Complete failure of both front end struts. Returning from church, my wife heard a noise coming from the front end. It sounded like two washers hitting together. Upon investigation, both strut bearing plates were broken and the struts were inoperable. This is 2 weeks after a complete transmission failure.
2002 Honda Odyssey suspension complaints
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The consumer heard noises coming from the vehicle's transmission. *nm the vehicle pulled to the right, the electronic equipment light would go on and off for no reason, the air bag light had come on, transmission failed, the gears would not shift easily, the RPM arrow would erratically swing from different levels while the transmission was struggling to shift gears, the tcs light was intermittent along with the engine light and the heater exhilarated a loud sound when in use.
Problems with radio volume button, indicator light, and vehicle pulls to the left.*mr vehicle pulled to the left when the consumer test drove it on 08/10/2002. Dealer assured her it would be repaired. After about one week of driving the vehicle, it continued to pull to the left unless she held the steering wheel to the right and forced it to go straight 08/20/2002. On 09/24/2002 vehicle was taken to the dealership for problems with the door and SRS light coming on and off while driving. On 10/24/2002 consumer drove the vehicle to the dealership again. They stated the problem was fixed. On 12/18/2002 the consumer insisted that the technician test drive the vehicle to experience the defect. Technician did experience it and stated it needed to be fixed. The next day they informed the consumer an alignment was done to fix the "pulling to the left". As far as the SRS light, there were no repairs at that time. Consumer would be contacted to make an appointment for repairs. On 04/10/2003, consumer returned for routine maintenance and a total fix for the pulling to the left. Consumer wanted a replacement vehicle.
The supplemental restraint system light had come on continually. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted, they stated there was a technical support team working on the problem, but it may take up to 4 months before they would have an answer. *ak each time the vehicle was repaired, the light would come on 8-10 weeks following. This problem has happened since purchase. Numerous parts had been replaced and the problems still occurred. There was a leak in the right rear shock *scc
Vehicle pulls hard to right under acceleration. Dealer unable to fix, and american honda denied problem existed, calling it a normal characteristic of the vehicle. I personally drove 7 other 2002 odysseys and determined that this "characteristic" is not normal. Bbb arbitration was used, in which the bbb ruled against honda. American honda field engineer attempted to repair twice, but was unsuccessful. In last repair, the van was returned to customer with considerable pull to the left under steady speed, but hard pull to right when accelerating. Bbb ruling indicated that this is a safety issue, and I agree. Queries of internet websites for odyssey owners indicates this problem does exist on other vehicles. I expect the federal safety agency to force honda to deal honestly with this issue. Dt
The van begins shaking, then stalls when cruising at any speed between 50-60mph. This also occurs at approximately 40mph. When starting from a stop, the car is increasingly failing to start in 1st gear. This is a major problem when trying to turn lft across traffic. Also, when braking to slow the car (not stop it) it will suddenly shift to a low gear, throwing the driver into the steering wheel (when this occurs, the seatbelts do not automatically tighten or otherwise restrain the driver or passengers). It is like a 20mph head-on-collision. According to the honda customer service rep, this is a design feature. The dealership informed us the transmission is operating normally and all the problems are "features" not problems. Nice to know honda has engineered a "give the driver whiplash" feature into the car, as well as a feature to cause the car to stall at the state highway speedlimit. I suppose it is to help honda's bottom-line by having odyssey owners bring their vehicles in for regular repairs after being rear-ended by other cars on the freeway. Please note, all problems started after the dealership installed the dvd player we purchased at the time of sale. It was supposed to be the honda dvd system, but we are pretty sure it is not. Mr
Vehicle pulls with slight veering to right and left. There is also vibration in the steering wheel at speeds of 40 - 70 MPH. Dealer balanced wheels, checked hub and wheel run out, inner cv joints, shifted front subframe to right, shifted steering knuckles to the left to gain maximum left biased camber, replaced original wheels/tires with ex model tires. Vehicle has been at dealership 5 times. However problem still exists. Consumer states performance of vehicle and the way dealership has conducted business is unsatisfactory.
Axle bearing wheel broke off while consumer was driving at 60-65 MPH. Driver's side wheel broke off ,and consumer could not control vehicle very well. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
Vehicle was hard to put into reverse. Once in reverse consumer heard a clanking noise, and could not steer car. Wheel was about to fall off. Vehicle was towed to dealer, dealer stated that a bolt was not properly screwed on. Consumer felt this was very dangerous if riding on highway. *ak the bolt holding strut mounting was not properly screwed at factory.
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