Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problems of the 2002 Honda Odyssey

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the air bag and transmission warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle slipped out of gear while driving on more than one occasion. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted about the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

I bought a 2002 Honda Odyssey with 130,000 miles on it. The transmission was replace at 80,000 miles. I expereinced slipping out of gear up hill at around 134,000 miles. This exact thing happened to my previous Honda Odyssey a 2001 model. It's transmission went out. So, I am fairly confident this transmission is about to go out as well.

While driving the minivan on the highway, it would slip out of gear (around 2nd or 3rd gear). I had to let off the gas pedal to wait for it to re-engage. This happened a second time on 02/02/12 at which time I took it for diagnosis, the dealership told me I needed to replace the transmission ($4,150) without mentioning anything about the previous recall by Honda. I then called american Honda motor, they said if there is a problem with the 2nd gear the dealership can complete the safety recall for the second time and file a warranty claim. The dealership didn't offer this option claiming there was no warranty on the transmission.

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. Rvk.

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 highway. From the thousands of other stories I have read online, many others weren't so fortunate. Honda offered us $450 on the $3,300 repair. Now, we are aware of how well known and documented this transmission issue is on the Odyssey. Does someone have to die before Honda does something to protect owners from this sudden, dangerous failure of the transmissions? we bought a Honda because of its safety rating. That was a huge, expensive mistake! with all of the reports of second and third transmissions failing on these vehicles, I will never feel safe in it again with my family! we plan to sell it, if we are able. Please make Honda accountable for these defects and make them do something to make these vehicles safer. Thank you.

2002 Honda Odyssey, 98k miles. While driving on highway at 60 mph, transmission began to slip out of gear causing the vehicle to lurch violently back and forth. Once off the highway, the tcs light and engine malfunction light came on. Also lost reverse. Had vehicle towed 15 miles to closest dealership. They say the transmission needs to be replaced. This vehicle is not safe.

The transmission of our 2002 Honda Odyssey started slipping when shifting from 2nd into 3rd gear around 40,000-50,000 miles. The failure occurred about once a moth. The Honda dealership had installed an a/t oil jet kit around that time because of a safety recall, but the transmission slipping was unaffected by that remedy. The frequency and severity of slipping has increased and is currently at 3-4 times per week. At 96,500 miles the check engine light has come and the Honda dealer told us that the transmission and transmission control unit have failed and need to be replaced. Since the slipping has been occurring more frequently, safety has become a major concern to us. The vehicle cannot be trusted to accelerate out of dangerous traffic situations (I. E. , merging into highway traffic, passing, driving in hilly areas), since one cannot predict when the vehicle loses power/slips out of gear. It has taken 3 minutes once to shift from 2nd into 3rd. We have been lucky so far that nothing more seriously has happened, but based on our experiences and reading about the experiences of others, it is only a matter of time until this transmission design issue will lead to serious accidents (hopefully not fatal). Honda has offered to replace the transmission and control unit at a reduced rate, but since this issue should be covered by an extended warranty (as was the case for the 99-01 Odyssey models) or a recall, any repair cost that the customer has to bear is adding insult to injury. I hope, the NHTSA will look into this issue thoroughly and advocate on behalf of the consumer. Please don't wait until someone gets seriously injured.

2002 Honda Odyssey Mini-van: transmission does not between 2nd and 3rd gear. This causes the vehicle to effectively drop out of gear while in traffic which can cause an accident. This occurred twice on December 29, 2008. I have scheduled an appointment with local Honda dealer to evaluate failure. However, this appears to be a common failure for Honda Odyssey transmissions based on discussion forums on internet. A class action law suit has begun against Honda.

Transmission slips, won't shift out of first gear, shifts erratically. When transmission won't shift out of first gear the car cannot get up to highway speeds and becomes an obstacle for traffic which begins honking and passing. Merging safely is extremely difficult as the car will not go over approximately 40 miles per hour. Cannot meet minimum speed requirement on some highways. This has been happening intermittently for about 14 months.

2002 Honda Odyssey transmission problems code p700, slipping out of 2nd gear and high acceleration. Took it to a transmission place and they said it would cost $800 - $4000 and they also referenced the bulletin on Honda Odyssey's. Will take it in for a 2nd opinion.

I have a 2002 Honda Odyssey. I had the transmission serviced in August 2007. In December 2007, I took it in due to rough shifting. I was told it needed new engine mounts. Two weeks later, I took my family to the mountains on a getaway. It was slipping out of gear on nearly every other hill. When we got home, Honda agreed to cover 1/2 the replacement cost. My half was $1600. I read posting online where Honda had paid the entire repair cost for some customers. Why the disparity? my guess is that these transmissions are failing at ridiculously high rates, and they are trying to minimize their losses.

2002 Honda Odyssey purchased used in 2004. From day one noticed random transmission slip. Dealer purchased from and Honda dealer both checked vehicle. Could not get slippage to occur while car was at shop. While starting off from an intersection vehicle would not shift out of 1st gear, rpms raised and lost power,near mis-side impact. Took it to Honda dealer and was told the transmission was trashed.

Our 2002 Odyssey has had transmission problems since shortly after we purchased it in July 2002. It has a very hard shift, causing the vehicle to lurch and jolt from gear to gear. This has made acceleration difficult and deceleration almost as bad, because the van goes from slowly accelerating to an unexpected jump in speed with a neck cracking lurch. We have taken our van to the shop repeatedly starting at 6869 miles, again at 7867, complained at every servicing, had the transmission recall work performed, continued complaining with no result. We gave up for about two years. When the problem worsened we switched mechanics in 2004. Our new mechanic worked on the transmission and throttle, but was unable to access the codes in the van's computer to truly diagnose the problem. On 21 September 2006, he made arrangements for a Honda mechanic (who is a close friend of his) to look at the van again. The Honda mechanic said that he cannot understand how Honda could tell us nothing was wrong for so many years - the van computer was full of codes concerning the transmission. This is because the transmission is a 2001 transmission in a 2002 van. He said the transmission is part of a Honda recalled group of transmission from the 1999-2001 model years. This is why the transmission does not work properly, why it has such a hard shift, why it cannot accelerate smoothly, why it cannot decelerate smoothly, and why it drops out of gear when traveling at highway speeds.

: the contact stated a NHTSA recall # 04v176000 for the power train: automatic transmission was serviced in August of 2002. The problem still existed after the service dealer signed off on the recall repair. The transmission slipped out of gear as the vehicle was accelerated to 30 mph. The service dealer was unable to reproduce the problem and informed the contact to wait until the problem was more pronounced, so they could identify the problem and make the repair. The manufacturer was not contacted.

At first I thought it was a one-time deal (first occurrence happened early in 2004)because it would happen in different areas. The problem seems to be more consistent now at the same spot. Traveling on the highway (for about 7 miles at @65-70 mph) and then getting off at the exit, turning onto the main road (there is a yield sign so one does not have to come to a complete stop when exiting off ramp to main road). Approximately 20 mph (on a flat straight road) and slow acceleration the rpm will rapidly rise to @4000 and the vehicle slips out of gear for about 5-10 seconds. We have to either let off the gas pedal and wait for the gears to re-engage or leave the rpm at 4000 and the gear will eventually engage again.

Transmission was slipping out of gear at various speeds, preventing the vehicle from moving. Took vehicle for checkup twice, but the cause was undetermined.

Transmission slipped out of gear (detected with high rpm and engine sound) while driving on busy street. Engine and tcs dashboard lights came on. Wife was driving with children in the van at the time. With great difficulty, she was able to coast the van into a parking lot. This happened one other time in a parking lot but no indicator lights came on and dealer couldn't replicate. Van currently at dealership to have transmission replaced. I consider this a severe safety concern and given the number of complaints in various forums regarding this model/year, I think a mandatory recall would be the prudent thing to do before injury or death occurs.

While driving, the automatic transmission slipped out of gear. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who acknowledged that there was a problem with the transmission. The consumer was concerned that this was a manufacturing defect and did not want to pay for any repairs to be done.

Transmission problems - engine revs and doesn't get into gear, if driving 35-45 slips out of gear, traction control system light sometimes goes on as a result, malfunction light goes on. This is a serious hazard. You have to take your foot off the gas and pull off the road, then reenter. In December, dealer couldn't replicate claimed no prob. Subsequent to visit, local lube place said trans fluid was low, then replaced it. Still had same issues, took back to Honda dealer again and now they are blaming the lube place for not tightening the trans fluid screw. However, this issue was identified to them prior to this happening. We happened to pay for an extended warranty. Car has 45k miles. I have complained to Honda customer relations and after being referred to Honda care (warranty dept) and being told well they couldn't "validate" the issue in December so you have to go to the lube place. Regardless of whether or not they can duplicate it - it happens and it's happened to dozens if not hundreds of other 2002 Odyssey owners. I called back to Honda customer relations and they are "monitoring" it now with the dealer to see if new fluid helps. With the volume of complaints on mycarstats. Com and various other web sites stating the same thing - I am even more aggravated. Honda can't pretend they don't know about this issue. What's taking them so long to recall?.

While starting and driving the transmission slips out of gear. There seems to be no pattern. Judging from the number of post on the internet this problem is quite widespread.