2003 Honda Odyssey Power Train

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION. DETERMINED TRANSMISSION CODE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR STATION, DETERMINED INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON VEHICLE. FIRST CAME IN 2009 AT 98,000 MILES. INITIAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION WAS DONE BY PRIVATE REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION STATION. COMPLAINT FILED WITH HONDA USA, NO FURTHER ACTION REC'D FROM HONDA. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT 40,000 MILES AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR FAMILY TRANSPORT (MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS, 11 AND 9) AND TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A DRY PAVED 4 LANE ROAD (MODERATE TRAFFIC) THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA, TRAVELING WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD SON SEAT BELTED INTO HIS SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME IN THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY UPSHIFTED. IT JARRED ME ENOUGH THAT IT CAUSED MY LEFT ELBOW TO BUMP THE WINDOW AND IT CAUSED ME TO SLIGHTLY SWERVE INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. MY SON ASKED ME IF THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WITH HIM IN THE CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ALMOST A WEEK LATER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH, THIS TIME THE SUDDEN FORCE LEFT ME WITH A SORE ELBOW. I HAVE PARKED THE VAN AND AM NOW BORROWING A VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 WAS PURCHASED USED ON 10/31/06. (NO MENTION OF A RECALL) JAN 22, 2008 VAN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR DUE TO FREE TOWING. CHARGED $3062.06 TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. APRIL 10, 2009 VAN AGAIN BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. TOOK BACK TO AAMCO AND NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND 3 MOS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHARGED US $1587.55. JUNE 22, 2010 VAN IS PACKED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY GOING TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION IN SC, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BEGINS TO SLIP. CALLED THE LOCAL AAMCO AND THEY PICKED UP THE VAN. SAME STORY, NEEDED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2406.59. AFTER SPENDING OUR VACATION WEEK WITH PHONE CALLS TO HONDA CORPORATE AND AAMCO TO NO AVAIL, WE HAD TO BORROW MONEY FROM RELATIVES IN ORDER TO GET OUR FAMILY BACK HOME. JULY 20, 2011 VAN IS AGAIN PACKED WITH ENTIRE FAMILY TO TRAVEL TO NC VACATION. 30 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF OUR HOMETOWN, LOUISVILLE, KY IT HAPPENED AGAIN! 13 MONTHS AFTER LAST REPAIR. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR NEAREST AAMCO DEALER. WE FORTUNATELY WERE ABLE TO BORROW A CAR FROM A FAMILY MEMBER AND CONTINUE WITH OUR VACATION TRYING NOT TO DESPAIR. THE NEW TAB FROM AAMCO IS $2835.60. NO ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA CORPORATE NOR AAMCO CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY ARE VERY, VERY HARD TO SPEAK TO. JUST LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WAIT TO SEE IF ANYONE CALLS YOU BACK. THIS WOULD MAKE IT $9891.80 IN FOUR YEARS FOR FOUR TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS A REASON THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT LASTING. THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL RIGHT BEYOND THE ANNUAL WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, THIS IS NOT FAIR, THIS IS NOT SAFE AND HONDA SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCTS AND STOP IGNORING THIS ISSUE. UPDATE: 01/11/13 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILS ONCE AGAIN ON THE WAY OUT OF TOWN AND HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO AAMCO! *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 99,500 MILES ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY. MY FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE SECOND WAS OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT HAD A 2 YEAR OR 20K MILE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO GET COMPENSATED FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT. WHY ISN'T THERE A BETTER SOLUTION? I WOULD THINK ANY REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE A LONGER WARRANTY, AND A BETTER, LONG LASTING PART. THE ODYSSEY WAS PURCHASED USED BY CARMAX, WITH NO MENTION OF ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, AND MECHANICS HAVE NEVER MENTIONED THIS WAS A BIGGER ISSUE UNTIL MY SECOND REPLACEMENT. ODYSSEYS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2004 HAVE A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS THAT SINCE THE RECALL, THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR CURRENT OWNERS. THIS SEEMS SERIOUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE CAUSING INJURIES OR FATALITIES, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED BY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A LAMP POST CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. . ..UPDATED 11/09/12 *BF UPDATED 11/15/2012 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE STREET. UPDATED 11/26/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER 10 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,900. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. REPLACED 4TH GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH AS PER HONDA AND REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID 3 TIMES. NOTHING WORKS. NEED TRANS REBUILT. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AS THE LIGHT CHANGED I MASHED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR STARTED TO REV UP BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN TO GEAR. THE CAR JERKED AND THEN STARTED FORWARD WITH ENGINE STILL REVVING. THE CAR FINALLY SLIPPED INTO GEAR AND TOOK OFF BUT KEPT GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWERTRAIN AUOTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) FOR THE SECOND GEAR GETTING HOT AND THE GEARS BREAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE IN 2004 WHEN THE DEALER PLACED THE OIL JET KIT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/13/12 *CN UPDATED 1/10/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SHUTTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE EIGHT YEARS PRIOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN A HILLY AREA BETWEEN SAN JOSE AND SACRAMENTO, CA. 2003 ODYSSEY MILEAGE WAS ~120K AND SPEED WAS 60 MILES/HR. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BECAME JERKY AND GEARS WONT ENGAGE AND SPEED DROPPED TREMENDOUSLY. I NARROWLY AVERTED A REAR END ACCIDENT AND PULLED THE VEHICLE ASIDE. AFTER SOMETIME, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT STILL COULD NOTICE THE GEARS SLIPPING AND DROVE ON THE LAST LANE. I SEARCH ON NET AND FOUND LOTS AND LOTS OF HONDA ODYSSEYS HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD TAKE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART AND REPLACE THE FAULTY PARTS. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I REQUEST NHTSA TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS/LOSS OF LIVES ON OUR HIGHWAYS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES OF 2003 HONDA ODYSSEYS WHICH IMO ARE A TICKING TIME BOMB. *TR

THE CAR WAS IN PARK WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND MY SIX YEAR OLD BUMPED THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH HIM INSIDE. WE WERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAR AND WERE ABLE TO JUMP IN AND HIT THE BRAKES. IN A CONTROLLED SETTING, WE HAVE REPLICATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIC MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, TO ALLOW IT TO COOL OFF. WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS STILL SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, BUT IT DID NOT OVERHEAT AGAIN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE CHECKED. THE CODE CAME UP AS A P0740; TORQUE SOLENOID CIRCUIT. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE CODE AND DISCOVERED THAT HIS MODEL AND YEAR HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAD BEEN FILED DUE TO THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER COULDN'T SAY IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEFINITIVE TO THE RECALL. HONDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN 2005, WHERE AN OIL JET COOLER WAS INSTALLED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER THEN EXAMINED HIS VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO OIL JET COOLER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE VAN REMAINED IN OVERDRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR.*JB

MY HUSBAND PARKED OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY IN OUR DRIVEWAY, ALONGSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUR HOME. HE REMOVED THE KEY AND WENT INSIDE, PLACING THE KEY IN THE USUAL LOCATION. HE CHANGED HIS SHIRT, INTENDING TO REMOVE FROM THE CAR THE 4' X 8' SHEET OF EXTERIOR PLYWOOD HE HAD JUST PURCHASED. WHEN HE WENT BACK OUTSIDE, THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE ROAD, AND WAS FLOATING IN THE LAKE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. THE CAR SLOWLY SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND A DIVER LOCATED THE VEHICLE IN THE 15 FOOT DEEP WATER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY "TOTALED" THE CAR, AND SAID THE INCIDENT WAS THE FAULT OF THE DRIVER, FOR NOT PUTTING THE CAR IN "PARK", EVEN THOUGH THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPED ON A SLOPING SURFACE, BUT THE WEIGHT OF THE PLYWOOD PROBABLY CAUSED THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS ONTO THE SLOPING PART OF OUR DRIVEWAY. SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL BASED ON THIS DEFECT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY PLACES FULL BLAME ON THE DRIVER. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO NOT CHARGE THIS INCIDENT TO DRIVER NEGLIGENCE? HE HAS NEVER HAD A CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT, AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN IT ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORING HOME. THE CONTACT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

OUR NEIGHBOR CAME OVER AND ASKED WHY OUR HONDA ODYSSEY WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE STREET? LUCKILY IT HAD ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPING DRIVEWAY BACKWARDS BARELY MISSED TWO PARKED CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY ,THE MAILBOXES,PEDESTRIANS AND TRAFFIC ON THE STREET WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYBODY . UPON EXAMINATION WE FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL . WE ALSO FOUND THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SHIFT MECHANISM IT IS VERY EASY FOR US TO LEAVE THE ODYSSEY IN NEUTRAL AND REMOVE THE KEY . I SEE THAT HONDA HAD A RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCHES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS DID NOT INCLUDE THE ODYSSEY MINIVANS THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAVE THE SAME TYPE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN FIRST AND THEN IT SHOULD RUN AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED ONCE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THE TRANSMISSION/IGNITION KEY INTERLOCK FAILED, ALLOWING THE CAR TO BE LEFT IN "D" WHILE THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED. THE CAR ROLLED PARTLY OUT OF OUR GARAGE BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS ON HIGHWAY, ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING CARPOOL TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL ALONG A VERY CROWDED FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT WAS A BIT SCARY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE, DRIVE3, OR REVERSE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE SLOWLY IN A VERY LOW GEAR. I DROVE IT ABOUT A MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CODES AND GOT P0730 (INCORRECT GEAR RATIO), AND P0740 (TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTION). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND CONSULTING WITH HIS TRANSMISSION EXPERT, HE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS ODYSSEY. BOUGHT IT FROM A FRIEND IN APRIL OF 2012. I HAVE ALL OF THEIR DEALERSHIP SERVICE RECORDS. ACCORDING TO THOSE RECORDS, THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 7500 MILES IN JUNE OF 2004. AS SUCH, THAT MEANS THERE ARE LESS THAN 97,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. I TALKED TO AMERICAN HONDA TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. HOWEVER, WHEN PRESSED, THE AGENT DID ADMIT THAT THEY DO HELP SOME SECOND, THIRD... FOURTH OWNERS, BUT IT IS CASE BY CASE. IN MY CASE THE ANSWER WAS "NO". I ASKED WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT IN MY CASE FOR THEM TO HELP ME AND SHE SIMPLY SAID IT WAS CASE BY CASE. BASICALLY WE WENT IN CIRCLES FOR THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES.THE CONVERSATION WAS POLITE, BUT FRUSTRATING. I THEN ASKED IF I COULD SPECK TO A SUPERVISOR. THE SUPERVISOR SUGGESTED I TALK WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSISTANCE TO AMERICAN HONDA. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON US WHILE DRIVING TO FLORIDA, TOOK THE VAN TO TRANS PRO IN DOTHAN ALABAMA. THE TECH WHO LOOKED AT THE VAN SAID THAT WE HAD NO 1ST OR 5TH GEARS. THE DISCS HAD MELTED DUE TO OVER HEATING, AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA MINI VANS. IT COST US OVER $2700 TO FIX MONEY WE DIDN'T HAVE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD PAY US IN FULL FOR THE REPAIR. I WILL NEVER BUY A CAR/VAN FROM THEM AGAIN. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 75 MPH AND SUDDENLY SAW A FLUME OF SMOKE BEHIND MY CAR. I NOTICE THE RPM JUMPED TO 5 AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO IMMEDIATELY. IT SMELL LIKE SOME LIQUID WAS BURNING. PULL THE CAR OVER ONTO THE EXIT AND LOOK TO FIND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED AND SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST AND MUFFLER - CAUSING THE SMELL. TOWED IT BACK TO MY HOUSE AND CALL HONDA BUT THEY SAID IT'S OVER 100K AND THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIR COST. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. JUST THE WEEK BEFORE, I BROTHER-IN-LAW'S VAN (EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL - AND ABOUT SAME MILEAGE HAD TO SAME PROBLEM - ODDLY ENOUGH ALMOST AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT TWO IDENTICAL VANS BROKE DOWN ALMOST AT THE SAME SPOT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WAS A NORMAL BREAK DOWN. HONDA KNOWS THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT ADMIT TO IT AND WILL NOT RECALL IT. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TELL HONDA TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION AND FIX MY CAR AND MY BROTHER -IN-LAW'S. IT'S NOT ONLY A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, IT ALSO A HAZARDOUS - WHAT IF IT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE - WHEN THE FLUID SPRAY OUT. PLEASE MANDATE HONDA TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2003 ODYSSEY. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.