2002 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

DT*: APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED, IT STARTED TO SLIP, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND APPEARED TO DOWNSHIFT TO 2 GEARS AT ONCE. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED FROM 70 TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V176000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE OIL JET KIT WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 124,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A RECALL LETTER # 04V176000 WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS ONLY AND THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION ONLY NEEDED TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL COOLING LINE RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND A FLUSHING. AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ALMOST ACCIDENTS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION STALLING. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON EXAMINATION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER RECALL. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON JULY 22, 2006 WHILE I WAS PARKING THE VAN IN MY GARAGE, I HEARD LOUD CLANKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. LATER NEXT DAY, WHEN I WAS BACKING UP THE CAR, A METAL PIECE FELL ON THE GROUND. IT TURNED TO BE **SUSPENSION SPRING COIL**. I READ FROM OTHER CONSUMER SITES THAT, IN 2001 AND 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MODELS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE REPAIR EXPENSES. I SURE HOPE NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE INTO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. FOR NOW, I AM JUST HOPING THE OTHER COILS DON'T BREAK WHILE DRIVING. *NM

STARTED TO NOTICE ENGINE REVVING BUT NO ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN I TOOK MY ODYSSEY IN FOR IT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, ASKED MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE FLUIDS WERE OK AND IF ANYTHING SEEMED WRONG. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK, BUT THE REVVING ENGINE WITH NO ACCELERATION PROBLEM CONTINUED. MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND TALKED WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO STATED "IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING". OUR ODYSSEY HAS 70000 MILES ON IT, BUT THE REASON WE BOUGHT IT WAS HONDA HAD A REPUTATION FOR RELIABLE CARS WITH FEW MAJOR REPAIRS. WE MAINTAIN IT REGULARLY AND DO NOT DRIVE IN HARSH CONDITIONS, NO MIGHTY MOUNTAINS OR DIRT ROADS. JUST REGULAR OLD SUBURBAN DRIVING. *NM

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. THE METAL HINGES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR DO A TERRIBLE JOB AT KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN. A SLIGHT GUST OF WIND OR IF THE CAR IS ON AN INCLINE, THE DOORS WILL SLAM SHUT ON THEIR OWN. I BROKE A WATCH BAND AND WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO SEVERELY INJURE MY WRIST ONE TIME. IT PROBABLY CLOSED ON MY SHINS BEFORE THAT. I WON'T LET MY CHILDREN NEAR THE FRONT DOORS WHEN THEY ARE OPEN, FOR FEAR OF SEVERE INJURY TO SOME BODY PART BEING SLAMMED INTO THE DOOR. I MAKE A POINT TO HAVE MY WHOLE BODY LEANING ON THE DOOR IF IT NEEDS TO STAY OPEN FOR SOME PURPOSE NOW. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOM, BUT SAID THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BET OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ANOTHER CAR THAT I WAS AFRAID THE FRONT DOOR WOULD SLAM SHUT ON ME - WITHOUT WARNING - BEFORE THIS. THANK YOU - MIKKI BATES. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND WON'T RELEASE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *KB ***NAR*** THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN THERE WITNESSED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHECKED AND CLEANED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK FIVE DAYS AFTER THESE COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED/CLEANED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

DANGEROUS CONDITION EXISTS. THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, AFTER DRIVING 40 TO 50 MILES AND WHEN THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING TO GO UP A HILL OR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT WILL DOWN SHIFT VERY VIOLENTLY INTO I ASSUME 1ST GEAR. IT WILL GO FROM ABOUT 2000 RPM TO ABOUT 7500 RPMS IN AN INSTANT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN, EVEN GENTLY, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 TIMES THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO JULY 4, 200 6 AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY JULY 28. 2006 . AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. WE TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THE CAR'S COMPUTER SHOWED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEY DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND COULD NOT MAKE IT DO IT AGAIN. I HAD TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO DRIVE IT FOR 100 MILES TO MAKE IT DO IT AGAIN. AFTER THE SECOND EVENT, WHICH WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE FIRST, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOB HOWARD HONDA IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND RECEIVED ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME RESPONSE. IF THEY CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AND MAKE IT DO WHAT WE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WHAT THEY DO NOT REALIZE IS THAT IT IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION WITH POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND COME TO A SLIGHT INCLINE WHERE THE CAR, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DOWN SHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE TACHOMETER GOES TO 7500 RPMS ONE COULD BE REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE. I AM A 63 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE WHO HAS BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 15 AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION BEFORE. *JB

WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA ODYSSEY IN MARCH 2002 FROM POWER HONDA, VALENCIA,CALIFORNIA. THE LEATHER SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT FACTORY INSTALLED BUT WAS INSTALLED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALERSHIP. RECENTLY (JUNE 29, 2006), THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE LEATHER COVER OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. FORTUNATELY, NO WAS HARMED OR INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHERE I AM CURRENTLY RESIDING, AND HAD THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG REINSTALLED AND CHANGED LEATHER SEAT COVERS THAT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS. THE WHOLE THING DID COST ME A LOT. ALSO, FOUND OUT FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN TX THAT RIGHT AFTER FEW MONTHS WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY HAD ISSUED A NOTICE (2002) REQUIRING FACTORY INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS IN ITS VEHICLES TO PREVENT PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN CHEATED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS THAT DO PREVENT THE DEPLOYMENT OF SAFETY AIR BAGS. ALSO, BY THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY FOR LETTING DEALERS USE COMPANIES THAT DO NOT MEET THE COMPANIES SAFETY STANDARDS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY HAS BEEN JEOPARDIZED. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS LIKE US WHO HAVE SUCH LEATHER SEATS BUT ARE NOT AWARE OF IT. I WOULD LIKE BOTH DEALERS AND THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD HELP PREVENT SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATHS IN THE FUTURE, IF ANY OF THOSE VEHICLES GET INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY BECAUSE OF LEATHER COVERS THAT DO NOT MEET SAFETY STANDARDS. I URGE THE NHTSA TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS OF HONDA ODYSSEY (MINIVAN) THAT HAVE DEALER INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS AND WILL NOT BURST AT THE SEAMS, WHEN THE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE DEPLOYED. HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN CA AND HONDA MOTOR COMPANY BUT YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, EX. MILEAGE 33600. WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 35 - 50 MPH, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ON IT'S OWN, THE CAR JERKS,SHAKES AND THEN SURGES FORWARD. THE ENGINE SPEED CHANGES BETWEEN 1000RPM TO 1500RPM. IT IS SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING AFTER ABOUT 15K MILES. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I TAKE THE VAN OUT FOR DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN IT, I THINK THAT COULD BE THE DAY THE CAR WOULD STALL ON THE ROAD AND THIS IS CAUSING ME SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS AND PRECIOUS LIVES ARE LOST. *JB

UPON BUYING A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, WE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE 2ND-ROW PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK AT THE SHOULDER/FRAME POINT (THE DEVICE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCKING THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE SO AS TO RESTRICT FEED AND KEEP A PASSENGER FROM FLYING FORWARD.). THIS WAS NECESSARY TO PROPERLY ANCHOR OUR INFANT/TODDLER SAFETY SEAT. THREE DEALER EMPLOYEES TRIED TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE SAFETY SEAT, BUT DESPITE A METAL SAFETY-SEAT LOCKING CLIP ALSO BEING USED, THE SEAT BELT STILL LOOSENED UP WHEN THE INFANT/TODDLER SEAT WAS JIGGLED. THE DEALER EMPLOYEES GAVE UP CLAIMING THAT 1-INCH PLAY BETWEEN THE TODDLER SEAT AND THE VAN SEAT WAS LEGAL AND PROMISED THE BELT WOULD LOCK IN PLACE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND MY CHILD WOULD BE SAFE. ON THIS ASSURANCE, WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE VAN. FOR OVER 3 YEARS I TIGHTENED THAT SEAT BELT ANCHORING THE SAFETY SEAT EVERY WEEK OR TWO. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE DURING THAT TIME WHEN THE VAN WAS IN FOR MAINTENANCE. THEY NEVER CHECKED IT OUT, ONLY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY AS THE SEAT BELT WOULD WORK PROPERLY IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TODDLER SEAT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED WITH A CHILD BOOSTER SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT STANDARD OVER THE SHOULDER. ON JUNE 2, 2006, ON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER CAR, THAT SAME SHOULDER-BELT LOCKING DEVICE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE FEED TO THAT SEAT BELT WAS NOT RESTRICTED, AND AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE TO ENGAGE, MY CHILD, SITTING IN THAT 2ND ROW PASSENGER VAN SEAT WAS THROWN TOWARD THE FRONT SIDE SEAT (APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET AWAY). SHE HIT THE FRONT SEAT FACE FIRST WITH HER BOOSTER SEAT NOW ON TOP OF HER AND WAS THEN THROWN BACK, INCURRING NUMEROUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE COLLISION SHOP AWAITING INSPECTION BY SOMEONE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION TO EXAMINE THE SEAT BELT AND, HOPEFULLY, DETERMINE WHY IT FAILED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED IN AUGUST OF 2002. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER THE SERVICE DEALER SIGNED OFF ON THE RECALL REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AS THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS MORE PRONOUNCED, SO THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND MAKE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

DRIVING HOME IN MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ON AN 80 DEGREE EVENING, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND NEAR THE RADIO CONSOLE, SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VOLUME CONTROL KNOB, AND STRONG ODOR OF BURNT WIRE OR SOMETHING. TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT RADIO (CD/TAPE/DVD COMBO) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000. I DIDN'T EVEN HIT THE 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS VAN AND THE RADIO FAILED ALREADY. THE DEALER SAID THAT CAUSE IS USUALLY DUE TO COINS BEING SLIPPED-IN INTO THE CD/TAPE SLOTS BY KIDS. THE DEALER OPENED THE RADIO CONSOLE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT COINS, BUT SOME KIND OF SHORT CIRCUIT INSIDE THE RADIO. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO/CD/TAPE/DVD UNIT UNTIL THE INCIDENT DATE. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS HESITATING (ONE OF THE GEARS IS MALFUNCTIONING). *TR

STRUTS ON MY HATCH FOR MY 2002 ODYESSY FAILED. HATCH FELL AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING AND/OR SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JOLT. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 04V176000. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A HONDA ODYSSEY 2002. *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2002 ODYSSEY USED AND THE ALLOY TIRES IN OUR CLIMATE EXPAND AND CONTRACT LOOSENING OFF THE WHEEL LUGS SLOWLY INCLUDING THE LOCKING LUG CAUSING ONE TIRE TO FALL RIGHT OFF AND OTHER TO COME LOOSE. WHEN WE WENT FOR NEW TIRES THE DEALER HAD SEEN TWO OTHER CASES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THIS YEAR OF CAR WITH THESE ALLOY RIMS. I HAVE SEEN OTHER HONDA'S WITH LOOSE LUGS THAT PEOPLE HAD NO IDEA. THE DEALER (NON-HONDA) TOLD ME THAT AFTER 50 KMS AFTER THE TIRES WERE CHANGED THAT THEY WHEELS WOULD HAVE TO BE RETOURQUED, AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WERE A COUPLE LOOSE AFTER THAT TIME. WE NOW CHECK FROM TIME TO TIME BUT AFTER THE SECOND TORQUING THEY WERE NOT TOO BAD. THE DEALER SAID ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS HAD SEEN A SAFETY NOTIFICATION ON THIS BUT I COULD NOT FIND IT. CHECK YOUR BOLTS!!!!!!!!!! OFTEN THEY ARE LOOSE ENOUGH TO MOVE BY HAND. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND DISPLAYED CODE P0740, TORQUE CONVERTER. A NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000, WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ALERTED.

1. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS 6 MONTHS AFTER OUR NEIGHBOR HAD THEIR LIGHT COME ON IN THEIR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA. OURS WAS PURCHASED IN MISSOURI. 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THE AIRBAG COMPUTER NEEDING REPLACING AT A COST OF $600. *NM

OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX IS CANADIAN MANUFACTURED. WE PURCHASED IT FROM A OREGON HONDA DEALER 12/2001 WITH ONLY 38 MI. ON IT. WE WERE NOT TOLD ABOUT THE "GREY MARKET" OR IT'S IMPLICATIONS, AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL /SAFETY INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT FOR ME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OWNER AND FINALLY THE SERVICE DEPT. GOT INFORMATION ON A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECALL, AND PERFORMED THE SERVICE IN SEPT. 2005. THE CANADIAN HONDA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS K16; NHTSA BULLETIN NUMBER IS 04V176000. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME REPLACEMENT OF A LUBRICANT PART FOR SECOND GEAR WAS NEEDED. I NEVER SAW THE BULLETIN ITSELF UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I FOUND IT ONLINE. NOW I KNOW THAT THE BULLETINS SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PART FOR VEHICLES WITH UNDER 24000 KM (15000 MILES) AND FOR VEHICLES WITH MORE KMS/MILES- OURS HAD OVER 60000 MILES -DOING AN INSPECTION TO SEE IF THERE WAS DISCOLORATION ON THE GEARS FROM OVERHEATING, AND IF SO, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE EXPLANATION ON BOTH BULLETINS IS THAT HEAT BUILDUP OCCURS BETWEEN THE COUNTER SHAFT AND THE SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE. THE SERVICE DEPT. NOW SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS "FULL OF METAL", IN SPITE OF THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. I FOUND OUT THERE IS A 7YR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY ON 2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS IN CANADA AND AMERICA ; HONDA CANADA SAYS OUR MODEL DOESN'T QUALIFY, BUT COULDN'T TELL ME WHY. AMERICAN HONDA SAYS THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE AND THIS NEW PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL PROBLEM. YET 6 MO. LATER WE HAVE A TRANSMISSION FULL OF METAL, EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WORK WAS MEANT TO PREVENT. NEITHER MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY FACTOR - A TRANSMISSION THAT IS UNRELIABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE IS HAZARDOUS, AND RENDERS THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN BEGAN FAILING AROUND 40,000 MILES. THE 2ND GEAR LUBRICATION RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ONE OF THE MODES OF FAILURE WAS THE INABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COME OUT OF 2ND BUT NOT ENGAGE 3RD GEAR AND WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. ANOTHER MODE OF FAILURE WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ABRUPTLY COME OUT OF 3RD GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. FOR BOTH OF THESE FAILURES THE ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER BE UNDER LOAD, AND RPMS WOULD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE. THIS LOUD REVVING AND NO ACCELERATION STARTLES THE DRIVER. BOTH OF THESE MODES OF FAILURE ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAPPEN DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN IT HAPPENED, YOU WOULD TYPICALLY BE TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY, OR MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE DRIVER WOULD FIND THEMSELVES IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY CROSS THE HIGHWAY, OR MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, A REAR END ACCIDENT WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER BECAUSE YOU WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING, CATCHING THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU OFF GUARD. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL DURING THE FAILURE, YOU COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO COME BACK INTO GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT BUT THIS TIME SHOWED A FAULT LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE FAULT DECODED TO AN "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO" MESSAGE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ON CONVERSATION WITH A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS, SHE SURPRISINGLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS TRANSMISSION. MY INTERNET RESEARCH HAS EXPOSED MANY OTHER CASES OF THIS EXACT SAME FAILURE MODE IN THIS TRANSMISSION (AS WELL AS SOME OTHER FAILURE MODES). THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS AS IT CAUSES A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION. *JB

WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED 85,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS A VEHICLE OWNER, I WOULD EXPECT A TRANSMISSION TO LAST AROUND 100,000/150,000 MILES. IN 9/2011, I BARELY REACHED ANOTHER 87,000 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN. I HAD MY 4 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AS I WAS GOING UP A BRIDGE. THE ROAD HAD NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON. I WAS IN VERY GREAT DANGER AS 18 WHEELERS TRIED TO PASS ME. I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. PRIORITY HONDA IN CHESAPEAKE QUOTED ME $6000 TO REPLACE. I FELT THAT IT WAS HONDAS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. THE REP INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE 2ND GEAR. PRIORITY SAID THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I WENT ELSEWHERE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. I HAD 3 OTHER LOCATIONS THAT TOLD ME IT WAS THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS SLIPPING. I FEEL THAT PRIORITY HONDA HAD TOTALLY DISREGARDED ME AS A CUSTOMER. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO A HONDA DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS. WHATEVER I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED DONE, I WOULD HAVE DONE. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE I RECEIVED FROM PRIORITY HONDA FROM THE SAME REP FROM THE PAST 8 YRS. THIS PAST WEEK, ONCE AGAIN, MY VAN HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 YOUNG CHILDREN. TRANSMISSION AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS DUE TO THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE COMPANY THAT HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. FIRST, IF HONDA MADE A TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RELIABLE, I WOULD HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE IT TWO TIMES. SECOND, IF HONDA WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO OUTSOURCE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE IS IN A STATED OF UNRELIABILITY AND WITH 4 YOUNG CHILDREN RANGING FROM AGES 3 TO 11, I CAN NO LONGER PUT OUR SAFETY AT RISK. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SLIPS. CHECK ENGINE AND SRS LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER RESETS. "D" LIGHT FLASHES OCCASIONALLY. SLIPS AND SOMETIMES JUST STAYS IN NEUTRAL WHEN COLD. HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES NOW STEADILY. I AM 2ND OWNER AND FIRST OCCURRED BACK IN 2006 / 2007 WHEN FIRST OBTAINED VEHICLE. HAS FLUID LINE RECALL DONE. HONDA STATED NO PROBLEMS FOUND WHENEVER I BROUGHT IN AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT. I HAVE DRIVEN CAR CAREFULLY SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE BUT NOW WARNING LIGHTS ALWAYS ON. REBUILT TRANNY ABOUT $3500 TO $4000. LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT DECIDING WHETHER TO KEEP OR GET SOMETHING ELSE. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN TOO GOOD OR UPFRONT WITH SUPPORT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER WAS ENABLED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THERE WAS A PINCHING SENSATION FROM THE SEAT CUSHION AREA. THE SEAT WARMER WAS TURNED OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE WARMTH OF THE SEAT WARMER. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A FIRE OR DAMAGE TO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT WARMER.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, 70972 MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE HOFFMAN HONDA DEALER. AFTER CHARGING ME $93.28 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5000. I CONTACTING THE HONDA AMERICA, THE DEALER SAID HONDA AMERICA WOULD COVER THE PARTS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL $600 FOR LABOR. HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION (1999-2001). THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 2002 ODYSSEY IS NO LESS THAN 2001. BUT THE COMPANY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR 2002.*JB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, HAS 50,000 MILES NOW. RECENTLY, I NOTICED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE 'TCS' AND 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. AND THE VAN WILL ONLY MOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR WHILE THE TACH IS AT 4,000 RPM. THEN, USING AN OBD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, IT SHOWED 'GEAR RATIO ERROR'. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. SO I CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO HELP. IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *JB

(PRODUCT NAME: HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION) I TOOK MY HONDA ODYSSEY TO MIDAS FOR NORMAL SERVICING WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK SEVERAL (2-3) DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTING FORM 5TH GEAR TO 3RD WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID NOT ENOUGH TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED AT FIRST AND THAT THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, AFTER I HAD 2ND & 5TH GEAR STARTED TO SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING AND THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS OVER $2,000 DOLLARS. HONDA AMERICA SAID THAT SINCE THE CAR HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING, MIDAS SAYS THEY DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY BUT HONDA SAYS THEY DID NOT USE HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID SO THEY ARE TO BLAME. I WANT THIS FIXED. HELP. *NM

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND STOPPING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. MECHANIC ALSO DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WELD NEAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE CREATED BY THE REAR DISC BRAKES WAS BY DESIGN. WHEN THE BRAKES WORE OUT THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR PADS AND HAD THE ROTOR TURNED. AFTER THAT THE NOISE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND OCCASIONALLY THE RPM'S WOULD JUMP BETWEEN SHIFTS. AROUND THIS TIME THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REFERENCING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM WORSENED WITH INCREASINGLY HARD SHIFTS AND MORE FREQUENT SLIPS WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP THE VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT END STRUTS. RETURNING FROM CHURCH, MY WIFE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. IT SOUNDED LIKE TWO WASHERS HITTING TOGETHER. UPON INVESTIGATION, BOTH STRUT BEARING PLATES WERE BROKEN AND THE STRUTS WERE INOPERABLE. THIS IS 2 WEEKS AFTER A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE CLIMBING A HILL. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTERWARDS. DEALERS SAID THE VEHICLE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ~$6000. I FOUND CASES LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN WIDELY REPORTED AT YOUR AND OTHER WEBSITES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT, BUT I AM CONVINCED IT IS. THANKS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD, AND THE DRIVER THOUGHT A RODENT HAD BEEN RUN OVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE NUMBER 2 GEAR FLEW OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE HOUSING. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL, # 04V176000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATE 3/3/2006 - *NM UPDATED 03/14/06. *JB UPDATED ON 05/10/26. *AK

I RECENTLY HAD A CAR DEALER TELL ME THAT THE REASON MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND BATTERY DIED WAS BECAUSE COINS WERE PUT INTO THE CD PLAYER. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOUNG KIDS, IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE. IN ADDITION, THE CD PLAYER HAS CONTINUED TO WORK AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE PLAYING UP TO OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD SOME SIMILAR STORIES AND MOST OF THEM SURROUND HONDA'S AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH IS MY MODEL. IS THIS POSSIBLE OR IS SOMEONE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME? *JB

I HAVE THIS RUMBLE AND VIBRATION. I HAVE HAD THE VAN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, ALL NEW TIRES AND RE-BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES. AT APPROX 60 MPH THE RUMBLE BEGINS AS IF THE TIRE IS OUT OF BALANCE AND IS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN SEE THE TOPS OF THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS VIBRATE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE RUMBLE WILL EVENTUALLY PUT STRESS AND EXTREME WEAR OR THE POWERTRAIN, WHEELS AND TIRES. *NM

TRANSMISSION OF 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING CAUSING NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS IN TRAFFIC. HONDA REPRESENTATIVE AND DEALER CLAIM THAT THERE IS AN INTERNAL MEMO FROM HONDA TO THEIR DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEING CAUSED TO THESE SPECIFIC TRANSMISSIONS BY TYPICAL TRANSMISSION SERVICE (FLUSH). IF TRUE, AND I WAS SHOWN PART OF THE DOCUMENT, THE PUBLIC IS BEING KEPT UNAWARE OF WHAT APPEARS TO ME TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS ENDANGERING LIVES. IN ADDITION, BY BLAMING THE VEHICLE OWNER FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION SERVICE PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, HONDA IS AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2002 ODYSSEY FROM A DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX, VA. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN CANADA. EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME WON'T COVER IT FOR THE SAME REASON. I WAS TOLD THAT CANADIAN MADE VEHICLES SOLD IN THE US ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE NHTSA. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED IN 2004 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V179000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON DECEMBER 16, 2005 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL OFFER NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 1/23/2006 - THE VEHICLE VIN WAS CHECKED AND HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE UNDER A 7YR/100000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *NM

IN JULY OF 2004 I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD CALLED TO BRING MY VAN IN AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND IT HAD BEEN DRIVING "ROUGH". I WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE REPLACED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL. OF COURSE, HONDA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND ADDED TO MY TRANSMISSION THE OIL JET KIT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, MY CAR WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING OR WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. FINALLY, IN NOV. 05 I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR JUST SAT THERE. IT FINALLY SHIFTED TO D AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND THE RPM WOULD FLY WITH NO ACCELERATION. I CALLED HONDA TO BRING IN MY CAR AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I INSISTED ON THE NEXT MORNING. THE CAR ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE DEALER THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST$6820 TO REPLACE. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *JB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING 2X IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME WAS DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME WAS AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN AT A LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY WITH TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD JUST HAPPEN ON CUE NOW AFTER OCCURRING FOR ME 3 WEEKS APART. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NO HELP. ALSO 3 WEEKS AGO, I SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE CABIN. THEY SAID THIS WAS SOMETHING RATTLING IN THE AC AND REPLACED THE CABIN FILTER. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE LED TO THE STALLING ISSUE-A SHORT OR SOMETHING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE ISSUE ON AND EDMUNDS.COM WEBSITE. *NM

THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON THE POWER SLIDING DOORS OF OUR HONDA MINIVAN DISABLE THE DOORS FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS ARE OPEN, THE DOORS CAN BE CLOSED USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, EVEN WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ENGAGED. OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ACTIVATED THE OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE, HURTING HER HAND IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AS THE DOOR CLOSED (ONCE THE DOOR IS IN MOTION, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS USING THE KEY FOB OR THE DASHBOARD SWITCH). THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS SHOULD DISABLE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO BOTH OPEN AND CLOSE THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. *JB

ABOUT 20+ TIMES, WHILE DRIVING AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENTS PANEL LIGHTS FLASHES ON BRIEFLY, THEN TURNS OFF. THE HONDA DEALER COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THEN ON 10/14/2011, THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN BUT IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENTS PANEL LIGHTS FLASHING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHERE IT COULD NOT BE TURNED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT (ALMOST RAN OVER A PEDESTRIAN). LUCKILY THE BRAKES STILL WORKED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, PULLING OUT THE KEY, AND THEN RESTARTING IT, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY OWNER'S FORUM AT: HTTP://WWW.ODYCLUB.COM/FORUMS/9-PROBLEMS-CONCERNS/1365-2002-DASHBOARD-LIGHTS-FLASH.HTML THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA PROBLEM WHERE THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) #03-902, WHICH CAN BE SEEN AT: HTTP://WWW.TEGGER.COM/HONDAFAQ/TSB/ODYSSEY/X03-902E.PDF THIS TSB SHOWS THAT REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR FIXES THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE FEARS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE HAS AMERICAN PLATINUM (T-RATED) PREMIUM EDITION TIRES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE TIRES IN JUNE OF 2005. SHE STATED THAT THE TIRES FAIL TO REMAIN BALANCED. ON OCTOBER 3, 2005 AT 68,785 MILES, THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE SAME DAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING 57 MPH. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES REBALANCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN ON OCTOBER 24, 2006 TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AT 73,120 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BANDS HAD FAILED AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. THERE IS NO MILEAGE WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HONDA FOR AN ALIGNMENT. HONDA MEASURED THE ROAD FORCE ON THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. TWO OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE ROAD FORCE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED AND THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED, SO THAT THE SHAKING AND BOUNCING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CEASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE DID NOT HAVE A DOT NUMBER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 84,612 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,785.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. AND NOT TO BRING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT. CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WHEN SHE PROVIDED HER VIN SHE WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OCTOBER 2005. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS INDEED INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO FAX OVER ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK FOR A FULL REFUND. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A CALL STATING HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HONDA STATED THEY HAD SPOKEN WITH THE MECHANIC, AND THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN ON AUGUST 11, 2007. *JB

I AM WRITING ABOUT A GOODYEAR TRIPLETRED ASSURANCE TIRE WITH ABOUT 5,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY TIRE HAD A VALVE LEAK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY TIRE WENT FLAT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE LOW PSI CAUSED THE RIM TO 'CHEW-UP' THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. *NM

(1) TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE 2ND TO 3RD GEARS WHILE DRIVING. (2) TRANSMISSION FAILED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN (3) TOOK THE VAN TO HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR HONDA TRANSMISSION. SOME CAR/VAN DOES HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY FOR MY VAN. MY CO-WORKER'S 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHY IS MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY? THANK YOU. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN MAY OR JUNE 2004 CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION . HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 6-17-04, AND THEY TOOK PICTURES INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, AND COULD NOT FIND ANY SCORCH MARKS. THEY HOOKED UP A KIT OIL JET, PART 106250-PGH-306 TO THE CAR TO KEEP THE GEARS FROM GETTING HOT. AT 37,000 MILES, ROUGHLY TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT STARTED SHIFTING POORLY AND JERKING BADLY. HE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER RECALL 04V176000. THEY SAID IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AT THE FACTORY, AND IT SHOULD NOT MATTER THAT IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. *AK

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 1. TRANSMISSION RECALL ISSUED OCT 2004, VEHICLE BROUGHT INTO DEALER (HONDA HOUSE, ST. CLOUD MN) 60,000 MILES. DEALER CERTIFIED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS OK, NO WORK DONE. 2. AT 65,000 MILES TRANSMISSION MADE BANGING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND WHEN COLD. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTED FAST. 3. AT 93,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. 4. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR CHECKING AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. 5. DEALER INDICATED TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. 6. DEALER SAID PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001 HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NM

AT 42K MILES THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER RESET AND SAID NO CODE WAS ACTIVATED. 1 WEEK LATER SRS LIGHT IS BACK ON AND DEALER SAYS DTC CODE IS 7-2 (CONTROL UNIT FAILURE) AND IT WILL BE $350 TO REPLACE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN UNCOMMON EVENT IN RECENT HONDA PRODUCTS AND I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. *JB