Honda Odyssey Complaints (2003)

914 consumer complaints on file.

#10233608July 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,896 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232581June 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE (P0740) AT 77K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232033June 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JUMPING AND DOWNSHIFTING. THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AND THE RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A SERVICE HISTORY, HE WOULD ONLY BE CHARGED FOR HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231093June 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE REAR PROMPTED REMOVAL OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. I FOUND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON BOTH WHEELS WERE WORN COMPLETELY AWAY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE OUTSIDE PADS STILL HAD 3-4 MILLIMETERS OF PAD MATERIAL LEFT. NOW, THE OUTSIDE PADS CAN BE EASILY INSPECTED THROUGH THE WHEEL SPOKES, AND SINCE BOTH PADS SHOULD WEAR AT SIMILAR RATES, VISUAL INSPECTION SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A REASONABLE INDICATION OF THE CONDITION OF BOTH PADS. WELL, THE WEAR INDICATORS ARE ON THE INSIDE PADS, BUT THEY WERE SILENT BECAUSE THE WEAR INDICATORS HAD BROKEN OFF ON BOTH INSIDE PADS, LEAVING NO INDICATION THAT THE INSIDE PADS WERE WORN OUT. CLEARLY THERE ARE TWO DEFECTS HERE: PAD WEAR SHOULD BE REASONABLY BALANCED TO BOTH PADS, NOT BIASED SUCH THAT THE PADS THAT CANNOT BE INSPECTED WITHOUT REMOVING THE WHEEL WEAR MUCH FASTER, AND SECOND, THE WEAR INDICATORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT THEY DID NOT BREAK OFF ON BOTH PADS, LEAVING NO OTHER WARNING OF EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229155May 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INTO/OUT OF 2ND GEAR FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. FINALLY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT WENT ON; DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I FOUND THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT 2003 ODYSSEYS HAVE HAD A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER WANTS $3750 TO REPLACE THIS ON A CAR WITH 94K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228768May 23, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE POWER DOOR ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY IS FAILING TO LATCH ON SO IT IS NOT SECURED. I'M FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE BUZZER GOING OFF SO I HAD TO TURN OFF THE SWITCH. THERE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AS THE DOOR MAY ACTUALLY OPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING. ONE OF THE REASONS WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER DOOR IS TO HAVE SOME HELP IF I'M CARRYING MY CHILDREN IN AND OUT OF THE CAR AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE I'M HAVING TO EITHER TURN ON THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE DOOR OR I HAD TO CLOSE AND OPEN THE HEAVY DOOR MANUALLY. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THESE MATTERS AS THESE MAY CAUSE SAFETY HAZARDS WITH THE DOOR OPENING SUDDENLY. SINCERELY, RACHEL ESTRADA *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227760May 14, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE MANUAL DOOR LOCK WAFERS BROKE, NOW USING THE PASSENGER SIDE OR REAR DECK DOOR FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. PROBLEM BEGAN 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226594May 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE
I BOUGHT A USED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM POWER HONDA OF VALENCIA IN DECEMBER 2007. IN APRIL 2008 THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR OR GO FASTER THAN 35 MPH. THE RPMS WOULD REV VERY HIGH 5K+. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. AMERICAN HONDA OFFERED ME A 25% DISCOUNT ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 4 MONTHS AGO AND I FEEL THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE BAD HONDA TRANSMISSION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226272May 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CD PLAYER. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. DEALER STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SHE FOUND 6 SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226438May 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, AND WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. IT STARTED WITH THE "SUBFRAME" SHIFTED DURING DELIVERY AND HAS GONE DOWNHILL SINCE THEN. WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING LOCKING ON US SEVERAL TIMES. THE AUTOMATIC DOORS HAVE STAYED OPEN LEAVING ME UNABLE TO DRIVE WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN. OUR RECENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD THE ROUTINE MAINTANENCE DONE ON IT AT 100,000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD AND EVEN SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING. I WILL BE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WHEN THE RPM'S WILL RAISE AND THE SPEED WILL LOWER. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATE AGAIN FOR IT TO FINALLY SHIFT. OUR OTHER MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE PAINT. WE HAVE HAD MOST OF THE CAR REPAINTED TOP TO BOTTOM AND FRONT TO BACK. WE HAVE PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE CAR THAN IT IS S WORTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225868April 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SHIFTER LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROOF OF THE RECALL REPAIR HAVING BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225974April 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SEIZED BRIEFLY GOING UP A HILL AT 79K MI, TCS AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT "GEAR RATIO IS INCORRECT" AND THERE IS A CRASH HAZARD FROM POSSIBILITY OF TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. HONDA DEALER SAYS RECORDS SHOW THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004 AND SOME KIT WAS INSTALLED, BUT HONDA DOES NOT REPLACE THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THIS ONE WAS "FIXED" IN 2004 RATHER THAN REPLACED. TRANSMISSION STILL REQUIRES REPLACEMENT TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225534April 23, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. ADULT FAMILY MEMBER HAD JUST SWITCHED SEATS WITH CHILD, MOVING THE CHILD TO THE BACK SEAT. EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE PUT ON, CAREFULLY PULLED OVER AND TRIED ALL TRICKS WE COULD THINK OF TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOOR, ALL IN VAIN. FINALLY, USED CORD/ROPE/STRINGS CONTRAPTION TO PULL THE DOOR SHUT AND TIED IT TO DRIVER SEAT WITH ANOTHER ADULT MEMBER HOLDING/PUSHING THE DOOR WITH LEG TO KEEP IT SHUT TILL WE REACHED HOME THAT EVENING. CALLED DEALER & HAD IT FIXED NEXT DAY AT 730AM FOR $450.00. OFFICIAL PROBLEM NAME: "LATCH BROKEN.' SEARCHED NHSTA AND SURPRISINGLY FOUND MANY MORE PEOPLE REPORTING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FATALITY GIVEN THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THIS DOOR FAILURE FLINGING WIDE OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. I HOPE NHSTA AND HONDA WILL LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. THANKS. //JM *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224595April 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE REAR POWER DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN NEXT TO WHERE THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED. THE DOOR BEGAN TO PUSH AGAINST THE CHILD'S LEG AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CHILD'S LEG WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,935.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10223633April 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING IT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V176000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT SOLVE THE FAILURE. AS OF APRIL 7, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223404April 4, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER SLIDING DOORS AND REAR SIDE WINDOWS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND OR INOP SPORADICALLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING OR CLOSING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221648March 19, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221391March 17, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
WAS DRIVING ALONG I-10 EASTBOUND IN PHOENIX, AZ AROUND 4:45 AM ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I HEARD AND THUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AND THEN THE TIRE BLOW OUT COUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR SECTION OF MY VEHICLE. TIRE WAS BRIDGESTONE P225/60 R16 97T M+S EL4Z PL6 DOT Y7X0 (PL6) (4604) LOIL. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM WAL-MART IN AZ HAD TOO HAVE ONE (1) REPLACED DUE TO SEPARTING FROM THE INSIDE OF TIRE WHICH WAS ON 01-26-2007 AND THEN HAD TO HAVE ON REPLACED AFTER THE SIDE WALL BLOW OUT 06-28-2007 AND BOTH TIME TIRES WERE REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES FOR DEFECTS. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220775March 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219914March 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS PART OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECALL. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WAS ON 4/21/2004. THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND THOSE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE. THE INITIAL REPAIR FAILED AND MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HONDA PROVIDED THE PART, BUT INSISTED I PAY $1068.00 FOR LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THEY INSTALLED IN A CAR I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BUT AT A COST TO ME OF $1068.00. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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