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2001 Honda Odyssey drivetrain & axles problems

141 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2001 Honda Odyssey, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
141 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
118,000 miles 134 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2001 Honda Odyssey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 118,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 20 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 20 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 12 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 29 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 11 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 9 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 118,000 miles
Based on 134 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles20
100k to 120k miles20
120k to 140k miles12
140k to 160k miles29
160k to 180k miles11
180k to 200k miles9
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 134 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 118,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. The contact was driving 60 MPH when the transmission failed and caused the vehicle to stall. Smoke was released from the engine and the contact called the fire department in case of a fire. The contact also called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The vehicle was neither diagnosed fro the failure nor repaired. The failure mileage was 145,000.

Reported at 145,000 miles, February 2012 Fire

While driving up a narrow, twisty mountain road, transmission failed, rendering car unable to move forward and, despite application of power, car started rolling backward down slope. Was able to find a crossroad to back into to get car out of the flow of traffic. This is the fifth transmission failure in this car in 150,000 miles. All of the failures have occurred in traffic, creating a safety hazard.

Reported at 150,325 miles, November 2011

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