2002 Honda Odyssey complaints

MY 2002 ODYSSEY HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT SLIPS, WE CORRECTED A PRESSURE SWITCH THAT WAS BAD AND REPLACED WITH A NEW OEM. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND DOESN'T GIVE OUT ANY CODES. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YRS THAT MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD. THE SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE ALSO BAD. I WAS READING THE FORUMS AND LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I THINK THIS ISSUE IS SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, AND IN REVERSE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO HAVE WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO OF MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS PERFORMED AS VERIFIED THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT AT 48000 MILES,IT COST ME $6000.00 WITH THE COMPUTER CAN I GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COMPONENTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANS SHUDERS BANGS INTO GEAR OR SLIPS THEN CATCHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY AND REMAINED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS AND ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 03/27/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN ACCELERATION. UPDATED EVOQ 03/30/12. *JB

TRANSMISSION LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND STARTED SLIPPING. TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2744. ALL MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THAT WAS SCHEDULED AND PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP.

TRANSMISSION HAS INTERNAL FAILURES, REPLACE TRANSMISSION, ONLY 108,844 MILES. *TR

I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE ON THE TRANSMISSION WITH SLIPPING GEARS (2ND AND 3RD) A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND JERKY SHIFTING WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE, DRIVE, ETC. I'VE HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AND REAPPLY IT TO ENGAGE THE GEARS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE PAST BUT THE ERRORS WENT OUT. THE LAST TIME I HAVE TO RESET THE POWER BY REMOVING ONE CONNECTOR OF THE BATTERY. *TR

PRIVATE SALE PURCHASE FEB 2009, 80K. SINCE 06/2011, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. TRANSMISSION IS INCREASINGLY MISSING GEAR. HIGH ENGINE REVS BETWEEN SHIFTING 1->2. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED PER RECOMMENDATIONS, NON HONDA SERVICE STATION. RECENTLY HAD THE FLUID CHANGED. SAME SERVICE STATION HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING AT A LOCAL NON HONDA DEALER. I HAVE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS SERVICE STATION FOR 25 YEARS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN RELATED TO TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED AT 28,232 MILES. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAS AN INVOICE WHICH SHOWED THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED AT THAT MILEAGE. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ALSO, THE LEFT MIDDLE SEAT RECLINER HANDLE WAS REPLACED. *JB STATUS UPDATED 02/24/12

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THEY HAVE HAD THREE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED 85,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS A VEHICLE OWNER, I WOULD EXPECT A TRANSMISSION TO LAST AROUND 100,000/150,000 MILES. IN 9/2011, I BARELY REACHED ANOTHER 87,000 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN. I HAD MY 4 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AS I WAS GOING UP A BRIDGE. THE ROAD HAD NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON. I WAS IN VERY GREAT DANGER AS 18 WHEELERS TRIED TO PASS ME. I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. PRIORITY HONDA IN CHESAPEAKE QUOTED ME $6000 TO REPLACE. I FELT THAT IT WAS HONDAS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. THE REP INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE 2ND GEAR. PRIORITY SAID THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I WENT ELSEWHERE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. I HAD 3 OTHER LOCATIONS THAT TOLD ME IT WAS THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS SLIPPING. I FEEL THAT PRIORITY HONDA HAD TOTALLY DISREGARDED ME AS A CUSTOMER. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO A HONDA DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS. WHATEVER I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED DONE, I WOULD HAVE DONE. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE I RECEIVED FROM PRIORITY HONDA FROM THE SAME REP FROM THE PAST 8 YRS. THIS PAST WEEK, ONCE AGAIN, MY VAN HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 YOUNG CHILDREN. TRANSMISSION AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS DUE TO THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE COMPANY THAT HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEE

PRIOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I WAS LISTENING TO A WEIRD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSTIC A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ONLY AFTER 3 OR 4 WEEKS, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A U-TURN AND TAKE THE CAR HOME. AFTER THAT THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO MOVE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA DUE TO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY JUST HAVE IGNORED ALL OF THEM. SHAME ON YOU HONDA!!! *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH IT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AT THOSE TIMES, I MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. TWO TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK, I DID THIS. SEEMED TO HAVE LATCHED SINCE THE LIGHT WENT OUT. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD ON THAT SIDE, SECURED IN A CAR SEAT AND THE DOOR OPENED - EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE SWITCH TO MANUAL. HAD TO TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PUTTING THE SWITCH TO AUTOMATIC AND HOLDING DOWN THE CLOSE BUTTON. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!! AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE A SEVERE LIABILITY FOR HONDA. CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 140,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,879 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,200.

THE VAN FAILS TO GAIN SPEED AND DOES NOT GO BEYOND 20-25 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY. MOST OF THE TIMES IT HAPPENS AFTER STOP N GO SITUATION AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR ENTERING A FREEWAY IF YOU HAVE TO STOP AT THE ENTRY DUE TO METERING ON DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC TIMES. NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE OF POOR DESIGN OR WORKMANSHIP YET IT SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEY 2002. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED WHILE A PASSENGER'S HAND WAS IN THE DOOR PATH. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REOPEN THE DOOR TO REMOVE THE PASSENGER'S FINGER. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE FINGER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,437.

FAILED ON INTERSTATE @ 50MPH. *TR

DRIVING UP TO 40MPH THE 3RD GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. IT WAS SLIPPING FROM 3RD TO 4TH AND SHOOK THE WHOLE CAR VIGOROUSLY. FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE GEARS WOULDN'T GRAB VERY SMOOTHLY EITHER. STOPPING THE CAR FROM 40MPH TO 0MPH WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTED THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AGAIN BECAUSE OF FAILURE WITH THE 3RD GEAR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD TO GET 3RD GEAR REBUILT. THE WHOLE REPAIR ON THE TRANSMISSION COST ME $2,650.00.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, DUE TO THE GEARS SLIPPING. *JB

AT 115000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GETTING STUCK IN NEUTRAL BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BUT NO CODES WERE COMING UP. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE TCS LIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO GOT THE CODE P0730 AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT A HOLD OF MY DEALER WHO COULD NOT HELP ME BUT COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT FULL PRICE. HONDA CORP. JUST HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I STARTED ASKING THEM ABOUT THE RECALL BACK IN 2004. I SPOKE WITH A CO-WORKER ABOUT THERE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THERE TRANSMISSION WENT 2 MONTHS AGO WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES. HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS SPEAKING WITH CORP. & DEALER I WILL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN!! *KB

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY ---LOUD NOISES AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND VAN WAS GOING NOWHERE---COULD ONLY MOVE IF SPEED WAS KEPT UNDER 20MPH KEPT IN FIRST GEAR----------BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS( HE TOLD ME THE TRANNY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ) ONLY HAVING MILEAGE IN THE 54000-55000 RANGE AND KNOWING THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AROUND TOWN AND THE OCCASIONAL VACATION TRIP SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT HONOR MY MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS AND I NEEDED TO BRING IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THEY AGREED AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO AND CHARGED ME $120.00 FOR MY "DIAGNOSIS". THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THEY COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER FOR $7800.00. THEY TOLD ME BOTH THE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER TO HAVE A "WARRANTY" APPLIED TO THE NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED WHICH ITEM WAS BAD THE TRANSMISSION OR COMPUTER THAT TOLD THE TRANNY TO SHIFT AT THE CORRECT RPM. THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION JUST THAT THE HOME OFFICE HAS SET THIS PRECEDENT ---BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE AN IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON OR JUST COVERING THEMSELVES. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER WITH GENUINE HONDA PARTS FOR A LITTLE UNDER $5000.00 AND I HAVE THE "WARRANTY" THEY OFFERED AS WELL. I AM STILL WAITING FOR HONDA AMERICA TO REVIEW AND HELP ME OUT WITH PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT I F

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPED IN 2007. IT WAS BROUGHT TO ACURA DEALER FOR CHECKUP AND WAS INFORMED NOTHING CAN BE REPRODUCED. SINCE THEN THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ON AND OFF. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPED AGAIN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARED AND CEL(CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) WAS ON NOV 17 2011. THE VEHICLE SEEMS STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL FOR FEW SECONDS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS LUCKY THERE ARE NOT ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO HONDA/ACURA DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSES AND NO ISSUE WAS ABLE TO BE REPRODUCED.. CALL UP AMERICAN HONDA SERVICE HOTLINE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS BEYOND 3YEARS/36000 WARRANTY AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR THE GEARS SUDDENLY WERE NOT ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY AND WE SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY AND WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVERS AROUND US. DURING THE DRIVE HOME THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS THANKFUL TO GET HOME SAFELY. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 1, 2005, DAVID HOBBS HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION OF MY ODYSSEY AT 37,000 MILES. UNDER THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR "OIL JET KIT." [OUR OTHER HONDA, AN ACCORD, GOT A NEW TRANSMISSION.] LIKE MY ACCORD, THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE LED TO A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE SIX YEARS LATER AT 111,000 MILES, THE ODYSSEY STARTED TO SEVERELY SLIP GEARS AND HAVE TROUBLE MOVING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT COULD NOT GET INTO 3RD OR 4TH, OFTEN REQUIRING ME TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF TRAFFIC SO CARS COULD PASS AT NORMAL MPH. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK THE ODYSSEY TO A HONDA SPECIALIST MECHANIC SHOP, CARISMA MOTORS, WHERE THE ODYSSEY HAS HAD REGULAR AND RECOMMENDED SERVICE SINCE 2002. CARISMA MOTORS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $4,200 FOR A HONDA TRANSMISSION. CARISMA INFORMED ME THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE VERY COMMON. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO SAY IT SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2005 AND SHOULD OFFER SOME RECOURSE FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SO PREVALENT WITH ODYSSEYS. AFTER BEING PUT ON HOLD (SO THE AGENT COULD PRESUMABLY CHECK WITH A HIGHER UP), I WAS TOLD NO RECOURSE WOULD BE GIVEN BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MILEAGE. HONDA KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOW IN 2005 THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL JET WAS A BAND AID TO GET HONDA PAST THE WARRANTY THE RECALL DEMANDED. HONDA SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO AVOID TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS WITH TH

WHILE DRIVING OUR VAN IN DECEMBER 2008 IT SUDDENLY STARTED GIVING UNEVEN RESPONSE TO THE SPEED CHANGES AND I COULD FEEL THE PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION RELATED. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION. SINCE I HAD BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THE WARRANTY COMPANY SENT THE DEALER ANOTHER USED HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION AS REPLACEMENT. IT HOWEVER FAILED, TOO, IN MAY THIS YEAR (2011) AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER USED TRANSMISSION. THIS THIRD ONE HAS NOW STARTED GIVING THE SAME TROUBLE SINCE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE'S A CLASS ACTION SUIT GOING ON AGAINST HONDA ON THE EAST COAST ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PARTY ON THAT ONE! THANKS! *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS COME TO LEARN, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002-2004 MODEL YEAR ODYSSEY'S WERE DEFECTIVE. ON DECEMBER 10, 2010 THE DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER, THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $ 3965.69. HONDA AGREED TO PAY $1,000 TOWARD THE REPAIR. ON JANUARY 3, 2011 THE CONSUMER PAID THE REMAINING BALANCE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CODE P0730 GEAR RATIO INCORRECT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 127,263. THERE WAS NO CLEAR WARNING, THE CAR HESITATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER AND WHEN I GOT THERE THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $3800.00 AND THEY ALSO SAID I NEEDED THREE ENGINE MOUNTS AT A COST OF $920.00. ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CODE P0730 FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS ITEM CODE P0730 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DIRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD 25 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT SPEED UP TO THE 35 MILES, IT JUST REVVED AND THE RPMS WENT HIGH. WENT TO SIDE OF REOAD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED AND IT WORKED BUT THEN 1/2 BLOCK LATER SAME ISSUE. TOOK IT TO HONDA TO DIAGNOSE, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD GEARS. THERE WAS ALSO AN EXTREME INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REVERSE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116.000.

AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE INTO 2 PIECES. HAD SHE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD I CAN THINK OF A NUMBER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. IN 55 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN OR EVEN HEARD OF IT HAPPENING. AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET, HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS VEHICLE MORE THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN 2ND GEAR. NOW THE TCS LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES THE D LIGHT BLINKS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IN "GOOD FAITH" THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. APPOX $3,000 - $4,500 OUT OF MY POCKET. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY A PENNY IF THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ODYSSEY HAVE KNOWN CASES OF FAILED TRANSMISSIONS. ALL OF THE CONSUMER POSTS I HAVE BEEN READING ARE THE SAME. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA? WHO IS ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER? WHY CAN'T AMERICANS HAVE THE SAME HELP AS OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER TAKING TO HONDA FOR SERVICE. THEY FLUSHED OUT TRANSMISSION AND ADDED NEW FLUID. QUOTED $4800 FOR NEW ONE OR $4200 FOR A REBUILT ONE. *TR

ABOUT 20+ TIMES, WHILE DRIVING AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENTS PANEL LIGHTS FLASHES ON BRIEFLY, THEN TURNS OFF. THE HONDA DEALER COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THEN ON 10/14/2011, THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN BUT IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENTS PANEL LIGHTS FLASHING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHERE IT COULD NOT BE TURNED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT (ALMOST RAN OVER A PEDESTRIAN). LUCKILY THE BRAKES STILL WORKED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, PULLING OUT THE KEY, AND THEN RESTARTING IT, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY OWNER'S FORUM AT: HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/9-PROBLEMS-CONCERNS/1365-2002-DASHBOARD-LIGHTS-FLASH.HTML THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA PROBLEM WHERE THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) #03-902, WHICH CAN BE SEEN AT: HTTP://WWW.TEGGER.COM/HONDAFAQ/TSB/ODYSSEY/X03-902E.PDF THIS TSB SHOWS THAT REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR FIXES THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE FEARS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 147,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *KB

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY ODYSSEY MALFUNCTIONED, AND ABRUPTLY CLOSED AFTER OPENING ABOUT SIX INCHES. MY DAUGTER'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, AND SHE HAS A FRACTURED THUMB. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD AN RPM JUMP FROM 2000 TO 6000 THEN DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WITH A VIOLENT "SLAM" CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION. THE TOUR BUS THAT WAS BEHIND ME WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID HITTING ME AND I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A NEAR TRAGEDY THAT WAS UNEXPECTED. MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THE APPROX. $4000.00 REPAIR IS MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A SERIOUS INJURY OR POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT'S OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT COULD CAUSE SUDDEN STOPPAGE (AS IN MY CASE) POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE IN MICHIGAN WITH A SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER THAT REGISTERED IN KILOMETERS. WHEN I SOLD THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THE DEALSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE VIOLATED THE LAW AND THAT THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVERTING THE VEHICLE TO U.S. STANDARDS. THIS RESULTED IN $2500 LOSS IN THE VALUE ON MY TRADE IN.

OUR VAN CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR STRUTS HAVE FAILED SO THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT STAY UP. *KB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITH A VIOLENT JERK. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR DURING ACCELERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT AND DISCOLORED. ALSO, THERE WERE INTERNAL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH REQUIRED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 59872 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000 ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALER. *TR

ONE MONTH AGO, MY HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND HESITATE WHEN I DROVE INTO FREE WAY. ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY CARS BEHIND. AND ALSO, ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHT AND DRIVE AT ABOUT 40 MILES/HOUR ON THE FREE WAY. THE SLIP SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SWITCHES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WHEN PUTTING ON GAS TO ACCELERATE, IT CAN TAKE LONG TIME (1 MINUTE) TO GO FROM 20 MILES/HOUR TO 40 MILES/HOUR, AND DURING THAT TIME, IT MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE IF THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO SPEED UP!!!! VERY DANGEROUS!!!! SINCE THEN, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY COST TO FIX IT. A HONDA DEALER DID AGREE TO COVER 40% OF THE REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS VERY OFTEN ON HONDA CARS, PLEASE URGE HONDA TO STEP UP AND ACCEPT THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND TO COVER 100% COST FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL FOR DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG MODULE REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STILL HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER HASN'T CONTACTED HIM. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE/FAILURE

GOT 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WORKS FINE FOR ME FOR 2 YEARS AND SUDDENLY CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS ON CAR SLIPPING ON 2ND&3RD GEAR. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PART OF THE RECALL THAT HONDA SUPPOSE TO FIX!!! PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS I NOTICED THE "D" LIGHT FOR MY TRANSMISSION SELECTOR FLASHING. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FLASHING STOPPED AND DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. ON JULY 27 WHILE ON A TRIP TO CANADA WITH LESS THAN 78,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I AGAIN NOTICED THE "D" LIGHT FLASHING. I ALSO NOTICED ABNORMAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER IN CORNWALL, ONTARIO, CANADA, WHERE THEY READ THE CODES AS "P1740" FOR 4TH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE AND "P0710" FOR ATF TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILURE. THEY RESET THE CODES, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY THE "D" LIGHT WAS FLASHING AGAIN. MY LOCAL DEALER IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS READ THE SAME TWO CODES FROM THE SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME $430 FOR REPLACING THOSE TWO SENSORS. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA, AND A REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME. SHE TOLD ME HONDA WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR SINCE THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT I HAD A NON-HONDA AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLER INSTALLED. I'VE HAD NO SUCH DEVICE INSTALLED. SHE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY ODYSSEY HAD BEEN PART OF THE 2004 RECALL AND ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE LOCAL DEALER DETERMINED MY TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TRAILER TOWING. THE VAN HAS TOWED A LIGHT TRAILER ABOUT FOUR TIMES AND NEVER OVER LENGTHY DISTANCES. I WAS NOT TOWING A TRAILER ON THE TRIP TO CANADA. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 2002 ODYSSEY'S HAVE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMIS

WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE TIRES IN JULY 2010. THIS IS A SECOND CAR FOR OUR FAMILY AND IS NOT UTILIZED MUCH (<8,000 MILES PER YEAR). IN MAY OF 2011, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AS WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAD THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME (ONE OF WHICH IS DISABLED) AND SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND FIRESTONE NATIONAL CENTER DID NOTHING AND OFFERED NOTHING IN TERMS OF HELP. THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT THE TIRE MODEL NUMBER FOR ANY DATABASE. THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK IF WE WERE OK. THEN IN JULY OF 2011, COMING HOME FROM VACATION WITH THE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, UNBELIEVABLY THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70 MPH. WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND AGAIN HAD DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (AT LEAST NOW THE BACK END OF THE CAR IS SYMMETRICAL WITH THE DAMAGE). THIS TIME, FIRESTONE OPENED A CLAIM AND ASKED FOR BOTH OF THE TIRES BACK HOWEVER, THEY HAVE YET TO SEND US THE CLAIM FORMS. AGAIN, NO CONCERN ON THE SAFETY OF THE FAMILY. THE TIRES WE PURCHASED NEW WERE FR 380 P225/60 R16 97S TIRES WITH A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 4908 AND 4608.