2003 Honda Odyssey complaints

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING RIGHT WITH ONLY 129,000 MILES!!! DOWNSHIFTING UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

PURCHASED A HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 BRAND NEW IN 2003. HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT PER MANUAL WITH THE SAME MECHANIC/GARAGE , ETC. THE CAR HAS 115,000 AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING TWO DAYS AGO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TCS, AND HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO GARAGE. MECHANIC SAYS NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. VERY UPSET THAT HONDA HAS HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE ODYSSEYS SINCE THEIR INCEPTIONS, AND HAVE EVEN GONE AS FAR AS OFFERING PEOPLE PERCENTAGE OF COSTS. I WANT HONDAY TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, KNEE, AND CHEST INJURIES. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ABDOMEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TRYING FOR OVER AN HOUR TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER SO I CANT START THE VAN IT KEEPS HAPPENING EVERYTIME I TRY TO START THE VAN SWITCH KEYS WITH MY HUSBAND AND THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING. ITS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I TRULY BELIEVE IS A DEFECT WITH HONDA. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME AND STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION WITH OUT IT. $ 4,371.08 I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY ISSUES FROM HONDA AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY THING FROM HONDA. ON 8/27/10 ONE YEAR LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THEN ON 9/17/10 THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. NOW THE SECOND TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THEY JUST REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT RUNS LIKE A TRUCK. THE HONDA DEALER DID ALL THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE . WE HAVE OWNED FOUR HONDA'S BUT NEVER AGAIN. MY SON HAS A 2002 CIVIC AND IT IS ON ITS SECOND TRANSMISSION. IF A RECALL WAS ON THESE HONDA THEY NEVER SENT ME ANYTHING AND I PURCHASED IT NEW. *TR

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS, ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE SRS LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT IT HAS BEEN COMING ON MORE AND MORE OFTEN. *TR

LOOKING INTO ISSUES WITH HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, I BELIEVE HONDA IS NEGLIGENT IN OFFERING ANY FAIR SOLUTION TO A KNOWN PROBLEM. I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER. READING HUNDREDS OF EXAMPLES WHERE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER LONG TRIP DUE TO RESTRICTED FLUID FLOW. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN ISSUE AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE. WHEN YOU GO TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAY IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. GOING FROM 65MPH TO ZERO IN THE FAST LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS EXTREMELY HAZARDESS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUALITY PRODUCT? THE DEALERSHIP WAS FRIENDLY BUT HONDA'S POLICY IS AWFUL CASE BY CASE EXAMINATION. PLEASE SOMEONE START A CLASS ACTION, I HAD AAMCO REBUILD MINE DAMAGES ARE TOWING BILLS PLUS REPAIRS CALL IT $3000 IN DAMAGES TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES. THIS WOULD BE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY ANY LAW OFFICE. I AM IN. WHEN THERE ARE WEB SITES DEDICATED TO THE ISSUE AND HONDA CONTINUES TO IGNORE IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE. HTTP://WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM/

AT 55MPH, MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, THEN THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN. THE VEHICLE RECOVERED, BUT NOW THE TRANSMISSION BANGS AND LOOKS UP UNDER 30 MPH. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, TECHNICIAN SAYS THEY WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD A CRASH. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS. TECH SAYS IT WILL COST $1,500 TO FIX THEM. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

NOTICED PAINT PEELING ON ROOF IN CHUNKS FROM MY UPSTAIRS WINDOW. GOT ESTIMATES TO REPAINT THINKING IT WAS DUE TO AGE. BOTH VENDORS ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN HIT AND REPAIRED ASSUMING THAT WAS THE CAUSE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER WITH IT NEVER BEING HIT WHICH CAUSED ME TO CHECK FOR RECALL I MAY HAVE MISSED AFTER IT BEING DIAGNOSED AS A PRIMER ISSUE. DEALER SAID THE REP TOLD THEM THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I'M TOLD THAT EVEN GETTING IT REPAINTED BEFORE IT RUSTS WILL WORK SINCE THE INITIAL PRIMER IS THE ISSUE AND NEW PAINT WON'T STICK ANY BETTER THAN THE OLD. DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO KEEP IT LOOKING LIKE A TRASH VAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS IN THE RAIN, BUT THEY WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I FELT THE VEHICLE HESITATED, IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER OR A BAD FUEL INJECTER. LATER I REALIZED THAT THE HESITATION WAS RELATED TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA OF CONYERS,PAID $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WHICH REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD COST ME $5607 PLUS TAX REMAN. OR 2835 REBUILT, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA MANUFACTURER OF AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE CAN DO TO HELP ME, WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN MAY OF 2004 AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AND THAT HONDA DOES NOT PAY FOR RELATED PROBLEM AFTER REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE ON A RECALL A SECOND TIME.

THE SRS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS LIT, INDICATING SOME KIND OF FAULT WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX AND I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13020) REGARDING THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS WITHOUT A CRASH IN THIS MODEL YEAR AND MODEL. I WANTED TO REPORT THAT I TOO HAVE THE SRS LIGHT THAT HAS COME ON AND STAYS LIT IN MY VAN. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY TO THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. *TT

THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING JUST FINE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS, BUT NO POWER WAS GIVEN TO THE CAR. I COULD BRAKE AND STEER JUST FINE SO I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. IT ENGAGED INTO GEAR FINE AND I CONTINUED ON. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SLIPPING IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO STOP AND PUT INTO PARK, I WOULD SLIP "OUT" OF GEAR AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WOULD PUMP THE GAS A FEW TIMES, AND REV UP THE ENGINE AND THEN IT WOULD MAGICALLY ENGAGE INTO GEAR. HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, STATED THAT PIECES OF METAL WERE IN MY FLUID AND MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ESTIMATE $2K-4K - WILL KNOW MORE WHEN THEY BREAK IT OPEN TO FIND OUT. HONDA AMERICA STATES THAT I HAD TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2005 - I DON'T RECALL DOING THAT, BUT IF I DID WHY IS IT HAPPENING? NOW THE VAN WILL NOT PASS THE CA SMOG TEST SIMPLY FOR FUNCTIONAL CHECK PORTION. THE EMISSION PORTION IS FINE. SEEMS THE REPAIRS EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. WORKING WITH HONDA AMERICA TO GET WARRANTY OR RECALL TO OFFSET THE COST OF REPAIR. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR IS DEEMED NON OPERATIONAL. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON (2003 HONDA ODYSSEY). I NOTICED THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW LINKED TO WHEN I SHUT OFF MY AC IN PREPARATION FOR REACHING MY DESTINATION, LEAVING THE AIR RUNNING WITH AIR RECYCLE ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THRICE. WHEN THEY RAN A CHECK THE CODE INDICATED A PROBLEM IN THE CABLE. THEY MANAGED TO GET THE LIGHT TURNED OFF THE FIRST TIME AROUND INDICATING THAT THE CABLE MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE SECOND TIME ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CABLE WAS CHANGED. THIS TIME THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON EVEN BEFORE I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME FROM THE DEALER. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE INDICATES A NEED FOR CABLE CHANGE AND SINCE THE CABLE IS NEW THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM AND WILL REQUIRE AN EXPENSIVE INVESTIGATION TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ISSUE. SINCE THE LIGHT WAS OUT THEN THEY ASKED TO TRY IT OUT. AGAIN THREE DAYS LATER, TODAY 8/26/2013 THE LIGHT CAME ON AS I REACHED MY DRIVE WAY. THIS TIME TOO I HAD TURNED OFF THE AC, LEAVING THE AIR RUNNING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES. I HAD BEEN TESTING THIS SINCE MY THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER (3 DAYS AGO) AND TODAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *TR

AS I SAT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT TILTED BACKWARDS. THE SEAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. SOMETHING HAD BROKEN THAT FASTENED THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR. THE HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE SEAT AND SAID IT WAS THE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY THAT HAD BROKEN. I NOW HAVE TO HOLD TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY UPRIGHT TO DRIVE. ANY ACCELERATION THROWS THE SEAT BACK. I CONTACTED THE MAIN AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY. THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND SAVE THE RECEIPT. THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF AN UPDATED SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER. LATER IN THE DAY, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD INSTALL THE NEW SWITCH AT A COST OF $ 520. THE CONSUMER WAS SATISFIED WITH THE WORK. HOWEVER, HE OBJECTED TO BEING CHARGED FOR THE WORK, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE, IT EXPLICITLY STATED THE WORK WOULD BE PERFORMED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED AN UPDATED SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER AND, IF NECESSARY, ANY NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS A NECESSARY PART, HE INSISTED, THE CONSUMER WAS OBLIGED TO PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION. THE CONSUMER WROTE HONDA'S NATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND THEY WROTE BACK REJECTING HIS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. TO JUSTIFY THEIR REFUSAL OF REIMBURSEMENT, THEY IMPOSED A NARROW INTERPRETATION OF THE PHRASE ANY NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT REFERRED ONLY TO THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVEL ITSELF, AND THEY WANTED TO EXCLUDE WHAT THE RECALL NOTICE ACTUALLY SAID ABOUT ANY NECESSARY PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.

LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR VAN, THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. IT WAS FIXED PRIOR TO US BUYING THE VAN. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD TO GET OUT AND PHYSICALLY PUSH ON THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT. ALSO, HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE DOOR CLOSED ON A CHILD'S HAND WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE SENSED IT WAS THERE. CHILD WAS FINE. NEW PROBLEM IS WE CAN'T GET DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO CLOSE PROPERLY. IT WILL CLOSE AND THEN POP OPEN A LITTLE BIT. HUBBY HAS TAKEN TO "KICKING" IT IN WITH HIS FOOT. WE DRIVE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED PRAYING THAT THEY WON'T OPEN LIKE I HAVE READ ABOUT HAPPENING TO SO MANY FOLKS. WE BOUGHT THE VAN BECAUSE WE HAVE 3 KIDS BUT THIS IS SCARY STUFF. AS WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS A CONSTANT BEEPING SOUND LIKE THE DOOR IS OPEN BUT IT ISN'T LIT UP ON THE DASH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE TO THIS YEAR OF HONDA. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEMS THE EARLIER YEAR HONDA'S HAVE HAD. WE ARE MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VAN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANYTHING ELSE. SOMETHING REALLY SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

WE BOUGHT A USED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WE WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. WE CONTACTED HONDA BEFORE WE BOUGHT OUR MINIVAN WITH THE VIN NUMBER, TO VERIFY THAT THE VAN HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE. IT DID.... WE PURCHASED THE VAN AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THE PAST 19 MONTHS. WE BOUGHT THE VAN WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. WELL THIS PAST THURSDAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP JUST A LITTLE AND IT DID IT AGAIN ON FRIDAY. LONG STORY SHORT, BY MONDAY OUR TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER TO CONFIRM AND THEY ASSURED US THAT WE NEEDED TO REPLACE OUR TRANSMISSION. OUR VAN NOW HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND A BAD TRANSMISSION. WE CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION OR ASSISTANCE. THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD US THAT WE WERE OUT OF LUCK. WE ARE PRETTY UPSET THAT WE CONTACTED THEM BEFORE WE PURCHASED THIS VAN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND LESS THAN 2 YRS (AND ONLY 15,000 MILES) LATER WE ARE PAYING $3700 TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED. FROM WHAT WE HAVE READ ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF HONDA ODYSSEY AND WE FEEL HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE!! THANK YOU! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION. DETERMINED TRANSMISSION CODE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR STATION, DETERMINED INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON VEHICLE. FIRST CAME IN 2009 AT 98,000 MILES. INITIAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION WAS DONE BY PRIVATE REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION STATION. COMPLAINT FILED WITH HONDA USA, NO FURTHER ACTION REC'D FROM HONDA. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT 40,000 MILES AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT A PART WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING UP THE TIOGA PASS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH MY FAMILY WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY AND ABRUPTLY SHIFTING GEARS. THE TCS INDICATOR WAS ON, BUT COULDN'T BE TURNED OFF. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO BACK THE CAR UP, THE REVERSE WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND THE CAR ALMOST WENT DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT INTO A LAKE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT FAILED A YEAR LATER DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT REBUILT AGAIN AND IT FAILED AGAIN A YEAR LATER AFTER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. IN BOTH CASES THE ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER ON THE FREEWAY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOW TOLD THAT AN ADDITIONAL AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLER IS NEEDED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSIONS OVERHEAT. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AMOUNT PAID FOR VEHICLE. *SMD

SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN WE HAD THIS CHECKED AT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THELEN HONDA (BAY CITY, MI), WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SRS UNIT HAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $650 TO US. WE HAVE HAD ALL ROUTINE SERVICE COMPLETED AT THE HONDA DEALER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN. RECENTLY, OUR 2002 HONDA CIVIC WAS RECALLED FOR AN AIRBAG DEFECT AND THIS WAS REMEDIATED AT THE SAME DEALER UNDER THE HONDA RECALL. THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A COMPANY SYSTEMIC MANUFACTURING DEFECT WORTHY OF MANUFACTURER RECALL AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

A BRACKET (HONDA P/N 507688 R10) THAT CONNECTS A DRIVER POWER SEAT ADJUSTING MOTOR TO THE SEAT FRAME FAILED AT ONE (TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE) OF TWO RIVET HOLES. THE BRACKET IS PART OF THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY 81630-S0X-A21. THE BRACKET IS A STAMPED STEEL PIECE ATTACHED TO A PRIMARY SEAT SUPPORT BRACE WITH TWO COMPRESSED RIVETS APPROXIMATELY 1/4" IN DIAMETER. NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE EXHIBITED RADIATING FROM THE REMAINING RIVET HOLE AND REMAINDER OF THE FAILED RIVET HOLE. THE INITIAL HALF OF THE FRACTURE EXHIBITS TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A FATIGUE FRACTURE WITH THE LAST PART OF FRACTURE SHOWING DUCTILE FRACTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH LOAD. I SPENT 10 YEARS AS A PRACTICING METALLURGIST PERFORMING HUNDREDS OF FAILURE ANALYZES. BRACKET FAILURE RENDERS THE DRIVER SEAT AS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AS THE SEAT IS ESSENTIALLY NOW ONLY ATTACHED FROM THE REAR TWO POINTS. THE FRONT ATTACHMENTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL UPON BRACKET FAILURE THUS TURNING THE DRIVER INTO A BOBBLE HEAD PERSON. ADDITIONAL CRACKS RADIATING FROM THE BRACKET RIVET HOLES INDICATE A POTENTIAL DESIGN LOAD ISSUE, A POSSIBLE MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE BRACKET, OR AN OVER-ZEALOUS RIVET COMPRESSION ISSUE. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT SIMILAR CRACKS EXIST IN BRACKETS UTILIZING THE SAME DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING BATCH. SUCH CRACKS ARE VERY LIKELY TO PROPAGATE INTO A FAILURE UNDER THE HIGH LOADS CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE DANGER TO THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE IN SUCH A CRASH. *T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 197,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED FOUR GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING P225/60 R16 97T TIRES AT SAM'S CLUB IN MARCH 2011. THESE WERE INSTALLED ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. VEHICLE, INCLUDING TIRES, WERE WELL MAINTAINED; TIRES WERE BALANCED, ROTATED PERIODICALLY AND MONITORED BIWEEKLY FOR THE CORRECT LEVEL OF AIR PRESSURE. THE WHEELS WERE ALIGNED. THE VAN IS NON-COMMERCIAL; ONLY FAMILY / PERSONAL USE. AFTER 26 MONTHS AND 27900 MILES, ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN USE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE FAILED BY BLOW-OUT AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE INCLUDING TIRES HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO STATE SAFETY INSPECTION 16 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND HAD PASSED. NOTHING WAS NOTED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE TIRES ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE INSPECTION. THE TIRES HAD BEEN VISUALLY INSPECTED BY DRIVER AT THE LAST FUEL STOP BEFORE THE INCIDENT WITH NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY OBSERVED. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 114, 0000 MILES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. RPM GEAR GO UP AND DOWN. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO TURN ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. SINCE EARLY 2012, THE WARNING LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 64000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE OVER SEVERAL SMALL TREES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A LARGE HEDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 202,389.

VEHICLE MAKES POPPING WHEN TURNING LEFT & RIGHT. THE SOUND IS COMING FROM THE FRONT STRUTS & SPRINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, DISTRACTING THE DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT EXTREMELY LOW IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND LIP FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

ON FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2013, MY WIFE WITH MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 45MPH. SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE CAR SPEED WAS DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON MONDAY APRIL 29, SHE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ERROR CODE P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATION 39. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THIS DEALERSHIP QUOTED FOR $5,000. I CONTACTED HONDA ON THE SAME DAY AND ASKED FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. THE CASE MANAGER TOLD ME THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PART FAILURE. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE RECENT RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES RECENTLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND HONDA MUST BE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED. THEY SHOULD STANDBY THEIR PRODUCTS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMERS WHO PAID A LOT MORE FOR THE COMPARABLE CARS. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT USED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 160K MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEMS THAT MY MODEL HAS SAME ISSUE WITH 10000S OF CAR. I LIKE TO HAVE HONDA REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FREE OF COST. I READ THAT THERE IS SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM AFRAID IF I AM DRIVING AND I COULD GET STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD IF GEAR GETS STUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO GO INTO PARK OR DRIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIRS FREE OF COST SINCE THEY WERE REQUESTING HER TO BRING IN THE IGNITION PIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL, UNLESS SHE BROUGHT IN THE IGNITION PIN. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH /TAKEN APART, AS THE PIECES WERE MISSING. THE INTERLOCK SWITCH PIN WAS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. MORE THAN LIKELY THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION WORKED ON AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. A FEW REASONS FOR THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF THE DOOR CHIME NOT WORKING OR THE CHIME IS ALWAYS ON. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING IF THE REPAIR CAN STILL BE PERFORMED WITH THE PIN MISSING.

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH MY FAMILY WHEN WE EXPERIENCED A SPONTANEOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE WAITING AT A STOPLIGHT. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OR BEHIND US AND I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FIRST WITH A LOUD "POP". TWO TO THREE SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED (WHERE MY WIFE WAS SITTING). FORTUNATELY, BOTH OF US WERE SITTING BACK IN OUR SEATS AND I HAD MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. NEITHER OF US WERE CONTACTED BY THE AIRBAGS THERE WAS A THIRD LOUD "POP" A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER THE DEPLOYMENTS. THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS ALSO ENGAGED AND NOW DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK BY ANYONE OR ANYTHING. I BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION, WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED IT A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO YEARS EARLIER. THE INSPECTION REPORT STATES THAT, "DURING SERVICE INSPECTION DID NOT LOCATE ANY OBVIOUS IMPACTS AND/OR DAMAGE." THE DEALERSHIP PULLED CODES 53-41 AND 54-50, BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ANYMORE INFORMATION FROM THE SRS UNIT UNTIL WE HAD THEM REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEN GAVE US A QUOTE OF OVER $4100 TO FIX THE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA AND ASKED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. IT TOOK ALMOST A MONTH TO GET A CORPORATE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT THE SAME

WE WERE RETURNING FROM A FAMILY VACATION TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AT 70 MPH WHEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALL THE DIALS ON THE DASHBOARD (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC) SUDDENLY WENT TO ZERO THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO NORMAL. I ALSO NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER, WHILE STILL TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. SO WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER WE PULLED OVER, THE VEHICLE CEASED ALL OPERATIONS. MY INITIAL EFFORTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, BUT AFTER 5 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE CEASED OPERATIONS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE VEHICLE, WE DECIDED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. WHILE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK, WE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO OPERATE THE AIR CONDITIONING. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, WE NOTICED THE BURNING SMELL AND PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THE IGNITION SWITCH "BURNED UP" INSIDE. I STILL HAVE THE PART, IF YOU CARE TO INSPECT IT. WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE REMAINDER OF OUR 700 MILE JOURNEY HOME. PLEASE NOTE THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE RECENT SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE (RECALL 13-011) FOR THE IGNITION SHIFT INTERLOCK PROBLEM. W

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INTERLOCK RECALL. AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED AND LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH, APPARENTLY IS COMMON TO OLDER HONDA ODYSSEYS, BUT WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL AFTER 2005. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE SRS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000. *TR UPDATED 05/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A REPAIR NOTICE. UPDATED 06/12/2013 *JS

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIS KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFT BEING SECURED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,539. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. KMJ *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED PULLING OUT ONTO ROAD, BARELY AVOIDING A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LEVER KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A BRITAX MARATHON CHILD SEAT, MANUFACTURED IN FEBRUARY 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LATCHING HER CHILD INTO THE SEAT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE, THE LATCH SLOWLY LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE CHILD TO BECOME UNSECURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE SEAT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2003, MAKE=ODYSSEY, MODEL=HONDA)

THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS CRACK OR FAIL PREMATURELY. DEFECT IS UNRELATED TO DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND IS SOLELY A FUNCTION OF DESIGN. FAILED MOUNTS CAN BOTH CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND CREATE A PROJECTILE FROM IMPACT. ON-LINE RESEARCH, SUCH AS THE CAR TALK COMMUNITY, SUGGEST THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEYS OVER 65,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING VERY GOOD THEN GO IN DEALER SHOP SERVICE FOR A ROUTINE TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE, AFTER 5 MILES AWAY FROM DEALER SHOP,MY CAR WAS SHOOT DOWN AND TRANSMISSION DEAD._ OF COURSE THE HONDA DEALER SHOP DON'T ACCEPT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR