2002 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 18,334 MILES IN JANUARY OF 2005. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TENSIONER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. A STATE TROOPER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE TENSIONER TO BE REPLACED THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE TENSIONER FAILING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,095. UPDATED 11/25/08 *CN UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE INDEPENDENT DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. SHE ALSO OBSERVED A MASSIVE OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE SHE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 30-DAY USED CAR WARRANTY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS CRASH, IN WHICH THE CRANKSHAFT WAS SEALED AS WELL AS THE ORIGIN OF THE MASSIVE OIL LEAK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SEALANT PREVIOUSLY USED ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO LOOSEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 105,000. UPDATED 12/15/08 *CN THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CRANK SEAL, WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT. UPDATED 12/16/08. *JB

4 WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH @73000 BEGAN SLIPPING OCCASIONALLY. GAS MILEAGE SUFFERED. SLIPPING OF TRANSMISSION HAS INCREASED. CAR WILL LOSE POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND LOW SPEEDS FOR 10-15 SECONDS 2X - 3X IN A 15 MILE DRIVE. DANGEROUS IF I'M IN FAST LANE OR CAN'T PULL AWAY FROM LIGHT. DON'T EVER ACCELERATE HARD, FEAR OF SLIPPAGE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. COST $6100. CALLED DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. HE CALLED HONDA FACTORY REP AND REDUCED COST TO $3440. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS @105,200 MILES, JUST PASSED EXTENDED WARRANTY. LOST MONEY ON CABIN THAT WE COULD NEVER GET TO. FAILED WHILE MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE, WOULDN'T SHIFT. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH HONDA PAYING GOODWILL, AND WE PAID $2146.00. *TR

MY EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY BACK TO ELKO, NEVADA 54 MILES OUT OF WENDOVER UTAH OUR CAR MADE A SOUND AS IF WE HAD A FLAT TIRE OR HAD HIT SOMETHING WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTHING, MY HUSBAND THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE NO MOVEMENT REVERSE NO PROBLEM. OUR VAN WAS TOWED TO SLC, UTAH TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, THE NEXT DAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $5600.00. MY VAN HAS ONLY 99,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS A HONDA! THIS HAPPENED THREE DAYS AGO I HAVE CALL INTO THE HONDA CORPORATION WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO. MY MAIN CONCERN WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD OUR FAMILY BEEN IN CITY TRAFFIC! *TR

AT 65,000 MILES VEHICLE STARTING HESITATING ON ACCELERATING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. 75,000 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TURNS OUT ISSUES ARE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR ODYSSEY ENGINE. OWNER BELIEVES HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS DUE TO NUMBER OF ISSUES. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AS FAILURE TO SHIFT CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER, AND ONLY ABLE TO RE-ENGAGE IF SLOWED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY - VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING POORLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FLASHING PRNDL INDICATOR LIGHT - LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSED FAULT CODE P0780 AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING TRANSMISSION! *TR

PURCHASED 2002 ODYSSEY IN DEC. 2001. I PAID OVER $31,000 INCLUDING A 6YR 75,000 WARRANTY. WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE BACK IN 2004 THE ODYSSEY ONLY HAD 13, 460 MILES ON IT AND BECAUSE IT WAS SHY 1300 MILES, THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION THEY ONLY INSTALLED SOME JET KIT. THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT 17180 MILES THAN AGAIN AT 29435 BECAUSE I COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARD. THAT WAS 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS, WHEN THEIR MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS SUPPOSEDLY IS TO BE REPLACED AT 45,000 MILES THAN AGAIN AT 75, 000. AND THE HONDA CORPORATION DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, COME ON THERE IS OVER 500 PEOPLE ON THE NHTSA SITE JUST LOOKING TO HAVE A $35000 PIECE OF SCRAP METAL PARKED AT THE HOME FOR NO REASON BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY LIKE THAT, I USE TO HAVE PRIDE OF HONDA OWNERSHIP, NOW ALL I FEEL IS RIPPED OFF. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND IN THEIR LIFETIME I DO NOT THINK THAT I HAVE SPENT $35000 DOLLARS ON THEM AND THEY WON'T LEAVE ME STRANDED AT 63, 600 MILES WITH OUT A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THEM. WHAT A RIP OFF, OF THAT $35, 000 THAT I HAVE INVESTED IN THEIR CORPORATION, THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE COMMON COURTESY TO PICK UP THE COST THEMSELVES . WHAT COWARDS, PEOPLE WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY AND WE ARE TRANSPORTING KIDS, I HAVE 5 KIDS, 4 ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 6, INCLUDING A SET OF TWINS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? FOR SOMEONE TO LOSE THE LIFE OF A CHILD OR TWO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, THAT SO MANY

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE HONDA SERVICE PLAN FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRICTLY FOLLOWED WITH SERVICE BEING PERFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALER. AT 90,000 MILES MY VAN STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH NO INDICATED FAULTS (SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR). THE DEALER QUOTED ME $3,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PER WHAT I HAVE READ THIS SAME PROBLEM IS SURFACING IN MOST HONDA VANS. IN TEN MONTHS THE PRIVATE PARTY RE-SALE VALUE ON THE VAN HAS GONE FROM $10,500 TO $7,500. IT IS MY COMPLAINT THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT OFFERED TO PROPERLY ADDRESS IT. *TR

MY HUSBAND, 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WERE DRIVING TO MAINE FROM NEW JERSEY AFTER PURCHASING OUR USED 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY JUST THE PREVIOUS MONTH AT 102000 MILES. ONLY AN HOUR INTO THE TRIP AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE TOLL PLAZA AND GETTING ONTO THE NY THRUWAY THE VAN HAD NO CONTROL. I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND THE VAN ACCELERATED, I PUSHED THE GAS AND THE VAN LURCHED TO A STOP AS IF SOMEONE PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO SINCE THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION. CARS, AND 18 WHEELERS WERE FLYING PAST ME AND I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. AFTER PUTTING MY HAZARDS ON AND DRIVING NO MORE THEN 5 MILES AN HOUR I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AT THIS TIME ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE HOOD. WE GOT IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRIED AND THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO US HAD OVERFILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BY 3 QUARTS. THEY SAID WE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OUR WARRANTY SHIPPED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. NOW AFTER ONLY PUTTING AROUND 2000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY 2 MONTHS LATER WE ARE STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT BUCKS WHEN IT SHIFTS, IT BRAKES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN I SHIFT. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I AM SCARED FOR OUR LIVES TO DRIVE IN THIS, AS MOST OF OUR EXTENDED FAMILIES LIVE 1 HOUR OR MORE SO THAT REQUIRES US TO DRIVE ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE A ODYSSEY WITH CONTINUOUS ISSUE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING THAT I WAS PUTTING MY FAMILY IS A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE AND I WOULD SOON FIND OUT I WAS VERY WRONG. THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST . I HAD A 2 WEEK WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE SPENT 10 DAYS WITH THEM TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT CHOICE I SEND MY FAMILY OUT IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. EVERY DAY MY WIFE TELLS ME HOW THE CAR WILL START TO BUCK AND VIBRATE AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I SUGGEST TO HER TO CHANGE HER DRIVING HABITS AND THESE CHANGES SEAM TO MAKE THINGS WORSE AT TIMES. ACCORDING TO HONDA THEY WILL PUT ANOTHER FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE WITH MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET. I GUESS MY ONLY OPTION IS TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE THIS SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS INJUSTICE THAT HONDA IS ABLE TO PUT THESE VEHICLES ON US ROADS. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY WILL PAY 50% OF PARTS SO I AM ON THE HOOK FOR $2000+ FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL JUST FAIL AGAIN. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE THAT CONCERNING AN INCIDENT THAT DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION A MAINE FAMILY WERE IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION DISLODGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING THE CAR TO FLIP. I HAVE READ ALL THE REVIEWS ON THIS ISSUE AND ALL OF THE OWNER COMMENTS AND I AM DUMBFOUNDED THAT THEY THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED IN 8 YEARS AND THEY CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTIO

THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT CONCERN A FAILURE. IT DOES HOWEVER ADDRESS A RECALLED TIRE VALVE STEM, TECH INTERNATIONAL / TR413. AFTER HAVING 4 NEW TIRES AND VALVE STEMS INSTALLED ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I LEARNED OF THE RECALL NOTICE IN CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE. SINCE THEN I WENT TO WALMART STORE IN KENNER, LA.(SUBURB OF NEW ORLEANS) WHERE THE VALVE STEMS WERE INSTALLED AND GOT ONE OF THE STEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED AND IT IS A TR413. AS YET I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE 4 STEMS THAT WERE RECENTLY REPLACED, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR RECALL AND THEIR CURRENT AVAILABILITY AND USE AT A MAJOR RETAILER. I ALSO WENT TO SAM'S CLUB IN KENNER LA. AND FOUND THAT THEY HAD THE SAME STEM ON HAND THERE TOO I PLAN TO HAVE THE STEMS ON MY VAN REPLACED ASAP AS TECH INTERNATIONAL HAS OFFERED TO DO SO UPON MY REQUEST. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHY THE VALVE STEMS IN QUESTION HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM INVENTORY AT WALMART, SAM'S AND ANY OTHER OUTLETS THAT RECEIVED THEM ? ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE, A FATAL ROLLOVER CRASH HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN ORLANDO, FLA. AND 2 RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY TECH INTERNATIONAL SINCE THEN. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE TACHOMETER BECAME IRREGULAR AND THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING INTERNAL FAILURE. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 65,000 MILES WAS HESITATING AND THE REVVING VERY HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "D" GEARSHIFT GREEN LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLARES ON DOWNSHIFT TO SECOND, SHIFTS HARD, AND BANGS INTO GEAR. ALSO THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. THE DEALER STATED I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4200. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND EXPRESSED MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY BEGAN A CASE NUMBER AND MY CASE WAS REVIEWED BY A CASE MANAGER. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIRS TO MAINTAIN CUSTOMER LOYALTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 49,000 MILES IS SLIPPING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE WAS MODIFIED PER NHTSA 04V176000 IN 2004 VIA RECALL TO HONDA OR FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS CAR HAS FEW HIGHWAY MILES AND LIKELY LESS LOADING ON THE HIGHER GEARS. NO STATEMENT IS MADE ON ADEQUACY OF REPLACEMENT BY HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE. THE MIDDLE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY SEEING A DOCTOR FOR WHIPLASH, BACK MUSCLE SPASMS, AND CHEST AND ABDOMINAL BRUISES SUSTAINED BY THE SEAT BELT AND STEERING WHEEL. THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. NEED I SAY MORE? THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, SHAKING THE VAN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THIS IS A CONCERN AS MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, TRANSPORTING HERSELF AND OUR CHILDREN AROUND TO THEIR MANY ACTIVITIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 ODYSSEY WITH 101,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. DEALER IS SAYING $4,600 TO REPLACE IT WITH A REBUILT ONE, PLUS $396 FOR TWO CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS (CAUSED BY THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE VAN DUE TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION). THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS THE RECALL IN 2004 AND I HAD THE VAN INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SEEM TO IMPLY THAT SINCE THEY INSPECTED THE VAN AT 30,000 MILES, THEY'RE OFF THE HOOK. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING THE DOOR DISENGAGES AND CAUSES THE BUZZER TO SOUND. BECAUSE THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH OR CLOSE COMPLETELY THE DOOR CANNOT BE LOCKED. THE CAR MUST BE DRIVEN WITH THE DOOR NOT COMPLETELY LATCHED WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AFTER 74,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A WEEK BECAUSE HONDA AMERICA IS 'INVESTIGATING'. QUOTED $3859 BY DEALER TO REPLACE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ONLY 83,000 MILES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD MAINTENANCE SERVICE BY A HONDA DEALER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISES AND SLIPPING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CODES INDICATED I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!!! A COSTLY PROPOSITION. I AM AWARE OF NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS. THE EARLIER RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ADDITIONAL MODEL YEARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

AT 49000 MILES, WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. WOULD HAVE TO EASE OF GAS AND ALLOW VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT BEFORE ACCELERATING AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT DUE TO PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. VEHICLE RAN OKAY, THOUGH STILL WOULD EXPERIENCE ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR 3.5 YEARS, NOW HAVING SAME TROUBLE AND HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FOR US, THEN FOR SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX - LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AT THE TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED, FORTUNATELY THEY WERE ALL BUCKLED IN, BUT THEY WERE NONE THE LESS TERRIFIED BY THE EVENT. MY SON, WHO WAS CLOSEST TO THE DOOR, IS REFUSING TO RIDE IN A CAR. THE CAR IS AT THE HONDA DEALER IN KEENE, WHERE THEY SAY THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TWO SLIDING DOOR HINGES FOR AROUND $500. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO TSB FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS (THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS ONE FOR THE 1999-01 MODELS). I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SLIDING DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ON WEBSITES SUCH AS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND CARSURVEY.ORG. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EVENT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE, AT THE VERY LEAST, A TSB IN REGARDS TO THIS DEFECTIVE DOOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION STARTED DOWNSHIFTING ON IT'S OWN WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AT 70,500. THIS DECELERATION USUALLY OCCURS WHEN GOING INTO SECOND GEAR, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT OCCURS SEVERAL OR MORE TIMES EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THE CAR (WHICH IS EVERYDAY). WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO TRAVEL IN THIS VAN DAILY, AND AFTER READING ALL THE REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. IN ONE RECENT INCIDENT A SEMI TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEHIND US. AS I ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED, OUR HONDA DECELERATED, AND WHEN I PUSHED HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT DID NOT RESPOND. LUCKILY A CAR IN THE NEXT LANE SLOWED DOWN TO LET US OVER, AND WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR HONDA INTO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THEY WERE "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" WHEN THEY DROVE THE VAN. THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN ON TWO OCCASIONS , AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR (8-07), ALTERNATOR BELT -DUE TO BROKEN BRACKET (6-08). RIGHT BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN ON THESE OCCASIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 8-21-08 DUE TO ANOTHER BREAKDOWN AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THEY CLAIM IT NEEDS A NEW BATTERY , ALTERNATOR BELT, AND TWO NEW ALTERNATOR BRACKETS. HONDA IS OBVIOUSLY BUYING THEMSELVES TIME BY FIXING THE "MINOR

TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DISENGAGE AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING AND DOES THE SAME THING GOING AROUND A TURN OR THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND TO KNOWLEDGE NO ONE HAS WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS SUPPOSED HAVE A MODIFICATION DONE ON IT AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER BUT NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE SO I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST $3983.00 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION , NOW FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HIS ALL HONDA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO WHY ISN'T HONDA REQUIRED TO REPAIR THESE IF THEY ARE ALL GOING BAD , JUST LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I MUST HAVE SEEM HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST UNTIL IT "SLAMMED" BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES AND IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR SERVICE. THIS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT SLIPS WHILE MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AS SOON AS I DROVE THE VAN OFF THE LOT, IT BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. THE 1999 - 2001 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WERE RECALLED, BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT CORRECTED FOR THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, THEREFORE THE 2002 SHOULD BE ALSO BE RECALLED. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COMPUTER. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY - TRANSMISSION DRIVE LIGHT BLINKS INTERMITTENTLY. RESETS UPON RESTARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE HESITATES/BUCKS ON OCCASION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. MILEAGE AT 102,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AS DIRECTED. HONDA RECALL ON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM INVOKED WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS OF INITIAL RECALL NOTICE. I AM HEARING AND READING THAT ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS HAVE A LONG TRACK RECORD OF FAILURES, BEGINNING WITH THE RECALL NOTICE. IT'S A KNOWN AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR ONE YEAR. RESET ONCE BY REPAIR SHOP. CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. STILL ON. AIRBAG THUS INOPERATIVE, WHICH I JUST BECAME AWARE OF. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT IN MANY SUCH CASES THE HONDA DEALERS COULD NOT FIND A LASTING FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON PARTS/LABOR THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING UPON IMPACT. MAYBE IT IS CHEAPER FOR HONDA TO PAY THE LAWSUITS FOR INJURY/DEATH THAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE MONEY ON "FIXES" THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WANT MY CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHER (ME) TO BE REASONABLY SAFE IN OUR CAR, WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT THE HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WILL BE SELLING THE VAN AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT LET HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS. I WILL BE FILING A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR THE POWER DOORS SPONTANEOUSLY OPENING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; MINE WAS REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE HAS AN AMAZING NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH ODYSSEY'S AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A HONDA VAN. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CODE P700, SLIPPING OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND HIGH ACCELERATION. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $800 - $4000 AND THEY ALSO REFERENCED THE BULLETIN ON HONDA ODYSSEY'S. WILL TAKE IT IN FOR A 2ND OPINION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A HALT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE TRANSMISSION, DRIVESHAFT, AND FRONT TIRES ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

TRANSMISSION WENT ON THE WAY HOME FROM VACATION AT 44,000. BROKE DOWN ON NY THRUWAY - VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY INCONVENIENT. $2900 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT ON THE WAY TO VACATION AT 87,000. BROKE DOWN ON EXIT 2 OF NJ TURNPIKE. VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY INCONVENIENT. HAD TO LEAVE CAR AND RENT ONE TO CONTINUE ON OUR VACATION. WILL GET FIXED THIS WEEKEND - $3300. HONDA ODYSSEYS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS, AND DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU BREAK DOWN, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. WE HAVE 2 KIDS UNDER 10, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITH THEM IN THE CAR ON HIGHWAYS WITH CARS RUNNING AT AN AVERAGE OF 75 MPH. HONDA IS REALLY TAKING CHANCES WITH PEOPLES' LIVES TURNING OUT FAULTY PRODUCT. IT'S A CRIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE THIRD GEAR WAS CRACKED. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THERE IS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST AT 37800 MILES THE SECOND AT 102,000 MILES OR 64,000 MILES ON SECOND TRANSMISSION. NOT OURS BUT SOME OF THESE TRANS. FAILURES LOCK UP VEHICLE SO THAT IT HAS TO BE DRUG ON TO THE TOW TRUCK, BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND CAUSING HAZARDS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED LEAVING US STRANDED ON 118 FWY. THIS WAS WITH ONLY 37800 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THESE HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AT VERY LOW MILEAGES OFTEN LOCKING UP WITH THE CAR BEING IMMOBILE IN TRAFFIC. HONDA SELLING DEALER REPLACED TRANS. AT NO COST EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OVER WARRANTY.(THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A FAULTY PRODUCT) THE SECOND TRANS. WENT FOR 64000 MILES BEFORE IT QUIT WITH HOWLING NOISES AND OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE OUTPUT LEFT SHAFT SEAL. HONDA IS TRYING TO COVER THIS UP WITH TREATING CASE INDIVIDUALLY AND TRYING TO GET EACH CUSTOMER TO FOOT THE REPAIR BILL UNLESS PERSUADED TO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS FOR THE REAR SEATS OF OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED CLOSING SECURELY SO WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE RED LIGHTS ON THE PANEL AND THE INABILITY TO CLOSE THE DOOR TIGHTLY CAUSE PARENTS DRIVING CHILDREN QUITE A BIT OF ANXIETY. INTERNET CHAT ROOMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. REQUIRED COMPLETE REBUILD AT COST OF $2,800.00. ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, HONDA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS YET ISN'T RECALLING THEM. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, SOME TRANSMISSIONS ARE LOCKING UP, WHICH MAKES THEM A UN-SAFE. A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A RECALL FROM HONDA ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BY ADDING A TRANSMISSION COOLER. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL AT THE TIME, BUT IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN INEFFECTIVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND IS PERIODICALLY UNABLE TO PROPERLY CHANGE GEARS. HONDA DEALER REPORTS THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. ONLY 79,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :04V176000) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY DEALER. FOLLOWED REGULAR RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE TWICE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L FAILED ON 7/24/08. IT HAD DONE 77.5K MILES. HONDA REFUSED TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT ANY COST TO ME. I ENDED UP PAYING $2K FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 MODEL, LOOKS LIKE MAJOR DEFECT WITH HONDA MINIVANS FROM YEARS 99-03. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX # (MI 53,519) HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY, TRANSMISSION IS FAILING TO ENGAGE. THE VAN THEN FUNCTIONS AS IF IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS OCCURRING WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HONDA WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. ADD TO THAT I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA'S RESPONSE IS NOT UNIQUE BUT IS SOMEWHAT COMMON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA THERE WAS A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY RESULTING IN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDING TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE INTERSTATE. WE EXITED THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AND CALLED 911. A COUPLE OF SQUAD CARS RESPONDED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WE COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION SO WERE UNABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE. THERE WERE SOME CLOSE CALLS BUT NO ACCIDENTS FROM OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO AVOID OUR STRANDED MINIVAN. EVENTUALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY (MCCONNELL) WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDEED LOCKED UP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH DRIVE SHAFTS AND BOTH FRONT TIRES. WE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE (IN OUR VIEW) THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WAS INITIALLY TOLD NO BECAUSE OUR MILEAGE OF 100594 WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND OUR 2002 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY GIVE TO MODEL YEARS ENDING IN 2001. AFTER A WEEK OF HAGGLING AMERICAN HONDA DID NOT ADMIT TO THIS BEING A DEFECT BUT DID AGREE TO COVER 80% OF THE REPAIR COST THROUGH GOODWILL. OUR FINAL BILL WAS $1301.71 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, 2 NEW DRIVE SHAFTS AND 2 NEW TIRES. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH LED TO FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON MINIVAN WITH 49,000 MILES. HONDA PAID TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND GAVE ANOTHER WARRANTY FOR 36,000. ON ABOUT 7/12/2008, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WITH ADDITIONAL 55,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AGAIN . HONDA ONLY COVERED 80% OF REPAIR COSTS. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA SAYING THE 'OPDS" SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT. WE HAD IT REPLACED AT PATTERSON AUTO CENTER, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301, INVOICE #HOCS78608, 9/13/07. THE "SRS" INDICATOR LIGHT HAD BEEN "ON" AND WITH THE REPLACEMENT THE LIGHT WAS "OFF". ONE MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME "ON" AGAIN AND WE RETURNED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THE "SRS CONTROL UNIT" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO WE HAD THAT DONE, THIS WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. THEN ON 4/5/08 WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HURTING MY WIFE THE PASSENGER ON HER ARM. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY 4/7/08 TOOK VEHICLE TO PATTERSON'S AND SHOWED THEM THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. JIMMY KENDRICK IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THEY CONNECTED THE COMPUTER TO THE SYSTEM AND IT INDICATED A SIDE IMPACT. JIMMY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NOT HAD ANY "SIDE IMPACT" AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT HAD DEPLOYED. I ASKED IF HONDA WOULD CORRECT THE FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD "NO". LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 7/29/08, WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT PARKED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, INJURING MY LEFT ARM. NO SIDE IMPACT HAD OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE NEED HONDA TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER AIR BA

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY LX WITH CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. DRAMATIC AND SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN 2005, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THREE YEARS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD COST $5,400 TO REPAIR. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR $1,675 WORTH OF REPAIR COSTS. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT STATE WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TOOK CAR IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE HIGH RPM WHEN AUTOMATIC MINI VAN WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND THE PROBLEMS WHICH THEY CLAIMED WERE NOTHING. NOW MY TRANSMISSION AT 65,000 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL FIX THAT WAS MADE THEY TOLD ME WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THEY WANT TO CHARGE FULL PRICE ON MY TRANSMISSION THAT I BROUGHT TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP TO GET FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. NOW, NO WARRANTY AND THEY WANT TO REPAIR IT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2002 ODYSSEY EX IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2001 AND AS OF JULY 21 TH E CAR HAS 87,520 MILES. SOMETIME LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO CAPITAL HONDA FOR REPAIR ON FRIDAY JULY 18, 2002. SERVICE ADVISOR, ANGELO PINILLOS CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS THE FAILURE CODE OF P0730, WHICH MEANS NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PCM. HE TOLD ME THAT "HONDA DPSM OFFERED ONE TIME GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE CP 25% AH 75% AND CUSTOMER WOULD PAY $2979.25 VALID FOR 30 DAYS." I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1999 ODYSSEY AND HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR ENTIRE REPAIR. DEALER SAID I CAN TAKE THE CAR HOME AND SO I DID. I CALLED HONDA MOTOR (800-999-1009, CASE MANAGER'S EXT 118047) AND THEY HAVE OPENED A CASE FOR ME AND THE CASE STILL UNDER REVIEW. HE ASKED ME TO SEND HIM PROVE OF CHANGING THE TRANSMISSIONFLUID BUT I TOLD HIM THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND IT. HE SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT HONDA WOULD NOT ABLE TO HELP ME MUCH IF I DON'T HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORD. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, THE RPM WENT UP FOR NO REASON AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER BUT IT WENT AWAY AFTER RELEASE THE GAS PADDLE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AT FIRST AND THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN UP TO LIKE 3 TIMES A WEEK AND THEN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON. I DON'T REMEMBERED WHEN BUT THEIR RECORD SHOWS THAT MY CAR HAVE BEEN SERVICE ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL BY OTHER DEALER WHICH I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR OIL CHANGE ONCE OR TWICE. HON

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW. 2ND GEAR IS FAILING AT 90,000 MILES. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT 2ND GEAR PRIOR TO 2004 RECALL. TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL 2004, OIL COOLER INSTALLED DESPITE OUR COMPLAINTS OF 2ND GEAR PROBLEM ALREADY OCCURRING. 2ND GEAR IMPROVED FOR A YEAR AND THEN STEADILY GOT WORSE. NOW HAVE TO REPLACE. HONDA PAYING FOR TRANS BUT NOT LABOR AFTER MUCH ARGUING. WE BELIEVE CAR WAS DANGEROUS BEFORE AND AFTER OIL COOLER INSTALLED WITH MANY SCARY OCCURRENCES...DEALER ALWAYS SAID IT WAS FINE BUT FINELY TOLD US TO REPLACE TRANS LAST WEEK. WOULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN CAR IF I HAD BEEN FULLY AWARE OF THE REAL DANGER. BELIEVE MANY ODYSSEY SARE BEING DRIVEN IN UNSAFE CONDITION WITHOUT OWNERS BEING FULLY AWARE OF DANGER AND HONDA NOT SHOWING CONCERN FOR THEIR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE MISPLACED THEIR TRUST IN THE MANUFACTURER. *TR