2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUDDERS SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. INITIAL TRANSMISSION RECALL SERVICE FOR 2ND GEAR OIL JET PERFORMED ON JUNE 10, 2004 AT 34672 MILES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION CHECK AFTER CALLING HONDA NORTH AMERICA AND OPENING COMPLAINT CASE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION AND PCM (CONTROL MODULE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER CHECKING VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER STATED REPAIRS WOULD COST $3200 TOTAL WITH AMERICAN HONDA AGREEING TO PAY $1600. TRANSMISSION IS AN ONGOING AND KNOWN (BY HONDA AS NOTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER) PROBLEM IN THE 2002 ODYSSEY. *JB
2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
OUR 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD METAL ON METAL CLUNK WHENEVER WE WENT OVER ANY KIND OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE NOISE WAS CENTRALIZED TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN TAKING IT IT TO BE REPAIRED, A SECTION OF THE FRONT COILD SPRING THAT HAD SHEARED OFF FELL FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WE PULLED OVER AND RECOVERED THE SECTION OF COIL AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE GOING SLOW AND THAT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE DONE ANY OTHER DAMAGE. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ($560) AND WE WERE ALSO ADVISED TO REPLACE THE STRUTS EVEN THOUGH THEY APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO LEAKAGE (WHICH WE CHOSE NOT TO DO AT THIS TIME DUE TO COST).