2003 Honda Odyssey complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SHIFTER LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROOF OF THE RECALL REPAIR HAVING BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SEIZED BRIEFLY GOING UP A HILL AT 79K MI, TCS AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT "GEAR RATIO IS INCORRECT" AND THERE IS A CRASH HAZARD FROM POSSIBILITY OF TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. HONDA DEALER SAYS RECORDS SHOW THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004 AND SOME KIT WAS INSTALLED, BUT HONDA DOES NOT REPLACE THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THIS ONE WAS "FIXED" IN 2004 RATHER THAN REPLACED. TRANSMISSION STILL REQUIRES REPLACEMENT TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. ADULT FAMILY MEMBER HAD JUST SWITCHED SEATS WITH CHILD, MOVING THE CHILD TO THE BACK SEAT. EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE PUT ON, CAREFULLY PULLED OVER AND TRIED ALL TRICKS WE COULD THINK OF TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOOR, ALL IN VAIN. FINALLY, USED CORD/ROPE/STRINGS CONTRAPTION TO PULL THE DOOR SHUT AND TIED IT TO DRIVER SEAT WITH ANOTHER ADULT MEMBER HOLDING/PUSHING THE DOOR WITH LEG TO KEEP IT SHUT TILL WE REACHED HOME THAT EVENING. CALLED DEALER & HAD IT FIXED NEXT DAY AT 730AM FOR $450.00. OFFICIAL PROBLEM NAME: "LATCH BROKEN.' SEARCHED NHSTA AND SURPRISINGLY FOUND MANY MORE PEOPLE REPORTING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FATALITY GIVEN THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THIS DOOR FAILURE FLINGING WIDE OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. I HOPE NHSTA AND HONDA WILL LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. THANKS. //JM *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE REAR POWER DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN NEXT TO WHERE THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED. THE DOOR BEGAN TO PUSH AGAINST THE CHILD'S LEG AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CHILD'S LEG WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,935.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING IT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V176000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT SOLVE THE FAILURE. AS OF APRIL 7, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN

POWER SLIDING DOORS AND REAR SIDE WINDOWS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND OR INOP SPORADICALLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING OR CLOSING. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG I-10 EASTBOUND IN PHOENIX, AZ AROUND 4:45 AM ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I HEARD AND THUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AND THEN THE TIRE BLOW OUT COUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR SECTION OF MY VEHICLE. TIRE WAS BRIDGESTONE P225/60 R16 97T M+S EL4Z PL6 DOT Y7X0 (PL6) (4604) LOIL. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM WAL-MART IN AZ HAD TOO HAVE ONE (1) REPLACED DUE TO SEPARTING FROM THE INSIDE OF TIRE WHICH WAS ON 01-26-2007 AND THEN HAD TO HAVE ON REPLACED AFTER THE SIDE WALL BLOW OUT 06-28-2007 AND BOTH TIME TIRES WERE REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES FOR DEFECTS. THANK YOU *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS PART OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECALL. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WAS ON 4/21/2004. THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND THOSE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE. THE INITIAL REPAIR FAILED AND MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA PROVIDED THE PART, BUT INSISTED I PAY $1068.00 FOR LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THEY INSTALLED IN A CAR I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BUT AT A COST TO ME OF $1068.00. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND NOT SWITCHING GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. HE ALSO FOUND THAT THE FLUID WAS DIRTY. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS WELL. *JB

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 70 MPH. VAN HAD PASSED A HONDA SAFETY INSPECTION JUST 6 DAYS EARLIER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE RECALL TRANSMISSION OIL JET, YEARS EARLIER, BUT TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY AND PAID FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WHICH DEVELOPED PROBLEMS AFTER ONLY DRIVING 50 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 100 AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 S WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENTLY STARTED LOSING POWER & SPEED, JUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.WHEN I POPPED UP THE HOOD,TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELL WAS ALL OVER THE CAR,ALSO I COULD SEE TRANS.FLUID ALL OVER THE TRANS. TOP SURFACE.VEHICULE COULD NOT MOVE AT ANY GEAR SO HAD TO BE TOWED.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE AND THE TCS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWERTRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE REPAIR WAS MADE USING AN OIL JET KIT. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WENT TO DEALERS ON APRIL 27, 2007 FOR REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE AND TUNE UP. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHE WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. THE CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP DUE TO HEAT BUILD UP WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO HONDA'S 2004 RECALL. UPDATED 02/04/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR ULTRA TOUR (NA), SIZE P225/ TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED. AFTER INSPECTION, THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES DEFLATED FROM THE INSIDE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TIRE SHOP REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT 20,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, AFTER A TIRE ROTATION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 01/07/08 *BF UPDATED*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH WAS RECALLED AND THE PROBLEM NOT RECTIFIED. HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 67,800 MILES WITH NO WARNING AND NO PRIOR ISSUES. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A HISTORY OF PREMATURE FAILURE AND THIS ONE REALIZED ITS PROPHECY. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT ON LOTS OF ISSUES OVER 3 YEARS - ENGINE HESITATING, ENGINE REVVING ON IDLE, AND FINALLY ENGINE REVVING WHILE DRIVING FINALLY AT 67,000 MILES I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ONLY TOLD THAT I HAVE AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED SPECIFICALLY RECOMMEND NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

THERE HAD BEEN A FEW CLUNKING NOISES ON 3-4 OCCASIONS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE ODYSSEY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP HONDA REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE SHOP HAD TAKEN THE TRANSMISSION APART EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS WERE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL SHOP AT A COST OF $3045.71. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY POWER SLIDING DOORS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO CLOSE AND LATCH. ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DOORS FREQUENTLY CAN NOT BE CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE AND MUST BE FORCIBLY CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. AT 13,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLIGHTLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY STORED CODES OR ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER REGARDING A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT HE DISCOVERED ONLINE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE COVER FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND INSPECTED THE SECOND GEAR. THEY NOTICED NO SIGNS OF HEAT BUILD UP DURING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC INSPECTION, THEREFORE THEY INSTALLED THE OIL JET KIT. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AT 65,000 MILES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO FIND ANY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT 74,000 MILES FOR HESITATION AND SHIFTING PARTS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A PARKING SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL PROGRAM AT 30,823 MILES. NOW AT 105,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID HONDA WOULD PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AT NO COST, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER LABOR TO REPLACE. I HAD PURCHASED A 6 YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VAN WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAS APPROX. 75,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED SO SOON. I HAVE THE VAN SERVICED REGULARLY AND DON'T DRIVE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. IF HONDA IS WILLING TO PROVIDE A TRANSMISSION, THEY SHOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. *JB

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO BUMP IT WITH MY HIP OR CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THEN THE VAN STILL THINKS IT'S OPEN AND WILL BEEP AND BEEP WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT CONCERNS ME AS MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT DOOR AND I'M CONCERNED AS TO WHETHER HE'S SAFE OR NOT. I WORRY ABOUT THE DOOR STAYING CLOSED. *JB

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 104,000 MILES IS FAILING TO SHIFT WHEN UNDER A LOAD, ENGINE REVS BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS, THIS MORNING I WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HONDA AND NHTSA ARE AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, FULL RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED SO SOME ONE IS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

REAR TAIL LIGHT LENS ARE CRACKING AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. THE CRACKS ARE STARTING AT TOP EDGES AND ARE WITHIN THE PLASTIC. HONDA SAID THEY ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION IN 2004. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION FINE AND INSTALLED SOME KIT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX IT. IT DID NOT FIX AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX WAS TO REPLACE IT. THE DEALER SAID THAT I STILL COULD GET ABOUT ANOTHER 60K MILES EASY OUT OF EXISTING TRANSMISSION AND JUST WAIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON ALONG WITH THE TCS LIGHT. IT IS GENERATING A CODE P0740. THIS SHOULD OF BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BACK ON THE RECALL. HONDA OBVIOUSLY HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FAILURE AND SHOULD REPLACE AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW AND CHECKED BY THE DEALER DURING RECALL. WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE AND THAT THE SURGING/HUNTING BETWEEN GEARS OCCASIONALLY WAS NORMAL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT MFG RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. THE SURGING BETWEEN HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING ON THE INTERSTATE ON THE FAILURE DATE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPM'S INCREASED. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VEHICLE REPAIR REPORT**CC *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. SHE STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE AND GREEN D-LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RECALL #04V176000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIPPING AND LABOR COST. SHE FELT THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE, AND HAS REPORTED THIS TO THE AMERICAN HONDA ASSOCIATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE POWER TRAIN INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55,000 AND QUESTIONS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND IS LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS**CC THE CONSUMER WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

1 MONTH AGO, I TOOK MY FRIEND TO ATLANTA (ABOUT A 5 HR. TRIP) AND THE TRIP WENT SMOOTHLY UNTIL I DROPPED OFF MY FRIEND BACK IN TOWN. AS SOON AS SHE LEFT THE CAR, I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, AND THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON . I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR ACTS THIS STRANGE, , A WEEK LATER AFTER DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM, , THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SO FAR , 3 TIMES FIXED. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME A DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR 3 DIFFERENT PARTS THAT I SHOULD HAVE REPLACED. SO FAR, I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, THE OPDS UNIT, AND THE SRS HARNESS. YESTEDAY, WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE TO STORE , SRS LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN(EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER 3RD TIME REPAIRED) BUT THIS MORNING IT WAS OFF. WE MADE AN APPOINTMEMT WITH DEALERSHIP NEXT TUESDAY FOR 4TH TIME ATTEMP.

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ON LOW RPM THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. IF INCREASING SPEED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING OR RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSING IT AGAIN IT STOPS DOING IT. *AK SO I HAVE TO REMEMBER ALWAYS TO PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO SHIFT IN TO 3RD GEAR. OTHERWISE IT WILL KEEP SHAKING AND WILL NOT SHIFT AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ANY THING CAN HAPPEN OR BREAK IF YOU CAN NOT SHIFT GEARS. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT BECAUSE ITS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2ND GEAR RECALL. BUT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BECOME A RECALL.

FAILURE OF GASKET MATERIAL TO CONTAIN OIL WITHIN ENGINE VALVE COVER CYLINDER HEAD HAS CREATED OIL LEAK THAT WAS INITIALLY NOTICED ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER HAS VERIFIED PROBLEM BY INJECTING DYE AND USING BLACK-LIGHT TO ESTABLISH THE SOURCE OF THE OIL LEAK. THIS MIGHT TYPICALLY BE A NON-ISSUE FOR AN OLDER MODEL YEAR VEHICLE BUT I WOULD NOT EXPECT SUCH A PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 4 YEARS AND PERSONALLY OWNED FOR ONLY 2 1/4 YEARS. PROBLEM COULD BE ONE OF MANUFACTURE INSTALLATION OR MATERIAL DEFECT OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. ENGINE FAILURE COULD RESULT IF PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED/RESOLVED. RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL COMMITMENT THAT COVERS THE LABOR TO DROP THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THIS OWNER THINKS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR OPERATED IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. *JB

BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY STICK SO THAT THEY CANNOT BE OPENED, WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS APPROXIMATELY 85 FAHRENHEIT OR ABOVE. IN ORDER TO OPEN A STUCK SIDE DOOR, I MUST EITHER HAVE A SECOND PERSON PUSH HARD ON THE INSIDE WHILE I PULL HARD ON THE HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE, OR I MUST YANK REPEATEDLY ON THE HANDLE. I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR LAST MAY, 2006, WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE OFF ENTIRELY, PROBABLY FROM THE REPEATED YANKING I'D DONE DURING THE THREE YEARS I'D HAD THE VAN. I FELL HARD INTO THE PAVEMENT AS WELL AS INTO THE CAR PARKED NEXT DOOR, BUT I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT, SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, MY CHILDREN WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS TO FREE THEMSELVES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE RUBBER SEALS ON THE DOORS STICKING TO THE METAL OF THE BODY WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VAN FOR REPLACEMENT, WHICH THEY DID AT NO CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THE VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AS THEY'D REPLACED SEVERAL OTHER HANDLES DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE SEAL/STICKING PROBLEM ITSELF. THEY ADVISED ME TO APPLY A SILICONE-BASED LUBRICANT TO THE SEALS, WHICH I DID SEVERAL TIMES, BUT EACH TIME THE LUBRICANT ONLY LESSENED (NOT STOPPED) THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE DOOR WAS STICKING AGAIN. THE DEFECTIVE SEALS ARE STILL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003. NEED KEY TO OPEN LOCKS ON DOORS. DRIVER DOOR KEY LOCK WAS STICKY AND NOW OVER TIME IMPOSSIBLE TO USE KEY. HAVE HAD DEALERSHIP AND AUTO BODY SHOP TO LOOK AT IT TO TRY TO FIX. SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF LOCKS. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE IS STICKING. THE ONLY DOOR I CAN STICK KEY INTO NOW, IS THE BACK HATCH DOOR! THIS VAN IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD.......THIS STARTED HAPPENING OVER A YEAR AGO. WHY WOULD THIS BE HAPPENING? MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT THIS IS A DEFECT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR.*AK

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY: GOT THE NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN 2004 ABOUT THE 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION COOLER UPDATE / INSPECTION NEEDED FOR OUR ODYSSEY. WE HAD THE DEALER INSTALL THE REVISED COOLER AND AT ABOUT 45K MILES (SHORTLY AFTER) WE NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM THE CAR AT ALL SPEEDS THAT INCREASES IN PITCH / INTENSITY AS THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES. IF THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN NEUTRAL WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING THE NOISE GOES AWAY - AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION IS RE-ENGAGED THE NOISE COMES BACK SO THE 'GEAR WHINE' TYPE NOISE IS DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND WE DIDN'T NOTICE THIS UNTIL THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. NOW WE HAVE 100K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION 'SHUDDERS' ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BEING KICKED DOWN FROM 5TH GEAR TO A LOWER GEAR LIKE 4TH OR 3RD SO I EXPECT IT TO FAIL SOON. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. SHE FOUND RECALL# 04V176000, POWER TRAIN MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2002 FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 900 MILES THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE ,AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM CANADA. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED CANADA, AND THEY FAXED HER THE RECALL, AND AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS A AUTHORIZED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT. DURING A FOLLOW UP BY THE MANUFACTURER THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET AUTHORIZATION. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING ,AND DURING DIAGNOSIS, THEY FOUND THE VEHICLE OPERATING NORMALLY EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR BOX WOULDN'T ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT DID FEEL SAFE WHILEDRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57110.

TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (P-30 TRANSMISSION GEAR CHIPPING OR BREAKAGE) IN THE MAIL DECEMBER 2004 FOR HIS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY (75000 FAILURE MILES). THE CONTACT COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL AND THE DEALER INSTALLED THE OIL JET KIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE ALSO NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME . THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE GEARS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK, AND WHEELS TO LOCK. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING DURING GEAR SHIFTS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ($90), BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO FELT THAT REPLACING THE ENGINE MOUNTS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM ($530), BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE DEALER CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT RECOMMENDS THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED ($3500). THE TRANSMISSION WAS "POWER FLUSHED" 6 MONTHS AGO BY ANOTHER DEALER, BUT WHEN CHANGED WAS DIRTY AND METAL PIECES WERE FOUND ON DRAIN PLUG.*JB

TL* - WHILE DRIVING A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AT A SPEED OF 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT SAME NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT ON 01/04/06, AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERN BECAUSE IN APRIL OF 2006 HE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO HIS LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000( POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), AND HE FEELS THAT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T INSPECT THE VEHICLE PROPERLY TO IDENTIFY IF ANY OF THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE EXPERIENCING DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLE QUALITY AND VEHICLE SERVICE***CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP WAS DOING DISHONEST BUSINESS PRACTICES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TCS AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY EGR VALVE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SO THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT, HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS LATER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WAS DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WAS OFF CENTER, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN ALIGNMENT BE PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *JB

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FOR ALMOST A YEAR WHILE VEHICLE UNDER 3 YEAR/36 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER WITH TRANSMISSION MAKING LOUD CLUNK NOISE & UNABLE TO ENGAGE PROPERLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ALMOST YEAR AGO WITH VEHICLE ODOMETER READING APPROX 30K MILES ONLY. WE WERE ASKED THAT ITS NORMAL VARIANT FOR THAT VEHICLE NOISE CLUNK & WARM UP YOUR CAR, DO MORE OFTEN TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE. SINCE THAT LAST VISIT TO DEALER WE DROVE VEHICLE ANOTHER 5 K OVER A YEAR. DURING OUR RECENT LONG DRIVE WITH FAMILY & 3 YOUNG KIDS OVER THANKS GIVING WEEKEND FROM MISSOURI TO INDIANA. TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING & MAKING MORE NOISE PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER ON SATURDAY 12/16/2006 WITH ODOMETER READING 35,550 MILES AFTER READING ALL REVIEWS POSTED BY HONDA ODYSSEY CONSUMERS. HONDA DEALER CALLED ME TODAY( 12/18/2006) THAT TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL & NEED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE HONDA MOTOR CO HAS JEOPARDIZE THE LIFE OF OUR FAMILY WITH A IMMINENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE DURING OUR RECENT TRIP DESPITE THE FACT WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO HONDA DEALER ATTENTION IN GOOD FAITH NOT EVEN KNOWING THAT THEIR IS RECALL ON CERTAIN ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS FOR PREMATURE FAILURE. WILL NHTS INVESTIGATE OUR COMPLAIN THAT DESPITE A MEMO TO ALL DEALER ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM, WHY HONDA MOTOR CO WAITED TO RISK THE LIFE OF OUR FAMILY BY LETTING US DRIVE AN ADDITIONAL 5K MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT CATCHING THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL, # 04V176000 REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UPDATEDE 12/26/2006 - *NM

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. SPOKE TO SERVICE MGR AT AVENUES HONDA AND HE SAID OTHER THAN TRANSMISSION IT MIGHT BE THE EGC (?). THIS SOMETIMES MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN THIS MPH RANGE. WAS TOLD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DECIDED NOT TO TAKE CAR IN SINCE THE LIGHT WASN'T COMING ON YET. MAINLY BECAUSE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE FOR SOMETHING HONDA KNOWS IS A PROBLEM. CAR HAS 50000 MILES ON IT. CAR MILEAGE IS WAY TOO LOW FOR SOMETHING TO BE HAPPENING TO TRANSMISSION. *JB

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LED TO THE FAILURE. 2. WHEN SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR, THE TACHOMETER WOULD SHOOT WAY UP, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START SLOWING DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, EXCEPT ON ONE OCCASION RECENTLY. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS. SOME DAYS IT WOULD HAPPEN ONCE, WHILE OTHER DAYS IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN BEING REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY CARS AND BIG RIG (18-WHEELERS) TRUCKS THAT WERE FOLLOWING CLOSELY. MY WIFE WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS HAPPENING AT A HIGHER RATE (ON A DAILY BASIS) PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES IS TOO MANY TO REMEMBER. 3. AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED (FREE OF CHARGE) THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY RECORDED A TRANSMISSION CODE ERROR. *JB

WHEN STARTING OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF "PARK" OVER THE LAST MONTH. WE HAVE TRIED TURNING THE VAN OFF THEN ON TO TRY TO SHIFT. WE HAVE TRIED PRESSING AT DIFFERENT ANGLES ON THE BRAKE PAD. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS - AND ONLY INTERMITTENTLY - IS TO LITERALLY JAM WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THEN SHIFT AS QUICK AS YOU CAN. LOOKING AT THE INTERNET...WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID ONE DAY, IT WILL FINALLY "GIVE OUT". THIS VAN IN ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SOMETHING LIKE A SENSOR FAIL IN A RELATIVELY NEW VAN?!? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIO CONTROLS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE ON VACATION, THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE DEFECTIVE PART ALSO AFFECTED THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE HORN ASSEMBLY, THE STEERING WHEEL, AIR BAG SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO CONTROLS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CABLE AND REEL ASSEMBLY. THE REPAIR ONLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO CONTROLS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL.

THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND NO PROBLEM AND COULD NOT RECREATE IT. WHEN THE DOOR DOES OPEN YOU MUST PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO CLOSE THE DOOR WITH THE DRIVERS CONTROLS, THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A SAFE AREA TO PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHICH INCREASES THE RISK TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION THIS CREATES A BIG CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN WHO SIT NEXT TO IT. *JB