Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10439770December 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
FIRST TRANS DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING.PAID TO REPLACE SENSOR AND FLUSH TRANS OIL.THREE WEEKS LATER TRANS REFUSES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK.,I OPENED STEERING WHEEL OVERRIDE AND TRANS IS WORKING FINE EXCEPT I MUST EMPLOY OVERRIDE FEATURE TO SHIFT GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439780December 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM OUR DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY CATCH IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. ONCE IT DID ENGAGE, IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WOULD SHAKE AND JERK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 MILES TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD US WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO INSTALL AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE REPAIR WILL COST US $4,700. WHILE HE NOTED THE VEHICLE OTHERWISE LOOKED IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE VERY COMMON FOR HONDA ODYSSEYS MANUFACTURED FOR THE 2002-2004 MODEL YEARS. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AROUND HONDA'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR BOTH THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS. WHAT OTHER INFORMATION DOES DOT/NHTSA NEED TO MOVE TOWARD A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438995December 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND BURNED OUT COMPLETELY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON I95. 3 KIDS IN THE CAR AND LEFT AT THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HONDA WILL NOT HELP US BUT WOULD LIKE US TO PAY THEM $5600 FOR A REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AT AS LOW AS 45K MILES. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR MODEL YEAR 2003. THEY DO NOT CARE HOW MANY LIVES THEY PUT AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439061December 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND STOPPED MY VAN. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION WITHOUT REALIZING I HAD NOT YET SHIFTED INTO PARK. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES, EACH TIME BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN FULLY STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438773December 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AS MY WIFE WAS PREPARING TO ENTER AN EXIT RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY, THE VAN EXPERIENCED SEVERAL HARD SHIFTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED HER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT INSTANCE, EVERY TIME THE VAN SHIFTS GEARS, IT IS A VERY HARD SHIFT THAT JERKS THE OCCUPANTS AROUND. VAN WILL NOT SHIFT ABOVE THIRD GEAR OR INTO REVERSE. MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THIS AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438171December 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH AT 130000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING 2003 TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THE WINDOW HAD CLOSED, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT FULLY. NOVEMBER 20, 2011, WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, DASH LIGHTS FLASH, RADIO LOSES POWER. WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF, THE CAR IS DEAD. RESTARTS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AFTER LOTS OF CLICKING IN THE DASH. AT VARYING SPEEDS THE DASH LIGHTS WILL FLASH, AND THE CLOCK AND RADIO GO DEAD BRIEFLY. SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCK AND THE SLIDING DOOR BUTTONS DON'T WORK, BUT IF I WAIT 2 MINUTES, I HEAR THE CLICKING IN THE DASH, AND SUDDENLY THERE IS POWER. LEFT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT OVER 4 DAYS, AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. TO BE TRAVELING AT 40+ AND HAVE THE CAR GO DEAD IS A HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE DRIVING WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT IS CURRENTLY AT ANOTHER SHOP TO BE EVALUATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437541November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I WAS TOLD APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO THAT THE REASON THE SHIFT WAS HARD WAS BECAUSE I HAD TWO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. THEY WERE REPAIRED AND THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEN RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING I NOTICED MY CAR HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR AND THE RPMS WERE GOING CRAZY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $4200. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT $1500 THIS YEAR ON REPAIRS FOR THIS VAN. I ALWAYS HAVE DRIVEN HONDAS AND TOYOTAS AND FULLY EXPECTED TO GET OVER 200,000 MILES OUT OF THIS VAN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA IS NOT HELPFUL. THIS IS MY LAST HONDA. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437573November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HONDA ODYESSY'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WHILE ON A FAMILY TRIP. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE SERVICE SCHEDULED OUTLINED BY HONDA. VAN HAS 122K ON IT NOW. I BOUGHT A HONDA EXPECTING TO GET THE LONG HAUL OUT OF IT! 122K IS NOT MY IDEA OF THE LONG HAUL! THE ESTIMATE IS A $4000 COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION! I HAVE READ ABOUT THE LAW SUIT THE WAS WON AND WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS WAS NOT A RECALL OF SOME SORT! THERE IS CLEARLY A BIG PROBLEM, THERE IS A WEBSITE CREATED JUST FOR THIS ISSUE! IF I HAD NOT DONE ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE OR DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE CAR I WOULD NOT BE SO UPSET. CODE P0730, GEAR RATIO FAILURE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437618November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE - WHILE DRIVING ON I-65N IN INDIANA, AT 70 MPH, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN THE FAST LANE AT 8:00 P.M. VEHICLE SKIDDED ABOUT 30 FEET, STOPPED AND MYSELF AND FAMILY QUICKLY EXITED VEHICLE. I CALLED 911 TO GET TROOPERS TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS ABOUT IMMOBILE VEHICLE IN FAST LANE OF INTERSTATE. RAN BACK ABOUT 70 YARDS TO FLAG TRAFFIC OVER TO SLOW LANE TO AVOID SOMEONE GETTING KILLED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE STANDING OUT IN THE MEDIAN WAITING FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. THANKS TO SOME KIND INDIANA DRIVERS FOR STOPPING AND ATTEMPTING TO PUSH VAN OUT OF ROAD BUT WITH TRANNY LOCKED UP, NO MOVEMENT WHATSOEVER. TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP. TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY RUINED, NEED NEW UNIT. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $ 3,580. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435013November 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VAN HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 2ND -3RD GEAR WITH SLIPPING AND REVVING EXCEPTIONAL HIGH BEFORE TRANSITIONS SUDDENLY INTO NEXT GEAR. VAN WAS RECALLED AT 24,000 MILES FOR REPAIR TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 2004 AS REQUESTED. THIS VAN HAD BEEN DILIGENTLY MAINTAINED ONLY AT DEALERSHIP, OTHER THAN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES, AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $6600. HONDA OF AMERICA IS NOT HELPFUL AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN ANY MANNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434742November 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, ACCELERATING FROM 35 TO 40+, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP! EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE WE WERE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. NEXT DAY, ANOTHER LOCK UP + SLIPPING BETWEEN 25 & 35 MPH AND @ 50 PM. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND GEAR SHIFT WILL GET STUCK IN PARK, REVERSE & DRIVE. RPM REVS HIGH. HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED TODAY AS "INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" 164,000 HIGHWAY MILES, SERVICED @ DEALER, BABIED WITH OIL CHANGES, ETC. NOW $4,000 QUOTE FOR TRANSMISSION 3 YRS/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA OWNER SINCE 1990, BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER BUYING ANY FUTURE HONDAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434668November 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. NOTED AND CASCADED BY AMERICAN HONDA. REPAIRS COULD BE DONE UNDER GOODWILL AT HONDAS DISCRETION. COVERAGE WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT INTERNAL DAMAGE COULD HAPPEN BEYOND THE SAID YEARS/MILEAGE RANGE FOR WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. FROM A CONSUMERS PERSPECTIVE, IT IS A CLAUSE OR LANGUAGE USED TO LEVERAGE HONDAS GOODWILL DISCRETION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC BY THE NHTSA, WHILE HONDA SETTLED OUT OF COURT, YET DID NOT TAKE FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE KNOWN AND VALIDATED TRANSMISSION DEFICIENCY. GEAR SLIPS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR IN THE RANGE OF 20-30MPH. ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT TURNS ON, AS WELL AS THE DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING (INSTEAD OF BEING SOLID LIGHT). ACCELERATING AFTER A COMPLETE STOP IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN CROSSING THE INTERSECTIONS. REPAIRING THE PRESSURE SWITCH ON 11/2/11 DID NOT RECTIFY THE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434124November 3, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLES CAME EQUIPPED WITH P225/60R16 TIRE SIZES. THE NORMAL LOAD INDEX OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE 98, WHICH CAN CARRY A MAXIMUM LOAD OF 1653 POUNDS. THE MAXIMUM LOAD THE FRONT TWO TIRES CAN CARRY IS 3,306 POUNDS. THE CURB WEIGHT OF HONDA ODYSSEY IS 4.509 POUNDS. NORMALLY 70 % OF THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT IS ON THE STEERING AXEL. THAT MEANS THAT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 3,200 POUNDS OF WEIGHT WITHOUT ANY DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE. A NORMAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD WEIGH ABOUT 350 POUNDS TOGETHER. THUS IT CAN BE SEEN THAT HONDA ODYSSEY TIRE SIZES WAS SELECTED INADEQUATELY TO MEET ITS LOADING REQUIREMENTS. THE TIRE SIZE WERE DESIGNED INADEQUATELY TO CARRY THE DESIGN LOAD OF THIS VEHICLE RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF TIRES OR POSSIBLE TIRE BUSTING DUE TO CONTINUOUS OVER LOAD ON DESIGNED CAPACITY. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION NEW HONDA ODYSSEY NOW COMES STANDARD WITH 235/65R17 TIRES, APPROPRIATE TIRE SIZE OF LOADING CAPACITY. WHY CONSUMERS OF 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY ARE PUNISHED FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND POSSIBLE HARM IN OPERATING IT.? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433993November 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS STOPPED @ A RED LIGHT ON A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD & WHEN THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I PUSHED THE ACCL THE VAN ROLLED ON BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE FURTHER ENGINE KEPT REVVING & A BIG CONSTRUCTION TRUCK ALMOST REAR ENDED ME LOOKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION STALLS THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433696October 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION WITH THE KEY. KEY DOES NOT TURN AND STUCK SOME TIMES. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE IT TO START. WHEN TRY TO STOP THE KEY DON'T TURN ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STUCK IN IT. UNABLE TO PULL THE KEY FROM CHAMBER. VERY FRUSTRATED. CALLED HONDA FOR THIS ISSUE. HONDA SAID THERE IS NO RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. UNABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT FEW TIMES AND CONSTANT PROBLEM. I READ FEW COMPLAIN ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428918October 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, WHEN I PRES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKS. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE (STILL IN DRIVE) DOES NOT MOVE BUT THE ENGINE REVS UP. I HAVE TO SHIFT DOWN AND THEN BACK AGAIN TO DRIVE BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS CAR IN 2004 AND THE DEALER HAD INSTALLED A KIT OF SOME SORT. HOWEVER, THIS FIX HAS NOT BEEN PERMANENT. LOOKS LIKE I HAVE LOST THE TRANSMISSION ALTOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428795October 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT UNDER 80K MILES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE MINI VANS. WE SERVICED OUR VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY AND ALSO BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED WHEN THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECALLED. AT THAT TIME THEY INSTALLED A TRANS JET KIT WHICH WOULD SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE EVEN INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION COOLER. HONDA IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE MUCH ASSISTANCE AT ALL WITH THIS REPAIR AND I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A FULL RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AS THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD A POOR PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428429October 4, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK AND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428008September 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION FROZE AND RELEASED REPEATEDLY NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHAT IS IMPORTANT HERE IS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND THE WORK DONE IN 2005. HOWEVER, IT IS BLATANTLY APPARENT THAT THE "FIX" HONDA DID FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY A TEMPORARY PATCH. ALL THE RECALL DID WAS DELAY THE FAILURE, IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HONDA HAS SIMPLY MOVED THE MILEAGE AT WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX WHAT THEY SOLD. SADLY WE PAID AN ADDITION $4,000 TO $5,000 FOR THE HONDA NAME SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES. NOW WE ARE NOT ONLY OUT THAT MONEY BUT HONDA STILL BELIEVES THAT THEIR NAME DESERVES MORE MONEY FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO STILL FAIL. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED AN ADDITIONAL $2,500 TO $3,000 MORE THAN WHAT IT WOULD COST TO FIX A COMPETING AMERICAN COMPANY TRANSMISSION. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT HONDA KNOWS IT HAS AN ISSUE, THEN ONLY PATCHED IT TO DELAY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. A DEFINITE RISK TO PEOPLES LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427584September 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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