2001 Honda Odyssey Interior & seats Problems

CENTER PASSENGER SEAT BACK DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ENDANGERING OCCUPANT DURING A ROLL OVER OR SUDDEN STOP / ACCIDENT SITUATION. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT, AND ALSO DURING HARD IMPACT FORCE ON THE SEAT BACK THE SEAT BACK WILL START TO MOVE FREELY . DEALER REFUSED TO ENTERTAIN DEFECT REQUEST TO ADDRESS. DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE A PART INFORMATION THAT SHOWS THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THAT A REPLACEMENT COULD BE OBTAINED. THE APPARENT DEFECT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS.

NHTSA ID

11318923

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

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

NHTSA ID

10411804

Incident

Jun 25, 2011

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER REQUEST NHTSA REVIEW HIS CASE CONCERNING WARRANTY AND NEEDED REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO IT BEING STUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10389208

Incident

Jan 23, 2003

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WELD FAILURE. TWICE IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. ELECTRIC SEAT DRIVE SHAFT LINKAGE FAIL WITH OUT WARNING CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY FALL BACKWARDS. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE MOVING CAR AND HAD MY MECHANIC REPAIR THE WELD. THE 2ND TIME ON 16 JAN 2011, SAME SEAT, THE FRAME WELD FAILED. AGAIN WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOAD SNAP AND THE SEAT SUDDENLY FELL BACK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10376893

Incident

Jan 16, 2011

Mileage

160,000 mi

SLIDING REAR DOORS FAIL TO OPEN OR CLOSE. ONE MUST REMOVE FUSE #13 TO RESET THE DOOR. IN THE EVEN OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY, PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE RE REAR SEATS COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIR QUOTES ARE IN THE $400 - $600 RANGE. BUT THE REMOVAL OF A FUSE RESETS THE DOORS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10375402

Incident

Dec 14, 2010

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN DRIVING, HE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

NHTSA ID

10361051

Incident

Jun 17, 2010

Mileage

154,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE LOCK FOR THE REAR SLIDING DOORS, THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. WHEN USING THE MANUAL LOCK, SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE DOORS WERE FULLY CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, THE DOOR FUSES AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10320504

Incident

Jan 17, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE. THE "SLIDING DOOR LIGHT" IS ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WORKS FINE. *CN (THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSES BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON).

NHTSA ID

10307008

Incident

Jan 8, 2010

Mileage

56,221 mi

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY: THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS INTERMITTENTLY STICK SHUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO COOPERATE. THIS, TO MY MIND, IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT, AND EMT PERSONNEL WOULD BE GREATLY HINDERED IN EXTRACTING VICTIMS OF A CRASH. THIS CONDITION CAN AND DOES OBTAIN FOR DAYS AT A TIME UNTIL, SUDDENLY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE DOORS WILL START TO OPERATE NORMALLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10305839

Incident

Jan 28, 2010

WE HAVE A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE INCESSANT ALARM IS TO SHUT OFF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FUNCTION AND TRY TO KEEP IT SHUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIALLY BIG PROBLEMS WITH THIS. NUMBER ONE - THE KIDS CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM. THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE TO EXIT THE CAR IS ON THE TRAFFIC SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR WILL SUDDENLY BECOME AJAR WHEN WE ARE DRIVING, EVEN WITH THE LOCKS CLOSED, WHICH IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED PROFESSIONALLY NUMEROUS TIMES AND I CANNOT GET A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR IN GOOD CONSCIENCE WITH AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10293186

Incident

Sep 1, 2009

Mileage

115,000 mi

PASSENGER AUTOMATIC VAN DOOR ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TO COMPLETELY CLOSE EVEN AFTER BEING "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES. DOOR HAS ACTUALLY COME OPEN AFTER VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VAN, TILL MY HUSBAND FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO "BUMP" THE DOOR CLOSE AND KEEP SAFETY LOCK ON. MY KIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SIT NEAR THIS DOOR. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AS SAFETY HAZARD THAT HONDA WILL NOT COMMENT ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269560

Incident

May 9, 2009

Mileage

95,000 mi

HONDO ODYSSEY, 2001 DOOR LATCHES. DOOR DID NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN DOOR COMPLETELY STOPPED OPENING OR CLOSING EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE SYSTEM. HONDA GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $995.00 FOR THE LEFT DOOR AND $875.00 FOR THE RIGHT DOOR. I KNOW PRIOR TWO YEARS THIS MODEL WAS PRODUCED THE LATCH WAS RECALLED. I CAN NOT FIND A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I FEEL IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 1999 AND 2000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223800

Incident

Jan 11, 2008

DRIVER SIDE SEAT - IS SHIFTING LATERALLY (SIDE TO SIDE) ON THE TRACKS DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS DURING ANY MODE OF OPERATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CORNERING IN TURNS. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR > 1 YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221641

Incident

Mar 18, 2008

Mileage

45,000 mi

THE SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSEY EX WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND OFTEN OPEN SLIGHTLY WHILE DRIVING, TRIGGERING THE INTERIOR BUZZER SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OFF AND ON DURING RANDOM OCCASIONS WITH NO APPARENT WARNING OR CAUSE. THE SLIDING DOOR FUSES HAVE BEEN RESET NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM FAILS TO BE REMEDIED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN/PASSENGERS WHEN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE, AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS MAY FAIL TO STAY CLOSED! *CN

NHTSA ID

10213799

Incident

Dec 8, 2007

Mileage

79,800 mi

HONDAY ODYSSE SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO PULL OUT A FUSE AND RESET THE DOOR COMPUTER.

NHTSA ID

10206285

Incident

Oct 18, 2007

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS FAIL TO OPEN OR CLOSE PERIODICALLY. MUCH OF THE TIME THE SLIDING DOORS ARE IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND WILL NOT OPEN. THIS IS UNSAFE AS THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK CANNOT EXIT THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER. CHILDREN ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THEM MANUALLY. THE VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE FIX IS ALWAYS TEMPORARY. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL OR THE DOOR MOTORS WEAR OUT. IT IS HAZARDOUS TO BE UNABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THIS VEHICLE AS NEEDED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10203510

Incident

Sep 18, 2007

HONDA 2001 ODYSSEY EX. 1. DOOR WOULD BUZZ AND NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS OF MINIVAN. 2. HAD CHILDREN WHO WERE TRAPPED AND HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. ALSO, HAD TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY AJAR. 3. FUSE #13 WAS PULLED, DOORS WERE LUBRICATED. HONDA THEN TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR. THEN A DAY LATER WHEN BOTH DOORS WOULDN'T WORK THEY SAID IT'S THE CONTACT PINS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10186746

Incident

Mar 29, 2007

AUTOMATIC, SLIDING DOORS ON 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND LATCH. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184155

Incident

Mar 4, 2007

Mileage

100,000 mi

HONDA ODYSSEY 01 EX MODEL, POWER SLIDE DOORS. MANY TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SLIDING DOOR ALARM CHIMES OR THE DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE/OPEN. WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR ALARMS SHOWS THAT THE DOOR IS OPENED AND BUZZES. THIS CAUSES US TO STOP CAR AND CHECK THE DOORS WITH NO CLUE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. A FEW TIMES, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AND HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS OK IF ONLY ONE SIDE FAILED, BUT BOTH DOORS FAILED LAST WEEK. I RESET THE FUSE BUT THAT ONLY FIXED ONE DOOR LEAVING THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10181703

Incident

Feb 1, 2007

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY WILL NOT OPEN. AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE SIMPLY CEASE TO WORK. THIS CREATES A TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE PASSENGERS CANNOT EXIT THE CAR, NOR CAN ANYONE GET INTO THE CAR IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10173113

Incident

Nov 9, 2006

Mileage

105,400 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE BACK REST PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET BEEN INFORMED. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 7/21/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10161754

Incident

Jun 13, 2006

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHILE CAR SHOPPING AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WE OBSERVED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY DO NOT HAVE ANY EMERGENCY STOPPING MECHANISM SHOULD AN ARM OR OTHER BODY PART BE IN THE WAY OF THE DOOR WHEN IT IS CLOSING. MY HAND WAS IN THE DOOR WHEN IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE AND IT WAS SLIGHTLY PINCHED. I MOVED AWAY FROM IT AVOIDING SERIOUS INJURY. WE TESTED THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS AND IT RESPONDED THE SAME WAY EACH TIME. IT DID NOT STOP UNLESS THE KEY FOB WAS USED. WHEN WE POINTED THIS OUT TO THE SALESMAN WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT HAD NOTICED THIS. IF YOU PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE EXTERIOR IT INITIATES THE DOOR CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. FOR A SMALL CHILD THAT MIGHT USE THAT HANDLE AS A METHOD OF ENTRY THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE SALESMAN SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DIFFERENT ON A NEWER MODEL. WE DIDN'T CHECK ON THE CONDITION OF A NEWER MODEL TO SEE IF IT HAS BEEN REMEDIED OR NOT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10137976

Incident

Sep 26, 2005

DT THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOES NOT LATCH, IT WILL SHUT BUT IT POPS RIGHT BACK OPEN. EVEN WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT WILL COME BACK OPEN. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A FEE JUST TO LOOK AT IT. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THERE WER NO RECALLS. THIS STARTED YESTERDAY JULY 14, 2005.*AK

NHTSA ID

10128878

Incident

Jul 14, 2005

Mileage

82,368 mi

DT: THE DOOR, WHEN PRESSING THE AUTOMATIC REMOTE THE DOOR DOES NOT WANT TO CLOSE. HASTO FORCEABLY PRESS IT IN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOOR WHILE IT IS MOVIN) . IF MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT A RIGHT ANGLE THE DOOR OPENED, MAKING THIS A SAFETY ISSU E . *AK

NHTSA ID

10124291

Incident

Jun 2, 2005

Mileage

90,158 mi

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 2001HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED WORKING ON 3/12/2004. I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR NO MATTER WHAT I DO. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME ,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "DOOR CONTACTS WERE TOO SMALL, AND IT WAS FIXED ON THE NEW MODELS. THEY CHARGED ME $250 TO GET THE DOOR OPEN AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST APROXIMATELY $800 TO FIX IT PROPERLY. THE DOOR STOPPED WORKING WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL, BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THAT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND IF I HAD A COLLISION OR AN EMERGENCY THE PASSENGER ON THE DRIVER SIDE COULD NOT EXIT THE VAN QUICKLY. I HAVE OWNED MANY, MANY HONDAS AND CONSIDER MYSELF A HONDA PERSON BUT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING ME TO RETHINK MY LOYALTY. I WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE HONDA TO TASK FOR THIS PROBLEM!!!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

10116506

Incident

Mar 12, 2004

Mileage

67,067 mi