2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NORMALLY, WE NOTICED ALL OF THE DASHBOARD "IDIOT LIGHTS" COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN WE WOULD MAKE A TURN OR DECELERATE. FINALLY THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. WE TOOK THE VAN TO OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A BROKEN ALTERNATOR BRACKET. HE WELDED IT AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. HE THEN INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR BRACKET. ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND HE FOUND THE NEW BRACKET HAD ALSO BROKEN. HE THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE ALTERNATOR WAS "DRAGGING" ON THE BELT AND CAUSING STRAIN ON THE BRACKET, SO HE REPLACED THE BRACKET AND ALTERNATOR. CAR WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. HE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEYS, BUT THAT HONDA IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. ALSO, BECAUSE MY VAN IS A 2002, HE SAID THAT HONDA WOULD NOT LIKELY HELP ME IN ANY WAY. I CALLED HONDA AND THAT WAS INDEED THE CASE. I AM HAVING A FOURTH BRACKET INSTALLED AND WE'LL SEE HOW LONG THIS ONE LASTS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS EXPERIENCING SOME VIBRATION IN MARCH ON TRIP TO CHICAGO WHICH MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED TO ENGINE MOUNTS AS IT OCCURRED AT 60-80 MPH. ON JUNE 30 WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY 400 NORTH OF ATLANTA ON WAY TO WEDDING THE VIBRATIONS BECAME UNMANAGEABLE. SO, I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT TO FIND THE UNIROYAL TIGER PAW OF A YEAR OLD COMING APART. IT SEEMS THE STEEL BELT BROKE AND THE TIRE TREAD STARTED SHREDDING. I STILL HAVE THE SAME TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE; SHOULD I BE CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? ANYWAY, I HAD TO REPLACE AT LOCAL STORE ON A SUNDAY TO RETURN HOME TO HUNTSVILLE, AL. TOOK THE BAD TIRE TO BIG TEN TIRE WHERE PURCHASED TO BE TOLD THIS WAS ROAD HAZARD AND THEY'D SELL ME A NEW TIRE FOR $70. I DISAGREED AND DECIDED TO SEE IF UNIROYAL HAS A PROBLEM? TIRE WAS PURCHASED AT $106. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLOWLY SLIPPING SINCE ABOUT 170,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT SLOWLY AND BEING CAREFUL WHEN IT SHOWS A STRUGGLE SWITCHING INTO THE LOWER GEARS. YESTERDAY IT REALLY JERKED WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF INTO THE NEAREST SUBDIVISON AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I THEN RESTARTED THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE TCS LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WAS PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL AND I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FULL PRICE FOR A TRANSMISSION. *TT

TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, SO FAR, ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN, ONE AT 60,000, THE OTHER AT 162,000. THE MOST RECENT FAILED TRANSMISSION (6/16/2012) HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON A FREEWAY, IT FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE! IT WAS TERRIFYING! I FELT IT MIRACULOUS THAT I COULD 'COAST' OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON I NOTICED RPM'S WERE INCREASING. STOPPED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND USED THE GAS PEDAL. RPM WENT BACK TO NORMAL THEN SLOWLY INCREASED. I NOTICED I WAS LOOSING POWER AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD 'BLOWN'. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. LOSS OF POWER AT THE WRONG TIME COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY HONDA TRANSMISSIONS HAVE A HISTORY OF GOING OUT LIKE THIS.

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ENTIRELY. DRIVING WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT AND THE DOOR OPENED. PULLED OVER AND I TRIED TO CLOSE DOOR BUT DID NOT ENTIRELY CLOSE. LOCKED WITH MANUAL BUTTON BUT STILL OPENED. I SCHEDULED WITH DEALERSHIP AFTER WEEKEND TO CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD NEEDED LATCH ASSEMBLY KIT. THEY DIDN'T STATE WHY A NEW LATCH WAS NEEDED BUT HAD REPLACED AND TOTAL LABOR AND PART COST $303.00!! NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF DOORS OPENING/ NOT CLOSING PROPERLY ON THIS MAKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD TRIP AND HAVING NEARED MY DESTINATION CITY, I HAD TAKEN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO SECOND GEAR AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. IT CONTINUED DOING THIS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND CALL AAA AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTICS, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE IT IS A LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND MY CAR IS STILL SITTING WHILE THEY ARE CLOSED AND WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIP AND COULDN'T CHANGE TO PROPER GEAR WHICH CAUSED DANGEROUS IN DRIVING. TRACTION AND MIL INDICATOR ON. AFTER DIAGNOSED THE CODE, IT IS CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THIS CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE 60,000 MILES AND 90,000 MILES SERVICE WERE DONE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (SLIPS AND SOMETIMES WONT SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR) WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON (CODE P0730 GEAR RATIO INCORRECT). *TR

VEHICLE CREATES VIBRATION AS IF TRAVELING OVER WASHBOARD SURFACE ON OTHERWISE SMOOTH ROADWAY WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW GRADUAL SPEEDS. VIBRATION DISAPPEARS AFTER ACCELERATING THROUGH HARMONICS OR DECELERATING. ENGINE MOUNTS (3) WORN OUT PREMATURELY. SUSPECT POOR DESIGN. EXCESSIVE ENGINE MOVEMENT CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER ENGINE MOUNT MOUNTING BOLT (2 X M10 X 40MM) TO SHEAR & SECOND BOLT WAS STRETCHED AND YIELDED SUCH THAT THE WASHER FACE OF THE BOLT WAS RAISED 1/4" FROM THE MOUNTING SURFACE RENDERING THE TOP MOUNT USELESS. THE REAR MOUNT SEEMS TO BE THE MAJOR CULPRIT. IT IS HARDEST TO SEE VISUALLY & APPEARS THE 1ST TO FAIL CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRAIN & FAILURE ON 2 REMAINING MOUNTS. POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. REFERENCE COMPLAINT NO. 10425453. *TR