Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10331760May 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM KOONS HONDA DEALER IN MANASSAS,VA IN 2006 IT WAS USED CAR. I TOOK EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HONDA AND IT EXPIRED 2009 NOVEMBER. I HAVE BEEN DOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THAT VAN AS RECOMMENDED BY HONDA AT THAT DEALERSHIP , I GOT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON MY VAN AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY SAID THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND JUST THE PARTS MAY COST $3500 AND THEN LABOR ON THAT. I NEED AMERICAN HONDA TO PAY FOR THIS AS EVENTHOUGH I PERFORMED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THAT VEHICLE AND I GOT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH IS REALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
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0
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#10331353May 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING OR DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
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#10330223May 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 80K SUDDENLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEARS, AND THE DEALER SAYS WE WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $5200+ THIS VAN HAS BEEN FAITHFULLY SERVICED AT THE SAME LOCATION SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. WE HAVE SINCE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE OURS - THE VAN WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND AN OBVIOUSLY LARGE PROBLEM IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *TR
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0
#10329834May 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (TODAY, MAY 10, 2010, WAS THE LATEST INCIDENT) INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STARTING OUT. GEARS DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOSE ABILITY TO POWER DRIVE WHEELS. VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR (FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE). THIS CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF VEHICLE IS TRYING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, AND TRANSMISSION GEARS DISENGAGE. MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR RECALL. INSTALLATION OF TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER WAS CONDUCTED AS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14,418 MILES. IF IT HAD 15,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS OIL COOLER DEVICE APPEARS TO BE NOT VERY EFFECTIVE, AND I BELIEVE HONDA KNEW THERE WOULD BE LONG TERM DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THEIR ORIGINAL POOR DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ERRORS. JUDGING BY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET BLOGS, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA INITIATE A RECALL WITH A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THEIR QUALITY ISSUES. I WILL BE PURSUING REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH HONDA SO I CAN HAVE A VEHICLE AVAILABLE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN SAFELY TO AND FROM SCHOOL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HOPE THE NHTSA PURSUES THIS CASE BEFORE PEOPLE DIE OR ARE INJURED BECAUSE OF HONDA'S DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10329471May 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JUST BOUGHT A 2003 WITH 130K MI HAS HAD EXCELLENT SERVICE FROM THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALER. TRANSMISSION IS NOW WHINING WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AT ALL. WAS HOPING FOR A CV JOINT, BUT TURNED OUT TO BE THE DIFFERENTIAL GOING BAD. WE NEED TO LEAVE ON VACATION IN A FEW DAYS, AND NOW WILL BE RENTING A VAN AT THE TUNE OF ABOUT $900 AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA FOR NOT TAKING CAR OF THESE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SEVERAL MOTOR MOUNTS ARE FAILING. A COUPLE OF VERY HIGH TICKET ITEMS. HONDA PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO KEEP A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10329301May 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I BROUGHT A BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FROM AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. THE VAN IS ONLY HAS 72K MILES ON IT AND THE SECOND GEAR SLIPPING AS MY WIFE DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. THE VAN IS SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN ON A 65 MILE ZONE WITH LIGHTS FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD, AND STOP COMPLETELY. I LATER ON FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. HONDA IS SELLING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS NOT FIX IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE INCIDENT MY WIFE HAD ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 350 CASES SIMILAR TO MINE. I ALSO INFORMED THAT HONDA DID A RECALL BACK IN 2004 BUT APPARENTLY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10328928May 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL IT MOVED FORWARD AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED. WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE EBV VALVE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF SHE WERE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE INJECTORS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
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#10328947May 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE FEB 2010 OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AT 135,000 MILES. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO MECHANIC WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES PO845, PO730, PO700. THE MECHANIC AND HONDA BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT HONDA HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10328835May 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH, STARTING THE VAN, A STRANGE WHINING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT CHANGED PITCH WITH ENGINE REVS. SUNDAY APRIL 25TH, AT ~88,300 MILES, VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE HALFWAY ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. ENGINE JUST REVVED BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT TAKE. BOTH TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SCARED WIFE HALF TO DEATH WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY RIGHT AWAY AND LIMP ALONG TO MEET ME IN SAFE PLACE. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING. I BARELY MADE IT AND ALMOST HAD A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS SINCE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP ANY OF THE HILLS AND ROLLED BACKWARDS A FEW TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED OUT AT A COST OF $3500 (HONDA WOULD PROVIDE A MEASLY 10% ASSISTANCE) WHICH WE CANNOT AFFORD IN THIS ECONOMY WHICH NOW MAKES THIS VAN WORTHLESS. LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE WEB, THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HONDA IS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO BE PRO-ACTIVE BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT. THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW TO FAIL AT THIS MILEAGE AND WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327760April 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART. *TR
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#10327278April 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HONDA ODYSSEY LATE 2003 MODEL - FLASHING D LIGHT AND UNABLE TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO D3. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 90K AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE - VEHICLE VIN [XXX] - HONDA WEB SITE IS STATING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10326296April 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL ON US AT 80,000 MILES IN 2008. NOW 2 YEARS LATER AT 119,000 IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE STRANDED WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, THIS LAST TIME ON SATURDAY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE ARE NOW FACING ANOTHER $4000 REPAIR BILL. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 39,000 MILES OR HALF OF THE ORIGINAL. *TR
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#10326477April 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
IGNITION LOCK FAILURE. IN 2007, OUR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK CEASED WORKING, BUT WE'VE WORKED AROUND IT. NOW THE IGNITION LOCK STOPPED WORKING. "WEAR AND TEAR" ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT LIKE THIS ON NHTSA'S SITE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10326115April 17, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
JUST GETTING OLD, MAYBE THE MOTOR IS GETTING WEAK, BUT THE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE STOPPED LATCHING COMPLETELY. WE HAVE KIDS IN THE VAN, AND IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THIS IS VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WORTHY OF A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10325156April 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAS BEEN SLIPPING GEARS AND HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DRIVING IN TRAFFIC JAM. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2010 AFTER DRIVING SOME 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXITED ON A RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHEN THE CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN ON THE RAMP. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED, THE ENGINE DIED. THEN I STARTED THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE STARTED WHEN IN PARKING OR IN NEUTRAL. HOWEVER, WHEN I SHIFTED TO DRIVE OR D1, D2 OR TO REAR, THE ENGINE ALWAYS SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, AFTER A DOZEN TIMES OR SO, I GOT LUCKY TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME, THE CAR JERKING AND ENGINE ON THE BRINK OF SHUTTING OFF AS I DROVE SOME 3 MILES BACK HOME AT 20 MPH. THE NEXT DAY, MARCH 1ST I COULD PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AT ALL. EACH AND EVERY TIME I SHIFTED FROM EITHER PARK OR NEUTRAL TO DRIVE OR REAR THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I TOWED THE CAR TO CARRS HONDA IN CHICAGO. DEALER CHECKED AND PERFORMED A RECALL ON THE SECOND GEAR BY INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. DEALER SAID MY TRANSMISSION HAS INTERNAL FAILURE AND SAID THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL OF THE SECOND GEAR. HOW CONVENIENT! I DID CONTACT HONDA AT THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE IN CA AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED BUT SINCE DEALER SAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE RECALL, THEN I COULD NOT GET ANY FINANCIAL HELP FROM HONDA. I MANAGED TO GET PICTURE COPIES OF THE SECOND GEAR FROM MY DEALER AND WANTED TO GET PICTURES OF THE SAME 2ND GEAR AT A DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOP. HOWEVER, HONDA MADE IT CLEAR THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IT WILL ACCEPT PICTURES MADE BY NON-HONDA DEALER. THERE WERE NO CODES TO BE FOUND. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER AND HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. NOW I DO DRIVE THE CAR AND SO FAR IT SEEMS FINE. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST REPLACED ALL CLUTCHES, TORQUE CONVERTER, LINEAR SOLENOIDS, SHORTED GROUND WIRE IN PRNDL CIRCUIT, ETC. IT COST ME BUT I NEEDED THE CAR. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10323467April 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,650.
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Deaths:
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#10322879March 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN I WAS PROCEEDING AT ABOUT 60 MILES/HOUR ON THE HIGH WAY WITH MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP PERIODICALLY. WE WERE ALMOST GETTING INTO TWO ACCIDENTS IN A COUPLE MINUTES. FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. NOW DEALER IS ASKING ABOUT $5000 DOLARS TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, IT WAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURER ERROR SINCE THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.
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Deaths:
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#10321799March 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY WIFE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE RPM NOZZLE WAS GOING UP BUT THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. AFTERWARD MY SON BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER AND IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND A LOT OF OIL DRIPPING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. WE CALLED TRIPLE A AND HAD THEM PICK THE VEHICLE UP AFTER 2HRS OF WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE RAIN. THEN WE HAD IT DROPPED OFF TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. WE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004. I REJOICED AND THOUGHT CLEARLY THIS IS WHY THIS HAPPENED AS MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 85,000 MILES ON IT. NEVERTHELESS, WHEN I SPOKE WITH HONDA ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED FOR MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2004. THEREFORE THE BEST DEAL THEY COULD PROVIDE TO ME WAS TO COVER 60% OF THE COST. I TOLD THEM I CANNOT AFFORD THE 40% DIFFERENTIAL AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY IT BECAUSE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A HONDA UNDER 100,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. NEVERTHELESS, THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT ELSE THEY COULD DO. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE CLEARLY HONDA DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE IN 2004 ELSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM AT 85,000 MILES AGAIN. I AM SOLICITING WHATEVER HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE TO ME IN THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321292March 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEAR SIR; ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010, WHILE DRIVING IN THE VISALIA, THE SUBJECT HONDA'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE VEHICLE TO THE YOUR DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING IN GEAR RATIO SWITCH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2004, I DO NOT RECALL TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. THE HONDA SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE HONDA RECORDS SHOWED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED; THERE IS NO PAPERWORK WITH MY SIGNATURE INDICATING MY ACCEPTANCE OF ANY SUCH RECALL ORDER. IF THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTION DID, IN FACT, TAKE PLACE, APPARENTLY IT DID NOT THOROUGHLY EVALUATE MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SITUATION. IN THE PAST THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED TWO TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGES, WITHIN A SHORT TIME, BECAUSE THE OIL WAS TURNING BROWN. I USED A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO DO MY ROUTINE MOTOR OIL CHANGES AND THAT MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS BROWN AGAIN AND REPLACED IT, AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL. I CANNOT EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE IN THE OIL CHANGE PROCEDURE BETWEEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED TODAY BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THEY CHANGED THEIR TRANSMISSION OIL EQUIPMENT WITH UPDATED TECHNOLOGY. TODAY, UNDER PROTEST, I AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE SUBJECT VAN. IT WAS NOT FEASIBLE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $5800.00 MINUS 25% = APP. $3900.00. I FEEL HONDA NOT DID PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT WAS SUBJECT OF A RECALL; THEY WERE UNABLE TO SHOW THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE WITH MY SIGNATURE ACCEPTING THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. I REQUEST HONDA RECONSIDER THE COSTS OF THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AND AFFORD ME AT LEAST A BIGGER DISCOUNT, IF NOT FULL COVERAGE OF THE REPAIR COSTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320288March 16, 2010
WHEELS
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY (VIN [XXX]) BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED AT 60K MILES, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE DRONING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PER THE LOCAL SHOPS, THIS IS WAY TOO PREMATURE WEAR. THE REPAIR IS YET TO BE DONE GIVEN >$650 PROJECTED EXPENSE AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. HONDA HAS RECALLED THE SAME PARTS ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEYS BUT IS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM ON 2003 MODELS. 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

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