2003 Honda Odyssey complaints

I TOOK MY 2003 ODYSSEY FOR AC COMPRESSOR RELAY REPLACEMENT WHEN I WAS INFORMED THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED REPLACING. I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS AND I FOUND OUT THROUGH MY WEB SEARCH THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY MODEL. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. HONDA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND READ THE COMPLAINTS ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT AND POSTING ON THE WEB HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/1560611/HONDA-ODYSSEY-MOTOR-MOUNT-PROBLEM I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND HAVE NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY.

I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR FAMILY TRANSPORT (MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS, 11 AND 9) AND TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A DRY PAVED 4 LANE ROAD (MODERATE TRAFFIC) THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA, TRAVELING WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD SON SEAT BELTED INTO HIS SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME IN THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY UPSHIFTED. IT JARRED ME ENOUGH THAT IT CAUSED MY LEFT ELBOW TO BUMP THE WINDOW AND IT CAUSED ME TO SLIGHTLY SWERVE INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. MY SON ASKED ME IF THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WITH HIM IN THE CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ALMOST A WEEK LATER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH, THIS TIME THE SUDDEN FORCE LEFT ME WITH A SORE ELBOW. I HAVE PARKED THE VAN AND AM NOW BORROWING A VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 WAS PURCHASED USED ON 10/31/06. (NO MENTION OF A RECALL) JAN 22, 2008 VAN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR DUE TO FREE TOWING. CHARGED $3062.06 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. APRIL 10, 2009 VAN AGAIN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. TOOK BACK TO AAMCO AND NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND 3 MOS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHARGED US $1587.55. JUNE 22, 2010 VAN IS PACKED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY GOING TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION IN SC, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BEGINS TO SLIP. CALLED THE LOCAL AAMCO AND THEY PICKED UP THE VAN. SAME STORY, NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2406.59. AFTER SPENDING OUR VACATION WEEK WITH PHONE CALLS TO HONDA CORPORATE AND AAMCO TO NO AVAIL, WE HAD TO BORROW MONEY FROM RELATIVES IN ORDER TO GET OUR FAMILY BACK HOME. JULY 20, 2011 VAN IS AGAIN PACKED WITH ENTIRE FAMILY TO TRAVEL TO NC VACATION. 30 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF OUR HOMETOWN, LOUISVILLE, KY IT HAPPENED AGAIN! 13 MONTHS AFTER LAST REPAIR. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR NEAREST AAMCO DEALER. WE FORTUNATELY WERE ABLE TO BORROW A CAR FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AND CONTINUE WITH OUR VACATION TRYING NOT TO DESPAIR. THE NEW TAB FROM AAMCO IS $2835.60. NO ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA CORPORATE NOR AAMCO CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY ARE VERY, VERY HARD TO SPEAK TO. JUST LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WAIT TO SEE IF ANYONE CALLS YOU BACK. THIS WOULD MAKE IT $9891.80 IN FOUR YEARS FOR FOUR TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS A REASON THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT LASTING. THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY C

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING JERKS WHILE WAS DRIVING IN D GEAR(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS). ON 01/05/2013, WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON NORMAL CITY ROADS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS GIVING LOT OF JERKS. CONSUMER DROVE IT BACK HOME AND ON 01/07/2013 TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS IT IS INCORRECT GEAR RATIO ERROR CODE : P0730 AND VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER SAW SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED ONLINE IN A LOT OF FORUMS. HONDA SAYS VEHICLE IS BEYOND WARRANTY AND WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO WHY THEY WILL NOT IDENTIFY THIS AS A COMMON ISSUE AND WHY SHOULD CONSUMER PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR TRANSMISSION REBUILD. NEED HELP IN FOLLOWING THIS UP. *TR

THE MINIVAN SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE CAR STARTS BUT DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED AND I FEEL IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,331. THE CONSUMER STATED DAYS LATER AT THE COLLISION CENTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 2/11/2013*JS UPDATED 03/28/2013*LJ UPDATED 04/23/2013 *JS

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 99,500 MILES ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. MY FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE SECOND WAS OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT HAD A 2 YEAR OR 20K MILE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO GET COMPENSATED FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT. WHY ISN'T THERE A BETTER SOLUTION? I WOULD THINK ANY REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE A LONGER WARRANTY, AND A BETTER, LONG LASTING PART. THE ODYSSEY WAS PURCHASED USED BY CARMAX, WITH NO MENTION OF ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, AND MECHANICS HAVE NEVER MENTIONED THIS WAS A BIGGER ISSUE UNTIL MY SECOND REPLACEMENT. ODYSSEYS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2004 HAVE A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS THAT SINCE THE RECALL, THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR CURRENT OWNERS. THIS SEEMS SERIOUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE CAUSING INJURIES OR FATALITIES, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED BY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. *TR

THE MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL THE VEHICLES IS SHIFTED INTO PARK FAILS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA.THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLES TO ROLL OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND HURT AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER OR ROLL OFF INTO AN INTERSECTION. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS KEY- IGNITION ISSUE. ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T SUFFERED ANY ACCIDENT I ALWAYS TRY TO REMEMBER TO KEEP MY CAR IN PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY. I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR FOR BOTH THE ODYSSEY AND THE PILOT. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AS THE LIGHT CHANGED I MASHED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR STARTED TO REV UP BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN TO GEAR. THE CAR JERKED AND THEN STARTED FORWARD WITH ENGINE STILL REVVING. THE CAR FINALLY SLIPPED INTO GEAR AND TOOK OFF BUT KEPT GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWERTRAIN AUOTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) FOR THE SECOND GEAR GETTING HOT AND THE GEARS BREAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE IN 2004 WHEN THE DEALER PLACED THE OIL JET KIT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/13/12 *CN UPDATED 1/10/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SHUTTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE EIGHT YEARS PRIOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, LIGHT DOWNHILL. VEHICLE WAS LEFT AND FOUND 5 MINUTES LATER 12 METER FURTHER DOWN, AFTER A SMALL CRASH WITH ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. BUMPER GOT SCRATCHES. THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE N POSITION. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN A HILLY AREA BETWEEN SAN JOSE AND SACRAMENTO, CA. 2003 ODYSSEY MILEAGE WAS ~120K AND SPEED WAS 60 MILES/HR. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BECAME JERKY AND GEARS WONT ENGAGE AND SPEED DROPPED TREMENDOUSLY. I NARROWLY AVERTED A REAR END ACCIDENT AND PULLED THE VEHICLE ASIDE. AFTER SOMETIME, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT STILL COULD NOTICE THE GEARS SLIPPING AND DROVE ON THE LAST LANE. I SEARCH ON NET AND FOUND LOTS AND LOTS OF HONDA ODYSSEYS HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD TAKE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART AND REPLACE THE FAULTY PARTS. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I REQUEST NHTSA TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS/LOSS OF LIVES ON OUR HIGHWAYS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES OF 2003 HONDA ODYSSEYS WHICH IMO ARE A TICKING TIME BOMB. *TR

THE CAR WAS IN PARK WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND MY SIX YEAR OLD BUMPED THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH HIM INSIDE. WE WERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAR AND WERE ABLE TO JUMP IN AND HIT THE BRAKES. IN A CONTROLLED SETTING, WE HAVE REPLICATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

I NOTICED QUITE A BIT OF OIL LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THERE WERE 2 KNOWN ISSUES THAT MAY BE THE CAUSE: A HEAD BOLT ISSUE OR ENGINE PITTING. THEY WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL THEY 'OPENED IT UP'. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE HEAD BOLT FOR CYLINDER #6, WHICH THEY SAID SEEMED TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER SITES THEY HAD ACCESS TO. HONDA IS EVEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS THEY CREATED A REPAIR KIT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ISSUE. WHEN OUR CERTIFIED MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALER, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. THEY THEN RECOMMENDED THE TIME-SERT THREAD REPAIR KIT. ONCE THE MECHANIC GOT INTO THINGS THEY ALSO REALIZED THAT 2 OF THE BOLTS WERE STRIPPED, SO THEY REPAIRED BOTH. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN (OR WILL) DO TO HELP OFFSET THE $2500 REPAIR COST FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT HONDA OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE DESPITE THIS CLEARLY BEING A DEFECT IN THE STRENGTH OF THE BOLT OR THE THREADING PROCESS. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND THE EXACT SAME CYLINDER NUMBER. AS AN OWNER OF THREE HONDA VEHICLES, NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LACK OF CARING AND WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT AND WILL ABSOLUTELY LOOK AT OTHER VEHICLES NOW. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, TO ALLOW IT TO COOL OFF. WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS STILL SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, BUT IT DID NOT OVERHEAT AGAIN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE CHECKED. THE CODE CAME UP AS A P0740; TORQUE SOLENOID CIRCUIT. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE CODE AND DISCOVERED THAT HIS MODEL AND YEAR HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAD BEEN FILED DUE TO THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER COULDN'T SAY IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEFINITIVE TO THE RECALL. HONDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN 2005, WHERE AN OIL JET COOLER WAS INSTALLED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER THEN EXAMINED HIS VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO OIL JET COOLER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE VAN REMAINED IN OVERDRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR.*JB

MY HUSBAND PARKED OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN OUR DRIVEWAY, ALONGSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUR HOME. HE REMOVED THE KEY AND WENT INSIDE, PLACING THE KEY IN THE USUAL LOCATION. HE CHANGED HIS SHIRT, INTENDING TO REMOVE FROM THE CAR THE 4' X 8' SHEET OF EXTERIOR PLYWOOD HE HAD JUST PURCHASED. WHEN HE WENT BACK OUTSIDE, THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE ROAD, AND WAS FLOATING IN THE LAKE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. THE CAR SLOWLY SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND A DIVER LOCATED THE VEHICLE IN THE 15 FOOT DEEP WATER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY "TOTALED" THE CAR, AND SAID THE INCIDENT WAS THE FAULT OF THE DRIVER, FOR NOT PUTTING THE CAR IN "PARK", EVEN THOUGH THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPED ON A SLOPING SURFACE, BUT THE WEIGHT OF THE PLYWOOD PROBABLY CAUSED THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS ONTO THE SLOPING PART OF OUR DRIVEWAY. SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL BASED ON THIS DEFECT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY PLACES FULL BLAME ON THE DRIVER. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO NOT CHARGE THIS INCIDENT TO DRIVER NEGLIGENCE? HE HAS NEVER HAD A CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT, AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE STRUT CREAKING OR GRINDING TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS OR GOIN OVER SPEED BUMPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN IT ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORING HOME. THE CONTACT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

OUR NEIGHBOR CAME OVER AND ASKED WHY OUR HONDA ODYSSEY WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE STREET? LUCKILY IT HAD ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPING DRIVEWAY BACKWARDS BARELY MISSED TWO PARKED CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY ,THE MAILBOXES,PEDESTRIANS AND TRAFFIC ON THE STREET WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYBODY . UPON EXAMINATION WE FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL . WE ALSO FOUND THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SHIFT MECHANISM IT IS VERY EASY FOR US TO LEAVE THE ODYSSEY IN NEUTRAL AND REMOVE THE KEY . I SEE THAT HONDA HAD A RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCHES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS DID NOT INCLUDE THE ODYSSEY MINIVANS THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAVE THE SAME TYPE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A LAMP POST CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. . ..UPDATED 11/09/12 *BF UPDATED 11/15/2012 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE STREET. UPDATED 11/26/12

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DRIVER USED FRONT DASH AUTO OPEN BUTTON TO OPEN SIDE DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. 6 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT HAD GOTTEN OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND AS THE DOOR WAS OPENING HER LEG SLIPPED INTO THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE RETRACTOR BAR. THE DOOR DID NOT REGISTER THAT THERE WAS AN OBJECT AND CONTINUED TO PRESS ON HER LEG UNTIL DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE AND PULL SLIDING DOOR HANDLE TO REVERSE DIRECTION TO FREE UP THE CHILD'S LEG. LEG WAS PAINFUL BUT NO SERIOUS INJURY ON THIS OCCASION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION/IGNITION KEY INTERLOCK FAILED, ALLOWING THE CAR TO BE LEFT IN "D" WHILE THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED. THE CAR ROLLED PARTLY OUT OF OUR GARAGE BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED. *TR

AFTER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND STEPPED OUT OF CAR WHILE IN STORE CAR ROLLED AWAY ACROSS PARKING LOT DAMAGING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE ARTICLE READ ON YOUR SITE ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY ROLLING AWAY AFTER CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND KEYS ARE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR

INDEED I CAN REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IN ANY GEAR. IF ON A SLOPE, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT HAVING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,618. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED TWICE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER WAS JUST STEPPING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND MANAGED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE THIRD TIME THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NEAR THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ROLLED INTO A WALL, NO DAMAGED WAS CAUSED. UPDATED 11/27/2012 *JS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN MAY 2003. IN 2004, AN OIL COOLER WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS A RESULT OF HONDA AMERICA RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 04V176000). ON 10/05/2012, ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THEY INFORMED ME THE CODES ON THE COMPUTER WERE P0700 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAULT AND P0740 - TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MALFUNCTION. THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THEY TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND LIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON NOR WERE THERE ANY SYMPTOMS OF ANY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY TO PICK UP MY 4 YR GRANDSON. I LEFT THE CAR, WITH KEYS IN HAND, BUT LEFT THE CAR DOOR OPEN. I TURNED MY BACK TO THE DOOR TO WALK AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR, AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS TOWARD THE STREET. I TURNED QUICKLY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL ATTEMPTING TO INSERT MY RIGHT LEG TO PRESS THE BRAKE. I HOPPED A FEW TIMES ON MY LEFT LEG, AS THE CAR DOOR WAS PUSHING ME BACKWARDS. UNABLE TO REACH THE BRAKE, THE FORCE OF THE CAR DOOR SLAMMED ME TO THE GROUND ON MY RIGHT BUTTOCK AND RIGHT SIDE. THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR SCRAPED OVER MY LEFT KNEE, LEAVING TWO GASHES AND BRUISED KNEE, SCRAPED UP OVER MY LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER, COMPRESSING MY SHOULDERS, CLAVICLE, CHEST CAVITY AND BASE OF SKULL (SHOULDER TO SHOULDER MEASURING 19") SO THEY WOULD FIT BENEATH THE DOOR (12" CLEARANCE).THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR DOOR IS CRIMPED WHERE "IT GAVE" INTO THE PRESSURE OF PUSHING MY BODY INTO THE GROUND. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL ACROSS THE STREET, UP OVER THE CURB, AND FINALLY STOPPED WITH THE REAR WHEELS ON THE SIDEWALK AND THE FRONT WHEELS STILL IN THE STREET AGAINST THE CURB. NO TIRES ROLLED OVER ME. WHEN MY DAUGHTER ENTERED THE CAR TO REPOSITION AND PARK IT, SHE FOUND THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND I HAD THE KEYS IN MY HAND. A NEIGHBOR HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY, BUT WAS ABLE TO START AND PARK IT. I DROVE THE VAN TO MOHAWK HONDA, WITH BLOOD DRIPPING FROM ABRASIONS. THEY GAVE ME A RIDE HOME WHILE THEY REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER, GAVE ME 2 NEW KE

I CAN TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IN DRIVE. BECAUSE OF THE SETUP OF THE SHIFTER, AND THE SHORT SPACE BETWEEN GEARS, IT'S NOT APPARENT THAT THE CAR'S NOT IN PARK, AND FAIRLY COMMON FOR ME TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE IN DRIVE. I'VE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE TAKEN THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING A LITTLE BEFORE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND SHIFTED TO PARK. ABOUT 4 OR 5 WEEKS AGO I PARKED AT A STRIP MALL IN FRONT OF A STORE, AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT MY CAR WAS BACKED UP AGAINST THE CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, HAVING ROLLED BACK ABOUT 15 FEET. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. ANOTHER TIME MY WIFE WENT SHOPPING AND CAME OUT AND THE CAR HAD BEEN IN DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME (ABOUT AN HOUR) BUT FORTUNATELY THE PARKING LOT WAS FLAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD ON THE HIGH BEAMS SWITCH TO PROVIDE LIGHT FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE LOW BEAM SWITCH HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

I PARKED MY VAN ON MY SLOPED DRIVEWAY, SETTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS I WAS GETTING OUT, THE VAN STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP IT, I TRIPPED AND MY LEFT LEG WAS RUN OVER BY THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. I HAD AN OPEN FRACTURE OF MY FIBULA AND CRUSH INJURIES ON MY SHIN AREA (AND MULTIPLE BRUISES AND PULLED MUSCLES ELSEWHERE). I REALIZED LATER THAT THE VAN WAS STILL IN "DRIVE". I HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET MY KEYS OUT WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN "PARK". [I HAVE TESTED IT SINCE THEN AND I STILL CAN REMOVE MY KEYS WHILE THE VAN IS IN "DRIVE" OR "NEUTRAL"] ON TESTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT HOLD UNLESS IT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE MAXIMUM POSITION. EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDED AND "FELT" ENGAGED, IT DID NOT HOLD. *TR

TRANSMISSION OIL OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY CAUSING IT TO LEAK AND BURNT THE TRANSMISSION ON ALL GEARS AND A COSTLY REPAIR OF $2400. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE RPM READING INCREASED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT SHOULD GO TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000: (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED BACK IN 2005 AND THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SOON AFTER MY TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO GET OFF ON AN EXIT AND TRIED TO GO UP IN GEAR MY VAN STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO PAST 25 TO 30 MPH. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PLACE TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THESE CODES CAME UP P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD APPEARED TO BE DELAMINATING WHICH CAUSED BUBBLES TO FORM IN THE WINDOW. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER THE LIGHT HIT THE WINDSHIELD IT OBSTRUCTED HIS VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I WAS DRIVING CARPOOL TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL ALONG A VERY CROWDED FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT WAS A BIT SCARY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE, DRIVE3, OR REVERSE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE SLOWLY IN A VERY LOW GEAR. I DROVE IT ABOUT A MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CODES AND GOT P0730 (INCORRECT GEAR RATIO), AND P0740 (TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTION). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND CONSULTING WITH HIS TRANSMISSION EXPERT, HE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS ODYSSEY. BOUGHT IT FROM A FRIEND IN APRIL OF 2012. I HAVE ALL OF THEIR DEALERSHIP SERVICE RECORDS. ACCORDING TO THOSE RECORDS, THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 7500 MILES IN JUNE OF 2004. AS SUCH, THAT MEANS THERE ARE LESS THAN 97,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. I TALKED TO AMERICAN HONDA TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. HOWEVER, WHEN PRESSED, THE AGENT DID ADMIT THAT THEY DO HELP SOME SECOND, THIRD... FOURTH OWNERS, BUT IT IS CASE BY CASE. IN MY CASE THE ANSWER WAS "NO". I ASKED WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT IN MY CASE FOR THEM TO HELP ME AND SHE SIMPLY SAID IT WAS CASE BY CASE. BASICALLY WE WENT IN CIRCLES FO

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON US WHILE DRIVING TO FLORIDA, TOOK THE VAN TO TRANS PRO IN DOTHAN ALABAMA. THE TECH WHO LOOKED AT THE VAN SAID THAT WE HAD NO 1ST OR 5TH GEARS. THE DISCS HAD MELTED DUE TO OVER HEATING, AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA MINI VANS. IT COST US OVER $2700 TO FIX MONEY WE DIDN'T HAVE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD PAY US IN FULL FOR THE REPAIR. I WILL NEVER BUY A CAR/VAN FROM THEM AGAIN. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 75 MPH AND SUDDENLY SAW A FLUME OF SMOKE BEHIND MY CAR. I NOTICE THE RPM JUMPED TO 5 AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO IMMEDIATELY. IT SMELL LIKE SOME LIQUID WAS BURNING. PULL THE CAR OVER ONTO THE EXIT AND LOOK TO FIND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED AND SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST AND MUFFLER - CAUSING THE SMELL. TOWED IT BACK TO MY HOUSE AND CALL HONDA BUT THEY SAID IT'S OVER 100K AND THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIR COST. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. JUST THE WEEK BEFORE, I BROTHER-IN-LAW'S VAN (EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL - AND ABOUT SAME MILEAGE HAD TO SAME PROBLEM - ODDLY ENOUGH ALMOST AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT TWO IDENTICAL VANS BROKE DOWN ALMOST AT THE SAME SPOT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WAS A NORMAL BREAK DOWN. HONDA KNOWS THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT ADMIT TO IT AND WILL NOT RECALL IT. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TELL HONDA TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION AND FIX MY CAR AND MY BROTHER -IN-LAW'S. IT'S NOT ONLY A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, IT ALSO A HAZARDOUS - WHAT IF IT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE - WHEN THE FLUID SPRAY OUT. PLEASE MANDATE HONDA TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2003 ODYSSEY. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND TRYING TO DRIVE AWAY IT WILL JUMP OUT OF FIRST AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE OVER REVS. MUST SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IT WILL "BANG" INTO SECOND GEAR SHAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL SLIP OUT OF THIRD GEAR AT 55MPH AND THEN "BANG" INTO 4TH. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT FOUR TIMES SINCE 07/01/2011. THE SECOND TIME FOR A REBUILD WAS JANUARY 2012, THEN MAY 2012 AND NOW IT MUST GO BACK A FOURTH TIME AUGUST 2012. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED ONCE IT BEGINS TO FAIL. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRYING PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WILL STUTTER SLIP AND "BANG" INTO PASSING GEAR OR SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THEN RE-ENGAGE IN A LOWER GEAR PREVENTING THE OVER TAKING OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65MPH I BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE AND PULLED OFF ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AT WHICH TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN THICK WHITE SMOKE THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF IT BEING ON FIRE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHEN I STOPPED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEVERELY SMOKING. CONCERNED OF A FIRE, REMOVED THE FAMILY FORM THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. $3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN 20K MILES LATER. SAME ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND HAS FAILED. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS AND WILL DO NOTHING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE HONDA IS FAILING TO ADDRESS. SPOKE WITH TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITIES AND THEY CONFIRMED IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE AND HONDA IS KEEPING FROM THE PUBLIC. 1-FAILED PCM MODULE 2-FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER ( LOW FOLLOW ATF FLUID CAUSING DRAG AND OVERHEATING). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE OUR FAMILY WAS HEADING FOR A VACATION GOING 75 MPH ON FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. VAN JERKED INCREDIBLY, THEN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 3RD GEAR. WE MADE IT TO A FREEWAY EXIT (NOT A TOWN, JUST AN EXIT) WHERE AFTER STOPPING FOR A MINUTE WE DISCOVERED THAT THE VAN WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IT AROUND BY PUSHING AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A SMALL TOWN LIMPING ALONG ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY GOING 40 MPH WITH OUR HAZARD LIGHTS ON. REPAIR SHOP HAS QUOTED US AT LEAST $3700.00 TO FIX IT. *TR

VEHICLE LOST TRANSMISSION AT 65 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING ONE MINUTE WITH COMPLETE FAILURE THE NEXT. NO GEAR GRINDING NOISE, ONLY INDICATION WAS THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE HIGH REVOLUTIONS OF THE MOTOR. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND WE WERE IN A SAFE PLACE, ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED---CAR LOST RPMS & DROPPED FROM 70 MPH TO 5 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALL BY MAIL & NEVER NOTIFIED IN PERSON AT THE HONDA (AUTOFAIR HONDA-MANCHESTER) DEALERSHIP WHERE OUR CAR'S SERVICE WAS DONE. WHEN WE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO COMPLAIN, I WAS TOLD, ''WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, THE VEHICLE HAS 140,00 MILES ON IT". HONDA TOOK WEEKS GETTING BACK TO US & IN THE MEANTIME WE HAD AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (APPROX $3800). HONDA DISMISSED A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION & AS I RESEARCHED MORE & MORE, I BECAME VERY ANGRY KNOWING HONDA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO ENDANGER FAMILIES FOR SO LONG WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. IT WAS BY COMPLETE LUCK THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN THE CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO ALMOST A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF MY MINIVAN, THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER PARTS WERE MELTED IN SPOTS. AS THE 2003, 2004, 2005 ODYSSEYS GET OLDER WITH MORE MILEAGE, THERE WILL BE MORE REPORTS/ACCIDENTS. ALSO, HONDA SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO STATE THEY EXPECT THEIR CARS TO NOT MAKE IT TO 150,000 SO THE CONSUMER CAN BE AWARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER 10 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,900. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN FIRST AND THEN IT SHOULD RUN AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED ONCE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED! *TR