2002 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

DRIVING UP TO 40MPH THE 3RD GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. IT WAS SLIPPING FROM 3RD TO 4TH AND SHOOK THE WHOLE CAR VIGOROUSLY. FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE GEARS WOULDN'T GRAB VERY SMOOTHLY EITHER. STOPPING THE CAR FROM 40MPH TO 0MPH WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTED THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AGAIN BECAUSE OF FAILURE WITH THE 3RD GEAR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD TO GET 3RD GEAR REBUILT. THE WHOLE REPAIR ON THE TRANSMISSION COST ME $2,650.00.

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CODE P0730 GEAR RATIO INCORRECT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 127,263. THERE WAS NO CLEAR WARNING, THE CAR HESITATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER AND WHEN I GOT THERE THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $3800.00 AND THEY ALSO SAID I NEEDED THREE ENGINE MOUNTS AT A COST OF $920.00. ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CODE P0730 FOR THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS ITEM CODE P0730 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, DUE TO THE GEARS SLIPPING. *JB

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT 80,000, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SUGGESTED FLUSHING WOULD HELP, NEVER MENTIONED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A KNOWN AND ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH ODYSSEYS AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR 2002'S. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DIRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD 25 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT SPEED UP TO THE 35 MILES, IT JUST REVVED AND THE RPMS WENT HIGH. WENT TO SIDE OF REOAD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED AND IT WORKED BUT THEN 1/2 BLOCK LATER SAME ISSUE. TOOK IT TO HONDA TO DIAGNOSE, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *TT

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 147,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *KB

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER TAKING TO HONDA FOR SERVICE. THEY FLUSHED OUT TRANSMISSION AND ADDED NEW FLUID. QUOTED $4800 FOR NEW ONE OR $4200 FOR A REBUILT ONE. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL ON OUR VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN WE ACCELERATE OR THE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFTS. 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. YOU CAN HEAR SOMETHING JIGGLING OR MOVING AROUND THAT SHOULD'NT BE DOING SO. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE SPENT OVER $3,000 REPLACING PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS NORMAL BUT I DISAGREE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR HEART SKIPS A BEAT WHENEVER IT HAPPENS. IT IS VERY UNNERVING AND SEEMINGLY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY ODYSSEY MALFUNCTIONED, AND ABRUPTLY CLOSED AFTER OPENING ABOUT SIX INCHES. MY DAUGTER'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, AND SHE HAS A FRACTURED THUMB. *TT

FAILED ON INTERSTATE @ 50MPH. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD AN RPM JUMP FROM 2000 TO 6000 THEN DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WITH A VIOLENT "SLAM" CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION. THE TOUR BUS THAT WAS BEHIND ME WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID HITTING ME AND I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A NEAR TRAGEDY THAT WAS UNEXPECTED. MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THE APPROX. $4000.00 REPAIR IS MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A SERIOUS INJURY OR POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT'S OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT COULD CAUSE SUDDEN STOPPAGE (AS IN MY CASE) POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

OUR VAN CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR STRUTS HAVE FAILED SO THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT STAY UP. *KB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATION. *TR

I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE IN MICHIGAN WITH A SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER THAT REGISTERED IN KILOMETERS. WHEN I SOLD THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THE DEALSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE VIOLATED THE LAW AND THAT THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVERTING THE VEHICLE TO U.S. STANDARDS. THIS RESULTED IN $2500 LOSS IN THE VALUE ON MY TRADE IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY UP HILL. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2004. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

GOT 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WORKS FINE FOR ME FOR 2 YEARS AND SUDDENLY CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS ON CAR SLIPPING ON 2ND&3RD GEAR. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PART OF THE RECALL THAT HONDA SUPPOSE TO FIX!!! PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY RECALL FOR DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG MODULE REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STILL HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER HASN'T CONTACTED HIM. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS I NOTICED THE "D" LIGHT FOR MY TRANSMISSION SELECTOR FLASHING. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FLASHING STOPPED AND DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. ON JULY 27 WHILE ON A TRIP TO CANADA WITH LESS THAN 78,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I AGAIN NOTICED THE "D" LIGHT FLASHING. I ALSO NOTICED ABNORMAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER IN CORNWALL, ONTARIO, CANADA, WHERE THEY READ THE CODES AS "P1740" FOR 4TH PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE AND "P0710" FOR ATF TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILURE. THEY RESET THE CODES, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY THE "D" LIGHT WAS FLASHING AGAIN. MY LOCAL DEALER IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS READ THE SAME TWO CODES FROM THE SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME $430 FOR REPLACING THOSE TWO SENSORS. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA, AND A REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME. SHE TOLD ME HONDA WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR SINCE THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT I HAD A NON-HONDA AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLER INSTALLED. I'VE HAD NO SUCH DEVICE INSTALLED. SHE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY ODYSSEY HAD BEEN PART OF THE 2004 RECALL AND ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE LOCAL DEALER DETERMINED MY TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TRAILER TOWING. THE VAN HAS TOWED A LIGHT TRAILER ABOUT FOUR TIMES AND NEVER OVER LENGTHY DISTANCES. I WAS NOT TOWING A TRAILER ON THE TRIP TO CANADA. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 2002 ODYSSEY'S HAVE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT ROUTINELY FAILS WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 59872 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000 ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALER. *TR

THE VAN FAILS TO GAIN SPEED AND DOES NOT GO BEYOND 20-25 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY. MOST OF THE TIMES IT HAPPENS AFTER STOP N GO SITUATION AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR ENTERING A FREEWAY IF YOU HAVE TO STOP AT THE ENTRY DUE TO METERING ON DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC TIMES. NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE OF POOR DESIGN OR WORKMANSHIP YET IT SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEY 2002. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITH A VIOLENT JERK. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR DURING ACCELERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT AND DISCOLORED. ALSO, THERE WERE INTERNAL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH REQUIRED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WE HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAIL ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER DENIED WE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF IT BY HONDA. AFTER MUCH WRANGLING, HONDA PAID FOR THE PARTS BUT WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR, $1,100. WE BELIEVE HONDA INSTALLED A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION AND NOT A NEW ONE BECAUSE 3 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS LATER., THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED TOO, STRANDING US IN THE DARK WITH OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND REQUIRING US TO RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT HONDA HAS HAD ALMOST A DECADE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THAT OUR YEAR IS THE WORST YEAR. IN OUR OPINION, HONDA HAS ENGAGED IN FRAUD. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT AT 48000 MILES,IT COST ME $6000.00 WITH THE COMPUTER CAN I GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COMPONENTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ONE MONTH AGO, MY HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND HESITATE WHEN I DROVE INTO FREE WAY. ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY CARS BEHIND. AND ALSO, ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY LIGHT AND DRIVE AT ABOUT 40 MILES/HOUR ON THE FREE WAY. THE SLIP SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SWITCHES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WHEN PUTTING ON GAS TO ACCELERATE, IT CAN TAKE LONG TIME (1 MINUTE) TO GO FROM 20 MILES/HOUR TO 40 MILES/HOUR, AND DURING THAT TIME, IT MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE IF THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO SPEED UP!!!! VERY DANGEROUS!!!! SINCE THEN, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY COST TO FIX IT. A HONDA DEALER DID AGREE TO COVER 40% OF THE REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS VERY OFTEN ON HONDA CARS, PLEASE URGE HONDA TO STEP UP AND ACCEPT THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND TO COVER 100% COST FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY ---LOUD NOISES AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND VAN WAS GOING NOWHERE---COULD ONLY MOVE IF SPEED WAS KEPT UNDER 20MPH KEPT IN FIRST GEAR----------BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS( HE TOLD ME THE TRANNY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ) ONLY HAVING MILEAGE IN THE 54000-55000 RANGE AND KNOWING THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AROUND TOWN AND THE OCCASIONAL VACATION TRIP SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT HONOR MY MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS AND I NEEDED TO BRING IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THEY AGREED AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO AND CHARGED ME $120.00 FOR MY "DIAGNOSIS". THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THEY COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER FOR $7800.00. THEY TOLD ME BOTH THE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER TO HAVE A "WARRANTY" APPLIED TO THE NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED WHICH ITEM WAS BAD THE TRANSMISSION OR COMPUTER THAT TOLD THE TRANNY TO SHIFT AT THE CORRECT RPM. THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION JUST THAT THE HOME OFFICE HAS SET THIS PRECEDENT ---BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE AN IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON OR JUST COVERING THEMSELVES. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER WITH GENUINE HONDA PARTS FOR A LITTLE UNDER $5000.00 AND I HAVE THE "WARRANTY" THEY OFFERED AS WELL. I AM STILL WAITING FOR HONDA AMERICA TO REVIEW AND HELP ME OUT WITH PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT I FEEL WERE VERY PREMATURE FOR THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THEIR OUTSTANDING AND BEST SELLING MINIVAN PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT THE DEALER OFFERED ME $750.00 FOR MY FULLY LOADED MINIVAN ------GREAT PEOPLE THESE HONDA DEALERS............. YOU DECIDE-----ME I CAN'T WAIT TO SELL THIS PIECE OF CRA_. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. LONG HISTORY OF FAILURE OF HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAD A RECALL IN 2004 AND THEY INSTALLED A JET OILER KIT WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT LED TO THE FAILURE OF OUR TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE TIRES IN JULY 2010. THIS IS A SECOND CAR FOR OUR FAMILY AND IS NOT UTILIZED MUCH (<8,000 MILES PER YEAR). IN MAY OF 2011, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AS WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAD THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME (ONE OF WHICH IS DISABLED) AND SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND FIRESTONE NATIONAL CENTER DID NOTHING AND OFFERED NOTHING IN TERMS OF HELP. THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT THE TIRE MODEL NUMBER FOR ANY DATABASE. THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK IF WE WERE OK. THEN IN JULY OF 2011, COMING HOME FROM VACATION WITH THE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, UNBELIEVABLY THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70 MPH. WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND AGAIN HAD DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (AT LEAST NOW THE BACK END OF THE CAR IS SYMMETRICAL WITH THE DAMAGE). THIS TIME, FIRESTONE OPENED A CLAIM AND ASKED FOR BOTH OF THE TIRES BACK HOWEVER, THEY HAVE YET TO SEND US THE CLAIM FORMS. AGAIN, NO CONCERN ON THE SAFETY OF THE FAMILY. THE TIRES WE PURCHASED NEW WERE FR 380 P225/60 R16 97S TIRES WITH A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 4908 AND 4608.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, WHEN HE/SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE/SHE WAS INFORMED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

I BOUGHT 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY LAST YEAR AND NOW IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I GOT THE QUOTE FROM A FEW SHOPS AND MINIMUM COST THAT I NEED TO PAY IS $2000. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. FUNNY THING IS THAT I HAVE 3 FRIENDS OF ODYSSEY OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH IS 2ND TO 3RD GEAR CONVERTING PROBLEM. HONDA! DO SOMETHING FOR THIS! YOU MUST KNOW THIS PROBLEM SO DO RECALL SERVICE. *KB

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HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEFECT. OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 120,000 MILES AND NOW REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY 2002 ODYSSEY HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT SLIPS, WE CORRECTED A PRESSURE SWITCH THAT WAS BAD AND REPLACED WITH A NEW OEM. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND DOESN'T GIVE OUT ANY CODES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FILLER HOSE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND RESPOND AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD GEARS. THERE WAS ALSO AN EXTREME INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REVERSE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116.000.

AS MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE INTO 2 PIECES. HAD SHE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD I CAN THINK OF A NUMBER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. IN 55 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN OR EVEN HEARD OF IT HAPPENING. AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET, HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS VEHICLE MORE THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON HER VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS AND WOULD NOT REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE AGE AND MILEAGE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

FAILURE OF HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VAN RANDOMLY STOPS RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION AND SLOWS DOWN, CREATING VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS, THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK DONE IN 2004 WAS A TEMPORARY FIX AND IT DELAYED THE FAILURE RATHER THAN FIXING IT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING, THE CAR CANNOT BE ACCELERATED FURTHER, THIS CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. ITS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY DAY. *TR

ON APRIL 1, 2011, OUR HONDA ODYSSEY (MODEL YR. 2002) EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT JERKING / THUMPING MOTION UPON ACCELERATION AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. IT FELT AS IF THE VAN WAS HIT FORM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO REST THE VAN, AND TO TRY AND REGAIN OUR CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AGAIN. ONCE ON THE ROAD THE SAME JERKING SENSATION OCCURRED ONCE MORE. IT TRULY FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE FROM THEN ON. THE HONDA ODYSSEY WAS PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND MAINTAINED 100% BY THE DEALER. ON MONDAY APRIL 4, 2011, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE'. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH AND AUTOMOBILE FORUMS, APPARENTLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE QUITE COMMON FOR THESE MODELS. THE DEALER QUOTED US A PRICE OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.) TO REPAIR OUR VAN WHICH HAS 99,720 MILES LOGGED. HONDA IS NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT. WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO OR WHERE TO TURN NEXT, BUT I'M NOT GIVING THE DEALER ANOTHER DIME. THIS IS BAD NEWS FROM A MANUFACTURER THAT BOASTS ABOUT QUALITY & RELIABILITY IN THEIR MARKETING. I GUESS THOSE DAYS ARE GONE. BAD NEWS' *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC OR WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLE AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT THROUGH THE DEALER OVER THE YEARS. AFTER ARGUING WITH AMERICAN HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THE MOST MY CASE MANAGER [XXX] WILL OFFER IS HALF THE REPAIR. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, I AM FINDING CASE AFTER CASE OF HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT MUCH LOWER THAN EXPECTED MILEAGE. EVEN AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS, THE PROBLEM REMAINS. FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE. MOST PEOPLE BOUGHT AN ODYSSEY AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND ARE TRANSPORTING CHILDREN. HONDA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE INSTALLING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN CERTAIN MODELS OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,605.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

"TRANSMISSION FAILURE" ON A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,000. UPDATED 06/21/11*LJ UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I BROUGHT MY ODYSSEY IN TO HONDA FOR AN OIL CHANGE, ON THE WAY OVER THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT (AMBER) CAME ON. I ASKED THE HONDA SHOP TO LOOK INTO THE INDICATOR LIGHT ISSUE. UPON RETURNING TO PICK UP THE ODYSSEY, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE CODE WAS A P0740, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP A BIT CONFUSED, SINCE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T DISPLAY ANY SHIFTING ISSUES. ON THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 45 MILES), THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO POP OUT OF GEAR (WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, START IT BACK UP, AND THEN CONTINUE). NOW THIS ISSUE HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, THE CAR FAILS INSPECTIONS BECAUSE OF IT, AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A $3000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S WEBSITE, THE TRANSMISSION CAMPAIGN WAS FIXED BACK IN 2004. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW HONDA HANDLED THE MATTER. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ON SBS SYSTEM ONLY TO BE TOLD BY DEALER SHIP ALL OF MY ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED . I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH GOING INTO GEAR . AFTER READING SEVERAL A FORUMS ON HONDA I SEE THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM . HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE A RECALL ON MOTOR MOUNTS . IT'S TRULY AMAZING THAT THE VAN WOULD GO INTO THE SHOP FOR A UNRELATED RECALL AND THEY KNEW TO CHECK MOUNTS . DO THEY ALREADY KNOW ENGINE MOUNTS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH HONDA? *TR