2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, OCCURRED JULY 2010 TRANSMISSION RECALLED BY HONDA 2004. *TR

THE SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILED IN MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION IN ANY GEAR AND APPARENTLY THAT DAY I PULLED MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE PARKING SPACE SEEMED LEVEL SO I DIDN'T APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. IT MUST HAVE ROLLED WHEN OTHER CARS DROVE PAST. I CALLED HONDA THAT DAY TO REPORT IT AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE FAILURE. THEY WOULDN'T PAY SAYING THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR JUST OVER $500.00 THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS OVER $2500.00 AND I DID DAMAGE TO TWO OTHER CARS THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TO PAY FOR. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS AROUND AND NO ONE GOT HURT. THIS HAPPENED IN A HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT SUFFERS FROM THE SAME ISSUE HONDA IS RECALLING OTHER VEHICLES FOR. MY WIFE HAS REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION TWICE WHILE THE VAN WAS STILL IN DRIVE. SHE ONLY NOTICED HER ERROR WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. NEITHER TIME WAS THERE AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED, AS SHE WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILED AFTER 130000 MILES. IT SLIPS GETTING INTO AND OUT OF 3RD GEAR, AND THERE IS DEBRIS IN THE FLUID, INDICATING THAT CLUTCH DISKS ARE DEGRADING AND GETTING INTO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROLS. METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN GENTLY AND PRIMARILY ON LONG TRIPS. ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS, THE SLIPPAGE HAPPENED AS MY LEARNING-TO-DRIVE DAUGHTER WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN ON A BUSY ROAD, ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE REV WAY UP WHILE NOT MOVING AND DRIFTING INTO THE PATH OF CROSSING TRAFFIC. IT IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION DIED AT 93000 MILES. I SPEND $2500 TO HAVE IT REBUILT. I WANT HONDA TO PAY FOR IT SINCE THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION BASED ON THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I READ ON THE SUBJECT. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR 4 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM TILL NOW. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY MY VAN ACTED LIKE I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND JERKED ME REALLY HARD. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS WRECK. MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A HIGHLY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP HONDA WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE $3300 I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND JUST SO THANKFUL THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK LIKE IT COULD HAVE. HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT OR LOOSES A LIFE!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A LENGTHY DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD REGISTER AND ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, POWER TRAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE WHINING SOUND BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ALSO HEARD THE WHINING SOUND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $3600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX YEARS AGO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTNG VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE SHIFT WAS SO HARD, THAT DURING RAIN OR WHILE CONRERING, IT WOULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO SPIN.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDE RELEASED AND EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB UPDATED 06/28/2017 *JS

2003 ODYSSEY, PURCHASED NEW, I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, AT 60,000 MILES TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, TCS LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH AT LOW SPEEDS, CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, ERRATIC AND ABRUPT GEAR SHIFTS. I AM BEING TOLD CAR NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION BETWEEN $3500 AND $3700. I NOTICE ON HONDA'S WEBSITE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. PLEASE HELP. *TR