There are 43 stored owner reports matching the body & structure leading-label group for the 2002 Honda Odyssey in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHEN I WENT TO FL I WAS GOING 80 MILES AN HOUR AND I KEPT HEARING A NOISE I STOPPED AND SAW THAT MY MUD GUARD, FENDER, AND BUMPER WERE LOOSE AND THE MUD GUARD WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND. I ONLY HAD 126,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, THEN I KEEP IT MAINTAINED AND DO NOT KNOW WHY THESE PARTS WERE FALLING APART. I WAS TOLD THE CLIPS FELL OUT. I GUESS THE WIND FROM DRIVING 80 MILES AN HR BLEW IT APART. I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THAT FRAGILE. I SAW THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, I NOW HAVE 128,000 MILES ON IT.
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
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
DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ENTIRELY. DRIVING WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT AND THE DOOR OPENED. PULLED OVER AND I TRIED TO CLOSE DOOR BUT DID NOT ENTIRELY CLOSE. LOCKED WITH MANUAL BUTTON BUT STILL OPENED. I SCHEDULED WITH DEALERSHIP AFTER WEEKEND TO CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD NEEDED LATCH ASSEMBLY KIT. THEY DIDN'T STATE WHY A NEW LATCH WAS NEEDED BUT HAD REPLACED AND TOTAL LABOR AND PART COST $303.00!! NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF DOORS OPENING/ NOT CLOSING PROPERLY ON THIS MAKE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED WHILE A PASSENGER'S HAND WAS IN THE DOOR PATH. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REOPEN THE DOOR TO REMOVE THE PASSENGER'S FINGER. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE FINGER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119,437.
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY ODYSSEY MALFUNCTIONED, AND ABRUPTLY CLOSED AFTER OPENING ABOUT SIX INCHES. MY DAUGTER'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, AND SHE HAS A FRACTURED THUMB. *TT
OUR VAN CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR STRUTS HAVE FAILED SO THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT STAY UP. *KB
DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE WITHOUT FORCING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A HEAVY NUDGE. *TR
THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DRIVE BELT BROKE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY COULD NOT STOP HIT VEHICLE IN INTERSECTION SECOND TIME SIMILAR SITUATION MY SON DRIVING TO MUCH OIL ON THE BELT, BELT JUMP FROM TENSIONER AND WRAP AROUND EVERY THING VEHICLE TOO HARD TO STOP ENGINE NOT RUNNING RAN IN THE BACK OF SOME ONE MECHANIC DIAGNOSTIC SAYS IT IS THE TENSIONER ,WATER PUMP,OIL FAILED CAUSING A OVER HEATING INTERNALLY IN THE MOTOR BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES I NOTIFIED MY DEALER AND NO REPLY BECAUSE YOU CANT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
THE SLIDING DOORS OF OUR HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN DON'T (ALWAYS) OPEN WHEN THEY ARE UNLOCKED. THEY STICK. THIS PREVENTS PASSENGERS FROM GETTING OUT OF THE VAN IN A TIMELY MANNER IN AN EMERGENCY. IN PARTICULAR IT PREVENTS RESCUE WORKERS FROM FREEING ANYONE TRAPPED INSIDE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, IT WOULD COME VERY CLOSE TO CLOSING AND THEN WOULD RETREAT BACKWARDS AS IF SOMETHING WAS IN ITS WAY, THOUGH NOTHING WAS. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. THE SAME DAY THIS OCCURRED, MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE CAR AND TRIED TAKING OUT THE FUSES TO SEE IF WE COULD RESET THE DOORS "MEMORY'. THE DOOR WOULD THEN CLOSE, NO DOOR LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH, NOR WAS THERE A BEEPING NOISE WHICH INDICATES DOOR IS OPEN. THE DOOR DID APPEAR SLIGHTLY AJAR THOUGH. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD, THANKFULLY THIS TIME WITHOUT MY KIDS IN THE CAR, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF ON 3 OCCASIONS BEFORE RETURNING HOME, ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES. WE HAVE AN APPT IN THE MORNING AT A HONDA DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, OTHER PEOPLE REPORT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN AS WELL. *TR
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX - LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AT THE TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED, FORTUNATELY THEY WERE ALL BUCKLED IN, BUT THEY WERE NONE THE LESS TERRIFIED BY THE EVENT. MY SON, WHO WAS CLOSEST TO THE DOOR, IS REFUSING TO RIDE IN A CAR. THE CAR IS AT THE HONDA DEALER IN KEENE, WHERE THEY SAY THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TWO SLIDING DOOR HINGES FOR AROUND $500. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO TSB FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY SLIDING DOORS (THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS ONE FOR THE 1999-01 MODELS). I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SLIDING DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ON WEBSITES SUCH AS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND CARSURVEY.ORG. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EVENT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE, AT THE VERY LEAST, A TSB IN REGARDS TO THIS DEFECTIVE DOOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR VAN FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO WHIP OPEN WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE SEATS NEXT TO THE SUDDENLY OPEN DOOR (OUR DOG WAS ALSO IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE ROAD AT 65MPG)! WE HAD ZERO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM OR THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. PULLING INTO A SERVICE STATION THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM NOR COULD HONDA OR ITS DEALERS VIA PHONE. WE WERE FORCED TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR TAPED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS SO THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE AGAIN. WHAT REALLY MAKES THE SITUATION DIFFICULT IS FINDING OUT VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FIXES POSTED ON NUMEROUS PAGES. WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL WHEN SOMETHING THIS DANGEROUS COULD HAPPEN AND IS THIS COMMON IS WHY I AM WRITING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE 35 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP!!! THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DAY OR MONTH WE PURCHASED THE VAN BUT WE DID PURCHASE THE VEHICLE NEW. THE INTERNET FIX DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM BUT WE DID TRY AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WORKED FOR OTHERS. WE DID NOT USE AAA TO TOW THE VEHICLE SINCE WE WERE AT A SERVICE STATION AND THEY CALLED AROUND FOR US TO TRY AND GET A SOLUTION. A MINOR PROBLEM IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT WHEN A DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT THE VERY LEAST AN INVESTIGATION. PLEASE RESPOND SO WE KNOW SOMETHING IS BEING DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE AND BEFORE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. IF OUR DOG FELL OUT ONTO A BUSY INTERSTATE I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE CHAOS THAT WOULD ENSUE MUCH LESS THE HEARTACHE OF THE CHILDREN (THANK GOD FOR CHILDSEATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!) *TR
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - BACK SLIDING DOORS STICK... CAN'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE BACK SLIDING DOORS HAVE ALWAYS FELT LIKE SOMETHING IS IN THE GROOVE, NEVER SMOOTH. AT TIMES, THEY ARE STUCK CLOSED OR STUCK OPEN. MY KIDS OFTEN HAVE HAD TO CLIMB TO THE FRONT OR THE REAR DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. IN READING ABOUT SIMILAR STORIES ONLINE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY HONDA SO THAT NO CHILD IS EVER STUCK IN THE CAR TRYING TO GET OUT. PANIC STRICKEN CHILDREN OR PARENTS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FLEE FROM DANGER SHOULD SOMETHING OCCUR. *TR
YESTERDAY (2/1/08), ODOMETERS READ APPROXIMATELY 41,000. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR REFUSES TO LATCH CLOSE. AFTER OPEN AND CLOSING SEVERAL TIMES, FINALLY A HARD PUSH AFTER THE LAST CLOSE, THE DOOR LATCHES CLOSE. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THE WHOLE DAY. TODAY, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH TWO SMALL CHILD'S. THE DOOR WON'T LATCH & CAR WON'T LOCK A CALL TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, GOT THE ANSWER THERE'S NO RECALL ON THE 2002 ODYSSEY REGARDING THE SLIDING DOOR. WHEN ASK IF 2008 MODEL HAS ALL THE BUGS FIXED, ANSWER WAS "WHAT CAN AMERICAN HONDA DO FOR YOU". YOU SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP. I ANSWER THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO, THANKS. *TR
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES BOTH OF THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS ON THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FREEZE AND WILL NOT OPEN. WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EACH COLD MORNING, THEY NEED TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND PROCEED TO THE MIDDLE AND LAST SEATS IN THE VAN. I HAVE EVEN INSTALLED A REMOTE STARTER, SO I CAN HAVE THE CAR RUNNING TRYING TO HEAT UP THE INSIDE FOR 20 MINUTES OR SO. THIS RUNNING OF THE CAR STILL DOES NOT HELP THE SITUATION. WHEN THE CHILDREN EXIT THE VEHICLE, THEY MUST EXIT IN THE REVERSE MANNER WHEN WE GET TO SCHOOL. I FEEL THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT THAT WE ALL NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY FOR AN EMERGENCY. THIS SITUATION OF THE DOORS FREEZING HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2002, I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER, ALL THEY DID WAS ADD SOME SILICONE SPRAY TO THE SIDES OF HE DOORS AND THE SEALS/GASKETS AROUND THE DOORS. I PARK OUTSIDE EVERY DAY IN THE ELEMENTS OF THE WINTER MONTHS IN CHICAGO AND WHEN THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER, OF COURSE, IT WAS INDOORS, AND THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE FREEZING DOOR SITUATION. IN CHECKING WITH CARSTATS.COM, IT APPEARS THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET INJURED. RIGHT NOW IT HAS JUST BEEN A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE TO ME AND MY CHILDREN AS THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS BELOW FREEZING (WITH OR WITHOUT FREEZING RAIN). NO HERE IS IT DECEMBER 2007, FIVE YEARS LATER, AND I NOW OWN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OF COURSE THERE IS NO MORE WARRANTY, AND I REFUSE TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I HAD A 1994 VOYAGER AND THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO THAT VAN. I AM JUST REALLY FRUSTRATED AT THIS DOOR FREEZING SITUATION EVERY WINTER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. *TR
THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS FOR THE REAR SEATS OF OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STOPPED CLOSING SECURELY SO WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE RED LIGHTS ON THE PANEL AND THE INABILITY TO CLOSE THE DOOR TIGHTLY CAUSE PARENTS DRIVING CHILDREN QUITE A BIT OF ANXIETY. INTERNET CHAT ROOMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
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
STRUTS ON MY HATCH FOR MY 2002 ODYESSY FAILED. HATCH FELL AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD. *NM
HIGH HEAT CONDITIONS CAUSES THE REAR PLASTIC CAPS OF THE LUGGAGE RACK TO WEAKEN AND BLOW OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 2ND TIME THE CAPS HAVE BLOWN OFF. HAZARD FOR VEHICLE'S BEHIND. *NM
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