2003 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL 16V-344 IN JUNE OF 2016. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT WAIKEM HONDA IN MASSILLON OHIO TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. THIS APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE MORNING OF JULY 9TH, 2016. AFTER I MADE THE 40 + MILE DRIVE TO WAIKEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT ORDER THE PART TO DO THE WORK. I WAS OFFERED NO APOLOGY, ACCOMMODATION, OR REASONABLE SOLUTION. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT I WAS SPEAKING WITH HIM ALREADY. DISGUSTED WITH THEIR COMPLETE LACK OF COMPETENCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, I USED THEIR PHONE TO CALL PARK HONDA IN AKRON. I LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY GOT ALL OF MY INFORMATION AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME OUT THAT DAY, BUT WOULD GET THE PART IN, AND THEN CALL ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. FIVE MONTHS LATER I HAVE NOT HEARD A THING FROM EITHER HONDA DEALER. I HAVE ATTACHED A SCREEN SHOT FROM THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT REMINDER FROM WAIKEM HONDA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

WHILE IN MOTION, MY VEHICLE WILL SPORADICALLY NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. THIS RESULTS IN LACK OF ACCELERATION AND HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, CROSSING HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS WHICH CAUSE THE NEED FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SWERVE AROUND ME. NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I GIVE THE THING, IT WILL NOT SPEED UP OR SHIFT INTO GEAR UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT CAUSES A SUDDEN JOLT, AND THEN IT WILL JUMP INTO GEAR. ON THE CONTRARY, IT ALSO GEARS DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE IN MOTION OR DOES NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR AT ALL AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY NEAR MY HOME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I MUST SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE UNTIL IT GOES INTO GEAR. I CROSS MANY HIGHWAYS DAILY WHICH PUT MY CHILDREN AND I AT AN UNNECESSARY RISK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS, AND I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITHOUT A PERMANENT RESOLUTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION "POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-RECALL FOR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY" AND MY PARTICULAR VIN SHOWS AS BEING REPAIRED. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS STILL CAUSING HAZARDOUS ISSUES FOR MY FAMILY. THE RECALL ON THE TRANNY STATES THAT A DEFECT CAUSES THE GEARS TO "CHIP". THAT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. I WILL SAY THAT DURING THESE INSTANCES, THE TCS LIGHT WILL COME ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT OFF, AND SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF ON ITS OWN AFTER IT FINALLY GOES INTO GEAR. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO DO. DID HONDA FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY OR DID THEY SIMPLE PUT IN ANOTHER DEFECTED COMPONENT? OTHER EXAMPLES OF OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ODYSSEY/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILED.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM/ HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/6155/HONDA/ODYSSEY/HONDA-ODYSSEY-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS

LATER ON AFTER A MINOR IMPACT, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND SRS BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE IMPACT. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK DURING THE IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY LATER EITHER, BUT THE SEATBELTS LOCKED. ALSO, THERE IS A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE AT THE SCENE AND ONE TAKEN WELL AFTERWARD. THE BELTS LOCKED AND LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT THE SAME TIME I OBSERVED THAT THE GAP HAD FORMED IN THE BUMPER.

TAKATA AIRBAG I TOOK MY ODYSSEY TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND TWO DEALERSHIPS LIED ABOUT REPLACING THE TAKATA AIRBAG. NOW, HONDA IS TELLING ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE AIRBAGS AND CAN'T DO THE REPAIR. THEY NEVER HAD THE AIRBAGS, THEY LIED ABOUT INSTALLING THEM AND I CAN'T EVEN SELL THIS THING LEGALLY AS IT WAS ILLEGALLY SOLD TO ME, THERE IS NOT TEETH NOR TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE IN THIS RECALL THAT CAN AND WILL CAUSE MORE DEATHS. YOU'RE FORCING ME TO PUT A DATE ON THIS RIDICULOUS FORM SO WHICH DATE DO I USE? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS! I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THIS AND APPARENTLY IT'S BEEN LOST OR IGNORED. HONDA SHOULD BE FINED AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THESE VEHICLES! HOW DARE HONDA TELL ME THAT THEY REPLACED A PART BUT NEVER DID. REPEATING FOR THE THIRD TIME: HONDA, AT TWO DIFFERENT WASHINGTON STATE DEALERSHIPS, LIED ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAG!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCAL DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE IGNITION AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE DONE FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V273000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V045000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE RPMS INCREASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPERY AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,370.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. *SMD