2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CHECK ENGINE IS ON. WHEN CRUISING THE CAR THE IS A SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION AT LOWER GEAR. THE RPM INCREASE AND VEHICLE STALLS. CONICELLI HONDA SERVICE CENTER, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR... I CALLED HONDA CARE SERVICES AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY CAN'T SHOULDER THE COST WHICH IS UNACCEPTIBLE GIVEN THAT THIS VAN HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR TRANSIMISSION ISSUE AND MANY OWNERS HAD FAILED TRANSMISSION. I LIKE HONDA VEHICLES AND RECOMMENDED TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT AGAIN. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED AND THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT SERIOUS INJURIES THAT RESULTED FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT PAID THE REPAIR COST OF $ 2331.22 THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,649 UPDATED 7/9/12 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER INFLATOR. UPDATED 07/10/12

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS STARTED NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSES BUT NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY, IT WILL NOT "ENGAGE", OR "CATCH". THEREFORE, THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ON, BUZZES CONTINUALLY WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON). HOWEVER, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON, SO THE VAN THINKS THE DOOR IS CLOSED, BUT IT IS STILL OPEN. I HAVE TO GET OUT AND PHYSICALLY BUMP THE REAR OF THE DOOR THE FINAL CENTIMETER OR SO TO GET IT FLUSH. SOMETIMES NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRY THE DOOR WILL NOT CATCH ALL THE WAY. FOR SOME REASON THE BACK LOCK PART ISN'T "CATCHING." THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS IS A DANGER FOR MY CHILDREN RIDING IN THE CAR IF THE DOOR IS NOT ENGAGED. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 77K MILES, EVEN THOUGH I HAD BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE DEALER FOR THE 'FIX' WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. WAS DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY AND DURING ACCELERATION ENGINE RPM WENT UP AND VAN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. DEALER WANTED ~$6K TO FIX. HONDA OFFERED $2K AS GOOD WILL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION DUE TO THE CAR BEING SUDDENLY UNRESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING IN 40 MPH TRAFFIC. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT HURT, HOWEVER OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE THAT LUCKY. THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE THAT HONDA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED. SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN. *TR

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND ULTIMATELY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN, WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY IN OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR OF ITS OWN ACCORD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHUTTER (AS SPEED DECREASED FROM 60MPH TO 15-20MPH ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY) AS IF HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING A NEAR MISS COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING AND TERRIFYING MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. THIS LEFT THEM STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. UPON CODE DOWNLOAD AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO CODES PO730 AND PO780 REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND THE PCM WOULD BE REQUIRED AT A COST OVER OF $5500 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND PARTS. (NO ACTUAL INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED TO MY KNOWLEDGE). THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS. IT WAS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTION RECALL OF 2004. TRANSMISSION NEVER HAD HISTORY OF SLIPPING OR OTHER ISSUES PRIOR TO INCIDENT AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN FATAL TO MY ENTIRE FAMILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. INORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

MY WIFE DROVE THIS MINIVAN, HONDA ODYSSEY 2003, AND JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME "SLEEPY" , RPM JUMPS UP TO 5000, SMOG IN CABIN, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD START BLINKING AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. SHE PANICKED BECAUSE THIS WAS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE SITUATION BECAME DANGEROUS. SHE SLOWLY DROVE TO HER FRIENDS' HOUSE AND LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, I CHECKED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND HAD P0730 AND P0780 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). POWAY HONDA DEALERSHIP, IN SAN DIEGO, CA, WAS ASKING FOR $4,565.00 TO REPLACE THE BAD TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED UNIT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA'S "HIGH" QUALITY PRODUCT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY TRAVELED 108,000 MILES AND NOW REQUIRES SUCH A HIGH REPAIR COST. I FOUND ONE PRIVATE REPAIR COMPANY THAT WILL REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SOMEWHAT CHEAPER. *JS