2003 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

MINIVAN STARTED TO ACCELERATE UPON PUSH OF ACCELERATOR (RPMS JUMPED SIGNIFICANTLY). JERKY/HARSH ACCELERATION FROM 0-40. SEVERE SHUDDER OF VAN WHEN DECELERATING BETWEEN GEARS. MALFUNCTIONING OVERDRIVE (WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT TO D3, 2, OR 1ST GEAR WHILE ROLLING. REVERSE GEAR DID NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR WAS STARTED AGAIN. *KB

AT 101,500 MILES AND LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND 20,000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REBUILD, OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN IS ONCE AGAIN IN NEED OF A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE REPORTING. WE PURCHASED THE VAN NEW FROM HONDA IN DECEMBER 2002 AND HAVE RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED IT (OIL CHANGES, TIRES, BRAKES, TUNE-UPS, CHECK-UPS, ETC.). AT 82,289 MILES, THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION "CAME APART" WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ONE DAY. PRIOR TO THAT, THE GEARS SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING. FRUSTRATED WITH THE POOR SERVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RUN-AROUND HONDA HAS BEEN GIVING THEIR CUSTOMERS (SPECIFICALLY WITH ODYSSEY OWNERS), WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY AAMCO ($3500) AND WERE "ASSURED" THAT WE WERE GETTING A BETTER TRANSMISSION THAN THE ORIGINAL. HOW IS A TRANSMISSION THAT LASTS 1/4 OF THE TIME THAN THE ORIGINAL A BETTER ONE? THIS 2ND TRANSMISSION WAS FINE UNTIL FRIDAY 7/22/2011, WHEN WE WERE TAKING A TRIP DOWN TO NAGS HEAD, NC. SUDDENLY, I NOTICED WHEN WE WERE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AWAY FROM HOME (ON I-95) THAT THE RPM WAS UP AROUND 6X, THE VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS, AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT THE BACK. I QUICKLY GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE, CAME TO A STOP AND THEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. WE HAD IT TOWED BACK TO FREDERICKSBURG, VA AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS "BURNT," THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE ONCE AGAIN LOOKING AT SPENDING $4-5K FOR A VEHICLE WE BOUGHT NEW, KEPT WELL-MAINTAINED, AND HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILES FOR ITS AGE (101K). WHEN WE BOUGHT THE ODYSSEY, WE ALSO PURCHASED A CR-V AND DECLARE WE WERE HONDA PEOPLE. THIS IS WHY WE ARE NO LONGER HONDA PEOPLE. THE HONDA ODYSSEYS HAVE A WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, AND HONDA HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. HONDA OWES EVERY ODYSSEY OWNER AN APOLOGY! *TR

VEHICLE HAD A FLASHING "D" LIGHT AND IT DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME PICK UP. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DCH KAY HONDA WHO DECLARED IT WAS THE 4TH PRESSURE SWITCH $271.29 AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE THAT WAS JULY 21, 2011. SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 THE CAR IS NOW SLUGGISH AND SLAMMING INTO GEARS I TOOK THE CAR TO DCH KAY HONDA AND THEY SAID, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $4420.00. THE VAN HAS BEEN SITTING BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AND BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE AND THEN STARTED SEEING SMOKE BEHIND OUR FAMILIES VEHICLE. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL UNDERNEATH AND ON BACK OF OUR VEHICLE. WE MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND AFTER 3 HOURS OF "WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE" WE WERE TOLD "HONDA" TOLD THEM OUR TORQUE DIVERTED WAS BAD AND OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $5000!! *KB

THE VEHICLE (2003 HONDA ODYSSEY) HAS PROGRESSIVELY BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT I'LL DEEM "ELECTRICAL" ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTING THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING THEM TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING, NOT OPEN WHEN USING THE HANDLE OR BUTTON. SPECIFICALLY, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, WILL NOT CLOSE OR PARTIALLY CLOSE WITHOUT FULLY LATCHING. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF USING THE MANUAL DOOR HANDLE OR THE BUTTON LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE AUTOMATIC DOORS HAVE OPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6-10 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE FREQUENT. IT'S HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ON SIDE STREETS AND DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT IS CONSTANTLY DRAWING A SMALL CHARGE FROM THE BATTERY KEEPING IT IN A WEAKENED STATE. *KB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT A MILE OUTSIDE OF RAWLINS, WY AND THE RPM INDICATOR SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT INTO RAWLINS ALTHOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING GEARS AND I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY AND WHEN I GOT TO THE GAS STATION IN RAWLINS, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL UNDER THE CAR AND ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CAR. SO I CALLED AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC JUST BEFORE THEY CLOSED. HE QUICKLY CHECKED IT AND SAID IT PROBABLY JUST NEEDED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE. SO MY BOYFRIEND AND I TOWED IT TO CASPER, WYOMING AND TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THERE. THEY CHECKED IT AND IT CAME UP WITH 3 MALFUNCTION CODES P0710N/P0780/P1750. SO IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MILEAGE IS AT 148417 AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT IT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME BETWEEN $3200-$4500 TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN MY CAR. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT. SO NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY. *KB

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HWY SPEED ON THE TAPPEN ZEE BRIDGE NY AFTER BEING TOLD BY TWO DEALERS ONE IN CANADA AND ONE IN NY STATE THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR, REVVED HIGH, TCS LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND D3 LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. *TT

I AM WRITING TODAY WITH CONCERNS ABOUT MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. MUCH TO MY DISMAY, I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $516.81. I MUST SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ENGINE MOUNTS GOING BAD ON A VEHICLE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. WE BOUGHT A HONDA ODYSSEY TO HAVE AS A RELIABLE FAMILY VAN THAT WE PLANNED TO KEEP FOR A WHILE. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WE BOUGHT A HONDA IS BECAUSE OF THE NOTED REPUTATION FOR BEING A SAFE AND RELIABLE AUTO BRAND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENT SHOULD CORRECT ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT WE REPORTED WITH THE VAN. THE TRANSMISSION REGULARLY MAKES A TERRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. WE ALSO REPORTED THIS SAME CLUNKING AND SOME SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE NEVER GONE AWAY AND WE HAVE GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR ODYSSEY. FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT LEFT US STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE AND STUCK WITH A HUGE REPAIR BILL YET. OUR CONCERNS SEEM TO BE VALIDATED BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE HAVE READ ON VARIOUS WEB SITES ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES OF THE ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION. WE WENT AHEAD AND SPENT THE MONEY TO HAVE THE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE 'CLUNKING' NOISE WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE COULD DRIVE THIS VAN FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO COME AND ACCUMULATE WELL OVER 100,000 MILES BASED ON THE PURPORTED RELIABILITY OF THE HONDA BRAND. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOTOR MOUNT ISSUE AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOULD PROMPT A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR DUE TO THE VOLUME OF ISSUES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING LIGHT FLASHING THE LETTER D ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE FAILED DURING OPERATION IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE OPERATOR MANAGED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY DESPITE DIMINISHED OPERATIONAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THESE VEHICLES (2003 HONDA ODYSSEY) SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM TRAFFIC SITUATIONS UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER (HONDA) CAN PROVE THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE SAFE. THIS SITUATION IS MORE SEVERE THAN THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARD MENTIONED THE OWNER PAID THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER $4,300 FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, HOPE IT GOES MORE THAN 68,000 MILES.

STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND TRYING TO DRIVE AWAY IT WILL JUMP OUT OF FIRST AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE OVER REVS. MUST SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IT WILL "BANG" INTO SECOND GEAR SHAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL SLIP OUT OF THIRD GEAR AT 55MPH AND THEN "BANG" INTO 4TH. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT FOUR TIMES SINCE 07/01/2011. THE SECOND TIME FOR A REBUILD WAS JANUARY 2012, THEN MAY 2012 AND NOW IT MUST GO BACK A FOURTH TIME AUGUST 2012. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED ONCE IT BEGINS TO FAIL. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRYING PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WILL STUTTER SLIP AND "BANG" INTO PASSING GEAR OR SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THEN RE-ENGAGE IN A LOWER GEAR PREVENTING THE OVER TAKING OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65MPH I BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE AND PULLED OFF ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AT WHICH TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN THICK WHITE SMOKE THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF IT BEING ON FIRE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UP THE TIOGA PASS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH MY FAMILY WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY AND ABRUPTLY SHIFTING GEARS. THE TCS INDICATOR WAS ON, BUT COULDN'T BE TURNED OFF. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO BACK THE CAR UP, THE REVERSE WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND THE CAR ALMOST WENT DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT INTO A LAKE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT FAILED A YEAR LATER DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT REBUILT AGAIN AND IT FAILED AGAIN A YEAR LATER AFTER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. IN BOTH CASES THE ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER ON THE FREEWAY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOW TOLD THAT AN ADDITIONAL AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLER IS NEEDED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSIONS OVERHEAT. *TR

WE DISCOVERED TODAY THAT OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION, THE SAD PART IS THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 89,500 MILES, THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT INSPECTED THE VAN TOLD US THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO BE $4200. WE PRETTY MUCH EXPERIENCED ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT MANY OTHER USERS ARE MENTIONING ON THIS SITE, IT FIRST STARTED BY SKIPPING GEARS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, THEN THE TCS AND EMC LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER THIS EVERYTHING CAME DOWNHILL. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THE VAN WAS SERVICED IN THE PAST TO TAKE CARE OF THE RECALL BY INSTALLING THE JET FAN COOLING THING, APPARENTLY THIS WAS A BANDAGE TO THE REAL ISSUE AS A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY DIED ON US. WE BOUGHT HONDA FOR THEIR APPARENT "SUPERIOR QUALITY" AND HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE DISAPPOINTED. WE FEEL LIKE WE GOT SCREWED AND IF THERE IS A RECALL OR SOME LEMON LAW WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS JUST CAN NOT KEEP HAPPENING!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PAY $500 TOWARD THE REPAIR, LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1500. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE OFFER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED FOR $500. SINCE THE NEW CONVERTER WAS INSTALLED, AND CODE OD P0740 IS DISPLAYING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEXT STEP IS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. UPDATED 10/21/11. *JB

BOUGHT MY ODYSSEY USED, CERTIFIED WITH THE 7YR/100K MI WARRANTY FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA, VA IN MAY 2006 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP EXCLUSIVELY SINCE PURCHASING. LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO (AT ABOUT 99000 MILES), I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST ODD EXPERIENCE WITH SHIFTING UP/DOWN WHILE AT EXPRESSWAY AND FREEWAY SPEEDS. I RETURNED HOME WITHIN 50 MILES AND PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE). FIRST THING THIS MORNING (ABOUT 7:30 AM), TOOK THE ODYSSEY TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE TRANSMISSION AND TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AND/OR REPLACED AS NEEDED AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 1 PM TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AS THE OLD ONE WAS SHOT. THE PRICE QUOTED TO ME FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL MODULE WAS ABOUT $5000, NOT WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR OR WAS EXPECTING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN LAST JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ANY REGULAR MAINTENANCE NEEDED, EXPECTING ANY ABNORMALITIES WOULD BE NOTED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN DUE FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE ABOUT NOW, BUT I JUST RECENTLY CHANGED THE OIL AND OIL FILTER MYSELF, LESS THAN 3000 MILES AGO. HOW IS IT THAT A SUPPOSEDLY RELIABLE VEHICLE CAN, WITHOUT WARNING, GO FROM 100% FUNCTIONING TO NEEDING A MAJOR DRIVE COMPONENT REPLACEMENT? I JUST CALLED HONDA CORPORATE FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS, AS A MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURE OF THIS NATURE SHOULDN'T BE DROPPED ON THE CONSUMER, AND I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL YEAR TRANSMISSION. I'D BE HAPPY PAYING 25-50% OF THE COSTS, WITH A MINIMUM 36K MI/ 3 YR WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WOULD ONLY BE THE SECOND MAJOR EXPENSE I'VE HAD TO PAY ON THE VAN, AS THE FIRST ONE WAS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT, WHICH WAS DONE WELL BEFORE THE TYPICAL MILEAGE MARK. *TR

CHECK ENGINE IS ON. WHEN CRUISING THE CAR THE IS A SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION AT LOWER GEAR. THE RPM INCREASE AND VEHICLE STALLS. CONICELLI HONDA SERVICE CENTER, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

ENCOUNTERED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED BY DEALER AND FACTORY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED PERFORMED THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP. IN JUNE '11 NOTICED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD OCCURRED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WITH 2 LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE LOCAL STREETS. THE CAR JOLTED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT AND WE NEARLY SWERVED INTO THE MEDIAN. I'VE BEEN TOLD ALL IS NORMAL TO REPLACE THE TRANS BY VARYING DEALERSHIPS. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS NOT INVESTIGATED NOR RESOLVED THE TRANS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY AND NOW I COULD BE HELD PAYING THE BILL ONCE IT IS REPLACED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF FAILURE. HONDA CORP INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A SECOND RECALL IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HONDA CORP MAKES THE DECISION AND A CASE NEEDS TO BE FILED. HOWEVER, THE SELLER SAID THAT IF YOU BOUGHT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP OR HAVE HAD SPENT A LOT OF MANY IN SERVICE AT HONDA, THIS WEIGHS HEAVILY IN THEIR DECISION AND CUSTOMERS ARE MORE LIKELY AWARDED THE FULL RECALL VALUE. THIS IS WRONG FOR THE HONDA COMPANY TO PLAY GAMES WITH A SAFETY ISSUE AND ONLY REWARD HIGHEST PAYING CUSTOMERS WITH A RECALL. ALL SHOULD BE BENEFIT AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN SLIPPING IN TRANSMISSION FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER TWICE, ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. THEY DID REPORT THAT I NEEDED $650 OF OTHER MAINTENANCE, WHICH I AGREED TO, BUT COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM I WAS THERE FOR. AFTER THE 3RD VISIT IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD CONTACTED HONDA CORP. BUT THEY DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAVE BEEN LOYAL CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEALERSHIP FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP DID OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT, BUT THE COST IS STILL A STAGGERING $3800. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA, HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE PROMOTING AND SELLING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS, SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT *TGW

APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS AGO ON A SATURDAY I TOOK MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TO ONE OF THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERS FOR AND OIL CHANGE SERVICE. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO CHECK OUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAUSE IT HAD COME ON THE WEEK BEFORE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE REGULAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT UNTIL IT COME UP FOR THE SMOG CHECK. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND I HAD MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO A COLLISION. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT HAD DONE THE SERVICE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND RECOMMENDED A REBUILT REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $3700.00 DOLLARS. A NEW COMPUTER WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR AN EXTRA $1,100.00. THE VAN IS STILL SITTING IN THEIR LOT. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH SOME HONDA PRODUCTS. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE VERY SCARED OF SOME OF THE LARGE TRUCKS THAT PAST BY US ON BOTH SIDE AT WHAT SEEMED TO BE A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. BUT IT WAS PROBABLY MORE THAT WE WERE SLOWING DOWN AT A FAST RATE. *TR

HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE SWITCH FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE TO HIGH RPM BUT DOESN'T MOVE ENOUGH CAUSING GO SLOW FOR A WHILE. NOT ANY RESPONSIBLE ANSWER FROM HONDA. *TR

WHILE IN ROUTE HOME FROM POST OP APPT, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS STRUCK AND FORCED OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 60MPH WHEN WE WERE T-BONED FROM VEHICLE IN FAR LEFT LANE. THE SUV THAT HIT US WAS TRAVELING FASTER, HIT US A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES... DRIVERS PASSENGER DOOR, CORNER OF THE NOSE AND IN THE FRONT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOT ONE OF MY 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE DRIVER WAS LIKE A RAGDOLL DURING OUR MULTIPLE 360'S. THE VAN IS A TOTAL LOSS AND BACK AND NECK PAIN IS CONSTANT FOR BOTH OF US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FURTHER. THE TACHOMETER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. 2004 TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED BY DEALER AND FACTORY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PERFORMED THROUGHOUT. IN APRIL 2011 NOTICED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR OCCURRED. IT BECAME IMMOBILE WHILE ACCELERATING ON A BUSY STREET. TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER AND INFORMED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

20003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOST OF POWER IN MIDDLE OF VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

TODAY, WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED TO ACT FUNNY. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING GEARS UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING AT THE SAME CONSTANT SPEED. THEN, THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THE D IN THE SHIFTER DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING. BARELY HAD TIME TO PULL PART WAY INTO A MALL PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY, HALFWAY OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR LOST ALL MOMENTUM AND STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER AND AUTHORIZED HONDA MECHANIC AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS SINCE THE VAN WAS BOUGHT OFF THE LOT NEW. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN MAY 2008 WITH AN ODOMETER OF 46,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN WELL SATISFIED WITH THE VAN SINCE THEN. WE NOW HAVE 101,000 MILES. WE WERE VISITING OUR DAUGHTER & FAMILY IN OXFORD, MS AND WERE RETURNING HOME TO ROCK HILL, SC NEAR TUPELO, MS (ABOUT 50 MILES) WHEN THE TACHOMETER REVVED UP TO 5000+RPM. WE HAD AAA TOW IT TO A SHOP IN TUPELO WHO DIAGNOSED A BURNED UP TRANSMISSION. THE SHOP ESTIMATE OF REPAIR TIME WAS 8.1 HRS BASED ON THE GUIDE THE OWNER SAID IT TOOK ABOUT THAT TIME TO REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WHEN CALLING AAA WE TOLD THEM TO TAKE IT TO ANY SHOP THAT COULD REPAIR IT. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA ABOUT ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR COSTS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT THE HONDA DEALER. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE FAITHFULLY ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. *TR

OUR HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - 2003 - HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. MOST RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IT APPEARS THAT MANY MINIVANS FROM THIS SAME ERA HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA IS NOT OFFERING ME ANY ASSISTANCE (EXCEPT FOR A NEW $4,800 TRANSMISSION). I LOVE HONDA, BUT THIS IS AN OUTRAGE - CLEARLY THEY HAVE ISSUES AND THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THEIR ERROR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED EGR VALVE FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,850.

WAS PARKING IN A PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WALKED AROUND TO OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE TO GET CHILD OUT. CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK. RAN AROUND TO DRIVER SIDE, PRESSED BRAKE. CAR ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE KEY WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO ACCEPT KEY. KEY CANNOT BE INSERTED. THE PROBLEM BEGINS INTERMITTENTLY AND BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DIFFERENT KEYS DON'T HELP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY LOCKSMITH TWICE IN DRIVEWAY. LOCKSMITH DISASSEMBLES, REPLACES BENT TUMBLER AND REASSEMBLES. FIX ONLY LASTS 1 -2 YEARS OF VERY LIGHT USAGE. PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED FOR A THIRD TIME IN 6 YEARS.

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND ULTIMATELY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION IN A BUSY TURN-LANE. THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, AN ERROR CODE APPEARED,AND THE DRIVE GEAR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN AND PARK SAFELY IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO MEL RAPTON HONDA. WE WERE OFFERED A RENTAL CAR AT $25 PER DAY, OUR COST, WHICH WE DECLINED. THE NEXT DAY WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MEL RAPTON HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYING THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE COST TO US WOULD BE $4,589.94. WE THEN INFORMED HIM THAT WE WERE AWARE OF THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS, AND THAT THE 2003 MODEL HAS TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAWS THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF. WE ASKED THAT HE CALL HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT 100%, AS ANY COMPANY WITH INTEGRITY FOR THEIR PRODUCTS SHOULD. WITH NO APOLOGY, HE SAID HE WOULD CALL THEM AND GET BACK TO US. HE THEN CALLED US BACK TO STATE THAT HONDA WOULD COVER 25% OF THE COST ONLY, AND GIVE THE REPLACEMENT A 3YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, THE WARRANTY WAS NOT IN WRITING UNTIL WE INSISTED ON THEM DOING SO. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLERK HAND-WROTE IT SLOPPILY ON THE RECEIPT AND THEN MADE A COMPUTER NOTE WHICH HE PRINTED OUT. NOTHING WAS IN WRITING FROM HONDA DIRECTLY. NOW, TODAY, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP.

STARTED SLIPPING ON A MAJOR STREET....LEAVING ME IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. OCCURRED AT 159.00 MILES AFTER BEING SERVICED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALER I PURCHASED FROM. WAS FIRST TOLD 4300.00 FOR REBUILT. GOT HONDA INVOLVED, AND IT WAS REDUCED TO 1900.00 AFTER VOICING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION, WHEN UP-SHIFTING ACTUALLY CAUSES THE VAN TO LOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY @65,000 MILES - LOST 4TH GEAR FIRST, THEN 2ND GEAR WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE DEALER, ALL OF THE GEARS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. PENDING A RESPONSE FROM HONDA AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL GRANT ME A "GOODWILL REPAIR" ALLOWANCE, I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY REPAIR ACTION. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I RESPONDED TO. HONDA SETTLED A LAWSUIT REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THEIR 1999-2002 TRANSMISSIONS. IT'S TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON THE 2003-2004 TRANSMISSIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH WERE SUBJECT TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTO A DRIVEWAY AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF IT CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED DUE TO A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,400. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HIS WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED AND SAW THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD A DITCH. IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HIS WIFE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, ONLY TO BE KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE DOOR THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, SHE DISCOVERED THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. UPDATED 06/20/11*JB

NOTICED HARD SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OF MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, PERSISTENT SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL (CAUSING STALL) WAS NOTED AND ADDRESSED BY A DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE SLIPPAGE AND I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN (DIFFICULT WHEN IT STOPS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD). DEALER QUOTED ME APPROX. $4500 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF WHAT THE VAN IS WORTH. ALL TRANSMISSION SERVICING WAS DONE ACCORDING TO HONDA SERVICE ADVICE. *TR

VAN WILL SOMETIMES STALL IN SECOND GEAR, NECESSITATING THAT I EITHER STEP ON THE BRAKE OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN I'M THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD, BUT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR ACCELERATING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 136,000 MILES. HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. *TR

WE HAD PURCHASED OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAND NEW FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP AFTER EXTENSIVE BROWSING, RESEARCHING, AND COMPARING, WE FELT HONDA WAS THE WAY TO GO DUE TO THEIR REPUTATION FOR "MAKING QUALITY VEHICLES THAT LAST A LONG TIME AND WORK GREAT." HOW WRONG WE WERE. WE BABIED THIS VAN. MADE SURE IT GOT ANY OIL, LUBE, OR FIX IT NEEDED AND HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT WE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING PROBLEMS THAT YEAR'S MODEL HAD WITH THE V6 TRANSMISSIONS, SO WE TOOK IT OVER AND HAD THEM FIX WHAT WAS "SUPPOSEDLY" THE PROBLEM. IN APRIL, 2009 WE DECIDED WE'D GET A DETAILED "FULL SERVICING" DONE AND FIX ANY ISSUES OR POTENTIAL ISSUES THE ODYSSEY HAD AT THAT TIME WHICH, AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS, COST $1,300. AT THAT TIME THEY HAD PERFORMED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. LAST TUESDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A SHOP NEARBY WHO THEN SHOWED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SO BURNT UP IT WAS BLACK AND THICK LIKE ENGINE OIL. AFTER INITIALLY ASSUMING FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THAT I HADN'T EVER HAD A TFC, HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN I TOLD HIM IT HAD NOT EVEN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $5200 TO FIX. I THEN ASKED WHY, IF THE TRANNY WENT OUT JUST BECAUSE, WAS THE TRAN.FLUID SO BURNT UP AFTER ONLY A YEAR. THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME IN REGARDS TO OWNING UP AND REPLACING THE DEFECTED TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE WHEN THE RECALL HAPPENED BACK IN 2004! I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS AND AM DEMANDING THAT HONDA TAKE CARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION SO I CAN SELL THIS VAN AND NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. GO AHEAD AND GOOGLE "2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION". IT'S HORRIFYING TO SEE HOW MANY STORIES ARE JUST LIKE MINE AND UNRESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE TO A LOWER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE $5000 REPAIRS COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AND A NOISE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. UPDATED 05/16/11

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL - EITHER OPENING/CLOSING BY HAND OR BY BUTTON CONTROL. THEY ARE NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE,VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHIRRING SOUND AND WAS SOMETIMES SLOW TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE AFTER A COLD START. THERE WERE ALSO SOME ERRATIC SHIFTS. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HONDA DEALER WHERE WERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ALWAYS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED .(INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICES).DEALER DIAGNOSED THE REPAIR AS A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $4177. BECAUSE OF THE COST,I DECIDED TO CONSIDER MY OPTIONS AND STARTED TO DRIVE HOME. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP,LOST POWER, AND STOPPED DEAD AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET.(SINCE THIS OCCURRED ON BUSY STATE HIGHWAY 303 WITH A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT,THERE WERE A FEW ANXIOUS MOMENTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VAN OFF THE ROADWAY). AFTER A 2 HOUR WAIT FOR A TRUCK,THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3000. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I WAS LOYAL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALL MY SERVICE,AND ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS GENTLY DRIVEN AND NEVER USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2003. VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2004. OIL COOLER INSTALLED BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE SECOND GEAR HAVING TOOTH CHIPPING. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AS RECOMMENDED, ACCORDING TO HONDA. THE CAR HAS 78K MILES ON IT AND THE SECOND GEAR IS SLIPPING. HONDA NEVER FIXED THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE SECOND GEAR FAILING. THIS CAR WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CARS ISSUED IN THE 2003 YEAR MODEL. I THINK THIS IS STILL A SAFTY ISSUE BECAUSE HONDA NEVER FIXED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT SHUT OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS NOT SURE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AND BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,472.