Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10169142September 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2002 ODYSSEY HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2002. IT HAS A VERY HARD SHIFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND JOLT FROM GEAR TO GEAR. THIS HAS MADE ACCELERATION DIFFICULT AND DECELERATION ALMOST AS BAD, BECAUSE THE VAN GOES FROM SLOWLY ACCELERATING TO AN UNEXPECTED JUMP IN SPEED WITH A NECK CRACKING LURCH. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VAN TO THE SHOP REPEATEDLY STARTING AT 6869 MILES, AGAIN AT 7867, COMPLAINED AT EVERY SERVICING, HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK PERFORMED, CONTINUED COMPLAINING WITH NO RESULT. WE GAVE UP FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. WHEN THE PROBLEM WORSENED WE SWITCHED MECHANICS IN 2004. OUR NEW MECHANIC WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE CODES IN THE VAN'S COMPUTER TO TRULY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2006, HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A HONDA MECHANIC (WHO IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS) TO LOOK AT THE VAN AGAIN. THE HONDA MECHANIC SAID THAT HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW HONDA COULD TELL US NOTHING WAS WRONG FOR SO MANY YEARS - THE VAN COMPUTER WAS FULL OF CODES CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS A 2001 TRANSMISSION IN A 2002 VAN. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS PART OF A HONDA RECALLED GROUP OF TRANSMISSION FROM THE 1999-2001 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS WHY THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHY IT HAS SUCH A HARD SHIFT, WHY IT CANNOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, WHY IT CANNOT DECELERATE SMOOTHLY, AND WHY IT DROPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168249September 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED TO NOTICE ENGINE REVVING BUT NO ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN I TOOK MY ODYSSEY IN FOR IT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, ASKED MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE FLUIDS WERE OK AND IF ANYTHING SEEMED WRONG. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK, BUT THE REVVING ENGINE WITH NO ACCELERATION PROBLEM CONTINUED. MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND TALKED WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO STATED "IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING". OUR ODYSSEY HAS 70000 MILES ON IT, BUT THE REASON WE BOUGHT IT WAS HONDA HAD A REPUTATION FOR RELIABLE CARS WITH FEW MAJOR REPAIRS. WE MAINTAIN IT REGULARLY AND DO NOT DRIVE IN HARSH CONDITIONS, NO MIGHTY MOUNTAINS OR DIRT ROADS. JUST REGULAR OLD SUBURBAN DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166861August 29, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND HAD FAILED DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED AND REPLACED IT. UPDAYED 10/04/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166424August 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000, WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE A TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165919August 18, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON JULY 22, 2006 WHILE I WAS PARKING THE VAN IN MY GARAGE, I HEARD LOUD CLANKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. LATER NEXT DAY, WHEN I WAS BACKING UP THE CAR, A METAL PIECE FELL ON THE GROUND. IT TURNED TO BE **SUSPENSION SPRING COIL**. I READ FROM OTHER CONSUMER SITES THAT, IN 2001 AND 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MODELS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE REPAIR EXPENSES. I SURE HOPE NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE INTO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. FOR NOW, I AM JUST HOPING THE OTHER COILS DON'T BREAK WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165709August 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OF 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING CAUSING NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS IN TRAFFIC. HONDA REPRESENTATIVE AND DEALER CLAIM THAT THERE IS AN INTERNAL MEMO FROM HONDA TO THEIR DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEING CAUSED TO THESE SPECIFIC TRANSMISSIONS BY TYPICAL TRANSMISSION SERVICE (FLUSH). IF TRUE, AND I WAS SHOWN PART OF THE DOCUMENT, THE PUBLIC IS BEING KEPT UNAWARE OF WHAT APPEARS TO ME TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS ENDANGERING LIVES. IN ADDITION, BY BLAMING THE VEHICLE OWNER FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION SERVICE PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, HONDA IS AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165878August 16, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND WON'T RELEASE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *KB ***NAR*** THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN THERE WITNESSED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHECKED AND CLEANED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK FIVE DAYS AFTER THESE COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED/CLEANED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164903August 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V176000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164910August 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A RECALL LETTER # 04V176000 WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS ONLY AND THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION ONLY NEEDED TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL COOLING LINE RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND A FLUSHING. AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ALMOST ACCIDENTS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION STALLING. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON EXAMINATION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER RECALL. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164619August 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DANGEROUS CONDITION EXISTS. THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, AFTER DRIVING 40 TO 50 MILES AND WHEN THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING TO GO UP A HILL OR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT WILL DOWN SHIFT VERY VIOLENTLY INTO I ASSUME 1ST GEAR. IT WILL GO FROM ABOUT 2000 RPM TO ABOUT 7500 RPMS IN AN INSTANT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN, EVEN GENTLY, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 TIMES THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO JULY 4, 200 6 AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY JULY 28. 2006 . AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. WE TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THE CAR'S COMPUTER SHOWED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEY DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND COULD NOT MAKE IT DO IT AGAIN. I HAD TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO DRIVE IT FOR 100 MILES TO MAKE IT DO IT AGAIN. AFTER THE SECOND EVENT, WHICH WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE FIRST, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOB HOWARD HONDA IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND RECEIVED ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME RESPONSE. IF THEY CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AND MAKE IT DO WHAT WE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WHAT THEY DO NOT REALIZE IS THAT IT IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION WITH POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND COME TO A SLIGHT INCLINE WHERE THE CAR, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DOWN SHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE TACHOMETER GOES TO 7500 RPMS ONE COULD BE REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE. I AM A 63 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE WHO HAS BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 15 AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION BEFORE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163730July 27, 2006
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA ODYSSEY IN MARCH 2002 FROM POWER HONDA, VALENCIA,CALIFORNIA. THE LEATHER SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT FACTORY INSTALLED BUT WAS INSTALLED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALERSHIP. RECENTLY (JUNE 29, 2006), THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE LEATHER COVER OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. FORTUNATELY, NO WAS HARMED OR INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHERE I AM CURRENTLY RESIDING, AND HAD THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG REINSTALLED AND CHANGED LEATHER SEAT COVERS THAT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS. THE WHOLE THING DID COST ME A LOT. ALSO, FOUND OUT FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN TX THAT RIGHT AFTER FEW MONTHS WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY HAD ISSUED A NOTICE (2002) REQUIRING FACTORY INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS IN ITS VEHICLES TO PREVENT PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN CHEATED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS THAT DO PREVENT THE DEPLOYMENT OF SAFETY AIR BAGS. ALSO, BY THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY FOR LETTING DEALERS USE COMPANIES THAT DO NOT MEET THE COMPANIES SAFETY STANDARDS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY HAS BEEN JEOPARDIZED. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS LIKE US WHO HAVE SUCH LEATHER SEATS BUT ARE NOT AWARE OF IT. I WOULD LIKE BOTH DEALERS AND THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD HELP PREVENT SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATHS IN THE FUTURE, IF ANY OF THOSE VEHICLES GET INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY BECAUSE OF LEATHER COVERS THAT DO NOT MEET SAFETY STANDARDS. I URGE THE NHTSA TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS OF HONDA ODYSSEY (MINIVAN) THAT HAVE DEALER INSTALLED LEATHER SEATS AND WILL NOT BURST AT THE SEAMS, WHEN THE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE DEPLOYED. HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN CA AND HONDA MOTOR COMPANY BUT YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161907July 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(PRODUCT NAME: HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION) I TOOK MY HONDA ODYSSEY TO MIDAS FOR NORMAL SERVICING WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK SEVERAL (2-3) DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTING FORM 5TH GEAR TO 3RD WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID NOT ENOUGH TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED AT FIRST AND THAT THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, AFTER I HAD 2ND & 5TH GEAR STARTED TO SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING AND THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS OVER $2,000 DOLLARS. HONDA AMERICA SAID THAT SINCE THE CAR HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING, MIDAS SAYS THEY DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY BUT HONDA SAYS THEY DID NOT USE HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID SO THEY ARE TO BLAME. I WANT THIS FIXED. HELP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161217July 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, EX. MILEAGE 33600. WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 35 - 50 MPH, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ON IT'S OWN, THE CAR JERKS,SHAKES AND THEN SURGES FORWARD. THE ENGINE SPEED CHANGES BETWEEN 1000RPM TO 1500RPM. IT IS SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING AFTER ABOUT 15K MILES. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I TAKE THE VAN OUT FOR DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN IT, I THINK THAT COULD BE THE DAY THE CAR WOULD STALL ON THE ROAD AND THIS IS CAUSING ME SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS AND PRECIOUS LIVES ARE LOST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160638June 23, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
UPON BUYING A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, WE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE 2ND-ROW PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK AT THE SHOULDER/FRAME POINT (THE DEVICE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCKING THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE SO AS TO RESTRICT FEED AND KEEP A PASSENGER FROM FLYING FORWARD.). THIS WAS NECESSARY TO PROPERLY ANCHOR OUR INFANT/TODDLER SAFETY SEAT. THREE DEALER EMPLOYEES TRIED TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE SAFETY SEAT, BUT DESPITE A METAL SAFETY-SEAT LOCKING CLIP ALSO BEING USED, THE SEAT BELT STILL LOOSENED UP WHEN THE INFANT/TODDLER SEAT WAS JIGGLED. THE DEALER EMPLOYEES GAVE UP CLAIMING THAT 1-INCH PLAY BETWEEN THE TODDLER SEAT AND THE VAN SEAT WAS LEGAL AND PROMISED THE BELT WOULD LOCK IN PLACE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND MY CHILD WOULD BE SAFE. ON THIS ASSURANCE, WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE VAN. FOR OVER 3 YEARS I TIGHTENED THAT SEAT BELT ANCHORING THE SAFETY SEAT EVERY WEEK OR TWO. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE DURING THAT TIME WHEN THE VAN WAS IN FOR MAINTENANCE. THEY NEVER CHECKED IT OUT, ONLY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY AS THE SEAT BELT WOULD WORK PROPERLY IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TODDLER SEAT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED WITH A CHILD BOOSTER SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT STANDARD OVER THE SHOULDER. ON JUNE 2, 2006, ON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER CAR, THAT SAME SHOULDER-BELT LOCKING DEVICE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE FEED TO THAT SEAT BELT WAS NOT RESTRICTED, AND AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE TO ENGAGE, MY CHILD, SITTING IN THAT 2ND ROW PASSENGER VAN SEAT WAS THROWN TOWARD THE FRONT SIDE SEAT (APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET AWAY). SHE HIT THE FRONT SEAT FACE FIRST WITH HER BOOSTER SEAT NOW ON TOP OF HER AND WAS THEN THROWN BACK, INCURRING NUMEROUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE COLLISION SHOP AWAITING INSPECTION BY SOMEONE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION TO EXAMINE THE SEAT BELT AND, HOPEFULLY, DETERMINE WHY IT FAILED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10160071June 17, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
STRUTS ON MY HATCH FOR MY 2002 ODYESSY FAILED. HATCH FELL AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160540June 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND STOPPING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. MECHANIC ALSO DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WELD NEAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE CREATED BY THE REAR DISC BRAKES WAS BY DESIGN. WHEN THE BRAKES WORE OUT THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR PADS AND HAD THE ROTOR TURNED. AFTER THAT THE NOISE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND OCCASIONALLY THE RPM'S WOULD JUMP BETWEEN SHIFTS. AROUND THIS TIME THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REFERENCING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM WORSENED WITH INCREASINGLY HARD SHIFTS AND MORE FREQUENT SLIPS WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP THE VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158257May 25, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DRIVING HOME IN MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ON AN 80 DEGREE EVENING, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND NEAR THE RADIO CONSOLE, SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VOLUME CONTROL KNOB, AND STRONG ODOR OF BURNT WIRE OR SOMETHING. TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT RADIO (CD/TAPE/DVD COMBO) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000. I DIDN'T EVEN HIT THE 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS VAN AND THE RADIO FAILED ALREADY. THE DEALER SAID THAT CAUSE IS USUALLY DUE TO COINS BEING SLIPPED-IN INTO THE CD/TAPE SLOTS BY KIDS. THE DEALER OPENED THE RADIO CONSOLE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT COINS, BUT SOME KIND OF SHORT CIRCUIT INSIDE THE RADIO. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO/CD/TAPE/DVD UNIT UNTIL THE INCIDENT DATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158381May 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAILED TRANSMISSION ON 2002 ODYSSEY. *TS ***NAR*** THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156075April 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND DISPLAYED CODE P0740, TORQUE CONVERTER. A NHTSA RECALL # 04V176000, WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155715April 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX IS CANADIAN MANUFACTURED. WE PURCHASED IT FROM A OREGON HONDA DEALER 12/2001 WITH ONLY 38 MI. ON IT. WE WERE NOT TOLD ABOUT THE "GREY MARKET" OR IT'S IMPLICATIONS, AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL /SAFETY INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT FOR ME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OWNER AND FINALLY THE SERVICE DEPT. GOT INFORMATION ON A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RECALL, AND PERFORMED THE SERVICE IN SEPT. 2005. THE CANADIAN HONDA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS K16; NHTSA BULLETIN NUMBER IS 04V176000. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME REPLACEMENT OF A LUBRICANT PART FOR SECOND GEAR WAS NEEDED. I NEVER SAW THE BULLETIN ITSELF UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I FOUND IT ONLINE. NOW I KNOW THAT THE BULLETINS SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PART FOR VEHICLES WITH UNDER 24000 KM (15000 MILES) AND FOR VEHICLES WITH MORE KMS/MILES- OURS HAD OVER 60000 MILES -DOING AN INSPECTION TO SEE IF THERE WAS DISCOLORATION ON THE GEARS FROM OVERHEATING, AND IF SO, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE EXPLANATION ON BOTH BULLETINS IS THAT HEAT BUILDUP OCCURS BETWEEN THE COUNTER SHAFT AND THE SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE. THE SERVICE DEPT. NOW SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS "FULL OF METAL", IN SPITE OF THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. I FOUND OUT THERE IS A 7YR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY ON 2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS IN CANADA AND AMERICA ; HONDA CANADA SAYS OUR MODEL DOESN'T QUALIFY, BUT COULDN'T TELL ME WHY. AMERICAN HONDA SAYS THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE AND THIS NEW PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL PROBLEM. YET 6 MO. LATER WE HAVE A TRANSMISSION FULL OF METAL, EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WORK WAS MEANT TO PREVENT. NEITHER MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY FACTOR - A TRANSMISSION THAT IS UNRELIABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE IS HAZARDOUS, AND RENDERS THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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