2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

ON 6/21/08 AND 6/23/08 THE RIGHT REAR POWER DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY VAN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THEIR WERE TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THIS ROW. THE VAN WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER ON 6/27/8. AT FIRST WE WERE INFORMED THAT IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN THREE COMPONENTS WOULD HAVE TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THAT IT WAS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THEY HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS AND WERE TOLD THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AND THEY NEVER HAD ANY REPORTED CASE OF IT. THEY HAVE FAXED THE DEALER A QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE DEALER WILL BE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE FROM THAT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPPING AFTER THE "COOLING TUBE" RECALL WAS INSTALLED. THE VAN HAD ~62,000 WHEN THE 'COOLING TUBE' WAS INSTALLED. HONDA DEALER WANTS $3000 TO REPLACE. I HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HONDA IS IGNORING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE FATALITIES. WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON A FREEWAY OR OTHERWISE, AND THEN YOU UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER IT CAUSES OTHER BEHIND YOU TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHY ISN'T THERE AN NHTSA.GOV "DEFECT INVESTIGATION" OPEN ON THIS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT CATCH THE GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. IT SLIPPED INTO GEAR ONCE THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW MOTOR MOUNTS AND A NEW CONTROLLER. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,900. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE SECOND GEAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE LIGHTS LOCATED ON THE GEARS BEGAN BLINKING. HE HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE IT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO HIS VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE AND TCS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNLESS THE CONTACT NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE GEAR SHIFTER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), THE CONTACT MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. HONDA STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,600.

OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS ON OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS MUCH WORSE IF YOU TRY TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO PASS SOMEONE OR TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP. IN THIS INSTANCE IT OCCURS EVERY TIME, OFTEN JERKING AND FORCEFULLY IN A WHIPLASH LIKE MOTION AS THE VAN DOWNSHIFTS. AS THE VAN SLOWS WHILE ACCELERATING I'M CONCERNED MY FAMILY WILL BE STRUCK FROM BEHIND. RESEARCH SEEMS TO SHOW THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. SOMEONE GOT TO DO SOMETHING HERE QUICK TO HELP ALL THE CAR OWNER *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VAN DECREASED IN SPEED BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER IN GEAR. *TR

I HAVE AN EARLY 2002 ODYSSEY AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST EXPERIENCED THE SAME 2ND TO 3RD GEAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS THOSE RECALLED FOR THE EARLIER 1999-2001 MODELS THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND READ ABOUT. I HAD THE LAST RECALL FIXED A FEW YEARS AGO FOR MY MODEL AND THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WILL ELIMINATE ANY AND ALL FUTURE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WELL, IT DIDN'T AND I AM LEFT WITH 2 QUOTES FROM 2 DIFFERENCE SHOPS COSTING BETWEEN $4,000-$5,000. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS...JUST SITTING, WHILE I CRY AND THINK ABOUT WHAT I AM GOING TO DO WITH TRYING TO GET 3 SMALL CHILDREN AROUND AND COMMUTE TO A FULL TIME JOB. I WANT TO FILE SOME LAWSUIT TO HAVE HONDA PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN...THIS IS NOT FAIR SINCE IT IS A HONDA ISSUE! THEY WON'T COVER IT AND THEY SHOULD. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH AND ITS SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I AM. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS AND JUST PAID OFF HONDA $24,000+ FOR THIS VAN. *TR

2002 ODYSSEY VAN, AUTO TRANSMISSION FLUID TURNS BLACK IN LESS THAN RECOMMENDED MILES. TRANSMISSION IS NOISIER AND REQUIRES MORE FREQUENT TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE THAN RECOMMENDED BY HONDA. HONDA DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS GOOD, BUT FIND IT STRANGE THAT THE FLUID BECOMES BLACK SO QUICKLY. HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE AND FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WAS DROPPING INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR JUST STOPS, MY WIFE (WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR) HAD SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. ONCE SHE SLOWS DOWN IT RE-ENGAGES AND RUNS FINE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 80K MILES FOR $4700. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER CASES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THOSE TO 100,000. THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY STILL AN ISSUE IN THE 2002, THEY HAVE TO TRIED TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT HAS. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS WITH THE 2002. PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE! THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. THANKS, RONNIE *TR