Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10232596June 28, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ON 6/21/08 AND 6/23/08 THE RIGHT REAR POWER DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY VAN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THEIR WERE TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THIS ROW. THE VAN WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER ON 6/27/8. AT FIRST WE WERE INFORMED THAT IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN THREE COMPONENTS WOULD HAVE TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THAT IT WAS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THEY HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS AND WERE TOLD THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AND THEY NEVER HAD ANY REPORTED CASE OF IT. THEY HAVE FAXED THE DEALER A QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE DEALER WILL BE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE FROM THAT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232074June 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPPING AFTER THE "COOLING TUBE" RECALL WAS INSTALLED. THE VAN HAD ~62,000 WHEN THE 'COOLING TUBE' WAS INSTALLED. HONDA DEALER WANTS $3000 TO REPLACE. I HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HONDA IS IGNORING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE FATALITIES. WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON A FREEWAY OR OTHERWISE, AND THEN YOU UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER IT CAUSES OTHER BEHIND YOU TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHY ISN'T THERE AN NHTSA.GOV "DEFECT INVESTIGATION" OPEN ON THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231150June 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT CATCH THE GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. IT SLIPPED INTO GEAR ONCE THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW MOTOR MOUNTS AND A NEW CONTROLLER. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,900. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230458June 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION FOR THE PAST YEAR. FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230389June 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE SECOND GEAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE LIGHTS LOCATED ON THE GEARS BEGAN BLINKING. HE HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE IT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO HIS VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230098June 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS ON OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS MUCH WORSE IF YOU TRY TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO PASS SOMEONE OR TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP. IN THIS INSTANCE IT OCCURS EVERY TIME, OFTEN JERKING AND FORCEFULLY IN A WHIPLASH LIKE MOTION AS THE VAN DOWNSHIFTS. AS THE VAN SLOWS WHILE ACCELERATING I'M CONCERNED MY FAMILY WILL BE STRUCK FROM BEHIND. RESEARCH SEEMS TO SHOW THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. SOMEONE GOT TO DO SOMETHING HERE QUICK TO HELP ALL THE CAR OWNER *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230141June 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE AND TCS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNLESS THE CONTACT NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE GEAR SHIFTER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), THE CONTACT MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. HONDA STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229981June 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VAN DECREASED IN SPEED BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER IN GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228811May 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE AN EARLY 2002 ODYSSEY AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST EXPERIENCED THE SAME 2ND TO 3RD GEAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS THOSE RECALLED FOR THE EARLIER 1999-2001 MODELS THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND READ ABOUT. I HAD THE LAST RECALL FIXED A FEW YEARS AGO FOR MY MODEL AND THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WILL ELIMINATE ANY AND ALL FUTURE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WELL, IT DIDN'T AND I AM LEFT WITH 2 QUOTES FROM 2 DIFFERENCE SHOPS COSTING BETWEEN $4,000-$5,000. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS...JUST SITTING, WHILE I CRY AND THINK ABOUT WHAT I AM GOING TO DO WITH TRYING TO GET 3 SMALL CHILDREN AROUND AND COMMUTE TO A FULL TIME JOB. I WANT TO FILE SOME LAWSUIT TO HAVE HONDA PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN...THIS IS NOT FAIR SINCE IT IS A HONDA ISSUE! THEY WON'T COVER IT AND THEY SHOULD. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH AND ITS SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I AM. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS AND JUST PAID OFF HONDA $24,000+ FOR THIS VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228286May 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WAS DROPPING INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR JUST STOPS, MY WIFE (WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR) HAD SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. ONCE SHE SLOWS DOWN IT RE-ENGAGES AND RUNS FINE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 80K MILES FOR $4700. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER CASES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THOSE TO 100,000. THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY STILL AN ISSUE IN THE 2002, THEY HAVE TO TRIED TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT HAS. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS WITH THE 2002. PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE! THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. THANKS, RONNIE *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228345May 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ODYSSEY VAN, AUTO TRANSMISSION FLUID TURNS BLACK IN LESS THAN RECOMMENDED MILES. TRANSMISSION IS NOISIER AND REQUIRES MORE FREQUENT TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE THAN RECOMMENDED BY HONDA. HONDA DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS GOOD, BUT FIND IT STRANGE THAT THE FLUID BECOMES BLACK SO QUICKLY. HONDA SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE AND FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227687May 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS ON OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS MUCH WORSE IF YOU TRY TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO PASS SOMEONE OR TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP. IN THIS INSTANCE IT OCCURS EVERY TIME, OFTEN JERKING AND FORCEFULLY THROWING ONE'S HEAD AND NECK BACKWARDS IN A WHIPLASH LIKE MOTION AS THE VAN DOWNSHIFTS. SINCE THIS IS THE PRIMARY CAR FOR MY WIFE AND CHILD IT GREATLY CONCERNS ME. AS THE VAN SLOWS WHILE ACCELERATING I'M CONCERNED THEY WILL BE STRUCK FROM BEHIND. RESEARCH SEEMS TO SHOW THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. AT LEAST NOT THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS ONLY OFFERED A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION COSTING BE 3000 DOLLARS WITH THEM ONLY PAYING 300 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227104May 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS DESIGN PROBLEMS. DESPITE THEIR ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A FUEL PUMP TO LUBRICATE THE GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) HAD A MASSIVE FAILURE. INITIALLY, HONDA AGREED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIRS BUT RETRACTED THE OFFER AFTER WE VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT VARYING VERBAL REPAIR ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IN WRITING EVEN AFTER ASKED TO. WE REQUESTED HONDA TO PAY FOR THE PART AND WE WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR. HONDA'S POSITION WAS THAT THEY WOULD RATHER 1) RETRACT THE OFFER AND 2) NOT HELP WITH DEALERS PRICING OR BUSINESS PRACTICE BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED. LISA PRAK, A REGIONAL MANAGER WITH HONDA SUGGESTED WE COULD CALL BBB AND FILE OUR COMPLAINT. HER SUPERVISOR SUGGESTED WE CONTACT THE NHTSA BUT THEY WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226936May 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THE VAN IN JAN 2007 WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 46000 MILES. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED TWICE SINCE. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VAN NOT GOING INTO 3RD GEAR IN JAN 08. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THEIR SERVICE REPS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEY ASKED ME TO COME BACK WHEN IT BECAME WORSE. ON APRIL 1ST, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID THEY CALLED HONDA ON MY BEHALF AND THAT HONDA OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE COSTS. I CALLED HONDA AND OPENED A CASE FILE. THE CASE MANAGER SAID HE'LL GET BACK TO ME IN 2 DAYS BUT CALLED ME AFTER A WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, I ASKED THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226869May 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED 2ND TO 3RD GEAR IN TRAFFIC JAM WITH MY CHILDREN AND WIFE ON INTERSTATE 95 WASHINGTON DC ONLY 53500 MILES ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226529May 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 61,211 MILES. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225383April 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED A 02 ODYSSEY ON 5/06 TWO YEARS LATER TRANSMISSION FAILS WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT ONE MONTH EARLIER BUT THEN JUST STOPPED ALTOGETHER TOWED IT TO NALLEY HONDA IN UNION CITY GA TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE 4,500 TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS WITH ON 78,000 MILE IT SHOULD NOT FAIL THAT THERE ARE 100'S IF NOT THOUSAND OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE 99-03 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION THAT THEY'RE LUCKY I DID NOT GET INTO A CRASH, THEY SAID THE WOULD TALK TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST, STILL WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE ALSO FILED COMPLAINT WITH HONDA USA CASE IS BEING REVIEWED BY THEM AS WELL TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAIN HONDA KNOWING THERE IS A DEFECTIVE DEVICE IN THEIR CARS I'M SURPRISED HOW THEY JUST LET PEOPLE DRIVE KNOWING THAT THEY CAN LOSE POWER AT ANY TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH WILL BE BUYING A TOYOTA AS SOON AS THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED YOU WOULD THIN NHSA WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING BY NOW!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225434April 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HARD SHIFTING / SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224844April 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AROUND 83,000 MILES. IT WOULD GO THROUGH ITS CYCLE IE; 1ST, 2ND, THEN IT WILL START SLIPPING. SLOW THE VAN DOWN BELOW 20 MPH TO GET IT ENGAGE BACK INTO 2ND THEN HOPE THAT IT WOULD ENGAGE INTO 3RD. AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ONLY COVER PARTS BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO COVER LABOR. THIS IS A INSANE OFFER. WITH SO MANY ODYSSEY'S OUT THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE '99-'01 TRANSMISSION RECALL THEY HAD FOR THOSE YEARS. VERY APPALLING. DISGUSTED WITH HONDA CUSTOMER RELATION TEAMS. CASE MANAGER IS EVEN WORST. THEY JUST DON`T CARE. HONDA NEEDS TO DO A MAJOR RECALL ON THE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224427April 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD THE OIL JET KIT REPLACEMENT FOR ISSUE 04V176000 DONE PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, AT ABOUT 63,500 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY OFFERED THAT HONDA WOULD PAY HALF AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE, I THINK THAT THIS FAILURE WAS PREMATURE AND PREVENTABLE. FROM PAST EXPERIENCE WITH HONDA VEHICLES, I EXPECTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES WITHOUT SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THAT THE COURSE OF ACTION TO RESOLVE ISSUE 04V176000, NAMELY INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE IF DAMAGE WAS FOUND, ALLOWED TOO MUCH LEEWAY FOR HONDA TO MERELY INSTALL THE OIL JET KIT AND HOPE THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD EXPIRE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. ALTHOUGH HAVING HONDA PAY HALF WAS BETTER THAN PAYING NOTHING, I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD TO PAY ANYTHING FOR SOMETHING THAT, FROM ALL RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE, APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT THAT WAS KNOWN BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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