2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE - CAR VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS - AND ONLY STOPS WITH RELEASE OF GAS PEDAL. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION MOUNT AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, TRAPPING MY 12 MONTH GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR SEAT. I HAVE HAD "ROLLERS" REPLACED. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR DOOR LATCH MOTOR WHICH WAS NOT AN ISSUE UNTIL THEIR "REPAIR". IT APPEARS FROM WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A GLOBAL ISSUE AND HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE ALARMS GO OFF WHILE IN MOTION INDICATING THE DOOR IS OPEN. WHEN THE DOORS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL THE PASSENGERS CAN BE TRAPPED REQUIRING CRAWLING OVER SEATS TO GET OUT OR TO RETRIEVE INFANTS/TODDLERS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. SEVERELY JERKS AND LOSSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 10 DAYS AGO. IT SLIPPED THREE TIMES, AND WE WERE DRIVING THE VAN ON A HIGHWAY WITH OUR CHILD IN THE CAR. WE NO LONGER FELT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VAN, SO WE HAD IT EVALUATED AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2003. THEY TOLD US OUR TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT ONLY 88,000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD ALL REGULAR AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE FOR THIS VEHICLE THROUGH THE YEARS, AND HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED TWICE ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. WE RESEARCHED THIS ON OUR OWN AND SEE THAT MANY HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLES HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURES PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES. WE WONDER WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A 2004 RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, FOR WHICH WE PROMPTLY HAD OUR VAN SERVICED. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE MANAGER ASSURES US THAT THE 2004 RECALL 'HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR CURRENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE.' *TR

ERADICATE BEHAVIOR OF TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR

WE SHOULD BE AT KINGS ISLAND RIGHT NOW AS I SPEAK. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS ON THE WAY THERE WHEN ABOUT 25 MINUTES INTO THE RIDE-OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER-THE TCS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON! ALL OF A SUDDEN THE THING STARTED JERKING LIKE A BULL AND THE RPM'S REVVED UP AND WE LOST POWER & IT KEPT JERKING -SCARED US TO DEATH!! WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE ON. WE BOUGHT THIS 2003 HONDA FROM A DEALER WITH 10 MILES ON IT AND IT'S ONLY GOT 91,000 NOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED. THE WHOLE REASON WE PAID $30,000 FOR A VAN WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A HONDA! ANYWAY, WE GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT TO A TRUCK STOP TO GET SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY. THE ENGINE WAS ALL WET UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW BUT WE HAD NO CHOICE TO TURN AROUND, CANCEL OUR KINGS ISLAND FUN DAY, AND HEAD HOME (HOPING AND PRAYING THAT WE WOULD MAKE IT)! WE GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND I CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND EXPLAINED TO A TECH. WHAT HAPPENED AND HE BASICALLY SAID TO PULL OVER - CALL A TOW TRUCK AND BRING IT IN SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT! THAT'S IT! THAT'S ALL HE SAID! NO - LET ME CALL A TOW TRUCK FOR YOU AND BRING YOU A RENTAL-NOTHING! WE COULDN'T DO THAT-6 OF US CAN'T FIT IN A TOW TRUCK! ANYWAY, WE STARTED TO HEAD BACK ONLY DOING ABOUT 50 CUZ OF THE RPM'S-WE HAD THE FLASHERS ON AND MADE IT DOWN THE ROAD TO THE NEXT EXIT AND MY HUSBAND BOUGHT SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE THEN EVER SO CAREFULLY MADE IT BACK HOME WHERE IT NOW SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY-I AM VERY SAD CUZ IT WAS MY BABY AND NOW WE HAVE A MAJOR DILEMMA. WE HAD DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE YESTERDAY (BEFORE ANY OF THIS HAPPENED!) BUT BY THE TIME WE GOT EVERYTHING DONE-THE BANKS WERE CLOSED. OUR SALESMAN KNEW ABOUT KINGS ISLAND AND IS AWAITING US TO COME BACK OUT TO TRADE. NOW WHAT? THIS WILL COST US THOUSANDS ON OUR TRADE - IF THEY STILL TAKE IT! OH-I FORGOT TO MENTION THE "D" FOR DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND WE LOST OUR REVERSE GEAR TOO!! HELP!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY 65 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY AND VAN STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND THE SMOKE INCREASED. WE THOUGHT THE VAN WAS ON FIRE! I EMPTIED MY CHILDREN FROM THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (EXTREMELY UNSAFE!) THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CAME. FLUID PUDDLE WAS UNDER CAR AND FLUID WAS ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE CAR. SAID TO BE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALL MY FLUID LEVELS WERE FULL ACCORDING TO DIP STICKS. I HAD TO WAIT (ALONE WITH MY KIDS) ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF (90 DEGREE, HUMID DAY, WITH NO WATER) TO BE PICKED UP BY AAA AND TOWED HOME (80 MILES) MY GAUGES GAVE ME NO WARNING. MY CAR IS KEPT IN PERFECT MAINTENANCE CONDITION. I HAD THE TRANS REPLACED IN RECALL WITH A REBUILT FROM HONDA A FEW YEARS BACK. THIS WAS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS EVENT FOR US AND I AM VERY SAD TO HEAR THAT HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME. I AM NOW IN FEAR WHENEVER I AM IN MY VAN THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON MAY 10, 2010; ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE FLUIDS AND FILTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO SEND IN ALL HIS MAINTENANCE RECORDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 20-30MPH ALMOST LIKE ENGINE IS IN NEUTRAL. HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TO 4 TIMES DURING 30 MINUTE PERIOD OF DRIVING. VAN SLOWS DOWN AND CAUSES TRAFFIC TO SLOW BEHIND US. VAN HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

THIS WEEK MY 03 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION IS GETTING WORSE AND I CAN NOT LONGER SHIFT TO D3 OR ANY OTHER GEAR BELOW D. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND IT'S GOING TO COST $1800 TO CHECK IT OUT. REPLACING IT WILL BE OVER $3K. I CALL HONDA AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT. MY IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME IT WILL COST $90 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. SO I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION THEY ONLY CHARGE $59 TO LOOK AT IT. THE CAR HAS PAINT RECALL AND TRANSMISSION RECALL WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THEY REPAINTED THE UPPER HALF OF THE CAR AND REPLACED A TRANSMISSION COOLER ON THE CAR. NOW THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THEY ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, THEY ARE NOT GOING DO ANYMORE REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION SO NOW I'M OUT OF LUCK. CAN ANYONE HELP ME? I THINK THAT HONDA MOTOR SHOULD FIX MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT'S A MATERIAL DEFECT. *TR