Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10609505July 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
STARTED EXPERIENCING BUCKING AND STALLING. THE "D" LIGHT FLASHED, AND MULTIPLE LIGHTS CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING, THE UNIT WILL CONTINUE TO JUMP, ESPECIALLY ON THE DOWNSHIFT. MANUFACTURER LISTS THE TRANSMISSION AS HAVING BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE MILEAGE IS STILL WAY LOW FOR HAVING HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS. AM LOOKING AT INSTALLING A REBUILT ONE. THIS IS TOO SHORT A TIME PERIOD. AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF TROUBLES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION, THE REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BULLETPROOF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607457July 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
EVIDENTLY, THE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS PART OF A MASSIVE HONDA RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT DUE TO FAILING TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR ODYSSEY, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ON THIS ISSUE. OUR TRANSMISSION HAS SUDDENLY STARTED FAILING. IT WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL OR A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 60 MPH; MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 30-45 MPH; ON THE SECONDARY ROADS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR OR 2ND-3RD GEAR. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, THE CAR HAS NO POWER TO CONTINUE FORWARD AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, THIS IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605741June 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING APPROX. 75 MPH, ON I-35 KANSAS, ENGINE STARTED REVVING TO 5,500 RPM, VAN STARTED SLOWING. SEMIS WERE BEHIND AND AROUND HONKING HORNS. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, STILL DANGEROUS AREA. HAD TO GET TOWED 35 MILES TO SERVICE STATION, SAID TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIR $ 4,100.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598061June 13, 2014
SEATS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
I HAD THE SEAT HEATER ON, DRIVER'S SIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE HEATER OFTEN GETS EXTREMELY HOT, SO I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING WAS DIFFERENT. HOWEVER LATER UPON EXAMINING MY BACK IN THE MIRROR, I HAD A HUGE BURN ON MY BACK THAT LOOKED LIKE I HAD LAID DOWN ON A BBQ GRILL. THERE WERE VERTICAL LINES WHERE THE SEAT HEATER HAD BURNED ME, INTERRUPTED BY SECTIONS WHERE THE CUSHION IS UPHOLSTERED, AND NOT TOUCHING MY BACK. THE BURN IS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LONG AND 8 INCHES ACROSS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10588976May 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDED EXTREMELY SLOW WITH SEVERE HESITATION. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE NOT BURNT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588717May 15, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PREMATURELY FRAYED. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT WAS PREMATURELY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DECLINE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587255May 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE
THE VAN STARTED LOSING POWER RIGHT AFTER THE TCS LIGHT APPEARED. I SLOWED DOWN TO 45MPH WHEN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CAR IS REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN GEARS AND THE CLUTCH IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT HAD A RECALL ON IT THAT REPORTED IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583826April 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
112,000 MILES ODYSSEY EX TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING 4/18/14 AND VAN COULD NOT GO FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER COOLING, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A LITTLE TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD. CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK TO A-1 TRANSMISSIONS IN HAWTHORNE, CA. I HAVE AVOIDED DEALER SERVICING SINCE BUYING THE VAN NEW IN 2003. I INSTALLED A MAGNAFINE FILTER IN THE TRANS COOLING LINE AND CHANGED IT THREE TIMES. I DRAINED AND FILLED THE TRANS MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITH HONDA FLUID AND KEPT TRANSMISSION FLUID CLEAN. I HAD THE HONDA RECALL LUBRICATING TRANNY GEAR DONE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER HONDA RECALLS BUT NO OTHER TRANSMISSION RECALL. NO PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES UNTIL THE OTHER DAY. I DIDN'T TRY TO GET ATTENTION FROM DEALER BECAUSE EVEN WITH 25% OFF IT WOULD STILL BE A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THEM. THIS MODEL HONDA HAS A HISTORY OF FAILED TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579726April 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS AND RADIO FAILED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE FUSE APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES BUT THE FUSE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DECLINED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,703. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579227April 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,850.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578564April 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOLD BY HONDA ON 4/9/2014 AFTER I CALLED AND THEY SAID THE DARK BLUE BODY PAINT EXTENSION EXPIRE. THEY SAID I WAS MAILED A LETTER ABOUT THE PAINT IN 2008. DID NOT GET THIS. FOUND OUT ABOUT IN RECENTLY ON THE WEB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577865April 7, 2014
ENGINE
I BROUGHT MY ODYSSEY TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE ON 4/3/2014. WHILE THERE, THE SERVICE ADVISOR, [XXX], INFORMED ME THAT MY MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FAILING. WHEN I QUESTIONED THAT THIS SOUNDED LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL, HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY REPLACE SO MANY MOTOR MOUNTS THAT THEY ALWAYS KEEP A GOOD SUPPLY IN STOCK. THIS WOULD SEEM TO STRENGTHEN MY POSITION, NOT HIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577619April 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY FATHER JUST HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY (GOING 70 MPH) AND 10 SECONDS LATER AFTER TAKING THE EXIT, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG (DESCRIBED AS AN EXPLOSION) AND ALL THE AIRBAGS IN OUR HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 MODEL DEPLOYED. THERE WAS SMOKE AND HE COULD NOT SEE. HIS ARM WAS INJURED AND BRUISED IN THIS PROCESS. SINCE THIS WAS A MAJOR CROSS-SECTION AT AN OVERPASS ABOVE THE HIGHWAY, HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OFF THE CAR. THERE WERE TONS OF CARS AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE OTHER DRIVERS STARTED HONKING SINCE HE WAS RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING LEFT. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A MAJOR INTERSECTION! IF HIS AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED JUST 10 SECONDS EARLIER, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CAR: HONDA HAD RECALLED THIS CAR SO MY DAD HAD BROUGHT IT IN TO THEIR SHOWROOM. HONDA HAD THEN SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY! HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED IF EVERYTHING WAS OKAY? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! MY DAD IS NOW TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE WHO KNOWS IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, TRIPLE A BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA'S SHOWROOM. HONDA THEN HAD THE AUDACITY OF ACCUSING MY FATHER OF "MAYBE GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT OR REAR ENDING SOMEONE." THEY THEN WENT ON TO CHARGE MY DAD MONEY TO EVEN RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS OF THE CAR. WHY WOULD HE LIE? CLEARLY HIS ARM IS BRUISED AND THIS IS AN HONEST MAN! AGAIN, THIS WAS A RECALLED CAR AND THIS CAR PUT MY DAD AND OTHER DRIVERS IN HARM'S WAY. HONDA REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS THEIR FAULT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE, HONDA AND OTHER CAR COMPANIES CANNOT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. POOR CONSUMERS BUY THEIR PRODUCTS BECAUSE WE TRUST THEM (WE OWN TWO HONDAS, INCLUDING ME!). NOW EVEN I AM TERRIFIED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ME AND MY HONDA CIVIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10577158April 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000(POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER A HUNDRED TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,333.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565560February 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
DRIVING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AT 20 MPH,DRIVER SEAT BELT LOCKED WITH A POP AND WOULD NOT LET YOU MOVE FORWARD,PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED WITH A POP AND WOULD NOT LET YOU MOVE,ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECS LATER LOUD BANG AND FRONT PASSENGER BAG DEPLOYED ANOTHER 5 TO 10 SECS LATER ANOTHER LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. SRS LIGHT CAME ON,SEAT BELTS STILL LOCKED WILL NOT MOVE IN OR OUT. DRIVER AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYED. DROVE VEHICLE TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565269February 21, 2014
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE SRS SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563598February 9, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE SAFETY RECALL REGARDING SRS MALFUNCTION WAS PERFORMED ON MY VAN BY PAUL MILLER HONDA IN CALDWELL, NJ ON 12/21/2013. AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE, THE SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. NOTIFIED DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA. AMERICAN HONDA OPENED A CASE FOR THIS, N012014-01-0200225. WAS ADVISED FOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM THE DEALER. WENT BACK TO DEALER FOR TEST ON 1/4/14 AND A DTC CODE 53-31, INTERNAL FAILURE OF SRS UNIT, WAS CALLED OUT ON TEST. WANTS SRS UNIT REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THIS NOT RELATED TO RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ADDING WIRES ON THE HARNESS WIRES SET TO THE SRS UNIT. I WAS ADVISED BY AMERICAN HONDA TO SEEK DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO OTHER DEALER. WENT TO GARDEN STATE HONDA IN PASSAIC, NJ ON 1/22/14 FOR A MORE THOROUGH TEST. THE DEALER INSIST ON REPLACING 2 YEAR BATTERY AS THIS MIGHT CAUSES DTC 53-31. CCA ON BATTERY WAS 450, RECOMMENDED IS 550. TOLD ADVISOR THAT CCA IS FOR COLD CRANKING/STARTING OF VAN AND IRRELEVANT TO THE PROBLEM AS LONG AS OUTPUT IS A SUSTAINED 12 VDC AND I DO NOT HAVE PROBLEM WHEN STARTING THE VAN. FORCED TO COMPLY AT MY OWN EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH NEW BATTERY. ON 2/6/14 AND AFTER 3 TRIPS, DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF SRS UNIT ON MY OWN EXPENSE AND NOT RELATED TO RECALL LIKE THE FIRST DEALER. THE DEALER IS UNCERTAIN IF THIS WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUES. THIS WILL BE ELIMINATION PROCESS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. VAN HAS NEVER HAD ANY SRS FAULT FOR 10 YEARS. ONLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE WHEN SRS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON. NOW, SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE COMPROMISED. AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IF AND WHEN NEEDED. AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSES BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF DEALER. HONDA SHOULD SHOULDER ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE SRS FAULT AND THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER... UPDATED 02/27/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562348January 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DROVE MY 03 HONDA ODYSSEY ON A BRIDGE GOING TO WORK CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON CODE READ P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATIO THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THESE COMMON PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED OR HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THERE ORIGINAL MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561673January 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SRS LIGHT APPEARS. THE MINI-VAN WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE CENTER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I NOTE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE RECALLS RECALLS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, HONDA REFUSES TO INCLUDE MY VAN IN THE RECALL. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INCLUDE ALL 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561663January 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS WORKING 100% NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. DRIVING ALONG ON ROAD TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY, CAR STUTTERED BADLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE! WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AT ALL. I COULD NOT GET UP TO MOVING TRAFFIC SPEED! HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF TO SHOULDER AND LIMP WITH HAZARDS ON TO NEXT EXIT AND RETURN HOME! VERY TENSE MOMENTS! THE CAR NEVER GAVE ANY INDICATION OF IMPENDING FAILURE; JUST HAPPENED ON THE SPOT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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