2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

20003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOST OF POWER IN MIDDLE OF VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE UNTIL ROLLING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKES AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/29/11*LJ *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN MAY 2008 WITH AN ODOMETER OF 46,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN WELL SATISFIED WITH THE VAN SINCE THEN. WE NOW HAVE 101,000 MILES. WE WERE VISITING OUR DAUGHTER & FAMILY IN OXFORD, MS AND WERE RETURNING HOME TO ROCK HILL, SC NEAR TUPELO, MS (ABOUT 50 MILES) WHEN THE TACHOMETER REVVED UP TO 5000+RPM. WE HAD AAA TOW IT TO A SHOP IN TUPELO WHO DIAGNOSED A BURNED UP TRANSMISSION. THE SHOP ESTIMATE OF REPAIR TIME WAS 8.1 HRS BASED ON THE GUIDE THE OWNER SAID IT TOOK ABOUT THAT TIME TO REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WHEN CALLING AAA WE TOLD THEM TO TAKE IT TO ANY SHOP THAT COULD REPAIR IT. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA ABOUT ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR COSTS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT THE HONDA DEALER. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE FAITHFULLY ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. *TR

TODAY, WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED TO ACT FUNNY. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING GEARS UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING AT THE SAME CONSTANT SPEED. THEN, THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THE D IN THE SHIFTER DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING. BARELY HAD TIME TO PULL PART WAY INTO A MALL PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY, HALFWAY OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR LOST ALL MOMENTUM AND STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER AND AUTHORIZED HONDA MECHANIC AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS SINCE THE VAN WAS BOUGHT OFF THE LOT NEW. *TR

OUR HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - 2003 - HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. MOST RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IT APPEARS THAT MANY MINIVANS FROM THIS SAME ERA HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND HONDA IS NOT OFFERING ME ANY ASSISTANCE (EXCEPT FOR A NEW $4,800 TRANSMISSION). I LOVE HONDA, BUT THIS IS AN OUTRAGE - CLEARLY THEY HAVE ISSUES AND THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THEIR ERROR. *TR

WAS PARKING IN A PARKING LOT. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WALKED AROUND TO OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE TO GET CHILD OUT. CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK. RAN AROUND TO DRIVER SIDE, PRESSED BRAKE. CAR ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE KEY WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. *TR

STARTED SLIPPING ON A MAJOR STREET....LEAVING ME IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. OCCURRED AT 159.00 MILES AFTER BEING SERVICED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALER I PURCHASED FROM. WAS FIRST TOLD 4300.00 FOR REBUILT. GOT HONDA INVOLVED, AND IT WAS REDUCED TO 1900.00 AFTER VOICING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION IN A BUSY TURN-LANE. THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, AN ERROR CODE APPEARED,AND THE DRIVE GEAR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN AND PARK SAFELY IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO MEL RAPTON HONDA. WE WERE OFFERED A RENTAL CAR AT $25 PER DAY, OUR COST, WHICH WE DECLINED. THE NEXT DAY WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MEL RAPTON HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYING THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE COST TO US WOULD BE $4,589.94. WE THEN INFORMED HIM THAT WE WERE AWARE OF THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS, AND THAT THE 2003 MODEL HAS TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAWS THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF. WE ASKED THAT HE CALL HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT 100%, AS ANY COMPANY WITH INTEGRITY FOR THEIR PRODUCTS SHOULD. WITH NO APOLOGY, HE SAID HE WOULD CALL THEM AND GET BACK TO US. HE THEN CALLED US BACK TO STATE THAT HONDA WOULD COVER 25% OF THE COST ONLY, AND GIVE THE REPLACEMENT A 3YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, THE WARRANTY WAS NOT IN WRITING UNTIL WE INSISTED ON THEM DOING SO. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLERK HAND-WROTE IT SLOPPILY ON THE RECEIPT AND THEN MADE A COMPUTER NOTE WHICH HE PRINTED OUT. NOTHING WAS IN WRITING FROM HONDA DIRECTLY. NOW, TODAY, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTO A DRIVEWAY AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF IT CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED DUE TO A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,400. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HIS WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED AND SAW THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD A DITCH. IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HIS WIFE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, ONLY TO BE KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE DOOR THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, SHE DISCOVERED THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. UPDATED 06/20/11*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY @65,000 MILES - LOST 4TH GEAR FIRST, THEN 2ND GEAR WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE DEALER, ALL OF THE GEARS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. PENDING A RESPONSE FROM HONDA AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL GRANT ME A "GOODWILL REPAIR" ALLOWANCE, I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY REPAIR ACTION. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2004, WHICH I RESPONDED TO. HONDA SETTLED A LAWSUIT REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THEIR 1999-2002 TRANSMISSIONS. IT'S TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON THE 2003-2004 TRANSMISSIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH WERE SUBJECT TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR