2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

MY A/C WENT OUT IN MY 2002 ODYSSEY. I AM BEING TOLD A ROCK OR OTHER DEBRIS HIT THE CONDENSER, THE FREON LEAKED OUT, AND THEN THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2000. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS DUE TO THE GRILL THAT PROTECTS THE CONDENSER NOT DOING THE JOB. I SEE THIS AS A CLEAR DESIGN FLAW. ESPECIALLY WHEN MY RESEARCH REVEALED AN AFTERMARKET GRILL (NOT DESIGNED BY HONDA) HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND IS BEING SOLD. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR VAN FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO WHIP OPEN WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE SEATS NEXT TO THE SUDDENLY OPEN DOOR (OUR DOG WAS ALSO IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE ROAD AT 65MPG)! WE HAD ZERO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM OR THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. PULLING INTO A SERVICE STATION THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM NOR COULD HONDA OR ITS DEALERS VIA PHONE. WE WERE FORCED TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR TAPED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS SO THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE AGAIN. WHAT REALLY MAKES THE SITUATION DIFFICULT IS FINDING OUT VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FIXES POSTED ON NUMEROUS PAGES. WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL WHEN SOMETHING THIS DANGEROUS COULD HAPPEN AND IS THIS COMMON IS WHY I AM WRITING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE 35 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP!!! THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DAY OR MONTH WE PURCHASED THE VAN BUT WE DID PURCHASE THE VEHICLE NEW. THE INTERNET FIX DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM BUT WE DID TRY AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WORKED FOR OTHERS. WE DID NOT USE AAA TO TOW THE VEHICLE SINCE WE WERE AT A SERVICE STATION AND THEY CALLED AROUND FOR US TO TRY AND GET A SOLUTION. A MINOR PROBLEM IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT WHEN A DOOR SUDDENLY OPENS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT THE VERY LEAST AN INVESTIGATION. PLEASE RESPOND SO WE KNOW SOMETHING IS BEING DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE AND BEFORE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. IF OUR DOG FELL OUT ONTO A BUSY INTERSTATE I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE CHAOS THAT WOULD ENSUE MUCH LESS THE HEARTACHE OF THE CHILDREN (THANK GOD FOR CHILDSEATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!) *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FREQUENTLY GETS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WHILE CHANGING TO 3RD GEAR, OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS INTO A NEUTRAL STATE, AND RANDOMLY SHIFTS BACK INTO 2ND GEAR. TWO DEALERS AND AMERICAN HONDA HAVE ALL REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED AS A RECALLED MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S. THE DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE APPROXIMATELY $5K TO REPAIR IT WITH A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND BOTH DEALERS AND AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS APPARENT DEFECT. THEY CLAIM THAT THE "OIL JET KIT" WAS TO PREVENT THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM BEFORE IT HAPPEN, BUT AS A RESULT THAT MEASURE OF PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT NO CHARGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN APPYLING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKE SHOES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAINS AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY OPEN, ALLOWING HER CHILDREN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY GREASED THE ROLLERS ON THE SLIDING DOOR, WHICH REMEDIED THE FAILURE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 35 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE COTNACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHEN SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURES SHIFTING GEARS, AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE FREE REMDEY OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAEGE WAS 80,000. *UPDATED 10/20/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PHYSICALLY SHIFT THE GEARS IN THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO HEARS A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHENEVER SHE SHIFTS GEARS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE RPM'S DRAMATICALLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACT LIKE IT IS IN A NEUTRAL GEAR WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS SHE ENCOUNTERED WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. *KB

I HAVE HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 WITH MILEAGE ABOUT 86,000. WHEN I DIVE ON THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL AS I'M DRIVING. I FEEL VERY DANGEROUS ON THIS CASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE FOR THE 2002 MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,387.

THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 77,000 MILES (SPECIFIC FAILURE IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER). SYMPTOM WAS GEAR SLIPPAGE AT SLOW SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN 15 APR 2004 SAFETY RECALL FOR SECOND GEAR INSPECTION (HONDA TSB 04-021 DATED 29 OCT 2004); DEALERSHIP ED NAPLETON HONDA OF ST PETERS, MO CLAIMS TO HAVE PERFORMED WORK IN OCT 2004, THOUGH NOTHING WAS REPLACED. I OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA, N012008-03-1900809. MY VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER THE CLASS ACTION WARRANTY EXTENSION. NUMEROUS HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS, MODEL YEARS 1998-2004, REPORT PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AS IS MY CASE. I'M REQUESTING THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA TO ENCOURAGE HONDA TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION ON BEHALF OF ODYSSEY OWNERS AFFECTED. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN - BACK SLIDING DOORS STICK... CAN'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE BACK SLIDING DOORS HAVE ALWAYS FELT LIKE SOMETHING IS IN THE GROOVE, NEVER SMOOTH. AT TIMES, THEY ARE STUCK CLOSED OR STUCK OPEN. MY KIDS OFTEN HAVE HAD TO CLIMB TO THE FRONT OR THE REAR DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. IN READING ABOUT SIMILAR STORIES ONLINE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BY HONDA SO THAT NO CHILD IS EVER STUCK IN THE CAR TRYING TO GET OUT. PANIC STRICKEN CHILDREN OR PARENTS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FLEE FROM DANGER SHOULD SOMETHING OCCUR. *TR