Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10362981October 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON IT AT 70000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AT 114000 MILES. ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE AUTOMOBILE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED AND LABELED AS SUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362703October 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2010 AT APPROX. 82,000 MILES. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AND PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. AFTER RESEARCHING WE FOUND OUT A TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP DUE TO THIS ISSUE CAN RESULT IN A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY OF 3 SMALL KIDS ALL UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SINCE WE ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP US RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362373October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER OF COMPLAINT BECAUSE IN ONLY 9 YEARS THE VAN IS NOW NEEDING A THIRD TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 01/26/05 WHEN THE CAR ONLY HA 31499 MILES. IT SEIZED UP SUDDENLY AFTER A REGULAR SERVICE AND WAS RENDERED DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 5 YEARS AND 60K MILES LATER, THE SAME TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WHEEL BASE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WE DID MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION AND FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS SUCH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362315October 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEENR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361635October 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT COULD SEE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359686October 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE AGAIN, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TROUBLE ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SO IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE INVOLVED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358370September 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM A 2ND OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND SHORTLY AFTER OWNING IT I FELT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT AS CLEAN IN SHIFTING AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE HAD DEALERSHIPS PERFORM EXTRA TRANS FLUSHES AS EXTRA PRECAUTIONARY EFFORTS BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANS IS ON ITS WAY OUT. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS NOT INVESTIGATED THE TRANS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY AND NOW I COULD BE HELD PAYING THE BILL ONCE IT IS REPLACED. THE TRANS CONSTANTLY STICKS BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR AND OFTEN WILL GO THROUGH A MILD TO MAJOR SHUDDER (LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS). TO THIS DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD ALL IS NORMAL TO REPLACE THE TRANS BY VARYING DEALERSHIPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357723September 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION WELL BEFORE IT SHOULD HAVE. DEALER DID REPLACE AT NO COST DUE TO EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER I'VE SEEN OTHER ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON 2002 ODYSSEYS SO WANTED TO DOCUMENT THIS ISSUE WITH MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356998September 22, 2010
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN MAY, 2010, SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AND REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED OPDS WARRANTY. IN AUG 2010, SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER DIAGNOSED SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE AND NOTED AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THERE WAS AN IMPACT. NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDA VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356574September 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. VEHICLE SLIPS IN AND OUT OF TRANSMISSION GEAR. SHIFTS SOMEWHAT HARD WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE. WAS TOLD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED SOMEWHERE IN '04 OR '05 THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE '02 ODYSSEY. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 90,000 MILES ON IT. OTHER ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION IS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM AND BEING DRIVEN AT APPROX. 55 MPH...FEEL A VIBRATION. IF I GO FASTER OR SLOWER THAN APPROX. 55 MPH, DON'T FEEL IT. IT'S ALWAYS WHEN THE RPM IS AT APPROX. 1500 AND I HAVE FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. HONDA DEALERSHIP (EBERSOLE IN LEBANON, PA) STATED THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE COST AND STATED WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID. BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED FROM EARLIER ODYSSEY VERSION WHICH HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355499September 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL THUMP AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE THIRD CRANK SHAFT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354118September 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION "INTERNAL FAILURE" AS STATED BY HONDA DEALER. SYMPTOMS: HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEARS. PRONOUNCED STUTTER/STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS - SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY AND CAR STALLS/STUTTERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351501August 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,650 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED TRANSMISSION "CLUNKED" INTO GEAR WHILE SHIFTING. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK HONDA OF WOODBRIDGE, VA AND THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED OR IT COULD SUDDENLY CEASE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE DEALERSHIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY, HONDA OF AMERICA, SAID THEY WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION - I PAID THEM $4300 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. BECAUSE THE ODYSSEY IS KNOWN TO HAVE AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE I EXPECTED FOR HONDA TO PAY 50% OF THE COST. I TALKED TO THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HONDA OF AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR RESPONSES. LESS THAN A MONTH AGO I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA FROM THIS DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY POORLY BY ALL PARTIES I TALKED WITH. I HAVE BOUGHT HONDA VEHICLES FOR 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351397August 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN
ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES AND I HAVE REPLACED IT ALL THE TIMES. SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350642August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350649August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT HAS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM SINCE LAST YEAR (BEFORE 107550 MILES). NOW THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON, THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL. HONDA AMERICA IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY RELIEF, AND TOLD ME MY ODYSSEY IS NOT UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA. I PURCHASED HONDA BECAUSE ITS QUALITY, BUT SEEMS TO BE FOOLED. BASED ON SO MANY COMPLAINS FOUND FROM THE WEB (MANY MIGHT NOT POST AT ALL), AND ALSO BASED ON SO CALLED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION, IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT HONDA KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM ON THEIR TRANSMISSION, BUT DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT AND TAKE ITS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350668August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE ROAD/HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GEAR (3RD) AND 'SLIPS' - FREEWHEELS AS IF IN NEUTRAL! MULTIPLE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET INTO THE TRAFFIC STREAM! HONDA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND KEEPS REPLACING THEM WITH 'BROKEN' ONES!! THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM, THAT TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN ABOUT 30-40K MILES!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350471August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE OWNED A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL SINCE NEW. AT 140,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, AND THE DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON WITH BUCKING AND HIGH RPMS OF THE ENGINE MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL UNIT AT A $5000.00 COST. HONDA OF AMERICA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP EVEN THOUGH RECALL 04V176000 WAS DONE ON VEHICLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ENTIRE TRANSMISSIONS AND PROVIDE OWNERS WITH RELIEF FROM THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. HONDA WILL NOT HELP EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THEY EQUIPPED THIS VEHICLE WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD NOT LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349512August 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPMS STARTED ACCELERATING AND SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM THE CAR. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE FIRST EXIT, MY CAR WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 30 MILES AND HOUR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A GAS STATION WITHIN .5MILES THAT I MADE IT TO SAFELY WITH MY TWO YOUNG BOYS. WE LIVE IN ALABAMA AND TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH 90'S. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION, OTHERWISE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES TO BE STUCK IN THE CAR OR OUTSIDE. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 160,000 MILES ON IT BUT WE JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF TROUBLE WITH ANY OTHER CAR THAT WE HAVE OWNED. WE DO NOT TOW WITH THE MINIVAN. I CERTAINLY FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT AND THAT HONDA SHOULD ADMIT TO THE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349740August 16, 2010
STEERING
I WAS ON 128 N IN MASS. AT 5:15PM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE 2ND LANE FROM THE RIGHT NEAR EXIT 35. A SEDAN ON THE RIGHT-HAND LANE CAME TOO CLOSE TO MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND I SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO AVOID IT, WHILE STILL STAYING ON MY LANE. AFTER THAT, THE WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN AND THE CAR STARTED WEAVING. I SIGNALED AND WENT OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND TRIED TO STOP THE CAR, BUT IT WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL, ROLLED OVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. THANKFULLY, MY TWO PASSENGERS AND I WERE UNHURT, BUT THE VAN WAS TOTALED. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD SEEN THE VAN WEAVING AND SLOWED DOWN AND IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT THE ODYSSEY DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR. WE SPOKE TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO COULD GIVE NO SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION ABOUT THE CAR'S SUDDEN FAILURE. THE VAN HAD 102,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, HAD RECENTLY PASSED INSPECTION, HAD NEW TIRES AND HAD AN UP-TO-DATE SERVICE RECORD. WHILE WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE PHYSICALLY UNHARMED, THE SHOCK AND TRAUMA STAYED FOR A LONG TIME AND I CAN ONLY BRING MYSELF TO TALK ABOUT IT AFTER MANY MONTHS. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM OUR DEALERSHIP IN BURLINGTON, MA, WHERE I HAD REGULARLY TAKEN THE CAR SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT IN 2002. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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