Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10712690April 24, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706434April 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THE CAR IS S STALLING AND BUBBLING. IT IS LIKE IM IN NUETRAL ALL THE SUDDEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705505April 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISION SARTED TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FLUID LEAK GEAR STAYS ON DRIVE WITH BLINKING LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694092March 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 130,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE AT 80,000 MILES. I EXPERIENCED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UP HILL AT AROUND 134,000 MILES. THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED TO MY PREVIOUS HONDA ODYSSEY A 2001 MODEL. IT'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SO, I AM FAIRLY CONFIDENT THIS TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO GO OUT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681055February 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED HONDA ODYSSEY AT DEALER "THE AUTO CENTER" 3110 PETALUMA BLVD. NORTH PETALUMA CA 94952 AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THESE VANS (RECALL #04V176000). I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE COMFORTABLY AND AT LONG DISTANCE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS WEARING OFF THUS CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION OIL INCREASING THE CHANCES OF EXTREME HEAT ON THIS PART. HE RECOMMENDS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670975January 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. ON 11/07/2014, VAN FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WAS ON. I HAD VAN TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALERSHIP SAID ECL CODE WAS P0730 & THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROX FAILURE MILEAGE ON VAN WAS 62,000 MILES. I HAD TO PAY $3500 FOR HAVING THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT 3RD GEAR HAD HEAT DISCOLORATION & IS BURNED UP ALONG WITH THE CLUTCHES. I HAVE THE PHOTOS & ALSO THE DAMAGED PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE I HAD LOW MILEAGE I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY REFUSED ANY HELP SAYING WARRANTY PERIOD ON VAN HAD EXPIRED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA'S RECALL DEPT, SINCE I FELT THAT THE BURNT 3RD GEAR WAS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PROBLEM PER 2004 HONDA RECALL FOR 2001 TO 2004 VANS. HONDA SAID THAT RECALL WAS FOR 2ND GEAR & MY DISCOLORATION WAS ON 3RD GEAR. THIS IS LIKE SPLITTING HAIR; SINCE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION WAS DUE TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. I FEEL WITH SINGLE OWNER & LOW MILEAGE OF VAN & WITH THE HEAT DISCOLORATION OF TRANSMISSION PARTS, HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. THEREFORE, HONDA SHOULD PAY ME FOR MY COST TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATES "IF HEAT DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION". THAT LETTER FURTHER STATES "THIS WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE." I FEEL HONDA IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE INTENT OF THE 2004 RECALL LETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662369December 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
SOFT HIT ON BACK BUMPER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661496December 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. ON 11/07/2014, VAN FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WAS ON. I HAD VAN TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ECL CODE WAS P0730. THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ON VAN WAS 62000. I HAD TO PAY AROUND $3500 FOR HAVING THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE SERVICE ADVISOR TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE 3RD GEAR HAS HEAT DISCOLORATION & IS BURNED UP. IN ADDITION HE SAID, CLUTCHES WERE BURNT UP. I HAVE THE PHOTOS OF THE 3RD GEAR DISCOLORATION & ALSO HAVE THE DAMAGED PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE MY VAN HAS LOW MILEAGE, I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY REFUSED ANY HELP SAYING WARRANTY PERIOD ON VAN HAD EXPIRED. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA'S RECALL DEPT, SINCE I FELT THAT THE BURNT 3RD GEAR WAS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PER 2004 HONDA RECALL RELATED TO 2001 TO 2004 VANS. HONDA SAID THAT RECALL WAS FOR 2ND GEAR & MY DISCOLORATION WAS ON 3RD GEAR. THIS WAS LIKE SPLITTING HAIRS; SINCE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION WAS DUE TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE & REFUSED MY PLEA FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $3500 I HAD TO PAY HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL FEEL, WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY VAN & WITH THE HEAT DISCOLORATION OF PARTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION & THE COST TO THE REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATES "IF HEAT DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION". THE LETTER FURTHER STATES THAT "THIS WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE". I TRULY FEEL HONDA IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE INTENT OF THE 2004 RECALL LETTER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652530November 4, 2014
ENGINE
I HAVE HAD MY ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BRACKET CRACK AND BREAK TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. I AM NOW REPLACING IT FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO PARTS OUT THERE...YOU HAVE TO SEARCH SALVAGE LOTS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND I AM REALLY FED UP WITH IT! THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA, AND HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652281November 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGHLY AND D LIGHT BEGIN TO BLINK TCS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF AND TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING. OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR 3 KIDS MY WIFE AND WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US TO DRIVE AS THE TRANS WILL SHIFT ROUGHLY OR NOT SHIFT AND REMAIN IN A LOWER GEAR WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651854November 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT CERTAIN POINT AND I COULDN'T STOP QUICK ENOUGH. TO MY SURPRISE THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED A WHIPLASH, BRUISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF UPPER BODY AND ALSO MY LEFT KNEE BUMP IN TO THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10650705October 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648801October 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO SHOULDERS, BACK AND NECK. A CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE STOMACH DUE TO SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER AND CHILD PASSENGER DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10640861October 2, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 9/10/14 I STARTED NOTICING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/DOWN-SHIFTING AT 40MPH/2K RPM MANY TIMES DURING A LESS THAN AN HOUR DRIVE. RPM WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP TO 4K, AND THEN COMES BACK WHILE THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS/SLOWS AS IF IT'S PUT ON ENGINE BRAKE. VEHICLE IS 2002 ODYSSEY AND HAS 69K MILES. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR YEARS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $3700 FOR A REMAN TRANSMISSION WITH 3-Y/36 KMIL WARRANTY. TALKED HONDA AMERICA AND TRIED TO "SEEK GOODWILL ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSMISSION" PER SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY TOOK MY INFO, AND DETAILS, AND EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THEY REVIEWED THEIR PARAMETERS, AND DECIDED THIS IS NOT A CASE THEY ARE WILLING TO ASSIST. CHECKED MY MAINTENANCE RECORD AND WAS ABLE TO FIND A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED MANY YEARS AGO. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE ARE TONS OF SUCH TRANSMISSION ISSUES REPORTED ON HONDA ODYSSEY. IN SOME CASES, THERE SEEMS TO BE REQUIRE A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT EVERY 50K MILES OR SO. APPARENTLY HONDA HAS BEEN KNOWINGLY SELLING SUCH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FOR MANY YEARS W/O TELLING THE CUSTOMERS. I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST AT HONDA AMERICA, AND THE SO CALLED HONDA QUALITY WHICH IS PROVED TO BE A COSTLY MYTH. I HAVE A HYUNDAI WITH CLOSE TO 90K MILES AND SO FAR I DON'T HAVE ANY TRANSMISSION/ENGINE ISSUES. I THINK I'M DONE WITH HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632623September 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING THE "D" INDICATOR LIGHT TO FLASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621359August 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617187July 29, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ABNORMALLY MOVED FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE MOUNT WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615858July 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS, WHETHER FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR A SPEED OF 0-5MPH, THE VAN JERKS AND SLOWS TO A ALMOST STOP. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ONE DAY. I HAVE CALLED HONDA A FEW TIMES TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE BREAKS ARE ONLY A YEAR OLD AND SEEMS TO WORK FINE BUT THERE IS A NOISE EVERY TIME I PUSH THE BRAKES. NOT THE USUAL BAD BRAKES SOUND BUT LIKE A TAPPING SOUND. ALSO THE 2 PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE OR OPEN AT TIMES AS WELL AS THE BACK WINDOWS. THE MOTORS HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE PANEL BOX, PLEASE WHAT COULD IT BE AND IS THERE ANY HELP HONDA SHOULD BE DOING AS THEY HAVE STATED THESE PROBLEMS AREN'T UNDER WARRANTY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615161July 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SLOWING THE CAR (PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT) THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594870May 29, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LINE: M+S ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P225/60/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TREAD WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,277 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,780.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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