2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR INSTALLATION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL COOLING KIT (FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR PRIOR MODEL YEARS). TRANSMISSION IS NOW SNATCHING WHEN COLD AND OBVIOUS SLIPPAGE IN 2ND GEAR. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND RECURRING DEFECT IN THIS MODEL YEAR. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT WILL START, BUT A COUPLE MONTHS AGE I WAS HAVING SLIPPING PROBLEMS, THEN NOW I WENT TO GET MY CAR SMOGED AND IT DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE READ ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS, AND I BOUGHT MY CAR AS A USED CAR AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AT THAT TIME. IT COST A LOT OF MONEY FOR HONDA TO FIX ALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP THEIR PEOPLE, THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA, I AM A SINGLE MOM OF THREE AND WORK 12 HOURS A DAY. I TAKE CARE OF OUR DYING ELDERLY AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR IF NOT WE ALL LOOSE, I DO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AFTER ALL I READ, EVERYONE IS UNHAPPY WITH THEIR HONDA CARS, IT'S A SHAME. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US. *TR

TRANSMISSION HANGING UP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, TAKES SEVERAL SECOND FOR TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. HONDA DEALER ADVISED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT FAILED AT THE COST OF OVER $4000. FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER, SEEMS TO BE A ENGINEERING FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR ROLLED TO A STOP AND HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED COMPLETE REBUILD. HONDA NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS. THESE CARS HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PERSISTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW. *TR

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING LOSING TRACTION. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND REPLACED THE TWO SOLENOIDS THAT CONTROLLED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. I DROVE IT 25 MILES AND IT STARTED JERKING AGAIN AND SLIPPING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY. APPARENTLY IT IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE FOR 2002 ODYSSEY. I HAD EVERY SERVICE & PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DONE AT AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2002. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I PAID $3,600 FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD RECALL/REPLACE FOR FREE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 111000 MILES (SPECIFIC FAILURE IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER). SYMPTOM WAS GEAR SLIPPAGE. I CONTACTED HONDA REQUESTING A "GOOD FAITH" REPAIR SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND HONDA DECLINED. HUNDREDS OF HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS, MODEL YEARS 1998-2004, REPORT THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I'M REQUESTING THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA TO ENCOURAGE HONDA TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION ON BEHALF OF ODYSSEY OWNERS AFFECTED. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION NHTSA RECALL. DEALER REPAIRED AT 80K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 80K MILES AFTER THE FIX. THE HONDA FACTORY FIX APPEARS TO NOT ACTUALLY WORK IN THE LONG HAUL. CALLED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AGAIN - NOT JUST MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNING PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OCTOBER 2004 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) FOR THE TRANSMISSION OIL JET. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 90,045.