2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY- ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 86,000 MILES. THERE IS A HARSH JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND PROBLEM ACCELERATING WITH HIGH RPM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BEFORE. ON APRIL 7, 2009 AT 87,000 MILES THE DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FREQUENTLY THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINES REV UP. THIS IS HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL ON THE ROADWAYS. THE HONDA DEALER HAS CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR 50% OF COST WHICH IS $1700. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT 103500 MILES, GEAR SLIP, ROUGH UP AND DOWN SHIFT, ALSO WHISPER NOSE FROM BEARING. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, IT WOULD COME VERY CLOSE TO CLOSING AND THEN WOULD RETREAT BACKWARDS AS IF SOMETHING WAS IN ITS WAY, THOUGH NOTHING WAS. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. THE SAME DAY THIS OCCURRED, MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE CAR AND TRIED TAKING OUT THE FUSES TO SEE IF WE COULD RESET THE DOORS "MEMORY'. THE DOOR WOULD THEN CLOSE, NO DOOR LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH, NOR WAS THERE A BEEPING NOISE WHICH INDICATES DOOR IS OPEN. THE DOOR DID APPEAR SLIGHTLY AJAR THOUGH. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD, THANKFULLY THIS TIME WITHOUT MY KIDS IN THE CAR, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF ON 3 OCCASIONS BEFORE RETURNING HOME, ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES. WE HAVE AN APPT IN THE MORNING AT A HONDA DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, OTHER PEOPLE REPORT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN HIS VEHICLE. HONDA RECOMMENDED THAT THEY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE LASTED FOR ONLY 40 SECONDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN INCORRECT GEAR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS INDICATOR CONSTANTLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER PANEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF NOT REPLACED, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THE CONTACT LEARNED OF NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME DEFECT ON HER VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED OF A SPECIAL WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, IT ONLY INCLUDES THE OPDS SENSOR, NOT THE COMPUTER MANUAL PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

I OWN A 2002 ODYSSEY HONDA THAT HAS 98000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND I THINK HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. THIS CAR HAS NOT PULLED ANY EXTRA WEIGHT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY COMPLETELY FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON SUNDAY 3/7/09. THE MILEAGE ON THE VAN AT THE TIME WAS APPROX. 112,000. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN, ALBEIT SLOWLY, TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALER, GUSTMAN OF APPLETON, WI., WHERE I LEFT IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ODYESSEY'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO THE POINT WERE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. ON OR ABOUT 6/17/05 AT 56,427 MILES THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY LAKELAND HONDA IN SHEBOYGAN, WI. PRESENTLY, HONDA OF AMERICA WILL ONLY COVER 55% OF THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL AT GUSTMAN IN APPLETON. AND, BESIDES THE NEW OR REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION HONDA IS REQUIRING THAT THE ODYESSEY'S $800 COMPUTER ALSO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST IS EXPECTED TO RUN ABOUT $4,300.00. SUBTRACTING HONDA'S 55% LEAVES ME WITH A BILL OF AT LEAST $2,365. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD THIS 3RD TRANSMISSION FAIL AN ACCIDENT MAY RESULT AND SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY. IN MY VIEW HONDA OF AMERICA IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE OWNERS OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING GEARS. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION REQUIRED ON 2002 88,000MI HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

I OWN A 2002 ODYSSEY HONDA THAT HAS ONLY 50000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND I THINK HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR THIS CAR EXPECTING IT TO GO MUCH FARTHER THAN 50000 MILES BEFORE ITS DEAD. I HAVE NO HITCH. THIS CAR HAS NOT PULLED ANY EXTRA WEIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN SHIFTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $4,500 TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO VEHICLES UP TO THE YEAR 2000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 84,500. UPDATED 5/5/09 *CN UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB