Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10068294May 4, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
3RD ROW PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT LOCK UP, SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. SEAT BEAT WAS NOT BUCKLED BUT A SMALL CHILD MANAGED TO GET ENTAGLED IN THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT CINCHED TIGHTER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE SEAT BELT AROUND THE CHILD'S ABDOMEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE CHILD HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE PULLED DOWN OR RETRACTED TO RELEASE CHILD FROM THE SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT TO RELEASE CHILD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071999May 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONGOING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING, AND TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ECM AND THE PCM IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066551April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR (DETECTED WITH HIGH RPM AND ENGINE SOUND) WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREET. ENGINE AND TCS DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN THE VAN AT THE TIME. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VAN INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME IN A PARKING LOT BUT NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE. VAN CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I CONSIDER THIS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN AND GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS FORUMS REGARDING THIS MODEL/YEAR, I THINK A MANDATORY RECALL WOULD BE THE PRUDENT THING TO DO BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067546April 20, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A HONDA ODYSSEY CAR THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND INSISTED THAT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN HE WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM(ONLY TO FIND OUT THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED HE NO LONGER WORKED THERE AND THE WHOLE PROCESS HAD TO START OVER AGAIN). MOST RECENTLY MY MOTHERS THREE SMALL GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR STOPPED WORKING.THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THAT DAY WAS AROUND 80 DEGREES. THEY DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN BUT CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY WORRISOME TO ME AS MY MOTHER HAS VERY BAD ALLERGIES THAT TRIGGER HER ASTHMA. EACH TIME MY MOTHER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN (5 TIMES THAT I KNOW OF) THEY KEEP HER CAR AND PROVIDE HER A LOANER CAR FOR UP TO TWO WEEKS. THIS LAST TIME SHE OFFERED TO TRADE THE LOANER CAR A NEWER HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FOR HER VEHICLE SINCE THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKS IN IT. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP HERS ON THE LOT BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH LIABILITY. SO HE WANTS HER TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO AIR CONDITIONING, AND EVERYTIME THE AIR CONDITIONING GOES OUT BRING IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE EVALUATED, PROLONGING HER EXPOSURE TO ALLERGENS, WHICH COULD CAUSE HER ASTHMA TO GET AGGREVATED, NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAT STROKE OR HEART ATTACK IN THE SUMMERTIME IN THE SOUTH.SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM PIEDMONT HONDA IN ANDERSON, SC. IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE LET US KNOW WHETHER THIS CAR IS CONSIDERED A LEMON AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE ANY LEGAL RECOURSE WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062939April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS TO BE DONE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066305April 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. CAR IS GETTING "STUCK" IN 2ND GEAR; UP UNTIL TODAY, RELEASING THEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. TODAY, CAR WAS STUCK AT 25 MPH, IN TRAFFIC, UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, PUT IT INTO PARK, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. HONDA DEALER CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THE VAN IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066322April 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - ENGINE REVS AND DOESN'T GET INTO GEAR, IF DRIVING 35-45 SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT SOMETIMES GOES ON AS A RESULT, MALFUNCTION LIGHT GOES ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PULL OFF THE ROAD, THEN REENTER. IN DECEMBER, DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE CLAIMED NO PROB. SUBSEQUENT TO VISIT, LOCAL LUBE PLACE SAID TRANS FLUID WAS LOW, THEN REPLACED IT. STILL HAD SAME ISSUES, TOOK BACK TO HONDA DEALER AGAIN AND NOW THEY ARE BLAMING THE LUBE PLACE FOR NOT TIGHTENING THE TRANS FLUID SCREW. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED TO THEM PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. WE HAPPENED TO PAY FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. CAR HAS 45K MILES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND AFTER BEING REFERRED TO HONDA CARE (WARRANTY DEPT) AND BEING TOLD WELL THEY COULDN'T "VALIDATE" THE ISSUE IN DECEMBER SO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE LUBE PLACE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN DUPLICATE IT - IT HAPPENS AND IT'S HAPPENED TO DOZENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2002 ODYSSEY OWNERS. I CALLED BACK TO HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY ARE "MONITORING" IT NOW WITH THE DEALER TO SEE IF NEW FLUID HELPS. WITH THE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND VARIOUS OTHER WEB SITES STATING THE SAME THING - I AM EVEN MORE AGGRAVATED. HONDA CAN'T PRETEND THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHAT'S TAKING THEM SO LONG TO RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066033April 13, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
UN-INTEDED ACCLERATE WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON DURING LOW SPEED. I NOTICE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, EVEN THE CRUISE SPEED IS NOT SET, DURING THE WAIT OF TRAFFIC LIGHT THE THROTTLE WILL ACCLERATE. I NEED APPLIED EXTRA FORCE ON THE BREAK-PEDAL TO RESTRAINT THE VAN MOVE FORWARD. I HAS BEEN CAUTIOUS ON THIS, NO ACCIDENT BEEN CAUSE BECAUSE OF THIS. BUT HONDA SHOULD EXAM THEIR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL PROGRAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065539April 5, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SAFETY RESTRAINT LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE PROBLEM ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064521April 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE HAS LEAKED OIL ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. REQUIRING ME TO TAKE THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE EACH TIME. THE FIRST TIME OIL WAS GETTING ON THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AND WE COULD SMELL HOT OIL. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063936March 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERNAL FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063623March 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT ON HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BEEN SET OFF SEVERAL TIMES (AND REPLACED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN). FAILURE CODE 15-3 (SENSOR INTERFERENCE FROM AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE) SHOWS UP WHEN DIAGNOSTICS ARE PERFORMED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062376March 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE HESITATES AND THEN LURCHES BETWEEN 35-60 PARTICULARLY AROUND CORNERS, DOWNHILL, ETC. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO THE DEALER IN 2002 TO CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD THE VAN HAS A "SPIRITED TRANSMISSION". STILL DOES IT TODAY IN 2004. FROM THE LOOKS OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THERE IS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT WITH THE ODYSSEY AND NOW MY VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL ISSUED IF ITS DEFECTIVE SO THE CONSUMER IS NOT THE ONE OUT THE MONEY DUE TO HONDA'S ERROR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061920March 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
AROUND 50,000 MILES OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING OR JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE WE USE SYNTHETIC FLUIDS. WE ONLY USE SYNTHETIC OIL. THE TRANSMISSION FLIUD IS HONDA'S. PLUS OUR AMSOIL REP AND OUR MECHANIC ALL DENY SYNTHETICS COULD CAUSE A TRANSMISSION TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. OUR DEALER WANTS US TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT COSTS BECAUSE OF COURSE OUR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060151March 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH CAUSES AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER RESET MODULE AND LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER 2 DAYS. DEALER STATES MODULE IS BAD. VECHICLE HAS 47000 MLES. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM IS INOPERATEABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058485February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 42,000 MILES. THE ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLIMUNIATED. WE DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE DAY THIS HAPPENED AND WERE TOLD WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT OVER $4000. I DON'T FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE FOR A $33,000 VEHICLE. IT WAS SERVICED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CHECKED OUT PERFECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057906February 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER CLAIMED THERE WAS A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND ENGINE GASKET WAS REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE ODOR RETURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057848February 10, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056353February 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10055168January 29, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
BOTH MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD AND MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FROZE IN THE LINES MAKING IT INOPERABLE. I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY AND ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN COLD, CURRENT TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. EVEN AFTER RUNNING THE CAR FOR AN HOUR THE LINES HAVE NOT THAWED. I BELIEVE IT IS A BAD DESIGN. NO ONE ELSE I KNOW HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE FLUID BECAUSE THE FLUID FOR BOTH CARS CAME FROM TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES AND BOTH WERE RATED FOR -25 DEGREES. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID THERY HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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