NHTSA Complaint #10142497 — 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING 2X IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME WAS DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME WAS AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN AT A LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY WITH TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD JUST HAPPEN ON CUE NOW AFTER OCCURRING FOR ME 3 WEEKS APART. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NO HELP. ALSO 3 WEEKS AGO, I SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE CABIN. THEY SAID THIS WAS SOMETHING RATTLING IN THE AC AND REPLACED THE CABIN FILTER. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE LED TO THE STALLING ISSUE-A SHORT OR SOMETHING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE ISSUE ON AND EDMUNDS.COM WEBSITE. *NM