2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 MODEL, LOOKS LIKE MAJOR DEFECT WITH HONDA MINIVANS FROM YEARS 99-03. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX # (MI 53,519) HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY, TRANSMISSION IS FAILING TO ENGAGE. THE VAN THEN FUNCTIONS AS IF IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS OCCURRING WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HONDA WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. ADD TO THAT I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA'S RESPONSE IS NOT UNIQUE BUT IS SOMEWHAT COMMON. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH LED TO FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON MINIVAN WITH 49,000 MILES. HONDA PAID TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND GAVE ANOTHER WARRANTY FOR 36,000. ON ABOUT 7/12/2008, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WITH ADDITIONAL 55,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AGAIN . HONDA ONLY COVERED 80% OF REPAIR COSTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA THERE WAS A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY RESULTING IN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDING TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE INTERSTATE. WE EXITED THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AND CALLED 911. A COUPLE OF SQUAD CARS RESPONDED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WE COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION SO WERE UNABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE. THERE WERE SOME CLOSE CALLS BUT NO ACCIDENTS FROM OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO AVOID OUR STRANDED MINIVAN. EVENTUALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY (MCCONNELL) WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDEED LOCKED UP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH DRIVE SHAFTS AND BOTH FRONT TIRES. WE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE (IN OUR VIEW) THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WAS INITIALLY TOLD NO BECAUSE OUR MILEAGE OF 100594 WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND OUR 2002 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY GIVE TO MODEL YEARS ENDING IN 2001. AFTER A WEEK OF HAGGLING AMERICAN HONDA DID NOT ADMIT TO THIS BEING A DEFECT BUT DID AGREE TO COVER 80% OF THE REPAIR COST THROUGH GOODWILL. OUR FINAL BILL WAS $1301.71 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, 2 NEW DRIVE SHAFTS AND 2 NEW TIRES. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA SAYING THE 'OPDS" SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT. WE HAD IT REPLACED AT PATTERSON AUTO CENTER, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301, INVOICE #HOCS78608, 9/13/07. THE "SRS" INDICATOR LIGHT HAD BEEN "ON" AND WITH THE REPLACEMENT THE LIGHT WAS "OFF". ONE MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME "ON" AGAIN AND WE RETURNED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THE "SRS CONTROL UNIT" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO WE HAD THAT DONE, THIS WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. THEN ON 4/5/08 WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HURTING MY WIFE THE PASSENGER ON HER ARM. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY 4/7/08 TOOK VEHICLE TO PATTERSON'S AND SHOWED THEM THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. JIMMY KENDRICK IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THEY CONNECTED THE COMPUTER TO THE SYSTEM AND IT INDICATED A SIDE IMPACT. JIMMY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NOT HAD ANY "SIDE IMPACT" AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT HAD DEPLOYED. I ASKED IF HONDA WOULD CORRECT THE FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD "NO". LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 7/29/08, WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT PARKED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, INJURING MY LEFT ARM. NO SIDE IMPACT HAD OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE NEED HONDA TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER AIR BAGS DEPLOY AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT LEADING TO DEATH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. IN 2005, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THREE YEARS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD COST $5,400 TO REPAIR. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR $1,675 WORTH OF REPAIR COSTS. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT STATE WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY LX WITH CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. DRAMATIC AND SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TOOK CAR IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE HIGH RPM WHEN AUTOMATIC MINI VAN WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND THE PROBLEMS WHICH THEY CLAIMED WERE NOTHING. NOW MY TRANSMISSION AT 65,000 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL FIX THAT WAS MADE THEY TOLD ME WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THEY WANT TO CHARGE FULL PRICE ON MY TRANSMISSION THAT I BROUGHT TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP TO GET FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. NOW, NO WARRANTY AND THEY WANT TO REPAIR IT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2002 ODYSSEY EX IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2001 AND AS OF JULY 21 TH E CAR HAS 87,520 MILES. SOMETIME LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO CAPITAL HONDA FOR REPAIR ON FRIDAY JULY 18, 2002. SERVICE ADVISOR, ANGELO PINILLOS CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS THE FAILURE CODE OF P0730, WHICH MEANS NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PCM. HE TOLD ME THAT "HONDA DPSM OFFERED ONE TIME GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE CP 25% AH 75% AND CUSTOMER WOULD PAY $2979.25 VALID FOR 30 DAYS." I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1999 ODYSSEY AND HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR ENTIRE REPAIR. DEALER SAID I CAN TAKE THE CAR HOME AND SO I DID. I CALLED HONDA MOTOR (800-999-1009, CASE MANAGER'S EXT 118047) AND THEY HAVE OPENED A CASE FOR ME AND THE CASE STILL UNDER REVIEW. HE ASKED ME TO SEND HIM PROVE OF CHANGING THE TRANSMISSIONFLUID BUT I TOLD HIM THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND IT. HE SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT HONDA WOULD NOT ABLE TO HELP ME MUCH IF I DON'T HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORD. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, THE RPM WENT UP FOR NO REASON AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER BUT IT WENT AWAY AFTER RELEASE THE GAS PADDLE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AT FIRST AND THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN UP TO LIKE 3 TIMES A WEEK AND THEN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON. I DON'T REMEMBERED WHEN BUT THEIR RECORD SHOWS THAT MY CAR HAVE BEEN SERVICE ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL BY OTHER DEALER WHICH I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR OIL CHANGE ONCE OR TWICE. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE TO IT CUSTOMER JUST LIKE THEY DID FOR ODYSSEY 1999-2001. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW. 2ND GEAR IS FAILING AT 90,000 MILES. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT 2ND GEAR PRIOR TO 2004 RECALL. TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL 2004, OIL COOLER INSTALLED DESPITE OUR COMPLAINTS OF 2ND GEAR PROBLEM ALREADY OCCURRING. 2ND GEAR IMPROVED FOR A YEAR AND THEN STEADILY GOT WORSE. NOW HAVE TO REPLACE. HONDA PAYING FOR TRANS BUT NOT LABOR AFTER MUCH ARGUING. WE BELIEVE CAR WAS DANGEROUS BEFORE AND AFTER OIL COOLER INSTALLED WITH MANY SCARY OCCURRENCES...DEALER ALWAYS SAID IT WAS FINE BUT FINELY TOLD US TO REPLACE TRANS LAST WEEK. WOULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN CAR IF I HAD BEEN FULLY AWARE OF THE REAL DANGER. BELIEVE MANY ODYSSEY SARE BEING DRIVEN IN UNSAFE CONDITION WITHOUT OWNERS BEING FULLY AWARE OF DANGER AND HONDA NOT SHOWING CONCERN FOR THEIR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE MISPLACED THEIR TRUST IN THE MANUFACTURER. *TR