2003 Honda Odyssey Complaint Log

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROX. 99000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND 2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A 4400.00 REPAIR INCLUDING THE ECU. HONDA PAID HALF OF REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS ECU FOR "GOODWILL" EVEN THOUGH WE WERE INITIALLY TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE NOTHING. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED TWICE DURING OWNERSHIP. TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO SERVICED WITH THE EARLIER HONDA RECALL. FAILURE OCCURRED OUT OF TOWN WHILE ON VACATION - HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN NEIGHBORING STATE AND RETURN HOME IN A BORROWED CAR. *TR

A SCRAPING NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES AS WELL AS POOR BRAKING PROMPTED REMOVAL OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. I FOUND THAT THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON BOTH WHEELS WERE WORN DOWN TO 1MM WHILE THE OUTSIDE PADS STILL HAD 5-6 MILLIMETERS OF PAD MATERIAL LEFT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I HAD WITH MY REAR BRAKES A WHILE AGO. EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS VAN, WE HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS OF GLAZED PADS AND BAD ROTORS. I HAD REPLACED STOCK PADS AND ROTORS WITH HIGH END PRODUCTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS NEGLECTED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY FOUND DIRTY TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT COULD NOT FIND A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DIRTY FLUID. ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4210. THE CAR HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

ON 07/18/2008, AT ABOUT 1:30 P.M., THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON PERSONAL 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHILE WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING ON BUSY HIGHWAY (SOUTHBOUND 163 TRANSITION TO WESTBOUND 52) IN SAN DIEGO CA. FREEWAY SIDE RAILS DIDN'T ALLOW MOTORING PUBLIC TO SAFELY PULL OFF FREEWAY. WIFE SMELLED ODOR OF BURNT OIL AND VAN BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. LUCKY FOR WIFE AND DAUGHTER, A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) TRAVELING BEHIND THE VAN SAW WIFE TURN ON EMERGENCY/HAZARD LIGHTS. REALIZING VAN WAS IN TROUBLE ON TRANSITION RAMP, THE RV RAN INTERFERENCE TO SLOW DOWN OTHER SPEEDING TRAFFIC OVERTAKING VAN FROM BEHIND. WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF FREEWAY TO NEXT SAFEST OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETELY GET OFF FREEWAY. WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE RV, VAN COULD'VE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VAN WAS TOWED TO TEMECULA CA AND INITIAL GARAGE ESTIMATES ARE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VIOLENT DOWNSHIFTING DURING DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL IT MOVED FORWARD AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED. WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE EBV VALVE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF SHE WERE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE INJECTORS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

WE HAVE A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 111,000 MILES ON IT. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A LONGER DELAY FROM THE TIME I WOULD PUT IT IN REVERSE TO THE TIME IT ACTUALLY WENT INTO REVERSE. THEN, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 2 AND THIRD GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. WE TOOK IT INTO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. THE SAME SLIPPAGE HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE MORE IN THE LAST WEEK. THIS MILEAGE IS A LITTLE LOW TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SO I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF VAN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS QUOTED TO ME AT $2,700. SEEMS TO ME THAT HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SLIPPAGE... A COMPLETE FAILURE. I MANAGED TO GET INTO BREAKDOWN LANE BEFORE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY SEIZED. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 72 YR OLD MOTHER AND 3 CHILDREN, AGES 4,6,8. I FEEL VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED OR CAUSED A VEHICULAR FATALITY DUE TO THIS FAILURE. ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE AT DEALERSHIPS. A COMPETE VEHICLE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. *TR

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HONDA PAID FOR THE PART, THE TRANSMISSION CUSTOMER PAID FOR INSTALLATION. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 77,000 MILES BEGAN TO MAKE GRIND AND RATTLING NOISE WITH NOTICEABLE BLIPPING OF RPMS EARLIER THIS YEAR. SOUND BECOME CONSISTENT IN JULY. LOCAL DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECORDS AND NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES NOTE THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001-2003 ODYSSEY MODELS. NEITHER DEALER OR HONDA USA WOULD ADMIT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT FOR $1,000 "WITH HONDA'S HELP." *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IS FAILING - WON'T ENGAGE 3RD GEAR. YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT THE VEHICLE JUST COASTS. IT'S GETTING WORSE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO TURN ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. SINCE EARLY 2012, THE WARNING LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 64000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN I HAD TO TO TOW IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND GET IT REPAIRED. IT COST ME $3200. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE (P0740) AT 77K MILES. *TR

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

I HAVE A 2003 ODYSSEY THAT I BOUGHT IN JAN 03. AT 74,000 MILES AND 1.5 MONTHS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL RECOMMENDATION HAD BEEN COMPLETED PREVIOUSLY AND THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE VAN IN COMPLAINING THAT IT WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT AND FELT LIKE IT WAS SHUTTERING. THE TECH INSPECTED AND FOUND NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THE TECH THOUGHT IT PROBABLY WAS THE WAY I DROVE IT. IT ENDED UP THAT IT WASN'T "MY DRIVING", IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IT WAS NOTED THAT MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BREAKAGE. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND HAND INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

WE WERE PARKED AT A STORE. WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR-- ANY GEAR. IT KEPT STALLING TRY AFTER TRY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE THIS TIME THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR OR TRANSMISSION. WE CALLED HONDA CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 80K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE KNEW OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES SO ASKED FOR SOME "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE". WE PAID $1540.70 WHICH WAS 60%. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE FROM THE EARLIER MODELS DID NOT GET FIXED FOR THE 2002 AND 2003 EITHER AND HONDA IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP BY HELPING WITH PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

ONE WEEK BEFORE I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, I NOTICED THAT MY VAN WOULD ROLL BACK FROM THE R POSITION WHEN I PUT IT IN THE D POSITION. THEN ONE NIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP FROM A STOP POSITION AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THAT SCARED ME, SO I STOPPED DRIVING AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TEST DROVE IT AND CHECKED THE VAN OUT TO DISCOVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND TOLD ME THAT AT THIS POINT IT WAS NOT EVEN DRIVABLE. I WOULD NEED TO TOW IT IF I MOVED IT. THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE APPROX. $5200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND AN ENGINE CONTROL SWITCH. AFTER MY SHOCKED REACTION, THE DEALERSHIP MADE SOME CALLS AND BROUGHT THE PRICE DOWN TO $2100. WITH ONLY 95,000 MILES ON MY VAN, I DON'T THINK MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE FAILED. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA. THEY REVIEWED MY CASE AND BECAUSE I ONLY DONE ONE MAINTENANCE SERVICE AT 30,000, THEY WOULD NOT COME DOWN IN PRICE. I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY. HAVE BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND BRAKES. BUT, COULD NOT AFFORD TO GO FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO MAINTENANCE CHECKS BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS ILL AND ON DISABILITY. STILL, HONDA COULD DO NO MORE ON THE PRICE. I FELT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON HONDA ODYSSEYS. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2001-2002 MODELS, BUT WOULD NOT DO IT FOR MY 2003. I AM UPSET, BUT NEED MY VAN BACK TO GET MY 3 CHILDREN PLACES. SO, I AM GETTING IT REPAIRED FOR THE $2100. STILL, I AM NOT HAPPY AND SEE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 WAS PURCHASED USED ON 10/31/06. (NO MENTION OF A RECALL) JAN 22, 2008 VAN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR DUE TO FREE TOWING. CHARGED $3062.06 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. APRIL 10, 2009 VAN AGAIN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. TOOK BACK TO AAMCO AND NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND 3 MOS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHARGED US $1587.55. JUNE 22, 2010 VAN IS PACKED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY GOING TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION IN SC, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BEGINS TO SLIP. CALLED THE LOCAL AAMCO AND THEY PICKED UP THE VAN. SAME STORY, NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2406.59. AFTER SPENDING OUR VACATION WEEK WITH PHONE CALLS TO HONDA CORPORATE AND AAMCO TO NO AVAIL, WE HAD TO BORROW MONEY FROM RELATIVES IN ORDER TO GET OUR FAMILY BACK HOME. JULY 20, 2011 VAN IS AGAIN PACKED WITH ENTIRE FAMILY TO TRAVEL TO NC VACATION. 30 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF OUR HOMETOWN, LOUISVILLE, KY IT HAPPENED AGAIN! 13 MONTHS AFTER LAST REPAIR. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR NEAREST AAMCO DEALER. WE FORTUNATELY WERE ABLE TO BORROW A CAR FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AND CONTINUE WITH OUR VACATION TRYING NOT TO DESPAIR. THE NEW TAB FROM AAMCO IS $2835.60. NO ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA CORPORATE NOR AAMCO CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY ARE VERY, VERY HARD TO SPEAK TO. JUST LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WAIT TO SEE IF ANYONE CALLS YOU BACK. THIS WOULD MAKE IT $9891.80 IN FOUR YEARS FOR FOUR TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS A REASON THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT LASTING. THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL RIGHT BEYOND THE ANNUAL WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, THIS IS NOT FAIR, THIS IS NOT SAFE AND HONDA SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCTS AND STOP IGNORING THIS ISSUE. UPDATE: 01/11/13 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILS ONCE AGAIN ON THE WAY OUT OF TOWN AND HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO AAMCO! *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 S WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENTLY STARTED LOSING POWER & SPEED, JUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.WHEN I POPPED UP THE HOOD,TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELL WAS ALL OVER THE CAR,ALSO I COULD SEE TRANS.FLUID ALL OVER THE TRANS. TOP SURFACE.VEHICULE COULD NOT MOVE AT ANY GEAR SO HAD TO BE TOWED.*CN

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH WAS RECALLED AND THE PROBLEM NOT RECTIFIED. HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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.

THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS "RESET" THE SYSTEM, CHANGED THE WIRING AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS LIT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HONDA'S AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM AND THEY SEEM TO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER FOR IT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FAILED AT 67,800 MILES WITH NO WARNING AND NO PRIOR ISSUES. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A HISTORY OF PREMATURE FAILURE AND THIS ONE REALIZED ITS PROPHECY. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT ON LOTS OF ISSUES OVER 3 YEARS - ENGINE HESITATING, ENGINE REVVING ON IDLE, AND FINALLY ENGINE REVVING WHILE DRIVING FINALLY AT 67,000 MILES I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ONLY TOLD THAT I HAVE AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED SPECIFICALLY RECOMMEND NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY POWER SLIDING DOORS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO CLOSE AND LATCH. ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DOORS FREQUENTLY CAN NOT BE CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE AND MUST BE FORCIBLY CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 100 AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL PROGRAM AT 30,823 MILES. NOW AT 105,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID HONDA WOULD PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AT NO COST, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER LABOR TO REPLACE. I HAD PURCHASED A 6 YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VAN WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAS APPROX. 75,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED SO SOON. I HAVE THE VAN SERVICED REGULARLY AND DON'T DRIVE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. IF HONDA IS WILLING TO PROVIDE A TRANSMISSION, THEY SHOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. *JB

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO BUMP IT WITH MY HIP OR CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THEN THE VAN STILL THINKS IT'S OPEN AND WILL BEEP AND BEEP WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT CONCERNS ME AS MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT DOOR AND I'M CONCERNED AS TO WHETHER HE'S SAFE OR NOT. I WORRY ABOUT THE DOOR STAYING CLOSED. *JB

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 104,000 MILES IS FAILING TO SHIFT WHEN UNDER A LOAD, ENGINE REVS BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS, THIS MORNING I WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HONDA AND NHTSA ARE AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, FULL RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED SO SOME ONE IS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION IN 2004. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION FINE AND INSTALLED SOME KIT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX IT. IT DID NOT FIX AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX WAS TO REPLACE IT. THE DEALER SAID THAT I STILL COULD GET ABOUT ANOTHER 60K MILES EASY OUT OF EXISTING TRANSMISSION AND JUST WAIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON ALONG WITH THE TCS LIGHT. IT IS GENERATING A CODE P0740. THIS SHOULD OF BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BACK ON THE RECALL. HONDA OBVIOUSLY HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FAILURE AND SHOULD REPLACE AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY PURCHASED NEW AND CHECKED BY THE DEALER DURING RECALL. WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE AND THAT THE SURGING/HUNTING BETWEEN GEARS OCCASIONALLY WAS NORMAL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT MFG RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. THE SURGING BETWEEN HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING ON THE INTERSTATE ON THE FAILURE DATE. *JB

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 70 MPH. VAN HAD PASSED A HONDA SAFETY INSPECTION JUST 6 DAYS EARLIER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE RECALL TRANSMISSION OIL JET, YEARS EARLIER, BUT TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY AND PAID FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WHICH DEVELOPED PROBLEMS AFTER ONLY DRIVING 50 MILES. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE RPM'S STARTED GOING UP AND THE SPEED OF THE VAN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THE STREET SHE WAS ON IS A FAIRLY HEAVY TRAVELED STREET SO SHE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. SHE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY HOME. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK, I TOOK THE VAN OUT FOR A DRIVE AND SURE ENOUGH, IT STARTED ACTING UP ON ME. IT GOT SO BAD, THAT I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE IT OVER TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, TAKING ME ABOUT 3 TIMES AS LONG AS IT SHOULD HAVE. THE VAN WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO GO SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND THE VAN WOULD BASICALLY STOP. I WOULD PUT IT IN PARK AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES, THEN PROCEED ALITTLE FURTHER NOT GOING MORE THAN 20 MPH. AFTER THE SHOP LOOKED AT IT, THEY ADVISED ME THAT HONDA HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT MINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION WASN'T THE RIGHT ONE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE THAT WAS IN THE VAN. *TR