2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I WAS DRIVING UP THE TIOGA PASS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH MY FAMILY WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY AND ABRUPTLY SHIFTING GEARS. THE TCS INDICATOR WAS ON, BUT COULDN'T BE TURNED OFF. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO BACK THE CAR UP, THE REVERSE WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND THE CAR ALMOST WENT DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT INTO A LAKE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT FAILED A YEAR LATER DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT REBUILT AGAIN AND IT FAILED AGAIN A YEAR LATER AFTER WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. IN BOTH CASES THE ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER ON THE FREEWAY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOW TOLD THAT AN ADDITIONAL AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLER IS NEEDED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSIONS OVERHEAT. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AMOUNT PAID FOR VEHICLE. *SMD

SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN WE HAD THIS CHECKED AT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THELEN HONDA (BAY CITY, MI), WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SRS UNIT HAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $650 TO US. WE HAVE HAD ALL ROUTINE SERVICE COMPLETED AT THE HONDA DEALER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN. RECENTLY, OUR 2002 HONDA CIVIC WAS RECALLED FOR AN AIRBAG DEFECT AND THIS WAS REMEDIATED AT THE SAME DEALER UNDER THE HONDA RECALL. THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A COMPANY SYSTEMIC MANUFACTURING DEFECT WORTHY OF MANUFACTURER RECALL AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

A BRACKET (HONDA P/N 507688 R10) THAT CONNECTS A DRIVER POWER SEAT ADJUSTING MOTOR TO THE SEAT FRAME FAILED AT ONE (TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE) OF TWO RIVET HOLES. THE BRACKET IS PART OF THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY 81630-S0X-A21. THE BRACKET IS A STAMPED STEEL PIECE ATTACHED TO A PRIMARY SEAT SUPPORT BRACE WITH TWO COMPRESSED RIVETS APPROXIMATELY 1/4" IN DIAMETER. NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE EXHIBITED RADIATING FROM THE REMAINING RIVET HOLE AND REMAINDER OF THE FAILED RIVET HOLE. THE INITIAL HALF OF THE FRACTURE EXHIBITS TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A FATIGUE FRACTURE WITH THE LAST PART OF FRACTURE SHOWING DUCTILE FRACTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH LOAD. I SPENT 10 YEARS AS A PRACTICING METALLURGIST PERFORMING HUNDREDS OF FAILURE ANALYZES. BRACKET FAILURE RENDERS THE DRIVER SEAT AS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AS THE SEAT IS ESSENTIALLY NOW ONLY ATTACHED FROM THE REAR TWO POINTS. THE FRONT ATTACHMENTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL UPON BRACKET FAILURE THUS TURNING THE DRIVER INTO A BOBBLE HEAD PERSON. ADDITIONAL CRACKS RADIATING FROM THE BRACKET RIVET HOLES INDICATE A POTENTIAL DESIGN LOAD ISSUE, A POSSIBLE MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE BRACKET, OR AN OVER-ZEALOUS RIVET COMPRESSION ISSUE. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT SIMILAR CRACKS EXIST IN BRACKETS UTILIZING THE SAME DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING BATCH. SUCH CRACKS ARE VERY LIKELY TO PROPAGATE INTO A FAILURE UNDER THE HIGH LOADS CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE DANGER TO THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE IN SUCH A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 197,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED FOUR GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING P225/60 R16 97T TIRES AT SAM'S CLUB IN MARCH 2011. THESE WERE INSTALLED ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. VEHICLE, INCLUDING TIRES, WERE WELL MAINTAINED; TIRES WERE BALANCED, ROTATED PERIODICALLY AND MONITORED BIWEEKLY FOR THE CORRECT LEVEL OF AIR PRESSURE. THE WHEELS WERE ALIGNED. THE VAN IS NON-COMMERCIAL; ONLY FAMILY / PERSONAL USE. AFTER 26 MONTHS AND 27900 MILES, ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN USE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE FAILED BY BLOW-OUT AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE INCLUDING TIRES HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO STATE SAFETY INSPECTION 16 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND HAD PASSED. NOTHING WAS NOTED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE TIRES ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE INSPECTION. THE TIRES HAD BEEN VISUALLY INSPECTED BY DRIVER AT THE LAST FUEL STOP BEFORE THE INCIDENT WITH NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY OBSERVED. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 114, 0000 MILES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. RPM GEAR GO UP AND DOWN. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO TURN ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. SINCE EARLY 2012, THE WARNING LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 64000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE OVER SEVERAL SMALL TREES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A LARGE HEDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 202,389.