2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCED GEAR FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL #04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

HONDA ODYSSEY LX 2002, TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD IMMEDIATELY NOT "GO" ANYWHERE WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. WE HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS A FEW TIMES TO GET THE VAN TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON GOT CODE P0730 AND P0845 SEPT 17, 2009. HONDA DEALER STATES WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE NOW HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE VAN. WE ARE TOLD WE ARE OVER THE YEARS FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FROM 2004 WAS "FIXED" ON OUR VAN. THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT IS DUE TO A BAD TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX THAT HAS NOW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE 3RD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH A COOLER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON VAN FROM THE 2004 RECALL IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF THE 2002 ODYSSEYS TRANSMISSIONS FROM FAILING. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY LX 2002, TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD IMMEDIATELY NOT "GO" ANYWHERE WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. WE HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS A FEW TIMES TO GET THE VAN TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON GOT CODE P0730 AND P0845 SEPT 17, 2009. HONDA DEALER STATES WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE NOW HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE VAN. WE ARE TOLD WE ARE OVER THE YEARS FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FROM 2004 WAS "FIXED" ON OUR VAN. THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT IS DUE TO A BAD TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX THAT HAS NOW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE 3RD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH A COOLER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON VAN FROM THE 2004 RECALL IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF THE 2002 ODYSSEYS TRANSMISSIONS FROM FAILING. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN HAVING TROUBLES SHIFTING INTO GEAR IN AUGUST 2009. IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WOULD SHIFT. RECENTLY THAT DID NOT WORK AND I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS MERGING ON TO THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE GAS AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL ON TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR WOULD SHIFT AFTER THAT IS THAT I HAD TO STOP THE CAR FIRST. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SINCE MY CAR IS A 2002 AND NOT BETWEEN 1999 AND 2001 IT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND IT IS GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN MADE FOR THIS YEAR. ON THIS SITE ALONE IS OVER 125 PAGES WORTH OF COMPLAINTS (WITH AT LEAST 2 COMPLAINTS PER PAGE) ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR. THIS MOST DEFINITELY IS STILL A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOT ONLY IS THIS EXPENSIVE BUT SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

DRIVING EAST ON HIGHWAY 27 NEAR LITTLE FALLS, MN AT 55 MPH. A DRUNK DRIVER WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. THERE WAS NO TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES. SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO AVOID KILLING DRIVER. HIT LEFT FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. IMPACT CAUSED CAR TO BECOME AIRBORNE, DOWN AN 8 FOOT GULLY, AND 30 FEET INTO A CORN FIELD. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH WEARING SEAT BELTS. IMPACT THREW ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING MY STERNUM, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. MY WIFE SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CHARGED. ALL SERVICE WAS CURRENT WITH NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE "D" (DRIVE GEAR) LIGHT FLASHING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID THE FUEL CELLS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO, WE REPLACED THEM (COST US ABOUT $300). THIS PAST FRIDAY, STARTING OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MY ENTIRE FAMILY (HUSBAND, WIFE, 3 KIDS AND MOTHER) WERE TAKING A ROAD TRIP TO NIAGARA FALLS IN CANADA. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES INTO OUR TRIP ON I-90, HE FELT THE CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING. THEN THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF AND WOULDN'T GO OFF, EVEN AFTER HE PRESSED THE TCS BUTTON. WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING PROPERLY, IT WAS STALLING AND THEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE. HE PULLED OVER AT A "PARKING" RESTOP, NO FACILITIES, JUST AN "AID" PHONE (WHICH DIDN'T WORK). THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD, THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS TREMENDOUS. IT SMOKED FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. WE CALLED FOR SERVICE, BUT SINCE THAT'S A PRIVATE ROAD, WE COULDN'T GET A TOWING COMPANY TO COME OUT. THE NYS THRUWAY AUTHORITY FINALLY GOT SOMEONE THERE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO SCHENECTADY, NY (ABOUT 1/2 HOUR DRIVE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION) AND WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR TOWING TO THAT TOWN. THERE WAS NO SERVICE UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE HAD TO GET A TAXI TO ALBANY AIRPORT TO GET A RENTAL CAR...EVERYTHING SOLD OUT DUE TO LONG WEEKEND...BEGGED AND PLEADED AND FINALLY GOT A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS...BASICALLY, WE WERE STRANDED...WE PAID AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT FOR THE RENTAL SUV WHICH HAD TO BE DROPPED OFF AT JFK (INCUR MORE FEES BECAUSE WE NEEDED A VEHICLE TO GET BACK HOME). ON TUESDAY, DAY AFTER LABOR DAY, REPAIR SHOP QUOTED US $6K FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. SINCE THAT AMOUNT IS TOO HIGH, WE HAD THE VEHICLE MOVED TO A RELATIVES HOME IN SCHNECTADY UNTIL WE CAN SOMEHOW GET IT BACK HOME. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 2/7/04 WITH 28,317 MILES. ON 2/17/04 WITH 28,784 MILES BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SAYING THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ON 6/29/04 BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION (2ND TO 3RD GEAR TRANNY OIL KIT INSTALL) WITH 35.385 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON 9/28/04 BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AT 40,676 MILES WITH THE SAME HESITATION ISSUES. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THE HESITATION WAS MERELY CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK THAT AS GOSPEL AND DROVE WITH THE EVER WORSENING ISSUE UNTIL TODAY (9/5/09). ON 9/2/09 I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT HELP. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TLC LIGHT WAS ON. THE SERVICE PERSON AND MECHANICS DID NOT EVEN ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, EVEN THROUGH THEY WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND THEIR LOT. I MENTIONED THE LIGHTS TO THE SERVICE PERSON WHO TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AROUND FOR A FEW DAYS AND IF THE LIGHT STAYED ON TO COME BACK IN. THEY WOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND SEE IF IT SAID OFF. IF IT CAME BACK ON I SHOULD BRING THE VAN BACK IN. MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC MY VAN STARTED TO SLAM IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS TO KEEP FROM SLIDING OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOWER GEAR KICKING IN AT 70 MPH. LUCKILY I HAD JUST DROPPED OFF MY DAUGHTER AND IT WAS ONLY MY WIFE AND I IN THE VEHICLE. I AM UPSET THAT I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOTALLY IGNORED THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON, AND THAT THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD GET WORSE. I FOUND TWO BLOGS WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES - FAILING TRANSMISSIONS EVEN WHEN MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND FAILING SERVICE AT HONDA DEALERSHIPS. YOU PEOPLE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY 1998 - 2003 HONDA VANS OUT THERE AND THEY ARE JUST TICKING TIME BOMBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 40 MPH WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A CODE P0730. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER WAS SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NO PARTICULAR EVENTS. JUST CAREFUL DRIVING IN RURAL IOWA. TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION HAD 89,500 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED VIA RECALL IN 2004 AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN SEPT 2007. STILL FAILED IN AUGUST 2009. DEALER IS ESTIMATING $4,000 OR SO TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE WITHOUT FORCING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A HEAVY NUDGE. *TR