2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPED IN 2007. IT WAS BROUGHT TO ACURA DEALER FOR CHECKUP AND WAS INFORMED NOTHING CAN BE REPRODUCED. SINCE THEN THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ON AND OFF. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPED AGAIN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARED AND CEL(CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) WAS ON NOV 17 2011. THE VEHICLE SEEMS STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL FOR FEW SECONDS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS LUCKY THERE ARE NOT ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO HONDA/ACURA DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSES AND NO ISSUE WAS ABLE TO BE REPRODUCED.. CALL UP AMERICAN HONDA SERVICE HOTLINE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS BEYOND 3YEARS/36000 WARRANTY AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 1, 2005, DAVID HOBBS HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION OF MY ODYSSEY AT 37,000 MILES. UNDER THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR "OIL JET KIT." [OUR OTHER HONDA, AN ACCORD, GOT A NEW TRANSMISSION.] LIKE MY ACCORD, THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE LED TO A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE SIX YEARS LATER AT 111,000 MILES, THE ODYSSEY STARTED TO SEVERELY SLIP GEARS AND HAVE TROUBLE MOVING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT COULD NOT GET INTO 3RD OR 4TH, OFTEN REQUIRING ME TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF TRAFFIC SO CARS COULD PASS AT NORMAL MPH. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK THE ODYSSEY TO A HONDA SPECIALIST MECHANIC SHOP, CARISMA MOTORS, WHERE THE ODYSSEY HAS HAD REGULAR AND RECOMMENDED SERVICE SINCE 2002. CARISMA MOTORS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $4,200 FOR A HONDA TRANSMISSION. CARISMA INFORMED ME THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE VERY COMMON. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO SAY IT SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2005 AND SHOULD OFFER SOME RECOURSE FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SO PREVALENT WITH ODYSSEYS. AFTER BEING PUT ON HOLD (SO THE AGENT COULD PRESUMABLY CHECK WITH A HIGHER UP), I WAS TOLD NO RECOURSE WOULD BE GIVEN BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MILEAGE. HONDA KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOW IN 2005 THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL JET WAS A BAND AID TO GET HONDA PAST THE WARRANTY THE RECALL DEMANDED. HONDA SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO AVOID TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS WITH THE OIL JET "RESOLUTION". HONDA SHOULD OFFER ITS CUSTOMERS A REMEDY FOR ITS FAULTY OIL JET REMEDY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR THE GEARS SUDDENLY WERE NOT ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY AND WE SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY AND WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVERS AROUND US. DURING THE DRIVE HOME THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS THANKFUL TO GET HOME SAFELY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR VAN IN DECEMBER 2008 IT SUDDENLY STARTED GIVING UNEVEN RESPONSE TO THE SPEED CHANGES AND I COULD FEEL THE PROBLEM WAS TRANSMISSION RELATED. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION. SINCE I HAD BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THE WARRANTY COMPANY SENT THE DEALER ANOTHER USED HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION AS REPLACEMENT. IT HOWEVER FAILED, TOO, IN MAY THIS YEAR (2011) AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER USED TRANSMISSION. THIS THIRD ONE HAS NOW STARTED GIVING THE SAME TROUBLE SINCE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE'S A CLASS ACTION SUIT GOING ON AGAINST HONDA ON THE EAST COAST ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PARTY ON THAT ONE! THANKS! *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS COME TO LEARN, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002-2004 MODEL YEAR ODYSSEY'S WERE DEFECTIVE. ON DECEMBER 10, 2010 THE DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER, THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $ 3965.69. HONDA AGREED TO PAY $1,000 TOWARD THE REPAIR. ON JANUARY 3, 2011 THE CONSUMER PAID THE REMAINING BALANCE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CODE P0730 GEAR RATIO INCORRECT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 127,263. THERE WAS NO CLEAR WARNING, THE CAR HESITATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER AND WHEN I GOT THERE THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $3800.00 AND THEY ALSO SAID I NEEDED THREE ENGINE MOUNTS AT A COST OF $920.00. ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CODE P0730 FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS ITEM CODE P0730 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DIRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD 25 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT SPEED UP TO THE 35 MILES, IT JUST REVVED AND THE RPMS WENT HIGH. WENT TO SIDE OF REOAD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED AND IT WORKED BUT THEN 1/2 BLOCK LATER SAME ISSUE. TOOK IT TO HONDA TO DIAGNOSE, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD GEARS. THERE WAS ALSO AN EXTREME INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REVERSE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116.000.

AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE INTO 2 PIECES. HAD SHE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD I CAN THINK OF A NUMBER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. IN 55 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN OR EVEN HEARD OF IT HAPPENING. AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET, HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS VEHICLE MORE THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN 2ND GEAR. NOW THE TCS LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES THE D LIGHT BLINKS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IN "GOOD FAITH" THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. APPOX $3,000 - $4,500 OUT OF MY POCKET. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY A PENNY IF THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ODYSSEY HAVE KNOWN CASES OF FAILED TRANSMISSIONS. ALL OF THE CONSUMER POSTS I HAVE BEEN READING ARE THE SAME. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA? WHO IS ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER? WHY CAN'T AMERICANS HAVE THE SAME HELP AS OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? *TR