Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10160717June 25, 2006
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92, 22560R16. RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE WHEEL. ABLE TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SAFELY. ODOMETER READING 48K FOR THIS TIRE AND AIR PRESSURE RECENTLY CHECKED. NO IMPACT WITH ANYTHING IN THE ROADWAY, SMOOTH ROADWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159719June 13, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT ON MY 2003 ODYSSEY WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. HAD THESE BEARING LOCKED UP THEY COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10157883May 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXCESS OF 20,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP ONLY PERFORMED THE REVISION UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157771May 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN AUGUST OF 2004, MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS RECALLED TO REPAIR A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN THE SECOND GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO HARVEY HONDA OF BURLINGAME, CA TO REPAIR THE DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR ONLY NEEDED AN OIL SPARY TO BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE OVERHEATING AND DETERIORATION OF THE GEARS. THE OTHER OPTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT NECESSARY. ON MAY 11, THE HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER OPERATIVE. I TOWED THE VAN TO ANDERSON HONDA OF PALO ALTO, WHERE THE MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OF ANDERSON HONDA COMMUNICATED TO CORPORATE HONDA ABOUT MY VAN. CORPORATE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. MY QUESTION IS SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR? I FEEL THAT SINCE HARVEY HONDA DID NOT TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN AUGUST OF 2004, IT WAS THE DEALER AT FAULT FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR OR SHOULD HONDA PICK UP THAT EXPENSE AS WELL? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153981March 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THIS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENT BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153663March 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY PARTICIPATED IN THE TRANSMISSION RECALL BACK A FEW YEARS AGO. HAS 55 THOUSAND MILES. TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR 48K MILE SERVICE, FOUND IT ALREADY WAS PERFORMED THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN, SO WE GOT IT THE 60K MILE SERVICE EARLY. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT SHIFTED VIOLENTLY INTO LOWER GEARS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, AND SHARPLY WHEN SPEEDING UP. WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 55K MILES. WE NEVER DROVE THE VEHICLE IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION. TO BE RUINED. WHEN WE DROPPED IT OFF FOR SERVICE, IT WAS RUNNING FINE, WHEN WE PICKED IT UP, TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT NO CHARGE AS A "GOODWILL" ACT, BUT CHARGED US FOR A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT THAT ALSO SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THIS MILEAGE / AGE OF CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152013March 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEFORE ARRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, #04V176000, CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT NEED TO BE COMPLETED, AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149215February 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI-VAN TRANSMISSION SLIPPING TAKING OFF OR BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. RECALLED FOR 2ND GEAR COOLING JET ISSUE, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARS RELATED TO SIMILAR FAILURES DESCRIBED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN 1998 & 2005. DEALER DENIES ANY RELATED CLAIMS MADE TO HONDA, BUT MANY DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALS AND WEBSITES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149224February 1, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY CHILD EXPERIENCED A LEG INJURY SUFFERED WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR AS IT WAS OPENING. THE DOOR LACKS ANY SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM STOPPING WHEN A LIMB GETS CAUGHT IN THE CRACK BETWEEN THE DOOR HINGE AND THE DOOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10148647January 13, 2006
TIRES
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144324December 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSE WAS CHECKED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143625November 24, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
MID CABIN SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 MODEL. HAVE HAD THE BELTS FIXED TWICE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142529November 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 41,631 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN ALL THE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT 20-30 MILES WITH SUDDEN BRAKING, LIKE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING (STOP AND GO TYPE ACTION). VERY UNSAFE!!! SOMETIMES, REVERSE GEARS DON'T EVEN WORK JUST LIKE NEUTRAL. WHEN I CHANGED GEARS I COULD HEAR LOUD CLUNKNG AND CLICKING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I REPLACED THE FLUIDS AT 40,536 MILES AND THERE WERE FINE METAL PARTICLES STICKING ONTO THE BOLT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142061November 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT (ODI ID NUMBER: 10141918) AND I AM UPDATING THE ISSUE. WHICH INCLUDES: AS MENTIONED, TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT MY WIFE HAD MENTIONED THAT AS SHE WAS RETURNING FROM WORK THAT IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKING UP. I TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ALSO PUT IT ON A SCOPE WHERE NO CODES CAME UP ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I QUESTIONED THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO MANAGEMENT BECAUSE WHEN I HAD TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL OF TRANSMISSION...I WAS TOLD THEY PUT A CAMERA INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND VIEWED THE COMPONENTS. WHY NOT THIS TIME IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM TILL AFTER I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL? NOW I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES. THEY USE "NO" CODE AS DEFINING THE PROBLEM AND "DROVE" THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO PROBLEM. I IMAGINE STANDARD PROTOCOL. I WAS ASSURED BY MANAGEMENT FROM MY PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE/ISSUE THAT IF PROBLEMS PERSISTS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE (INCLUDING RECALL). AFTER VIEWING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I AM LEARY OF HONDA INTENTIONS AND FEAR TO DRIVE VEHICLE. A PART OF VARIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE/LIABILITY IN CASE-LAW AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW-CLASS ACTION. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT I HAD TOLD THEM ABOUT A HUMMING NOISE AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE EXHAUST. IT IS ON ORDER WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. A TWO YEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM? PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141918November 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SPORADIC 1ST AND 2ND GEAR IN TRANSMISSION SLIPS. TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHERE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR TENDS TO GRAB WHEN ACCELERATION IS APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL TO MOVE VEHICLE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD VEHICLE IN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 2ND GEAR ISSUE/RECALL OF DEFECT IN TRANSMISSION AND OIL TRANSFER. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL. PROBLEMS AROSE AFTER TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR INITIAL RECALL. CONTACTED DEALER OF PROBLEM WHERE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138458November 1, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT: 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HORN DID NOT BLOW AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON THURSDAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005, AND THE HORN QUIT WORKING ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH REPLACED. THIS DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. *AK THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A METAL ON METAL SOUND HAD BEEN PRESENT, THE KEYLESS ENTRY HAS NEVER PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON, THE HORN HAD GONE OUT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE ALARM HAD GONE OFF FOR NO REASON, THERE WAS A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER WINDOW, THE REMOTE WAS INTERMITTENT, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMNATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET HAD BROKEN. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138141September 29, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY HONDA ODYSSEY (2003 MODEL WITH 21K MILES) HAVE THE AIR-BAG SYSTEM FAILED FOR NO REASON (PROBABLY DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING). THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. FOR SAFETY REASON, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO HAVE HONDA TO CHECK AIRBAGS FUNCTION OF OTHERS. AS I KNOW, 2005 ODYSSEY HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR AIRBAG FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136888September 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
9/16/05 JUST HAD STOPPED TO GET GAS WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED SEMI TRUCK THANK GOD HAD BARELY MISSED ME I WAS DEAD IN THE ROADWAY .MY VANS TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPIN . TOOK TO HONDA SAID TRANS HAD FAILED .I TOOK CARE OF MY VAN KEPT BY BOOK SERVICED BY HONDA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137742September 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE.*MR THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES WITH HER 1997 ODYSSEY WHICH SHE PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 2, 1997. ALL THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135351September 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL NHTSA 04V176000. HONDA PERFORMED THE OIL JET KIT "REPAIR" 8/5/2004. VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING "HARD"; RETURNED TO HONDA DLR 8/30/2004. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED 11/2004. HONDA SAID "OUT OF WARRANTY", THERE'S NO COVERAGE ON TRANSMISSION. COMPLAINED TO HONDA CORPORATE THAT THIS WAS RECALLED PART AND WAS TO BE REPLACED. EVENTUALLY HONDA AREA REP SAID THEY'D COVER COST OF "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAD TO PAY LABOR ($520.08). SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN STATED "WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE". REBUILT TRANSMISSION LEAKED & HAD TO BE REPLACED 1/6/2005. NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN REFUND OF LABOR CHARGES FROM HONDA ($520.08).*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Honda Odyssey