2002 Honda Odyssey complaints

MY HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 HAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING GEARS OR JERKING. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS OR AT A STOP AND TRYING TO SPEED UP. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO GET UP-TO-SPEED ON A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP AND WHEN TRYING TO PASS ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT "ENGAGE" AND "GO". I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO HELP BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL!!! *LA

WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD RACE. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO RELIEVE THE IDLE PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

MY WIFE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 2000 CHEVROLET HD 3/4 TON TRUCK. THE HONDA'S REAR CRUSH ZONE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT HER DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT WAS BROKEN DURING THE COLLISION. *LA

CONSUMER HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR BRAKE AREA. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE NOISE CAME FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL AREA, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB *NLM

I AM IN THE MILITARY AND THE OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. IT'S TWO YEARS OLD NOW, BUT IT WAS NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. WHILE ON DEPLOYMENT, MY WIFE STARTED EXPERIENCING ERRATIC DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STARTED PULSING ,SOME TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND HARD UP AND DOWN SHIFTING OF GEARS, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN EMISSION'S PROBLEM AND THE GAS CAP WASN'T SEATING CORRECTLY. THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND SERVICE LIGHT RESET. WELL, AT 40,000 MILES AND LESS THAN TWENTY DAYS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEMS SHOWED UP THIS TIME WITH THE TCS LIGHT. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER HOPEFULLY FOR SOME ANSWERS. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A TRANSMISSION CODE FROM THE COMPUTER, AND THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. WELL, NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER, I WENT TO A NATION WIDE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, AGAIN SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS. I WAS TOLD THAT, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCHED I FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE. HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE OLDER MODEL ODYSSEYS AND WHILE AT THE DEALER ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO MY OWNERS MANUAL, THE MANUFACTURER SUGGEST SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES. I HAD THAT SAME DEALER SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION AT 25,000 MILES AND 40,000 MILES AND FAILED TO MENTIONED ANY THING ABOUT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR LA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WHERE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS HAS CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION AS IT HAS OCCURRED WHEN MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND AT INTERSECTIONS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN MY OPINION AS IT IS VULNERABLE TO A CRASH SINCE IT CANNOT RESPOND AND MANEUVER TO AVOID INCOMING TRAFFIC OR TO MERGE SAFELY INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IT HAS REJECTED THE REPAIR OF THIS TRANSMISSION. *LA

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT DISENGAGES BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND RUNS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *LA

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, STAYED ON, AND EVENTUALLY ON FULL-TIME. THE LIGHT WAS RESET FIVE TIMES AND THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES. *SCC *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ENDURED PRONOUNCED SLIPPAGE; THE ENGINE WOULD REV AT HIGH RPMS WITHOUT ACCELERATING (AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FROM STARTING FROM A STOP). UNEXPECTED DECELERATION WAS ALSO NOTED AT TIMES. BEING UNDER WARRANTY (BARELY), HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE AT NO COST. UPON FURTHER INQUIRY, I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS (LITERALLY) OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, IDENTICAL TO MINE, IN THE 1999-2003 ODYSSEY. THE PROBLEM IS TWO-FOLD: 1) IF THE PROBLEM IS MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, WHY ARE THE TRANSMISSIONS BEING REPLACED WITH THE SAME RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION (REPLACED AS OPPOSSED TO REPAIRED) AND 2) DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTANTS (MANY OF WHOM CLAIM TO HAVE ENDURED COSTS) ABOUT ACUTE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT WOULD APPEAR THAT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IS INVOLVED THAT SHOULD BE PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED BY HONDA. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANNY AND A 12MONTH/12K MILE WARRANTY KNOWING THAT THESE TRANNIES ARE MALFUNCTIONING MORE IN THE 30K-60K MILE RANGE (COST OVER SAFETY?). *AK

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED EVERY 8,000-10,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK

1. STARTED ENGINE, BACK THE CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOT, DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH FOR LESS THAN 1 MIN., ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE VAN STALLED ALL OF SUDDEN. I TRIED TO PULL OFF FROM THE ROAD, BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS THING WAS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, I CANNOT TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, I ALMOST HIT AN ANOTHER CAR. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED THE VAN. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO "P" MODE, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE 3 TIMES. THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND DID NOT TURN OFF BY ITSELF. IT DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL I RESTARTED IT FOR ONE MORE TIME. I DROVE AT SLOW SPEED FOR COUPLES OF SECOND AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. I FELT THE ENGINE REVOLUTE HIGH AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATE 1 MIN. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN FOR 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. 2. I REALIZE THE ENGINE SOMETIMES REVOLUTE HIGH AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROXIMATE 1 MIN. WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN BY THE TIME MY CAR DROVE ABOUT 5,000 MILES. I NEED TO STEP THE ACCELERATE PEDAL MORE HARDER THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR. THIS OCCURS MUCH MORE FREQUENT RECENTLY. (MY CAR DRIVEN A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATE 10,500 MILES NOW). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH RADIO VOLUME BUTTON, INDICATOR LIGHT, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT.*MR VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE CONSUMER TEST DROVE IT ON 08/10/2002. DEALER ASSURED HER IT WOULD BE REPAIRED. AFTER ABOUT ONE WEEK OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT UNLESS SHE HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND FORCED IT TO GO STRAIGHT 08/20/2002. ON 09/24/2002 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR AND SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON 10/24/2002 CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON 12/18/2002 THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE TECHNICIAN TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT. TECHNICIAN DID EXPERIENCE IT AND STATED IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER AN ALIGNMENT WAS DONE TO FIX THE "PULLING TO THE LEFT". AS FAR AS THE SRS LIGHT, THERE WERE NO REPAIRS AT THAT TIME. CONSUMER WOULD BE CONTACTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. ON 04/10/2003, CONSUMER RETURNED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND A TOTAL FIX FOR THE PULLING TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER WANTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *PH

THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT HAD COME ON CONTINUALLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, THEY STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, BUT IT MAY TAKE UP TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE THEY WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER. *AK EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON 8-10 WEEKS FOLLOWING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASE. NUMEROUS PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRED. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK *SCC *JB

CONSUMER HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE AREA. NOISE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AT TIMES, WHICH INDICATED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR WITH THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON. AS RESULT A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD'S HAND BECAME STUCK IN THE DOOR. *AK *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION AT 22,000 MILES MY VAN DEVELOPED AN ANNOYING VIBRATION AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 53 M.P.H. AND 1,500 R.P.M. ON LEVEL ROAD ONLY. DEALER FIRST REPLACED SOLENOID. SAME DAY I RETURNED THE VAN AND TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER IS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE NOT RETURNED TO ME YET.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ALL WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING GROCERIES THE CARGO DOOR SLAMMED. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL HAZARD. *AK

SRS SENSOR LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSES AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THESE ARE 1.WINDSHIELD THAT WAS NOT SEATED PRPERLY AND WOULD WHISTLE WHEN DRIVING AT 55MPH. THIS TOOK 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER BEFORE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS A NEW WINDSHIELD. 2. THE SRS LIGHT FOR THE SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMES ON, THE DEALER STATES IT IS BECAUSE OF A SENSOR BUT IT MUST BE RESET BY THE DEALER. I AM TOLD NOT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO CAUSE THE SENSOR TO GO ON. I WONDER IF THIS INCLUDES PASSENGERS TOO? I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THA TPLUGGING MY PHONE INTO THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET PROVIDED WII ALSO MTRIP THE SENSOR. 3. THE LAST AND MOST MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IN JULY I EXPERIENCED EPISODES WHERE AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. ITOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". OF COURSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED PERIODICALLY WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR. YESTERDAY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IT WAS PUT IN PARK . WE COULD THEN NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT WAS UNMOVABLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SET FOR 1 HOUR, TRYED AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK AND COULD DRIVE IT BUT COULD NOT PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHILE ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE COMPAN

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. ALL OF THE IDIOT LIGHTS TURNED ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULLOVER AND STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING BY ITSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS QUIT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON AT LEAST 6 OTHER OCCASIONS. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY RUNS ROUGHLY AND THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS! *PH

WHILE STARTING AND DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN. JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF POST ON THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE WIDESPREAD. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND CARGO STRONG ARMS COLLAPSED.*AK *TS

SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON DASH BOARD.*MR THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS WENT HAYWIRE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE UP BUTTON ON THE RADIO, IT CHANGED THE TRACK NUMBER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE DOWN BUTTON, IT TURNRED THE VOLUME UP. ONE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND FIXED THE AUDIO PROBLEM. THIS DIDN'T WORK. ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED. *PH *JB

EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2002 EX HONDA ODYSSEY (25K000 MILES). STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT PROBLEM WILL EXIST LATER ON WITH NO WARRANTY COVERAGE LIKE IN THE 1999-2000 MODELS.*AK

SRS LIGHT STAYING LIT AFTER STARING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 SEPARATE TIMES WITH THE LIGT LIT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FIXED. ONE (1) MONTH LATER IT WAS ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE APRIL 18, 2003. HONDA CAN NOT REPAIR.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE STALLED AND SLIPPED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE UNTIL IT COULD BE REPAIRED.*AK

PURCHASE VEHICLE 12/02, SOON AFTER PURCHASE RETURNED AUTO TO DEALER FOR PULSING / BUMPING IN DRIVE TRAN AT SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH. TOLD COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND THE THEY ALL DO THIS. (SOME REPLY). AT 46K MILES VEHICLE CONTINUED PULSING BUT NOW WAS AT TIMES SLIPPING INTO A NUETRAL GEAR, (AUTO RPM WOULD RED LINE WHEN THIS HAPPENED) TRANSMISSION WOULD THEN RENGAGE. DEALER THAN CHANGED A SOLENIOD VAVE AND DID ANOTHER FLUID FLUSH (I HAD ALREADY DID THE FLUSH). DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME FOR VALVE. WE AGREED WITH ODYESSEY CRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT SHOULD BE WARRENTEED. AT 48K MILES TRANSMISSION CONTINUED SLIPPING / BUCKING. I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT AT THIS POINT FOR SAFETY REASONS IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC. I DROVE IT TO WORK AND AT ABOUT 75 MPH, IT STARTED LOOSING POWER (DRIVE TRAN POWER). THE LOSE OF POWER WAS FOLLOWED BY AND HARD BUMP, BUCKING, TCR LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BRAKE LIGHT ON. I PULLED OVER AND NO FLUID WAS LEAKING. VEHICLE WA S ABLE TO CONTINUE ON NORMALLY (??) ALTHOUGH LIGHTS STAYED ON. I CALLED DEALER AND BROUGHT BACK IN THAT DAY. TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED. NOW AT 61K MILES THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULSE / BUCK AT 50-65 MPH. THERE IS A RECALL ON EARLIER ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSIONS WHY NO 2002'S.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY SUDDEN ACCELERATION , CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN THE BELT NOT RETRACTING, THE SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN THE BELT NOT LOCKING AFTER BEING RETRACTED. (BOTH INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE SAME SEAT) *JB *SCC *JB

WHEN DRIVING MY ODYSSEY, NORMALLY IN THE 30-50 MPH RANGE, ALL OR MOST OF THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR AND WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FOR A BRIEF SECOND OR TWO. THE NUMEROUS (25 + ) TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE ONE THINKS THE VAN HAS STALLED. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN OR CONNECTION SUCH AS PLAYING/NOT PLAYING RADIO, A/C, AMOUNT OF GAS, ETC. . . I WILL SAY 75-85% OF THE OCCURENCES HAPPEN ON THE ROAD LEADING TO OUR SUBDIVISION (USUALLY 30-50 MPH DRIVING). ALSO, I'M SURE THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES I HAVE MISSED IT BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN SO QUICKLY; ONE ACTUALLY HAS TO BE LOOKING AT THE PANEL. HONDA SAYS TO DRIVE THE VAN SINCE IT IS NOT STALLING AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INHERENT DANGER. HONDA'S POLICY IS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INTERESTING! WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WHEN IT HAPPENS --- THERE'S NO TIME TO TAKE A PICTURE. I'VE CONSIDERED RUNNING A VIDEO CAMERA, BUT IT'S SO UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THERE SEEMS TO BE ABOUT A DOZEN DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING (ACCORDING TO HONDA), BUT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT? THE REPLICATION IS NOT LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS A SERVICE MANAGER OR TECHNICIAN TAKES TEMPORARY OWNERSHIP OF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES FOR A MONTH OR TWO. SOMETIMES THE FLASHING OCCURS ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO, MAYBE SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY OR A WEEK. JUST BECAUSE THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, DOES THAT MEAN SOME OF US ARE HALLUCINATING? IS ANYTHING BE

THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR CLOSED UP ON CHILD'S FINGE, THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED BY ACCIDENT. *AK THE DOOR WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SENSOR TO OPEN AUTOMATICALLY IF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WAS IN ITS PATH. *PH *JB

2002, HONDA, ODYSSEY EXHIBITS WHISTLING NOISE AROUND THE WINDSHIELD AT VARYING COMBINATIONS OF CAR SPEED, WIND SPEED AND WIND INTENSITY. *AK LARRY HOPKINS HONDA WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. LARRY HOPKINS HONDA RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE TO TONY YUN. CASE# NO[XXX]. MR. YUN SAYS THAT I MUST TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE CAR. SINCE THE NOISE CAN ONLY BE REPLICATED UNDER CERTAIN WIND AND SPEED CONDITIONS, I ASKED THAT HE SEARCH THE HONDA DATA BASE FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. MR. YUN TOLD ME THAT HONDA DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY THAT EVERY CASE IS HANDLED SEPARATELY AND THAT THERE COULD BE NO ACTION UNTIL THE NOISE WAS REPLICATED. I NEED HELP TO PRESS THIS CASE WITH HONDA. I BELIEVE THAT THEY MUST HAVE A FILE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS SINCE I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM POSTED ON HONDA NEWSGROUPS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS FAIR OR REALISTIC TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR A COMBINATION OF THE RIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS, MY AVAILABILITY AND THEIR SERVICE ADVISER AVAILABILITY BEFORE HONDA ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED BUT, WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE BY PHONE OR EMAIL. *JS 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATI

VAN STARTED HESITATING WHILE DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED, FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. ALSO DOWN SHIFTS OCCUR WHILE DECELERATING, WHICH ARE ANNOYING AT LEAST, BUT CAN ALSO CAUSE THE VAN PASSENGERS TO BE FORCED FORWARD. *JB

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOORS STICK. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOAD. *AK

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN D2 AND D3. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 20-25 MPH, OCCASIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION IS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE SLIPPAGE IS WITNESSED BY THE RPM'S RAPID CLIMB AT WHICH TIME I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK, BUT IS NOT REPRODUCABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE AUTO-SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ITSELF ON OCCASION; HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AS HAVING DOOR LOCKED SEEMS TO PREVENT IT FROM OPENING ON ITS OWN. USUALLY CLOSES ITSELF WHILE I AM LEANING IN PUTTING MY CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, AND PUSHES ME AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME UNTIL THE SENSOR MAKES IT OPEN AGAIN. *NLM

THE VEHICLES RIM LEAKED AIR FROM THE TIRE . *NLM

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM, IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. I PERCEIVE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NLM

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I CHANGE DIRECTIONS FORWARD OR REVERSE. I CALLED EVERY HONDA DEALER IN SAN DIEGO AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. AFTER THEY FIRST DENIED HAVING ANYONE ELSE COMPLAIN OF THIS. FINALLY A SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX THE NON-EXISTING PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY HONDA'S AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE SOLUTION AT THIS TIME IS TO HAVE THE BRAKE CALIPERS LUBED FOR THE SHORT TERM BUT THE NOISE WILL COME BACK. HONDA IS APPARENTLY TRYING TO REDESIGN THE SPRINGS ON THE CALIPERS SO UNTIL THEN HAPPY CLUNKING.

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD FALLEN OFF. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE YET THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB. THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN, HOWEVER THE OPENED DUE TO VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO THE METAL DOOR STICKING TO THE RUBBER SEAL. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ENGINE OIL LEAKS DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER CALLS A POROUS ENGINE BLOCK CAST. *NLM

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS SOME FEATURES I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT. EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES IN A NEW DIRECTION, FORWARD OR REVERSE YOU HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AS THE BRAKES ENGAGE THE ROTORS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ANNOYANCE. I DON'T BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGING AS SOON AS YOU STEP ON THE PEDDLE. THEIR P.R. SPIN SAYS THEY MANUFACTURER ROOM FOR HEAT EXPANSION IN THE BRAKE PADS. I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT EXHIBITS THIS PROBLEM. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THEIR NOISY GAS TANK SLOSHING THAT IS VERY PROMINENT IN THE VEHICLE. THIS ONE IS MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE.*JB