2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKEN IN TO PIECES, SHOT IN TO BEARING AND BROKEN THE CASE OF TRANSMISSION, MADE A TERRIBLE BIG SOUND. THE CAR ON FREE WAY IN MORE THAN 65 MILES, ALL THE LIGHTS IS ON. ENGINE DIED AND SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE ASKED JUST ANSWER, THE EXPERT TOLD ME THAT IS NOT NORMAL ACCIDENT! IF YOU LIKE WE WILL SENT PIC TO YOU AND FEED BACK CENTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

I RECENTLY HAD AIRBAG RECALL WORK ON MY CAR. ALL OF A SUDDEN, 2 DAYS AGO MY DOORS UNLOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I RELOCKED THEM AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THEY UNLOCKED AGAIN. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. I AM THINKING THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL WORK THAT WAS DONE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THESE OCCURRENCES. I SPOKE TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER THAT DID THE RECALL WORK TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR. PLEASE NOTE THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. YOUR SYSTEM FORCED ME TO PUT IN AN ACCIDENT DATE TO BE ABLE TO SEND YOU THE COMPLAINT. *TR

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY NEW IN 12/2002. HAD ISSUE WITH TROUBLE LIGHT WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AT 25,000 MILES AND GOT WORSE. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 35,000 MILES. THE TROUBLE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME AND DEALER WOULD TURN IT OFF. A FEW DAYS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE DONE NO TRAILER TOWING OR ANY OTHER UNUSUAL USES OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE 157,000 MILES HAVE BEEN OVER THE ROAD OR IN TOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED ACROSS THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,112.

I PAID $9,998.48 FOR MY ODYSSEY. I BOUGHT IT USED. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE AND THEY SHOWED ME THE PAPER WORK INDICATING THAT AS WELL. I ALSO TOOK THE VAN TO A SHOP TO BE SURE THAT ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE. I BOUGHT A 5YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN AS WELL, JUST TO BE SURE THAT IF ANYTHING WAS TO HAPPEN I WOULD BE COVERED. I PUT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON MY VAN WHEN IT LEFT ME SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE KIDS IN THE VAN ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY VAN STARTED ACTING CRAZY. I WAS DRIVING AND THE RPMS WOULD GO FROM 2 TO 5 AND THE VAN WOULD SLOW DOWN. IT KEPT DOING THIS, WHEN SUDDENLY I WAS AT A FULL STOP. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ONLY THING THAT MOVED WAS THE RPMS. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL.I HAVE ONLY HAD MY VAN FOR 2.5 YEARS. I KEEP ALL THE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VAN. NOW THIS VAN THAT I PAID DEARLY FOR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WILL NOT MOVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I PURCHASED MY WARRANTY THROUGH IS NOW SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THAT. NOW MY KIDS AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A RIDE SINCE BEFORE THANKSGIVING. WHAT KIND OF HELP CAN I GET WITH THIS? CAN ANYONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION? *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003 ODYSSEY, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LIKE OTHERS, OUR VAN HAS HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE WORK PERFORMED (HONDA RECALL NUMBER 'P30' IN EARLY 2004, AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT), AND YET AT A RELATIVELY LOW 125,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN NOV '14, AS CONFIRMED BY A LOCAL HONDA DEALER. HONDA STATED THAT, SINCE THE PREVIOUS WORK HAS BEEN DONE UNDER RECALL, THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY MORE WORK TO BE PERFORMED. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS: IF SO MANY OTHER '02-'04 ODYSSEY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT HONDA DID NOT PROPERLY CORRECT THEIR EARLIER MISTAKE, AND THEY SHOULD PONY UP TO FIX THE TRANSMISSIONS, OR REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO ALREADY HAD THE WORK PERFORMED. MY REQUEST: NHTSA PLACE PRESSURE ON AMERICAN HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND OWN UP MONETARILY OR SERVICE-WISE TO MYSELF AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD/ARE HAVING/WILL HAVE THESE ISSUES. *JS

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *MW THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE INTERLOCK RECALL, THE PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *JB

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT. THEN VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OR TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO ENGAGE FROM A STARTING MOVEMENT FORWARD LEAVING A STOP LIGHT. AT IDLE THE TACHOMETER STARTED TO REV BETWEEN 1100-2000 RPMS AT STANDING IDLE IN PARK.THE SLIDING DOORS GET JAMMED STUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN FROM THE DASH CONTROLS. I KNOW THESE COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET NY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE VIA THE SLIDING POWER SIDE DOORS.VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 12-12-2014. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I WENT TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHTS FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS. ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE LEVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK. I PUSHED IT FORWARD FORCEFULLY AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I COULD NOT GET ISSUES TO REPEAT ITSELF. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AT 65 MPH AND I HAD TO KEEP CYCLING THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE TRANS CAUGHT ON AT 40 MPH AND THIS WENT ON UNTIL I BROUGHT IT HOME. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR