2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

AFTER 60,000 MILES, OUR 2002 ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WE HAD IT SERVICED AT AUTOWEST HONDA IN FREMONT. IT IS NOW 125,000 MILES LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE WAY IN WHICH IT FAILED WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES. DUE TO WAY IN WHICH IT FAILED, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIRS BEING DONE TO FIX THE RECALL ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ARE NOT ADEQUATE OR THE TRANSMISSIONS USED TO REPLACE THE RECALL HAVE AN IDENTICAL DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN: TRANSMISSION DOES NOT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EFFECTIVELY DROP OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON DECEMBER 29, 2008. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO EVALUATE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE FOR HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS BASED ON DISCUSSION FORUMS ON INTERNET. A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT HAS BEGUN AGAINST HONDA. *TR

COOPER LIFELINER TIRES 225/60R-16 INSTALLED ON A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. MIXED FRONT/REAR USAGE BUT FAILURES HAPPENED WHILE INSTALLED ON REAR. TIRES PURCHASED 6/04 AND FAILED WITH APPROX 60K MILES, BUT CONSIDERABLE TREAD REMAINING. FIRST OCCURRENCE 8/08 WITH VEHICLE AT 70 MPH ON STRAIGHT ROAD. WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN A SLIGHT RHYTHMIC NOISE AND WITH NO PRIOR VISUAL INDICATION OF DISTRESS, THE TIRE SUFFERED A NEAR COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AND SUDDEN BLOWOUT. RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL AND DOOR PANEL, BUT NO ACCIDENT. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE OTHER REAR TIRE HAD A SIMILAR EVENT, THIS ONE PRECEDED BY SOME VIBRATION, BUT NO VISUAL DISTRESS (STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK). AGAIN, EVENT WAS A BLOWOUT, THIS TIME WITH PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT 65 MPH AT TIME OF EVENT. TIRE PRESSURES WERE CORRECT PRIOR TO FAILURES. PHOTOS OF TIRE FROM 2ND EVENT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 79,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING.*TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME. FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED AT 68,000. THIS ONE HAS ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE ON IT 70,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE REVVED TO OVER 3,000 RPM'S. AS THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER JUMPED INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVS AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO FOUND FAILURES WITH THE ECM. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $4,000. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 75MPH, SUDDENLY LOCK TO LOW GEAR WHICH CAUSED TO HIGH RPM AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 PASSENGER DOOR JAM. DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY; THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I TAKE 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN A CAR WHERE DOOR IS NOT FULLY SECURED. HAVE TO DRIVE CAR WITH ALARM SOUND. TAKEN CAR TO DEALER MANY TIMES & THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE ODYSSEY MINI-VANS. *TR

LTR FROM SENATOR FEINSTEIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, REGARDING HIS COMPLAINT FILED WITH NHTSA RE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *NJ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL YEAR. *JB

THIS IS FOR A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. AROUND 95,000 MILES, THE VAN BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. IT WOULD STICK OR HESITATE. MY WIFE DID NOT TAKE IT INTO HONDA UNTIL AROUND 114,000 MILES B/C SHE DID NOT REALIZE HOW SERIOUS THE ISSUE WAS. AT 114,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO HONDA, THEY SAID THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ABOUT $4000. I THEN FOUND OUT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT REQUIRED THEM TO EXTENT THE WARRANTY TO 109,000 FOR UP TO 2001 MODELS. SINCE WE ARE OUT OF THAT RANGE, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER REPORTS SITES ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN ALL THE 2ND GEN(1999-2003) ODYSSEYS, BUT SINCE THE LAWSUIT ONLY MENTIONED 2001S, WE ARE OUT OF LUCK AND HONDA DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THE VANS EVEN WHEN THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR