Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10446363February 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAD FIRST TRANNY GO IN MAY OF '09 AT 85,500 MLS HAD WORK DONE BY HONDA TO PUT NEW TRANNY IN AT MY EXPENSE THAT ONE JUST WENT IN 2 AND A HALF YEARS WITH JUST LESS THEN 60,00 MLS AND AGAIN HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO COVER IT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445668January 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS, CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446409January 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLL WAY AT 65 MPH THE TCS & ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE D (DRIVE) INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING SPEED AND PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR INCREASED THE ENGINES RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SLOWING DOWN. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND DISCOVERED NO FORWARD OR REVERSE MOVEMENT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE AND TOLD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND PCM WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6100.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444478January 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AS INDICATED BY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING (PRESS ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE RACES WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS) FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON A TRIP OF ABOUT 5 MILES. THIS HAPPENS ON ABOUT EVERY OTHER TRIP AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444025January 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 94,000 MILES CAUSED BY FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444113January 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443800January 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TOLD THE DEALERSHIP MY CAR JERK HE TOLD I NEED A FUEL INJECTION. I PAID FOR A THAT SERVICE . WAS DRIVING MY KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR JERK 3 TIME REPEATLY SO BAD WE ALL GOT SCARED. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TORQUE CHAMBER IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 4500.00 DOLLARS TO FIX . AS A HARD WORKING AMERICAN I FEEL DUPED AND STUPID. I FEEL THEY SOLD ME A LEMON. I THINK CONSUMER SHOULD BE TOLD IF THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VECHILE BEFORE PURCHASING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443522January 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. GAS PEDAL WAS LIKE A SPONGE AND THE VEHICLE JUST KEPT ACCELERATING. RODE THE BRAKE UNTIL I COULD GET TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. SLAMMED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THEN SLAMMED INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE VAN. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE 30 MINUTES LATER IT WOULD NOT START. I WILL CALL TRIPLE A TO TOW ME TO DEALERSHIP. VERY SCARY INCIDENT ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAD MY 13 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. CAME CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443313January 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442653January 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY TWO CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CATCH BUT I HAD ENOUGH FORWARD MOMENTUM TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST PAST THE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442463January 5, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FRONT AND PASSENGER ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AT 48K MILEAGES DURING A MAINTAIN CHECKING AT A HONDA DEALER SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442446January 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
SINGLE OWNER 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. IT WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE BUT REVERSE GEAR WON'T ENGAGE WITH GRINDING NOISES COMING. HONDA SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. THIS IS POOR WORKMANSHIP IF TRANSMISSION FAILS BEFORE 100K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442313January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
ALTHOUGH HAVING BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER UNDER A POWER TRAIN/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004 AS A RESULT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN #04V17600, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL SOME MONTHS AGO AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITH P0730 (GEAR RATIO ERROR) BEING DECODED BY MY MECHANIC. SOME MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS EVEN MORE PROBLEMATIC AND THE DIFFICULTY IN IT SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WAS SO BAD THAT THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN (95,000 MILES). THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WITH THE OVERHEATING OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS PROBLEM IS EVEN MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN ON A V-6 ODYSSEY, WHICH I HAVE, BECAUSE THE HONDA POWER TRAIN/AUTO. TRANSMISSION CANNOT HANDLE THE EXTRA TORQUE OF THE LARGER ENGINE. REPLACING ALL THE SOLENOIDS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT BUT NOT BY HONDA AS REPLACING IT WITH A FACTORY-REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY LEAD TO THE SAME ISSUES. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN HONDA ODYSSEYS FROM 1999 UP TO THE PRESENT. A CLASS ACTION SUIT FORCED HONDA TO EXTEND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES ON 1999-2001 ODYSSEYS . . . BUT THOSE OF US WITH NEWER ODYSSEYS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE COLD. MY CAR IS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE, REGULARLY SERVICED ACCORDING TO HONDA SPECIFICATIONS AND NEVER USED FOR PULLING HEAVY LOADS OR ANY SORT OF IRREGULAR DRIVING. IN FACT, THE CAR HAS BEEN 'BABIED' FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441458December 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
HI, HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE 03 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FOR CHIPPING OF METAL, OVER HEATING, ETC. RIGHT NOW MY CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR 10-15SEC AND WHILE DRIVING WILL ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE VERY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. SPOKE TO HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OR FIX THESE ISSUES CASE#[XXX] ON 1229/2011. [XXX] 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
#10440914December 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 ODYSSEY APPROXIMATELY 67K MILES DEVELOPED FLUID LEAK IN PAST WEEK. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY COOLANT LEAKED ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING SMOKE AND HAD TO PULL OFF INTERSTATE. ENGINE HAD OPERATED NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR ABNORMAL TEMPERATURE GAGE READINGS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS LEAKING HEAD GASKET. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE HEAD BOLTS PULL FROM THE BLOCK PORTS WITH THE BOLT THREADS. APPARENTLY HEAD BOLTS HAD BECOME LOOSE GIVEN THE THREAD FAILURE IN THE BLOCK AND ALLOWED LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. HONDA STATED THAT THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3K++. APPARENTLY THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TO SEVERAL OTHER 2003 ODYSSEY OWNERS ACCORDING TO ON-LINE SEARCH. THE DEALER WAS AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE OF THE BOLTS AT THE GIVEN MILEAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS COULD BE A DEFECT IN THE BLOCK DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE AND COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND EGR VALVE DEFECTS WHICH HAVE ALSO BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ODYSSEY. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VAN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440494December 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440504December 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION FAILED EGR VALVE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440336December 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING FROM FLORIDA TO VIRGINIA DOWN I95 AT 70MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL, I SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND LOOKED UP IN TIME TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTINUED TO BURN AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN THE PLASTIC ENGINE COVER CAUGHT FIRE. WE WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH IT AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THIS VAN HAD ALREADY HAD THREE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RECALL PERFORMED AFTER A SIMILAR INCIDENT BY A PREVIOUS OWNER THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEED TO BE REBUILT. AFTER BEING LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTION, I OPTED TO REFILL TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAN BACK TO VIRGINIA. THE VAN OPERATED PERFECTLY AND HAD NO ISSUES FOR THE REST OF THE SIX HUNDRED PLUS MILE TRIP HOME. I AM OF COURSE NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE EVEN THOUGH IT RUNS LIKE IT NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. IT GAVE NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE BEFORE THIS SUDDEN OVERHEATING EITHER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN INCLUDING A BABY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440298December 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ALONG AND IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO SHOW REVOLUTIONS ON THE TACHOMETER BUT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. I COASTED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PROCEED FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES AND THE SAME THING AS ABOVE HAPPENED. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME TO MY LOCATION IN A DIFFERENT CAR. I FOLLOWED HIM FOR ABOUT FOUR MILES WHILE HE DROVE THE HONDA ODYSSEY, 2003 AND OBSERVED THE SAME THING TWO MORE TIMES UNTIL WE REACHED A GARAGE WHERE OUR CARS HAD BEEN WORKED ON BEFORE. THE NEXT DAY ON SATURDAY, MY HUSBAND DROVE HIS CAR TO THE GARAGE AND TOOK THE HONDA TO THE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A MILE FROM WHERE IT WAS PARKED ALL NIGHT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440162December 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BEGAN SLIPPING - NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED -- OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY -- HAVE READ ABOUT MANY SIMILAR CASES WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION ---HONDA SHOULD BE FIXING/REPLACING THIS DEFECT FOR ITS CUSTOMERS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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