2002 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGHLY AND D LIGHT BEGIN TO BLINK TCS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF AND TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING. OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR 3 KIDS MY WIFE AND WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US TO DRIVE AS THE TRANS WILL SHIFT ROUGHLY OR NOT SHIFT AND REMAIN IN A LOWER GEAR WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BRACKET CRACK AND BREAK TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. I AM NOW REPLACING IT FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO PARTS OUT THERE...YOU HAVE TO SEARCH SALVAGE LOTS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND I AM REALLY FED UP WITH IT! THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA, AND HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED! *TR

ON 9/10/14 I STARTED NOTICING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/DOWN-SHIFTING AT 40MPH/2K RPM MANY TIMES DURING A LESS THAN AN HOUR DRIVE. RPM WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP TO 4K, AND THEN COMES BACK WHILE THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS/SLOWS AS IF IT'S PUT ON ENGINE BRAKE. VEHICLE IS 2002 ODYSSEY AND HAS 69K MILES. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR YEARS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $3700 FOR A REMAN TRANSMISSION WITH 3-Y/36 KMIL WARRANTY. TALKED HONDA AMERICA AND TRIED TO "SEEK GOODWILL ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSMISSION" PER SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY TOOK MY INFO, AND DETAILS, AND EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THEY REVIEWED THEIR PARAMETERS, AND DECIDED THIS IS NOT A CASE THEY ARE WILLING TO ASSIST. CHECKED MY MAINTENANCE RECORD AND WAS ABLE TO FIND A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED MANY YEARS AGO. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE ARE TONS OF SUCH TRANSMISSION ISSUES REPORTED ON HONDA ODYSSEY. IN SOME CASES, THERE SEEMS TO BE REQUIRE A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT EVERY 50K MILES OR SO. APPARENTLY HONDA HAS BEEN KNOWINGLY SELLING SUCH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FOR MANY YEARS W/O TELLING THE CUSTOMERS. I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST AT HONDA AMERICA, AND THE SO CALLED HONDA QUALITY WHICH IS PROVED TO BE A COSTLY MYTH. I HAVE A HYUNDAI WITH CLOSE TO 90K MILES AND SO FAR I DON'T HAVE ANY TRANSMISSION/ENGINE ISSUES. I THINK I'M DONE WITH HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ABNORMALLY MOVED FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE MOUNT WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS, WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR A SPEED OF 0-5MPH, THE VAN JERKS AND SLOWS TO A ALMOST STOP. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ONE DAY. I HAVE CALLED HONDA A FEW TIMES TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE BREAKS ARE ONLY A YEAR OLD AND SEEMS TO WORK FINE BUT THERE IS A NOISE EVERY TIME I PUSH THE BRAKES. NOT THE USUAL BAD BRAKES SOUND BUT LIKE A TAPPING SOUND. ALSO THE 2 PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE OR OPEN AT TIMES AS WELL AS THE BACK WINDOWS. THE MOTORS HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE PANEL BOX, PLEASE WHAT COULD IT BE AND IS THERE ANY HELP HONDA SHOULD BE DOING AS THEY HAVE STATED THESE PROBLEMS AREN'T UNDER WARRANTY? *TR

TRANSMISSION 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING THE "D" INDICATOR LIGHT TO FLASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LINE: M+S ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P225/60/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TREAD WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,277 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,780.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND TO THIRD GEARS WHILE THE SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL SPEED ONCE IT TRANSITIONED INTO FORTH GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,068.

PULLED OUT OF GAS STATION. STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM RED LIGHT AND THE VAN STALLED TO SHIFT. AFTER IT FINALLY SHIFTED I HEADED HOME AND MY VAN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. 113K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THIS IS CRAP HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE VAN JERKS AS I SPEED IT UP. IT SEEMS LIKE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION AND THERE IS A BANGING NOISE AND LURCHING WHILE SHIFTING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS; ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT THE NOISE IS CONSTANT. I HAVE BROUGHT THESE PROBLEMS TO THE HONDA DEALER'S ATTENTION AT 60,000 MILES AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN AND THAT I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND SO THERE IS NO WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. I TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND AM FEARFUL THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SEIZE UP AND AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN HONDA TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT TO OWNERS' SATISFACTION. HONDA DESIGNED AND BUILT THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE; THEY CHARGE UP TO $5000 FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE ALSO FLAWED. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM NEGLIGENCE. WHY IS HONDA BEING ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE MAKING MONEY ON TRANSMISSION REPAIRS; AND, IN TIME, THEY WILL LOOSE CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE AND LOYALTY! *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY, 212,200 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND ALSO WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED A FEW YEARS BACK, WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS EVEN TOLD THIS ABOUT 45 DAYS AGO DURING A VISIT FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE. YET, WITHIN THE LAST 8-10 DAYS, THESE PROBLEMS HAVE SUDDENLY APPEARED. THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHER 1999-2004 ODYSSEY OWNERS ARE REPORTING AND ARE THE ONES THAT WERE THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. HONDA AND THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $6100.00. THIS IS 3 TIMES THE VALUE OF THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ *CN

TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 3RD GEAR ARE SLIPPING. CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHILE IN MOTION BUT ENGINE RPM WENT UP. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TRY AGAIN. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ($5,700). HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL HELP AND CLAIM THAT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION WAS DUE THE AGE OF THE CAR AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION (POWER TRAIN) STARTED FAILING IN LESS THAN 100K MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE DISTRICT HONDA MANAGER IN THE SF BAY AREA AND HONDA REFUSED TO SHARE THE COST. ALL THE SERVICES WERE DONE FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS IN THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE VERY WELL WITH TIMELY TRANSMISSION OIL CHECKS AND CHANGES. I AM SURPRISED TO FIND THAT SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ARE SEEING THE PROBLEM AT A LOW MILEAGE SUCH AS 100K. I TRUSTED HONDA'S QUALITY AND DISAPPOINTED THAT AN IMPORTANT AND COSTLY COMPONENT SUCH AS TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN AT A LOW MILEAGE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 MINIVAN, PROBLEM WITH REAR SLIDING DOORS ON MINIVAN WHERE DOOR IS OPENING WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. INFANT SEAT IS BUCKLED INTO SECOND ROW SEAT ADJACENT TO DOOR, CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH DRIVING VEHICLE WITH UNRELIABLE DOOR OPENING WHILE MOVING. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND MANUALLY CLOSING DOOR, NOTED THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED AND UNABLE TO LOCK PROBLEM DOOR TO PREVENT DOOR FROM RE-OPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE BRAKE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD WORN PREMATURELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

THIS WAS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT AROUND 35 MPH SPEED INSIDE A TUNNEL IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE IS NO CAR BEHIND US AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AGAIN COUPLE SECONDS LATER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE SLIPPAGE OCCURRED. I HAVE TO DRIVE EXTREME CAREFUL OUT OF THE PARK MOUNTAIN AREA FOR 35 MILE TO REACH THE FIRST CAR SERVICE GARAGE FOR A CHECK. HONDA DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT THAT COSTS $5600. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 100K MILE AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. DEALER DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER AND HONDA AMERICA DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY INSISTED THAT THE RECALL IN 2004 ALREADY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT IT DID NOT OBVIOUSLY! THE FIX COST IS MUCH MORE THAN THE CAR CURRENT VALUE AND POSTS A EXTREME DAMAGE SITUATION IF IT WERE OPERATED WITHOUT TRANSMISSION FIX. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT COMPANY LIKE HONDA IGNORES THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THEIR CAR. *TR

THE POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT AN EXPENSE OF APPROXIMATELY $6,000. HONDA AMERICA REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. *TR

I CAN NOT GET MY DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE RECALL. DEALERSHIP: TEAM HONDA 4613 EAST LINCOLN HWY MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410 DESPITE PROVIDING THE RECALL NOTICE 13V-132, PROVIDING MY VIN #, AND MAKING AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE, THEY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION, BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE ON A SHORT TRIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I CAN FEEL THE SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX DID NOTHING TO HELP THE PROBLEM. WHEN SPEAKING TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY JUST KEPT SILENT. HOWEVER WHEN RESEARCHING THE TRANSMISSION ONLINE, THERE ARE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FOR 1999 TO 2010 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS I HAVE. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG LASTING, WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT HONDA IS IGNORING. HOW CAN I TRUST A DEALERSHIP THAT ISN'T HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY? *TR

PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN TRANSMISSION TRIES TO SHIFT FROM A LOWER RATIO AND THE NEXT HIGHER RATIO. DURING THE SHIFT, THE GEAR CHANGES WILL SOMETIMES PAUSES CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE FORWARD POWER SEEMS. WHEN PAUSE CONDITION IS NOTICED, LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL ALLOWS GEARS TO CHANGE. SHIFTING PAUSES STARTED ABOUT 3-WEEKS AGO, AND ONLY ABOUT 5-SHIFT INCIDENTS HAVE ONLY HAPPENED SINCE. DEALER INSPECTED CAR AND CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. COST TO REPLACE WAS QUOTED AT $4,652. DEALER IS TRYING TO GET SOME HELP FROM HONDA, BUT IT ISN'T LOOKING HOPEFUL. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAD ONLY BEEN BUYING NEW HONDA VEHICLES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY NEW AND AFTER ONLY 69995 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAPPEN AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE TO A CAR THAT HAD NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY DISENGAGES BETWEEN 30MPH TO 40MPH. SOMETIMES IT RE-ENGAGES OR SOMETIMES MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTING CAUSES THE DRIVE TO RE-ENGAGE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY AND THEY ALSO SAY THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. A GOOGLE SEARCH TURNS UP MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR OF THE ODYSSEY. I WILL HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED AS I CANNOT COUNT ON THE VEHICLE FOR RELIABLE AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION ANY MORE. *TR

I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE ON A CROWDED DAY WITH CONSTRUCTION CONES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO GET INTO A LANE, AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL. I LET UP ON THE PEDAL ONCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK. I TRIED TO PULL IT UP, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD NOT GET OVER, AS THE SHOULDER WAS BLOCKED, SO LOOKED FOR AN EXIT. I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE CAR WHEN I DID. THE ONLY SUCCESS I HAD AT ALL IN SLOWING THE CAR (I WAS GOING 70MPH WHEN IT STUCK) WAS IN HOLDING THE BRAKES, WHICH I DID. I FINALLY SAW AN EXIT WHERE I COULD GET OFF, AND I DID, HOLDING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD WHILE THROWING THE CAR INTO PARK AND KILLING THE ENGINE. IT WAS ONLY BY TURNING THE CAR OFF THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. WHEN WE STARTED THE VAN LATER, THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SMELL (PROBABLY THE BRAKES), BUT THE PEDAL CAME UNSTUCK. MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD GOTTEN STUCK, AND HE DISCONNECTED IT. IT IS THE MOST TERRIFYING CAR EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD, AND I AM ONLY THANKFUL THAT I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR, AND NOT WITH MY CHILDREN. I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY, WAS COMPLETELY TRAUMATIZED, BUT HAVE HAD TO GET OVER IT BECAUSE MY JOB REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF DRIVING. I DON'T TRUST MY VAN, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT CONNECTED. WHAT ELSE WILL IT DO NOW!? I HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY WITH VISIBILITY IN THIS VAN, ALREADY, AND THIS CONFIRMS THAT I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ONLY HAVE 60K WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE CALLED AMERICA HONDA BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE THE CAR TOO OLD. I ASKED THEM IF HONDA TRANSMISSION ONLY LAST THAT LONG. THEY DON'T SAY ANYTHING JUST KEPT SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN HELP. I AM SO DISAPPOINTMENT WITH HONDA COMPANY. MY WHOLE HOUSE, RELATIVE HAVE HONDA BUT AFTER THIS. WE WILL NEVER EVER BROUGHT HONDA AGAIN. DISAPPOINTMENT CUSTOMER *TR

WHEN WE ARE GOING UPHILL FROM FULL STOPPED IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PICKING UP AND IT SOUNDS LIKE SLIPPAGE OF THE GEAR. THEN THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP AND WHEN WE GOT HOME I GRABBED MY CODE READER AND SAYS P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATIO AND P0505 IDLE. THERE IS NO CRASH BUT ALMOST BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND US ARE REALLY FAST GOING UPHILL AND BECAUSE IM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE SO MOST LIKELY HE DIDN'T SEE THAT WERE ARE NOT MOVING WITH THE CURRENT FLOW OF TRAFFIC PLUS IT HAPPENED AT NIGHT AT AROUND 11:05 PM AFTER I DROPPED OFF MY WIFE TO WORK. MY FOOT IS IN THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I NOTICED WE ARE NOT ACCELERATING NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. ALL YOU CAN HEAR IS SLIPPAGE OF GEAR BUT IDLE IS GOING UP WITHOUT POWER. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD HE WOULD HAD TO PAY $900 TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, AS THE RECALL ITEM WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HORN DID NOT WORK.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEAR 2 AND 3, AND IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUM SITES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST OVER $4,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOPS CHARGES AROUND 2,500 DOLLARS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL. ON PICKUP OF CAR NOTICED SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER WILL NOT FIX LIGHT UNLESS I PAY MONEY. BUT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER "FIXING" AIRBAG RECALL. *TR

I'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT WHILE STARTING FROM A FULL STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE MOTOR REVS UNTIL I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BY HONDA AT 100K MILES. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN ABOUT 10 INCHES WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE POWER DOOR QUIT LATCHING AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ON RANDOMLY. FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP, WE HAD TO KEEP PRESSING THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE DOOR EVERY TIME IT CAME OPEN. WE ALSO HAD TO MOVE THE KIDS AROUND SO THAT NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT CLOSEST TO THE DOOR. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR TWO YEARS AGO. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX, NOT TO MENTION, YOUNG CHILDREN RIDING IN THE VAN AND HAVING THE DOOR RANDOMLY POP OPEN IS DANGEROUS AND A LIABILITY ISSUE. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS COULD BE VERY POOR PR FOR HONDA IF SOMEONE'S DOOR COMES OPEN AND A CHILD FALLS OUT. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM 2 GEAR TO 3 GEAR IT IS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL HONDA VANS. *TR

MY HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 14-JULY. GEARS SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND 2ND AND 3RD WAS NOTICEABLE, IT WOULD NOT PICK SPEED WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP, TCS STARTS BLINKING WHEN THIS GEARS SHIFT HAPPENING, ALSO D SIGN BLINKS. I WENT TO REDWOOD CITY, CA HONDA DEALER, WHERE I SERVICE MY CAR ALL THE TIME. HTTP://WWW.HONDA-RC.COM/ THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T DO TRANSMISSION AND SUGGESTED I WORK WITH OTHER COMPANIES LIKE AAMCO. I READ WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM BUT HONDA IS NOT FORTHCOMING AND HELPING OWNERS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

START SMOKING TRANSMISSION LEAKS OIL THEN THE RPM START UP AND DOWN. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR GIVING ABNORMAL REVOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT 10 MILES PER HOUR AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVE WITH THE PUSH OF ACCELERATOR WITH SUDDEN JERKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHOOK ABNORMALLY AND STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 3RD TO 4TH. ENGINE RPM INCREASES SUDDENLY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WITH A LOSS OF ACCELERATION. SHIFT IS NO LONGER SMOOTH, WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS IT OCCURS WITH A "BANG". AT 28000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS "RETROFITTED" WITH THE OIL JET INSTALLED IN THE ATF FILL PORT DURING THE RECALL ON 7/3/2004. ATF HAS BEEN ROUTINELY REPLACED AT TWICE THE RECOMMENDED FREQUENCY (MILEAGE: 28000, 65589, 93831, 120975) WITH ONLY GENUINE HONDA Z-1 AT FLUID. ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC IS NOW PERFORMED WITH MUCH MORE UNCERTAINTY AND RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION PILOT CONTROL. IN JULY 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V132000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 125000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. A VEHICLES TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE AND MY VAN HAS A LOT MORE LIFE LEFT IN IT EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD FIX. I LOVE MY HONDA VAN I JUST WANT IT FIXED I CANNOT AFFORD 4800.00 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION REPAIR ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A HONDA PROBLEM. PLEASE HONDA FIX THESE TRANSMISSIONS SO I CAN KEEP LOVING MY VAN!!! *TR

BAD TRANNY AN I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. NOW TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON YOUR DEFECT. HONDA OFFERS ZERO HELP CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PLEASE. *TR

I CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP (HONDA MOTORWERKS, LACROSSE, WI) WITH CONCERNS ABOUT ERRATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND ALSO A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT THAT WOULD TAKE LESS THAN AN HOUR. THEY MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT A MANDATORY INSPECTION FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO THEM INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CANCELLED APPT WHEN I LEARNED INSTALLING THE JET KIT WOULD "CLOSE THE RECALL" ON MY VEHICLE. I HESITATED CALLING HONDA MOTORWERKS TO BEGIN WITH AFTER OWNING AN 80'S MODEL HONDA CIVIC THAT HAD A RECALL ON THE GAS FILLER PIPE THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. I ORDERED THE PIPE, PAID THEM AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF AND THE WHOLE TIME THEY KNEW IT WAS UNDER RECALL BUT SAID NOTHING TO ME WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE PART UP. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE ON ME AGAIN. THIS DEALERSHIP PROVED THEY CAN NOT BE TRUSTED AND BY THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NO MATTER WHAT HONDA DEALERSHIP YOU TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO, YOU WILL BE STUCK WITH A HUGE REPAIR BILL. MINE HAS YET TO BE FIXED AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

CAR DID NOT GO THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. MADE NOISE. WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING HOME AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH. CAME TO STOP SIGN THEN AS I STEPPED ON GAS TO GO FOUND THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD TO PRESS ON VAN FELT HEAVY. TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VAN WOULD NOT SPEED UP MORE THAN 10 MPH!!!!!! *TR