Automatic Transmission Control Module problems of the 2002 Honda Odyssey

Good afternoon. My wife has a 2002 Honda Odyssey with a recall notice for a pcm. Manufacturer recall number is p48, NHTSA recall number is 04v-176. The vehicle VIN is 5fnrl18602b000145. The issue is regarding a pcm recall for 2002 Odyssey with a rebuilt transmission, which my wife's car does not have. Her car has the original transmission. The dealership where it was taken is west broad Honda in richmond virginia. The dealership told me that it is not a recall, it is a service bulletin, so there is nothing they can do. The case manager at Honda agreed as well that it is a service bulletin and does not pertain to my car. I talked to the case manager last on Monday April 29, and despite leaving messages since then for her to call me with a status update, I have heard nothing to rectify this situation. The dealership told me that they submitted a �fixed by inspection� report to Honda on Monday, but there is still a recall on this vehicle. This is the problem: I am in the military, and I have to drop this car off next week for shipment to my next duty station in alaska. However, they will not accept a vehicle with an open recall. It is required that I provide proof that there is no open recall, and I cannot do that because of this. I truly have no other recourse, and there is nothing I can do on my end to fix this. Furthermore, it really should not be my responsibility to continually call about getting this problem fixed.

On Friday, July 31, 2009, wife was driving our 2002 Honda Odyssey on interstate freeway at 65 mph. Vehicle has about 95,000 miles on it, and has been well maintained, including the 2004 recall. Without any warning or symptoms, vehicle began loosing power in jerking manner, violent enough to lock the seatbelts of my wife & 3 kids who were in the vehicle with her. Wife was able to get across lanes of traffic to get off to the side of the road, where she immediately called me. She was crying and very shaken up. She stated that had she been close to another vehicle, she likely would have been in an accident. Engine light and tcs light were now on. Took vehicle to nearby Honda dealership. They found "4 codes" the following day. Technician performed further work the following Monday & they said vehicle needed new transmission and new engine control unit (computer - aka ecm, tcm & pcm?) at a total cost of $4400. I was quite surprised to find all the information available on the internet that clearly indicates this problem dates back to model year 1999, and clearly was not fixed by the 2004 recall "oil jet" procedure. I also have not been able to get explanation from Honda as to why computer needs replaced. Either the computer is causing the problem or it is not. If it is, it should already have been replaced through recall. If it is not, the consumer is getting fleeced. Its one thing for a product to fail over time due to normal wear and tear. But it is not ok for something as fundamental as a transmission to fail in 7 years with less than 100,000 without warning while you're driving down the freeway. There will be a transmission that fails in traffic and will result in an accident, and somebody will get killed because of this problem.

Our 2002 Honda Odyssey while driving at 40 or 60 miles per hour severely jerked forward and then backwards with the same effect on the passengers as hitting an object, very scary> I took it to the Honda dealer and he said the problem was broken motor mounts which were replaced at a cost of $600. 00. Three days after leaving the dealer the problem returned intermittently and was observed by the dealer technician and now identified as a transmission problem recommending transmission and transmission control module replacement at $4800, with no guarantee that this would correct the problem. This is not why we buy Hondas. We do not expect transmissions to go bad at 103,000 miles. Now after a little research, I discover that a long list of Honda owners are suffering with this design defect with no or little help from Honda. As a owner of three Honda vehicles an incident like this will turn me to another manufacturer if Honda does not own up to its responsibilities to build a safe reliable vehicle.

I purchased my new 2002 Odyssey ex in late December of 2001 and as of July 21 th e car has 87,520 miles. Sometime last week, the engine check light was on. I took the car to capital Honda for repair on Friday July 18, 2002. Service advisor, angelo pinillos called me back and told me that my car has the failure code of p0730, which means need to replace the transmission and pcm. He told me that "Honda dpsm offered one time good will assistance cp 25% ah 75% and customer would pay $2979. 25 valid for 30 days. " I feel that this is a design flaw and Honda knows about this problem since 1999 Odyssey and Honda should pay for entire repair. Dealer said I can take the car home and so I did. I called Honda motor (800-999-1009, case manager's ext 118047) and they have opened a case for me and the case still under review. He asked me to send him prove of changing the transmissionfluid but I told him that I may not be able to find it. He seems to imply that Honda would not able to help me much if I don't have the maintenance record. I first noticed the problem about 2 months ago, the rpm went up for no reason and the car has no power but it went away after release the gas paddle. It happens about once a week at first and the frequency has been up to like 3 times a week and then the engine check light went on. I don't remembered when but their record shows that my car have been service one for the transmission recall by other dealer which I have been there for oil change once or twice. Honda should provide fix this transmission problem free of charge to it customer just like they did for Odyssey 1999-2001.

2002 Honda Odyssey transmission slips and shudders shifting from 3rd to 4th gear. Initial transmission recall service for 2nd gear oil jet performed on June 10, 2004 at 34672 miles. Vehicle taken to Honda dealer for transmission check after calling Honda north America and opening complaint case. Service department manager stated that transmission and pcm (control module) needed to be replaced after checking vehicle. Service manager stated repairs would cost $3200 total with american Honda agreeing to pay $1600. Transmission is an ongoing and known (by Honda as noted by the service manager) problem in the 2002 Odyssey.

2002 Honda Odyssey. Consumer states problems with vehicle transmission and other problems 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.

Ongoing automatic transmission failure while driving at 40 mph. Vehicle slipped out of gear, hesitated before accelerating, and tachometer dropped to zero. Dealership was unable to duplicate or resolve the problem. Dealership replaced the ecm and the pcm in an attempt to correct the issue. But problem recurred.

The van's engine warning light and traction control light came on at about 2700 miles while I was driving the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle gear shift was in the "d" mode for drive, and the green light began blinking off and on at the same time the engine light and tcs light were illuminated. The Honda dealership replaced the pressure control solenoid and this ended the lights being display. Today, at 3100 miles, the engine warning light and tcs light came on again and the "d" gear shift light was blinking off and on. I took the vehicle to the Honda dealership this morning and was told 5 hrs later that my vehicle needs a new transmission. I am shocked and also disappointed. It is new and cost $30,000 to purchase. What a bum deal.