2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP, BUT NOT RESULTING IN MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT. ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON. REPLACED THE 4RD GEAR CLUTCH PLATE AT HONDA DEALER, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. SINCE THEN HAVE REPLACED ENGINE MOUNT BUSHINGS, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET THAT MANY ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSNISSIONS. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED, BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. NEITHER HAS THE DEALER, COMMUNITY HONDA OF ORLAND PARK BEEN HELPFUL IN THIS REGARD. HAVE SPENT A LOT MONEY AND TIME AT DEALER, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN BY HONDA, IN MY OPINION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHEN REAPPLYING PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

WHILE TRAVELING IN A 40/45 MPH STREET, THE ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND MY SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 20 MPH FROM 45 MPH. THE CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED MY REAR END DUE TO THE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T FAIL AT 73,341 MILES. HONDA HAD A SAFETY RECALL IN '04 (NHTSA# 04V176000) WHERE I HAD THE JET KIT INSTALLED IN '04. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 400 PEOPLE IN THE INTERNET HONDA GROUP FORUM WHO HAD A SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THE ODYSSEY AND MOST OF THEM REPLACED THEIR TRANSMISSION AFTER 90,000 MILES. MANY OF THEM HAD A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE 2ND GEAR LOCKUP AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE JET KIT FAILED TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IN ALMOST ALL CASES, HONDA USA REFUSES TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. A HONDA DEALER WAS CHARGING $5600 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET A DISCOUNT OF $1800. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA SINCE MORE THAN 1 MILLION CUSTOMERS WERE AFFECTED BY THIS TRANSMISSION SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE ODYSSEY AND HONDA PILOT. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE! I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 73,241 SINCE I HAVE VERY LOW MILES. I PRIMARILY USE THE ODYSSEY TO DRIVE AROUND THE TOWN AND I DON'T USE THE VEHICLE FOR TOWING.

UPON ACCELERATING THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE CAR DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE CLOSE BEHIND AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE TRANNY HAD BEEN NOTICEABLY LESS SMOOTH THEN NORMAL BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER (WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED) DEALER SAID NEW TRANNY NEEDED. MILEAGE 89,502. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A HONDA REBUILT TRANNY. NOTE THAT CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ONLY BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS.*TR

PROBLEM: SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 11/07/10. AT INITIAL VISIT TO HONDA DEALER ON 11/11/10, PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE. HONDA STATED PART ON BACK ORDER UNTIL 11/24/10. NOW HONDA SAYS PART ON BACK ORDER UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 12/09/10. WITH SRS LIGHT ON IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHETHER AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN A CRASH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITH A DISCOUNTED PRICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AT 99,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING BAD. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE HONDA GOODWILL REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. NOW 90,000 MILES LATER, THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO. COULD HAPPEN WHILE PULLING OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD AND CAN GET POSSIBLY T-BONED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2002 HONDA ODDYSSEY'S. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AT 64,000 MILES. WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. WHILE MAKING A TURN FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO STOP THE CAR (ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER STOPPING, WE WERE ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE TRANSMISSION TO "KICK IN" AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP FROM SECOND TO THIRD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATES THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK WITH HER. THE DEALER CALLED AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 *BF THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS BAD AND THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE SWITCH WIRE WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 11/2210 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10

WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON IT AT 70000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AT 114000 MILES. ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE AUTOMOBILE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED AND LABELED AS SUCH. *TR