2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR EXTREMELY ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO UNINTENTIONALLY DECELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE GEAR INDICATOR BLINKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER (TROY HONDA 1835 MAPLELAWN DR, TROY, MI 48084) WHO STATED THAT BASED ON THE CODE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PULLED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

MY IGNITION LOCKED UP LADT YEAR AFTER YEAR IF IT HANGING UP HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY FIXED THE RECALL IN THE IGNITION BUT STATED THE LOCKING UP WAS UNRELATED. IT IS LESS THAN A YEAR AND IT IS HANGING UP AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT INTERMITTINGLY WILL NOT CATCH TO START LIIKE A DEAD BATTERY IF YOU TRY ABT 3 TIMES IT STARTS. CALLED DEALER THEY DO NOT CARE AND NEITHER DOES HINDA CASE MANAGER THEY JUST WANT YOU TO GET PASS AIR BAGS FIXED. I WANT ALL FIXED AT ONCE. THIS WILL BE THIRD TRIP FOR AIRBAGS. DEALERS SO FAR AWAY AS HAVE TO RENT CAR . TOLD THEM I WAS NOT RENTING CAR AGAIN AS I FOUND OUT THEY GAVE SOME PEOPLE LOANERS. ANYWAY I NEED IGNITION FIXED AND I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT TIL IT HAS TO BE TOWED. I THINK IT IS A BAD PART RELATED TO THE OTHER IGNITION RECALL SND SO FORS MY MECHAUV. PATT HAS TO BE UNDER WARRANTY FRIM LAST YEAR BUT THEY WOULNIT EVEN LOOK IT UP JUST KEPT TELLING ME TO COME IN FORAIR BAG. I WANT ONE APT AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS KNOW THE IGNITION PERIOD SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE VAN WAS STATIONERY WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AND WAS ON STRRET HIGHWAY PARKING LOT ETC AS IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES. IT COULD ANY TIME START LOCKING UP WHEN ONE IS DRIVING AND ONE CAN NOT GET KEY OUT . NO PICS AS IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A BAN AND AN IGNWITH KEY

WE LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE DROVE THE CAR TO HOUSTON ON 5/112017. OUR CAR WAS IN A CRASH IT HIT THE FRONT CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED IN THE FRONT AND HAS BEEN TOTALLED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY WIFE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT , THOUGH WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT HIT IN FRONT AND HER CHEST HIT THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSED IMMEDIATE PAIN. GENERALLY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS THE AIRBAGS SHOULD BE DEPLOYED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED ONCE AND THE HONDA DEALER IN WHITE BEAR LAKE SAID THE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED BUT STILL THEY DID NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND ABRUPTLY. THE RPMS INCREASED TO EIGHT THOUSAND RPMS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AT 25 MPH IN ORDER TO COAST. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 249,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V045000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND THAT THE DEALER DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAGS, WHICH MEANT THEY WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,352.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECOND GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE. EVERYDAY AS DRIVING MAIN STREETS OR HIGHWAYS WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE ITS GONE INTO NEUTRAL FOR 5-15 MIN VARYING. AND WILL PICK BACK UP ON ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER OVER HEATING MELTING A PART TO THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND ALSO DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION. I TRIED TO PULL RECALLS COMPLETED ON VEHICLE BUT NOTHING SHOW FOR THE AT PARTICULAR PART BUT I U DERSRAND THERE WAS I NEED .WHAT WILL BE THE PROTOCALL FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT ON REPAIRS.

ENGINE, SUSPENSION OR UNKNOWN ?: THREE OF THE 4 MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AND NOT SUPPORTING THE ENGINE. THE ONE REMAINING MOTOR MOUNT IS UNDER EXTREME STRESS AND CAN FAIL ANYTIME. I HAVE HAD TWO DEALER SERVICE MANAGERS CONFIRM THIS PROBLEM AND BOTH HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. BOTH HAVE WARNED ME THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IF THE LAST MOUNT FAILS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS AND FREEWAYS MAKE IT VERY HARD TO AVOID POT HOLES AND I HOLD MY BREATH EVERY TIME I HIT ONE TO SEE IF THE MOTOR IS OK. ELECTRICAL: 1. AFTER I HAD THE AIR BAGS THAT WERE RECALLED REPLACED THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ?? PROBLEM THAT TURNS THE RADIO ON AND OFF (I CAN USUALLY CHANGE IT BY BEATING ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.) 2. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I REMOVE THE KEY IT CONTINUES TO BEEP UNTIL I BEAT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. 3. OFTEN WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE IS A LOUD ELECTRICAL (CRACKING LIKE A SHORT) SOUND IN THE SPEAKERS THAT SOMETIMES I CAN STOP BY BEATING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IF IT DOESN'T STOP I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. 4, THE DOOR AND SLIDER LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE REMOTE OR THE LOCKS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN SO A PASSENGER CAN UNLOCK THE DOOR OR SLIDER MANUALLY. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 2+ YEARS. I AM A VERY LOW INCOME 75 YEAR OLD SENIOR WHO CAN'T AFFORD $1000+ TO REPLACE THE FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS. I'VE PUT OUT $750 IN THE LAST YEAR TRYING TO SOLVE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THE DRIVER WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. ONE OF THE CHILD PASSENGER'S TEETH WAS KNOCKED OUT FROM THE IMPACT, AND A SECOND CHILD RECEIVED STITCHES DUE TO CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THE EYES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V045000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER NOTIFIED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/01/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED PER AN AIR BAG RECALL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH HEAT AND BURNED THE CONTACT'S HAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.