Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10318971March 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I DROVE MY CAR TO HONDA DEALER IN HILLSIDE , NJ FOR CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT ON. ITS SERVICE REP GAVE ME CODES PO 700 & PO 740 FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HE FIRST GAVE ESTIMATION OF AROUND $4000. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM NO, NOT TO FIX IT. HE THEN SAID TO CHECK HONDA FOR COST. I DROVE AWAY AND HE CALLED ME FOR A QUOTE OF ABOUT $2100. I SAID NO WHEN HE GAVE ME COST OF $4000 BECAUSE I DECIDED TO SELL THE CAR AND BUY A NEW ONE. I TOLD HIM TO ORDER THE PART WHEN HE CALLED ME LATER ON BECAUSE HE COULD FIX THE PROBLEMS AT $2100. DEALER HAD TRANSMISSION CHANGED ON 3/8/10 , AND THE NEXT DAY (3/9/10) THE SAME CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 24 HOURS. I DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED THAT THE REP GUY TOLD ME THAT ANYTHING COULD CAUSE THE LIGHT ON, AND THE TECHNICIAN GAVE A DIFFERENT CODE. I WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS NOT CHEAP TO FIX IT. I QUESTIONED WHY THEY DID NOT GIVE ME ALL THE PROBLEM CODES AND COSTS IN THE BEGINNING. I WOULD HAVE MADE DECISION TO TRADE IN INSTEAD OF SPENDING $2200, AND THEN BEING TOLD MORE SPENDING TO COME. I WENT IN FOR THE CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT ON AND I CAME BACK FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITHIN 24 HOURS. WHY WOULDN'T I SELL IT BEFORE I PUT IN $2200? THE SERVICE REP GUY HAD SUCH A BAD ATTITUDE BY KICKING OUT PROBLEMS AND PUSHING AWAY RESPONSIBILITIES. HE SAID DEALER DID NOT MANUFACTURE THE CAR AND INSISTED SAYING MY CAR WAS 10 YEARS OLD. THE SERVICE MANAGER, REQUESTED THE TECHNICIAN TO RESET THE LIGHT, AND SAID HOPEFULLY IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AGAIN. I'M AWARE IF A PROBLEM EXISTS, LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON SOONER OR LATER. AND INSPECTION WON'T GO THROUGH WHEN SUCH A LIGHT IS ON. AS PREDICTED, SAME CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE 3/10/10 WITHIN 48 HOURS. AND I CALLED THE MANAGER, HE SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST ANOTHER $875 PLUS TAX. I DIDN'T EXPECT A TRANSMISSION'S PROBLEM BEFORE 100K MILES FOR A JAPANESE CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317567March 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMERS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED RANDOMLY WHETHER THE CAR WAS COLD OR WARM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317742March 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. FAILURE OCCURRED MUST LIKELY THROUGH DEFECTIVE PARTS IN 2003-2005 HONDA ODYSSEY'S. 2. FRONT AND SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS NO LONGER CONNECTED. 3. FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. FAILURE OF THE MOUNTS LEAVES THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE DROPPING OUT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEY'S OF THIS YEAR. NOT NEAR CAR TO OBTAIN VIN#. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317839March 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317476March 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 101,000 MILES. TOOK DEALER THREE SERVICE TIMES AND $1,000.00 IN UNNEEDED REPAIRS TO FIND PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING RECALL PROCEDURE IN 2003/2004...WASN'T. DEALER FINALLY REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED UNIT IN FEBRUARY 2010 AT A $1,400.00 COST TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315351March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 - GEAR SHIFTING POORLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AT AROUND 84K. HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSES IT AND STATES THAT THE FAILURE CODE INDICATES INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MECHANICS SAW DARK/DISFIGURED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPRODUCED THE GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM. DEALER CLAIMS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL COVERED. SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM REQUIRING A RECALL. IN LIEU OF THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS, HONDA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX (QUOTED $5500+TAX), ALMOST THE PRICE OF THE VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315922March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REVS THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314498February 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A SLOW RESPONSE IN ONE GEAR. THE DRIVER CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN FY 2004, AND A RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314634February 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THE ON-RAMP. THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT AT AROUND 38 MPH. THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE RED LINE BUT, THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED BY THE GUY WHO HAS SERVICED MY THREE PREVIOUS HONDAS. THE DEALERSHIP FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT DURING A 30 MIN TEST DRIVE. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I AM CONVINCED I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I AM HOPING AND PRAYING THAT I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS PROBLEM APPEARS REGULARLY. THE PROBLEM STARTED COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES EACH DAY. I JUST DON'T KNOW THE EXACT CONDITION IT RECURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313083February 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. TORQUE CONVERTER ERROR CODE. INDIVIDUAL REPAIR SHOP AND A HONDA DEALER SAID TRANNY + PCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA HAS REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION THUS REQUIRING NEW TRANNY + NEW PCM (CONTROL MODULE) BECAUSE OLD TRANNY DESIGN IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ORIGINAL PCM. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO 2003 HONDA ACCORD RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TRANNY PROBLEMS. REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDED NHTSA WEB SITE DUE TO FREQUENCY OF PROBLEM IN 99-01 HONDA ODYSSEY AND 03 ACCORDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313398February 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, VIBRATE AND SQUEAK. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT A WARNING FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN IT WOULD DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A SECOND DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35554 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312874February 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED REVVING IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. NEXT DAY TRIED DRIVING IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. CAR HAS DIFFICULTY MAKING IT OVER 40 MPH. THESE DEFECTS OCCURRED ALL WITHIN THE SAME WEEK. NO OTHER ISSUES HAD OCCURRED BEFORE THIS EVENT. SHOP SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID APPEARS BURNED. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311744February 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311789February 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED CAUSING THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT. WE RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION #04V176000 AND TOOK THE CAR PROMPTLY TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THEN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, THEN VISIT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. VEHICLE HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY HONDA DEALERS. AFTER SEEING THE VOLUME OF HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310018February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308157February 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER 60,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. DRIVING THE CAR DURING THE 3 DAYS AFTER FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH THE CLUTCH INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING CAUSING HIGH REVVING AND LACK OF CONTROL. SLOWING DOWN (RESULTING IN DOWNSHIFTING) CAUSES THE CAR TO "JERK" SINCE THE CLUTCH ISN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE CAR ISN'T ABLE TO SMOOTHLY CHANGE GEARS. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2004 TO ADD AN "OIL JET" INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2ND GEAR TO PREVENT OVERHEATING, BUT THIS FIX HASN'T FIXED THEIR DESIGN FLAW. DESPITE HAVING THIS RECALL TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALERSHIP IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION HAS STILL FAILED. HONDA APPARENTLY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS EXTENSION AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO DETAILS ON THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION (OTHER THAN TO TELL ME I AM BEYOND THAT EXTENSION DUE TO TIME LAPSE). HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW. IT CAUSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF NOT IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED, NOT TO MENTION A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED HUNDREDS OR PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF 1999-2003 (OR BEYOND) ODYSSEY OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305188February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND SUDDENLY SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HAS BEEN ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305455February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AFTER ONLY 77,000 MILES. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING OR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR ODYSSEYS FROM 1999-2004. HONDA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERING FROM 1999-2001. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE APPARENTLY ALL DEFECTIVE. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THESE DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIONS FOR FREE LIKE THEY SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305762February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 WAS RECALL/REPAIR FOR TRANSMISSION. CAUSED DELAY IN TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 90K MILES. LAST NIGHT OUT OF BLUE STARTS TO REV WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. ALMOST KILLED, AS SUDDEN FAILURE CAUSED VAN TO HAVE NO POWER WHEN NEEDED TO PULL OUT. REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304059February 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. MANUFACTURER REMEDY TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 04V17600 DOES NOT CORRECT HEAT BUILD UP/ GEAR FAILURE IN 2002-2004 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. IT ONLY DELAYS THE FAILURE. 2. COOLER RETURN LINE REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AT 17,847 MILES. DESPITE THE MANUFACTURER DESIGN REVISION THE GEARS FAILED THIS LAST WEEK (CODE P730 - GEAR RATIO ERROR) AT 44,500 MILES. I WAS FORTUNATE. IT ONLY RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP OR CRASH, THIS TIME. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. EVEN CURSORY INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS OVER 1300 REPORTS OF CONTINUING FAILURES AT THE EDMUNDS SITE ALONE; SOME VEHICLES HAVING HAD AS MANY AS THREE TRANSMISSION REBUILDS BY THE MANUFACTURER. 3.COOLING LINE REVISION HAS NOT CORRECTED THE HEAT BUILD UP PROBLEM. THE GEARS STILL GET HOT ENOUGH TO LOSE TEMPER, SOFTEN AND FAIL UNDER NORMAL LOADS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL DEBRIS FROM THE FAILED GEARS CAUSE A TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND CRASH. TO DATE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. DECLINES TO HELP ME WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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