2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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