2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

PURCHASED A HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 BRAND NEW IN 2003. HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT PER MANUAL WITH THE SAME MECHANIC/GARAGE , ETC. THE CAR HAS 115,000 AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING TWO DAYS AGO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TCS, AND HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO GARAGE. MECHANIC SAYS NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. VERY UPSET THAT HONDA HAS HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE ODYSSEYS SINCE THEIR INCEPTIONS, AND HAVE EVEN GONE AS FAR AS OFFERING PEOPLE PERCENTAGE OF COSTS. I WANT HONDAY TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, KNEE, AND CHEST INJURIES. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ABDOMEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TRYING FOR OVER AN HOUR TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER SO I CANT START THE VAN IT KEEPS HAPPENING EVERYTIME I TRY TO START THE VAN SWITCH KEYS WITH MY HUSBAND AND THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING. ITS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I TRULY BELIEVE IS A DEFECT WITH HONDA. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME AND STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION WITH OUT IT. $ 4,371.08 I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY ISSUES FROM HONDA AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY THING FROM HONDA. ON 8/27/10 ONE YEAR LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. THEN ON 9/17/10 THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. NOW THE SECOND TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THEY JUST REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT RUNS LIKE A TRUCK. THE HONDA DEALER DID ALL THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE . WE HAVE OWNED FOUR HONDA'S BUT NEVER AGAIN. MY SON HAS A 2002 CIVIC AND IT IS ON ITS SECOND TRANSMISSION. IF A RECALL WAS ON THESE HONDA THEY NEVER SENT ME ANYTHING AND I PURCHASED IT NEW. *TR

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS, ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE SRS LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT IT HAS BEEN COMING ON MORE AND MORE OFTEN. *TR

LOOKING INTO ISSUES WITH HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, I BELIEVE HONDA IS NEGLIGENT IN OFFERING ANY FAIR SOLUTION TO A KNOWN PROBLEM. I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER. READING HUNDREDS OF EXAMPLES WHERE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER LONG TRIP DUE TO RESTRICTED FLUID FLOW. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN ISSUE AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE. WHEN YOU GO TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAY IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. GOING FROM 65MPH TO ZERO IN THE FAST LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS EXTREMELY HAZARDESS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUALITY PRODUCT? THE DEALERSHIP WAS FRIENDLY BUT HONDA'S POLICY IS AWFUL CASE BY CASE EXAMINATION. PLEASE SOMEONE START A CLASS ACTION, I HAD AAMCO REBUILD MINE DAMAGES ARE TOWING BILLS PLUS REPAIRS CALL IT $3000 IN DAMAGES TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES. THIS WOULD BE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY ANY LAW OFFICE. I AM IN. WHEN THERE ARE WEB SITES DEDICATED TO THE ISSUE AND HONDA CONTINUES TO IGNORE IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE. HTTP://WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM/

AT 55MPH, MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, THEN THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN. THE VEHICLE RECOVERED, BUT NOW THE TRANSMISSION BANGS AND LOOKS UP UNDER 30 MPH. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, TECHNICIAN SAYS THEY WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD A CRASH. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS. TECH SAYS IT WILL COST $1,500 TO FIX THEM. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

NOTICED PAINT PEELING ON ROOF IN CHUNKS FROM MY UPSTAIRS WINDOW. GOT ESTIMATES TO REPAINT THINKING IT WAS DUE TO AGE. BOTH VENDORS ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN HIT AND REPAIRED ASSUMING THAT WAS THE CAUSE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER WITH IT NEVER BEING HIT WHICH CAUSED ME TO CHECK FOR RECALL I MAY HAVE MISSED AFTER IT BEING DIAGNOSED AS A PRIMER ISSUE. DEALER SAID THE REP TOLD THEM THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I'M TOLD THAT EVEN GETTING IT REPAINTED BEFORE IT RUSTS WILL WORK SINCE THE INITIAL PRIMER IS THE ISSUE AND NEW PAINT WON'T STICK ANY BETTER THAN THE OLD. DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO KEEP IT LOOKING LIKE A TRASH VAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS IN THE RAIN, BUT THEY WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.