2003 Honda Odyssey: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Nov 16, 2022 · Transmission · 89,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission hesitated to shift into third gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the torque converter, clutch, and hydraulic control system were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

Filed Mar 9, 2016 · Transmission · AL

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to be serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v176000 (power train) and after the recall remedy was performed, the vehicle hesitated to shift gears. In addition, the vehicle violently surged forward and jerked. The contact stated that there was no failure experienced prior to the recall remedy being performed. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v045000 (air bags) and the part was not available for an extended period. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Sep 16, 2014 · Transmission · 96,500 miles · CA

When accelerating from first gear to second gear at approximately 10-20 MPH the vehicle seems to hesitate than jump into third gear.the distance from store to home is 3 miles with numerous stop lights. During this stop and go trip it happened 3 times. I had the vehicle towed to the facility where I take my vehicles for service. The diagnosis came back that the transmission is failing and it needed to be rebuilt. Estimated cost is $3000-$4000. This vehicle was recalled in 2004 for it's transmission, it has less than 15000 miles. I don't know what the fix was by freeway honda in santa ana, ca. Today it is 96500 miles. What is american honda's responsibility? Apparently the fix did not help in prolonging the durability of the transmission. What is the best course of action available to me.

Filed May 16, 2014 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that when accelerating from a complete stop, the transmission responded extremely slow with severe hesitation. The rpms began to increase rapidly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who recommended that the transmission be replaced. There was a recall related to the failure associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train). The VIN was eligible under the recall but the dealer would not honor the recall because the secondary shaft second gears in the transmission were not burnt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Aug 29, 2013 · Transmission · 168,800 miles · GA

I was driving home when I felt the vehicle hesitated, it felt as if the vehicle had a clogged fuel filter or a bad fuel injecter. Later I realized that the hesitation was related to the automatic transmission shifting. I took the vehicle to honda of conyers,paid $100 for a diagnostic and was told that the vehicle is slipping from 2nd to 3rd gear which required a transmission replacement that would cost me $5607 plus tax reman. Or 2835 rebuilt, because my vehicle was out of warranty. I called honda manufacturer of america and was told that there is nothing that the can do to help me, was told that my vehicle was recalled in may of 2004 and the problem was repaired and that honda does not pay for related problem after repair has been made on a recall a second time.

Filed Mar 3, 2012 · Transmission · 205,260 miles · TX

[xxx], houston, tx 3/3/2012 the problem began on february 15th while I was on my way to teach. I was in stop & go traffic due to an accident ahead of me. As I pressed the accelerator to move a bit, the car did not want to move, and then it hesitantly moved forward a bit, I stopped again because of the traffic. While sitting, the engine began to hum and when I needed to move forward again, the car would not move. I tried taking it out of drive and then putting it back in drive, but the car would not move. Because of another incident, I had it towed to a shop for some bodywork to be done; after picking it from the repair shop, I was on my way to the airport when the same problem of hesitation started again. After returning from my trip, I called the honda dealer where the car has always been serviced and told them I was bringing it in. I had to pull over several times while driving to the dealership because the car would stall; after pulling over several times and waiting a few minutes for the transmission to work again; I finally made it to the dealership. After the service department checked the car out, I was told that I would need a re-manufactured transmission; cost for this was $4,458.00 which seemed pretty high. The service rep said honda does not rebuild the transmission on your car because of the level of difficulty in getting to the parts, so they recommend a re-manufactured one which comes with a 36,000 mile warranty or 3 yrs. In the city of houston, 36,000 miles racks up pretty fast. This is a lot of money to spend on a problem that honda has yet to fix. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 9, 2010 · Electrical, Locks · 106,000 miles · MD

I am the owner of a 2003 honda odyssey. I have been having trouble with the ignition switch. I am able to remove the key without the van being placed in park. I do not have to struggle the least amount to get the key to come out; it slips right out of the ignition whether the van is in park or in gear without hesitation. This has occurred accidentally on a few occasions only to be realized when I return to my vehicle. After the first incident, I tried to duplicate it with knowledge and sure enough, the key came right out while the van was still in driving gear.

Filed Sep 2, 2010 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · TX

Tcs light came on, throttle surges and whole vehicle shudders at about 15 MPH under steady throttle. Transmission hesitates when placed in drive and slips when shifting.

Filed Jul 29, 2010 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated the vehicle would sporadically hesitate to accelerate when driving at various speeds. The contact also stated that when shifting into reverse, there was a lengthy delay before the vehicle would register and engage in reverse. The dealer advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 108,000.

Filed Dec 8, 2008 · Transmission · 84,000 miles · IN

Gear shift locked up in 2007. Felt slipping between gears when going at low speeds, but occurred so intermittently that could never get mechanic to feel slip. 2008 then one day the van began having problems accelerating. The van would rev, but would hesitate to accelerate when first placed into drive. Once moving van moved and problem seemed to go away so we continued to drive for several days. No indicator lamps came on. Van continued to have problems when placed into drive, van would rev, and hesitate, but eventually accelerate. 5 days later, as I was driving the van, the indicator lamps came on indicating malfunction. Tcs light also came on. I continued to drive the van to go home. The van stopped accelerating as I was pulling onto a highway with three children in carseats. Fortunately, I was able to coast into a turn lane and no one was injured. The van is currently in the shop for transmission failure. Nothing has been done yet as we are in the initial stages. We were told that there was no extended warranty on the transmission recall. There appears to be heavy chatter online of transmission failure in the odysseys. The transmission was recalled in april 04. Our van had 26000 miles so the recall indicated for inspection of the second gear for heat discoloration if no damage then recall indicated to install an oil jet kit. This was installed august 2004 . Total transmission failure 2008.

Filed Nov 17, 2008 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · KY

I purchased a used 2003 honda odyssey in january 2006, the van had ~50, 000 miles on it. In june of this year we took the van to the dealer for service and to have the transmission checked, (the transmission would hesitate prior to going in gear) the dealer checked the transmission and found no problems. On november 8, 2008 the transmission failed with ~75,000 miles. The dealer quoted $4200 to replace the transmission. Upon doing research I found the transmission was recalled and "fixed" prior to our purchase of the van. The dealer has not taken any action on the transmission to date and has not offered for honda to stand behind their product. It seems apparent to me that honda has recognized a design defect since a recall was issued on this problem, yet the fix to the recall did not fix the problem. I am concerned that honda has sold the public a faulty product and refuses to accept responsibility. Thanks for your time in this matter.

Filed Oct 28, 2008 · Transmission · 81,000 miles · AE

Premature automatic transmission failure. Van began to slip in gears and hesitate from standing stop. Rpm's will race with vehicle in "d" then engage. Will disengage all gear while driving. Cel code p0730. Honda of america won't even start a case for me since I am active duty military stationed outside the us. 2003 honda odyssey ex 81,000 miles transmission recall performed in 2004.