2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH, APPARENTLY IS COMMON TO OLDER HONDA ODYSSEYS, BUT WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL AFTER 2005. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE SRS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000. *TR UPDATED 05/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A REPAIR NOTICE. UPDATED 06/12/2013 *JS

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIS KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFT BEING SECURED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,539. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. KMJ *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED PULLING OUT ONTO ROAD, BARELY AVOIDING A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LEVER KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A BRITAX MARATHON CHILD SEAT, MANUFACTURED IN FEBRUARY 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LATCHING HER CHILD INTO THE SEAT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE, THE LATCH SLOWLY LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE CHILD TO BECOME UNSECURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE SEAT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2003, MAKE=ODYSSEY, MODEL=HONDA)

THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS CRACK OR FAIL PREMATURELY. DEFECT IS UNRELATED TO DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND IS SOLELY A FUNCTION OF DESIGN. FAILED MOUNTS CAN BOTH CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND CREATE A PROJECTILE FROM IMPACT. ON-LINE RESEARCH, SUCH AS THE CAR TALK COMMUNITY, SUGGEST THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEYS OVER 65,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING VERY GOOD THEN GO IN DEALER SHOP SERVICE FOR A ROUTINE TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE, AFTER 5 MILES AWAY FROM DEALER SHOP,MY CAR WAS SHOOT DOWN AND TRANSMISSION DEAD._ OF COURSE THE HONDA DEALER SHOP DON'T ACCEPT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I TOOK MY 2003 ODYSSEY FOR AC COMPRESSOR RELAY REPLACEMENT WHEN I WAS INFORMED THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED REPLACING. I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS AND I FOUND OUT THROUGH MY WEB SEARCH THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY MODEL. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. HONDA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND READ THE COMPLAINTS ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT AND POSTING ON THE WEB HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/1560611/HONDA-ODYSSEY-MOTOR-MOUNT-PROBLEM I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND HAVE NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY.