2002 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO ODI# 10192316. I CALLED HONDA HQ AND FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 6/4/07. HONDA HQ CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SOUTH SHORE HONDA AND AS I WAS TOLD WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MY SERVICE RECORDS CONCERNING MY 2002 ODYSSEY. AFTER THAT DISCUSSION AND WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE, HONDA DECIDED TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION ON MY ODYSSEY AT NO COST TO ME. I WAS TOLD BY BARRY AT HONDA HQ THE THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS A REBUILT ONE THAT HAS BEEN REENGINERED.I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF AT SOUTH SHORE HONDA ON 6/6/07 AND IT WAS READY ON 6/8/07. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW PAINLESS AND HOW SMOOTH THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN. SAM THE SERVICE MANAGER AND JOE THE SERVICE REP.AT SOUTH SHORE HONDA WERE FANTASTIC. I JUST HOPE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION LASTS LONGER THAN THE LAST ONE. OTHER THAN THAT HONDA DID A GREAT JOB IN HANDLING THIS SITUATION AND HAS MADE ONE OF ITS CUSTOMERS VERY HAPPY.

TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR ONE YEAR. RESET ONCE BY REPAIR SHOP. CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. STILL ON. AIRBAG THUS INOPERATIVE, WHICH I JUST BECAME AWARE OF. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT IN MANY SUCH CASES THE HONDA DEALERS COULD NOT FIND A LASTING FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON PARTS/LABOR THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING UPON IMPACT. MAYBE IT IS CHEAPER FOR HONDA TO PAY THE LAWSUITS FOR INJURY/DEATH THAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE MONEY ON "FIXES" THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WANT MY CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHER (ME) TO BE REASONABLY SAFE IN OUR CAR, WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT THE HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WILL BE SELLING THE VAN AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT LET HONDA GET AWAY WITH THIS. I WILL BE FILING A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR THE POWER DOORS SPONTANEOUSLY OPENING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION RECALL; MINE WAS REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE HAS AN AMAZING NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH ODYSSEY'S AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A HONDA VAN. *TR

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN I PROCEEDED FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SOUTH SHORE HONDA. ON SAT 5/26/07 WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE EGR VALVE AND THAT IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD OTHER ISSUES. 1. FRONT ENGINE MOUNT $362.75, 2.SIDE ENGINE MOUNT $219.65 3. DEALER RECOMMENDED FUEL INJECTOR AND VALVE CLEANING 193.90 TOTAL $843.26 WITH TAX. THREE DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE REV LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA ON 6/2/07. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD COST $4900.00 TO FIX. VEHICLE HAS 42,839 MILES. SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS AND SAID HE WOULD CALL HONDA HQ AND GET BACK TO ME. I WILL GIVE AN UPDATE AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM THE SERVICE MANGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ESL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. AT 50,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AT 20,000 MILES. AN OIL INJECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT 85,000 MILES. AT 87,000 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REGUALR MAINTENANCE, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD BE CHANGED AGAIN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEED TO CHANGE THE FLUID AFTER ONLY 2,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87000.

WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. NEED I SAY MORE? THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, SHAKING THE VAN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THIS IS A CONCERN AS MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, TRANSPORTING HERSELF AND OUR CHILDREN AROUND TO THEIR MANY ACTIVITIES. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ON AUGUST 16, 2004, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION, AS PER THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR/REPLACE ANYTHING. ON APRL 23, 2007, THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO AN INTERNAL PROBLEM; THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE SHIFTING AND SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, THE FLUID WAS REPLACED, AND THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SLIPPING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009, AT A COST OF $3632.82.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN 4/07 AND HOW HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WANTS HONDA TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD IN FACT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR ONLY. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND BACKWARDS FOLLOWED BY ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING SIGNS APPEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/30/10*JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODESSY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 IN 2004 FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ONLY REQUIRED AN OIL JET KIT. THE CONTACT HAS HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM 2ND TO 3RD. ONCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 MILES.

WITH ONLY 1500 CHARACTERS, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO COMPLETE THE DETAILS. I BOUGHT THE HONDA ODYSSEY USED, WITH 76,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS/3 MONTHS. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT 2ND TO 3RD GEAR SLIPPAGE THAT HAPPENED ONCE EVERY 2 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD BY A HONDA DEALER TO WATCH IT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, NOT THE ONE I USUALLY GO TO. I THEN BROUGHT IT IN RECENTLY AND EXPLAINED THE SLIPPING WAS OCCURRING ONCE A WEEK, THE EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 132,000 MILES. HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY WHEN 1 DAY BEFORE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE WAS P0730 (INCORRECT GEAR RATIO). I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE 2ND TO 3RD GEAR SLIPS AND REV'S THE ENGINE, WITHOUT ENGAGING FOR UP TO 30 SECONDS NOW, AND BASED ON OVER 10 WEBSITES WITH MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE. I CANNOT ADD ALL THE CONTENT FROM THESE WEBSITES, BUT HONDA HAS A SECRET WARRANTY (AS DO MANY MANUFACTURERS) ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN OFFERED WARRANTY PRICING OF $2700/2 = $1300 FOR THE TRANSMISSION, AND TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR OF $750, TOTALING $2154, BY THE REGIONAL REP. UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF, EVEN WITH THIS MILEAGE THAT OTHERS HAVE RECEIVED THIS SECRET WARRANTY TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, INCLUDING LABOR. I CAN SUBMIT THE LINKS AND DETAILS OF THESE CASES AT HONDA'S/BBB'S REQUEST. RESOLUTION SOUGHT: I WANT AMERICAN HONDA TO BACK THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I WANT THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE (PARTS AND LABOR), AND PROVIDE A 100K WARRANTY WITH IT. 36,000 IS POOR, SINCE MOST OTHER COMPANIES OFFER 100K WARRANTY. IF I BUY A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM OTHER TRANSMISSION OR GOODYEAR, ETC. STORES, THEY GIVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY OR 100K. *TR

SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD AROUND 40 - 55 MPH AND ENGINE WOULD REV, ALSO WHIPLASHING STRENGTH SLAMMING GEARS ABOUT 3 TIMES A DAY. TAKEN TO CARMAX FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE AND WASN'T HONORED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND RELATED RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. MAINTENANCE RECORD SHOWS TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED BEFORE PURCHASING. ALSO TAKEN TO AAMCO FOR SECOND OPINION AND THEY FOUND BURNT FLUID SUGGESTING A PROBLEM CURRENTLY STILL TROUBLESHOOTING DO TO EXTENDED WARRANTY WANTING HARD EVIDENCE. THERE ARE NO TRANSMISSION CODES SHOWING UP ON THE COMPUTER OR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY AAMCO AND SLAMMING GOT WORSE. I HAVE PRINTED OUT OVER 55 PAGES IN COMPLAINTS AND HOPING THIS WOULD BE EVIDENCE ENOUGH TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP 13,000 MILES FROM NOW. *JB

MY 2002 ODESSEY, WHEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE,TRANS SEEMS TO LIKE IT TAKES TWO STEPS BEFORE IT FINALLY GETS INTO THE GEAR, MEANIG IT BUMPS.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 92000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SHIFTING PROBLEMS IN THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISING SPEEDS AND REDUCED SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FROM 5TH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE RPMS TO BE TOO HIGH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT VERY SLUGGISHLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE SO THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE GEARS TO SHIFT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OFTEN, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WHEN ACCELERATING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM START, E.G., ENTERING A HIGHWAY ON AN INCLINE, OCCASIONALLY THE GEAR FAILS TO ENGAGE, I.E., PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR INCREASES THE RPM TO 5K WITHOUT MOVING THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHERE I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THE INFORMATION ON THE TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM HONDA A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HONDA OF WESTPORT, WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER (GEORGE) TOLD ME POINT BLANK THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS OVER. AFTER SOME PERSUADING, THEY AGREED TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, AND SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. LAST WEEK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON CALLING THE WESTPORT HONDA SERVICE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER (GEORGE) TOLD ME THE SAME THING (I.E., THE RECALL CAMPAIGN IS OVER). FRUSTRATED, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THAT DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK WITH CODE P703 (INCORRECT GEAR RATIO), INDICATING THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED BACK GEORGE AT HONDA OF WESTPORT WITH MY FINDINGS AND HE REPEATED THE SAME "RECALL CAMPAIGN IS OVER" AND I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR ALL EXPENSES TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. GIVEN THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN MARCH, JUST PAST THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY, I BELIEVE IT IS UNFAIR OF HONDA TO REBUFF ME AND REFUSE TO ENTERTAIN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH IS ALREADY WELL DOCUMENTED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS AT 40242 MILES. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, AND WE WERE FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN HONDA AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY TO DO AN 80-20 SPLIT. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS SIMILAR, WITH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 82,000 MILES. HONDA WILL AGREE TO PAY PARTS ONLY, BUT WILL NOT BUY THEM LOCALLY, AND WANTS TO SHIP THEM OVERSEAS AT OUR EXPENSE. WE LIVE IN GERMANY WITH THE AIR FORCE, SHIPPING WILL BE OVER $1000 AND LABOR WILL BE OVER $1000 AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN MAY 04. SHAME ON HONDA FOR ALLOWING THIS PROBLEM TO CONTINUE. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED USED IN 2004. FROM DAY ONE NOTICED RANDOM TRANSMISSION SLIP. DEALER PURCHASED FROM AND HONDA DEALER BOTH CHECKED VEHICLE. COULD NOT GET SLIPPAGE TO OCCUR WHILE CAR WAS AT SHOP. WHILE STARTING OFF FROM AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, RPMS RAISED AND LOST POWER,NEAR MIS-SIDE IMPACT. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS TRASHED. *NM

I OWN A HONDA ODYSSEY AND LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST. THE SIDE DOORS OF MY MINIVAN BECOME COMPLETELY FROZEN SHUT IN WINTER. IF I EVER NEEDED TO GET ANYONE OUT OF THE REAR OF MY CAR IN A HURRY DURING AN EMERGENCY THERE IS NO WAY TO DO THIS. *NM

TL*- CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING EITHER IN THE CITY OR ON THE HIGHWAY THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE STALLED 4 TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO GET INTO NEXT GEAR. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER. *AKI

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACT LIKE IT IS IN A NEUTRAL GEAR WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS SHE ENCOUNTERED WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. *KB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY (67000 FAILURE MILEAGE) AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S RPMS SHOT UP AND THEN BACK DOWN TO NORMAL OPERATING RANGE, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR SEIZES JERKING THE VEHICLE FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED AND OR SEIZED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD TWICE BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A RECALL (04V176000) ON THIS VEHICLE, THE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE (3/16/2007), BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 MILES.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY IS 5 YRS OLD WITH 50K MILES. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, UPON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE RPM WOULD INCREASE A LOT BUT THE SPEED REMAINS ABOUT 10-20 MPH UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. DURING 1 EVENT ON JAN. 18,2007, THE PROBLEM WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT LASTED FOR AWHILE AND FEARING FOR OUR SAFETY, WE PULLED OVER THE CAR TO THE CURB AND STOPPED THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING AGAIN. THE FEAR WAS NOT ONLY OF STALLING BUT IF THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTS, THE MINIVAN WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO A HONDA DEALER ON JAN. 19 AND STILL AWAIT AN ANSWER ON WHETHER HONDA WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA SERVICE PERSONNEL SAID THAT IT MAY NOT BE COVERED AT ALL WHICH IS VERY STRANGE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2002 YEAR MODEL AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT HONDA LOST REGARDING THE '99-'01 MODELS. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEYAT 35 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING. THEN THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AT 20 MPH TO THE DEALER. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 30 MPH (FAILURE MILEAGE 30000), THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT PURCHASED ALL NEW TIRES FROM COSCO AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE VEHICLE AND WERE OF POOR QUALITY. *NM UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 TRANSMISSION LET MOTOR REV UP UNTIL I TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WARRANTY COVERS ONLY 99 - 01. DID RESEARCH AND NOTICE A LOT OF 2002 ODYSSEY HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. CONSUMER GUIDE AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITE SAYS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PROMPTED COMPANY TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS/100,000 MILES (2000-03). SERVICE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY THEM. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND WAS ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER N032007-01-1100849. VAN SHOULD BE READY TOMORROW 12 JAN 07 FOR PICK UP. WE ARE BEING CHARGED OVER 4,000 WHICH I BELIEVED I SHOULDN'T PAY OR GET REIMBURSE. WILL CHECK WITH LEGAL DEPARTMENT. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS MAKING ME FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. THE VAN IS LURCHING AND/OR HALTING WHEN ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A DAILY BASIS AND HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN 6 OR 7 INSTANCES WHEN THE RPMS ARE REVVING BUT CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING. I HAVE NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE VAN HAS LURCHED UNEXPECTEDLY AT THE SPEED OF 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. MY VAN IS AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TODAY, JANUARY 5, 2007. *NM

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 55K ON THE VEHICLE...YES IT WAS A HONDA SO I THOUGHT, BUT AS I RESEARCH THE PROBLEM I AM FINDING THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE BEING SCREWED BY HONDA WITH THIS DEFECT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE HONDA DO A RECALL. *NM

TL *- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY HESITATING. HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE HESITATION ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR THE PAST 9 MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED AT SLIGHT ACCELERATION THE CAR HESITATES TERRIBLY, AS OFTEN AS, ONCE A DAY AND, AS MANY AS, 5 TIMES A DAY. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN IT ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST GO THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. AFTER THAT INCIDENT THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. HE STATES THAT HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD HIM THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED TO HIM THAT THE DAY HE BROUGHT IT IN FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK THEY ALSO INSTALLED A NEW OIL JET KIT ON 8-24-04. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS FURIOUS BECAUSE HE WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER TOLD HIM THAT THEY INSTALLED THE NEW OIL JET KIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE 2004 HE HAS EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH HIS CAR HESITATING AND, THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE ANY REPAIR INVOICES IF NEEDED.

TOOK VAN TO A DEALER TO GET APPRAISED, AND GOT A VERY LOW APPRAISAL DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD. UNAWARE IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AND BEING USED TO DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, BUT THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. IN FACT, THAT VERY DAY IT STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, AND FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. IN FEAR OF MY SAFETY DUE TO SLIPPING AND UNEXPECTED LURCHING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED IT WAS A FAULTY CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 74,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER COVERED THE TRANSMISSION, AND I PAID FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MANDATORY 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT AFTER INSTALLATION. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL, AND CARRIES A 3-YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.

PURCHASED ODYSSEY '02 ON 9/11/01. IN THAT FIRST YEAR, NOTICED SLUGGISH SHIFTING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND. RETURNED TO DEAL TWICE, BOTH TIMES SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM THEY CAN FIND. IN SUMMER '04, RETURNED TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL "BAND-AID". AGAIN, NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH TRANSMISSION. 11/06 RETURNED TO DEALER FOR MORE DRAMATIC SHIFTING ISSUES, NOW SAID WE WILL NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. 12/09/06 TRANSMISSION FAILED, SPORADIC SHIFTING UP & DOWN, SLIPPING, NOT MOVING BEYOND 2ND GEAR MUCH OF THE TIME. DROVE BACKROADS TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS...WAITING FOR DIAGNOSIS & DAMAGE REPORT. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 83888 MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON DECEMBER 9, 2006. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH REVEALED AN ERROR :"CODE 103 POOL CODE STORED P1750-CLUTCH PRESSURE FAILURE." THE DEALER RECOMMEND INSTALLING A CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT VALLEY HIGH HONDA OF VICTORVILLE CA, QUOTED $500.00 TO REPLACE THE PART AND IF IT DID NOT WORK, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4000.00. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPAIRING IT. THE CONTACT CALLED CORPORATE HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 AND LEFT A MESSAGE. ON DECEMBER 12, 2006 THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM CORPORATE HONDA AND WAS INFORMED OF A 2005 RECALL ON 2002 AND 2003 TRANSMISSIONS OF THESE VEHICLES, CAMPAIGN ID 04V176000. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A 100000 MILE WARRANTY, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO VALLEY HIGH HONDA OF VICTORVILLE CA, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON THEY COULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED CORPORATE HONDA OFFICE AT 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE TO MICHAEL BODAN CASE NUMBER N012007-01-1601830, WHO CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THEN TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WANTS TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THEIR RESPONSE, AS WELL AS, THE UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICE BY THE DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR A WARRANTY THAT COVERED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEGE WAS 83798 MILES.

I AM A 2ND OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND SHORTLY AFTER OWNING IT I FELT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT AS CLEAN IN SHIFTING AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE HAD DEALERSHIPS PERFORM EXTRA TRANS FLUSHES AS EXTRA PRECAUTIONARY EFFORTS BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANS IS ON ITS WAY OUT. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS NOT INVESTIGATED THE TRANS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY AND NOW I COULD BE HELD PAYING THE BILL ONCE IT IS REPLACED. THE TRANS CONSTANTLY STICKS BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR AND OFTEN WILL GO THROUGH A MILD TO MAJOR SHUDDER (LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS). TO THIS DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD ALL IS NORMAL TO REPLACE THE TRANS BY VARYING DEALERSHIPS. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY IS CURRENTLY HAVING A 3RD TRANSMISSION PUT IN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS 70,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CO-OPERATIVE IN THE REPAIRS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY WARRANTY EXPIRES?! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND SLOWLY DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CALLED WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL, #04V176000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE.

TL* - ON NOV 5TH, 2006 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH . THE DRIVER WAS PULLING TO A PARKING SPACE AT 1- 2 MPH HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES BUT THE ENGINE STARTED RACING VERY FAST AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, STRIKING A GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED FOR SIX DAYS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AWAY. THE BUMPER FELL OFF, AND THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT HAD THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIRED, UPON COMPLETION, AS THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE VEHICLE , THE SAME FAILURE HAPPENED. AFTER FURTHER TESTING, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE TIRE. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V176000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

CLUNKING/THUDDING NOISE FROM PASSENGER FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD OR ROUGH PATCHES OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE EVALUATED BY HONDA DEALER IN 2006 FOR CAUSE. NEVER FIXED. WAS TOLD SOUND COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. HAVE DRIVEN SINCE LISTENING TO SAME SOUND. DISASSEMBLED FRONT RIGHT STRUT ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE STRUT/SHOCK. FOUND PASSENGER FRONT SPRING BROKEN. HAS LIKELY BEEN BROKEN SINCE 2005. SUSPECT THAT OTHER SPRINGS ARE BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE AS WELL. *TR

OUR 2002 ODYSSEY HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2002. IT HAS A VERY HARD SHIFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND JOLT FROM GEAR TO GEAR. THIS HAS MADE ACCELERATION DIFFICULT AND DECELERATION ALMOST AS BAD, BECAUSE THE VAN GOES FROM SLOWLY ACCELERATING TO AN UNEXPECTED JUMP IN SPEED WITH A NECK CRACKING LURCH. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VAN TO THE SHOP REPEATEDLY STARTING AT 6869 MILES, AGAIN AT 7867, COMPLAINED AT EVERY SERVICING, HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK PERFORMED, CONTINUED COMPLAINING WITH NO RESULT. WE GAVE UP FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. WHEN THE PROBLEM WORSENED WE SWITCHED MECHANICS IN 2004. OUR NEW MECHANIC WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE CODES IN THE VAN'S COMPUTER TO TRULY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2006, HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A HONDA MECHANIC (WHO IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS) TO LOOK AT THE VAN AGAIN. THE HONDA MECHANIC SAID THAT HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW HONDA COULD TELL US NOTHING WAS WRONG FOR SO MANY YEARS - THE VAN COMPUTER WAS FULL OF CODES CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS A 2001 TRANSMISSION IN A 2002 VAN. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS PART OF A HONDA RECALLED GROUP OF TRANSMISSION FROM THE 1999-2001 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS WHY THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHY IT HAS SUCH A HARD SHIFT, WHY IT CANNOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, WHY IT CANNOT DECELERATE SMOOTHLY, AND WHY IT DROPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 61,211 MILES. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD REQUIRED. *TR

TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, SO FAR, ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN, ONE AT 60,000, THE OTHER AT 162,000. THE MOST RECENT FAILED TRANSMISSION (6/16/2012) HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON A FREEWAY, IT FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE! IT WAS TERRIFYING! I FELT IT MIRACULOUS THAT I COULD 'COAST' OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT. *TR

2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL IN THE MAIL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE, HOWEVER 2 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD REPAIR IT, IF SHE PAID FOR THE LABOR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING RECALL # 04V176000. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ON AUGUST 31, 2006. HOWEVER, IN FEBRUARY 2007, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NEVER PERFORMED. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER CLAIMED ONLY TO HAVE CHECKED THE OIL DIP STICK AND INSTALLED THE OIL JET KIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 8, 2007 DUE TO EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BECOMING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.*AK THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON VEHICLE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. DEALER STATED CONSUMER NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION PERFORM AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS NOT PAYING FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND A RECALL WAS MADE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDOW VENT MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE LIGHT BEHIND THE ODOMETER WAS WORKING. UPDATE 4/23/07*TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND HAD FAILED DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED AND REPLACED IT. UPDAYED 10/04/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000, WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE A TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.