2003 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO PERFORMED AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED UNTIL SHE HAD SPOKEN WITH THE DISTRICT MANAGER WHO WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD TWO OCCASIONS WHEN MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. EACH TIME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN IT WOULD SHIFT NORMALLY. ON 12/23/10, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN SUDDENLY THE GEARS DISENGAGED. THE TACHOMETER REVVED, BUT THE VAN WAS JUST COASTING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE GEARS ENGAGED AGAIN. THE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. TODAY I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VAN HAS FAULT CODES P0740 AND P0780. I NEED A NEW (REBUILT) TRANSMISSION AND A NEW ECU. THE COST IS $5101.80. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WE DANGEROUSLY ROLLED DOWN THE HILL INTO A SIDE STREET, WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1/4 OF ORIGINAL PRICE OF CAR. HONDA AGREED TO PAY 43% OF INFLATED DEALERSHIP ESTIMATE, WHICH CLEARLY IS AN ADMISSION OF A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE TRANSMISSION. AFTER REPAIR IS MADE WE WERE STILL LEFT WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS BILL THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD. HONDA HAS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO REIMBURSE 100% OF REPAIR COSTS TO MAKE ODYSSEYS SAFE FOR TRANSPORTING FAMILIES.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATING SOUND. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT UNLESS THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, OR THE DRIVE 4 LIGHT WAS ON, OR SHIFTING PROBLEMS THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUNE 2010 AT 8 YEARS AND 140,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BECAME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF 2 AND/OR 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO BUCK, VIBRATE AND GRIND. DRIVING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPORTED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION WITH FACTORY-REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. SINCE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN A "QUIET" EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD, CUSTOMER ARGUED THAT HONDA SHOUDL COVER THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR COSTS. HONDA EVENTUALLY AGREED TO COVER 40% OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN AS I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO SPEED UP AND CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD PROBLEM A MONTH BACK WITH TRANSMISSION (OCT'2010). IT THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SMOOTH. SO I SHOWED TO A NJ DEALER (OPEN ROAD HONDA). THEY ADVISED ME TO FIX SOMETHING IN TRANSMISSION + THEY ASKED ME TO DO TRANSMISSION BELT PACKAGE, WHICH I DID. IT DID COST ME AROUND 2500$. A MONTH LATER (NOV'2010) MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR STOPPED IN MID OF THE ROAD WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH ME AND FAMILY WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAD TO TOW IN THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER ON BLACK FRIDAY (11/26/2010). NOW TODAY DEALER CALLED ME AND TOLD I HAVE TO SPENT AROUND 5000$ TO FIX THE CAR. THE ERROR CODE WHICH HE MENTIONED TO ME ARE >> P0730-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED P0845-THERE IS PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR PRESSURE ISSUE I CHECKED ONLINE AND MY CAR IS IN THE LIST OF RECALL FOR 'AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION' I HAVE 120K ON MY CAR. I CALLED HONDA COMPANY THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON WARRANTY. THEY CAN NOT HELP. DEALER DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE EARLIER WHEN I HAD SHOWN THE CAR TO HIM EARLIER BEFORE ENGINE LIGHT COULD COME ON. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. *TR

THE TOP BRACKET HOLDING THE ALTERNATOR TO THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE TOP BRACKET, THE STRESS ON THE MAIN SERPENTINE BELT CAUSED THE BOLT HOLDING THE ALTERNATOR IN PLACE TO SNAP OFF AT THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSED A BURNING SMELL TO COME INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR LOOSE AND UN-ATTACHED POSES A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THE PULLY SYSTEM AND THE POWER STEERING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OCTOBER 25TH, 2010. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF AND NOT CORRECTING WITH A RECALL AND ADDITION OF A RE ENGINEERED AND STRENGTHENED TOP ALTERNATOR BRACKET. I AM ALSO VERY CONCERNED THAT FAILURE OF THIS PART/SYSTEM WHILE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE DRIVING THE VAN WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY OR DEATH TO MY FAMILY. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEIR SOLUTION OR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE THE PART AND USE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. THIS HAS NOT WORKED 2 TIMES SO FAR AND MY MECHANIC TRIED TO WELD AND ADDITIONAL PIECE OF METAL TO THE OEM BRACKET TO MAKE THE BRACKET STRONGER, AND THIS DID NOT WORK.

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND WAS DRIVING ON THANKSGIVING EVENING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY. IN FLORIDA BACK TO MY HOME IN ORLANDO. DURING THIS TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY...AND THEN MY TRANSMISSION HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. LEADING UP TO THIS THE MINIVAN WAS DRIVING NICELY. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SPEWED OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS A HORRIBLE BURNING SMELL. THE CAR DECELERATED, AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT ONTO THE SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC CLOSE BEHIND...SO I AVOIDED A COLLISION. AFTER THIS EVENT, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY HONDA ODYSSEY WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. RECALL ID 04V176000. THE DEALER IS COGGIN HONDA ORLANDO, AND THEY NOW ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS RECALLED. THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY HONDA AMERICA TO INSTALL A MODIFIED OIL JET KIT. OBVIOUSLY...THIS FIX WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. MY OUTCOME IS THAT MY FAMILY WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS UNTIL WE COULD GET THE VEHICLE TOWED. I'M AWARE THAT COUNTLESS OTHER 2003 ODYSSEYS HAVE HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SOME OF THEM INVOLVE CRASHES, INJURIES AND DEATHS. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN, AND THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO PROPERLY FIX THE PROBLEM? I'M ANGRY BECAUSE NEITHER HONDA AMERICA OR COGGIN HONDA TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL. I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IF I HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL? DOESN'T THIS VIOLATE MY RIGHT TO FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE VEHICLE'S HIST

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE TCS AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPS CAME ON. WE PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE, PARKED, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND READ THE OWNERS MANUAL TO SEE WHAT IT SAID ABOUT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LAMP. IT SAID THAT IT COULD BE FROM A LOOSE GAS CAP SO WE TIGHTENED THE GAS CAP AS IS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. WE THEN CAREFULLY RESUMED OUR TRIP. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP REMAINED ON DURING THE TRIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE COMPUTER ERROR CODE WAS READ AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INCORRECT GEAR RATIO CODE AND THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. SO FAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS ONLY HAD MINOR SLIPPAGE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A 2004 TRANSMISSION INSPECTION RECALL. WE HAD HONDA SERVICE INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOOD. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITH ONLY 67,850 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE WE DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE ODYSSEY CAN RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR WE OWN AND NOW MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH OUR KIDS IN IT. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A $3,000 OR MORE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BILL.

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AT 100,000 MILES. WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. WHILE MAKING A TURN FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO STOP THE CAR (ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER STOPPING, WE WERE ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE TRANSMISSION TO "KICK IN" AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP FROM SECOND TO THIRD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATES THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION BUT HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL FIXED AS WE WERE ALMOST IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. BY THE WAY, MY VAN HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 5 MONTHS WAITING FOR A RESOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AT THE LOCAL DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVE INDICATOR ON THE GEAR SHIFT BEGAN FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SYMPTOM OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BREAKDOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. THE CAR LITERALLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, RENDERING THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLE. WE NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. MY CAR HAS 83,000 AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED INCLUDING TRANSMISSION POWER FLUSHES. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. AT 40,000 THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. AMERICAN HONDA AGREED TO REPLACE THAT TRANSMISSION FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE HONDA DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN AND WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS. ABOUT 40,000 MILES LATER THE SECOND TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED DEAD. HAD I BEEN ON THE PARKWAY OR TURNPIKE I WOULD NOT BE HERE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. THE NEW TRANSMISSION WILL COST OVER $3000. NHTSA MUST STOP THIS CORPORATION FROM IGNORING THEIR LIABILITY AND MAKE THEM RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL ODYSSEY OWNERS FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE A FAMILY IS KILLED. AFTER ALL THIS IS A FAMILY VAN! *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT ON PALISADES PARKWAY LEAVING MY WIFE AND FRIEND STRANDED ON THE ROAD. THEY WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CARE HAD TO BE LEFT PARTIALLY ON THE ROADWAY UNTIL HELPED ARRIVED. THERE WAS LITTLE WARNING BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT. MY WIFE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE IT TOTALLY WENT LEAVING MY WIFE WITH NO POWER TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. THE CAR DID WHINED AT TIMES BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. *TR

TWO WEEKS AGO, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN TO MANIFEST A DELAY AS IT SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, AND THEN FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS DELAY QUICKLY WORSENED AND WAS CHARACTERIZED BY A SUDDEN DECREASE IN POWER, A POWERLESS LULL, THEN A SUDDEN REVVING....FINALLY, A JARRING CLUNK AS IT SHIFTED INTO THE NEXT GEAR. AN OBSERVER ALSO SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR AS MY CAR PASSED BY. THE SLOW AND IRREGULAR ACCELERATION AND CLUNK ARE CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. MY LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD ME ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010 THAT MY CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR. HAVE MAINTAINED IT VERY WELL, AND IT ONLY HAS 84,500 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND DRIVING HARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE JET COOLANT FOR THE TRANSMISSION UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL. LATER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN CLEAR WEATHER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL (TCS) WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE ROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED THAT PROVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE FAILURE FOR HIS VEHICLE AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE WITH A RESPONSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK, WHICH SHOULD HAVE INDICATED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VAN, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER JUST FROM THAT INFORMATION "OH YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION" I HAD HONDA PERFORM ALL REQUIRED SERVICING ON THE VEHICLE AS DEFINED YET IT STILL FAILED. ALSO MY VAN HAS THE SAME IGNITION ISSUE (KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK) THAT HONDA RECALLED CARS FOR, YET WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER HE SAID IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I GUESS IT'S UNSAFE IN A CAR BUT SAFE IN A VAN. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY - AS WE WERE DRIVING ON HWY I-24 W, TCS AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS LIGHTED UP. WE CHECKED THE HANDBOOK GIVEN BY HONDA IN WHICH IT WAS SAID THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN EVEN WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON. WE DROVE FOR 30 MILES WHEN THERE WAS A SMELL LIKE GAS AND IT GOT STRONGER IN COUPLE OF MINUTES. I ASKED MY HUSBAND TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AT HOME. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS SO BURNT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER QUOTED $3750.00 FOR REPLACING THE PART. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. CASE# N012010-11-0103469. BASED ON RESEARCH WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE IN 2004, YOUR CAMPAIGN ID# 04V176000. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME AND EVERYONE SAYING THAT HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US, SINCE WE HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE VAN AND IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN OUT BEFORE WE PULLED OVER WE WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE SINCE EVERYONE IS TRAVELING AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN, TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AT 72M.P.H. ON INTERSTATE .WENT TO TWO HONDA DEALERS 1ST. DEALER SAID TRANS. GONE REPLACE FOR $4,000 DEALER WHERE PURCHASED SAID TRANS. GONE WILL REPLACE FOR $6,000 CALLED HONDA CORP. THEY SAID TO BAD. BOUGHT VAN NEW SERVICED AT DEALERS 112,000 MILES. HONDA HAS BUILT A BAD PRODUCT AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT ! *TR

TOP ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE MONTH. ON FIRST FAILURE AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS BECAME VERY DIM WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING CAUSING DANGER TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. ON SECOND FAILURE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND NO IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO DRIVER OR OTHER MOTORISTS. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A KNOWN COMPONENT FAILURE TO HONDA AND NHTSB.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WAS MAKING A WHINNING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. SOON AFTER THERE WAS THE SMELL OF FLUID BURNING. DEALER INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE RECALL ISSUED IN 2004 FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED WHERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL YEAR AND VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TRANSMISSIONS ARE AN ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE DEFECTS AND FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING THE TRANSMISSION CAN LOCK AT HIGH SPEEDS AND MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

2003 HONDA/ODYSSEY/5DR EX VEHICLE # [XXX]. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR ,FREQUENCY 2-4 TIMES IN ONE HOUR OF CITY DRIVING,CONSEQUENCES ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT UNABLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT. @40-60 KM/H THE DAY BEFORE THIS ALMOST SERIOUS ACCIDENT,I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAPLE HONDA 98 AUTO VAUGHAN DRIVE,ONTARIO. THEY STATED IT WAS A LACK OF FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION ADDED FLUID THE PROBLEM THE PROBLEM STILL PRESENT AND PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORST. PLEASE NOTE HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THERE 1999-2001 ODYSSEY WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT ,3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

YOU CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEARS OTHER THAN P (PARK). *TR

I OWN A HONDA 2003 ODYSSEY WITH APPROXIMATELY 108,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON ME AND WOULD GO FORWARD VERY SLOW. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED, BUT AFTER RESEARCH, I COME TO FIND OUT THAT HONDA HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 ODYSSEY AND HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING. *TR

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS A SIGNIFICANT JOLT WAS FELT WHEN GEARS SHIFTED ON 2003 ODYSSEY. SOMETIMES THE SHIFT WOULD COME WITH A SLIGHT DELAY. FINALLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE END I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND PCM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND RACE ON I-95 IN HEAVY WEEKEND TRAFFIC. DIAGNOSTICS BY THE DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN THE ROOT CAUSE BEING TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE-BODY FAILURE. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 2003 MODEL HONDA WITH 124K MILES. *TR

OWN 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 107,000 MILES. JUST HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP, FULL INSPECTION, CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID. ONLY TWO WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION FAILED ON I4 ON WAY TO ORLANDO WITH FAMILY. A HARROWING EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, DESPITE THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. HE PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE; IT DID MOVE IN REVERSE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THOUGHT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AS THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN DRIVE WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT AND ROLLED 600 FEET INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 165,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK CYLINDER WHICH FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED OTHER MODELS THAT WERE RECALLED HAD THE SAME IGNITION LOCK AS HER VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/15/11

HONDA OF CLEAR LAKE IN WEBSTER, TX INFORMED ME THAT ALL THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 61,711 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE DEALERSHIP WROTE $$$$$$$$$$$$ FOR THEIR ESTIMATE. I'VE READ ONLINE MANY OTHER HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THE MOTOR MOUNT DESIGNS ARE DEFECTIVE TO HAVE FAILED SO SOON. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA AT 180,000 MILES FOR A COMPARISON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONTAL AIR BAG LIGHTS CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. A MECHANIC RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT PREVIOUSLY AND NOW THE LIGHT HAS RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

FAULTY SHIFTING BY HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. RANDOM SHIFTING, MISSED SHIFTING LEADING TO NEAR RED-LINE ENGINE TACHOMETER READINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED. UPDATED 12/30/10

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED (SLIPPING BETWEEN THE GEARS) AT 113,000 MILES. HAVE VISITED HONDA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION (TRANSMISSION IS DEAD BASICALLY). A RE-BUILT ONE WOULD COST ~$4500 - $5000. WITH ALL THE MAJOR SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE AT DEALER SERVICE CENTER, THE TRANSMISSION IS DEAD TOO PREMATURELY. HONDA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE RECALL OF 2004 DIDN'T FULLY ADDRESS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH MAKES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WAY TOO EARLY. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. I AM ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE VAN BEING PLACED IN PARK. I DO NOT HAVE TO STRUGGLE THE LEAST AMOUNT TO GET THE KEY TO COME OUT; IT SLIPS RIGHT OUT OF THE IGNITION WHETHER THE VAN IS IN PARK OR IN GEAR WITHOUT HESITATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ACCIDENTALLY ON A FEW OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE REALIZED WHEN I RETURN TO MY VEHICLE. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I TRIED TO DUPLICATE IT WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SURE ENOUGH, THE KEY CAME RIGHT OUT WHILE THE VAN WAS STILL IN DRIVING GEAR. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY DUE TO THIS, BUT MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY CAN BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN GEAR. I HAVE HAD IT ROLL BACK A FEW FEET BEFORE I CAUGHT IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

03 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LOWER GEAR AND BACK. THEN CONTINUED TO DROP DOWN A GEAR OR 2 AND GO BACK UP. I STOPPED THE CAR AND STARTED UP AGAIN, IT CONTINUED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. I WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM A HONDA DEALER AND DECIDED I BETTER DRIVE THERE. ON THE WAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PLUS ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AND I COULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE HONDA DEALER. MY CHILDREN WERE TERRIFIED AND UPSET. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ORIGINALLY RECALLED, I HAD THE RECALL FIX AND IT STILL FAILED. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS TO PREVENT ANY DEATHS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR ROAD WHOEVER WAS BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO ME. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM GEAR. HONDA SAID A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. *TR

TCS LIGHT CAME ON, THROTTLE SURGES AND WHOLE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT ABOUT 15 MPH UNDER STEADY THROTTLE. TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN (85K) SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 22 MPH, PARTICULARLY UPHILL. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE FOR THIS, TO THE DEALER, WHO SAYS THEY CAN FIND NO CAUSE. WHILE I WAS PICKING MY VAN UP TODAY FROM BEING SERVICED AND TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE I OVERHEARD ANOTHER CUSTOMER TALKING ABOUT HIS VAN SHUDDERING. HIS IS A 2004 AND IT HAPPENS AT 45 MPH. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD 3 VANS IN TODAY, ALL WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. NO PROBLEMS FOUND, BUT IF I WANTED TO TAKE A TECHNICIAN WITH ME AND REPLICATE IT I COULD GIVE THEM A CALL. *TR

WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION, OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, WITH 111K MILES, SHIFTED ITSELF FROM D TO SECOND OR FIRST GEAR AT 70 MPH. THE LEVER AND INDICATOR STAYED IN D THE WHOLE TIME AND NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR FOLLOWING THE EVENT. IT WAS VIOLENT, LIKE SLAMMING THE BRAKES, BUT OF COURSE WITH ONLY THE FRONT WHEELS DIGGING IN CREATING A DIFFICULT CONTROL SITUATION. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE LUCK OF A DRY AND STRAIGHT THREE LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO CLOSELY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, WITH SHARP SKILLS AT THE WHEEL NECESSARY, IT WOULD HAVE WRECKED US WITH POTENTIALLY SEVERE INJURIES. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEED SINCE THAT DAY AND OBVIOUSLY CANNOT. WE RESEARCHED THE SOLUTIONS AND PATHS THAT 1,000'S OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE TAKEN FOLLOWING REPORTING LIFE THREATENING AND OTHER ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUES. MOST OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEAT FAILURES MAKING THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEED EVEN FOLLOWING CURRENT REPAIR SOLUTIONS. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TAKE SWIFT ACTION SO THAT MY VOICE MAY SPEAK FOR THE DEAD AND INJURED THAT DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR ODYSSEY OR THE ODYSSEY IN FRONT OF THEM WENT OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

THE KEY FOR MY 2003 ODYSSEY CAN BE PULLED OUT IN ANY GEAR. IT HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN A SMALL COLLISION . WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SMALL INCLINE, I FAILED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHEN I PULLED OUT MY KEY. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. THE HONDA DEALER INDICATED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN. IN THE MEANTIME, I NOW JUST TRY TO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND DOUBLE CHECK WHEN I PARK THAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY IN PARK BEFORE I PULL THE KEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD AS THE CONTACT WAS EXITING. A PASSENGER WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CALL A LOCKSMITH AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER HAD BARELY EXITED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE HIT A FENCE AND CAUSED MINOR SCRATCHES. UPDATED 12/14/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED WITH PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IGNITION SWITCH: WE CAN REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR. VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (PER HONDA RECALL LOOKUP BY VIN), BUT NPR REPORTS THAT HONDA HAS RECALLED SOME 1.4 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING MINIVANS (HTTP://WWW.NPR.ORG/TEMPLATES/STORY/STORY.PHP?STORYID=129085652 ) IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT OUR VEHICLE MODEL & YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT. *TR

KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE IN NEUTRAL ON 2003 ODYSSEY. *TR

DRIVING 55 MPH WEST ON HWY 30 OHIO HEARD AND LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE LOCKED UP SKIDDED 50 FT . COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE, CALLED 911 A POLICE OFFICER, 2 SEMI DRIVERS COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE STARTED BUT COULD NOT TURN WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE VAN WAS BLOCKING THE RIGHT LANE N A BUSY HIGHWAY. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. *TR

THE SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILED IN MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION IN ANY GEAR AND APPARENTLY THAT DAY I PULLED MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE PARKING SPACE SEEMED LEVEL SO I DIDN'T APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. IT MUST HAVE ROLLED WHEN OTHER CARS DROVE PAST. I CALLED HONDA THAT DAY TO REPORT IT AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE FAILURE. THEY WOULDN'T PAY SAYING THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR JUST OVER $500.00 THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS OVER $2500.00 AND I DID DAMAGE TO TWO OTHER CARS THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TO PAY FOR. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS AROUND AND NO ONE GOT HURT. THIS HAPPENED IN A HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE. *TR