2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGHLY AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE GLIDED ACROSS A GRASS STRIP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF

SPORADICALLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR,THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO COMPLETELY DISENGAGE, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES RAPIDLY, AND THE CAR LOSES POWER. AFTER LETTING OFF OF THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT. *TR

MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE INVOLVED IN A 3-CAR ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED OUR 2002 ODYSSEY VAN. SHE ENDED UP REAR-ENDING THE 2ND VEHICLE DUE TO THE 1ST VEHICLE STOPPING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 55MPH HIGHWAY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND POLICE AT THE SCENE HAVE CONTINUALLY COMMENTED ON THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING SINCE THE IMPACT HAPPENED AT A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45MPH. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE BECAME MANIFEST WHEN IT WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF HONDA, THEY ASKED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. OUR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE 1ST DRIVER WAS CITED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING AND HIS INSURANCE ISN'T INCLINED TO ASSIST. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULDN'T ASSIST IN THE MATTER WHICH IS WHY I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

AFTER PURCHASING THE EVENFLO TRIUMPH ADVANCE, I ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL IT IN MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER USING THE LATCH SYSTEM TO INSTALL THE CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE FORWARD-FACING POSITION OF MY 2ND ROW CAPTAINS CHAIR, I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE TOP TETHER ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT. THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THE TETHER STRAP IS TOO SHORT. THE STRAP WAS AT LEAST 6-12 INCHES TOO SHORT, AND COULD NOT REACH THE TETHER ANCHOR OF THE ODYSSEY. WHEN I CALLED EVENFLO, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I CANNOT CURRENTLY ORDER A LONGER STRAP. SINCE THE HONDA ODYSSEY IS A VERY UBIQUITOUS VEHICLE, AND SINCE MANY RETAILERS WILL NOT ACCEPT RETURNS OF OPENED CHILD RESTRAINTS, I AM SURE THAT MANY, MANY PARENTS WILL SIMPLY FORGO USING THE TOP TETHER. THEY WILL GIVE UP. BUT THE TOP TETHER IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. WITHOUT A LONGER TETHER ON THE EVENFLO TRIUMPH ADVANCE, MANY PARENTS WILL NOT COMPLETELY INSTALL THEIR CAR SEAT, AND MANY CHILDREN WILL BE LESS SAFE ON THE ROADS. EVENFLO SHOULD LENGTHEN THE STRAP ON THE TRIUMPH ADVANCE IMMEDIATELY. OR, AS A LESS DESIRABLE ALTERNATIVE, THEY SHOULD PROVIDE A LONGER STRAP FREE OF CHARGE TO PARENTS WHO REQUEST ONE. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RELIABLY GET THE CAR TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED IN JUNE OF 2004 AND WAS PART OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN BY HONDA. *JB

MY TWO YEAR OLD SON'S THUMB WAS BROKEN IN THE AUTOMATIC POWER SIDE DOOR OF MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE DOOR IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SAFETY DEVICE THAT MAKES THE DOORS STOP IF BUMPED. IT FAILED AND THE DOOR CLOSED TILL LATCH CONNECTED AND SNAPPED MY SON'S THUMB BELOW THE FIRST JOINT. MY WIFE HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR TO RELEASE THE THUMB. HE WAS TAKEN TO CHKD IN NORFLOK VA AND THE FINGER WAS PLACED IN A CAST DUE TO A CLEAN BREAK OF THE BONE. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUDDERS SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. INITIAL TRANSMISSION RECALL SERVICE FOR 2ND GEAR OIL JET PERFORMED ON JUNE 10, 2004 AT 34672 MILES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION CHECK AFTER CALLING HONDA NORTH AMERICA AND OPENING COMPLAINT CASE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION AND PCM (CONTROL MODULE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER CHECKING VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER STATED REPAIRS WOULD COST $3200 TOTAL WITH AMERICAN HONDA AGREEING TO PAY $1600. TRANSMISSION IS AN ONGOING AND KNOWN (BY HONDA AS NOTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER) PROBLEM IN THE 2002 ODYSSEY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL JET WAS PLACED INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH, THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR ONLY. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE CUSTOMER STATES THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HE WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR REPAIR**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED A TENET SPRING IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SNAPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED DRIVER'S REAR DOOR DOESN'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR