2001 Honda Odyssey problems

“IT WILL SHIFT HARD IN ALL GEARS. SOMETIMES WON'T START, WON'T MOVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. IF YOU GET IN THE HIGHWAY IT DOES IT. IF YOU ARE AT LOW SPEEDS IT DOES IT. IT'S SCARY WHEN IT DOES IT. AND DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS.”

“SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. BOTH SLIDING DOORS FAILED ON JAN 17, 2011. THE DOORS WERE STUCK HALFWAY OPEN. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS REPAIRED FOR THE PRICE OF $800. LUCKILY THE VAN WAS NO MOVING THAT THE TIME, BUT WE DID HAVE TO DRIVE IT TO THE MECHANIC WITH THE DOORS OPEN.”

“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.”

“My driver seat belt keeps unlatching . It happens to often. I know there was a previous recall for it but everytime I look it up it doesn’t show on the website. I previously reported here I think last year. Also when shows as an error on the obd reader. As a failing seat belt system recall. My insurance company shows the driver air bag is recalled but again when I look it up here . You list no information about these recalls and it’s scary since both are critical.”

“LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS DO NOT PROPERLY LATCH TO CLOSE DOOR COMPLETELY. DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING WHEN NAVIGATING A TURN OR GOING UPHILL THEN CLOSE WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR GOING DOWNHILL. UNSECURED OBJECTS INLCUDING HUMANS CAN BE THROWN FROM VEHICLE OR CRUSHED RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. *TT”

“DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION THE FAIRFAX HONDA DEALER INFORMED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. CAR MILEAGE 85K. A MONTH (2/21/2011) BACK, I HAD CHANGED TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME DEALER BUT THEY DIDN'T INFORM ABOUT MOTOR MOUNT CONDITION. YESTERDAY (6/19/2013) THE SAME DEALER DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE CALLED TO INFORM THE VAN IS FAILING THE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNT CRACK. CONSIDERING THE EXPENSE AND EXPERIENCE ABOUT ANOTHER VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS, I PREFERRED TO HOLD THE REPAIR AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER. AFTER READING THE ON-LINE BLOGS AND CARTALK WEBSITE, IT SEEMS THE HONDA ODYSSEY VANS HAS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN SINCE THE YEAR 2000 AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY THROUGH THE DEALER SERVICE ALL MY OTHER HONDA OR ACURA VEHICLES. TO MY AMAZEMENT MANY VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAINED SIMILAR RECURRING PROBLEM, SO I TOOK SOME TIME TO REPORT. I STRONGLY FAVOR A RECALL ON THIS MAJOR SAFETY PART OF THE MOST POPULAR FAMILY VAN. HONDA SEEMS TO IGNORE OUR CALLS AND CONTINUE USE SAME SUSPENSION COMPONENT. I AM PREPARED TO JOIN THE GROUP FOR A CLASS-ACTION LAW SUITE FOR VEHICLE REPAIR.…”