2002 Honda Odyssey complaints

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN BEGAN FAILING AROUND 40,000 MILES. THE 2ND GEAR LUBRICATION RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ONE OF THE MODES OF FAILURE WAS THE INABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COME OUT OF 2ND BUT NOT ENGAGE 3RD GEAR AND WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. ANOTHER MODE OF FAILURE WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ABRUPTLY COME OUT OF 3RD GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. FOR BOTH OF THESE FAILURES THE ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER BE UNDER LOAD, AND RPMS WOULD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE. THIS LOUD REVVING AND NO ACCELERATION STARTLES THE DRIVER. BOTH OF THESE MODES OF FAILURE ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAPPEN DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN IT HAPPENED, YOU WOULD TYPICALLY BE TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY, OR MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE DRIVER WOULD FIND THEMSELVES IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY CROSS THE HIGHWAY, OR MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, A REAR END ACCIDENT WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER BECAUSE YOU WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING, CATCHING THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU OFF GUARD. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL DURING THE FAILURE, YOU COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO COME BACK INTO GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT BUT THIS TIME SHOWED A FAULT LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE FAULT DECODED TO AN "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO" MESSAGE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ON CONVERSATIO

1. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS 6 MONTHS AFTER OUR NEIGHBOR HAD THEIR LIGHT COME ON IN THEIR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA. OURS WAS PURCHASED IN MISSOURI. 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THE AIRBAG COMPUTER NEEDING REPLACING AT A COST OF $600. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, 70972 MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE HOFFMAN HONDA DEALER. AFTER CHARGING ME $93.28 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5000. I CONTACTING THE HONDA AMERICA, THE DEALER SAID HONDA AMERICA WOULD COVER THE PARTS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL $600 FOR LABOR. HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION (1999-2001). THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 2002 ODYSSEY IS NO LESS THAN 2001. BUT THE COMPANY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR 2002.*JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER WAS ENABLED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THERE WAS A PINCHING SENSATION FROM THE SEAT CUSHION AREA. THE SEAT WARMER WAS TURNED OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE WARMTH OF THE SEAT WARMER. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A FIRE OR DAMAGE TO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT WARMER.

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, HAS 50,000 MILES NOW. RECENTLY, I NOTICED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE 'TCS' AND 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. AND THE VAN WILL ONLY MOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR WHILE THE TACH IS AT 4,000 RPM. THEN, USING AN OBD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, IT SHOWED 'GEAR RATIO ERROR'. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. SO I CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO HELP. IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE CLIMBING A HILL. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTERWARDS. DEALERS SAID THE VEHICLE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ~$6000. I FOUND CASES LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN WIDELY REPORTED AT YOUR AND OTHER WEBSITES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT, BUT I AM CONVINCED IT IS. THANKS. *NM

COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT END STRUTS. RETURNING FROM CHURCH, MY WIFE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. IT SOUNDED LIKE TWO WASHERS HITTING TOGETHER. UPON INVESTIGATION, BOTH STRUT BEARING PLATES WERE BROKEN AND THE STRUTS WERE INOPERABLE. THIS IS 2 WEEKS AFTER A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD, AND THE DRIVER THOUGHT A RODENT HAD BEEN RUN OVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE NUMBER 2 GEAR FLEW OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE HOUSING. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL, # 04V176000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATE 3/3/2006 - *NM UPDATED 03/14/06. *JB UPDATED ON 05/10/26. *AK

I RECENTLY HAD A CAR DEALER TELL ME THAT THE REASON MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND BATTERY DIED WAS BECAUSE COINS WERE PUT INTO THE CD PLAYER. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOUNG KIDS, IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE. IN ADDITION, THE CD PLAYER HAS CONTINUED TO WORK AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE PLAYING UP TO OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD SOME SIMILAR STORIES AND MOST OF THEM SURROUND HONDA'S AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH IS MY MODEL. IS THIS POSSIBLE OR IS SOMEONE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME? *JB

I PURCHASED A 2002 ODYSSEY FROM A DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX, VA. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN CANADA. EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME WON'T COVER IT FOR THE SAME REASON. I WAS TOLD THAT CANADIAN MADE VEHICLES SOLD IN THE US ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE NHTSA. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED IN 2004 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V179000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON DECEMBER 16, 2005 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL OFFER NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 1/23/2006 - THE VEHICLE VIN WAS CHECKED AND HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE UNDER A 7YR/100000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *NM

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF MANY TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING. MOST OFTEN AT THE SAME SPOT AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, HEADING DOWNHILL WITH POWER LINES GOING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ABOVE. THERE IS NO WARNING OF THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING DOWN. IT RESTARTS AS SOON AS I PULL OVER AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT STARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON ME, AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY CD PLAYER, REAR WIPER MOTOR, CLOCK LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

IN JULY OF 2004 I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD CALLED TO BRING MY VAN IN AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND IT HAD BEEN DRIVING "ROUGH". I WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE REPLACED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL. OF COURSE, HONDA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND ADDED TO MY TRANSMISSION THE OIL JET KIT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, MY CAR WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING OR WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. FINALLY, IN NOV. 05 I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR JUST SAT THERE. IT FINALLY SHIFTED TO D AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND THE RPM WOULD FLY WITH NO ACCELERATION. I CALLED HONDA TO BRING IN MY CAR AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I INSISTED ON THE NEXT MORNING. THE CAR ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE DEALER THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST$6820 TO REPLACE. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *JB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING 2X IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME WAS DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME WAS AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN AT A LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY WITH TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD JUST HAPPEN ON CUE NOW AFTER OCCURRING FOR ME 3 WEEKS APART. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NO HELP. ALSO 3 WEEKS AGO, I SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE CABIN. THEY SAID THIS WAS SOMETHING RATTLING IN THE AC AND REPLACED THE CABIN FILTER. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE LED TO THE STALLING ISSUE-A SHORT OR SOMETHING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE ISSUE ON AND EDMUNDS.COM WEBSITE. *NM

THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON THE POWER SLIDING DOORS OF OUR HONDA MINIVAN DISABLE THE DOORS FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS ARE OPEN, THE DOORS CAN BE CLOSED USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, EVEN WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ENGAGED. OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ACTIVATED THE OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE, HURTING HER HAND IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AS THE DOOR CLOSED (ONCE THE DOOR IS IN MOTION, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS USING THE KEY FOB OR THE DASHBOARD SWITCH). THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS SHOULD DISABLE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO BOTH OPEN AND CLOSE THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN MAY OR JUNE 2004 CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION . HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 6-17-04, AND THEY TOOK PICTURES INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, AND COULD NOT FIND ANY SCORCH MARKS. THEY HOOKED UP A KIT OIL JET, PART 106250-PGH-306 TO THE CAR TO KEEP THE GEARS FROM GETTING HOT. AT 37,000 MILES, ROUGHLY TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT STARTED SHIFTING POORLY AND JERKING BADLY. HE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER RECALL 04V176000. THEY SAID IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AT THE FACTORY, AND IT SHOULD NOT MATTER THAT IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. *AK

I AM WRITING ABOUT A GOODYEAR TRIPLETRED ASSURANCE TIRE WITH ABOUT 5,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY TIRE HAD A VALVE LEAK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY TIRE WENT FLAT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE LOW PSI CAUSED THE RIM TO 'CHEW-UP' THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. *NM

(1) TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE 2ND TO 3RD GEARS WHILE DRIVING. (2) TRANSMISSION FAILED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN (3) TOOK THE VAN TO HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR HONDA TRANSMISSION. SOME CAR/VAN DOES HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY FOR MY VAN. MY CO-WORKER'S 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHY IS MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY? THANK YOU. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM SMALL DEALER. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING. IT HAD 52000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD FIX THAT PROBLEM FOR ME AS IT IS NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE SEAL IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER IS ASKING $600.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN DECELERATING AND COMING TO A GRADED STOP.*JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 1. TRANSMISSION RECALL ISSUED OCT 2004, VEHICLE BROUGHT INTO DEALER (HONDA HOUSE, ST. CLOUD MN) 60,000 MILES. DEALER CERTIFIED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS OK, NO WORK DONE. 2. AT 65,000 MILES TRANSMISSION MADE BANGING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND WHEN COLD. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTED FAST. 3. AT 93,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. 4. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR CHECKING AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. 5. DEALER INDICATED TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. 6. DEALER SAID PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001 HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NM

AT 42K MILES THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER RESET AND SAID NO CODE WAS ACTIVATED. 1 WEEK LATER SRS LIGHT IS BACK ON AND DEALER SAYS DTC CODE IS 7-2 (CONTROL UNIT FAILURE) AND IT WILL BE $350 TO REPLACE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN UNCOMMON EVENT IN RECENT HONDA PRODUCTS AND I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. *JB

HIGH HEAT CONDITIONS CAUSES THE REAR PLASTIC CAPS OF THE LUGGAGE RACK TO WEAKEN AND BLOW OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 2ND TIME THE CAPS HAVE BLOWN OFF. HAZARD FOR VEHICLE'S BEHIND. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE AIRBAG SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE AIRBAG BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. *JB

TRANSMISSION WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN GEARS. HAVE REPLACED EGR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM PERSISTS. LITTLE OR NO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. BODY FEELS LOOSE OVER CHASSIS. VEHICLE FROM STOP HESITATES DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. 25K MILES. *NM

I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. WHEN I FOUND OUT MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA CUSTOMER LINE EMPLOYEE AT 800 999 1009 THAT A REPAIR WAS MADE TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT TELLING ME IT WAS DONE. THE RECALL WAS APRIL 2004. THE ALLEGED REPAIR WAS IN MAY 2004. THE ALLEGED NOTICE MAILED TO ME WAS JULY 2004. I SMELL DECEPTION BY HONDA. THEY MAY BE COVERING UP A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY THAN NHTSA IS AWARE. I HAVE HEARD THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF 2002 ODYSSEYS HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT COULD LEAD TO LOCKING UP OF THE VANS AND COULD LEAD TO CRASHES. MY VAN RECENTLY DID NOT ACCELERATE WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE IN DAYTON OHIO. THIS NEARLY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS. I LEARNED OF THIS RECALL FROM CONSUMER REPORTS . THE SO CALLED REPAIR IN 2004 FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

MY '02 HONDA ODYSSEY IS NOW ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN 86000 MILES THE FIRST WAS REPLACED AT 3000. LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE WHILE GOING THROUGH HILLS OF CHATTANOOGA, TN. TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON AND BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VAN AND MOVE OFF OF ROADWAY. HONDA REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BUT HAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR OTHER EXPENSES. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SIGNIFICANT OVERHEATING PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE.*JB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS SHIPPED TO US ILLEGALLY BY THE HONDA CANADA(ACCORDING TO US HONDA). THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION US HONDA REFUSING TO DO THE RECALL ORDER BEC. THE VAN WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THE VAN ORIGINALLY PURCHASE IN BREMERTON WA. *JB

DT: UPON PURCHASING, THE VEHICLE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE DEALER SAID DON'T WORRY THEY WILL FIX IT. THEY REPAIRED IT ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, CLEARED THE CODE, AND THE SRS LIGHT WENT OUT. THE. OWNER HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THE OWNER NOTICED A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL, BUT THE OWNER DIDN'T HAVE THE RECALL NUMBER, BUT THE RECALL DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OWNER STATED THERE WERE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIR BAGS ON NHTSA WEB SITE. *AK

WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. WHILE DRIVING, WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE TRIES TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, BUT JUST REVS WITHOUT ENGAGING INTO GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY (EVERY FEW MILES) FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. IT HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BY HONDA. IT HAS BECOME WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT IN RECENT WEEKS, AND HONDA WAS AGAIN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE COULD ONLY ADVISE TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR SERVICE. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE UNAWARE OF THE STEP THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE ADVISED THE OWNER THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR WHICH THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. . OWNER WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND DIDN'T FEEL THAT SHE SHOULD PAY FOR ANYTHING CONCERNING THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST INSPECTED IN JULY OF 2004 DEALER ADVISED OWNER THAT THE CAR WAS FINE, AND WHEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN JULY 2005, OWNER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OWNER SPOKE SPANISH ONLY, AND WANTED ODI TO CONTACT HER. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER 3 YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L, THE SRS INDICATOR WAS TURNED ON ALL THE TIME. WE BROUGHT THE MINIVAN TO THE DEALER IN FREMONT AND THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE TWO COMMON CAUSES (AFTER SPENDING $130 INVESTIGATION FEE): DEFECT IN THE SRS CONTROL MODULE THAT CONTROLS WHETHER THE AIRBAGS SHALL BE RELEASED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, OR LOW BATTERY OUTPUT. FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEALER WE HAVE THE BATTER REPLACED ($85). THE DEALER THEN RESET THE SRS INDICATOR. WITHIN A WEEK THE SRS INDICATION IS NOW ON AGAIN ALL THE TIME. WE BROUGHT THE MINIVAN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASKED US TO HAVE THE SRS MODULE REPLACED FOR ADDITIONAL ~$500. HONDA PROVIDES LIFETIME WARRANTEE ON SAFETY BELT, BUT NOT THE SRS SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG. WE BOUGHT THIS MINIVAN BRAND NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. WE HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN SO SAFETY WAS OUR PRIMARY REASON TO BUY THE HONDAY ODYSSEY - WELL NOW IT SEEMS THE SRS/AIRBAG OF THIS MINIVAN IS REALLY TROUBLESOME. IT SEEMS THIS SRS MODULE PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR LATE HONDAY ACCORD AND ODYSSEY FROM THE USER GROUP DISCUSSION - WHILE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FEATURE, HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTEE AS THE CASE FOR SAFETY BELT. MY 3-YR OLD ODYSSEY IS BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY FOR THIS SRS THING.

DT: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AXLE SUPPORT BROKE AND WENT INSIDE THE RIM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TT

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MY CHILDREN PLUG THEIR PORTABLE DVD PLAYERS INTO THE REAR OUTLET. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO HONDA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY "ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE". I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF BETWEEN 30-45 DAYS. I WAS THEN TOLD IF I WANTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN, THEY WOULD RESET IT FOR 37 DOLLARS AND 50 CENTS. I ASKED THEM IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 30 DAYS AFTER THE LIGHT WAS ON, WOULD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THEY TOLD ME NO! I EXPLAINED MY SAFETY CONCERS TO HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT AIRBAGS ARE CONSIDERED AN ACCESSORY AND TO WEAR MY SEATBELT.

MARY (MY WIFE) WAS PARALLEL PARKING OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN DOWNTOWN APPLETON, WI. SHE HAD PULLED NEXT TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE SPACE SHE WAS GOING TO USE. SHE SHIFTED THE CAR IN TO REVERSE AND BEGAN TO TURN HER HEAD TO CHECK BENIND HER WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT VERY HIGH SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS ON THE SIDEWALK BUT THE BUILDING AND VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SHE IS CERTAIN SHE DID NOT DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT THE VEHICLE DID THIS "ON IT'S OWN". THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT GUSTMAN HONDA WHERE IT IS BEING INSPECTED. PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP INDICATE THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY COMPUTER OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE ARE EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IF THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AND WILL LIKELY BE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.*AK 8JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEAR 2 AND 3. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND SAID COULD DO NOTHING. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON ODYSSEY DISCUSSION FORUMS, AND AT THIS NHTSA WEBSITE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE HONDA DOES NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THEY ARE OUTRIGHT LYING AND DECEIVING THE CUSTOMERS AND PUTTING THEM THROUGH THIS MESS. AS OF TODAY THE VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE PROBLEM IN VARIOUS GEARS AND JERKING. WILL TAKE TO DEALER FRIDAY. PROBABLY THE LAST HONDA/ACURA I WILL EVER BUY. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE HONDA RECALL MISSION ASAP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY, MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO DRIVE.*AK

DOOR OPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, SMALL CHILDREN WERE SITING IN THE CAR. ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. OFTEN HAVE PROBLEMS SHUTTING IT ALL THE WAY, HAVE HAD IT "REPAIRED" TO NO AVAIL. COMPANY SEEMS AWARE OF THE PROBEM AS THE DEALER REPAIRED A BODY DING RESULTING FROM MANUALLY SHUTTING THE DOOR. NO INJURY HAS OCCURED YET, BUT IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE PERFORMED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS, AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY (IT CAME ON SUDDENLY, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS), OUR 2002 ODYSSEY WOULD BUCK AND STALL. WE COULD MANTAIN SPEED OVER 60MPH, BUT UNDER THAT THE RPM INDICATOR WOULD SURGE AS THE CAR SLOWED AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS LIKE TRYING TO DRIVE IN NUETRAL. AT LIGHTS OR SLOWING TO TURN THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. WE TOOK IT TO OUR HONDA DEALER WHO TOOK ALMOST A WEEK TO GIVE US A RESPONSE: SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO FAIL AT 50K MILES HAD FAILED. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS CONTINUALLY AND SPORADICALLY: 1 WON'T OPEN MANUALLY OR USING THE KEY, TRAPPING PERSON INSIDE 2. WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY USING EITHER METHOD, CAUSING A MOVING HAZARD 3. DOES NOT "SENSE" WHEN SOMETHING IS OBSTRUCTING THE PATHWAY (EX: MY HAND) SO DOES NOT STOP, CAUSING AN INJURY HAZARD 4. OPENS BY ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, CAUSING POTENTIAL WEATHER DAMAGE OR THEFT OPORTUNITY. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH FROM A STOP POSITION VEHICLE WOULD LURCH AND COMMENCE TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE DEALER CHARGED FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE REPAIRS ON THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. *AK

AT 45,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER WITH ANY REPAIRS. RECALL 04V176000 WAS ISSUED ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE THE DRIVER DID NOT HIT THE SENSORS UPON IMPACT. *AK THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT SEAT BELT BUCKLES, SRS CONTROL UNIT AND PASSENGER POSITIONING OPDS SENSOR WAS FLASHING TO THE MAIN COMPUTER. *SC

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER HAVING THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE PERFORMED,AND WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND TURNING RIGHT VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEARS ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK 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. *SC