2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT SLIPS AND IS ON ITS WAY TO COMPLETE FAILURE. IT STARTED JUST AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WITH JUST OVER 60000 MILES ON IT. *TR

PURCHASED USED 2002 ODYSSEY FEB 2010 WITH 89,000. IN MARCH 2010, VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP DURING DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE AGAIN AND OPERATE. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A DEAL FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALER STATED THAT THE CODE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR RATIO WAS INCORRECT AND THAT MEANT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATED 10 TIMES FROM FEB 2010 TO APRIL 2010. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP OR A PERSON NEEDS TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND TRANSMISSION FAILS TO RESPOND. IN VIEWING THE INTERNET, THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 TO 2004 ODYSSEYS. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE MODELS WHICH INCLUDED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE 2ND & 3RD GEAR FOR DISCOLORATION. IF NO DISCOLORATION IS EVIDENT, NO REPAIR IS PERFORMED. THIS IS SUBJECTIVE AT BEST. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING FAILURE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION WITH THE NUMBER OF FAILURES I HAVE SEEN IN MY RESEARCH AS WELL AS HONDA ON RECALL. *TR

2002 ODYSSEY LX, 158,200 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED & SERVICED. SUDDENLY STARTED MISSING DOWNSHIFTS (TO 3RD GEAR I THINK) WHILE COASTING DOWN IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, DROPPING COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. STEPPING ON THE GAS JUST CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE. DOWN-SHIFTING MANUALLY ALSO HAD NO EFFECT. AFTER SLOWING TO THE NEXT SHIFT POINT, IT WOULD RE-ENGAGE. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES (15~20). LATER, IT ALSO BEGAN OCCASIONALLY MISSING 3RD GEAR UP-SHIFTS TOO. STARTED LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENTS IMMEDIATELY. ABOUT 2 1/2 WEEKS LATER (APRIL 16TH) AT 60 MPH, IT SUDDENLY KICKED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THREW MY WIFE FORWARD LIKE STOMPING ON THE BRAKES, THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. AFTER THAT, THE CHECK ENGINE LOCKED IN AND TRANSMISSION DRIVE INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. WE ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT THROUGH OUR MECHANIC ON NEXT FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD. THE OLD UNIT *COULD* BE AVAILABLE, BUT WILL PROBABLY BE SENT BACK FOR THE CORE, UNLESS YOU CONTACT US BEFORE THAT. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING ON THEY HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO SLIP. MY ENGINE REVVED UP THAN THE RPMS SUDDENLY DROPPED. A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY JOLT.THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE ROADWAY. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD 86,600 MILES ON IT. COST $2400. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN LOWER GEARS. HONDA DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST OVER $4,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN CONTINUE TO ASSESS OTHER DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED FROM THE TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. THE VAN ONLY HAS 80875 MILES ON IT. THE 7 YEAR/100,000 MI CERTIFIED USED CAR WARRANTY EXPIRED JULY, 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE EXTREMELY HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE GEAR LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 56,000.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD THIS 2002 ODYSSEY SINCE NEW AND HAVE SEEN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE ISSUES (STRANGE DECELERATION ISSUES AND JOLTS AROUND 35-40 MPH) WERE NORMAL WITH THE ODYSSEY. WELL, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THE RECALL AND OTHER THINGS TAKEN CARE OF ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED HONDA LIKE OTHERS HAD DONE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ASSISTANCE AND THEY STATED NO. I PROBED FURTHER AND THEY STATED EVERY CUSTOMER IS DIFFERENT AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO SHARE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NO HELP. I ENDED UP PAYING $4,900 FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I PLAN ON BEING PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AS SOON AS THEY INCLUDE THIS YEAR LIKE THEY HAVE DONE WITH EARLIER YEARS OF THE ODYSSEY. ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO WON'T GO BACK TO HONDA AFTER HAVE THREE OF THEM IN THE PAST. OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A PART RELATED TO TRANSMISSION AND CHARGED APPROX. $326 TO REPLACE IT. NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING AND NOW HONDA DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY REFUNDED MOST OF THE $326 AND OFFER A DISCOUNT ON A REPLACEMENT. THE REPLACEMENT HOWEVER IS A REBUILD OF THE SAME ONE THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL ONLY LAST A FEW YEARS AND POSSES THE SAME RISK AS THE OLD ONE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT YEARS 1999 TO 2003 HAVE MANY REPORTED CASES OF BAD TRANSMISSIONS. (I AM SURE NEW ONES WILL PILE UP AS THEY GAIN A SOME MILES) I AM ON A LIST AND AM RECEIVING E-MAILS OF NEW COMPLAINTS DAILY. NOT ONLY IS THIS WRONG BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT OR KILLED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO MUCH RESEARCH TO SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A MUCH BIGGER ISSUE THAN THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE TRANMISSION ALL THE SUDDEN KICKS OUT OF GEAR AND YOU HAVE NO CONTOLL OF THE VAN BUT TO ROLL TO A STOP HOPING YOU DON'T GET REAR ENDED.

I HAVE HAD THIS HONDA ODYSSEY VAN SINCE FEB. 2010. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT FROM TIME TO TIME THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WANT TO PULL, SOMETIMES IN TRAFFIC & OTHER TIMES WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. SINCE THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT IT SHOWED NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER & IT DIDN'T DO IT WHEN THEY DROVE THE VAN, IT WAS A NON-ISSUE. MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT IS NOW ON AND CODE "GEAR RATIO". I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY FIXED BUT IT'S NOT. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE? I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD A LARGE REPAIR BILL.