Based on the federal safety agency recall 04v‑176 - transmission recall, any car below 15k miles will have a return line installed to lubricate the 2nd gear. Above 15k miles needs to be examined by the dealer for discoloration of the clutche plates inside the gear box. Honda stated that they fixed the problem with a return line, but in fact if the 2nd gear had this issue, this is not a fix, but just a work around to save repair cost for honda. How did the federal safety agency approve such a temp remediation, when the transmissions are faulty. Opened up a case with honda and I was told that if the tranny has an issues but is operational, it is not considered as faulty. How can honda state if the car is operational, it is not faulty, in that case does honda expect the van to break and be unoperational in the middle of the road in order to claim the issue as a recall ? My servce report from the dealer clearly states that the recall of the return line to the 2nd gear should only be done if the vehicle was below 15k miles, how was this done on my car with 40k miles and above. And how was this authorized or is it legal ? Got a report from the dealer recently which clearly states the problem is with the 2nd gear not shifting to the next gear. Every honda odyssey owner knows the transmission problem is due to faulty transmissions and inferiror clutch plates in the 2nd and 3rd gears. I anticipate the federal safety agency take actions on such corporations who try to evade the systems and provide a patch/work around solutions which is not a permanent fix. Service reports will be provided if required
2003 Honda Odyssey airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. ....updated 01/13/16 *bf the consumer stated the dealer made all the necessary repairs. Updated 01/22/16.
The SRS light in my vehicle is coming on intermittently. Honda diagnosed the problem as a switch in the driver's side seat belt. Page 53 of my vehicle owners manual clearly states the following: "honda provides a lifetime warranty on seat belts. Honda will repair or replace any seat belt component that fails to function properly during normal use." as such, the aforementioned seat belt buckle switch is a component of the seat belt. However, honda refuses to cover repair to my vehicle. This is a major safety concern, as according to my manual, an SRS indicator light may cause certain airbags not to deploy during a collision. Such an event would surely cause clearly preventable bodily harm if they would just honor their warranty. I'm calling on the federal safety agency to investigate this issue, as I have found many others in online forums having the exact same problem, with mixed results from honda.
On october 5, 2015 I was hit by a vehicle as I was driving on a city street to get home. I was driving at at the speed limit of 35 MPH. My air bags deployed and exploded. My front passenger and I were hurt as a result of the explosion for a few weeks after the accident. My breathing complications were from the powder in the air bags that exploded in my face. My front passenger had a fractured to the area the air bag exploded alone with the powder that was inhaled from the air bags.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2003 honda odyssey. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to complete several recall notices. *smd the consumer stated honda needs to address the air bag recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Honda has been trying to fix the 4 recall problems on four different repair attempts since march of 2015, all regarding the air bag recalls. They are still not fixed and there is still an open recall on my vehicle. My vehicle is still at honda of corona. I have had 4 different loaner cars and still have a loaner because of honda not having the parts to repair mine. Honda customer service at corona and riverside are deplorable. I have had the police involved in one incident in riverside and was told sorry I need to take my defective vehicle to another dealer. "because they have the right to refuse service to anyone they want to". I was told by [xxx] the service manager at honda of corona that repairing my recalled vehicle was out of their "graciousness" and that repairing these airbag recalls was a courtesy and not a requirement. I know better than what he told me and also did my research into this. Honda is trying their best to get out of repairing these recalls. Probably because they are losing money due to the fact that they do not have the replacement parts and cannot handle a recall of this magnitude. I was also told by [xxx] at riverside honda that since I was not the original buyer of the car, that I did not have priority repair since I was not likely to be a honda customer in the future. You bet I will not be. They have had no respect or help to me in trying to rectify this airbag issue. Honda needs to be investigated before more people are killed or maimed by their cars. Thank you for your time. ----[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Srs unit is not functioning. We have a letter that states that honda will replace the SRS unit by mid summer 2015. Neither our dealer nor honda knows when the parts will be available. It is well past mid summer. Dash light stays on regardless of vehicle being stationary or in motion. The repair needs to include the SRS unit and the dash light.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. When the vehicle was started, the supplemental restraint system warning light illuminated. The failure recurred constantly. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) however, the recall part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v320000 (air bags) and 15v045000 (air bags) and stated that the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Mansfield motor group of mansfield , ohio replaced a SRS unit on my honda that was done so that honda corp. Could collect information off of this unit . When they brought this unit on line , there was was a passenger seat air bag / sensor alert and they wasn't able to clear this indication . They did some trouble shooting procedures to no avail . I was informed of this problem and was told that the sensor replacement would cost me app. $ 1000..00 , in which I refused and told them to put back the old unit that had no issues concerning the that or any other sensor . This recall # 15-026 , after calling honda , was to gain information from an SRS recall #15-013 that has never been installed , or this is what I was LED to believe , which mmg honda told me that honda had not figured out the problem as yet . I recieved the recall letter from honda in march of 2015 for the federal safety agency recall 15v -045 ---- service bulletin # 15-013 .
Letter from congressman van hollen on behalf of constituent re 2003 honda odyssey (attn: austin moore). *smd the consumer referenced recall 15v045000. The consumer has not heard from honda.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the SRS and ecu lights remained illuminated when the vehicle was in motion. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) and stated that the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v32000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of nhsta campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ma 10/5
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v045000 (air bags) and 14v349000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
On friday, may 29, 2015, the airbags on our 2003 honda odyssey deployed without accident or apparent cause while driving approximately fifteen (15) miles per hour on a residential street. The physical impact of the side airbags deployment caused bleeding, severe scrapes and contusions to my wife's (the driver's) left arm. Although very traumatic and painful, we consider this a very fortunate outcome given that this inadvertent deployment could have easily caused more severe injuries or even death had it occurred: (1) at a higher rate of speed or in crowded traffic conditions or (2) had the airbags deployed with excessive internal pressure causing their inflators to rupture. This vehicle is currently under two separate the federal safety agency recalls: (1)15v‑045 (mfr campaign id jn6) (inadvertent deployment) (2)14v‑351 (mfr campaign id jh0) (potential rupture) it is important to note that we had done everything within our power to avoid being harmed by the known defects in this vehicle by bringing it to our local honda dealer on 6/9/14 and 11/18/14 for completion of earlier recalls, 13-088 and 14-040, respectively. Following the deployment, we received an offer from american honda to repair the SRS system and to pay for a rental car, but we were disappointed that they insisted that we appear at the dealer to sign a complete waiver before making these repairs, that the offer to replace the SRS electronic control unit recalled under 15v‑045 was to be done with a device still subject to recall and which has already proven inadequate to prevent injury and a complete denial of compensation for the injuries suffered by my wife and other damages. There should never have been a request to sign any waiver associated with completion of these repairs and ahm should rightfully have taken a stance that would have compensated us for all damages associated with this incident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the SRS warning lamp remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side air bag needed to be replaced. The air bag was replaced, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they indicated that the side air bags needed to be replaced. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v045000 (air bags), 14v700000 (air bags), 13v412000 (air bags), and 12v573000 (electrical system), but the contact never received any recall notices. The dealer did not indicate that the VIN was included in the recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v349000 (air bags) was received in january of 2015. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 8/10/15*cn updated 10/1/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the front passenger and driver side air bags inadvertently deployed. In addition, the contact stated that the driver and passenger side curtain air bags inadvertently deployed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) was received in january of 2015. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.
I was driving south down a residential street which the speed limit is 30mph. A woman going north bound turned left in front of me. My airbag deployed and my hand was seriously burnt from it. I am currently under medical care.
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