2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

ON-GOING SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. TRANNY SHOP AND A HONDA SALESPERSON BOTH GUESSED I HAD AN ODYSSEY WHEN I PREFACED OUR CONVERSATION BY SAYING I HAVE A 2002 MINIVAN WITH A BAD TRANNY. CLEARLY HONDA ODYSSEYS' HAVE A PROBLEM. TOO BAD HONDA DID NOT GET THE MEMO. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ON SBS SYSTEM ONLY TO BE TOLD BY DEALER SHIP ALL OF MY ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED . I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH GOING INTO GEAR . AFTER READING SEVERAL A FORUMS ON HONDA I SEE THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM . HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE A RECALL ON MOTOR MOUNTS . IT'S TRULY AMAZING THAT THE VAN WOULD GO INTO THE SHOP FOR A UNRELATED RECALL AND THEY KNEW TO CHECK MOUNTS . DO THEY ALREADY KNOW ENGINE MOUNTS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH HONDA? *TR

VEHICLE STARTED EMITTING LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COINCIDENT WITH ABRUPT LOSS OF SPEED AND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. IT BEHAVED AS IF IT INITIATED DOWNSHIFT AUTONOMOUSLY (WITHOUT DRIVER INITIATION). I WAS JUST ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AVOIDING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM SPEEDING VEHICLES. CAR CEL DISPLAYS "P0740", TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION: FLARES BETWEEN SHIFTS FROM GEARS 2-3, 3-4; OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 3-4 UNTIL ENGINE REVOLUTIONS EXCEED 4000 RPM, THEN BY REMOVING PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR, WILL THEN USUALLY PERFORM SHIFT. EXTREME TRANSMISSION SMOKING, EXPULSION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, LACK OF TRANSMISSION CAPABILITY HAS NOW OCCURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER...WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. HAVE READ MANY POSTS REGARDING ISSUES WITH HONDA ODYSSEY HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *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

AT RIGHT AROUND 80K MILES THE VAN STARTED SEVERELY SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5K. DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. STUCK TO DRIVING IT BELOW 35MPH FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THAT LEAVES ME IN A 6 MILE RADIUS. CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS CAR WAS BABIED AND ALWAYS SERVICED AT HONDA. FEEL THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY HONDA AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN DURING A REGULAR CAR MAINTENANCE. SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDE WERE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE AGENT AT THE HONDA DEALER THAT THE REST OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE OK. HOWEVER, ABOUT 2 MONTHS (AND ABOUT 2000 MILES) LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT BROKE. THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES APPARENTLY HAVE A WELL KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MODELS FROM MULTIPLE YEARS (INCLUDING MINE: 2002) HAVE SHORT LIVES COMPARED TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE SEEN BEFORE. WORSE YET, HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, NOR WILL HONDA OFFER ANY HELP PAYING FOR THE VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. AND WORST OF ALL, EVEN IF THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED (ULTIMATELY, THE ONLY FIX THAT HONDA RECOMMENDS), THE NEW TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO FAIL PREMATURELY! BESIDES CAUSING OUTRAGEOUS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, IT'S REALLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR THE PUBLIC BESIDES. THE TRANSMISSION CAN FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2002 HONDA MINIVAN ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE VEHICLE ON MOTION AT AROUND 40 MPH. I TOOK 2002 HONDA MINIVAN TO DEALERSHIP; THEY SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COST AROUND $ 4500! CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ENQUIRED ABOUT ANY RECALL, HONDA MENTIONED ABOUT THE SECOND GEAR RECALL, BUT I THINK THE SECOND GEAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL NOT SOLVED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. REQUESTED SOME HELP TO SOLE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AMERICAN HONDA TURNED DOWN MY REQUEST AND I SPEND AROUND 4000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *TR

ON 12/12/12 HONDA ANNOUNCED A RECALL ON 2003-2004 ODYSSEY'S, PILOT'S AND ACURA MDX'S FOR BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE (WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF). THIS MAY ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I HAVE A 2002 ODYSSEY AND HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. I REPORTED IT TO ROUSCH HONDA IN WESTERVILLE, OH AROUND 11/12/12. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TOUCH THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE THERE WAS A LAW AGAINST IT. I STATED THAT MY VAN COULD ROLL AWAY IF LEFT IN DRIVE (WHICH I HAVE DONE) AND THEY DID NOT CHANGE THEIR STANCE. MY VAN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BUT IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND POTENTIAL DANGER AND NEEDS FIXED. *TR