2002 Honda Odyssey Power Train

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA AND 2 OTHER INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS HAVE TOLD ME MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY, 76K MILES, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A VERY HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I'M ALSO TOLD THE ECU MUST BE REPLACED AS WELL OTHERWISE NEW PART WILL NOT BE WARRANTED. HONDA HAS AGREED TO PAY 70% OF THE REPAIR. I FEEL HONDA KNOWS THESE DEFECTS EXIST, AND DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE CHARGED 30% OF THIS REPAIR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY IS GOING AND HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR VEHICLES THROUGH 2001. THE VEHICLE KEEPS SLIPPING GEARS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND THERE IS A HUGE CLUNKING NOISE. OUR MECHANIC EMPTIED THE TRANNY FLUID AND ADDED A "REPAIR" FLUID. THAT WORKED FOR A WHILE, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE $5K TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE RPM'S BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. WHEN TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR THE CAR CANNOT GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BECOMES AN OBSTACLE FOR TRAFFIC WHICH BEGINS HONKING AND PASSING. MERGING SAFELY IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AS THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. CANNOT MEET MINIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENT ON SOME HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 14 MONTHS. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS/DISENGAGES LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO MEANS OF MOTORED CONTROL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN LOW GEARS CAUSING THE CAR TO REV EXTREMELY HIGH (4,000 RPM) WITH NO POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER TO AVOID CRASHING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FLUID WAS DISCOLORED AND CONTAINED METALLIC FRAGMENTS. THE VAN WAS SERVICED AS PART OF THE RECALL IN 2004 AT THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN 2002. THE OIL JET WAS INSTALLED BUT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VAN IS AT 90,000 MILES. THIS IS (I NOW REALIZE) A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND I WOULD EXPECT HONDA TO COVER THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I'M AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A HONDA ODYSSEY 2002, WITH 66K MILES ON IT AS OF 4/6/2009. THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD SHIFT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN NEUTRAL TO DRIVE GEAR. SOMETIMES, IT HARSHLY JERKS BETWEEN GEARS. THE CHECK-ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS TURNED ON MOST OF THE TIME. WE DON'T FEEL SAFE USING THIS VEHICLE FOR FEAR ITS TRANSMISSION COULD STOP ANY TIME WHILE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY 2002 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 04V176000 VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS "POPPING" OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A LOW WHIRRING AND GRINDING SOUND. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS PART OF A RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. UPON INSPECTION BY HONDA DEALER, CONCLUSION IS THAT TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. AMERICAN HONDA IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE REGARDING LEGAL RECOURSE. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAIL TO ENGAGE TO 3RD GEAR. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY LX 2002, TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD IMMEDIATELY NOT "GO" ANYWHERE WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. WE HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS A FEW TIMES TO GET THE VAN TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON GOT CODE P0730 AND P0845 SEPT 17, 2009. HONDA DEALER STATES WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE NOW HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE VAN. WE ARE TOLD WE ARE OVER THE YEARS FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FROM 2004 WAS "FIXED" ON OUR VAN. THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT IS DUE TO A BAD TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX THAT HAS NOW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE 3RD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH A COOLER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON VAN FROM THE 2004 RECALL IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF THE 2002 ODYSSEYS TRANSMISSIONS FROM FAILING. *TR

HONDA ODYSSEY LX 2002, TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD IMMEDIATELY NOT "GO" ANYWHERE WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. WE HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS A FEW TIMES TO GET THE VAN TO START DRIVING AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON GOT CODE P0730 AND P0845 SEPT 17, 2009. HONDA DEALER STATES WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE NOW HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE VAN. WE ARE TOLD WE ARE OVER THE YEARS FOR A WARRANTY AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FROM 2004 WAS "FIXED" ON OUR VAN. THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT IS DUE TO A BAD TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY 2ND GEAR RECALL FIX THAT HAS NOW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE 3RD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH A COOLER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON VAN FROM THE 2004 RECALL IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF THE 2002 ODYSSEYS TRANSMISSIONS FROM FAILING. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN HAVING TROUBLES SHIFTING INTO GEAR IN AUGUST 2009. IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WOULD SHIFT. RECENTLY THAT DID NOT WORK AND I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS MERGING ON TO THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE GAS AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL ON TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR WOULD SHIFT AFTER THAT IS THAT I HAD TO STOP THE CAR FIRST. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SINCE MY CAR IS A 2002 AND NOT BETWEEN 1999 AND 2001 IT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND IT IS GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN MADE FOR THIS YEAR. ON THIS SITE ALONE IS OVER 125 PAGES WORTH OF COMPLAINTS (WITH AT LEAST 2 COMPLAINTS PER PAGE) ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR. THIS MOST DEFINITELY IS STILL A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOT ONLY IS THIS EXPENSIVE BUT SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE "D" (DRIVE GEAR) LIGHT FLASHING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID THE FUEL CELLS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO, WE REPLACED THEM (COST US ABOUT $300). THIS PAST FRIDAY, STARTING OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MY ENTIRE FAMILY (HUSBAND, WIFE, 3 KIDS AND MOTHER) WERE TAKING A ROAD TRIP TO NIAGARA FALLS IN CANADA. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES INTO OUR TRIP ON I-90, HE FELT THE CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING. THEN THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF AND WOULDN'T GO OFF, EVEN AFTER HE PRESSED THE TCS BUTTON. WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING PROPERLY, IT WAS STALLING AND THEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE. HE PULLED OVER AT A "PARKING" RESTOP, NO FACILITIES, JUST AN "AID" PHONE (WHICH DIDN'T WORK). THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD, THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS TREMENDOUS. IT SMOKED FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. WE CALLED FOR SERVICE, BUT SINCE THAT'S A PRIVATE ROAD, WE COULDN'T GET A TOWING COMPANY TO COME OUT. THE NYS THRUWAY AUTHORITY FINALLY GOT SOMEONE THERE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO SCHENECTADY, NY (ABOUT 1/2 HOUR DRIVE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION) AND WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR TOWING TO THAT TOWN. THERE WAS NO SERVICE UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE HAD TO GET A TAXI TO ALBANY AIRPORT TO GET A RENTAL CAR...EVERYTHING SOLD OUT DUE TO LONG WEEKEND...BEGGED AND PLEADED AND FINALLY GOT A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS...BASICALLY, WE WERE STRANDED...WE PAID AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT FOR THE RENTAL SUV WHICH HAD TO BE DROPPED OFF AT JFK (INCUR MORE FEES BECAUSE WE NEEDED A VEHICLE TO GET BACK HOME). ON TUESDAY, DAY AFTER LABOR DAY, REPAIR SHOP QUOTED US $6K FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. SINCE THAT AMOUNT IS TOO HIGH, WE HAD THE VEHICLE MOVED TO A RELATIVES HOME IN SCHNECTADY UNTIL WE CAN SOMEHOW GET IT BACK HOME. *TR

VEHICLE EXHIBITS PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR RESULTING IN REVVING OF THE ENGINE AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND CAUSING TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT A MODEL YEARS 2002 THROUGH 2004 OF THIS CAR HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN SLOW ENGAGEMENT OF THE THIRD GEAR. A SPOKESPERSON FROM HONDA AMERICA HAS MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE "THIRD GEAR CLUTCH PACK" DISINTEGRATING AND CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF YET, HONDA HAS BEEN REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS ONLY IF OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED SUFFICIENTLY AND CAN PROVE THAT THE DEALERS HAVE PERFORMED MAINTENANCE. OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE MAINTAINED CARS THEMSELVES HAVE HAD TO BEAR THE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF NEARLY $4500 IF THEY CANNOT PROVE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A HONDA CERTIFIED FACILITY (I.E. DEALER). A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SECOND GEAR OVERHEATING ISSUE HAS NOT REDUCED THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TRANSMISSION LONGEVITY WOULD IMPROVE. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO ADMIT TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART (TRANSMISSION). *TR

NO PARTICULAR EVENTS. JUST CAREFUL DRIVING IN RURAL IOWA. TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION HAD 89,500 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED VIA RECALL IN 2004 AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN SEPT 2007. STILL FAILED IN AUGUST 2009. DEALER IS ESTIMATING $4,000 OR SO TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. HE STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 40 MPH WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A CODE P0730. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER WAS SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPM'S WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE "ENGINE MAINTENANCE" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,500. THE VIN NUMBER WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 09/21/09.*JB

HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. PREVIOUSLY: 39,000 MILES JULY 2004 HAD THE OIL JET COMPLETED BY HONDA FOR RECALL; 43,000 MILES OCT 2004 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND SHIFTING ABNORMALLY, RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED BY HONDA PER SB# 04-043; 67,000 MILES JULY 2006 SHIFT HESITATION BETWEEN 30 - 60 MPH, EGR VALVE REPLACED BY HONDA PER SB# 05-026. STILL HAVING HESITATIONS AFTER EGR VALVE REPLACED, BUT HONDA WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEM. CONTINUED THIS HESITATION ON AND OFF. 114,000 MILES MAR 2009 SHIFT SLIPPING AND VAN MOVING SLOW. OF COURSE PASSED ALL WARRANTIES. ADVISED BY HONDA THAT I NEEDED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COSTING ALMOST $4,000. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. ONLY OFFERED 25% DISCOUNT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT DONE CHEAPER BY SOMEONE ELSE WITH A BETTER WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IF THERE IS ANY TYPE OF "DEFECT" DETERMINED, WHICH I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS BELIEVE IS THE CASE. *TR

DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY 107,000 MILES ON A FAMILY VACATION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP, WE WERE STUCK ON A STEEP HILL, NARROW ROAD ON A DANGEROUS CURVE. TOWED CAR TO CLOSEST HONDA DEALER IN CLEVELAND, TN WAS NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MAIN CAR COMPUTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL AND I MEAN ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY A HONDA MECHANIC. I AM A FANATIC ABOUT MY CARS AND HAVE OWNED EVER 15 HONDA. CAR ARE VERY EXPENSIVE THESE DAY AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY OF OTHER ODYSSEY OWNER HAVE HAD. *TR

2002 ODYSSEY WITH 39,000 MILES: TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DISENGAGES BETWEEN 1ST-2ND AND 2ND-3RD GEAR SHIFTS. TOOK VAN TO DEALER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION RECALL UPDATE PERFORMED. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE TRANS SHIFT PROBLEM(S) EXACTLY. THEY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WITH THE TRANS. DEALER PERFORMED THE OIL-JET RE-CALL WORK AND CHANGED THE TRANS FLUID, THAT'S IT. (EVIDENTIALLY, AM HONDA SAID NO TO WARRANTY REPLACEMENT). I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT THE VAN WAS READY FOR PICK-UP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE TRANS SLIPPED BETWEEN 2ND-3RD GEAR. I CALLED THE DEALER TO TELL THEM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VAN BACK AND DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM FOR THEM!!! WHAT, THEY GOT THE TRANS TO FAIL WHEN IT WAS IN THEIR HANDS AND THEN LET ME GO WITH A KNOWN TRANS PROBLEM. IT'S APPARENT THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS THAT HONDA IS DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR HONDA, NOT THE CUSTOMER AND THEIR SAFETY. AFTER ALL, THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL. I STARTED TO SENSE THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ISSUE GOING ON WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. SO I HIT THE WEB TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ALL ABOUT THE TRANS FAILURES HONDA VEHICLES WERE HAVING (CIVICS, ACCORDS, ODYSSEYS, PILOTS). HONDA EXTENDED THE TRANS WARRANTY TO 7YRS 100K MI ON THE '99-'01 ODYSSEY'S RESULTING FROM A CLASS ACTION SUIT. THIS DID NOT INCLUDE THE '02-'03 ODYS. HONDA SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE '02-'03 ODYS, BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE "RIGHT THING TO DO". I UNDERSTAND THE TRANS PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" FOR THE NEW-BODY STYLE '04 ODYSSEY. SO BASICALLY THE '02-'03 ODY OWNERS ARE PRETTY MUCH ON THEIR OWN TO BATTLE WITH AM HONDA $$ TO GET A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WHICH IS KNOWN TO HAVE "HEAT BUILD-UP" PROBLEMS AND FAIL. EVEN THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THERE IS A HEAT RELATED PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE TRANS FAILED AT 40K MI AND I PAID FOR IT!. MONEY DOES MATTER, BUT IT'S THE POINT THAT HONDA IS NOT STANDING FAITHFULLY BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GEAR SHIFT FAILURE AND EXCESSIVE HESITATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED AND CONSISTED OF INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT AND HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000. UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF AT 91,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT GEAR SHIFT FAILURE AND EXCESSIVE HESITATION IN LOW GEARS AROUND 30 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 92, 623 AND STAYED ON. DIAGNOSTICS CODES REVEALED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND INCORRECT GEAR RATIO GEAR. UPDATED 06/01/09.*JB

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AT 105K MILES. REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PERFORMED THOUGH FEW RECORDS WERE KEPT. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY IN VARIED CITY AND HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. GOVERNMENT ORDERED RECALL WORK WAS DONE IN 2004 AND HONDA RECORDS SAY PROBLEM WAS "FIXED". REPAIR RECORDS INDICATE THAT AN A/T OIL JET WAS INSTALLED AFTER TECHNICIAN MADE SUBJECTIVE DECISION THAT THERE WAS NO VISUAL DAMAGE. RECALL WAS ORDERED DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN ISSUE INVOLVING SECOND GEAR THAT MAY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. NOW TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SECOND GEAR ENGAGEMENT UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. LOCAL HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH '02 TRANSMISSIONS, JUST AS THERE WAS WITH 99-01 MODELS THAT RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. FEAR IS THAT THE "FIX" THAT WAS INSTALLED BACK IN '04 WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT FAILURE OF SECOND GEAR MECHANISM. THERE APPEARS TO BE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE INTERNET, SOME INVOLVING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR NEAR MISSES. THIS DESIGN DEFECT SHOULD RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION BY HONDA OR NHTSA. OWNERS SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT REPAIR OF THEIR VEHICLES IS SAFE FOR THE LONG TERM, NOT JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND THEN MY CAR WAS MOVING SO SLOW THAT I BARELY MADE IT TO HONDA SERVICE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE THE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE CAR ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED COSTING TOTAL $5,000.00. HONDA MOTOR CO. WAS ONLY WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE COST. THEY SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST SINCE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THEY ADMIT THEY ARE AT FAULT BY SENDING RECALLS IN 2004 ON THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW PAYING 50% OF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION ERROR CODE P0740 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT) ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2002. UNKNOWN CAUSE. AFTER RESEARCHING WE HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001-2002 HONDAS AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. IT WAS SUGGESTED WE REPORT TO YOU. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. *JB