2000 Honda Odyssey EX from North America - Comments

Check engine light on intermittently since about 65,000 miles. Replaced catalytic converter at 91,000 miles. Check engine light came on again about three weeks later. Appears to be problem with ERG valve.

Dealer repair costs for new catalytic were $935. Honda offered an extended warranty on the ERG valve for 8 years or 80,000 miles. However, since our Odyssey now has 91,000 miles, we may now have another $300 plus repair bill to replace the ERG valve. Are there design problems with the Honda Odyssey's emissions system?

I had a similar situation. At 87,000 miles the check engine light came on. I was told it was a problem with the EGR Port clogging. I had to get he EGR port cleaned and install the EGR pipe kit. Now at 91,000 miles the check engine light has gone on again and I need a new catalytic converter for $1,100.

My Honda Odyssey has 90K miles on it. The Check engine failure indicated catalytic converter. FYI. You can purchase an non honda part for less. Got mine for $350.

My Odyssey is at 80K. The Check Engine light turned on. Honda dealer recommended Catalytic Converter change and indicated coolant leak from the engine block. The price of converter he quoted was $1000 so I instinctively refused that. Check engine light turned off after coolant repair. I am going to buy the catalytic converter from third party for something like 250 and try to install myself.

I am at 78000 miles, I just replaced my transmission, two engine mounts and now my check engine lights came on, a honda mechanic indicated that it is the catalytic converter and its under warranty to 80K. Is this true?? Does anyone know where I can find this on a website?

Our ERG Valve went out at 90K+ miles. We went ahead and replaced it (~$300) and managed to get Honda to reimburse us. All their other warranty limits are based on 12K miles per year, but they based this one on a 10K/yr basis. Took a little persuation up through their upper supervision, but they came through. Be nice, explain you're a loyal Honda customer and would like to continue as one. Overall we like our Odyssey, but we're on our fourth transmission and we're not that hard on them! Fortunately they were all under warranty at the time!

Check engine light stays on for the first time at 98,000 miles. I went to the Honda dealer and they replace the Transmission since they have a recall. Warranty for 8yrs or 100,000 miles. They also added some notes on the invoice that the ERG need to be replace. Cost around $400. Since Honda was late sending us the recall for the ERG. I told the dealer that I will just pay for the repair. They checked again the error code. Now they are saying that the problem is not the EGR. The Code was P0420. According to them the problem is the catalytic converter. Cost $800.

Honda should replace the ERG and the Catalytic Converter for free.

I have seen some customer on other forums complained about the ERG and Catalytic Converter after it hits 80,000 miles or more.

My check engine light came on and I took it to Honda dealership and it said code p0172. They said that I needed a new erg valve. That cost almost $300.00. The van was also having a ticking noise and using more gas. They said that the erg valve will do that. It was also stalling and sometimes I would be driving and it would just die and I would have to put in into park and start it again. It would also cut off when you would come to a slow stop. I called the 800 # to American Honda and they said that they can't helped with it because I was over the 80,000 miles. I told them I looked on the internet and a lot of people who had the same problem and was over 80,000 got it covered under the goodwill gesture. The lady told me I don't meet the requirements to get that..1. I bought the van pre-owned and I only own 1 Honda automobile. I guess I need to have 3-4 Honda to get help with it. I also did not know about the recall on the erg valve until she told me. I told her we didn't get any papers on that or the transmission recall.

I have a 2000 Honda Odyssey and its check engine light came on at about 120,000 miles with a P0240 error code. The Honda dealer said it was the catalytic converter and they wanted $800 to replace it. Now at other muffler shops catalytic converters ran somewhere around $200 so I went to one.

They checked it out and said my resonator was crushed and not allowing the system to breath at about 40 mile per hour. They replaced it for about $100 and cleared the check engine light. It's never come back and I have saved $700.

I have a 00 EX, at 92588 mile, CEL on for code P0420, dealer quoted $1000 for a CC. went to local shop and get a after market one for $210. At 97293 mile, CEL on again with the same code, replaced the CC under warranty, again at 102681 mile, CEL on with the same code, they replaced the CC again under warranty, now, only after 2500 miles at 105260 mile, CEL on the fourth time, I think something else is bad.

2000 Ex, with 105k.

We have owned numerous Hondas, dating back to 1972 (!). I have a 2000 Odyssey that had the transmission replaced at 89,000 miles, which died after going 20K miles, then was replaced again. This lasted for about 30K. Honda has offered to pick up some of the cost, the bulk will be paid by us (in the $2500-3,000 range..) Need to ask them what they will warranty on the transmission that will be installed... Anyone have any experience or thoughts on this? Do we just ditch this vehicle and purchase a new van? Honda or Toyota? We do a lot of driving... mostly highway...and I am very disappointed in the performance on the transmission (all three!) on this one.

Also, at 80K I had to replace the catalytic converter... that was about $1000. Pricey. Connected to the transmission problem or separate defect?

Thanks!

I own a 1999 Honda Odyssey with about 115K miles. Check engine light came on about 6 weeks ago. Replaced EGR valve (at a non-Honda shop using Honda parts). Light stayed off for about 1 week. Light came on again. Took van to Honda dealer and was told (after $80 to read OBD codes) that Cat Converter was bad. Negotiated with Honda America to replace Cat (I only paid labor). Light stayed off for the past month (and many drive cycles). It just came back on this morning again. Frustrated (and ripped off?).

Brian McCue

Litchfield, NH

2000 Odyssey at 123K miles with the CE light. Honda dealer just called and said we need a new CC for the tune of $1100. I said no thanks for now. We had a new transmission installed at about 90K miles, which was covered by the recall. We also need a new drive motor for one of the sliding doors for $350. How did the driver on this list with 115K miles negotiate with Honda to get them to pay for the new CC?

My glove-box got so full of repair slips for my 2000 Honda Odyssey EX that it finally broke too. No, I'm not kidding. Currently, our van is sitting in the driveway, where it was left after packing it with suitcases for our Disney World vacation. 2 miles from home en route to the airport is when the transmission decided it was time to sign off. We managed to crawl home and pack us all into the Honda Civic which works great. As for the Odyssey, we've spent so much money getting codes pulled after the warning lights go on, replacing the Catalytic converter, the electric door sensors, the EGR thing twice, not to mention the 6 complete sets of brakes all in 105K miles! Very very discouraging. I am off to the dealership to demand that tranny replacement, on Honda of course.

Warranty repair advice: nag the dealer to submission!

2000 Odyssey EX. I had the Tran go out at 121K (CE and TCS lights came on). The dealer declined any warranty repair since the recall did not cover it beyond 100K. For the March 7 entry, get them to do it right. I spent $2500 on the Tran repair and it has been smooth since. Basically, the AT clutch plates on my Odyssey were grinding down and they need to be replaced (dark tran oil; lots of particles was the symptom).

The dealer also declined warranty repairs required for the seal coming off the rear spoiler. Apparently, there was a service note I found on the web (Honda accidentally left their service site opened and I found a bunch of dealer service items that included the spoiler seal. I asked them at 90K and they "could not find anything on the spoiler". Too late for me, but heads up to anyone experiencing push-back from the dealer. Nag them to give you want you deserve.

On current CE problem, the light just came on for me (143K). The OX sensor in the device is tripping at 500ms instead of 1000ms. It is going to cost me ~$900 (dealer part: $695 + gaskets) and third-party labor. I have to pass the CA emissions test. With tolerances in the ms range, I can't afford room for error on an after-market part.

CEL for code P0420 on 02/14/06 at 92588 mile, replaced with after Market CC.

CEL on with code P0420 again on 06/26/06 at

97293 mile.

Replacef with after market CC on 11/15/06 at 102681 mile.

Light on AGAIN on 01/15/07 at 105260 mile; reset PCM and light back on after 200 miles.

Reset over night and last for 850 miles, light on again at 106385 mile.

Reset light over night, back on after 960 miles at 107345 on 02/28/07, reset over night, light on the next day after 20 miles, leave it on.

CEL then off at 107880 on 03/15/07. On and off about 300 miles since then.

Finally decide on 7/12/07 change to dealer OEM CC at 113549 mile. Wife just called, CEL on again around 114000 mile.

Piece of crap! I will put a sign on my 2000 Odyssey to warn others while I am driving around: DO NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA, check the web before you buy!

2000 EX, 114k.