2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TCS LIGHT CAME ON, THROTTLE SURGES AND WHOLE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT ABOUT 15 MPH UNDER STEADY THROTTLE. TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM GEAR. HONDA SAID A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN (85K) SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 22 MPH, PARTICULARLY UPHILL. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE FOR THIS, TO THE DEALER, WHO SAYS THEY CAN FIND NO CAUSE. WHILE I WAS PICKING MY VAN UP TODAY FROM BEING SERVICED AND TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE I OVERHEARD ANOTHER CUSTOMER TALKING ABOUT HIS VAN SHUDDERING. HIS IS A 2004 AND IT HAPPENS AT 45 MPH. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD 3 VANS IN TODAY, ALL WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. NO PROBLEMS FOUND, BUT IF I WANTED TO TAKE A TECHNICIAN WITH ME AND REPLICATE IT I COULD GIVE THEM A CALL. *TR

WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION, OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, WITH 111K MILES, SHIFTED ITSELF FROM D TO SECOND OR FIRST GEAR AT 70 MPH. THE LEVER AND INDICATOR STAYED IN D THE WHOLE TIME AND NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR FOLLOWING THE EVENT. IT WAS VIOLENT, LIKE SLAMMING THE BRAKES, BUT OF COURSE WITH ONLY THE FRONT WHEELS DIGGING IN CREATING A DIFFICULT CONTROL SITUATION. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE LUCK OF A DRY AND STRAIGHT THREE LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO CLOSELY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, WITH SHARP SKILLS AT THE WHEEL NECESSARY, IT WOULD HAVE WRECKED US WITH POTENTIALLY SEVERE INJURIES. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEED SINCE THAT DAY AND OBVIOUSLY CANNOT. WE RESEARCHED THE SOLUTIONS AND PATHS THAT 1,000'S OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE TAKEN FOLLOWING REPORTING LIFE THREATENING AND OTHER ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUES. MOST OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEAT FAILURES MAKING THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEED EVEN FOLLOWING CURRENT REPAIR SOLUTIONS. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TAKE SWIFT ACTION SO THAT MY VOICE MAY SPEAK FOR THE DEAD AND INJURED THAT DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR ODYSSEY OR THE ODYSSEY IN FRONT OF THEM WENT OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

THE KEY FOR MY 2003 ODYSSEY CAN BE PULLED OUT IN ANY GEAR. IT HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN A SMALL COLLISION . WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SMALL INCLINE, I FAILED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHEN I PULLED OUT MY KEY. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. THE HONDA DEALER INDICATED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN. IN THE MEANTIME, I NOW JUST TRY TO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND DOUBLE CHECK WHEN I PARK THAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY IN PARK BEFORE I PULL THE KEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED WITH PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD AS THE CONTACT WAS EXITING. A PASSENGER WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CALL A LOCKSMITH AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER HAD BARELY EXITED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE HIT A FENCE AND CAUSED MINOR SCRATCHES. UPDATED 12/14/10

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IGNITION SWITCH: WE CAN REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR. VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (PER HONDA RECALL LOOKUP BY VIN), BUT NPR REPORTS THAT HONDA HAS RECALLED SOME 1.4 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING MINIVANS (HTTP://WWW.NPR.ORG/TEMPLATES/STORY/STORY.PHP?STORYID=129085652 ) IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT OUR VEHICLE MODEL & YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT. *TR

DRIVING 55 MPH WEST ON HWY 30 OHIO HEARD AND LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE LOCKED UP SKIDDED 50 FT . COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE, CALLED 911 A POLICE OFFICER, 2 SEMI DRIVERS COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE STARTED BUT COULD NOT TURN WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE VAN WAS BLOCKING THE RIGHT LANE N A BUSY HIGHWAY. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, REVERSE, AND DRIVE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE ACCORD AND CIVIC MANUFACTURED IN 2003 AND DID NOT INCLUDE THE ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME COLUMN AS THE OTHER MODELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.