Honda Odyssey Complaints (2002)
960 consumer complaints on file.
- #11078718March 12, 2018FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS . HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED TWICE IN THIS VAN TWICE. AND NOW CAR IS JERKING AND MECHANICS SAY IT'S THE FUEL PUMPL I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN NOT OPERATING BEEN TAKING IT TO MECHANICS THEY TELL ME IT'S THE TRANSMISSION I GET A USED ONE PUT IN AND NOW VAN JERKS AND STALLS MECHANICS FIX SENSOR IT DOESN'T WORK CHANGE FUEL PUMP THIS VAN HA BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND AFTER RESEARCHING I FIND OUT THERE HAVE BEEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION BUT A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON 2002 ODYSSEY'S.I SPENT ALL KINDS OF MONEY ON TRYING TO GET THIS VAN FIXED. FOR THE LAST 7-8 MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SO IT TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS THEY TOLD ME FIRST IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION I HAD A USED TRANSMISSION PUT IN THAT HAD 60;000 MILES ON IT THE SECOND INCIDENT DRIVING THE VAN ON HIGHWAY 60MPH THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND STALLING. FINALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND SENT IT TO A DEALER . THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. APOX DATE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS JULY 2017
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11073070February 15, 2018WHEELS
TREAD SEPARATION AND/OR BROKEN RADIAL BELTS. 3 TIRES WERE AFFECTED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL SET OF 4. SET WAS PURCHASED DEC 2015. FIRST TIRE FAILED AT 23K MILES IN AUG 2017 AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING VACATION. SECOND TIRE FAILED AT 28K MILES IN DEC 2017 IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. THIRD TIRE FAILED AT 28K MILES IN JAN 2018 IN LOCAL TRAFFIC.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11064649January 24, 2018POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON 2ND TO 3RD GEAR OR DISENGAGES ALTOGETHER UPON ACCELERATION WHICH IS HAPPENING ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS LATELY. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES ARE MADE EVERY 30K MILES BY DEALER. OIL JET RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED UPON TSB NOTIFICATION, ADDED OIL COOLER, CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED FILTER AND SOLENOIDS JUST TO PROLONG THE INEVITABLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11061043January 7, 2018AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECALL MY VAN WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND THE FIX WAS DONE BUT WHEN IT IS HUMID OUTSIDE THEN MY SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN WE GO DOWN SOUTH TO FLORIDA THEN THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL WE GET INTO LESS HUMID WEATHER. WE ARE PLANNING ON MOVING BACK DOWN SOUTH AND WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FIXED RIGHT. ALSO THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP GOES OUT TWICE AS FAST AS THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP TWICE BEFORE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11054078December 12, 2017AIR BAGS
I HAVE REVIVED A RECALL SEVETY WITH THE AIR BAGS AND TAKEN THE CAR TOW OCCASIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT, THEY SAID EVERETING IS FINE, SAVETY LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE ASIDE BAGS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED, I DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY AND KIDS PLEASE DO SOMTHING ABOUTH IT. IS A USED CAR PURCHASED. IS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11053721December 10, 2017AIR BAGS
THE LIGHTING IS ALWAYS OPEN WHICH INDICATES AIRBAGS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11053445December 8, 2017AIR BAGS
DRIVER AIR BAG SENSOR SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11030800October 2, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IF I TURN OFF MY CAR, WHILE LEAVING THE SHIFT POSITION OUT OF PARK ( SUCH AS IN R, REVERSE) I CAN THEN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AS THE CAR WILL ROLL IF THE PARKING BRAKE HAS ALSO NOT BEEN APPLIED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11021264September 3, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NAVIGATION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. ON APPROXIMATELY 8/16 OR 8/17/2017, THE CLOCK DISPLAYED ON THE NAVIGATION SCREEN BECAME STUCK AT "0:00". I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THIS AFFECTS THE ACTUAL NAVIGATION FUNCTION, GPS SYSTEM, OR OTHER ELECTRICAL (OR NON-ELECTRICAL) COMPONENTS. I BELIEVE THE DVD-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WAS MANUFACTURED BY ALPINE FOR HONDA (AND MANY OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURERS). I HAVE UPDATED MY MAP/SOFTWARE DVD TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2002. I HAVE TURNED THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, REMOVED THE SOFTWARE/MAPS DVD AND REINSERTED IT, AND PERFORMED MANY OTHER ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ALL WITHOUT SUCCESS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11013597August 8, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECALL: I BOUGHT A USED 2002 ODESSEY WITH 200,000 MILES ON IT. AND AFTER I GOT IT HOME I NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT BEING ON. I THOUGHT IT IS A SIMPLE LOOSE CONNECTION. BUT AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION AND FIXING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11010231July 24, 2017AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 187,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10993336June 5, 2017POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PULLED OVER A CRYSTAL LIKE SUBSTANCE ON BACK WINDOW (LIQUID) AND IN FRONT OF CAR PULLED OVER IT WAS COMING OUT UNDERNEATH MY CAR HAD TO GET CAR TOWED DYLAN SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES WITH THE TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON BEFORE FIRST I.CALLED DEALER BEFORE GETTING IT TOWED .GOT IT TOWED TO DEALER APPROX 2 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT ONCE I GOT TO MY HOME THAT'S WHEN THEY CAME AND TOWED IT AND END RESULTS WAS TRANSMISSION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10972385April 14, 2017SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM DEPRESSING IT ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE SPEED DID NOT WARRANT DEPLOYMENT. THE BUMPER ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED NOR WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10967104March 19, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I WENT TO FL I WAS GOING 80 MILES AN HOUR AND I KEPT HEARING A NOISE I STOPPED AND SAW THAT MY MUD GUARD, FENDER, AND BUMPER WERE LOOSE AND THE MUD GUARD WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND. I ONLY HAD 126,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, THEN I KEEP IT MAINTAINED AND DO NOT KNOW WHY THESE PARTS WERE FALLING APART. I WAS TOLD THE CLIPS FELL OUT. I GUESS THE WIND FROM DRIVING 80 MILES AN HR BLEW IT APART. I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THAT FRAGILE. I SAW THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, I NOW HAVE 128,000 MILES ON IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10959995March 10, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. A/T SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10936576December 20, 2016STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10918762October 25, 2016STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL ON OUR VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT, AND STAYED. WHEN WE ACCELERATE OR THE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFTS, SUDDENT STEERING WHEEL ON OUR VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO STRAIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT HAS NO EFFECT UNTIL THE VEHICLE SPEED EVENS OUT. THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END THAT IS LOOSE AND IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON ROUGH ROADS OR ENTERING/EXITING PARKING LOTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10915683October 13, 2016AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALLOPERATORBID,0555212,SEQ#74,MICROFILM#0107080988,MULTIPLEWRECKS,10,000LBSAMUNITIONS,FAMILYINJUREDINWRECK,DOMICILE#6001EXEMPTODOMETER,MENTALLYSTRESS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10911313October 3, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE AND MOVED IT THREE PARKING SPACES. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10899451August 30, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0