Catalytic Convertor Problems of Honda Odyssey

I purchased a 2009 Honda Odyssey from west auto sales located at 6145 e. Lancaster rd. Fort worth, TX 76112 on 03/27/2021. I have had nothing but problems with it. The first two days of driving it the check engine light came on due to the catalytic convertor needing to be replaced. The dealership managed to get the check engine light off without replacing it. A few days after getting the car back the serpentine belt broke off. I notified the dealer and brought it back to them. They informed me that there was a bolt broken inside the tensioner and it would take four days in order to get the tools and supplies needed in order to fix it. The next day I received a phone call from the dealer and told that they got the bolt out with no problem and put a new tensioner in and replaced the belt. Not even a week after that the belt came off again and I had to have it towed to firestone complete auto care and they told me that the same broken bolt was still there holding together the tensioner. All the dealership did was put jb weld on the broken bolt to hold it together. I have notified the seller and got no help. Now my van isn't drive able and it will cost another $800 to get it fixed the right way. I did a carfax report on the vehicle and found out that it has even been in a wreck that wasn't disclosed. I have been told by two different mechanics that I was sold a lemon.

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The contact owns a 2007 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, rattling noise emitted and suddenly the engine stalled with the illumination of the warning indicator. The engine restarted and resumed for five minutes before the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated the lower end of the engine fractured and required replacement. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. Updated 12/10/12 the consumer stated the catalytic converter was damaged and he/she would like to close the case. 12/17/12.

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The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey. While driving 35 mph, the check engine light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The current mileage is 123,000 and failure mileage was 117,000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the check engine light continues to illuminate. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the catalytic converter failed. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 103,000 and failure mileage was 91,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Odyssey. While driving uphill and stopping the vehicle, the vehicle rolled backwards when the contact released the brake pedal to accelerate. He took the vehicle to the dealer for other services and was informed that his transmission needed to be replaced. The dealer made the replacement for free. When the failure recurred, all of the instrument panel lights illuminated. With less than 19,000 miles on the new transmission, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the transmission was replaced again for free. The contact feels that it is only a matter of time before the failure recurs. The failure mileage was 77,234 and current mileage was 98,910. Updated 08/20/08 the consumer has had 3 transmission within six years. The timing belt was replaced and the vehicle was leaking coolant, the dealer replaced the water pump. The check engine light illuminated. The dealer replaced the catalytic converter. Updated 08/21/08.

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We bought a 1999 Honda Odyssey from carmax and the first week that we got the car the check engine light came on and we took it to carmax. According to them they fixed the problem and everything was fine the engine light went off. Then when it came back on for the same problem they apparently fixed it again. This happened a few times. Now we didn't have warranty and our van was acting up. The transmission would give a jerk when going from 1st to 2nd gear. The egr ports were clogged and the catalytic converter was messed up from day 1. We took it to our Honda dealership and they said it wasn't the transmission, but it was. About a 4 months later it got really bad and we had to get our transmission rebuilt, the ignition switch problem started also (the car engine would stall randomly and it we would have to stop the car on the shoulder of the freeway and restart the car going at 60 mph+), now we spent 2500 bucks to get everything fixed. But now our electrical system is bad. The in dash lights don't work and the back lights don't work. The doors just died for some reason. One second the handles would work and the next second the handles are dead from inside. Our alarm system doesn't work either because of the electric problem. All we want is our car to be fixed. We've been lied to by carmax and the Honda dealership over and over. Can you guys just help us fix our car?.

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Catalytic converter failure at 89,000 miles.

Check engine light on about a week after service. Advise from dealer to drive vehicle and fill tank a couple of times and light should go off. Result 1 month later light still on. In for service at dealer reveals code p0420. They (dobbs Honda tucson az) are saying that the catalytic converter as well as an O2 sensor need to be replaced cost $1,200. Vehicle has 95k miles. This exceeds the 80k emission control warranty. However, I this case these items had been replaced at 75k miles in may of 2004 but it is now December 2005 and the vehicle is past the 1yr/12k miles repair warranty. I have appealed this problem to dealership management and the are talking to american Hondas western region manager as I am writing this, so I don't know if they will decide to cover the repair or not, but what about the next time. After reading various Honda forums it appears that there has been problems with this on other models as well (accords). Please consider asking Honda to extend the warranty on these emission devices and figure out some solution to prevent recurrence of the problems. Thanks.

Beginning in 2000, when the car was less than one year old, we have experienced major equipment failures. First, the egr valve malfunctioned; it was eventually repaired at Honda's expense. Next, one of the motors for the side power doors failed. That cost approximately $800 to repair. Then, the transmission failed, and Honda eventually covered the full costs under an extended warranty. For at least four years, we were plagued with an erratic "check engine" light, and sometimes the computer code was inadequate to direct a repair. In 2003 the radiator rotted out, and the replacement/repair cost us $800. In 2004 the catalytic convertor failed, and that replacement/repair cost us $1400. On July 22, 2005, the rear a/c vents failed to cool, and I called for an appointment at our local dealer to have that checked and repaired. The repair was scheduled for July 25, 2005. When I was driving the car on July 23 with the a/c turned on (the front vents continued to cool), the engine died while I was driving at a speed of 45 mph on a local highway. I managed to pull off into a nearby parking lot, and I was able to restart the car after turning off the a/c. It is now at the dealer's shop, and the labor costs alone to determine the cause of the a/c failure will cost more than $350. After inspecting the system for more than three hours July 25, the dealer's mechanic still could not locate the source of the problem. Needless to say, I hate this car! I have had many more problems than I ever expected, and the responses from american Honda and from the local dealer have been disappointing. Neither establishment knows how to relate successfully to customers. This car has been a real lemon, and I am struggling with my decision about what to buy to replace it. Although Honda has a good reputation, I have not found this car to be reliable. In fact, it is a major source of stress in my life, causing me to gnash my teeth when I am driving it, for I have no confidence in it at all.

While driving 35 mph vehicle stalled. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The dealer found that they needed to replace the transmission. The transmission was rebuilt and installed. One day after picking up the vehicle, the catalytic converter failed and had to be replaced.

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Well, the check engine light did come back on less than one month later. This is the third time in three months. On 01/07/04, they checked the car again and said that it was the converter and that while they were in there I should also replace the O2 sensor. I agreed to it and my estimate (for parts) was now $742. 83. After ten days, I called the dealer to see if the parts were in and they were, but no one bothered to call me. On 1/21/04 with check engine light still on and at 88,846 miles, my converter and sensor were replaced for a total of $857. 81.

On 12/17/03, I brought my vehicle back to the Honda dealer because my check engine light came on again. This is the second time in 2 months that the check engine light has come on. I told them that I am still feeling some hard slippage on downshifts. With approximately 82,500 miles on my car, the technicians believed it was the catalytic converter. The estimate was $701. 90. They said they would have to order the part and I would have to prepay. I was uneasy about this (and not to mention the amount of money), so they reset the indicator and said that "it wouldn't do any damage to the car if I didn't fix it now. All that would happen would be that the light would continue to come on.

My check engine light came on with the tcs light one year after having my entire steering rack replaced. On 10/06/03 (and 81,372 miles), I took my vehicle to the local Honda dealer. I told the technician that again I felt my car driving rough and sluggish on accelerations. They asked me what kind of gas I was using. (?) found code p0420 "catalytic efficiency below threshold. Intermittent code". The dealer reset the light.

At 54,700 miles (July 2001) the car made a clunking noise when put into gear. Tcs light and check engine light came on. Service couldnot reproduce clunking problem. Since the transmission was out of warrenty I kept driving making sure to have regular maintenance. It continued to "rev" when starting to move or excellerating quickly. Tcs light and check engine light came on again at 100,000 (Dec 2002). I questioned them again about the transmission but was told that it was a catalytic converter/ engine control system. ( out of stock until February). Tcs and check engine lights again in June 2003 at 117,900. Code showed a transmission po740. Transmission "smelled burned. " sept. 2003 tcs and check engine light indicate trainsmission needs replacing. The dealer nor manufacturer had told me that the warrenty had been extended to 100,000. This transmission problem in the Odyssey, and other Hondas, is so wide spread that I can't believe nothing is being done for the consumer. My cousin in missouri owns a 1999 Odyssey and she has had to replace both the trainsmission and catalytic convertor as well. A pretty big coincidence. I could name other parts we have both replaced. Could it be that some parts of the Odyssey are lemons? calling Honda coporoate is a joke. They put you on hold, have a good laugh and then tell you they can't do anything because the car is over the mileage limit. They should be made to do the right thing. An investigation might change this arrogant company.