2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

MY HUSBAND, 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WERE DRIVING TO MAINE FROM NEW JERSEY AFTER PURCHASING OUR USED 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY JUST THE PREVIOUS MONTH AT 102000 MILES. ONLY AN HOUR INTO THE TRIP AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE TOLL PLAZA AND GETTING ONTO THE NY THRUWAY THE VAN HAD NO CONTROL. I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND THE VAN ACCELERATED, I PUSHED THE GAS AND THE VAN LURCHED TO A STOP AS IF SOMEONE PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO SINCE THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION. CARS, AND 18 WHEELERS WERE FLYING PAST ME AND I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. AFTER PUTTING MY HAZARDS ON AND DRIVING NO MORE THEN 5 MILES AN HOUR I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AT THIS TIME ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE HOOD. WE GOT IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRIED AND THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO US HAD OVERFILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BY 3 QUARTS. THEY SAID WE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OUR WARRANTY SHIPPED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. NOW AFTER ONLY PUTTING AROUND 2000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY 2 MONTHS LATER WE ARE STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT BUCKS WHEN IT SHIFTS, IT BRAKES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN I SHIFT. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I AM SCARED FOR OUR LIVES TO DRIVE IN THIS, AS MOST OF OUR EXTENDED FAMILIES LIVE 1 HOUR OR MORE SO THAT REQUIRES US TO DRIVE ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT CONCERN A FAILURE. IT DOES HOWEVER ADDRESS A RECALLED TIRE VALVE STEM, TECH INTERNATIONAL / TR413. AFTER HAVING 4 NEW TIRES AND VALVE STEMS INSTALLED ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I LEARNED OF THE RECALL NOTICE IN CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE. SINCE THEN I WENT TO WALMART STORE IN KENNER, LA.(SUBURB OF NEW ORLEANS) WHERE THE VALVE STEMS WERE INSTALLED AND GOT ONE OF THE STEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED AND IT IS A TR413. AS YET I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE 4 STEMS THAT WERE RECENTLY REPLACED, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR RECALL AND THEIR CURRENT AVAILABILITY AND USE AT A MAJOR RETAILER. I ALSO WENT TO SAM'S CLUB IN KENNER LA. AND FOUND THAT THEY HAD THE SAME STEM ON HAND THERE TOO I PLAN TO HAVE THE STEMS ON MY VAN REPLACED ASAP AS TECH INTERNATIONAL HAS OFFERED TO DO SO UPON MY REQUEST. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHY THE VALVE STEMS IN QUESTION HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM INVENTORY AT WALMART, SAM'S AND ANY OTHER OUTLETS THAT RECEIVED THEM ? ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE, A FATAL ROLLOVER CRASH HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN ORLANDO, FLA. AND 2 RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY TECH INTERNATIONAL SINCE THEN. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE A ODYSSEY WITH CONTINUOUS ISSUE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING THAT I WAS PUTTING MY FAMILY IS A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE AND I WOULD SOON FIND OUT I WAS VERY WRONG. THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST . I HAD A 2 WEEK WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE SPENT 10 DAYS WITH THEM TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT CHOICE I SEND MY FAMILY OUT IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. EVERY DAY MY WIFE TELLS ME HOW THE CAR WILL START TO BUCK AND VIBRATE AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I SUGGEST TO HER TO CHANGE HER DRIVING HABITS AND THESE CHANGES SEAM TO MAKE THINGS WORSE AT TIMES. ACCORDING TO HONDA THEY WILL PUT ANOTHER FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE WITH MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET. I GUESS MY ONLY OPTION IS TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE THIS SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS INJUSTICE THAT HONDA IS ABLE TO PUT THESE VEHICLES ON US ROADS. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY WILL PAY 50% OF PARTS SO I AM ON THE HOOK FOR $2000+ FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL JUST FAIL AGAIN. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE THAT CONCERNING AN INCIDENT THAT DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION A MAINE FAMILY WERE IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION DISLODGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING THE CAR TO FLIP. I HAVE READ ALL THE REVIEWS ON THIS ISSUE AND ALL OF THE OWNER COMMENTS AND I AM DUMBFOUNDED THAT THEY THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED IN 8 YEARS AND THEY CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL THESE VEHICLES IN THE US. I HAVE READ THAT THE AMOUNT OF AFFECTED PEOPLE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE HAS TOPPED 500,000. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES JUST AS TOYOTA HAS FOR THE DETERIORATING FRAMES. ATLEAST THAT IS A VISUAL ISSUE AND ONE THAT YOU COULD BE ADDRESSED. THIS TRANSMISSION THING WE HAVE NO IDEA IF OR WHEN YOU COULD BE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE TACHOMETER BECAME IRREGULAR AND THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING INTERNAL FAILURE. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 65,000 MILES WAS HESITATING AND THE REVVING VERY HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "D" GEARSHIFT GREEN LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLARES ON DOWNSHIFT TO SECOND, SHIFTS HARD, AND BANGS INTO GEAR. ALSO THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. THE DEALER STATED I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4200. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND EXPRESSED MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY BEGAN A CASE NUMBER AND MY CASE WAS REVIEWED BY A CASE MANAGER. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIRS TO MAINTAIN CUSTOMER LOYALTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 49,000 MILES IS SLIPPING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE WAS MODIFIED PER NHTSA 04V176000 IN 2004 VIA RECALL TO HONDA OR FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS CAR HAS FEW HIGHWAY MILES AND LIKELY LESS LOADING ON THE HIGHER GEARS. NO STATEMENT IS MADE ON ADEQUACY OF REPLACEMENT BY HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE. THE MIDDLE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY SEEING A DOCTOR FOR WHIPLASH, BACK MUSCLE SPASMS, AND CHEST AND ABDOMINAL BRUISES SUSTAINED BY THE SEAT BELT AND STEERING WHEEL. THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. NEED I SAY MORE? THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, SHAKING THE VAN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THIS IS A CONCERN AS MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, TRANSPORTING HERSELF AND OUR CHILDREN AROUND TO THEIR MANY ACTIVITIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 ODYSSEY WITH 101,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. DEALER IS SAYING $4,600 TO REPLACE IT WITH A REBUILT ONE, PLUS $396 FOR TWO CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS (CAUSED BY THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE VAN DUE TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION). THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS THE RECALL IN 2004 AND I HAD THE VAN INSPECTED AT THAT TIME AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SEEM TO IMPLY THAT SINCE THEY INSPECTED THE VAN AT 30,000 MILES, THEY'RE OFF THE HOOK. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING THE DOOR DISENGAGES AND CAUSES THE BUZZER TO SOUND. BECAUSE THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH OR CLOSE COMPLETELY THE DOOR CANNOT BE LOCKED. THE CAR MUST BE DRIVEN WITH THE DOOR NOT COMPLETELY LATCHED WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR