2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,605.

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC OR WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLE AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT THROUGH THE DEALER OVER THE YEARS. AFTER ARGUING WITH AMERICAN HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THE MOST MY CASE MANAGER [XXX] WILL OFFER IS HALF THE REPAIR. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, I AM FINDING CASE AFTER CASE OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT MUCH LOWER THAN EXPECTED MILEAGE. EVEN AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS, THE PROBLEM REMAINS. FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE. MOST PEOPLE BOUGHT AN ODYSSEY AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND ARE TRANSPORTING CHILDREN. HONDA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE INSTALLING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN CERTAIN MODELS OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,000. UPDATED 06/21/11*LJ UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING, THE CAR CANNOT BE ACCELERATED FURTHER, THIS CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. ITS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON APRIL 1, 2011, OUR HONDA ODYSSEY (MODEL YR. 2002) EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT JERKING / THUMPING MOTION UPON ACCELERATION AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. IT FELT AS IF THE VAN WAS HIT FORM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO REST THE VAN, AND TO TRY AND REGAIN OUR CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AGAIN. ONCE ON THE ROAD THE SAME JERKING SENSATION OCCURRED ONCE MORE. IT TRULY FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE FROM THEN ON. THE HONDA ODYSSEY WAS PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND MAINTAINED 100% BY THE DEALER. ON MONDAY APRIL 4, 2011, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE'. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH AND AUTOMOBILE FORUMS, APPARENTLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE QUITE COMMON FOR THESE MODELS. THE DEALER QUOTED US A PRICE OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.) TO REPAIR OUR VAN WHICH HAS 99,720 MILES LOGGED. HONDA IS NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT. WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO OR WHERE TO TURN NEXT, BUT I'M NOT GIVING THE DEALER ANOTHER DIME. THIS IS BAD NEWS FROM A MANUFACTURER THAT BOASTS ABOUT QUALITY & RELIABILITY IN THEIR MARKETING. I GUESS THOSE DAYS ARE GONE. BAD NEWS' *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOST OFTEN WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WE INHERITED A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VAN BEGAN HAVING VERY FRIGHTENING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 5 KIDS IN THE VAN WITH ME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SCARY FOR YOUR VAN TO SUDDENLY DISENGAGE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAD A SOLENOID REPLACED BUT ARE NOW BEING TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A VAN WITH ONLY 84,000 MILES. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL AT ALL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD BANG AS THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,556 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WERE INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE LUBRICANT WAS APPLIED TO THE RUBBER DOOR SEALS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR, THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY KICK THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL UNTIL THE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR SPORADICALLY AND WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.