2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND TRYING TO DRIVE AWAY IT WILL JUMP OUT OF FIRST AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE OVER REVS. MUST SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IT WILL "BANG" INTO SECOND GEAR SHAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL SLIP OUT OF THIRD GEAR AT 55MPH AND THEN "BANG" INTO 4TH. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT FOUR TIMES SINCE 07/01/2011. THE SECOND TIME FOR A REBUILD WAS JANUARY 2012, THEN MAY 2012 AND NOW IT MUST GO BACK A FOURTH TIME AUGUST 2012. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED ONCE IT BEGINS TO FAIL. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRYING PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WILL STUTTER SLIP AND "BANG" INTO PASSING GEAR OR SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THEN RE-ENGAGE IN A LOWER GEAR PREVENTING THE OVER TAKING OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65MPH I BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE AND PULLED OFF ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AT WHICH TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN THICK WHITE SMOKE THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF IT BEING ON FIRE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHEN I STOPPED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEVERELY SMOKING. CONCERNED OF A FIRE, REMOVED THE FAMILY FORM THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. $3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN 20K MILES LATER. SAME ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND HAS FAILED. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS AND WILL DO NOTHING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE HONDA IS FAILING TO ADDRESS. SPOKE WITH TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITIES AND THEY CONFIRMED IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE AND HONDA IS KEEPING FROM THE PUBLIC. 1-FAILED PCM MODULE 2-FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER ( LOW FOLLOW ATF FLUID CAUSING DRAG AND OVERHEATING). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE OUR FAMILY WAS HEADING FOR A VACATION GOING 75 MPH ON FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. VAN JERKED INCREDIBLY, THEN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 3RD GEAR. WE MADE IT TO A FREEWAY EXIT (NOT A TOWN, JUST AN EXIT) WHERE AFTER STOPPING FOR A MINUTE WE DISCOVERED THAT THE VAN WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IT AROUND BY PUSHING AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A SMALL TOWN LIMPING ALONG ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY GOING 40 MPH WITH OUR HAZARD LIGHTS ON. REPAIR SHOP HAS QUOTED US AT LEAST $3700.00 TO FIX IT. *TR

VEHICLE LOST TRANSMISSION AT 65 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING ONE MINUTE WITH COMPLETE FAILURE THE NEXT. NO GEAR GRINDING NOISE, ONLY INDICATION WAS THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE HIGH REVOLUTIONS OF THE MOTOR. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND WE WERE IN A SAFE PLACE, ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED---CAR LOST RPMS & DROPPED FROM 70 MPH TO 5 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALL BY MAIL & NEVER NOTIFIED IN PERSON AT THE HONDA (AUTOFAIR HONDA-MANCHESTER) DEALERSHIP WHERE OUR CAR'S SERVICE WAS DONE. WHEN WE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO COMPLAIN, I WAS TOLD, ''WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, THE VEHICLE HAS 140,00 MILES ON IT". HONDA TOOK WEEKS GETTING BACK TO US & IN THE MEANTIME WE HAD AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (APPROX $3800). HONDA DISMISSED A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION & AS I RESEARCHED MORE & MORE, I BECAME VERY ANGRY KNOWING HONDA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO ENDANGER FAMILIES FOR SO LONG WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. IT WAS BY COMPLETE LUCK THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN THE CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO ALMOST A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF MY MINIVAN, THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER PARTS WERE MELTED IN SPOTS. AS THE 2003, 2004, 2005 ODYSSEYS GET OLDER WITH MORE MILEAGE, THERE WILL BE MORE REPORTS/ACCIDENTS. ALSO, HONDA SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO STATE THEY EXPECT THEIR CARS TO NOT MAKE IT TO 150,000 SO THE CONSUMER CAN BE AWARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER 10 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,900. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN FIRST AND THEN IT SHOULD RUN AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED ONCE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I BOUGHT THIS HONDA ODYSSEY BRAND NEW. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 89322 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. THE DEALER WAS "HONDA ON GRAND" IN ELMHURST ILLINOIS. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $6000+ TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS UNDER RECALL FROM HONDA, BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM HONDA ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDERS, TURNED OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE FAILURE AND INFORM THE CONTACT OF THE OUTCOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.