2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND TO THIRD GEARS WHILE THE SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL SPEED ONCE IT TRANSITIONED INTO FORTH GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,068.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ON AUGUST 16, 2004, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION, AS PER THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR/REPLACE ANYTHING. ON APRL 23, 2007, THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO AN INTERNAL PROBLEM; THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE SHIFTING AND SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, THE FLUID WAS REPLACED, AND THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SLIPPING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009, AT A COST OF $3632.82.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLOWLY SLIPPING SINCE ABOUT 170,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT SLOWLY AND BEING CAREFUL WHEN IT SHOWS A STRUGGLE SWITCHING INTO THE LOWER GEARS. YESTERDAY IT REALLY JERKED WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF INTO THE NEAREST SUBDIVISON AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I THEN RESTARTED THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THE TCS LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WAS PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL AND I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FULL PRICE FOR A TRANSMISSION. *TT

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K MILES, FAILURE TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY AND REMAINED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS AND ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 03/27/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN ACCELERATION. UPDATED EVOQ 03/30/12. *JB

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN RELATED TO TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED AT 28,232 MILES. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAS AN INVOICE WHICH SHOWED THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED AT THAT MILEAGE. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ALSO, THE LEFT MIDDLE SEAT RECLINER HANDLE WAS REPLACED. *JB STATUS UPDATED 02/24/12

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

AT 115000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GETTING STUCK IN NEUTRAL BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BUT NO CODES WERE COMING UP. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE TCS LIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO GOT THE CODE P0730 AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT A HOLD OF MY DEALER WHO COULD NOT HELP ME BUT COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT FULL PRICE. HONDA CORP. JUST HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I STARTED ASKING THEM ABOUT THE RECALL BACK IN 2004. I SPOKE WITH A CO-WORKER ABOUT THERE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THERE TRANSMISSION WENT 2 MONTHS AGO WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES. HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS SPEAKING WITH CORP. & DEALER I WILL NEVER BUY...

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS COME TO LEARN, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002-2004 MODEL YEAR ODYSSEY'S WERE DEFECTIVE. ON DECEMBER 10, 2010 THE DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER, THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $ 3965.69. HONDA AGREED TO PAY $1,000 TOWARD THE REPAIR. ON JANUARY 3, 2011 THE CONSUMER PAID THE REMAINING BALANCE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

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

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CABLE WIRES AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600,000. UPDATED 07/26/11*LJ UPDATTED 07/29/11

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COMPLAINT TO DEALERSHIP IN 2003. DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS OTHER ISSUES. HAD PROBLEMS CONTINUOUSLY AND VISITED DEALERSHIP IN 2004, 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2009. ONLY AFTER THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND CONFIRMED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED IT WAS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MUST REQUEST HONDA REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHANGE BECAUSE THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS ONLY ONE YEAR AFTER GOTTEN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND UP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INDEPENDENTLY INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

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.

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

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...

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOST OFTEN WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WE INHERITED A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VAN BEGAN HAVING VERY FRIGHTENING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 5 KIDS IN THE VAN WITH ME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SCARY FOR YOUR VAN TO SUDDENLY DISENGAGE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAD A SOLENOID REPLACED BUT ARE NOW BEING TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A VAN WITH ONLY 84,000 MILES. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL AT ALL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VAN. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. *TR

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

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. *LN

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY (SINGLE OWNER, PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALERSHIP IN 2002) WITH 82,829 MILES. CLUTCH CAME APART, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1999-2010 MODELS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BY AAMCO, AT A COST OF $3,524.39. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO COMPROMISE ON THE COST AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECORD OF POOR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION SLIP PROBLEM AT 105,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY (89,000 MI) LOST POWER. IF WAS AS IF IT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT SHIFTED BACK. I PRAYED THE REST OF THE WAY TO SCHOOL. AFTER DROPPING THE GIRLS OFF AT SCHOOL, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER INSTANCES WHERE IT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR ON THE 2 MILE DRIVE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. PRIOR TO THIS DAY, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. (WE HAD HAD IT PROPERLY SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS - AUG 2010 TRANNY FLUID CHANGED). IN FACT, OUR BAGS WERE PACKED AND WE WERE PLANNING TO LEAVE RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL THAT DAY FOR A 300 MILE TRIP TO GRANDPARENTS. THE TRIP HAD TO BE CANCELLED. WE ARE SO THANKFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE...

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION 3RD GEAR FAILED AT 98,182 MILES. CONSUMER COMPLAINT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION 3RD GEAR FAILS AFTER 90,000 MILES. A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC CRASH. WHILE DRIVING IN AN URBAN AREA, I BACKED UP AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. WHEN I SHIFTED TO FORWARD, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD 3RD GEAR IS OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE 2004 RECALL PERFORMED AT 24,269 MILES (2ND GEAR INSPECTION AND OIL KIT INJECTOR INSTALLED), AND WAS SERVICE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 55,823 MILES, 58,395 MILES AND 75,659 MILES. THE ODYSSEY HAD A FEW ROUGH SHIFTS 58,395 MILES, WHICH PROMPTED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SERVICE (FLUID...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 97,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHEN REAPPLYING PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

UPON ACCELERATING THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE CAR DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE CLOSE BEHIND AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE TRANNY HAD BEEN NOTICEABLY LESS SMOOTH THEN NORMAL BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER (WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED) DEALER SAID NEW TRANNY NEEDED. MILEAGE 89,502. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A HONDA REBUILT TRANNY. NOTE THAT CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ONLY BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITH A DISCOUNTED PRICE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AT 64,000 MILES. WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. WHILE MAKING A TURN FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO STOP THE CAR (ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER STOPPING, WE WERE ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE TRANSMISSION TO "KICK IN" AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP FROM SECOND TO THIRD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATES THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AT 99,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING BAD. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE HONDA GOODWILL REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. NOW 90,000 MILES LATER, THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO. COULD HAPPEN WHILE PULLING OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD AND CAN GET POSSIBLY T-BONED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2002 HONDA ODDYSSEY'S. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON IT AT 70000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AT 114000 MILES. ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON "GOOD WILL" REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE AUTOMOBILE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED AND LABELED AS SUCH. *TR

PURCHASED 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2010 AT APPROX. 82,000 MILES. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AND PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. AFTER RESEARCHING WE FOUND OUT A TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP DUE TO THIS ISSUE CAN RESULT IN A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY OF 3 SMALL KIDS ALL UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SINCE WE ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP US RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER OF COMPLAINT BECAUSE IN ONLY 9 YEARS THE VAN IS NOW NEEDING A THIRD TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 01/26/05 WHEN THE CAR ONLY HA 31499 MILES. IT SEIZED UP SUDDENLY AFTER A REGULAR SERVICE AND WAS RENDERED DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 5 YEARS AND 60K MILES LATER, THE SAME TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WHEEL BASE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WE DID MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION AND FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS SUCH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR