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2001 HONDA ODYSSEY — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 injured · 858902 · 2011-05-28

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
135,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY IN 2010, SUDDENLY AT 132,000 MILES IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND, BYPASSES 2ND GOES INTO 3RD WITH THE RPMS RACING, THEN SETTLES TO 1500 RPMS, WITH STEADY SPEED REPEATEDLY RACES UP THE RPMS THEN SETTLES BACK, COMPUTER READOUT WAS POSSIBLE 2ND CLUTCH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE WHICH WAS REPLACED, DID NO GOOD, NOW LOOKING AT 3000 PLUS TRANNY REPLACEMENT. CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY BY 1ST OWNER AT HONDA DEALER,AND SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT A POSSIBLE TRANNY PROBLEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, CALLED DEALER, WAS TOLD TOO BAD AND GOODBYE, I HAVE OWNED 4 NEW HONDAS AND AM SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR FOR MY SON, I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT HONDA, BUT NOW NO WAY, THEY HAVE HAD TOO MANY ODYSSEY TRANNY PROBLEMS AND KNOW IT IS THERE POOR DESIGN. ALL MY OTHER HONDAS I NEVER HAD A TRANNY REPLACED, I HAVE A COROLLA 95 WITH 25000 MILES AND RUNS LIKE A TOP. ANOTHER I SOLD TO A FRIEND SOME YEARS BACK AND HE HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS.NOW MY ODYSSEY WAS CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 8 WEEKS AGO AND AT 50 MILES AN HOUR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMS INTO THE REAR END, IT LOCKED UP AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY WIFE SUFFERED NECK PAIN THAT IS GETTING WORSE, SHOULD HAVE HAD HER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL THAT INSTANT BUT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SPRAIN, A FEW WEEKS L LATER IT IS DETERMINED A POSSIBLE HERNIATION, SHE IS A PARAPLEGIC FROM THE WAIST DOWN DUE TO AN OLD INJURY, AND NOW IS GETTING NUMBNESS IN HER HANDS, AND POSSIBLE SURGERY, ALL BECAUSE HONDA DECIDED TO SWEEP THE PROBLEMS WITH TH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10403652
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