2003 Honda Odyssey complaints

ENCOUNTERED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED BY DEALER AND FACTORY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED PERFORMED THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP. IN JUNE '11 NOTICED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD OCCURRED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WITH 2 LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE LOCAL STREETS. THE CAR JOLTED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT AND WE NEARLY SWERVED INTO THE MEDIAN. I'VE BEEN TOLD ALL IS NORMAL TO REPLACE THE TRANS BY VARYING DEALERSHIPS. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS NOT INVESTIGATED NOR RESOLVED THE TRANS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY AND NOW I COULD BE HELD PAYING THE BILL ONCE IT IS REPLACED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF FAILURE. HONDA CORP INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A SECOND RECALL IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HONDA CORP MAKES THE DECISION AND A CASE NEEDS TO BE FILED. HOWEVER, THE SELLER SAID THAT IF YOU BOUGHT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP OR HAVE HAD SPENT A LOT OF MANY IN SERVICE AT HONDA, THIS WEIGHS HEAVILY IN THEIR DECISION AND CUSTOMERS ARE MORE LIKELY AWARDED THE FULL RECALL VALUE. THIS IS WRONG FOR THE HONDA COMPANY TO PLAY GAMES WITH A SAFETY ISSUE AND ONLY REWARD HIGHEST PAYING CUSTOMERS WITH A RECALL. ALL SHOULD BE BENEFIT AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT *TGW

WHILE IN ROUTE HOME FROM POST OP APPT, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS STRUCK AND FORCED OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 60MPH WHEN WE WERE T-BONED FROM VEHICLE IN FAR LEFT LANE. THE SUV THAT HIT US WAS TRAVELING FASTER, HIT US A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES... DRIVERS PASSENGER DOOR, CORNER OF THE NOSE AND IN THE FRONT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOT ONE OF MY 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE DRIVER WAS LIKE A RAGDOLL DURING OUR MULTIPLE 360'S. THE VAN IS A TOTAL LOSS AND BACK AND NECK PAIN IS CONSTANT FOR BOTH OF US. *TR

HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE SWITCH FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE TO HIGH RPM BUT DOESN'T MOVE ENOUGH CAUSING GO SLOW FOR A WHILE. NOT ANY RESPONSIBLE ANSWER FROM HONDA. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN SLIPPING IN TRANSMISSION FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER TWICE, ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. THEY DID REPORT THAT I NEEDED $650 OF OTHER MAINTENANCE, WHICH I AGREED TO, BUT COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM I WAS THERE FOR. AFTER THE 3RD VISIT IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD CONTACTED HONDA CORP. BUT THEY DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAVE BEEN LOYAL CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEALERSHIP FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP DID OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT, BUT THE COST IS STILL A STAGGERING $3800. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA, HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE PROMOTING AND SELLING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS, SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED BY DEALER AND FACTORY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PERFORMED THROUGHOUT. IN APRIL 2011 NOTICED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR OCCURRED. IT BECAME IMMOBILE WHILE ACCELERATING ON A BUSY STREET. TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER AND INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

20003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOST OF POWER IN MIDDLE OF VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE UNTIL ROLLING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKES AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/29/11*LJ *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN MAY 2008 WITH AN ODOMETER OF 46,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN WELL SATISFIED WITH THE VAN SINCE THEN. WE NOW HAVE 101,000 MILES. WE WERE VISITING OUR DAUGHTER & FAMILY IN OXFORD, MS AND WERE RETURNING HOME TO ROCK HILL, SC NEAR TUPELO, MS (ABOUT 50 MILES) WHEN THE TACHOMETER REVVED UP TO 5000+RPM. WE HAD AAA TOW IT TO A SHOP IN TUPELO WHO DIAGNOSED A BURNED UP TRANSMISSION. THE SHOP ESTIMATE OF REPAIR TIME WAS 8.1 HRS BASED ON THE GUIDE THE OWNER SAID IT TOOK ABOUT THAT TIME TO REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WHEN CALLING AAA WE TOLD THEM TO TAKE IT TO ANY SHOP THAT COULD REPAIR IT. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA ABOUT ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR COSTS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT THE HONDA DEALER. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE FAITHFULLY ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. *TR

OUR HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - 2003 - HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. MOST RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IT APPEARS THAT MANY MINIVANS FROM THIS SAME ERA HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA IS NOT OFFERING ME ANY ASSISTANCE (EXCEPT FOR A NEW $4,800 TRANSMISSION). I LOVE HONDA, BUT THIS IS AN OUTRAGE - CLEARLY THEY HAVE ISSUES AND THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THEIR ERROR. *TR

TODAY, WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED TO ACT FUNNY. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING GEARS UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING AT THE SAME CONSTANT SPEED. THEN, THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THE D IN THE SHIFTER DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING. BARELY HAD TIME TO PULL PART WAY INTO A MALL PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY, HALFWAY OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR LOST ALL MOMENTUM AND STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER AND AUTHORIZED HONDA MECHANIC AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS SINCE THE VAN WAS BOUGHT OFF THE LOT NEW. *TR

WAS PARKING IN A PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WALKED AROUND TO OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE TO GET CHILD OUT. CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK. RAN AROUND TO DRIVER SIDE, PRESSED BRAKE. CAR ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE KEY WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. *TR

STARTED SLIPPING ON A MAJOR STREET....LEAVING ME IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. OCCURRED AT 159.00 MILES AFTER BEING SERVICED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALER I PURCHASED FROM. WAS FIRST TOLD 4300.00 FOR REBUILT. GOT HONDA INVOLVED, AND IT WAS REDUCED TO 1900.00 AFTER VOICING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION IN A BUSY TURN-LANE. THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, AN ERROR CODE APPEARED,AND THE DRIVE GEAR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN AND PARK SAFELY IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO MEL RAPTON HONDA. WE WERE OFFERED A RENTAL CAR AT $25 PER DAY, OUR COST, WHICH WE DECLINED. THE NEXT DAY WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MEL RAPTON HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYING THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE COST TO US WOULD BE $4,589.94. WE THEN INFORMED HIM THAT WE WERE AWARE OF THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS, AND THAT THE 2003 MODEL HAS TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAWS THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF. WE ASKED THAT HE CALL HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT 100%, AS ANY COMPANY WITH INTEGRITY FOR THEIR PRODUCTS SHOULD. WITH NO APOLOGY, HE SAID HE WOULD CALL THEM AND GET BACK TO US. HE THEN CALLED US BACK TO STATE THAT HONDA WOULD COVER 25% OF THE COST ONLY, AND GIVE THE REPLACEMENT A 3YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, THE WARRANTY WAS NOT IN WRITING UNTIL WE INSISTED ON THEM DOING SO. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLERK HAND-WROTE IT SLOPPILY ON THE RECEIPT AND THEN MADE A COMPUTER NOTE WHICH HE PRINTED OUT. NOTHING WAS IN WRITING FROM HONDA DIRECTLY. NOW, TODAY, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK AFTER THE REPLACEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTO A DRIVEWAY AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF IT CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED DUE TO A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,400. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HIS WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED AND SAW THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD A DITCH. IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HIS WIFE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, ONLY TO BE KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE DOOR THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, SHE DISCOVERED THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. UPDATED 06/20/11*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY @65,000 MILES - LOST 4TH GEAR FIRST, THEN 2ND GEAR WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE DEALER, ALL OF THE GEARS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. PENDING A RESPONSE FROM HONDA AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL GRANT ME A "GOODWILL REPAIR" ALLOWANCE, I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY REPAIR ACTION. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I RESPONDED TO. HONDA SETTLED A LAWSUIT REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THEIR 1999-2002 TRANSMISSIONS. IT'S TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON THE 2003-2004 TRANSMISSIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH WERE SUBJECT TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION, WHEN UP-SHIFTING ACTUALLY CAUSES THE VAN TO LOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN. *TR

NOTICED HARD SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OF MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, PERSISTENT SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL (CAUSING STALL) WAS NOTED AND ADDRESSED BY A DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE SLIPPAGE AND I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN (DIFFICULT WHEN IT STOPS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD). DEALER QUOTED ME APPROX. $4500 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF WHAT THE VAN IS WORTH. ALL TRANSMISSION SERVICING WAS DONE ACCORDING TO HONDA SERVICE ADVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

WE HAD PURCHASED OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAND NEW FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP AFTER EXTENSIVE BROWSING, RESEARCHING, AND COMPARING, WE FELT HONDA WAS THE WAY TO GO DUE TO THEIR REPUTATION FOR "MAKING QUALITY VEHICLES THAT LAST A LONG TIME AND WORK GREAT." HOW WRONG WE WERE. WE BABIED THIS VAN. MADE SURE IT GOT ANY OIL, LUBE, OR FIX IT NEEDED AND HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT WE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING PROBLEMS THAT YEAR'S MODEL HAD WITH THE V6 TRANSMISSIONS, SO WE TOOK IT OVER AND HAD THEM FIX WHAT WAS "SUPPOSEDLY" THE PROBLEM. IN APRIL, 2009 WE DECIDED WE'D GET A DETAILED "FULL SERVICING" DONE AND FIX ANY ISSUES OR POTENTIAL ISSUES THE ODYSSEY HAD AT THAT TIME WHICH, AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS, COST $1,300. AT THAT TIME THEY HAD PERFORMED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. LAST TUESDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A SHOP NEARBY WHO THEN SHOWED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SO BURNT UP IT WAS BLACK AND THICK LIKE ENGINE OIL. AFTER INITIALLY ASSUMING FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THAT I HADN'T EVER HAD A TFC, HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN I TOLD HIM IT HAD NOT EVEN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $5200 TO FIX. I THEN ASKED WHY, IF THE TRANNY WENT OUT JUST BECAUSE, WAS THE TRAN.FLUID SO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE TO A LOWER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE $5000 REPAIRS COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AND A NOISE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. UPDATED 05/16/11

VAN WILL SOMETIMES STALL IN SECOND GEAR, NECESSITATING THAT I EITHER STEP ON THE BRAKE OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN I'M THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD, BUT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR ACCELERATING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 136,000 MILES. HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2003. VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2004. OIL COOLER INSTALLED BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE SECOND GEAR HAVING TOOTH CHIPPING. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AS RECOMMENDED, ACCORDING TO HONDA. THE CAR HAS 78K MILES ON IT AND THE SECOND GEAR IS SLIPPING. HONDA NEVER FIXED THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE SECOND GEAR FAILING. THIS CAR WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CARS ISSUED IN THE 2003 YEAR MODEL. I THINK THIS IS STILL A SAFTY ISSUE BECAUSE HONDA NEVER FIXED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE,VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHIRRING SOUND AND WAS SOMETIMES SLOW TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE AFTER A COLD START. THERE WERE ALSO SOME ERRATIC SHIFTS. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HONDA DEALER WHERE WERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ALWAYS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED .(INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICES).DEALER DIAGNOSED THE REPAIR AS A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $4177. BECAUSE OF THE COST,I DECIDED TO CONSIDER MY OPTIONS AND STARTED TO DRIVE HOME. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP,LOST POWER, AND STOPPED DEAD AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET.(SINCE THIS OCCURRED ON BUSY STATE HIGHWAY 303 WITH A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT,THERE WERE A FEW ANXIOUS MOMENTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VAN OFF THE ROADWAY). AFTER A 2 HOUR WAIT FOR A TRUCK,THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3000. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I WAS LOYAL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALL MY SERVICE,AND ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS GENTLY DRIVEN AND NEVER USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,848.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL - EITHER OPENING/CLOSING BY HAND OR BY BUTTON CONTROL. THEY ARE NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT SHUT OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS NOT SURE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,500.

I BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FROM A HONDA DEALER IN BOWIE MARYLAND. IT HAD (30,000) MILES ON IT, I PUT DOWN ($3000) CASH TOWARDS THE PURCHASE. I HAVE BEEN UP TO DATE WITH THE SERVICE MAINTENANCE AT THE SAME BOWIE DEALER. LAST MONTH JUST (2) YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER EXAMINING IT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ($5000). THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION FROM A SPECIALIZED HONDA MECHANIC HOW CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO GET THE VAN FIXED QUICKLY AS I NEEDED THE VAN FOR THE FAMILY, IT COST ($3400) WHICH I PUT ON MY CREDIT CARD. I COMPLAINED TO HONDA AMERICA THEY ASKED ME TO FAX THE BILL TO THEM WHICH I DID AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY PAY ME BACK ($500) TOWARDS THE REPAIRS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY IS FAILING STARTING JUST BEFORE 100,000 MILES. IT LURCHES INTO GEAR ESPECIALLY UP AN INCLINE AND WHEN IT PUT INTO REVERSE. I HAVE KEEP METICULOUSLY CARE OF THE CAR AND HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL DEALER AND IT WOULD COST ME $3750, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A REDUCED PRICE FROM THEM. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH HONDA STARTING WITH THEIR RECALL 04V176000 AND IT IS A DISGRACE THAT THEY AREN'T HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AND BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,472.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT SIMPLE STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. NOT VERY SAFE AND IT SEEMS THAT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY HUSBAND EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BREAKDOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING AT 65 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO PARTIALLY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED TO HELP PUSH HIM OFF COMPLETELY. HE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK WHICH COST $150 TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO OUR HOME TOWN AND OUR REPAIR CENTER. OUR ODYSSEY HAS 136,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. THE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WAS REQUIRED COST $4700 AND WE WERE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, LEADING TO EVENTUAL FAILURE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, ENGINE REVS, WHEELS LOSE POWER. EVENT HAS OCCURRED 10-12 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, PARTICULARLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW SPEED (TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN, TURN, ETC.). IT GETS HAZARDOUS WHEN THERE ARE CARS BEHIND YOURS BECAUSE YOUR VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS LEAVING THE DRIVER TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR, DOWN SHIFT TO D3 OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE. I'VE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER TO PREVENT GETTING RUN OFF THE ROAD BY CARS BEHIND ME.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . SEEMS IT SLIPS OUT OF SECOND GEAR A KNOWN PROBLEM IN HONDA ODYSSEYS FROM 1999 TO 2004. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR A TEMPORARY FIX TO GET THE CARS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SALES MANAGER AT HONDA IN GURNEE ILLINOIS CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN HONDA ODYSSEY AND HONDA IS BURYING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND. MY CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION ESTIMATE COST 3800. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY DENIED ANY RECOVERY OF THIS COST. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS HUGE IN THESE VANS. I KNOW 3 PEOPLE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 EX FROM CARMAX IN 2006 WITH 36K MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 82K MILES ON IT. WE HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT AND ALWAYS SERVICED IT AT A HONDA DEALER. A MONTH AGO WE OCCASIONALLY STARTED TO FEEL BUMPY SHIFTING OF THE GEARS BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. THE PROBLEM SLOWLY WORSENED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME LAST WEEK. I GOT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TO GET IT CHECKED UP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT ! WE HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT AND STUCK TO HONDA FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND LONGEVITY. APPARENTLY WE WERE WRONG ! THE QUOTE GIVEN BY THEM FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $4521 + TAX !! I AM STILL DUMBFOUND AND INFURIATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH HAS BEEN UN-ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PARENT COMPANY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT. HONDA IS TAKING THE AMERICAN CONSUMER FOR A RIDE. THEIR COMPENSATION PACKAGE OFFERED FOR THE TRANNY BY THE HONDA IS VERY ADHOC AND SUSPECT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN ISSUE FOR ACCELERATION FROM 20~40MPH, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE THE GEAR NOT HOOKED UP. I HAD THE HONDA DEALER CHECK UP AND THEY DIDN'T THINK THE TRANSMISSION HAD ISSUE. THIS KIND OF INCIDENT HAPPENED MANY TIMES STARTING FROM LAST OCTOBER TO NOW. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *LN

MY WIFE DROVE THIS MINIVAN AND JUST BEFORE EXIT TO 15 FREEWAY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON, TRANSMISSION STARTS SLEEPING AND CAR JUST STOP. SHE GETS IN PANIC BECAUSE IN THIS TIME WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SITUATION BECOME DANGEROUS. SHE SLOWLY DROVE TO FRIENDS HOUSE AND DROPPED THE CAR OVERNIGHT. NEXT DAY I CHECKED CODES AND HAD P0730 AND P0780 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). "POWAY HONDA" IN SAN DIEGO, CA WAS ASKING FOR $4,565.00 TO REPLACE BAD TRANSMISSION WITH REFURBISHED UNIT! I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH HONDA "HIGH" QUALITY PRODUCT (ONLY 108K MILES AND ~$5,000.00 HAVE TO PAY FOR USED TRANSMISSION!) I FOUND ONE PRIVATE COMPANY FOR $3,300.00 TO REPLACE THIS JUNK FROM HONDA. *TR

MY WIFE DROVE THIS MINIVAN, HONDA ODYSSEY 2003, AND JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME "SLEEPY" OR LAZY AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. SHE PANICKED BECAUSE THIS WAS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE SITUATION BECAME DANGEROUS. SHE SLOWLY DROVE TO HER FRIENDS' HOUSE AND LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, I CHECKED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND HAD P0730 AND P0780 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). POWAY HONDA DEALERSHIP, IN SAN DIEGO, CA, WAS ASKING FOR $4,565.00 TO REPLACE THE BAD TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED UNIT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA'S "HIGH" QUALITY PRODUCT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY TRAVELED 108,000 MILES AND NOW REQUIRES SUCH A HIGH REPAIR COST. I FOUND ONE PRIVATE REPAIR COMPANY THAT WILL REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SOMEWHAT CHEAPER. MY QUESTION TO HONDA IS, IS THE MECHANICAL DESIGNER IN CHARGE OF THIS BAD DESIGN PART STILL WORKING FOR YOU? *TR

WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2007. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION "SHUDDERED" FOR TWO MILES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND CONTINUED. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, GET THE VAN INTO A GEAR, AND "LIMP" HOME. I HAVE NOW STUDIED THIS ISSUE AND LEARNED THAT HONDA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS WITH THEIR V-6 ENGINES. THE VAN, IN FACT, DOES REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION - AND IT WILL ME SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALONE IN THE VAN AT THE TIME, AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT ONE VERY CERTAINLY COULD HAVE. LOSING ALL POWER AT THE WRONG TIME COULD BE DISASTROUS(GOES WITHOUT SAYING). I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, AND HAS NOT TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS TO PREVENT THEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT NHTSA WOULD COMPEL THEM TO. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY; TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILING COMPLETELY, AND LEAVING MY IN-LAWS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN AUGUST 2010 AT AROUND 62,000 MILES. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WERE OBSERVED WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABILITY IN SHIFTING, IT CREATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS IN MY 2003 ODYSSEY WITH MY DAUGHTER WHEN THE VAN LOST ALL POWER MERGING ON TO THE FREEWAY. THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE VAN WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. WE CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY REPORTED BACK THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED WITH ONLY 73K MILES. IN 2004 I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #04V176000), BUT IT DID NOT PREVENT IT'S FUTURE FAILURE. I HAVE REGULARLY PERFORMED THE FACTORY REQUIRED TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE, BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN ODYSSEYS FROM 2001-2004. HONDA SAID IN A RECENT REPORT THAT INSUFFICIENT COOLING CAN LEAD TO HEAT BUILD-UP AND BROKEN GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION. IN RARE INSTANCES, GEAR BREAKAGE COULD LOCK UP THE TRANSMISSION. GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. HONDA OF AMERICA WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF MY TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PERVASIVE FAILURES WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2003 ODYSSEY. HONDA HAS NOT TAKEN FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EPIDEMIC OF ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OF ALL 2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS!

NO ADVANCED WARNING FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY PARKWAY AT ABOUT 9:00PM AT NIGHT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND HAD NO FORWARD DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AS IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY A FOLLOWING VEHICLE GIVEN THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DECELERATION. CAR WAS SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WAS DRIVEN HOME IN A SINGLE GEAR AT NO MORE THAN 25-30 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IT "LIMP-HOME" GEAR (1ST??) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON THE DRIVE BACK HOME AND BECAME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTIONS. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE THE "LIMP-HOME" GEAR FOR A MOMENT (ENOUGH TO PULL INTO THE INTERSECTION FROM A STOPLIGHT) AND THEN FAIL OR IF THE INTERSECTION WAS SLOPED DOWNHILL, RELEASING THE BRAKE WOULD PERMIT THE TRANSMISSION TO "FREEWHEEL" LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL (BUT IT WAS NOT)AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COULD RE-ENGAGE THE LIMP-HOME GEAR. MANUAL SHIFTING OF THE GEAR LEVER WAS EITHER IMPOSSIBLE (I.E. GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT CHANGE) OR INEFFECTIVE (I.E. LIMP-HOME GEAR WOULD BE SELECTED BUT NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD). VAN HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS LOCATED AT MY HOME AS IT IS NOW DANGEROUS EVEN TO DRIVE ON A PUBLIC ROAD. *TR

2003 ODYSSEY WITH 93,000 MILES HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT ON IT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT HOME. AFTER GETTING THE ENGINE LIGHT, THE VAN WOULD OPERATE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER EACH START AND THEN IT WOULD DECELERATE UNTIL IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND SOLENOID PACKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE AMOUNT OF $3,000. AFTER INITIALLY CITING A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $4,700. WE HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SUDDENLY. HE THEN TOOK THE NEAREST EXIT WHEN THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME. AFTER THAT, HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE HAD HIT HIM TO CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THAT IT MAYBE A MECHANICAL FAILURE BUT THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED UNLESS THERE WAS AN IMPACT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,200.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STARTED WITH LONG SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, THEN EVENTUALLY WITHIN 2 MONTHS (MAYBE 1000 KMS LATER) FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD AT ALL. ULTIMATE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OCCURRED AT 165,000 KILOMETERS. NO INJURIES/DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION BUT WAS NOT SURE IF SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND HER VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY - NEITHER FRONT DOOR WILL STAY OPEN, THEY SLAM SHUT. WHEN WE OPEN EITHER OR BOTH DOORS, THEY WILL NOT STAY OPEN FOR YOU TO GET IN OR OUT. THEY SLAM SHUT ON LEGS, BODY, ETC. HAVE HURT MY LEGS SEVERAL TIMES. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? IT HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED ON ONE OCCASION, BUT ALL THE TIME. ALSO, BOTH SLIDING DOORS SLAM OPEN, MAKE LOUD NOISE. BEFORE, THEY CLOSED QUIETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE COMING APART AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.