2002 Honda Odyssey Power Train

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION AND THERE IS A BANGING NOISE AND LURCHING WHILE SHIFTING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS; ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT THE NOISE IS CONSTANT. I HAVE BROUGHT THESE PROBLEMS TO THE HONDA DEALER'S ATTENTION AT 60,000 MILES AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN AND THAT I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND SO THERE IS NO WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. I TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND AM FEARFUL THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SEIZE UP AND AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN HONDA TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT TO OWNERS' SATISFACTION. HONDA DESIGNED AND BUILT THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE; THEY CHARGE UP TO $5000 FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE ALSO FLAWED. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM NEGLIGENCE. WHY IS HONDA BEING ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE MAKING MONEY ON TRANSMISSION REPAIRS; AND, IN TIME, THEY WILL LOOSE CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE AND LOYALTY! *TR

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. *TR

THIS WAS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT AROUND 35 MPH SPEED INSIDE A TUNNEL IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE IS NO CAR BEHIND US AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AGAIN COUPLE SECONDS LATER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE SLIPPAGE OCCURRED. I HAVE TO DRIVE EXTREME CAREFUL OUT OF THE PARK MOUNTAIN AREA FOR 35 MILE TO REACH THE FIRST CAR SERVICE GARAGE FOR A CHECK. HONDA DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT THAT COSTS $5600. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 100K MILE AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. DEALER DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER AND HONDA AMERICA DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY INSISTED THAT THE RECALL IN 2004 ALREADY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT IT DID NOT OBVIOUSLY! THE FIX COST IS MUCH MORE THAN THE CAR CURRENT VALUE AND POSTS A EXTREME DAMAGE SITUATION IF IT WERE OPERATED WITHOUT TRANSMISSION FIX. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT COMPANY LIKE HONDA IGNORES THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THEIR CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGHLY AND D LIGHT BEGIN TO BLINK TCS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF AND TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING. OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR 3 KIDS MY WIFE AND WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US TO DRIVE AS THE TRANS WILL SHIFT ROUGHLY OR NOT SHIFT AND REMAIN IN A LOWER GEAR WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TR

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 THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ECL CODE WAS P0730. THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ON VAN WAS 62000. I HAD TO PAY AROUND $3500 FOR HAVING THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE SERVICE ADVISOR TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE 3RD GEAR HAS HEAT DISCOLORATION & IS BURNED UP. IN ADDITION HE SAID, CLUTCHES WERE BURNT UP. I HAVE THE PHOTOS OF THE 3RD GEAR DISCOLORATION & ALSO HAVE THE DAMAGED PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE MY VAN HAS 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 PER 2004 HONDA RECALL RELATED TO 2001 TO 2004 VANS. HONDA SAID THAT RECALL WAS FOR 2ND GEAR & MY DISCOLORATION WAS ON 3RD GEAR. THIS WAS LIKE SPLITTING HAIRS; SINCE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION WAS DUE TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. HONDA REFUSED TO TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE & REFUSED MY PLEA FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $3500 I HAD TO PAY HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL FEEL, WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY VAN & WITH THE HEAT DISCOLORATION OF PARTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION & THE COST TO THE REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE 2004 RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATES "IF HEAT DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION". THE LETTER FURTHER STATES THAT "THIS WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE". I TRULY FEEL HONDA IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE INTENT OF THE 2004 RECALL LETTER. *JS

PULLED OUT OF GAS STATION. STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM RED LIGHT AND THE VAN STALLED TO SHIFT. AFTER IT FINALLY SHIFTED I HEADED HOME AND MY VAN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. 113K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THIS IS CRAP HONDA. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ONLY HAVE 60K WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE CALLED AMERICA HONDA BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE THE CAR TOO OLD. I ASKED THEM IF HONDA TRANSMISSION ONLY LAST THAT LONG. THEY DON'T SAY ANYTHING JUST KEPT SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN HELP. I AM SO DISAPPOINTMENT WITH HONDA COMPANY. MY WHOLE HOUSE, RELATIVE HAVE HONDA BUT AFTER THIS. WE WILL NEVER EVER BROUGHT HONDA AGAIN. DISAPPOINTMENT CUSTOMER *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEAR 2 AND 3, AND IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUM SITES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST OVER $4,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOPS CHARGES AROUND 2,500 DOLLARS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

I'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT WHILE STARTING FROM A FULL STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE MOTOR REVS UNTIL I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BY HONDA AT 100K MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM 2 GEAR TO 3 GEAR IT IS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL HONDA VANS. *TR

START SMOKING TRANSMISSION LEAKS OIL THEN THE RPM START UP AND DOWN. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 3RD TO 4TH. ENGINE RPM INCREASES SUDDENLY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WITH A LOSS OF ACCELERATION. SHIFT IS NO LONGER SMOOTH, WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS IT OCCURS WITH A "BANG". AT 28000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS "RETROFITTED" WITH THE OIL JET INSTALLED IN THE ATF FILL PORT DURING THE RECALL ON 7/3/2004. ATF HAS BEEN ROUTINELY REPLACED AT TWICE THE RECOMMENDED FREQUENCY (MILEAGE: 28000, 65589, 93831, 120975) WITH ONLY GENUINE HONDA Z-1 AT FLUID. ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC IS NOW PERFORMED WITH MUCH MORE UNCERTAINTY AND RISK. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE RECALL PROCESS. DEALER/HONDA SAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MENTIONED THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT SEEMS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND THE RECALL WAS NOT EXTENSIVE ENOUGH. HONDA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TO BEGIN WITH. APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST IS $4200. *TR

ON-GOING SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. TRANNY SHOP AND A HONDA SALESPERSON BOTH GUESSED I HAD AN ODYSSEY WHEN I PREFACED OUR CONVERSATION BY SAYING I HAVE A 2002 MINIVAN WITH A BAD TRANNY. CLEARLY HONDA ODYSSEYS' HAVE A PROBLEM. TOO BAD HONDA DID NOT GET THE MEMO. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS 125000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. A VEHICLES TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE AND MY VAN HAS A LOT MORE LIFE LEFT IN IT EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD FIX. I LOVE MY HONDA VAN I JUST WANT IT FIXED I CANNOT AFFORD 4800.00 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION REPAIR ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A HONDA PROBLEM. PLEASE HONDA FIX THESE TRANSMISSIONS SO I CAN KEEP LOVING MY VAN!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION PILOT CONTROL. IN JULY 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

I BROUGHT MY ODYSSEY IN TO HONDA FOR AN OIL CHANGE, ON THE WAY OVER THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT (AMBER) CAME ON. I ASKED THE HONDA SHOP TO LOOK INTO THE INDICATOR LIGHT ISSUE. UPON RETURNING TO PICK UP THE ODYSSEY, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE CODE WAS A P0740, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP A BIT CONFUSED, SINCE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T DISPLAY ANY SHIFTING ISSUES. ON THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 45 MILES), THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO POP OUT OF GEAR (WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, START IT BACK UP, AND THEN CONTINUE). NOW THIS ISSUE HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, THE CAR FAILS INSPECTIONS BECAUSE OF IT, AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A $3000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO HONDA'S WEBSITE, THE TRANSMISSION CAMPAIGN WAS FIXED BACK IN 2004. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW HONDA HANDLED THE MATTER. *TR

BAD TRANNY AN I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. NOW TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON YOUR DEFECT. HONDA OFFERS ZERO HELP CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PLEASE. *TR

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? *TR

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.

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. *TR

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. *TR

2002 HONDA MINIVAN ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE VEHICLE ON MOTION AT AROUND 40 MPH. I TOOK 2002 HONDA MINIVAN TO DEALERSHIP; THEY SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COST AROUND $ 4500! CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND ENQUIRED ABOUT ANY RECALL, HONDA MENTIONED ABOUT THE SECOND GEAR RECALL, BUT I THINK THE SECOND GEAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL NOT SOLVED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. REQUESTED SOME HELP TO SOLE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AMERICAN HONDA TURNED DOWN MY REQUEST AND I SPEND AROUND 4000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *TR