Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10316267March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FORWARD, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR A FEW SECONDS, IN ORDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BEGIN SHIFTING INTO THE PROPER GEAR. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AT 45,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ
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0
Deaths:
0
#10316293March 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS FOURTEEN HOURS FROM HOME AND GETTING READY TO LEAVE WHEN THE FAN BLADE FLEW OFF AND THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THANKFUL IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND WAS TRYING TO RUN THE HEAT SO I NOTICED IT WAS PEGGED ON HOT AND PULLED OVER BEFORE MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM QUIT A FEW TIMES.. *TR
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0
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#10315342March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STILL HAVING PROBLEMS MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IT ESPECIALLY SLIPS WHILE MERGING IN TRAFFIC ON HWY RAMPS AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS, HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS UNFORTUNATELY HONDA KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXITS AND WILL NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS THEY DID WITH THE 1998-2001 MODELS. SO NOW WHAT DO I DO WHEN HONDA WANTS 5200.00 TO REPLACE IT? EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN 2009 AND IT ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT.. *TR
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0
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0
#10315450March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 77K MILES AND TOTAL SLIPPAGE IN SECOND GEAR. PREVIOUSLY HAD THE RECALL 2ND GEAR OILER IN STALLED. NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. OBVIOUS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA APPEARS TO AGREE AS THEY OFFER $2K TOWARDS REPLACEMENT. SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT OPENED AN INVESTIGATION, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR '99 - '01 ODYSSEYS ATS, IT APPEARS THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315248March 1, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT LOCATED AIR BAG RECALL INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDE HER WITH A LETTER TO VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY AGREED TO MAIL HER THE LETTER. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
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0
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0
#10315306March 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 89,000 MILES. THEN WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND ENGINE REVVED AND I LOST SPEED; FORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW WAY DOWN ON THE SHOULDER AND GET IT BACK IN GEAR, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TIME OR PLACE. OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES, AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES, BUT FORTUNATELY USUALLY ON UNCROWDED NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $3500, BUT AFTER I ARGUED A BIT, THEY WENT TO THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER AND CAME BACK SAYING THEY COULD DO IT FOR ABOUT $2500. I THEN CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE. I PAID OVER $30,000 FOR THIS VAN IN LATE 2001, HAVE TAKEN PERFECT CARE OF IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, AND HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE OF THE GOOD REPUTATION, BUT A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 89K MILES IS RIDICULOUS. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM AND CHECKING THE INTERNET, I NOW FIND OUT THAT THIS IS PAR FOR THE COURSE ON THESE 2002 ODYSSEYS, BUT HONDA WON'T ADMIT TO A PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THEIR SOLUTION IS THAT THEY HAVE FOUND IF THEY REDUCE THE PRICE TO ABOUT $2000 OR $2500, THEN PEOPLE WILL GRIN AND BEAR IT (BECAUSE THEY NEED THEIR CAR!), AND THUS THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR HONDA. THIS NEEDS TO BE EITHER A RECALL OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, AS HAPPENED WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2001 ODYSSEYS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313248February 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
API VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT. *DT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF THEY WENT 7 YEARS WITHOUT A CLAIM ON THEIR SERVICE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD RECEIVE A FULL REFUND CHECK, HOWEVER THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAS SINCE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED STATED THEY WERE STILL HONORING THE CONTRACT, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS A FEW DAYS LATE IN REQUESTING A REFUND. *JB
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0
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0
#10314016February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TWO YEARS AGO IN 2008 WITH 70K MILES ON IT FOR MY MOTHER. WE BOUGHT IT FOR THE RELIABILITY OF THE HONDA NAME. APROX. THREE WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN DRIVE. THE VAN NOW HAS 90K MILES ON IT. I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANNY FLUID AND THE EXTERIOR TRANNY FILTER (THAT HONDA DOESN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE). TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND THE D LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. I SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT GOT ME BACK HOME. I UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY AND THEN HOOKED TO BACK UP. I'VE BABIED IT AROUND TOWN FOR THREE DAYS AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. I WOULDN'T BE COMPLAINING IF I HADN'T FOUND OUT ABOUT THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME THING. NOW I CAN PAY AT LEAST $3000 FOR A NEW JUNK TRANNY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313628February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 TRANSMISSIONS STARTED TO SLIP AND DRAG WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR EVERY TIME. TO CORRECT DEFICIENCY I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE (OTHER THAN HONDA) AND PAID AROUND $2200. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10311907February 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SWITCH GEAR IT OCCURS WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY SEEMS TO BE FINE WHEN GOING OVER 45 MPH. BOUGHT HONDA ODYSSEY A YEAR AGO BECAUSE I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND ITS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY COMMONWEALTH HONDA THEY SAID IT HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND SD IT WOULD COST $4700 TO FIX. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA SAID THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP PAY TO FIX. THERE IS MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET, PEOPLE WHO HAVE HONDA ODYSSEY HAVING SAME PROBLEMS ALSO A RECALL FROM YEARS BACK BUT AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMS MY VAN WAS FIXED. IM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO IS DISABLED WITH 3 CHILDREN PD $8,000 FOR THE VAN 1 YEAR AGO. CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION AND I FEEL HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE KNOWING THERE SELLING THERE CARS WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I DID MY RESEARCH AND HONDA HELPED SOME CUSTOMERS FIX THERE ODYSSEYS THAT HAVE THE SAME MALFUNCTION MINE DOES. PLEASE HELP ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE THANK YOU. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10308895February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED 1ST GEAR TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PULLED INTO THE PARKWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10307880February 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN WHEELS DUE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, AN OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE IGNITION SWITCH ARE ALSO BEING REPLACED. THESE ITEMS WERE PROBABLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307496February 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE,73,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TOWED.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10303402January 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICLE SUFFERS INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR
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0
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0
#10301672January 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1 - 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY - TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AT 101,500 MILES 2 - HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN - WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, GET OFF THE EXIT AND HAD A PROBLEM. I KNEW THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. 3 - TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT - AND STILL TRYING TO GET FULLY FIXED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300206January 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED FOR A 2ND TIME, AND HONDA WON'T CORRECT THE EXACT SAME FAILURE NOW THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10298007January 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS, CAME TO A COMPLETE STANDSTILL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WITH COMPLAINTS THAT OFTEN IT WOULD NOT START. (THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND TOLD ME TO USE THE "EMERGENCY KEY" TO START IT). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297211December 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. COST WAS ABOUT $5000 TO FIX. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296948December 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 112K MILES ON IT AND THE HONDA DEALER TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS SLIPPING IN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE CODE IS P0730 (INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE). WE HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 30K MILES AND HAD THE FACTORY RECALL (2ND GEAR INSPECTION/INSTALLATION OF OIL JET KIT) PERFORMED AND HAVE NOT DONE ANY TOWING AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN EASILY BY MY WIFE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE $3,500 QUOTED FOR A REPLACEMENT SINCE THE VAN DOES NOT HAVE MANY MILES, HAS BEEN SERVICED CORRECTLY AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS TO A DRIVER PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IS ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTING SINCE HONDA IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT QUALITY. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295797December 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL# 04V176000 ( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS INVALID AND THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE NUMBER IN THEIR SYSTEM. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM GERMANY AND IMPORTED IT TO THE USA. HE HAS MADE A CLAIM WITH THE HONDA MANUFACTURE CASE#N012009-12-0100051 RON 800-999-1009 X 117749. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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