2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ONLY OWNERS OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT WE BOUGHT IN JANUARY 2002. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED, INCLUDING CHANGING OIL & TRANSMISSION FLUID WHEN NEEDED. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIME LAST YEAR, I NOTICED THAT I WOULD GET A HARSH JERK & A HARD SHIFT AS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NOT LONG AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & WOULD NOT GO OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. BY THIS TIME, I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT END RUBBERS BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUOUS HARSH JERKING AND CLUNKING NOISE FROM THAT TRANSMISSION SHIFT. NOW I AM FACED WITH THE COST OF GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOING TO RUN ABOUT $3,000 - $4,000. I HAVE CHECKED INTO THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS RE THIS MODEL YEAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2002 ODYSSEY AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE MODEL YEARS BEFORE 2002 OR REIMBURSE OWNERS ALL OR A GOOD PORTION FOR THE COST OF REPLACING IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN JUNE 2009. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND IT SUBSIDED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. STARTED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2009. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AGAIN AND IT DID NOT HELP. WIFE AND TWO KIDS USE VAN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. A FEW TIMES WE WERE LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION HELPLESS UNTIL IT CAME BACK INTO GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND BACKWARDS FOLLOWED BY ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING SIGNS APPEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/30/10*JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AFTER COMING TO A STOP, AND ALSO WHILE PROCEEDING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC. 74,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NEVER USED FOR TOWING. CONTACTED TWO LOCAL DEALERS, EACH ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS A PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL, BUT SAID NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, $4000 - $5000 FOR REPAIR AND THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO GET HONDA MOTOR CO. TO "ASSIST" WITH PAYMENT, AS THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. WOULD NOT GIVE A NUMBER OR % OF REPAIR "ASSISTANCE". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAG OR IT WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE CONTACTED THREE SEPARATE DEALERS AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO TAKE LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE AND BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE DONE SO. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04-15-10 *BF UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITH NO WARNING. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE IDLE SPEED IS NORMAL (~900 RPM). THE ENGINE AND REST OF DRIVETRAIN HAVE BEEN FAIRLY TROUBLE FREE. THE ONLY POSSIBLY RELATED THING IS THAT THE CAR SOMETIMES HESITATES UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION AROUND 30MPH. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO THE SHOP TONIGHT. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS FOURTEEN HOURS FROM HOME AND GETTING READY TO LEAVE WHEN THE FAN BLADE FLEW OFF AND THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THANKFUL IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND WAS TRYING TO RUN THE HEAT SO I NOTICED IT WAS PEGGED ON HOT AND PULLED OVER BEFORE MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM QUIT A FEW TIMES.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FORWARD, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR A FEW SECONDS, IN ORDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BEGIN SHIFTING INTO THE PROPER GEAR. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AT 45,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 77K MILES AND TOTAL SLIPPAGE IN SECOND GEAR. PREVIOUSLY HAD THE RECALL 2ND GEAR OILER IN STALLED. NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. OBVIOUS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA APPEARS TO AGREE AS THEY OFFER $2K TOWARDS REPLACEMENT. SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT OPENED AN INVESTIGATION, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR '99 - '01 ODYSSEYS ATS, IT APPEARS THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. *TR

STILL HAVING PROBLEMS MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IT ESPECIALLY SLIPS WHILE MERGING IN TRAFFIC ON HWY RAMPS AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS, HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS UNFORTUNATELY HONDA KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXITS AND WILL NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS THEY DID WITH THE 1998-2001 MODELS. SO NOW WHAT DO I DO WHEN HONDA WANTS 5200.00 TO REPLACE IT? EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN 2009 AND IT ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT.. *TR