2002 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE RPM'S BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. WHEN TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR THE CAR CANNOT GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BECOMES AN OBSTACLE FOR TRAFFIC WHICH BEGINS HONKING AND PASSING. MERGING SAFELY IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AS THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. CANNOT MEET MINIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENT ON SOME HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 14 MONTHS. *TR

O2 HONDA ODYSSEY, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANNY ONCE BACK AT 78K AND NOW THE TRANNY NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN 119K. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HONDA WON'T DO A DAME THING ABOUT IT. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THESE TRANY FAILURES. CLASS ACTION SUIT ONLY COVERED UP TO 2001. I COULD GO ON BUT LOOK AT ALL THE FORUMS AND SEE THE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS. *TR

HONDA 2002 ODYSSEY: TRANSMISSION FAIL TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. RUNNING AT NEURAL WHEN OCCURRED. NEED TO STOP THE CAR, BEGIN FROM THE FIRST. IT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF HAPPENED WHEN THERE IS AN INCOMING CAR AT THE INTERSECTION, ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES COULD OCCUR. BROUGHT TO GARAGE AND WAS TOLD MUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NEED IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION. PLEASE CONTACT HONDA AMERICA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR THANKS

TRANSMISSION SLIPS/DISENGAGES LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO MEANS OF MOTORED CONTROL. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSE CHANGED FUSES HAD IT INTO SHOP CAN'T SEEM TO FIX I'L BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE DOOR JUST OPENS THANK GOD MY KIDS ARE GROWN UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A ROUGH SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SWEET SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER FOUND TRASH IN THE BLOWER MOTOR AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED. WHILE REMOVING THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE, THE THREAD CAME OUT WITH THE BOLT SINCE NOTHING WAS HOLDING THE ENGINE IN PLACE AND THAT ALSO CAUSED THE HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE ENGINE CAN COME APART WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 12/09/09 *BF UPDATED 12/10/09. THE CONSUMER STATED THE EGR VALVE BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING JUST AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 09/13/10

NHTSA RECALL #04V176000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REGARDING THE FOREMENTIONED RECALL, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA'S SOLUTION IS ONLY A SHORT TERM SOLUTION AND A SAFETY ISSUE STILL EXISTS. THE RECALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED 4/21/2004 BY AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN CHANGING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND WILL SOMETIMES HAVE A DELAYED SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS WHERE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN QUICKLY WHILE IN LIMBO. TWO SAFETY ISSUES ARE PRESENT. ONE, THE CAR SHUTTERS AND SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE IT TO COME TO AN ABRUPT AND VIOLENT STOP SINCE IT'S MOVING AT AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. SECONDLY, IF CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING OR YIELDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IF THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES OR GOES INTO LIMBO BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD, IT PRESENTS THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE DEALER, BROWN'S HONDA OF GLEN BURNIE, MD, STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN IT'S ENTIRETY AS REPLACING COMPONENTS DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM - IT IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM. I'VE VERIFIED THE DEALERS STATEMENT WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS. WITH THIS SAID, I BELIEVE THAT HONDA'S REMEDY IS SHORT LIVED AND TO SERVE AS A BANDAID AND WOULD SINCERELY APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB. THANK YOU *TR

OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 63500 MILES ON IT THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP UNDER LIGHT OR HARD ACCELERATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD CAUSING TRAFFIC HAZARD AND POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRUCK IN THE REAR. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT 13000 MILE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ADDED A TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR OIL JET TO LUBRICATE THE GEAR AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION REPORTED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS AND THAT THERE WAR A RECALL ON THE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE YEARS 1998-2001. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THERE TRANSMISSION REPLACED CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS IS A TRAFFIC HAZARD WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND HONDA HAS ADDED THIS OIL JET TO ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO GET PAST THE 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANTY SO THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING WHATSOEVER. AFTER STOPPING COMPLETELY THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN THE PARKING GEAR AND IT WILL START UP AGAIN COMPLETELY NORMAL. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA AND 2 OTHER INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS HAVE TOLD ME MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, 76K MILES, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A VERY HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I'M ALSO TOLD THE ECU MUST BE REPLACED AS WELL OTHERWISE NEW PART WILL NOT BE WARRANTED. HONDA HAS AGREED TO PAY 70% OF THE REPAIR. I FEEL HONDA KNOWS THESE DEFECTS EXIST, AND DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE CHARGED 30% OF THIS REPAIR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY IS GOING AND HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR VEHICLES THROUGH 2001. THE VEHICLE KEEPS SLIPPING GEARS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND THERE IS A HUGE CLUNKING NOISE. OUR MECHANIC EMPTIED THE TRANNY FLUID AND ADDED A "REPAIR" FLUID. THAT WORKED FOR A WHILE, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE $5K TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCED GEAR FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL #04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT UP. INITIALLY OCCURRED IN APRIL EVERY FEW DAYS, BUT OCCURS ALMOST DAILY NOW. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAIL TO ENGAGE TO 3RD GEAR. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY LX 2002, TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD IMMEDIATELY NOT "GO" ANYWHERE WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. WE HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS A FEW TIMES TO GET THE VAN TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON GOT CODE P0730 AND P0845 SEPT 17, 2009. HONDA DEALER STATES WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE NOW HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE VAN. WE ARE TOLD WE ARE OVER THE YEARS FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FROM 2004 WAS "FIXED" ON OUR VAN. THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT IS DUE TO A BAD TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX THAT HAS NOW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE 3RD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH A COOLER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON VAN FROM THE 2004 RECALL IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF THE 2002 ODYSSEYS TRANSMISSIONS FROM FAILING. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY LX 2002, TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD IMMEDIATELY NOT "GO" ANYWHERE WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. WE HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS A FEW TIMES TO GET THE VAN TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON GOT CODE P0730 AND P0845 SEPT 17, 2009. HONDA DEALER STATES WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE NOW HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE VAN. WE ARE TOLD WE ARE OVER THE YEARS FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FROM 2004 WAS "FIXED" ON OUR VAN. THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT IS DUE TO A BAD TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX THAT HAS NOW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE 3RD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH A COOLER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON VAN FROM THE 2004 RECALL IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF THE 2002 ODYSSEYS TRANSMISSIONS FROM FAILING. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN HAVING TROUBLES SHIFTING INTO GEAR IN AUGUST 2009. IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WOULD SHIFT. RECENTLY THAT DID NOT WORK AND I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS MERGING ON TO THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE GAS AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL ON TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR WOULD SHIFT AFTER THAT IS THAT I HAD TO STOP THE CAR FIRST. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SINCE MY CAR IS A 2002 AND NOT BETWEEN 1999 AND 2001 IT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND IT IS GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN MADE FOR THIS YEAR. ON THIS SITE ALONE IS OVER 125 PAGES WORTH OF COMPLAINTS (WITH AT LEAST 2 COMPLAINTS PER PAGE) ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR. THIS MOST DEFINITELY IS STILL A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOT ONLY IS THIS EXPENSIVE BUT SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

DRIVING EAST ON HIGHWAY 27 NEAR LITTLE FALLS, MN AT 55 MPH. A DRUNK DRIVER WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. THERE WAS NO TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES. SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO AVOID KILLING DRIVER. HIT LEFT FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. IMPACT CAUSED CAR TO BECOME AIRBORNE, DOWN AN 8 FOOT GULLY, AND 30 FEET INTO A CORN FIELD. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH WEARING SEAT BELTS. IMPACT THREW ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING MY STERNUM, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. MY WIFE SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CHARGED. ALL SERVICE WAS CURRENT WITH NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE "D" (DRIVE GEAR) LIGHT FLASHING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID THE FUEL CELLS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO, WE REPLACED THEM (COST US ABOUT $300). THIS PAST FRIDAY, STARTING OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MY ENTIRE FAMILY (HUSBAND, WIFE, 3 KIDS AND MOTHER) WERE TAKING A ROAD TRIP TO NIAGARA FALLS IN CANADA. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES INTO OUR TRIP ON I-90, HE FELT THE CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING. THEN THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF AND WOULDN'T GO OFF, EVEN AFTER HE PRESSED THE TCS BUTTON. WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING PROPERLY, IT WAS STALLING AND THEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE. HE PULLED OVER AT A "PARKING" RESTOP, NO FACILITIES, JUST AN "AID" PHONE (WHICH DIDN'T WORK). THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD, THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS TREMENDOUS. IT SMOKED FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. WE CALLED FOR SERVICE, BUT SINCE THAT'S A PRIVATE ROAD, WE COULDN'T GET A TOWING COMPANY TO COME OUT. THE NYS THRUWAY AUTHORITY FINALLY GOT SOMEONE THERE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO SCHENECTADY, NY (ABOUT 1/2 HOUR DRIVE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION) AND WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR TOWING TO THAT TOWN. THERE WAS NO SERVICE UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE HAD TO GET A TAXI TO ALBANY AIRPORT TO GET A RENTAL CAR...EVERYTHING SOLD OUT DUE TO LONG WEEKEND...BEGGED AND PLEADED AND FINALLY GOT A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS...BASICALLY, WE WERE STRANDED...WE P

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 2/7/04 WITH 28,317 MILES. ON 2/17/04 WITH 28,784 MILES BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SAYING THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ON 6/29/04 BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION (2ND TO 3RD GEAR TRANNY OIL KIT INSTALL) WITH 35.385 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON 9/28/04 BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AT 40,676 MILES WITH THE SAME HESITATION ISSUES. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THE HESITATION WAS MERELY CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK THAT AS GOSPEL AND DROVE WITH THE EVER WORSENING ISSUE UNTIL TODAY (9/5/09). ON 9/2/09 I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT HELP. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TLC LIGHT WAS ON. THE SERVICE PERSON AND MECHANICS DID NOT EVEN ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, EVEN THROUGH THEY WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND THEIR LOT. I MENTIONED THE LIGHTS TO THE SERVICE PERSON WHO TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AROUND FOR A FEW DAYS AND IF THE LIGHT STAYED ON TO COME BACK IN. THEY WOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND SEE IF IT SAID OFF. IF IT CAME BACK ON I SHOULD BRING THE VAN BACK IN. MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC MY VAN STARTED TO SLAM IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS TO KEEP FROM SLIDING OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOWER GEAR KICKING IN AT 70 MPH. LUCKILY I HAD JUST DROPPED OFF MY DAUGHTER AND IT WAS ONLY MY WIFE AND I IN THE VEHICLE. I AM UPSET THAT I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOTALLY IGNOR

NO PARTICULAR EVENTS. JUST CAREFUL DRIVING IN RURAL IOWA. TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION HAD 89,500 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED VIA RECALL IN 2004 AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN SEPT 2007. STILL FAILED IN AUGUST 2009. DEALER IS ESTIMATING $4,000 OR SO TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 40 MPH WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A CODE P0730. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER WAS SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE WITHOUT FORCING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A HEAVY NUDGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPM'S WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE "ENGINE MAINTENANCE" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,500. THE VIN NUMBER WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 09/21/09.*JB

HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. PREVIOUSLY: 39,000 MILES JULY 2004 HAD THE OIL JET COMPLETED BY HONDA FOR RECALL; 43,000 MILES OCT 2004 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND SHIFTING ABNORMALLY, RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED BY HONDA PER SB# 04-043; 67,000 MILES JULY 2006 SHIFT HESITATION BETWEEN 30 - 60 MPH, EGR VALVE REPLACED BY HONDA PER SB# 05-026. STILL HAVING HESITATIONS AFTER EGR VALVE REPLACED, BUT HONDA WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEM. CONTINUED THIS HESITATION ON AND OFF. 114,000 MILES MAR 2009 SHIFT SLIPPING AND VAN MOVING SLOW. OF COURSE PASSED ALL WARRANTIES. ADVISED BY HONDA THAT I NEEDED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COSTING ALMOST $4,000. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. ONLY OFFERED 25% DISCOUNT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT DONE CHEAPER BY SOMEONE ELSE WITH A BETTER WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IF THERE IS ANY TYPE OF "DEFECT" DETERMINED, WHICH I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS BELIEVE IS THE CASE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND THEN MY CAR WAS MOVING SO SLOW THAT I BARELY MADE IT TO HONDA SERVICE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE THE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE CAR ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED COSTING TOTAL $5,000.00. HONDA MOTOR CO. WAS ONLY WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE COST. THEY SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST SINCE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THEY ADMIT THEY ARE AT FAULT BY SENDING RECALLS IN 2004 ON THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW PAYING 50% OF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 88,948 MILES ON IT THAT NOW HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND CODES FOR P1491 EGR VALVE FAILURE AND P1740 4TH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THIS FOR LESS THAN $5000. THE EGR VALVE FAILURE IS WELL-DOCUMENTED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN AND ON THE INTERNET AND HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR THAT TO 80,000 YET WONT' EXTEND ANOTHER 8000 FOR MINE. I CANNOT AFFORD A $5000+ REPAIR OR NEW CAR AND IT IS NOT FAIR THAT A CAR I PAID $30,000+ FOR IN 2001 BASED UPON ITS REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY IS FAILING ME AFTER ONLY 88,000 MILES MOREOVER, THE NO. OF COMPLAINTS BY FELLOW HONDA OWNERS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT CLEARLY SHOWS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR. THE CAR MAY NOT BE SAFE BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR OR TO GET THIS FIXED. HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND FUND THESE REPAIRS. IT IS NOT FAIR AND WITH NO RHYME OR REASON THAT HONDA WILL COVER THESE PROBLEMS UP TO 80,000 MILES BUT NOT TO MINE WITH 88000 MILES. MOREOVER, I BELIEVE MY PROBLEM COULD HAVE STARTED AT 80,000 MILES BUT WAS NOT PROPERLY AND TIMELY DIAGNOSED. PLEASE EXPAND YOUR ACTIONS AGAINST HONDA TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS JUST AS THEY ARE UNDER WARRANTY SERVICE PROBLEMS. *TR

ON FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009, WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ON INTERSTATE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, INCLUDING THE 2004 RECALL. WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS, VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING POWER IN JERKING MANNER, VIOLENT ENOUGH TO LOCK THE SEATBELTS OF MY WIFE & 3 KIDS WHO WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER. WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME. SHE WAS CRYING AND VERY SHAKEN UP. SHE STATED THAT HAD SHE BEEN CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE, SHE LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WERE NOW ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO NEARBY HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND "4 CODES" THE FOLLOWING DAY. TECHNICIAN PERFORMED FURTHER WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY & THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AND NEW ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (COMPUTER - AKA ECM, TCM & PCM?) AT A TOTAL COST OF $4400. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET THAT CLEARLY INDICATES THIS PROBLEM DATES BACK TO MODEL YEAR 1999, AND CLEARLY WAS NOT FIXED BY THE 2004 RECALL "OIL JET" PROCEDURE. I ALSO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET EXPLANATION FROM HONDA AS TO WHY COMPUTER NEEDS REPLACED. EITHER THE COMPUTER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR IT IS NOT. IF IT IS, IT SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPLACED THROUGH RECALL. IF IT IS NOT, THE CONSUMER IS GETTING FLEECED. ITS ONE THING FOR A PRODUCT TO FAIL OVER TIME DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BUT IT IS NOT OK FOR SOMETHING AS FUNDA

RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 133000 (APPROX). THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA (LESTER RAINES) UNDER SAFETY RECALL AROUND 47000. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, LESTER RAINES AND CROWN HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WE ARE BEYOND THE NORMAL WARRANTY. THIS WAS AFTER WAITING ALL WEEK FOR AN ANSWER. IN THE MEANTIME, LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE, HAD TO RENT VEHICLE TO GET BACK HOME ORIGINALLY ($258 CHARGE INCURRED). I FEEL THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR AFTER READING THIS SITE AND OTHER HONDA FORUMS AND WISH TO HAVE ASSISTANCE ON THIS. IM CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A $5000 REPAIR BILL IF REPLACED BY HONDA. I CAN GET IT DONE CHEAPER BY SOMEONE ELSE WITH BETTER WARRANTY. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AND KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS, I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WE'VE OWNED HONDA VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND RIGHT NOW, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MAY 12 2009 AS IS FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER I WAS NOTICING MY RPMS WERE REVVING UP I CALLED UP THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK FOR RECALLS I DID 2ND GEAR SHIFT BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP PUT IT ON A DIAGNOSTICS THEY SAID IT WAS FINE ORDERED THE OIL JET KIT PUT IT IN A MONTH LATER THEN WHEN I WAS GIVEN THE KEYS WAS TOLD I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, I WALKED IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME TO CALL UP HONDA CANADA AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME,THEY SAID NOTHING CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND ASKED THEM WHY DID THEY SELL ME A CAR IF THEY KNEW HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD TRY TO GET ME A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY I HAVE TO GET UP 910.00 IM UPSET AND MAD AT HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS AND SELL ME A CAR THAT HAS PROBLEMS WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED IT TO BE A WORKING CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS NOW IM LOOKING ON THE INTERNET OF THESE HORROR STORIES I PAID 10,000 CASH FOR THIS VAN PLEASE HELP I HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND THIS CAR IS NEEDED TO BRING HER BACK AND FORTH TO DRS. APPOINTMENTS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY 107,000 MILES ON A FAMILY VACATION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP, WE WERE STUCK ON A STEEP HILL, NARROW ROAD ON A DANGEROUS CURVE. TOWED CAR TO CLOSEST HONDA DEALER IN CLEVELAND, TN WAS NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MAIN CAR COMPUTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL AND I MEAN ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY A HONDA MECHANIC. I AM A FANATIC ABOUT MY CARS AND HAVE OWNED EVER 15 HONDA. CAR ARE VERY EXPENSIVE THESE DAY AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY OF OTHER ODYSSEY OWNER HAVE HAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION ERROR CODE P0740 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT) ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2002. UNKNOWN CAUSE. AFTER RESEARCHING WE HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001-2002 HONDAS AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. IT WAS SUGGESTED WE REPORT TO YOU. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 48,000 MILES HAS AN OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT HONDA SERVICE FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. HONDA SERVICE AT PLAZA HONDA TOLD ME THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR MY TRANSMISSION. WEB BLOGS HAVE SHOWN MANY HONDA OWNERS TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

SHIFTING PROBLEMS FROM DEFECTIVE COOLING SYSTEM. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, TRIED TO ACCELERATE (FROM ABOUT 60MPH) AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. WAS VERY DANGEROUS; CAR SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY, LARGE SEMI BEHIND ALMOST HIT US. LOOKED AT DASHBOARD, CAR WAS STILL IN D (DRIVE) BUT THE ENGINE RPM WAS ALMOST REDLINED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT TO N THEN BACK TO D TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. THIS MORNING, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ROUGHLY 54,000 MILES- RIDICULOUS TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH ONLY 91,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. CLUNKING SOUND WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A FULL STOP. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF THE SECOND GENERATION ODYSSEYS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN FOR EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR MAXIMUM. PRIOR TO FULL FAILURE THERE WAS A HITCH IN THE SHIFTING AT LOW GEARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX FAILED. DEALER INDICATED IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $5,700. THEY INDICATED THAT CURRENT TRANSMISSION RECALL WAS NOT VALID AND I DID NOT QUALIFY. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. AT APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES, I BEGAN TO FEEL THE VEHICLE JARRING WHEN ACCELERATED. AFTER A WEEK, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE(TWICE). A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR, IT REMAINED IN A NEUTRAL STATE WHILE THE RPM WAS GOING WILD, IT DID THAT FOR A FULL MINUTE AS I WAS MERGING INTO THE HIGHWAY, IT DID THAT AGAIN AS I WAS CHANGING LANES IN WHICH A VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID A DISASTER. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO FINDLAY HONDA OF HENDERSON ON APRIL 30, 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISOR, JOHN, DROVE THE VEHICLE (WHILE I ACCOMPANIED) TO SEE IF HE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER A MILE OR SO ON THE HIGHWAY HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO...SO WE WENT BACK TO THE SHOP WHERE I WAITED. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, JOHN ADVISED ME THAT IT MAY TAKE LONGER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD KEEP THE VEHICLE UNTIL 3 THAT AFTERNOON, NO PROBLEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM THAT SAME DAY, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS READY TO PICK UP, THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE. I ASKED THAT HE KEEP IT OVERNIGHT AND TEST DRIVE IT AGAIN IN THE MORNING, IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THE NEXT MORNING FROM JOHN WHO PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS IN DISBELIEF, AFTER ONLY 66-67,000 MILES. I WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $4,500. FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER A BIT OF BANTERING AND ARGUING WITH EVERYONE FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR JOHN, TO THE SERVICE MANAGER JESSE, TO THE DIS

OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE DRIVING AT 40 OR 60 MILES PER HOUR SEVERELY JERKED FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS WITH THE SAME EFFECT ON THE PASSENGERS AS HITTING AN OBJECT, VERY SCARY> I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600.00. THREE DAYS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE PROBLEM RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS OBSERVED BY THE DEALER TECHNICIAN AND NOW IDENTIFIED AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECOMMENDING TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT AT $4800, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT WHY WE BUY HONDAS. WE DO NOT EXPECT TRANSMISSIONS TO GO BAD AT 103,000 MILES. NOW AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, I DISCOVER THAT A LONG LIST OF HONDA OWNERS ARE SUFFERING WITH THIS DESIGN DEFECT WITH NO OR LITTLE HELP FROM HONDA. AS A OWNER OF THREE HONDA VEHICLES AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS WILL TURN ME TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER IF HONDA DOES NOT OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO BUILD A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STICKS TO THE POINT WHERE THE HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE HAS BROKEN OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE DOOR HAS STUCK ON AND OFF OVER THE YEARS AND THE HANDLE HAS BEEN BROKEN OFF ONCE PREVIOUSLY. THE HANDLE COST ME $247 TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME, WHERE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO LUBRICATE THE SEALS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. IT WAS THEIR OPINION THAT THE SEALS JUST WORKED TOO WELL. THE ONLY WAY IN AND OUT OF THE DOOR WITHOUT THE HANDLE IS TO KICK THE DOOR WITH BOTH FEET FROM THE INSIDE TO GET IT OPEN AGAIN. *TR

THE CAR SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURS OFTEN, AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE IS THAT THE CARE IS NOT ENGAGED IN A GEAR SO WE HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO TRY TO REENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID I WILL HAVE TO PAY $2,500 FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE IT IS HONDA'S FAULT, A BAD TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002-2004 ODYSSEY. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS OF OUR HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN DON'T (ALWAYS) OPEN WHEN THEY ARE UNLOCKED. THEY STICK. THIS PREVENTS PASSENGERS FROM GETTING OUT OF THE VAN IN A TIMELY MANNER IN AN EMERGENCY. IN PARTICULAR IT PREVENTS RESCUE WORKERS FROM FREEING ANYONE TRAPPED INSIDE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT DID AN INSPECTION OR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA OFFERED $1,000.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. COST FOR REPAIR FROM HONDA WAS $5,500.00. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $2,400.00. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILING AT 106,000 MILES. SHIFTS VERY HARD. SCARY TO DRIVE. NOT RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE ANY LONGER. IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW, BUT HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. MANY PEOPLE REPORT EXACT SAME ISSUE ON SAME YEAR VEHICLE. MANY HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 100K MILES. DEALER RECOMMENDS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER FOR $5K. *TR

1. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT MORE THAN 1 YR AGO, ONE WEEK AFTER A REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE SERVICE ADVISER DROVE IT AROUND, AND SAID HE WILL JUST RESET THE LIGHT. 2. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON 5/9/2009, I ACCELERATED TRYING TO PASS A CAR, AND THE CAR JERKED VERY BADLY (THE SERVICE ADVISER CALLED IT "SLIPPED GEAR"), AND LATER, SAME SYMPTOM HAPPENED WHILE CITY DRIVING (BETWEEN 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR). 3. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DROVE IT AROUND WITH ME, AND IDENTIFIED IT AS A "TRANSMISSION PROBLEM". MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN HAS 106017 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND THERE ARE MANY MANY CUSTOMERS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COVERS UP TO 2001 MODEL, BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE DESCRIPTION IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT WAS VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT SLIPPED GEAR.....IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN 'NEUTRAL' FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL IT JERKED INTO THE GEAR. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN LOW GEARS CAUSING THE CAR TO REV EXTREMELY HIGH (4,000 RPM) WITH NO POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER TO AVOID CRASHING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FLUID WAS DISCOLORED AND CONTAINED METALLIC FRAGMENTS. THE VAN WAS SERVICED AS PART OF THE RECALL IN 2004 AT THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN 2002. THE OIL JET WAS INSTALLED BUT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VAN IS AT 90,000 MILES. THIS IS (I NOW REALIZE) A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND I WOULD EXPECT HONDA TO COVER THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPM IS GO UP TO 4-5, BUT THE VAN IS NOT MOVING. *TR