Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)

960 consumer complaints on file.

#10137698September 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE 2ND TO 3RD GEARS WHILE DRIVING. (2) TRANSMISSION FAILED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN (3) TOOK THE VAN TO HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR HONDA TRANSMISSION. SOME CAR/VAN DOES HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY FOR MY VAN. MY CO-WORKER'S 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHY IS MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY? THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137027September 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM SMALL DEALER. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING. IT HAD 52000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD FIX THAT PROBLEM FOR ME AS IT IS NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE SEAL IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER IS ASKING $600.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN DECELERATING AND COMING TO A GRADED STOP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136361September 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 1. TRANSMISSION RECALL ISSUED OCT 2004, VEHICLE BROUGHT INTO DEALER (HONDA HOUSE, ST. CLOUD MN) 60,000 MILES. DEALER CERTIFIED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS OK, NO WORK DONE. 2. AT 65,000 MILES TRANSMISSION MADE BANGING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND WHEN COLD. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTED FAST. 3. AT 93,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. 4. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR CHECKING AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. 5. DEALER INDICATED TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. 6. DEALER SAID PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001 HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134916August 31, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AT 42K MILES THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER RESET AND SAID NO CODE WAS ACTIVATED. 1 WEEK LATER SRS LIGHT IS BACK ON AND DEALER SAYS DTC CODE IS 7-2 (CONTROL UNIT FAILURE) AND IT WILL BE $350 TO REPLACE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN UNCOMMON EVENT IN RECENT HONDA PRODUCTS AND I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134944August 31, 2005
STRUCTURE
HIGH HEAT CONDITIONS CAUSES THE REAR PLASTIC CAPS OF THE LUGGAGE RACK TO WEAKEN AND BLOW OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 2ND TIME THE CAPS HAVE BLOWN OFF. HAZARD FOR VEHICLE'S BEHIND. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125082August 30, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: CONTACT STATES THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE AIRBAG SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE AIRBAG BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133012August 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN GEARS. HAVE REPLACED EGR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM PERSISTS. LITTLE OR NO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. BODY FEELS LOOSE OVER CHASSIS. VEHICLE FROM STOP HESITATES DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. 25K MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132968August 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. WHEN I FOUND OUT MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA CUSTOMER LINE EMPLOYEE AT 800 999 1009 THAT A REPAIR WAS MADE TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT TELLING ME IT WAS DONE. THE RECALL WAS APRIL 2004. THE ALLEGED REPAIR WAS IN MAY 2004. THE ALLEGED NOTICE MAILED TO ME WAS JULY 2004. I SMELL DECEPTION BY HONDA. THEY MAY BE COVERING UP A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY THAN NHTSA IS AWARE. I HAVE HEARD THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF 2002 ODYSSEYS HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT COULD LEAD TO LOCKING UP OF THE VANS AND COULD LEAD TO CRASHES. MY VAN RECENTLY DID NOT ACCELERATE WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE IN DAYTON OHIO. THIS NEARLY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS. I LEARNED OF THIS RECALL FROM CONSUMER REPORTS . THE SO CALLED REPAIR IN 2004 FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132414August 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY '02 HONDA ODYSSEY IS NOW ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN 86000 MILES THE FIRST WAS REPLACED AT 3000. LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE WHILE GOING THROUGH HILLS OF CHATTANOOGA, TN. TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON AND BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VAN AND MOVE OFF OF ROADWAY. HONDA REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BUT HAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR OTHER EXPENSES. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SIGNIFICANT OVERHEATING PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132090August 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS SHIPPED TO US ILLEGALLY BY THE HONDA CANADA(ACCORDING TO US HONDA). THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION US HONDA REFUSING TO DO THE RECALL ORDER BEC. THE VAN WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THE VAN ORIGINALLY PURCHASE IN BREMERTON WA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131682August 5, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: UPON PURCHASING, THE VEHICLE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE DEALER SAID DON'T WORRY THEY WILL FIX IT. THEY REPAIRED IT ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, CLEARED THE CODE, AND THE SRS LIGHT WENT OUT. THE. OWNER HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THE OWNER NOTICED A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL, BUT THE OWNER DIDN'T HAVE THE RECALL NUMBER, BUT THE RECALL DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OWNER STATED THERE WERE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIR BAGS ON NHTSA WEB SITE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131760August 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. WHILE DRIVING, WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE TRIES TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, BUT JUST REVS WITHOUT ENGAGING INTO GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY (EVERY FEW MILES) FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. IT HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BY HONDA. IT HAS BECOME WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT IN RECENT WEEKS, AND HONDA WAS AGAIN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE COULD ONLY ADVISE TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR SERVICE. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE UNAWARE OF THE STEP THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130592July 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE ADVISED THE OWNER THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR WHICH THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. . OWNER WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND DIDN'T FEEL THAT SHE SHOULD PAY FOR ANYTHING CONCERNING THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST INSPECTED IN JULY OF 2004 DEALER ADVISED OWNER THAT THE CAR WAS FINE, AND WHEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN JULY 2005, OWNER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OWNER SPOKE SPANISH ONLY, AND WANTED ODI TO CONTACT HER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124443June 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SHORTLY AFTER 3 YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L, THE SRS INDICATOR WAS TURNED ON ALL THE TIME. WE BROUGHT THE MINIVAN TO THE DEALER IN FREMONT AND THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE TWO COMMON CAUSES (AFTER SPENDING $130 INVESTIGATION FEE): DEFECT IN THE SRS CONTROL MODULE THAT CONTROLS WHETHER THE AIRBAGS SHALL BE RELEASED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, OR LOW BATTERY OUTPUT. FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEALER WE HAVE THE BATTER REPLACED ($85). THE DEALER THEN RESET THE SRS INDICATOR. WITHIN A WEEK THE SRS INDICATION IS NOW ON AGAIN ALL THE TIME. WE BROUGHT THE MINIVAN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASKED US TO HAVE THE SRS MODULE REPLACED FOR ADDITIONAL ~$500. HONDA PROVIDES LIFETIME WARRANTEE ON SAFETY BELT, BUT NOT THE SRS SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG. WE BOUGHT THIS MINIVAN BRAND NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. WE HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN SO SAFETY WAS OUR PRIMARY REASON TO BUY THE HONDAY ODYSSEY - WELL NOW IT SEEMS THE SRS/AIRBAG OF THIS MINIVAN IS REALLY TROUBLESOME. IT SEEMS THIS SRS MODULE PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR LATE HONDAY ACCORD AND ODYSSEY FROM THE USER GROUP DISCUSSION - WHILE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FEATURE, HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTEE AS THE CASE FOR SAFETY BELT. MY 3-YR OLD ODYSSEY IS BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY FOR THIS SRS THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122313May 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AXLE SUPPORT BROKE AND WENT INSIDE THE RIM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120208May 8, 2005
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MY CHILDREN PLUG THEIR PORTABLE DVD PLAYERS INTO THE REAR OUTLET. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO HONDA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY "ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE". I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF BETWEEN 30-45 DAYS. I WAS THEN TOLD IF I WANTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN, THEY WOULD RESET IT FOR 37 DOLLARS AND 50 CENTS. I ASKED THEM IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 30 DAYS AFTER THE LIGHT WAS ON, WOULD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THEY TOLD ME NO! I EXPLAINED MY SAFETY CONCERS TO HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT AIRBAGS ARE CONSIDERED AN ACCESSORY AND TO WEAR MY SEATBELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114716April 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MARY (MY WIFE) WAS PARALLEL PARKING OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN DOWNTOWN APPLETON, WI. SHE HAD PULLED NEXT TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE SPACE SHE WAS GOING TO USE. SHE SHIFTED THE CAR IN TO REVERSE AND BEGAN TO TURN HER HEAD TO CHECK BENIND HER WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT VERY HIGH SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS ON THE SIDEWALK BUT THE BUILDING AND VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SHE IS CERTAIN SHE DID NOT DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT THE VEHICLE DID THIS "ON IT'S OWN". THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT GUSTMAN HONDA WHERE IT IS BEING INSPECTED. PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP INDICATE THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY COMPUTER OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE ARE EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IF THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AND WILL LIKELY BE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.*AK 8JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116891April 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEAR 2 AND 3. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND SAID COULD DO NOTHING. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON ODYSSEY DISCUSSION FORUMS, AND AT THIS NHTSA WEBSITE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE HONDA DOES NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THEY ARE OUTRIGHT LYING AND DECEIVING THE CUSTOMERS AND PUTTING THEM THROUGH THIS MESS. AS OF TODAY THE VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE PROBLEM IN VARIOUS GEARS AND JERKING. WILL TAKE TO DEALER FRIDAY. PROBABLY THE LAST HONDA/ACURA I WILL EVER BUY. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE HONDA RECALL MISSION ASAP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117619April 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY, MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116290April 3, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR OPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, SMALL CHILDREN WERE SITING IN THE CAR. ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. OFTEN HAVE PROBLEMS SHUTTING IT ALL THE WAY, HAVE HAD IT "REPAIRED" TO NO AVAIL. COMPANY SEEMS AWARE OF THE PROBEM AS THE DEALER REPAIRED A BODY DING RESULTING FROM MANUALLY SHUTTING THE DOOR. NO INJURY HAS OCCURED YET, BUT IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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