2003 Honda Odyssey complaints

GEAR SHIFT LOCKED UP IN 2007. FELT SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT OCCURRED SO INTERMITTENTLY THAT COULD NEVER GET MECHANIC TO FEEL SLIP. 2008 THEN ONE DAY THE VAN BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. THE VAN WOULD REV, BUT WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN FIRST PLACED INTO DRIVE. ONCE MOVING VAN MOVED AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY SO WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. NO INDICATOR LAMPS CAME ON. VAN CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE, VAN WOULD REV, AND HESITATE, BUT EVENTUALLY ACCELERATE. 5 DAYS LATER, AS I WAS DRIVING THE VAN, THE INDICATOR LAMPS CAME ON INDICATING MALFUNCTION. TCS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VAN TO GO HOME. THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING AS I WAS PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY WITH THREE CHILDREN IN CARSEATS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A TURN LANE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET AS WE ARE IN THE INITIAL STAGES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. THERE APPEARS TO BE HEAVY CHATTER ONLINE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE ODYSSEYS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN APRIL 04. OUR VAN HAD 26000 MILES SO THE RECALL INDICATED FOR INSPECTION OF THE SECOND GEAR FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION IF NO DAMAGE THEN RECALL INDICATED TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT. THIS WAS INSTALLED AUGUST 2004 . TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2008. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC. IF I HAD BEEN IN AN INTERSECTION AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY OCCURRED. THIS HONDA HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT AND NO WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-75. THERE WAS ZERO WARNING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING. WE LUCKILY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PASS A SAFETY RAILING AND THEN PROCEED TO PULL OF THE ROAD. *TR

OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BOUGHT BRAND NEW, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,000 MILES. DEALER SERVICE IS NOT SURE IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DEFECTS OR THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE, THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM AND IS BEING REPLACED. VEHICLE DOES HAVE FACTORY INSTALLED TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TURNED ON SINCE WE HAVE OWED THE VAN. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY HONDA DUE TO BUYING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HONDA REFUSES ANY OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM OR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHOULD BE A RARE OCCURRENCE FOR ANY OF TODAY'S' VEHICLES. WITH HONDA'S REPUTATION ON THE LINE, YOU WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM BY NOW AND NOT LET IT CONTINUE INTO FUTURE MODEL YEARS. SEEMS EXCESSIVE THAT MODEL YEARS 1999 THROUGH 2008 ARE STILL HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO FAR CHARGES THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED ARE SHIPPING CHARGES FOR THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, ALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT, STILL COUNTING. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 WITH 106,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR SHOP WILL REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT HER REPAIR RECEIPT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN JANUARY 2006, THE VAN HAD ~50, 000 MILES ON IT. IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED, (THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE PRIOR TO GOING IN GEAR) THE DEALER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. ON NOVEMBER 8, 2008 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ~75,000 MILES. THE DEALER QUOTED $4200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. UPON DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED AND "FIXED" PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE OF THE VAN. THE DEALER HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION ON THE TRANSMISSION TO DATE AND HAS NOT OFFERED FOR HONDA TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IT SEEMS APPARENT TO ME THAT HONDA HAS RECOGNIZED A DESIGN DEFECT SINCE A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM, YET THE FIX TO THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT HONDA HAS SOLD THE PUBLIC A FAULTY PRODUCT AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY 80,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE ACCELERATING. WENT TO HONDA DEALER, TEST DROVE, SAID EVERYTHING OK. AFTER BEING ALMOST RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE VAN TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, WENT BACK TO DEALER, TEST DROVE, NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR OVERHEATING DONE WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO LOW GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHENEVER THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,500. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

I HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY ON SAT. NOV.8,2008. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED ONE SINCE NEW TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WE HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO A 50/50 SPLIT ON THE REPAIR. THIS WILL PUT US OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS AROUND 2500.00. THE VEHICLE HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE INVESTIGATED AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 2003 MODEL HONDA ODYSSEYS AND I COMPLAINED WHEN I CARRIED MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL IN 2006 THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLIPPING WAS SLIPPING ON THE INTERSTATE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SLIPPING SENSATION AND I WAS SENT HOME WITHOUT A REPAIR. I WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 1&1/2 HOURS AND LATE FOR WORK. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE A USED PART IN MY VEHICLE THAT HAS FAILED ALREADY WITH ONLY A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY TO BACK IT UP. I TRAVEL TO WORK SOMETIMES IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES A DAY AND I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO RELY ON A PREVIOUSLY FAULTY PART. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY EMPLOYEES OF HONDA THAT THE 2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS WERE MADE BY A COMPANY OTHER THAN HONDA AND THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR SOMETIME THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE FAULTY, BUT HAVE REMAINED SILENT HOPING THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL AFTER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIM

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SERVICE STATION, THEY REPORTED THE CODE PO740-TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. TOOK CAR TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, WHO SAID THEY FOUND METAL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION SO IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. WAITING FOR WORD FROM HONDA ABOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH APPROXIMATELY 87,000 MILES. THE VAN SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH JUMPING AS IT TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE AND OTHER MODEL YEAR ODYSSEYS IN WHICH A REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE VAN TO SUPPOSEDLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOW SAYING WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2003 MODEL YEAR ODYSSEYS. *TR

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON YET ANOTHER 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, THE RPMS SUDDENLY STARTING REVVING LIKE CRAZY, WE LOST SPEED AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED. WE COULD NOT GET IT BACK IN GEAR. TCS AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NEAR A FIELD WHERE WE LET THE CAR "REST" FOR A WHILE. EVENTUALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT GOING, LIMPED TO A SERVICE STATION AND POURED SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE BARELY MADE IT HOME. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 94,000. DEALER SAYS WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5000. WE BALKED. LATER SINCE WE WERE SUCH "GOOD" CUSTOMERS AND HAD RELIGIOUSLY PERFORMED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER, THEY 'DROPPED" IT TO $2000. WE STILL SAY NO GO AND HAVE TAKEN IT UP WITH HONDA AMERICA. WE BOUGHT A HONDA THINKING WE WERE BUYING SUPERIOR RELIABILITY AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE. WHAT A JOKE. TRANSMISSIONS ARE BUILT TO LAST--EXCEPT FOR HONDAS, JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET. IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO US TO PAY THE PRICE THAT HONDA CHARGES FOR ITS VANS AND TO BE TOLD LESS THAN 5 YEARS LATER THAT A CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 100,000 SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING FOR THE CAR AND WE ARE FURIOUS! I AM WONDERING HOW LONG IT IS GOING TO TAKE NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VAN BEGAN TO SLIP IN GEARS AND HESITATE FROM STANDING STOP. RPM'S WILL RACE WITH VEHICLE IN "D" THEN ENGAGE. WILL DISENGAGE ALL GEAR WHILE DRIVING. CEL CODE P0730. HONDA OF AMERICA WON'T EVEN START A CASE FOR ME SINCE I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED OUTSIDE THE US. 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX 81,000 MILES TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED IN 2004. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW POWER. DEALERS CAN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM OR FIX IT. CAR SHUDDERS ON REGULAR BASIS AND NEW EGR VALVE, FLUID CHANGES TUNE UPS MAKE NO DIFFERENCE. KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAKE ME NERVOUS OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANS. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, TRANSMISSION FAIL TO ENGAGE 3RD GEAR 50% OF THE TIME. ERROR CODE P0740. HAD THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLED ON AUG 4 2004. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TCS LIGHT WITH NO OTHER PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS "A LITTLE" LOW AND "DIRTY" SO AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. 24 HOURS LATER, THE GEARS BEGAN STICKING IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WITH THE ENGINE JUST REVVING, LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. CODE ON COMPUTER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/REBUILT. HAVE YET TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED DUE TO COST AND APPARENT ISSUE WITH THE SAFETY OF HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS 2003. *TR

MY PAINT ON MY 2003 HONDA O IS PEELING. RICH HOLTZ IN HONDA TOMSRIVER SAID BEING WE OUGHT IT IN GERMANY ON A ARMY BASE HONDA DOES NOT NEED TO COVER IT. THERE IS A 7 YEAR RECALL ON IT. HE SAID HE WOULD CONTACT HONDA, BUT IT IS A $ 4000.00 JOB, AND MORE THEN LIKELY WILL NOT BE COVERED. *TR

ENGINE MOUNTS ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES...SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE...DESIGN FLAW PERHAPS? $700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR...AMERICAN HONDA NO HELP...DEALER NO HELP. *TR

TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN I HAD TO TO TOW IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND GET IT REPAIRED. IT COST ME $3200. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 ODYSSEY THAT I BOUGHT IN JAN 03. AT 74,000 MILES AND 1.5 MONTHS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL RECOMMENDATION HAD BEEN COMPLETED PREVIOUSLY AND THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE VAN IN COMPLAINING THAT IT WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT AND FELT LIKE IT WAS SHUTTERING. THE TECH INSPECTED AND FOUND NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THE TECH THOUGHT IT PROBABLY WAS THE WAY I DROVE IT. IT ENDED UP THAT IT WASN'T "MY DRIVING", IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IT WAS NOTED THAT MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BREAKAGE. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 82,000 AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75,000. ON 11/3/04 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP PER THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION. AT THAT TIME MY CAR HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. PER THE RECALL, CARS UNDER 15,000 MILES WERE TO GET THE KIT AND CARS OVER 15,000 WERE TO BE CHECKED FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION, WHICH INDICATES POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND IF FOUND, IF FOUND, THE DEALER WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NO WHERE ON MY SERVICE RECEIPT DOES IT INDICATE THAT THE INSPECTION EVER TOOK PLACE. IN JUNE 2005 I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICED AND HONDA CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND AGAIN THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS BUT RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK SINCE THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. IN DEC. 2006 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE GEARS BEING DIFFICULT. HONDA CLAIMS IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, REPLACED THE SWITCH AND SAID THE GEARS WERE WORKING OK. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIFFERENT PROBLEM CORRECTED WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER LANE OF ANOTHER VERY BUSY ROAD AND HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW WITH 82

I HAD NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE TODAY AND ALL POWER WAS SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VAN TOWED AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I JUST READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND UNFORTUNATELY, I NEVER GOT ANY MAIL INFORMING ME OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A 3,000 BILL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES AS WELL AS POOR BRAKING PROMPTED REMOVAL OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. I FOUND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON BOTH WHEELS WERE WORN DOWN TO 1MM WHILE THE OUTSIDE PADS STILL HAD 5-6 MILLIMETERS OF PAD MATERIAL LEFT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I HAD WITH MY REAR BRAKES A WHILE AGO. EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS VAN, WE HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS OF GLAZED PADS AND BAD ROTORS. I HAD REPLACED STOCK PADS AND ROTORS WITH HIGH END PRODUCTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS NEGLECTED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON US HWY 29, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH ALL WINDOWS IN THEIR FULLY CLOSED POSITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SIMPLY DISAPPEARED INTO THE DOOR. AFTER ERRATIC MANEUVER, DUE TO SUDDEN AND SURPRISE IN A RUSH OF AIR INTO THE CABIN, SPEED HAD TO BE REDUCED. FRANTIC EFFORTS TO RAISE THE WINDOW FAILED. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AT 08:30. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED PROBLEM AND CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $250.00, CLAIMING PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. A VERY SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR UNDER VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED IN THAT EVENT, DUE TO THE SUDDENNESS OF THE EVEN. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VERY SAME ISSUE AT NO CHARGE. THE FACT THAT NO WARNING OCCURRED IN EITHER CASE, MAKES THIS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A DRIVER TO STEER OFF OF THE ROAD OR BE DISTRACTED FOR THE MOMENT IT TAKES TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT (ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER). I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA CORPORATION TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THIS VERY SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO COMPROMISED CABIN SAFETY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. WHENEVER HE PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROX. 99000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND 2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A 4400.00 REPAIR INCLUDING THE ECU. HONDA PAID HALF OF REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS ECU FOR "GOODWILL" EVEN THOUGH WE WERE INITIALLY TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE NOTHING. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED TWICE DURING OWNERSHIP. TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO SERVICED WITH THE EARLIER HONDA RECALL. FAILURE OCCURRED OUT OF TOWN WHILE ON VACATION - HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN NEIGHBORING STATE AND RETURN HOME IN A BORROWED CAR. *TR

SLIDING DOORS ON 2003 HONDA ODDOSEY SWING OPEN AND MALFUNCTION ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH TRAVEL SPEEDS. 3 TIMES THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGES $700 TO REPAIR A SAFETY PROBLEM THA CONTINUALLY REPEATS ITSELF. DOOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK TO ANYONE NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT IN MIDROW SEATS. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY (PURCHASED OCTOBER 2002). IN SUMMER OF 2004, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, AND POTENTIAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE, AND NO REPAIR WAS NECESSARY. IN JULY 2006, WITH APPROX. 84,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OIL TO SPLATTER EVERYWHERE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE, FOR APPROX. HALF AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER 90 MILES FROM MY HOME. AFTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICAN HONDA, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND WAS COVERED BY HONDA. NOW, JUST OVER TWO YEARS AND 40,000 MILES LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAS OCCURRED. AM ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE WITH HONDA TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WAS TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND WAS FORCED TO COMPROMISE THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE, WHILE WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY (PURCHASED OCTOBER 2002). IN SUMMER OF 2004, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, AND POTENTIAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE, AND NO REPAIR WAS NECESSARY. IN JULY 2006, WITH APPROX. 84,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OIL TO SPLATTER EVERYWHERE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE, FOR APPROX. HALF AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER 90 MILES FROM MY HOME. AFTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICAN HONDA, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND WAS COVERED BY HONDA. NOW, JUST OVER TWO YEARS AND 40,000 MILES LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAS OCCURRED. AM ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE WITH HONDA TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WAS TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND WAS FORCED TO COMPROMISE THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE, WHILE WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IS FAILING - WON'T ENGAGE 3RD GEAR. YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT THE VEHICLE JUST COASTS. IT'S GETTING WORSE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO THE OTHER HARD. SORT OF FEELS LIKE A JUMP IN THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE RESEARCHED AND NOTICED HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS IN PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS FOR THE SAME REASON. IN OUR 2003 THEY HAVE NOT YET EXTENDED THE WARRANTY AND I'M CONCERNED OURS WILL FAIL WITHIN THE NEXT 10,000 MILES. HONDA HAS OWNED UP TO PUTTING IN BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2002 AND PRIOR YEARS AND THEY EXTENDED THOSE WARRANTIES. MY 2003 IS NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF A BAD TRANSMISSION. I HOPE FILLING THIS COMPLAINT HELPS TO SUPPORT OTHER 2003 ODYSSEY COMPLAINTS ON TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 111,000 MILES ON IT. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A LONGER DELAY FROM THE TIME I WOULD PUT IT IN REVERSE TO THE TIME IT ACTUALLY WENT INTO REVERSE. THEN, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 2 AND THIRD GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. WE TOOK IT INTO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. THE SAME SLIPPAGE HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE MORE IN THE LAST WEEK. THIS MILEAGE IS A LITTLE LOW TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SO I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF VAN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS QUOTED TO ME AT $2,700. SEEMS TO ME THAT HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY FOUND DIRTY TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT COULD NOT FIND A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DIRTY FLUID. ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4210. THE CAR HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 77,000 MILES BEGAN TO MAKE GRIND AND RATTLING NOISE WITH NOTICEABLE BLIPPING OF RPMS EARLIER THIS YEAR. SOUND BECOME CONSISTENT IN JULY. LOCAL DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECORDS AND NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES NOTE THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001-2003 ODYSSEY MODELS. NEITHER DEALER OR HONDA USA WOULD ADMIT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT FOR $1,000 "WITH HONDA'S HELP." *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VIOLENT DOWNSHIFTING DURING DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. *TR

WE WERE PARKED AT A STORE. WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR-- ANY GEAR. IT KEPT STALLING TRY AFTER TRY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE THIS TIME THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR OR TRANSMISSION. WE CALLED HONDA CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 80K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE KNEW OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES SO ASKED FOR SOME "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE". WE PAID $1540.70 WHICH WAS 60%. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE FROM THE EARLIER MODELS DID NOT GET FIXED FOR THE 2002 AND 2003 EITHER AND HONDA IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP BY HELPING WITH PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS "RESET" THE SYSTEM, CHANGED THE WIRING AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS LIT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HONDA'S AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM AND THEY SEEM TO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER FOR IT. *TR

ON 07/18/2008, AT ABOUT 1:30 P.M., THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON PERSONAL 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING ON BUSY HIGHWAY (SOUTHBOUND 163 TRANSITION TO WESTBOUND 52) IN SAN DIEGO CA. FREEWAY SIDE RAILS DIDN'T ALLOW MOTORING PUBLIC TO SAFELY PULL OFF FREEWAY. WIFE SMELLED ODOR OF BURNT OIL AND VAN BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. LUCKY FOR WIFE AND DAUGHTER, A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) TRAVELING BEHIND THE VAN SAW WIFE TURN ON EMERGENCY/HAZARD LIGHTS. REALIZING VAN WAS IN TROUBLE ON TRANSITION RAMP, THE RV RAN INTERFERENCE TO SLOW DOWN OTHER SPEEDING TRAFFIC OVERTAKING VAN FROM BEHIND. WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF FREEWAY TO NEXT SAFEST OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETELY GET OFF FREEWAY. WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE RV, VAN COULD'VE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VAN WAS TOWED TO TEMECULA CA AND INITIAL GARAGE ESTIMATES ARE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HONDA PAID FOR THE PART, THE TRANSMISSION CUSTOMER PAID FOR INSTALLATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,896 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE (P0740) AT 77K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JUMPING AND DOWNSHIFTING. THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AND THE RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A SERVICE HISTORY, HE WOULD ONLY BE CHARGED FOR HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE REAR PROMPTED REMOVAL OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. I FOUND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON BOTH WHEELS WERE WORN COMPLETELY AWAY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE OUTSIDE PADS STILL HAD 3-4 MILLIMETERS OF PAD MATERIAL LEFT. NOW, THE OUTSIDE PADS CAN BE EASILY INSPECTED THROUGH THE WHEEL SPOKES, AND SINCE BOTH PADS SHOULD WEAR AT SIMILAR RATES, VISUAL INSPECTION SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A REASONABLE INDICATION OF THE CONDITION OF BOTH PADS. WELL, THE WEAR INDICATORS ARE ON THE INSIDE PADS, BUT THEY WERE SILENT BECAUSE THE WEAR INDICATORS HAD BROKEN OFF ON BOTH INSIDE PADS, LEAVING NO INDICATION THAT THE INSIDE PADS WERE WORN OUT. CLEARLY THERE ARE TWO DEFECTS HERE: PAD WEAR SHOULD BE REASONABLY BALANCED TO BOTH PADS, NOT BIASED SUCH THAT THE PADS THAT CANNOT BE INSPECTED WITHOUT REMOVING THE WHEEL WEAR MUCH FASTER, AND SECOND, THE WEAR INDICATORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT THEY DID NOT BREAK OFF ON BOTH PADS, LEAVING NO OTHER WARNING OF EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INTO/OUT OF 2ND GEAR FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. FINALLY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WENT ON; DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I FOUND THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT 2003 ODYSSEYS HAVE HAD A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER WANTS $3750 TO REPLACE THIS ON A CAR WITH 94K MILES. *TR

THE POWER DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY IS FAILING TO LATCH ON SO IT IS NOT SECURED. I'M FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE BUZZER GOING OFF SO I HAD TO TURN OFF THE SWITCH. THERE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AS THE DOOR MAY ACTUALLY OPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING. ONE OF THE REASONS WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER DOOR IS TO HAVE SOME HELP IF I'M CARRYING MY CHILDREN IN AND OUT OF THE CAR AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE I'M HAVING TO EITHER TURN ON THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE DOOR OR I HAD TO CLOSE AND OPEN THE HEAVY DOOR MANUALLY. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THESE MATTERS AS THESE MAY CAUSE SAFETY HAZARDS WITH THE DOOR OPENING SUDDENLY. SINCERELY, RACHEL ESTRADA *TR

DRIVER SIDE MANUAL DOOR LOCK WAFERS BROKE, NOW USING THE PASSENGER SIDE OR REAR DECK DOOR FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. PROBLEM BEGAN 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM POWER HONDA OF VALENCIA IN DECEMBER 2007. IN APRIL 2008 THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR OR GO FASTER THAN 35 MPH. THE RPMS WOULD REV VERY HIGH 5K+. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. AMERICAN HONDA OFFERED ME A 25% DISCOUNT ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 4 MONTHS AGO AND I FEEL THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE BAD HONDA TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CD PLAYER. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. DEALER STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SHE FOUND 6 SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *KB

WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. IT STARTED WITH THE "SUBFRAME" SHIFTED DURING DELIVERY AND HAS GONE DOWNHILL SINCE THEN. WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING LOCKING ON US SEVERAL TIMES. THE AUTOMATIC DOORS HAVE STAYED OPEN LEAVING ME UNABLE TO DRIVE WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN. OUR RECENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD THE ROUTINE MAINTANENCE DONE ON IT AT 100,000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD AND EVEN SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING. I WILL BE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WHEN THE RPM'S WILL RAISE AND THE SPEED WILL LOWER. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATE AGAIN FOR IT TO FINALLY SHIFT. OUR OTHER MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE PAINT. WE HAVE HAD MOST OF THE CAR REPAINTED TOP TO BOTTOM AND FRONT TO BACK. WE HAVE PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE CAR THAN IT IS S WORTH. *TR