2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VAN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT STARTED AT 90000 MILES AND HAS BECOME WORST, DEALER WANTS $ 4600 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND EVERYBODY I'VE MET WITH A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.THE VAN JUST SETS NOW, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS TO MUCH TO DRIVE,HONDA KNOWS THESE VANS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VAN. ONE THING I NOTICED WAS DURING THE COLD MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION RARELY SLIPPED, BUT WHEN IT'S WARM OR HOT OUTSIDE THEN IT SLIPS, AND IF YOU DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY THE CHECK ENGINE WILL GO OUT FOR A WHILE, AND IF THE DRIVE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH, YOU CAN SHUT ENGINE OFF WHILE MOVING OR SITTING STILL AND THE DRIVE LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, AND IT WILL DRIVE A LITTLE BETTER FOR A LITTLE WHILE, ALSO IF YOUR DRIVING AND IT WON'T SHIFT, I HAVE TO COAST AND LET THE RPM DROP DOWN AND EASE ON THE GAS AND IT WILL CLUNK AND SHIFT HARD INTO GEAR. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS TO DRIVE MY FAMILY OR ME SAFELY ON THE HIGHWAY. I'LL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN!!!!!! *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODDYSEY HAD SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATED TWICE THIS YEAR. BOTH OF THEM OCCURRED WHEN I STOPPED IT ON A RED LIGHT. ABOUT 5 SECONDS, IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 1.5 SECOND. I BELEIVED THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT WILL LEAD TO AN ACCEDENT AND HUMAN SAFETY. I CALLED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND ASKED IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, OR IF THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID HE'S NOT AWARE OF THAT, AND NOTHING HE COULD DO. SO NOW I HOPE THE NHTSA IS AWARE ABOUT THIS AND PASSES THIS MESSAGE TO THE HONDA COMPANY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW, RECALL REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 58,000. NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 140,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A SLIGHT SHIFTING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/26/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETECTED FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

UNDER NORMAL CITY & HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS, 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL-RES TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARD-SHIFTING, DISCONNECTING AND SLIPPING GEARS. DEALER CLAIMS REPAIRS MUST INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL COMPUTER. ALL TRANSMISSION SPECIALTY SHOPS DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND CANNOT PROVIDE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. FAILURE IS CONSTANT WHILE DRIVING. REPAIR/REBUILD/REPLACE TRANSMISSION IS THE ONLY RECOURSE. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004. THE VEHICLE WAS CARRIED IN FOR THE RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF THE TRANS AND SENT INTO THE HONDA COMPANY. WE WERE TOLD THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. AT 159,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND ALSO BEGAN LOCKING UP. THE LOCKING UP OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS AS IF MY WIFE WAS SLAMMING ON BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRACTOR TRAILER RIGS. HONDA HAS REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. WHILE I DO FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER THE TRANSMISSION, I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH A CAR SUDDENLY LOCKING UP AND CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND NO WAY TO PREVENT THE ISSUE FROM HAPPENING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ACROSS A TWO LANE ROAD, OVER A CURB AND INTO A NEIGHBORS YARD WHERE IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. A MONTH LATER SHE WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF IT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ONTO AN ELEVATED SIDEWALK, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THERE WAS NO POLICE INVOLVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY TRUST THEIR MECHANICS AT THE SERVICE CENTERS; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO OTHER OPTIONS OR SOLUTIONS. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE AND ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE THOROUGHLY. ON JULY 27, 2010 THE DEALER STATED AGAIN THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 72,000 MILES. HAS MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I FOLLOW THE OIL CHANGES AND THE MAINTENANCE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH THE HONDA. THEY SELL [XXX] FOR GOLD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY LX SALVAGE TITLE 68905MI, 2ND AND 3RD ERRATICALLY SHIFTING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH BROUGHT IT TO HONDA SAYS NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NOT REPLACE OR FIX DUE TO SALVAGE TITLE, I BELIEVE THERE IS A RECALL BACK ON SPRING/SUMMER OF 2004 AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM TO THIS DAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND NO HELP FROM THEM, I BELIEVE ITS A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR