2002 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

INTERNAL FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. *AK

SRS LIGHT ON HONDA ODYSSEY HAS BEEN SET OFF SEVERAL TIMES (AND REPLACED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN). FAILURE CODE 15-3 (SENSOR INTERFERENCE FROM AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE) SHOWS UP WHEN DIAGNOSTICS ARE PERFORMED. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS CONTINUALLY AND SPORADICALLY: 1 WON'T OPEN MANUALLY OR USING THE KEY, TRAPPING PERSON INSIDE 2. WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY USING EITHER METHOD, CAUSING A MOVING HAZARD 3. DOES NOT "SENSE" WHEN SOMETHING IS OBSTRUCTING THE PATHWAY (EX: MY HAND) SO DOES NOT STOP, CAUSING AN INJURY HAZARD 4. OPENS BY ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, CAUSING POTENTIAL WEATHER DAMAGE OR THEFT OPORTUNITY. *AK

THE ENGINE HAS LEAKED OIL ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. REQUIRING ME TO TAKE THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE EACH TIME. THE FIRST TIME OIL WAS GETTING ON THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AND WE COULD SMELL HOT OIL. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF ENGINE. *NM

AROUND 50,000 MILES OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING OR JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE WE USE SYNTHETIC FLUIDS. WE ONLY USE SYNTHETIC OIL. THE TRANSMISSION FLIUD IS HONDA'S. PLUS OUR AMSOIL REP AND OUR MECHANIC ALL DENY SYNTHETICS COULD CAUSE A TRANSMISSION TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. OUR DEALER WANTS US TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT COSTS BECAUSE OF COURSE OUR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED!*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS TO BE DONE. *AK *JB

SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH CAUSES AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER RESET MODULE AND LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER 2 DAYS. DEALER STATES MODULE IS BAD. VECHICLE HAS 47000 MLES. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM IS INOPERATEABLE.*AK

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 42,000 MILES. THE ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLIMUNIATED. WE DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE DAY THIS HAPPENED AND WERE TOLD WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT OVER $4000. I DON'T FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE FOR A $33,000 VEHICLE. IT WAS SERVICED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CHECKED OUT PERFECTLY.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH AND SHUTTERED. *NM THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BETWEEN 45-60 MPH. THE CONSUMER FOUND OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING ON THE INTERNET. *TC

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN WITH 50,000 MILES BEGAN SHIFTING SLUGGISHLY. THE VAN WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER (MONTGOMERY HONDA IN LOUISVILLE, KY) AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY 55000. *CB

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT. *JB

BOTH MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD AND MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FROZE IN THE LINES MAKING IT INOPERABLE. I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY AND ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN COLD, CURRENT TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. EVEN AFTER RUNNING THE CAR FOR AN HOUR THE LINES HAVE NOT THAWED. I BELIEVE IT IS A BAD DESIGN. NO ONE ELSE I KNOW HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE FLUID BECAUSE THE FLUID FOR BOTH CARS CAME FROM TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES AND BOTH WERE RATED FOR -25 DEGREES. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID THERY HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

WHILE COASTING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO"IN-TOWN (FROM 55 TO 35MPH)" SPEED THE TRANSMISSION MADE A VERY PRONOUNCED "SLAM" INTO A LOWER GEAR. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR VERY HARD WHEN YOUR FOOT IS RELEASED FROM THE BREAK. WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RIDE IS ROUGH. OUR DEALER HAS SAID THAT THE FLUID WAS DIS COLORED AND THAT IT IS NOW RUNNING FINE. THEY HAVE ALSO TOLD US THAT THEY COULD NOT RE-PRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT THEY WOULD "FATAL" THE TRANSMISSION IF I WAS NOT HAPPY.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS PICKING UP THE VEHICLE AFTER THE LOCAL DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER. I ACCELERATED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO TELL ME THE REASON THE LIGHTS CAME ON WAS BECAUSE OF HIGH OIL PRESSURE. THEY SAID THE OIL FILTER MAY BE CLOGGED AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE ENGINE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED, WHICH I DID, BUT I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER REGULARLY WHEN THE INDICATOR FLASHES ON THE DASH BOARD. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE RPM WAS ABOUT 4500 TO 5000. *LA

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - ENGINE REVS AND DOESN'T GET INTO GEAR, IF DRIVING 35-45 SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT SOMETIMES GOES ON AS A RESULT, MALFUNCTION LIGHT GOES ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PULL OFF THE ROAD, THEN REENTER. IN DECEMBER, DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE CLAIMED NO PROB. SUBSEQUENT TO VISIT, LOCAL LUBE PLACE SAID TRANS FLUID WAS LOW, THEN REPLACED IT. STILL HAD SAME ISSUES, TOOK BACK TO HONDA DEALER AGAIN AND NOW THEY ARE BLAMING THE LUBE PLACE FOR NOT TIGHTENING THE TRANS FLUID SCREW. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED TO THEM PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. WE HAPPENED TO PAY FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. CAR HAS 45K MILES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND AFTER BEING REFERRED TO HONDA CARE (WARRANTY DEPT) AND BEING TOLD WELL THEY COULDN'T "VALIDATE" THE ISSUE IN DECEMBER SO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE LUBE PLACE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN DUPLICATE IT - IT HAPPENS AND IT'S HAPPENED TO DOZENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2002 ODYSSEY OWNERS. I CALLED BACK TO HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY ARE "MONITORING" IT NOW WITH THE DEALER TO SEE IF NEW FLUID HELPS. WITH THE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND VARIOUS OTHER WEB SITES STATING THE SAME THING - I AM EVEN MORE AGGRAVATED. HONDA CAN'T PRETEND THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHAT'S TAKING THEM SO LONG TO RECALL?*AK

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT EQUIPMENT. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. *MR *NM THE HEADLIGHTS HAD GONE OUT INTERMITTENTLY SEVEN TIMES IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. *SC THERE WERE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. (THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ADD TO). *JB

PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON AND REMAINING ON. HAVE HAD CAR INTO DEALER 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING THE 1ST VISIT. ON THE 2ND VISIT WE WERE PASSED OFF AND TOLD THAT WE SHOULD NOT PUT ITEMS ON THE SEAT. ON THE 3RD VISIT WE ARE TOLD THAT 3 ITEMS MUST BE REPLACED 1) SRS CONTROL UNIT 2) OPDS AND 3) PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR, WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE FIRST ITEM (SRS CONTROL UNIT) IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE OTHER 2 ITEMS ARE NOT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE DEALER IS NOW SAYING THAT THEY WILL "DO US A FAVOR" AND PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT WE MUST PAY LABOR.(HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS) HOW CAN ONE PART IN A MECHANISM BE COVERED BUT NOT THE OTHER 2. THIS IS A KEY COMPONENT IN THE CAR. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE THE INDICATOR COMES ON, WE MUST TAKE THE CAR IMMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER OR WE RISK SERIOUS INJURY (OR DEATH) IF WE ARE IN A ACCIDENT. I DO ABOUT 3 HOURS OF DRIVING PER DAY SO THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT WE CANNOT PUT ITEMS ON THE SEAT LIKE A CELL PHONE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WHO EVER HEARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CELL PHONE NEAR BY. (WHICH BY THE WAY THERE WAS NO CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT IN ANY OF THE INCIDENCES) THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT WITH THIS CAR THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *NLM

WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD RACE. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO RELIEVE THE IDLE PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND ENGINE REVS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SHIFTING. AT TIMES IT IS SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND REENGAGE DRIVE TO PROCEED. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZRDOUS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VAN WAS PRUCHSED NEW IN JAN 2002. IT NOW HAS 33K MILES. DEALER WAS OBVIOUSLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AS HE ORDERED A NEW TRANSMISSION BASED ON A TELEPHONE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DEFECTS IN ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS, NHTSA SHOULD INITIATE A MANDATORY RECALL.*AK

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED EVERY 8,000-10,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK

I AM IN THE MILITARY AND THE OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. IT'S TWO YEARS OLD NOW, BUT IT WAS NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. WHILE ON DEPLOYMENT, MY WIFE STARTED EXPERIENCING ERRATIC DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STARTED PULSING ,SOME TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND HARD UP AND DOWN SHIFTING OF GEARS, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN EMISSION'S PROBLEM AND THE GAS CAP WASN'T SEATING CORRECTLY. THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND SERVICE LIGHT RESET. WELL, AT 40,000 MILES AND LESS THAN TWENTY DAYS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEMS SHOWED UP THIS TIME WITH THE TCS LIGHT. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER HOPEFULLY FOR SOME ANSWERS. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A TRANSMISSION CODE FROM THE COMPUTER, AND THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. WELL, NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER, I WENT TO A NATION WIDE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, AGAIN SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS. I WAS TOLD THAT, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCHED I FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE. HONDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE OLDER MODEL ODYSSEYS AND WHILE AT THE DEALER ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO MY OWNERS MANUAL, THE MANUFACTURER SUGGEST SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES. I HAD THAT SAME DEALER SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION AT 25,000 MILES AND 40,000 MILES AND FAILED TO MENTIONED ANY THING ABOUT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR LATELY HONDA RECOMMENDS EVERY 15,000 MILES TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT IN MY OWNERS MANUAL AND DON'T UNDERSTAND AFTER WAITING FOR MY ODYSSEY FOR THIRTY DAYS, HONDA HAS CHOSE TO IGNORE THAT THEY ARE SOLD POTENTIALLY A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE IN THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. *LA

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM HIGH TO LOW GEAR WHEN IT'S ABOUT 34000 MILES. WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY FELT THE JOLTS AND THEN THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I HAD TO MAKE AN EXIT AND CALLED AAA FOR IT TO BE TOWED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT IT SEEMS THE SLIPPING IS HAPPENING AGAIN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-55 MPH. HONDA SHOULD AT LEAST EXTEND THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY ON 02-03'S LIKE WHAT THEY DID ON THE 99-01'S.*AK

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THESE ARE 1.WINDSHIELD THAT WAS NOT SEATED PRPERLY AND WOULD WHISTLE WHEN DRIVING AT 55MPH. THIS TOOK 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER BEFORE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS A NEW WINDSHIELD. 2. THE SRS LIGHT FOR THE SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMES ON, THE DEALER STATES IT IS BECAUSE OF A SENSOR BUT IT MUST BE RESET BY THE DEALER. I AM TOLD NOT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO CAUSE THE SENSOR TO GO ON. I WONDER IF THIS INCLUDES PASSENGERS TOO? I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THA TPLUGGING MY PHONE INTO THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET PROVIDED WII ALSO MTRIP THE SENSOR. 3. THE LAST AND MOST MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IN JULY I EXPERIENCED EPISODES WHERE AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. ITOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". OF COURSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED PERIODICALLY WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR. YESTERDAY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IT WAS PUT IN PARK . WE COULD THEN NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT WAS UNMOVABLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SET FOR 1 HOUR, TRYED AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK AND COULD DRIVE IT BUT COULD NOT PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHILE ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE COMPANY TO SHARE THESE ISSUES WITH THE CONSUMER. WE HAVE TO FIND OUT ABOUT ON OUR OWN.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, STAYED ON, AND EVENTUALLY ON FULL-TIME. THE LIGHT WAS RESET FIVE TIMES AND THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES. *SCC *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN WHERE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS HAS CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION AS IT HAS OCCURRED WHEN MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND AT INTERSECTIONS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN MY OPINION AS IT IS VULNERABLE TO A CRASH SINCE IT CANNOT RESPOND AND MANEUVER TO AVOID INCOMING TRAFFIC OR TO MERGE SAFELY INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IT HAS REJECTED THE REPAIR OF THIS TRANSMISSION. *LA

HI. I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH A "SINKING BRAKE" PROBLEM. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL PER A "1995" HONDA SERVICE NEWS. THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES TOWARDS THE FLOOR WHEN THE VAN IS STOPPED AND FEELS LIKE A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER. HONDA OF AMERICA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY CONCERNS. I AM TOLD IT IS COMMON YET NO MENTION IS MADE IN THE HANDBOOK AND THE REPAIRMAN AT THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN HAD NO IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT SINCE A BRAKE PEDAL THAT SINKS IS A SIGN OF A FAILING MASTER CYLINDER, WHEN DO I (OR MY WIFE WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER)GET CONCERNED. IF WE TREAT THE SINKING BRAKE PEDAL AS NORMAL AND THE MASTER CYLINDER DOES FAIL, WE COULD BE INVOLVED IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. WHY HAS NOT HONDA ENGINEERED THIS PROBLEM OUT SINCE 1995? PLEASE GET HONDA OF AMERICA TO ANSWER MY CONCERNS. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ALL WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

1. STARTED ENGINE, BACK THE CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOT, DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH FOR LESS THAN 1 MIN., ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE VAN STALLED ALL OF SUDDEN. I TRIED TO PULL OFF FROM THE ROAD, BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS THING WAS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, I CANNOT TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, I ALMOST HIT AN ANOTHER CAR. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED THE VAN. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO "P" MODE, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE 3 TIMES. THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND DID NOT TURN OFF BY ITSELF. IT DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL I RESTARTED IT FOR ONE MORE TIME. I DROVE AT SLOW SPEED FOR COUPLES OF SECOND AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. I FELT THE ENGINE REVOLUTE HIGH AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATE 1 MIN. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN FOR 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. 2. I REALIZE THE ENGINE SOMETIMES REVOLUTE HIGH AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROXIMATE 1 MIN. WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN BY THE TIME MY CAR DROVE ABOUT 5,000 MILES. I NEED TO STEP THE ACCELERATE PEDAL MORE HARDER THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR. THIS OCCURS MUCH MORE FREQUENT RECENTLY. (MY CAR DRIVEN A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATE 10,500 MILES NOW). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING GROCERIES THE CARGO DOOR SLAMMED. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL HAZARD. *AK

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION AT 22,000 MILES MY VAN DEVELOPED AN ANNOYING VIBRATION AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 53 M.P.H. AND 1,500 R.P.M. ON LEVEL ROAD ONLY. DEALER FIRST REPLACED SOLENOID. SAME DAY I RETURNED THE VAN AND TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER IS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE NOT RETURNED TO ME YET.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT DISENGAGES BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND RUNS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *LA

WHILE STARTING AND DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN. JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF POST ON THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE WIDESPREAD. *JB

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. ALL OF THE IDIOT LIGHTS TURNED ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULLOVER AND STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING BY ITSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS QUIT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON AT LEAST 6 OTHER OCCASIONS. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY RUNS ROUGHLY AND THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS! *PH

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP ON SEPT. 10, 2003// OCT. 2, 2003// NOV. 3, 2003// AND JULY 26, 2004 WITH COMPLAINT ABOUT SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. DEALER HAS INDICATED EVERYTHING FROM ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE TO PURSE SETTING IT OFF ON PASSENGER SEAT. REPLACED OPDS UNIT ON NOV. 3, 2003 VISIT. HOWEVER PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED AND AS OF TODAY--SEPT. 21, 2004 LIGHT IS BACK ON. ORIGINALLY DEALER STATED UNSURE IF AIRBAG IS OPERATIONAL DURING TIME LIGHT IS ON. INTERNET DISCUSSIONS SEEM TO INDICATE AIRBAG IS DYSFUNCTIONAL DURING TIME LIGHT IS ON...WHICH TOTALLY VOIDS PURPOSE OF SAFETY IN AN ACCIDENT! VERY FRUSTRATED AND NOW EVEN MORE SCARED OF SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH IN AN ACCIDENT! PLEASE MAKE HONDA ADDRESS AND FIX THIS ISSUE--WHEN I READ ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES WHICH ALSO ARE REPORTING SRS FAILURES, IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A SEVERE LIABILITY THAT EXISTS. I DON'T WANT TO BE--NOR DO I WANT MY CHILDREN TO BE--UNFORTUNATE STATISTICS THAT ULTIMATELY CAUSE HONDA TO TAKE NOTICE!!!!*AK

EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2002 EX HONDA ODYSSEY (25K000 MILES). STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT PROBLEM WILL EXIST LATER ON WITH NO WARRANTY COVERAGE LIKE IN THE 1999-2000 MODELS.*AK

THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AT TIMES, WHICH INDICATED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR WITH THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON. AS RESULT A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD'S HAND BECAME STUCK IN THE DOOR. *AK *JB

INTERMITTENTLY SUDDEN ACCELERATION , CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND CARGO STRONG ARMS COLLAPSED.*AK *TS

WHILE DRIVING, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHEN DRIVING MY ODYSSEY, NORMALLY IN THE 30-50 MPH RANGE, ALL OR MOST OF THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR AND WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FOR A BRIEF SECOND OR TWO. THE NUMEROUS (25 + ) TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE ONE THINKS THE VAN HAS STALLED. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN OR CONNECTION SUCH AS PLAYING/NOT PLAYING RADIO, A/C, AMOUNT OF GAS, ETC. . . I WILL SAY 75-85% OF THE OCCURENCES HAPPEN ON THE ROAD LEADING TO OUR SUBDIVISION (USUALLY 30-50 MPH DRIVING). ALSO, I'M SURE THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES I HAVE MISSED IT BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN SO QUICKLY; ONE ACTUALLY HAS TO BE LOOKING AT THE PANEL. HONDA SAYS TO DRIVE THE VAN SINCE IT IS NOT STALLING AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INHERENT DANGER. HONDA'S POLICY IS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INTERESTING! WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WHEN IT HAPPENS --- THERE'S NO TIME TO TAKE A PICTURE. I'VE CONSIDERED RUNNING A VIDEO CAMERA, BUT IT'S SO UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THERE SEEMS TO BE ABOUT A DOZEN DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING (ACCORDING TO HONDA), BUT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT? THE REPLICATION IS NOT LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS A SERVICE MANAGER OR TECHNICIAN TAKES TEMPORARY OWNERSHIP OF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES FOR A MONTH OR TWO. SOMETIMES THE FLASHING OCCURS ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO, MAYBE SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY OR A WEEK. JUST BECAUSE THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, DOES THAT MEAN SOME OF US ARE HALLUCINATING? IS ANYTHING BEING DONE OR EXPLORED BASED ON THE INFORMATION GIVEN. HONDA, IMAGINE THIS: IF YOU ACTUALLY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND SAW ALL THE DASHBOARD PANEL WARNING AND SERVICE LIGHTS FLASH, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN TO YOU AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO? THIS IS NOT IMAGINARY! I AM KEEPING WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF EACH TIME THIS ISSUE IS CHECKED AND REPORTED, MAINLY FOR POST-WARRANTY ISSUES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOAD. *AK

2002, HONDA, ODYSSEY EXHIBITS WHISTLING NOISE AROUND THE WINDSHIELD AT VARYING COMBINATIONS OF CAR SPEED, WIND SPEED AND WIND INTENSITY. *AK LARRY HOPKINS HONDA WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. LARRY HOPKINS HONDA RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE TO TONY YUN. CASE# NO[XXX]. MR. YUN SAYS THAT I MUST TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE CAR. SINCE THE NOISE CAN ONLY BE REPLICATED UNDER CERTAIN WIND AND SPEED CONDITIONS, I ASKED THAT HE SEARCH THE HONDA DATA BASE FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. MR. YUN TOLD ME THAT HONDA DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY THAT EVERY CASE IS HANDLED SEPARATELY AND THAT THERE COULD BE NO ACTION UNTIL THE NOISE WAS REPLICATED. I NEED HELP TO PRESS THIS CASE WITH HONDA. I BELIEVE THAT THEY MUST HAVE A FILE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS SINCE I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM POSTED ON HONDA NEWSGROUPS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS FAIR OR REALISTIC TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR A COMBINATION OF THE RIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS, MY AVAILABILITY AND THEIR SERVICE ADVISER AVAILABILITY BEFORE HONDA ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED BUT, WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE BY PHONE OR EMAIL. *JS 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE TACHOMETER BECAME IRREGULAR AND THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING INTERNAL FAILURE. *JB

VAN STARTED HESITATING WHILE DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED, FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. ALSO DOWN SHIFTS OCCUR WHILE DECELERATING, WHICH ARE ANNOYING AT LEAST, BUT CAN ALSO CAUSE THE VAN PASSENGERS TO BE FORCED FORWARD. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WERE INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE LUBRICANT WAS APPLIED TO THE RUBBER DOOR SEALS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR, THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY KICK THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL UNTIL THE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR SPORADICALLY AND WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

PASSENGER SIDE AUTO-SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ITSELF ON OCCASION; HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AS HAVING DOOR LOCKED SEEMS TO PREVENT IT FROM OPENING ON ITS OWN. USUALLY CLOSES ITSELF WHILE I AM LEANING IN PUTTING MY CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, AND PUSHES ME AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME UNTIL THE SENSOR MAKES IT OPEN AGAIN. *NLM