As my wife was backing out of our driveway, the right front spring broke into 2 pieces. Had she been going down the road I can think of a number catastrophic events that could have occurred. In 55 years of driving I have never had this happen or even heard of it happening. As I search the internet, however, it appears that this happens with this vehicle more than should be expected.
2002 Honda Odyssey: broken coil spring
5 of the 960 complaints about the 2002 Honda Odyssey describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 96,370
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle exhibited an unusually loud bang as the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and later discovered that the front driver side coil spring was fractured. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the coil spring was repaired. The failure mileage was 74,556 and the current mileage was 74,600.
Front pass side (right) coil spring broke suddenly about 3 inches from the top while traveling down road our near home. The coil popped out of the strut upper mount and rubbed on inner fender. Replacement coils were fitted on 3-5-2011 to both sides when it was discovered the right side coil was previously broken at the bottom flat wound coil. The left side front coil was also previously broken at the top most coil,for an unknown amount of time . The sharp ended piece was trapped under the remaining spring piece.
Clunking/thudding noise from passenger front of vehicle while traveling over small bumps in road or rough patches of highway. Vehicle evaluated by honda dealer in 2006 for cause. Never fixed. Was told sound could not be reproduced. Have driven since listening to same sound. Disassembled front right strut assembly to replace strut/shock. Found passenger front spring broken. Has likely been broken since 2005. Suspect that other springs are broken on the vehicle as well.
1) normal driving, no history of accidents or major potholes, etc, that could have possible contributed. 2.) front coil spring on driver side broke, with pieces of the spring falling off. No accident, but needed to repair something that really should not be breaking. 3.) fixed at dealer at my expense. I have a broken part of the spring available.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Honda Odyssey coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 2002 Honda Odyssey?
5 of 960 owner complaints about the 2002 Honda Odyssey (1%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Honda Odyssey?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Honda Odyssey
Transmission failure 270Slipping 177Check engine light 92Jerking 53Airbag light 50Stalling 33Won't shift 33Hesitation 30Harsh shifting 27Loss of power 21No deployment 18Door locks 17Engine failure 12Sudden acceleration 11Overheating 10Adaptive cruise 9Pulling 8Shudder 7Tire blowout 7Seat belt 6Fuel pump 5Warning lights 5
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