2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

CONSUMERS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED RANDOMLY WHETHER THE CAR WAS COLD OR WARM. *JB

1. FAILURE OCCURRED MUST LIKELY THROUGH DEFECTIVE PARTS IN 2003-2005 HONDA ODYSSEY'S. 2. FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS NO LONGER CONNECTED. 3. FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. FAILURE OF THE MOUNTS LEAVES THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE DROPPING OUT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY'S OF THIS YEAR. NOT NEAR CAR TO OBTAIN VIN#. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 101,000 MILES. TOOK DEALER THREE SERVICE TIMES AND $1,000.00 IN UNNEEDED REPAIRS TO FIND PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING RECALL PROCEDURE IN 2003/2004...WASN'T. DEALER FINALLY REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED UNIT IN FEBRUARY 2010 AT A $1,400.00 COST TO ME. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 - GEAR SHIFTING POORLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AT AROUND 84K. HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSES IT AND STATES THAT THE FAILURE CODE INDICATES INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MECHANICS SAW DARK/DISFIGURED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPRODUCED THE GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM. DEALER CLAIMS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL COVERED. SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM REQUIRING A RECALL. IN LIEU OF THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS, HONDA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX (QUOTED $5500+TAX), ALMOST THE PRICE OF THE VAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THE ON-RAMP. THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT AT AROUND 38 MPH. THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE RED LINE BUT, THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED BY THE GUY WHO HAS SERVICED MY THREE PREVIOUS HONDAS. THE DEALERSHIP FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT DURING A 30 MIN TEST DRIVE. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I AM CONVINCED I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I AM HOPING AND PRAYING THAT I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS PROBLEM APPEARS REGULARLY. THE PROBLEM STARTED COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES EACH DAY. I JUST DON'T KNOW THE EXACT CONDITION IT RECURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A SLOW RESPONSE IN ONE GEAR. THE DRIVER CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN FY 2004, AND A RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, VIBRATE AND SQUEAK. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT A WARNING FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN IT WOULD DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A SECOND DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35554 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. TORQUE CONVERTER ERROR CODE. INDIVIDUAL REPAIR SHOP AND A HONDA DEALER SAID TRANNY + PCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA HAS REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION THUS REQUIRING NEW TRANNY + NEW PCM (CONTROL MODULE) BECAUSE OLD TRANNY DESIGN IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ORIGINAL PCM. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO 2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TRANNY PROBLEMS. REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDED NHTSA WEB SITE DUE TO FREQUENCY OF PROBLEM IN 99-01 HONDA ODYSSEY AND 03 ACCORDS. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED REVVING IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. NEXT DAY TRIED DRIVING IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. CAR HAS DIFFICULTY MAKING IT OVER 40 MPH. THESE DEFECTS OCCURRED ALL WITHIN THE SAME WEEK. NO OTHER ISSUES HAD OCCURRED BEFORE THIS EVENT. SHOP SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID APPEARS BURNED. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED CAUSING THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT. WE RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION #04V176000 AND TOOK THE CAR PROMPTLY TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THEN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, THEN VISIT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. VEHICLE HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY HONDA DEALERS. AFTER SEEING THE VOLUME OF HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE. *TR