2002 HONDA ODYSSEY Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEENR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT COULD SEE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE AGAIN, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TROUBLE ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SO IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE INVOLVED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I AM A 2ND OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND SHORTLY AFTER OWNING IT I FELT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT AS CLEAN IN SHIFTING AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE HAD DEALERSHIPS PERFORM EXTRA TRANS FLUSHES AS EXTRA PRECAUTIONARY EFFORTS BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANS IS ON ITS WAY OUT. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS NOT INVESTIGATED THE TRANS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY AND NOW I COULD BE HELD PAYING THE BILL ONCE IT IS REPLACED. THE TRANS CONSTANTLY STICKS BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR AND OFTEN WILL GO THROUGH A MILD TO MAJOR SHUDDER (LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS). TO THIS DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD ALL IS NORMAL TO REPLACE THE TRANS BY VARYING DEALERSHIPS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION WELL BEFORE IT SHOULD HAVE. DEALER DID REPLACE AT NO COST DUE TO EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER I'VE SEEN OTHER ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON 2002 ODYSSEYS SO WANTED TO DOCUMENT THIS ISSUE WITH MINE. *TR

OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. VEHICLE SLIPS IN AND OUT OF TRANSMISSION GEAR. SHIFTS SOMEWHAT HARD WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE. WAS TOLD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED SOMEWHERE IN '04 OR '05 THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE '02 ODYSSEY. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 90,000 MILES ON IT. OTHER ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION IS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM AND BEING DRIVEN AT APPROX. 55 MPH...FEEL A VIBRATION. IF I GO FASTER OR SLOWER THAN APPROX. 55 MPH, DON'T FEEL IT. IT'S ALWAYS WHEN THE RPM IS AT APPROX. 1500 AND I HAVE FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. HONDA DEALERSHIP (EBERSOLE IN LEBANON, PA) STATED THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT...

TRANSMISSION "INTERNAL FAILURE" AS STATED BY HONDA DEALER. SYMPTOMS: HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEARS. PRONOUNCED STUTTER/STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS - SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY AND CAR STALLS/STUTTERS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,650 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED TRANSMISSION "CLUNKED" INTO GEAR WHILE SHIFTING. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK HONDA OF WOODBRIDGE, VA AND THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED OR IT COULD SUDDENLY CEASE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE DEALERSHIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY, HONDA OF AMERICA, SAID THEY WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION - I PAID THEM $4300 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. BECAUSE THE ODYSSEY IS KNOWN TO HAVE AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE I EXPECTED FOR HONDA TO PAY 50% OF THE COST. I TALKED TO THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HONDA OF AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR RESPONSES. LESS THAN A MONTH AGO I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA FROM THIS DEALERSHIP AND WAS...

I HAVE OWNED A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL SINCE NEW. AT 140,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, AND THE DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON WITH BUCKING AND HIGH RPMS OF THE ENGINE MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL UNIT AT A $5000.00 COST. HONDA OF AMERICA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP EVEN THOUGH RECALL 04V176000 WAS DONE ON VEHICLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ENTIRE TRANSMISSIONS AND PROVIDE OWNERS WITH RELIEF FROM THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. HONDA WILL NOT HELP EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THEY EQUIPPED THIS VEHICLE WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD NOT LAST. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT HAS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM SINCE LAST YEAR (BEFORE 107550 MILES). NOW THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON, THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL. HONDA AMERICA IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY RELIEF, AND TOLD ME MY ODYSSEY IS NOT UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA. I PURCHASED HONDA BECAUSE ITS QUALITY, BUT SEEMS TO BE FOOLED. BASED ON SO MANY COMPLAINS FOUND FROM THE WEB (MANY MIGHT NOT POST AT ALL), AND ALSO BASED ON SO CALLED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION, IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT HONDA KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM ON THEIR TRANSMISSION, BUT DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT AND TAKE ITS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE ROAD/HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GEAR (3RD) AND 'SLIPS' - FREEWHEELS AS IF IN NEUTRAL! MULTIPLE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET INTO THE TRAFFIC STREAM! HONDA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND KEEPS REPLACING THEM WITH 'BROKEN' ONES!! THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM, THAT TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN ABOUT 30-40K MILES!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPMS STARTED ACCELERATING AND SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM THE CAR. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE FIRST EXIT, MY CAR WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 30 MILES AND HOUR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A GAS STATION WITHIN .5MILES THAT I MADE IT TO SAFELY WITH MY TWO YOUNG BOYS. WE LIVE IN ALABAMA AND TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH 90'S. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION, OTHERWISE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES TO BE STUCK IN THE CAR OR OUTSIDE. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 160,000 MILES ON IT BUT WE JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF TROUBLE WITH ANY OTHER CAR THAT WE HAVE OWNED. WE...

I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT AN ON-RAMP ONTO I-80 IN MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. AS I ACCELERATED TO MATCH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE REVVED RATHER THAN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS MERGING IN FRONT OF NEEDED TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME. OTHER VEHICLES COMING UP BEHIND ME, INCLUDING A LARGE TRUCK, NEEDED TO SLOW AND CHANGE LANES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 150,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD FIRST NOTICED ROUGH SHIFTING AT APPROX. 65,000, BUT NEVER SO BAD AS HAPPENED IN THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING(SLIPS) WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD.(2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 87K MILES.(THANKFUL WE WERE NOT ON INTERSTATE AT A HIGHER SPEED). *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VAN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT STARTED AT 90000 MILES AND HAS BECOME WORST, DEALER WANTS $ 4600 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND EVERYBODY I'VE MET WITH A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.THE VAN JUST SETS NOW, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS TO MUCH TO DRIVE,HONDA KNOWS THESE VANS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VAN. ONE THING I NOTICED WAS DURING THE COLD MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION RARELY SLIPPED, BUT WHEN IT'S WARM OR HOT OUTSIDE THEN IT SLIPS, AND IF YOU DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY THE CHECK ENGINE WILL GO OUT FOR A WHILE, AND IF THE DRIVE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH, YOU CAN SHUT ENGINE OFF WHILE MOVING OR SITTING STILL AND THE DRIVE LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, AND IT WILL DRIVE...

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW, RECALL REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 58,000. NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 140,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A SLIGHT SHIFTING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/26/10

UNDER NORMAL CITY & HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS, 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL-RES TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARD-SHIFTING, DISCONNECTING AND SLIPPING GEARS. DEALER CLAIMS REPAIRS MUST INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL COMPUTER. ALL TRANSMISSION SPECIALTY SHOPS DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND CANNOT PROVIDE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. FAILURE IS CONSTANT WHILE DRIVING. REPAIR/REBUILD/REPLACE TRANSMISSION IS THE ONLY RECOURSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETECTED FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004. THE VEHICLE WAS CARRIED IN FOR THE RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF THE TRANS AND SENT INTO THE HONDA COMPANY. WE WERE TOLD THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. AT 159,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND ALSO BEGAN LOCKING UP. THE LOCKING UP OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS AS IF MY WIFE WAS SLAMMING ON BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRACTOR TRAILER RIGS. HONDA HAS REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. WHILE I DO FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER THE TRANSMISSION, I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH A CAR SUDDENLY LOCKING UP AND CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND NO WAY TO PREVENT THE ISSUE FROM HAPPENING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 72,000 MILES. HAS MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I FOLLOW THE OIL CHANGES AND THE MAINTENANCE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH THE HONDA. THEY SELL [XXX] FOR GOLD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH MY HONDA 2003 ODYSSEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. IN 2005 THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND SMOKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS BEING PERFORMED BY A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST; HOWEVER, HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 167000.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY LX SALVAGE TITLE 68905MI, 2ND AND 3RD ERRATICALLY SHIFTING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH BROUGHT IT TO HONDA SAYS NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NOT REPLACE OR FIX DUE TO SALVAGE TITLE, I BELIEVE THERE IS A RECALL BACK ON SPRING/SUMMER OF 2004 AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM TO THIS DAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND NO HELP FROM THEM, I BELIEVE ITS A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2002 ODYSSEY - CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 100K MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED A P0740 CODE. DEALER STATED COST WOULD BE $5500, BUT WOULD REDUCE IT TO $3000. THIS INCLUDES A NEW TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER. THEY SAID THAT BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED TO ACTUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WOULD COME BACK IF TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY REBUILT. NEXT, I TOOK THE VAN TO A 3RD PARTY SHOP AND CONFIRMED CODE AND PROBLEM. THEY WANT $3000 TO REBUILD IT, REPLACE THE KNOWN BAD PARTS AND SEVERAL OTHER VALVES AND SOLENOIDS, BUT NO NEW COMPUTER. 3RD PARTY SHOP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF FOR ALL ODYSSEY'S. VAN NOW HESITATES WHEN HOT AND LOOSES POWER. GOING BACK TO DEALER TO TAKE UP THEIR OFFER AND SEE WHAT FINANCING THEY HAVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. ON MONDAY, JULY 5, 2010, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF IT. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION THAT HAS NEEDED REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 180,000 MILES AND THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED AT 90,000. READING MANY BLOGS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THIS IS A BROAD PROBLEM AND NEEDS ATTENTION FROM AN OUTSIDE AGENCY. *TR

WE OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAVE 12600 MILES ON IT, WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE DONE ALL SERVICES AND IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION. BUT RECENTLY WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WERE TOLD BY THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE FOR ABOUT $4000 (THE VEHICLE IS PROBABLY JUST WORTH THAT MUCH). EFFECTIVELY WE WILL NEED TO THROW AWAY THE VAN. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FOR 1999-2002 HONDA'S. I THINK HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF FAILING TRANSMISSION (I.E., ERRATIC SHIFTING) AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. HONDA'S BANDAID FIXES COST OVER $800 AND DID NOT IMPROVE THE SITUATION. TRANSMISSION FINALLY DIED AT 85,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MAINTAINED, TO INCLUDE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE (I.E., FLUID CHANGES) WELL IN EXCESS OF HONDA'S SPECIFICATIONS. *TR

JUNE 21, 2010 (12:55PM): WE ARE DRIVING OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THERE IS A BIT OF INCLINE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY GAVE AWAY, RPM WENT UP FROM 2K TO 4K AND THEN IMMEDIATELY EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL WE BARELY MADE IT, OTHERWISE THE SUV BEHIND US WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED INTO US. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THAT INCIDENT (CODE P0730). THE VAN HAS 78000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN FOR A ROUGH RIDE. THE VAN DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY TROUBLE AFTERWARDS, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WILL NOT GO AWAY. MY WIFE USES IT TO FERRY CHILDREN, AND THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR. JUNE 21, 2010: TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER, WHO SAYS THAT HONDA WILL COVER A PART OF IT. HE SAYS THAT OUT OF GOODWILL, HIS MANAGER WILL SPEAK TO DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER...

HONDA 2002 ODYSSEY BROKE DOWN IN THE DESERT GOING 75 MPH BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND CALIFORNIA. WE HAD TO DRIVE AT 40 MPH WITH OUR FLASHERS GOING LOADED WITH 7 PASSENGERS AND ALL OUR LUGGAGE (GOING ON VACATION TO BEACH IN CALIFORNIA). HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO VEGAS ON JUNE 7TH TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS. NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS JUNE 16TH AND AAMCO STILL HAS OUR VAN, HAD TO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION THEY INSTALLED AND REINSTALLED IT. HONDA HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS VAN IN 2004 WHICH WE HAD TAKEN CARE OF, OR SO WE THOUGHT. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T HIT ON THE FREEWAY. DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY AS OF YET. HAVE TO DRIVE FROM SLC, UTAH BACK TO VEGAS TO PICK IT UP.

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN JAN 2002. RECENTLY, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES DOES NOT FIND A GEAR, BUT BEGINS TO SHIFT, DOES NOT GO TO THE NEXT GEAR, BUT LOSES SPEED AND POWER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, BUT IT DID NOT REOCCUR FOR AWHILE, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS FLUKE. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, IT OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AND I TOOK IT INTO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY LOCAL AREA, KEN DIXON HONDA OF WALDORF, MD. THEY RECENTLY INSPECTED, TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHOW ANY ERROR CODES WITH COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THEY DID SAY I SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, VARIOUS SMALL PARTS AND A CENTRAL CONTROL COMPUTER TO ENSURE THE CAR WOULD SHIFT IN TRAFFIC. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS WITHOUT WARNING. HONDA NEVER...

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON A NEW 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AT 41,000. NOW AT 94,000 MILES ANOTHER TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE SAME PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING. THE CAR SOUNDED FUNNY. THIS IS WHAT ALERTED THE PROBLEM TO ME THE FIRST TIME. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT. AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH THE SAME MINIVAN AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED BY HONDA ON MY EXACT VIN NUMBER SHORTLY AFTER I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY THEM. I HAD A SERVICE CONTRACT SO THERE WAS NO CHARGE. THE SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE STARTING TO OCCUR ONCE AGAIN. THE LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND THE MINIVAN DIED SUDDENLY. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA 7 TIMES BEFORE THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AGAIN I BROUGHT MY HONDA...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 65MPH DOWNHILL FROM LOS ANGELES TO FREMONT, CA. TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO SHIFT DOWN, LOCKED UP AND ENGINE RPM WENT ABOVE 3000. TCS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION D LIGHT WAS FLASHING NO RESPONSE TO GAS PEDAL. WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL TO NEXT EXIT SINCE IT WAS DOWNHILL. TRANSMISSION WAS PART OF RECALL AND A FIX WAS PUT IN , BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. LOT OF ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE RECALL FIX ( OIL COOLER OR SOMETHING). HAPPENS WHEN THE MILEAGE IS AROUND 100K. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ON FREE WAY OR SOMEONE IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING . *TR

THE GEAR WOULDN'T GO LOWER THAN "D", NO L1 AND L2. ALSO NOTICED HIGH NOISE DURING THE DRIVING, MAKING ME FEEL THAT THE CAR IS MOVING AT THE LOWER GEAR. THE CAR HAD THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALL, AND SERVICED (5 YEARS AGO). ACCORDING TO THE WEB, THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OWNERS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA ASKED ME TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS ($95), BUT THEY WON'T GUARANTEE ANY SUPPORT IN TRANSMISSION WORK. *TR

OUR FAMILY WAS DRIVING AROUND 45MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. I THOUGHT PERHAPS MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT AFTER I STOPPED AND TRIED TO GET STARTED AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION RACED AND SHIFTED VERY HARD INTO 2ND AND THEN INTO 3RD GEAR. THEN, THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT AND RACED UP UNTIL 40MPH. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO GO ANY FASTER AND TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. INITIALLY, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID (AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS) THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A 4TH GEAR PRESSURE PART THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CHARGE WAS ESTIMATED AROUND $360 PLUS DISPOSAL AND TAXES. I HAD THEM DO THE WORK AND THE DEALER CONTACTED ME THE NEXT DAY SAYING THE DIAGNOSTICS LOOK GOOD BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY AND THEY RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $5300. I THEN CALLED HONDA AND OPENED UP A...

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SPUTTER ON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DEALER THEN FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SHUTTERING, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VAN WAS BACK AT THE DEALER DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND THE JERKING AND SHUTTERING WAS STILL PRESENT UPON ACCELERATION. THE EGR VALVE, TIMING BELT, MOTOR MOUNTS AND PCM WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT IS FAILING AT 139,000 MILES. ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER ODYSSEY OWNERS (SEE WEBSITE HTTP://FORUMS.AUTOMOBILEMAG.COM/70/6556907/TECHNICAL-DISCUSSION/2003-HONDA-ODYSSEY-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS/INDEX.HTML) AND ALSO WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.ODYSSEYTRANSMISSION.COM/ FOR ALL THE COMPLAINTS. THE 2ND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO OTHER LAWYERS BACKING OUT. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM FOR HONDA, BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE NOW, AND HELP FOR US NEEDS TO BE FROM YOU AT THIS POINT. TOYOTA IS TAKING A HIT, BUT HONDA SEEMS TO KEEP FLYING UNDER YOUR RADAR. PLEASE TAKE A STAND NOW AND HELP US THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THEY FIX ONE TRANSMISSION AND WITHIN 30,000 MILES THE NEW ONE FAILS ALSO. YOU NEED TO STAND UP FOR US LITTLE PEOPLE, AS IT IS YOUR JOB. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS! *TR

TREND OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE EARLY MODEL 1999-2002 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. WHILE MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN CRASH OR INJURY, THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ODYSSEY OWNERS THAT REPORT THE SAME FAILURE, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM LEJEUNE HONDA (JACKSONVILLE NC) ON 31 DEC 2001. AT APPROX 70,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, RESULTING IN NO ACCELERATION FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS, UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. AT 115,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. AT 115,000 MILES, I 'M ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. I DON'T LET MY WIFE OR KIDS USE THE VAN, FOR FEAR THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE VAN REVVED VERY HIGH AND WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. THERE WAS A GRATING SOUND AND IT FINALLY SHIFTED HARSHLY. I TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY, AND OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS UNDER A RECALL FROM HONDA, SO WE TOOK IN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, HONDA CITY IN LIVERPOOL, NY. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY DENIED THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL UNTIL I PRODUCED PROOF, AND THEN THEY SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN FIXED AT THAT POINT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WHOSE TRANSMISSION IS JUDDERING AND SLIPPING. WE'VE HAD INTO THE DEALER 5 TIMES SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 70K MILES AND HONDA NEVER TOLD US THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR ODYSSEY. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE US $5000 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING,BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.VEHICLE SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AND REENGAGE AGAIN,ENGINE LIGHT IS ON "D"LIGHT IS FLASHING. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND SAID NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AND COST 3959.08. THE VAN IS ONLY 58,165 MILES ON IT. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE CLUTCH BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR HAS BEEN FAILING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WHEN BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALERS, ON AT LEASE THREE OCCASIONS AND TO HONDA AMERICA I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS "A HARD SHIFT", " MY FAULT FOR NOT USING HONDA DEALERS TO SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION" (WHICH IS NOT TRUE) AND THAT MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE (HE BUILDS RACE CARS AND RESTORES CLASSIC CARS). ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO SHIRK RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POORLY MADE PRODUCT. THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY HAS ONE RECALL AND ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS AT HONDA IT WAS COMPLETED. IN READING MANY OWNERS COMMENTS IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND EVEN MORE POORLY SUPPORTED BY HONDA. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION...

THIS FORM IS NOT RIGHT- "EQUIPMENT" WAS NOT GENERATED PROPERLY 1) THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, TCS AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 2) THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 69,000 ENGINE MILES AND NOW AT 160,000 ENGINE MILES AND THE VEHICLE WAS JUST 8 YRS OLD. 3) THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD COST $3500 WITH ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA. WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $4500. I STARTED SHOPPING AROUND WITH DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING. I HAD IT REBUILT FOR $1879. *TR

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED ON MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN HEAVY OR FAST TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION! THIS CAR IS A PILE OF JUNK! I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AROUND IN IT! HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 9 MONTHS AGO AT 93,000 MILES AND I AM ALREADY HAVING ISSUES AT 104,000 MILES. UNRELIABLE, NOT SAFE, AND I WISH I COULD THROW IT AWAY! HONDA CARS OF AMERICA WILL NOT HELP ME AND I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $4,000 FIXING THIS PILE OF RUBBLE! MY MOM AND I JUST GOT STUCK AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM HOME IN COLUMBIA, SC AFTER DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I BASICALLY HAD TO COAST OFF THE EXIT AND STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. WHEN I STOPPED I LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION HOSE HAD BROKEN AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE! WE WERE STUCK WITH NOWHERE TO GO...

HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIP ON FREEWAY ENTRANCE , ACCELERATING FROM 30 -40 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIP. ENGINE REV WENT UP SUDDENLY; BUT CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. BARELY AVOIDED REAR END COLLISIONS. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 69,000 MILES. BEGAN EXPERIENCING GEAR SLIPPAGE IN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE TO ALL GEARS. REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION WAS 3200.0. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THAT RECALL 04V176000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION OIL JET KIT OCCURRED IN 5/2004. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT OCCURRED AT 18,914 MILES. INVOICE DOES NOT INDICATE WEATHER DISCOLORATION HAD ALREADY OCCURRED, REQUIRING TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I INTEND TO PURSUE HONDA CORPORATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN LOWER GEARS. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A WHILE. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 67,000.

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 69,000 MILES. BEGAN EXPERIENCING GEAR SLIPPAGE IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE TO ALL GEARS. REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION WAS 3200.00. NO RECALL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY HONDA DEALER IN 2004 WHEN RECALL WAS ISSUED. I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL REGARDING TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THE FAILURE AND DAMAGE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LUBRICATE THE GEARS. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID JET. COST OF THE UPGRADE KIT WOULD HAVE BEEN $38.00 PLUS LABOR. RESULT OF FAILURE TO NOTIFY OWNER WAS $3200. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT AND THE JET KIT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE UPGRADED KIT. I INTEND TO PURSUE HONDA CORPORATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES AND REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION. *TR