Problems with 2002 Honda Odyssey POWER TRAIN

Good afternoon. my wife has a 2002 honda odyssey with a recall notice for a pcm. manufacturer recall number is p48, nhtsa recall number is 04v-176. the vehicle vin is [xxx]. the issue is regarding a pcm recall for 2002 odyssey with a rebuilt transmission, which my wife?s car does not have. her car has the original transmission. the dealership where it was taken is west broad honda in richmond virginia. the dealership told me that it is not a recall, it is a service bulletin, so there is nothing they can do. the case manager at honda agreed as well that it is a service bulletin and does not pertain to my car. i talked to the case manager last on monday april 29, and despite leaving messages since then for her to call me with a status update, i have heard nothing to rectify this situation. the dealership told me that they submitted a ?fixed by inspection? report to honda on monday, but there is still a recall on this vehicle. this is the problem: i am in the military, and i have to drop this car off next week for shipment to my next duty station in alaska. however, they will not accept a vehicle with an open recall. it is required that i provide proof that there is no open recall, and i cannot do that because of this. i truly have no other recourse, and there is nothing i can do on my end to fix this. furthermore, it really should not be my responsibility to continually call about getting this problem fixed. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

3rd gear has completely worn out, it slips when trying to shift into 3rd gear. transmission has been opened and 3rd gear clutch pack is completely worn out and spring is warped and was stuck in 3rd clutch drum. transmission failure

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the air bag and transmission warning lights illuminated. in addition, the vehicle slipped out of gear while driving on more than one occasion. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. a dealer was not contacted about the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

Driving on highway pulled over a crystal like substance on back window (liquid) and in front of car pulled over it was coming out underneath my car had to get car towed dylan said it was the transmission and that there have been many problems with these vehicles with the transmission transmission has been worked on before first i.called dealer before getting it towed .got it towed to dealer approx 2 days after the incident once i got to my home that's when they came and towed it and end results was transmission.

Transmission slips on 2nd to 3rd gear or disengages altogether upon acceleration which is happening on a more frequent basis lately. transmission fluid changes are made every 30k miles by dealer. oil jet recall has been performed upon tsb notification, added oil cooler, cleaned and/or replaced filter and solenoids just to prolong the inevitable transmission failure.

Transmission torque converter clutch circuit p0740 and p0430 - needs new transmission. check engine light is on traction control light is on and diagnosed error codes p0740. transmission fails to engage, slips with no drive power. progressively getting worst. requires replacement of transmission as per dealer at cost of $5,900. this same problem has affected several 100,000s of 2002 to 2004 honda odyssey vans and other honda models with same transmission. honda knows about this problem with these models and still has done nothing to repair them. honda odyssey transmission problem is widely known and discussed at length on online honda forums and at dealerships, to a point where nobody is willing to buy these used vehicles at bluebook market value. the cost associated with a transmission replacement is $5900, in excess of current vehicle market value. on further investigation, honda has an active recall for odyssey transmissions up to model year 2001. this has been in place since year 2003, when the 2002 honda odyssey was relatively new, hence not included in this recall, even though the transmission in 2001 and 2002 model year are same. to make matters worse honda knew of this transmission design problem which continues past model year 2001. they used the same transmission till model year 2004. i would like honda to recall odyssey transmissions from 2002 to 2004 as well and repair them under warranty. several other honda vehicles models are also impacted by this poor transmission design. then why has honda not done anything to help its customers. i would like nhtsa investigate further leveraging on the 2001 honda odyssey recall to expedite a resolution forcing honda to recall for repairs. thank you.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. after parking and exiting the vehicle, it rolled forward without warning and crashed into the preceding vehicle. the contact noticed that the vehicle was in the drive position. since the contact was able to remove the starter key and exit the vehicle that the vehicle, she believed the vehicle was in park. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

It happened before but i didn't pay much attention to it. the recent times it occurred were on last friday. pressing gas paddle won't speed up the vehicle, but just runs the engine like crazy when i drove after a stop sign and left the gas station. both time i was manage to get my vehicle back to normal speed. after doing research online, found lots same cases, i am afraid that this is the sign the transmission is going to fail !!!

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. while driving at any speed, the vehicle would switch into neutral. the contact had to turn the engine off and back on to resume driving. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). in addition, the contact stated that the air bag light remained illuminated while driving. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 143,622.

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.

I took my van to honda and was advised that the transmission needs to be replaced. it will not shift into 2nd gear 99% of the time. my van only has 111,000 miles on it and i am concerned as to why it was not included in the recall of the transmission on this year/make/model. i am still making payments on it and was told a new transmission from honda would be $4500. there is no reason a transmission should go out at 111,000 miles when it has been well maintained through honda over the years. my car will not go above 20 miles an hour on most occasions. if i rev the engine high and get it over 30, then it will change to 2nd gear. it is a safety hazard when trying to merge onto interstates and i have been almost hit a few times. i cannot accelerate to a safe, merging speed. my drive light continuously flashes and my tcs will come on from having to rev the engine. i have 3 kids and i do not feel safe driving this with them in it. can this be included in the recall? please let me know. thank you. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

The 2nd and 3rd gear slips..... speedometer is off the clock

Slipping in 2nd gear as im coming onto highway wont shift over 20mph has happened numerous times couldve got me and my children seriously hurt they need to fix all transmissions with this problem very dangerous when driving on the highway. good thing my dad doesnt live far. i was too scared to drive all the way home. what if there is not a next time because the person behind me isnt paying attention when my tranny slips and theres a crash and maybe even a death. my kids were beyond scared. mommy are we going to die? i shouldn't have to answer that question ever to my children.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the air conditioning turned off and the engine lost power. all the warning indicators illuminated. the contact discovered that the alternator bracket was fractured. the failure occurred three other times. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

When i drive at normal speed the transmission slips and i feel an erratic jerking motion causing me to push against the seat belt. no engine or warning light comes on at any time. i checked with my mechanic and he diagnosed this as a transmission issue where the transmission is slipping between 2nd & 3rd and 3rd & 4th gear. i called honda hotline and they refuse to acknowledge that there is a problem. i checked online and see that several owners are complaining about their 2002 honda odyssey with transmission slipping.

I purchased the honda odyssey 2002 on tues july 28th 930pm and was driving home. i lived 1 hour away from the honda dealership. upon driving for first 40 minutes of highway around 1020pm as i entered jersey city, nj the van stalled at very 1st traffic into the city. it came up with 2 indicators: tcs and malfunction indicator lamp. the engine indicator is still on. i tried to drive the van from traffic light and it wouldn't go over 20mph while rpm would move to 4-5. i pulled over and waited 5 minutes, turned off the van and restarted. i drove/made it home slowly with my heart pumping very fast. please let me know what honda is going to do to take care of these problems. the van had gone through multi point inspection and we were aware of known issues but these transmission issue was in the clear and happens on my drive home. and thank god it happen in the city while standing at the traffic light vs highway as well as the very same day vs a month later where i would of have been out of luck. but time will tell now who makes what effort to resolve my issue. feel free to call me at [xxx] or [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

My power trained messed up in the middle of driving in a bunch of traffic couldn't go over 20mph

Hi i was driving on the west bound of russel pkwy. once i stopped at the traffic light then pushed accelerator which started back van on the road again and within two minute, car died there and i was trying to start engine still did not work. i kept trying multiple times but did not work. i called 911 and i got help and we pulled van to the parking area. then i tried again and my van back to normal again. so, i was lucky to happen on the local road within slow speed and back vehicle with was distant. if happened on the highway, then it would be disasters. i looked on the web site and seems like ignition switch problem. there was recall on it but it was not on this vin vehicle. so, i am going to check vehicle by authorized dealers. i will update you asap. *tr

I bought a 2002 honda odyssey with 130,000 miles on it. the transmission was replace at 80,000 miles. i experienced slipping out of gear up hill at around 134,000 miles. this exact thing happened to my previous honda odyssey a 2001 model. it's transmission went out. so, i am fairly confident this transmission is about to go out as well. *tr

I purchased honda odyssey at dealer "the auto center" 3110 petaluma blvd. north petaluma ca 94952 and was not told that there was a transmission recall on these vans (recall #04v176000). i have not been able to drive comfortably and at long distance. my mechanic told me that the transmission is wearing off thus contaminating the transmission oil increasing the chances of extreme heat on this part. he recommends having the transmission replaced. *tr

I am the original owner of a 2002 honda odyssey van. on 11/07/2014, van failed to accelerate and the malfunction indicator was on. i had van towed to the local honda dealership. the service dept at the dealership said the ecl code was p0730. they said transmission needs to be replaced. the approximate failure mileage on van was 62000. i had to pay around $3500 for having the dealer rebuilt the transmission. i had the service advisor take photos of the damaged transmission. the service advisor told me that the 3rd gear has heat discoloration & is burned up. in addition he said, clutches were burnt up. i have the photos of the 3rd gear discoloration & also have the damaged parts that were replaced by the dealership. since my van has low mileage, i contacted honda but they refused any help saying warranty period on van had expired. i also contacted honda's recall dept, since i felt that the burnt 3rd gear was related to transmission overheating per 2004 honda recall related to 2001 to 2004 vans. honda said that recall was for 2nd gear & my discoloration was on 3rd gear. this was like splitting hairs; since internal damage to transmission was due to the root cause of transmission overheating. honda refused to take any ownership of transmission failure & refused my plea for any assistance with the $3500 i had to pay honda dealership for rebuilding the transmission. i still feel, with the low mileage on my van & with the heat discoloration of parts inside the transmission, honda is responsible for the premature failure of transmission & the cost to the rebuilt the transmission. the 2004 recall letter clearly states "if heat discoloration exists, the dealer will replace transmission". the letter further states that "this work will be done free of charge". i truly feel honda is refusing to honor the intent of the 2004 recall letter. *js

I am the original owner of a 2002 honda odyssey van. on 11/07/2014, van failed to accelerate and the malfunction indicator was on. i had van towed to the local honda dealership. the service dept. at dealership said ecl code was p0730 & the transmission needs to be replaced. the approx failure mileage on van was 62,000 miles. i had to pay $3500 for having the honda dealership rebuilt the transmission. the dealership told me that 3rd gear had heat discoloration & is burned up along with the clutches. i have the photos & also the damaged parts that were replaced by the dealership. since i had low mileage i contacted honda but they refused any help saying warranty period on van had expired. i also contacted honda's recall dept, since i felt that the burnt 3rd gear was related to transmission overheating problem per 2004 honda recall for 2001 to 2004 vans. honda said that recall was for 2nd gear & my discoloration was on 3rd gear. this is like splitting hair; since internal damage to transmission was due to the root cause of transmission overheating. i feel with single owner & low mileage of van & with the heat discoloration of transmission parts, honda is responsible for the premature failure of transmission due to heat buildup. therefore, honda should pay me for my cost to rebuild the transmission. the 2004 recall letter clearly states "if heat discoloration exists, the dealer will replace transmission". that letter further states "this work will be done free of charge." i feel honda is refusing to honor the intent of the 2004 recall letter. *tr

Transmission began to shift roughly and d light begin to blink tcs light has been on and off and transmission is now slipping. our entire family was in the car 3 kids my wife and when the incident occurred and it is a safety issue for us to drive as the trans will shift roughly or not shift and remain in a lower gear when we are trying to accelerate. *tr

On 9/10/14 i started noticing transmission slipping/down-shifting at 40mph/2k rpm many times during a less than an hour drive. rpm would suddenly jump to 4k, and then comes back while the car suddenly jerks/slows as if it's put on engine brake. vehicle is 2002 odyssey and has 69k miles. took the car to honda dealer where the car has been serviced for years and they were able to reproduce the issue, and i was told it requires a new transmission which would cost $3700 for a reman transmission with 3-y/36 kmil warranty. talked honda america and tried to "seek goodwill assistance for transmission" per some recommendations. they took my info, and details, and eventually told me they reviewed their parameters, and decided this is not a case they are willing to assist. checked my maintenance record and was able to find a recall repair performed many years ago. i searched online and found there are tons of such transmission issues reported on honda odyssey. in some cases, there seems to be require a transmission replacement every 50k miles or so. apparently honda has been knowingly selling such defective transmissions for many years w/o telling the customers. i'm disappointed to say the least at honda america, and the so called honda quality which is proved to be a costly myth. i have a hyundai with close to 90k miles and so far i don't have any transmission/engine issues. i think i'm done with honda. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. when the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate. the malfunction indicator remained illuminated. the dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

Transmission 4th gear pressure sensor failed, causing the "d" indicator light to flash. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while traveling 30 mph, the vehicle hesitated shifting between second to third gears while the speed decreased to 10 mph. the vehicle resumed to normal speed once it transitioned into forth gear. the failure occurred on four separate occasions. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 70,068.

Pulled out of gas station. stopped at red light. went to take off from red light and the van stalled to shift. after it finally shifted i headed home and my van wouldn't shift into high gear. 113k miles and the transmission fails. this is crap honda. *tr

The van jerks as i speed it up. it seems like a transmission problem.

The automatic transmission has a loud whining noise during acceleration and there is a banging noise and lurching while shifting into different gears; although it does not do it all of the time, but the noise is constant. i have brought these problems to the honda dealer's attention at 60,000 miles and they claimed that there is nothing they can do until the transmission breaks down and that i am the 2nd owner and so there is no warranty. i called honda america and they said there is nothing they can do to help me. i transport children and am fearful that the transmission will seize up and an accident will occur. i have researched this problem and discovered that there is a serious flaw in honda transmissions and that they have not addressed it to owners' satisfaction. honda designed and built these transmissions and need to be held accountable; they charge up to $5000 for rebuilt transmissions that are also flawed. consumers need to be protected from negligence. why is honda being allowed to get away with this? it seems that they are making money on transmission repairs; and, in time, they will loose customer confidence and loyalty! *tr

At approximately, 212,200 miles, the transmission began slipping when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear and also when shifting from neutral into reverse. transmission was recalled a few years back, was inspected by the dealer and was told that they found nothing wrong with my vehicle. i was even told this about 45 days ago during a visit for major maintenance. yet, within the last 8-10 days, these problems have suddenly appeared. they are the exact same problems that other 1999-2004 odyssey owners are reporting and are the ones that were the reason for the recall. honda and the dealer don't want to do anything except install a new transmission at a cost of over $6100.00. this is 3 times the value of the current value of the vehicle. *tr

Transmission 2nd and 3rd gear are slipping. car wouldn't accelerate while in motion but engine rpm went up. had to pull over and try again. honda dealership said i need a new transmission ($5,700). honda america customer service refused to provide any financial help and claim that the faulty transmission was due the age of the car and is out of warranty. *tr

Transmission (power train) started failing in less than 100k miles. took it to the dealer and confirmed that it is a transmission failure. the dealer contacted the district honda manager in the sf bay area and honda refused to share the cost. all the services were done for the first three years in the same honda dealership. i maintained the vehicle very well with timely transmission oil checks and changes. i am surprised to find that several of my friends and colleagues are seeing the problem at a low mileage such as 100k. i trusted honda's quality and disappointed that an important and costly component such as transmission breaks down at a low mileage. *tr

This was about transmission problem. the transmission slipped at around 35 mph speed inside a tunnel in yosemite national park with two children in the car. fortunately there is no car behind us and the transmission engaged again couple seconds later. the engine check light was on when the slippage occurred. i have to drive extreme careful out of the park mountain area for 35 mile to reach the first car service garage for a check. honda dealer did a diagnostic and recommended a transmission replacement that costs $5600. my car is just over 100k mile and was well maintained. dealer district service manager and honda america denied any responsibility of the transmission failure. they insisted that the recall in 2004 already fixed the transmission issue but it did not obviously! the fix cost is much more than the car current value and posts a extreme damage situation if it were operated without transmission fix. it is very disappointed that company like honda ignores the safety issue of their car. *tr

The power train (transmission) has failed and needs to be replaced, at an expense of approximately $6,000. honda america refused to assist in any way. *tr

The check engine light came on while we were on a short trip about a month ago. i can feel the slippage between 2nd and 3rd gear. the 2nd gear recall fix did nothing to help the problem. when speaking to my local honda dealership, they would not give me any information about problems with the transmission. they just kept silent. however when researching the transmission online, there are a lot of transmission complaints for 1999 to 2010 odyssey transmissions with the exact symptoms i have. this has been a long lasting, well documented problem that honda is ignoring. how can i trust a dealership that isn't honest and trustworthy? *tr

Problem happens when transmission tries to shift from a lower ratio and the next higher ratio. during the shift, the gear changes will sometimes pauses causing the car to loose forward power seems. when pause condition is noticed, letting up on the gas pedal allows gears to change. shifting pauses started about 3-weeks ago, and only about 5-shift incidents have only happened since. dealer inspected car and confirmed the transmission must be replaced. cost to replace was quoted at $4,652. dealer is trying to get some help from honda, but it isn't looking hopeful. we are original owner and had only been buying new honda vehicles before this happened. *tr

I purchased this 2002 honda odyssey new and after only 69995 miles, my transmission stopped working. this is unacceptable to happen at this low of mileage to a car that had no prior accidents. *tr

The automatic transmission occasionally disengages between 30mph to 40mph. sometimes it re-engages or sometimes manually downshifting causes the drive to re-engage. dealer says this is a known issue and the solution is to replace the transmission. i've taken it to a local mechanic and a called a local transmission company and they also say this is a know issue with this model year. a google search turns up many people with the same issue for this model year of the odyssey. i will have to get this fixed as i cannot count on the vehicle for reliable and safe transportation any more. *tr

My 2002 honda odyssey only have 60k when my transmission failed. i have called america honda but they told me there is nothing they can do since the car too old. i asked them if honda transmission only last that long. they don't say anything just kept saying there is nothing they can help. i am so disappointment with honda company. my whole house, relative have honda but after this. we will never ever brought honda again. disappointment customer *tr

The automatic transmission slips between gear 2 and 3, and is a common occurrence according to online forum sites. i took it to the dealer and it's not covered under warranty and will cost over $4,000 dollars to repair. the independent auto shops charges around 2,500 dollars to rebuild the transmission. i would like to see honda take up the responsibility of this transmission issue and take care of its customers. *tr

When we are going uphill from full stopped it seems the transmission is not picking up and it sounds like slippage of the gear. then the yellow check engine indicator lights up and when we got home i grabbed my code reader and says p0730 incorrect gear ratio and p0505 idle. there is no crash but almost because the car behind us are really fast going uphill and because im not pressing the brake so most likely he didn't see that were are not moving with the current flow of traffic plus it happened at night at around 11:05 pm after i dropped off my wife to work. my foot is in the gas pedal when i noticed we are not accelerating no matter how much you press the gas pedal. all you can hear is slippage of gear but idle is going up without power. *tr

I've been noticing that while starting from a full stop, the transmission slips and the motor revs until i release the gas pedal between second and third gears. this happens on dry roads. i've had the transmission flushed by honda at 100k miles. *tr

Transmission does not shift from 2 gear to 3 gear it is a known issues with all honda vans. *tr

My honda odyssey started showing symptoms of transmission failures on 14-july. gears shifting between 1st and 2nd and 2nd and 3rd was noticeable, it would not pick speed while entering freeway. also, check engine light came up, tcs starts blinking when this gears shift happening, also d sign blinks. i went to redwood city, ca honda dealer, where i service my car all the time. http://www.honda-rc.com/ they told me they don't do transmission and suggested i work with other companies like aamco. i read www.odysseytransmission.com and understand this is known problem but honda is not forthcoming and helping owners to address this issue. *tr

Start smoking transmission leaks oil then the rpm start up and down. *tr

Transmission fails to shift smoothly from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th. engine rpm increases suddenly because the transmission is slipping with a loss of acceleration. shift is no longer smooth, when it finally shifts it occurs with a "bang". at 28000 miles, the transmission was "retrofitted" with the oil jet installed in the atf fill port during the recall on 7/3/2004. atf has been routinely replaced at twice the recommended frequency (mileage: 28000, 65589, 93831, 120975) with only genuine honda z-1 at fluid. accelerating into traffic is now performed with much more uncertainty and risk. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the transmission slipped gears with the illumination of the engine warning indicator. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was found that there was a problem with the transmission pilot control. in july 2004, the vehicle was repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 04v176000 (power train). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

My 2002 honda odyssey has 125000 miles on it and my transmission is failing. a vehicles transmission is supposed to last the life of a vehicle and my van has a lot more life left in it except for the transmission. it seems to be a problem honda should fix. i love my honda van i just want it fixed i cannot afford 4800.00 dollar transmission repair especially since this is a honda problem. please honda fix these transmissions so i can keep loving my van!!! *tr

Bad tranny an i just bought this car. now to spend more money on your defect. honda offers zero help class action lawsuit please. *tr