2002 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE CAR IS S STALLING AND BUBBLING. IT IS LIKE IM IN NUETRAL ALL THE SUDDEN. *TR

TRANSMISION SARTED TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FLUID LEAK GEAR STAYS ON DRIVE WITH BLINKING LIGHT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 130,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE AT 80,000 MILES. I EXPERIENCED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UP HILL AT AROUND 134,000 MILES. THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED TO MY PREVIOUS HONDA ODYSSEY A 2001 MODEL. IT'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SO, I AM FAIRLY CONFIDENT THIS TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO GO OUT AS WELL. *TR

I PURCHASED HONDA ODYSSEY AT DEALER "THE AUTO CENTER" 3110 PETALUMA BLVD. NORTH PETALUMA CA 94952 AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THESE VANS (RECALL #04V176000). I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE COMFORTABLY AND AT LONG DISTANCE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS WEARING OFF THUS CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION OIL INCREASING THE CHANCES OF EXTREME HEAT ON THIS PART. HE RECOMMENDS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. ON 11/07/2014, VAN FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WAS ON. I HAD VAN TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALERSHIP SAID ECL CODE WAS P0730 & THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROX FAILURE MILEAGE ON VAN WAS 62,000 MILES. I HAD TO PAY $3500 FOR HAVING THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT 3RD GEAR HAD HEAT DISCOLORATION & IS BURNED UP ALONG WITH THE CLUTCHES. I HAVE THE PHOTOS & ALSO THE DAMAGED PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE I HAD LOW MILEAGE I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY REFUSED ANY HELP SAYING WARRANTY PERIOD ON VAN HAD EXPIRED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA'S RECALL DEPT, SINCE I FELT THAT THE BURNT 3RD GEAR WAS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PROBLEM PER 2004 HONDA RECALL FOR 2001 TO 2004 VANS. HONDA SAID THAT RECALL WAS FOR 2ND GEAR & MY DISCOLORATION WAS ON 3RD GEAR. THIS IS LIKE SPLITTING HAIR; SINCE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION WAS DUE TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. I FEEL WITH SINGLE OWNER & LOW MILEAGE OF VAN & WITH THE HEAT DISCOLORATION OF TRANSMISSION PARTS, HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. THEREFORE, HONDA SHOULD PAY ME FOR MY COST TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATES "IF HEAT DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION". THAT LETTER FURTHER STATES "THIS WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE." I FEEL

SOFT HIT ON BACK BUMPER. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. ON 11/07/2014, VAN FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WAS ON. I HAD VAN TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ECL CODE WAS P0730. THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ON VAN WAS 62000. I HAD TO PAY AROUND $3500 FOR HAVING THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE SERVICE ADVISOR TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE 3RD GEAR HAS HEAT DISCOLORATION & IS BURNED UP. IN ADDITION HE SAID, CLUTCHES WERE BURNT UP. I HAVE THE PHOTOS OF THE 3RD GEAR DISCOLORATION & ALSO HAVE THE DAMAGED PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE MY VAN HAS LOW MILEAGE, I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY REFUSED ANY HELP SAYING WARRANTY PERIOD ON VAN HAD EXPIRED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA'S RECALL DEPT, SINCE I FELT THAT THE BURNT 3RD GEAR WAS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PER 2004 HONDA RECALL RELATED TO 2001 TO 2004 VANS. HONDA SAID THAT RECALL WAS FOR 2ND GEAR & MY DISCOLORATION WAS ON 3RD GEAR. THIS WAS LIKE SPLITTING HAIRS; SINCE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION WAS DUE TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE & REFUSED MY PLEA FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $3500 I HAD TO PAY HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL FEEL, WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY VAN & WITH THE HEAT DISCOLORATION OF PARTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, HONDA IS

I HAVE HAD MY ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BRACKET CRACK AND BREAK TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. I AM NOW REPLACING IT FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO PARTS OUT THERE...YOU HAVE TO SEARCH SALVAGE LOTS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND I AM REALLY FED UP WITH IT! THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA, AND HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED! *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGHLY AND D LIGHT BEGIN TO BLINK TCS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF AND TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING. OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR 3 KIDS MY WIFE AND WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US TO DRIVE AS THE TRANS WILL SHIFT ROUGHLY OR NOT SHIFT AND REMAIN IN A LOWER GEAR WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT CERTAIN POINT AND I COULDN'T STOP QUICK ENOUGH. TO MY SURPRISE THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED A WHIPLASH, BRUISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF UPPER BODY AND ALSO MY LEFT KNEE BUMP IN TO THE DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO SHOULDERS, BACK AND NECK. A CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE STOMACH DUE TO SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER AND CHILD PASSENGER DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

ON 9/10/14 I STARTED NOTICING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/DOWN-SHIFTING AT 40MPH/2K RPM MANY TIMES DURING A LESS THAN AN HOUR DRIVE. RPM WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP TO 4K, AND THEN COMES BACK WHILE THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS/SLOWS AS IF IT'S PUT ON ENGINE BRAKE. VEHICLE IS 2002 ODYSSEY AND HAS 69K MILES. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR YEARS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $3700 FOR A REMAN TRANSMISSION WITH 3-Y/36 KMIL WARRANTY. TALKED HONDA AMERICA AND TRIED TO "SEEK GOODWILL ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSMISSION" PER SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY TOOK MY INFO, AND DETAILS, AND EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THEY REVIEWED THEIR PARAMETERS, AND DECIDED THIS IS NOT A CASE THEY ARE WILLING TO ASSIST. CHECKED MY MAINTENANCE RECORD AND WAS ABLE TO FIND A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED MANY YEARS AGO. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE ARE TONS OF SUCH TRANSMISSION ISSUES REPORTED ON HONDA ODYSSEY. IN SOME CASES, THERE SEEMS TO BE REQUIRE A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT EVERY 50K MILES OR SO. APPARENTLY HONDA HAS BEEN KNOWINGLY SELLING SUCH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FOR MANY YEARS W/O TELLING THE CUSTOMERS. I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST AT HONDA AMERICA, AND THE SO CALLED HONDA QUALITY WHICH IS PROVED TO BE A COSTLY MYTH. I HAVE A HYUNDAI WITH CLOSE TO 90K MILES AND SO FAR I DON'T HAVE ANY TRANSMISSION/ENGINE ISSUES. I THINK I'M DONE WITH HONDA. *TR

TRANSMISSION 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING THE "D" INDICATOR LIGHT TO FLASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ABNORMALLY MOVED FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE MOUNT WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS, WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR A SPEED OF 0-5MPH, THE VAN JERKS AND SLOWS TO A ALMOST STOP. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ONE DAY. I HAVE CALLED HONDA A FEW TIMES TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE BREAKS ARE ONLY A YEAR OLD AND SEEMS TO WORK FINE BUT THERE IS A NOISE EVERY TIME I PUSH THE BRAKES. NOT THE USUAL BAD BRAKES SOUND BUT LIKE A TAPPING SOUND. ALSO THE 2 PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE OR OPEN AT TIMES AS WELL AS THE BACK WINDOWS. THE MOTORS HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE PANEL BOX, PLEASE WHAT COULD IT BE AND IS THERE ANY HELP HONDA SHOULD BE DOING AS THEY HAVE STATED THESE PROBLEMS AREN'T UNDER WARRANTY? *TR

WHEN SLOWING THE CAR (PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT) THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LINE: M+S ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P225/60/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TREAD WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,277 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,780.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND TO THIRD GEARS WHILE THE SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL SPEED ONCE IT TRANSITIONED INTO FORTH GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,068.

PULLED OUT OF GAS STATION. STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM RED LIGHT AND THE VAN STALLED TO SHIFT. AFTER IT FINALLY SHIFTED I HEADED HOME AND MY VAN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. 113K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THIS IS CRAP HONDA. *TR

THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DRIVE BELT BROKE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY COULD NOT STOP HIT VEHICLE IN INTERSECTION SECOND TIME SIMILAR SITUATION MY SON DRIVING TO MUCH OIL ON THE BELT, BELT JUMP FROM TENSIONER AND WRAP AROUND EVERY THING VEHICLE TOO HARD TO STOP ENGINE NOT RUNNING RAN IN THE BACK OF SOME ONE MECHANIC DIAGNOSTIC SAYS IT IS THE TENSIONER ,WATER PUMP,OIL FAILED CAUSING A OVER HEATING INTERNALLY IN THE MOTOR BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES I NOTIFIED MY DEALER AND NO REPLY BECAUSE YOU CANT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY DISENGAGES BETWEEN 30MPH TO 40MPH. SOMETIMES IT RE-ENGAGES OR SOMETIMES MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTING CAUSES THE DRIVE TO RE-ENGAGE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY AND THEY ALSO SAY THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. A GOOGLE SEARCH TURNS UP MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR OF THE ODYSSEY. I WILL HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED AS I CANNOT COUNT ON THE VEHICLE FOR RELIABLE AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION ANY MORE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY, 212,200 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND ALSO WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED A FEW YEARS BACK, WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS EVEN TOLD THIS ABOUT 45 DAYS AGO DURING A VISIT FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE. YET, WITHIN THE LAST 8-10 DAYS, THESE PROBLEMS HAVE SUDDENLY APPEARED. THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHER 1999-2004 ODYSSEY OWNERS ARE REPORTING AND ARE THE ONES THAT WERE THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. HONDA AND THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $6100.00. THIS IS 3 TIMES THE VALUE OF THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION AND THERE IS A BANGING NOISE AND LURCHING WHILE SHIFTING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS; ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT THE NOISE IS CONSTANT. I HAVE BROUGHT THESE PROBLEMS TO THE HONDA DEALER'S ATTENTION AT 60,000 MILES AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN AND THAT I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND SO THERE IS NO WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. I TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND AM FEARFUL THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SEIZE UP AND AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN HONDA TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT TO OWNERS' SATISFACTION. HONDA DESIGNED AND BUILT THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE; THEY CHARGE UP TO $5000 FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE ALSO FLAWED. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM NEGLIGENCE. WHY IS HONDA BEING ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE MAKING MONEY ON TRANSMISSION REPAIRS; AND, IN TIME, THEY WILL LOOSE CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE AND LOYALTY! *TR

THIS WAS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT AROUND 35 MPH SPEED INSIDE A TUNNEL IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE IS NO CAR BEHIND US AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AGAIN COUPLE SECONDS LATER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE SLIPPAGE OCCURRED. I HAVE TO DRIVE EXTREME CAREFUL OUT OF THE PARK MOUNTAIN AREA FOR 35 MILE TO REACH THE FIRST CAR SERVICE GARAGE FOR A CHECK. HONDA DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT THAT COSTS $5600. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 100K MILE AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. DEALER DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER AND HONDA AMERICA DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY INSISTED THAT THE RECALL IN 2004 ALREADY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT IT DID NOT OBVIOUSLY! THE FIX COST IS MUCH MORE THAN THE CAR CURRENT VALUE AND POSTS A EXTREME DAMAGE SITUATION IF IT WERE OPERATED WITHOUT TRANSMISSION FIX. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT COMPANY LIKE HONDA IGNORES THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THEIR CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 3RD GEAR ARE SLIPPING. CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHILE IN MOTION BUT ENGINE RPM WENT UP. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TRY AGAIN. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ($5,700). HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL HELP AND CLAIM THAT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION WAS DUE THE AGE OF THE CAR AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION (POWER TRAIN) STARTED FAILING IN LESS THAN 100K MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE DISTRICT HONDA MANAGER IN THE SF BAY AREA AND HONDA REFUSED TO SHARE THE COST. ALL THE SERVICES WERE DONE FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS IN THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE VERY WELL WITH TIMELY TRANSMISSION OIL CHECKS AND CHANGES. I AM SURPRISED TO FIND THAT SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ARE SEEING THE PROBLEM AT A LOW MILEAGE SUCH AS 100K. I TRUSTED HONDA'S QUALITY AND DISAPPOINTED THAT AN IMPORTANT AND COSTLY COMPONENT SUCH AS TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN AT A LOW MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE BRAKE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD WORN PREMATURELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 MINIVAN, PROBLEM WITH REAR SLIDING DOORS ON MINIVAN WHERE DOOR IS OPENING WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. INFANT SEAT IS BUCKLED INTO SECOND ROW SEAT ADJACENT TO DOOR, CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH DRIVING VEHICLE WITH UNRELIABLE DOOR OPENING WHILE MOVING. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND MANUALLY CLOSING DOOR, NOTED THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED AND UNABLE TO LOCK PROBLEM DOOR TO PREVENT DOOR FROM RE-OPENING. *TR

THIS WAS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WENT TO HONDA DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S OVER 100,000 MILES. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HONDA CORPORATION, THEY MIGHT GIVE ME A DISCOUNT. THEY GAVE ME $1000 DISCOUNT, FROM $4700 TO $3700. AAMCO KNEW ABOUT THE ODYSSEY PROBLEM WAS WILLING TO FIX IT FOR $2592, AND I WENT FOR IT BECAUSE MY WIFE NEEDED THE CAR. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATION, ASKED TO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE, FOR $1296. CASE# N012013-08060-1869 CASE MANAGER: CAROLINE (8000-999-1009 EXT. 117739) I EVEN SUBMITTED TO THE CASE MANAGER THE GRAPH OF THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION-RELATED COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA PER 100K SOLD. SHE TOLD ME THAT HONDA DOES NOT TRUST OUTSIDE REPORT. I TOLD HER THAT THIS IS NHTSA REPORT. THERE IS NOTHING THAT SHE COULD DO. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATION THREE MORE TIMES. THEY ONLY OFFERED ME $375 IN THE FORM OF DEALER CREDIT. I REJECTED. ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AGAIN, I SPENT TOTAL ABOUT $4000 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THEY LET YOU KNOW THAT HONDA IS SO BIG THAT A CUSTOMER LIKE ME, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIGHT THEM. I WILL NOT BUY A HONDA CAR ANYMORE. *TR

THE POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT AN EXPENSE OF APPROXIMATELY $6,000. HONDA AMERICA REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL ON OUR VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN WE ACCELERATE OR THE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFTS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO STRAIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT HAS NO EFFECT UNTIL THE VEHICLE SPEED EVENS OUT. THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END THAT IS LOOSE AND IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON ROUGH ROADS OR ENTERING/EXITING PARKING LOTS. YOU CAN HEAR SOMETHING JIGGLING OR MOVING AROUND THAT SHOULD'NT BE DOING SO. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE SPENT OVER $3,000 REPLACING PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS NORMAL BUT I DISAGREE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR HEART SKIPS A BEAT WHENEVER IT HAPPENS. IT IS VERY UNNERVING AND SEEMINGLY DANGEROUS. *TR

I CAN NOT GET MY DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE RECALL. DEALERSHIP: TEAM HONDA 4613 EAST LINCOLN HWY MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410 DESPITE PROVIDING THE RECALL NOTICE 13V-132, PROVIDING MY VIN #, AND MAKING AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE, THEY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE ON A SHORT TRIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I CAN FEEL THE SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX DID NOTHING TO HELP THE PROBLEM. WHEN SPEAKING TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY JUST KEPT SILENT. HOWEVER WHEN RESEARCHING THE TRANSMISSION ONLINE, THERE ARE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FOR 1999 TO 2010 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS I HAVE. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG LASTING, WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS IGNORING. HOW CAN I TRUST A DEALERSHIP THAT ISN'T HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY? *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION, BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.

I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE ON A CROWDED DAY WITH CONSTRUCTION CONES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO GET INTO A LANE, AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL. I LET UP ON THE PEDAL ONCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK. I TRIED TO PULL IT UP, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD NOT GET OVER, AS THE SHOULDER WAS BLOCKED, SO LOOKED FOR AN EXIT. I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE CAR WHEN I DID. THE ONLY SUCCESS I HAD AT ALL IN SLOWING THE CAR (I WAS GOING 70MPH WHEN IT STUCK) WAS IN HOLDING THE BRAKES, WHICH I DID. I FINALLY SAW AN EXIT WHERE I COULD GET OFF, AND I DID, HOLDING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD WHILE THROWING THE CAR INTO PARK AND KILLING THE ENGINE. IT WAS ONLY BY TURNING THE CAR OFF THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. WHEN WE STARTED THE VAN LATER, THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SMELL (PROBABLY THE BRAKES), BUT THE PEDAL CAME UNSTUCK. MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD GOTTEN STUCK, AND HE DISCONNECTED IT. IT IS THE MOST TERRIFYING CAR EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD, AND I AM ONLY THANKFUL THAT I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR, AND NOT WITH MY CHILDREN. I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY, WAS COMPLETELY TRAUMATIZED, BUT HAVE HAD TO GET OVER IT BECAUSE MY JOB REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF DRIVING. I DON'T TRUST MY VAN, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT CONNECTED. WHAT ELSE WILL IT DO NOW!? I HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY WITH VISIBILITY IN THIS VAN, ALREADY, AND THIS CONFIRMS THAT I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY NEW AND AFTER ONLY 69995 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAPPEN AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE TO A CAR THAT HAD NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. *TR

PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN TRANSMISSION TRIES TO SHIFT FROM A LOWER RATIO AND THE NEXT HIGHER RATIO. DURING THE SHIFT, THE GEAR CHANGES WILL SOMETIMES PAUSES CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE FORWARD POWER SEEMS. WHEN PAUSE CONDITION IS NOTICED, LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL ALLOWS GEARS TO CHANGE. SHIFTING PAUSES STARTED ABOUT 3-WEEKS AGO, AND ONLY ABOUT 5-SHIFT INCIDENTS HAVE ONLY HAPPENED SINCE. DEALER INSPECTED CAR AND CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. COST TO REPLACE WAS QUOTED AT $4,652. DEALER IS TRYING TO GET SOME HELP FROM HONDA, BUT IT ISN'T LOOKING HOPEFUL. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAD ONLY BEEN BUYING NEW HONDA VEHICLES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ONLY HAVE 60K WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE CALLED AMERICA HONDA BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE THE CAR TOO OLD. I ASKED THEM IF HONDA TRANSMISSION ONLY LAST THAT LONG. THEY DON'T SAY ANYTHING JUST KEPT SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN HELP. I AM SO DISAPPOINTMENT WITH HONDA COMPANY. MY WHOLE HOUSE, RELATIVE HAVE HONDA BUT AFTER THIS. WE WILL NEVER EVER BROUGHT HONDA AGAIN. DISAPPOINTMENT CUSTOMER *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEAR 2 AND 3, AND IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUM SITES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST OVER $4,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOPS CHARGES AROUND 2,500 DOLLARS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD HE WOULD HAD TO PAY $900 TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, AS THE RECALL ITEM WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HORN DID NOT WORK.

WHEN WE ARE GOING UPHILL FROM FULL STOPPED IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PICKING UP AND IT SOUNDS LIKE SLIPPAGE OF THE GEAR. THEN THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP AND WHEN WE GOT HOME I GRABBED MY CODE READER AND SAYS P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATIO AND P0505 IDLE. THERE IS NO CRASH BUT ALMOST BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND US ARE REALLY FAST GOING UPHILL AND BECAUSE IM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE SO MOST LIKELY HE DIDN'T SEE THAT WERE ARE NOT MOVING WITH THE CURRENT FLOW OF TRAFFIC PLUS IT HAPPENED AT NIGHT AT AROUND 11:05 PM AFTER I DROPPED OFF MY WIFE TO WORK. MY FOOT IS IN THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I NOTICED WE ARE NOT ACCELERATING NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. ALL YOU CAN HEAR IS SLIPPAGE OF GEAR BUT IDLE IS GOING UP WITHOUT POWER. *TR

TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL. ON PICKUP OF CAR NOTICED SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER WILL NOT FIX LIGHT UNLESS I PAY MONEY. BUT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER "FIXING" AIRBAG RECALL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN ABOUT 10 INCHES WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE POWER DOOR QUIT LATCHING AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ON RANDOMLY. FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP, WE HAD TO KEEP PRESSING THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE DOOR EVERY TIME IT CAME OPEN. WE ALSO HAD TO MOVE THE KIDS AROUND SO THAT NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT CLOSEST TO THE DOOR. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR TWO YEARS AGO. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX, NOT TO MENTION, YOUNG CHILDREN RIDING IN THE VAN AND HAVING THE DOOR RANDOMLY POP OPEN IS DANGEROUS AND A LIABILITY ISSUE. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS COULD BE VERY POOR PR FOR HONDA IF SOMEONE'S DOOR COMES OPEN AND A CHILD FALLS OUT. *TR

I'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT WHILE STARTING FROM A FULL STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE MOTOR REVS UNTIL I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BY HONDA AT 100K MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM 2 GEAR TO 3 GEAR IT IS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL HONDA VANS. *TR

MY HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 14-JULY. GEARS SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND 2ND AND 3RD WAS NOTICEABLE, IT WOULD NOT PICK SPEED WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP, TCS STARTS BLINKING WHEN THIS GEARS SHIFT HAPPENING, ALSO D SIGN BLINKS. I WENT TO REDWOOD CITY, CA HONDA DEALER, WHERE I SERVICE MY CAR ALL THE TIME. HTTP://WWW.HONDA-RC.COM/ THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T DO TRANSMISSION AND SUGGESTED I WORK WITH OTHER COMPANIES LIKE AAMCO. I READ WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM BUT HONDA IS NOT FORTHCOMING AND HELPING OWNERS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR