2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 LX TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON 2 AND 3RD GEARS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE MAKING A TURN ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT HONDA REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY VAN WAS INCLUDED AND ONLY OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND ITS TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACE BY A NEW ONE DUE TO A FAILURE ON THE THIRD CLUTCH. THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL BUT A MADE SOME RESEARCH AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ( HONDA OWNERS FORUM) EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. WIKIPEDIA AND IDENTIFIX ON THEIR ARTICLES DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEMS AS DEFECTS NOT CORRECTED ON THIS VEHICLES. ON 1999 THEY MADE A HUGE RECALL REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND THEY STILL HAVE IT. THE QUOTATION FOR THE REPAIR IS AROUND $3,500. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. THANKS *TR

1) NORMAL DRIVING, NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS OR MAJOR POTHOLES, ETC, THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTED. 2.) FRONT COIL SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE, WITH PIECES OF THE SPRING FALLING OFF. NO ACCIDENT, BUT NEEDED TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING. 3.) FIXED AT DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE A BROKEN PART OF THE SPRING AVAILABLE. *TR

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES BOTH OF THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS ON THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FREEZE AND WILL NOT OPEN. WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EACH COLD MORNING, THEY NEED TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND PROCEED TO THE MIDDLE AND LAST SEATS IN THE VAN. I HAVE EVEN INSTALLED A REMOTE STARTER, SO I CAN HAVE THE CAR RUNNING TRYING TO HEAT UP THE INSIDE FOR 20 MINUTES OR SO. THIS RUNNING OF THE CAR STILL DOES NOT HELP THE SITUATION. WHEN THE CHILDREN EXIT THE VEHICLE, THEY MUST EXIT IN THE REVERSE MANNER WHEN WE GET TO SCHOOL. I FEEL THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT THAT WE ALL NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY FOR AN EMERGENCY. THIS SITUATION OF THE DOORS FREEZING HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2002, I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER, ALL THEY DID WAS ADD SOME SILICONE SPRAY TO THE SIDES OF HE DOORS AND THE SEALS/GASKETS AROUND THE DOORS. I PARK OUTSIDE EVERY DAY IN THE ELEMENTS OF THE WINTER MONTHS IN CHICAGO AND WHEN THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER, OF COURSE, IT WAS INDOORS, AND THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE FREEZING DOOR SITUATION. IN CHECKING WITH CARSTATS.COM, IT APPEARS THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET INJURED. RIGHT NOW IT HAS JUST BEEN A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE TO ME AND MY CHILDREN AS THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS BELOW FREEZING (WITH OR WITHOUT FREEZING RAIN). NO HERE IS IT DECEMBER 2007, FIVE YEARS LATER, AND I NOW OWN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OF COURSE THERE IS NO MORE WARRANTY, AND I REFUSE TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I HAD A 1994 VOYAGER AND THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO THAT VAN. I AM JUST REALLY FRUSTRATED AT THIS DOOR FREEZING SITUATION EVERY WINTER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TOOK VAN IN FOR 60,000 MILE SERVICE AT 61,125 MILES. THE TCS SERVICE LIT HAD JUST COME ON. DIAGNOSED WITH TCC FAILURE NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 08/07. EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THROUGH 07/07. IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING HONDA TO TRY TO GET THE REPAIR COVERED. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OCCASIONALLY FROM 3RD TO 4TH. GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, IT SIMPLY "REVS" AND WILL NOT SHIFT UP. IF YOU SLOW DOWN AND START OVER, IT IS FINE. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL, THEY TELL ME THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ALONG WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. UPON RESEARCH I FIND THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE, HONDA PERHAPS NEEDS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE THEY PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY (2002) AT 76,000 MILES. HONDA PAID 75 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COST AND I PAID THE REMAINDER (ABOUT $1,000). *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REV UP BUT THE CAR COULDN'T ACCELERATE, LIKE DRIVING IN NEUTRAL GEAR. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME $3,500 PART+LABOR TO MAKE IT DONE. WASN'T AWARE OF THIS COMMON FAILURE UNTIL TODAY. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD TO SUBMIT ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT REVIEW. *TR

TRANSMISSION FLUID FORCED OUT OF BREATHER TUBE AND FLOWED ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEADING TO SMOKE AND OBSCURED VISION. CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND CHATTERING. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE FOUND A RECALL AND WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD HIM HIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *KB