2003 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

LOSS OF A/C. A/C CONDENSER DEVELOPED A LEAK. REPAIRED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVING CAR ON PA TURNPIKE WHEN ENGINE REVVED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF. CAR SLOWED DOWN AND SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE INDICATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,700. THEY MENTIONED A "JET KIT" RECALL WHICH I NEVER HEARD OF. THEY WILL CALL THEIR DISTRICT MANAGER AND FIND OUT IF HONDA WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST. THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME IN 24 HOURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY BETWEEN GEARS. THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH AND THEN THE RPM'S DECREASED TO ZERO. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,334 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT 5 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSUME PARTIAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,700. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,332 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TODAY ON I77-N CLOSE TO CHARLOTTE, MY REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED TO PIECES AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER COMPLETELY TO THE RAMP. I HAD THE VEHICLE ON SPARE TIRE AND GOT A BRAND NEW ONE PUT ON. THE TIRE THAT GOT BUSTED WAS A MICHELIN 60R16 FITTED AT COSTCO IN WINSTON SALEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODESSY AND DISCOVERED THIS PASS WEEKEND THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A HONDA DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A STRIPPED HEAD BOLT, AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT IS KEEPING THIS QUIET, MY OUT OF POCKET COST IS OVER $2,000.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH,THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY LOSE POWER, AS IF SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT SHE CAN RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. IN YEAR 2004 HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,372. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 5, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING AND I HAD TO PULLOVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE STARTS BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $3800. DID SEVERAL HOURS OF RESEARCH AND REALIZED HONDA HAVE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH HONDA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 5, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING AND I HAD TO PULLOVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE STARTS BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $3800. DID SEVERAL HOURS OF RESEARCH AND REALIZED HONDA HAVE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH HONDA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POOR. *TR

THE KEY FOR MY 2003 ODYSSEY CAN BE PULLED OUT IN ANY GEAR. IT HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN A SMALL COLLISION . WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SMALL INCLINE, I FAILED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHEN I PULLED OUT MY KEY. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. THE HONDA DEALER INDICATED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN. IN THE MEANTIME, I NOW JUST TRY TO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND DOUBLE CHECK WHEN I PARK THAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY IN PARK BEFORE I PULL THE KEY. *TR

YELLOW SRS WARNING LIGHT COME ON WHEN DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD. THIS TELLS ME THAT AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE STARTED SINCE 2009. SECOND ISSUE IS THAT FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE SO MUCH. I HAD FULL BRAKE SERVICE AND RESURFACE DISC BUT IT ONLY STOP THIS PROBLEM FOR COUPLE THOUSAND MILES THEN VIBRATION COMES BACK WHEN BRAKING. HIGH SPEED BRAKING CAUSE EVEN MORE VIBRATION. *TR

THE GEAR RATIO ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IS INCORRECT ACCORDING TO THE AUTO REPAIR PLACE I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING AND HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WHEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

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.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY (VIN [XXX]) BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED AT 60K MILES, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE DRONING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PER THE LOCAL SHOPS, THIS IS WAY TOO PREMATURE WEAR. THE REPAIR IS YET TO BE DONE GIVEN >$650 PROJECTED EXPENSE AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. HONDA HAS RECALLED THE SAME PARTS ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEYS BUT IS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM ON 2003 MODELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 79K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WHEN THE ENGINE WARM-UP (APPROX. 45 MINUTES OF RUN TIMES). NOW IT CAN ONLY DRIVE IN CITY BUT DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL LAST. I TOKE TO DEALER AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (COST ME $105 FOR HONDA DEALER). THEY STATE THAT I NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, ECM MODULE AND FRONT SWAY BAR LINK ARE COST $4500. *TR

TRANSMISSION CODE APPEARED ABOUT 80K MILES; HAVING ISSUES WITH HARD SHIFTING TOOK TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND HAD COMPLETE FAILURE OF 2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION TODAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND AN UPDATED PCM AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DECLINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT COULD NOT VERIFY IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,824 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,826.

FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CAN HAD 95K MILES ON IT WHICH IS VERY LOW FOR A MODERN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RESEARCH SHOW THAT THE HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE AN EXTREMELY HIGH TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE HOWEVER HONDA REFUSES TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN 2ND/3RD GEAR, THE VAN SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAME TO A STOP. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR HOME BY SWITCHING INTO D3 GEAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VAN TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I DID THIS AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WROTE "...WHEN DRIVING IT WAS BANGING INTO 2ND GEAR. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ABS CONTROL UNIT BE REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL APPROXIMATE REPLACE/REPAIR QUOTE WAS $4,700. AFTER FILING A CASE COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA, THEY OFFERED A TOTAL REPLACE/REPAIR PRICE OF $4,255. THERE ARE RECALLS AND A CAMPAIGN RELATING TO THESE ISSUES. *TR

GEAR SHIFT LOCKED UP IN 2007. FELT SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT OCCURRED SO INTERMITTENTLY THAT COULD NEVER GET MECHANIC TO FEEL SLIP. 2008 THEN ONE DAY THE VAN BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. THE VAN WOULD REV, BUT WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN FIRST PLACED INTO DRIVE. ONCE MOVING VAN MOVED AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY SO WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. NO INDICATOR LAMPS CAME ON. VAN CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE, VAN WOULD REV, AND HESITATE, BUT EVENTUALLY ACCELERATE. 5 DAYS LATER, AS I WAS DRIVING THE VAN, THE INDICATOR LAMPS CAME ON INDICATING MALFUNCTION. TCS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VAN TO GO HOME. THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING AS I WAS PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY WITH THREE CHILDREN IN CARSEATS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A TURN LANE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET AS WE ARE IN THE INITIAL STAGES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. THERE APPEARS TO BE HEAVY CHATTER ONLINE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE ODYSSEYS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN APRIL 04. OUR VAN HAD 26000 MILES SO THE RECALL INDICATED FOR INSPECTION OF THE SECOND GEAR FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION IF NO DAMAGE THEN RECALL INDICATED TO INSTALL AN OIL JET KIT. THIS WAS INSTALLED AUGUST 2004 . TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2008. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-75. THERE WAS ZERO WARNING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING. WE LUCKILY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PASS A SAFETY RAILING AND THEN PROCEED TO PULL OF THE ROAD. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC. IF I HAD BEEN IN AN INTERSECTION AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY OCCURRED. THIS HONDA HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT AND NO WARRANTY. *TR

OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY BOUGHT BRAND NEW, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,000 MILES. DEALER SERVICE IS NOT SURE IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DEFECTS OR THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE, THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM AND IS BEING REPLACED. VEHICLE DOES HAVE FACTORY INSTALLED TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TURNED ON SINCE WE HAVE OWED THE VAN. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY HONDA DUE TO BUYING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HONDA REFUSES ANY OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM OR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHOULD BE A RARE OCCURRENCE FOR ANY OF TODAY'S' VEHICLES. WITH HONDA'S REPUTATION ON THE LINE, YOU WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM BY NOW AND NOT LET IT CONTINUE INTO FUTURE MODEL YEARS. SEEMS EXCESSIVE THAT MODEL YEARS 1999 THROUGH 2008 ARE STILL HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO FAR CHARGES THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED ARE SHIPPING CHARGES FOR THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, ALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT, STILL COUNTING. *TR

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED EGR VALVE WHICH I REPLACED. (FILED COMPLAINT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY SAID MY MILES WERE TOO HIGH TO QUALIFY.) THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED AND WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS. EGR VALVE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE DROPS HARD INTO GEAR WHEN STARTING. STARTED REVVING WITH NO FORWARD ACCELERATION RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC THREE TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE REVVING. PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY 80,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE ACCELERATING. WENT TO HONDA DEALER, TEST DROVE, SAID EVERYTHING OK. AFTER BEING ALMOST RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE VAN TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, WENT BACK TO DEALER, TEST DROVE, NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR OVERHEATING DONE WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT. *TR

I HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY ON SAT. NOV.8,2008. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED ONE SINCE NEW TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WE HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO A 50/50 SPLIT ON THE REPAIR. THIS WILL PUT US OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS AROUND 2500.00. THE VEHICLE HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE INVESTIGATED AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 2003 MODEL HONDA ODYSSEYS AND I COMPLAINED WHEN I CARRIED MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL IN 2006 THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLIPPING WAS SLIPPING ON THE INTERSTATE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SLIPPING SENSATION AND I WAS SENT HOME WITHOUT A REPAIR. I WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 1&1/2 HOURS AND LATE FOR WORK. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE A USED PART IN MY VEHICLE THAT HAS FAILED ALREADY WITH ONLY A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY TO BACK IT UP. I TRAVEL TO WORK SOMETIMES IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES A DAY AND I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO RELY ON A PREVIOUSLY FAULTY PART. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY EMPLOYEES OF HONDA THAT THE 2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS WERE MADE BY A COMPANY OTHER THAN HONDA AND THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR SOMETIME THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE FAULTY, BUT HAVE REMAINED SILENT HOPING THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL AFTER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO SHOULDER THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATING ONLINE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY'S WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE KEPT SILENT, BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE WHAT THEY ARE DOING RIGHT. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY AND THEY SHOULD BE REPAIRING THEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER THAT BELIEVED IN THE HONDA NAME AND THEN GOT SADDLED WITH LEMONS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN JANUARY 2006, THE VAN HAD ~50, 000 MILES ON IT. IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED, (THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE PRIOR TO GOING IN GEAR) THE DEALER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. ON NOVEMBER 8, 2008 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ~75,000 MILES. THE DEALER QUOTED $4200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. UPON DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED AND "FIXED" PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE OF THE VAN. THE DEALER HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION ON THE TRANSMISSION TO DATE AND HAS NOT OFFERED FOR HONDA TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IT SEEMS APPARENT TO ME THAT HONDA HAS RECOGNIZED A DESIGN DEFECT SINCE A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM, YET THE FIX TO THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT HONDA HAS SOLD THE PUBLIC A FAULTY PRODUCT AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR SHOP WILL REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT HER REPAIR RECEIPT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SERVICE STATION, THEY REPORTED THE CODE PO740-TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. TOOK CAR TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, WHO SAID THEY FOUND METAL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION SO IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. WAITING FOR WORD FROM HONDA ABOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH APPROXIMATELY 87,000 MILES. THE VAN SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH JUMPING AS IT TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE AND OTHER MODEL YEAR ODYSSEYS IN WHICH A REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE VAN TO SUPPOSEDLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOW SAYING WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2003 MODEL YEAR ODYSSEYS. *TR

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON YET ANOTHER 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, THE RPMS SUDDENLY STARTING REVVING LIKE CRAZY, WE LOST SPEED AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED. WE COULD NOT GET IT BACK IN GEAR. TCS AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NEAR A FIELD WHERE WE LET THE CAR "REST" FOR A WHILE. EVENTUALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT GOING, LIMPED TO A SERVICE STATION AND POURED SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE BARELY MADE IT HOME. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 94,000. DEALER SAYS WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5000. WE BALKED. LATER SINCE WE WERE SUCH "GOOD" CUSTOMERS AND HAD RELIGIOUSLY PERFORMED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER, THEY 'DROPPED" IT TO $2000. WE STILL SAY NO GO AND HAVE TAKEN IT UP WITH HONDA AMERICA. WE BOUGHT A HONDA THINKING WE WERE BUYING SUPERIOR RELIABILITY AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE. WHAT A JOKE. TRANSMISSIONS ARE BUILT TO LAST--EXCEPT FOR HONDAS, JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET. IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO US TO PAY THE PRICE THAT HONDA CHARGES FOR ITS VANS AND TO BE TOLD LESS THAN 5 YEARS LATER THAT A CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 100,000 SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING FOR THE CAR AND WE ARE FURIOUS! I AM WONDERING HOW LONG IT IS GOING TO TAKE NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 WITH 106,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEARS. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, TRANSMISSION FAIL TO ENGAGE 3RD GEAR 50% OF THE TIME. ERROR CODE P0740. HAD THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLED ON AUG 4 2004. *TR

PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VAN BEGAN TO SLIP IN GEARS AND HESITATE FROM STANDING STOP. RPM'S WILL RACE WITH VEHICLE IN "D" THEN ENGAGE. WILL DISENGAGE ALL GEAR WHILE DRIVING. CEL CODE P0730. HONDA OF AMERICA WON'T EVEN START A CASE FOR ME SINCE I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED OUTSIDE THE US. 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX 81,000 MILES TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED IN 2004. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONCERN. MY TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS GOING INTO REVERSE AT START-UP AND SEEMS TO LAG AT ACCELERATION. THE RELIABILITY OF HONDA TRANSMISSIONS IS POOR AT BEST. I WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE TO HELP EXPRESS CONSUMER CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ALL COMPLAINTS AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. *TR

MY PAINT ON MY 2003 HONDA O IS PEELING. RICH HOLTZ IN HONDA TOMSRIVER SAID BEING WE OUGHT IT IN GERMANY ON A ARMY BASE HONDA DOES NOT NEED TO COVER IT. THERE IS A 7 YEAR RECALL ON IT. HE SAID HE WOULD CONTACT HONDA, BUT IT IS A $ 4000.00 JOB, AND MORE THEN LIKELY WILL NOT BE COVERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A SLOW RESPONSE IN ONE GEAR. THE DRIVER CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN FY 2004, AND A RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN DRIVING OVER 52 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SHE WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO LOW GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHENEVER THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,500. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

ENGINE MOUNTS ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES...SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE...DESIGN FLAW PERHAPS? $700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR...AMERICAN HONDA NO HELP...DEALER NO HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE FAIL TO SHUT PROPERLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V119000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) WAS REFERENCED FOR AN EARLIER MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH LATCH ASSEMBLY MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE OF THE ROLLERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE BODY JUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $905 FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 177,000.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW POWER. DEALERS CAN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM OR FIX IT. CAR SHUDDERS ON REGULAR BASIS AND NEW EGR VALVE, FLUID CHANGES TUNE UPS MAKE NO DIFFERENCE. KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAKE ME NERVOUS OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANS. *TR

THE BOOSTER SEAT SHOULD INCLUDE A TETHER STRAP TO KEEP THE SEAT IN PLACE. JUST USING A SEATBELT AROUND THE BOOSTER IS NOT ENOUGH TO HOLD IT IN PLACE IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND TETHER STRAPS ONLINE, BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2003, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=ODYSSEY). *TR

I OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 82,000 AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75,000. ON 11/3/04 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP PER THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION. AT THAT TIME MY CAR HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. PER THE RECALL, CARS UNDER 15,000 MILES WERE TO GET THE KIT AND CARS OVER 15,000 WERE TO BE CHECKED FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION, WHICH INDICATES POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND IF FOUND, IF FOUND, THE DEALER WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NO WHERE ON MY SERVICE RECEIPT DOES IT INDICATE THAT THE INSPECTION EVER TOOK PLACE. IN JUNE 2005 I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICED AND HONDA CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND AGAIN THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS BUT RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK SINCE THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. IN DEC. 2006 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE GEARS BEING DIFFICULT. HONDA CLAIMS IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, REPLACED THE SWITCH AND SAID THE GEARS WERE WORKING OK. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIFFERENT PROBLEM CORRECTED WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS STUCK IN THE CENTER LANE OF ANOTHER VERY BUSY ROAD AND HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW WITH 82,000 MILES I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL HONDA WAS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT. HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND SO I AM FORCED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAD NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE TODAY AND ALL POWER WAS SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VAN TOWED AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I JUST READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND UNFORTUNATELY, I NEVER GOT ANY MAIL INFORMING ME OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A 3,000 BILL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TCS LIGHT WITH NO OTHER PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS "A LITTLE" LOW AND "DIRTY" SO AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. 24 HOURS LATER, THE GEARS BEGAN STICKING IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WITH THE ENGINE JUST REVVING, LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. CODE ON COMPUTER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/REBUILT. HAVE YET TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED DUE TO COST AND APPARENT ISSUE WITH THE SAFETY OF HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS 2003. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON US HWY 29, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH ALL WINDOWS IN THEIR FULLY CLOSED POSITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SIMPLY DISAPPEARED INTO THE DOOR. AFTER ERRATIC MANEUVER, DUE TO SUDDEN AND SURPRISE IN A RUSH OF AIR INTO THE CABIN, SPEED HAD TO BE REDUCED. FRANTIC EFFORTS TO RAISE THE WINDOW FAILED. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AT 08:30. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED PROBLEM AND CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $250.00, CLAIMING PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. A VERY SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR UNDER VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED IN THAT EVENT, DUE TO THE SUDDENNESS OF THE EVEN. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VERY SAME ISSUE AT NO CHARGE. THE FACT THAT NO WARNING OCCURRED IN EITHER CASE, MAKES THIS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A DRIVER TO STEER OFF OF THE ROAD OR BE DISTRACTED FOR THE MOMENT IT TAKES TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT (ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER). I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA CORPORATION TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THIS VERY SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO COMPROMISED CABIN SAFETY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FAILURES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. WHENEVER HE PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

SLIDING DOORS ON 2003 HONDA ODDOSEY SWING OPEN AND MALFUNCTION ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH TRAVEL SPEEDS. 3 TIMES THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGES $700 TO REPAIR A SAFETY PROBLEM THA CONTINUALLY REPEATS ITSELF. DOOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK TO ANYONE NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT IN MIDROW SEATS. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY (PURCHASED OCTOBER 2002). IN SUMMER OF 2004, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, AND POTENTIAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE, AND NO REPAIR WAS NECESSARY. IN JULY 2006, WITH APPROX. 84,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OIL TO SPLATTER EVERYWHERE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE, FOR APPROX. HALF AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER 90 MILES FROM MY HOME. AFTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICAN HONDA, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND WAS COVERED BY HONDA. NOW, JUST OVER TWO YEARS AND 40,000 MILES LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAS OCCURRED. AM ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE WITH HONDA TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WAS TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND WAS FORCED TO COMPROMISE THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE, WHILE WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. *TR