2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPM'S WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE "ENGINE MAINTENANCE" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,500. THE VIN NUMBER WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 09/21/09.*JB

HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. PREVIOUSLY: 39,000 MILES JULY 2004 HAD THE OIL JET COMPLETED BY HONDA FOR RECALL; 43,000 MILES OCT 2004 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND SHIFTING ABNORMALLY, RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED BY HONDA PER SB# 04-043; 67,000 MILES JULY 2006 SHIFT HESITATION BETWEEN 30 - 60 MPH, EGR VALVE REPLACED BY HONDA PER SB# 05-026. STILL HAVING HESITATIONS AFTER EGR VALVE REPLACED, BUT HONDA WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEM. CONTINUED THIS HESITATION ON AND OFF. 114,000 MILES MAR 2009 SHIFT SLIPPING AND VAN MOVING SLOW. OF COURSE PASSED ALL WARRANTIES. ADVISED BY HONDA THAT I NEEDED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COSTING ALMOST $4,000. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. ONLY OFFERED 25% DISCOUNT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT DONE CHEAPER BY SOMEONE ELSE WITH A BETTER WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IF THERE IS ANY TYPE OF "DEFECT" DETERMINED, WHICH I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS BELIEVE IS THE CASE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND THEN MY CAR WAS MOVING SO SLOW THAT I BARELY MADE IT TO HONDA SERVICE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE THE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE CAR ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED COSTING TOTAL $5,000.00. HONDA MOTOR CO. WAS ONLY WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE COST. THEY SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST SINCE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THEY ADMIT THEY ARE AT FAULT BY SENDING RECALLS IN 2004 ON THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW PAYING 50% OF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 88,948 MILES ON IT THAT NOW HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND CODES FOR P1491 EGR VALVE FAILURE AND P1740 4TH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THIS FOR LESS THAN $5000. THE EGR VALVE FAILURE IS WELL-DOCUMENTED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN AND ON THE INTERNET AND HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR THAT TO 80,000 YET WONT' EXTEND ANOTHER 8000 FOR MINE. I CANNOT AFFORD A $5000+ REPAIR OR NEW CAR AND IT IS NOT FAIR THAT A CAR I PAID $30,000+ FOR IN 2001 BASED UPON ITS REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY IS FAILING ME AFTER ONLY 88,000 MILES MOREOVER, THE NO. OF COMPLAINTS BY FELLOW HONDA OWNERS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT CLEARLY SHOWS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR. THE CAR MAY NOT BE SAFE BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR OR TO GET THIS FIXED. HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND FUND THESE REPAIRS. IT IS NOT FAIR AND WITH NO RHYME OR REASON THAT HONDA WILL COVER THESE PROBLEMS UP TO 80,000 MILES BUT NOT TO MINE WITH 88000 MILES. MOREOVER, I BELIEVE MY PROBLEM COULD HAVE STARTED AT 80,000 MILES BUT WAS NOT PROPERLY AND TIMELY DIAGNOSED. PLEASE EXPAND YOUR ACTIONS AGAINST HONDA TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS JUST AS THEY ARE UNDER WARRANTY SERVICE PROBLEMS. *TR

ON FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009, WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ON INTERSTATE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, INCLUDING THE 2004 RECALL. WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS, VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING POWER IN JERKING MANNER, VIOLENT ENOUGH TO LOCK THE SEATBELTS OF MY WIFE & 3 KIDS WHO WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER. WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME. SHE WAS CRYING AND VERY SHAKEN UP. SHE STATED THAT HAD SHE BEEN CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE, SHE LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WERE NOW ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO NEARBY HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND "4 CODES" THE FOLLOWING DAY. TECHNICIAN PERFORMED FURTHER WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY & THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AND NEW ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (COMPUTER - AKA ECM, TCM & PCM?) AT A TOTAL COST OF $4400. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET THAT CLEARLY INDICATES THIS PROBLEM DATES BACK TO MODEL YEAR 1999, AND CLEARLY WAS NOT FIXED BY THE 2004 RECALL "OIL JET" PROCEDURE. I ALSO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET EXPLANATION FROM HONDA AS TO WHY COMPUTER NEEDS REPLACED. EITHER THE COMPUTER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR IT IS NOT. IF IT IS, IT SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPLACED THROUGH RECALL. IF IT IS NOT, THE CONSUMER IS GETTING FLEECED. ITS ONE THING FOR A PRODUCT TO FAIL OVER TIME DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BUT IT IS NOT OK FOR SOMETHING AS FUNDAMENTAL AS A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL IN 7 YEARS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 WITHOUT WARNING WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THERE WILL BE A TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS IN TRAFFIC AND WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND SOMEBODY WILL GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM VACATION AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 133000 (APPROX). THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY HONDA (LESTER RAINES) UNDER SAFETY RECALL AROUND 47000. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, LESTER RAINES AND CROWN HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WE ARE BEYOND THE NORMAL WARRANTY. THIS WAS AFTER WAITING ALL WEEK FOR AN ANSWER. IN THE MEANTIME, LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE, HAD TO RENT VEHICLE TO GET BACK HOME ORIGINALLY ($258 CHARGE INCURRED). I FEEL THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR AFTER READING THIS SITE AND OTHER HONDA FORUMS AND WISH TO HAVE ASSISTANCE ON THIS. IM CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A $5000 REPAIR BILL IF REPLACED BY HONDA. I CAN GET IT DONE CHEAPER BY SOMEONE ELSE WITH BETTER WARRANTY. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AND KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS, I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WE'VE OWNED HONDA VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND RIGHT NOW, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MAY 12 2009 AS IS FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER I WAS NOTICING MY RPMS WERE REVVING UP I CALLED UP THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK FOR RECALLS I DID 2ND GEAR SHIFT BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP PUT IT ON A DIAGNOSTICS THEY SAID IT WAS FINE ORDERED THE OIL JET KIT PUT IT IN A MONTH LATER THEN WHEN I WAS GIVEN THE KEYS WAS TOLD I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, I WALKED IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME TO CALL UP HONDA CANADA AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME,THEY SAID NOTHING CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND ASKED THEM WHY DID THEY SELL ME A CAR IF THEY KNEW HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD TRY TO GET ME A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY I HAVE TO GET UP 910.00 IM UPSET AND MAD AT HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS AND SELL ME A CAR THAT HAS PROBLEMS WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED IT TO BE A WORKING CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS NOW IM LOOKING ON THE INTERNET OF THESE HORROR STORIES I PAID 10,000 CASH FOR THIS VAN PLEASE HELP I HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND THIS CAR IS NEEDED TO BRING HER BACK AND FORTH TO DRS. APPOINTMENTS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY 107,000 MILES ON A FAMILY VACATION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP, WE WERE STUCK ON A STEEP HILL, NARROW ROAD ON A DANGEROUS CURVE. TOWED CAR TO CLOSEST HONDA DEALER IN CLEVELAND, TN WAS NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MAIN CAR COMPUTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL AND I MEAN ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY A HONDA MECHANIC. I AM A FANATIC ABOUT MY CARS AND HAVE OWNED EVER 15 HONDA. CAR ARE VERY EXPENSIVE THESE DAY AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY OF OTHER ODYSSEY OWNER HAVE HAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION ERROR CODE P0740 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT) ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2002. UNKNOWN CAUSE. AFTER RESEARCHING WE HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001-2002 HONDAS AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. IT WAS SUGGESTED WE REPORT TO YOU. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 48,000 MILES HAS AN OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT HONDA SERVICE FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. HONDA SERVICE AT PLAZA HONDA TOLD ME THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR MY TRANSMISSION. WEB BLOGS HAVE SHOWN MANY HONDA OWNERS TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR