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1. By CW-Kochek #1, Posted: 6/18/2008

   Where do I begin with the problems....

   At 60,000, the air conditioning went completely out. We're not talking a simple adjustment - the entire air conditioning had to be replaced to the tune of $2500.00. The bearings grounded themselves to splinters of metal and shot through the lines, into the evaporator. No one at the dealership had ever seen anything like it. My warranty company sent 3 adjusters in just to see something they had never heard of before.
   At 68,000 miles, the entire transmission had to be replaced. Though Honda covered that, they didn't cover the engine mounts that had to be replaced as well. Thank goodness for the warranty company who picked up the $350.00 tab on that one. The only problem is that the "new" transmission will only be guaranteed until the original warranty set up by Honda runs out: 100,000 or 7 years. Mine is up February of 2009. After that, I am on my own if the transmission goes out again, which I assume will since a lot of others have gone out as well.
   Now my Odyssey is back in the shop today because both the struts went out!(????) Plus, the navigator computer completely blew. The service guys at the dealership have never seen anything like it, and it took them almost 2 days to diagnose it with the help of the manufacturer who made it.
   I'm sure my warranty company truly hates me after this one, especially since I was told today that it's going to cost them to the tune of $6,000.00 to replace the navigator computer and display!
   I will tell you that if you get an extended warranty on a used car, go with Max Care from CarMax. My contact at my Honda dealership told me that she has NEVER seen an extended warranty company completely cover the amount of work that has been done on my car in the past 2 1/2 years. She has never seen one to cover the complete cost of replacing the navigator. BTW, my deductible is only $75.00 for each job covered. Lucky for me because if I didn't have it, I would be out over $10,000 for all the work done on this junk of a van.
   IMO, this is the biggest piece of crap I have ever had, with the exception of the Ford Windstar that I had before this. This car is actually worse than that car, and that's a BIG insult to Honda.
   If you're in the market for a van, DO NOT bother with a 2001 Honda Odyssey. It is far more headache than you could ever imagine!

2. By Ian #2, Posted: 10/15/2008

   Max Care

   I wouldn't purchase CarMax Max Care ever again. What a scam. So far they haven't covered anything. The most recent being the EGR valve which the mechanic is telling me that routine maintenance would have kept that from clogging... I am sorry did I miss the part in the manual where it says routinely clean your EGR valves to avoid carbon build up??? $400 bones why in the world did I buy a extended warranty.

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