2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

VEHICLE MAKES POPPING WHEN TURNING LEFT & RIGHT. THE SOUND IS COMING FROM THE FRONT STRUTS & SPRINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, DISTRACTING THE DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT EXTREMELY LOW IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND LIP FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I JUST BOUGHT USED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 160K MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEMS THAT MY MODEL HAS SAME ISSUE WITH 10000S OF CAR. I LIKE TO HAVE HONDA REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FREE OF COST. I READ THAT THERE IS SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM AFRAID IF I AM DRIVING AND I COULD GET STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD IF GEAR GETS STUCK. *TR

ON FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2013, MY WIFE WITH MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 45MPH. SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE CAR SPEED WAS DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON MONDAY APRIL 29, SHE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ERROR CODE P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATION 39. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THIS DEALERSHIP QUOTED FOR $5,000. I CONTACTED HONDA ON THE SAME DAY AND ASKED FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. THE CASE MANAGER TOLD ME THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PART FAILURE. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE RECENT RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES RECENTLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND HONDA MUST BE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED. THEY SHOULD STANDBY THEIR PRODUCTS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMERS WHO PAID A LOT MORE FOR THE COMPARABLE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO GO INTO PARK OR DRIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIRS FREE OF COST SINCE THEY WERE REQUESTING HER TO BRING IN THE IGNITION PIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL, UNLESS SHE BROUGHT IN THE IGNITION PIN. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH /TAKEN APART, AS THE PIECES WERE MISSING. THE INTERLOCK SWITCH PIN WAS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. MORE THAN LIKELY THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION WORKED ON AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. A FEW REASONS FOR THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF THE DOOR CHIME NOT WORKING OR THE CHIME IS ALWAYS ON. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING IF THE REPAIR CAN STILL BE PERFORMED WITH THE PIN MISSING.

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH MY FAMILY WHEN WE EXPERIENCED A SPONTANEOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE WAITING AT A STOPLIGHT. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OR BEHIND US AND I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FIRST WITH A LOUD "POP". TWO TO THREE SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED (WHERE MY WIFE WAS SITTING). FORTUNATELY, BOTH OF US WERE SITTING BACK IN OUR SEATS AND I HAD MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. NEITHER OF US WERE CONTACTED BY THE AIRBAGS THERE WAS A THIRD LOUD "POP" A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER THE DEPLOYMENTS. THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS ALSO ENGAGED AND NOW DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK BY ANYONE OR ANYTHING. I BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION, WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED IT A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO YEARS EARLIER. THE INSPECTION REPORT STATES THAT, "DURING SERVICE INSPECTION DID NOT LOCATE ANY OBVIOUS IMPACTS AND/OR DAMAGE." THE DEALERSHIP PULLED CODES 53-41 AND 54-50, BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ANYMORE INFORMATION FROM THE SRS UNIT UNTIL WE HAD THEM REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEN GAVE US A QUOTE OF OVER $4100 TO FIX THE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA AND ASKED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. IT TOOK ALMOST A MONTH TO GET A CORPORATE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP AS THE FIRST INSPECTION. LAST NIGHT I RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND INSPECTION, WHICH GAVE NO POTENTIAL REASONS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT. WE LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP, ASKING FOR MORE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION ON POTENTIAL CAUSES. MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS THE RESULT OF A SAFETY DEFECT, AND HONDA OF AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

WE WERE RETURNING FROM A FAMILY VACATION TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AT 70 MPH WHEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALL THE DIALS ON THE DASHBOARD (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC) SUDDENLY WENT TO ZERO THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO NORMAL. I ALSO NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER, WHILE STILL TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. SO WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER WE PULLED OVER, THE VEHICLE CEASED ALL OPERATIONS. MY INITIAL EFFORTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, BUT AFTER 5 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE CEASED OPERATIONS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE VEHICLE, WE DECIDED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. WHILE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK, WE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO OPERATE THE AIR CONDITIONING. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, WE NOTICED THE BURNING SMELL AND PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THE IGNITION SWITCH "BURNED UP" INSIDE. I STILL HAVE THE PART, IF YOU CARE TO INSPECT IT. WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE REMAINDER OF OUR 700 MILE JOURNEY HOME. PLEASE NOTE THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE RECENT SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE (RECALL 13-011) FOR THE IGNITION SHIFT INTERLOCK PROBLEM. WHILE I NORMALLY DO NOT FILE COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO YOUR ATTENTION. BASED ON MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN MY INCIDENT. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR WHEN A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH LOSES POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INTERLOCK RECALL. AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED AND LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN. *TR