Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, there was a sudden and abnormal increase in engine rpms before returning to normal. The rpms began to rapidly fluctuate intermittently. The dealer advised that the transmission would need to be replaced at the contact's expense. There were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer agreed to provide partial assistance for the cost of repairs. The vehicle was left with the dealer, but had not yet been repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 122,000.
2003 Honda Odyssey transmission complaints
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Our 2003 honda odyssey which was previously inspected under the original recall is now having major transmission problems. Honda has advised that the torque converter is coming apart and therefore the transmission, PCM, and a motor mount now need to be replaced as a result. My family relies on this vehicle for transportation, and I feel that the odyssey is not safe to drive as the transmission jerks and slips and actually got stuck in gear on the highway the last week. My issue is that honda offered to pay $2300.00 of the $5300.00 they say is needed to repair the vehicle. That leaves me to pay $3000.00 to fix an unsafe, faulty product that could fail any day due to manufacturer's defects. I have read articles online where the dealership actually paid 75% of the repairs to keep the customer happy since the transmission is defective. If honda sold a faulty product they need to repair and/or replace the defective, unsafe components that may cause the vehicle to crash. In closing, if honda "inspected" the vehicle under recall and it subsequently fails, the honda needs to shoulder the responsibility to make their products safe and pay for a majority of the repairs or all the repairs.
My wife and I recently purchased a 2003 honda odyssey minivan. It only had 71000 miles on it at the time. Thought we had a good vehicle. Honda's are suppose to be great. Two weeks after we bought the van the transmission started slipping between 2nd and 3rd gears. We would be driving down the road and it would slip completely out of gear at times as well. The engine would race and not allow you to go and then jerk violently as it engaged into gear. Now at 77000 miles it jerks horribly at around 50-55 MPH. Took it to honda dealership and they said the transmission is shot and needs to be replaced at a cost of $5200 dollars. I started to research online and there are literally hundreds if not thousands of people with the same transmission complaint. Honda has a known defect in their transmissions and they should be held accountable. There are websites dedicated to honda odyssey transmission problems. Honda has already issued a recall for 1999-2001 odyssey vans, why not extend it out for the 2002-2004 vans as well. They have the same transmission, and the same transmission problems. This could potentially be a devastating problem. My wife uses this van every day to transport our two young girls. If the transmission were to lock up in the middle of an intersection, who knows what would happen. We don't have the money to fix this problem. That is why I am appealing to you to look at all the other complaints and see what can be done to help. It is not fair for them to get away with a known problem of this magnitude.
2003 honda odyssey automatic transmission failure. The federal safety agency please research the serious problem with the 2003 honda odyssey automatic transmission failure rate. Quickly just google it and you will see that thousands are having their transmissions fail and not just the original transmissions but also the remanufactured transmissions that honda dealers use as a repair. Review comments made on the forum at odyclub.com and other websites such as automobilemag.com. This is an epidemic safety issue involving the automatic transmissions of honda odysseys. There was already a successful class action lawsuit against honda for years prior to my model and there is much talk online about pursuing a class action lawsuit for years 2003-2005 as well! It is the job of the federal safety agency to protect american consumers and I am requesting that the federal safety agency pull the data on all of the honda odyssey transmission failures plus do some additional research online. I am confident you will see there is a major safety issue here due to mechanical failure. My failure caused a complete loss of power which could have killed me and my family since we were turning out into a busy street when it happened. I was able to get the 2003 honda odyssey into the dealership and they told me it could very well be a transmission failure. I have maintained this mini-van far better than what honda even recommends and yet this still happens to me and thousands of other citizens. The diagnostic code p0720 is an early sign of transmission failure. The dealership is replacing the sensor but I am told it is most likely the early signs of transmission failure. If it ultimately ends up being the transmission it will cost me over $3,500 to fix and they replace it per honda with a remanufactured one that has a very high failure rate as well! Some make it less than 36k on the remanufactured one and have to replace it a third time! Major safety issue involving a major powertrain part - the automatic transmission.
Torque converter issue - car vibrates when driving at low speeds - and only stops with release of gas pedal. Has been an issue for at least six months. Honda replaced transmission mount at my expense.
The transmission in our 2003 honda odyssey. Severely jerks and losses power while driving at all speeds.
Our 2003 honda odyssey began slipping out of gear while we were driving 10 days ago. It slipped three times, and we were driving the van on a highway with our child in the car. We no longer felt it was safe to drive the van, so we had it evaluated at the car dealership where we purchased the vehicle new in 2003. They told us our transmission is failing at only 88,000 miles. We have had all regular and routine maintenance done for this vehicle through the years, and have had the transmission flushed twice according to schedule. We researched this on our own and see that many honda odyssey vehicles have had transmission failures prior to 100,000 miles. We wonder why there has been no recall to fix this problem. There was a 2004 recall for the transmission, for which we promptly had our van serviced. The dealership's service manager assures us that the 2004 recall 'had nothing to do with your current transmission failure.'
Eradicate behavior of transmission on my 2003 honda odyssey. Concerned about safety of my family.
We should be at kings island right now as I speak. My whole family was on the way there when about 25 minutes into the ride-our check engine light came on. A few minutes later-the tcs light on the dash came on! All of a sudden the thing started jerking like a bull and the RPM's revved up and we lost power & it kept jerking -scared us to death!! We were on the highway with the cruise on. We bought this 2003 honda from a dealer with 10 miles on it and it's only got 91,000 now! I can't believe this happened. The whole reason we paid $30,000 for a van was because it was a honda! Anyway, we got off the next exit to a truck stop to get some transmission fluid but they didn't have any. The engine was all wet under the hood and the transmission fluid was low but we had no choice to turn around, cancel our kings island fun day, and head home (hoping and praying that we would make it)! We got back on the highway and I called our honda dealer service department and explained to a tech. What happened and he basically said to pull over - call a tow truck and bring it in so they could look at it! That's it! That's all he said! No - let me call a tow truck for you and bring you a rental-nothing! We couldn't do that-6 of us can't fit in a tow truck! Anyway, we started to head back only doing about 50 cuz of the RPM's-we had the flashers on and made it down the road to the next exit and my husband bought some transmission fluid. We then ever so carefully made it back home where it now sits in our driveway-I am very sad cuz it was my baby and now we have a major dilemma. We had decided to trade it in on another vehicle yesterday (before any of this happened!) but by the time we got everything done-the banks were closed. Our salesman knew about kings island and is awaiting us to come back out to trade. Now what? This will cost us thousands on our trade - if they still take it! Oh-I forgot to mention the "d" for drive light started flashing and we lost our reverse gear too!! Help!!!
I was driving my 2003 honda odyssey 65 MPH on expressway and van started smoking from underneath the car. I quickly pulled over and the smoke increased. We thought the van was on fire! I emptied my children from the car onto the side of the road (extremely unsafe!) the fire department and police came. Fluid puddle was under car and fluid was all over under the hood and under the car. Said to be from the transmission. All my fluid levels were full according to dip sticks. I had to wait (alone with my kids) on the side of the road for an hour and a half (90 degree, humid day, with no water) to be picked up by aaa and towed home (80 miles) my gauges gave me no warning. My car is kept in perfect maintenance condition. I had the trans replaced in recall with a rebuilt from honda a few years back. This was a scary and dangerous event for us and I am very sad to hear that honda will do nothing to fix this problem for me. I am now in fear whenever I am in my van that it could happen again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the transmission suddenly failed while he was driving at 55 MPH on may 10, 2010; also, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the contact was advised to change the fluids and filter. The check engine light illuminated again so the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced at his expense. The contact called the manufacturer who advised him to send in all his maintenance records. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000. The current mileage was approximately 105,000.
Transmission slipping between 20-30mph almost like engine is in neutral. Happens at least 3 to 4 times during 30 minute period of driving. Van slows down and causes traffic to slow behind us. Van has not been repaired yet.
This week my 03 honda odyssey's transmission is getting worse and I can not longer shift to d3 or any other gear below d. I took it to aamco and it's going to cost $1800 to check it out. Replacing it will be over $3k. I call honda america and they told me that they are not going to do anything because it's over the warranty limit. My is now not drivable because the transmission is out. I did not take it to the dealership because they told me it will cost $90 just for them to look at it. So I took it to aamco transmission they only charge $59 to look at it. The car has paint recall and transmission recall which had already been done. They repainted the upper half of the car and replaced a transmission cooler on the car. Now they told me that because they already replaced the transmission cooler, they are not going do anymore repair to the transmission so now I'm out of luck. Can anyone help me? I think that honda motor should fix my transmission because it's a material defect.
I bought a 2003 honda odyssey from koons honda dealer in manassas,va in 2006 it was used car. I took extended warranty from honda and it expired 2009 november. I have been doing regular maintenance on that van as recommended by honda at that dealership , I got malfunction indicator lamp on my van and took to dealership today and they said there may be an issue with my transmission and just the parts may cost $3500 and then labor on that. I need american honda to pay for this as eventhough I performed regular maintenance on that vehicle and I got transmission problem which is really unsafe to drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact stated that when accelerating or driving uphill, the vehicle would jerk abnormally when shifting gears. The check engine light would intermittently illuminate when the failure would occur. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for diagnostic testing yet the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000 and the current mileage was 77,000.
Our 2003 honda odyssey at 80k suddenly had the transmission slipping between 2 and 3 gears, and the dealer says we will need a new transmission at $5200+ this van has been faithfully serviced at the same location since it was bought. We have since read hundreds of complaints exactly like ours - the van was not safe to drive and an obviously large problem is not acknowledged or being addressed by honda.
2003 honda odyssey automatic transmission has failed on several occasions (today, may 10, 2010, was the latest incident) including while driving and while starting out. Gears disengage, causing the vehicle to suddenly lose ability to power drive wheels. Vehicle sometimes does not shift into gear (from reverse to drive). This can lead to an accident if vehicle is trying to merge with traffic, and transmission gears disengage. My vehicle was recalled in 2004 for automatic transmission 2nd gear recall. Installation of transmission oil cooler was conducted as vehicle only had 14,418 miles. If it had 15,000 miles, transmission would have been replaced. This oil cooler device appears to be not very effective, and I believe honda knew there would be long term damage to the transmission due to their original poor design or manufacturing errors. Judging by complaints on internet blogs, this is a widespread problem, similar to the toyota acceleration problem. I would like to see honda initiate a recall with a transmission replacement program to address their quality issues. I will be pursuing replacement of the transmission with honda so I can have a vehicle available to transport my children safely to and from school. This is a safety issue, and I hope the federal safety agency pursues this case before people die or are injured because of honda's defect. Thank you for your help in protecting the public.
Just bought a 2003 with 130k mi has had excellent service from the original selling dealer. Transmission is now whining when accelerator is pressed at all. Was hoping for a cv joint, but turned out to be the differential going bad. We need to leave on vacation in a few days, and now will be renting a van at the tune of about $900 am very disappointed in honda for not taking car of these transmission issues. Several motor mounts are failing. A couple of very high ticket items. Honda please step up to the plate to keep a certain level of customer satisfaction.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) I brought a brand new 2003 honda odyssey van from an authorized honda dealer. The van is only has 72k miles on it and the second gear slipping as my wife drive on highway. The van is suddenly slowing down on a 65 mile zone with lights flashes on the dashboard, and stop completely. I later on find out the transmission is defective with the computer module. The VIN number is [xxx]. Honda is selling defective transmission which was not fix in the first place. The incident my wife had almost resulted in a crash on a busy highway. I also noticed that there are more than 350 cases similar to mine. I also informed that honda did a recall back in 2004 but apparently didn't fix the problem. Now honda is not willing to take the responsibility to fix it.
Since feb 2010 our 2003 honda odyssey transmission has been slipping at 135,000 miles. A check engine light came on, was immediately taken to mechanic with the following codes po845, po730, po700. The mechanic and honda both confirmed that the car needs a new transmission and that honda has had significant problems with these transmissions.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. While driving between 50 and 60 MPH, the vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. When the contact took her foot off of the pedal it moved forward at a very low speed. The check engine light was also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the fuel cap was replaced. Within a couple months, the vehicle displayed the identical symptoms. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the ebv valve was replaced; however, the failure continued to occur and the rpms increased excessively. The contact stated that the vehicle performed as if she were changing gears. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who repaired the injectors to the transmission and replaced the transmission fluid. The dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced when the failure continued to occur. The vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The current mileage was approximately 110,000.
On saturday, april 24th, starting the van, a strange whining sound was coming from the engine compartment that changed pitch with engine revs. Sunday april 25th, at ~88,300 miles, vehicle failed to accelerate halfway onto the highway on-ramp. Engine just revved but transmission would not take. Both tcs and check engine light came on. Scared wife half to death with kids in the car. Luckily they were able to get off highway right away and limp along to meet me in safe place. Took it to the honda dealership monday morning. I barely made it and almost had a couple of accidents since car would not accelerate up any of the hills and rolled backwards a few times. Dealership said the transmission has failed and needed to be changed out at a cost of $3500 (honda would provide a measly 10% assistance) which we cannot afford in this economy which now makes this van worthless. Looking at all the complaints here and on the web, this seems to be a serious problem honda is turning a blind eye to. The federal safety agency needs to be pro-active before someone really gets hurt in an accident. These transmissions have serious design flaw to fail at this mileage and with proper maintenance.
2003 honda odyssey torque converter came apart.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) honda odyssey late 2003 model - flashing d light and unable to shift transmission into d3. The mileage on this vehicle is less than 90k and has been very well maintained. This is not acceptable - vehicle VIN [xxx] - honda web site is stating that this is not covered by the transmission recall.
Our 2003 honda odyssey had a transmission fail on us at 80,000 miles in 2008. Now 2 years later at 119,000 it has failed again. The first time we were stranded waiting for a tow truck, this last time on saturday, we were able to make it up to the dealership. We are now facing another $4000 repair bill. The second transmission only lasted 39,000 miles or half of the original.
My 2003 honda odyssey(automatic transmission) has been slipping gears and having trouble shifting into gears when accelerating or driving in traffic jam. On february 28, 2010 after driving some 40 miles on the highway and exited on a ramp, the transmission locked when the car was at a complete stop at a stop sign on the ramp. Once the transmission locked, the engine died. Then I started the car numerous times and each time the engine started when in parking or in neutral. However, when I shifted to drive or d1, d2 or to rear, the engine always shut off. Luckily, after a dozen times or so, I got lucky to put the car into gear, and slowly drove home, the car jerking and engine on the brink of shutting off as I drove some 3 miles back home at 20 MPH. The next day, march 1st I could put the car into gear at all. Each and every time I shifted from either park or neutral to drive or rear the engine shut off. I towed the car to carrs honda in chicago. Dealer checked and performed a recall on the second gear by installing an oil jet kit. Dealer said my transmission has internal failure and said that this failure was not related to the recall of the second gear. How convenient! I did contact honda at their corporate office in ca and explained what happened but since dealer said that my car is not covered by the provisions of the recall, then I could not get any financial help from honda. I managed to get picture copies of the second gear from my dealer and wanted to get pictures of the same 2nd gear at a different transmission shop. However, honda made it clear that under no circumstances it will accept pictures made by non-honda dealer. There were no codes to be found. I took my car to a transmission center and had my transmission rebuilt. Now I do drive the car and so far it seems fine. The transmission specialist replaced all clutches, torque converter, linear solenoids, shorted ground wire in prndl circuit, etc. It cost me but I needed the car. Please help!!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda odyssey. The contact was driving approximately 10 MPH when the vehicle stalled after she depressed the accelerator pedal at a traffic light. The vehicle lost all power and would not move forward. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where she was informed that the vehicle needed a new transmission. She called the manufacturer who stated that they would replace the transmission and pay 50% of the repair costs. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 82,650.
When I was proceeding at about 60 miles/hour on the high way with my 2003 honda odyssey, the transmission suddenly locked up periodically. We were almost getting into two accidents in a couple minutes. Finally, the transmission was gone. Now dealer is asking about $5000 dolars to replace it. However, it was happened because of manufacturer error since this car was recalled for the transmission issue.
I was driving my 2003 honda odyssey down the highway when all of a sudden my wife lost the ability to accelerate the vehicle. The RPM nozzle was going up but the car could not accelerate anymore. Afterward my son began to see smoke coming from the back of the car. We pulled the car over and immediately got out of the vehicle. There was quite a bit of smoke coming out from the engine area and a lot of oil dripping at the bottom of the car. We called triple a and had them pick the vehicle up after 2hrs of waiting on the side of the road in the rain. Then we had it dropped off to the mechanic and he stated that the transmission was dead. We then discovered that the 2003 honda odyssey had a transmission recall in 2004. I rejoiced and thought clearly this is why this happened as my vehicle only had 85,000 miles on it. Nevertheless, when I spoke with honda about it they said that the problem was solved for my vehicle in august 2004. Therefore the best deal they could provide to me was to cover 60% of the cost. I told them I cannot afford the 40% differential and I do not believe I should pay it because this should not have happened to a honda under 100,000 miles. There were no warning signs before or after the incident. Nevertheless, they mentioned that they are not sure what else they could do. I am complaining because clearly honda did not fix the issue in 2004 else we would not have had the problem at 85,000 miles again. I am soliciting whatever help you can provide to me in this situation.
Dear sir; on tuesday, march 16, 2010, while driving in the visalia, the subject honda's transmission failed. I was able to get to the vehicle to the your dealership and was informed the transmission was failing in gear ratio switch failure. The vehicle was inoperable. I was informed by the dealer that there was a transmission recall on this vehicle in 2004, I do not recall taking the vehicle in for inspection/repair. The honda service manager said the honda records showed the vehicle was inspected; there is no paperwork with my signature indicating my acceptance of any such recall order. If the transmission inspection did, in fact, take place, apparently it did not thoroughly evaluate my vehicle's transmission situation. In the past the honda dealership has performed two transmission oil changes, within a short time, because the oil was turning brown. I used a different mechanic to do my routine motor oil changes and that mechanic informed me the transmission oil was brown again and replaced it, and there was no further problem with the transmission oil. I cannot explain the difference in the oil change procedure between an independent mechanic and the honda dealership. I was informed today by the honda dealership that they changed their transmission oil equipment with updated technology. Today, under protest, I authorized honda dealership to replace the transmission in the subject van. It was not feasible for me to drive the vehicle to another mechanic. The cost of the replacement will be approximately $5800.00 minus 25% = app. $3900.00. I feel honda not did properly take care of the problem that was subject of a recall; they were unable to show they inspected my vehicle with my signature accepting the condition of the vehicle. I request honda reconsider the costs of the replacement transmission and afford me at least a bigger discount, if not full coverage of the repair costs. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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