Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10155596April 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN BEGAN FAILING AROUND 40,000 MILES. THE 2ND GEAR LUBRICATION RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ONE OF THE MODES OF FAILURE WAS THE INABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COME OUT OF 2ND BUT NOT ENGAGE 3RD GEAR AND WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. ANOTHER MODE OF FAILURE WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ABRUPTLY COME OUT OF 3RD GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. FOR BOTH OF THESE FAILURES THE ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER BE UNDER LOAD, AND RPMS WOULD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE. THIS LOUD REVVING AND NO ACCELERATION STARTLES THE DRIVER. BOTH OF THESE MODES OF FAILURE ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAPPEN DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN IT HAPPENED, YOU WOULD TYPICALLY BE TRYING TO CROSS A HIGHWAY, OR MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE DRIVER WOULD FIND THEMSELVES IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY CROSS THE HIGHWAY, OR MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, A REAR END ACCIDENT WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER BECAUSE YOU WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING, CATCHING THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU OFF GUARD. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL DURING THE FAILURE, YOU COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO COME BACK INTO GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT BUT THIS TIME SHOWED A FAULT LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE FAULT DECODED TO AN "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO" MESSAGE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ON CONVERSATION WITH A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS, SHE SURPRISINGLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS TRANSMISSION. MY INTERNET RESEARCH HAS EXPOSED MANY OTHER CASES OF THIS EXACT SAME FAILURE MODE IN THIS TRANSMISSION (AS WELL AS SOME OTHER FAILURE MODES). THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS AS IT CAUSES A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155391April 14, 2006
AIR BAGS
1. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS 6 MONTHS AFTER OUR NEIGHBOR HAD THEIR LIGHT COME ON IN THEIR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA. OURS WAS PURCHASED IN MISSOURI. 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THE AIRBAG COMPUTER NEEDING REPLACING AT A COST OF $600. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153995March 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, 70972 MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE HOFFMAN HONDA DEALER. AFTER CHARGING ME $93.28 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5000. I CONTACTING THE HONDA AMERICA, THE DEALER SAID HONDA AMERICA WOULD COVER THE PARTS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL $600 FOR LABOR. HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THE ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION (1999-2001). THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 2002 ODYSSEY IS NO LESS THAN 2001. BUT THE COMPANY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR 2002.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153918March 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153779March 27, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER WAS ENABLED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THERE WAS A PINCHING SENSATION FROM THE SEAT CUSHION AREA. THE SEAT WARMER WAS TURNED OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE WARMTH OF THE SEAT WARMER. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A FIRE OR DAMAGE TO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT WARMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152960March 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, HAS 50,000 MILES NOW. RECENTLY, I NOTICED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE 'TCS' AND 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. AND THE VAN WILL ONLY MOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR WHILE THE TACH IS AT 4,000 RPM. THEN, USING AN OBD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, IT SHOWED 'GEAR RATIO ERROR'. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. SO I CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO HELP. IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152415March 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE CLIMBING A HILL. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTERWARDS. DEALERS SAID THE VEHICLE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ~$6000. I FOUND CASES LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN WIDELY REPORTED AT YOUR AND OTHER WEBSITES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT, BUT I AM CONVINCED IT IS. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151123February 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT END STRUTS. RETURNING FROM CHURCH, MY WIFE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. IT SOUNDED LIKE TWO WASHERS HITTING TOGETHER. UPON INVESTIGATION, BOTH STRUT BEARING PLATES WERE BROKEN AND THE STRUTS WERE INOPERABLE. THIS IS 2 WEEKS AFTER A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149802February 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD, AND THE DRIVER THOUGHT A RODENT HAD BEEN RUN OVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE NUMBER 2 GEAR FLEW OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE HOUSING. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL, # 04V176000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATE 3/3/2006 - *NM UPDATED 03/14/06. *JB UPDATED ON 05/10/26. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149167January 31, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I RECENTLY HAD A CAR DEALER TELL ME THAT THE REASON MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND BATTERY DIED WAS BECAUSE COINS WERE PUT INTO THE CD PLAYER. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOUNG KIDS, IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE. IN ADDITION, THE CD PLAYER HAS CONTINUED TO WORK AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE PLAYING UP TO OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD SOME SIMILAR STORIES AND MOST OF THEM SURROUND HONDA'S AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH IS MY MODEL. IS THIS POSSIBLE OR IS SOMEONE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146275December 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2002 ODYSSEY FROM A DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX, VA. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN CANADA. EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME WON'T COVER IT FOR THE SAME REASON. I WAS TOLD THAT CANADIAN MADE VEHICLES SOLD IN THE US ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE NHTSA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145440December 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED IN 2004 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V179000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON DECEMBER 16, 2005 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL OFFER NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 1/23/2006 - THE VEHICLE VIN WAS CHECKED AND HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE UNDER A 7YR/100000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145382December 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY CD PLAYER, REAR WIPER MOTOR, CLOCK LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144551December 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF MANY TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING. MOST OFTEN AT THE SAME SPOT AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, HEADING DOWNHILL WITH POWER LINES GOING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ABOVE. THERE IS NO WARNING OF THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING DOWN. IT RESTARTS AS SOON AS I PULL OVER AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT STARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON ME, AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143318November 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JULY OF 2004 I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD CALLED TO BRING MY VAN IN AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND IT HAD BEEN DRIVING "ROUGH". I WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE REPLACED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL. OF COURSE, HONDA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND ADDED TO MY TRANSMISSION THE OIL JET KIT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, MY CAR WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING OR WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. FINALLY, IN NOV. 05 I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR JUST SAT THERE. IT FINALLY SHIFTED TO D AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND THE RPM WOULD FLY WITH NO ACCELERATION. I CALLED HONDA TO BRING IN MY CAR AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I INSISTED ON THE NEXT MORNING. THE CAR ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE DEALER THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST$6820 TO REPLACE. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142497November 11, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING 2X IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME WAS DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME WAS AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN AT A LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY WITH TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD JUST HAPPEN ON CUE NOW AFTER OCCURRING FOR ME 3 WEEKS APART. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NO HELP. ALSO 3 WEEKS AGO, I SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE CABIN. THEY SAID THIS WAS SOMETHING RATTLING IN THE AC AND REPLACED THE CABIN FILTER. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE LED TO THE STALLING ISSUE-A SHORT OR SOMETHING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE ISSUE ON AND EDMUNDS.COM WEBSITE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140342October 20, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON THE POWER SLIDING DOORS OF OUR HONDA MINIVAN DISABLE THE DOORS FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS ARE OPEN, THE DOORS CAN BE CLOSED USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, EVEN WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ENGAGED. OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ACTIVATED THE OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE, HURTING HER HAND IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AS THE DOOR CLOSED (ONCE THE DOOR IS IN MOTION, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS USING THE KEY FOB OR THE DASHBOARD SWITCH). THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS SHOULD DISABLE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO BOTH OPEN AND CLOSE THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10139434October 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138886October 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN MAY OR JUNE 2004 CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION . HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 6-17-04, AND THEY TOOK PICTURES INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, AND COULD NOT FIND ANY SCORCH MARKS. THEY HOOKED UP A KIT OIL JET, PART 106250-PGH-306 TO THE CAR TO KEEP THE GEARS FROM GETTING HOT. AT 37,000 MILES, ROUGHLY TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT STARTED SHIFTING POORLY AND JERKING BADLY. HE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER RECALL 04V176000. THEY SAID IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AT THE FACTORY, AND IT SHOULD NOT MATTER THAT IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137797September 27, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I AM WRITING ABOUT A GOODYEAR TRIPLETRED ASSURANCE TIRE WITH ABOUT 5,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY TIRE HAD A VALVE LEAK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY TIRE WENT FLAT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE LOW PSI CAUSED THE RIM TO 'CHEW-UP' THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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