2002 Honda Odyssey: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed May 1, 2016 · Transmission · 159,000 miles · FL

Van has 159000 miles on it. While driving, transmission slips while shifting. Shudders and jerks while shifting. A road hazard, concerned it may cause being rear ended by other vehicles.

Filed Dec 14, 2015 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · OH

Transmission shudders and slips. Check engine and SRS lights on all the time even after resets. "d" light flashes occasionally. Slips and sometimes just stays in neutral when cold. Has been ongoing for about 15,000 to 20,000 miles now steadily. I am 2nd owner and first occurred back in 2006 / 2007 when first obtained vehicle. Has fluid line recall done. Honda stated no problems found whenever I brought in and asked them to check out. I have driven car carefully since first occurrence but now warning lights always on. Rebuilt tranny about $3500 to $4000. Love the vehicle but deciding whether to keep or get something else. Honda has not been too good or upfront with support.

Filed Sep 30, 2010 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · 00

I am a 2nd owner of a 2002 honda odyssey and shortly after owning it I felt the transmission was not as clean in shifting as it should be. I have had dealerships perform extra trans flushes as extra precautionary efforts but now it looks like the trans is on its way out. I feel that honda has not investigated the trans problem thoroughly and now I could be held paying the bill once it is replaced. The trans constantly sticks between 2nd & 3rd gear and often will go through a mild to major shudder (like driving over rumble strips). To this date nothing has been done to correct this problem. I've been told all is normal to replace the trans by varying dealerships.

Filed May 8, 2010 · Transmission · 99,000 miles · MD

I have a 2002 honda odyssey whose transmission is juddering and slipping. We've had into the dealer 5 times since the car had about 70k miles and honda never told us this is a major problem on this year odyssey. They now want to charge us $5000 to replace it.

Filed Mar 7, 2009 · Transmission · 71,500 miles · VA

No unusual events LED to the failure. The vehicle was being driven in suburban traffic, mostly at highway speeds, with the occasional stoplight. The failure is that the automatic transmission fails to shift, or shifts with a lurch or a shudder, generally in the higher gears. It also occasionally fails to shift into reverse and requires several movements of the shift lever. The dealer has stated that the transmission has failed, and is a known defect of this year transmission and vehicle. The transmission has not yet been repaired.

Filed Sep 17, 2007 · Transmission · 98,990 miles · AZ

2002 honda odyssey transmission slips and shudders shifting from 3rd to 4th gear. Initial transmission recall service for 2nd gear oil jet performed on june 10, 2004 at 34672 miles. Vehicle taken to honda dealer for transmission check after calling honda north america and opening complaint case. Service department manager stated that transmission and PCM (control module) needed to be replaced after checking vehicle. Service manager stated repairs would cost $3200 total with american honda agreeing to pay $1600. Transmission is an ongoing and known (by honda as noted by the service manager) problem in the 2002 odyssey.

Filed Aug 31, 2002 · Seat belts · TX · 1 injury

My wife was braking to come to a stop at the preston-legacy lights. It was not a hard emergency brake, but a quicker stop due to traffic ahead. Our 4 yr old was riding in the front facing car seat in the rear seat (second row) properly anchored with the lap and shoulder 3 point belt as well as his carseat harnesses. However, when my wife braked, the seat belt became unlatched and the car seat fell behind the driver side seat with my son still anchored. The seat belt fully retracted at that time. As a result of the fall, my son received two deep lacerations behind his lower lip from his teeth. The doctor advised watching him for 24hrs for signs of head injury. We were incredibly lucky that he escaped without serious injury. I shudder to think what may have happened in a accident situation and the am unsure about the security of the other belts in this 1 month old van. My wife is sure about the belt being latched correctly since she drives to work without the child in the seat. Any braking or turns would have toppled the seat during her commute since it is quite lightweight. We called the honda motor company but they are not available on the weekend. I will be taking the van to the nearest honda dealer for an inspection too. Please let me know if you need further information.