2002 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A STEEP HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

I PURCHASED A MODEL YEAR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN IN LATE NOVEMBER 2001. I RECEVIED A RECALL ALERT FROM AMERICAN HONDA BACK IN 4/04 REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. I ARRANGED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE "REPAIRED" AT MY DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE IN 5/04 PER THE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS. THEY INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT WHICH ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN HONDA WEBSITE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A PERMANENT FIX. ON THIS WEBSITE THEY ALSO CLAIMED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THIS MEASURE. IN MID AUGUST I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN 2ND GEAR AND SEVERAL NEAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY DEALER AT WHICH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETEY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY. THIS WAS DONE AT NO COST TO ME AS IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. MY VEHICLE WAS THEN RE-EQUIPPED WITH A REMANUFACTURED (NOT NEW) TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BY MAIL TO VOICE MY CONCERNS REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECENT RECALL HOWEVER I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE GIVEN THE FACT THE WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE 2ND GEAR HAD FAILED AND THAT THE RECALL IN QUESTION DID AFFECT THE 2ND GEAR. I REQUESTED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY EVENTUALLY DID PROVIDE ME AFTER MUCH NEGOTIATIONS. IN ANY CASE, I FEEL THAT THE AMERICAN HONDA HAS NOT BEEN TRUTHFUL TO ITS CUSTOMERS REGARDING THEIR CLAIM THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES RELATED TO THEIR RECALL.*AK

WE NOTICED OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AROUND 36,000 MILES. COINCIDENTALLY THE SECOND GEAR RECALL WAS RECEIVED ONE WEEK LATER. WE BROUGHT OUR ODYSSEY IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND RECALL. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK BUT SAID THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEY SAID THAT IF THERE WERE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 3,000 MORE MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. SOMETIMES IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE WITH THE ENGINE GETTING UP TO 3,500 TO 4,000 RPM, BUT A COUPLE TIMES IT HAS REACHED OVER 5,000 RPM WITH A HUGE JERK WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY SHIFTED. WE FINALLY COULD NOT STAND THE "DEFECT" AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS THE VEHICLE WE OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION/NEGOTIATION THEY DECIDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE EGR VALVE AND THE SHIFT SOLENOID. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO OPERATE APPROPRIATELY FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO HOME. THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY THREE DAUGHTERS TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON (D, TCS, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS) WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO COAST. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON. SHE DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND DRIVE HOME (1 MILE). THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO BE OPERATING APPROPRIATELY AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND IN ONE VIOLENT JERK THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND. MY FAMILY IS HOME SAFE, BUT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING OUR $30,000 SUPPOSEDLY RELIABLE HONDA ODYSSEY. WE HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ARE WAITING FOR THEIR CAL. ALTHOUGH, WE ARE HOPEFUL THEY WILL RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, WE ARE MORE HOPEFULLY THAT A RECALL WILL BE MADE FOR ALL 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS AS OTHERS HAVE POSTED VERY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN OIL LEAK AT THE DEALER. WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE A FRIEND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE, AND TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS NORMAL TO SMELL GAS. *AK THE GAS SMELL CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS CAP NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVEWAY WOULD BE COVERED IN OIL. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT ROUGH AND WOULD JERK. *SC *JB

THE HANDLE OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR ODYSSEY BROKE AT JUST OVER 36,000 MILES AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOOR THAT HAS BEEN STUCK ALMOST EVERY WEEK FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE AT TIMES WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TO GET OUR CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. MY BROTHER OWNS AN ODYSSEY AND THE DOOR HANDLE ALSO BROKE ON HIS STICKING SLIDING DOOR. OUR VEHICLE WAS REPORTED TO LIA HONDA WHEN IT HAD 4,748 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD US TO LUBE THE DOORS CONTINUALLY. IT DIDN'T HELP! EVERY TIME WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WORK WE REITERATED THE CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE STICKING DOOR. THEY CONTINUED TO STATE IT IS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM THAT WE MUST DEAL WITH AND THEY WOULD NOT LIST IT AS A WARRANTY VISIT. NOTHING THEY SUGGESTED WORKED, PARTICULARLY ON HOT SUMMER DAYS WHEN THE WEATHER STRIPPING BEHAVED LIKE GLUE. THE AMERICAN HONDA PERSONNEL WE SPOKE TO ON AUGUST 18TH TOLD US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA WOULD COVER IT EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OFF WARRANTY BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE LIA HONDA DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE THE STICKING PROBLEM AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS UNDER WARRANTY. AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 20TH, KATHERINE MEYERS OF AMERICAN HONDA HAS TOTALLY CONTRADICTED WHAT THE OTHER HONDA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US AND STATES THAT THE STICKING DOOR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BROKEN HANDLE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD HER THIS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING SAFETY ISSUE AND SHE STATED THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS UNAWARE OF THAT. I SEE FROM THE NHTSB WEB SITE THAT THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ARE PERTINENT TO THIS SITUATION: 768792, 8018462, 8021100, 10007658, 10015774, 10023137, & 10038220.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE REVVED AT A HIGH RATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY CAR INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES UPON BRAKING 32,000 MILES STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE ADVISED THE OWNER THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR WHICH THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. . OWNER WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND DIDN'T FEEL THAT SHE SHOULD PAY FOR ANYTHING CONCERNING THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST INSPECTED IN JULY OF 2004 DEALER ADVISED OWNER THAT THE CAR WAS FINE, AND WHEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN JULY 2005, OWNER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OWNER SPOKE SPANISH ONLY, AND WANTED ODI TO CONTACT HER. *AK

DURING ACCELERATION ONTO I-65 SOUTH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING RESULTING IN NO POWER BEING APPLIED TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. THIS INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE MOST SERIOUS BEING AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, NO POWER BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE DRIVE WHEELS FOR ALMOST A TWO MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME. MANUAL ENGAGEMENT USING THE SHIFT LEVER WAS TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS. DURING THIS TWO MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME, THE ENGINE RAN TO 5,000 RPM WITHOUT GAS PEDAL INPUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED LIGHTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER STARTING THE NEXT MORNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED BUT THE TCS LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. DURING THE ENSUING DRIVE BACK TO OUR HOME (5 HOURS) THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AT EVERY STOP MADE. USE OF DOWNSHIFT FOR PASSING VEHICLES WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS WHEN A DOWNSHIFT WAS ATTEMPTED, THE TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLIPPING WITH RESULTING POWER LOSS. DURING A STOP WHERE USE OF REVERSE GEARS WAS REQUIRED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE FOR ALMOST 4 MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SEEMED SLOW TO SHIFT AND WOULD JOLT WHEN SHIFTING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE DEALERSHIP TERMED THIS "HESITATION" AND REPEATEDLY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT OR ISOLATE THE PROBLEM DURING INSPECTION AND ROAD TESTS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT GARY SMITH HONDA IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. IT WAS PRESENTED FOR SERVICE ON MONDAY, JUL 26. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO ISOLATE THE MALFUNCTION AND DETERMINE CORRECTIVE ACTION.*AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER HAVING THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE PERFORMED,AND WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS CONCERNING TRANSMISSION, AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT IN. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS NOT MAKING APPOINTMENTS. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE HER CHILD FROM THE BOOSTER SEAT, THE SEAT BELT BECAME ATTACHED TO HIS FOOT AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLATCH THE BELT AND IT HAD TO BE CUT OFF. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. ALSO, THERE WAS HESITATION, AND THE RPMS WENT WAY UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ON NOVEMBER 2002 THEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER ON THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT ON APRIL 29, 2003. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION NEEDING A SECOND GEAR INSPECTION. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST AS THE MANUFACTURER STATED. HOWEVER THEY WOULD SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AT A CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. . VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAS NOT AGREED TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE.*AK

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS.*AK

AFTER AN INITIAL CHECK-UP AND DIAGNOSIS THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *NM HONDA DECIDED NOT TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION BUT TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT. *SC *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE DISABLED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR MORE VEHICLE HESITATES. DEALER STATES THE EGR VALVE FAILS TO OPEN. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING.*MR THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (ODI#10043353). WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REPAIRS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT DATE IS NOVEMBER 2004.*AK *TC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND NOTICED THAT HER SECOND GEAR MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE REPAIR WORK. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. EACH TIME SHE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, SHE WOULD ASK ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED EACH TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PERFORM IN THAT MANNER AFTER THE OIL KIT WAS INSTALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SECOND GEAR FAILED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE $3,200 FOR THE REPAIR. HER LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY 75% OF THE REPAIR WORK, IF SHE PAID THE OTHER 25 PERCENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,288 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,735. UPDATED 04-09-08 *BF

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER THE INSPECTION THAT WAS WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY FOR THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER THE REASON WHY THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL CRITERIA

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. BUT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT.*AK

PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN CHANGING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. *NM THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PERFORMED THE OIL JET KIT RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE SAME AND SOMETIMES IT EVEN CUT OFF. *NM

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL REPAIRS TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT DEALER EXPENSE. *AK

WIFE DRIVING HER HONDA ODYSSEY WAS HIT HEAD ON. SHE WAZS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE OTHER CAR ABOUT 10 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF IN A HEAD ON COLLISSION. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN ABOUT 5 TIMES TO GET THE AIR BAGS CHECKED OUT BECAUSE THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. TWICE THEY HAD TO REPLACE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. BASICALLY IN THE 2 1/2 YEARS WE HAD THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, WE HAVE HAD TO BRING IT IN FOR AIR BAG SERVICE. THEY CLAIM (AND HAVE ADMITTED) THAT CELL PHONES CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THEY SAID THAT SINCE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, NO RECALL IS DONE YET. MY WIFE WAS HURT IN THE ACCIDENT AND I BELIEVE THAT IF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF, SHE MAY HAVE BEEN LESS INJURED. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS!*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK *TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD AND FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. THERE IS ALSO HESITATION AND THE ENGINE REVVED WAY UP. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *LA

ON JUNE 14, 2004 I BROUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TO CURRY HONDA IN CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 ). AT THE TIME THE ODYSSEY HAD 45,841. ON JUNE 15, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, CALLED AND TOLD ME THEIR WAS DISCOLORATION ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. CURRY HONDA THEN PLACED AN ORDER FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. LATER IN THE DAY I WAS CALLED BACK BY AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD LOOKED AT PICTURES OF THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE TO ONLY INSTALL THE OIL JET KIT. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD OPEN A CASE AND I WOULD BE CALLED BACK SOON. AFTER OVER A MONTH I WAS STILL NOT CONTACTED SO I FAXED THE DETAILS OF MY INCIDENT TO HONDA. ONE MONTH LATER I WAS FINALLY CONTACTED. HONDA SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THEY SAID THE TECHNICIAN MAY HAVE BEEN INEXPERIENCED AND GAVE ME FAULTY INFORMATION. THIS FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE A DOCTOR TELLING ME I NEEDED AN OPERATION AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WITHOUT SEEING ME, CLAIMING EVERYTHING IS OK. ADDITIONALLY THEY HAVE BEEN VERY POOR AT RESPONDING TO MY ISSUE.*AK

AFTER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REWPAIRS WERE PEFORMED TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED LEAVING US STRANDED ON 118 FWY. THIS WAS WITH ONLY 37800 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THESE HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AT VERY LOW MILEAGES OFTEN LOCKING UP WITH THE CAR BEING IMMOBILE IN TRAFFIC. HONDA SELLING DEALER REPLACED TRANS. AT NO COST EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OVER WARRANTY.(THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A FAULTY PRODUCT) THE SECOND TRANS. WENT FOR 64000 MILES BEFORE IT QUIT WITH HOWLING NOISES AND OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE OUTPUT LEFT SHAFT SEAL. HONDA IS TRYING TO COVER THIS UP WITH TREATING CASE INDIVIDUALLY AND TRYING TO GET EACH CUSTOMER TO FOOT THE REPAIR BILL UNLESS PERSUADED TO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REPAIRS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THEY ARE BOOKED UP. *AK *NM

WIFE REAR ENDED WHILE PARKED AT RED LIGHT. OTHER CAR TRAVELLING 40-45 MPH WHEN IT STRUCK HER CAR. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING HER RIBS AND SOFT TISSUES TO BE INJURED. CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN TOTALLED BY INSURANCE, IT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. WE WONDER IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE IN THESE CARS, A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR OCCASIONALLY "REVS" (LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL) AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS. DEALER TOLD US THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT RECALL AND THAT THAT RECALL WAS A "PREVENTATIVE" MEASURE IN ANY EVENT. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THEIR TESTS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES ALL THE INDICATOR DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC, SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEN SHE STATES THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THIS TIME SHE STATES THEY TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS HER ALTERNATOR, WHICH THEY REPLACED. THEN SHE STATES ON 4/16/04, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME SHE HEARD A FUNNY NOISE. SHE STATES THAT HER SPOUSE, THEN GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LIFTED THE HOOD. THERE HE FOUND THAT THE SERPERTINE BELT HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF. *JB

MY 2-YEAR OLD, 50,000 MILE, HONDA ODYSSEY WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP FOR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, INTERMITTENT TCS LIGHT ON, 'D' LIGHT BLINKING, SHIFTING PROBLEMS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, WHEREIN RPMS RUN HIGH. THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS RECALLED AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNRELATED TO THE RECALL, AND STILL REQUIRES A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 75,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH AUTOMOTIVE WARRANTY SERVICES, INC. (1-800-621-2130) THAT COVERS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANY REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED. THEY REFUSE TO LISTEN TO THE ACTUAL DETAILS OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH A HEAT BUILDUP AND 'BLUING'. THE WARRANTY SERVICE JUST SEES THE WORD 'TRANSMISSION', AND BELIEVES THAT IT IS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MEANWHILE, THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT SUFFER FROM THE HEAT BUILDUP PROBLEM, AND HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. SO, OUR CAR SITS AT LANDMARK HONDA, VIRGINIA WITH NEITHER PARTY WANTING TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT RECOURSE DOES THE CONSUMER HAVE? *AK

SPOUSE WAS LEAVING HOUSE DRIVING OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE STOP THE CAR DUE TO SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER CONSOLE. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND INFORMED ME OF SMOKE AND SMELL IN VEHICLE. I GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND RAN TO CAR. NO VISIBLE FIRE PRESENT OR SMOKE BUT JUST A BURNED ELECTRICAL SMELL. INSPECTED WIRING THAT WAS VISIBLE AROUND CENTER CONSOLE AND NOTHING DISCOVERED AT THAT TIME. VENTED CAR AND RESTARTED WITH NO INCREASE IN BURNED SMELL OR MORE SMOKE. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED VEHICLE AND HAD NO RADIO SOUND. NO FUSES BLOWN IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS NOT ABLE WITH ANY POSITIVE ASSURANCE AFTER TWO HOUR OF TROUBLESHOOTING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WANTED TO START SWAPPING PARTS TO ISOLATE FAILURE. THOUGHT THE $1000 RADIO OF THE DVD ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM COULD BE BAD. TOOK CAR HOME AND REMOVED INTEGRATED RADIO AND DISMANTLED ONLY TO FIND A BURNED UP POWER SUPPLY ON ONE OF THE INTERNAL CIRCUIT BOARDS. SENT RADIO OUT FOR REPAIR FOR $200 INSTEAD OF $1000 REPLACEMENT COST. POOR TROUBLESHOOTING BY DEALER COULD HAVE LED TO FUTURE FIRE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *JB

BACK IN FALL OF 2003 WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THEN AGAIN IN MAY 2004 WE NEEDED ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD 2 NEW TRANSMISSIONS BUILT INTO OUR CAR. ALSO NOW WE HAVE AN 02CENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR SENSOR INSTALLED. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOST POWER.CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE TO SECOND GEAR. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIPPING ON SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR - WHILE ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, RPM WOULD RISE AND VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN - THAN, TRANSMISSION WOULD "CATCH" AND ACCELERATE RATHER QUICKLY. TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT - HONDA CLAIMS UNRELATED TO RECALL AND INITIALLY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. COMPROMISE REACHED WHEREIN HONDA PAID FOR PART AND CUSTOMER PAID INSTALLATION. *LA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOST OFTEN WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

3RD ROW PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT LOCK UP, SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. SEAT BEAT WAS NOT BUCKLED BUT A SMALL CHILD MANAGED TO GET ENTAGLED IN THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT CINCHED TIGHTER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE SEAT BELT AROUND THE CHILD'S ABDOMEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE CHILD HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE PULLED DOWN OR RETRACTED TO RELEASE CHILD FROM THE SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT TO RELEASE CHILD. *AK

A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A HONDA ODYSSEY CAR THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND INSISTED THAT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN HE WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM(ONLY TO FIND OUT THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED HE NO LONGER WORKED THERE AND THE WHOLE PROCESS HAD TO START OVER AGAIN). MOST RECENTLY MY MOTHERS THREE SMALL GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR STOPPED WORKING.THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THAT DAY WAS AROUND 80 DEGREES. THEY DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN BUT CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY WORRISOME TO ME AS MY MOTHER HAS VERY BAD ALLERGIES THAT TRIGGER HER ASTHMA. EACH TIME MY MOTHER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN (5 TIMES THAT I KNOW OF) THEY KEEP HER CAR AND PROVIDE HER A LOANER CAR FOR UP TO TWO WEEKS. THIS LAST TIME SHE OFFERED TO TRADE THE LOANER CAR A NEWER HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FOR HER VEHICLE SINCE THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKS IN IT. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP HERS ON THE LOT BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH LIABILITY. SO HE WANTS HER TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO AIR CONDITIONING, AND EVERYTIME THE AIR CONDITIONING GOES OUT BRING IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE EVALUATED, PROLONGING HER EXPOSURE TO ALLERGENS, WHICH COULD CAUSE HER ASTHMA TO GET AGGREVATED, NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAT STROKE OR HEART ATTACK IN THE SUMMERTIME IN THE SOUTH.SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM PIEDMONT HONDA IN ANDERSON, SC. IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE LET US KNOW WHETHER THIS CAR IS CONSIDERED A LEMON AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR (DETECTED WITH HIGH RPM AND ENGINE SOUND) WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREET. ENGINE AND TCS DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN THE VAN AT THE TIME. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VAN INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME IN A PARKING LOT BUT NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE. VAN CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I CONSIDER THIS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN AND GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS FORUMS REGARDING THIS MODEL/YEAR, I THINK A MANDATORY RECALL WOULD BE THE PRUDENT THING TO DO BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. CAR IS GETTING "STUCK" IN 2ND GEAR; UP UNTIL TODAY, RELEASING THEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. TODAY, CAR WAS STUCK AT 25 MPH, IN TRAFFIC, UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, PUT IT INTO PARK, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. HONDA DEALER CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THE VAN IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

UN-INTEDED ACCLERATE WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON DURING LOW SPEED. I NOTICE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, EVEN THE CRUISE SPEED IS NOT SET, DURING THE WAIT OF TRAFFIC LIGHT THE THROTTLE WILL ACCLERATE. I NEED APPLIED EXTRA FORCE ON THE BREAK-PEDAL TO RESTRAINT THE VAN MOVE FORWARD. I HAS BEEN CAUTIOUS ON THIS, NO ACCIDENT BEEN CAUSE BECAUSE OF THIS. BUT HONDA SHOULD EXAM THEIR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL PROGRAM.