2002 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD FALLEN OFF. *NLM

THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB. THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN, HOWEVER THE OPENED DUE TO VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO THE METAL DOOR STICKING TO THE RUBBER SEAL. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE YET THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM, IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. I PERCEIVE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NLM

PURCHASE VEHICLE 12/02, SOON AFTER PURCHASE RETURNED AUTO TO DEALER FOR PULSING / BUMPING IN DRIVE TRAN AT SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH. TOLD COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND THE THEY ALL DO THIS. (SOME REPLY). AT 46K MILES VEHICLE CONTINUED PULSING BUT NOW WAS AT TIMES SLIPPING INTO A NUETRAL GEAR, (AUTO RPM WOULD RED LINE WHEN THIS HAPPENED) TRANSMISSION WOULD THEN RENGAGE. DEALER THAN CHANGED A SOLENIOD VAVE AND DID ANOTHER FLUID FLUSH (I HAD ALREADY DID THE FLUSH). DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME FOR VALVE. WE AGREED WITH ODYESSEY CRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT SHOULD BE WARRENTEED. AT 48K MILES TRANSMISSION CONTINUED SLIPPING / BUCKING. I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT AT THIS POINT FOR SAFETY REASONS IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC. I DROVE IT TO WORK AND AT ABOUT 75 MPH, IT STARTED LOOSING POWER (DRIVE TRAN POWER). THE LOSE OF POWER WAS FOLLOWED BY AND HARD BUMP, BUCKING, TCR LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BRAKE LIGHT ON. I PULLED OVER AND NO FLUID WAS LEAKING. VEHICLE WA S ABLE TO CONTINUE ON NORMALLY (??) ALTHOUGH LIGHTS STAYED ON. I CALLED DEALER AND BROUGHT BACK IN THAT DAY. TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED. NOW AT 61K MILES THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULSE / BUCK AT 50-65 MPH. THERE IS A RECALL ON EARLIER ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSIONS WHY NO 2002'S.

THE FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN THE BELT NOT RETRACTING, THE SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN THE BELT NOT LOCKING AFTER BEING RETRACTED. (BOTH INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE SAME SEAT) *JB *SCC *JB

THE FRONT AIR BAGS IN MY WIFE'S 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A HIGH SPEED COLLISION. SHE SKID ON AND ICY I 470 BRIDGE OVER THE OHIO RIVER WESTBOUND IN WHEELING WV (WHEELING POLICE INCIDENT # 0303696). AT 50 MPH, SHE SPUN AND HIT THREE SUBSEQUENT, FRONT-END IMPACTS TO THE CONCRETE SIDERAIL OF THE I 470 BRIDGE. THE FRONT END IS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED, INCLUDING SUPERSTRUCTURE. THE "FIRST THING THE OFFICER SAID" (KATHY STOUT, DRIVER) WAS "WOW, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF." GENERAL MANAGER PAUL WINEMAN, OHIO VALLEY HONDA SAYS THAT HIS PEOPLE ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. HE TOLD ME ON THE PHONE YESTERDAY THAT "HIS PLAN" WAS TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM HONDA THAT WAS QUALIFIED LOOK AT IT, AND THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK, BUT IN 15 MINUTES OF CONVERSATION HE NEVER WOULD COMMIT TO THAT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN, AFTER REPAIRS, NOT KNOWING WHETHER THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED OR NOT. FURTHERMORE, THE BEST THE DEALERSHIP CAN DO IS HAVE UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL RUN THE SYSTEM THROUGH A "SIMULATOR" TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WILL, IN FACT, DEPLOY IN THE FUTURE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DIDN'T SLEEP TOO WELL LAST NIGHT. I CAN SEND PHOTOS IF THAT WOULD HELP. I WONDER IF YOU CAN HELP. *NLM

VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MR THE CONSUMERS WIFE SKIDDED ON SOME ICE AND IMPACTED A BRIDGE 3 TIMES. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SPUTTER ON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DEALER THEN FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SHUTTERING, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VAN WAS BACK AT THE DEALER DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND THE JERKING AND SHUTTERING WAS STILL PRESENT UPON ACCELERATION. THE EGR VALVE, TIMING BELT, MOTOR MOUNTS AND PCM WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

AUTOMATIC DOORS SOMETIMES FAIL TO CLOSE COMPLETELY, STOPPING MID-WAY. NEED TO RESTART CAR TO CLOSE THEM. WARNING LIGHTS (ALL) LIT UP MULTIPLE TIMES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES EACH TIME; THEN WENT OFF. CARBON DEPOSIT BUILD-UP IN THROTTLE CABLE MAKES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VERY STICKY AND I NEED TO CONSTANTLY REMIND HONDA SERVICE TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE; OTHERWISE, IT BECOMES VERY STICKY AND I NEED TO PUSH HARD ON PEDAL ~ LEADING TO HARD ACCELERATION.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS SOME FEATURES I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT. EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES IN A NEW DIRECTION, FORWARD OR REVERSE YOU HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AS THE BRAKES ENGAGE THE ROTORS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ANNOYANCE. I DON'T BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGING AS SOON AS YOU STEP ON THE PEDDLE. THEIR P.R. SPIN SAYS THEY MANUFACTURER ROOM FOR HEAT EXPANSION IN THE BRAKE PADS. I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT EXHIBITS THIS PROBLEM. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THEIR NOISY GAS TANK SLOSHING THAT IS VERY PROMINENT IN THE VEHICLE. THIS ONE IS MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE.*JB

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ENGINE OIL LEAKS DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER CALLS A POROUS ENGINE BLOCK CAST. *NLM

THE VEHICLES RIM LEAKED AIR FROM THE TIRE . *NLM

EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. 48000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES UNDER LOAD. DEALER KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT WAS WRONG. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND HONDA IS QUIETLY REPLACING THE UNITS EVEN OUT OF WARRANTY IN SOME CASES TO AVOID A RECALL. THEY REPLACE THE UNIT WITH A RE MANUFACTURED UNIT WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH A VAN THAT IS LIKE A TICKING TIME BOMB- IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THIS PUBLICLY. IF I HAD KNOW THE CAR HAD A FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED. *CB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I CHANGE DIRECTIONS FORWARD OR REVERSE. I CALLED EVERY HONDA DEALER IN SAN DIEGO AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. AFTER THEY FIRST DENIED HAVING ANYONE ELSE COMPLAIN OF THIS. FINALLY A SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX THE NON-EXISTING PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY HONDA'S AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE SOLUTION AT THIS TIME IS TO HAVE THE BRAKE CALIPERS LUBED FOR THE SHORT TERM BUT THE NOISE WILL COME BACK. HONDA IS APPARENTLY TRYING TO REDESIGN THE SPRINGS ON THE CALIPERS SO UNTIL THEN HAPPY CLUNKING.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT, DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIME AND COULD NO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PH

APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES AFTER THE 15,000-MILE MAINTENANCE, AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR ON I-95, THE ODYSSEY BEGAN JERKING, LUNGING AND CLUNKING. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TELEPHONED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER CARE. WE WERE TOLD TO PROCEED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC. A MECHANIC TOOK A FIVE-MINUTE TEST RIDE. THE VAN DID NOT REPLICATE THE JERKING AND CLUNKING AND WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WE SHOULD PROCEED ON OUR WAY. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS A INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT LOOK UNDER THE HOOD OR CHECK ANY SYSTEMS. TEN MINUTES LATER ON I-95, AT 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE JERKING AND CLUNKING RESUMED. WE CALLED AHMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN. AT SPECIFIC REQUEST (THE REPRESENTATIVE HAD NO CLUE WHICH DEALERS WERE CLOSE TO US) WE WERE GIVEN PHONE NUMBERS FOR OTHER DEALERSHIPS FURTHER ALONG OUR ROUTE, BUT, WHEN WE CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CLOSED. WE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE DIPSTICK. WE CALLED EAST COAST HONDA AND SPOKE WITH GUY EMERSON. WE ASKED GUY WHAT WAS DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. ''WE DIDN''T TOUCH THE TRANSMISSION'' WAS GUY''S RESPONSE. WE CALLED AHMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN AND WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP US THOUGH WE WERE 70 MILES FROM HOME. THE GAS STATION DID NOT HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNER''S MANUAL AND AHMC CONCLUDED THAT WE COULD USE ''TYPE A'' TRANSMISSION FLUID AS A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT. WE PUT IN SOME OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THE STATION STOCKED, AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD. SOON THE VAN CONTINUED TO JERK, LUNGE AND CLUNK UNTIL WE GOT OFF I-95 AND PROCEEDED ON BACK ROADS IN THIRD GEAR (D3). WE MADE OUR WAY SLOWLY HOME AND, THE NEXT MORNING, WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAD SERVICED OUR ODYSSEY LESS THAN 48 HOURS AND 400 MILES EARLIER.

AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR CLOSED UP ON CHILD'S FINGE, THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED BY ACCIDENT. *AK THE DOOR WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SENSOR TO OPEN AUTOMATICALLY IF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WAS IN ITS PATH. *PH *JB

STARTING DEC 02 SRS SYSTEM CONTINUALLY FAILS. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED DEFECT 6 TIMES. SRS LIGHT IS PRESENTLY LIT, AGAIN DISABLING AIR BAGS THIS IS A SAFTY DEFECT YOU HAVE 9 AIR BAG RELATED COMPLAINTS FOR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. COMPLAINT NO. 10049129, 10036948, 10040407, 10018211, 10037963, 8020672 ARE ALL SIMILAR TO MINE. THERE ARE 5 SRS LIGHT RELATED COMPLAINTS FOR THE 02 ACCORD AND 5 FOR THE 02 CIVIC. I DID NOT SEARCH OTHER HONDA YEARS AND MODELS OTHER AIR BAG COMPLAINTS ARE THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY PERHAPS BECAUSE THIS DEFECTIVE DESIGN HAD SHUT THEM OFF! HONDA NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *JB

SRS SENSOR LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSES AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

MY WIFE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 2000 CHEVROLET HD 3/4 TON TRUCK. THE HONDA'S REAR CRUSH ZONE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT HER DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT WAS BROKEN DURING THE COLLISION. *LA

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE TO DIM AND THIS IS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

ON NOV 2ND, MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER INSERTED HER FINGER INTO THE BUCKLE OF THE SEAT BELT NEXT TO HER. HER FINGER BECAME LODGED INTO THE OPENING AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. SHE WAS HYSTERICAL AND BECAME ILL IN THE BACK SEAT. WE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO REMOVE HER FINGER. IT WAS TOO SWOLLEN. WE HAD TO CONTACT THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OUT OF THE CAR. THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT THE BUCKLE OF HER FINGER, WHEN A INGENIOUS FIREMAN DECIDED TO WRAP HER FINGER WITH DENTAL FLOSS. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HER FINGER FROM THE BUCKLE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA ENGINEERS HAVE DESIGNED A SEAT BELT WITH SUCH A SMALL OPENING IN WHICH A CHILD'S FINGER COULD BECOME STUCK. I HAVE NOTICED ON SOME OTHER VEHICLES THAT THIS HOLE IS MUCH LARGER. GRANTED, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A CHILD SHOULD NOT DO, BUT AT THE AGE OF 5 THEY DO NOT KNOW ANY BETTER. WE SINCERELY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE REDESIGNED SO AS TO AVOID THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAD WITH THIS. **** DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****769326.*AK *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWNED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MASTER CYCLINDER HAD BROKEN WHICH CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR

THE RIGHT OR PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHERE IT WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT MAY ONLY OPEN HALF WAY AND STOP, THEN EITHER CLOSE OR NOT AT ALL UNLESS DONE MANUALLY. CERTAIN TIMES IT OPENS AND DOES NOT CLOSE AT ALL, OR SLOWLY AT FIRST AND THEN STOPS. SOMETIMES IT DOES CLOSES BUT DOES NOT PULL ITSELF IN TOWARDS THE CAR TO LATCH SHUT. IT WONT DO IT FOR WEEKS THEN IT MAY DO IT ONCE OR MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. ONCE HAD TO GO FOR 2 DAYS WITH JUST MANUAL DOORS AS THE ELECTRIC DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL, AND THEN FINALLY IT DID. ITS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT, AND I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT AUTOMATIC DOORS SINCE THE ODYSSEY HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE IT CAME OUT.

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN D2 AND D3. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 20-25 MPH, OCCASIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION IS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE SLIPPAGE IS WITNESSED BY THE RPM'S RAPID CLIMB AT WHICH TIME I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK, BUT IS NOT REPRODUCABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED INTO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A CRACKED RADIATOR AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BUMPER, LEFT FENDER, LIGHTS, HOOD AND AIR CONDITIONER. *TS *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO OPEN SLIDING DOORS, CAUSE THEY ARE STUCK SHUT.AND DOOR AJAR LIGHTS COMES ON ,INDICATING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN.CONSUMER AFRAID THAT DOOR WILL JUST OPEN WHILE DRIVING. MR

ENGINE HESITATES AND THEN LURCHES BETWEEN 35-60 PARTICULARLY AROUND CORNERS, DOWNHILL, ETC. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO THE DEALER IN 2002 TO CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD THE VAN HAS A "SPIRITED TRANSMISSION". STILL DOES IT TODAY IN 2004. FROM THE LOOKS OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THERE IS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT WITH THE ODYSSEY AND NOW MY VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL ISSUED IF ITS DEFECTIVE SO THE CONSUMER IS NOT THE ONE OUT THE MONEY DUE TO HONDA'S ERROR. *JB

MY HONDA ODYSEY VAN'S BOTH SLIDIING DOORS STICKS ON COLD WEATHER. UNABLE TO OPEN FOR DAYS. IT IS IMPORTANT SAFTEY ISSUE, WITH KIDS INSIDE THE VAN ESPECIALLY INCASE OF AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IF THERE IS A SUDDEN STOP THE CUP HOLDER WHICH CONTAING BEVERAGE WILL SPILL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OVER NIGHT, THE VEHICLES SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF. WHEN CONSUMER OPENS SLIDING DOOR IT WILL ONLY OPEN HALF WAY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY DOWN SHIFTS FROM 5TH TO 2ND. NLM

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME TIMING GEAR AND CHAIN DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 02 V 226 000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER REPLACED PART.*AK

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED INTO PIECES, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER.*AK *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THIS IS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO MY DAUGHTER AND GET HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS STICKING. HAD THERE BEEN AN EMERGENCY, WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. HONDA LOOKED AT IT AND LUBED THE DOOR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS THIS COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH. DT

AFTER STARTING ENGINE, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATED PROBLEMS AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS INOPERATIVE. SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE AND RESTARTING RESTORED NORMAL CONDITION. REPORTED CONDITION TO DEALER AND LEFT VEHICLE FOR TESTING. IT WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER, SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD THEM TOW THE VAN BACK TO THEIR LOT. THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK, BUT STILL DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY DID TELL ME OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD BEEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES BUILT IN AL (SIMILAR VIN) AND THEY WERE INVESTIGATING IT. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNLESS I COULD "CONSISENTLY REPRODUCE THE FAILURE". THE SERVICE TICKETS FOR BOTH VISITS DO NOT MENTION THE BRAKE FAILURES I REPORTED. THEY ARE CALLING IT A "BULB CHECK". I CALLED THE NATIONAL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY AGREED WITH THE DEALER. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL JET WAS PLACED INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

MY WIFE WAS BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP AT THE PRESTON-LEGACY LIGHTS. IT WAS NOT A HARD EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT A QUICKER STOP DUE TO TRAFFIC AHEAD. OUR 4 YR OLD WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT FACING CAR SEAT IN THE REAR SEAT (SECOND ROW) PROPERLY ANCHORED WITH THE LAP AND SHOULDER 3 POINT BELT AS WELL AS HIS CARSEAT HARNESSES. HOWEVER, WHEN MY WIFE BRAKED, THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE CAR SEAT FELL BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WITH MY SON STILL ANCHORED. THE SEAT BELT FULLY RETRACTED AT THAT TIME. AS A RESULT OF THE FALL, MY SON RECEIVED TWO DEEP LACERATIONS BEHIND HIS LOWER LIP FROM HIS TEETH. THE DOCTOR ADVISED WATCHING HIM FOR 24HRS FOR SIGNS OF HEAD INJURY. WE WERE INCREDIBLY LUCKY THAT HE ESCAPED WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN A ACCIDENT SITUATION AND THE AM UNSURE ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THE OTHER BELTS IN THIS 1 MONTH OLD VAN. MY WIFE IS SURE ABOUT THE BELT BEING LATCHED CORRECTLY SINCE SHE DRIVES TO WORK WITHOUT THE CHILD IN THE SEAT. ANY BRAKING OR TURNS WOULD HAVE TOPPLED THE SEAT DURING HER COMMUTE SINCE IT IS QUITE LIGHTWEIGHT. WE CALLED THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE WEEKEND. I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION TOO. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING, AND TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ECM AND THE PCM IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH RADIO VOLUME BUTTON, INDICATOR LIGHT, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT.*MR VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE CONSUMER TEST DROVE IT ON 08/10/2002. DEALER ASSURED HER IT WOULD BE REPAIRED. AFTER ABOUT ONE WEEK OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT UNLESS SHE HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND FORCED IT TO GO STRAIGHT 08/20/2002. ON 09/24/2002 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR AND SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON 10/24/2002 CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON 12/18/2002 THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE TECHNICIAN TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT. TECHNICIAN DID EXPERIENCE IT AND STATED IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER AN ALIGNMENT WAS DONE TO FIX THE "PULLING TO THE LEFT". AS FAR AS THE SRS LIGHT, THERE WERE NO REPAIRS AT THAT TIME. CONSUMER WOULD BE CONTACTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. ON 04/10/2003, CONSUMER RETURNED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND A TOTAL FIX FOR THE PULLING TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER WANTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *PH

WHEN USING REMOTE CONTROL TO CLOSE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR , DOOR DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

THE VAN BEGINS SHAKING, THEN STALLS WHEN CRUISING AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 50-60MPH. THIS ALSO OCCURS AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, THE CAR IS INCREASINGLY FAILING TO START IN 1ST GEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO TURN LFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING TO SLOW THE CAR (NOT STOP IT) IT WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT TO A LOW GEAR, THROWING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL (WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SEATBELTS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY TIGHTEN OR OTHERWISE RESTRAIN THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS). IT IS LIKE A 20MPH HEAD-ON-COLLISION. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THE TRANSMISSION IS OPERATING NORMALLY AND ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE "FEATURES" NOT PROBLEMS. NICE TO KNOW HONDA HAS ENGINEERED A "GIVE THE DRIVER WHIPLASH" FEATURE INTO THE CAR, AS WELL AS A FEATURE TO CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL AT THE STATE HIGHWAY SPEEDLIMIT. I SUPPOSE IT IS TO HELP HONDA'S BOTTOM-LINE BY HAVING ODYSSEY OWNERS BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REGULAR REPAIRS AFTER BEING REAR-ENDED BY OTHER CARS ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE NOTE, ALL PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE DVD PLAYER WE PURCHASED AT THE TIME OF SALE. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE HONDA DVD SYSTEM, BUT WE ARE PRETTY SURE IT IS NOT. MR

SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON DASH BOARD.*MR THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS WENT HAYWIRE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE UP BUTTON ON THE RADIO, IT CHANGED THE TRACK NUMBER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE DOWN BUTTON, IT TURNRED THE VOLUME UP. ONE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND FIXED THE AUDIO PROBLEM. THIS DIDN'T WORK. ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED. *PH *JB

SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK