general problems of the 2002 Honda Odyssey - part 1

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? the transmission how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? when I was on the highway the car lost power and I was almost rear-ended by a car when I was stopped on the freeway on my way to the doctor. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? no, I am a recent buyer and do not have much information about previous problems with this vehicle. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? no, when it broke down, I just called the tow truck and they transported it to a mechanic and the mechanic put the machine in to find out what the fault was, and he told me and showed me that the fault was in the transmission and the cost would be $1800 to $2000 dollars or so to fix it. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? yes, before the breakdown the car turned on a light that I didn't recognize but I kept going because I was on the freeway and a few meters ahead the accelerator didn't respond, so I had to pull off the road to call the tow truck. Personal, I don't have any documents to prove this because logically I don't have $2000 dollars to fix the transmission. When I was with the mechanic and he checked the car he just showed me and said what it meant. The light that came on the dashboard. Also, yesterday I received this paper and it said that if the car shows up with more faults to come in with the code that comes on the document. I found it strange to receive it because according to me when I bought the car, everything was in good condition and now the transmission is not working, apart from the air bag. For these reasons I would like to know how I can take the car to them, if it does not walk and to get it to them, I have to take the tow truck.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated along with a warning message which stated that the driver’s and passenger’s side air bags need to be repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 19v501000 (air bags) as the cause for the failure. The VIN was not included in the recall. The contact also stated that the manual transmission would jump out of gear and would not accelerate out of second gear until she manually shifted the vehicle to park and then back to drive. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with fuel pump and fluids needing to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,555.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while depressing the gas pedal, the vehicle would not accelerate above 50 mph without warning. The contact stated the vehicle would stall and slow down while depressing the gas pedal with full pressure. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was inspected and gave the contact an estimate for the repairs to the transmission. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000. Jo.

Driving on highway pulled over a crystal like substance on back window (liquid) and in front of car pulled over it was coming out underneath my car had to get car towed dylan said it was the transmission and that there have been many problems with these vehicles with the transmission transmission has been worked on before first I. Called dealer before getting it towed . Got it towed to dealer approx 2 days after the incident once I got to my home that's when they came and towed it and end results was transmission.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. After parking and exiting the vehicle, it rolled forward without warning and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The contact noticed that the vehicle was in the drive position. Since the contact was able to remove the starter key and exit the vehicle that the vehicle, she believed the vehicle was in park. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

It happened before but I didn't pay much attention to it. The recent times it occurred were on last Friday. Pressing gas paddle won't speed up the vehicle, but just runs the engine like crazy when I drove after a stop sign and left the gas station. Both time I was manage to get my vehicle back to normal speed. After doing research online, found lots same cases, I am afraid that this is the sign the transmission is going to fail !!!.

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The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. While driving at any speed, the vehicle would switch into neutral. The contact had to turn the engine off and back on to resume driving. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). In addition, the contact stated that the air bag light remained illuminated while driving. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,622.

Slipping in 2nd gear as im coming onto highway wont shift over 20mph has happened numerous times couldve got me and my children seriously hurt they need to fix all transmissions with this problem very dangerous when driving on the highway. Good thing my dad doesnt live far. I was too scared to drive all the way home. What if there is not a next time because the person behind me isnt paying attention when my tranny slips and theres a crash and maybe even a death. My kids were beyond scared. Mommy are we going to die? I shouldn't have to answer that question ever to my children.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the air conditioning turned off and the engine lost power. All the warning indicators illuminated. The contact discovered that the alternator bracket was fractured. The failure occurred three other times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

I purchased the Honda Odyssey 2002 on tues July 28th 930pm and was driving home. I lived 1 hour away from the Honda dealership. Upon driving for first 40 minutes of highway around 1020pm as I entered jersey city, NJ the van stalled at very 1st traffic into the city. It came up with 2 indicators: tcs and malfunction indicator lamp. The engine indicator is still on. I tried to drive the van from traffic light and it wouldn't go over 20mph while rpm would move to 4-5. I pullled over and waited 5 minutes, turned off the van and restarted. I drove/made it home slowly with my heart pumping very fast. Please let me know what Honda is going to do to take care of these problems. The van had gone through multi point inspection and we were aware of known issues but these transmission issue was in the clear and happens on my drive home. And thank god it happen in the city while standing at the traffic light vs highway as well as the very same day vs a month later where I would of have been out of luck. But time will tell now who makes what effort to resolve my issue. Feel free to call me at 212-435-6625 or 347-899-6778.

My power trained messed up in the middle of driving in a bunch of traffic couldn't go over 20mph.

I am the original owner of a 2002 Honda Odyssey van. On 11/07/2014, van failed to accelerate and the malfunction indicator was on. I had van towed to the local Honda dealership. The service dept. At dealership said ecl code was p0730 & the transmission needs to be replaced. The approx failure mileage on van was 62,000 miles. I had to pay $3500 for having the Honda dealership rebuilt the transmission. The dealership told me that 3rd gear had heat discoloration & is burned up along with the clutches. I have the photos & also the damaged parts that were replaced by the dealership. Since I had low mileage I contacted Honda but they refused any help saying warranty period on van had expired. I also contacted Honda's recall dept, since I felt that the burnt 3rd gear was related to transmission overheating problem per 2004 Honda recall for 2001 to 2004 vans. Honda said that recall was for 2nd gear & my discoloration was on 3rd gear. This is like splitting hair; since internal damage to transmission was due to the root cause of transmission overheating. I feel with single owner & low mileage of van & with the heat discoloration of transmission parts, Honda is responsible for the premature failure of transmission due to heat buildup. Therefore, Honda should pay me for my cost to rebuild the transmission. The 2004 recall letter clearly states "if heat discoloration exists, the dealer will replace transmission". That letter further states "this work will be done free of charge. " I feel Honda is refusing to honor the intent of the 2004 recall letter.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. When the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The malfunction indicator remained illuminated. The dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

Transmission 4th gear pressure sensor failed, causing the "d" indicator light to flash.

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.

The van jerks as I speed it up. It seems like a transmission problem.

The power train (transmission) has failed and needs to be replaced, at an expense of approximately $6,000. Honda America refused to assist in any way.

The check engine light came on while we were on a short trip about a month ago. I can feel the slippage between 2nd and 3rd gear. The 2nd gear recall fix did nothing to help the problem. When speaking to my local Honda dealership, they would not give me any information about problems with the transmission. They just kept silent. However when researching the transmission online, there are a lot of transmission complaints for 1999 to 2010 Odyssey transmissions with the exact symptoms I have. This has been a long lasting, well documented problem that Honda is ignoring. How can I trust a dealership that isn't honest and trustworthy?.

Problem happens when transmission tries to shift from a lower ratio and the next higher ratio. During the shift, the gear changes will sometimes pauses causing the car to loose forward power seems. When pause condition is noticed, letting up on the gas pedal allows gears to change. Shifting pauses started about 3-weeks ago, and only about 5-shift incidents have only happened since. Dealer inspected car and confirmed the transmission must be replaced. Cost to replace was quoted at $4,652. Dealer is trying to get some help from Honda, but it isn't looking hopeful. We are original owner and had only been buying new Honda vehicles before this happened.

I purchased this 2002 Honda Odyssey new and after only 69995 miles, my transmission stopped working. This is unacceptable to happen at this low of mileage to a car that had no prior accidents.

When we are going uphill from full stopped it seems the transmission is not picking up and it sounds like slippage of the gear. Then the yellow check engine indicator lights up and when we got home I grabbed my code reader and says p0730 incorrect gear ratio and p0505 idle. There is no crash but almost because the car behind us are really fast going uphill and because im not pressing the brake so most likely he didnt see that were are not moving with the current flow of traffic plus it happened at night at around 11:05 pm after I dropped off my wife to work. My foot is in the gas pedal when I noticed we are not accelerating no matter how much you press the gas pedal. All you can hear is slippage of gear but idle is going up without power.

Start smoking transmission leaks oil then the rpm start up and down.

Bad tranny an I just bought this car. Now to spend more money on your defect. Honda offers zero help class action lawsuit please.

I called Honda dealership (Honda motorwerks, lacrosse, WI) with concerns about erratic shifting between 1st and 2nd gear and also a loud clunking sound when shifting gears. I was told to bring vehicle to dealership and they would install an oil jet kit that would take less than an hour. They mentioned nothing about a mandatory inspection for heat discoloration which could lead to them installing a new transmission. I cancelled appt when I learned installing the jet kit would "close the recall" on my vehicle. I hesitated calling Honda motorwerks to begin with after owning an 80's model Honda civic that had a recall on the gas filler pipe that I was not aware of. I ordered the pipe, paid them and installed it myself and the whole time they knew it was under recall but said nothing to me when I went to pick the part up. Now they are trying to pull a fast one on me again. This dealership proved they can not be trusted and by the hundreds of complaints on the Odyssey's transmission it is obvious that no matter what Honda dealership you take your vehicle to, you will be stuck with a huge repair bill. Mine has yet to be fixed and vehicle is unsafe to drive.

Vehicle lost power. . . Would not shift into higher gear. Vehicle continues to have problems. I have been told needs new transmission. Have read many posts regarding issues with Honda Odyssey having transmission problems.

Transmission went out suddenly in the middle of traffic. Car rolled to a stop and had to be towed. Mechanic recommended complete rebuild. Honda needs to deal with this. These cars have had nothing but persistent transmission problems and complaints. This is an engineering flaw.

I have been having problems with my car starting after several tries it will start, but a couple months age I was having slipping problems, then now I went to get my car smoged and it didn't pass inspection. I have read about all the recalls, and I bought my car as a used car and was unaware of the recall for the transmission at that time. It cost a lot of money for Honda to fix all these transmissions, and they are refusing to help their people, this is my second Honda, I am a single mom of three and work 12 hours a day. I take care of our dying elderly and I need a dependable car if not we all loose, I do believe there should be another class action law suit after all I read, everyone is unhappy with their Honda cars, it's a shame. Someone please help us.

Transmission hanging up between 2nd and 3rd gear. When put in reverse, takes several second for transmission to engage. Honda dealer advised transmission needs to be replaced as it failed at the cost of over $4000. For a vehicle that was purchased brand new and maintained by the dealer, seems to be a engineering failure of the transmission.

Vehicle started emitting large amount of smoke from engine compartment, coincident with abrupt loss of speed and failure of transmission. It behaved as if it initiated downshift autonomously (without driver initiation). I was just able to move out of traffic lanes on interstate highway, avoiding serious injury or death from speeding vehicles. Car cel displays "p0740", transmission continues to malfunction: flares between shifts from gears 2-3, 3-4; occasionally fails to shift from 3-4 until engine revolutions exceed 4000 rpm, then by removing pressure on accelerator, will then usually perform shift. Extreme transmission smoking, expulsion of transmission fluid, lack of transmission capability has now occurred a total of three times.

On 12/12/12 Honda announced a recall on 2003-2004 Odyssey's, pilot's and Acura mdx's for being able to remove the key from the ignition with the vehicle in drive (with the vehicle turned off). This may allow the vehicle to roll forward or backwards. I have a 2002 Odyssey and have this same issue. I reported it to rousch Honda in westerville, OH around 11/12/12. They stated that they could not touch the ignition cylinder. They made it sound like there was a law against it. I stated that my van could roll away if left in drive (which I have done) and they did not change their stance. My van is not included in this recall but it has the same issue and potential danger and needs fixed.

Trnasmission failed suddenly while travelling with family. Apparently it is a well know issue for 2002 Odyssey. I had every service & preventive maintenance done at authorized Honda dealer since I bought it in 2002. It was out of warrenty and I paid $3,600 for replacement transmission. This is a manufacturing defect and american Honda should recall/replace for free.

This was about transmission problem. I went to Honda dealer, and they could not do anything because it's over 100,000 miles. They told me that they would contact Honda corporation, they might give me a discount. They gave me $1000 discount, from $4700 to $3700. Aamco knew about the Odyssey problem was willing to fix it for $2592, and I went for it because my wife needed the car. I contacted Honda corporation, asked to split the difference, for $1296. Case# n012013-08060-1869 case manager: caroline (8000-999-1009 ext. 117739) I even submitted to the case manager the graph of the Odyssey transmission-related complaints to NHTSA per 100k sold. She told me that Honda does not trust outside report. I told her that this is NHTSA report. There is nothing that she could do. I contacted Honda corporation three more times. They only offered me $375 in the form of dealer credit. I rejected. About a year later, the transmission went bad again, I spent total about $4000 to rebuild the transmission again. They let you know that Honda is so big that a customer like me, would not be able to fight them. I will not buy a Honda car anymore.

While driving on the interstate with the cruise control on I noticed rpm's were increasing. Stopped the cruise control and used the gas pedal. Rpm went back to normal then slowly increased. I noticed I was loosing power and pulled to the side of the interstate. The transmission had 'blown'. There was transmission fluid everywhere. No warning lights came on and there was no indication of a problem. Loss of power at the wrong time could cause a serious problem. Apparently Honda transmissions have a history of going out like this.

I have 2002 Honda Odyssey ex car and saw a check engine light turned on my vehicle while I was driving. I went to nearby Honda dealer for a diagnosis and they told me its a transmission issue and needs to be replaced. Also about the Honda Odyssey transmission recall for this 2002 model. My car had only 82000 miles on it. Honda rep. Told me it will take $4600 to fix the problem in their concern. I have 2 infants and I am scared to accompany them in this car because of the transmission issue. Also Honda is not helping to fix their own problem.