2002 Honda Odyssey
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 972 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 26 Odyssey model years with reports.
Of the 2002 reports, 45 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 44 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleJun 27, 2019
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.
Campaign 19V501000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleJun 27, 2019
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot and 2006 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.
Campaign 19V499000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleMar 6, 2019
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
Campaign 19V182000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleApr 26, 2018
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.
Campaign 18V268000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleMay 23, 2016
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2011 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2006-2011 Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have ever been registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2008 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2008 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2006-2008 Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have ever been registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Honda is recalling model year 2002-2004 Odyssey and model year 2003-2004 Acura MDX, Honda Element, and Honda Pilot vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA0, KA1, KA2, and KA3.
Campaign 16V344000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleJun 15, 2015
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles manufactured March 21, 2000, to January 20, 2005, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX vehicles manufactured June 14, 2000, to August 19, 2004, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid vehicles manufactured February 24, 2002, to January 18, 2005, 2003-2007 Honda Accord vehicles manufactured February 21, 2002, to August 28, 2007, 2002-2004 Honda CR-V vehicles, 2002-2003 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured June 19, 2001, to July 12, 2003, 2003 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured September 19, 2002, to June 19, 2003, 2003 Honda Element vehicles manufactured June 25, 2002, to July 31, 2003, and 2003 Honda Pilot vehicles manufactured November 26, 2001, to August 21, 2003. The affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the passenger seat occupant or other occupants possibly causing serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU4, JU5, JU6, and JU7. Note: Vehicles that have already received a replacement passenger air bag inflator as part of the recall remedy for an earlier campaign such as 14V353 or 14V700 (Honda recall numbers S95, JH6, JH7, JH8, JH9, JJ0, JJ1, JJ2, JJ6, JM5 and JM6) are not included in this recall. However, this recall does supersede 13V132 and 14V349. Note: On December 18, 2015 Honda informed NHTSA of an expansion of this recall to include certain model year 2004 Honda CR-V vehicles in addition to additional model year 2003 CR-V vehicles.
Campaign 15V370000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleMay 28, 2015
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, and 2002-2003 Acura 3.2TL vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: This recall fully supersedes recalls 08V-593, 09V-259, 10V-041, 11V-260, 14V-351 and 15V-153. Honda's numbers for this recall are JQ9, JR0, JR1, JR2, JR3, JR4, JR5, JR6, JR7, and JR8.
Campaign 15V320000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsNov 4, 2014
American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic, 2003-2004 Civic CNG and Element, 2002-2005 CR-V, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2005 Accord, Pilot, Civic Hybrid, and Acura MDX, 2005 Acura RL and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 26, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.
Campaign 14V700000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionApr 15, 2004
ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDARY SHAFT SECOND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE.
GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
ON VEHICLES WITH 15,000 MILES OR LESS, THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SIMPLE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED IF DISCOLORATION IS NOT PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2004, FOR PILOT, ODYSSEY, AND MDX OWNERS. OWNERS OF THE ACCORD VEHICLES WILL START RECEIVING LETTERS ON JUNE 28, 2004, AND ON JUNE 29, 2004, FOR OWNERS OF THE TL AND CL VEHICLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Campaign 04V176000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, engineAug 28, 2002
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, SEDANS, COUPES, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES, A TIMING BELT TENSIONER PULLEY ON THE WATER PUMP IS MISALIGNED AND COULD CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO CONTACT A BOLT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. EVENTUALLY THE BELT COULD BE DAMAGED AND FAIL.
IF THE TIMING BELT BREAKS, THE ENGINE WILL STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WATER PUMP AND IF IT IS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PUMPS, THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 30, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Campaign 02V226000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
972 reports, newest first.
Vehicle speed control, Sep 29, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ALL WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Latches/locks/linkages, Sep 26, 2003
WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING GROCERIES THE CARGO DOOR SLAMMED. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL HAZARD. *AK
Air bags, Sep 23, 2003
SRS SENSOR LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSES AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Power train, Electrical system, Sep 15, 2003
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THESE ARE 1.WINDSHIELD THAT WAS NOT SEATED PRPERLY AND WOULD WHISTLE WHEN DRIVING AT 55MPH. THIS TOOK 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER BEFORE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS A NEW WINDSHIELD. 2. THE SRS LIGHT FOR THE SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMES ON, THE DEALER STATES IT IS BECAUSE OF A SENSOR BUT IT MUST BE RESET BY THE DEALER. I AM TOLD NOT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO CAUSE THE SENSOR TO GO ON. I WONDER IF THIS INCLUDES PASSENGERS TOO? I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THA TPLUGGING MY PHONE INTO THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET PROVIDED WII ALSO MTRIP THE SENSOR. 3. THE LAST AND MOST MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IN JULY I EXPERIENCED EPISODES WHERE AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. ITOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". OF COURSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED PERIODICALLY WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR. YESTERDAY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IT WAS PUT IN PARK . WE COULD THEN NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT WAS UNMOVABLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SET FOR 1 HOUR, TRYED AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK AND COULD DRIVE IT BUT COULD NOT PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA ODYSSEY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHILE ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE COMPANY TO SHARE THESE ISSUES WITH THE CONSUMER. WE HAVE TO FIND OUT ABOUT ON OUR OWN.
Power train, Sep 14, 2003
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. ALL OF THE IDIOT LIGHTS TURNED ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULLOVER AND STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING BY ITSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS QUIT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON AT LEAST 6 OTHER OCCASIONS. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY RUNS ROUGHLY AND THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS! *PH
Power train, Sep 13, 2003
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. *JB
Electrical system, Sep 12, 2003
SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON DASH BOARD.*MR THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS WENT HAYWIRE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE UP BUTTON ON THE RADIO, IT CHANGED THE TRACK NUMBER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE DOWN BUTTON, IT TURNRED THE VOLUME UP. ONE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND FIXED THE AUDIO PROBLEM. THIS DIDN'T WORK. ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED. *PH *JB
Structure, Sep 12, 2003
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND CARGO STRONG ARMS COLLAPSED.*AK *TS
Power train, Sep 7, 2003
EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2002 EX HONDA ODYSSEY (25K000 MILES). STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT PROBLEM WILL EXIST LATER ON WITH NO WARRANTY COVERAGE LIKE IN THE 1999-2000 MODELS.*AK
Air bags, Aug 31, 2003
SRS LIGHT STAYING LIT AFTER STARING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 SEPARATE TIMES WITH THE LIGT LIT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FIXED. ONE (1) MONTH LATER IT WAS ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE APRIL 18, 2003. HONDA CAN NOT REPAIR.*AK
Power train, Aug 29, 2003
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE STALLED AND SLIPPED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE UNTIL IT COULD BE REPAIRED.*AK
Power train, Aug 28, 2003
PURCHASE VEHICLE 12/02, SOON AFTER PURCHASE RETURNED AUTO TO DEALER FOR PULSING / BUMPING IN DRIVE TRAN AT SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH. TOLD COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND THE THEY ALL DO THIS. (SOME REPLY). AT 46K MILES VEHICLE CONTINUED PULSING BUT NOW WAS AT TIMES SLIPPING INTO A NUETRAL GEAR, (AUTO RPM WOULD RED LINE WHEN THIS HAPPENED) TRANSMISSION WOULD THEN RENGAGE. DEALER THAN CHANGED A SOLENIOD VAVE AND DID ANOTHER FLUID FLUSH (I HAD ALREADY DID THE FLUSH). DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME FOR VALVE. WE AGREED WITH ODYESSEY CRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT SHOULD BE WARRENTEED. AT 48K MILES TRANSMISSION CONTINUED SLIPPING / BUCKING. I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT AT THIS POINT FOR SAFETY REASONS IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC. I DROVE IT TO WORK AND AT ABOUT 75 MPH, IT STARTED LOOSING POWER (DRIVE TRAN POWER). THE LOSE OF POWER WAS FOLLOWED BY AND HARD BUMP, BUCKING, TCR LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BRAKE LIGHT ON. I PULLED OVER AND NO FLUID WAS LEAKING. VEHICLE WA S ABLE TO CONTINUE ON NORMALLY (??) ALTHOUGH LIGHTS STAYED ON. I CALLED DEALER AND BROUGHT BACK IN THAT DAY. TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED. NOW AT 61K MILES THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULSE / BUCK AT 50-65 MPH. THERE IS A RECALL ON EARLIER ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSIONS WHY NO 2002'S.
Vehicle speed control, Aug 19, 2003
INTERMITTENTLY SUDDEN ACCELERATION , CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Air bags, Aug 19, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Engine and engine cooling, Aug 17, 2003
IN JULY OF 2002, I PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA 919. IMMEDIATELY, I NOTICED THAT MY JACKET SMELLED OF EXHAUST FUMES. NOT THE SULFUR - ROTTEN EGG SMELL, BUT EXHAUST FUMES. ONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN AUGUST 2002, I TOOK MY WIFE FOR A RIDE - SHE WAS THE PASSENGER. AFTER ABOUT A 45-MINUTE RIDE, SHE COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE AND WAS GENERALLY JUST FEELING CRAPPY. SO MUCH FOR OUR ROMANTIC AFTERNOON. TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I TOOK MY 6 YEAR OLD SON FOR A RIDE, AND IN TRAFFIC, HE FELL ASLEEP AND ABOUT FELL OFF THE BIKE. HE COULD HAVE DIED, WE WERE IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GRAB HIM WITH ONE HAND AND PULL OVER. I CONTACTED MY DEALER, ROB EIDMANN OF ST. JOE HONDA (816-671-0671) ON MANY OCCASSIONS, AND HE COULD DO NOTHING. I WAS IN LONG BEACH AT THE INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE AND MENTIONED IT TO A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO PASSED ME ALONG TO "THE NATIONAL SERVICE MANAGER", TO WHOM I ALSO TOLD MY STORY TOO. THEY WERE IN DENIAL, SAID THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TO REMEDY THE SITUATION ON MY OWN, I PAID FOR AND INSTALLED AN EXHAUST FROM ANOTHER HONDA MODEL THAT EXITS THE BIKE LOWER. HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE, BUT AM NOT REAL HAPPY ABOUT THIS WHOLE ORDEAL. I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT CAN WE DO?*AK
Seat belts, Jul 28, 2003
THE FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN THE BELT NOT RETRACTING, THE SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN THE BELT NOT LOCKING AFTER BEING RETRACTED. (BOTH INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE SAME SEAT) *JB *SCC *JB
Electrical system, Jul 21, 2003, crash, fire
WHEN DRIVING MY ODYSSEY, NORMALLY IN THE 30-50 MPH RANGE, ALL OR MOST OF THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR AND WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH INTERMITTENTLY FOR A BRIEF SECOND OR TWO. THE NUMEROUS (25 + ) TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE ONE THINKS THE VAN HAS STALLED. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN OR CONNECTION SUCH AS PLAYING/NOT PLAYING RADIO, A/C, AMOUNT OF GAS, ETC. . . I WILL SAY 75-85% OF THE OCCURENCES HAPPEN ON THE ROAD LEADING TO OUR SUBDIVISION (USUALLY 30-50 MPH DRIVING). ALSO, I'M SURE THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES I HAVE MISSED IT BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN SO QUICKLY; ONE ACTUALLY HAS TO BE LOOKING AT THE PANEL. HONDA SAYS TO DRIVE THE VAN SINCE IT IS NOT STALLING AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INHERENT DANGER. HONDA'S POLICY IS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INTERESTING! WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WHEN IT HAPPENS --- THERE'S NO TIME TO TAKE A PICTURE. I'VE CONSIDERED RUNNING A VIDEO CAMERA, BUT IT'S SO UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THERE SEEMS TO BE ABOUT A DOZEN DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING (ACCORDING TO HONDA), BUT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT? THE REPLICATION IS NOT LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS A SERVICE MANAGER OR TECHNICIAN TAKES TEMPORARY OWNERSHIP OF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES FOR A MONTH OR TWO. SOMETIMES THE FLASHING OCCURS ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO, MAYBE SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY OR A WEEK. JUST BECAUSE THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, DOES THAT MEAN SOME OF US ARE HALLUCINATING? IS ANYTHING BEING DONE OR EXPLORED BASED ON THE INFORMATION GIVEN. HONDA, IMAGINE THIS: IF YOU ACTUALLY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND SAW ALL THE DASHBOARD PANEL WARNING AND SERVICE LIGHTS FLASH, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN TO YOU AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO? THIS IS NOT IMAGINARY! I AM KEEPING WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF EACH TIME THIS ISSUE IS CHECKED AND REPORTED, MAINLY FOR POST-WARRANTY ISSUES.*AK
Structure, Jun 26, 2003
2002, HONDA, ODYSSEY EXHIBITS WHISTLING NOISE AROUND THE WINDSHIELD AT VARYING COMBINATIONS OF CAR SPEED, WIND SPEED AND WIND INTENSITY. *AK LARRY HOPKINS HONDA WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. LARRY HOPKINS HONDA RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER 1-800-999-1009 AND SPOKE TO TONY YUN. CASE# NO[XXX]. MR. YUN SAYS THAT I MUST TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE CAR. SINCE THE NOISE CAN ONLY BE REPLICATED UNDER CERTAIN WIND AND SPEED CONDITIONS, I ASKED THAT HE SEARCH THE HONDA DATA BASE FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECOMMENDED SOLUTION. MR. YUN TOLD ME THAT HONDA DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY THAT EVERY CASE IS HANDLED SEPARATELY AND THAT THERE COULD BE NO ACTION UNTIL THE NOISE WAS REPLICATED. I NEED HELP TO PRESS THIS CASE WITH HONDA. I BELIEVE THAT THEY MUST HAVE A FILE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS SINCE I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM POSTED ON HONDA NEWSGROUPS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS FAIR OR REALISTIC TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR A COMBINATION OF THE RIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS, MY AVAILABILITY AND THEIR SERVICE ADVISER AVAILABILITY BEFORE HONDA ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED BUT, WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE BY PHONE OR EMAIL. *JS 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
Structure, Jun 26, 2003
THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR CLOSED UP ON CHILD'S FINGE, THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED BY ACCIDENT. *AK THE DOOR WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SENSOR TO OPEN AUTOMATICALLY IF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WAS IN ITS PATH. *PH *JB
Power train, Jun 24, 2003
VAN STARTED HESITATING WHILE DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED, FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. ALSO DOWN SHIFTS OCCUR WHILE DECELERATING, WHICH ARE ANNOYING AT LEAST, BUT CAN ALSO CAUSE THE VAN PASSENGERS TO BE FORCED FORWARD. *JB
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jun 16, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOAD. *AK
Structure, Jun 16, 2003
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOORS STICK. *NLM
Power train, Jun 5, 2003
HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN D2 AND D3. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 20-25 MPH, OCCASIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION IS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE SLIPPAGE IS WITNESSED BY THE RPM'S RAPID CLIMB AT WHICH TIME I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK, BUT IS NOT REPRODUCABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Structure, May 25, 2003
PASSENGER SIDE AUTO-SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ITSELF ON OCCASION; HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AS HAVING DOOR LOCKED SEEMS TO PREVENT IT FROM OPENING ON ITS OWN. USUALLY CLOSES ITSELF WHILE I AM LEANING IN PUTTING MY CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, AND PUSHES ME AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME UNTIL THE SENSOR MAKES IT OPEN AGAIN. *NLM
Wheels, May 15, 2003
THE VEHICLES RIM LEAKED AIR FROM THE TIRE . *NLM