Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10280885August 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION ISSUE PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FALLE/467 THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHOSE OWNERS ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND OUR GOVERNMENT'S LACK OF ACTION TO ENFORCE THE BETTER QUALITY AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS. I HAVE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AT A QUOTED COST OF OVER $4,000 AT THE DEALER WHO DENIED FOR BEING ABLE TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT UPSETS ME IS THAT THERE IS A "GOOD-WILL REPAIR" BY THE HONDA MOTORS AMERICA, WHO HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUES INVOLVING ALL HONDA ODYSSEYS THEY MADE, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE HANDLING IT ON A CASE BY CASE; NO UNIFORM REGULATIONS ARE BEING APPLIED. SUCH UNFAIR PRACTICES OF CUSTOMER SERVICES. AT THE MOMENT, MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL I HAVE TIME TO TALK AND COMPLAINT TO THE COMPANY. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY. HOWEVER, 99-2001 MODELS, THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 109K MILEAGE. SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS WITH OVER 145K-189K HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED THE COST BY THE COMPANY. AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO IT UNLESS YOU HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT AND LOUD. TAKING TOO MANY BUREAUCRACY IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR IS WIDE SPREAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280187August 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND WE ARE HAVING REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES. SHORT TIME LINE: 37K FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILS - REPLACED BY DEALER WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION 97K SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILS - REPLACED BY DEALER WITH AFTER MARKET TRANSMISSION 128K THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILS - STILL NEGOTIATING REPLACEMENT THROUGH WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION #2. A QUICK CHECK ON THE INTERNET WILL FIND VOLUMES OF INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE 2003 VANS. THERE IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT MUST BE CHANGED. ALL TRANSMISSIONS FAILED WITH THE VAN WAS BEING DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280101August 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS CAR BOUGHT NEW IN DEC 2002 AND IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. THE CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE ADDITION OF AN OIL JET TO PROPERLY LUBRICATE THE 2ND GEAR AND THIS WAS PERFORMED AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN 2004 AT 31,000 MILES. IT WAS INSPECTED FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE AND WAS PASSED AS CLEAN. AT 107,000 MILES, A BLINKING "D" ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD GEAR DISPLAY AND IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TO HONDA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 4TH GEAR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS WAS DONE AT MY OWN COST OF $300. AT 121,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING ON SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTING AT SPEED. AGAIN, TAKEN FOR SERVICE AND THE HONDA GARAGE DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED AT A COST OF $4800 WITH TAX. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, OPENED A CASE AND WAS DENIED MY REQUEST FOR THEM TO SHARE THE COST OF FIXING THIS. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COULD DOWNSHIFT INTO AN INCORRECT GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND/OR IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279081August 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREQUENTLY STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION, WITH RESULTING LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED FURTHER TOWARD THE FLOOR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY A STICKING DASH POT IN THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM; THEY HAVE CLEANED IT (WHICH DOES PROVIDE SOME TEMPORARY RELIEF) BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. NOW, IT SEEMS THAT THE ACCELERATOR WILL (ONCE, SO FAR) STICK IN AN ADVANCED POSITION, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT BRAKE FORCE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE IGNITION CAN BE TURNED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279107August 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. DVD HAS HAD A BUZZING NOISE IN HEADPHONES INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. TODAY SMOKE CAME OUT OF DASHBOARD AS DVD QUIT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278618July 29, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY POWER DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS FORCED. INDICATORS ALERT THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT REOPEN LEAVING PASSENGERS (KIDS) NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. NEVER SURE THAT THE DOOR IS ENGAGED PROPERLY SO THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ONCE IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277266July 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276940July 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THE 2003 ODYSSEY BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE SAME HONDA DEALERSHIP. 2 WEEKS AGO, AROUND 67,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHOWING PROBLEM THAT IT WOULD SLIP AND GO INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RPM FLARED AND THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION. THEN THE CAR SHOOK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION TRIED TO ENGAGE THE GEARS AGAIN. THE DEALER CHECKUP INDICATED THAT THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY OWN COST $3,400. I LATER FOUND OUT THERE WERE MANY OWNERS OF 2003 ODYSSEY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276818July 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WHEN ACCELERATING. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276523July 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA 2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHAT SCARED US MOST WAS THAT IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUR WHOLE FAMILY WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS WAS RIDING TOGETHER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY GAVE UP ON US AND THE VEHICLE COULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. OUR ODYSSEY WAS BOUGHT NEW IN OCTOBER, 2002 AS 2003 MODEL. IT HAS LESS THEN 90K MILES AND BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE PROBLEM STARTED TO SURFACE AROUND 70K, WHICH AT FIRST DIDN'T LOOK SO SEVERE. THE ENGINE SHOOK AT STOP SIGN AND LOW REV, TRANSMISSION DIDN'T GO SMOOTHLY DURING ACCELERATION. WE HAD MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT, AND BASED ON THEIR SUGGESTION WE HAD TIRE BALANCED AND ROTATED. LAST WEEK THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, SO WE CALLED HONDA DEALER AND WERE TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL OVER THE WEEKEND TO SEE WHETHER THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. SINCE IT HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE LIGHT DID GO OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS, WE TOOK HIS WORD. ONLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT DID I FIND OUT OVER THE INTERNET THAT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH HONDA ODYSSEY WAS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. IT RECEIVED SO MUCH COMPLAINT RESULTING INTO A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WHICH HONDA OFFERED EXTENDED COVERAGE TO 109,000 MILES OR 93 MONTHS FOR SOME '99-01 ODYSSEYS IN THE U.S.A. ALTHOUGH FROM 2002 MODEL ODYSSEY WAS OUTFITTED WITH A FIVE-SPEED AUTOMATIC, GENERAL RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT IMPROVE UNTIL 2004, WHICH THE END OF MODEL YEAR FOR SECOND GENERATION ODYSSEY. I SHARED MY STORY HOPING THAT HONDA COULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN 2002-04 MODELS AND TAKE SIMILAR ACTIONS, SO THAT WE AS CUSTOMER WOULD HAVE A SAFE AND PEACE-IN-MIND ENVIRONMENT EVERY TIME WE STEP INTO OUR MINIVAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276228July 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN COULD NOT BE VERIFIED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275675July 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN JANUARY 2009 AND BY MAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. CONTACTED HONDA IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THE SECOND GEAR WAS REPLACED WHEN THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT. HOWEVER, CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO'S SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE EVER DONE ON THE VEHICLE (WHICH THE CAR FAX INDICATED THE SAME THING) THE VAN HAS NOW SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR NEARLY THREE MONTHS AND I AM PAYING $357/MONTH ON THE LOAN AND FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE. NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. WHEN I ASKED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR THE NUMBER OF THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER, HE REFUSED AND WHEN I CALLED BACK AND ASKED ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IF THEY COULD GIVE ME THE NUMBER, HER RESPONSE WAS "WHAT DO YOU NEED THAT FOR? IT'S POINTLESS TO CALL BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOING TO LEAD YOU BACK TO US!" I WASN'T EXPECTING THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO BE ON THE DEFENSE BUT APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO CALL. MY GRANDFATHER OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE AND HAD HIS TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. MY QUESTION IS: WHY AM I NOT HAVING THE RECALLED HONORED FOR MY VEHICLE? THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR! PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THE BALL ROLLING AND GET THIS ISSUE CLEARED UP AND MY VAN BACK ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274982June 25, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HOLE IN CONDENSER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274818June 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPORADICALLY DOWNSHIFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD GEARS FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,375. UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ AT A STOP AFTER THE LEAVING THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED PUT OF GEAR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ON 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFTS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO ABNORMAL DISCOLORATION WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION AND AN OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274606June 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT STATED THAT THE GEAR FAILURE WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE RESEARCHING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273552June 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE EMISSION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. ONCE STOPPED, ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. A CASE WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY COULD NOT PROMISE ANY LIABILITY OR ASSISTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10273285June 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL WITH 58K. ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON THE OTHER DAY AND THERE IS ALSO SURGING OR TRANS SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267776May 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 88,000 MILES THAT IS SPONTANEOUSLY GOING OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION AND OVER REVVING OF ENGINE. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES SUCH AS ENTERING FREEWAY AND MERGING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT ARE ON. TOLD BY DEALER TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND THERE IS NO MANUFACTURER ASSISTANCE FOR COST INCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267044April 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BLINKING D ON TRANSMISSION, WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, NO RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266497April 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. NUMEROUS PUBLISHED PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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