2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). CURRENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS, THE ACCELERATION INCREASES. HE MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THE ACCELERATION INCREASES ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT MUST BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 18,334 MILES IN JANUARY OF 2005. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TENSIONER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. A STATE TROOPER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE TENSIONER TO BE REPLACED THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE TENSIONER FAILING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,095. UPDATED 11/25/08 *CN UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE INDEPENDENT DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. SHE ALSO OBSERVED A MASSIVE OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE SHE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 30-DAY USED CAR WARRANTY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS CRASH, IN WHICH THE CRANKSHAFT WAS SEALED AS WELL AS THE ORIGIN OF THE MASSIVE OIL LEAK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SEALANT PREVIOUSLY USED ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO LOOSEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 105,000. UPDATED 12/15/08 *CN THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CRANK SEAL, WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT. UPDATED 12/16/08. *JB

MY EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY BACK TO ELKO, NEVADA 54 MILES OUT OF WENDOVER UTAH OUR CAR MADE A SOUND AS IF WE HAD A FLAT TIRE OR HAD HIT SOMETHING WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTHING, MY HUSBAND THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE NO MOVEMENT REVERSE NO PROBLEM. OUR VAN WAS TOWED TO SLC, UTAH TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, THE NEXT DAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $5600.00. MY VAN HAS ONLY 99,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS A HONDA! THIS HAPPENED THREE DAYS AGO I HAVE CALL INTO THE HONDA CORPORATION WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO. MY MAIN CONCERN WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD OUR FAMILY BEEN IN CITY TRAFFIC! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS @105,200 MILES, JUST PASSED EXTENDED WARRANTY. LOST MONEY ON CABIN THAT WE COULD NEVER GET TO. FAILED WHILE MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE, WOULDN'T SHIFT. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH HONDA PAYING GOODWILL, AND WE PAID $2146.00. *TR

4 WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH @73000 BEGAN SLIPPING OCCASIONALLY. GAS MILEAGE SUFFERED. SLIPPING OF TRANSMISSION HAS INCREASED. CAR WILL LOSE POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND LOW SPEEDS FOR 10-15 SECONDS 2X - 3X IN A 15 MILE DRIVE. DANGEROUS IF I'M IN FAST LANE OR CAN'T PULL AWAY FROM LIGHT. DON'T EVER ACCELERATE HARD, FEAR OF SLIPPAGE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. COST $6100. CALLED DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. HE CALLED HONDA FACTORY REP AND REDUCED COST TO $3440. *TR

AT 65,000 MILES VEHICLE STARTING HESITATING ON ACCELERATING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. 75,000 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TURNS OUT ISSUES ARE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR ODYSSEY ENGINE. OWNER BELIEVES HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS DUE TO NUMBER OF ISSUES. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AS FAILURE TO SHIFT CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER, AND ONLY ABLE TO RE-ENGAGE IF SLOWED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY - VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING POORLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FLASHING PRNDL INDICATOR LIGHT - LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSED FAULT CODE P0780 AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING TRANSMISSION! *TR

PURCHASED 2002 ODYSSEY IN DEC. 2001. I PAID OVER $31,000 INCLUDING A 6YR 75,000 WARRANTY. WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE BACK IN 2004 THE ODYSSEY ONLY HAD 13, 460 MILES ON IT AND BECAUSE IT WAS SHY 1300 MILES, THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION THEY ONLY INSTALLED SOME JET KIT. THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT 17180 MILES THAN AGAIN AT 29435 BECAUSE I COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARD. THAT WAS 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS, WHEN THEIR MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS SUPPOSEDLY IS TO BE REPLACED AT 45,000 MILES THAN AGAIN AT 75, 000. AND THE HONDA CORPORATION DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, COME ON THERE IS OVER 500 PEOPLE ON THE NHTSA SITE JUST LOOKING TO HAVE A $35000 PIECE OF SCRAP METAL PARKED AT THE HOME FOR NO REASON BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY LIKE THAT, I USE TO HAVE PRIDE OF HONDA OWNERSHIP, NOW ALL I FEEL IS RIPPED OFF. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND IN THEIR LIFETIME I DO NOT THINK THAT I HAVE SPENT $35000 DOLLARS ON THEM AND THEY WON'T LEAVE ME STRANDED AT 63, 600 MILES WITH OUT A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THEM. WHAT A RIP OFF, OF THAT $35, 000 THAT I HAVE INVESTED IN THEIR CORPORATION, THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE COMMON COURTESY TO PICK UP THE COST THEMSELVES . WHAT COWARDS, PEOPLE WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY AND WE ARE TRANSPORTING KIDS, I HAVE 5 KIDS, 4 ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 6, INCLUDING A SET OF TWINS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? FOR SOMEONE TO LOSE THE LIFE OF A CHILD OR TWO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND YET THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO PUT THE COST OF 50%. HAVEN'T WE ALREADY INVESTED ENOUGH NOT TO MENTION THE STRESS OF DRIVING A CAR IN FEAR OF LOOSING YOUR LIFE! *TR THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE HONDA SERVICE PLAN FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRICTLY FOLLOWED WITH SERVICE BEING PERFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALER. AT 90,000 MILES MY VAN STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH NO INDICATED FAULTS (SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR). THE DEALER QUOTED ME $3,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PER WHAT I HAVE READ THIS SAME PROBLEM IS SURFACING IN MOST HONDA VANS. IN TEN MONTHS THE PRIVATE PARTY RE-SALE VALUE ON THE VAN HAS GONE FROM $10,500 TO $7,500. IT IS MY COMPLAINT THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT OFFERED TO PROPERLY ADDRESS IT. *TR