2003 Honda Odyssey

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2009· POWER TRAIN

  2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND CATCHING, NEARLY SMACKING MY HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. CONTENTS OF CAR BECAME MISSILES. TRIED TO GET IT HOME, SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR ON HIGHWAY. REAL DANGEROUS!! *TR

• 12/31/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE AND THE TCS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWERTRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE REPAIR WAS MADE USING AN OIL JET KIT. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WENT TO DEALERS ON APRIL 27, 2007 FOR REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE AND TUNE UP. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHE WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. THE CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP DUE TO HEAT BUILD UP WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO HONDA'S 2004 RECALL. UPDATED 02/04/08 *TR

• 12/30/2014· POWER TRAIN

  LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003 ODYSSEY, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LIKE OTHERS, OUR VAN HAS HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE WORK PERFORMED (HONDA RECALL NUMBER 'P30' IN EARLY 2004, AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT), AND YET AT A RELATIVELY LOW 125,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN NOV '14, AS CONFIRMED BY A LOCAL HONDA DEALER. HONDA STATED THAT, SINCE THE PREVIOUS WORK HAS BEEN DONE UNDER RECALL, THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY MORE WORK TO BE PERFORMED. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS: IF SO MANY OTHER '02-'04 ODYSSEY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT HONDA DID NOT PROPERLY CORRECT THEIR EARLIER MISTAKE, AND THEY SHOULD PONY UP TO FIX THE TRANSMISSIONS, OR REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO ALREADY HAD THE WORK PERFORMED. MY REQUEST: NHTSA PLACE PRESSURE ON AMERICAN HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND OWN UP MONETARILY OR SERVICE-WISE TO MYSELF AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD/ARE HAVING/WILL HAVE THESE ISSUES. *JS

• 12/30/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE COMING APART AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

• 12/30/2004· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER SEATBELTS LOCK-UP VERY EASILY AND THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE IS TO UNDUE THE BELT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE SEATBELTS SHOULD NOT BE UNDONE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING BUT THAT IS WHAT MUST BE DONE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE THE BELT PUTS ON THE PASSENGERS.*AK

• 12/30/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.

• 12/29/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  ENGINE GASKET FAILURE. NOTICED A SMALL OIL LEAK ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. WE WERE TOLD THAT A NEW HEAD GASKET WAS NEEDED FOR $1,861. GOT A CALL TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BOLTS IN THE ENGINE WERE STRIPPED (IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED BY ANYONE SINCE MANUFACTURE) AND THAT WE CAN PAY AN ADDITIONAL $400 TO HAVE THE BOLTS RESEATED OR BUY A USED MOTOR FOR $2,900. NEITHER SEEMS FAIR. TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OCTOBER AND WAS $5,200 BUT GIVEN A $1,800 DISCOUNT. THIS IS THE 6TH MAJOR REPAIR TO THIS VAN SINCE ITS PURCHASE AS A NEW VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THE COMPLAINTS SHE FOUND FROM OTHER CONSUMERS THAT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES LIKE HER WERE MADE AT THE SAME PLANT AROUND THE SAME TIME HER VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. UPDATED 01/05/10. *JB

• 12/29/2009· STRUCTURE

  PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE ROOF BY THE PASSENGERS SLIDING DOOR AND REAR WINDOWS. *TR

• 12/28/2011· POWER TRAIN

  HI, HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE 03 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FOR CHIPPING OF METAL, OVER HEATING, ETC. RIGHT NOW MY CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR 10-15SEC AND WHILE DRIVING WILL ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE VERY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. SPOKE TO HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OR FIX THESE ISSUES CASE#[XXX] ON 1229/2011. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/28/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO PERFORMED AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED UNTIL SHE HAD SPOKEN WITH THE DISTRICT MANAGER WHO WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

• 12/28/2010· POWER TRAIN

  ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD TWO OCCASIONS WHEN MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. EACH TIME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN IT WOULD SHIFT NORMALLY. ON 12/23/10, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN SUDDENLY THE GEARS DISENGAGED. THE TACHOMETER REVVED, BUT THE VAN WAS JUST COASTING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE GEARS ENGAGED AGAIN. THE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. TODAY I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VAN HAS FAULT CODES P0740 AND P0780. I NEED A NEW (REBUILT) TRANSMISSION AND A NEW ECU. THE COST IS $5101.80. *TR

• 12/28/2009· POWER TRAIN

  MY DAUGHTER BORROWED MY WIFE'S HONDA ODYSSEY TO PICK UP HER SISTER'S CHILDREN IN THOUSAND OAKS, CA . THE TRIP IS ABOUT 65 MILES. SHE REPORTED ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE 4TH GEAR WENT OUT SUDDENLY. SHE FINISHED HER TRIP CRAWLING ALONG AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

• 12/28/2009· POWER TRAIN

  PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION ON 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AT HIGH SPEEDS: WHEN ACCELERATING FROM SPEEDS OF 40 MPH TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LURCHES SUDDENLY, AND IT FEELS AS IF IT WERE SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR. HISTORY: ON NOVEMBER 7, 2009, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. OUR AUTO MECHANIC CHECKED THE CODE (PO740) AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKUP CONTROL SYSTEM (TRANSMISSION). ROAD TEST DIDN'T REVEAL ANY PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC FROZE THE DATA/CLEARED THE CODE TO SEE IF ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. IT DID NOT. HOWEVER, WE SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED THE LURCHING OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED: NOVEMBER 29TH, 2009; DECEMBER 23RD, DECEMBER 25TH. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT ANY PREDICTABILITY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, WE'VE TRIED TO AVOID DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. WE ARE CURRENTLY BORROWING A CAR FROM FAMILY AND ARE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR A REASONABLE COST. WE WILL NOT DRIVE OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR ANY LONGER BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT IS PUTTING THEM AT RISK. *TR

• 12/28/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH,THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY LOSE POWER, AS IF SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT SHE CAN RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. IN YEAR 2004 HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,372. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8.

• 12/27/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING UPHILL OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WE DANGEROUSLY ROLLED DOWN THE HILL INTO A SIDE STREET, WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1/4 OF ORIGINAL PRICE OF CAR. HONDA AGREED TO PAY 43% OF INFLATED DEALERSHIP ESTIMATE, WHICH CLEARLY IS AN ADMISSION OF A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE TRANSMISSION. AFTER REPAIR IS MADE WE WERE STILL LEFT WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS BILL THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD. HONDA HAS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO REIMBURSE 100% OF REPAIR COSTS TO MAKE ODYSSEYS SAFE FOR TRANSPORTING FAMILIES.

• 12/27/2002· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES WHEN REAR ENDED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WENT INTO A RECLINE POSITION UPON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES. TS

• 12/26/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  2003 HONDA ODYSSEY VEHICLE QUALITY AND VEHICLE SERVICE***CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP WAS DOING DISHONEST BUSINESS PRACTICES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TCS AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY EGR VALVE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SO THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT, HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS LATER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WAS DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WAS OFF CENTER, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN ALIGNMENT BE PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *JB

• 12/24/2008· VISIBILITY

  THE REAR VENTS IN AN HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. BASED ON WEB SEARCHES THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SURELY POINTS TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ON ACTIVATING THE SWITCH TO OPERATE THE VENTS THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC CUTOFF AS SOON AS THE VENTS ARE OPENED / CLOSED ALL THE WAY. THIS APPARENTLY LEADS TO THE MOTOR OVER-HEATING AND CAUSING IT TO BURN. THERE ARE NO MANUAL CONTROLS AVAILABLE TO OPERATE THE VENTS. BASED ON YOUR LOCATION THE VAN WILL NOW BE OVERHEATED (FL) OR EXTREMELY COLD (CO) AS THE INTERNAL A/C UNIT CANNOT / WILL NOT FUNCION AT THE OPTIMUM LEVELS. *TR

• 12/24/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS FUMES LEAKED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. GAS SMELL BECAME OVERWHELMING WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE WITH ALL WINDOWS DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN REFERENCE TO A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED AN OVERWHELMING ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GAS TANK GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THE GASKET FILLED WITH GASOLINE AND SPLASHED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE THE ENTIRE FAMILY WAS ILL FROM INHALING THE FUMES. *PH *NM

• 12/23/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *MW THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE INTERLOCK RECALL, THE PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 12/23/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM WITH SECOND GEAR. AND TIMING BELT. *BF THIS DOCUMENT IS WRITTEN IN SPANISH. *JB

• 12/22/2013· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING DOWNTOWN WHERE I LIVE, MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO A LOW GEAR AND MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

• 12/22/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION CODE APPEARED ABOUT 80K MILES; HAVING ISSUES WITH HARD SHIFTING TOOK TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND HAD COMPLETE FAILURE OF 2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION TODAY. *TR

• 12/21/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2003 ODYSSEY APPROXIMATELY 67K MILES DEVELOPED FLUID LEAK IN PAST WEEK. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY COOLANT LEAKED ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING SMOKE AND HAD TO PULL OFF INTERSTATE. ENGINE HAD OPERATED NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR ABNORMAL TEMPERATURE GAGE READINGS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS LEAKING HEAD GASKET. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE HEAD BOLTS PULL FROM THE BLOCK PORTS WITH THE BOLT THREADS. APPARENTLY HEAD BOLTS HAD BECOME LOOSE GIVEN THE THREAD FAILURE IN THE BLOCK AND ALLOWED LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. HONDA STATED THAT THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3K++. APPARENTLY THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TO SEVERAL OTHER 2003 ODYSSEY OWNERS ACCORDING TO ON-LINE SEARCH. THE DEALER WAS AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE OF THE BOLTS AT THE GIVEN MILEAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS COULD BE A DEFECT IN THE BLOCK DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE AND COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND EGR VALVE DEFECTS WHICH HAVE ALSO BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ODYSSEY. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VAN *TR

• 12/21/2009· POWER TRAIN

  FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 61,000. REPLACED WITH A REFURBISHED HONDA TRANSMISSION. SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN NEW TRANSMISSION. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 119,000. ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SO MUCH. AT ONE POINT, I COULD NOT GET IN ANY GEAR. *TR

• 12/21/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONCERN. MY TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS GOING INTO REVERSE AT START-UP AND SEEMS TO LAG AT ACCELERATION. THE RELIABILITY OF HONDA TRANSMISSIONS IS POOR AT BEST. I WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE TO HELP EXPRESS CONSUMER CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ALL COMPLAINTS AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. *TR

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED PER AN AIR BAG RECALL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH HEAT AND BURNED THE CONTACT'S HAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

• 12/20/2009· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SUFFERED SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ANY FURTHER AND WAS LEFT IN A DANGEROUS SPOT AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE HONDA DEALER.THE VEHICLE COULD BE CRANKED AND PLACED IN GEAR BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE REVS THE SAME IN BOTH PARK AND IN DRIVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM UNTIL SOME ERRATIC REVS APPEARED ON THE TACH GOING FROM NORMAL CRUISING REVS OF ~2K UP TO 5K A COUPLE OF MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE ONLY OTHER INDICATION WAS THE "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT WHICH ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL INDICATES AN EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM...NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE DEALER CALLED SAT MORNING AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2003 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION AND IN FACT THEIR HAS BEEN CLASS ACTION SUIT ON PRIOR YEAR AND MAYBE ANOTHER ONE THAT COVERS 2003. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT DOING ANYTHING. THERE WAS A RECALL AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN BUT THE CHANGES THEY MADE WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. ADDITIONALLY, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FILTER IS INTERNAL AND CANNOT BE CLEANED OR CHANGED. *TR

• 12/19/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

• 12/19/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED EGR VALVE FAILED. *TR

• 12/19/2006· POWER TRAIN

  HONDA ODYSSEY 2003 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FOR ALMOST A YEAR WHILE VEHICLE UNDER 3 YEAR/36 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER WITH TRANSMISSION MAKING LOUD CLUNK NOISE & UNABLE TO ENGAGE PROPERLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ALMOST YEAR AGO WITH VEHICLE ODOMETER READING APPROX 30K MILES ONLY. WE WERE ASKED THAT ITS NORMAL VARIANT FOR THAT VEHICLE NOISE CLUNK & WARM UP YOUR CAR, DO MORE OFTEN TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE. SINCE THAT LAST VISIT TO DEALER WE DROVE VEHICLE ANOTHER 5 K OVER A YEAR. DURING OUR RECENT LONG DRIVE WITH FAMILY & 3 YOUNG KIDS OVER THANKS GIVING WEEKEND FROM MISSOURI TO INDIANA. TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING & MAKING MORE NOISE PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER ON SATURDAY 12/16/2006 WITH ODOMETER READING 35,550 MILES AFTER READING ALL REVIEWS POSTED BY HONDA ODYSSEY CONSUMERS. HONDA DEALER CALLED ME TODAY( 12/18/2006) THAT TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL & NEED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE HONDA MOTOR CO HAS JEOPARDIZE THE LIFE OF OUR FAMILY WITH A IMMINENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE DURING OUR RECENT TRIP DESPITE THE FACT WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO HONDA DEALER ATTENTION IN GOOD FAITH NOT EVEN KNOWING THAT THEIR IS RECALL ON CERTAIN ODYSSEY TRANSMISSIONS FOR PREMATURE FAILURE. WILL NHTS INVESTIGATE OUR COMPLAIN THAT DESPITE A MEMO TO ALL DEALER ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM, WHY HONDA MOTOR CO WAITED TO RISK THE LIFE OF OUR FAMILY BY LETTING US DRIVE AN ADDITIONAL 5K MILES. *NM

• 12/18/2011· POWER TRAINFire

  WHILE TRAVELING FROM FLORIDA TO VIRGINIA DOWN I95 AT 70MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL, I SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND LOOKED UP IN TIME TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTINUED TO BURN AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN THE PLASTIC ENGINE COVER CAUGHT FIRE. WE WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH IT AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THIS VAN HAD ALREADY HAD THREE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RECALL PERFORMED AFTER A SIMILAR INCIDENT BY A PREVIOUS OWNER THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEED TO BE REBUILT. AFTER BEING LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTION, I OPTED TO REFILL TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAN BACK TO VIRGINIA. THE VAN OPERATED PERFECTLY AND HAD NO ISSUES FOR THE REST OF THE SIX HUNDRED PLUS MILE TRIP HOME. I AM OF COURSE NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE EVEN THOUGH IT RUNS LIKE IT NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. IT GAVE NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE BEFORE THIS SUDDEN OVERHEATING EITHER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN INCLUDING A BABY. *TR

• 12/17/2013· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V412000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 12/17/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, SEVERE NECK PAIN AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 12/17/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,331. THE CONSUMER STATED DAYS LATER AT THE COLLISION CENTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 2/11/2013*JS UPDATED 03/28/2013*LJ UPDATED 04/23/2013 *JS

• 12/17/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ALONG AND IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO SHOW REVOLUTIONS ON THE TACHOMETER BUT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. I COASTED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PROCEED FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES AND THE SAME THING AS ABOVE HAPPENED. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME TO MY LOCATION IN A DIFFERENT CAR. I FOLLOWED HIM FOR ABOUT FOUR MILES WHILE HE DROVE THE HONDA ODYSSEY, 2003 AND OBSERVED THE SAME THING TWO MORE TIMES UNTIL WE REACHED A GARAGE WHERE OUR CARS HAD BEEN WORKED ON BEFORE. THE NEXT DAY ON SATURDAY, MY HUSBAND DROVE HIS CAR TO THE GARAGE AND TOOK THE HONDA TO THE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A MILE FROM WHERE IT WAS PARKED ALL NIGHT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9. *TR

• 12/17/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATING SOUND. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT UNLESS THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, OR THE DRIVE 4 LIGHT WAS ON, OR SHIFTING PROBLEMS THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

• 12/16/2014· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT. THEN VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OR TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO ENGAGE FROM A STARTING MOVEMENT FORWARD LEAVING A STOP LIGHT. AT IDLE THE TACHOMETER STARTED TO REV BETWEEN 1100-2000 RPMS AT STANDING IDLE IN PARK.THE SLIDING DOORS GET JAMMED STUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN FROM THE DASH CONTROLS. I KNOW THESE COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET NY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE VIA THE SLIDING POWER SIDE DOORS.VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 12-12-2014. *TR

• 12/16/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BEGAN SLIPPING - NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED -- OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY -- HAVE READ ABOUT MANY SIMILAR CASES WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION ---HONDA SHOULD BE FIXING/REPLACING THIS DEFECT FOR ITS CUSTOMERS! *TR

• 12/15/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE WITH 2ND GEAR. HONDA INDICATES IT WAS "FIXED" BY RECALL, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS NOT THE CASE. HONDA WILL NOT FIX AS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY WINDOW. *TR

• 12/14/2010· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUNE 2010 AT 8 YEARS AND 140,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BECAME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF 2 AND/OR 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO BUCK, VIBRATE AND GRIND. DRIVING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPORTED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION WITH FACTORY-REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. SINCE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN A "QUIET" EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD, CUSTOMER ARGUED THAT HONDA SHOUDL COVER THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR COSTS. HONDA EVENTUALLY AGREED TO COVER 40% OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

• 12/13/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I WENT TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHTS FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS. ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE LEVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK. I PUSHED IT FORWARD FORCEFULLY AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I COULD NOT GET ISSUES TO REPEAT ITSELF. *TR

• 12/13/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT STATE IF THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

• 12/13/2011· POWER TRAIN

  FIRST TRANS DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING.PAID TO REPLACE SENSOR AND FLUSH TRANS OIL.THREE WEEKS LATER TRANS REFUSES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK.,I OPENED STEERING WHEEL OVERRIDE AND TRANS IS WORKING FINE EXCEPT I MUST EMPLOY OVERRIDE FEATURE TO SHIFT GEAR. *TR

• 12/13/2011· POWER TRAIN

  ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM OUR DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY CATCH IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. ONCE IT DID ENGAGE, IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WOULD SHAKE AND JERK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 MILES TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD US WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO INSTALL AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE REPAIR WILL COST US $4,700. WHILE HE NOTED THE VEHICLE OTHERWISE LOOKED IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE VERY COMMON FOR HONDA ODYSSEYS MANUFACTURED FOR THE 2002-2004 MODEL YEARS. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AROUND HONDA'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR BOTH THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER MODELS. WHAT OTHER INFORMATION DOES DOT/NHTSA NEED TO MOVE TOWARD A RECALL? *TR

• 12/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL 16V-344 IN JUNE OF 2016. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT WAIKEM HONDA IN MASSILLON OHIO TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. THIS APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE MORNING OF JULY 9TH, 2016. AFTER I MADE THE 40 + MILE DRIVE TO WAIKEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT ORDER THE PART TO DO THE WORK. I WAS OFFERED NO APOLOGY, ACCOMMODATION, OR REASONABLE SOLUTION. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT I WAS SPEAKING WITH HIM ALREADY. DISGUSTED WITH THEIR COMPLETE LACK OF COMPETENCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, I USED THEIR PHONE TO CALL PARK HONDA IN AKRON. I LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY GOT ALL OF MY INFORMATION AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME OUT THAT DAY, BUT WOULD GET THE PART IN, AND THEN CALL ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. FIVE MONTHS LATER I HAVE NOT HEARD A THING FROM EITHER HONDA DEALER. I HAVE ATTACHED A SCREEN SHOT FROM THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT REMINDER FROM WAIKEM HONDA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

• 12/12/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VAN ACCELERATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THIS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR.

• 12/12/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UNSAFE, SPECIALLY ON BUSY TRAFFIC. *TR

• 12/12/2012· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/12/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR