DOOR OPENED OVERNIGHT AND RAIN SOAKED INTERIOR. DOOR SLIDES OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK
2002 Honda Odyssey complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2002 record →
SLDING REAR DOOR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION - WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES MAKE ALOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN BACKING OR ROLLING FORWARD. POP IS FELT IN YOUR FEET. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL?*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THIRD ROW BUCKETS SEATS ARE BOLTED TO FLOOR. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S INFANT WAS FLIPPED FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
OIL LEAKING FOLLOWING IMMEDIATE USE OF CAR, UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED & NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, ? FAULTY CASTING AT MANUFACTURER, PRODUCT SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT MANUFACTURER, CAR DRIVEN A TOTAL OF 287 MILES NOW OFF THE ROAD 15 DAYS. *AK
THE VAN'S ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 2700 MILES WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE "D" MODE FOR DRIVE, AND THE GREEN LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING OFF AND ON AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND THIS ENDED THE LIGHTS BEING DISPLAY. TODAY, AT 3100 MILES, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE "D" GEAR SHIFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING OFF AND ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD 5 HRS LATER THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM SHOCKED AND ALSO DISAPPOINTED. IT IS NEW AND COST $30,000 TO PURCHASE. WHAT A BUM DEAL.
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PICTURES AND ACCIDENT REPORT WERE E-MAILED TO MICHAEL LEE AT NHTSA ON 12/05/2001.
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH HAD A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
HEAD RESTRAINTS (HR) DO NOT WORK AS DESCRIBED ON PGS 14 & 104 OF OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE A LONG TORSO AND THE FULLY EXTENDED HEAD RESTRAINTS HIT ME BELOW THE BOTTOM OF MY SKULL. FROM THE TOP OF THE FULLY EXTENDED HR THERE IS STILL 10" TO THE ROOF. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER & HONDA AM ABOUT ALT. HR'S WITH LONGER POSTS. I WAS TOLD NONE EXIST EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS OF THEIR MANUAL. TO ME, HONDA CAN BE SUIED FOR FAULTY EQ. IF I'M REAR ENDED AND RECEIVED NECK/SPINE INJURIES. THE LOCAL DEALER PARTS DEPT SAID I'M NOT THE FIRST TO ASK ABOUT THE SHORT POSTS ON HEAD RESTRAINTS. *AK
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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