2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

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 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.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ON AUGUST 16, 2004, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION, AS PER THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR/REPLACE ANYTHING. ON APRL 23, 2007, THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO AN INTERNAL PROBLEM; THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE SHIFTING AND SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, THE FLUID WAS REPLACED, AND THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SLIPPING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009, AT A COST OF $3632.82.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE RECALL PROCESS. DEALER/HONDA SAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MENTIONED THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT SEEMS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND THE RECALL WAS NOT EXTENSIVE ENOUGH. HONDA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TO BEGIN WITH. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST IS $4200. *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

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

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.

I BROUGHT MY ODYSSEY IN TO HONDA FOR AN OIL CHANGE, ON THE WAY OVER THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT (AMBER) CAME ON. I ASKED THE HONDA SHOP TO LOOK INTO THE INDICATOR LIGHT ISSUE. UPON RETURNING TO PICK UP THE ODYSSEY, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE CODE WAS A P0740, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP A BIT CONFUSED, SINCE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T DISPLAY ANY SHIFTING ISSUES. ON THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 45 MILES), THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO POP OUT OF GEAR (WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, START IT BACK UP, AND THEN CONTINUE). NOW THIS ISSUE HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, THE CAR FAILS INSPECTIONS BECAUSE OF IT, AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A $3000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S WEBSITE, THE TRANSMISSION CAMPAIGN WAS FIXED BACK IN 2004. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW HONDA HANDLED THE MATTER. *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

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