2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR FAMILY TRANSPORT (MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS, 11 AND 9) AND TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A DRY PAVED 4 LANE ROAD (MODERATE TRAFFIC) THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA, TRAVELING WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD SON SEAT BELTED INTO HIS SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME IN THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY UPSHIFTED. IT JARRED ME ENOUGH THAT IT CAUSED MY LEFT ELBOW TO BUMP THE WINDOW AND IT CAUSED ME TO SLIGHTLY SWERVE INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. MY SON ASKED ME IF THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WITH HIM IN THE CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ALMOST A WEEK LATER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH, THIS TIME THE SUDDEN FORCE LEFT ME WITH A SORE ELBOW. I HAVE PARKED THE VAN AND AM NOW BORROWING A VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 WAS PURCHASED USED ON 10/31/06. (NO MENTION OF A RECALL) JAN 22, 2008 VAN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR DUE TO FREE TOWING. CHARGED $3062.06 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. APRIL 10, 2009 VAN AGAIN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. TOOK BACK TO AAMCO AND NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND 3 MOS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHARGED US $1587.55. JUNE 22, 2010 VAN IS PACKED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY GOING TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION IN SC, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BEGINS TO SLIP. CALLED THE LOCAL AAMCO AND THEY PICKED UP THE VAN. SAME STORY, NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2406.59. AFTER SPENDING OUR VACATION WEEK WITH PHONE CALLS TO HONDA CORPORATE AND AAMCO TO NO AVAIL, WE HAD TO BORROW MONEY FROM RELATIVES IN ORDER TO GET OUR FAMILY BACK HOME. JULY 20, 2011 VAN IS AGAIN PACKED WITH ENTIRE FAMILY TO TRAVEL TO NC VACATION. 30 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF OUR HOMETOWN, LOUISVILLE, KY IT HAPPENED AGAIN! 13 MONTHS AFTER LAST REPAIR. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR NEAREST AAMCO DEALER. WE FORTUNATELY WERE ABLE TO BORROW A CAR FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AND CONTINUE WITH OUR VACATION TRYING NOT TO DESPAIR. THE NEW TAB FROM AAMCO IS $2835.60. NO ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA CORPORATE NOR AAMCO CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY ARE VERY, VERY HARD TO SPEAK TO. JUST LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WAIT TO SEE IF ANYONE CALLS YOU BACK. THIS WOULD MAKE IT $9891.80 IN FOUR YEARS FOR FOUR TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS A REASON THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT LASTING. THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL RIGHT BEYOND THE ANNUAL WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, THIS IS NOT FAIR, THIS IS NOT SAFE AND HONDA SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCTS AND STOP IGNORING THIS ISSUE. UPDATE: 01/11/13 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILS ONCE AGAIN ON THE WAY OUT OF TOWN AND HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO AAMCO! *TR

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING JERKS WHILE WAS DRIVING IN D GEAR(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS). ON 01/05/2013, WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON NORMAL CITY ROADS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS GIVING LOT OF JERKS. CONSUMER DROVE IT BACK HOME AND ON 01/07/2013 TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS IT IS INCORRECT GEAR RATIO ERROR CODE : P0730 AND VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER SAW SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED ONLINE IN A LOT OF FORUMS. HONDA SAYS VEHICLE IS BEYOND WARRANTY AND WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO WHY THEY WILL NOT IDENTIFY THIS AS A COMMON ISSUE AND WHY SHOULD CONSUMER PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR TRANSMISSION REBUILD. NEED HELP IN FOLLOWING THIS UP. *TR

THE MINIVAN SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE CAR STARTS BUT DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED AND I FEEL IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,331. THE CONSUMER STATED DAYS LATER AT THE COLLISION CENTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 2/11/2013*JS UPDATED 03/28/2013*LJ UPDATED 04/23/2013 *JS

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 99,500 MILES ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. MY FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE SECOND WAS OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT HAD A 2 YEAR OR 20K MILE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO GET COMPENSATED FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT. WHY ISN'T THERE A BETTER SOLUTION? I WOULD THINK ANY REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE A LONGER WARRANTY, AND A BETTER, LONG LASTING PART. THE ODYSSEY WAS PURCHASED USED BY CARMAX, WITH NO MENTION OF ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, AND MECHANICS HAVE NEVER MENTIONED THIS WAS A BIGGER ISSUE UNTIL MY SECOND REPLACEMENT. ODYSSEYS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2004 HAVE A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS THAT SINCE THE RECALL, THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR CURRENT OWNERS. THIS SEEMS SERIOUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE CAUSING INJURIES OR FATALITIES, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED BY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. *TR

THE MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL THE VEHICLES IS SHIFTED INTO PARK FAILS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA.THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO PARK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLES TO ROLL OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND HURT AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER OR ROLL OFF INTO AN INTERSECTION. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS KEY- IGNITION ISSUE. ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T SUFFERED ANY ACCIDENT I ALWAYS TRY TO REMEMBER TO KEEP MY CAR IN PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY. I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR FOR BOTH THE ODYSSEY AND THE PILOT. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AS THE LIGHT CHANGED I MASHED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR STARTED TO REV UP BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN TO GEAR. THE CAR JERKED AND THEN STARTED FORWARD WITH ENGINE STILL REVVING. THE CAR FINALLY SLIPPED INTO GEAR AND TOOK OFF BUT KEPT GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWERTRAIN AUOTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) FOR THE SECOND GEAR GETTING HOT AND THE GEARS BREAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE IN 2004 WHEN THE DEALER PLACED THE OIL JET KIT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/13/12 *CN UPDATED 1/10/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SHUTTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE EIGHT YEARS PRIOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.