective at 37,000 miles.
I have a 2001 honda odyssey. In may/june 2009i noticed that there was some fluid leaking near the undercarriage -this was noticed right after a dealer servicing where they changed a lot of fluids in the vehicle. I called the dealer, he took a look and determined it was a transmission oil leak. He estimated that it would cost me up to $4000 to fix this problem and advised me to keep the fluid topped off and that would take care of the issue. On 01-21-2010, my van did not start even though the battery was working. I had it jump started. To prevent further such issues, I took the van to aamco to get the transmission oil leak examined. They determined that it was from the inside the transmission box and that it would take$600 to open the transmission and fix the issue. When they opened the transmission they discovered the transmission block and transmission had some issues and determined that the transmission needed replacement/ or needed to be rebuilt. They provided an estimate of $2300. I looked up the honda website and discovered that this was an issue with honda odyssey vans of my model year and honda extended the warranty on the transmission for these vans to 7 years and 9 months. I had never received any mailing to this effect from honda and this was new information to me. I called honda and they explained that they could not do anything as the warranty had expired - they want me to take the vehicle to a honda dealer to get the transmission examined - they will consider my claim at that time. There is no guarantee I will get any reimbursement from them. The cost of the examination at the dealer would be out of my pocket in addition to the $600 I have already paid to aamco. Question is: honda knows there is a defective transmission in this model year, why are they not replacing it? The way they have dealt with this issue - forces me to back on the road with this van with a risk of it stalling or having other transmission problems on the road.
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